#なんまらわやっshow

[croquis-el]

Self-addressing of the main female characters of Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban)

I promised you, I remember

First we will analyze our mentor Chihiro Ayasato (Mia Fey)

She uses the universal polite pronoun "watashi" and it is written with kanji 私 (which is used to show an adult character)

This pronoun can be used by both women and men (watashi is also used, for example, by Mitsurugi / Edgeworth)

(これ以上、私に ハジをかかせないで････)

(koreijō, watashi ni haji o kaka senaide)

(Don't make me do this anymore...)

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Next, of course, is the younger sister - Mayoi Ayasato (Maya Fey)

Mayoi uses the feminine pronoun "atashi", however it is written in hiragana, which indicates her "youth", compared to her older sister, giving it a less formal feel.

Atashi (あたし)

It is an altered word from わたし(watashi). It is an informal personal pronoun used by the younger generation mostly young females. 

It’s also important to note that the kanji for "atashi" is exactly the same as "watashi" (私).

"Atashi" is most commonly written in hiragana as あたし.

あたしやっぱり、 御剣検事がよかったよ。

atashi yappari, Mitsurugi kenji ga yokatta yo.

I think Prosecutor Mitsurugi was the best.

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The next equally important character is Harumi Ayasato (Pearl Fey)

The miracle child uses "watakushi" to address herself

だってわたくし、 もうシンパイで････。

datte watakushi, mō shin paide.

I'm so worried...

Watakushi (私 / わたくし) is an ultra-formal term, often used by who are profusely polite, very sophisticated, or somewhat old-fashioned. Same kanji as "watashi".  

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Then, Naruhodo's beloved daughter (our daughter) - Minuki Naruhodo (Trucy Wright)

And here it gets interesting. The girl addresses herself in the third person, i.e. instead of "I" she calls herself "Minuki".

それが、みぬきの夢なんです!

sore ga, minuki no yumena ndesu!

That's Minuki's dream!

ホント、パパはみぬきがいないと なんにもできないんだから!

honto, papa wa minuki ga inaito nan'nimo dekinai ndakara!

Really, Daddy can't do anything without Minuki!

弁護士さんが、みぬきの家族に なってくれる、ってコトですか?

bengoshi-san ga, minuki no kazoku ni natte kureru, tte kotodesu ka?

Does this mean that the lawyer will become part of Minuki's family?

This kind of address is considered "childish" and is acceptable up to a certain age. The fact that Minuki does not use any pronoun "I" even at 15 years old can mean different things. Using a pronoun in the third person, your name instead of "I" - allows the brain to process information more easily and impartially in a stressful situation.

And considering that she called herself "Minuki" from the age of 8 (known to us), this is the most likely scenario.

The exact reason is unknown to us, but we can assume about it, and we know that everything here is not just like that.

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Next, our younger colleague - Kizuki Kokone (Athena Cykes)

The master of analytical psychology uses the pronoun "watashi", but it is written in hiragana, which, as in the case of Mayoi, indicates to us that Kokone is still a very young girl who had to enter the adult world too quickly

(わたしは、希月心音 《きづきここね》)

(watashi wa, 《kizuki kokone》).

(I'm Kizuki Kokone)

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The lady prosecutor Karma Mei (Franziska von Karma) also uses "watashi" to refer to herself, but it is written in kanji (like the adult characters).

私の名は狩魔 冥(かるまめい)。････天才検事よ。

watashi no na wa karuma mei (karuma mei). Tensai kenji yo.

My name is Karma Mei. ...I'm a genius prosecutor.

Considering that Mei grew up in the USA, this even gives her more severity and shows her desire for the ideal. In comparison with Mayoi (with whom she is the same age), Mei "formally" looks older, standing out among her peers, in an effort to catch up and overtake her brother.

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The forensic lady Akane Hozuki (Ema Skye) uses the feminine version of the pronoun watashi in her speech - her pronoun is "atashi" (like Mayoi)

あたし････カガク捜査官の 宝月茜(ほうづきあかね)です!

Atashi kagaku sōsa-kan no hōdzuki akane (hō dzuki Akane)desu!

I'm Akane Hozuki, a science investigator!

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And last but not least, Mikumo Ichijou (Kay Faraday)

The crow girl uses the classical formal pronoun "watashi", which at first seems out of place with her appearance, but fits the image of a noble thief. It is also written in hiragana (young character).

わたしは正真正銘の “ヤタガラス”ですよ。

Watashi wa Shōshinshōmei No “Yatagarasu” desu yo .

I am a genuine Yatagarasu.

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I hope you enjoyed it and learned something new about the characters!

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Phoenix's careful wording in 4-1

I noticed something about 4-1, Turnabout Trump. Phoenix uses very careful wording. He never outright lies, mostly misdirects. Like when he's asked if the locket is his, and he says the locket has his daughter's photo inside. But the most important misdirection here is about the forged card. He never shows it as actual evidence from the crime scene: if you look carefully at his words, he actually shows it as evidence of the reason why the killer would have taken the card. He's even meticulous about verb choices. In the ENG ver,, he even outright says the card is his. Everyone simply assumes. Also Apollo, unknowingly, doesn't present it as evidence from the crime scene, either. Anyway, here are some parts I found particularly incriminating. JP text beside ENG for comparison's sake. I'll only provide translation for the relevant parts (or the parts that differ between versions). But as you can see, the misdirection is there in the JP version as well. Disclaimer : I only studied Japanese for a little while. AA dialogue is pretty simple though. Also English isn't my native language either. Feel free to correct me on anything wrong here. Also note that I'm not trying to make the translations sound natural, I'm mostly trying to explain what the words are saying, sometimes I'll be more literal than others. Translation =/= localization. Translation notes and musings are in small text.

Judge いかがですかな？　弁護人。 Well, Mr. Justice? カードがスリ替えられて、 持ち去られた“理由”‥‥ The question of why the killer would swap out a card has been raised. そのコンキョを提示できますか？ Can you point to a reason? Apollo (‥‥どうやら、 　ここが“勝負どころ”だ！） (…It's now or never!) なぜ、カードは スリ替えられたのか‥‥。 Naze, kaado wa surikaerareta no ka... The defense would like to present evidence to the court… Naze, kaado wa surikaerareta no ka... Why the card was switched... 弁護側は、その“理由”を 提示したいと思います。 Bengogawa wa, sono "riyuu" o teiji shitai to omoimasu. Evidence showing the reason why a card was swapped out! Bengogawa wa, sono "riyuu" o teiji shitai to omoimasu. The defense would like to present that "reason".

Judge これは‥‥まさか！ Could… this be…!? 現場から持ち去られた “５枚目のＡ”ですかッ！ Could this be the missing fifth ace!? Kristoph ば‥‥バカな！ なぜ‥‥なぜ、キミが‥‥ In-Inconceivable! How could you… そんなものを持っているのだッ！ What are you doing with that card!? Apollo そ、それは‥‥その。 （なんだ、このあわてようは‥‥） Um, well, that's the thing… (Why's Mr. Gavin so upset?) （アヤシイ女の子からもらった、 　ただのアヤシイカードなのに） (Ayashii onna no ko kara moratta, tada no ayashii kaado na noni) (It's just a fishy card from some fishy girl…) (Ayashii onna no ko kara moratta, tada no ayashii kaado na noni) It's just a suspicious card given by a suspicious girl... Apollo doesn't even understand the weight of the card when he presents it. He's just doing what Phoenix is pointing him to. He thinks it's just a suspicious card, and he's only using it to provide a "reason". At first, I was confused by this, because he seemed convinced later on that the card was real. But it appears that at first, he was indeed suspicious of it. It's just as the trial goes on, he's manipulated to think the card is indeed real. Because he trusts Mr. Wright, which *seems* to say it's real. Phoenix そのカードはね。 あの晩、事件の後‥‥ 《ボルハチ》で、 ぼくが拾ったんだよ。 Sono kaado wa ne. Ano ban, jiken no ato... "Boruhachi" de, boku ga hirotta n da yo. Oh, that card? It's mine. That is, I picked it up at the Borscht Bowl Club that night after the murder had occurred. カードは商売道具だからね。 ‥‥ムスメにわたしておいたんだ。 Kaado wa shoubai dougu dakara ne. ...Musume ni watashite oita n da. I gave it to my daughter. Cards are her stock and trade, after all. In the ENG, 'It's mine' is actually an addition. Maybe to drive the point home more? The rest is the same though.

Phoenix じゃ、ハナシをつづけようか。 Ja, hanashi o tsuzukeyou ka. Allow me to elaborate. Ja, hanashi o tsuzukeyou ka. Well then, let's continue this discussion? (fun fact: hanashi can also be traslated as 'story', or even 'fable', you could say hanashi is the noun version of the verb hanasu (to talk, tell) so it's basically anything you 'talk' about) この“血痕”が原因だった としたら、どうでしょう。 Kono "kekkan" ga gen'in datta to shitara, dou deshou. What if this trace of blood was the reason? Kono "kekkan" ga gen'in datta to shitara, dou deshou. (what) If this ''bloodstain'' was the cause... what do you think? The 'dou deshou' is usually also traslated as 'what do you think?' - it's used after you make a statement and you want to ask for the other person's opinion. But mostly it's a rethoric question. 'What about it?' would also fit. Also interesting how "bloodstain" is in quotation marks...

Phoenix 現場写真‥‥被害者の頭部を もう一度、よく見てください。 Take another look at the photo… and at the victim's head. 犯行の瞬間、帽子は床に落ちて、 このとおり‥‥ At the moment of the crime, his hat fell to the floor… ひとすじの血が、 後頭部に向かって流れています。 …and a trickle of blood ran from his forehead down the back of his head. この血が、一滴。カードに落ちた。 ‥‥そうは考えられないでしょうか。 Kono chi ga, hitoshizuku. Kaado ni ochita. ...Sou wa kangaerarenai deshou ka. Couldn't a drop of that blood have fallen on one of the cards? Kono chi ga, hitoshizuku. Kaado ni ochita. ...Sou wa kangaerarenai deshou ka. This blood, this drop. Fell on the card. ...Is that unthinkable? / ...Is that unimaginable? He's basically proposing a theory. Not said the card in Apollo's hand is actually the one. Apollo カードに、血が‥‥ Kaado ni, chi ga... I suppose… Kaado ni, chi ga... On the card, the blood (fell)... Apollo is following along with what he's saying. Phoenix ハンニンは、それをかくすために カードを持ち去ったのです。 Hannin wa, sore o kakusu tame ni kaado o mochisatta no desu. The killer then took the card to hide the blood. Fun choice of words. 'no desu' = 'the explaination is that...' or, in this case: 'the explaination would be...' This is the more literal translation just to make it more obvious how he phrases it: The culprit, in order to hide that he took the card the explaination would be So in a way that it's actually comprehensible: The explaination would be that the culprit took the card in order to hide that (the blood).

Kristoph 成歩堂！　キミも 一度は法廷に立ったオトコだ。 Wright! Regardless of how you wasted the last seven years, you used to be a lawyer! 証拠品を隠すことが、 どれだけ大きな“罪”であるか‥‥ You know what a serious crime it is to conceal evidence! Phoenix そのギロンはあとだよ、先生。 それよりも‥‥ Sono giron wa ato da yo, sensei. Sore yori mo... Oh, we can discuss the finer points of our legal system later… Found it funny how he calls him 'sensei' but in a way that is very mccking. 'Sensei' means someone who is masterful/very knowledgeable in something, in this context, law. He says 'Let's leave that discussion for later, sensei. More importantly...' これで、きみの疑問に 答えるコトができたようだね。 Kore de, kimi no gimon ni kotaeru koto ga dekita you da ne. What's important now is that I've answered your question. Kore de, kimi no gimon ni kotaeru koto ga dekita you da ne. And with that, I was able to answer your question, wasn't I? Basically says the same thing, but uses 'dekiru' = 'to be able to' Kristoph な。なんのコトですか？ Wh-What are you talking about? Phoenix ハンニンがカードを 持ち去った“理由”だよ。 Hannin ga kaado o mochisatta "riyuu" da yo. You wanted to know why the killer would have taken a card from the crime scene. Hannin ga kaado o mochisatta "riyuu" da yo. The "reason" the culprit took the card. カードに残った、１滴の血。 Kaado ni nokotta, hitoshizuku no chi. And now, I've told you. A drop of blood, it feel on the card. (That was why) 彼にとっては“致命的”だった。 ‥‥だから、持ち去った。 Kare ni totte wa "chimeiteki" datta. ...Dakara, mochisatta. That one drop of blood would have been decisive evidence, you see. Kare ni totte wa "chimeiteki" datta. ...Dakara, mochisatta. For him, that (the drop of blood) was 'fatal'. ...So, he took it.

Overall, the word choice in both JP and ENG is very careful, but in different ways since... obviously they're different languages with different idiosyncrasies. In conclusion....

Phoenix basically treated the card not as evidence from a crime scene, but more of an example, a recreation, a construction. Never said that was the actual card. Made people assume. Didn't correct them. So... he manipulated their thoughts. He's like 'oh, you want to know the reason? well, let's see, why would the killer take the card...? well maybe it had incriminating evidence on it - oh what kind of evidence? look at this card here - see this drop of blood? what if the blood fell from the victim's head on the card? so he had to take it - because it would have made it obvious the killer entered from the secret passage and how the murder actually happened' Something that breaks my heart immensly about all this is that Apollo is so adamant at the start of the trial that Mr. Wright would never lie... and he's furious and heartbroken that he basically manipulated him (and everyone else), instead. Phoenix literally couldn't lie anyway, because then Apollo would have known. If you think about it, it's kind of how Engarde was able to lie to Phoenix even though he had the magatama. He purposefully and meticulously manipulated people to think the evidence was real, without ever saying it. Putting the words in other people's mouths. (Also... at least to me, this seems a very prosecutor-like tactic. Perhaps even Von Karma-like.)

