Just Because! Episode 2

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●言ったら、半殺しだから。
　Ittara hangoroshi dakara
― If you tell him, I'll beat you to a pulp.

半殺しにする (hangoroshi ni suru): half-kill

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Osomatsu-san Episode 22
○イヤミ、負けたら半殺しな！
　Iyami maketara hangoroshi na
― Iyami, if you lose, we'll beat you to a pulp!

●なんか必死過ぎ？
　Nanka hisshi sugi
― Didn't he seem super frantic?

●コンビニの肉まん付き合って。
　Konbini no nikuman tsukiatte
― Come get a convenience store meat bun with me!

From about August or September, through the winter months until roughly the beginning of April, Nikuman are available at convenience stores, where they are kept hot. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikuman)

Just Because! Episode 1

On your marks!


●明日は終業式なのにね。
　Ashita wa shuugyoushiki nanoni ne
― The closing ceremony is tomorrow, huh?

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Hello!! Kin-iro Mosaic Episode 8
○一学期終業式
　Ichigakki Shuugyoushiki
― First Semester Closing Ceremony

●日誌なんて「何もない一日でした」でいいんだよ！
　Nisshi nante "Nanimo nai ichinichi deshite" de iinda yo
― You can just write, "It was an unevenful day" in the logbook!

●てかサルじゃねぇし、猿渡だし！
　Teka saru ja neeshi Saruwatari dashi
― Hey! It's Saruwatari, not Monkey!

猿 (saru): monkey

●だるまさんが転んだか。
　Daruma-san ga koronda ka
― Red Light, Green Light, huh?

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Osomatsu-san Episode 9
○だるまさんが…転んだ！
　Daruma-san ga koronda
― Green light... Red light.

Sakura Quest Episode 24

悠久のオベリスク
Yuukyuu no Obelisk
― The Eternal Obelisk


●法被も届いたよ。
　Happi mo todoita yo
― The happi have arrived!

Happi (法被, 半被) is a traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat usually made of indigo or brown cotton and imprinted with a distinctive mon (crest). They are usually worn only to festivals. Originally, these represented the crest of a family, as happi were worn by house servants. Later, the coats commonly began to display the crests of shops and organisations. Firefighters in the past also used to wear happi; the symbol on their backs referred to the group with which they were associated. In English, "happi" is most often translated as "happi coat" or "happy coat". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happi)

●私は好きです、餡子がぎっしり詰まってるところが特に。/ それは月餅ね。
　Watashi wa suki desu anko ga gisshiri tsumatteru tokoro ga toku ni / Sore wa geppei ne
― I like absoebent things. It helps when they're quilted. / We're not talking about paper towels here.

Mooncakes in Japan are known as geppei (月餅), a direct translation of the Chinese name. They are associated with Chinese culture and are sold all year round, mainly in Japan's Chinatowns. Azuki (red bean) paste is the most popular filling for these mooncakes, but other sorts of beans as well as chestnut are also used. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooncake)

合併 (gappei): absorption

Sakura Quest Episode 23

雪解けのクリスタル
Yukidoke no Kurisutaru
― The Crystal of Melting Snow


●後味あんま良くないね。
　atoaji anma yokunai ne
― but I don't think it's a very good message.

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Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Episode 9
○バッドエンドの後味の悪さを緩和してみたんだけど…
　Bad-end no atoaji no warusa wo kanwa shite miten dakedo
― I tried to soften the bad taste you get from that ending...

●ポルトガルのパステルデナタっていうそうです。
　Porutogaru no pastel de nata tte iu sou desu
― Apparently, it's a pastel de nata from Portugal.

cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastel_de_nata

●洋菓子屋の話をよく和菓子屋に持ってこられたもんだね。
　Yougashiya no hanashi wo yoku wagashiya ni motte korareta mon dane
― It's impressive, bringing a proposal for a pastry shop to a Japanese confectionary.

