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[irafuwas]

The Night Ravens - 「Piece of my World」

The very first official soundtrack for Twisted Wonderland just released today, and one of the tracks included was the long-awaited full version of the opening theme, "Piece of my World". I took a crack at translating it, which you can view after the cut!

聞こえるだろう 扉の向こう キミを待ってる 行こうぜ Wonderland!

You hear it, don't you? What's there beyond the door is waiting for you Let's go to Wonderland!

ドキドキいつも欲しいんだ [さあ 合図して]

I'm always on the hunt for an adrenaline rush [Now give me the signal]

瞬きなんてしちゃダメさ [魔法は始まるよ]

Don't even blink [The magic's just beginning]

AH AH

誰もがそうさ 負けられない [月が煽る]

I know people say it all the time, but I'm not going to lose [The moon's urging us on]

尖る靴音鳴らしていこう ほら 夜が明ける前に

Let the sharp clang of your footsteps resound Come on, before day breaks

手探りだね 僕のカタチ 貫く熱は在るのに

I'm fumbling around, still trying to figure out who I am I know I can keep pushing on, and yet-

ねじれた リズムで踊ろう 俯き張る 意地も愛嬌さ かまわないよ　ちょっとワルいくらいがいいじゃない？ 刺激は僕であるためのピース 闇の中魅せてあげるよ　イカした世界を

Let's dance to this twisted rythym The way you hang your head, acting all stubborn, there's a certain charm to it Don't worry. There's nothing wrong with being a little bad, you know? The thrill of it all makes me who I am, it's a piece of me Here within the darkness, I'll captivate the entire world

覗いてみて 扉の向こう キミを待ってる　行こうぜ Wonderland!

Go ahead, take a look What's there beyond the door is waiting for you Let's go to Wonderland!

時計の針が滑り出す 「さあもっと上げて」

The clock inches ever forward [Now turn it up even more]

逸つ靴音　弾ける鼓動 ほら 誰よりも前へ

Your piercing footsteps, this throbbing beat Surpass everyone and everything

描いていた　僕のカタチ 歪さも気に入ってるのに

The concept of myself I've come up with I adore how distorted it is, and yet-

ねじれた世界で歌おう ざわめく胸の熱はほんとうさ シラけちゃうジョーシキ破り捨てていいんじゃない？ スリルは僕らが輝くピース 闇の中　見つけ出せるさ　繋がる答えを

Let's sing together in this twisted world This warmth stirring deep in my chest, I know it's real I'm sick and tired of these societal rules So why don't we just rip them up and throw them all away? The thrills we seek become part of us - look at how they shine It's here within the darkness that we're able to find the answer that connects us all

夜が分かつ時　超えてゆけるだろう [ねじれた世界が導く…]

When the night drives us apart, I'm sure we'll get through it [Guided by this twisted world…]

僕だけの運命が　拒めないように

So that I won't be denied my destiny

溢れだす魔法飲み干し 痛み苛立ちが邪魔をしても かまわないよ　全部　手に入れて見せるさ

I'll drink up this overflowing magic until there isn't a single drop left No amount of pain, no amount of frustration will stop me The world will be mine, just you watch

ねじれたリズムで踊ろう 俯き張る 意地も愛嬌さ かまわないよ　ちょっとワルいくらいがいいじゃない？ 刺激は僕であるためのピース 闇の中魅せてあげるよ　イカした世界を

Let's dance to this twisted rhythm The way you hang your head, acting all stubborn, there's a certain charm to it Don't worry. There's nothing wrong with being a little bad, you know? The thrill of it all makes me who I am, it's a piece of me Here within the darkness, I'll captivate the entire world

覗いてみて扉の向こう キミの中へ繋ぐWonderland!

Go ahead, take a look There beyond the door connecting to your heart lies Wonderland!

A-ha NaNaNa… Yeah-- Come along Wonderland!

TL Notes: This is not a 1-to-1 translation, and I took creative liberties with it :)

And many thanks to my friend Yuurei-san for helping me parse through this!!

[croquis-el]

Naruhodō doesn't find being a lawyer difficult

I've been thinking about writing about this for a long time, but I doubted that I would find confirmation of this in the Japanese version

I had no reason to doubt it, and now I’ll tell you in more detail why I came to this conclusion.

Even at the very beginning of the game, we are told how Chihiro (Mia) characterizes Naruhodō. And although she jokes about the fact that with his experience the defendants will face a guilty verdict, she still throws out one short phrase that shows Naruhodō’s true abilities

…彼は天才よ

… kare wa tensai yo”

...He's a genius"

天才(てんさい) [tensai] - genius; prodigy; natural gift

まさに 《恐怖のツッコミ男》 と いったところかしら

masani “kyōfu no tsukkomi otoko” to itta tokoro kashira

He is able to "strike fear into the hearts of his opponents."

Chihiro literally says: He's talented.

And this is not surprising, because Hodō began studying law and preparing for the exam in 2012-2013. How this is confirmed: Hodo himself says that he made this decision after reading an article about Mitsurugi in the newspaper (he also became a prosecutor at the age of 20 - his first trial was on September 10, 2012). Plus Case 3-1, where it turns out that he meets a lady in the courthouse library in August 2013 (the day the lawyer was poisoned in the cafeteria) and talks about his determination to help his friend.

And already on August 3, 2016 he stands behind the defense counter. Considering that in Japan, judicial practice is mandatory for all lawyers for 1-1.5 years, this skill machine was able to achieve enormous results in just 2-3 years.

どうすれば証明できるの! あの人が、灰根さんだ、って……。

dōsureba shōmei dekiru no! Ano hito ga, Hai ne-sanda, tte…….

How can you prove that that person is Haine-san...

だいじょうぶだよ。カンタンな方法がある。

daijōbuda yo. Kantan'na hōhō ga aru.

Don't worry. There's a simple way to do this.

Repeatedly during court hearings, he says the phrases: “It’s easy to prove,” “The answer lies on the surface,” “I know that I’m right and I’ll prove it.” Hodo has very well developed logical thinking, which he skillfully operates with (which, by the way, Mitsurugi was impressed with - show him the evidence in 1-4 in the detention center after the first day of the trial and see for yourself)

(ファイルを調べるのが メンドウなだけじゃないか････)

(fairu o shiraberu no ga mendōna dake janai ka)

(It's not that difficult - just study the files).

