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Questions about punctuation in a light novel

I have the first time of No game No life in Japanese. However, there are some things that puzzled me quite a bit about the punctuation. As you can see in the photo, I don't understand the reason why some words are in square brackets (which I have…
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Japanese quotation marks

I'm trying to understand the use of Japanese quotation marks, and I'm at a loss: in other languages, inverted commas shows (1) a direct quote («He said, "That's not enough"»), a non literal meaning («He is my "friend"» - whereas he isn't really a…
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Meaning of んでしょう in this context?

In the sentence 「なんて優しいんでしょう！」what is the purpose of adding んでしょう？
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How would you write exaggerated emphasis?

In textual conversations in English, one might write “I’m sooooo excited for the concert tonight!” or similar statements where typically a vowel is repeated for the sake of “exaggerated emphasis.” Is there a similar method for displaying this sort…
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Usage of は in these sentences

I am learning the lyrics to the song "Last Summer Whisper" by 杏里. I came across these lines: Baby, love again　二人の愛はもどりはしないけど Baby, love again　せめてあなたをにくみたくはないの What is the usage of the は in these lines? For 1, it seems like it could've been said…
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Simple phrase with comma for emphasis, sounds natural?

I'm attempting to find an equivalent for the phrase "Broken, like glass.". It should hold its emotional weight, so what comes to my mind is: 「ガラスみたい、破った。」, but I'm not sure if holds the same notion, and if the order makes sense, or just sounds…
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Is there a way to tell which sentences or structures particle wa can replace particle wo for emphasis in?

I've been told that in the sentence, kare wa tsugou ga warui koto wa kakusu wo can be used instead of wa in the last particle like, kare wa tsugou ga warui koto wo kakusu but that wa is used instead of wo for emphasis. I ask because may be this…
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What does emphasis mean in the がして of the following sentence?

I'm translating this old book I have from Japanese to English, and I come across the following sentence. 背後で聞き覚えのある声がして、思わず一歩後ずさってしまった。 I think in the above instance the して is being used to emphasis, as defined by the fourth definition on…
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Is the following Japanese sentence negative or positive in English?

Context: Character A has just told the character who is the narrator that he has the talent to be an assassin. Being a normal person, and thus taken off guard, the narrator responds with the…
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