BATTA-RI ばったり
Meanings
① The appearance of a heavy object suddenly falling over.ものが突然倒れる様子。
② The way in which encounters between people are surprisingly coincidental and sudden.
Examples
① A large earthquake tremor nearly killed me when a bookcase fell flat on top of me.
大きな地震の揺れで、本棚がばったり倒れて死ぬところだった。
② I bumped into my neighbor at a store where I was traveling.
旅行先のお店で、ばったりお隣さんと会った。
Dogmatic Opinion
① is a human being who falls with such force that he or she cannot stand and cannot even passively stand due to anemia.
It was like being very tired from work and as soon as I got home, I jumped into bed and went to sleep.
② is the image of encountering an acquaintance in an unexpected place.
Even if you meet other parents at your child’s field day, it is not “Battari”.
There are circumstances that make the encounter surprising for both sides.
It’s not “Battari” when you find a celebrity in your neighborhood supermarket.
We know them, but they don’t know us.
Proximate Expression
bump into
