Girl Friend BETA Episode 12

ガールフレンドxxx
― Girlfriend xxx


●よかったら大晦日、家にいらっしゃいませんか？
　Yokattara oomisoka uchi ni irashhaimasenka
― Would you like to come to my house for New Year's Eve?

Ōmisoka (大晦日), New Year's Eve, is the second-most important day in Japanese tradition because it is the final day of the old year and the eve of New Year's Day, which is the most important day of the year. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ōmisoka)

●門松！しめ縄！　
― Kadomatsu! Shimenawa!

A kadomatsu (門松, literally "gate pine") is a traditional Japanese decoration of the New Year placed in pairs in front of homes to welcome ancestral spirits or kami of the harvest. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadomatsu)

Shimenawa (標縄・注連縄・七五三縄, literally "enclosing rope") are lengths of laid rice straw rope used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimenawa)

●普通のお正月飾りなんですけど。
　Futuu no oshougatsu-kazari
― Everyone puts these up for New Year's, though.

正月飾り: New Year's decoration

Girl Friend BETA Episode 11

さよならア・ラ・モード
Sayonara á la Mode
― Goodbye á la Mode


●あまり羽目を外すことのないようにね。
　Amari hame wo hazusu koto no nai youni ne
― but try not to slack off too much over break.

羽目を外す: cut free, enjoy oneself too much

●寒くなってくるとほっこり良い話とかみんな聞きたがるみたい。
　samuku natte kuru to hokkori ii hanashi toka minna
― people want to hear heartwarming stories when it gets cold out.

●や方塞がりですね。
　Yahou-fusagari desune
― I'm really up against a fall.

She incorrectly pronounces "八方塞がり (happou-fusagari)."

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Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai Episode 4
○このままじゃ八方塞がりなんだ。
　Kono mama ja happou-fusagari nanda
― At this rate, we're out of options.

Girl Friend BETA Episode 10

プリンセス＆プライド
― Princess & Pride


●果たして今年の栄冠は誰の手に？
　Hatashite kotoshi no eikan ha dare no te ni
― Who's going be crowned this year?

●よーし、音響は任せといて！
　Yoooshi onkyou ha makasetoite
― All right, just leave the sound work to me!

●だから有力候補の生徒の話を聞きに行こうかなって。
　Sakara yuuryoku kouho no seito no hanashi wo kikini ikou kana tte
― So I'm going to interview some of the girls who are favorites to win.

有力候補: likely candidate, front runner

●皆さんのキモき一票はどの党に、ですね。
　Minasan no kimoki ippyou ha dono tou ni desune
― I wonder who everyone will cast for.

キモい(kimoi): gross, disgusting

Girl Friend BETA Episode 9

進化系Girl
Shinka-kei Girl
― Evolutionary Girl


●もう朝一か大トリしか残ってませんね。
　Mou asaichi ka ootori shika nokottemasenne
― There's only the grand prize or the first slot in the morning left.

大トリ: the last performer

●それでは多数決の結果、2年A組の企画は将軍茶屋に決定しました。
　Soredeha tasuuketsu no kekka 2-nen A-gumino kikaku ha shougun jaya ni kettei shimashita
― So by majority vote, Class 2-A will be doing a shogun tea house.

A Shogun (将軍 shōgun) was a hereditary military governor in Japan during the shogunate period from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns were the de facto rulers of the country, though officially they were appointed by the Emperor. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogun)

●女子は町娘や腰元。
　Joshi ha machimusume ya koshimoto
― The girls will dress as town girls and handmaidens.

●男子は侍や忍者のコスプレでお願いします。
　Danshi ha samurai ya ninja no cosplay de onegaishimasu
― The boys will dress as samurai or ninjas.

●今はまだ時期尚早ですかね。
　Ima ha mada jiki shousou desukane
― I think it's a little early to do that now.

●今、茶屋で出す菓子で紛糾しているのだ。
　Ima chaya de dasu kashi de funkyuu shiteiru noda
― We're having trouble deciding what we should serve at the tea house.

●羊羹は簡便かつ美味！
　Youkan ha kanben katsu bimi
― Red bean jelly is simple and delicious!

