Definitely, I hear it that way too actually.
I say he's not ready because when I had a crush on a Japanese exchange student the first thing I did was run home and learn aishiteru
My mom told me the exact same thing, "if you're just learning that word then you're not ready to use it"
Oh! I wish I was in the land of Ramen
Otaku there are not downtrodden
Kawaii! Kawaii! Kawaii, Desu Ne!
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