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N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

(うわ)調子(ちょうし)flippant, frivolous, shallow

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    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

      1.

      flippant, frivolous, shallow

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    上っ調子 【うわっちょうし】

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      (はは)(うわ)調子(ちょうし)返事(へんじ)をした(ぼく)(あたま)(たた)いた。

      My mother hit me on the head for the flippant reply I made. {flippant, frivolous, shallow}

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      先生(せんせい)(うわ)調子(ちょうし)態度(たいど)生徒(せいと)注意(ちゅうい)しました。

      The teacher admonished the student who had a flippant attitude. {flippant, frivolous, shallow}

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      (うわ)調子(ちょうし)(しゃべ)(かた)()くと、(みみ)がキーンとなります。

      When I hear a flippant way of speaking, my ears ring. {flippant, frivolous, shallow}

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      (わたし)行動(こうどう)(うわ)調子(ちょうし)()えるようで、(はは)真剣(しんけん)心配(しんぱい)されました。

      My behavior seemed frivolous, and it seriously worried my mother. {flippant, frivolous, shallow}

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      (かれ)態度(たいど)がいつも(うわ)調子(ちょうし)であるがゆえに、(かれ)はあまり信用(しんよう)されていない。

      Because his attitude is always flippant, he is not trusted very much. {flippant, frivolous, shallow}

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