Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Japanese Turn of the Year

正月 (shōgatsu): New Year


end of year:
  • 年末 (nematsu)
  • 歳末 (saimatsu)
  • 年の暮れ (toshi no kure)
  • 年の瀬 (toshi no se)
beginning of year:
  • 年始 (nenshi)
  • 年明け (toshiake)
  • 新年 (shinnen)
  • 年始め (toshi hajime)

DateEvent
12/13事始め(kotohajime)
 ~
12/25Christmas
posting 年賀状(nengajō)
by this day
12/28仕事納め
(shigoto-osame)

12/29Holiday
12/30
12/31大晦日(ōmisoka)除夜の鐘(joya no kane)
年越し蕎麦(toshikoshi soba)
01/01元旦(gantan)
元日(ganjitu)
三が日
(sanganichi)
初日の出(hatsuhinode)
初詣(hatsumōde)
arriving 年賀状(nengajō)
01/02初夢(hatsuyume)
初売り(hatsuuri)
書き初め(kakizome)
01/03
01/04仕事始め
(shigoto-hajime)
01/05
01/06
01/07人日(jinjitsu)1st~7st/15st
松の内
(matsu no uchi)
七草粥(nanakusa-gayu)
01/08
01/09
01/10
01/11鏡開き(kagami-biraki)
01/12*2015
成人の日
(seijin no hi)
01/13
01/14小正月
(shōshōgatsu)
01/15松の内
01/16


Monday, December 29, 2014

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

Saturday, December 27, 2014

Amagi Brilliant Park Episode 13

PVがつまらない!
PV ga Tsumaranai
― Not a Good PV!


●夢いっぱいのメルヘンパーク。
 Yume ippai no meruhen park
― This is a fairy-tale park full of hope,

It's derived from the German word "märchen."

[Brushup]
Amagi Brilliant Park Episode 1
○魔法の国メープルランドから来たマスコットたちが住んでいる夢いっぱいのメルヘンエリア。
 Mahou no kuni Maple Land kara kita mascot tachi gasundeiru yume ippai no meruhen area
― It's a fairy-tale area of dreams in which mascots from Maple Land, the realm of magic, reside.

お気に入りがきっと見つかる。
 Okiniiri ga kitto mitsukaru
― with something for everyone.

お気に入り: favorite

[Brushup]
Encouragement of Climb Season 2 Episode 24
○ここなちゃんのお気に入り
 Kokona-chan no okiniiri
― Kokona-chan has a crush on him.

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Encouragement of Climb Season 2 Episode 24

さよなら、わたしたちの夏
Sayonara Watashitachi no Natsu
― Farewell To Our Summer


●明日は飯能納涼花火大会。
 Ashita ha Hannou nouryou hanabi taikai
― Tommorow is Hanno's Cool of Evening Fireworks Festival.

[Brushup]
Denki-gai no Honya-san Episode 2
○最後の競技は納涼大打ち水大会XC!
 Saigo no kyougi ha nouryou dai uchimizu taikai XC
― Finally, we have the refreshing War FiXC!

納涼: cooling down from the heat by using the five senses

Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai Episode 12

大図書館の羊飼い
Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai
― A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd


●直ちに出動
 Tadachi ni shutsudou
Get to work immediately!

出動する(shutsudou suru): go into action

クリームをこぼした子は後でスクリームの刑ですよ。
 Kuriimu wo koboshita ko ha ato de sukuriimu no kei desu yo
― Anyone who spilles cream will get a scream of a punishment later.

●巨乳など所詮は脂肪の塊。
 Kyonyuu nado shosen ha shibou no katamari
― Large breasts are merely lumps of fat.

[Brushup]
Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai Episode 4
○所詮は脂肪の塊だ。
 Shosen ha shibou no katamari da
― In the end, they're just lumps of fat.