Sakura Quest Episode 22

新月のルミナリエ
Shingetsu no Luminarie
― The New Moon Luminarie

●縦読み

　Tateyomi

― Read it vertically?

●野毛さんって家業を継いで本屋さんになったんじゃないんですね？

　Noge-san tte kagyou wo tsuide honya-san ni nattan ja naindesu ne

― Noge, you didn't inherit your bookstore from your family, did you?

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Natsume Yujin-cho Go Episode 3

○この家業を継ぐと決めた時から、覚悟はしているよ。

　Kono kagyou wo tsugu to kimeta toki kara kakugo wa shiteiru yo

― But when I decided to go into the family's line of work, I was ready for it.

●奥歯、乳歯がグラグラしてる。

　Okuba nyuushi ga guragura shiteru

― You've got a loose baby molar.

乳歯: baby tooth

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Punchline Episode 9

○残りの9本を全部折ったら、次は奥歯だ。

　Nokori no kyuuhon wo zenbu ottara tsugi wa okuba da

― After I'm done breaking the other nine fingers, your molars are next.

Sakura Quest Episode 21

氷の町のピクシー
Koori no Machi no Pikushī
― The Pixie in the Town of Ice


●こっちは年も明けてこれからが冬本番だってのに。
　Kocchi wa toshi mo akete korekara ga fuyu honban datte noni
― While here, the new year means the darkest depths of winter for us...

●あぁ、丑松会長は今日はちょっと所用がありまして。
　Aa Ushimatsu kaichou wa kyou wa chotto shoyou ga arimashite
― Oh... Mr. Kadota has a previous engagement...

●お年玉貯めたのが少しはある。
　Otoshidama tametano ga sukoshi wa aru
― I saved up some New Year's gift money.

On New Year's Day, Japanese people have a custom of giving money to children, known as otoshidama. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_New_Year#Otoshidama)

●ネットカフェ。/ 中学生は泊めてくれないよ。
　Netto kafe / Chuugakusei wa tomete kurenai yo
― Internet cafes. / They won't let a middle schooler stay there.

Children under 18 are not allowed to use internet cafes from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Sakura Quest Episode 20

聖夜のフェニックス
Seiya no Fenikkusu
― The Phoenix in the Holy Night


●告知が足りなかったかな？
　Kokuchi ga tarinakatta kana
― Maybe we didn't give enough warning?

●ちゃんと閉校式やってないんだ。
　Chanto heikou-shiki yattenainda
― but there was never any closing ceremony.

●揚げパンもメニューに入れとけ、と！
　Agepan mo menyū ni iretoke to
― You needed to have fried bread on the menu!

●雪を食べつくせば、春が来ます。
　Yuki wo tabetsukuseba haru ga kimasu
― If you eat all the snow, spring will come.

●私はアトリエが欲しいです。
　Tawashi wa atorie ga hoshii desu
― I want a studio.

atelier

Sakura Quest Episode 19

霧のフォークロア
Kiri no Folklore
― The Foggy Folklore


●血まみれサンタ…
　Chimamire Santa
― The Blood-Soaked Santa...

●お約束だね。
　Oyakusoku dane
― Right on time.

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Denki-gai no Honya-san Episode 2
○お約束だ！
　Oyakusoku da
― Typical!

●ここは私の母校だ！
　Koko wa watashi no bokou da
― This is my alma mater!

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Denpa Kyoushi Episode 1
○母校というのも重圧が少なくて、良いこと尽くめの話だ。
　Bokou to iu no mo juuatsu ga sukunakute ii koto zukume no hanashi da
― The fact that this job is at my alma mater means less pressure, icing on the cake.

Sakura Quest Episode 18

ミネルヴァの杯
Mineruva no Sakazuki
― Minerva's Saké Saucer


●私たちいいように利用されたのよ、教授に。
　Watashi-tachi ii youni riyou saretano yo kyouju ni
― The professor has been using us for his own gain.

