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I'm all for anything.
We did once have that japanese lesson a whole while back once or twice. Sorta did okay.
Gozaimasu, or it's dictionary form gozaru, is originally used as a politeness level replacing the standard arimasu/aru, meaning "tobe" for inanimate objects.
In terms of giving thanks, yes, it indicates a higher level of politeness. There's a simple way of gauging politeness level in japanese actually; the longer the sentence, the more polite 
However, "gozaimasu" is only used when it benefits the other party. When it benefits you, like "onegai", you use a different term. Also, in the longer term, "onegai shimasu", the term "shimasu" is used instead, which uses a different polite term, "itashimasu".
So "onegai shimasu" is the standard term, "onegai itashimasu" is the more polite term.
And uh, you just reminded me that this is coming out for my test in a few weeks  "
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Originally posted by fenkashi
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06.17.2007, 11:32 PM
