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Originally? Tentatively? Just in case??

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maxiewawa
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Originally? Tentatively? Just in case??

Postby maxiewawa » May 14th, 2008 4:13 am

Every time I see 一応, it seems to mean a different thing! The subject line of this thread is just a few. I've looked in lots of dictionaries, and even asked real live 日本人 what it means, and no one can help me. Most people scratch their heads, say "Eeeee 確かに難しいね!" but aren't able to explain it in any meaningful way.

Help me jPod一丸一、you're my only hope! :D :D

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Postby hatch_jp » May 14th, 2008 12:02 pm

I'm not sure it can be helpful for you, but please refer to the following site.
http://eow.alc.co.jp/%e4%b8%80%e5%bf%9c/UTF-8/

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Javizy
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Postby Javizy » May 14th, 2008 1:00 pm

I remember Peter and Natsuko saying that this word is overused by some, and ends up more like a filler in some cases, rather than what it's supposed to mean.

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