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    What does this japanese mean in this context?

    I was watching an old episode of an anime and the scene went like this:
    A: ??????????????????????????
    B: ??!????????????
    A: ????????!??????????????????????????
    B: ????????????!

    ???? is one of the characters and ???? is a made up word for the show and is like a "robot battle".
    The 2 characters were arguing. I understood some of it but I would like to know what these mean.
    1. ??
    2. ????
    3. ???
    4. ?? (when put at the end of a sentence instead of ? or ??)
    5. ???????? (I get 'character of a scene' when I translate this. Is this some sort of idiom or phrase?

    what do these mean and when can they be used?

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    A. Easterly
    Two. I 's
    Three. Yet
    Four. You're
    Five. Highlight of the personality

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    Since I'm rather pressed for time at the moment, I will only translate what seems to be the highlight of your questions.


    Your version: ??!????????????
    Corrected version: ??!??????????????

    Natural Translation: Damn it! There goes my chance of showing my stuff...


    This particular phrasing "????????" is not an idiom, to be precise. it essentially means something along the lines of: "a chance to show them what I am made of".

    "???" placed at the end of the sentence indicates that the speaker is lamenting the fact that things did not turn out the way he/she had hoped.


    This sentence is actually more complicated and advanced than what you might have been led to believe from its deceptively simple appearance.

    It will be nearly impossible to naturally translate this sentence, with just the aid of a dictionary or a grammar book for that matter.


    Hope the above is of help to you.
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