Friday, April 10, 2015

Punchline Episode 1

パンツパニック
Pantsu Panikku
― Panty Panic
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)
ネオ麦茶の最新版か
 Neomugicha no saishinban ka
― It's the Neomugicha incident all over again
The Neomugicha incident (西鉄バスジャック事件 Nishi-Tetsu basujakku jiken) is the name given to the hijacking between May 4 and May 5, 2000 of a Japanese bus by a user of internet forum 2channel after placing a warning on the website.
An hour after posting a cryptic threat in a thread with the name "Neomugicha" ("Neo-Barley Tea"; ネオむぎ茶), the 17-year-old hijacked a bus "the Wakakusu" (Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.) in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan, stabbing one passenger to death. The Special Assault Team then stormed the hijacked bus and captured the youth alive. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neomugicha_incident)

●悪の魂スクイーズ!君のハートキュイジーヌ!
 Aku no tamashii squeeze Kimi no heart cuisine
― Squeeze the souls of evil! The cuisine of you heart!

●正義のヒーロー、ストレンジジュース見参
 Seigi no hero Strange Juice kenzan
― The hero of justice, Strange Juice, is on the scene!

●すまん、ちょっと手こずってもうてな。
 Suman chotto tekozutte moute na
― Sorry, I had some trouble.

[Brushup]
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! Episode 11
○まぁ手こずったとこもあるけどよ。
 Maa tekozutta toko mo aru kedo yo
― Some of them have given us some trouble, of course.

I Can't Understand What My Husband is Saying 2nd Thread Episode 2

スナイプベター
― Snipe Better


ばったり後輩に会った。
 Battari kouhai ni atta
― I randomly ran into my underclassman.

[Brushup]
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Episode 11
○大学受験で二浪したから後輩なんだと聞いた。
 daigaku juken de nirou shita kara kouhai nanda to kiita
― but he had to take his college entrance exams twice, so he's his kouhai.

相性はどうです?
 Aishou wa dou desu
― How's your compatibility?

[Brushup]
Assassination Classroom Episode 10
○LとRの発音は日本人と相性が悪いの。
 L to R no hatsuon wa nihonjin to aishou ga warui no
― The pronounciation of L and R doesn't jibe well with Japanese people.

[Internet slang]
●こっちくんな。
 Kocchi kunna
― Get away from me.

It's used when characters or something are coming over.

血液型なら…
 Ketsuekigata nara
― If we're talking blood types...
There is a common, popular belief in Japan and other East Asian countries that a person's ABO blood type or ketsueki-gata (血液型) is predictive of his or her personality, temperament, and compatibility with others. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_types_in_Japanese_culture)
AB型
ズレた行動
先見性
効率
心に壁
AB-gata
Zureta Koudou
Senkensei
Kouritsu-chuu
Kokoro ni Kabe
Type AB
Offbeat
Foresight
Speedrunner
Wall Around Heart

[Brushup]
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Episode 10
○何でそこまでずれてるんだ?
 Nande soko made zureterun da
― How is she so off-base?

Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Episode 12
○ボカロ厨 Bokaro-chuu Vocaloid Addict

O型
情熱家
おおざっぱ
(お金にはシビア)
ストレートな性格
やきもち焼き
母性本能が強い
O-gata
Jounetsuka
Oozappa 
(Okane ni wa Sevea)
Straight na Seikaku
Yakimochi Yaki
Bosei Honnou ga Tsuyoi 
Type O
Passionate
Lax on Details
(But Strict with Money)
Straightforward
Jealous
Very Motherly

[Brushup]
Your lie in April Episode 10
○俺は椿の母性をくすぐれないし、
 Ore wa Tsubaki no bosei wo kusugurenaishi
― I can't appeal to Tsubaki's maternal instincts,

●せ、星座なら…
 Se-Seiza nara
― H-How about astrology?

●いて座、ポジティブ、表裏がない、自由を好む、理想が高い。
 Ite-za: positive, uraomote ga nai, jiyuu wo konomu, risou ga takai
― Sagittarius: Positive, sincere, prefers freedom, idealistic.

