#yorokobu

[japanesewords]

喜ぶ｜よろこぶ | to be glad, to be delighted

[snowflakesaroundme]

喜ぶ｜よろこぶ | be glad

[pikahlua]

MHA Chapter 429 spoilers translations

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

1 僕の"個性"が「家系のどこにも属さないとつぜんへんい」だと聞いて ぼくの"こせい"が「かけいのどこにもぞくさないとつぜんへんい」だときいて boku no "kosei" ga 「kakei no doko ni mo zokusanai totsuzen hen'i」 da to kiite I heard my quirk is "a sudden mutation that didn't belong to any of the family's lineages."

2 パパもママもシスターもおじさんもおばさんもばぁばもじぃじも大じぃじも急に優しくなくなった パパもママもシスターもおじさんもおばさんもばぁばもじぃじもおおじぃじもきゅうにやさしくなくなった PAPA mo MAMA mo SHISUTAA mo ojisan mo obasan mo baaba mo jiiji mo oojiiji mo kyuu ni yasashiku nakunatta Papa, Mama, Sister, Uncle, Aunt, Grandma, Grandpa, and Great-Granddad all of a sudden stopped being nice to me.

tagline 1 ある少年の独白ーー あるしょうねんのどくはくーー aru shounen no dokuhaku-- A boy's soliloquy--

3 皆は僕を縛りつけて地下室に閉じ込めた みんなはぼくをしばりつけてちかしつにとじこめた minna wa boku wo shibari tsukete chikashitsu ni tojikometa They tied me up and locked me in the basement.

4 恐くて悲しくて泣き叫んでいたら こわくてかなしくてなきさけんでい���ら kowakute kanashikute nakisakende itara I was scared and sad and crying out.

5 口が大きく開かないよう縫われた くちがおおきくひらかないようぬわれた kuchi ga ookiku hirakanai you nuwareta My mouth was sewn shut to prevent it from opening wide.

6 何年経ったかわからないある日 なんねんたったかわからないあるひ nannen tatta ka wakaranai aru hi One day, after I don't know how many years passed,

7 「この国は終わる」と言って 「このくにはおわる」といって 「kono kuni wa owaru」 to itte they said, "This country is finished,"

8 人抱えの水と菓子パンを放り込んだきり ひとかかえのみずとかしパンをほうりこんだきり hito kakae no mizu to kashi PAN wo hourikonda kiri and after they threw in what water and pastries they could carry

9 皆は二度と現れなくなった みんなはにどとあらわれなくなった minna wa nido to arawarenaku natta none of them ever appeared again.

tagline 2 No.429　私が来た！　堀越耕平 ナンバー429　わたしがきた！　ほりこしこうへい NANBAA 429 watashi ga kita! Horikoshi Kouhei No. 429 I Am Here! Kouhei Horikoshi

10 しばらく経って しばらくたって shibaraku tatte After a while,

11 もの凄い衝撃と共に地下室にキレツが入ったので ものすごいしょうげきとともにちかしつにキレツがはいったので monosugoi shougeki to tomo ni chikashitsu ni KIRETSU ga haitta node with a tremendous impact, a crack entered the basement, so

12 なんとか外に出ることができた なんとかそとにでることができた nantoka soto ni deru koto ga dekita I managed to get outside.

1 久し振りの日の光はとても痛くて恐かった ひさしぶりのひのひかりはとてもいたくてこわかった hisashiburi no hi no hikari wa totemo itakute kowakatta The light of the sun for the first time in such a long time was very painful and scary.

2 何がいけなかったのだろう なにがいけなかったのだろう nani ga ikenakatta no darou What was it that I did wrong?

3 何でこんなに悲しいのだろう なんでこんなにかなしいのだろう nande konna ni kanashii no darou Why am I so sad like this?

4 とにかく僕は とにかくぼくは tonikaku boku wa In any case, I

5 ずうっと恐くて悲しいのに ずうっとこわくてかなしいのに zuutto kowakute kanashii noni am always so scared and sad,

6 なのにどうしてこの人たちは なのにどうしてこのひとたちは nanoni doushite kono hito-tachi wa so why is it these people

7 笑っているんだろう わらっているんだろう waratte irundarou are smiling?

1 人の喜ぶ顔が好きだった ひとのよろこぶかおがすきだった hito no yorokobu kao ga suki datta I liked people's happy faces.

2 だからヒーローを目指したのに だからヒーローをめざしたのに dakara HIIROO wo mezashita noni That's why I aimed to be a hero, but

3 お茶子ちゃんは おちゃこちゃんは Ochako-chan wa Ochako-chan,

4 ヒーローらしく正しい事をするだけでよかったのに ヒーローらしくただしいことをするだけでよかったのに HIIROO rashiku tadashii koto wo suru dake de yokatta noni it would have been fine to just do the correct thing like a hero would. (Note: This is a flashback to chapter 395.)

5 ぐうっ guu "Ggh."

6 なのに余計な事"考えて"… なのによけいなこと"かんがえて"… nanoni yokei na koto "kangaete"... You nevertheless think about unnecessary things… (Note: Still a flashback to chapter 395.)

7 私は わたしは watashi wa I

8 ヒミコちゃんの命の上に生かされた ヒミコちゃんのいのちのうえにいかされた HIMIKO-chan no inochi no ue ni ikasareta was made to survive over Himiko-chan's life.

9 私のした事は わたしのしたことは watashi no shita koto wa What I did...

1 麗日さん‼︎ うららかさん‼︎ Uraraka-san!! "Uraraka-san!!"

2-3 デクくん DEKU-kun "Deku-kun,"

4 どうして doushite "why..."

5 ここが koko ga "this place..."

6 どうやって… dou yatte... "how did you..."

7 なんとなく…！ nantonaku...! "Somehow or other*...!" (*Note: This "somehow" has an implication that the answer is unimportant to the speaker, like "It's not a big deal," or "Never you mind that.")

8 ワン・フォー・オールでとんできた WAN FOO OORU de tonde kita "I flew up here with One For All."

1 此処は ここは koko wa "This place is"

2 大切な話をした場所だから たいせつなはなしをしたばしょだから taisetsu na hanashi wo shita basho dakara "where we had an important conversation, that's why."

3 そうやなくて sou yanakute "That's not what I mean."

4-5 一旦家帰るって言ったやん いったんいえかえるっていったやん ittan ie kaeru tte itta yan "Didn't I say I'd go home temporarily?"

6 帰れてたら帰れてたで良いんだでも かえれてたらかえれてたでいいんだでも kaeretetara kaereteta de iinda demo "If you had gone home, that'd have been fine, but"

7 此処にいると思ったんだ ここにいるとおもったんだ koko ni iru to omottanda "I thought you'd be here."

8 ……何で ……なんで ......nande "......Why?"

9 …見られたくないのに …みられたくないのに ...miraretakunai noni "...I didn't want to be seen."

10 ごめん gomen "Sorry."

11 でも…見せてほしいんだ でも…みせてほしいんだ demo...misete hoshiinda "But...I want you to show me."

12 だって麗日さんは だってうららかさんは datte Uraraka-san wa "Because, Uraraka-san,"

13 いつもそうじゃないか itsumo sou ja nai ka "aren't you always like that?*" (Note: He's talking about how Ochako has been keeping up a happy facade for a while but he wants her to let him see her sadness.)

1 入試の時だって にゅうしのときだって nyuushi no toki datte "Even at the entrance exam,”

2 私の"個性"ごめんね勝手に わたしの"こせい"ごめんねかってに watashi no "kosei" gomen ne katte ni It's my quirk. Sorry for stopping you, but...

3 でも転んじゃったら縁起悪いもんね でもころんじゃったらえんぎわるいもんね demo koronjattara engi warui mon ne well, it's a bad omen to trip and fall. (Note: This is from chapter 3.)

4 合否のポイントのことだって ごうひのポイントのことだって gouhi no POINTO no koto datte "even about the points [I needed] to pass,"

5 私のポイント分けるって出来ませんか⁉︎ わたしのポイントわけるってできませんか⁉︎ watashi no POINTO wakeru tte dekimasen ka!? Can you give him some of the points I earned!? (Note: This is from chapter 4.)

