Need a word or phrase translated?

[Sirius3b]

Hello, first time in this forum. I you could help me with the meaning of this phrase please:

普通芋の一方の はし から芽が何本も出る。

It is from a 4th grade elementary school, "Rika" book. that I found. I am particularly interested in the meaning of the "hashi" word here. Thanks in advance.

 

[thomas]

普通芋の一方の はし から芽が何本も出る。

I guess that はし here means as much as "point", "edge", or "margin" (端).

はし から = from the edge

Having no expertise in sweet potatoes, I hope someone can confirm this.

 

[Sirius3b]

Oh, Thomas. Thank you very much !

Now is the meaning much more clear to me.

Thanks again =).

 

[Achilles 1-1]

十分ではありません can y'all tell me what this means?

 

[mdchachi]

十分ではありません can y'all tell me what this means?

It means "it's not enough."

 

[zeroh4nter]

ぐーんてきて、ばーんで、どっぱーん
I met a bunch of sound effects in Japanese but can't find their definition, hope someone used to manga SFX could help me understand what they mean
A character is commenting about a midnight snack dish.
「何これ、おいしっ！ぐーんてきて、ばーんで、どっぱーんだ！」

 

[mdchachi]

ぐーんてきて、ばーんで、どっぱーん
I met a bunch of sound effects in Japanese but can't find their definition, hope someone used to manga SFX could help me understand what they mean
A character is commenting about a midnight snack dish.
「何これ、おいしっ！ぐーんてきて、ばーんで、どっぱーんだ！」

This what an AI says about it. It seems reasonable.

The sound effects you've encountered are indeed quite expressive and typical of Japanese manga and casual speech. Let's break down each one in the context of describing a delicious midnight snack:

## Sound Effect Breakdown

ぐーん (gūn):
This sound effect represents a gradual increase or build-up[1]. In the context of food, it suggests that the flavor is slowly intensifying or expanding in the mouth.

ばーん (bān):
This mimics an explosive or impactful sound[3]. When used to describe food, it implies a sudden burst of flavor that hits the taste buds all at once.

どっぱーん (doppān):
This is likely a combination of どっ (do, indicating a heavy or impactful feeling) and ぱーん (pān, similar to ばーん but with a slightly lighter nuance)[1][3]. Together, they create an emphasis on an even more explosive or impressive sensation.

## Translation and Meaning

Putting it all together, the character is expressing their delight at the midnight snack:

"What's this? It's delicious! The flavor gradually builds up, then explodes, and then BAM! It's amazing!"

In more natural English, we might express this as:

"Wow, this is incredible! The taste starts slowly, then hits you with a burst of flavor, and finally blows you away!"

This use of sound effects is a common way in Japanese to vividly describe sensations, especially in informal speech or manga dialogue. It adds a dynamic and expressive quality to the description, making it more engaging and emphatic than simply saying "It tastes really good."

 

[Achilles 1-1]

Aaaaaaaannnnndd here's another Overwatch quote! the crowd grows wild

らしくないな、霧子。

P.s… I'm pretty sure this: "霧子" is a name. If it is, it should translate to "Kiriko Kamori", or just Kiriko. But that's just if its a name.

 

[Toritoribe]

らしくない means "not like~", "uncharacteristic of~", so the literal translation of that line is "It(= What you are doing/saying) is not like you, Kiriko", "It's uncharacteristic of you, Kiriko" or along the line. If it's used in a scene where the crowd is jeering at her, and it's said by someone in the crowd, the given translation would be acceptable as a free translation.

 

[Achilles 1-1]

らしくない means "not like~", "uncharacteristic of~", so the literal translation of that line is "It(= What you are doing/saying) is not like you, Kiriko", "It's uncharacteristic of you, Kiriko" or along the line. If it's used in a scene where the crowd is jeering at her, and it's said by someone in the crowd, the given translation would be acceptable as a free translation.

Pretty close to the given translation.

 

[zeroh4nter]

I play a game and there's this general Shibata with a nick name "掛かれ柴田" that i don't understand. Hope someone could translate the meaning of his nickname. (full name : Shibata Katsuie - found on internet wiki)
Dialogue of 2 generals who would have to face Shibata in a mock battle/drill battle.
A「力任せに来る相手を、のらりくらりといなしながら、相手の戦力を削っていく……って感じかなぁ」
B「基本方針はそれで宜しいかと。しかしそれだけでは、あの掛かれ柴田が率いる精兵は、いとも簡単に突破してくることでしょう」

 

[mdchachi]

One of the meanings of 掛かる is attack or strike. So you could translate this as Shibata the Attacker.