Even a brief comment about working with documents shows us his attitude towards work.

___________________________________________

And then - the cherry on the cake. Dialogue with Odoroki in 4-1.

一晩中、最悪のカードを配られても 勝てる、ただひとつのゲーム････

hitobanjū, saiaku no kādo o kubara rete mo kateru, tada hitotsu no gēmu

The only game you can win even if you're dealt the worst cards all night...

････それがポーカーだ。

sore ga pōkā da.

... that's poker.

ポーカーの本質��、 心理を “読み合う ”ところにある。

pōkā no honshitsu wa, shinri o “yomi au” tokoro ni aru.

The essence of poker is to "read each other's minds."

･･･そうだな。ある種、 法廷戦術に通じるものがあるね。

sōda na. Aru tane, hōtei senjutsu ni tsūjiru mono ga aru ne.

That's right. It's kind of similar to courtroom tactics.

ポーカーが････法廷戦術!

pōkā ga hōtei senjutsu!

Poker like...courtroom tactics!

相手が何を考えているかを、知る。それができれば、勝つ。

aite ga nani o kangaete iru ka o, shiru. Sore ga dekireba, katsu.

Know what your opponent is thinking. If you can do that, you'll win.

そりゃそうですけど。

そんなコト、できるハズが････

sorya-sōdesukedo. Son'na Koto, dekiru hazu ga

That's true. I mean, it's not like I can do that...

できるんだよ。

dekiru nda yo.

You can do that.

人間の思考・感情というものは ････かならず。ningen no shikō kanjō to iu mono wa kanarazu.

Human thoughts and emotions are... always...

身体から“情報”として 発信されている。

karada kara “jōhō” to shite hasshin sa rete iru.

...sent out as "information" from the body.

Naruhodō literally compares court hearings to a game of poker and gives advice to carefully listen to the words of witnesses and opponents and try to predict their next action. And this comparison is very much in the spirit of Hodō: bad cards = bad evidence (which must be used correctly); opponents trying to deceive = witnesses who give false testimony; a dealer who was bribed = a prosecutor who pulls the judge to his side. It may seem like he's only setting up Odoroki to use his ability (to find people's nervous habits), but he puts a share of his three years of experience in court and seven years of experience at the poker table (whatever, he acted the same there) into it. It is impossible to compare something that you have not experienced.

Yes, Naruhodo is nervous, worried, and faces difficulties in court and beyond, but for him this is not something that can disturb his inner harmony. He knows his worth and always does what he is capable of (and sometimes demands the impossible from himself).

[kurishiri]

Vogel’s LINE campaign: full walkthrough and translation

꒰ ִ ֺ ⊹ @ notice ⊹ ֺ ִ ꒱ this translation may not be 100% accurate or contain creative liberties due to characterization purposes. if you enjoy, please consider reblogging, but please don’t repost these or claim these as your own!

꒰ ִ ֺ ⊹ @ info ⊹ ֺ ִ ꒱ for vogel, there is a campaign on LINE until 08,30,2024 where they challenge you to solve their puzzles (if you want to have fun with it yourself, or have more high quality images of the reward, this will also walk you through the campaign, step by step). the picture above shows their signatures, which you can get the full document from which they came — a certificate, that is — in this campaign. and it also features an interaction with the vogel members as well.

˚˖𓍢ִ໋🦢˚ what you need to do beforehand:

download the LINE app and make an account there

after you have an account, click here to friend them on LINE! this will subsequently start a chat with them too

download the ikévil jp app and make sure you have access to the game (so finish the initial data download)

you need to have access to twitter as well

don’t worry about needing to know japanese. any parts that need japanese knowledge, i will walk you through

♯┆initiate the challenge .ᐟ

when you open LINE, text the following phrase to them:

フォーゲルの挑戦を受ける

this translates to “i accept vogel’s challenge”! the romaji would be [fōgeru no chōsen wo ukeru].

when you send this, you’ll receive the poster promoting the campaign followed by a message from darius🪽 basically welcoming you.

To the one Crown holds dear, miss fairytale keeper,

This is an invitation to partake in Vogel’s challenge. Of course, turning it down is not an option.

After all, the game has already started. See, there is nowhere to escape, so the only option left is to face the challenges.

I will be watching over you as you brave through, alright?

—— 🪽

♯┆puzzle n.1 .ᐟ

this is darius🪽’ puzzle! nika🍒 has one too, and ring💍 will give you the reward upon completing their challenges. the idea is sort of like a crossword puzzle, where you have to find certain words that are associated with crown or its members.

this puzzle is probably the most challenging for those who don’t know japanese, because all the words are in japanese. you basically need to have some at least some rudimentary knowledge.

so let me tell you what words are in there! hint: there may be repeats, and unlike crossword puzzles, it’s possible the words may be spelled out in a ‘L’ shape, and there may be overlap, but there is no diagonals.

[ちぇしゃねこ] (chesha neko) = the cheshire cat = liam’s curse

[はーとのじょおう] (hāto no jo-ō) = the queen of hearts = william’s curse

[きつね] (kitsune) = fox = harrison’s curse

[かがみ] (kagami) = mirror = alfons’ curse

[いばら] (ibara) = thorns = ellis’ curse

[じょおう] (jo-ō) = the queen = maybe referring to a shortened version of william’s curse, or her majesty the queen (女王陛下, jo-ō heika).

[おとぎし] (otogi-shi) = fairytale keeper = kate’s role in crown

[かりうど] (kari-udo) = the hunter = roger’s curse

[じゅうさんばんめのまほうつかい] (jūsan-ban-me no mahō tsukai) = the thirteenth fairy = jude’s curse

[こまどり] (koma-dori) = robin = kate’s nickname in crown

i would recommend highlighting or crossing out the boxes that contain these words, as you will need the remaining characters. if you’d like the highlighted answers, you can click here.

here, you will notice that there are some boxes that haven’t been “filled.” you will need to read these “unfilled” boxes left to right, top to bottom, much like reading a manhwa or webtoon.

if you do this, did you piece together this message?

おしらせのいちばんした

or: [お知らせの一番下] (oshirase no ichiban shita). this translates to “the announcement at the very bottom.”

this is where you’ll need your ikévil jp app! did you find it? if not, here’s how you can find it.

if you did, let’s head to the next puzzle!

