Difficult Terms for Beginners Part 2 - 'Agedomari' and Others

This is the sequel to this👇🙇

When I raise the issue of "misuse," many people rush into a "common" argument so I would like to avoid it if possible, but just a little☝

It is dangerous for it to pass as having the opposite meaning⚠

◆ 'Nitsumaru' (煮詰まる)

This is strictly for the meaning of a "good development."
Because of the character [tsume/詰], many people are influenced by the impression of "reaching a deadlock" and end up misusing it😩
Isn't "boiling until ready to eat🍴" clearly a good thing?

To avoid misunderstandings, it seems safer to make 'Nitsumaru' an obsolete term and get used to using 'Nieru' (to boil/be ready) instead☝

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◆ 'Yakubusoku' (役不足)

Saying to a boss, "That job is too much for me (Yakubusoku), I can't do it!" while trying to "exude" a sense of humility.
It is used when [Role < You], so it is embarrassing to say it intending the reverse evaluation of [You < Role]🤣

In both cases, as with the examples in Part 1, these are examples that have developed because many people arbitrarily create meanings based solely on the "look and feel of the kanji characters."

《Since it could be taken to mean the opposite,
　it is now prohibited to use🚫》

It is safer to keep this in mind☝

This is not the time to act cool by saying things like "It's just how language changes!"🙅

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Now for the main topic! This caught my attention recently👇
Please enjoy this in quiz format (^.^)/~~~

A. Takadomari (High plateauing)
B. Agedomari (Ceiling of rise)

Which of the following is the appropriate interpretation for each?

Regarding prices, etc.
① A state where it remains high and does not fall
② A state where something that was rising stops going any higher
③ A state where it remains low and does not rise
④ A state where something that was falling stops going any lower

👇 ☟ 👇 Answer 👇 ☟ 👇

With these options, you will get the correct answer👍

A. Takadomari
⇒① A state where it remains high and does not fall
B. Agedomari
⇒② A state where something that was rising stops going any higher
...I wonder if a few percent of people choose ③😵

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Now, for a concrete example.

"The number of accidents is [blank]."

Please try fitting each option into this.

③ is a desirable state
④ is, well, an okay development
① is undesirable

The tricky part is (2), as depending on how you interpret it, if you take it as
◆the rise is being suppressed
, it's a good thing. Conversely, if you think it
◆should be zero
, the view that it 'won't go down' or 'remains at a high level' becomes stronger, leading to a difficult situation😫

Therefore,

'The number of new positive cases is in a state of stagnation'

I felt a strange sense of discomfort with reports using that phrase.

In reality, I wonder which nuance is used more often.
Are (or were) you all able to interpret it accurately?

Is it good news that the upward trend has slowed down, meaning the measures to prevent the spread are working!?

Or conversely, is the point that it is still continuing among many people, so caution is required?

Don't you also think it might be being used incorrectly instead of 'Takadomari' (remaining at a high level)?🤔

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《Takadomari (High plateau) ⇔ Sagedomari (Bottoming out)》

That is how it is listed in the goo dictionary. They are antonyms.📖
When you are aware of that, the term 'Agedomari' (Ceiling) seems to feel a bit 'out of place'.
~I suppose there is no such term as 'Teidomari' (Low plateau)(>_<)

《A story about having plenty of 'room for growth'!》

Let's assume the average test score (or deviation score) is 50.
Student A got 30. On the next test, they got 35🆙 and then 40 on the one after that⤴
But after that, it stayed at 40 for a while.

This is also 'Agedomari' (Ceiling), isn't it??

It is also called 'nobinayami' (stagnation/lack of growth) 😂

So, that was a story about how it actually feels quite sophisticated that not many people feel uncomfortable with 'idioms using simple kanji learned in the lower grades of elementary school that are not unambiguous' 😅

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