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1. Hi, first time poster here. Just wanted to ask about this verb root + に + verb pattern I’ve seen quite a few times and just want to confirm what it means since I can’t find anything on it. Here’s an example sentence:

   焼け野原となった下流の町の復興のために木材は売れに売れた。

   It’s not just that they sold lumber, but that they really got into and sold a sh*t ton of lumber making it their primary business, right? That’s how the rest of the novel explains it, but I’m wondering if the primary purpose of wording it this way is to emphasize that point, almost like literally saying “they sold lumber in order to sell more lumber”. That’s how I’ve been interpreting it and it doesn’t feel wrong, but I just want to check.

2. How would you say “I want to want”. My guess: リンゴは欲したいです. I’m convinced is wrong.

3. Person I follow on twitter said this
   「麻雀の時間の溶け方を久々に思い出した😌」
   Is 「時間の溶け方」 a standard expression for “how time flies”? If so that’s really cool that they use 溶ける lol

4. New video! 

   https://youtu.be/UzVyBZBaUuo?feature=shared

   This one’s a tad different. I see a lot of videos in my recommended saying ‘how I learnt Japanese in 3 months’ etc, and I think if I’d seen them when I was a beginner, they’d have made me feel worse about myself,
   This one goes over my failures studying Japanese (multiple university courses, failed) and where I am now!
   If you have you’re own experience please share in the video comments, I look forward to reading them! 🌸

5. In the pixiv explanation for [小泉構文](https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E5%B0%8F%E6%B3%89%E6%A7%8B%E6%96%87) (進次郎構文), the first example was:

   楽観論が会場の中に空気が充満していたと思う、だからこそ楽観論が会場の中に空気が充満していたと思う。

   Then underneath the example sentence, a note: 微妙に助詞の使い方もおかしい。

   What was odd about the use of the particles in the sentence?

6. **Is the vocabulary in Tae Kim’s Grammar Guide enough to start sentence mining?**

   I’ve been studying Tae Kim’s Grammar Guide and immersing myself in anime. Once I finish the guide, will I be able to start sentence mining with manga or anime? What resources do you guys recommend? I’m not a fan of textbooks like Genki.

7. A: それぞれの作品の壁紙に描かれている男性キャラクターは誰なのでしょうか？

   B: 壁紙に描かれている男性キャラクターは、各作品の主人公であることを前提に（体型などが）描かれております。

   Could anyone explain B’s reply? Are the protagonist’s the ones depicted in the wallpaper?

8. Is there any way to update the version of Yomitan on Yomininja?

9. Best way to express nostalgia/ missing someone?

   I’m writing a letter to my old host family and I want to express that I miss them and back on the memories fondly. Does it make sense to say 気持ちは懐かしいです, just 懐かしい, or something else entirely?