Gugure! Kokkuri-san Episode 2

爽やかな笑顔は真人間への第一歩！
Sawayakana egao ha maningen he no daiippo
― A Refreshing Smile is the First Step Towards Becoming a Rreal Human!

Sometimes, Kohina uses a quaint expression.


●あまりの残念さに放っておくのもどうかと思い、乗りで取り憑いた。
　Amari no zannensa ni houtteoku nomo douka to omoi nori de toritsuita
― I was unable to abandon her after seeing how unfortunate she was, and decided to haunt her.

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Barakamon Episode 10
●乗りで書いた感が前面に出てるんだよな…
　Nori de kaita kan ga zenmen ni deterun dayone
― You can tell it was written in the heat of the moment...

●こひなは生活感ゼロのぼっち属性で、
　Kohina ha seikatsukan zero no bocchi zokusei de
― Since Kohina is a loner with no idea how to take care of herself,

生活感:

1. human atmosphere to have feelings and 
2. lived-in feel (e.g. a room) 

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Denki-gai no Honya-san Episode 1
○私の中にこんな属性があったなんて！
  Watashi no naka ni konna zokusei ga atta nante
― I had no idea such a quality existed in me!


●それがコックリさん流ジャスティスなのだ。
　Sore ga Kokkuri-san ryuu justice nanoda
― That's Kokkuri-san-style justice.

●お前を真人間にしてやろうか？
　Omae wo maningen ni shite yarou ka
― Want me to turn you into a real human?

A song called 蝋人形の館(THE HOUSE OF WAX) of 聖飢魔Ⅱ(Seikima-II) has the following famous phrase.

○お前を蝋人形にしてやろうか
  Omae wo rouningyou ni shite yarou ka
― Do you want to be turned into a wax doll?


●悪霊がついに本性を現したのです…
　Akuryou ga tsuini honshou wo arawashita nodesu
― The evil spirit finally shows his true nature...

●社会不適合者になるんじゃないかとか
　Shakai-futekigousha ni narunja naika toka
― or that you'll become incompatible with the rest of society.

社会不適合者: socially unfit/incompatible person

●その歪んだ中二脳を矯正してお前を真人間にしてやるとな！
　Sono yuganda chuuni-nou wo kyousei shite omae wo maningen ni shiteyaru to na
― I'll rid your warped mind of those childish delusions and turn you into a real human!

矯正する(kyousei suru): reform, correct, rectify

●その人形なんて設定ポイしちゃえよ。
　Sono ningyou nante settei poi shichae yo
― You should really drop that doll act.

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Amagi Brilliant Park Episode 1
○何だその凶悪な設定は。
　Nanda sono kyouakuna settei ha
― That is one dark premise.

●孤独な少女が生んだ幻覚でないと証明できますか？
　Kodokuna shoujo ga unda genkaku de nai to shoumei dekimasuka
― Can you prove you're not an illusion created by the warped mind of a lonely girl?

[Example]
Tokyo ESP Episode 12
○あなたの幻覚は同じテレパスの私なら簡単に相殺できるざます。
　Anata no genkaku ha onaji telepath no watashi nara kantan ni sousai dekiru zamasu
― Another telepath, such as myself, can nuetralize your illusions easily.

●あなたの記憶も設定上植え付けられた偽の記憶なのかもしれませんよ。
　Anata no kioku mo setteijou uetsukerareta nise no kioku nanokamo shiremasen yo
― Even your memories may be false memories implanted in your head.

●コックリさんは信じてもらえないと消えちゃいそうなフェアリー系男子です。
　Kokkuri-san ha shinjite moraenai to kiechaisouna fairy-kei danshi desu
― Like fairies, Kokkuri-san disappears if no one believes in him.

The expression ～系男子/女子 is now in vogue.

[Example]
・草食系男子(soushoku-kei danshi): herbivorous men, beta male

●可愛いワンワンです。拾って愛してください。
　Kawaii wanwan desu Hirotte aishite kudasai
― Please take in this cute doggie and shower him with love.

●お前いつも無表情だし。
　Omae itsumo muhyoujou dashi
― You're always expressionless.

●いいぜ、見せてやるよ大人の男の号泣ってやつをな。
　Iize misete yaruyo otona no otoko no goukyuu tte yatsu wo na
― Fine. I'll show you the tears of a grown man.

号泣: loud lamentation, wailing

●ご近所から苦情が来てます。
　Gokinjo kara kujou ga kitemasu
― We have received a complaint from our neighbors.

