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   Mayumi Naramura (narako@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 17-Nov-2022 11:11:09 JST Mayumi Naramura

   When I see a strange phrase in Japanese (like 冷奴), I try to guess the original English and come up with a better translation. This afternoon, I saw 「有罪の愛」on someone's outfit. My guess is "Guilty Love" and my revision is 「禁断の愛」. Other ideas?

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     Арара Сасакі (sasakiarara@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 17-Nov-2022 11:20:58 JST Арара Сасакі

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     @Narako Hi. I think it comes from the song "Guilty of Love" by Whitesnake in 1984.
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu_PNCZ2gwY

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     Shiina (yowatshiinaesq@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 17-Nov-2022 11:46:49 JST Shiina

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     @Narako Ahhhh 「冷奴」 as in “cool guy”?!?!? That’s funny?

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     Margarita Estévez-Abe (japanprof@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 17-Nov-2022 11:56:02 JST Margarita Estévez-Abe

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     @Narako I have seen Americans wearing T-Shirts with strange phrases/words written in characters. But I can’t believe that someone used 冷奴 to mean “cool guy”! Little did they know that those two characters meant “cold tofu” (tasty and nutritious but a cheap not so cool food! ) ??? But I’ve also seen lots of Japanese people wearing T-shirts & jackets with all kinds of bizarre English phrases printed on them. “Lost in translation” cuts both ways!

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     Mayumi Naramura (narako@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 17-Nov-2022 12:39:26 JST Mayumi Naramura

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     • Margarita Estévez-Abe

     @JapanProf Indeed! < Lost in translation cuts both ways.