♯┆puzzle n.2 .ᐟ

i hope you guys like sudoku, because this is something a bit similar.

you’ll find a 3 × 3 grid with some numbers filled out.

the bottom text translates to “if the sum is 15, where is 7?”

basically, the complete grid should have numbers 1–9, with no repeats, such that the sum of the 3 numbers in any direction is 15. in other words, if i number the grid’s positions as

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

then the 3 numbers located at each of these positions would have to add up to 15: [1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9], [1, 4, 7], [2, 5, 8], [3, 6, 9], [1, 5, 9], [3, 5, 7].

after you solve this, you will want to note down where the number 7 is, because once you scroll down, you’ll see a grid of 9 illustrations of vogel’s crest in a similar formation as the grid you solved.

once you click the corresponding crest where the 7 was on the puzzle grid, you can move on to the next puzzle!

if you want the answers to this puzzle, you can click here.

♯┆puzzle n.3 .ᐟ

this puzzle is pretty straightforward — you’re given a legend made up from the crown members’ names. after that, you must use that to crack the code at the bottom.

the only thing you need here is to be able to spell the characters’ names and a couple minutes to figure out the message.

i would note down which letter is what symbol, because you’ll need it in the last puzzle!

break the code, and then follow the instructions (back on LINE). it’s not case sensitive, so you don’t need to worry about that. once you do this, nica🍒 will give you a puzzle!

the answer to this puzzle can be found here.

♯┆puzzle n.4 .ᐟ

so first you’ll get a message from nica🍒:

Oh? Look at you, you’re doing better than I thought. Great job. Though seeing you so desperately make your way this far, could it be you’re taken by me or something?

Haha, from the look on your face, it looks like I’ve hit the mark.

If you’re feeling shaken, the puzzles will only feel harder, you know?

Alright, time to focus again. Wishing you the best.

—— 🍒

he then sends you these two images, and you’ll want to keep the left side one handy, as you’ll need it later as well.

When you connect the words together,

what was a place where the birds sang together once upon a time is now a variable of an unknown value.

Should you find a one-way ticket to a new story,

you cannot return to the time before you knew of us.

using this grid, you want to do some more code breaking to decipher the pink text at the bottom of the right side image! note that the bracketed numbers are formatted as [col, row]. any numbers not enclosed in brackets should be left as is. here is the answer if you want it.

and now, we’re gonna open twitter, because the cracked code will lead you to an account on twitter.

♯┆vogel interaction .ᐟ

when you visit this account on twitter, you can see a conversation between the vogel members! here’s a translation.

🪽: We must get along with Crown from now on. That’s why, first, I would like to start with the one who has caught my eye: Sir Rex. I should open more opportunities to get to know him further…

🪽: And what of you two? Are there any Cursed ones that have caught your interest? Because if there are, I do not mind if you initiate contact with them. In order for us to become a “family,” we also have to show our share of geniality.

🍒: Hmm, let’s see, seeing the fox be so cautious around us, I think he and I could get along. Oh, and that company president with a harsh look in his eye, maybe? I like to think I do understand his desire for money. Well, I’ll arrange for that soon. And Ring? What about you?

💍: I don’t really have anyone in mind. I’ll get rid of anyone who gets in your way. That’s all there is to it.

🍒: Geez, Ring, going out and saying something so reckless again… ‘getting rid’ of someone is not only risky, but also inefficient and outright boring. That kind of thing is only okay when the opponent strikes first. But for right now, stay put.

🪽: Yes yes, do get along with them, for they may end up becoming “family.” ——Well, aside from that grim reaper, that is. Ahh, seeing him in person made me absolutely despise him all the more. To think he makes the Cursed ones work for the sake of humans, he truly is the worst.

💍: ‘Get along with them’ in order for them to become a “family”… ‘to get along’… what do I have to do then? To get along… since… I, well… don’t have a lot of friends…

🍒: Ring, you just set your bar too high for friendships. Ah, actually, how about starting with the Rotkehlchen? I don’t actually have that much information on her, so take my words with a grain of salt, but I don’t think she’s hostile toward us, so I don’t think she’d do us harm.

💍: That’s a good point… as you said, she really is cute.

🍒: Hm?

💍: Ah—no, it’s nothing! I misunderstood just now! …h-how do I delete that post… hm… hmm? …I-I can’t…

🪽: Anyway, that aside, can I have you follow the fairytale keeper then, my very adorable Ring? I’m certain if it’s you, you can find out more about her, yes? Pass auf dich auf.

💍: Will do. Alles klar.

🪽: Truly, Ring is such a good boy. Not only is he kind and earnest, he listens to everything I say.

🍒: Just what are you thinking about, Dari? You’ve got this evi——I mean you look like you’re enjoying this.

🪽: Ahaha, I see you are as sharp as ever, Nika. But yes, I suppose I was thinking of doing something a little impish with them. Something that will reveal just how useful the little miss fairytale keeper can be, that is… yes?

they then end with this image:

recognize this from in the game? head over to the app and click on that and then scroll down to the bottom! if you’re stuck, you can click here.

♯┆puzzle n.5 .ᐟ

this is very similar to the previous puzzle, except the code word is different, and you’ll need to input this word into LINE to continue! you will need to use the legend that nica🍒 gave you, along with the legend based on the characters’ names from puzzle n.3, and crack it in the same way you figured out the twitter handle!

you can get the answer here.

♯┆finale .ᐟ

once you send the code word you just cracked over on LINE, you’ll receive a message from ring💍

To see you’ve come so far in solving everything… could you be a genius?

A fairytale keeper really is something to behold…

Maybe, you could tell me about many things I don’t know? Like fashionable shops or delicious foods… ah, t-that just now! It was nothing—

—— 💍

he then gives you a certificate, where all of them sign it. yep, that’s where the signatures come from! i have the translation below, but i would encourage you to go through this yourself, if you can, because it’s pretty fun, i think! and it may be higher quality images because tmblr may compress quality.

The end…?

