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Old 2nd October 2008, 08:51 PM
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The thing about translation is that there isn't a 1:1 ratio of words, like this word in english matches that word in japanese.

They have a word that means approximately all three things, "accept, handle, deal with." Those all have different subtexts in english, but in japanese, it's the same word. That one word means something like an "average" of all 3 concepts. In this case, the japanese word means facing up to whatever it is, taking a deep breath, and moving on with your life taking the circumstances into account. You have to look from context to tell if the writer means simply accepting it without fighting it, or actually being able to handle it without much stress.

Translation is tricky business. Beyond what you've been given (all the translations posted are accurate as far as the meanings of the words), you have to look at the context of all of it and figure out what you think the lyrics are saying. Just like interpreting poetry.
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