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Saturday, June 09, 2007

About feelings

1. Are feeling emotions and facial expressions universal across borders, happy , sad, etc...?

I think, yes, it is. There are a lot of feeling emotions and facial expresstions, and those are various. Though it is various, feeling emotions and facial expresstions are human's feeling sign, so if the way to express is defferent, we can understand, I think.



2. Try to name as many feelings as possible in Japanese. (10 minimum) Now write the English translation.

うれしい(happy) 幸せ(happiness) どきどき(excited) 悲しい(sad) 悔しい(disappointed)
驚く(surprised) 怖い(scary) すごい(great) すばらしい(wonderful) きれい(beautiful)
退屈(bored) 気持ちのよい(comfortable) いらいらする(annoy) 忙しい(busy) 混乱する(confused)
ためらう(hesitate)



3. Are there any feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English?
Yes, it is. I feel that some feelings in Japanese that cannot be translated into English.
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