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ii: good
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takesumi: bamboo charcoal
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mina: everyone
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I thought there was another "n" in that word...oo
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minna: everyone

Actually, both spellings are perfectly correct.
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ongaku: music
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shiidi: CD (actually, it's usually just spelled CD but it's pronounced this way)
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eeto: has no actual meaning, used the same way English speakers use "um" or "hmm", a way to fill space while you think of what to say (keep in mind, it's pronounced the Japanese way, NOT how it would be if an English word was spelled that way)
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consento: plug socket
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itsudemo: any time
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tokoro: place
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futago: twin sister or brother
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nice octuple post Josiah...
Weepitang - Gender: Male; Type: Grass, Steel; Abilities: Clear Body, Chlorophyll; Attacks: Take Down, Vine Whip, Psychic, Wrap. Level 17

............ - Gender: Male; Type: Fighting, Flying; Abilities: Guts, Inner Focus; Attacks: Leech Life, Leer, Low Kick, Revenge. Level 15

Sudonette - Gender: Male; Type: Rock, Ghost; Abilities: Insomnia, Rock Head; Attacks: Knock Off, Copycat,Rock throw, Curse. level 5

Metarion(SDC) - Gender: Male; Type: Grass, Metal; Abilities: Shield Dust, Sturdy; Attacks: Metal Claw, Tackle, Mud-Slap, Headbutt. Level 8

Shieldyu(SDC) - Gender: Male; Type: Water, Ground; Abilities: Sturdy, Natural Cure; Attacks: Tackle, Protect, Rapid Spin, take down. Level 5

Lola - Gender: Female; Type: Psychic, Flying; Abilities: Inner Focus, Synchronize; Attacks: Teleport, Leech Life, Leer

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Well, considering that the whole purpose of this thread is for me to post a new Japanese word each day, that's kinda to be expected.
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If you want to prevent double posts, there's nothing stopping you from posting here yourself... although unless you have a decent Japanese vocabulary, that would get spammy after a while. Well, let's see... I have a word for all of you...

Mugiwara - Strawhat (well, actually it's just straw and 'boushi' is hat, but it's often abbreviated to Mugiwara if it's implyed that you mean the hat). You'd recognize that if you've ever watched One Piece subbed, or you know hiragana and read...

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The chalkboard?! What kind of stuff are you teaching there, Josiah?
"Irregardless" and "Over exaggerated" are NEVER CORRECT EVER because they are redundant
Regardless means "without regard", and adding "ir" on the front actually makes it a double negative; exaggerate means "to overstate" so you're literally saying "over overstate."
Example: I can not exaggerate the importance of this fact enough, regardless of how often people ignore it.
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