Questions tagged [meaning]
意味. The meaning of words or phrases within certain contexts, especially when it does not seem to match the standard definition.
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Understanding ほど in「人は本当に辛い事ほど言葉にしては言えないものだ」
From Liar Game chapter 29, Akiyama explains to Nao how she should not "believe" but doubt people (人は疑うべきだ) to understand them better.
I am uncertain about the meaning of ほど in
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Confused by the meaning of this sentence + combination of "....とはまた違う" [MC is comparing his maid with his secretary]
Context : MC is comparing his maid with A (his secretary). She's the chief maid in his family, and used to be his nanny + personal tutor since he was still a little kid.
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Meaning of ~だのと in this sentence
I encountered this sentence in a manga and can't quite parse it:
情だの何だのと乳繰り合ってるようなヤツらは踏み台にすればいい
Context: a woman is jealous about her love interest getting close with another person (and meeting ...
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Meaning of ただでさえ
Context: the girls need to hide in a shop run by a man who always makes them buy something if they go in in normal times.
もし、あの店に逃げ込んだら、ただでさえとぼしいまる子の財布への打撃はさけられない。
If they took refuge in that shop ...
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Need help with 1 sentence [MC and his secretary. She said this while Mc's complaining about being the next leader of his prestigious family]
Context: MC is about to become the new head of his family ,which has been governing 1 big land for many generations .He complains to his secretary that's it's hard and feels like he isn't ready for ...
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Difference in meaning for どういうこと
If you say どういうこと, as ど\ういうこと, when asking a question, I think it just asks for an explanation (possibly followed by a quick rise on that last mora).
But when someone already knows what is going on (...
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「認識できません」の意味の広さ
例えば、パソコンのグラフィックボードを挿しているけど、壊れていて、「認識できません」というエラーが出てもおかしくないと思います。
この「認識できません」は一義的にcannot recognizeという意味になりますか。それとも、最初から挿していなかった場合、"cannot detect"という意味としても「認識できません」という表現を使いますか。
このような文脈で、...
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Translating an interview, stuck on one part where "いたいけなこと" is discussed
I'm translating an interview with a manga artist, and there's a part that I don't understand. He's talking about the violence in his manga.
作家： 作家は思った以上にフィクションと現実を分けてますから。そこに描かれたことは別に俺の願望でもなければ、...
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What does 香代は香代で (Kayo wa Kayo de) mean in this context ?[A husband is speaking about his wife's career, explains why she left him and their child] ] [duplicate]
when reading i met this sentence but not sure about this part ,much thanks if anyone can explain to me its meaning
「香代は香代で、考古学研究の第一人者ですから。そんな人間を、私と穂花で独り占めするのはもったいない」
My guess : "Because Kayo (his ...
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What does the word しゅき mean in the context of this comic?
I'm reading this comic, and the words しゅき appear on the last page (page 4 of 4) but I don't know what it means in this context and without the proper kanji.
I feel like the words I know that can be ...
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What is the meaning of か in phrases such as ～ばかりか and ～のみか?
I'm studying N2 grammar and I was surprised by the meaning of ばかりか and のみか when I first came across them. E.g:
あの人は、学校の成績がいいばかりかスポーツもできる。
I can see these か forms are the same as ばかりでなく and のみならず (...
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Is there any significant difference between 駆け回る and 駆け巡る?
I already knew the word 駆け回る, which means "to run about", "to bustle about". Well, I recently came across the term 駆け巡る that seems to mean the same.
Are both words safely ...
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Understanding "[隣]{となり}の[女]{おんな}の[人]{ひと}も"
I'm trying to understand the beginner sentence:
隣の女の人も、かばんから漫画の本を出しました。
which apparently translates to
The girl beside him took out a manga from her bag too.
The contents of the sentence before ...
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What does 足元をうろちょろする mean?
I’m reading 『魔女の宅急便2キキと新しい魔法』. There’s a sentence about Kiki (a witch who’s the main character of this book) and Jiji (Kiki’s cat who can talk with her) saying:
キキは安心したようにマルコさん(というカバ)を見、それから、...
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Usage of か after 出向く
すっきりしたし司令部へ出向くか
From what I understand, this phrase is composed of:
すっきり - Refreshing
した - Did
し - So/and
司令部 - headquarters
出向く - go to/proceed to
か - ?
So the translation would be something along ...
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Japanese long sentences
他方、成績評価の甘い授業が高く評価されたり、人気取りに走る教師が出たりし、成績の安売りや大学教師のレベルダウンという弊害をもたらす恐れがある、などの反省意見もある.
I really don't understand this sentence meaning, anyone knows?
