Understand Japanese Through Manga

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Every example pairs a manga panel with its dialogue and an explanation of the Japanese used in the scene. Here is the newest one:

Conan needs to investigate a bomb set to go off on the train, but being a child restricts his ability to move around and gather information. He decides he needs to reveal his true self to Ran, but when he addresses her as simply “Ran”, she corrects him to add “ねえちゃん” to her name.

蘭(らん):

「ダメよ。年上(としうえ)の人(ひと)呼(よ)び捨(す)てにしちゃー。」

“That's no good. You shouldn't call older people by their first name alone.”

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