Why does he even tell Apollo that he forged it? (He didn't have to.) Because he felt guilty. Apollo asks how he can call himself an attorney and he tells him he, in fact, doesn't call himself one. Doesn't have the right to. Phoenix isn't a liar - he says so himself after the trial, he never lied - but he sure is a manipulator here. But he does feel guilty. He lets Apollo punch him. And he smiles. I think this shows how even when we believe that what we're doing is wrong, we might do it anyways. Out of desperation, anyone might cave and go against their own morals.

[danieyells]

@mayoigotokurousagi asked for a few more of the home screen dialogues I liked from a couple of characters, so here's Leo! Also included are the Japanese versions of the text for this one.

I LOVE HIM HE'S SUCH A LITTLE SHIT. . . . Once again this is nearly now all of them because this mfer has such personality lmao his also go with a few other characters', so there's i think one for Romeo and two or three for Sho in there too.

Also as a warning. . .i got a little horny in my commentary for some of these. But it's not my fault, Leo's the one who's saying things like that lol

Hello: (the first time the game is opened after that character is set as home screen NPC. Only happens once per day, unless the character is switched out and back.)

"Nice timing, Honor Roll. Give me your hand. Come on, just do it." あ、特待生サマちょうどよかった。手、貸して。早く早く

You've Got Mail: (whenever there's something in the inbox, usually Arena rewards)

"Hey, your messages are piling up. Hurry up and open them, it's annoying." ねぇ、さっきからずっと未読の通知来てんじゃん。うざいから早く読んじゃってよ

Default: (requires no affinity, has no time constraints)

"Ugh, you're so loud. Ask for permission if you want to talk to me. ...Nope, denied." うるさ……オレに話しかけんなら先に許可取ってくんない？ ……はい駄目

This isn't the only time he complains about volume. Maybe his ears are always sensitive even without using his stigma?

"I'm thirsty, go buy me a drink. What kind? Why don't you take a guess?" 喉乾いた。ジュース買ってきて。 なに系がいいって？ じゃあ、オレが飲みたい味、当ててみてよ

he likes spicy stuff, do you think he likes bitter stuff too? Maybe lemonade? Do you think he's one of those influences who's like 'i never eat anything bad for me' so he either drinks diet soda or no soda at all? I feel like he wouldn't be able to handle restrictions like that--also he loves Painfully Spicy Food so. . . .

Hey Honor Roll! ...Don't make that face at me. I'm being totally genuine right now. ね、特待生サマ♡ ……なにその顔。別になんも企んでないよ

We were deprived of a cute heart in his localized text to emphasize how saccharine he was being. How dare they.

"Have you seen Cap? Ugh, bet he's lurching around lost again..." ねぇ、うちの寮長サマ見なかった？ ……あいつ、また迷子にでもなってんじゃないの

the real question is, does Leo then go look for him himself, wait for him to come back on his own, or get Sho, the PC, or someone else to bring him back for him?

"We're fighting again? Which house? ...Ugh, pass." ……なになに、また揉めてんの？どこの寮？ なんだ……つまんな

I wonder which houses he wouldbe up to fight. Probably Hotarubi since he's kind of invested in Subaru's suffering? Maybe Frostheim since they already have beef--on the other hand, maybe that'd be boring for him. But man he seems pretty ready to go with that, Sho wasn't kidding when he said they got kicked out of every club in Shibuya because Leo's always picking fights.

Affinity 1: (between 5am and 11am)

"Ugh, I'm so tired... I'm done with these classes already. I'll just show up for tests and skip the rest." は～……ねむ…… なんか怪異の授業も飽きたし、テスト以外もう出んのやめよ……

Affinity 2: (between 11am and 4pm)

"I'm starving! Huh? Where'd Sho go? I swear he was here a second ago... Whatever. I'll make that NPC go buy something for me." お腹空いた～。 あれ、翔ちゃんは？ここにいると思ったんだけど…… ま、いっか。モブ女に購買行かせよ

Affinity 3: (between 4pm and 8pm)

"That fucking himbo left me behind again..." あのポンコツ朴念仁……またオレのこと置いて行きやがって

he really wants to get involved in the spy situation huh. That or it's something administrative. Even at affinity 3 Alan leaving him out of something interesting upsets him a bit, which is interesting.

Affinity 4: (between 8pm and 5am)

"Right now? I'm programming an app. I'm not doing anything that complex, just making an ordering system." 今？　アプリのプログラミング中。 別にそんな難しいことしてないよ。オーダーシステム作ってるだけ～

Of note, this is Sho's Affinity 7 line:

"Nice, got an order. More demand than I thought. Getting Leo to make this app was a good call." お、出前の予約が入ったわ……思ったより需要あってよ。 玲音に予約アプリ作らせたの正解だったな

So he made Sho an app for his food truck! Probably not for free of course--good to get the occasional reminder that Leo's both really smart and really good with technology lol

Affinity 5: (between 8pm and 5am)

"Ugh... Cap smashed my woofer. I was just playing music in the Pit since we can't go clubbing..." だっる……クラブ行けない代わりに地下で音楽流してたら、寮長サマにウーハーぶっ壊されたんだけど……

That was kinda mean on Alan's part haha

Affinity 6: (between 4pm and 8pm)

"Who's DMing me? Oh, it's this account. Huh... Now that's interesting."

the tea has arrived, piping hot i see. . . .

Affinity 7: (between 11am and 4pm)

"Hey, over here. Give this tabloid to that national treasure wannabe in front of the food truck. Just do it!" キミ、こっちこっち。 あのキッチンカーの前にいる国宝気取りに、この週刊誌渡してきて。いいから早く！

My guy does not like Subaru huh lmao or rather he loves tea and wants to set Subaru off or something. . . .

Affinity 8: (between 4pm and 8pm)

"Hey, Cap, could you open this bottle for me? Do it yourself? I can't, that's why I'm— hey! Where are you going?! ねぇ寮長サマ～、このペットボトルの蓋開けて～♡　 いや、無理だから頼んで…… ちょっとどこ行くの！？

Leo really said 'i need a big strong man in my life' and Alan said 'good luck becoming one' kekw ONCE AGAIN DEPRIVED OF HEARTS

Affinity 9: (between 8pm and 5am)

"Time to see what the bug I planted in his car picked up... Huh? What the fuck?! Someone broke it!!" さてと、あいつの車に仕込んだ盗聴器の収穫は～…… は？　なにこれ！壊されてんだけど！！

Affinity 10: (between 10pm and midnight)

"This pillow mist? I only bought it because it was trending, but it's better than I thought it'd be. Ro-Ro's hooked on it too." あ、この寝香水？　バズってるから買ったんだけど、意外とよくてさ。ロミサマもハマってるみたいよ？

Romeo's Affinity 8 line references this:

"You're smelling the bedtime fragrance I bought from Kurossa earlier. He has a good eye, so I often ask him to pick things out for me." この香り？　さっきクロッサから買った寝香水だよ。あいつセンスいいから、よく見繕ってもらうわけ

"Kurossa" obviously being from "Kurosagi", Leo's surname. These two became fast friends, huh. Maybe they already knew each other from social media, since Romeo has an Instagram too. I bet they take the prettiest selfies.

Affinity 11: (between 5am and 11am)

"Night, then. What? I haven't slept yet. Unlike you, I actually have shit to do." じゃ、おやすみ～…… なに？　今から寝るんだけど。オレ、キミと違って忙しいの

Sho also stays up pretty late lmao. I assume Leo does much of his hacking in the dead of night. . .then again why's he using his sleep mist before he goes to bed?

Affinity 12: (between 11am and 4pm)

"Why is this place so overrun with fucking losers?! My eardrums are going to burst!! ...I'm going back to the garage to play with Cap." どこいても雑魚どもがうっさい！！この学園、マジどうなってんの！？ ……ガレージ戻って寮長サマで遊ぼ

The word "雑魚" which was translated as 'loser' means "nobody" or "unimportant person" lol which means Alan is someone of greater importance than others to him? Or just more bearable? Or maybe just likes that he's quieter or finds him more entertaining lol it's kind of nice to see that they're "getting along" in the loosest sense of the term i guess. . . .

Affinity 13: (between 4pm and 8pm)

"Huh... The little kabuki prince's sister married an actor from a different troupe? Bet there's something going on there." ふ～ん……梨園の御曹司サマには、別の屋号の歌舞伎役者と結婚した姉がいる…… なんか、超匂うわ～……

Affinity 14: (between 5am and 11am)

"You think I smell good? It's L'Occitane body lotion. I just throw some on after showering in the morning." この匂い？　ロクシタンのボディーローションだけど。 朝シャンの後、ぱぱっとつけてるだけだよ

the pc mentions that Leo's hair smells floral, so I bet he smells super nice. And I guarantee you he's not using men's fragrances either, he wants to smell pretty, leave that hypermasculine shit to Alan and Sho.

Affinity 15: (between 5am and 11am)

"Okay, okay, I'm coming... Ugh. Calling the whole house out at the ass crack of dawn... What is wrong with that himbo?" はいはい、行くってば…… はぁ。朝っぱらから寮生集会とか、あのポンコツ朴念仁なに考えてんの？

Affinity 16: (between 11am and 4pm)

"Ugh, I totally missed out on that ultra-spicy chicken thing they had in Shin-Okubo. Guess I'll read the reviews and get Sho to recreate it." あ～新大久保の激辛チキン、完全に食べ損ねてる…… ネットのレビュー調べて、翔ちゃんに再現させるか

I feel like, if not for that it'd have all the flavor sucked out of it from the spiciness, Sho would probably have a good time replicating flavors like that. He likes to make different cultures' foods after all.

Affinity 17: (between 10pm and midnight)

"Wow, so late already. Better get a bath going and get ready for bed. Here you go. It's for scrubbing the bath." やば、もうこんな時間じゃん。さっさと風呂溜めて寝る支度しよ。 はいこれ、風呂掃除用のブラシ♪

If you do a real good job of cleaning the tub for him, he may even let you have some of his bathwater! Isn't he generous?

Affinity 18: (between 8pm and 5am)

"That dumb video got over 10k interacts? God, you're all so basic... Muting." あんな適当な動画が万バズとか、本当ちょろすぎ……うるさいから通知切ろ……

No respect or love for his fans is2g

Affinity 19: (between 10pm and midnight)

"I can touch you, but you can't touch me. That's how this works, got it?" オレからキミに触るのはオッケー。キミからオレに触るのはダメ。 いい？　これがオレたちのルールね

This is probably so much more innocuous than it sounds--like literal touching, or maybe him holding his fame as an influencer over you--especially since he's saying it with a straight face but. . .it's so easy to imagine this as Leo cuffing or tying your hands and when you ask what he's doing he climbs in your lap and moves your clothes out of his way and says this. . .and at this point you've probably never fucked or kissed or anything before so it's a little out of the blue but you can't really stop him and he just toys with you until he's satisfied. . .one of my favorite of his lines just because it's a little dirty lol

Affinity 20: (between 5am and 11am)

"There she is. Hey, Honor Roll! You free? There's something I was really hoping you could help me with." あ、いたいた。ねぇ特待生サマ～、今日って暇？　 ちょっと付き合って欲しいことがあんだけど♪

given this is his expression in the first line(and the little music note with his second line) he's probably up to no good lol there's either something he really needs to hear or something he really wants to do to you specifically. in Japanese he says "I just want you to keep me company for a while♪"

BUT MAYBE I'M ASSUMING TOO MUCH MAYBE HE JUST DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO ASK YOU TO HANG OUT OTHERWISE. Like how the PC asks Sho if they need help on the food truck and he immediately clocks "you don't have to offer to help just so you can spend time with me you know"

Affinity 21: (between 11am and 4pm)

"Hey, Honor Roll, come sit down. Not over there, next to me. Good, you're comfy. Don't move, I'm taking a nap." 特待生サマ、ちょっとここ座って。 違うよ、オレの隣。 あ～気持ち～♡しばらく昼寝するから動かないでね

Lap pillow hours! Whether you like it or not! He said no touching him, so no moving him off your lap, either! He might make an exception for having his hair pet though.

Affinity 22: (between 4pm and 8pm)

"They went to the Pit again? Must really get a kick out of it... Like big, dumb animals throwing themselves at each other." あいつら、また地下に行ってんの？好きだね～本当…… やってること、虫相撲とほぼ変わんないじゃん……

Affinity 23: (between 8pm and 5am)

"The whole demon nickname? People can call me whatever they want. I know who I am." 悪魔って呼ばれてること？ 別に、好きにすればって感じ。オレが何者かは、オレが一番わかってるもん

His expression saying this is his default one where he's smiling, so I guess it really doesn't bug him, which is good. He probably gets a kick out of it.

Affinity 24: (between 10pm and midnight)

"Stay like this till I tell you to leave, okay? Got it? I didn't hear an answer." オレが行っていいって言うまで、キミはずっとこうしててね♡ ……わかった？　返事は？

Again, this one's a little dirty which makes me like it a lot hahaha. . .this is a late night one(it's labeled "GoodNight" and only pops up between 10pm and midnight) is he telling you to sit still while he sleeps on your lap or uses you as a body pillow? Is he making you sit still with a toy in you while he ignores you or pretends he's not tormenting you sexually? SORRY I FIND SEXUAL THINGS SO AMUSING BUT HE'S MAKING IT SOUNDS SO HORNY. The audio doesn't sound as horny as i'm making it sound off but like LOOK AT IT.

Affinity 25(max): (no time constraints)

"Wanna make a bet, Honor Roll? Over which will come first—me falling for you, or you getting hooked on me." 特待生サマさ、オレと賭けない？ オレがキミを好きになるのが先か、キミがオレに沼るのが先か

I think it's a little late for you, sweetheart. I think you've already caught the feels and that ship is sailed.

