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However, perhaps even more intriguing is the related phenomenon of so-called 'untranslatable' words: essentially, words which also lack an equivalent in English, but haven't yet been borrowed. Admittedly, untranslatability is a contentious term.

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しかし、おそらくさらに興味深いのは、いわゆる「翻訳不可能な」単語の関連する現象です:本質的に、英語に相当するものがないが、まだ借用されていない単語。確かに、翻訳不可能性は論争の的となる用語です。

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But perhaps even more interesting is the related phenomenon of so-called "non-translatable" words: in essence, words that have no English equivalent, but have not yet been borrowed. Indeed, translatable is a controversial term.

INTO JAPANESE

しかし、おそらくさらに興味深いのは、いわゆる「翻訳不可能な」単語の関連する現象です:本質的に、英語に相当するものがないがまだ借用されていない単語。確かに、翻訳可能は物議を醸す用語です。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

But perhaps even more interesting is the related phenomenon of so-called "non-translatable" words: in essence, words that do not have an English equivalent but have not yet been borrowed. Indeed, translatable is a controversial term.

INTO JAPANESE

しかし、おそらくさらに興味深いのは、いわゆる「翻訳不可能な」単語の関連する現象です:本質的に、英語に相当するものがないがまだ借用されていない単語。確かに、翻訳可能は物議を醸す用語です。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

But perhaps even more interesting is the related phenomenon of so-called "non-translatable" words: in essence, words that do not have an English equivalent but have not yet been borrowed. Indeed, translatable is a controversial term.