6 ずっとーーー zutto--- "all the time---"

7 ーーいつも --itsumo "--always."

8 でもデクって「頑張れ」って感じで でもデクって「がんばれ」ってかんじで demo DEKU tte 「ganbare」 tte kanji de But "Deku," well... It just screams, "Do your best!!"

9 なんか好きだ私 なんかすきだわたし nan ka suki da watashi I kinda like it. (Note: This is from chapter 7.)

10 自分の事より じぶんのことより jibun no koto yori "More than yourself,”

11 他人を優先して！ ひとをゆうせんして！ hito (kanji: tanin) wo yuusen shite! "you make other people your priority!"

12 体育祭の時だって たいいくさいのときだって taiikusai no toki datte "Even during the sports festival."

13 いつも itsumo "Always,"

14 ずっと！ zutto! "all the time!"

1 デクくん落ち着け！ デクくんおちつけ！ DEKU-kun ochitsuke! Deku-kun, calm down! (Note: This is from chapter 211.)

2 ずっと救けられっぱなしだ！ ずっとたすけられっぱなしだ！ zutto tasukerareppanashi da! "You've always been saving me!"

3 彼のヒーローアカデミアでいさせて下さい！ かれのヒーローアカデミアでいさせてください！ kare no HIIROO AKADEMIA de isasete kudasai! Please let him stay at his hero academia! (Note: This is from chapter 324.)

4 僕のヒーローだ！ ぼくのヒーローだ！ boku no HIIROO da! "You're my hero!"

5-6 だから…君の強さだけに寄りかからない だから…きみのつよさだけによりかからない dakara...kimi no tsuyosa dake ni yorikakaranai "That's why...I won't rely on only your strength [alone].”

1 手を握るだけで心が和らぐんだよ てをにぎるだけでこころがやわらぐんだよ te wo nigiru dake de kokoro ga yawaragunda yo "Just holding hands soothes the heart."

2 …ヒミコちゃん ...HIMIKO-chan "...Himiko-chan."

3 ヒーローが辛い時 ヒーローがつらいとき HIIROO ga tsurai toki When heroes are hurting...

4 私のせいで死んじゃった わたしのせいでしんじゃった watashi no sei de shinjatta "It's my fault she died."

1 私が刺されなかったら…‼︎ わたしがさされなかったら…‼︎ watashi ga sasarenakattara...!! "If I hadn't been stabbed...!!"

2 余計なこと考えたから…‼︎ よけいなことかんがえたから…‼︎ yokei na koto kangaeta kara...!! "It's because I thought about unnecessary stuff...!!"

3 人に血を分けられる"個性"だったの…‼︎ ひとにちをわけられる"こせい"だったの…‼︎ hito ni chi wo wakerareru "kosei" datta no...!! "It was a quirk that could give out blood to people...!!"

4 あんな形でなくても…！見つけられる方法がなかったかなあっ‼︎ あんなかたちでなくても…！みつけられるほうほうがなかったかなあっ‼︎ anna katachi de nakutemo...! mitsukerareru houhou ga nakatta ka naa!! "Even if it didn't seem like [it could do] that...! I wonder if there wasn't a way I could have found that out [sooner]!!"

5 もっと早く…!!! もっとはやく…!!! motto hayaku...!!! "[If I had been] faster...!!!"

6 気付けてたら‼︎ きづけてたら‼︎ kudzuketetara!! "If I only I had realized!!"

7 もっと motto "[If I had been] more..."

8 子どもの時に会えてたら違ったかなあ⁉︎ こどものときにあえてたらちがったかなあ⁉︎ kodomo no toki ni aetetara chigatta ka naa!? "Would it be different if we had met when we were children!?"

9-10 誰がヒーローを守ってあげられるだろう だれがヒーローをまもってあげられるだろう dare ga HIIROO wo mamotte agerareru darou ...who protects the heroes?

11 僕も ぼくも boku mo "Me, too."

12 転弧…死柄木弔に…同じ事引きずってる てんこ…しがらきとむらに…おなじことひきずってる Tenko...Shigaraki Tomura ni...onaji koto hikizutteru "Tenko...about Tomura Shigaraki...I've been dragging around the same things."

13 この戦いをこれまでと同じように消費していかないように このたたかいをこれまでとおなじようにしょうひしていかないように kono tatakai wo kore made to onaji you ni shouhi shite ikanai you ni "I hope I don't let this fight consume me in the same way as I did before."

14 AFOに言われたよ オール・フォー・ワンにいわれたよ OORU FOO WAN ni iwareta yo "All For One told me,"

15 おまえのしようとしてる道は茨の道だって おまえのしようとしてるみちはいばらのみちだって omae no shiyou to shiteru michi wa ibara no michi datte "the path you've chosen is a thorny one." (Note: This is a reference to chapter 316.)

1 それでも…ーー soredemo...-- "Even so...--"

2 余計なお世話でも手を差し伸ばしていけば…きっと必ず‼︎ よけいなおせわでもてをさしのばしていけば…きっとかならず‼︎ yokei na osewa demo te wo sashinobashite ikeba...kitto kanarazu!! "even if it's none of my business, if I reach out my hand...then surely, definitely...!!" (Note: This line isn’t cut off, but the conclusion of what will “surely, definitely” happen is implied and unspoken.)

3 あ‼︎マジでいたア‼︎ a!! MAJI de itaA!! "Ah!! They really were here!!"

4 麗日あ‼︎俺らも来たぞ！ うららかあ‼︎おれらもきたぞ！ Urarakaa!! orera mo kita zo! "Urarakaa!! We're here, too!"

5 お茶子ちゃんのばか！ おちゃこちゃんのばか！ Ochako-chan no baka! "Ochako-chan, you idiot!"

1 言ってくれるの待ってたのよ何でも思ったら言っていいのよ いってくれるのまってたのよなんでもおもったらいっていいのよ itte kuraru no matteta no yo nandemo omottara itte ii no yo "I was waiting for you to say [something]! Whatever you're thinking about, it's fine for you to say it!"

2 ブッ飛ばしてたけど ブッとばしてたけど BUttobashiteta kedo "They flew you over here, but"

3 残り火大丈夫か？ のこりびだいじょうぶか？ nokoribi daijoubu ka? "are the embers okay?"

4 うん un "Yeah."

5 え e "Eh?"

6 "残り火"…ってえ…それって "のこりび"…ってえ…それって "nokoribi"...ttee...sore tte "'Embers,' you said... That's..."

7 待て待て まてまて mate mate "Wait, wait!"

8 なんで言ってくんねーんだよ なんでいってくんねーんだよ nande itte kunnenda yo "Why didn't you tell us?"

9 ワン・フォー・オールは完遂した ワン・フォー・オールはかんすいした WAN FOO OORU wa kansui shita One For All completed it, (Note: This word means something like "carried out, accomplished" but in the officials keeps getting translated as "completed.")

10 義勇の力が紡ぎ上げた力の結晶を ぎゆうのちからがつむぎあげたちからのけっしょうを giyuu no chikara ga tsumugi ageta chikara no kesshou wo the crystallization of power spun by the brave and righteous.

1 今度は こんどは kondo wa Next time,

sign 青山送別会‼︎ あおやまそうべつかい‼︎ Aoyama soubetsu-kai!! Aoyama farewell party!!

2 皆で紡げていけたら みんなでつむげていけたら minna de tsumugete iketara if we can all spin it [together]...

3 チャートの拡大？ チャートのかくだい？ CHAATO no kakudai? "Expanding the chart?"

4 ええまァ一環ですが ええまァいっかんですが ee maA ikkan desu ga "Yes, well, that's part of it."

5 もち復興の目度がたってからですよ もちふっこうのめどがたってからですよ mochi fukkou no medo ga ta tte kara desu yo "Of course, it's for after the reconstruction is further along."

6 今回の戦い俺たちヒーロー以外の活躍が大きすぎた こんかいのたたかいおれたちヒーローいがいのかつやくがおおきすぎた konkai no tatakai ore-tachi HIIROO igai no katsuyaku ga ooki sugita "In the battle this time, there were too many great feats [done by those] other than us heroes."