Yōkan (羊羹) is a thick, jellied dessert made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar. It is usually sold in a block form, and eaten in slices. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yōkan)

●レーションにも採用されてるという世界に誇るジャパニーズスイーツだ！
　Ration nimo saiyou sareteru toiu sekai ni hokoru Japanese sweets da
― It's even used in rarions. Japanese sweets that we can be proud of on global scale!

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●茶屋といえば団子！
　Chaya to ieba dango
― A tea house needs rice dumplings!

Dango (団子) is a Japanese dumpling and sweet made from mochiko (rice flour), related to mochi. It is often served with green tea. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dango)

●ごゆるりとしてゆかれるがよい！
　Goyururi to shite yukareru ga yoi
― Come along and drop in!

●最も素晴らしいダンサーのことをエトワール。星というのです。
　Mottomo subarashii dancer no koto wo etoile Hoshi to iu nodesu
― A wonderful dancer, an étoile! A star.

French word.

●それは買い被り過ぎですよ。
　Sore ha kaikaburi sugi desuyo
― You think too highly of me.

買い被る: overestimate, overrate

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Encouragement of Climb Season 2 Episode 7
○それは買い被りよ。
　Sore ha kaikaburi yo
― You're exaggerating.

Girl Friend BETA Episode 7

ドギー＆スクランブ
― Doggy & Scramble


●ジャンルでいうとスペースオペラです。
　Genre de iuto space opera desu
― It falls into the space opera genre.

Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that often emphasizes romantic, often melodramatic adventure, set mainly or entirely in outer space, usually involving conflict between opponents possessing advanced abilities, weapons, and other technology. The term has no relation to music but is instead a play on the term "soap opera". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_opera)

●血湧き肉躍る大冒険活劇です。
　Chi waki niku odoru daibouken katsugeki desu
― It's an action adventure story that makes the blood race and the flesh dance.

●あのー熊本城って日本語しゃべるんですか？
　Anoo Kumamoto-jou tte nihongo shaberun desuka
― Uh, so the Kumamoto Castle can speak Japanese?

Kumamoto Castle (熊本城 Kumamoto-jō) is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto in Kumamoto Prefecture. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumamoto_Castle)

Girl Friend BETA Episode 6

What is the opposite of "天然(tennen)"?


●まずは天然キャラから脱しないと駄目かな？
　Mazuha tennen kyara kara dasshinaito dame kana
― Maybe I need to stop coming across as airheaded?

●そこより言葉遣いを直せばいいだけじゃないかな。
　Soko yori kotobazukai wo naoseba ii dake ja naikana
― I think you just need to speak a little more politely.

●えっと、天然じゃなくなると…
　Etto tennen ja nakunaruto
― Um... To stop being airheaded...

●天然の反対は養殖？
　Tennen no hantai ha youshoku
― Would the opposite of "airheaded" be "waterheaded"?

●養殖
　Youshoku
― Aquaculture

●養殖になればいいのかな？
　Youshoku ni nareba iinokana
― Do I just need to be waterheaded?

●だめだこりゃ。
　Dameda korya
― She's doomed.

	wild	⇔	cultured, farmed	養殖(youshoku)
	natural		artificial, synthetic	人工(jinkou), 合成(gousei)
天然ボケ (tennen boke)	goofy, airheaded			エセ天然(ese tennen), 養殖(youshoku) *informal

天然ボケ lirerally means innate airhead.

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Your lie in April Episode 4
○人工と天然。
　Jinkou to tennen
― Synthetic and all-natural.

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ダージリンをみんなと
Daajirin wo Minna to
― Darjeeling with Everyone

You can learn about food and battery.

●今日は学食お休みみたいなんです。
　Kyou ha gakushoku oyasumi mitai nandesu
― It seems the cafeteria isn't open today.

学生食堂 (gakusei shokudou: school cafeteria) is commonly abbreviated to 学食.

●本日 臨時休業
　Honjitsu Rinji Kyuugyou
― Temporarily Closed Today

●購買で何か買いましょうか。
　Koubai de nanika kaimashouka
― Let's get something at the school store.

It's an abbreviation of 購買部(koubai-bu).

●ダージリン、セカンドフラッシュのシュープリームマスカテルよ。
― It's Darjeeling, second flush, supreme muscatel.

