おそるべし
English translation: awesome
| 10:20 Jul 24, 2008 |
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|  Selected response from: summereye Local time: 18:06 | ||||
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| 3 +4 | awesome |
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| 3 +2 | not to be underestimated |
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| 4 | should be afraid |
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| 3 | terrible, horrifying etc |
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41 mins confidence: 
should be afraid Explanation: 'べし' means the same as 'べき', 'べき' is standard or colloquial Japanese and 'べし' is literary or poetic. Same meaning, slightly different word. HTH. |
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2 hrs confidence:
terrible, horrifying etc Explanation: http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=おそるべき&dtype=3&sty... |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4awesome Explanation: 「おそるべし」は対象となる人（例えばYamadaさん）が本当に怖い訳ではなく、その人に対してどこか畏敬の念を持って称えるニュアンスがあると思います。 プログレッシブ和英中辞典にこんな文例があります。用法として近いのではないでしょうか。 ・ 彼こそ真に恐るべき天才だ He is truly an awesome genius. |
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