TAKOBOTO

fake, pretending
it seems like he is faking his injury

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わざとらしいわらい。

An artificial smile.

かれのわざとらしいはなしかたがきらいだ。

I don't like his affected manner of speaking.

かれのけがするのは、わざとらしいですね

It`s like he is faking his injury.

I ran into this grammar in a song I was translating.

it is a set phrase, using わざと　meaning intentionaly and らしい it appears or it seems. to imply that what ever the case may be, it is being faked.

this is the kind of Japanese that is best wispered that spoken. 使ったら気を付けってね

tigert

Is this really JLPT 4??

seifip