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翻訳. This site does not provide a translation service. However, questions about translation are welcome provided that they have some academic merit. For example, questions about translating uncommon words, phrases that have different meanings in different contexts, and other non-trivial topics.
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How to say f*** yeah in Japanese
I often get asked about swear words by Japanese people. As I sometimes watch Netflix, I can see how other translators approach these phrases and get helpful hints.
Specifically, I'm curious about the …
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じゅわっと for biting into a mandarin
The expression じゅわっと appears in the text of 佐賀のがばいばあちゃん in a scene where the protagonist, 昭広, steals some mandarins from somebody's backyard. He bites into one and that phrase pops up.
The full sente …
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てんで勝手に sentence - how to understand it
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. …
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不幸な方へと進んでいる - why are there two particles after 方？
My attempted translation was:
The happiness we definitely had up until 40 years ago we discarded; and on a path of unhappiness, we progress further and further, I feel. …
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Confirm meaning of 水を張った大きな箱
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 …
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微妙に大きく problem translating/understanding
Can someone give me a better explanation/translation so that I can understand this sentence. …
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けん in 佐賀 dialect
I have encountered a number of passages with 〜けん in 佐賀のがばいばあちゃん. I'm not quite sure what it means exactly. I've seen instances where it appears to mean から and others where it appears to mean けど. I'm n …
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Correct translation of こともない in this sentence
My attempted translation:
Of course, though this happened a long time ago, it couldn't be possible that the bell would go “Don!” and send someone flying. …
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Making comparison between people (verb)
Actually, より can be used with people.
「彼女{かのじょ}はトムより年上{としうえ}だ」 (kanojo ha tomu yori toshiue da)
She is older than Tom. より marks the thing or person being compared.
You don't necessarily have t …
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のですませてる人 meaning
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 …
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母ちゃんも心配でたまったもんじゃない
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. …
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Equivalent of 【一人で】for a multi-person group unit
After poking around I found this webpage with a translation of 'left to his own devices'. … (Weblio)
The best translation will depend on what fits with the whole sentence. …
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母ちゃんも心配でたまったもんじゃない
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. …
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Exact meaning and function of 冒頭のような
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 …
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