Friday, April 28, 2017

Tsuki ga Kirei Episode 4

通り雨
Tooriame
― Passing Shower

The short story written by Yuriko Miyamoto (宮本百合子).
You can read it here in Japanese.

●ろまん、俺今日トランクスからボクサーパンツにデビューなんで、
 Roman ore kyou trunks kara boxer pants ni debyu nande
― Roman, I'm upgrading from boxers to make my boxer briefs debut today.

恋愛成就の神様だって。
 Renai jouju no kami-sama datte
― It's supposed to be a god of relationship success.

●ねぇ半吉って良いの悪いの?
 Nee hankichi tte ii no warui no
― Hey, is "semi-good" good or bad?
It includes a general blessing which can be any one of the following:
 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-mikuji)
  • Great blessing (dai-kichi, 大吉)
  • Middle blessing (chū-kichi, 中吉)
  • Small blessing (shō-kichi, 小吉)
  • Blessing (kichi, 吉)
  • Half-blessing (han-kichi, 半吉)
  • Ending blessing (sue-kichi, 末吉)
  • Ending small blessing (sue-shō-kichi, 末小吉)
  • Curse (kyō, 凶)
  • Small curse (shō-kyō, 小凶)
  • Half-curse (han-kyō, 半凶)
  • Ending curse (sue-kyō, 末凶)
  • Great curse (dai-kyō, 大凶)
[Idiom]
金の切れ目が縁の切れ目
 Kane no kireme ga en no kireme
― "Your luck ends where your money ends."

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Sakura Quest Episode 4

孤高のアルケミスト
Kokou no Arukemisuto
― The Lone Alchemist


●そんなわけで半年間暮らした古民家とも今日でお別れ。
 Sonna wake de hantoshikan kurashita kominka tomo kyou de owakare
― That means I'll be moving out of the old-style house that I've lived in for the last six months.
The term kominka refers to traditional Japanese houses, especially ones built a long time ago.

●虫さん?なんかキャラぶれてない?
 Mushi-san? Nanka kyara buretenai?
― Bug pals? Are you sure you wrote that?

欄間彫刻は間野山の伝統工芸なんだよ。
 Ranma choukoku wa Manoyama no dentou kougei nanda yo
Ranma carving is one of Manoyama's traditional arts.

[Brushup]
Gourmet Girl Graffiti Episode 5
欄間の彫り物もとても繊細で。
 Ranma no horimono mo totemo sensai de
― Even the carved transom is a delicate work of art...

欄間: a lattice or openwork part above a lintel to let the light or wind in

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Natsume Yujin-cho Roku Episode 3

二体さま
― Nitai-sama

二体: two bodies

●どうせ土日の予定なんてないんだろう?
 Douse donichi no yotei nante nain darou
― You don't have any weekend plans, right?

●無遠慮であまり反りが合わない
 buenryo de amari sori ga awanai
― but he's very inconsiderate and we don't really get along.

[Brushup]
Barakamon Episode 9
○俺らの代から隣村とはそりが合わないんだ。
 Orera no dai kara tonarimachi toha sori ga awanain da
― It's a neighbor village we've been feuding with since my day.

反りが合わない: not get along, at odds with

"反り(sori)" means a bent part of the back of a sword blade.
If sori doesn't fit to a sheath, you can't put back the sword in its sheath.

●てっきりすっぽかされるかと思ったぜ。
 Tekkiri suppokasareru ka to omotta ze
― I thought you were gonna blow me off for sure.

[Brushup]
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Episode 7
○すみませんでした、すっぽかしてしまって。
 Sumimasen deshita suppokashite shimatte
― I'm sorry for ditching you.

Friday, April 21, 2017

Tsuki ga Kirei Episode 3

月に吠える
Tsuki ni Hoeru
― Howling at the Moon

The first collection of poetic works produced by Sakutarō Hagiwara.

●もうすぐ修学旅行じゃん。
 Mousugu shuugaku ryokou jan
― The school trip is coming up.

●熊野神社
 Kumano Jinja
― Kumano Shrine

It enshrines a god of match-making.
cf. http://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/tojo/en/sightseeing/kumanojinja.html

神楽殿の掃除だよ。
 Kaguraden no souji dayo
― Cleaning up around the kagura hall.

神楽: ancient Shinto music and dancing

●指圧の心は母心
 Shiatsu no kokoro wa hahagokoro
― The secret good shiatsu is a mother's touch!
Shiatsu (Kanji: 指圧; Hiragana: しあつ) is a form of Japanese bodywork based on the theoretical framework of traditional Chinese medicine. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiatsu)
Tokujiro Namikoshi (Japanese: 浪越徳治郎, 1905-2000) is the founder of Shiatsu therapy. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokujiro_Namikoshi)
"指圧の心は母心、押せば命の泉湧く" (shiatsu no kokoro wa hahagokoro oseba inochi no izumi waku) is known as his signature line.

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Sakura Quest Episode 3

マンドレイクの叫び
Mandoreiku no Sakebi
― The Cry of the Mandrake


●何の罰ゲーム
 Nan no batsu game
― Is this my punishment for losing the bet?

[Brushup]
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Episode 12
罰ゲームでデート中の悪友同士。
 Batsu game de date chuu no akuyuu doushi
― They don't get along, but they had to go on a date as a game penalty.

●新国王のお披露目パレードじゃ!
 Shin kokuou no ohirome parade ja
― It's a parade to introduce you as our new queen!

[Brushup]
Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Episode 4
初お披露目は冬のコミックマーケット!
 Hatsu ohirome wa fuyu no Comic Market
― The unveiling will be at the Winter Comic Market!