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11 questions linked to/from What does チャラ mean?
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I am trying to understand what chara ito means [duplicate]
I am currently translating a Japanese text in English and I have trouble understanding this text.
貴族的というのか、イケメンだけどチャラいとは程遠い
I get and can make out some part of the sentence like 'he looks like an ...
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What does これでチャラにしとくよ means? [duplicate]
I'am currently reading a manga, there is this sentence "これでチャラにしとくよ". I don't really get it. Please translate, thank you
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Are there any rules to the intonations they are discussing in this video?
Note: video has expired and link has been removed.
I rarely if ever see anything like this covered in Japanese textbooks or courses besides the hashi (bridge) vs hashi (chopstick) discussion.
Is there ...
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Is the use of 真面目な a modern way to refer to sentimental relationships as "serious" or has it always been standard?
If someone can think of a better title, please edit or suggest a better one.
Recently, I have started noticing some Japanese people using the adjective 真面目な paired to words such as 出会い, 関係, etc, when ...
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Meaning of チャラいわり
Context: some guys are beating up a high-school girl to extort money from her. Then she says(in a defiant tone I think):
今時かつあげ？チャラいわりにやるコトは古いのね
I checked this question about チャラ, but I didn't ...
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what is the meaning of "系" in below sentence?
I checked on internet to find the related meaning of "系" in below sentence but I didn't find.
"レポート 進んでる系?"
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Is there considered to be socio-cultural gender in japanese language and do job title variations exist?
Feminist linguistics partly revolve around a concept of with job titles associated biological gender.
In English and German one would associate the neutral word "doctor" with a man: it is ...
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What does "本人と似て" mean?
In this sentence I don't understand the beginning
"どうせ 本人と似て軽薄でキラキラしただけの---"
For me it's : Anyway, they look alike, brilliant and frivolous
But I'm not sure. Could someone please help me ?
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casual equivalent of よろしく
Is there a casual alternative for よろしく. For example, when speaking with close friends, I want to say something along the lines of "from now onwards, lets continue getting along", or something along ...
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what is the meaning of "みたいなな" in below sentence?
I'm watching a Japanese TV drama. I don't understand the meaning of"みたいなな" in this conversation :"お前らみたいなな チャラチャラウニャ~みたいのがな世の中ダメにすんだ分かったか-?"
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What's the difference between お調子者 and かっこつけ?
What's the difference between お調子者 and かっこつけ? Please give me examples.
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