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What does this mean? It's really contradictory, is it a translation error or something else entirely?
Okay, this IS in the right section, it's page from a manga. The manga is Ayu Mayu, and here's the link.
www.onemanga.com/Ayu_Mayu/17/07
First panel, reading right to left of course.
"Nayu is a MEEK girl who grew up in America and...she is so BOLD"?
Meek and bold are antonyms, aren't they?
Is it supposed to be like an oxymoron or paradox or something, or is it just a screw-up in translation? (I doubt it)
Please help, I'm confuzzled.
=)
Oh, okay then!
Thanks so much!
When I can, that ten points is yours, Answerer #1!
(Hehe, seriously though, thanks!)
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Its a- iffy translation, yes. Technically, what it is supposed to state is that she is shy and cute, but not easily scared. This can be expressed easily in Japanese, but is kinda hard to get across in English.