7 現職業ヒーローと併せて"英雄"���ピックアップしていきます げんしょくぎょうヒーローとあわせて"えいゆう"もピックアップしていきます genshokugyou HIIROO to awasete "eiyuu" mo PIKKUAPPU shite ikimasu "Along with the current professional heroes, we'll pick up heroes* as well." (*Note: The word used for pro heroes is from the English, "hero," pronounced as HIIROO in Japanese. This new list of "heroes" Hawks suggests uses the Japanese word for hero, eiyuu. Not coincidentally, "UA" gets its name from reversing the kanji in eiyuu: ei・yuu -> yuu・ei.)

8 人気制度を失くす方に傾くと思ってたが にんきせいどをなくすほうにかたむくとおもってたが ninki seido wo nakusu hou ni katamuku to omotteta ga "I was thinking you'd lean towards losing the popularity system, and yet..."

9 功罪の罪に目を向ければそりゃそうですが こうざいのざいにめをむければそりゃそうですが kouzai no zai ni me wo mukereba sorya sou desu ga "If you shift your focus to the cons over the pros, that makes sense, but"

10 俺は功を捨てずにアップデートしたいんス おれはこうをすてずにアップデートしたいんス ore wa kou wo sutezu ni APPUDEETO shitainSU "I want to update it without throwing out the good points."

1 どんな"最高"にも手には限りがある どんな"さいこう"にもてにはかぎりがある donna "saikou" ni mo te ni wa kagiri ga aru "No matter if you're the greatest, your hands have limits."

2 より多くを救えるとした���それはきっと職業ヒーローじゃない よりおおくをすくえるとしたらそれはきっとおれたちじゃない yori ooku wo sukueru to shitara sore wa kitto ore-tachi (kanji: shokugyou HIIROO) ja nai "If more can be saved, it's probably not [by] us (read as: professional heroes)."

3 最高のヒーローがたくさんいるようなーー さいこうのヒーローがたくさんいるようなーー saikou no HIIROO ga takusan iru you na-- "It seems like there are a lot of greatest* heroes--" (*Note: Grammatically in English this would read as "there are a lot of great heroes," but the word used here is a superlative, "greatest," used since chapter 1. All Might called Izuku the greatest hero, then later called both Izuku and Katsuki the greatest heroes, and now he's saying there are even more "greatest heroes" than that.)

4 えぇ ee "Yes."

5 ハア HAA "Hah." (Note: This is the sound of someone panting out of breath.)

6 ハア HAA (Note: This is the sound of someone panting out of breath.)

7 何で なんで nande "Why"

8 僕だけ ぼくだけ boku dake "am I the only one"

9 こんなに‼︎ konna ni!! "like this!!"

1 ボク！ BOKU! "Child!"

2 あのあと　あの子はヒーローに助けてもらえたのか あのあと　あのこはヒーローにたすけてもらえたのか ano ato ano ko wa HIIROO ni tasukete moraeta no ka After that, was that child able to be saved by a hero?

3 今でも寝れなくなるときがある いまでもねれなくなるときがある ima demo nerenaku naru toki ga aru Even now, there are times I cannot sleep. (Note: This line implies that the reason she couldn't sleep was because she was kept up by the previous question of wondering if "that child" was saved.)

4 あの日緑谷出久がもたらしたモノ あのひみどりやいずくがもたらしたモノ ano hi Midoriya Izuku ga motarashita MONO "What Izuku Midoriya brought about that day,"

5 応援でもなんでも…"何かせずにいられない" おうえんでもなんでも…"なにかせずにいられない" ouen demo nandemo..."nanika sezu ni irarenai" "whether it's cheering someone on or otherwise...'I can't help but do something.'" (Note: Hawks is saying Izuku inspired within people a feeling or thought like "I can't help but do something," which first manifested as them all cheering Izuku on.)

6 あの日きっと皆に届いた…そしてその先にはある筈です あのひきっとみんなにとどいた…そしてそのさきにはあるはずです ano hi kitto minna ni todoita...soshite sono saki ni wa aru hazu desu "I'm sure it reached everyone that day... And there must be something after that."

1 もう大丈夫だからね もうだいじょうぶだからね mou daijoubu dakara ne "It's okay now."

2 "おばあちゃんが来た"からね "おばあちゃんがきた"からね "obaachan ga kita" kara ne "Because Grandma is here."

3 おーい ooi "Heeey!"

4 どうした２人とも！ どうした２りとも！ doushita 2ri tomo! "What's up, you two!"

5-6 ヒーローが暇な社会 ヒーローがひまなしゃかい HIIROO ga hima na shakai A society where heroes have [too much] free time.

tagline デクたちが起こした風はやがてーー次号最終回ポスターCカラー！ デクたちがおこしたかぜはやがてーーじごうさいしゅうかいポスターCカラー！ DEKU-tachi ga okoshita kaze wa yagate---jigou saishuukai POSUTA C KARAA! The wind brought about by Deku and the others will eventually-- Next issue final poster C color!

[blueesnow]

Am I a fairy or...? and 紡ぐ日常(メロディー) lyrics translation

Am I a fairy or...?

[Japanese] 「ボクは妖精だ…」と　気付いてしまった日 人と違うことなんかより　胸に想うことが 「たからもの」を守る　その為についた羽根 人と違うこの役割(すがた)が　誇りに想えたんだ 生きる意味があるって　チカラが溢れる ずっとずっと一緒だよと　決めたはずだったのに お別れってさ…いつも急だね 突然パアっと広がる世界　風に羽根が追いつけない 悲しくないなんてあるものか　怖さで震えが止まらない 守っていたと想ってた　でも守られてたんだね その強さを知りたいから　感謝(サヨナラ)を言うんだ I am I-ai- 初めての景色は　個性が溢れてて 人と違ってよかったって　教えてくれたんだ 花の色、天気予報、子供の笑顔も 毎日、毎日、異なることで 地球は華やかに　彩って回り続ける 「やりたいことが出来たんだ」と　胸を張って歌うために 涙を拭いて旅にでよう　それがどしゃぶりな雨でも やがてきっと出会うだろう　愛を伝えるべき人 まだ名も知らぬ君へと　キスをあげるために I just wish you 明日(あす)のために今日を過去にして 新しいドアを開き　夢を掲げよう そして無限に広がる未来　風に羽根は喜ぶだろう 自分自身を信じゆこう　怖さもゼンブ抱きしめて 挑戦をし続ければ　神様は微笑むさ 自分が宝石になれ　ボクはボクと叫ぶ I am I-ai- [Romaji] "Boku wa yousei da…" to kidzuite shimatta hi Hito to chigau koto nanka yori mune ni omou koto ga "Takara mono" wo mamoru sono tame ni tsuita hane Hito to chigau kono sugata ga hokori ni omoetanda Ikiru imi ga arutte chikara ga afureru Zutto zutto issho da yo to kimeta hazu datta no ni Owakarette sa… itsumo kyuu dane Totsuzen paatto hirogaru sekai kaze ni hane ga oitsukenai Kanashiku nai nante aru mono ka kowasa de furue ga tomaranai Mamotteita to omotteta demo mamoraretetan da ne Sono tsuyosa wo shiritai kara sayonara wo iunda I am ai Hajimete no keshiki wa kosei ga afuretete Hito to chigatte yokattatte oshiete kuretanda Hana no iro, tenki yohou, kodomo no egao mo Mainichi, mainichi, kotonaru koto de Chikyuu wa hanayaka ni irodotte mawari tsudzukeru "Yaritai koto ga dekitanda" to mune wo hatte utau tame ni Namida wo fuite tabi ni deyou sore ga doshaburi na ame demo Yagate kitto deau darou ai wo tsutaerubeki hito Mada na mo shiranu kimi he to kisu wo ageru tame ni I just wish you Asu no tame ni kyou wo kako ni shite Atarashii doa wo hiraki yume wo kakageyou Soshite mugen ni hirogaru mirai kaze ni hane wo yorokobu darou Jibun jishin wo shinjiyukou kowasa mo zenbu dakishimete Chousen wo shitsudzukereba kamisama wa hohoemu sa Jibun ga houseki ni nare boku wa boku to sakebu I am ai [English] The day I realized that "I'm a fairy…" It's because of what I feel in my heart rather than being different from others These wings that are attached here to protect "my treasures" I felt proud of this look (role) of mine that was different from others My power overflows knowing that there's meaning of life Even though we've decided we'd always be together forever Farewells are always so sudden, aren't they… The world suddenly expands in a flash, and my wings can't keep up with the wind There's no way I'm not feeling sad, I'm so scared that I can't stop trembling in fear I thought I was the one protecting you, but I was the one who got protected instead, didn't I? I want to know that strength of yours, so I bid my farewell (thanks) to you I am I (Ai) The scenery I saw for the first time, overflows with my own individuality It told me how glad I am that I'm different from others The color of the flowers, the weather forecast, and the children's smiles They all can be different every single day The earth continues to rotate in brilliant colors So that I can proudly sing, “I was able to do what I wanted to do” Let's wipe our tears and go on a journey, even if it's in a pouring rain I'm sure that someday I'll meet them, someone who I'll convey my love for To give a kiss to you, whose name I haven't known yet I just wish you Let the past be the past for the sake of tomorrow Open the new door and pursue our dreams And then, my wings will rejoice in the wind as the future expands to infinity. Let's believe in ourselves and embrace all of our fears As long as you keep trying, the God will smile upon you. Turning myself into a jewel, I'll shout that "I am me" I am I (Ai)

