Anonymous  +  150479 Sat, 22 Oct 05 08:17 AM NEAKA Literally 'root cheerful'. It is a slang term used mostly by young people in Japan. Are there similar slang words in English? Cheerful not only now but it is his/her born trait. NEKURA Literally 'root somber'. The opposite of the above. Thank you. Anonymous

	Vorpar  +  150504 Sat, 22 Oct 05 10:21 AM Optimist: Someone that expects good things to happen. Could possibly mean someone that is born cheerful. Pessimist: the opposite. Vorpar Joined on Tue, Sep 20 2005 Santa Barbara, CA Regular Member 940

	Forbes  +  150507 Sat, 22 Oct 05 10:41 AM I think your idea of looking for slang equivalents between two languages is misconceived. They are not always there. French  for example has a slang word for "to miss", but if there is a slang word for "to miss" in English I do not know it. Similarly one language may express something in one word while another takes several. Spanish "madrugar" means "to get up early in the morning"; on the other hand there is no everyday word meaning "to feed" in Spanish - you have to say "dar de comer a" literally "to give to eat to". Forbes Joined on Thu, Jun 16 2005 Regular Member 895

	MrPedantic  +  150527 Sat, 22 Oct 05 12:25 PM An old-fashioned phrase: someone who has a "sunny disposition". Or a "cheery disposition". MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...