Friday, January 29, 2016

Haruchika Episode 4

ヴァナキュラー・モダニズム
― Vernacular Modernism

cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernacular_architecture

●南風は夏の季語でみなみと読みますから。
 Minamikaze wa natsu no kigo de Minami to yomimasu kara
― Because south wind in summer haiku language is read as Minami.
Kigo (季語 "season word") (plural kigo) is a word or phrase associated with a particular season, used in traditional forms of Japanese poetry. Kigo are used in the collaborative linked-verse forms renga and renku, as well as in haiku, to indicate the season referred to in the stanza. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kigo)

つぐみはイラストレーターになっておどろおどろしい絵を描きまくってる。
 Tsugumi wa illustrator ni natte odoroodoroshii e wo kakimakutteru
Tsugumi became an illustrator and draws eerie pictures.

"Tsugumi" means a thrush and it is a seasonal word used in late autumn.

ふゆな整体師として患者さんの体をボキボキいわせてるよ。
 Fuyuna wa seitaishi to shite kanja-san no karada wo bokiboki iwaseteru yo
Fuyuna works as a chiropractor and cracks the bones of her patients.

"Fuyu" means winter.
And "haru" of Haruta means spring.

Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Episode 4

達成
Tassei
― Accomplishment


土手に目をやると
 dote ni me wo yaruto
― I looked towards the bank

●その後ほぼ最短距離で公園に戻って通り過ぎた時、
 Sono ato hobo saitan kyori de kouen ni modotte toorisugita toki
― After that, when I cut back through the park,

最短距離で: as the crow flies, by the most direct way

●まんまと誘導尋問されちまってる。
 Manmato yuudou jinmon sarechimatteru
― She's already asking me leading questions.

●今度始まる「ライブマン」かっこよくね?
 Kondo hajimearu "Liveman" kakkoyoku ne
― "Liveman" is starting soon! Isn't it cool?
Choujuu Sentai Liveman (超獣戦隊ライブマン Chōjū Sentai Raibuman) is the twelfth entry of Toei Company's Super Sentai television series. The last Super Sentai title of the Shōwa period, it aired on TV Asahi from February 27, 1988 to February 18, 1989. Its international English title as listed by Toei is simply Liveman. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choujuu_Sentai_Liveman)

●「ファルコン」って何? / ハヤブサだよ!
 Falcon tte nani / Hayabusa da yo
― What's a "falcon"? / A hunting bird!
Yusuke Amamiya (天宮 勇介 Amamiya Yūsuke)/Red Falcon (レッドファルコン Reddo Farukon) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choujuu_Sentai_Liveman)

●みんな色ボケてて腹立つ。
 Minna iroboketete haratatsu
― It ticks me off how they're all so flirty with him.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Osomatsu-san Episode 16

松野松楠
― Matsuno Matsunan

It's a pun for "Mad Max" (マッドマックス), so 松楠 should be pronounced as Makkusu (マックス), not Matsunan.

なんやかんやで戦争が起こった。
 Nanya kanya de sensou ga okotta
So this and that happened, and a war broke out

●容赦ないUVにより全てがカッサカサに。
 Yousha nai UV ni yori subete ga kassa-kasa ni
― and the merciless UV rays left everything parched.

●く、唇のひび割れが… / かかとのガサガサが…
 Ku-Kuchibiru no hibiware ga / Kakato no gasa-gasa ga
― M-My cracked lip...  / My rough heels...

ししLotion
― Shi Shi Lotion

It's punned on the name "ペペローション (Pepe Lotion)," which is known as the most famous sexual lubricant in Japan.

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Friday, January 22, 2016

Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Episode 3


Aza
― Birthmark


●男子は二人一組で競争だってさ。
 Danshi wa futari hitokumi de kyousou datte sa
― I hear the boys are gonna race each other one on one.

●藤沼フライングでないの?
 Fujinuma flying de nai no
― Fujinuma probably started before the pistol went off.

●浜田といい勝負するなんて大したもんだべや!
 Hamada to ii shoubu suru nante taishita mon dabe ya
― He gave Hamada a run for his money! That's a big deal!

観察眼の鋭いやつだ。
 Kansatsugan no surudoi yatsu da
― And he's got a sharp, observing eye.

[Brushup]
Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Episode 2
○俺はこのお袋の悟りみたいな観察眼が嫌で文集見せなかったんだ。
 Ore wa kono ofukuro no satori mitai na kansatsugan ga iya de bunshuu misenakattanda
― I never showed Mom my essay because I couldn't stand the gaze of her all-seeing eye.

どもる癖もお人好しも相変わらず。
 Domoru kuse mo ohitoyoshi mo aikawarazu
― His stuttering and softhearted soul are just like I remember.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Osomatsu-san Episode 15

面接
Mensetsu
― Interview


[Idiom]
●正直、どんぐりの背比べだな。
 Shoujiki donguri no sei-kurabe da na
― Honestly, they're all the same.

Literally: Comparing the height of acorns

●失礼します! / はい、失礼してます。
 Shitsurei shimasu / Hai shitsurei shitemasu
― Perdon me! / Yes, indeed.

●我が社を希望した動機を教えてください。
 Waga sha wo kibou shita douki wo oshiete kudasai
― Please tell me what motivated you to apply.

動悸?これ?
 Douki Kore
― What? Palpitated?!

●今すぐトスバッティングをやめてください?!
 Ima sugu toss batting wo yamete kudasai
― Could you please stop batting this instant?!

トスバッティング is a Japanese-English word to mean pepper game.