 

[Achilles 1-1]

Hey guys! So I want to know if you can translate these words. Mizunoto, Mizuno, Kanoto, Kanoe,Tsuchinoto, Tsuchinoe, Hinoto, Hinoe, Kinoto, and Kinoe.

 

[Majestic]

They are usually translated just as Year of the Rat, Year of the Ox, and so forth, and the elemental stem is omitted. But if you want to include the zodiac elemental stem, you can say "Year of the Water-Rabbit" and so forth, but since its a native Chinese concept and not a western concept, the extra detail really doesn't help comprehension. It's just forcing a Chinese/Japanese concept into awkward English.

 

[Achilles 1-1]

They are usually translated just as Year of the Rat, Year of the Ox, and so forth, and the elemental stem is omitted. But if you want to include the zodiac elemental stem, you can say "Year of the Water-Rabbit" and so forth, but since its a native Chinese concept and not a western concept, the extra detail really doesn't help comprehension. It's just forcing a Chinese/Japanese concept into awkward English.

LOL, those are the ranks of the demon slayer corp. i had no idea what they meant.

 

[mdchachi]

Hey guys! So I want to know if you can translate these words. Mizunoto, Mizuno, Kanoto, Kanoe,Tsuchinoto, Tsuchinoe, Hinoto, Hinoe, Kinoto, and Kinoe.

If you really want serious answers to such esoteric questions you're better off asking an A.I. search engine.
===
In the context of Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba), the words you've listed are part of the ranking system used by the Demon Slayer Corps. These terms are derived from the traditional Japanese calendar system known as Jikkan Jūnishi (Ten Celestial Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches). Here's a translation and explanation of each rank, from lowest to highest:

## Demon Slayer Corps Ranking System

1. Mizunoto: The lowest rank, meaning "Junior Water"
2. Mizuno: "Senior Water"
3. Kanoto: "Junior Wind"
4. Kanoe: "Senior Wind"
5. Tsuchinoto: "Junior Earth"
6. Tsuchinoe: "Senior Earth"
7. Hinoto: "Junior Fire"
8. Hinoe: "Senior Fire"
9. Kinoto: "Junior Metal"
10. Kinoe: "Senior Metal"

These ranks represent the progression of a Demon Slayer's skill and experience within the organization. As Demon Slayers prove their worth and accomplish more difficult missions, they advance through these ranks. The highest-ranking members of the Demon Slayer Corps, known as the Hashira (Pillars), are considered to be above these ten ranks.

It's worth noting that these terms are not typically translated in the English versions of the manga or anime, as they are kept in their original Japanese form to maintain the authenticity of the series' cultural context.

 

[Achilles 1-1]

If you really want serious answers to such esoteric questions you're better off asking an A.I. search engine.
===
In the context of Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba), the words you've listed are part of the ranking system used by the Demon Slayer Corps. These terms are derived from the traditional Japanese calendar system known as Jikkan Jūnishi (Ten Celestial Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches). Here's a translation and explanation of each rank, from lowest to highest:

## Demon Slayer Corps Ranking System

1. Mizunoto: The lowest rank, meaning "Junior Water"
2. Mizuno: "Senior Water"
3. Kanoto: "Junior Wind"
4. Kanoe: "Senior Wind"
5. Tsuchinoto: "Junior Earth"
6. Tsuchinoe: "Senior Earth"
7. Hinoto: "Junior Fire"
8. Hinoe: "Senior Fire"
9. Kinoto: "Junior Metal"
10. Kinoe: "Senior Metal"

These ranks represent the progression of a Demon Slayer's skill and experience within the organization. As Demon Slayers prove their worth and accomplish more difficult missions, they advance through these ranks. The highest-ranking members of the Demon Slayer Corps, known as the Hashira (Pillars), are considered to be above these ten ranks.

It's worth noting that these terms are not typically translated in the English versions of the manga or anime, as they are kept in their original Japanese form to maintain the authenticity of the series' cultural context.

That reply wouldn't have been nothing if @Grandpa Frank didn't mark it as, "informative", LOL

 

[zeroh4nter]

Appreciates if someone could tell me the meaning of 私はそこそこでいいや here
Context: 3 friends as new students are checking out a school's infrastructures. They're visiting practice rooms for massage class/subject.
一通り見て回った後、次の教室へ。
熱男「ぉおお……すげぇ……！見学の時にも一回見たけど、やっぱりいろいろ揃ってていい施設だなぁ」
晶「さっきと言ってること一言一句同じ」
揉香「私はこっちの実習室の方が興味深いわね。見学の時は一部の道具は片付けられていたから」
揉香「少し詳しく見てきてもいい？二人とも」
熱男「俺も行く！」
晶「私はそこそこでいいや」
揉香と少し多めに見回った後、スタンプをもらい、次の教室へ。

 

[Toritoribe]

そこそこ "not that much/moderately/so-so" is used in contrast to 少し詳しく there. 見るのはそこそこでいいや makes more sense, perhaps?

