Mamoreru
English translation: can protect
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| 17:18 Feb 17, 2003 |
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|  Selected response from: Yoshio Omata (X) Japan Local time: 17:14 | ||||
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| 4 +1 | can protect |
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| 5 | (strong enough) to defend (the loved one) |
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| 4 +1 | can protect |
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2 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1can protect Explanation: yes, so strongly as you can protect your loved one |
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5 hrs confidence:
(strong enough) to defend (the loved one) Explanation: Translated without "can" in view of the context. It seems to me that"defend" gives an impression of more aggressive action to protect from some concrete attack. |
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10 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1can protect Explanation: Yes, so strong that you can protect your loved one This is similar to the daisuke's answer. The difference exists between an abverb "strongly" and an abjective "strong". The abverb "strongly" modifies a verb "protect". On the other hand, the abjective "strong" modifies the subject "you". Which should be strong to protect your loved one, the motion of protecting or yourself? |
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