I think it's prudent to add to the conversation that the Japanese language has a rather significant difference in the way that pronouns are used.
"The first person pronouns (e.g. watashi, 私) and second person pronouns (e.g. anata, 貴方) are used in formal situations. In many sentences, when an English speaker would use the pronouns "I" and "you", they are omitted in Japanese. Personal pronouns can be left out when it is clear who the speaker is talking about."
There are a lot of gems on this wikipedia page that have other interesting correlations.
Such as: "Social standing also determines how a person refers to themselves, as well as how a person refers to the person they are talking to."
"The first person pronouns (e.g. watashi, 私) and second person pronouns (e.g. anata, 貴方) are used in formal situations. In many sentences, when an English speaker would use the pronouns "I" and "you", they are omitted in Japanese. Personal pronouns can be left out when it is clear who the speaker is talking about."
There are a lot of gems on this wikipedia page that have other interesting correlations.
Such as: "Social standing also determines how a person refers to themselves, as well as how a person refers to the person they are talking to."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_pronouns