[nihongoseito]

today's random vocab

these vocab are built up from reading a bunch of stuff online last week, so buckle in!

nouns:

一人称（いちにんしょう） = (grammatical) first person

眼差し（まなざし） = a look, gaze

防寒（ぼうかん） = protection against cold

誹謗中傷（ひぼうちゅうしょう） = slander, calumny, libel

偏見（へんけん） = prejudice, bias

反芻（はんすう） = rumination, turning over in one's mind, pondering

その場（ば）しのぎ = stopgap, temporary measure

乗り気（のりき） = interest, enthusiasm, eagerness

手刀（てがたな） = hand used like a sword in striking

生（なま）返事（へんじ） = half-hearted reply, vague answer, reluctant answer

苦笑（くしょう） = bitter smile, sarcastic laugh

八つ当たり（やつあたり） = taking out one's anger on (note: not やっつ!)

意外性（いがいせい） = unpredictability, element of surprise

旦那（だんな） = master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband

不動産屋（ふどうさんや） = realtor

男前（おとこまえ） = handsome man

自動操縦（じどうそうじゅう） = autopilot, automatic control

うたた寝（ね） = doze, nap

侮辱（ぶじょく） = insult, affront, slight

根負け（こんまけ） = being beaten by one's opponent's persistence, being outlasted, giving in

困惑（こんわく） = bewilderment, embarrassment

verbs:

さざめく = to be boisterously noisy

覆い尽くす（おおいつくす） = to cover fully, wrap around

急かす（せかす） = to urge on, rush

泣き付く（なきつく） = to cling to in tears

なぐさめる = to comfort, console

つづる = to write, compose

すねる = to sulk, pout

こわばる = to stiffen

じゃれつく = to grab at, cling to (out of playfulness, affection)

切羽（せっぱ）詰まる（つまる） = to be at one's wits' end, be cornered

かすれる = to get hoarse

すがりつく = to cling to, embrace, hug

adjectives:

例（れい）の = said, aforementioned, in question

件（くだん）の = said, aforementioned, in question

きつい = tough, demanding, harsh; strong, intense; too tight

もどかしい = irritated, irritating; tantalizing, feeling impatient

特段（とくだん）の = exceptional, unusual, special

遠回し（とおまわし）な = roundabout, indirect, oblique

言葉少な（ことばずくな）な = of few words, reticent, quiet

不調（ふちょう）な = bad condition, not going to work out, out of form

adverbs/onomatopoeiae:

無理（むり）や�� = forcibly, against one's will

時折（ときおり） = occasionally, from time to time

あっけらかんと = looking blank, looking as though one has nothing to do with what is going on

ひょいひょいと = nimbly, with agility

expressions:

だしにする = to use as a pretext, use for one's own advantage

無下（むげ）にする = to disregard, treat as useless (e.g., advice)

くぐもった声（こえ） = muffled voice

取り込み中（とりこみちゅう） = in the middle of something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening

[tokidokitokyo]

JLPT Grammar げ・がち・っぽい・気味

What is the difference in usage among げ、がち、っぽい、and 気味? These grammar points can be difficult to differentiate, so I have gathered some notes and examples here. These grammar points are JLPT N3/N2 grammar points.

★～げ★

This is used it to describe something or someone (not yourself) who looks~ / seems~ / appears to~.

It is similar to そうに・そうな (sou ni / sou na), but げ (ge) is much more restricted with what words it can be paired with.

It is usually used to describe things like one’s emotions or state of being, whereas そう (sou) can be used with more general things like weather, etc.

Although this grammar is mostly used with adjectives, it can also be used with some verbs and nouns.

何か、言いたげだね。 They look like they want to say something.

ずいぶん、自信ありげだね。 You seem very confident.

そりゃあちょっとあやしげに見えますからね、そう思いませんか？ Well, that looks a little suspicious, don't you think?

同級生にテストの結果を聞くと、嬉しげな顔で100点だったと答えてくれた。 When I asked my classmate how they did on the test, they answered with a happy face that they got a perfect score.

★～がち★

This is usually used for something negative.

ありがち = tend to have

になりがち = tend to become ~

遅れがち = tend to be late

留守がち = tend to be absent

彼は、学校をサボりがちです。 He is always skipping school.

ずっと曇りがちの天気が続いている。 The constant cloudy weather keeps continuing.

一人暮らしなので、コンビニ弁当ばかり食べがちだ。 I live alone, so I tend to only eat convenience store meals.

私は空腹の時は機嫌が悪くなりがちだ。 When I am hungry I easily get into a bad mood.

★～っぽい★

① When following a noun or い-adjective, this means -ish, -like, -ly. Note: The number of adjectives that can be used with this are limited.

子供っぽい = childish, childlike

男っぽい = manly, like a man

女っぽい = womanly, like a woman

油っぽい = oily, lots of oil

② When following a verb, this means easy to do, or often do~. Note: This cannot be used with all verbs.

忘れっぽい = easy to forget, often forget

怒りっぽい = easy to anger, often angry

このコート、デザインはいいけれど、生地が安っぽいね。 This coat has a nice design, but the material looks cheap.

油っぽい食事は好き��ゃない。 I don't like oily foods.

年を取ると、忘れっぽくなる。 As you get older, you become more forgetful.

君は飽きっぽいから何事も成功しないのだ。 You do not succeed in anything because you are quick to lose interest.

★～気味 (ぎみ)★

This is used to express that something looks or seems to be a certain way.

疲れ気味 【つかれぎみ】= looks / seems tired.

太り気味 【ふとりぎみ】 = looks / seems large

遅れ気味 【おくれぎみ】= tends to be late

寝不足気味 【ねぶそくぎみ】= looks / seems to be sleep deprived

残業続きで疲れ気味だ。 I've been feeling rather tired because of continuous overtime work.

新入社員は緊張気味の顔をしていた。 The new employee looked nervous.

彼は人の名前を忘れ気味である。 He tends to forget people's names.

彼女は遠慮気味にそう言った。 She said that hesitantly.

