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どくしゃ
読者
ほう
から
いやく
意訳
ちょくやく
直訳
について
しつもん
質問
されました

I have been asked by a reader about free and direct translations.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
reader
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1
noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
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0
free translation; liberal translation  (see also: 直訳)
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0
literal translation; direct translation  (see also: 意訳)
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expression
1. about; concerning; regarding  (see also: につきまして; often written with kana only)
2. per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every  (often written with kana only)
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0
question; inquiry; enquiry
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Kanji
ドク   トク   トウ   よ to read   
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バイ   う to sell   うれる to be selling; be in demand   
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シ   samurai
net
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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シャ   もの person, someone   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
old
ホウ   かた way, direction   
イ    idea   
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オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
シン   こころ heart   
ヤク   translate; reason   わけ reason, explanation   
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シャク    unit of length (about a foot)   
チョク   ジキ    honest; direct   なお to correct   なお to be cured   ただちに immediately   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
shelf
シツ   シチ   チ    quality; substance   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
モン   と question   と to ask   とん wholesale   
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モン   かど gate   
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