I came here to ask you to make translation of the Japanese phrase, Ria-ju(リア充).
I am sure some of Japanese learners know this phrase.
リア充 means リアルが充実している人, those who are satisfied with their real lives.
Often it means those who have boyfriends or girlfriends,
, who have many friends, anyway, who lead lives worth living.
I want you to think up short English translation of the word.
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Anonymous2012-02-29 0:35
Wow, kind of difficult to be honest. Obviously fulfilled person could be a good translation but that doesn't have the same sort of implication.
I'll think more and get back to this when I come up with something.
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Anonymous2012-02-29 0:49
I've seen people translate it as popular
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Anonymous2012-02-29 3:40
>>1
>I want you to think up short English translation of the word.
>those who are satisfied with their real lives.
You already came up with one yourself.
In less words: the contented, those contented with reality, the reconciled, etc.
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Anonymous2012-02-29 8:59
What an interesting expression. I think an English phrase that might be used in a similar way is saying that someone "has a life," e.g.
"None of those losers have lives. People with lives don't obsessively browse online forums."
"He has a life, which is why he doesn't have a World of Warcraft account."
"Get a life."
Did you really have to start a new thread for this?
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Anonymous2012-03-02 6:34
I feel like this is a bad idea...
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Anonymous2012-05-20 6:33
I've seen it used in the context of "to have an active love life" (verb compound). The first time I heard it, it was a university student who was complaining about her lack of a boyfriend. A more precise or elaborate definition would be "socially actualized," but it's a very formal way to say what is a very casual word in Japanese. Of course, with all slang of any language a direct translation is impossible, so if you wanted to use a translation in the same context as you would in Japanese, you'd say "I have an active love life." (リアジュできる・できた)
Sorry for reviving an old thread, I just enjoy topics like these for some reason