[manjuhitorie]

wowaka - NOT OK - Lyrics

戯言たちは風任せ Jokes go whichever way the wind blows 息を呑んだ少女、夢任せ A girl with her breath taken away, she goes whichever way her dreams go 嗚呼、 Ahh, 終いにこの街の色も In the end, I would venture that the colors of this city, 誰も気付かれず変わるのでしょう Will change and nobody will take notice

振り出しまで戻れどまだ Even after going all the way back to where I started from 息を止めることはできないな I still can’t hold my breath 誰一人と視得ないのは The reason I can’t identify anyone 誰一人あたしじゃないから Is because not anyone else is I

宵闇を切る鴉と The crows that cut through the eventide afterglow and 朝に怯える声も The whimpers that come arrive dawn もう良いよ、って Enough already, I say 確かめたくて I want to be sure あの娘を探してる So for that girl do I search

その果てに観た答えを Whatever answer I may witness at the end この心にくれよ Give it to my heart それが誰かを傷つけたとしても No matter even if it may hurt someone

それでも人は続く Nevertheless life goes on 呼吸をやめるまで Until we stop breathing その声を焦がし尽すまで Until her voice burns with a passion to a crisp あの娘の夢が覚め If that girl will awake from her dreams 空が白むのなら And the sky will brighten up outside この戯言だって良いだろう Then maybe these jokes aren’t so bad

数秒で終わる世界を This world will end in just a few seconds 何処まで続けたいんだ I want it to keep going on forever 正解不正解なんて Right, wrong, all that あたしの中にしかないわ Only exist inside of me

[adito-lang]

24. - 26.02.24 Entrance exams 入学試験

Vocab

下旬（げじゅん）last third of the month

上旬（じょうじゅん）first third of the month

全国各地（ぜんこくかくち）nationwide; all over the country

科目（かもく）(school) subject; course

臨む（のぞむ）to take part in; to face (a situation); to deal with (an issue)

合格する（ごうかくする）to pass (an exam)

交通機関（こうつうきかん）transit system

乱れる（みだれる）to be disordered; to lapse into chaos

遅刻する（ちこくする）to be late/delayed

Translation

From the last third of January until the first third of March, entrance examinations are held all over the country. One chooses the school one wants to go to or the subjects one wants to study and takes part in the exams. Up until the exams everyone studies as hard as they can, and if they pass, they are admitted starting in April. However, depending on the place it might snow, disrupting transit systems and delaying the entrance exams, but hopefully that problem doesn't arise this year.

True or False?

Answer and Translation

❌ 入学試験は２月中だけです。Entrance exams are only (held) during February.

✅ 入学試験をしたい学校や大学は自分で選ぶことができます。You can choose the school or university you want to take the entrance exam for.

❌ 入学試験が終わったら、すぐに入学できます。You can enroll immediately after completing the entrance exam.

✅ 天候によって、交通機関が乱れることもあります。Depending on the weather, transportation may be disrupted.

❌ ４月からはみんな入学できます。Everyone can enroll starting in April.

[corvid-language-library]

JLPT Journal 29/06 (Countdown: 155 days)

Today I:

Wrote some sample sentences for recently-studied grammar points

Watched a grammar video about てからでないと/てからでなければ and made shadowing audio

Watched a grammar video about ように／ために and made shadowing audio

Did ~45 minutes audio shadowing

Read 27 pages of Wind Breaker

Reviewed 22 kanji

Did a Renshuu vocab quiz

Listened to the radio

N3/N4 Vocab from today:

針（はり）needle

修理（しゅうり）repair, mending, fixing, servicing

否定（ひてい）denial, negation

整理（せいり）sorting, arrangement, putting in order

集中（しゅうちゅう）concentration

直接（ちょくせつ）direct

実際（じっさい）reality, actuality, truth, fact; practice (as opposed to theory)

毒（どく）poison (from 食中毒 = food poisoning)

実験（じっけん）experiment, experimentation

他人（たにん）another person, other people; unrelated person

正確（せいかく）correct answer, right solution, right decision, right choice

芝居（しばい）play, drama

まるで quite, entirely, completely, at all; as if, as though, just like

認める（みとめる）to recognise, to observe; to deem, to judge

向かう（むかう）to face; to go towards, to head towards

望む（のぞむ）to desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for; to expect (of someone)

収穫（しゅうかく）harvest, crop, gather; fruits of one's labour

居間（いま）living room (Western style), sitting room

苦しむ（くるしむ）to suffer, to groan, to be worried

今に（いまに）before long, even now

今にも（いまにも）any moment now, at any moment, on the verge of (doing), just about to

以来（いらい）since, henceforth

違反（いはん）violation, offence

衣服（いふく）clothes

痛み（いたみ）pain, soreness, ache, grief, distress

至る（いたる）to arrive at, to reach (a decision)

Higher level/non-JLPT words

殺菌（さっきん）sterilisation, disinfection

消毒（しょうどく）disinfection, sterilisation

全身（ぜんしん）full body, whole body

親指（おやゆび）thumb, big toe (omg this means "parent finger"??? That's so fucking cute wtekfahdwks Japanese ily)

庇う（かばう）to protect (someone), to look after (eg an injury), to defend, to cover for, to stand up for

振り回す（ふりまわす）to wield, to brandish, to wave (about) eg a weapon

ぶっ飛ばす（ぶっとばす）to knock (someone) off (their) feet, to send flying, to drive away (one's sorrows, worries etc)

ヨロヨロ tottering, staggering, faltering, reeling

抗争（こうそう）rivalry, feud, conflict, dispute

傷つける（きずつける）to wound, to injure

例外（れいがい）exception

怖がる（こわがる）to be afraid (of), to fear

勝手（かって）one's own convenience, selfishness, one's way

英雄（えいゆう）hero, heroine, great person

モテる to be popular (esp with the opposite sex)

Things to review

ように

通り

度に

Tomorrow I won't be doing any reviewing or studying at all (asides from maybe reviewing difficult kanji). I'm planning to catch up on some anime and maybe play some Pokemon. I may note down some words/phrases, but my goal is to enjoy interacting with Japanese rather than learning anything new.

[sou-and-his-mouse]

Do you two have a favorite Pokemon? If you don't know what that is, then ask Uro, she definitely knows :3c

Tats: We know about Pokemon! A-Actually it's kinda funny how you say that cause Uro's the one that introduced me to it. A single favorite? Hmmmmmmm. I-It's really hard to choose just one, uhm.

Tats: I guess if I really had to, I'd say Mimikyu. Reading their pokedex entries made me so sad, I wish I could give it a hug... Something about it pretending to be something they're not in hopes of making friends only to end up with people being creeped out by them and all alone...I- Um, I feel like I can relate a to it a lot... I-If I ever found one I'd give it my bandana and lots of decorations and make sure it was never lonely!

Tats: Of course I also like the big googly and hug-able pokemon. Like Goodra, it's so big and silly and looks like it'd be like hugging a giant gel animal~ I also really like vaporeon because they uh---

Sou: Tats you have to type your answer, they can't see you waving your hands around.