●その代わり後で肉球触らせてくだい。
　Sono kawari ato de nikukyuu sawarasete kudasai
― In exchange, please let me touch the pads of your feet later.

●福笑いみたいになってんぞ！
　Fukuwarai mitai ni nattenzo
― You look like a Fukuwarai face!

Fukuwarai is a traditional game played on New Year's day in Japan.

The game is similar to that of Pin the Tail on the Donkey, whereby the players pin different parts of the face (such as the eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth) onto a blank face and laugh at the humorous results. - Wikipedia

●解せぬ。何がそんなにおかしいのでせう？
　Gesenu Nani ga sonna ni okashii no deseu
― I don't understand. What's so funny?

The expressions are quaint.

解せぬ → 解せない(gesenai)
でせう → でしょう(deshou)

●通報する？
　Tsuuhou suru
― Should we report him?

●不景気な顔してると皆に嫌われちゃうぞ！
　Fukeikina kao shiteruto minna ni kirawarechau zo
― No one will like you if you look so gloomy!

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Amagi Brilliant Park Episode 2
○不景気な顔してどうしたみ～？
　Fukeikina kao shite doushita mi
― Why the long face?

●うちのゲーセンで遊んでかない？
　Uchi no geesen de asondekanai
― Why don't you come play at our arcade?

It's short for ゲームセンター(game center).

●テイクアウトで、スマイルを下さい。
　Take-out de smile wo kudasai
― I'd like a smile to go, please.

McDonald's had "Smile 0 yen" in its menu list in Japan.

●結局ポテトしかもらえなかったのです。
　Kekkyoku poteto shika moraenakatta nodesu
― In the end, all I got was french fries.

Generally called フライドポテト(fried potato).

●チープな味に病みつきなのです。
　Cheap na aji ni yamitsuki nanodesu
― I am addicted to their cheap flavor.

●ならば仕草や言葉で笑顔を表現できるはずなのです。
　Naraba shigusa ya kotoba de egao wo hyougen dekiru hazu nanodesu
― So I should be able to express a smile using my actions and words.

●馬鹿にしてるのか？
　Baka ni shiteru noka
― Are you making fun of me?

プギャーm9(^Д^)
An emoticon of provocation.

●「人形はそもそも笑いませぬ」とか言ってスルーしそうなのにな。
　Ningyou ha somosomo waraimasenu toka itte through shisou nanoni na
― I thought you'd say, "Dolls don't smile" and ignore it.

Kohina eating a taiyaki.

●ものまねが嫌だったのか？
　Monomane ga iya datta noka
― Didn't you like my impression?

●今は甘い言葉を囁いていても、
　Ima ha amai kotoba de sasayaiteitemo
― You may whisper sweet words now,

●後で市松を根暗だと迫害するはずなのです。
　Ato de Ichimatsu wo nekura dato hakudgai suru hazu nanodesu
― but you'll persecute me for being gloomy later.

根暗: dark-natured, introvert

●何でそんな人間不信なんだよ？
　Nande sonna ningen-fushin nandayo
― Why are you so mistrustful?

●では指切りをしてください。
　Deha yubikiri wo shite kudasai
― Then, pinky swear it.

Literal meaning: finger cut-off

●嘘ついたら針千本なのですよ。
　Uso tsuitara hari senbon nano desuyo
― If you lie, you have to swallow a thousand needles.

Japanese children chant the following phrase together while crossing their pinky fingers.

○指切りげんまん、嘘ついたら針千本飲ます 指切った。
  Yubikiri genman, uso tsuitara hari senbon nomasu, yubi katta
― Pinky swear and bear with it, if you lie, I'll make you swallow a thousand needles.


●ズッキューン！
　Zukkyu-n
― Ka-pow!

●雨、雨、ちゃぷちゃぷ、コックリさん。蛇の目でお迎え…
　Ame ame chapu chapu Kokkurisan janome de omukae
― Rain, rain. Splash, splash. Kokkuri-san. Coming to pick me up with an umbrella...

From a Children's song.

蛇の目 literally means snake's eyes and refers to a traditional Japanese bull's-eye umbrella design.

●これは…捨て犬？
　Kore ha suteinu
― Is it... a abandoned dog?

●く～ん。
　ku-n
― Whimper.

●なつかれたようです。
　Natsukareta you desu
― He seems to like her.

なつく: attach

●塩まくぞ、塩！
　Shio makuzo shio
― Let's scatter some salt!