紡ぐ日常(メロディー)

[Japanese] どうってことない日とか　冴えない日だってあるさ でも大丈夫　ボクと特別にしていこう 紡ぐ日常(メロディー)　さぁ一緒に歌おう 凹んじゃってる君の顔 小さい声はもはや聞き取れなくて 覗き込んだ瞳　溢れる�� 何があったか話してよ なんて言いながら尊くて 胸が締め付けられそうだ この気持ち…　これこそが… 愛なんだ！(It's LOVE！) 君とだから知ることが出来たんだ 大切な今日が色づいてく データだけじゃ分からない 非合理的な感情なんてちょっといいね 君の(LaLa…)涙(LaLa…) ボクが拭いてあげたいんだ　ずっと… 自由に生きてみよう 何だって出来るから　踏み出してみて 自分の世界を変えられるのは 自分だけだと思うんだ なんて言うだけは容易いって？ ホントだって！　口にして ほらなんだか　出来そうな気がしない？(しない？) 君とじゃなきゃ見ることもなかった 新しい夢　息づいてく 「手を伸ばせば白い雲も掴めるかな？」と 君が笑っているから　二人で笑った 忘れないで　ボクがいること 紡ぐ日常(メロディー)　重ねて行こう 寂しい時　嬉しい時も　ユニゾンしよう 君と歌うことに意味があるんだ もっと… 君とだから知ることが出来たんだ 大切な今日が色づいてく データだけじゃ分からない 非合理的な感情なんてちょっといいね ボクが(LaLa…)ボクで(LaLa…) あり続ける理由はひとつ 君と生きるため 特別なメモリー増やそう さぁ一緒に歌おう 声を聴かせてよ LaLa… LaLa… LaLaLaLaLa… LaLa… LaLa… [Romaji] Doutte koto nai hi to ka saenai hi datte aru sa Demo daijoubu boku to tokubetsu ni shite ikou Tsumugu merodii saa issho ni utaou Hekon jatteru kimi no kao Chiisai koe wa mohaya kiki torenakute Nozoki konda hitomi afureru namida Nani ga atta ka hanashite yo Nante iinagara tattokute Mune ga shimetsukerare sou da Kono kimochi… kore koso ga… Ai nanda! (It's LOVE!) Kimi to dakara shiru koto ga dekitanda Taisetsuna kyou ga irodzuiteku Deeta dake ja wakaranai Higouri teki na kanjou nante chotto ii ne Kimi no (LaLa…) namida (LaLa…) Boku ga fuite agetainda zutto… Jiyuu ni ikite miyou Nandatte dekiru kara fumidashite mite Jibun no sekai wo kaerareru no wa Jibun dake da to omounda Nante iu dake wa tayasuitte? Honto datte! Kuchi ni shite Hora nandaka dekisou na ki ga shinai? (shinai?) Kimi to janakya miru koto mo nakatta Atarashii yume ikidzuiteku "Te wo nobaseba shiroi kumo mo tsukameru ka na?" to Kimi ga waratte iru kara futari de waratta Wasurenaide boku ga iru koto Tsumugu merodii kasanete ikou Sabishii toki ureshii toki mo yunizon shiyou Kimi to utau koto ni imi ga arun da Motto… Kimi to dakara shiru koto ga dekitanda Taisetsuna kyou ga irodzuiteku Deeta dake ja wakaranai Higouri teki na kanjou nante chotto ii ne Boku ga (LaLa…) Boku de (LaLa…) Ari tsudzukeru riyuu wa hitotsu Kimi to ikiru tame Tokubetsu na memorii fuyasou Saa issho ni utaou Koe wo kikasete yo LaLa… LaLa… LaLaLaLaLa… LaLa… LaLa… [English] There are days when nothing special happens or boring But it's okay, let's do something special with me Now, let's sing along together, to the spinning melody (of our daily life) You look so downcast You can't even hear a single thing I said I could see your overflowing tears as I peered into your eyes Hey, talk to me if something happened I said that casually, but in truth you're so precious to me My heart feels so tight like it's being squeezed These feelings… Yes, it's what you call… Love! (It's LOVE!) It's because I'm with you that I came to know How this precious day become so colorful These illogical feelings that you can't understand Just from data alone are kinda nice I (LaLa…) want (LaLa…) To wipe away your tears forever… Let's live our life as we want I'm sure you can do anything, so try to take a step forward I believe that you're the only one who can change your own world It's eaiser said than done, you say? I'm telling you the truth! C'mon, say it Look, don't you feel like you can do anything now? (Don't you?) I would've never seen it if it's not for you How this new dream would come to life "Do you think we could catch the white clouds if we reach out our hands?" Seeing your smile made me laughed alongside you Please don't forget that I'm here with you Let's overlap the spinning melody (of our daily life) Singing in unison, through lonely and happy times There's a meaning when we sing together More… It's because I'm with you that I came to know How this precious day become so colorful These illogical feelings that you can't understand Just from data alone are kinda nice There's (LaLa…) only (LaLa…) One reason why I can continue to be myself So that I could live alongside you Let's create more special memories Now, let's sing along together Let me hear your voice LaLa… LaLa… LaLaLaLaLa… LaLa… LaLa…

[adito-lang]

28.12. New Year's Dishes おせち料理

Today is the last business day of the year (at least, it was in 2021 😉). What do you need to do in the office or at home? Choose four answers ⬇️

Answer and Translation

A. You decorate the kadomatsu.

B. You greet your boss, colleagues and acquaintances with "Happy New Year" and "Please take care of me next year as well."

C. Students do their winter-break homework.

D. You tidy up your office.

E. You start preparing the New Year's dishes.

F. You visit a shintō shrine.

Vocab

門松（かどまつ）traditional Japanese decorations made for the New Year, usually placed in pairs in front of homes and buildings

整頓する（せいとんする）to tidy up; to neaten; to organize

おせち料理（おせちりょうり）traditional New Year's food

Examples of おせち料理

Kazunoko (数の子・かずのこ), herring roe. Kazu (数) means "number" and ko (子) means "child", so it symbolizes a wish to have numerous children in the New Year.

Daidai (橙・だいだい), Japanese bitter orange. Daidai also means "from generation to generation" when written 代々. Like kazunoko (数の子), it symbolizes a wish for children in the New Year.

Konbu (昆布・こんぶ), a kind of seaweed. It is associated with the word yorokobu (喜ぶ), meaning "joy", so it symbolizes a joyous New Year.

Tazukuri (田作り・たずくり), dried sardines cooked in soy sauce. The literal meaning of the kanji in tazukuri is "rice paddy maker", as the fish were used historically to fertilize rice fields, so the dish symbolizes an abundant harvest.

