Japanese in Anime: Your lie in April Episode 1

四月は君の嘘
Your lie in April

Based on a manga by Naoshi Arakawa.
It's going to be split into two seasons.
To me, the atmosphere and conversational expression feel fresh.

モノトーン・カラフル
― Monotone/Colorful

●しくった！
　Shikutta
― She got all of that one!

しくる(shikuru) is short for しくじる(shikujiru: blow it).

●馬鹿みたいに飛ばすなよ！
　Baka mitai ni tobasunayo
― You don't have to hit the snot out of it!

●うわー！死体だー！
　Uwa- Shitai da-
― Oh juus! It's a corpse!

●視界が赤い！
　Shikai ga akai
― All I can see is red!

視界: a field of vision, sight, view

●割ったガラスの数は強打者の勲章よ。
　Watta glass no kazu ha kyoudasha no kunsyou yo
― A slugger is only as good as the number of windows she's broken.

勲章
Literal: decoration, order
Apride, boast

●手なんか抜けるか！
　Te nanka nukeru ka
― No way am I batting with any less than my A-swing!

手を抜く(te wo nuku): slack off

●私は三冠王になるの！
　Watashi ha sankanou ni naru no
― I'm gonna win the Triple Crown!

●ちりとり、ちりとりっと。
　Chitirori chiritori tto
― Dustpan...dustpan...

●ところ構わず求め合うねぇ、おしどり夫婦。
　Tokoro kamawazu motomeaunee oshidori-fuufu
― you seek each other out whenever, whatever... RIght, you loving hubby and wife?

おしどり:

mandarin duck
[extended] happily-married couple

●土足で入るな、渡！
　Dosoku de hairuna Watari
― Don't come in here with your shoes on , Watari!

●色気の次は食い気かよ？
　Iroke no tsugi ha kuike kayo
― So now it's food over sex, huh?

●しっかし公生も災難だよな。
　Shikkashi Kousei mo sainan dayona
― Damn, Kousei, talk about collateral damage.

●説教された上に反省文2枚だって？
　Sekkyou sareta ue ni hanseibun nimai datte
― Not only did you get yelled at, but you have to write two letters of apology?

[Brushup]
Barakamon Episode 11
○長々と人の道徳について説教しようと思ってたんだが。
　Naganaga to hito no doutoku ni tsuite sekkyou shiyou to omottetandaga
― I could give you a long lecture on human morality.

●こんなのへっちゃら。軽いもんさ。
　Konna no hecchara Karui mon sa
― Oh, it's no big deal. Piece of cake!

●生まれたときから子守りしてきたから慣れちゃったよ。
　Umareta toki kara komori shitekita kara narechatta yo
― I've been babysitting her since birth, so it's second nature to me now.

●僕ひとりっ子なのに、世話の焼ける姉貴がいるみたい。
　Boku hitorikko nanoni sewa no yakeru aneki ga iru mitai
― Even though I'm an only child, it's like having a high-maintenance big sister.

●ザ・軽薄！
　The keihaku
― He's like Mr. Shallow!

ザ(the) is used to emphasize the word that follows it.

[Brushup]
Barakamon Episode 6
○ストップ・ザ・晒し！
Stop the sarashi
― Stop The Humiliation!

●目は黒いから光らないだろ。
　Me ha kuroi kara hikaranai daro
― They don't sparkle because they're dark brown, obviously.

The color of Japanese eyes is usually described as 黒(black).

●出た！常識論！なんとなく分かるでしょ？
　Deta Joushikiron Nantonaku wakaru desho
― There it is! Conventional wisdom! You get my drift, don't you?

●思春期なんだからピカーっと！
　Shishunki nandakara pika- tto
― You're an adolescent, so they should be all lit up!

●彼と出会った瞬間、私の人生が変わったの。
　Kare to deatta shunkan watashi no jinsei ga kawattano
― "The moment I met him, my life changed.