Scattering salt is a common purification ritual derived from Shinto.

●どうぞお見知りおきを。
　Douzo omishiri oki wo
― It's a pleasure to meet you.

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SPACE DANDY Episode 21
○どうぞお見知りおきを。
　Douzo omishiri oki wo
― Pleased to make your acquitance.


●ちなみに裏口からピッキングで入りました。
　Chinamini uraguchi kara picking de hairimashita
― Additionally, I picked the lock on the back door to get in.

●ディンプル錠など敵ではありません。
　Dimple-jou nado teki deha arimasen
― Dimple locks are no match for me.

●物の怪に空き巣テクが流行っているのですか？
　Mononoke ni akisu teku ga hayatteiru no desuka
― Are thieves' tricks popular among ghosts?

●生涯の忠誠を誓います。
　Shougai no chuusei wo chikaimasu
― I pledge my loyalty to you for life.

●狗神は蠱術の一種で犬を呪詛の要として犠牲にし使役する死霊にしたものだ。
　Inugami ha kojutsu no isshu de inu wo juso no kaname toshite gisei ni shi shieki suru shirei ni shita mono da
― Inugami is the ghost of a dog that was sacrificed to cast a curse on someone.

蠱術: curse by using animals, especially bugs or worms

●狗神は呪詛と略奪で主に奉仕し、家を栄えさせるが
　Inugami ha juso to ryakudatsu de aruji ni houshi shi ie wo sakaesaseru ga
― While he brings prosperity to his master through curses and plundering.

●多くの狗神持ちは力を増した狗神を維持できずに衰退し滅んでしまう。
　Ooku no Inugami-mochi ha chikara wo mashita Inugami wo iji dekizuni suitai shi horondeshimau
― most masters are unable to maintain Inugami once his power has grown, and they eventually perish.

●あいつは従順な振りをしてやがって宿主を食いつぶす獣だ。
　Aitsu ha juujun na furi wo shite yagate yadonushi wo kuitsubusu kemono da
― He pretends to be obedient, but eventually the beast consumes his master.

●今ご契約の方には新作カップ麺をプレゼント。
　Ima gokeiyaku no kata niha shinsaku cupmen wo present
― anyone who signs a contract with me now gets these complimentary cup noodles.

●人形は買収にとても弱かった。
　Ningyou ha baishuu ni totemo yowakatta
― Dolls are very susceptible to bribes.

●添加物まみれのスープが腰のない麺に絡み、
　Tenkabutsu mamire no soup ga koshi no nai men ni karami
― The soup bursting with additives clings to the insubstantial noodles,

●お口の中で翼を広げ約束の地アルカディアへ。
　Okuchi no naka de tsubasa wo hiroge yakusoku no chi Arcadia he
― spreading its wings inside my mouth and taking me to the promised land, Arcadia.

●小娘に取り入るなど造作もありません。
　Komusume ni toriiru nado zousa mo arimasen
― Gaining favor with young girls is a simple task.

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Amagi Brilliant Park Episode 2
○お前が地元の人気者になるくらいは造作もないふも。
　Omae ga jimoto no ninkimono ni naru kurai ha zousa mo nai fumo
― you'll be a local sensation in no time at all.

●私の野望が叶う日も近い。
　Watakushi no yabou ga kanau hi mo chikai
― My ambitions will soon come true.

●私はあなたに一目惚れしてしまったのです！
　Watakushi ha anata ni hitomebore shite shimatta nodesu
― I fell in love with you at first sight!

●もふもふでござる。ぷにぷにでござる。
　Mofumofu de gozaru Punipuni de gozaru
― You're fluffy. They're squishy.

●しっとり柔らかく絶妙な弾力。
　Shittori yawarakaku zetsumyouna danryoku
― He's soft and exquisitely springy.

●神かと思えたパウダービーズや低反発商品など足下にも及ばぬ触り心地。
　Kami kato omoeta pouder beads ya teihanpatsu shouhin nado ashimoto nimo oyobanu sawarigokochi
― Not even divine micre-beads or low-rebound products come to this feeling.

●口調とともに声色を変える手の込んだ可愛さアピールなのです。
　Kuchou to tomoni kowairo wo kaeru te no konda kawaisa appeal nanodesu
― By changing the manner and tone of his speech, he tries to appeal cuter.

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Denki-gai no Honya-san Episode 2
○気合入れるために口調変えてるんだって。
　Kiai ireru tame ni kuchou kaeterun datte
― She says she's changing her tone to get in the mood.

