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 gillux gillux November 16, 2014 November 16, 2014 at 11:57:58 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Does the Japanese match?

gillux gillux November 17, 2014 November 17, 2014 at 8:16:07 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I was asking because according to dictionaries 自分勝手 means selfish. To me, trying to get what you want doesn’t mean to be selfish. It’s just one of the possible attitudes of a selfish person. For instance, a selfish person can think about his health before others’, always speak about him/herself… it’s someone who just don’t care about other people. So, couldn’t a sentence like “you’re a selfish guy” better match the Japanese?

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