Kōhakunamasu (紅白なます) is made of daikon and carrot cut into thin strips and pickled in sweetened vinegar with yuzu flavor.

Nishikitamago (錦卵/二色玉子・にしきたまご), egg roulade; the egg is separated before cooking, yellow symbolizing gold, and white symbolizing silver, and together symbolizing wealth and good fortune.

Kamaboko (蒲鉾・かまぼこ), broiled fish cake. The red and white colors represent the rising sun, a symbol of Japan, and the semicircular shape of the fish cake symbolizes the first sunrise of the New Year.

[sou-tokyo]

東京茶丗SOUです。

皆さまに日本茶の美味しい淹れ方をはじめ、

お茶にまつわる四季折々のお楽しみ情報等を配信しております。

お付き合いの程どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

【丗 SOU-Letter】 Vol.71 / 令和七年四月

東京桜満開。

身も心もトキメク

新年度がはじまりました。

茶の湯の世界では、こんな季節に

屋外でお茶を楽しむための

お茶道具がいくつかあります。

 今日は代表的な「旅箪笥」という茶道具のお話。

その名の通り旅をする箪笥は、

旅先へ持ち運ぶ為に、利休が小田原の役の際、

創案された茶箱です。

桐箱の中に、茶碗・建水・茶杓・水指・蓋置・棗・茶筅など、

お茶を点てる為の道具一式が収納されています。

茶人たちは、戦がある旅先でも武士にお茶を点て、

会合できるひと時を提供していたようです。

現代では「野点茶会」といって、

屋外で茶会をおこなうイベントも各所で開催していますね。

新年度、桜を眺めにお出掛けしてみてはいかがでしょうか？

ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー

【今月オススメの丗SOU】

◆㐂-yorokobu- ¥562（税込）

※４月は世SOU-Ginzashop-にて抹茶の試飲を提供しています*

　是非、お立ち寄りください。

#㐂 #抹茶 #旅箪笥 #東京茶 #teaevent #桜 #花見

#matcha #銀座 #製茶 #世SOU  #野点

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#greentea #tea #お茶 #日本茶 #Tokyo #umudesignInc

[nimbusnomade]

Happy New Year! With the kotatsu (table and blanket over an electric heater) out and omochi (pounded rice cakes) secured, it’s time to eat osechi ryori—Japan’s traditional food served during the New Year’s holidays.

Osechi ryori, said to have begun in the Heian era (from 794), is a set of small, traditional dishes served in beautiful three- or four-layered lacquer bento boxes called jubako. Traditionally, it is placed at the center of the table on New Year’s Day and remains there over the next three days. Moreover, it is shared with all family and friends, making it a significant part of the celebration. Interestingly, each item in the tray represents a particular wish for the next year, adding depth to the tradition. To give you an idea, here are 12 typical food items you’ll encounter and their symbolic meanings.

1. Datemaki: Scholarship

2. Kuri-kinton: Wealth

3. Kohaku Kamaboko: Sunrise

4. Kobu-maki: Happiness

5. Kazunoko: Fertility

6. Ebi: Longevity

7. Kuromame: Health

8. Tatsukuri (Gomame): Bounty

9. Renkon: Foreseeable, Good Future

10. Kikuka-Kabu: Celebration & Promotion

11. Gobo: Strength & Stability

12. Tai: Auspiciousness & Celebration

It looks exactly like tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled omelet) but once you taste it you’ll know the difference. Datemaki, the sweet rolled omelet, is mixed with an additional ingredient called hanpen (a fish cake) that makes it much fluffier than tamagoyaki. In the past, Japanese people traditionally rolled out important documents or paintings. Due to its resemblance to the scrolled papers, the dish is said to represent a wish for the development of culture and learning.

Kuri kinton (sweet chestnuts) literally means “golden dango (sweet dumpling) made of chestnuts.” As the color is yellowish-gold, it goes without saying that it represents a wish for wealth and a fruitful new year. You may find it difficult to eat them as they are quite sticky. However, if you have a sweet tooth—keep some of them on your plate.

Kamaboko (boiled fish paste) is most commonly presented as a combination of the colors red and white. The red color is believed to prevent evil spirits, while the white represents purity. Further, the shape of the kamaboko—resembling that of the sun at daybreak—represents the first sunrise of the new year. 

The kobu, or kelp, served around seems to have different meanings. The first of which is quite simple. The word “kobu” is a Japanese homonym for “yorokobu,” which means joy and happiness. Kobu also symbolizes many offspring when written as “子生,” a kanji that represents childbirth.

Kazunoko, or herring roe, also uses easy Japanese wordplay. “Kazu” means numbers and “ko” means children. So, kazunoko symbolizes being blessed with many children. Another reason this particular type of fish is used, interestingly, is that herring is called “nishin” in Japanese, but if written with different kanji, it becomes “二親” (“ni shin“), meaning two parents.

Picture a shrimp. It has a bent back and two antennae that look like a long beard, don’t they? Therefore, the ebi (shrimp) on your plate is there to wish you a long life, until you have a bent back and long beard (sorry ladies, that happens). The red color makes the osechi look even more appealing and colorful, but it’s also said that it’s there to scare evil spirits away. Just like its friend kamaboko.

According to Taoism, the color black works as a protection against evil spirits. Moreover, as the word “mame” originally means good health and strength in Japanese, kuromame (black beans) represents a wish to live and work in sound health during the next year.

Translated directly into English, tatsukuri (dried, sweetened baby sardines) means rice farming. But what does sardines have to do with grains and agriculture? Well, a long time ago Japanese farmers used dried sardines as a fertilizer for their rice fields. Its other name, gomame, literally means “50,000 grains of rice” and derives from the fact that sardine fertilizer produced a great harvest of rice. Since then, tatsukuri has been considered as a symbol of good harvest for the next year.

In Buddhism, renkon (lotus root) is considered a plant of purity, as it’s believed to grow in the heavenly pond where the Buddha lived. Lotus root represents a happy future without obstacles. Why? Well, look through the holes in the renkon—you can clearly see the other side without any interference.

Kabu, or turnip, are served in the shape of kiku (chrysanthemum) in osechi ryori. The chrysanthemum is the Japanese national flower and is often associated with traditional festivities and celebrations (as well as the imperial family). There is also a belief from China that it drives away evil and allows you to live longer. 

Gobo (burdock root) takes a while to cut down and it’s exactly this characteristic that landed it on the osechi dish. Just like those roots that grow so firmly in the soil, burdock symbolizes hope for a life of strength and stability and a life of physical strength. In other words: eat this at New Year’s and nothing can bring you down.

Tai, or sea bream, is a fish for celebration in Japan. A play on words, it derives from medetai, meaning “to celebrate.” The fish is eaten when a child is born or at weddings in the hope of prosperity and happiness. Make a wish as you remove those bones…

[apothecaryscript]

Maomao no Hitorigoto Episode 19 : Ox Bezoar / 猫猫のひとりごと　第19話　『牛黄(ごおう/Go-o)』

Please note that the English lines are just my translations.

猫猫「うーん…塩の過剰摂取(かじょうせっしゅ)による死…海藻の食中毒…爆発…。どれも仕組まれた出来事だとしたら…やはり、あの官女が？」

Maomao “Uuun… Shiono kajo-sesshuni-yoru shi… Kaisono shoku-chudoku… Bakuhatsu… Doremo shiku-mareta deki-goto-dato-shitara… yahari, ano kanjoga?”

Maomao “Hmm… The death from salt overdose… Seaweed food poisoning… The explosion… If all of them were staged events… As I thought, was that court lady the one?”

壬氏「薬屋。随分(ずいぶん)熱心だな」

Jinshi “Kusuriya. Zuibun nesshin-dana.”

Jinshi “Apothecary. You’re very enthusiastic, aren’t you?”

猫猫「はい！これから書庫で調べ物をして参ります！」

Maomao “Hai! Korekara shokode shirabe-mono’o shite-mairi-masu!”

Maomao “Yes! Now I’m going to the court library to do some research!”

