Too much exposure with 〜すぎる

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Rize misunderstands Cocoa’s suggesting the staff of Rabbit House wear bunny ears. She imagines herself in a skimpy bunny girl outfit.

リゼ:
露出度(ろしゅつど)(たか)すぎだろ!」
“That's way too revealing!”
Literal: “The degree of exposure is too high, right!”
ココア:
「ウサ(みみ)(はなし)しかしてないのに」
“Even though we haven't talked about anything but bunny ears...”

Key Points

1露出度(ろしゅつど) is how revealing the outfit is
  • 露出度(ろしゅつど) literally means “degree of exposure”.
  • In a clothing or costume context, it refers to how much skin is showing, so 露出度(ろしゅつど)(たか)い means “revealing”.
2(たか)すぎ means “too high” here
  • For い-adjectives, drop before すぎる: (たか) becomes (たか)すぎる.
  • Here the “level of exposure” is too high.
3Casual compression: 露出度(ろしゅつど)(が)(たか)すぎだろ
  • The subject marker after 露出度(ろしゅつど) is omitted in quick speech.
  • (たか)すぎだろ uses the noun-like すぎ form before だろ, giving a blunt spoken reaction.
4だろ is not a soft question here
  • Rize is not calmly asking for agreement; she is protesting the image she imagined.
  • The force is closer to “that’s way too revealing, come on!” than a neutral “isn’t it?”
5Cocoa’s のに marks the misunderstanding
  • ウサ(みみ)(はなし)しかしてない means they have talked about nothing but bunny ears.
  • のに adds “even though”, contrasting Cocoa’s limited suggestion with Rize imagining a far more revealing outfit.

Vocabulary

(Exposure)

露出(ろしゅつ) means exposure or baring something so it is visible. It can refer to skin, hidden facts, or media visibility.

(Degree of exposure)

露出度(ろしゅつど) refers to the degree to which skin is revealed or the frequency with which something appears in the media or is seen by the public.

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