Help talk:Japanese language and culture

Well, figured it was time to start a discussion page, since a lot of this material depends on a cultural point of view, you know? That and having little edit wars is probably not as productive as talking stuff out. Started this because of the little edit war going on over the words "eroi" and "moe". I maintain that eroi is similar in usage to sexy, as unlike "pornographic" it is still used when talking about things that do not actually involve any explicit nudity (ex: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11088594) and, though literally "moe" could be interpeted as sprout, bud, blossom, etc., "blossoming" has a figurative usage in English speech unlike other possible words. For example, a pure young woman is more likely to be referred to as a "blossoming lily" than a "budding lily". But I might be misunderstanding something, so please clarify. I just want this document to be as accurate as possible (wishes she had found something like this when starting out in fandom). - Lenga-chan 13:18, August 25, 2010 (UTC)