Hey Ryo, we've never crossed paths in AkibaSteem before, mostly due to timezone differences I guess but I saw your post now and thought about leaving a comment :D

I studied some japanese for a while, 6 or 7 months... I've found out that while studying a language you'll learn a ton about the country and its cultures and traditions. I'm sad to learn that modern japan is losing the spirit of the Jingi and the Bushido. That incredible discipline and dedication is one of the things that I respect the most about japanese culture.

Japanese has so many complex words to translate... while I'm watching anime I listen to the voice-acting and then look at the translation and it's off the mark like 90% of the time, but then again, a literal translation won't convey the meaning either :D

It's a ton about actions and the backstory of the words, even similarly translated words have a place and a time to be used, like: 私，俺，僕 are all translated to "I" but are VERY different.

Well, this marks the end of my comment, see you around :D