Spring: (March-May) (between 5am and 11am)

"Why the hell would I go to class? I already learned all the first year material." 授業なんて出るわけないじゃん。１年で覚えなきゃいけない範囲は、もう全部やっちゃったし

(between 11am and 4pm)

"Cap really puts the "him" in "himbo..." Look at him, he's got a flower stuck in his hair." 寮長サマってさ、あんな見た目してなんでポンコツなんだろね…… ほら見てよ。頭に花くっついてるし

(between 4pm and 8pm)

"Quick Honor Roll, stand over there. Perfect. Now hold my phone. You're the cameraman." ちょっと特待生サマ、そこ立って。そそ、いい感じ。 で、オレのスマホ持って。はいキミ、カメラマンね

(between 8pm and 5am)

"Can't believe how many gross dudes this account keeps reeling in. AI-generated pics make it so easy! "Could you send me some more money ♡?” Send." このアカ、変態ジジイ釣れすぎなんだけど。ＡＩ美女画像マジ便利～！ もっとペイペイちょ～だい♡っと

I find it funny that they use AI generated images for their backgrounds and also have a character who scams people with AI generated images. . . .

Summer: (June-August) (between 5am and 11am)

"That rule about having to wear your academy or house uniform on campus is so outdated. I'm going to die wearing all this crap in this heat." 学内は基本、制服か寮服じゃなきゃ駄目ってさ、今時そんな校則あり？ 暑くて死んじゃうんですけど

(between 11am and 4pm)

"I can't believe Sho seriously ran out of my Killer Sauce. It's summer, this is when I want to eat spicy stuff." 翔ちゃん、オレのキラーソース切らしてんのマジあり得ないんだけど。夏こそ辛いもん食べたいのに

well maybe if you didn't dump so much of it on whatever you ate. . . .

(between 4pm and 8pm)

"I keep telling Sho we should let off some fireworks and he keeps saying no! You want to do it too, don't you, Honor Roll?" 翔ちゃんに花火したいって言ってんのに、全然付き合ってくんないの！ 特待生サマも、やりたいもんね～？

One of Sho's summer lines references this:

"Leo won't shut up about wanting to let off fireworks, but no way am I doing that shit with him again. I'm sure you can guess why." 玲音が花火してぇってうるせぇんだけどよ、俺は二度とあいつとはやんねぇって決めてんの。わかんだろ？

I guess Leo isn't a very responsible fireworks user.

(between 8pm and 5am)

"Yeah, apparently there's more anomalies around in summer. Statistically speaking. It's just fucking annoying more than anything else, really." ああ、なんかこの時期って、日本は怪異が増えるらしいね、統計的に。 普通にめんどくさいだけなんだけど

Autumn: (September-November) (between 5am and 11am)

"Thought I could have some fun here at Japan's most elite educational institution. What a let down." 日本有数の名門校なんて言われて、期待して入ったのにさぁ。 結局この学園も、つまんないやつばっか

(between 11am and 4pm)

"Sports? Hard pass. I hate getting sweaty. Ask Sho instead." スポーツ？　パス。オレ、汗かくの嫌いなの。 翔ちゃんでも誘ってきなよ

(between 4pm and 8pm)

"Sho hurt himself playing basketball? How unfortunate." 翔ちゃんがバスケ中に怪我した？ へぇ、そうなんだ。大変だね

He gives so few fucks about his best friend lmao then again they're ghouls, Sho'll probably be fine in like two hours.

(between 8pm and 5am)

"Ugh, I want to go clubbing... We should make one in the Pit. Sinostra's got a casino, can't be that hard to get a permit." あ～クラブ行きて～…… いっそさ、地下改造して箱にしちゃうのどう？カジノがありなら余裕じゃない？

Leo pointing at sinostra: if the criminals in there can have a fucking casino there's no way it's hard to get a business permit here. They kill people like on a weekly basis and no one's shut them down. The standards must be in the ground.

Winter: (December-February) (between 5am and 11am)

"This coat? Cute, right? I knew it'd look good on me, so I bought it." ああ、このアウター？可愛いっしょ。絶対オレに似合うと思って買ったんだ～♪

(between 11am and 4pm)

"I'm freezing... I'm having a carbonated bath tonight. Wanna join, Honor Roll? Of course I'm serious." あ～、さぶ。今日の風呂は強炭酸にしよ…… 特待生サマも一緒に入る？ 別に、マジで言ってんだけど

This one happens regardless of affinity which is kinda funny to think about. then again, Japanese bathhouse culture probably means that's not super weird if you have a tub big enough, maybe? Then again a bathhouse and just having a bath with someone are different things. I bet he has lots of baths with Sho.

(between 4pm and 8pm)

"Hey, everyone! It's me! Ugh, my throat's all dry from the cold. I'll just stream tomorrow..." こんばんは。ＬＥＯだよ～！ ……やば、乾燥で喉死んでるわ。配信は明日にしとこ……

Of note here, Leo's online handle is just "LEO" in Japanese. In English his name probably had to be given just as Leo to prevent this being lost in translation, because his actual name, in kanji, is 玲音, which is pronounced "Reio"(the same as 'leo' but with an r). But "Leo" is stylized since Japanese doesn't have the L sound and the R sound is closest. So in Japanese he says "It's LEO!" whereas in English he just says "It's me!" since his handle and his name are the same. Although, as someone who follows streamers, introducing yourself again at the top of a stream isn't too uncommon i think? But I also don't watch the influencer types, so the culture is probably very different haha.

(between 8pm and 5am)

"The ghouls won't listen to you? No shit. You realize we were hand-picked by demons, right?" グールが言うこと聞いてくれない？そんなの当たり前でしょ。 だって、オレたち悪魔に選ばれた人間よ？

He's one of the only ones who mentions something like this on the homescreen(off the top of my head Haku is the other one who really mentions how none of them are normal). And he's absolutely right--they were chosen by demons, made pacts with those demons, and ultimately overcame them somehow. Most of them are gonna be kinda stubborn. A demon probably wouldn't choose someone who'd be influenced easily. . .except the demon who chose Kaito apparently. Probably just looking for easy pickings, that one. Or maybe Kaito wasn't always such a coward. . . .

His birthday: (May 23rd)

"You got me a birthday present? Oh, thanks. Just put it over there, I'll look at it later.  I will, I promise." オレに誕生日プレゼント？　あ～、ありがと。そこらへん置いといて。 大丈夫だよ、後で見るってば

Rude ungrateful little shit lmaoooooo "yeah yeah my fans sent me a bunch of gifts already. I'll get to it."

Your birthday:

"It's your birthday? I'll help you celebrate.  Meet me behind the garage later." へぇ。今日キミ、誕生日なんだ。 そうだ……オレが祝ってあげる♡後でガレージの裏においで

New Years: (January 1st)

"Happy New Year! I prefer digital payment.  What do you mean, what do I mean? I'll be nice to you again this year, so pay up." ハッピーニューイヤー♪　はい！ なにって……今年も仲良くしてあげるから、お年玉ちょ～だい？

He's referencing otoshidama, money you're given on new years(usually as a child) but it sounds like you've just got a recurring subscription to Leo's friendship lmaoooo "We can still be friends, so compensate me monetarily" lolol i swear if he weren't vice captain i wouldn't be surprised if he eventually transferred to Sinostra in his second or third year. I think he'd fit in.

Valentine's Day: (February 14th)

"This is that ultra-spicy chocolate they only sell this time of year... I'm actually genuinely stoked right now." これ、毎年この時期にしか買えない激辛生チョコレートじゃん…… え、普通に嬉しいん��けど

White Day: (March 14th)

"Here, as thanks for the chocolate. You're not going to tell me you don't know Godiva, are you? All right, now we're even." はい、これお返し。キミ……まさかゴディバ知らないわけないよね？ じゃ、これで貸し借りはチャラね

April Fool's Day: (April 1st)

"Ha ha. You were photobombing one of my pics so I uploaded it and said I had a new girlfriend. 10K interacts in less than an hour. Suckers." あはは。新しく彼女できましたって特待生サマのこと匂わせたら、一瞬で万バズしたんだけど。嘘なのに～

Comments section like "gee Leo how come your boyfriend lets you have two partners?"

Halloween: (October 31st)

"Trick or treat!  Ugh, the only good thing about this dumb event is the video content it provides." トリックオアトリート！ 　って……こんなくだらないイベント、動画のネタになるだけマシなんだけどさぁ

Not much of a halloween guy. . .even though this is Sho's halloween dialogue???

"You really need an explanation? Leo made me wear it! Shit, why am I always the girl..." ああ？　言わなくてもわかんだろ。玲音に着せられたんだっつの！ クソ、なんで毎年女装なんだよ……

You're making your boyfriend best friend crossdress for your halloween vids? When you don't even like Halloween? And this is a REGULAR occurrence??? Like I get that he doesn't like sweets I guess but lmaoooo

Christmas: (December 25th)

"This Christmas-themed food Sho made might pull some traffic.  All right, uploaded. You can eat the rest, Honor Roll. Say "ah"!" 翔ちゃんのクリスマス映えごはん、適当にあげて…… はい終わり。後は特待生サマが食べてね。あ～ん♡

what you want him to eat all of that? and mess up his figure?

Idle: (about 20 seconds without interacting with the game) (below 13 affinity)

"Was that on purpose?  Are you seriously ignoring me right now?" あのさ、それわざと？ キミ今、オレのこと無視してるよね？

(13 affinity and above)

"Ugh, everyone's so loud.  I'm putting my headphones on, so tap here if you need me, okay?" はぁ……どこもうるさ…… オレ音楽聴いてるから、なんかあったらここ触って呼んでね～♡

oh no he's becoming self aware i like that he's not like. 'hey pay attention to me!!' instead he's like 'okay we can sit here in silence that's fine, i'm gonna listen to music so if you want something let me know'. Parallel play with Leo! He's content to just vibe out with you--and he likes you enough that he'll give you attention if you ask too.

Absent: (logging in for the first time in 2 or more days?)

"Who are you? Ah ha ha! I'm kidding. Have you got a good excuse for why you've been gone so long?" ……キミ、誰？ ……あはは！冗談だよ。 で、しばらく来なかった言い訳、ちゃんと用意してきた？

MAN THAT TOOK A LONG TIME. He really just has a lot of personality lol or maybe i just like his personality a lot? Either way I like a bunch of his lines so that's honestly like 90% of them. Bit of a goober. I'll do Sho's in a few hours! Since i already have his japanese file open from doing Leo's lol this is now all of his lines, and Sho's is partially done as well as of writing this! I love Leo so much haha

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MHA Chapter 406 spoilers translations

This week’s initial tentative super rough/literal translations under the cut.

1 セントラル病院前鎮圧完了！ セントラルびょういんまえちんあつかんりょう！ SENTORARU byouin mae chin'atsu kanryou! "Suppression in front of Central Hospital complete!"

tagline 1 各地の奮戦が希望をつなぐ‼︎ かくちのふんせんがきぼうをつなぐ‼︎ kakuchi no funsen ga kibou wo tsunagu!! The struggles of various places connect hope!!

2 怪我人のトリアージと逮捕者の移送中！ けがにんのトリアージとたいほしゃのいそうちゅう！ keganin no TORIAAJI to taihosha no isouchuu! "Triage of the injured and transport of the arrested in progress!"

3 奥渡島制圧完了‼︎ オクトじませいあつかんりょう‼︎ OKUTO-jima seiatsu kanryou!! "Suppression at Octo Island complete!"

tagline 2 No.406　摑め‼︎おまえの"個性"　堀越耕平 ナンバー406　つかめ‼︎おまえの"こせい"　ほりこしこうへい NANBAA 406  tsukame!! omae no "kosei"   Horikoshi Kouhei No. 406 Grasp*!! Your quirk  Kouhei Horikoshi (*Note: This "grasp" can mean both to literally hold something and to comprehend/wrap one's head around something.)

4 分断作戦決起点制圧完了！ ぶんだんさくせんけっきてんせいあつかんりょう！ bundan sakusen kekkiten seiatsu kanryou! "Suppression of the division strategy's starting point complete!"

5 怪我人の救出継続中！ けがにんのきゅうしゅつけいぞくちゅう！ keganin no kyuushutsu keizokuchuu! "Continued rescue of injured persons in progress!"

6 国立多古場競技場継戦中‼︎ こくりつたこばきょうぎじょうけいせんちゅう‼︎ kokuritsu takoba kyougijou keisenchuu!! "National Takoba Arena continued battle in progress!!"

1 Mr.スケプティック確保！移送中です‼︎ ミスタースケプティックかくほ！いそうちゅうです‼︎ MISUTAA SUKEPUTIKKU kakuho! isouchuu desu!! "Mr. Skeptic secured! His transfer is in progress!!"

2 避難システムによる士傑への避難完了！ ひなんシステムによるしけつへのひなんかんりょう！ hinan SHISUTEMU ni yoru shiketsu e no hinan kanryou! "Evacuation to Shiketsu by way of evacuation system complete!"

3 停止したブロックの避難民保護に出動中！ ていししたブロックのひなんみんほごにしゅつどうちゅう！ teishi shita BUROKKU no hinanmin hogo ni shutsudouchuu! "Dispatch to protect the evacuees of the stopped blocks in progress!"

4 蛇腔病院跡地制圧完了！ じゃくうびょういんあとちせいあつかんりょう！ jakuu byouin atochi seiatsu kanryou! "Suppression of the ruins at Jakuu Hospital complete!"

5 黒霧！イレーザーヘッドとプレゼントマイクと共に消息不明！ くろぎり！イレーザーヘッドとプレゼントマイクとともにしょうそくふめい！ Kurogiri! IREEZAA HEDDO to PURESENTO MAIKU to tomo ni shousoku fumei! "Kurogiri! And Eraser Head and Present Mic with him, whereabouts unknown!"