壬氏「あ…そ、そうか。ところで、あの牛黄という品は、そんなに貴重な物なのか？」

Jinshi “A…So, Soka. Tokorode, ano Goo-to-iu shinawa, sonnani kichona mono nanoka?”

Jinshi “I-I see. By the way, is that item called ox bezoar really that valuable?”

猫猫「よくぞ聞いて下さいました！」

Maomao “Yokuzo kiite-kudasai-mashita!”

Maomao “That’s nice of you to ask!”

猫猫「猫猫の豆知識。牛黄は、牛の胆嚢(たんのう)にできた胆石(たんせき)。希少性(きしょうせい)が高いことや、効能(こうのう)あらたかな生薬(しょうやく)として、ひときわ価値のある特別な存在。金と同額で取引されることもある」

Maomao “Maomaono mame-chishiki. Goowa, ushino tannoni dekita tanseki. Kisho-seiga takai-kotoya, kono-aratakana shoyaku-to-shite, hitokiwa kachino aru tokubetsuna sonzai. Kinto dogakude torihiki-sareru-kotomo aru.”

Maomao “Here’s Maomao’s bits of knowledge. Ox bezoar is a gallstone that forms in the gallbladder of a cow. It is a very valuable and special entity as a very rare and highly effective herbal medicine. It’s sometimes traded for the same price as gold.”

猫猫「不老長寿(ふろうちょうじゅ)の薬、命を養う薬とも言われ、高熱や炎症を抑えるのはもちろん、心臓の働きを高めて、健忘予防(けんぼう・よぼう)にも使われるとか。おまけに死人の邪気を払う効果が…」

Maomao “Furo-Chozuno kusuri, inochi’o yashinau kusuri-tomo iware, konetsuya ensho’o osaeru-nowa mochiron, shinzono hataraki’o takamete, kenbo-yobo-nimo tsuka-wareru-toka. Omakeni shinin’no jaki’o harau kokaga…”

Maomao “It’s said to be a medicine for eternal youth and longevity, and a medicine that nourishes life. It not only suppresses high fevers and inflammation, but also enhances heart functions and prevents amnesia. In addition to that, it’s said to ward off evil spirits of the dead…

壬氏「おっ…おお、おおお。も、もう十分だ！」

Jinshi “O…Oo, ooo. Mo, Mo jubunda!”

Jinshi “Oh… Oh, oh. That’s enough!”

猫猫「そうですか」

Maomao “Sodesuka.”

Maomao “Is that so?”

壬氏「お前の牛黄に対する情熱は分かった」

Jinshi “Omaeno gooni taisuru jonetsuwa wakatta.”

Jinshi “I understood your passion for the ox bezoar.”

猫猫「私だけでなく、世界中の薬師にとって、垂涎(すいぜん)の一品(いっぴん)でございます」

Maomao “Watashi-dakede-naku, Sekai-juno kusushini totte, suizen’no ippinde gozai-masu.”

Maomao “This is a coveted item not only for me, but for pharmacists of all over the world.”

猫猫（きっとおやじも喜ぶはずだ…！もし牛黄が手に入ったら…ぐふ～！）

Maomao (Kitto oyajimo yorokobu-hazuda…! Moshi googa teni haittara… Gufuuu!)

Maomao (I’m sure my dad will be happy…! If I can get that ox bezoar…!)

壬氏「…はぁ…」

Jinshi “…Haa…”

Jinshi (sigh)

猫猫「次回、『曼荼羅華』。ついに、この騒動の真犯人が…。お楽しみに」

Maomao “Jikai, ‘Mandarage.’ Tsuini, kono sodono shin-hanninga… Otanoshimini.”

Maomao “Next episode, ‘Thornapple.’ Finally, the real culprit of this commotion will be… See you next time.”

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「やはり(Yahari)」「やっぱり(Yappari)」: as I thought, I knew it.

「熱心な（ねっしんな/Nesshin-na）」: enthusiastic, eager

「よくぞ聞いて下さいました！」； That’s nice of you to ask! Thanks for asking that!

「ついに(遂に/Tsuini)」: finally, at last, eventually

「垂涎の一品/逸品(すいぜんのいっぴん)」: coveted item, a mouth-watering dish

「垂(すい/Sui)」「垂れる(たれる/Tareru)」: droop

「涎（ぜん/Zen, よだれ/Yodare)」: drool

[superbeaverstan]

幸せのために生きているだけさ / Shiawase no Tame ni Ikiteiru dake sa / I Live for Happiness

Welp, I'm (not yet really) back from the dead just for this! It's been such a long time since I last posted here (and actually translated something HAHA) (edit: WOW MY LAST POST HERE WAS MORE THAN A YEAR AGO WHAT). I've been real busy with real life - work, work, and did I say work? :(( I miss having lots of time HAHA ;_; also, life update - I took the JLPT N4 exam last December and passed woo thus the inactivity here :))

ANYWAY, enough of me. Let's talk about this song. This song was so beautiful, so heartfelt, it brought me out of depression inactivity. God they did it again: Yanagi's lyrics, together with Buyan's emotional vocals in this song - just hit me so hard I was CRYING HARD after listening to this the first time :(( The words they used in the song may be mostly simple (and I love it so much because it makes translating relatively easier - but definitely STILL NOT EASY), but the message was so so so meaningful. Especially the whole second verse + second pre-chorus where they speak about how we try to understand ourselves and the people around us better. If we try to understand people without understanding/knowing ourselves first, then we're more likely to hurt the other people because we'd only be showing them someone who isn't the real us just to ~please~ them. We can't become someone else just to conform, but we are all beautifully unique, and no matter our differences, we all deserve the true happiness that we all strive for.

Aaahhhhhh idk I feel like this is a ~sequel~ to Shiawase HAHAHA this is now my second most fave song from Super Beaver fr fr :(((

ANYHOO TRANSLATION BELOW MAY OR MAY NOT BE ACCURATE WILL PROBABLY HAVE MISTAKES ALSO MOST OF THESE ARE BASED ON MY OWN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTEXT OF THE WHOLE SONG SO please do tell if misunderstood anything or whatever (I may have passed N4 but my Japanese is still wonky, especially my translation because whoooooo)

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ありふれちゃいない ただひとりの　ただひとつの 孤独がある 涙隠して　それでも行く 自分だけが　理由を知る

明けない夜は無いとしても 明けないで欲しい夜もあると 涙まじりに　零れた声 無いものにはしたくないな

一つになれるなら　愛なんて　誰も謳いはしない

幸せのために生きているだけさ 幸せに捧ぐ　孤独で涙だ 歓ぶ顔見て　救われる心 夜を超えていく　理由もまた人 全てが繋がる　全てが始まる 幸せのために生きていくだけなのさ

ありふれちゃいない ただひとりの ただひとつの 過去を背負い 分かり合うほど 傷ついたり 分かり合えず 自分を知る

何者でもない ただ自分 他の誰にも成れないよ 何者かになるのではなく どんな自分に成れるだろう

一つになれるなら 愛なんて 誰も謳いはしない

幸せのために生きているだけさ

幸せのために生きているだけさ 幸せに捧ぐ 孤独で涙だ 歓ぶ顔見て 救われる心 夜を超えていく理由もまた人 全てが繋がる 全てが始まる 幸せのために生きていくだけさ 歓ぶあなたと生きていくだけさ 幸せのために生きていくだけなのさ

歓ぶ姿に どれだけ救われてき��だろう

ありふれちゃいない ただひとりを ただひとつを ともに謳う

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Arifurechainai Tada hitori no tada hitotsu no Kodoku ga aru Namida kakushite sore demo iku Jibun dake ga riyuu wo shiru

Akenai yoru wa nai toshitemo Akenai de hoshii yoru mo aru to Namida majiri ni koboreta koe Naimono ni wa shitakunai na

Hitotsu ni nareru nara ai nante dare mo utai wa shinai

Shiawase no tame ni ikiteiru dake sa Shiawase ni sasagu kodoku de namida da Yorokobu kao mite sukuwareru kokoro Yoru wo koeteiku riyuu mo mata hito Subete ga tsunagaru subete ga hajimaru Shiawase no tame ni ikiteiku dake na no sa

