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| 1. |
[n]
▶ helpful person ▶ person who likes looking after others |
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| 2. |
[n]
▶ overly helpful person ▶ annoyingly helpful person |
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| 3. |
[n]
▶ manager ▶ go-between ▶ caretaker |
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| 4. | A 2019-04-11 23:15:02 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | daij nikk |
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| Comments: | Could really have more senses as daijs nikk have "また、その人。" (so it's also the act of being helpful) |
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| Diff: | @@ -5,0 +6,3 @@ +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>世話焼</keb> @@ -12,0 +16 @@ +<gloss>person who likes looking after others</gloss> @@ -17 +21,7 @@ -<gloss>annoyance</gloss> +<gloss>annoyingly helpful person</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<gloss>manager</gloss> +<gloss>go-between</gloss> +<gloss>caretaker</gloss> |
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| 3. | A* 2019-04-11 19:01:04 Mike Rodney <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | https://www.weblio.jp/content/世話焼き https://www.weblio.jp/content/おせっかい https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/125497/meaning/m0u/ https://kotobank.jp/word/世話焼き・世話焼-309134 |
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| Comments: | Primary meaning of this word seems to be "someone who loves helping others". This is missing. Moreover, the current meaning (bother; meddlesome person) is not specific enough. In the negative sense 世話焼き seems to refer to a person who is bothersome because they are overly helpful. |
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| Diff: | @@ -12,2 +12,6 @@ -<gloss>bother</gloss> -<gloss>meddlesome person</gloss> +<gloss>helpful person</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<gloss>overly helpful person</gloss> +<gloss>annoyance</gloss> |
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| 2. | A 2012-08-29 10:19:25 Paul Upchurch <...address hidden...> | |
| 1. | A* 2012-08-29 08:05:15 | |
| Diff: | @@ -12,2 +12,2 @@ -<gloss>a bother</gloss> -<gloss>a meddlesome person</gloss> +<gloss>bother</gloss> +<gloss>meddlesome person</gloss> |
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