6 この総力戦は最終的に このそうりょくせんはさいしゅうてきに kono souryokusen wa saishuuteki ni This all-out war will eventually

7 緑谷出久を信じる戦いになる みどりやいずくをしんじるたたかいになる Midoriya Izuku wo shinjiru tatakai ni naru become a battle of believing in Izuku Midoriya. (Note: As per what I wrote in chapter 379, I would probably contextually read lines 6-7 as something like “This all-out war will come down to us trusting in Izuku Midoriya.”)

8 緑谷… みどりや… Midoriya... Midoriya...

9 出久… いずく… Izuku... Izuku...

1 疾い…！ はやい…！ hayai...! "[So] fast...!"

2 あいつは死の間際… あいつはしのまぎわ… aitsu wa shi no magiwa... "That guy was on the verge of death..."

3 瞬間ではあったが… しゅんかんではあったが… shunkan de wa atta ga... "It was [for just] a moment, but..."

4 死柄木すら翻弄する動きを見せた… しがらきすらほんろうするうごきをみせた… Shigaraki sura honrou suru ugoki wo miseta... "He showed movement that made sport of even Shigaraki..."

1-2 あいつは何かを摑みかけている途中だった…！ あいつはなにかをつかみかけているとちゅうだった…！ aitsu wa nani ka wo tsukami kakate iru tochuu datta...! "He was in the middle of grasping* something...!" (*Note: Again, this is that word that means "grasp" and "comprehend.")

3 この"副作用"を活かせ この"ふくさよう"をいかせ kono "fukusayou" wo ikase Take advantage of this "side effect"

4 もっと！ motto! more!

5 まだ！もっと‼︎ mada! motto!! Still! More!!

6-7 もういい… mou ii... "Enough..."

8 後にする あとにする ato ni suru "Leave him for later."

1 …いいさ ...ii sa "...It's fine."

2 壊すだけだ何度でも更に こわすだけだなんどでもさらに kowasu dake da nando demo sara ni "I'll just break him however many more times even further."

3 距離を取って"危機感知"で何とか凌いできた きょりをとって"4TH"でなんとかしのいできた kyori wo totte "4TH (kanji: kiki kanchi)" de nan toka shinoi dekita I started to somehow pull through by keeping my distance with the "4th (read as: Danger Sense)."

4 再生＋即死持ち＋前より強化されている肉体にどう対処するか…答えは見つからなかった… さいせい＋そくしもち＋まえよりきょうかされているにくたいにどうたいしょするか…こたえはみつからなかった… saisei + sokushi mochi + mae yori kyouka sarete iru nikutai ni dou taisho suru ka...kotae wa mitsukaranakatta... As for how to deal with his regeneration + instant death[-inflicting ability] + his body strengthened more than it was before...I couldn't find an answer...

5 "変速"は発動したら最後…発動時間に関わらず切った途端反動で体が動かなくなる "2ND"ははつどうしたらさいご…はつどうじかんにかかわらずきったとたんはんどうでから��がうごかなくなる "2ND (kanji: hensoku)" wa hatsudou shitara saigo...hatsudou jikan ni kakawarazu kitta totan handou de karada ga ugokanaku naru If I activate the "2nd (read as: Gear Shift)," it'll be the last time... Regardless of the time for which it's activated, as soon as it's turned off, my body will stop moving due to the immediate recoil.

6 発動した以上は… はつどうしたいじょうは… hatsudou shita ijou wa... Now that I've activated it...

7 今度こそ最後ーーー… こんどこそさいごーーー… kondo koso saigo---... "This time is the last---..."

1 更に さらに sara ni Go

1 向こうへ むこうへ mukou e beyond

1 まだ mada "Am I still"

small text 更に向こうへってか さらにむこうへってか sara ni mukou e tte ka "[They] say 'Go beyond,' right?"

2 モブか…！ MOBU ka...! "an extra...?!"

3 エンデヴァーや"黒影"程の圧力も無い エンデヴァーや"ダークシャドウ"ほどのあつりょくもない ENDEVAA ya "DAAKU SHADOU" hodo no atsuryoku mo nai It's not as much pressure as with those like Endeavor and Dark Shadow.

4 後にすればいい あとにすればいい ato ni sureba ii It's fine to leave him for later.

5 オールマイ���と比ぶべくもない オールマイトとくらぶべくもない OORU MAITO to kurabu beku mo nai He can't compare to All Might.

6 これ以上　巻き戻しを進行させてまで係う程の価値も これいじょう　まきもどしをしんこうさせてまでかかずらうほどのかちも kore ijou makimodoshi wo shinkou sasete made kakazurau hodo no kachi mo To let the rewind proceed more than this, there's no value

7 意味も いみも imi mo nor meaning

8 縁も えにしも nor connection* (*Note: This is the same word All Might uses in chapter 396 to refer to a connection between him and Dave in the USA; it's a word that refers to some mysterious force such as destiny that binds two people together.)

9-10 あの石塊にはない あのいしころにはない ano ishikoro ni wa nai!! in it with that pebble!!

(Note: For speech bubbles 6-10, you could combine them all together into something more cohesive like this: "There's no value or meaning or connection with that pebble to merit letting him rewind me any more than this!!" And yes, Katsuki is the "pebble," which is a reference back to chapter 7 when Katsuki called Izuku a "pebble in his path.")

1 わかってきた wakatte kita I've come to understand.

2 痛みだ いたみだ itami da It's pain.

3 掌に溜めた汗粒が てのひらにためたあせつぶが tenohira ni tameta asetsubu ga [The pain of] the beads of sweat that collected on my palms

4 全身を駆け巡ぐる痛み ぜんしんをかけめぐるいたみ zenshin wo kakemeguru itami running through my entire body,

5 吹き出る痛み ふきでるいたみ fukideru itami pain that spouts* out, (Note: This word to describe the pain can mean: "gush out, spout out, spurt out" but it can also mean "send out shoots" like for plant roots. I feel like that description is relevant given the imagery we see on this page. Considering the next line, I think he's referring to pain that erupts from different individual points on his body.)

6-7 その位置間隔！ そのいちかんかく！ sono ichi kankaku! and the space between those positions! (Note: He's talking about recognizing the physical space between the different points of pain on his body.)

8 痛みで摑め いた��でつかめ itami de tsukame Grasp* it with pain, (Note: Again, this is that word that means "grasp" in the sense of "comprehend.")

9 誘爆のタイミング！ ゆうばくのタイミング！ yuubaku no TAIMINGU! the timing of the secondary explosions! (Note: I think he's saying he can predict when and where the little explosions that surround his body will happen by paying attention to the locations of the pains on his body and thus he can utilize those explosions too.)

1 何なんだ なんなんだ nan nanda What is this?

2 痛ったァハハハ疾っ いったァハハハはやっ ittaAHAHAHA haya "It hurts-A-HAHAHA so fast!" (Note: Yes, he's breaking into maniacal laughter at the end of his words. Also a fun phonetic bonus: the Japanese word for "so fast" here is "haya," so he's saying "hahaha-haya!" He sounds battle-crazy, or just plain crazy.)

3 すぎて止まんねえ〜〜〜‼︎ すぎてやまんねえ〜〜〜‼︎ sugite yamannee~~~!! "Too fast, can't sto~o~o~p!!"

4 何なんだこいつは なんなんだこいつは nan nanda koitsu wa What's with this guy?

1 なぁ　出久　俺まだおまえに追いつけるかな なぁ　いずく　おれまだおまえにおいつけるかな naa Izuku ore mada omai ni oitsukeru ka na Hey, Izuku, can I still catch up to you?

2 なんでだろうなあ nande darou naa I wonder why?

3 なんか今追い越せる気がする なんかいまおいこせるきがする nanka ima oikoseru ki ga suru I feel like I can surpass [you] now.

4 あんた… anta... "Honey..."

5 勝己が…！ かつきが…！ Katsuki ga...! "Katsuki is...!"

6 ダメだ…見れないよ…‼︎だって相手は… ダメだ…みれないよ…‼︎だってあいては… DAME da...mirenai yo...!! datte aite wa... "No...I can't watch...!! Because his opponent is..."

7 見なきゃ… みなきゃ… minakya... "We have to watch..."

8 だって…！ datte...! "because...!"

1 だってあの子きっと だってあのこきっと datte ano ko kitto "Because that child is surely"

2 いつもみたいに笑ってる筈だから…！ いつもみたいにわらってるはずだから…！ itsumo mitai ni waratteru hazu dakara...! "smiling like he always does...!"

3 さっきから…！何故この石塊に さっきから…！なぜこのいしころに sakki kara...! naze kono ishikoro ni Since a while ago...! Why is this pebble...?

4 何故僕はオールマイト以上の なぜぼくはオールマイトいじょうの naze boku wa OORU MAITO ijou no Why am I...even more than with All Might...? (Note: The verb at the end of the sentence is cut off here making this sound awkward in English. He's basically wondering how Katsuki is irritating him even more than All Might did.)

1 そうだ… 似ている そうだ… にている sou da...nite iru That's it...he resembles [that guy].

2 与一ならもういないぞ魔王… よいちならもういないぞまおう… Yoichi nara mou inai zo maou... If it's Yoichi [you're looking for], he's already gone, Demon King...

3 おまえが殺したんだ おまえがころしたんだ omae ga koroshitanda Because you killed him.

4 憎しみを宿した事で鮮明に蘇る… にくしみをやどしたことでせんめいによみがえる… nikushimi wo yadoshita koto de senmei ni yomigaeru... By harboring hatred, I recall it clearly...

5 そうだ　こいつだ…こいつだったのだ sou da koitsu da...koitsu datta no da That's it, it's this guy... It was this guy.

1-3 こいつが手を差し伸べなければ こいつがてをさしのべなければ koitsu ga te wo sashinobenakereba If this guy hadn't reached out his hand...

4-5 僕が最も憎いのは ぼくがもっともにくいのは boku ga motto mo nikui no wa What I hate most of all is...

1 おまえのせいだ駆藤‼︎ おまえのせいだくどう‼︎ omae no sei da Kudou!! "It's because of you, Kudou!!" (Note: Because of the order of words in Japanese, you can also read this like the end to the last sentence on the previous page: "What I hate most of all is YOU [Kudou].")

2 ボケが来たかよ‼︎ ボケがきたかよ‼︎ BOKE ga kita ka yo!! "So an old geezer is here!!" (Note: This is the same grammar as All Might's "I am here!")

3 俺ァ爆豪のかっちゃんだバァアカ！ おれァばくごうのかっちゃんだバァアカ！ oreA Bakugou no Kacchan da BAAAKA! "I'm Kacchan of the Bakugou clan*, moron!" (*Note: "Bakugou no Kacchan" literally means "Kacchan of Bakugou/Kacchan of the Bakugous," but the grammar is an archaic style from before Japan's family registration system created family names in the late 1800's. The structure would read as "[Name] of the [clan name]." The literal word "clan" does not appear in the sentence above, but I've included it to get the archaic style to make sense in English. I should also mention that it's possible Katsuki is introducing himself here as "Kacchan" as an insult to AFO's intelligence. Like, "Oh you're a little kid/senile old man? My real name's probably too difficult for you. Here, call me Kacchan, dumbass.")

tagline 今、世界が少年を見る‼︎ いま、せかいがしょうねんをみる‼︎ ima, sekai ga shounen wo miru!! Now, the world sees the young man!!

[milgram-en]

Trial 3 - Kotoko Voicelines (English Translation)

杠琴子。よく、私の前に顔を出せたものね。あまり近づく嚙みつくわよ。 Yuzuriha Kotoko. How brave of you to come here and show your face in front of me. Get too close and I might just bite you. T/N: Kotoko pronounces 私 (watashi) as "watashi" in this voiceline, a neutral way of saying "I/Me/Myself". In the previous trials, she pronounces 私 as "atashi", a feminine way of ascribing oneself. An equivalent in English would be her adding "/fem" tone tag after she says "I/Me/Myself".

私はあなたが許さなかった人間に制裁を加えた。ここで私を見放すというのは、おじけづいた証拠でしょう？罰を加える覚悟もないのなら、人を裁く資格なんてありはしない！ I have delivered punishment on those humans whom you did not forgive. If you abandon me now, is that not proof that you've become too afraid to carry out your own verdicts? If you are not prepared to mete out punishment, then you have no right to judge others! T/N: Kotoko actually pronounces 私 (watashi) again as "watashi" in this voiceline, a neutral way of saying "I/Me/Myself". In the previous trials, she pronounces 私 as "atashi", a feminine way of ascribing oneself. An equivalent in English would be her adding "/fem" tone tag after she says "I/Me/Myself".

人が死んだわ？　私を止めてでも、あなたが守りたかったであろう人間が。せめて、私の手で罪を償わせていれば。は…　もったいない。 Someone died? Someone you would have wanted to protect, even if it meant stopping me. If only I had at least made them pay for their crimes with my own hands. Hah... What a waste. T/N: Kotoko uses the わ (wa) particle in this voiceline which demarcates her feminine way of speaking. An equivalent to this in English would be adding a "/fem" or "/feminine" tone tag at the end of her sentences.

悲しいでしょう…　苦しいわよね。それが、悪によって大切なものを失う気持ちだ。私を肯定しろ…　エス！お前の怒りと悲しみ、私が返してきてやる。 Isn't it saddening... It must be painful, right? The feeling of losing something precious because of evil. Affirm me... Es! I'll return your grief and sorrow. T/N: By "I'll return your grief and sorrow", Kotoko means that she'll return back the grief and sorrow towards whomever or whatever made Es feel that way. Kotoko will return that grief and sorrow for Es' sake in order to help them in some manner (as indicated by the てやる (te yaru)).