●かに座、ソフトで温和、社交的、感受性が強い、独占欲が強い、基本的に受身。
 Kani-za: soft de onwa, shakouteki, kanjusei ga tsuyoi, dokusenyoku ga tsuyoi, kihonteki ni ukemi
― Cancer: Soft and gentle, sociable, very sensitive, possessive, generally passive.

[Internet slang]
スイーツ(笑)
 Sweets otsu
Bandwagoner.

cf. https://bangin.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/スイーツ(笑)sweetswarai/
≒ にわか (niwaka)

[Brushup]
Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Episode 7
○良い作品だからこそにわかに入ってきてほしくないってのもオタクの本能よ。
 Ii sakuhin dakara koso niwaka ni haitte kite hoshiku nai tte no mo otaku no honnou yo
― But it's an otaku instinct to keep people from jumping on the bandwagon.

[Internet slang]
●私からは「惚気るな、もげろ」の言葉を贈ろう。
 Watashi kara wa "norokeruna mogero" no kotoba wo okurou
― I'll just leave you with "quit bragging" and "tear it off."

It's short for "ちんこもげろ (Chinko mogero: Rip your dick off)."
≒ リア充爆発しろ (Riajuu bakuhatsu shiro)

[Internet slang]
情弱
 Joujaku otsu
LTTP much?

Late to the party

情弱 is short for 情報弱者 (jouhou jakusha: information illiterate).
乙 is derived from お疲れさま (Otsukaresama: You must be tired) and used ironically.

[Brushup]
When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace Episode 5
○中二
 Chuuni otsu
 You go, chuuni.

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Takamiya Nasuno Desu! Episode 1

執事男
Shitsuji Otoko
― The Butler


●馬のいななき
 Uma no inanaki
― A horse?

いななき: neigh, whinny

●外で菊花賞、じゃなくて馬車
 Soto de Kikka-shou ja nakute basha
― Is there a horse race? No, it's a carriage!
The Kikuka-shō (菊花賞, pronounced Kikka-shō) is a Japanese Grade 1 (Jpn I) flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 3,000 metres (approximately 1 7/8 miles) at the Kyoto Racecourse, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture in October. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikuka-shō)

●あと保険証も必須でしてよ。
 Ato hokenshou mo hissu deshite yo
― Bring your insurance certificate, too.

[Brushup]
Gugure! Kokkuri-san Episode 6
保険証どこやったかな?
 Hokenshou doko yatta kana
― Where did I put my insurance card?

●怪我させる気満々
 Kega saseru ki manman
Are you going to hurt me?

[Brushup]
Gugure! Kokkuri-san Episode 8
○コックリさん、実は行く気満々だったのです?
 Kokkuri-san jitsuha iku ki manman datta nodesu
― Kokkuri-san, did you actually intend to go?

●うわ!戦闘機
 Uwa Sentouki
― Whoa! A fighter jet?

バス酔いですか?
 Basu-yoi desu ka
― Are you car sick?

●えぇ、画面酔いですわ。
 Ee gamen-yoi desu wa
― Yes. The image is making me sick.

●その最大の別荘がこちらですわ!
 Sono saidai no bessou ga kochira desu wa
― This is the largest villa!

●総面積どら焼き3兆個分!
 Sou-menseki dorayaki san-chou-ko-bun
― It could fit three trillion dorayakis!
Dorayaki (どら焼き, どらやき, 銅鑼焼き, ドラ焼き) is a type of Japanese confection, а red-bean pancake which consists of two small pancake-like patties made from castella wrapped around a filling of sweet Azuki red bean paste. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorayaki)

●敷地内にはなんとプールやプール、他にも水泳場やプールがありましてよ!
 Sikichi nai ni wa nanto pool ya pool hoka ni mo suieijou ya pool ga arimashite yo
― Inside we have pools, pools, as well as swimming areas, and pools!

高笑いのしすぎでむせましたわ。
 Takawarai no shisugi de musemashita wa
― I was laughing so much, I couldn't breathe.

高笑い: loud laugh, guffaw

[Brushup]
Denki-gai no Honya-san Episode 6
○しかもむせています
 Shikamo museteimasu
― And she's choking!

