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Sapphiregirl:
07 Oct: 09:18
Hi every1! It's been a while since I've been here,,,,It's good to be back.

tokai devotee:
05 Oct: 05:11
Well, I only just worked out was his handle means!

katafei:
03 Oct: 16:01
Well, blimey, I finally understand where Yudan gets his signature from. I've been staring at that many a time . . .

katafei:
03 Oct: 14:22
I am between two ears...

john2:
02 Oct: 11:36
I am between bordom and bieng over worked bordom because of reviewing over worked because…… well it's not getting into that f*ing skull. I feel like a 馬鹿 ,मूर्ख, ect. Or just not very smart at all.

john2:
01 Oct: 11:37
Mac ISO latin one is a subsection of the latin 1 region.[a non windows compatible version that is]. in-case your wondering.

clay:
01 Oct: 05:36
Should have more information on the move later this week.

clay:
01 Oct: 05:36
Maybe Phreadom can play with a few colors after the move. We found someone who is working on the last hard bits.

clay:
01 Oct: 05:35
:) I thought baby-crap green was the most loved color found in the 64-crayon box.

Harisenbon:
01 Oct: 05:24
like baby-crap green? Maybe Baby-crap blue? ;)

Harisenbon:
01 Oct: 05:24
I think it looks alot better. Except for the green background on the sides of the site. Can we make it a color that doesn't look

clay:
01 Oct: 05:20
Kudo--I think it looks a lot better. there are changes in the appearance, but the basic layout is the same only more consistent

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断っておくけど

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断っておくけど

let me hasten to mention...

The word:	Closer look at the kanji:	B = Beginner \| I = Intermediate \| A = Advanced
断っておくけど kotowatte oku kedo let me hasten to mention...	断って kotowatte give notice, warn someone [-te form of kotowaru] おく oku place, put [after the -te form means to do that immediately] けど kedo but...	横断 ou dan - crossing (a road...) [I] 優柔不断 yuu juu fu dan - indecisiveness, wishy washy [A] 断食 dan jiki - fasting [I]

Superman never had it so good...

SUGGESTED USAGE:

断っておくけど、酔っ払いではありまヘン、ワシはスーパーマンだ！
I hasten to add, I am not drunk! But I am Superman, though.
kotowatte oku kedo, yopparai dewa arimahen, washi wa su-pa-man da!

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

酔っ払い yopparai - drunk
では de wa - used to mean as for being in the state of
ありまヘン arimahen - not the \'hen\' is obviously not right, but he has had a few drinks...
ワシ washi - I used by older men
スーパーマン su-pa-man - Superman
だ da - am casual form of desu

You can also say 'ga' instead of 'kedo': 断っておくが

断って is from 断る which means to give notice or warn. The おく implies doing the action immediately. Therefore 断っておくけど can be translated as "I should add..." or "Let me just say"

KOTOWARU is perhaps most often used to decline as in this example: 結婚を申し込んだが断られた。 kekkon o moushi konda ga kotowarareta. I proposed (marriage) but was turned down.

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