jibun kara fumikomitai aite ni wa umaku tsutawaranai mono desu ne.
English translation: It is frustrating to see that oftentimes we cannot communicate well to a person we care about.
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| 2 | Difficult to let her know my feelings. |
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Difficult to let her know my feelings. Explanation: Is the speaker a guy who wanted to tackle a girl, but failed? Or is the speaker is someone who is sympathizing with a friend? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-04-25 06:19:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In that case, then you can't use my translation. It will be totally out of context. Try this one: Well, it is hard to let someone you like know how you feel, isn't it? I'm taking great liberty here with the word 踏み込む. For me, this word is rather aggressive and have a slightly negative impression. |
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It is frustrating to see that ..... (see explanation) Explanation: **It is frustrating to see that oftentime we cannot communicate well (or to get the message across) to a person to whom we care so much about.*** You said this is an observation made by a third party. To me this can be a remark made by first person or second person. Although my answer works for all of the above (with slight improvisation in your part, since you know the context better than I do). "Fumikomu" means "to step in". Step in to what or where? "To someone's heart or feeling" in this case. Direct transltion of "fumikomu" means "to break in". So this expression should be OK. Other usage of "fumikomu" is "to break in someone's house without permission". Hope this is not the case :). |
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