●見るもの、聞くもの、感じるもの、
　Miru mono kiku mono kanjiru mono
― Everything I saw, everything I heard... Everything I felt...

●私の風景全部が色付き始めたの。
　Watashi no fuukei zenbu ga irozukihajimeta
― All the scenery around me started to take on color."

●僕にはモノトーンに見える。
　Boku niha monotone ni mieru
― To me it all looks like it's in monotone.

●譜面のように、鍵盤のように、
　Fumen no youni Kenban no youni
― Just like music scores... Just like a keyboard...

●11歳の秋、僕は、ピアノが弾けなくなった。
　Juuissai no aki boku ha piano ga hikenakunatta
― The autumn I was eleven... I... Could no longer play the piano.

●隙あり！
　Suki ari
― Leaving yourself WIDE open!

A set phrase.

●あんま引っ張るなよ！
　Anma hipparunayo
― Hey, don't yank on those!

●あれ、グースハウスの新曲？
　Are Goose house no shinkyoku
― Hey, is this The Millions' new song?

The band performs the opening theme.

●決め付けるなよ！
　Kimetusukerunayo
― Don't just jump to conclusions!

●2対2ならちょうどいい。
　Ni tai ni nara choudoii
― But two on two would be perfect.

●話が詰まった時にさ、楽器の話とかできるでしょ？
　Hanashi ga tsumatta toki ni sa gakki no hanashi toka dekiru desho
― Whenever the conversation lags, you could talk about instruments and stuff, right?

●新譜を耳コピして譜面に起こしてるんだ。
　Shinpu wo mimikopi shite fumen ni okoshiterunda
― I'm transcribing the new songs by ear.

耳(mimi: ear) + コピー(copy)

[Brushup]
Hanayamata Episode 10 (unposted)
○それを楽譜におこしてて。
　Sore wo gakufu ni okoshitete
― And I was transcribing it.

●必死にしがみついているように見えるよ。
　Hisshi ni shigamitsuiteiru youni mieruyo
― It looks like you're desperately clinging onto it.

●あなたは私の代わりにヨーロッパで活躍するの。
　Anata ha watashi no kawari ni Europe de katsuyaku suruno
― You're going to make it big in Europe, in my place.

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GLASSLIP Episode 8 (unposted)
○雪哉さんの代わりにやなぎさんが走ってる。
　Yukinari-san no kawari ni Yanagi-san ga hashitteru
― Yanagi-san's running instead of Yukinai-san.

●いよいよヨーロッパのコンクールを視野に入れた3年前、母が死んだ。
　Iyoiyo Europe no concour wo shiya ni ireta sannenmae haha ga shinda
― Just when I finally had a European competition in my sights, three years ago... My mother passed way.

●ピアノを除けば僕は空っぽで。
　Piano wo nozokeba boku ha karappo de
― Take away the piano, and I'm empty...

●不細工な余韻しか残らない。
　Busaikuna yoin shika nokoranai
― There's nothing left but an ugly resonance.

●5分前行動がなってない。
　Gofunmae koudou ga nattenai
― They should've been here five minutes early.

5分前行動: act 5 minutes earlier

●目印？魔除け？
　Mejirushi Mayoke
― To mark the spot? To ward off evil spirits?

●ピアニカ？結構上手い。
　Pianica Kekkou umai
― A melodica? Pretty good playing, too.

"Pianica" is coined as a trade name of Yamaha and most commonly used name.
Also there is a name "Melodion", a brand name of SUZUKI.

The melody is originally used for a impressive scene where Pazu is playing the trumpet while letting his pigeons fly in "Castle in the Sky".
Title: ハトと少年(hato to shounen) "Pigeons and a Boy"

●世界が輝き出したの。
　Sekai ga kagayakidashitano
― The whole world began to sparkle.

●ラッパじゃないと駄目なんだよ。
　Rappa ja naito damenandayo
― It's gotta be a bugle, or it won't work.

I've thought it's an English word.