まあいいわ。泣いても笑っても、これでおしまい。私たちの決着をつけましょう、エス。 Ah well. Whether you cry, whether you laugh, this is the end. Let's settle this [together], Es.

T/N: Additional Translator's Notes will be found in the replies. Check the original post before reblogging as TLs are occasionally revisited and edited.

[synthtitles]

This might sound weird but.. Hear me out please.

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変かもしれないけど… ちょっと聞いて｡

Does anybody, like.. When they see Usagi, Hachiware, Chiikawa or mainly anybody off this show could be just standing and your like "I wanna adopt you."?? Seriously, I have big maternal instincts towards them 😢 they are too cute!

I get insane maternal instincts whenever I see chiikawa, I just wanna squish them

(ꈍ⌓ꈍ。)

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誰��分かる人いるかな…？ うさぎ、ハチワレ、ちいかわ、またはこのアニメのキャラたちがただ立っているだけで、「もう養子にしたい！」って思うことない？？ 本当に、彼らを見ると母性本能が爆発しそうになる…泣 だって可愛すぎる！

ちいかわを見るたびに母性本能が爆発しちゃう！ ぎゅーってしたくなる (ꈍ⌓ꈍ。)

Seriously look at them.. They are just a baby💗

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本当に、ただの赤ちゃんじゃん！💗

Okay last post of the day!!! Seriously I'm getting an addiction with this app.. Ehm.. Goodnight!

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よし、今日最後の投稿!! 本当にこのアプリにハマりすぎてる... えーと... おやすみ!

[aliceslanguagediaries]

❁My favourite Japanese YouTube channels for advanced learners ❁

(Part one because tumblr is showing glitches when I try and edit further)

1.

Their JLPT lives and classes have saved my life on many occasions! When I started watching their videos they had only N3-N1 lessons taught in Japanese, but I believe they now also have N4 lessons in English. I also like their お金になるJLPT series a lot!

2.

Their N2 kanji playlist is the best I’ve seen on YouTube!

3.

I mentioned her podcast in the previous post, but she also has a lot of grammar and vocabulary lessons posted

4.

Her keigo and business Japanese playlists are really helpful, I always watch them when I need to brush up on it!

5.

The N1 grammar playlist is a lifesaver and covers everything

6.

Her vocabulary videos are really useful, I also love how she covers a lot in every lesson. Her vlogs using N1 vocab are great too!

7.

I will probably make a whole post on their 3 rules of onomatopoeia video because it has saved my life for JLPT, I’m now able to guess the answer based on these rules even if I have never seen the word before (and I used to struggle with onomatopoeia a lot)

8.

I love her conversation videos and vlogs! Probably suitable for intermediate learners too

9.

Amazing for kanji, especially if you’re also learning to write them!

10.

Also really helpful for JLPT preparation!

Please let me know in the comments if you know any others :)

[nieves-de-sugui]

Takara no Vidro - Translation notes

This show is actually being subbed by furritsubs so check their subs if you want an accurate translation! I'll keep on making translation notes about the parts were gaga subs infuriate me while they come out :)

よろしくお願いします / よろしく yoroshiku onesgaishimasu / yoroshiku

My take: Nice to meet you

This is a very common greeting that, in this case, literally means "please be kind with me" but that in no way it would ever be translated as this. It can be translated in many different ways since there's no equivalent in english. For example, in the next picture I'd translate it as "Please take care of me" (since he's signing up to a hike, I think)

いや、新鮮だな iya, shinsen da na

My take: Wow, this is refreshing

There's an emphasys on how this is a very unsual sight. For the salesman it's refreshing to see such a change of pace from Takara who probably tends to avoid people

いいじゃ、先輩がじきじきに面倒みてあげるわさ ii jan, senpai ga jikijiki ni mendou miteageru wa sa

My take: It's fine, his senoir is personally tending to him

The salesman is a lot more playful and is constantly teasing Takara and I'm mad Gaga doesn't want us to know this

なんかあったら先輩に連絡してもいいですか？ nanka attara, senpai ni renraku shitemo ii desuka? なんかって？ nanka tte?

My take: -Is it ok if I contact you sometimes? -Like for what?

The literal meaning in this case is not "trouble" but "something". As in, "is there's something (I want to say/that is happening/I want to show you/...)", hence why Takara asks for clarification as Taishin could be refering to a lot of things

そうですか sou desu ka

My take: I see

Again. Can be translated in many ways. In any case, here he's understood he's not welcome

例えば、俺がそういう人間だったらおまえなんかとっくにやってるわな Tatoeba, ore ga sou iu ningen dattara, omae nanka tokku ni yatteru wa na

My take: For example, if I were a person like that I would already have gone after someone like you

I am not particularly sure I understood this sentence correctly word for word, so it might be slightly wrong. In any case, I think he means that Taishin is an easy target for people like that. But anyone that knows better japanese than I do is welcome to correct this if I'm wrong

[sarahalainn]

Farewell March🌼

Where does the time go.

Before it’s already the next season, will post my program from this beautiful classical hall in Nagano. I think I still haven’t posted the show from 2-3 years ago..!

Setlist featuring harpsichord, kalimba, snowy Mt Fuji and lots of Ravel. Donning a mimosa/ golden wattle dress to celebrate Women’s Day.

The following day I held my third Kalimba Masterclass!

We played Eight Melodies from the retro game EarthBound.

Beautiful harmonies ringing through the hall.

3月の思い出。

時間が飛んでいくこと…！

恒例の八ヶ岳のクラシックホールでのセトリ。

国際女性デーに因んだミモザドレス🌼

八ヶ岳のカラマツからできたチェンバロとカリンバ演奏。雪景色の中凛とたたずむ富士山🗻ラヴェル生誕150周年をお祝いした選曲。

もっと詳しく内容に語りたいけど、おそらくまだ2-3年の八ヶ岳のセトリと思い出も載せられてない…！

外の景色をバックにした特別なホール。ノーマイクの響きが素晴らしい音楽堂。やはり生で体験して欲しいものです。語りきれない^ ^;

翌日はカリンバ・マスタークラス！

初心者から上級者まで、それぞれのレベルに合わせて編曲させて頂いたEight Melodies.

サラジオで少しずつ、皆さんとの演奏をお届けしてます^ ^

３月だけに3小節クリア！^ ^

４月の初めは4小節かなー？♪

「Peace of Mind〜土曜の朝のサラ・オレイン」

‪TOKYO FM/FM OSAKA (radiko)‬

‪ ●毎週土曜の朝8:30-8:55

https://www.tfm.co.jp/peace/

March was full of high notes.

Met supporters I hadn’t seen for 6, 10 years even!

It’s been a while since I released an album.

Hope we can all escape to the ISEKAI.

３月は3ヶ所でNew Albumのレコ発ライブと特典会がありました。

本当に久しぶりにお会いできたサポーターさんとの再会🥹

初めて足を止めて下さった方とのご縁。

沢山の方にぜひとも聴いて頂きたい作品です。

『ISEKAI - Anime & Video Game Muse』

2025.5.14

A sneak peek into the studio.

Recorded this beautiful instrument with an ambisonic mic for a surreal Atmos experience. Stay tuned!!

チラッとレコーディング風景も。

ローズを初めて演奏🎹アトモス用にアンビソニックマイクで録音。これはまたCDと違ったISEKAIへお連れします！

４月も沢山お会いできそうなのでワクワク。

サラ・オレイン

NEW アルバム発売記念

フリーミニライブ＆特典会!

4月スケジュール！

【千葉】4月12日(土) ニッケコルトンプラザ

【東京】4月20日(日) HMV＆BOOKS SHIBUYA

【東京】4月27日(日) 新宿マルイ メン

https://www.sarahalainn.net/schedule

March unfortunately also had painful news.

There is always someone suffering and another celebrating in a different world so it is natural to become numb, especially when the news appears to come from a faraway place.

Let’s at least be aware that there are parallel worlds and that there is another human/ being out that who hurts and enjoys life just like us . There may be a limit to what an individual can do, but we all play a part to make our world a better place to live in.

ニュースでは胸が痛くなる情報が沢山ありました。

常にどこかで、誰かが絶望感を味わってる。そして、どこかで誰かが人生を謳歌してる。特に遠い世界の出来事だと他人事のように感じてしまうけど、我々と同じように傷ついて、人生を楽しんでる存在は沢山いる。そんなパラレルワールドが常にあることを、忘れたくない。

1人でできることは限られてるかもしれないけど、もっともっと、いい世界にして行きたい。

[utapri-translations-uuuu]

Drown in - Lyrics + Translation

Please do not repost/retranslate without permission.

Kanji:

響きあうのが常　溶け合う夢

魅かれて Love thing ときめく胸

上手に振舞っても　I can see your mind

仕草で惑わす　本音と嘘

愛を試す　駆け引きは

大人のフリじゃもう満たせないや

焼け付く傷を冷たく癒す

火照る頬濡らした True tears

爪痕が語る　Midnight

何度も聞きたい　切ない

甘い罠に雁字搦めの Miss you

痛みが織りなす Pleasure

知ってるから Habitually sweet

もどかしく求めて

どこまでも I'm going to drown

選択するまま　待てない　Limit

主役は Oneself 誰でもない

人生はカットなしの　ロングフィルム

切り取られた今日　戻らぬ過去

理想の明日はどこなのか？

目隠し外すのはやっぱり It's you

ため息の中　にじむ優しさ

くすぐった本能止まらない

本当を見せて　All night

思いは重なる絶対

時間の波に　誘われて Kiss you

受け止めあいたい Feelings

すれ違いさえ Turn it into a joy

どうすれば伝わる？

君なしじゃ Falling all the way down

触れた指と指　絡まり合い

秒針の Tick Tack 遠くなる

鼓動だけ２人包んで

爪痕が語る　Midnight

何度も聞きたい　切ない

甘い罠に雁字搦めの Miss you

痛みが織りなす Pleasure

知ってるから Habitually sweet

もどかしく求めて

酸いも甘いも　愛も悲哀も

手を取って一緒に Let's drown

Rōmaji:

Hibikiau no ga tsune tokeau yume

Hikarete Love thing tokimeku mune

Jōzu ni furumatte mo I can see your mind

Shigusa de madowasu hon'ne to uso

Ai o tamesu kakehiki wa

Otona no furi ja mō mitasenai ya

Yaketsuku kizu o tsumetaku iyasu

Hoteru hoho nurashita True tears

Tsumeato ga kataru Midnight

Nando mo kikitai setsunai

Amai wana ni ganjigarame no Miss you

Itami ga orinasu Pleasure

Shitteru kara Habitually sweet

Modokashiku motomete

Doko made mo I’m going to drown

Sentaku suru mama matenai Limit

Shuyaku wa Oneself dare demo nai

Jinsei wa katto nashi no rongu firumu

Kiritorareta kyō modoranu kako

Risō no asu wa doko na no ka?

Mekakushi hazusu no wa yappari It’s you

Tameiki no naka nijimu yasashi-sa

Kusugutta hon'nō tomaranai

Hontō o misete All night

Omoi wa kasanaru zettai

Jikan no nami ni izanawarete Kiss you

Uketome aitai Feelings

Surechigai sae Turn it into a joy

Dō sureba tsutawaru?

Kimi nashi ja Falling all the way down

Fureta yubi to yubi karamari ai

Byōshin no Tick Tack tōku naru

Kodō dake futari tsutsunde

Tsumeato ga kataru Midnight

Nando mo kikitai setsunai

Amai wana ni ganjigarame no Miss you

Itami ga orinasu Pleasure

Shitteru kara Habitually sweet

Modokashiku motomete

Sui mo amai mo ai mo hiai mo

Te o totte issho ni Let’s drown

Translation:

Always resonating together, our dreams melt together

Attracted by this love thing, your heart throbs with excitement

Even if you pretend well, I can see your mind

Deceiving me with your gestures, your real intention and lies

Trying out love, this push and pull of

Pretending to be an adult is no longer enough

Healing my burning wounds with cold,

True tears dampen my flushed cheeks

Scratch marks tell the story of Midnight

I want to hear it over and over again. It’s painful

I’m completely stuck in the sweet trap that is missing you

Since I know the pleasure woven

From pain is Habitually sweet,

I impatiently yearn for it

I'm going to drown endlessly

You can’t wait to make your choices, there’s a Limit

The protagonist is Oneself, no one else

Life is a long film without cuts

Today is cut away, and the past won’t return

Where is the ideal tomorrow?

It's you, after all, who takes off your blindfold

Tenderness reveals itself through a sigh

I can’t control my newly aroused instincts

Show me your true self All night

Our feelings are overlapping, definitely

Drawn by the waves of time, I Kiss you

I want us to embrace each other’s Feelings

Let’s turn even our misunderstandings Into a joy

How can I make you understand?

Without you, I’m Falling all the way down

Our fingers touch and intertwine

The Tick Tack of the second hand grows distant

And only the beating of our hearts surrounds us

Scratch marks tell the story of Midnight

I want to hear it over and over again. It’s painful

I’m completely stuck in the sweet trap that is missing you

Since I know the pleasure woven

From pain is Habitually sweet,

I impatiently yearn for it

Both the sour and sweet, love and sorrow

Let’s hold hands and drown together

[tokidokitokyo]

Photo by Masaaki Komori on Unsplash

2025年2月28日

Is it just me, or is the intermediate plateau interminable? I keep waiting to be done with the dreaded intermediate plateau, and sometimes I even get a feeling like I might finally be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but then I try to watch something in Japanese or I am in the middle of a conversation with Japanese people and feel like I have no idea what is going on, and then I feel like I know nothing.

Despite my repeated failures, I am trying to improve my vocabulary and memorize grammar, and I hope to someday escape this purgatory of being not-quite-good-enough at Japanese. I wish there was a magical class I could take called Everything About Advanced Japanese. I think I just miss taking Japanese classes, as those were always my most fun classes.

