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04-06-2011, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by delacroix01 View Post
Hello! I have one quick question for today.

彼女はビックリ箱みたいな人だ。
Does ビックリ箱みたいな人 mean "a surprisingly secretive person"?
That is not a common phrase by any standards. It would mean a person who appears to be quite normal and/or ordinary on the outside but once you get to know him/her, you will find surprising or extraordinary qualities about him/her.


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