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もともと空気を読んで行間を推し量るタイプのコミュニケートを身上とする日本人ならではの感覚ですが。。。

English translation: chicken, cowardice

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Japanese term or phrase:へたれ
English translation:chicken, cowardice
Entered by: Yuko Fujita

13:15 Apr 3, 2015
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Japanese term or phrase: もともと空気を読んで行間を推し量るタイプのコミュニケートを身上とする日本人ならではの感覚ですが。。。
もともと空気を読んで行間を推し量るタイプのコミュニケートを身上とする日本人ならではの感覚ですが、草食化して女の子に告白も恥じらうへタレな男子には切実な機能かもしれません。

I believe it is talking about the original purpose of 言花 (http://www.nec.co.jp/press/ja/0603/0304.html) but I can't quite get the translation to make sense. So far I've got is the literal translation of the various words and they aren't fitting together very well.


I think I have a translation for the second half. Either:

"these features may compel young men to attempt to make young women blush"

OR

"these compelling features are useful for people who may be bashful, such as young men confessing to young women"


But then, neither of those contain the タレな of the source text (I think).

Could anyone offer a) a translation of the full sentence, and b) advice for future situations like this where the translation just won't come to you.
CaultonHP
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:27
へたれ＝臆病者＝chicken=
Explanation:
Originally, this kind of communication is what the Japanese believe it is their strength to understand the situation and read between the lines. This function maybe especially most wanted by herbivore (unaggressive) young men who are too shy to confess to his girl friends.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-04-03 16:26:02 GMT)
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chicken=cowardice=へたれ

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-04-03 16:28:09 GMT)
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herbivore and cowardice (unaggressive) young men
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3 +3へたれ＝臆病者＝chicken=
Yuko Fujita
3wimpy
Port City
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FYI
cinefil

  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
へたれ＝臆病者＝chicken=


Explanation:
Originally, this kind of communication is what the Japanese believe it is their strength to understand the situation and read between the lines. This function maybe especially most wanted by herbivore (unaggressive) young men who are too shy to confess to his girl friends.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-04-03 16:26:02 GMT)
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chicken=cowardice=へたれ

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-04-03 16:28:09 GMT)
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herbivore and cowardice (unaggressive) young men

Yuko Fujita
United States
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wimpy


Explanation:
How about translating ヘタレas wimpy?
ヘタレな人 is coward, ineffectual, and unadventurous.

"臆病で情けない様子、能力がなく物事がまるでできない様子、またはそうした人などを意味する表現。"
http://www.weblio.jp/content/ヘタレ


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Note added at 13 hrs (2015-04-04 02:51:57 GMT)
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*cowardly

Port City
New Zealand
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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Reference comments


32 mins
Reference: FYI

Reference information:
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/へたれ
http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/へたれ
ヘタレ
（軟弱な人）a jellyfish
E-DIC
http://oshiete.goo.ne.jp/qa/680784.html

cinefil
Japan
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 140
Note to reference poster
Asker: Hi, thank you for this! I realised shortly after posting that the へ in へタレな wasn't a particle but was a part of the adjective. I was searching the website for a way to edit the post but I was unsuccessful. I think "jellyfish young men" sounds a little strange in English, so I might use (as harsh as it may sound) "incompetent young men". Thank you for such a swift response!

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