日本語を勉強している人の中で、日本語の中級レベルのプラトーというのは一番大変なところですね。中級レベルのプラトーに入ったら、永遠に続いていると気がする。いつ終わるのか？いつまで日本語のレベルは中途半端に進んでいないって感じをするのか？たまに、「あ、そろそろ上達して上級レベルに着くのかな」、と思った瞬間、いきなり、「このドラマやニュースやバラエティ番組や会話の内容を全く理解してない」って気づいて、やはり何も分からない。という事を考えます。

何回失敗しても、語彙力を増やそうとしたり、文法を覚えようとしたり、いつかこのプラトーの地獄を越えようと努力します。なんか上級レベルに上がるために授業が有ればいいねと思っています。そういうのはないってわかってるけど、日本語の授業は自分の一番好きな授業だったので、また授業受けたいなと思っています。

February Progress

February seemed like it flew by, but I have been working on getting my daily and weekly goals solidified. I did not get much time to work on the goals I set at the end of January, but I am slowly making progress in working the goals into my daily routine.

I read somewhere that the thing with making new resolutions/goals is not just about doing something new, but about finding the time to do something new. What are you going to give up in order to add the extra tasks to your daily life?

I think that's very poignant because I (as a working mom) have very little time to myself already, so when I do have time I have to be particular about what I do. So I can't just wipe the slate clean and start over because I can't just shirk my responsibilities. So I have to be purposeful in finding where these goals fit in my schedule.

Study 総まとめ N2 (Sou-matome N2) workbooks at least once a week ✖ (I didn't get the time to work this in! Maybe in March?)

Finish 小説 ミラーさん (Miller-san Novel) 〇 (DONE!)

Read at least half of ペンギン・ハイウェイ (Penguin Highway) △ (I finished about a quarter of the novel)

Finish SPY×FAMILY manga vol 1 △ (I finished about half of the manga, but I am enjoying it rather than rushing to read)

Study 漢字検定ステップ6 (Kanji Kentei level 6) book at least once a week ✖ (Again, no time! Maybe March?)

Write a sentence once a day 〇 (Yes!)

Daily Goals ✅Study Japanese for at least 10 minutes a day ✅Read something in Japanese every day ✅Speak Japanese daily ✅Listen to/watch something in Japanese every day ✅Learn 1 vocabulary word daily 🔺Learn 1 kanji daily ✅Write one sentence daily

Weekly Goals 🔺Study one N3/N2 grammar point weekly ✅Listen to one podcast weekly ✅Watch one TV show episode/movie/YouTube video weekly 🔺Write on HelloTalk once a week

March Goals

March's goals look quite similar to February's, as I didn't meet all the goals yet still wish to pursue them. Hopefully I can find some time to incorporate these goals!

Study 総まとめ N2 (Sou-matome N2) workbooks at least once a week.

Finish ペンギン・ハイウェイ (Penguin Highway).

Finish SPY×FAMILY manga vol 1.

Study the 漢字検定ステップ6 (Kanji Kentei level 6) book at least once a week.

Memorize one grammar point weekly.

How do you feel about your Japanese level? Do you feel like you are stuck on the intermediate plateau? Or maybe the beginner plateau? Let me know if you have any tips or tricks to get off the intermediate plateau! I need them!

皆さんの日本語のレベルはどう思いますか。中級レベルのプラトーやスランプを感じていますか？それとも初心者のスランプを感じていますか？もし���ラトーを越える方法が分かったら、ぜひ教えてください。ヒントが欲しいな。

[croquis-el]

Well, um, hiya☆

I've come to life a little here and brought you some interesting features in the characters' spoken language

To begin with, let's look at the male trio of main characters: Naruhodō, Mitsurugi, Odoroki (Wright, Edgeworth, Justice)

Some people know it, some don't, but in Japanese there are many options for how to refer to yourself, i.e. "I" can be said with different pronouns and they are all ranked by gender (there are also gender-neutral ones) and the level of politeness.

The first one we have is Naruhodō.

He always, regardless of the situation, uses the pronoun "boku" (ぼく) in relation to himself.

僕 (ぼく)

僕 (boku) is a first-person pronoun often associated with male speakers. It has earnest, polite, cultured connotations. Overall, 僕 (boku) has a softer, less aggressive than 俺 (ore), another common pronoun with masculine connotations.

Naruhodō uses it both in the first trilogy, when he is 24-26 years old, and after the 7-year gap, when he is 33-35. It doesn't matter if he is in the courtroom or talking to friends - he always uses "boku".

言わずと知れた、ぼくだ。 若手実力派弁護士として、 今年で3年目に入る。

Iwazu to shireta, bokuda. Wakate jitsuryoku-ha bengoshi to shite, kotoshi de 3-nen menihairu.

It goes without saying that it is me. I am a young and talented lawyer, and this is my third year in the industry.

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ぼく････今、弁護士を 目指して、勉強しているんです。

boku ima, bengoshi o mezashite, benkyō shite iru ndesu.

I'm studying to become a lawyer.

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いいや。ぼくは、 大学は芸術学部だったからね。

Ī ya. Boku wa, daigaku wa geijutsu gakubudattakara ne.

No. I entered the arts department at the university.

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When addressing someone, Naruhodo uses pronoun "omae".

お前 (おまえ)

お前 is a second-person pronoun that's masculine and rough — it's often used for cussing! It could also be a way to show affection to close friends, partners, and family in a very casual manner.

It is curious that he only addresses Mitsurugi this way, while he addresses the others (Mayoi, Odoroki, etc.) by name + suffix (Mayoi-chan, Odoroki-kun).

もしかして、おまえ････ やったんじゃないの?

Moshikashite, omae yatta n janai no?

Maybe you... did it?

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そういうおまえだって、捜査の時は 証拠品をつきつけまくってたとか。

Sōiu omae datte, sōsa no toki wa shōko-hin o tsukitsuke makutteta to ka.

Even you, who is like that, apparently presented a lot of evidence during the investigation.

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おはよう。思ったより早かったねえ ････オドロキくん。

Ohayō. Omottayori hayakatta ne e Odoroki-kun.

Good morning. It was earlier than I thought... Odoroki-kun.

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Next up we have Mitsurugi.

Mr. Politeness uses the pronoun "watashi" when referring to himself.

私 (わたし/わたくし)

わたし (watashi) is quite a common first-person pronoun as it's used regardless of gender, and both in casual and formal situations.It also has a certain elegant, sophisticated feel to it.

It also does not change over time, and is used by him both at 24-26 and at 34-35 years old.

私が異議をとなえれば、裁判長は かならず聞き入れるだろう、と。

Watashi ga igi o tonaereba, saiban-chō wa kanarazu kikiirerudarou, to.

If I raised an objection, the judge would certainly listen.

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私が検事の職をまっとうできるのも、 周りの誰かの支えがあってこそ。

Watashi ga kenji no shoku o mattō dekiru no mo, mawari no dareka no sasae ga atte koso.

It is only thanks to the support of those around me that I am able to carry out my duties as a prosecutor.

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礼を言うのは････ 私のほうだ、成歩堂。

rei o iu no wa watashi no hōda, Naruhodō.

I should be the one to thank you, Naruhodo.

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But he has a special attitude towards the informal address "you". And by the way, it depends on the situation Mitsurugi is in, and not on who he is addressing.

Because he uses at least 4 (maybe more, I couldn't catch them all) options of address!

The first is "omae". We have already discussed it, so I will not repeat myself. But the situation in which it is used is when Mitsurugi tries to be cheeky, when he makes fun of others (most often, of course, Naruhodō)

お前のせいだぞ。成歩堂。

Omae no seida zo. Naruhodō.

It's your fault, Naruhodō.

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異国でも証拠品のつきつけとは、

お前も相変わらずだな。

Ikoku demo shōko-hin no tsukitsuke to wa, omae mo aikawarazuda na.

You're still the same, presenting evidence even in a foreign country.

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Next, the address "kimi".

君 (きみ/キミ)

君 (kimi) is a second-person pronoun with various nuances. Some dictionaries define 君 as a pronoun you can use in a friendly way towards someone of equal or lower status. These days, however, the way 君 is perceived varies quite a bit from person to person.

Outside of hierarchical situations like the workplace, 君 is used a lot to sound literary or poetic.

成歩堂。折り入って キミに頼みたいことがある。

Naruhodō. Oriitte kimi ni tanomitai koto ga aru.

Naruhodō. There's something I'd like to ask you.

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キミのいない法曹界は 平和そのものだったよ。

Kimi no inai hōsōkai wa heiwa sonomonodatta yo.

The legal profession would be at peace without you.

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いや。････････だが、結局 キミの力にはなれなかった。

Īya. Daga, kekkyoku kimi no chikara ni hanarenakatta.

No... But in the end, I couldn't be of any help to you.

In the example, Mitsurugi asks Naruhodō for help, so I don't think it's a hierarchy thing. It's more of an equal thing. (Correct me if I'm wrong)

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And then comes the most epic part. Kisama.

貴様 (きさま/キサマ)

貴様 (kisama) is a second-person pronoun that's masculine and rough, it's often in combination with vulgar language!

Although it's associated with masculinity, that doesn't mean it's a pronoun only for men. Even if you don't use 貴様 regularly, it's a great way of expressing your anger.

貴様 can also be a way to show affection in a very casual way towards close friends, partners, and family. In this case, the above example would be playful, rather than showing genuine anger.

Mitsurugi uses it when he gets angry (usually in the courtroom) and sometimes in relation to friends. So, the area of ​​application is justified by its purpose as a pronoun.

キサマの娘が、人を小さなハコに 詰め込むというショーをな!

Kisama no musume ga, hito o chīsana Hako ni tsumekomu to iu shō o na!

Your daughter puts people into tiny boxes in a show!

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き、キサマなどに、美的感覚を 非難されるイワレはない!

kisama nado ni, biteki kankaku o hinan sa reru iware wanai!

You have no right to criticize aesthetic sense!

And the last one - addressing by name + suffix or without suffix (Mayoi-kun, Naruhodō)

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Next - Odoroki Hosuke (Apollo Justice)

He's a real manly man, haha. He always uses the pronoun "ore".

俺 (おれ/オレ)

俺 (ore) is a first-person pronoun with a strong masculine feel. It sounds "manly" and less gentle than 僕. 俺 is also a pretty casual pronoun and can be seen as vulgar, especially when used in formal situations. In order to use 俺 naturally, the speech style also needs to match the manliness of 俺.

オレは、ここの事務所の 所長さんに会いに来たんだよ。

ore wa, koko no jimusho no shochō-san ni ai ni kita nda yo.

I came here to see the director of this office.

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オレも、ちょっとならできるよ。

A odoroki ore mo, chottonara dekiru yo.

I can do it a little bit magic too.

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But he doesn't bother with addressing others, and always addresses them by name + suffix (Naruhodo-san, Minuki-chan, Garyu-kenji, Mitsurugi-kenji)

成歩堂さんが 弁護士をやめたのって････

Naruhodō-san ga bengoshi o yameta notte

Naruhodō-san quit being a lawyer...

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(みぬきちゃん。 片付け始めたぞ････)

(Minuki-chan. Katadzuke hajimeta zo)

(Minuki-chan, you're starting to clean up...)

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P.S.

I hope this will clarify the characters a bit and give you a new perspective on them.

One day, I'll do the same with the main female characters (because it takes a lot of time, but I bless those who post screen recordings and screenshots, thanks to them I can quickly find the right moment).

There may be errors and typos, don't be afraid to point them out to me

[badgalsasuke]

Kishimoto Asaichi NHK Special Interview (July 20th 2012)

SOURCE

Another video that could be considered somewhat lost media, the video still available on youtube has a horrendous voice over translation, but I was able to find the original video in Japanese (I felt so old looking at Youtube's old interface omg).

This is Kishimoto's first ever televised interview and it was for NHK program "Asaichi" (あさイチ) a weekly morning talk-show geared towards a middle-aged audience. Kishimoto was promoting the movie Road To Ninja.

Please watch the video as you read the transcription for a better understanding of the special.

INTRO (0:00 - 0:24)

さあこれが日本を代表する人気漫画家のアトリエですそしてこの方テレビ初登場 ナルトの作者岸本雅史さんですナルトの誕生秘話や創作への思いを伺っちゃいました。

So this is the studio of one of Japan's most popular manga artists, and this is his first TV appearance. It's Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of Naruto. We asked him about the story behind the creation of Naruto and his thoughts on creating it.

INTERVIEW (0:25-4:16)

ナルトを書こうと思ったきっかけは？

岸本:「NARUTO」を描こうと思ったきっかけは、最初はラーメンの話を描こうと思いまして、 ラーメンの麺とスープを絡めたなんかよくわからないラーメンの話を描こうとしたのがきっかけでそれはさすがに子どもにウケないということで主人公のナルトって名前だけ引き継いでナルトにあったものが何かと思ったときに日本のもので忍者がいいかなということで忍者を選びました。

What inspired you to start writing Naruto?

Kishimoto: The reason I decided to draw "NARUTO" was that I initially wanted to create a story about ramen. I thought of drawing a story about ramen with noodles and soup mixed together, but that didn't seem appealing to children. So, I kept the name of the protagonist, Naruto, and when I thought about what would suit Naruto, I decided that ninjas would be a good fit, so I chose ninjas.

こだわったテーマは？

岸本:「NARUTO」でこだわったところは「認める」「認められたい」みたいな気持ちを描こうというのはあってラーメンのマンガを描こうと思って認められなかったわけですよ。なので、認められたいというテーマみたいなものがボクの中にも結構あって、なかなか最初、担当編集者にマンガを認めてもらえないわけですよ。 ボクも早く認めてもらいたいというのがあって、それを主人公にも気持ちをのっけて描いていくというのがあったので「認める」ということが結構大きなボクの中では描きたい「NARUTO」にとってはこだわってるもの。

What theme did you focus on?

