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What does なあって mean here?
I'm trying to figure out what is the significance of なあって in the following sentence:
そのままからかいやすい西片でいてほしいなあって
It feels like it is there for emphasis or something but I just don't get where it comes ...
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What kind of nuance does どうでしょうか have in this senence?
どうでしょうか
職業柄器用だとは思っていますが
In the very first panel, upon reading a report, the character comments that the guy has no particular ability.
To which the character replies
どうでしょうか
職業柄器用なほうだとは思っていますが
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What is "のほうだろう" here?
So the old woman explains that in place of her dead husband her kid has been helping. Then she says the kid won't settle into a home much but
I assume この時節 in "these occasions" but how does ...
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How is といわず used in this sentence?
うめえ。 5キロといわず もっといけたな
The sentence before this has nothing to do with it (the character is eating and not listening to the other character's speech) so he blurts out this.
The only context is that he ...
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これでこそ vs これだ use in this sequence
I'm stumbled on the actual nuance of this sentence.
In the top sentence, the character says that if しき is not with them then it's not "everyone".
To which the third character adds これだよ.
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How to parse上で話し合い
The below example sentence
論点を明らかにした上で話し合いをしないと、時間を無駄にする事になります。
is translated (by bunpro) as
If we don't clarify the points of discussion beforehand, we will end up wasting time in the conversation
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What does やあいい exactly mean?
いったい どんだけ背負やあいいんだか
I'm slightly confused by this やあいい. I can gather from context that he's essentially "How much one must bear?", basically he's complaining that has to bear a heavy burden ...
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Does noun + くらいなら have the same nuance as verb + くらいなら?
多少の貸しくらいならあっさり相殺されるくらい大きな借りが
In the first line the character says that he has a debt toward him, so no 礼 will be necessary.
Then in the second line he adds I assume the nature of his 借り.
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Does とみに here mean intensely?
サトルは正義感がとみに強い男ではあるが、それをいいことに利用しようとすりよる輩も存在していた。
The 広辞苑 dictionary lists とみに to have the meaning of しきりに :
しきりに。「老眼が―進んだ」「国運―衰える」
which on of its meanings is "intensely".so, does とみに here ...
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What does thing + さまさまだ mean?
大きな声じゃ言えないが爆破解体さまさまだよ
"さまさま" seems to be use to bestow honorific over things and people, however I can't seem to grasp why he'd use it for an explosion?
"I wouldn't say it out loud, ...
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How is 側 used in this sentence?
つまり、狂化者を生み出した側の予測を上回る狂化者
my reading is akin "A mad person who surpasses the mad person creator's prediction "
However, what is this meaning of 側の? "Is it "third person"? Or ...
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What does なんてからっきし mean in this sentence?
からっきし means
"quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely; totally; altogether" however I'm not sure how it's being used here?
The character gets asked what exactly he thinks ...
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What does ことになってんだ mean in this sentence? [duplicate]
しばらく構ってやれないが良い子にできるか?
Which is "I won't be able to keep company to you for a while, but will you still be a good kid/behave?"
To which the character screams this reply:
I'm stumbled on the ...
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What does くるりと回れば means? Is this some kind of expression?
The old woman is recalling what her daughter said before leaving the village. I understand
中の者も 外の者も関係ない
"Whatever it's a person from inside the village or outside it doesn't matter"
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What does this use of あっていいな mean?
ああ 水車小屋か
風情があっていいな
The character said this after stopping in front of a 水車小屋. Why is ていいな here being used here?
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What does 何があんだよ mean here?
なんでここに?
Why are you here
飯食いに来た以外に何があんだよ
"Other than coming to eat..."
I'm stumbled on this meaning of 何があんだよ. From context he seems to be saying "what else is there to do here?"...
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キショキショ mean in this sentence?
In the first sentence the character says being in the same class as someone you feel at ease with, is fun.
But then he adds
こいつは昔からそういう感性なくてキショキショだけど
The sentence sounds odd to me. "But this guy ...
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Is there an optimal placement for timing/frequency words?
I'm using Duolingo to supplement a 101 course I took and it doesn't really explain that well where timing/frequency words should appear in a sentence. For the sentence "I often play baseball with ...
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How is ことはあっても used in this sentence?
怒らない。。。の?
And his answer:
何言ってるんだ. 何日も懸命に頑張ってくれたのに。。。
感謝することはあっても
怒る理由がない
I understand the answer is akin "What are you saying? You did your best for us for so many days."
However I ...
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What does 一人 mean in a sentence like this?
こちらは負傷者を一人抱えている
"We are carrying a wounded person alone"
or is it
"We have one wounded person?"
In the second case why 一人 is placed after 負傷者
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Does 前の方 have the same nuance of 前方
すごい行列だ
でも、運良く前の方に並べたし
"What a big line. But luckily, I was standing..."
Does it mean the front part? Or does it mean he was standing there fro before?
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Does なればと思って have the implications of なればいいと思って?
大きな仕事がしたいと言ったお前の大きなチャレンジになればと思ってお願いしたんです
What is the exact nuance of なればと思ってin this sentence?
I understand it's "You said you wanted a big job, so thinking it'd be a big challenge for you, I gave ...
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What does っぽいっつったけど mean?
俺に必死かよ！
淡泊っぽいっつったけど
意外とおこちゃまみてーなとこもあんだなぁ
お前よ
The character is a delinquent so he tends to slur some words together. The dialog is ALL spoken by a single person. This is the character's response after ...
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What does いいんかい mean here?
So the kid says he only got a present for his grandfather and not his mom after coming back from the trip and that he wants to see his grandpa's happy face.
I'm stumbled on the exchange after. From ...
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What does だっていい mean?
" 先だって " appears to be a proper word but I don't see how it fits here?
