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Gyaku-gire

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TetsuyaNomura
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Gyaku-gire

Postby TetsuyaNomura » September 5th, 2008 9:24 pm

I was just reading about gyaku-gire, and I think it would be neat to have a lesson based on it!

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Postby Liz21 » September 5th, 2008 11:25 pm

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TetsuyaNomura
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Postby TetsuyaNomura » September 5th, 2008 11:43 pm

It can be kind of translated to "losing it" and it's when someone who should apoligize, gets really mad instead. And is quite often used to describe the (as many Japanese see it) increasingly self-centered younger generation.

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Postby hatch_jp » September 6th, 2008 3:55 pm

Gyakugire means a behavior that the person gets angy without reasonable excuse when he is being scolded or blamed for his obvious mistake.

約束(やくそく)を守(まも)らなかったと責(せ)めていた時(とき)、彼(かれ)は逆(ぎゃく)ギレした。
When I was blaming him for not keeping him promiss, he got angry (without resonable excuse).

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