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Filled with carelessness with 〜だらけ

Grammar Explanation: Covered in with 〜だらけ

Manga panel from それでも歩は寄せてくる showing example of Filled with carelessness with 〜だらけ.
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Realizing Urushi is hiding in a box to try and scare him, Ayumu sits with his back to the box.

歩(あゆむ):
「どうですか？油断(ゆだん)だらけのこの背中(せなか)…」
“How is it? This back filled with carelessness.”

Key Points

  1. 油断(ゆだん)だらけ means full of openings

    • 〜だらけ attaches to a noun and means covered in or full of something undesirable.

    • 油断(ゆだん) is carelessness or having one’s guard down, so Ayumu presents his back as deliberately full of vulnerability.

  2. 油断(ゆだん)だらけの modifies この背中(せなか)

    • The structure is [noun + だらけ] の [noun].

    • Here 油断(ゆだん)だらけの describes この背中(せなか), “this back full of careless openings”.

  3. どうですか is bait in polite form

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