Tats: Oh, s-sorry! They're like if a fish was a cat, and I've always kind of wanted both as a pet so they're perfect~ A real life catfish...

Sou: -chuckles- My favorite is Absol. Something about it resonates with me...The way people would shun it and call it a sign of bad luck, yet it still tries to protect people. I agree with Tats sentiment, if I owned one I would make sure it knew it was cherished.

たつき：ポケモンは知ってるよ！ えっと、実は、ウロがポケモンを教えてくれたから、そう言うのがちょっと面白いわ。 1匹だけ好きなのは？ うーん。 えーっと、1匹だけ選ぶのは本当に難しいわ。

たつき：本当に選ばないといけないなら、ミミッキュかな。ポケモン図鑑のエントリを読んですごく悲しくなったから、抱きしめてあげたいな… 友達になりたいと思って、自分じゃないもののふりをして、結局みんながゾッとするようになって、��とりぼっちになってしまうところとか… えーっと、すごく共感できる気がする… もし見つけたら、バンダナとたくさんの飾りをつけて、寂しくないようにしたいわ！

たつき：もちろん、大きくてゴロゴロして抱きしめられるポケモンも好きよ。グドラみたいに、すごく大きくて変な感じで、まるで巨大なゲル状の動物を抱きしめているみたい～ シャワーズもすごく好き。だって、あー、

宗太郎：タッツ、答えを入力しないと、手を振っても見えないからね。

たつき：あ、ごめんなさい！ 魚が猫みたいで、ペットとして両方飼いたいと思っていたから、完璧よ～ 本物のナマズ…

宗太郎：（笑） アブソルがお気に入り。何か心に響くものがある…人が避けて不運の兆しと呼んでも、それでも人を守ろうとするところ。タッツの気持ちに賛成。飼っていたら、大切にされているとわかるようにするわ。

[impetuousdesigns]

好きな色・My Favorite Color

子供の頃、姉や兄が「好きな数字は何だ？」と尋ねたとき、いつも自分の年齢と答えた。５歳の時には「５」と答えたが、６歳になって「６」と答えた。そして、７歳になって「７」と答えた。その年で、見破られた。「好きな数字はいつも年齢と一緒に変わる！！」と兄が叫んだ。「いや！これからずっと、死ぬまで７が一番好き！！」とわたしが言い返した。今でも、７が好きだ。post

何が一番好きと聞かれたとき、「今���、どう答えたらいいの」と自分に言い聞かせる。チョコもアイスクリームも大好きだが、どっちが本当に一番好きな食べ物？猫も狐もダンゴムシも大好きだが、どれが一番好きな動物？一番好きなものを選ぶのは本当に変わりやすくて難しい。

「緑が好き」とよく言う。確かに、緑が好きだが、普通でない色合いの緑が好き。銀色がかった緑もほとんど黒っぽい深緑もとても好きだ。しかし、一番好きな色が日や気分などによって異なる。例えば、雨の日には新緑の黄緑を好むが、ちょっと落ち込んでいる日には灰色っぽい紫を好む。毎日自分の好きな色を見つけるのはちょっと楽しいので、好きな色を１つだけ選ぶつもりはない。

When I was little, whenever my brother and sister asked me, “What number do you like?” I always answered with my age. When I was five, I’d answer, “I like 5.” When I was six, I answered, “I like 6.” Then, when I was seven and said I liked 7, my method was discovered. “Your favorite number is always your age!!” my brother yelled at me. “No way! 7 will be my favorite number forever!!!” I shouted back. Even now, I do like 7. 

When others ask me about my favorite things, I then ask myself, “How should I answer today?” I love chocolate and ice cream, but which is my favorite food? I love cats, foxes, and roly-polies,  but which is my favorite animal? My favorite things change, so it’s really difficult to choose just one. 

I often say, “I like green.” Sure, I do like green, but I like unusual hues of green. I like silvery green and green that’s so dark it’s nearly black. However, my favorite color changes with the weather and my mood. For example, on rainy days I like bright yellow-green, but if I’m feeling a bit down I prefer a grayish purple. It’s kind of fun to find my favorite color each day, so I have no intention of choosing just one favorite.

[real-life-senshi]

FOLKS I DID IT. I'M AWAKE APPROACHING 3AM PST. FOR ACT 23 THE REINAKO EPISODE AND ACT 24. WE ARE SO BACK AND I AM SO SCREWED FOR TOMORROW LMAO.

PGSM fans, come support her! The more support she gets, the more likely she’ll continue the live streams of to cover the whole series!

Reminder: This is how the viewing party typically happens in this format:

It typically takes 30 minutes into the viewing party for the actual episode watching to start.  Miyuu takes the first 30 minutes to recognize everyone who comments on the live chat to say hi to EVERYONE while she snacks/eats dinner. (Her love for food, especially sweets, is very much Usagi-like! lol)

You need to prepare your own copy of the episodes and click play alongside Miyuu. 

Miyuu will count folks down on when to click start on watching each episode.

Miyuu watches the series through boxed DVDs, so every 4 episodes, she’ll also watch the DVD special “Oshiokiyo” talks directly following the episodes.

Miyuu will have her headphones when watching the episode, and you can see and listen to her live comments and reactions without pause (unless her cat Roku interrupts lol).

Because of this, you can even watch the episodes ahead and write down any comments or questions you want to share in Japanese (with help of translation tools as needed) ahead of time, and just post into the live chat for Miyuu when the time comes! :)

Miyuu reads English and she literally reads through all the messages on chat. If it’s a simple answer, she will also respond in English to an English message. She even says hi to you even if you joined in the middle of the live stream!  She’s very sweet, hilarious, and awesome!

Fair warning: Miyuu hasn’t watched the series for a long time, so while she knows the main plots of the series and don’t mind discussing it, she is quite hazy on the details of each episodes or the order of how events unfold specifically. Which means not only is she “rewatching” and “reacting” to the episode content to viewers, but she often is genuinely surprised or shocked by how things happening in an episode, going “Oh that’s what happened?!” or “I forgot about that!!!!” So if you plan to chat about episode details with her, try to not “spoil” her too specifically, but tease her and get her even more excited so she’ll continue the viewing party! lol

The more support she gets, the more likely she will go through the whole series!

