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I assume the translation would be something along the lines of: "As I came to such a place and darted around, mama got terribly worried - a thing that was regrettably no good for her." … Edit: I think I have answered my own question and have given an explanation below with the appropriate translation of the passage in question. …

The phrase in question comes from がばいばあちゃん p.167, ch. 13. I think 水を張った大きな箱 means a box filled with water (and tofu, as it says elsewhere in the text). I'm a little confused because I thought 張る is …

So the translation would be something like: When I entered primary school, a new trouble developed. I used to sneak out of the house at night and scurry through the streets on my way to her shop. …

In　がばいばあちゃん, I came across the phrase 冒頭のような, which I had a little trouble translating, as I couldn't quite make out its exact meaning and function. It comes from the following extract. そして俺は、冒頭のよ …

(my italics) Two things stood out when I was trying to make a translation. One is ピーピー. What sort of crying is this exactly? Or would we just say crying with the sound "peepee"? … As for the italics part, I attempted this overall translation. However, while I cried with a waah waah from inside the house, I still ended up being a nuisance to the neighbourhood. …

I'm trying to translate the following sentence: なんでも｢微妙｣｢｣のですませてる人がいますが、その意味がわかりません My attempt is: There are people who get by with the word 'bimyou' in any kind of situation, but I don't under …

I was reading Bilingual news (in Japanese and English). One topic in the podcast touches on the decling birth rate and aging population in Japan. In this context a discussion about nuclear families cr …

I tried to translate the phrase, 'I was so angry I could kill him', but I was told by my Japanese girlfriend that, 'aitsu wo koroseru gurai okotta', was unnatural and, 'gaman dekinai gurai okotta', wa …

It would be helpful if you gave the whole sentence, but you can probably take it as, 'it would good if ... but this is (unfortunately) not the case', which expresses a wish or regret. For example, おば …

I want some help clarifying a passage from がばいばあちゃん, specifically in chapter 1, page 13. The preceding text is about sad events which lead to his father's demise. Then it follows: 切ない話である。しかし！　俺は …

In がばいばあちゃん, the phrase 五女二男 crops up. Given the compact nature of the expression, I'm assuming 男 and 女 are read with their alternate readings なん and じょ respectively while the numbers remain unchanged …

I attempted this translation. ...just about the whole area had turned into a slum. Everybody set up individually, on their own initiative, open area shops; they all jostled together. …

But that seems like a strange translation. Any help? …

The phrase in the title, 「隙を与える」, comes from 佐賀のがばいばあちゃん p. 167, ch. 13. The full sentence is 「ばあちゃんは、泥棒に改心する隙を与えてるの。」 (I don't have a Japanese IME on this computer. As it's a public computer, I can' …

Can anyone point to any dictionary entries etc. that support this translation, 'I don't agree with that'? … I am curious about which translation is appropriate in which circumstances. Thank you. …