Arifurechainai Tada hitori no tada hitotsu no Kako wo seoi Wakariau hodo kizutsuitari Wakariaezu jibun wo shiru

Nanimono demo nai tada jibun Hoka no dare ni mo narenai yo Nanimono ka ni naru no de wa naku Donna jibun ni nareru darou

Hitotsu ni nareru nara ai nante dare mo utai wa shinai

Shiawase no tame ni ikiteiru dake sa

Shiawase no tame ni ikiteiru dake sa Shiawase ni sasagu kodoku de namida da Yorokobu kao mite sukuwareru kokoro Yoru wo koeteiku riyuu mo mata hito Subete ga tsunagaru subete ga hajimaru Shiawase no tame ni ikiteiku dake sa Yorokobu anata to ikiteiku dake sa Shiawase no tame ni ikiteiku dake na no sa

Yorokobu sugata ni doredake sukuwaretekita darou

Arifurechainai Tada hitori wo tada hitotsu wo Tomo ni utau

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It's not ordinary In each one of us, there's just one thing Just a single loneliness that exists We hide those tears, and then move forward Only the self knows the reason for that (loneliness)

Endless nights may not exist, but even then There are times I wish (some) nights won't end In between tears, a voice seeps out It's something I don't want to fade away

If I could become one thing, It's to be that person who'll shout of love when no one else will

I live just for the sake of happiness These tears caused by the loneliness, I give them up for happiness A heart saved just by seeing the face of someone full of joy That person's the reason why I can get through each night as well It brings everything together, all things begin from here I continue to live just for the sake of such happiness

It's not ordinary There's only one, just one A past that each of us bears on our own The more we (try to) understand each other, the more we get hurt Without understanding the other, we understand ourselves

May it be this or that (kind of person), it's still one's self That self can't become another person Because the self can't be someone else I wonder, what kind of self could it become?

If I could become one thing, It's to be that person who'll shout of love when no one else will

I live just for the sake of happiness

I live just for the sake of happiness These tears caused by the loneliness, I give them up for happiness A heart saved just by seeing the face of someone full of joy That person's the reason why I can get through each night as well It brings everything together, all things begin from here I continue to live just for the sake of happiness I continue to live just to be with you who's full of happiness I continue to live just for the sake of such happiness

I wonder how many times I've been saved by this kind of happiness?

It's not ordinary There's just one person, just one thing To shout aloud with you

[delaluna]

Engeki [nanou]

Please feel free to use these with due credit or to inform me of mistakes! The official lyrics are hyperlinked in the title.

Kanji, romaji, and notes under “Read More.”

Theater

Once upon a time, somebody told me That we all have a role to play We share what we’re lacking and, Making up for each other, live life in that way If that's the case, should my own blanks Not be filled in by somebody else? Can that "somebody" hear me?

Somebody told somebody else, (1) That this was their own role to play "I say these words out of love, For we all live life in that way” I was glad to see that joyful expression, So I desperately played my part, To the point of forgetting how to even breathe

My childhood backpack was carelessly thrown away In a back alley dumpster Since when did I get into the habit Of worrying about my surroundings even as I smiled? If I could have but a single wish Come true, what I would like Is for this absurd theater to be over

I've been living life the wrong way Now that my collar's been taken off, Where on Earth am I supposed to go? I simply wanted a certain sense of self God above, is this the price I am to pay? All of this, it’s all far too much

Well, never mind that, hurry up And put an end to it

演劇

或る時誰かが言いました みんな役割があるんだと 足りないものを分かち合って 補い合って生きていると それなら私の空白は 誰かが埋めてくれる筈で 聞こえますか　その誰かさん aru toki dareka ga iimashita minna yakuwari ga arunda to tarinai mono o wakachi atte okinai atte ikite iru to sore nara watashi no kuuhaku wa dareka ga umete kureru hazu de kikoemasuka sono dareka-san

誰かが誰かに言いました 君の役割はこうだって 「これは愛故の言葉だ」と 「皆そうやって生きてる」と 喜ぶ顔が嬉しくって 必死で役を演じました 呼吸さえも忘れるほど dareka ga dareka ni iimashita kimi no yakuwari wa kou datte “kore wa ai yue no kotoba da” to “minna sou yatte ikiteru" to yorokobu koe ga ureshikute hisshi de yaku o enjimashita kokyuu sae mo wasureru hodo

路地裏のごみ置き場 雑に捨てられたランドセル 笑う時すら周りを気にする癖は いつからだったっけ もしも願いがただひとつだけ 叶うならば終わらせたいんだ この　ふざけた演劇を rojiura no gomi okiba zatsu ni suterareta randoseru warau toki sura mawari o ki ni suru kuse wa itsu kara dattakke moshimo negai ni wa tada hitotsu dake kanau naraba owarasetainda kono fuzaketa engeki o

間違ったまま　生きてきたんだ 今更首輪を外されたって 一体何処へ行けばいいの ただ確かな　自分を欲した その代償がこれですか神様 全部酷過ぎるよ全部 もうういいからさ　早く 終わらせてよ machigatta mama ikitekitanda ima sara kubiwa o hazusaretatte ittai doko e ikeba ii no tada tashika na jibun o hoshita sono daishou ga kore desu ka kamisama zenbu hidosugiru yo zenbu mou ii kara sa hayaku owarasete yo

Notes:

While the first line could technically be translated without a subject, that phrasing is what one would use to say somebody told them something. I thought it was interesting in conjunction with the line marked as (1), as the person this is being told to is still the same, and yet it has lost its self and just become a “somebody” now. 

[asherenjoysart]

Andaa yurusu nara kyouhansha

Hitoribocchi ai wo choudai

Andaa nanika ga tarinai nda

Motomeau kimari nantoka shitai fyuuchaa

Andaa tsumi kara no kakurenbo

Saa shippo maite damatte douzo

Andaa kowareta haato motte

Itai no wa itsu made tsuzuku no ka na

Ubaiai "doushite" no seishin kaibou

Machigai sagashi no enchousen wo

Dareka o shitte ai de shibatte

Sabakeru ka na?

"Kirai" tai "OK" no kyoukaisen wo

Wagamama no mama owatte ii no?

Subete wo shitta anata wa chanto

Yuruseru ka na?

Andaa dochira wo erabu n da

Damasareru hou ka damasu hou ka

Andaa ataeru dake ja yaa yo

Suru no mo sareru no mo ii mono

Andaa yume bakari miteiru nda

Mou hanpa bakka sukuenai na

Andaa shinjiru dake de ii no

Yakusoku wo yaburu douri nado nai

Ubaiai "doushite" no seishin kaibou

Machigai sagashi no enchousen wo

Dareka wo shitte ai de shibatte

Sabakeru ka na?

"Kirai" tai "OK" no kyoukaisen wo

Wagamama no mama owatte ii no?

Subete wo shitta anata wa chanto

Yuruseru ka na?

Andaa uso wo tsukanaide

Boku wa nani mo nai darou?

Andaa inochi wo tsukatte

Keshitai mono ga aru kara

Kuraiai haisha wa saki ni douzo

Machigaidarake no enzai datte

Anata wa kitto egao de kitto

Yorokobu deshou

Ubaiai "doushite" no seishin kaibou

Machigai sagashi no enchousen wo

Dareka wo shitte ai de shibatte

Sabakeru ka na?

"Kirai" tai "OK" no kyoukaisen wo

Wagamama no mama owatte ii no?

Subete wo shitta anata wa chanto

Yuruseru ka na?