There are many theories of the origin, however, it's not clear.

the Dutch word "roeper"
the Chinese word "喇叭"
the Sanskrit word "raval" meaning to shout
the Frenchi word "rappelle" meaning to recall

●トランペットだよ。
　Trumpet dayo
― You mean a trumpet.

●音楽に国境や人種や生態は関係ないわ。
　Ongaku ni kokkyou ya jinshu ya seitai ha kankeinai wa
― Borders, race, ecology... none of them mean anything in music.

●絵になるなぁ…
　E ni naru naa
― What a great picture they make...

絵になる: make a good picture, picturesque

●ブレーメンの音楽隊だ！
　Bremen no ongakutai da
― They're the Bremen Town Musicians!

●鳩来た！
　Hato kita
― Here are the pigeons!

●春一番だ！
　Haruichiban da
― It's the first spring storm!

It refers to the spring's first south wind.

●もうお嫁に行けない！
　Mou oyome ni ikenai
― You've ruined my chances for marriage!

It's a set phrase.

[Brushup]
Denki-gai no Honya-san Episode 2
○もうお嫁に行けない。
　Mou oyome ni ikenai
― I can't marry anymore.

●盗撮魔め！許すまじ！この変態！
　Tousatsuma me Yurusumaji Kono hentai
― You camera voyeur! You won't get away with this! You pervert!

●女同士の可愛いは当てになんねぇからな。
　Onna doushi no kawaii ha ate ni nannee kara na
― Girls calling other girls "cute"... not exactly credible, you know.

当てにならない(ate ni naranai): unreliable, untrustworthy

●では改めまして。
　Deha aratamemashite
― Uh, let's take it from the top.

●何たる変わり身の早さ。
　Nankaru kawarimi no hayasa
― Can you believe that instant about-face?

変わり身が早い(kawarimi ga hayai): quick to adapt to changing circumstances

●見惚れた自分が恥ずかしい。
　Mitoreta jibun ga hazukashii
― I'm ashamed of myself for being transfixed.

見とれる(mitoreru): fascinated, admire

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GLASSLIP Episode 12 (unposted)
○雪、深見さんに見とれた。
　Yuki Fukami-san ni mitoreta
― Yuki was just staring at Fukami-san.

●先に声かけて抜け駆けなんて、あんたも隅に置けないわね。
　Saki ni koe kakete nukegake nante anta mo sumi ni okenai wane
― Beating him to the punch by approaching her first... My, my, are't you the player?

抜け駆けする(nukegakesuru): go ahead of, steal a march

隅に置けない
Literally: can't put someone in a corner
↓ considerable enough not to be put in an obscure place such as a corner
Actual meaning: more to someone than meets the eye, stud

●だから奇跡的な偶然で！
　Dakara kisekiteki na guuzen de
― I'm telling you, it was a miraculous coincidence!

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SPACE DANDY Episode 20 (unposted)
○その時まさに偶然の導きから奇跡の一曲が生まれた。
　Sono toki masani guuzen no michibiki kara kiseki no ikkyoku ga umareta
― At that very moment, a miraculous song was born from a coinsidental push of fate.

●今日のあんたは脇役。
　Kyou no anta ha wakiyaku
― Today, you're in a supporting role.

⇔ 主役(shuyaku): leading role

●引き立て役の友人A。
　Hikitateyaku no yuujin A
― You're just Friend A, derving as Watari's foil.

引き立て役: setoff, foil

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Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Episode 10
○悔しい…!!これじゃ私引き立て役じゃない!!!
Kuyashii Kore ja watashi hikitateyaku ja nai　
― This is so vexing! I'm just making her look better!

●私バイオリニストなの。
　Watashi violinist nano
― I'm a violinist.

●14歳の春、僕は、君と走り出す。
　Juuyonsai no haru boku ha kimi to hashiridasu
― The spring of my fourteenth year... I... I'm taking off with you.

The name for "MOMO" is written on an eraser, but the original name is "MONO".