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Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Manga | |||||||
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3 +2 | I'll stake my reputation |
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4 | saving your face, saving your honour |
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3 | listen to my advice |
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saving your face, saving your honour Explanation: to save one's face―save one's honour Example sentence(s):
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I'll stake my reputation Explanation: I think this is connected to the concept of "face/面子" which means something like reputation, or looking good to others (in terms of words and actions), or honor. So here the person is backing up the boy with his own face/reputation. |
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