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Re: Fierce warrior names
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lugnet.loc.jp
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Thu, 10 Feb 2000 22:16:05 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.jp, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.loc.jp, Yuki Sasaki writes:
> > > I looked up more about 'futeki' and it seems that it has two nearly
> > > opposite meanings! ^_^
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> > Really? It literally means "without enemy" , thus "bold, fearless". I
> > wonder what the other meaning you found.
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> Here they are, straight from the J.E.D.I. dictionary...
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> [futeki] (an) daring/fearless/intrepid/bold/tough
> [futeki] inadequacy/inappropriateness/unfitness/impropriety
Oh, for this meaning, we would rather use the three words that follow in the
list. You see, dictionaries do not list the frequencies of the uses, so some
of the words you see in dictionaries are not even used very much. So, if you
name your creation "Futeki", many of us will probably assume it's daring or
bold. This word is probably used in the compound "daitan-futeki" (bold) more
often though.
How do you like the noun Muteki, by the way? It simply means "no enemy", i.e.
"nobody can beat you". I would say this is a great name for a warrior!!!
> [futekikaku] disqualification/unfitness
> [futekisetsu] (an) unsuitable/inappropriate/improper
> [futekitou] inadequacy/inappropriateness/unfitness/impropriety
> [futekinin] unfitness/incompetency
> [bifuteki] beefsteak
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> I'd better read more closely about some of those annotation symbologies such
> as "(an)" and "(vs)" -- they're probably trying to tell me something. ^^,
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> --Todd
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| (...) Aha! OK! (...) I like it! BTW, does the softer sound of "mu" (as opposed to more plosive phonemes like ka or ga or zu) subtly imply that such a name might be somewhat insidious? -- that is, such that an attacker might not learn Muteki's true (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.jp)
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| | Re: Fierce warrior names
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| (...) Here they are, straight from the J.E.D.I. dictionary... [futeki] (an) daring/fearless/intr...bold/tough [futeki] inadequacy/inappropr...mpropriety [futekikaku] disqualification/unfitness [futekisetsu] (an) unsuitable/inappropr...e/improper (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.jp)
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