| Japanese | Romaji | Literal English | Nuanced English | |----------|--------|----------------|-----------------| | うちの弟 | uchi no otōto | “my younger brother” | “the little brother in my household” | | マジで | maji de | “seriously” | “honestly / truly” | | できんだけど | dekin dakedo | “can’t do it, but…” | “I’m totally incapable, though…” | | みになこな | mi ni kona | “doesn’t look good (to me)”* | “it doesn’t sit well with me” (colloquial) |