[natsukusa-mikan]

いつもイラスト楽しませて貰��ています🍀質問なのですが、日常のアンテfa等に関係の無いポストにリプなどの反応をしても大丈夫でしょうか？返す暇が無いなどあったら控えておこうと思います。

いつも絵を見て下さりありがとうございます、そして質問もありがとうございます🤭

ポストと言う事はXの話ですかね？🐤

あんまり形に残る文での交流が得意ではないので、返信は気の利いたことが言えず悩んでいいね💓で終わったりも多いので、頻度高めには遠慮したりするかもです💦

でも、日常の関係ないポストに話しかけて反応くれるのは私としては勿論嬉しいです🥳

そんな感じで良ければお任せします👌

Thank you for looking at my paintings and for your questions 🤭.

When you say post, are you talking about X? 🐤.

I'm not very good at writing and responding to messages, so I often end up replying with a like 💓 because I'm too worried about not being able to say something thoughtful 💦.

But I'm of course happy to talk to you and respond to your irrelevant posts in daily life 🥳.

I'll leave it to you if you like it that way 👌

(個人的な質問と判断したので質問主のみに非公開で答えたかったのですが、匿名の質問では不可能な様なので成人向け扱いで回答してみました！間違っていたら教えてください//I wanted to answer privately only to the question's owner because I judged it to be a personal question, but it seems impossible to do so with an anonymous question, so I treated it as an adult question)

[entropy-game-dev]

Hello, I found out about this game on Twitter and installed the demo version! However, I'm Japanese and can't speak English 😔 Are there plans to implement Japanese in the future?

Hi there, thank you so much for your question!! I saw that a popular Japanese account retweeted my store page when it released and I was happily surprised!

In terms of localization, I would love to localise the game eventually once it has been completed!

The majority of my text is in databases which are easily translated, though I have a lot of UI text that is currently hardcoded, which will be a lot more challenging to get translated.

My low resolution font may also be another challenge - I will probably have to omit kanji and just use hiragana/katakana.

I've translated my answer into Japanese with Google Translate:

こんにちは。ご質問ありがとうございます。リリース時に、日本の人気アカウントが私のストアページをリツイートしているのを見て、嬉しい驚きでした！

ローカライズに関しては、ゲームが完成したら、最終的にはローカライズしたいと思っています！

テキストの大部分はデータベース内にあるため簡単に翻訳できますが、現在ハードコードされている UI テキストが多数あり、翻訳するのはかなり困難です。

フォントの解像度が低いことも課題の 1 つです。おそらく漢字を省略して、ひらがな/カタカナのみを使用する必要があるでしょう。

Google 翻訳を使用して回答を日本語に翻訳しました。

[doctorbunny]

Mahiru's VA video transcript

[note I might TL this later, or someone else can, a lot of formal language is used so I'm not sure yet. Anyway context: Okasaki Miho, Mahiru's actress, couldn't make it to the MILGRAM Live shows so she made a pre-recorded video apologising and answering some questions that played before both shows]

MILGRAM LIVE EVENT 「hallucination」をご観覧の看守の皆様 こんにちは、マヒル役の岡咲美保です！ はい、ということで なんとMILGRAMがライブイベント開催ということで本当におめでとうございます！ 岡咲ですね　今回、残念ながら出演できず とても悔しい気持ちでいっぱいなん��すけれども 今回、なんと　こうして開演前の皆様見えておりますか？ 皆様にコメントをさせていただける、ということで 大変嬉しく思っております！ はい、ということで ご質問いただいているんですが

Ｑ．マヒルを演じる上で印象に残っていること大切にしていることは？ ということでやっぱりこう、マヒルちゃんを最初にいただいた時の印象はすごくかわいらしくて幸せそうで、朗らかでっていうところだったんですけど状況が状況というかやっぱりこう罪を犯してしまっているっていうところがあったのでどういう、裏表じゃないですけどこの子何かちょっと違うぞっていう感触を皆さんに感じ取っていただけるだろう？っていうのはボイスコメントもそうなんですけどボイスのトレーラーだったりあと歌唱の時も何か一癖二癖感じていただけるようなエッセンスっていうのは毎回ディレクターさんだったり山田さんだったり、DECO*27さんだったりと色々と考えさせてマヒルちゃんを演じております 「愛に対する重み」みたいなものを特に意識しているので、皆さんに伝わっていたらいいなと思っております

はい、そして

Ｑ．ファンの皆様へお伝えしたいことは？ ということで看守の皆さまをファンっていう一括りにするのもちょっと恐れ多いぐらい色んなことを、マヒルもですけど10人の囚人たちに対しても考えてくださっていていつもYouTubeのコメント欄だったりXの皆さんのつぶやきだったりを拝見していると すごい、こんなところまでこの描写で感じ取ってくださってるんだ！なんて感激しております！言葉の上辺だけの意味じゃなくて色んなところまでマヒルを感じてくださっていつも感謝しております これからのマヒルの動きだったりもぜひ注目して受け止めていただけると嬉しいなと思います今後ともMILGRAMをぜひよろしくお願いいたします！ はい、ということで 以上、マヒル役の岡咲美保でした！ このあとのライブイベントもぜひ楽しんでください！ よろしくお願いします またね🎵

[noticiasarquelogicasjaponesas]

Capítulo 3: El origen de un país y su prehistoria, un paseo por la historia del país del sol naciente.

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El Pleistoceno:

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Sean bienvenidos, a una nueva serie, de arqueología prehistórica, en esta ocasión, nos trasladamos al país del sol naciente. En los capítulos anteriores hablamos de: ¿Cuándo llegaron por primera vez los homínidos a Japón? ¿De qué vivían?, hablamos algo de su geografía, aunque no todo lo que a mí me hubiera gustado, por eso en este episodio y en los venideros la iremos analizando y como conformó la prehistoria japonesa hasta su final, también comentamos el inicio de la prehistoria humana a nivel global y de los primeros humanos de africanos que hablamos de forma superficial, también hablamos de ¿Quiénes habitaban Japón cuando ellos llegaron? Y de ¿cuándo llegaron? Respondimos a las preguntas de forma sintética, en los siguientes capítulos hablaremos más de cada uno de ellos en profundidad, como es debido dicho esto pónganse cómodos que empezamos.

