Japanese Help Questions/Translations

[delacroix01]

Thanks a bunch masaegu

[delacroix01]

It looks like I'm running into trouble again. Can anyone please explain these marked phrases?

1. 思い込んだら一直線で、清隆に一目惚れをしたのか「キミとは前世で恋人同士 だった、言ってしまえば運命の人なのよ」なんてちょっと不思議なアプローチを してきたり。

2. 清隆のことを溺愛しスキンシップの激しさもあって、清 隆はちょっと反応に困ることも。色々と清隆の面倒をみたがるけど、料理の腕が……。

The only one I can take a rough guess is 言ってしまえば (maybe "if you put it simply"?). For the rest, I have no idea at all.

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by delacroix01

It looks like I'm running into trouble again. Can anyone please explain these marked phrases?

1. 思い込んだら一直線で、清隆に一目惚れをしたのか「キミとは前世で恋人同士 だった、言ってしまえば運命の人なのよ」なんてちょっと不思議なアプローチを してきたり。

2. 清隆のことを溺愛しスキンシップの激しさもあって、清 隆はちょっと反応に困ることも。色々と清隆の面倒をみたがるけど、料理の腕が……。

The only one I can take a rough guess is 言ってしまえば (maybe "if you put it simply"?). For the rest, I have no idea at all.

「思い込んだら一直線で」 means something along the line of "(a person) must go straight (without looking back) once he has made up his mind".

「言ってしまえば」 means what you guessed.

「反応に困る」 means "to be at a loss as to how to react".

「みたがる」　＝　「みる」　+　「たがる」　 Remember I talked about this a few months ago? It might not have been in response to you, though.

I, we --->　「みたい」、　「ほしい」、　「食べたい」

You, s/he, they --->　「みたがる」、　「ほしがる」、　「食べたがる」

「面倒をみたがる」 = someone wants to take care of someone else

[delacroix01]

Originally Posted by masaegu

「みたがる」　＝　「みる」　+　「たがる」　 Remember I talked about this a few months ago? It might not have been in response to you, though.

I, we --->　「みたい」、　「ほしい」、　「食べたい」

You, s/he, they --->　「みたがる」、　「ほしがる」、　「食べたがる」

「面倒をみたがる」 = someone wants to take care of someone else

Ahh, I remember that now. That was before I started using flashcards to practice, and I forgot to add it later. Thanks for the reminder.

[OzukakiBurasuki]

Why is it better to write 晩ご飯 rather than 晩御飯?

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by OzukakiBurasuki

Why is it better to write 晩ご飯 rather than 晩御飯?

Because the kanji 御 has so many strokes in it for the "little" meaning it carries. You need to ask yourself if you would take the time to write it it kanji if you were handwriting it. Would you use 御茶 instead of お茶 everytime you say "tea", which is such an often-used word in Japanese culture (thus in the Japanese language)?

This is not the same thing as writing 学校、東京、図書館, etc. in kana. If you write these in kana, you are either a 7-year-old or a near-illiterate adult.

Writing 晩ご飯 all in kanji will NOT make you look more educated. Instead, it will make you less educated than what you really are. If someone insists using 晩御飯, then that person will have no choice but to write the honorific in kanji all the time, meaning he will be writing words and phrases like 御友達、御元気ですか、御買物、御祭, 御父さん、御母さん、etc. If you are determined to do this all your life, then by all means, use 晩御飯.

[megami5554]

Hi, like every other, I need help for a translation. I'm looking for the better translation of the five senses.

I have seen in web the translation will be 五感 who sounds like Gokan.
Are you ok with that or have you other suggests? Thanks

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by megami5554

Hi, like every other, I need help for a translation. I'm looking for the better translation of the five senses.

I have seen in web the translation will be 五感 who sounds like Gokan.
Are you ok with that or have you other suggests? Thanks

「五感」 is the usual word for "five senses". If this word choice is very important to you, it would help if you provided some context.

[delacroix01]

I have a quick question for today. Does anyone know what 付く means in パッチは付きますか？

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by delacroix01

I have a quick question for today. Does anyone know what 付く means in パッチは付きますか？

Two completely different meanings depending on context.

1. "Does that come with ~~?"

2. "Can ~~ be attached to ~~?"