E eeky 先輩 Joined 8 Jun 2010 Messages 2,431 Reaction score 22 30 Dec 2014 #1 Hi, 1. 奇妙なことに、正面きって敵意を見せない用心しているように見えた。 Is this きって = 切って again, used as a kind of intensifier?
killerinsidee 先輩 Joined 14 Dec 2013 Messages 277 Reaction score 16 3 Jan 2015 #2 正面切って seems to be a set phrase (adverb). https://kotobank.jp/word/正面切る-294726 (related 正面を切る（しょうめんをきる）の意味 - goo国語辞書). It's not worth deconstructing, better just take it as is.
正面切って seems to be a set phrase (adverb). https://kotobank.jp/word/正面切る-294726 (related 正面を切る（しょうめんをきる）の意味 - goo国語辞書). It's not worth deconstructing, better just take it as is.
E eeky 先輩 Joined 8 Jun 2010 Messages 2,431 Reaction score 22 3 Jan 2015 Thread starter #3 killerinsidee said: It's not worth deconstructing, better just take it as is. Click to expand... OK, I will, thanks.
killerinsidee said: It's not worth deconstructing, better just take it as is. Click to expand... OK, I will, thanks.
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 3 Jan 2015 #4 As in the dictionary, 正面切って expresses one's attitude or behavior "squarely", not just the direction.