On the other hand, by focusing on evaluating lessons ...
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Does the Japanese word "akasuki" means "bright improvement" in English?
We are an outgoing college students, we've decided to choose a Japanese name for our class. We want it to be meaningful, it should represent our ambitions to grow and further improve ourselves. We ...
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適応 vs 同化 for adaptation
Which word is better for expression meaning of my adaptation to environment, situation or person, which I don't like, but unable to change situation, stop or influence situation in anyway.
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Meaning of ご帰還あそばれなされた [duplicate]
Full sentence:
「俺様がご帰還あそばれなされたぞ！」
I think this sentence means something alike to: "I have returned!"
My main problem with this sentence is the usage of あそばれなされた.
From my understanding, this ...
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What is the meaning of 以上に in the following sentence?
I came across the following sentence in a text about 俳句 (emphasis, translation and words in square brackets mine):
携帯電話で俳句を送り合って遊ぶ若者もいますし、外国人が日本人以上にすばらしい俳句を表現することもあります。 There are youngsters who play ...
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Meaning of the word 水戸黄門. Is there a hidden nuance?
I was re-watching Usagi Drop.
When the MC tries to unfold a plastic bag or something, his hands are not slippery enough to separate the plastic handle. After harassing him in a cute way, the little ...
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Meaning of 命からがら as a noun
あのときは命からがらじゃった。
It was life and death that time.
I think I've translated the feeling of the sentence correctly but I can't fully understand the grammar.
First, I'm assuming じゃった is just old man ...
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What are the meaning and the usage of 夏に入{い}る and 立夏?
According to weblio.jp, 夏に入る is a synonym of 立夏. I have two questions regarding these words.
Do these 夏に入る and 立夏 refer to a specific day, or they just mean the beginning of summer in a broader sense?...
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What does ふらふら mean? And can お花 mean 花嫁?
I'm reading 魔女の宅急便 その５ 魔法のとまり木, and there's a sentence I don't understand.
Kiki, the main character of this story who is a witch living with a speaking cat, does a delivery service, and gets something ...
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What is the meaning of 詠{よ}む in the following sentence? この俳句に詠{よ}まれている季節はいつでしょうか。
I provide the full paragraph for context. The sentence in question is stressed in bold:
下に挙げたのは、アメリカの大学が日本語の授業で作った俳句の例です。
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静かだね。 雪の音しか 聞こえない
子が母が 呼び合うごとく 蝉のなく
秋の歌 落ちた木の葉に 書いてある
春の午後 ホームレスたち ...
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Understanding 人は常に、その人唯一の存在でございますれば
言葉とは裏腹にテレザの声は冷たい。雪の女王のような面差しが、今は真実凍りつくようだ。
貴方の前ではそうとしか在れないとテレザは言って、そう在ってほしいと自分は望んだ。
許される幻影など、自分には永劫相応しくないから。
「代わりにはなり得ません。誰も彼も。人は常に、その人唯一の存在でございますれば」
フレデリカが淡々と言う。
「それでも、人は清算を求めるものであろ。それがどのような形であれ」
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What is the meaning of [もう１万円から計算してしまいますよ] here?
Here is an example of the type of language used at work called バイト敬語. I am quite confused as to why it is talking about the customer trying to pay the change aka friction of money?
Does it assumes the ...
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Meaning of sentence ending もん
「でも時々いるわよ。私のクラスでも犬に追いかけられたって話、たまにきくもん」
父ヒロシに続いて、お姉ちゃんが冷静に言った。
"You occasionally hear stories of being chased by stray dogs even in my class" said her sister calmly, following on from dad.
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What is the meaning of 何店舗かあるコンビニ?
In the first chapter of the novel 悪人 the author talks about how the stores are being arranged and how it starts to have a parking lot
何店舗かあるコンビニだけを注意して見ていくと、荒江交差点を出てしばらくは通りに面して直接店舗の入口があるのだが、...
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What does 「他にやたら」mean in this sentence? 「今はいないけど他にやたら頑丈なお姉さんもいるんですよ」
I found this line while watching an anime and can't I don't know what word to look for in the dictionary for it
今はいないけど、他にやたら頑丈なお姉さんもいるんですよ
What does 「他にやたら」mean in this sentence?
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The meaning of 精神的にくるものあるよ
The sentence
精神的にくるものあるよ
is translated in the subtitles as "She's totally killing my vibe".
I don't understand how that meaning comes from 精神的 (which is just "mental / spiritual state&...