 

[zeroh4nter]

Hope someone could explain this character thoughts in a novel i read. Especially the parts :
1/あしらう余裕もなく
2/男を知らないことを知らせているようなものだ

Story: Protagonist is fighting against a top ranking female warrior in an arena. He is provoking and teasing this female warrior.

アウレイ(Protagonist)「言い寄る男には困らなそうだが？」
ステルラ(Female warrior)「う……うるさいっ！知るかっ、そんなことっ……！」
この手の話にはとんと弱いのか、ステルラはあしらう余裕もなく、吐き捨てるようにそう言った。
だが、その態度はあからさまに男を知らないことを知らせているようなものだ。

 

[Achilles 1-1]

Hope someone could explain this character thoughts in a novel i read. Especially the parts :
1/あしらう余裕もなく
2/男を知らないことを知らせているようなものだ

Story: Protagonist is fighting against a top ranking female warrior in an arena. He is provoking and teasing this female warrior.

アウレイ(Protagonist)「言い寄る男には困らなそうだが？」
ステルラ(Female warrior)「う……うるさいっ！知るかっ、そんなことっ……！」
この手の話にはとんと弱いのか、ステルラはあしらう余裕もなく、吐き捨てるようにそう言った。
だが、その態度はあからさまに男を知らないことを知らせているようなものだ。

It could possibly mean that he thinks Stella isn't good at trash talk, and doesn't take to well for it, maybe she's sensitive? "You don't know a man" could refer to her sexual relations with men, the word "know" has multiple meanings, that among them, OR she legit doesn't know any men. At least in a friendly manner.

 

[Crio97]

Hello everyone, I'm back with a question about ukiyo-e prints.
In this moment I'm translating Hokusai's "36 Views of Mt. Fuji".
The last one was "Umezawa in Sōshū".
The kanjis, though, are 相州梅沢左, where "相州" stands for Sōshū and "梅沢" stands for Umezawa.
Could someone explain what does the kanji "左" indicate in this context?
Thank you!

 

[Toritoribe]

According to the wikipedia page, the meaning of "左" is unclear. It's considered that it's a typo of 相州梅沢庄 or 相州梅沢在.

原題の「左」という意味については意見が分かれており、明確になっていない。字体などから「相州梅沢庄」あるいは「相州梅沢在」とすべきところを誤って彫ってしまったのではないかとする説が有力視されている。

相州梅沢左 - Wikipedia

ja.wikipedia.org

 

[zeroh4nter]

I encountered this adjective (?) in a story's dialogue, which describe about a person is "powapowa//ぽわぽわ" - All i could guess is "being distracted" but not sure since i'm not native. Appreciates some opinions about its correct definition in this case.

*dialogue context -A conversation between a boy trying to encourage a girl - who thought she's a failure and only cause troubles when she's trying to help people.

Boy「何回も失敗してる、みたいな言い方自体が間違いなんだよ。だろ？少なくとも俺やA-sanは、そんな風に思ってない」
Boy「みんな、そのままの桃香でいて欲しいんだよ」
Girl「このままのわたしって……？」
Boy「お人好しで、ちょっとドジでもあるな……普段は凄くぽわぽわしてて」
Girl「あ、酷いっ」
*A-san and the boy are both her friends.

 

[Achilles 1-1]

I encountered this adjective (?) in a story's dialogue, which describe about a person is "powapowa//ぽわぽわ" - All i could guess is "being distracted" but not sure since i'm not native. Appreciates some opinions about its correct definition in this case.

*dialogue context -A conversation between a boy trying to encourage a girl - who thought she's a failure and only cause troubles when she's trying to help people.

Boy「何回も失敗してる、みたいな言い方自体が間違いなんだよ。だろ？少なくとも俺やA-sanは、そんな風に思ってない」
Boy「みんな、そのままの桃香でいて欲しいんだよ」
Girl「このままのわたしって……？」
Boy「お人好しで、ちょっとドジでもあるな……普段は凄くぽわぽわしてて」
Girl「あ、酷いっ」
*A-san and the boy are both her friends.

According to a user on HiNative, Powapowa is just a sound. There's really no meaning.