Modern English vs Modern Japanese Lyric Flow

DJ D said:

Well, I guess if I used さみしげ instead of さびしげ it would work, but I used the reading that uses 「び」 and it doesn't recognize the 「げ」 part when I use it. I didn't think about trying the 「み」 reading since I thought I was wrong in the first place and that 「き」 is how 「気」 was read in that word.

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Ah, yes, I don't know why, but the kanji 気 doesn't appear by さびしげ on my PC, either.

DJ D said:

I used DeepL to translate 吹かす originally and thought the "behave as" translation was what fit, but in the way you explained it, it only makes sense for it to be "rev up" or "accelerate". This is a type of verb that makes me love the way Japanese people think, since it can probably be both about accelerating in a more "aggressive" manner or about smoking too, but I'm guessing the mental imagery is the fumes and smoke that come from both actions. I wonder if the "behave as" translation has to do with the transformation jutsu of ninja

But in all seriousness, since jisho says one of the meanings can be interpreted as "to put on (an air of)", maybe this visualization isn't far from accurate what do you think?

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Needless to say, all the definitions of a word are not always applied to every situations. As you can see in the definition in Jisho.org or J-J dictionaries, which is (probably) the source of Jisho.org, the meanings "to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way; to behave as; to play (the role of)" is applied only to the form ～風を吹かす (e.g. 兄貴風を吹かす, 都会風を吹かす).

吹かす
3. to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way; to behave as; to play (the role of) See also 先輩風を吹かす, as ...風を〜

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ふかす【吹かす】 の解説
３ （「…風 (かぜ) を吹かす」の形で）それらしいようすをする。…ぶる。「先輩風を―・す」

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DJ D said:

I see, that makes sense then. I was assuming that the て形(?) was almost always lightly imperative by default, and could also allow you to continue the sentence if you wished as well. Turns out, as you've shown, it can be meant as one way (sentence continuation) without meaning the other...
Well now that I think about it, I kinda understood that subconsciously, but in a different way, like for example if someone was listing the things they did/do, then I know they'd probably use the て form without it being imperative, but it feels like whatever is in those sentences to indicate that to me isn't there to notify me that this is the same thing...

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The -te form doesn't have any meaning or nuance by itself when continuing sentences/clauses. It basically lists events in the temporal order. The meanings(e.g. cause/reason, the means) are decided by the relation between the clauses.

Similar to the case mdchachi-san explained, the meaning can differ depending on where the sentence ends.
e.g.
座って
邪魔をしないで

座って邪魔をしないで

While the former is two imperative sentences; "Sit down. Don't disturb me.", the latter means "Don't disturb me with your sitting down". The speaker forbids the listener the whole 座って邪魔をする in the latter case. The -te form indicates "the means" here. You need to interpret which is correct from the context. (It's often easy to understand, though.)

Toritoribe said:

As you can see in the definition in Jisho.org or J-J dictionaries, which is (probably) the source of Jisho.org, the meanings "to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way; to behave as; to play (the role of)" is applied only to the form ～風を吹かす (e.g. 兄貴風を吹かす, 都会風を吹かす).

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Is it the part that says "See also 先輩風を吹かす, as ...風を〜"? I had no idea that's what it was for I think when I saw it, I thought it was just a related grammar point or something... The "see also" is confusing because it makes me think it's not directly related to the definition...

Toritoribe said:

The -te form doesn't have any meaning or nuance by itself when continuing sentences/clauses. It basically lists events in the temporal order. The meanings(e.g. cause/reason, the means) are decided by the relation between the clauses.

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I see... お陰様で、もう一つ覚えました

Toritoribe said:

While the former is two imperative sentences; "Sit down. Don't disturb me.", the latter means "Don't disturb me with your sitting down". The speaker forbids the listener the whole 座って邪魔をする in the latter case. The -te form indicates "the means" here. You need to interpret which is correct from the context. (It's often easy to understand, though.)

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Dang, I would've never guessed from text alone... With context it's much easier to understand Japanese, like when I'm watching Japanese videos, especially people teaching grammar points in Japanese, I find it way easier to understand especially when they move their hands to indicate certain words... for example yesterday I learned 増える without even having to look it up because the sensei moved her hand in an "increasing motion" and I instantly understood from the context what the word meant If I had just come across the sentence in the wild, I would probably have to look up that word... also even DeepL seems to misunderstand that sentence in the same way I would (thinking more like "sit down and don't be a bother", maybe as a parent would say to their child)
Japanese truly is complex (as any language can be, I guess...)

DJ D said:

Is it the part that says "See also 先輩風を吹かす, as ...風を〜"? I had no idea that's what it was for I think when I saw it, I thought it was just a related grammar point or something... The "see also" is confusing because it makes me think it's not directly related to the definition...

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Yeah, I think at least the order should be as ...風を〜, See also 先輩風を吹かす. "As ...風を〜" corresponds to "「…風 (かぜ) を吹かす」の形で" in the J-J dictionary I linked above.

Toritoribe said:

Yeah, I think at least the order should be as ...風を〜, See also 先輩風を吹かす. "As ...風を〜" corresponds to "「…風 (かぜ) を吹かす」の形で" in the J-J dictionary I linked above.

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I see, then I'll make sure to pay attention to that part from now on for usage methods at first glance looking up a word thank you very much for everything!