Thread: MobileRead January 2012 Discussion: Black Rain by Masuji Ibuse (spoilers)
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Old 01-27-2012, 07:34 AM   #33
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Japanese does not change vowel sounds, just the length so that o with a line is a long O I believe. In Osaka the O is long while it is short in otaku. In English long oo becomes a different sound like boot compared to bottom. Italian vowels are actually fairly close to Japanese. Japanese is almost completely phonetic with very few exceptions.

I wish I had the original of 1Q84 too. Also difficult to find online.

BTW, being annoyed with translations is what made me want to learn Japanese in the first place.
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