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AsahinaKimi

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50. It means, I am looking old.

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #49)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 02:07 PM

Feb 2013

hukete mieru: look old

I checked with someone and they suggested: "Watashi wa dare ka no sofu no yō ni kanjiru" "I feel like someone's grandfather".

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You may now call me Uncle 'Batou [View all] sakabatou Feb 2013 OP

Congrats, Unc! rocktivity Feb 2013 #1

Careful. Wait Wut Feb 2013 #4

What did you give him? sakabatou Feb 2013 #25

I don't remember exactly. Wait Wut Feb 2013 #26

Gratz, Uncle Batou!! Wait Wut Feb 2013 #2

No idea. That's for my brother to decide. sakabatou Feb 2013 #9

Hey Unc... ret5hd Feb 2013 #3

Punk, you owe me $150 sakabatou Feb 2013 #18

You used to be cool, man. ret5hd Feb 2013 #28

And you used to be responsible. Go and earn you dough. sakabatou Feb 2013 #29

Congratulations, uncle Batou! zanana1 Feb 2013 #5

Thank you. sakabatou Feb 2013 #24

Congratulations LiberalEsto Feb 2013 #6

I'll forward it onto them. sakabatou Feb 2013 #41

That's wonderful! lunatica Feb 2013 #7

Yeah, I had a few cool ones. sakabatou Feb 2013 #23

Congratulations, my dear sakabatou! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2013 #8

Thank you. sakabatou Feb 2013 #22

Congrats. You do realize that it is now your solemn duty to spoil the child. Gorp Feb 2013 #10

I dunno if I can sakabatou Feb 2013 #11

Oh come on - home-baked cookies aren't that expensive. Gorp Feb 2013 #12

LOL sakabatou Feb 2013 #14

I'm DAMN SERIOUS! It's your job! I spoiled my nieces! Gorp Feb 2013 #15

I don't think I got spoiled sakabatou Feb 2013 #16

Yeah, well, I'm in the "spoil them" department. Gorp Feb 2013 #19

Well, that's how my sisters and I did it rocktivity Feb 2013 #20

We still spoiled our own, but we also had strict rules. It worked out well. Gorp Feb 2013 #21

Hey congrats! bluesbassman Feb 2013 #13

Thanks sakabatou Feb 2013 #17

Congrats! LeftofObama Feb 2013 #27

LOL sakabatou Feb 2013 #30

And here's Elenora (pic) sakabatou Feb 2013 #31

So adorable! Brigid Feb 2013 #37

Hehehe sakabatou Feb 2013 #38

Congratulations! frogmarch Feb 2013 #32

Thank you. sakabatou Feb 2013 #34

Congrats! She is absolutely beautiful.............and it is your duty to mrmpa Feb 2013 #33

Congrats, Uncle Batou! kentauros Feb 2013 #35

I wonder if the "Old Ape" does too sakabatou Feb 2013 #39

I have an Achmed the Dead Terrorist bobblehead. Brigid Feb 2013 #36

Just for you sakabatou Feb 2013 #40

Hee hee! Brigid Feb 2013 #56

Ne!!! OJI SAN!!! AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #42

Boku wa furui kanji. sakabatou Feb 2013 #43

Furui can be used for "old" but AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #44

So it would be... Boku wa oji kanji? sakabatou Feb 2013 #45

Kanji refers to AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #46

What I'm trying to say is "I feel like an old man." sakabatou Feb 2013 #47

okay AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #48

I thought "mieru" meant "to see?" sakabatou Feb 2013 #49

It means, I am looking old. AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #50

I think your friend got it closer. sakabatou Feb 2013 #51

I was talking to him telling him AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #52

The expression doesn't translate well sakabatou Feb 2013 #53

Funny thing about that... AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #54

3 years of high school. sakabatou Feb 2013 #55