Especially ferocious with とりわけ
Vocabulary Explanation: Especially with とりわけ
Following a potential lead on trainers’ Pokémon having gone missing, Red sneaks aboard a ship docked at the harbor. There, he’s confronted by Machisu. As the single Pokémon with Red was already hurt in a surprise attack, Machisu offers to finish it off with his prize Pokémon.
- マチス:
- 「こいつはとりわけ凶暴でな。ボールに入れることもままならん。」
- “This one is especially ferocious. It can't even be put into a Poké Ball.”
Key Points
1とりわけ means especially
- Machisu singles this Pokémon out as especially ferocious.
- It raises this one above the general level of danger.
2こいつ is rough
- こいつ means “this one” with a blunt tone.
3The second sentence proves the degree
- ボールに入れることもままならん means even putting it in a Poké Ball is not manageable.
- The も supports the idea that it is exceptionally hard to control.
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