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  2. Kansai dialect - Wikipedia

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    The syllable ひ /hi/ is nearer to [hi] than to [çi]. The yotsugana are two distinct syllables, as they are in Tokyo, but Kansai speakers tend to pronounce じ /zi/ and ず /zu/ as [ʑi] and [zu] in place of Standard [dʑi] and [dzɯ]. Intervocalic /ɡ/ is pronounced either [ŋ] or [ɡ] in free variation, but [ŋ] is declining now.

  3. Hi (kana) - Wikipedia

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    Both can be written in two strokes, sometimes one for hiragana, and both are phonemically /hi/ although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is ⓘ. The pronunciation of the voiceless palatal fricative [ç] is similar to that of the English word hue [çuː] for some speakers.

  4. Shibai - Wikipedia

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    The word "shibai" entered into the common local vocabulary of Hawaii by way of introduction from Japanese immigrants. The original Japanese language word, 芝居 ( しばい ) , literally translates as "a play" or "a dramatic performance," but is also used to describe a situation when someone is merely pretending or being insincere, as if ...

  5. Japanese honorifics - Wikipedia

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    Princes and princesses of the Japanese Imperial Family: Kakka (閣下、かっか) Your Excellency Used to address non-royal heads of state and government and other high-ranking government officials (ambassadors, cabinet ministers, and other high officials such as the United Nations Secretary-General or generals in an army).

  6. Tokyo dialect - Wikipedia

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    The Tokyo dialect (Tōkyō hōgen, Tōkyō-ben, Tōkyō-go (東京方言, 東京弁, 東京語)) is a variety of Japanese language spoken in modern Tokyo. As a whole, it is generally considered to be Standard Japanese, though specific aspects of slang or pronunciation can vary by area and social class. Yamanote (red) and Shitamachi (blue)

  7. Nemawashi - Wikipedia

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    Nemawashi (根回し) is a Japanese business informal process of laying the foundation for some proposed change or project by talking to the people concerned and gathering support and feedback before a formal announcement. It is considered an important element in any major change in the Japanese business environment before any formal steps are ...

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  9. Yi (kana) - Wikipedia

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    View a machine-translated version of the Japanese article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.