●婚姻届でした。
　Konin-todoke deshita
― It was a marriage registration form.

⇔ 離婚届(rikon-todoke): divorce registration

●辞世の句を聞いておこうか？
　Jisei no ku wo kiite okou ka
― Any last words?

辞世の句: a poem written near the time of one's own death

●狗神さんが挽き肉になってしまいました。
　Inugami-san ga hikiniku ni natteshimaimashita
― Inugami-san was turned into ground meat.

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Amagi Brilliant Park Episode 1
○練り込まれたひき肉と丹念に潰されたジャガイモが絶妙な風味を！
　Nerikomareta hikiniku to tannen ni tsubusareta jagaimo ga zetsumyou na fuumi wo
― The minced meat and mashed potatoes combine to form the most exquisite flavor!

●物の怪は割と不死身ですゆえ。
　Mononoke ha warito fujimi desu yue
― Spirits are quite difficult to kill.

不死身: immortal

●私は物の怪になる前の性別をうろ覚えでして。
　Watashi ha mononoke ni naru mae no seibetsu wo urooboe deshite
― I'm not sure what my sex was before I became a spirit.

うろ覚え: a faint memory

●ですから百合ルートとノーマルルート、お好きな方をお選び頂けます。
　Desu kara yuri route to normal route osukina hou wo oerabi itadakemasu
― Thus, you can choose the yuri route or the normal route... Whichever you prefer.

●ちなみに友情エンドはありません。
　Chinamini yuujou end ha arimasen
― Additionally, there is no friendship ending.

●狗神さんを攻略する予定はありません。
　Inugami-san wo kouryaku suru yotei ha arimasen
― I have no intention of winning you, Inugami-san.

●女体化！女体化！
　Nyotaika nyotaika
― Become a woman! Become a woman!

●女の子同士なら同衾OK？
　Onna no ko doushi nara doukin OK
― As they're both girls, does it make it okay for them to sleep together?

●馬に蹴られて死ぬ呪いをかけますよ。
　Uma ni kerarete shinu noroi wo kakemasu yo
― I'll put a course on you for a horse to kick you to death.

The origin is a fixed verse (anonymous).
○人の恋路を邪魔する奴は馬に蹴られて死んじまえ
　Hito no koiji wo jamasuru yatsu ha uma ni kerarete shinjimae
― People who disturb whose love should be kicked to death by horse.


●市松は犬と猫なら断然猫派なのです。
　Ichimatsu ha inu to neko nara danzen neko-ha nanodesu
― I am definitely a cat person.

●イヌ科二匹
　Inu-ka nihiki
― Two Canines

●囲め！囲め！
　Kakome kakome
― Surround him! Surround him!

I sometimes see plastic bottles of water placed near front doors.
The practice is believed to keep cats way because reflection from the bottled water annoys them, but it isn't certain if that is really effective or not.

●サーチにゃんこデストロイ！
　Search nyanko destroy
― Search for cat and destroy!

●何故か余計に殺気立ってしまったのです。
　Nazeka yokei ni sakki datte shimatta nodesu
― For some reason, they're even more murderous than before.

[Example]
Tokyo ESP Episode 12
○姿は消せてもそう殺気立っては意味がない。
　Sugata hakesetemo sou sakki datte ha imi ga nai
― There's no meaning in becoming invisible if you exude such bloodlust.

●ネコ科滅べ。
　Neko-ka horobe
― Go to hell, felines.

●2人はやけ酒をあおりすっかり意気投合したようです。
　Futari ha yakezake wo aori sukkari iki tougou shita youdesu
― By drowning their sorrows, they seem to have reached a mutual understanding.

やけ酒: drink in desperation

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SPACE DANDY Episode 20
○今度は意気投合してますね。
　Kondo ha ikitougou shitemasu ne
― Now they're really hitting it off.

●あのリボンの猫や猫型ロボだとか。
　Ano ribbon no neko ya nekogata robo da toka
― There's that cat with the ribbon, and that cat robot thing.

That probably means Hello Kitty and Doraemon.

●犬と猫でググると猫の方がヒットするとかよ～。
　Inu to neko de guguruto neko no hou ga hit suru toka yo
― When you google cats and dogs, cats get more hits.

Just so!

●猫さんへのコンプレックスが凄まじいのです…
　Neko-san he no complex ga susamajii nodesu
― They have a severe inferiority complex when it comes to cats...