"Which one... doesn't matter"?
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What does 焦らしておいて mean? (NSFW warning)
やっぱりエッチなんですね
"As I thought we are going to have sex?" To which the other character replies
昨日散々焦らしておいてできなかったんだから
My reading is akin "yesterday I was left in suspense, because we didn't&...
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What is the meaning of アレよ in this sentence?
Upon hearing the two characters kissed, the girl is shocked and wonders if they are going together despite being two guys, however he explains it was only because of a punishment game.
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What does 方向 mean in this sentence?
ありあまるパワーの方向がなんか惜しい子
One character says this over a new colleague at work who really wants to work but because she's new, she's not allowed. So she has all that desire to work but she's not allowed.
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How is 痺れた use in this context?
My understand is that the character is saying because the actor performs the victory pose with ピシッと決まってて he himself is 痺れた by it?
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What does かろう かろう なんだけどな mean?
まあ ごめんなさい。 この子 安酒の匂いがに苦手で。。。
"Ah, I'm sorry. This child is bad with the smell of cheap sake"
And his answer is
あ 匂っちゃったか~
安かろう美味かろうなんだけどな
ひっく!
"Ah, it stinks"
What exactly is ...
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How is どこぞの is being used in this sentence?
I understand どこぞ is "Someplace/somewhere" and a の adjective, but how it's actually modifying 力自慢?
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What is this use of アリだ? [duplicate]
My understand of the sentence is
SWAMが悪い(...)のに he's essentially saying "Despite the fact the SWAM are the ones that failed"
話をすり替えやがって they had the nerve of changing the subject
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What does verb + 損 mean?
ただの殺され損ではないか
I'm stumbled on this meaning here. By context I can gather it seems to be akin as "Being killed is just a disadvantage, isn't it?" but why 殺され損?
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What is the use ようとは + passive?
おそまつな警備だな
これで俺を捕まえようとは舐められたもんだ
My vague understanding of the sentence is akin to "Ill prepared defenses. If they are attempting to catch me with that, they are looking down on me."
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Is this usage of として here として + negative for "even"?
それで傷ついた心が少しでも癒えるのであれば
ひとときの夢物語としてお子さんの話に付き合ってあげるもの悪いことではないと思います
お子さんの話に付き合ってあげるもの悪いことではないと思います I think going along with a child's story isn't a bad thing
The general sentence seems to be akin to &...
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What does ぜひにって by itself mean? What is being omitted? [duplicate]
The character is explaining that he got requested by an actress to join a talk show.
なんでも前に僕が出たテレビ番組を見て指名してきたんだそうだ
Is basically "I am told she saw the show I was on and nominated me."
年齢も近いし
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What does たい+くらいだもんな mean?
人煽るのはそんなに楽しいか
"Is that fun to instigate people?"
"Despite the fact people attempt to be kind/attempt to things kindly/etc"
まあそんなの必要ねえか
"Well that is not necessary"
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What is the use of ものでしょうか in this context? 「今から治療して間に合うものでしょうか？」
Upon being asked why she didn't bring her child to the hospital back then she replies:
今から治療して間に合うものでしょうか！？
My understanding from context is that she's saying time passed since the incident and ...
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What does this usage of 適当にしてて mean?
Going from context, she was showing them around and gets called by the director, so she tells him "I gotta go! Sorry!
However I'm stumbled on this usage of 適当にしてて. From context I guess she's just ...
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The use of the expresssion 首の皮一枚繋がっている + で particle
This is said at the beginning of the chapter. The character is contemplating that he managed to finish without his secret leaking out.
As far I understand 首の皮一枚繋がっている is an expression that means ...
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The use of causative + もらう + なさい together
My understanding of the sentence is akin to "Because there in no room for you, for a while make use of Ryo's room."
However, I don't understand this use of causative + もらう. Why add なさい?
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What is the exact function of だけ in this sentence?
The character recently has been having problems at schools. He got called by the teachers and he however denies to them he has been having problems.
Then he talks to a friend and tells him this.
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What is this nuance of こればかり and how it's different from just これは or これだけ?
そんなのおかしいよっ!
おかしい?
そうかもしれない
こればかりはふたりとも驚くかも
The character realized he likes both the girls he has been hanging around recently and so he's monologuing in his mind that it's weird.
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Understanding the usage of ならまだしも
アメリカならまだしも失踪した未成年に大麻の検査まではしないだろう
Upon some googling, the grammar seems to used for something akin to
Pattern 1) Noun[A] + ならまだしも + [B]
[A] is the preferred option over [B].
However I'm struggling to ...
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What does それなりに means in this conttext?
So the character in the top panel asks how much a custom made order suits costs. After he gets told the price he points out is very expensive (高い) to which the other character replies それなりに
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The use of 感触+ に in this sentence: Direction or cause?
「これからもよろしく」
「上等だよ」
重ねられた左手の感触にそわそわ感を滲ませつつも、本日２回目の「上等だよ」をかまされた。
The character are holding hands (重ねられた左手) and the narrator complains this is the second time he gets 「上等だよ」 today.
そわそわ感を滲ませつつも by ...
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What does 上 without a particle means?
幽霊事件はその特異性上どうしても捜査が後手に回ってしまう
My understanding of the sentence is that she's saying that due to the 特異性 nature of the case in the end the investigation falls behind/stalls 後手に回ってしまう.
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What is this use of てしまう in this sentence?
So the character with blonde hair got asked by a girl in class A to ask the guy with black hair about his type.
However the guy with black hair says he doesn't have any example to give him
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What is the exact function of たる?
恐怖が屈辱たる世界で
あの家系に恐怖する人のなんと多いことか
My understand of the sentence is this in word fear is a disgrace and then he points out many people fear that household
Hover I don't understand how たる is being used ...
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