Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Episode 0

愛と青春のサービス回
Ai to Seishun no Saabisu Kai
― Fan Service of Love and Youth


●何？澤村さんの一押しってあれなの？
　Nani Sawamura-san no ichioshi tte are nano
― Come now, that's your top recommendation, Sawamura-san?

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Girl Friend BETA Episode 12
○それは私の一押しだ。
　Sore ha watashi no ichioshi da
― That's the one I'd recommend the most.

●1話からパンチラや全裸満載だった下らないハーレムアニメよね？
　Ichiwa kara panchira ya zenra mansai datta kudaranai harem anime yone
― Isn't that a lame harem anime that was packed with panty shots and nudity right from episode 1?

Panchira (パンチラ) is an expression used by Japanese women to warn each other that their underwear is visible; the term carries risqué connotations similar to the phrase "your slip is showing" in English usage. The word is a portmanteau of "panty" (パンティー pantī) and chira, the Japanese sound symbolism representing a glance or glimpse. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panchira)

Your lie in April Episode 12

トゥインクル リトルスター
― Twinkle Little Star


●クライスラー作、愛の喜びの対になる愛の悲しみはバイオリン曲。
　Kreisler saku Ai no Yorokobi no tsui ni naru Ai no Kanashimi ha violin kyoku
― Love's Sorrow, the companion piece to Love's Joy by Kreisler, was written for the violin.

Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen (Old Viennese Melodies) is a set of three short pieces for violin and piano, written by Fritz Kreisler. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-Wiener_Tanzweisen)

●この曲にはラフマニノフが編曲したピアノ版がある。
　Kono kyoku ni ha Rachmaninoff ga henkyoku shita piano ban ga aru
― There's a piano version of this song arranged by Rachmaninoff.

Two of them, Liebesfreud and Liebesleid, were the subject of virtuoso transcriptions for solo piano by Kreisler's friend Sergei Rachmaninoff (1931), who also recorded these transcriptions. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-Wiener_Tanzweisen)

●気分転換、息抜きも必要。
　Kibun tenkan ikinuki mo hitsuyou
― It's good to have a change of scenery, to take a breather!

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Denki-gai no Honya-san Episode 1
○そうだ気分転換しましょう。
　Souda kibun tenkan shimashou
― I know! How about a change of pace?

Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! Episode 1

愛という名のもとに
Ai to iu Na no Moto ni
― In the Name of Love

Their names are derived from hot springs.

●あぁ～一番風呂は良いなぁ。
　Aa ichiban-buro wa ii naa
― Ah, it's great being first in the bath.

一番風呂: taking a bath before anyone else

●ちくわぶ？
― Chikuwabu?

Chikuwabu (ちくわぶ) is a wheat-based Japanese food item that is frequently eaten as an ingredient in oden. Similar to the process used to make udon, dough is made by kneading flour with salt and water and it is them formed into a thick cylindrical shape with a hollow tube through its center and steamed. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikuwabu)

●竹輪でも麩でもない。
　Chikuwa demo fu demo nai
― Not quite chikuwa, not quite fu.

Chikuwa (竹輪) is a Japanese tube-like food product made from ingredients such as fish surimi, salt, sugar, starch, monosodium glutamate and egg white. After mixing them well, they are wrapped around a bamboo or metal stick and steamed or broiled. The word chikuwa ("bamboo ring") comes from the shape when it is sliced. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikuwa)

In Japanese cuisine, the traditional type of wheat gluten is called fu (麩, lit. "gluten"), originated from Jiangnan dialect for ed khaw-fu. In Japan, the two main types of fu are most widely used in Buddhist vegetarian cooking (Shojin ryori) and tea ceremony cuisine (cha-kaiseki 茶懐石). (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_gluten_(food)#Japanese)

Chikuwabu is often confused with the fish-based chikuwa, as they are similar in shape and name and are both common ingredients in oden. However, unlike chikuwa, chikuwabu is rarely eaten on its own. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikuwabu)

L: Chikuwabu  R: Chikuwa

Majin Bone Episode 40

メルボルン急襲
Meruborun Kyuushuu
― Melbourne Assault


●これが初詣？すげぇ人だね！
　Kore ga hatsumoude Sugee hito dane
― First shrine visit of the New Year, huh? Sure are a lot of people!

Hatsumōde (初詣 hatsumōde) is the first Shinto shrine visit of the Japanese New Year. Some people visit a Buddhist temple instead. Many visit on the first, second, or third day of the year as most are off work on those days. Generally, wishes for the new year are made, new omamori (charms or amulets) are bought, and the old ones are returned to the shrine so they can be burned. There are often long lines at major shrines throughout Japan. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsumōde)

●さ、さほさん、そのお姿は？
　Sa-Saho-san Sono osugata ha
― S-Saho-san! Why are you dressed like that?

The traditional attire of a miko would be a pair of red hakama (long, divided trousers) or a long, red, slightly pleated skirt tied with a bow, a white haori (kimono jacket), and some white or red hair ribbons. In Shintoism, the color white symbolizes purity. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miko)

●何鼻の下伸ばしてんの？
　Nani hana no shita nobashitenno
― What are you leering at?

Kamisama Hajimemashita 2 Episode 1

神様またはじめました
Kamisama Mata Hajimemashita
― I've Started the "Being a God" Thing Again

May this year be another good one!

●近頃この辺りでのし上がってきてるって。
　Chikagoro kono atari de noshiagatte kiteru tte
― The bastards who've been making a power grab around here lately

伸し上がる: rise in the world

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Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Episode 8
○平凡な女がモテる男に惚れて、根性でのし上がっていくんだ。
　Heibon na onna ga moteru otoko ni horete konjou de noshiagatte ikunn da
― A mediocre girl falls for a popular guy, and wins him over through sheer willpower.

●お手並み拝見といこうか？
　Otenami haiken to ikou ka
― How about we see what you've got?

It's a set phrase.

お手並み: skill