恋人たちはトレンディじゃんよ
Koibito tachi ha trendy janyo
― Lovers Are Trendy, Baby
In Japan, romantic drama called "トレンディドラマ(Trendy Drama)" was pupular around 1990.
Though it's a Japanese-English word, the term "trendy" itself has sounded a bit old-fashioned for us.
Trendy Drama doesn't have formal definition, but has the following features.
- Both hero and heroine are young and popular actors.
- Main characters are handsome and beautiful.
- They live in condo above their means, which have no lived-in feel.
- It reflects place and lifestyle that drew attention at the time.
- Character diagram is complicated, but definitely not messy.
●それは…よくいるM78星雲辺りの宇宙人です。
Sore ha yoku iru M78 seiun atari no uchuujin desu
― That's... an alien commonly found in Nebula M78.
Which means... he is Ultraman!
●当分また節約ですね。
Toubun mata setsuyaku desu ne
― I guess we'll have to tighten our belts again for a while.
That is the same meaning as
財布の紐を締める(saifu no himo wo shimeru): tighten one's purse strings
●アルバイトしない？
Arubaito shinai
― Do you want a part-time job?
バイト is short for アルバイト.
[Brushup](unposted)
SPACE DANDY Episode 20
○バイトしてるって言ってたけど。
Baito shiteru tte itteta kedo
― He said he had a part-time job.
Koibito no furi? Kono ore ga?
― You want me to pretend to be your boyfriend?
●実は元彼にしつこく付きまとわれて困ってるのよ。
Jitsu ha motokare ni shitsukoku tsukimatowarete komatteru noyo
― Actually, my ex-boyfriend won't stop following me around.
付きまとう(tsukimatou): hang about, leech onto
●ちょうど有給休暇消化しないといけないし。
Choudo yuukyuu-kyuuka shouka shinaito ikenai shi
― I have some paid vacation days I have to use, too.
●おいおい、俺の都合も聞かねぇで
Oi oi ore no tsugou mo kikaneede
― Hey, hey, you're not even going to ask me if I'm free?
[Brushup]
SPACE DANDY Episode 22
○ダンシング星人にもいろいろ都合があんのかもしれねぇし。
Dancing-seijin nimo iroiro tsugou ga anno kamo shirenee shi
― The Dancingians probably have their own matters to deal with.
●もちろん報酬は払います。
Mochiron housyuu ha haraimasu
― Of course, you will be compensated.
●時給750ウーロンでどうかしら？
Jikyuu 750 woolong de dou kashira
― How does 750 woolongs an hour sound?
Today the national average hourly rate for part-time workers is the higher 900-yen range,
so if 1 woolong is equalized with 1 yen (1 cent), 750 woolongs is a little cheap.
●この俺がそんなはした金の仕事やるわけ…?!
Kono ore ga sonna hashitagane no shigoto yaru wake
― Do you think I would work for such small change--?!
●この人毎日が無給休暇ですから。
Kono hito mainichi ga mukyuu-kyuuka desu kara
― Every day is like an unpaid holiday for him.
It is used in the opposite meaning of "有給休暇", but non-existent.
●自由にこき使ってください。
Jiyuu ni kokitsukatte kudasai
― Feel free to make him work hard.
こき使う(kokitsukau): order about, push around
●そこはナウい恋人たちのデートスポットが集まった惑星である。
Soko ha naui koibito tachi no date-spot ga atsumatta wakusei de aru
― It's the place where hip couples go for dates.
[Brushup]
Hanayamata Episode 7
○私だってそれなりにナウいよ？
Watashi datte sorenari ni now-i yo
― I thought I'd made it "down with the kids."
●この惑星でトレンディにデートすることがお洒落ピープルのステータスなのである。
Kono wakusei de trendy ni date suru koto ga oshare people no status nano de aru
― Going on trendy dates on this planet is a sign of status for chic couples.
●要するに適度なスキンシップは許可しますが、キスを求めたり必要以上の行為は禁止します。
Yousuruni tekidona skinship ha kyoka shimasu ga kiss wo motometari hitsuyou ijou no koui ha kinshi shimasu
― Basically, moderate physical intimacy is allowed, but asking for kiss, or any other unnecessary actions are forbidden.
It's a Japanese-English word derived from "skin + ship."
●ちったぁ気があるってことじゃねぇのか。
Chittaa ki ga aru tte koto ja nee noka
― it must mean you have some feelings for me.
●ちょっと、今はプライベートなんだけど！
Chotto ima ha private nan dakedo
― Hey, I'm off the clock right now!
●わりぃ子はいねぇか？
Warii ko ha inee ka
― Are there any naughty kids around?
The character is called "なまはげ(namahage)."
Namahage in traditional Japanese folklore is a demonlike being, portrayed by men wearing oversized ogre masks and traditional straw capes (mino) during a New Year's ritual of the Oga Peninsula area of Akita Prefecture in northern Honshū, Japan.He scares lazy and misbehaving children so that they act properly.
－ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namahage
●髪…おろしてた方がいいな。
Kami oroshiteta hou ga ii na
― You hair... It looks better down.
Dandy, too!
She didn't wear a bikini...
●そこに珍しいエイリアンがいたら捕まえるのが宇宙人ハンターの性じゃんよ。
Soko ni mezurashii alien ga itara tsukamaeru noga uchuujin hunter no saga janyo
― But if there's an unregistered alien in front of his eyes, it's an alien hunter's nature to catch it.