●在宅クーデター
　Zaitaku kūdetā
― An at-home coup d'état...

●それからビール3ケースに乾き物、
　Sore kara bīru san case ni kawakimono ato
― I'd also like three cases of beer with some snacks,

●由乃ちゃん悪目立ちするタイプだから。
　Yoshino-chan warumedachi suru type dakara
― Yoshi always sticks out like a sore thumb.

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My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO! Episode 3
○私、結構悪目立ちって言うんですか？
　Watashi kekkou warumedachi tte iundesu ka
― I stand out in a bad way, I guess?

Sakura Quest Episode 17

スフィンクスの戯れ
Sufinkusu no Tawamure
― The Sphinx's Antics


●剣鉾、吊太鼓、黄金の龍。
　Kenboko Tsuri-daiko Ougon no Ryuu
― The Staff, the Hanging Drum, and the Golden Dragon.

●文化人類学
　Bunka jinrui-gaku
― "Cultural Anthropology"...

●ただかなりの偏屈爺さんだよ。
　Tada kanari no henkutsu jii-san dayo
― He's quite an eccentric old man, though.

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Sakura Quest Episode 4
○偏屈に見えるかもしれんけど、一志さんの彫るもんはほんまに凄いんです。
　Henkutsu ni mieru kamo shiren kedo Kazushi-san no horu mon wa honmani sugoindesu
― He may seem eccentric, but Kazushi's carvings are really amazing.

Sakura Quest Episode 16

湖上のアルルカン
Kojou no Arurukan
― The Harlequin on the Pond


●まさか土壇場でビビったんじゃないよね？
　Masaka dotanba de bibittan ja nai yone
― No way... Did he chciken out at the last minute?

●しかもその後、雨の中病院を抜け出して肺炎に。
　Shikamo sono ato ame no naka byouin wo nukedashite haien ni
― And after that, he ran out of the hospital into the rain and caught pneumonia.

●なかなか独創的な歌詞ね。
　Nakanaka dokusouteki na kashi ne
― The lyrics are very creative.

●ザ・ガレージバンドの代表曲「バラが咲きやがった」
　The Garage Band no daihyoukyoku "Bara ga Sakiyagatta"
― The Garage Band's biggest song: "Those Roses are Blooming."

Garage rock (sometimes called '60s punk or garage punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada. 

The fork song "バラが咲いた (Bara ga Saita)" of マイク眞木 (Maiku Maki) became a hit in 1966.

Sakura Quest Episode 15

国王の帰還
Kokuou no Kikan
― The Queen's Return


●にしても間野山って信号ないわよね。
　Nishitemo Manoyama tte shingou nai wayo ne
― I still can't believe how few traffic lights there are here.

●安産
　Anzan
― We come in peach

●安全と安産を間違えたみたいで。
　"anzen" to "anzan" wo machigaeta mitai de
― but apparently they mixed up the word for "peace" with "peach."

●大江戸 甘蕉饅頭
　Ooedo Banana Manjuu
― Oedo Banana Manju

Tokyo Banana (東京ばな奈) (also written "東京バナナ" and "東京ばなな" with the same pronunciation) is a Japanese sweet. It is the souvenir sweet of Tokyo and is manufactured and sold by Grapestone Co. (ja). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Banana)

Sakura Quest Episode 14

国王の断罪
Kokuou no Danzai
― The Queen, Convicted

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Ranpo Kitan Episode 5
○私は不眠不休で断罪を続けました。
　Watashi wa fumin-fukyuu de danzai wo tsuzukemashita
― I kept punishing criminals night and day.

●処刑デス！
　Shokei desu
― Seppuqueen!

処刑: execution

●安産
　Anzan
― Safe birth

●民泊？
　Minpaku
― B&Bs?

●会長が空き家の活用について勉強しておけって。
　Kaichou ga akiya no katsuyou ni tsuite benkyou shiteoke tte
― Mr. Kadota wanted us to study up on it for the empty houses.

