Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Kicking, but not high
Japanese translation:
いいよ。ノリノリじゃあないけどね。
Added to glossary by
Hiroko Albrecht
Oct 2, 2002 23:33
21 yrs ago
English term
Kicking, but not high
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Proposed translations
(Japanese)
| 5 +2 | 若者から一言 （え、本当に若いかって？） |
Mike Sekine
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| 4 | いいけど、最高ってわけじゃない |
Hiroko Albrecht
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| 4 | ぼちぼちでな |
Maynard Hogg
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Proposed translations
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Mike Sekine
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若者から一言 （え、本当に若いかって？）
kicking は個人的に死語だと思いますが、主に若者の間で使われるスラングです。訳したらこんな感じになると思います。
How are you?
気分どう？
Kicking, but not high.
いいよ。ノリノリじゃあないけどね。
っつーか「ノリノリ」もある意味では死語かもしれないのですが・・その辺はあまりつっこまないように（笑）。
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Note added at 2002-10-03 00:30:16 (GMT)
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let me try to rephrase it for you in simple English:
good, but not fantastic (great)
fine, but I¥'ve had better days
How are you?
気分どう？
Kicking, but not high.
いいよ。ノリノリじゃあないけどね。
っつーか「ノリノリ」もある意味では死語かもしれないのですが・・その辺はあまりつっこまないように（笑）。
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Note added at 2002-10-03 00:30:16 (GMT)
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let me try to rephrase it for you in simple English:
good, but not fantastic (great)
fine, but I¥'ve had better days
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Hiroko Albrecht
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いいけど、最高ってわけじゃない
My interpretation of "kicking, but not high" is "good, but not that great" (correct me if I'm wrong). So, my answer is more of a translation of that interpretation, since direct translation would not make any sense.
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
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ぼちぼちでな
The "kicking" comes from "alive and kicking," which I associate with Jimmy Durante over 40 years ago, so Mike's 死語 is most apt.
This child of the Sixties--I graduated from high school in 1965--is not sure how to translate "high" in this century. 最高？るんるん？わくわく？
This child of the Sixties--I graduated from high school in 1965--is not sure how to translate "high" in this century. 最高？るんるん？わくわく？
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