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El pleistoceno fue un periodo glacial en el cual los casquetes polares eran enormes, no toda la tierra estaba cubierta como se ha hecho creer, había zonas con praderas, una vez aclarado esto damos paso a la geografía que la abordaremos unos cuantos episodios para entender mejor su historia, prehistoria entre otros temas.

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Geografía nipona en la prehistoria:¿Cuándo se formó el archipiélago japonés? Hay dos teorías, la primera dice que lo más probable es que se formaran por partes cada una de las cuatro grandes islas y otra dice que salieron directamente de una sola formación, es decir, que las placas tectónicas en un solo sismo salieron las cuatro islas¿Qué opinan ustedes? Lo que sí se sabe es que hokkaido se formó de una tajada hace 20 millones de años, yo aporto una tercera teoría que hubiera pequeñas islas y que a raíz de lay se formará el resto de las islas, japón se sitúa en el cinturón de fuego, lo que lo convierte en un objetivo de las actividades volcánicas ¿Cómo se llaman las placas tectónicas que forman el archipiélago? Esta pregunta y muchas más la veremos en los próximos capítulos.

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第3章 国の成り立ちと先史、日出ずる国の歴史を歩く。 - 更新世: - 先史考古学の新しいシリーズへようこそ。この機会に、私たちは日出ずる国に移ります。 前の章では、ヒト科が初めて日本に到達したのはいつですか? 彼らは何を食べて暮らしていたのでしょうか?私たちは彼らの地理について少し話しましたが、私が望んでいたすべてではありませんでしたので、このエピソードと今後のエピソードではそれを分析し、それが終わりに至るまで日本の先史時代をどのように形作ったのか、また、古代の始まりについても説明します。世界レベルでの人類先史と、私たちが表面的に語る最初のアフリカ人についても話しますが、彼らが到着したとき、誰が日本に住んでいたのかについても話します。 そして彼らはいつ到着しましたか? 私たちは総合的な方法で質問に答えました。次の章では、それぞれの質問について詳しく説明します。言うまでもなく、安心して始めましょう。 - 更新世は、極冠が巨大だった氷河期で、信じられているように地球全体が覆われていたわけではなく、草原のある地域もありました。これが明らかになると、地理の問題に道が譲られます。これについては、いくつかのエピソードで取り上げます。その歴史、先史時代などのトピックをより深く理解するために。 - 先史時代の日本の地理: 日本列島はいつ形成されたか? 2つの理論があり、1つは4つの大きな島がそれぞれ部分的に形成された可能性が最も高いというもので、もう1つは単一の地層から直接生じたもの、つまり1回の地震でプレートが残ったものであるというものです。四島についてどう思いますか？ 知られているのは、北海道は2000万年前��一片に形成されたということである。私は、小さな島々が存在し、その結果として残りの島々が形成されるだろうという3番目の理論を提供する。日本は火の輪の中に位置している。列島を形成するプレートを何というでしょう? この質問とさらに多くの質問を次の章で見ていきます。 - 地理についてお話しできるよう、この章をエピグラフに分割する予定です。ご評価いただきありがとうございます。

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Chapter 3: The origin of a country and its prehistory, a walk through the history of the country of the rising sun.

The Pleistocene:

Welcome to a new series of prehistoric archeology, on this occasion, we move to the country of the rising sun. In the previous chapters we talked about: When did hominids first arrive in Japan? What did they live on? We talked a little about their geography, although not everything I would have liked, so in this episode and in future ones we will analyze it and how it shaped Japanese prehistory until its end, we also discuss the beginning of human prehistory at a global level and the first African humans that we talk about superficially, we also talk about Who inhabited Japan when they arrived? And when did they arrive? We answered the questions in a synthetic way, in the following chapters we will talk more about each of them in depth, as it should be said, make yourself comfortable and let's begin.

The Pleistocene was a glacial period in which the polar caps were enormous, not all the earth was covered as it has been believed, there were areas with grasslands, once this is clarified we give way to geography, which we will address in a few episodes to understand better. its history, prehistory among other topics.

Japanese geography in prehistory: When was the Japanese archipelago formed? There are two theories, the first says that it is most likely that each of the four large islands were formed in parts and the other says that they came out directly from a single formation, that is, that the tectonic plates in a single earthquake left the four islands. What do you think? What is known is that Hokkaido was formed in one slice 20 million years ago, I provide a third theory that there were small islands and that as a result of this the rest of the islands will be formed, Japan is located in the ring of fire , making it a target for volcanic activities. What are the tectonic plates that form the archipelago called? We will see this question and many more in the next chapters.

We are going to divide this chapter into its epigraphs to be able to talk about geography, thank you for valuing it.

[barok-vanzieks]

I was instructed by a mutual friend of ours to seek you out for some council, Lord van Zieks. I'm sorry for the questions I am going to ask, and I want it to be known that you do not have to answer if you don't feel comfortable.

How do you deal with family members who are not proud of you despite the feats that you achieved?

このメッセージの次のセクションの無礼をお許しください、主よ。

すさとさんとの話し方を後悔してますか？ 私との話し方を後悔していますか？ カズマさんの扱いは上手ですか？ あなたが受け継いだのと同じ敬意を彼も受けていますか？

Once again, pray forgive the discourtesy of my rudeness, but I had to let it out. My sincerest apologies.

[@ryunosuke-naruhodo-blog]

I saw that exchange, yes. I would hardly call him a "friend" of mine. He has yet to enlighten me as to whatever favour he wishes to ask of me, yet he has gladly divulged the fact that I grasp your language to anyone who will listen.

... それでは。 明らかな誤りがございましたら、どうかお許しを。実に十年ぶりの練習でございますので。

成歩堂氏、貴殿はご両親の行動の負担を自らの肩に担うべきではございません。その責任は彼ら自身が負うべきものです。言われたことは受け入れ、自分の感情が何であれ、それが��当であることを認めるのみです。もし貴殿の家族が貴殿を受け入れないのであれば、少なくとも自己受容を願います。

当然、貴殿や貴殿の法律助手に対する私の言動に誇りは持っておりません。私の両者に対する評価は誤った根拠に基づいておりましたし、私の弟子に関しても同様です。彼に敬意を払っているかどうかについては、私が決めることではないでしょうね。彼自身がこのやり取りを読むことでしょうから、彼の感情を誤って代弁する不名誉は避けたいと思います。

何故... この問に私に問うのでございますか？