Girl next door

On Saturday's night class, we talked about the phrase "girl next door"

Please check the SPACEALC's entry for "girl next door" (this is one of the best online dictionaries, in my opinion)

This is a phrase that men sometimes use when they talk about girls. We use it to describe a girl's personality and appearance, like

"She's the girl next door type"

There is no easy Japanese translation for this, but generally speaking a "girl next door type" is a girl that is cute,charming, pure, and innocent. It has a very positive meaning, because it means that you feel very close or familiar to that girl. It feels as if you grew up next to her house, and it feels as if you have known her all your life.

Today in class a student pointed out that the "girl next door type" is different for every person. This is probably true! So if I say someone is a "girl next door type", it's possible that other people don't think so.