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English to Japanese translations [PRO] Slang / Japanese slang and terminology | |||||
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4 | 難題(nandai) / 頑固(ganko) |
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3 | Ganko(-mono)(頑固、頑固者)Henkutsu(偏屈)Gogyo(-mono. -ppari) (強情者、強情っ張り) |
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1 | 難問題、手に負えない、扱いにくい人 |
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難題(nandai) / 頑固(ganko) Explanation: It depends how you use this phrase. I believe 難題 is better for "hard issue", and 頑固 for "person who is stubborn" . 頑固親父(ganko oyaji) is used for older male, and 頑固爺さん(ganko jiisan) for elder male. 頑固じじい(ganko jijii - maile) 頑固ばばあ (ganko babaa - female) are used for both case but much nasty. |
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Ganko(-mono)(頑固、頑固者)Henkutsu(偏屈)Gogyo(-mono. -ppari) (強情者、強情っ張り) Explanation: If you are using this phrase to describe a person, these are the synonyms. If you are describing issues or problems, "Nandai" would be the best bet. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 days (2006-10-06 23:44:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry.... I should have spelled "Gojo," instead of "Gogyo" Reference: http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=頑固&stype=0&dtype=... |
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難問題、手に負えない、扱いにくい人 Explanation: Eijiro may not be that reliable, but it did the trick here. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 days (2006-10-10 03:29:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- @asker: Take your pick. All three are standard Japanese length. Reference: http://www2.alc.co.jp/ejr/index.php?word_in=tough+nut+&word_... |
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