tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post7274299928070423205..comments2023-10-20T18:03:01.821+09:00Comments on GlobalTalk 21: Loquacious MAFF Minister Gagging on Chinese Dumplings; MOFA Minister Going to Beijing for SameJun Okumurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-74384645408757374572008-08-14T20:44:00.000+09:002008-08-14T20:44:00.000+09:00You have a point, but "fussy" and "persnickety" ar...You have a point, but "fussy" and "persnickety" are more <I>urusai</I> and <I>jubako no sumi wo tsuttsuku</I> than <I>yakamashii</I>. With "demanding", nobody reading the report will understand why they're making such a fuss over it. "Nosily demanding"? "Clamorous"? Give me a word or phrase that conveys the underlying pain-in-the-assiveness.Jun Okumurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-72358515971298293902008-08-14T17:03:00.000+09:002008-08-14T17:03:00.000+09:00Wouldn't "fussy" be a more accurate translation? ...Wouldn't "fussy" be a more accurate translation? Or even "demanding" or "persnickety"? "Noisy" isn't used in this context in English, I don't think...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com