Need a word or phrase translated?

[johnnyG]

How about this, in the other direction: U.S. Social Security System/Administration.

Something like one of the following?

アメリカのソーシャル・セキュリティー

アメリカの社会保障

米国の社会保障制度 social security system

米国社会保障局 social security administration

Reason/purpose--to be used on a supplementary sheet to go in with my tax forms to show the source of that income, so it needs to be clear to the NTA.

TIA

 

[mdchachi]

How about this, in the other direction: U.S. Social Security System/Administration.

Something like one of the following?

アメリカのソーシャル・セキュリティー

アメリカの社会保障

米国の社会保障制度 social security system

米国社会保障局 social security administration

Reason/purpose--to be used on a supplementary sheet to go in with my tax forms to show the source of that income, so it needs to be clear to the NTA.

TIA

Unverified AI answer:

The U.S. Social Security System/Administration can be referred to as "アメリカ合衆国社会保障制度" (Amerika Gasshukoku Shakai Hoshō Seido) in Japanese. This is based on the U.S.-Japan Social Security Agreement, which was established to improve Social Security protection for people who work or have worked in both countries[1][3]. The agreement, which went into effect on October 1, 2005, provides detailed provisions on coverage, benefits, and general provisions related to the Social Security systems of both countries[4]. Additionally, under the U.S. Social Security system, U.S. citizens working in Japan may be exempt from coverage under the U.S. system and be covered by the Japanese social security system instead[5].

Citations:
[1] International Programs - Totalization Agreement with Japan
[2] https://www.ssa.gov/international/Agreement_Pamphlets/documents/Japan.pdf
[3] Social Security Benefits Under the U.S. Japan Totalization Agreement
[4] International Programs - U.S.-Italian Social Security Agreement
[5] https://www.nenkin.go.jp/international/agreement/noteseach/notesus.html

 

[Toritoribe]

米国の社会保障制度 social security system

米国社会保障局 social security administration

Both work well (アメリカ合衆国社会保障制度 as well, of course). I would use アメリカの社会保障制度 and アメリカ社会保障局, respectively.

 

[Audaces]

"Dear Leroy, I am grateful to God for putting you on my life path. Thank you for your service."

Can I get this translated to japanese language (both signs and letters)?
Thanks in advance!

 

[zeroh4nter]

much thanks if someone could explain what did this character thought
けどこれ……俺のハードルが無駄に上がってる気もするぞ？

 

[Majestic]

"Yeah, but... I get the feeling the bar is getting raised too high for me"

It means, somebody is making a task more difficult than it needs to be. Or, somebody is raising expectations pointlessly high.

 

[zeroh4nter]

A character's thought after he ate a meal, hope someone could explain what he thought here o/
（うわ、このまずさは効くぅ……） おれは悶えた。
More context:
おれは厨房まで朝食を取りに行った。
食事はまずかった。パンは固い黒パン。ニシンの干物を溶かしただけの、味気ないスープ。肉っ気は一つもない。
（うわ、このまずさは効くぅ……）おれは悶えた。

 

[mdchachi]

Ugh, to try this terrible taste ... I was in agony.

 

[zeroh4nter]

I read a novel and don't understand what does ややっ/ yaya mean here ? (i guess it's a contraction of いや but not sure, hope someone could help)
Some lines from the novel:
不意に蹄の音が聞こえた気がして、おれは顔を向けた。遅れて先輩修道士も顔を向ける。
馬が２頭、男を乗せてやってくるところだった。
（ややっ。 ユリナス様にお祈りしたら、女ではなくて騎士が来たぞ）
ザメク城の騎士だった。

 

[mdchachi]

I read a novel and don't understand what does ややっ/ yaya mean here ? (i guess it's a contraction of いや but not sure, hope someone could help)
Some lines from the novel:
不意に蹄の音が聞こえた気がして、おれは顔を向けた。遅れて先輩修道士も顔を向ける。
馬が２頭、男を乗せてやってくるところだった。
（ややっ。 ユリナス様にお祈りしたら、女ではなくて騎士が来たぞ）
ザメク城の騎士だった。

Your guess is correct. But you don't have to guess. It's common enough to be in the dictionary.

やや - Jisho.org

jisho.org

 

[トレバー]

So... I have a massively nerdy question... The Deku Tree in Ocarina of Time always refers to himself as WASHI... which obviously means Eagle, but I know that it's probably something elder Japanese men say? Right? Like ending a sentence with JA... RIGHT?! Hahaha, thanks for the help!

 

[Majestic]

but I know that it's probably something elder Japanese men say? Right?

It's the old guy way of saying "watashi".

 

[トレバー]

NICE! I had no idea!

 

[Buntaro]

Hi Black Sun and welcome to the forum.

If you watch the old, 1980 version of the Shogun movie, you will hear Lord Toranaga using "Washi" when referring to himself.

 

[トレバー]

That's super cool! I am loving the new show. I can't wait to watch the older show, too!

 

[zeroh4nter]

What does 半端な勇気じゃね mean ? Hope somebody could tell me what it means (i'm not sure if this is a compliment like : "He is very brave" or "He's not brave" ?)
Story: A villager comment about the new priest who rescued his village from the siege of cyclops
村の男Ａ「本当にいい修道士が来てくれた！」
村の男Ｂ「うん、いい修道士が来てくれた！ 一人でキュクロプスに向かってくなんて、 半端な勇気じゃねえ！」

 

[SomeCallMeChris]

What does 半端な勇気じゃね mean ? Hope somebody could tell me what it means (i'm not sure if this is a compliment like : "He is very brave" or "He's not brave" ?)
Story: A villager comment about the new priest who rescued his village from the siege of cyclops
村の男Ａ「本当にいい修道士が来てくれた！」
村の男Ｂ「うん、いい修道士が来てくれた！ 一人でキュクロプスに向かってくなんて、 半端な勇気じゃねえ！」

半端な勇気 is 'halfhearted courage' or something like that, it implies that it's not real courage/valor/bravery.
じゃね here is slurred じゃない, negating the 半端な勇気, so it's not not real courage... that is, it is real courage. So it's actually a complement, by means of a double-negative.