●私の執事になって頂きますわ!
 Watashi no shitsuji ni natte itadakimasu wa
― Will you be my butler?

●うんとかすんとか言わなくて? / すん。
 Un toka sun toka iwanakute / Sun
― Don't you have anything to say? / Anything.

[Idiom]
うんともすんとも言わない (Un tomo sun tomo iwanai)
Meaning: say nothing at all

"Un" and "Sun" are onomatopoeias used to mean snort sound.

●でもよく考えたらなすのさんのブラの裏地なんかまで見れちゃうかもしれない!
 Demo yoku kangaetara Nasuno-san no bura no uraji nanka made mirechau kamo shirenai
― Maybe I'll get to see Nasuno-san's underwear!

裏地: lining

高床式倉庫
 Takayuka-shiki souko
― A raised-floor storeroom?
The first kura appear during the Yayoi period (300BC - 300AD) and they evolved into takakura (literally tall storehouse) that were built on columns raised from the ground and reached via a ladder from underneath. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kura_(storehouse))

●これ服だ!駄洒落かよ?
 Kore hitsuji fuku da Dajare kayo
― This is a sheep outfit! Is this a joke?

[Brushup]
Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai Episode 4
執事服作ってたらいつの間にかメイド服になっちゃって…
 Shitsuji fuku tsukuttetara itunomanika maid-fuku ni nacchatte
― I was trying to make a butler outfit, but somehow, it turned into a maid outfit...

Monday, April 6, 2015

Denpa Kyoushi Episode 1

高校教師はじめました
Koukou Kyoushi Hajimemashita
― I'm a High School Teacher Now


●妹よ、兄はYDという病気で働けないのだ。
 Imouto yo ani wa YD to iu byouki de hatarakenai no da
― Beloved little sister, your brother cannot work due to a serious illness called "YD."

やりたいことしかできない病という恐ろしい病で。
 Yaritai koto shika Dekinai byou to iu osoroshii yamai de
― Its patients can only do what he or she truly "Yearn to Do"...

literally: he or she can do only what they want to do

●確かにこの時代、非常勤とはいえ教職は貴重だ。
 Tashika ni kono jidai hijoukin to wa ie kyoushoku wa kichou da
― Yes, given this current economy, a teaching job is a good source of income, even if it's a part-time.

[Brushup]
Hanayamata Episode 9
非常勤の教員だと正式な顧問として認められないらしいの。
 Hijoukin no kyouin dato seishiki na komon to shite mitomerarenai rashii no
― Apparently, you can't be an official advisor unless you teach full-time.

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.

Tesagure! Bukatsumono Spin-off Episode 1


I gave up to watch season 1.
Ad-lib conversations are so natural that you can learn a lot.

●もはや借りてきた犬だね。
 Mohaya karite kita inu da ne
― She's practivally a borrowed dog.

ね。
 Neko ne
― Or a cat.

[Idiom]
借りてきた猫 (Karite kita neko)
Literally: a borrowed cat
Meaning: quiet and meek in contrast to normal behaviour

The phrase "quiet as a mouse" is close in meaning.



おっぱいミサイルって、
 Oppai misairu tte
Boob missiles are those

●元々は女性型ロボットの胸から発射されるミサイルだっけ?
  motomoto wa josei-gata robotto no mune kara hassha sareru
― things that female-type robots fire from their boobs, right?


●ちょっと良いなって思ってた敵ロボットに壁際まで追い込まれて攻撃を受けるとキュンとしちゃうやつ!
 Chotto iina tte omotteta teki robotto ni kabegiwa made oikomarete kougeki wo ukeruto kyun to shichau yatsu
― An enemy robot that she kind of likes corners her against a wall, and when he attacks her, sher gets all emotional!

●それってもしかしてヒナちゃんが得意な、
 Sore tte moshikashite Hina-chan ga tokui na
― Isn't that your favorite...

壁ドン
 Kabedon
Wall slam!

●でも最近、股ドンが流行ってるんでしょ?
 Demo saikin matadon ga hayatterun desho
― But isn't the crotch slam popular these days?

壁ズボも流行ってるらしいよ。
 Kabezubo mo hayatteru rashii yo
― The wall bust is popular, too, I heard.