Kishimoto: What I was particular about in "NARUTO" was depicting feelings like "acknowledgment" and "wanting to be recognized." I thought about drawing a ramen manga, but it wasn't accepted. So, the theme of wanting to be acknowledged was quite significant for me too, and at first, my editor didn't accept the manga and I really wanted to be acknowledged quickly. So, I projected that feeling onto the protagonist, which is why the concept of "acknowledgement" is something I was particular about in "NARUTO."

意識している読者層は？

岸本: 読者層はもう子どもです。一番見てもらいたいと思って描いているのは、中学２年生の男の子たちというのがボクの中のターゲットとしてあって、ボクはもう中学２年生の男の子の前では土下座してでも見てくれと言いたくなるくらいヤツらには頭が上がらない。中学２年生の男の子たちが持っている感覚というのがボクの中の宝なので、ボク　どんどん歳とってるんで、その感覚が薄れてきちゃってるんですけど、中学２年生の男の子に、今ボク、歳とって憧れがあるから、憧れというか、そういう部分をなくしたくないという思いがあって・・・。

What is the target audience you have in mind?

Kishimoto: The readership is already children. The target I want to reach the most with my drawings is junior high school second-year boys. I feel so humbled by them that I would even want to beg them to look at my work. The sensibilities of boys in the second year of junior high school are a treasure to me, and as I'm getting older, that sensibilities are fading, but I currently have a longing for second-year junior high school boys because I'm getting older. I don't want to lose that longing or that part of me...

中学２年生のときに何かあった？

岸本: ありましたよ。マンガをはじめて描きはじめたときですよ。プロになろうってマジで決めたのは、たぶん中学２年生くらいのときで、ボクにとっては中学２年生というのはちょっと特別なので、そういうふうに、夢をもらった、夢をくれたようなオトナの人たちにマンガ家になろうって思えたそういうふうに思わせてくれた人たちをやっぱり尊敬しているので、ボクもそういう人になりたいと思っていて、今の中学２年生くらいの男の子に、それが今度逆に自分でできたらなというのがあります。

Did something happen when you were in the second year of middle school?

Kishimoto: Yes, there was. It was when I first started drawing manga. I seriously decided to become a professional when I was probably in the second year of junior high school. For me, the second year of junior high school is a bit special, and I respect the adults who gave me dreams and made me think I could become a manga artist. I want to be that kind of person too, and I hope that someday I can do the same for boys in the second year of junior high school now.

ライバルは？

岸本: ライバルはもういっぱいいます。一人にしぼれないですね。「ジャンプ」で連載されている作家さんは、みんなライバルです。 こわいのは、本当にこわいのは、才能を持っている、まだでてきていない新人ですね。それが一番こわいです。 もうボクは歳とって、どんどんズレていくので、若い子たちに負けないようにやりたいなって思っています。

Who are your rivals?

Kishimoto: I have so many rivals. I can't narrow it down to just one. All the writers serializing in Jump are my rivals. What scares me, what really scares me are the talented newcomers who haven't emerged yet. Those are the scariest. I'm getting older and I'm getting further and further out of touch, so I want to make sure I don't lose to the younger generation.

COMMENTARY (4:17-7:52)

Host 1: I think you [host 2 & Kishimoto] are probably about the same generation. Host 2: Around the same generation. Host 1: It's really inspiring listening to him talk. Host 2: It was written for middle schoolers, but I can understand why parents read it and got hooked. Host 1: I guess you just haven't forgotten how you felt at the time. Host 3: It's amazing and he speaks so honestly, and he has a very refreshing tone. I see a lot of similarities between Naruto and Akimoto-san.

Host 2: This is the ninth movie, and it's the first time Kishimoto-san fully cooperated with the film's production, and it depicts a theme that couldn't be depicted in the manga, so that's why Fumihiko highly recommends it. Host 3: If there are people who think that way, it's me. Host 2: Speaking of parent and child relationships, in the manga Naruto's parents are already dead and gone. However, in the film he's trapped in the enemy's reality illusion technique and meets his real parents. So he's transported into a parallel world.

Naruto: It's making me go crazy, what on earth is this place? dattebayo!

Host 2: Naruto realizes he's fallen into an enemy trap and tries to return to the real world.

Kushina: Welcome home.

Naruto: I'm home.

Host 2: Although he realizes that the reunion with his supposedly deceased parents is a trap, he gradually begins to feel comfortable there.

Naruto: Why are you talking so suddenly? I'm a bit busy today. Sakura: I know. Naruto: Well, I guess we'll just have to wait until that time comes, so this is just a time-killer. Sakura: So Naruto, is this world really happy for you? Naruto: Hey! Sakura! What are you talking about? *I have everything here, everything I ever wanted. I have a dad and a mom, this is what I've always wanted.*

Host 1: This brings us to the issue of the bond between parent and child.

Host 2: In fact, it is a virtual world, so it is heartbreaking even for parents to watch, wondering whether they will return to the real world or stay in their comfortable place and fall into the enemy's trap. It is truly heartbreaking, and since summer vacation starts tomorrow, I think it would be easy for parents and children to watch together.

We have already received emails from someone in their 50s, living in Chiba Prefecture "my whole family are fans of Naruto. I am drawn to the fact that the importance of courage, justice, friends, and family is portrayed so directly and persuasively".

We also received a voice message "Thank you so much for everything you've done" accompanied with an illustration. So we introduced Naruto, we think it would be the perfect movie for the summer.

The special only lasts around 8 minutes. After that, the video repeats a second time but muted.

[tabatadraft]

Doodle

I want Ominis to occasionally give that “looking at garbage” expression 🤤🤤 Like when another guy gets too close to MC 🤤🤤🤤

オミニスにはたまにゴミを見るような目をしてほしい🤤🤤MCに他の男が近づいた時とか🤤🤤🤤

In 2024, I discovered Hogwarts Legacy, picked up drawing again, and spent the year cramming in techniques and knowledge to regain my skills. Because of that, I didn’t really create much moe content 😢.

Toward the end of the year, I started rethinking things and decided to slightly shift my creative direction. I’ve realized that I’m not so much into fanworks themselves as I am into art itself. So, I’ll be drawing certain works under a different name—ones that I want to create purely as art. That may include Hogwarts Legacy or other fanart as well.

That said, here, I’ll focus more on fanworks 🤤. I want to draw things like Sebastian being hopelessly in love but suffering for it, or Omi showing glimpses of his Dominis side 🔥🔥🔥.

I’ll still be running this account with minimal interaction, but I’d be happy if you’d check out my work ☺️❤️❤️.For now, I just really want to draw Omi growing more and more possessive after meeting MC!!!

長いので日本語はmoreからどうぞ。

2024年はHLに出会い絵を再開し画力を戻すべくひたすら技術と知識を詰め込みました。なのであんまり萌え要素は提供できなかった😢

年末あたりから色々と思うところがあり、少し創作の方向を見直そうと思います。やっぱり私自身二次創作が好きというより、絵自体が好きなので絵の作品として描きたいものは別名義で描きます。その中にHLや他作品のFAも含まれるかもしれません。迷ったけど私が描きたい物と二次創作FAで求められる画面は全く別のなので😢あと普通に他ジャンル描いたり一次創作したい。(強欲)

でもって、こちらでは二次創作色濃いめの作品を描こうと思います🤤恋が報われずちょっと不憫な目にあうSebとかDominisの片鱗を見せるOmiとか描きたい🔥🔥🔥

SNS疲れやすいため相変わらず交流薄めで運用しますが見ていただけたら嬉しいです☺️❤️❤️(でもTumblrのあっさりした交流度合いは割と好き😊)

とりあえずMCと出会ってどんどん強欲になっていくOmiが描きたいです!!!あわよくばOmi転の長文妄想小説をどこかに披露したい...!!(🔞シーンばかりになっちゃう🤤)

[pikahlua]

MHA Chapter 404 spoilers translations

This week’s initial tentative super rough/literal translations under the cut.

1 このままいけばあなたは敵と対峙し このままいけばあなたはヴィランとたいじし kono mama ikeba anata wa VIRAN to taiji shi If you continue like this, you will face a villain

2 言い表せようもない程…凄惨な死を迎える‼︎ いいあらわせようもないほど…せいさんなしをむかえる‼︎ ii arawaseyou mo nai hodo...seisan na shi wo mukaeru!! and die an unspeakably...gruesome death!!

tagline 1 かつて、相棒が視た未来ーー かつて、ナイトアイがみたみらいーー katsute, NAITOAI (kanji: aibou) ga mita mirai-- Once before, the future that Nighteye (read as: his partner) saw--

tagline 2 No.404　大好き‼︎オールマイト‼︎　堀越耕平 ナンバー404　だいすき‼︎オールマイト‼︎　ほりこしこうへい NANBAA 404 daisuki!! OORU MAITO!!   Horikoshi Kouhei No. 404 We love you!! All Might!!  Kouhei Horikoshio

3 風が かぜが kaze ga The wind

4 吹いていた ふいていた fuite ita was blowing.

1 今日はパイでもつくろうか きょうはパイでもつくろうか kyou wa PAI demo tsukurou ka "Shall we make some pie today?"

2-3 遠くの危より今日の締切じゃボケ！ とおくのきよりきょうのしめきりじゃボケ！ tooku no ki yori kyou no shimekiri ja BOKE! "Today's deadline is worse than some distant danger, idiot!"

4 気流がおかしい… きりゅうがおかしい… kiryuu ga okashii... "The wind stream is strange..."

5 メリルさっきの放送事故 メリルさっきのほうそうじこ MERIRU sakki no housou jiko "Meryl's broadcasting blunder from earlier"

6 もうアップされてる mou APPU sareteru "has already been uploaded."

7-8 今後ジェット気流に乗ってーー北米にも影響を及ぼす可能性があります こんごジェットきりゅうにのってーーほくべいにもえいきょうをおよぼすかのうせいがあります kongo JETTO kiryuu ni notte--hokubei ni mo eikyou wo oyobosu kanousei ga arimasu “From here on, there is a chance it could ride a jet stream and affect North America as well.”

9 マルティンごはんよー MARUTIN gohan yoo "Martin, food!"

10 オールマイト… OORU MAITO... "All Might..."

11 死んじゃやだな しんじゃやだな shinja ya da na "I don't want him to die."

1 小僧！ こぞう！ kozou! "Kid!"

1 再び"変速"を発動すれば今度こそ反動からは逃れられん！ ふたたび"へんそく"をはつどうすればこんどこそはんどうからはのがれられん！ futatabi "hensoku" wo hatsudou sureba kondo koso handou kara wa nogareraren! "If you activate Gear Shift again, you won't be able to escape from the backlash this time!"

2 勝ち筋を見出してからでなければーー… かちすじをみいだしてからでなければーー… kachisuji wo miidashite kara de nakereba--... "Unless we find a way to win--..."

3 "変速"!!! "2nd (kanji: hensoku)"!!! "Second (read as: Gear Shift)"!!!

1 間に合わない まにあわない ma ni awanai "You won't make it."

2 わかってんだろ？ wakattendaro? "You understand, right?"

3 おまえの中のオールマイトがーー おまえのなかのオールマイトがーー omae no naka no OORU MAITO ga-- "The All Might inside you--"

4 曖昧な姿だったのは本人がまだ生きていたからじゃないのか？ あいまいなすがただったのはほんにんがまだいきていたからじゃないのか？ aimai na sugata datta no wa honnin ga mada ikite ita kara ja nai no ka? "Isn't the reason why he looked so unclear because his real self was still alive?"

5 それが今形を成し始めているのはそういう事じゃあないのか？ それがいかたちをなしはじめているのはそういうことじゃあないのか？ sore ga ima katachi wo nashi hajimete iru no wa sou iu koto jaa nai no ka? "Isn't that why he's starting to take shape now?"

1 世界に夢を見せた男の死で せかいにゆめをみせたおとこのしで sekai ni yume wo miseta otoko no shi de "With the death of the man who showed a dream to the world,"

2 夢は現実に還るんだ ゆめはげんじつにかえるんだ yume wa genjitsu ni kaerunda "the dream will return to reality."

1 誰かの握った拳が だれかのにぎったこぶしが dareka no nigitta kobushi ga Someone's clenched fist...

2 誰かの吐息が だれかのといきが dareka no toiki ga Someone's long sigh...

3 あなたが殺される…未来を変えたくて あなたがころされる…みらいをかえたくて anata ga korosareru...mirai wo kaetakute I wanted to change the future...where you will be killed,

4 変える術を探ってきた… かえるすべをさぐってきた… kaeru sube wo sagutte kita... so I have been searching for a way to change it...

5 …エネルギーなんじゃないか…と思うんだ… …エネルギーなんじゃないか…とおもうんだ… ...ENERUGII nanja nai ka...to omounda... ...It's some sort of energy...I think...

6 己が強く望む未来… おのれがつよくのぞむみらい… onore ga tsuyoku nozomu mirai... A future for which I wished strongly...

7 望む…エネルギー のぞむ…エネルギー nozomu...ENERUGII Energy...from wishing.

8 ブラジルでの蝶の羽ばたきは ブラジルでのちょうのはばたきは BURAJIRU de no chou no habataki wa A butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil

9 テキサスでハリケーンを引き起こす テキサスでハリケーンをひきおこす TEKISASU de HARIKEEN wo hikiokosu causes a hurricane in Texas.

1 誰かの祈りが だれかのいのりが dareka no inori ga Someone's prayer...

2 クソザコのてめェが力をつけて…！ クソザコのてめェがちからをつけて…！ KUSO ZAKO no temeE ga chikara wo tsukete...! Why'd a damn weakling like you get that kind of power...!