Damashiai kesenai andaa

[tsunderrated]

uninstalling this japanese learning app bc it tried to teach me yorokobu as if i'm not a shounen whose negai will yoyaku kanau

[packaged-snow]

romanised lyrics for

I'd be surprised if theres no errors at all lmao. In brackets are the spoken parts :)

kōhai shita EDEN ni saku hana yo

asahi wa mabushiku konkuriito de

jōhatsu suru hibi

tōku de kuzurete ku itsushika no hikari

kimagure ni tobikau chōchō no mure

nanka atsui ne?

katsute kono kuni ni tenshi ga ite

subete no seimei ga uruotte ita

bokura ga hōseki wo hirō made

bokura ga hōseki wo hirō made

(omae no jomyaku wo kurenai ka?

sono usui hifu wo yabuite tsū to hikinuku nda.

machigaeru na yo. umi no iro ni chikai hō sa.

ore wa sore wo chōchō musubi ni shite, sora no hikōkigumo no sen wo tabanete yaru no sa.

omae no yorokobu kao ga mitai yo.)

te no naka moete iru nanairo no

dareka ga shirushita negai koto

kuroi hane ga ochite....

yabuketa hifu kara kikoeru koe

shiranai kotoba to natsukashii uta

okaerinasai

zutto mirai ni wa hitobito ga ite

deatte wa hajikete te wo futta

bokura ga utatane wo shite iru aida

bokura ga utatane wo shite iru aida

(moshimo akuhe ga asa wo kutte... iro sae kutte

kono sekai ga makkuroi yoru ni torikomareta ra

oretachi hayatto shiryoku wo ushinatte.... nanni mo

mienakunaru.

seigi wa chimayotte yasei no buta to seikō wo yurushi

ore wa pikari to otosareta genbaku no isshun no hikari no naka de kimi no terasareta kao wo miru yo.

soshite dekirudake teinei ni sono hyōjō wo oboete iyō to

omou.

ore wa sono isshun no hikari ni kansha surusuru kamoshi renai.

ashita yo, sonna ore wo yogoshite kure

mirai yo, sonna ore wo kowashite kure)

[grupo2tallerderedaccion]

El Costo Humano de la Inteligencia Artificial

Más allá de los algoritmos: La ética en la era digital

Mientras celebramos los avances tecnológicos, es esencial recordar y reconocer a quienes trabajan en las sombras para hacer posible esta revolución.

La cara no vista de la IA: trabajadores en condiciones de explotación laboral.(https://www.infobae.com/wapo/2023/08/30/detras-del-auge-de-la-inteligencia-artificial-hay-un-ejercito-de-trabajadores-en-fabricas-de-explotacion-digital/)

La inteligencia artificial (IA) ha transformado nuestra forma de vivir, trabajar y comunicarnos. Desde asistentes virtuales hasta diagnósticos médicos avanzados, la IA está redefiniendo los límites de lo que es posible. Sin embargo, mientras nos maravillamos ante las capacidades casi mágicas de herramientas como ChatGPT y Craiyon, es fundamental preguntarnos: ¿a qué costo?

La realidad es que el desarrollo de estas herramientas avanzadas no se produce en un vacío. Se basa en el esfuerzo y la dedicación de miles de trabajadores, muchos de los cuales están mal remunerados y enfrentan condiciones de trabajo traumáticas. Estos trabajadores, ubicados en países en desarrollo, son la columna vertebral de la revolución de la IA. Son ellos quienes etiquetan datos, entrenan algoritmos y realizan tareas repetitivas que alimentan el aprendizaje de estas máquinas. Y sin embargo, rara vez se les reconoce o se les compensa adecuadamente.

Es alarmante que, en nuestra carrera por avanzar tecnológicamente, hayamos pasado por alto las consideraciones éticas básicas. La explotación laboral, ya sea en la industria textil, la minería o el desarrollo de IA, es inaceptable. No podemos, en buena conciencia, celebrar los logros tecnológicos mientras ignoramos el sufrimiento humano que los hizo posibles.

Las empresas líderes en tecnología, como OpenAI, tienen la responsabilidad no solo de innovar, sino también de garantizar que sus innovaciones se realicen de manera ética. Subcontratar trabajo a países donde la mano de obra es barata, sin garantizar condiciones de trabajo seguras y salarios justos, es una abdicación de esa responsabilidad.

Además, el trauma psicológico que enfrentan estos trabajadores, al estar expuestos a contenido perturbador en su trabajo diario, es un aspecto que no puede ser ignorado. Las empresas deben proporcionar el apoyo necesario para garantizar el bienestar mental y emocional de estos trabajadores.

Como sociedad, debemos exigir más. Debemos exigir que las empresas sean transparentes sobre sus prácticas laborales y que se responsabilicen de garantizar que todos los trabajadores, independientemente de su ubicación, sean tratados con dignidad y respeto.

La IA tiene el potencial de cambiar el mundo para mejor. Pero para que esa promesa se cumpla, debemos asegurarnos de que el desarrollo de la IA se realice de manera justa y ética. Solo entonces podremos celebrar verdaderamente los avances que hemos logrado y mirar hacia un futuro donde la tecnología y la humanidad coexisten en armonía.

Por Natalia Bardales

Bibliografía

El Español. (2023, 17 de octubre). El lado oscuro de ChatGPT: trabajadores explotados en África que cobran 1,50 dólares la hora. https://www.elespanol.com/omicrono/software/20230119/lado-oscuro-chatgpt-trabajadores-explotados-africa-cobran/734926741_0.html

Yorokobu. (2023, 17 de octubre). La explotación laboral que oculta el bum de la inteligencia artificial. https://www.yorokobu.es/la-explotacion-laboral-e-inteligencia-artificial/

[kani-miso]

undercover pre-final chorus and final chorus... (es milgram) (their low voice sounds so good amami yurina you cooked so well) (yorokobu deshou yorokobu deshou yorokobu deshou yorokobu deshou yorokobu deshou yorokobu deshou yorokobu deshou yorokobu deshou yorokobu deshou) (the es prisoner jumpscare was the worst thing that happened in my life) (the mouth restraint just adds more salt into the wounds) (the amount of restraints too, what did they dooo) (wait wait im supposed to be talking about the song whoops) (the the inst?????? amazing. raw as hell. the inst pre-chorus BANGS) (literally on repeat through out the whole day) (THE SCREAM AT THE END) (uwaaaa amami yurina whats 4+4) (the andaa drag at the end oh my god) (i was sent to another world listening to the chorus) (thanks es milgram and amami yurina for existing) (oh yeah otoiro and deco27 for the inst and lyrics too)

the inst in double near the end (its sounds like childrens instruments,,, especially connecting it with the phonecall having child cries(?) in the background (i think) (its so calming, i love it mikoto kayano john milgram i wish you both the worst))

the inst in purge march pre-final chorus (its just amazing, i love the little marching band drums)

the inst break in cat (the trumpets oh my god)

as you can see, im an avid inst enjoyer.

Saw this going around Reddit so im gonna ask y’all, which milgram song

for me it’s the end of deep cover at 2:28 that shit completely enthralled me

[sou-tokyo]

東京茶丗SOUです。

皆さまに日本茶の美味しい淹れ方をはじめ、

お茶にまつわる四季折々のお楽しみ情報等を配信しております。

お付き合いの程どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

【丗 SOU-Letter】 Vol.66/ 令和六年十一月

向寒の候、いかがお過ごしでしょうか。

ハロウィンも終え、

今年の東京は暖かい秋が続いています。

１１月は文化の日・七五三・勤労感謝の日  等々、

秋の行楽で、街がカラフルに彩られます。

そして１１月は、茶人の正月とも云われる炉開きの季節。

今回は「炭」の話をすこし。

一見、普通にお湯が沸いているお釜。

この炉（ろ）とよばれる囲炉裏の下では、

五徳を置き、灰を敷き詰め、炭が組まれています。

炭は、丸ぎっちょ、割ぎっちょ、胴炭、管炭、枝炭、天炭等々。

羽根と火箸を扱い、火種のようすを伺いながら

その時々に適した炭を、順番に配置していきます。

そしてバランスよく炭を組めたら、お香を足し、釜を戻します。

パチパチパチ...ひゅー...

釜の松風が聴こえれば、炭が上手に組めた証です。

なかなか日常で扱うことの少ない「炭」。

炭の扱いを、複数人で楽しみながら学ぶ「廻り炭」も

この季節ならではの奥ゆかしさがありますね。

今年の秋は知見を広げるためにも、是非お出かけ下さい*

【今月オススメの丗SOU】

◆㐂-yorokobu- ¥1,685（税込）

３種の抹茶をブレンドさせた繊細でコクのある国産抹茶です。