Japanese in Anime: Kumamiko Episode 6

Monday, May 9, 2016

Kumamiko Episode 6

先駆者の村
Senkusha no mura
― Village of Vanguards

●立派な過疎です。
　rippa na kaso desu
― and we're clearly facing depopulation.

●そうだな、ヴィレバンとか。だからヴィレッジバンガード！
　Souda na Ville-Van toka Dakara Village Vanguard
― Well, places like, Ville-Van. No... It's Village Vanguard!

cf.
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ヴィレッジヴァンガード_(書籍・雑貨店)
Online Store: http://vvstore.jp/?fid=vhome

●ヴィレバンでピタゴラそうちのDVDかってくる
　Ville-Van de Pitagora Souchi no DVD kattekuru
― Go buy a DVD on Pythagorean Devices at Ville-Van.

PythagoraSwitch (ピタゴラスイッチ Pitagora Suitchi?) is a 15-minute Japanese educational television program that has been aired by NHK since 2002.
During the beginning and ending of each episode, and between each corner (segment), there are Pythagorean Devices (ピタゴラ装置 Pitagora Sōchi). Pythagorean Devices are known in the U.S. as "Rube Goldberg machines" and in Britain as "Heath Robinson" contraptions. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PythagoraSwitch)

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●そこはかとなく使いたくなるものばかり置いてあるよな。
　Sokohakatonaku tsukaitaku naru mono bakari oite aru yona
― Yeah, that place is full of inexplicably tempting stuff.

[Brushup]
Hello!! Kin-iro Mosaic Episode 6
○そこはかとなくイギリスの香りが。
　Sokohakatonaku igirisu no kaori ga
― Somehow, it smells like England.

●何たる醜態。
　Nantaru shuutai
― What shameful behavior...

[Brushup]
When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace Episode 10
○なんという醜態。
　Nantoiu shuutai
― What a dreadful turn.

●ただの知恵熱だって。
　Tada no chienetsu datte
― It's just a teething fever.

●豚汁！
　Tonjiru
― Pork miso soup!

Tonjiru or Butajiru (豚汁,とん汁,とんじる) - both literally mean pig/pork soup — is a Japanese soup made with pork and vegetables, flavoured with miso. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butajiru)

●恥の上塗りだよ！
　Haji no uwanuri dayo
― You're embarrassing yourself even more!

上塗り: overcoat, overpaint
恥の上塗り: double disgrace, piling shame on shame

●これは僕の罪滅ぼしだから。
　kore wa boku no tsumi-horoboshi dakara
― because this is my atonement.

[Brsuhup]
Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai Episode 12
○これで少しは罪滅ぼしになるだろうか…
　Kore de sukoshi ha tsumi-horoboshi ni naru darou ka
― I wonder if this will atone for my sin a little...

●バーベキュー味があった。
　Barbecue aji ga atta
― We have the BBQ flavored one.

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