3 オールマイトに認められて… オールマイトにみとめられて… OORU MAITO ni mitomerarete... You were recognized by All Might...

4 なのに何で俺はっ なのになんでおれはっ nanoni nande ore wa So why was it me...

5 オールマイトを終わらせちまってんだ オールマイトをおわらせちまってんだ OORU MAITO wo owarasechimattenda who put an end to All Might?

1-4 爆轟少年… ばくごうしょうねん… Bakugou-shounen... "Young Bakugou..."

5 勝つぞ!!! かつぞ!!! katsu zo!!! "We'll win!!!"

tagline ただの鼓舞ではない、その叫びは確かな決意‼︎ ただのこぶではない、そのさけびはたしかなけつい‼︎ tada no kobu de wa nai, sono sakebi wa tashika na ketsui!! It's not just for encouragement, that shout is certain determination!!

[manjuhitorie]

Hitorie - Never Understand(ネバーアンダースタンド) - Lyrics English Translation

Music: Shinoda Lyrics: Shinoda

フリーズドライされた輪切りの柑橘を As if on round, freeze dried slices of oranges, 優しく食むように詩集のページをめくる You were gently nibbling, do you turn the pages on your book of poems 昨日までやるべきことだった全てが As if every last thing on yesterday’s to-do list 意味を無くすほどに罪深い指先 Has had their purpose stripped: your sinful fingertips hold that such energy 6番線のプールサイド The poolside of rail track 6 機械みたいに愛して偏執的に触り過ぎて I loved as if I was a machine, obsessively I touched too much 壊れたらちゃんと直してね If I break down make sure to fix me, alright 口先ひとつで容易くあなたを信じるから Just a bit of lip service alone is enough for me to trust in you 稚拙な嘘はつかないでね So don’t go telling any weak lies 興味の無いことばかりがわたしを苦しめている It’s always the things that disinterest me that trouble me so 取り返しのつかない先天性のそれが爪を研いでる That irredeemable, congenital thing is sharpening its claws 肯定された世界で踊ることを許された You’ve been given permission to dance in an acceptable world 試しのない人間の感情が貴様なんかにわかるものか How the hell would you understand the feelings of someone’s who’s never tried it 興味の無いことばかりがわたしを苦しめている It’s always the things that disinterest me that trouble me so 取り返しのつかない先天性のそれに牙を剥かれる That irredeemable, congenital thing is showing its fangs at me わたしだけの感情が貴様にわかるものか You lot’ll never understand the way I feel わたしだけの感情が貴様にわかるものか You lot’ll never understand the way I feel メランコリー　悲しみだけは終わらずに Melancholy, sorrow’s the only thing with no end ハートを締め付けて遊んでた弊害さ This is the adverse effect of playing around and feeling my heart wrench 6番線のプールサイド The poolside of rail track 6 色を失くしたプールサイド The poolside that’s lost its luster 機械みたいに愛して偏執的に触り過ぎて I loved as if I was a machine, obsessively I touched too much 壊れたらちゃんと直してね If I break down make sure to fix me, alright 口先ひとつで容易くあなたを信じるから Just a bit of lip service alone is enough for me to trust in you 稚拙な嘘はつかないでね So don’t go telling any weak lies おお medicine　おお medicine Ooh medicine, ooh medicine エコーでぼやけて溶けて消えた The echo effect blurred and melted something until it was gone わたしの隣に誰が居た？ Who was here right beside me? おお medicine　おお medicine Ooh medicine, ooh medicine エコーでぼやけて溶けて消えた The echo effect blurred and melted something until it was gone わたしの隣に Right beside me 興味の無いことばかりがわたしを苦しめている It’s always the things that disinterest me that trouble me so 取り返しのつかない先天性のそれが爪を研いでる That irredeemable, congenital thing is sharpening its claws 肯定された世界で踊ることを許された You’ve been given permission to dance in an acceptable world 試しのない人間の感情が貴様なんかにわかるものか You’ll never understand the way I feel 興味の無いことばかりがわたしを苦しめている It’s always the things that disinterest me that trouble me so 取り返しのつかない先天性のそれに牙を剥かれる That irredeemable, congenital thing is showing its fangs at me わたしだけの感情が貴様にわかるものか You lot’ll never understand the way I feel わたしだけの感情が貴様にわかるものか You lot’ll never understand the way I feel

Footnotes:

● When I first saw the song name I thought it said Neverland like ネバーランド. Maybe this was intentional?? ● Comment about the music video: Shun Murakami, the director behind Hitorie’s Juggernaut and On the FroFntline music videos, conjured both cuts of 3 members’ musical performance scenes and cuts of Shinoda(Vo/Gt) acting into a bold piece that depicts the lyrics’ introspective worldview in an avant garde way. ● Shinoda’s essay delving into the song for Uta-net: 平素よりお世話になっております、ヒトリエという昨年メジャーデビュー10周年を迎えたバンドのギターボーカル、シノダと申します。ヒトリエは新しいアルバム『Friend Chord』を1月22日にリリース致しました。今回はそのアルバムから一曲、「ネバーアンダースタンド」についてつらつらと語らせていただきます。 Thank you for your continued support, I’m Shinoda, the guitar/vocalist of Hitorie, a band that's been around for more than a decade now. We’ve just released our brand new album, Friend Chord, this January 22nd. I’ll be taking this opportunity to talk extensively about a track from that exact album, Never Understand. 昨年わたしは47都道府県弾き語りツアー「シノ鉄」というタフなツアーをやっていたんですが、いつからか本番前に新曲を書いてその公演で披露する、という意味わからん負荷を自分に与えるようになりました。 Last year during “Shinotetsu”, the crazy tough tour I decided to do which involved me stopping at every last forty seventh prefecture in the country, I had made the even more insane decision to write a special new song right before each and every show, and then go perform it on the spot. 恐らくsyrup16g（僕の宗教）がART-SCHOOLのイベントでいきなり新曲を四曲もやったことに感銘を受けたというか曲解したというか、ライブの初っ端に誰も知らない曲やるのカッコよくね？って思ったのかもしれません。アホなので。その所為で会場入りからサウンドチェック、リハを終えて残った時間は全部作曲にあてるということを各会場で繰り返す羽目になり全然ゆっくりする暇は無かったですし、出来ない時はやばいくらいに出来ないので半ば無理矢理泡沫みたいな曲をでっちあげていざ本番を迎えて歌ってる最中に平気で歌メロを忘れたりして、さも忘れてないですみたいな顔をしたりしてました。そんな調子だったのでファンから、「今日の新曲良かったです」と言われても「どんな曲でしたっけ？？」ってなることが多かったんですが、結果的に39曲は書いたらしいです。本当か？？？？？？？？？？ This was most likely due to me being deeply inspired by syrup16g (A.K.A. My religion), when at an one of ART-SCHOOL(https://m.youtube.com/c/ARTSCHOOLJP)’s events they randomly just unleashed 4 whole brand new songs on to everyone- or maybe I should say that it messed me up. Because it put the idea in my head that “Wouldn’t it be cool if I did a song nobody’s ever heard before right at the get-go!?” Because I’m stupid. For that reason, whilst everyone else was entering the venue and doing the sound check, and after rehearsals were over and all that, I had spent the entirety of that time writing music. I did that every time, I didn’t have a moment to relax. Plus, when no ideas would come to me, they would really just NOT come to me, so I would wind up pulling some half-forced throwaway thing out of my ass. Then once it came time for me to do it on stage I would casually just forget how the verses went smack dab in the middle of the show, and bluff as if I would never ever forget a thing. Fans would go on to tell me “I loved the new song today”, while I was always there going “How did the song even go again??” By the end of the tour I had apparently written 39 songs. But did I really?????????? 「ネバーアンダースタンド」はその混沌の中生まれた比較的ちゃんとしたほうの曲で、どうやら広島で作ったらしいです。 どこで何を書いたとか本当に覚えてないんですがエゴサしたら広島って出て来て、ファンはこういう情報をちゃんとアーカイブしてくれてるのでいつも助かっています。 広島でシノ鉄をやったのは昨年の3月2日みたいです。遥か昔の出来事過ぎて、そんな頃からこの曲はあったのか、と驚いています。 Never Understand was one of the relatively real, proper songs born amidst that chaos. Apparently I had written it in Hiroshima. I actually had no recollection as to where and when I had written it, but when I searched for it on social media, Hiroshima popped up. Our fans are really always helpful in archiving all this information. According to the records, Shinotetsu Hiroshima was on May 2nd back last year. It feels like centuries ago, I’m surprised this song has existed since so long ago. 前述したような限りなく焦燥に近いスピード感で歌詞を書いてた割には歌い出しの、 Despite being written in the circumstances I mentioned; being written so speedily I was practically on edge, the 2 lines: フリーズドライされた輪切りの柑橘を As if on round, freeze dried slices of oranges, 優しく食むように詩集のページをめくる You were gently nibbling, do you turn the pages on your book of poems この2行がとても綺麗で気に入っています。 are so pretty, they’re my favorite.

それ以降はずっと発狂してるような内容なのですが異様にスムーズに書けた記憶があり、改めて読み返すとあの特殊な状況下じゃないと出て来ない言葉だらけで、負荷が物を言わせてるなあというか、負荷に物を言わされてるなあというか。どっちなんでしょうね。 After that the rest of the lyrics just get crazy, but I remember the writing process went abnormally smoothly somehow. Reading them back I came to the realization that all these words would’ve never come to me had I not been under those unique circumstances, and that the pressure had given me a push I guess. 一番悩んだのが曲名で、サビ中に出て来る＜偏執的＞という言葉を頼りにgoogleの世界にダイブしたところかなり早い段階で“偏執症”という言葉に辿り着き、英訳するとパラノイアになることを知り、へえ、アンタがあの有名なパラノイアだったのかいとなったわけですがそこからパラノイドアンドロイドを超えられる曲名が思い付かなかったので早々にその線は切り捨て、Bメロに出て来る＜6番線＞という言葉から○○トレインみたいな曲名が良いんじゃないかと色々考えてはみたものの結局ラグトレインを超えられることなくすっかり困り果てていたわけですが、結局この歌で一番言いたいことってラスト一行の＜わたしだけの感情が貴様にわかるものか＞に尽きるなと思い、ネバーアンダースタンドという曲名になりました。はーよかったよかった。 The biggest challenge, however, was the song name. At first I decided to lean in on the word “obsessively(偏執的)” from the chorus and dove into the world of Google. It didn’t take me long to land on stuff about “paranoia/monomania(偏執症)”, and realized that wow the Japanese word for paranoia and the illustrious English word for “paranoia” (That’s commonly used in katakana in Japanese) were one in the same thing. Then I hit a roadblock: coming up with a song name anywhere near as cool as “Paranoid Android” was an impossible feat. So I ended up dropping that lead pretty quickly. I then instead focused my attention on the words “Rail track 6” in the verses, and thought that maybe a song name like L** Train could be cool, but also couldn’t come up with anything nearly as cool as Lag Train. I was at a complete and total loss. In the end, I concluded that the point I wanted to get across the most with this song was packed in the line “You lot’ll never understand the way I feel,” and that’s how I reached the name “Never Understand”. Sigh, thank goodness for that.

＜ヒトリエ・シノダ＞ <Hitorie, Shinoda>

● When asked what kind of song Never Understand is, on the radio station FM802 EVENING TAP on Jan. 27 2025: SND: It’s a dull and gloomy song. Radio host: No, no it’s not, not at all…! Yumao: I’ve actually started to think its not dull and gloomy anymore toooo. SND: Really now? REALLY? (*sounding doubtful) Hmmm.

● On 802 Palette radio (Jan.25) Honoka Toyota, radio host: ygarshy, were there any songs that especially left a mark on you, during recording or in general? yga: Never Understand was one of the llast things we did for the album. Our tour was in its final stages, Yaon was over, and in Summer we went to China for some shows. At shows its normal to play songs that have already been released, but I felt that I wanted to something that would match more with the sights I was witnessing in the now. I wanted to make something new and fresh. Just as I was feeling that way, did Shinoda come up with this song Never Understand. I thought it was perfect, that I wanted to do it live right in that instant. Yet for some reason the song just didn’t click with Shinoda. Despite being the one who wrote it. SND: I made it and had everyone listen to it, and ygarshy loved it, he wanted to use it. But I was like “Huhh, is this junk really the one?” yga: Uh-huh. He just could not get himself to vibe with it. So I was like “Wow, this guy is so stupid.” Honoka: Hold on! Those are some sharp words (laughs). yga: “This guy just does NOT get it….” Yumao: He dumb. SND: (Laughs). I was just confused as to why found the song so amazing. Honoka: Does that mean that you finally got the song to click with you at some point? SND: Yeah, after we started working on the song together. Then we made the demo, the album jacket, and finished the whole thing. I listened to album over and thought “Is this really any good??” Honoka: Even though its such a great song?! yga: Yep… Yep…… Thinking we should spare no effort, I suggested for him to change the tempo around. He started raising it and lowering it, but every time he made minute he would look at me and ask “How’s this?” Honoka: Looking for your approval (laughs). SND: Oh yeah, I even made a super sped up version back then. yga: This might be a little, too fast.. I had said. (All Laugh) yga: This was a recent event from when we were just putting the final touches on the album as well, so it’s a pretty vivid memory. Honoka: I’m so so so glad you ended up including it in the end. It’s such a good song. yga: Truly, I couldn’t agree more. SND: ygarshy deserves all the credit for this one. Honoka: I love the intro, the second it starts playing I feel like I'm whisked into a new world. Even the mundane things I see every day get a sparkle to them when I have this song on. It's all thanks to Hito- Or wait, I should be thanking ygarshy, without you this song would have never seen the light of day (laughs). yg: It would’ve been shoved aside (laughs).