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Meaning of うっとひる
Maruo is being asked to get rid of a wild dog by his classmates:
「退治してくんなきゃ、学級委員の資格ないぞブー」
はまじと関口と三人組のブー太郎が大まじめな顔で言うと、丸尾君がうっとひるんだ。
「そうだそうだ、丸尾やれ～～～～」
「丸尾君、おねがいーーーー」
クラス中から声があがった。
"Unless you get ...
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Meaning of もしものこと
狂犬病というこわい病気は最近は日本ではなかなか発生していませんが、もしものことを考えて、犬にかまれたら病院に行かなくてはなりませんよ。
There hasn't been an outbreak of the scary disease known as rabies in Japan recently but considering ????, if you get bitten by a ...
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のなら: emphasis or hearsay?
What is the additional nuance in meaning when の is inserted before なら? For example:
トムが行く(の)なら、私も行きます。
In the Tobira Gateway to Advanced Japanese (p. 69) it says
の occurs before なら when the ...
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Meaning of ご休憩一時間コース
Can anyone help me understand what Hiragi means by "ご休憩一時間コース" in the below? Is this to be understood literally, or does it have some other type of meaning?
二人の顔がゆっくりと近づき、 その唇同士が触れ合おうとした瞬間、...
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What does やの mean in 汚れやの匂いがする? [closed]
汚れやの匂いがする
I know the sentence means something along the lines of "smells like dirt". But I have no idea what the やの means.
The context is that it is talking about the natural forest ...
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Meaning of といえど
In a book I found this sentence:
ありえない。そうおもってるつつも、彼は腰からハンマーを引き抜く。亡き師匠から引き継いだハンマー—その名も『万能鉄槌』は、どんな金属の正体も丸裸にする。一見するとただのハンマーだが、使い手の『能力』と結びつくと絶妙な効果を発揮する。そして、世界広しといえどこれを使いこなせる職人はフィーゴ・アンヴィルただ一人だ
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Meaning of (せ)にゃ and から(な)
I found the following two sentences:
あとで添削せにゃ。- I'll look it over later.
この世界にゃ魔法ってのがあるからな - There's magic on this world.
I checked the dictionary and some of the meanings of "にゃ" includes &...
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What does "平穏とは消耗を以て代わりに成す" mean?
This is a sentence from a song called "ロウワー", but I'm not sure what it's supposed to mean. The wiki translation says it's "Tranquility is exchanged for attribution" but that seems ...
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Difference between として (toshite) & ように (youni)
I Can't understand the difference between として and ように.
What is the difference between these word?
examples:
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私は君を友達として愛している。
I love you as friend.
ように：
私は君を友達ように愛している.
I love you as friend.
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Help understand 俺の腕前がわかったろう。 [closed]
Veterans, please help me understand the following sentence. You can help me by either explaining grammar or providing an accurate and literate translation in English. If you need context information, ...
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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 ...
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Problem with translation of 言ってんのね
俺はさ、お前らにお友達になれって言ってんじゃないのね。中学のときにネットを挟んだ敵同士だったとしても、今はネットのこっち側同士だってことを自覚しなさいって言ってんのね。
Official translation: Do you get it?
The source is from Haikyuu season 1 episode 2 (around the 10 minute mark). ...
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How does adding にする to よう change its meaning?
I know that ようにする means to be sure to do something, but how does it get this meaning from adding にする to よう (which means appear to be/similar to)？
In other words, how does:
よう + にする = to be sure to do ...
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What does とびっことりっこ mean?
I’m translating a Japanese novel into my language. The novel I’m working with is a fantasy story about a teen witch and children. But I’m not sure about the meaning of とびっことりっこ which appears several ...
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Whats the diffrence with に and を in this sentence?
I am having trouble understanding the use of に in this following sentence, and also if putting を instead of に would change the meaning of the sentence.
何に興味がありますか。
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How does one say "toy airplane" in Japanese?
「飛行機のおもちゃ」と「おもちゃの飛行機」のどっちが正しい日本語？どっちも正しいんであれば、それぞれの使い方を説明してください。
伝えたいのはプラや木で出来ているおもちゃのことです。
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What is the meaning of 付きっきり?
What is the meaning of 付きっきり?
I usually see it used in the sense of "babysitting" is this the only meaning?
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What does the expression "sour mouth" mean? 口を酸っぱくして
オレが口を酸っぱくして教えたよね？
To my understanding, it means "Did I teach you to do it with a sour mouth?" or actually, "Didn't I teach you with a sour mouth?", but I'm not sure what sour ...
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Does 両親ともに健在とは限らない。mean "Both of my parents aren't alive."?
This is a sentence from the Tanaka corpus, I would have thought that it means "I have a parent that has passed away.".
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