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In reply to the discussion: A Proper Apology? (Would Amercans buy this kind of apology from an American?) [View all]Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)22. "Baka" can, indeed, mean "fool" or "idiot"
Or, "foolish" or "idiotic". Or even "crazy". And when it's really drawn out, it means *really* "foolish" or "idiotic". Or crazy.
And the characters it is written with do mean "horse" and "deer". Apparently, the story goes that two guys couldn't agree about whether the animal they saw in the distance was a horse or a deer, so they ended up getting into a violent fight about it. At least, that's the story a Chinese grad student told me
And if you want to say "I don't understand Japanese", you can say "Nihongo ga wakarimasen"
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A Proper Apology? (Would Amercans buy this kind of apology from an American?) [View all]
AsahinaKimi
Jan 2013
OP
First thought: Japanese are more self-aware, or maybe self-conscious due to society.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#4
Her level of remorse is breaking my heart, and I don't even understand what she's saying.
Lone_Star_Dem
Jan 2013
#11
Some things I see that go on here in the states are bothersome to me as well.
Lone_Star_Dem
Jan 2013
#16
UPDATE: Alan Shirahama's Agency Releases Statement Regarding Scandal With Minami Minegishi
AsahinaKimi
Feb 2013
#25