[Example]
・浮気するのが男の性だ。
Uwaki suru no ga otoko no saga da
― It's man's nature to cheat.
●いつもろくなの見つけられないくせに
Itsumo rokuna no mitsukerarenai kuse ni
― You usually only bring worthless aliens.
[Brushup]
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Episode 6
○お前らの周りろくな女いねぇな。
Omaera no mawari rokuna onna inee na
― You guys have no decent women around you, do you?
Kinou no ika masaka no 5000 woolong daze
― The squid yesterday was a whopping 5000 woolongs, you know.
It is cheap for the size of that, isn't it?
●軌道エスカ？／ 今日は江ノアイランドで宇宙花火大会があるの。
Kidou esuka ／ Kyou ha Eno Island de uchuu hanabi taikai ga aru no
― The Orbital S-K? ／ There's a space fireworks festival on Bay Island today.
A land-tied island, "江ノ島(Enoshima)", and a toll escalator, "江ノ島エスカー(Enoshima Esuka-)" exist.
●おう、たーまやー！
Ou, Tamaya!
― Oh, fireworks!
Japanese habitually call out "tamaya" and "kagiya" during firework shows.
●わぁ今日の花火は一段と凝ってるわね！
Waa kyou no hanabi ha ichidan to kotteru wane
― Wow, these are the biggest fireworks I've ever seen!
凝ってる、凝った: elaborate, ornate
Itano Circus is awesome!
●遠慮すんなって。
Enryo sunna tte
― You don't have to hold back.
[Brushup]
Himegoto Episode 8
○全力で遠慮します。
Zenryoku de enryo shimasu
― I wholeheartedly decline.
●おいおい、登録センターでいっつもエグいエイリアン見てるだろ？
Oi oi touroku center de ittsumo egui alien miteru daro
― Aw man, you see all those crazy sliens at the registration center, don't you?
えぐい: acrid ⇒ gross, creepy
●たかが蜘蛛ぐらいで…
Takaga kumo gurai de
― Don't get so worked up over a little spid--
たかが: no more than, mere
●でもあれだ、人面蜘蛛は退治できたわけだし…
Demo are da jinmen gumo ha taiji dekita wake dashi
― Well, at least we were able to exterminate the man-faced spider...
●こりゃ地獄のヒーローじゃねぇか？／ さすがはチャック。この爆発にも生き抜いたのね。
Korya Jigoku no Hero ja nee ka ／ Sasuga ha Chuck. Kono bakuhatsu nimo ikinuita none
― Isn't this Missing in Action? ／ That's just like Chuck. He was even able to survive this blast.
A 1984 action film directed by Joseph Zito and starring Chuck Norris.
Missing In Action / Missing In Action 2: The Beginning / Braddock: Missing In Action III (3 Pack Action)
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●私が格闘技を習い始めたきっかけは彼よ。
Watashi ga kakutougi wo narai hajimeta kikkake ha kare yo
― He's the reason I started learning martial arts.
●俺、空手コマンドーのビデオ持ってるぜ。
Ore Karate Kommando no video motteru ze
― I have the Karate Kommandos video.
I wonder what on earth that is.
●ガイエンストリート ／ ヤマシタコロニー
Gaien Street ／ Yamashita Colony
― Outer Garden Street ／ Yamashita Colony
外苑通り(Gaien-doori), 山下公園(Yamashita kouen)
●僕に嫉妬してもらいたいんだろ？
Boku ni shitto shite moraitain daro
― You're trying to make me jealous, aren't you?
Dolph is yandere.
●お前が中途半端だからこんなことになるんだぜ。
Omae ga chuuto hanpa dakara konna koto ni narun da ze
― This is happening because you aren't being straight with him.
[Brushup]
Hanayamata Episode 8
○中途半端な出来だったら承知しないから。
Chuuto hanpa na deki dattara shouchi shinai kara
― I won't forgive you if it's half-baked.
Sekkin kinshi rei ni yori Scarlet no hankei ichiman persec inai niha chikaduku koto ga dekinaku natta node aru
― and received a restraining order preventing him from coming within 10,000 parsecs of Scarlet.
1 persec ≒ 3.26 light-years
●なんだろう、私、男運悪いのかな。
Nandarou watashi otokoun warui no kana
― Yeah, I guess I just have bad luck with guys.
⇔ 女運(onnaun): luck with women
[Example]
・君って本当に女運ないね。
Kimi tte hontou ni onnaun nai ne
― You really have no luck with women
●気付くと駄目な男ばっかり好きになってるのよね。
Kizuku to dame na otoko bakkari sukini natteru no yone
― I'm always falling for losers.
There is also a slang "だめんず(damenzu: dame + mens)" in the same meaning.
●いやぁ意外とおいしいバイトでしたね。
Iyaa igai to oishii baito deshita ne
― That job actually paid pretty well.
おいしい: delicious ⇒ good, nice, profitable, advantageous
●お腹でも壊したんですかね。
Onaka demo kowashitan desu ka ne
― I wonder if he has a stomachache.
腹を壊す: have stomach trouble
{Preview}
●あなたと別れてからのこの10年は長かったわ。
Anata to wakarete kara no kono 10 nen ha nagakatta wa
― It's been a long ten years since we broke up.
What it means...? I'm looking forward to the next time, too.
For a change, Dr. Gel was out of the picture.
ED: "Seaside Driving" by 永井聖一(Nagai Seiichi)
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