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Java Lounge; Want a cup?
Topic Started: Jan 4 2013, 10:27 PM (9,641 Views)
Crimsos the Perpetual
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Welcome to the Java lounge, a place where you can hang out and talk about whatever your hearts desire. To put it simply, the conversations from the "Last to post win" game I would like to be placed and keep here, and have the topic over there be back to the game it always was.

So Sit down, chill out, and have a nice cup of Java.
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Spike the Drahog
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Spike est nomen meum, ego specimina fortiter et hoc est socius meus Zekrom.
What?
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ByronTheHound
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I think he meant to say that "He sees his past self in you."
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Odamadillo
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Yes that is what I meant Byron. Spike I see myself from the CI era in you.
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ChameleonAlpha
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I can even lift this heavy rock!
Wait. Byron, wasn't sempai a honorific given to those that have a higher rank?
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ByronTheHound
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Yeah, Sempai/Senpai, basically means someone who is your senior or mentor, usually in a working or schooling areas.
Kouhai, is the opposite using it to refer to people of lower seniority or rank in the food chain.
-San, is for people of the same station or rank as yourself it's akin to "Mr." or "Ms." though not exactly.
-Sama, is a term of great respect with no real english equivalent except for maybe "Lord" or "Lady" but again there isn't an english equivalent and it's only used for people of a WAY higher station and worthy of more respect than yourself. Though if it's used for someone that is on relatively the same level as you then it's basically grovelling. When used in a sarcastic way it's basically a great insult and denotes a great amount of DISRESPECT for the person. It can also be used as a flattering way for Businesses to address it's clientele, or a girl might use it playfully for a guy who she has a massive crush on.
-Kun, is used with boys' names to denote familiarity or endearment; also used between peers by men, or when addressing someone younger or of a lower social standing. Despite its predominant usage with males, it can be used with girls as well, such as addressing a coworker of lower position.
-Chan, is a general, informal term of endearment with overtones of intense cuteness, most frequently used for (and between) girls, but also applicable to pets, small children regardless of gender, friends, lovers. Making it part of a nickname is even more so, and is done primarily for little kids, teen girls, close friends (regardless of gender), or lovers (for whom it is especially intimate).
And -Niisan/-Neesan, which literally refers to one's older brother or sister, respectively, but can also be used to refer to a relative within your generation that is older than you (i.e. an older cousin) or a slightly older friend that you consider to be like a brother or sister, similar to -senpai. To directly address your brother or sister, add O- to the beginning (it denotes respect), but if you don't feel particularly respectful feel free to omit it.

There are A LOT more honorifics than that but those are the most common that you would hear or use.
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Odamadillo
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Like I have said before I have been called Oda-Nii and Niisan so I was aware of that's meaninh.
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ChameleonAlpha
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I can even lift this heavy rock!
And I know about this because, well, Wikipedia.
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Spike the Drahog
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Spike est nomen meum, ego specimina fortiter et hoc est socius meus Zekrom.
And here I was think you were super smart Bryon.
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ByronTheHound
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And here I was think you were super smart Bryon.

I'm not exactly sure what you just said there, Spike.
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ChameleonAlpha
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I can even lift this heavy rock!
Don't worry, I'm not sure what he says around 10% of the time.
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