パッといっちまった / りしころ / これ / つけよう / 当たるところ

Hi,


1. 「一度にパッといっちまったほうがよかったかもしれな いぜ」

Is パッといっちまった = パッ + と + いって（行って） + しまった?


2. 「やつのもっとも華やかなりしころだった」

What is りしころ?


3. 「たったいま、レイブンクローのシーカーが誰だか聞いた。チョウ・チャンだ。四年生で、これが かなりうまい ・・・・」

(シーカー is a position on the sports team.)

I read これがかなりうまい as meaning that it is fortunate that チョウ・チャン is Seeker (e.g. because she isn't a very good player). However, the context shows that actually it means that she is skillful. In other words, これ seems to refer to チョウ・チャン. Is that possible? How do we know that my original interpretation is incorrect? Is it only through context?


4. ウッドは一言も文句のつけようがなかった。

What is つけよう? It looks to me like a verb form (from つける) but I don't understand how a verb can grammatically fit in that position.


5. 「明日は、当たるところ敵なしだ！」

What does 当たるところ mean?

1)
Yes, but it also can be 言ってしまった depending on the context.

2)
華やか / なり / し / ころ

華やかだったころ

3)
これが works as an interjection for emphasis, as same as これがまあ or これがまた. うまい means "to be good at~", of course.

4)
～（よ）うがない is an idiom, meaning "there is nothing/no way to~".

5)
～するところ敵なし: the strongest in doing

当たる means "to play a game with~" there.

Toritoribe said:

華やか / なり / し / ころ

華やかだったころ

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Sheesh, I never would have got that in a million years. Is that ころ as in 頃?

I suppose this is more archaic language (in the context probably mock-archaic) in the same vein as before, right?

Toritoribe said:

これが works as an interjection for emphasis

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So これ definitely does not refer to チョウ・チャン?

Toritoribe said:

うまい means "to be good at~", of course.

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Can it not also mean "to be fortunate"?

Toritoribe said:

～（よ）うがない is an idiom, meaning "there is nothing/no way to~"

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Oh yeah, I think that should be familiar actually.

eeky said:

Is that ころ as in 頃?

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Yes.

eeky said:

I suppose this is more archaic language (in the context probably mock-archaic) in the same vein as before, right?

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Classical structures such like 計りし者なり and 華やかなりしころ are often used partially in a sentence to add solemn nuance, yes.

eeky said:

So これ definitely does not refer to チョウ・チャン?

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I think so.

eeky said:

Can it not also mean "to be fortunate"?

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うまい is not used as a predicative (～がうまい) in that meaning. It can have that meaning as a modifying clause or an adverb うまく with specific verbs (e.g. うまい話, うまくいく).

Toritoribe said:

I think so.

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I'm sorry Toritoribe, but because of the way I phrased the question, I cannot determine what you mean by this answer.

You think これ does refer to チョウ・チャン
or
You think これ does not refer to チョウ・チャン
?

I meant the latter; "これ does not refer to チョウ・チャン". Sorry for ambiguity.

OK, thanks!