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Denki-gai no Honya-san Episode 11
○最近うちの生徒が空き家に入り浸っていると聞きました。
　Saikin uchi no seito ga akiya ni iribitatteiru to kikimashita
― Apparently some of my students have been hanging out in an empty home.

Tsuki ga Kirei Episode 12

それから
Sorekara
― And Then

Sorekara (それから, Japanese for "And Then") is a novel written by Natsume Sōseki in 1909. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorekara)

●「恥の多い生涯を送って来ました。」
　Haji no ooi shougai wo okutte kimashita
― I've lived a life full of embarrassments.

Quoted from "人間失格 (Ningen Shikkaku: No Longer Human)."

No Longer Human (人間失格 Ningen Shikkaku) is a Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai. Published after Run Melos and The Setting Sun, No Longer Human is considered Dazai's masterpiece and ranks as the second-best selling novel in Japan, behind Natsume Sōseki's Kokoro. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Longer_Human)

●全部ネタになるから。
　Zenbu neta ni naru kara
― It all gets put to use in writing.

●おやすみなサイ
　Oyasuminasai
― Goodnight, sleep rhine

●安曇くんにコクった
　Azumi-kun ni kokutta
― I confessed to Azumi-kun

告白する (kokuhaku suru) → コクる (kokuru)

●みんなズッ友だから。
　Minna zuttomo dakara
― We're going to be BFFs, okay?

ずっと友達 (zutto tomodachi) → ズッ友 (zuttomo)

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Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari Episode 9
○浩とポコは…ズッ友だよ！
　Hiroshi to Poco wa zuttomo dayo
― Poco and I... are friends forever!

●お、さてはエロ小説か？
　O sarewa ero shousetsu ka
― You're writing smut, aren't you?

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●始発で行く。
　Shihatsu de iku
― I'll take the first train.

●太宰が言ってた「怒涛に飛び込む思いで愛の言葉を叫ぶところに、愛情の実体があるのだ。」
　Dazai ga itteta "Dotou ni tobikomu omoi de ai no kotoba wo sakebu tokoro ni aijou no jittai ga arunoda"
― Dazai once said, "The true substance of love lies in the act of howling words of love with the desperation of a man jumping into high seas."

Quoted from "新ハムレット (Shin Hamuretto: A New Hamlet)."

Sakura Quest Episode 13

マリオネットの饗宴
Marionetto no Kyouen
― The Marionette's Banquet


●こっちも好きで野宿してるわけじゃなくて
　Kocchi mo sukide nojuku shiteru wake ja nakute
― It's not like we wanted to camp out--

●限定グッズのために朝から並ばなきゃだし、
　Gentei goods no tame ni asa kara narabanakya dashi
― We have to line up early tomorrow for the exclusive souvenirs...

●当日入りのお客さんも路線バスだけじゃ代用できないし。
　Toujitsu iri no okyaku-san mo rosen basu dake ja daiyou dekinai shi
― Our public buses won't be able to handle the people coming in on the day of the event, either.

●Kinoshitaです。/ Tokichiroです。/ Hideyoshiです。
　Kinoshita desu / Toukichirou desu / Hideyoshi desu
― I'm Kinoshita. / I'm Tokishiro. / I'm Hideyoshi.

At genpuku he took the name Kinoshita Tōkichirō (木下 藤吉郎). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyotomi_Hideyoshi)

●ひつまぶしでも良いですか？
　Hitsumabushi demo ii desu ka
― Could I get mine Nagoya-style?

Variations include unajū (鰻重, the same dish served in jūbako [重箱], food boxes often lacquered), nagayaki (長焼き, the eel and rice are served separately), and hitsumabushi (櫃まぶし). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unadon)

Tsuki ga Kirei Episode 11

学問のすすめ
Gakumon no Susume
― An Encouragement of Learning

Between 1872 and 1876, he published 17 volumes of Gakumon no Susume ( 学問のすすめ, "An Encouragement of Learning" or more idiomatically "On Studying"). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuzawa_Yukichi)

You can read it here in Japanese.

