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What does たく mean when used by itself at the beginning of a sentence?
たく…誰だ、こんな時に。
Jesus Christ! Who has a nerve to call at this time?!?
You are right on nuance. This たく is short for まったく. まったく is one of the interjections you use to express frustration or annoyance. ...
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Disabled people and formal bending body language (such as bowing or sitting)
In most cases it would simply result in less physical movement (e.g., all waist bowing replaced with a head lowering) and more explicit language to replace any impossible movement (申し訳ございません, お願いいたします,...
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