 

[zeroh4nter]

What does 待ってはもらえた mean here ? The author removed subject in his writing so i don't know who's talking about what/who here. Appreciates if somebody could explain this for me.
Story: The Chief Abbot and Vice Abbot of a monastery are trying to sell their priest as slave, in order to make money and reduce cost to maintain their monastery (not sure if these character are evil or not, but from the way they're speaking, i think they're villains and overspent the fund of their monastery >> now they're in debts and have to find illegal ways to make moneys )
修道院には、ヒンカス院長がロバに乗って戻ってきたところだった。
スコバコ「支払いの方はどうなりました？」
ヒンカス「待ってはもらえた。ただ、従者はいらんそうだ。 奴隷として売ってがっぽり儲けるのは無理だな」
スコバコ「ミノタウロス族の件で、 需要が上がっているのではと思っておりましたが」
ヒンカス「この辺りでは、支払ってくれる者がおらんらしい。 それに、異教徒なら奴隷にできるが、 同じ東方十字教の者では無理だそうだ」

 

[Majestic]

待ってもらえた means the speaker was able to stall, or hold off, the action of the person to whom the speaker is referring. It literally means "i was able to receive the waiting of the other person".
The adding of は just adds emphasis the action (i.e. the waiting), usually to the exclusion of other actions. In other words, the person agreed to wait, but that's about all he agreed to do. That's the only concession the speaker received.

That's my interpretation anyway.

 

[zeroh4nter]

I'm not sure about the meaning of 適当に in this sentence, hope someone could explain its correct meaning (i guess it means :" I did eating properly" but not sure)
Context: A girl came over to the protagonist room, she complains that his room is dirty and suggest he should clean his room regularly. But the protagonist is busy working at his company recently, so he doesn't has time.
Girl「ていうか、もうちょっと普段から部屋を片付けたらどう？こんなザコ部屋じゃ女の子呼べたりしないでしょ。」
Protagonist「呼ぶような子なんていないよ……。」
むしろ最近は寝に帰ってるだけみたいなもんだしな……風呂は近所の銭湯、飯も外食かコンビニで適当にって感じだし。

 

[Majestic]

適当 is one of those unusual words where the textbook definition is "appropriate", but the real world usage of this word tends to mean something like "done with minimal effort", "done without great care", "perfunctory".
So in your sentence above I think I would translate it as "ate out at a restaurant or got food from a convenience store as necessary". Just something to indicate the writer fed him/herself, but without joy or great satisfaction.

Of course it is also used to mean "appropriate", but in the case of your target sentence I think the meaning is more like "perfunctory". He ate as needed, or as usual, but there was nothing special in the eating.

 

[Ort]

How does that translate? What I'm interested in is this: the cursed energy is not possessed by the soul of the grandson? Or is it still Toji Zenin's physical body? Or do both not possess the cursed energy?
はじめから禪院甚爾の肉体に上書きされた孫の魂に呪力はなく

 

[Toritoribe]

Grammatically, two different interpretations are possible; 1) はじめから modifies 上書きされた and 2) はじめから modifies 呪力はなく. Either way, it means that the grandson's soul doesn't have the cursed energy.

Incidentally, the full sentence clearly shows that the second interpretation is correct; his soul doesn't have cursed energy in the first place.

オガミ婆の降霊術は彼女の死後も継続する。器である孫の呪力が尽きた時点で降霊も終わる・・・ハズだった。はじめから禪院甚爾の肉体に上書きされた孫の魂に呪力はなく、その上その肉体は呪力を消費しない。術式は終了する契機を失った。

As for Zen'in Tōji's physical body, Maki didn't feel any cursed energy when she fought with him, so it/he doesn't have cursed energy, either. His body doesn't consume any cursed energy, so it wouldn't be the problem whether it/he has cursed energy or not.

 

[Ort]

Grammatically, two different interpretations are possible; 1) はじめから modifies 上書きされた and 2) はじめから modifies 呪力はなく. Either way, it means that the grandson's soul doesn't have the cursed energy.

Incidentally, the full sentence clearly shows that the second interpretation is correct; his soul doesn't have cursed energy in the first place.

オガミ婆の降霊術は彼女の死後も継続する。器である孫の呪力が尽きた時点で降霊も終わる・・・ハズだった。はじめから禪院甚爾の肉体に上書きされた孫の魂に呪力はなく、その上その肉体は呪力を消費しない。術式は終了する契機を失った。

As for Zen'in Tōji's physical body, Maki didn't feel any cursed energy when she fought with him, so it/he doesn't have cursed energy, either. His body doesn't consume any cursed energy, so it wouldn't be the problem whether it/he has cursed energy or not.

Which part of the sentence indicates that the second interpretation is correct?
器である孫の呪力が尽きた時点で降霊も終わる・・・ハズだった。
It says the technique will stop when the cursed energy runs out, right? So there was cursed energy in the first place.

And thanks for the reply.

 

[Toritoribe]

You misinterpreted ハズだった. 器である孫の呪力が尽きた時点で降霊も終わる is the usual ending of this technique. They, maybe including オガミ婆, initially thought so, but actually 孫の魂に呪力はない, therefore 術式は終了する契機を失った. (その肉体は呪力を消費しない is also the reason. Two irregular things happened on the technique. That's why it lost the control.)