●太宰も言ってる「何もしないさきから、僕は駄目だときめてしまうのは、それあ怠惰だ。」
　Dazai mo itteru "Nanimo shinai saki kara boku wa dame da to kimeteshimau no wa sore wa taida da
― Just as Dazai said... "To decide that I'm hopeless before I even beging is nothing but laziness."

●じゃあ第一志望は市立ですか。
　Jaa daiichi shibou wa ichiritsu desu ka
― So your preference is a municupal school?

●そんな悠長なこと言って！
　Sonna yuuchou na koto itte
― You're being too complacent!

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Kamisama Hajimemashita 2 Episode 2
○何を悠長なことを言っているのだ?!
　Nani wo yuuchou na koto wo itteirunoda
― What kind of laid back thing to say is that?!

Sakura Quest Episode 12

夜明けのギルド
Yoake no Girudo
― The Dawn Guild


●あの時はもう無我夢中で。
　Ano toki wa mou muga-muchuu de
― I sort of lost control there.

●うちでやってる放熱山脈はご存知ですか？
　Uchi de yatteru Hounetsu Sanmyaku wa gozonji desu ka
― Are you familiar with our program Moving Mountains?

It's a parody of the documentary TV program "情熱大陸 (Jounetsu Tairiku: Passion Continent)" on TBS.

放熱: heat release; radiation

●しかし建国祭は近隣市町村から多数押し掛け…あ、詰め寄り…いえ、いらっしゃることが想定されます。
　Shikashi kenkokusai wa kinrin shichouson kara tasuu oshikake a tsumeyori ie irassharu koto ga soutei saremasu
― But  for the Founding Festival, we may get a lot of gatecrashers--er, people... I mean, guests, from neighboring towns.

押し掛ける (oshikakeru): irrupt; intrude
詰め寄る (tsumeyori): draw close

Natsume Yujin-cho Roku Episode 11

大切なモノ
Taisetsuna Mono
― What Matters


●家族からも敬遠され、
　Kazoku kara mo kenen sare
― His family grew distant from him,

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Gabriel DropOut Episode 3
○ずっと敬遠してきたけど。
　zutto keien shitekita kedo
― so I'd kicked the can down the road.

●そこは魑魅魍魎うごめく、呪われ…
　Soko wa chimi-mouryou ugomeku noroware
― It's a cursed place, filled with evil...

●まぁ五分五分かな。
　Maa gobu-gobu kana
― Well, I think there's 50-50 odds.

Tsuki ga Kirei Episode 10

斜陽
Shayou
― The Setting Sun

The Setting Sun (斜陽 Shayō) is a Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai. It was published in 1947 and is set in Japan after World War II. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Setting_Sun)

●内申点も十分ですし、
　Naishinten mo juubun desushi
― Her grades are good.

内申点: points on one's school evaluation

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○あと内申とか。
　Ato naishin toka
― And a good recommendation, maybe.

内申書 (naishinsho): a school report on students' grades and conduct

●推薦は無理。一般で。
　Suisen wa muri. Ippan de
― Well, not on recommendation. Just general admission.

一般入試 (ippan nyuushi)

●ねぇ皆でお化け屋敷入ろうよ。
　Nee minna de obake yashiki hairou yo
― Hey, let's all go to the haunted house.

Sakura Quest Episode 11

忘却のレクイエム
Boukyaku no Rekuiemu
― The Forgotten Requiem


●雨宿り？
　Amayadori
― Taking shelter from the rain?

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Your lie in April Episode 20
○突然の雨宿り。
　Totsuzen no amayadori
― Suddenly having to take shelter from the rain.

●お粥ができたよ。
　Okayu ga dekita yo
― Here's your congee.

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Amaama to Inazuma Episode 7
○お粥にしましょうか？
　Okayu ni shimashou ka
― Would rice porridge be better?