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Education / Pedagogy | | Japanese term or phrase: 手悪さ | Same context as before. Fidgeting? Fist fights?
しかしこのクラスは授業がしにくい、という場合、それは、生徒の私語や田遊び、**手悪さ**がなく、先生の話を行儀よく聞いてくれるといった「管理」や「秩序」レベルの問題ではなく... |
| | | English translation:Misbehavior / goofing off | Explanation:
手悪さ refers to misbehaving through hand games or also as you point out fidgeting (see link; scroll down to 手悪さ）. I would not say it indicates a fist fight or some physical altercation. In this case, I feel simply "misbehaving" or "goofing off" would get the point across. |
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