Second flush is harvested in June and produces an amber, full bodied, muscatel-flavored cup. - Darjeeling tea - Wikipedia

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Girl Friend BETA Episode 4

猫と雨の夜
Neko to Ame no Yoru
― Cats and a Rainy Night


●こうなったら大一夜漬け勉強会をします！
　Kounattara dai ichiyazuke benkyou-kai wo shimasu
― We'll just have to... have an all-night study session!

●弁当会?!
　Bentou-kai
― ...delicatessen?!

●床の間の花を入れ替える。
　Tokonoma no hana wo irekaeru
― I'm changing out the flowers in the alcove.

Tokonoma refers to the alcove in a traditional Japanese room where art or flowers are displayed.

Girl Friend BETA Episode 3

Difference between the expressive style between English and Japanese is interesting.


●仲が良いのが不思議だなって前から思ってたんです。
　Naka ga ii noga fushigi dana tte mae kara omottetandesu
― I've always found it mysterious that you two are so close.

●下手したら水と油。
　Heta shitara mizu to abura
― They could end up being like water and oil.

The idiom means oil and water in English, but the word order is reversed in Japanese.

●犬と猫の仲になってもおかしくないですね！
　Inu to neko no nakani nattemo okashikunai desune
― Or playing like cats and dogs! How weird!

●クロエさん、それを言うなら「犬猿の仲」ですよ。
　Cloe-san sore wo iunara "kenen no naka" desuyo
― Cloe-san, the saying is "fighting like cats and dogs."

The idiom literally means "dog and monkey relationship."

●猿も木から落ちます。
　Saru mo ki kara ochimasu
― Everyone makes mistakes!

The proverb "猿も木から落ちる(Saru mo ki kara ochiru)" literally means "Even monkeys fall from trees."

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ブルー・メロンパン
― Blue Melon Buns


●なんか体も安定感抜群だし！
　Nanka karada mo anteikan batsugun dashi
― Your body looks really well-balanced, too!

安定感: a sense of stability
抜群: outclassing

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Amagi Brilliant Park Episode 1
○眉目秀麗、成績優秀、運動神経抜群。
　Bimokushuurei seiseki yuushuu unndou-shinkei  batsugun
― Handsome, smart, and athletic.

●演技にも何だか重みがありますよね。
　Engi ni mo nandaka omomi ga arimasu yone
― Yeah, it feels like there's so much weight to your performance.

Girl Friend BETA Episode 1

We shall learn an interesting proverb.


●心実さんは知ってますかこれ？「壁にミミおり、障子にメアリー」
　Kokomi-san ha shittemasuka kore "Kabe ni Mimi ori shouji ni Mary"
― Do you know what this means? "Mimi in the wall, Mary in the door."

●姉妹？友達？壁におるというのはどんな状態ですか？
　Simai? Tomodachi? And why is Mimi in a wall?
― Are they sisters? Friends?

●えっとあの、そのみみは女性のミミさんではなく、聞く方の耳のことです。
　Etto ano sono mimi ha josei no Mimi-san deha naku kiku hou no mimi no koto desu
― Um, the "Mimi" isn't a girl's name. It's the Japanese word for "ears."

●メアリーは目があるという意味で。
　Mary ha me ga aru toiu imi de
― And "Mary" is "me ari," whivh means "have eyes."

●正確には「壁に耳あり、障子に目あり」と言って
　Seikakuniha "Shouji ni mimi ari shouji ni me ari" to itte
― So it's "The walls have ears and the doors have eyes."

●こっそり話をしているつもりでも、いつどこで誰が見たり聞いたりしているか分からないから気を付けましょうという意味の諺です。
　Kossri hanashi wo shiteiru tsumori demo itsu doko de dare ga mitari kiitari shiteiruka wakaranai kara ki wo tsukemashou to iu imi no kotowaza desu
― It's a Japanese idiom that means you never know who's listening to you or watching you, even if you're being secretive, so you should be careful what you say and do.


障子 refers to a paper sliding door.



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Hanayamata Episode 10
○ふすま！畳！障子！
　Fusuma! Tatami! Shouji!
― Paper partitions! Tatami mats! Paper doors!