Majin Bone Episode 46

●そうよ。スマイル、スマイル！
　Sou yo Smile smile
― That's right. Smile, smile!

●日本のことわざにもあるだろう！
　Nippon no kotowaza ni mo aru daro
― There's a Japanese expression for it, too!

●笑う門には服着たサルって！
　Warau kado ni ha fuku kita saru tte
― A sharp-dressed monkey comes to those who laugh!

●それを言うなら「笑う門には福来たる」だ！
　Sore wo iu nara Warau kado ni ha fuku kitaru da
― The phrase is, "Happiness and money come to those who laugh!"

[Brushup]
Yatterman Night Episode 2
○笑う門には福来る！
　Warau kado ni ha fuku kitaru
― Fortune comes to a merry home!

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●ガキの頃からやってっからね。
　Gaki no koro kara yatte kkara ne
― I've been doing it since I was a kid myself.

●ペンキが入ってるってやつよ。
　Penki ga haitteru tte yatsu yo
― You could say I'm an old foot at it.

It is derived from the Dutch word "pek," and means paint.

●それ言うなら年季が入ってるね。
　Sore iu nara nenki ga haitteru ne
― I think you mean an old hand.

年季が入っている (nenki ga haitteiru): experienced

Majin Bone Episode 44

●ぬけ漬けだよ。
　Nukazuke dayo
― Nukazuke pickles.

●姉ちゃんが漬けたぬか漬けは最高でさ。
　Neechan ga tsuketa nukazuke ha saikou desa
― The nukazuke my sister makes are the best.

●当然よ。なんたって母さんのぬか床を使ってるんだもん。
　Touzen yo Nantatte kaasan no nukadoko wo tsukatterundamon
― Of course. I use mom's nukadoko to make them, after all.

●ぬか床は食材を美味しくする。
　Nukadoko ha shokuzai wo oishiku suru
― Nukadoko maked food more delicious.

●ぬか床は神秘的で宇宙と似ている。
　Nukadoko ha shinpiteki de uchuu to niteiru
― Nukadoko is misterious, like the universe.

●ぬか床は宇宙だー！
　Nukadoko ha uchuu daaaaa
― Nukadoko is the universe!

Nukazuke (糠漬け) are a type of Japanese pickle, made by fermenting vegetables in rice bran (nuka). Almost any edible vegetable may be pickled through this technique, though traditional varieties include eggplant, Japanese radish (daikon), cabbage, and cucumber. The taste of nuka pickles can vary from pleasantly tangy to very sour, salty and pungent.
The nuka-bed is traditionally kept in a wooden crock but ceramic crocks or even plastic buckets are also common. Many Japanese households have their own nukazuke crocks which are faithfully stirred by hand every day. Due to varying methods and recipes, flavors vary considerably not only from region to region but also from household to household. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nukazuke)

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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?

Majin Bone Episode 35

●回復したら是非とも聞かねばなりませんね！YOUは何しに地球へ？って。
　Kaifuku shitara zehi tomo kikaneba narimasenne! You ha nani shini chikyuu he tte
― Once they recover, I must ask them everything! Why did you come to Earth?

This line is punned on a popular TV programme name.

Why Did You Come to Japan? (YOUは何しに日本へ？ Yū wa Nani Shi ni Nippon e?) is a Japanese television programme presented by Osamu Shitara and Yūki Himura, a comedy double act together known as "Bananaman". It is a regular programme on TV Tokyo on Monday evenings. (...) In the programme, a team of interviewers go around various locations in Japan, in particular Narita Airport, and ask non-Japanese people "Why did you come to Japan?". They then attempt to follow the interviewees on their journeys around Japan, in a process called mitchaku shuzai (密着取材, lit. "close-contact reporting"). (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Did_You_Come_to_Japan?)

Official website (Japanese)

Majin Bone is broadcasted on TV Tokyo too.

Majin Bone Episode 30

Since international characters often introduce a Japanese idiom or proverb, it's worthwhile.


●しかしどう侵入しましょう？
　Shikashi dou shinnyuu shimashou
― But how do we get inside?

●そういうことならおいらに任せてくれよ。
　Souiu koto nara oira ni makasete kureyo
― You can leave that to me.

●昔取った何とかってやつだ。
　Mukashi totta nantoka tte yatsu da
― There's something I picked up long ago.

●侵入しようにも窓も扉もないですよ。
　Shinnyuu shiyou nimo mado mo tobira mo nai desuyo
― There are no windows or doors we can use to break in.

●壁にも全く手掛かりがない。よじ登るのは不可能だな。
　Kabe nimo mattaku tegakari ga nai Yojinoboru noha fukanou dana
― And no handholds on the walls. It would be impossible to climb.

●昔取った何とかって？
  Mukashi totta nantoka tte
― What was is you picked up long ago?

●相撲かな？
　Sumou kana
― Sumo, maybe?


[Proverb]
○昔取った杵柄
  Mukashi totta kinezuka

Literally: a mallet handle picked up long ago

Kinezuka refers to the handle of a mallet used for pounding mochi.
Because one who has learned how to pound mochi with the kinezuka in the past has not forgotten the skill again, this phrase is used for...

Meaning: You never forget your own trade. / Utilizing one's experience of former days.



Also, "to wrestle in sumo"is expressed as "相撲を取る(sumou wo toru)" in Japanese.

Majin Bone Episode 29

Let's see two proverbs here.
Going into neither a flame nor a tiger's den is fine.


●なのにその敵地に乗り込むなんて。愚かにも程があると思いませんか！
　Nononi sono tekichi ni norikomu nante Oroka nimo hodo ga aru to omoimasenka
― Yet you want to go to the enemy's base?! Even foolishness must have its limits!

●確かに飛んで火に入る茶碗蒸しだな。
　Tashikani tonde hi ni iru chawanmushi dana
― He would be kind like a moss to a flame.

●夏の虫です！
  "Natsu no mushi" desu
― That's "moth"!

Literal meaning of each of the words

茶碗蒸し: tea cup steam, steamed in a tea bowl
An egg custard dish containing shrimp, chicken, mushrooms, vegetables, etc., steamed in a cup.
It's made with soup stock and unsweetened.

夏の虫: summer bug

They are just rhythming, so the word 茶碗蒸し has not any special meaning.

Its correct proverb is 飛んで火に入る夏の虫(moth flying into the flame), which means rushing to one's doom.

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●肌でネポスを知ることも必要ではある。
　Hada de Nepos wo shiru koto mo hitsuyou deha aru
― There is a need for us to experience Nepos in the flesh.

●「虎穴に入らずんば虎児を得ず」という諺もあります。
　"Koketsu ni irazunba koji wo ezu" to iu kotowaza mo arimasu
― As the saying goes, "Nothing ventured, nothing gaines."

●だからと言ってそこまでの危険を冒す必要ありません！
　Dakara to itte sokomade no kiken wo okasu hitsuyou arimasen
― But there's no need to put ourselves in that much danger!

Literally means "You cannot catch a tiger cub unless you enter the tiger's den. "


In both proverbs, the word 入(る) is read as "i(ru)," not "hai(ru)."