Could someone translate these?

[f4senkyo69]

Can I get help translating this?

もぅ４年・・・もぅ１年もぅ１年と私には伸ばしていく勇気とこの仕事への希望が持てませんでした。

Here's what I've got so far:


4 years... lengthening my stay 1 year at a time in this job line is something I never wished for.

 

[Leroy_Brown]

Can I get help translating this?

もぅ４年・・・もぅ１年もぅ１年と私には伸ばしていく勇気とこの仕事への希望が持てませんでした。

Here's what I've got so far:


4 years... lengthening my stay 1 year at a time in this job line is something I never wished for.

I see what you have there as:

already 4 years . . . 'another year, another year'. . . I had neither the courage (?)(勇気) to keep extending my stay like that nor any hopes for this job any longer.

Ahhhh, close enuf.

 

[DingoEnderZOE2]

Ok next quick translation confirm request:

ふん、店の名前がひねくれていると言っただけだ。
"Hmph, I was just saying the shop name is rebellious."
なーんだ、《江戸前》の事か……よく言われるんだよ。
"Ohhh, you mean Tokyo style?......Well said."
ここはお寿司屋さんですかって……見りゃわかるだろう に。
"so you can pretty much tell just by looking that this is a Sushi shop."

Am I right on the translating?

 

[CorDarei]

"Rebellious" seems like an odd description for a shop name, but I guess it depends on the context. Other than that, I might change "was just saying" to "just said", but it seems pretty good.

なーんだ、《江戸前》の事か……よく言われるんだよ。
"Ohhh, you mean Tokyo style?......Well said."

"Ohhh, you mean 'Tokyo style'?... I get that a lot."

ここはお寿司屋さんですかって……見りゃわかるだろうに。
"so you can pretty much tell just by looking that this is a Sushi shop."

" 'Is this a sushi shop?'??... [of course it's a sushi shop,] you can tell just by looking."
or less literally,
"'Is this a sushi shop?'??... what are you saying, just look at it! Of course it's a sushi shop!"

 

[DingoEnderZOE2]

"Hmmm, it looks like I won't be able to get along with Tim.....When that guy talks he has thorns in his words one by one."

【けんたろう】ここはテニスというスポーツをする場所だ……どういうスポーツかと言うと、落ちているボールにラケットを当てて得点を競うゲームなんだ。
{Kentarou}:This is where we play a sport called Tennis....(Can't figure out the rest.)

Could anyone also tell me how to translate 馴れ馴れしくするな. Is it like "don't be so friendly" ?

Thanks a lot.

 

[Elizabeth]

【けんたろう】ここはテニスというスポーツをする場所だ……どういうスポーツかと言うと、落ちているボールにラケットを当てて得点を競うゲームなんだ。
{Kentarou}:This is where we play a sport called Tennis....(Can't figure out the rest.)

And what sort of a sport is tennis ? It's a game where you hit the dropped ball with a racket and compete for points.

 

[epigene]

Hi!

You have most of the translation right!
I'll just post the parts you should correct.

何か甘酸っぱい気持ちがこみ上げてきて さ……

"Amazuppai" is sweet & sour taste. When associated with emotion, it suggests sweet, naive sense of love.

喋る言葉の１つ１つにトゲがあるんだよ。

"Hitotsu, hitotsu" means "every" here, said emphatically.
Each and every word he says has "thorns." (He hurts people's feelings or is very critical of others with every comment he makes.)

The last one, Elizabeth did it for you!

You are correct about "nare nare shii."

 

[DingoEnderZOE2]

All righty! Thanks for your help again guys. Looking forward to working with you more in the future.

 

[DingoEnderZOE2]

Okay I got three more. Here they are:

じゃ、この日本刀、本当にもらっていいんですね！ ステキーッ！ 免許皆伝だーっ！！
"Then that means, I can really have this Japanese Katana!? GREAT!! 免許皆伝だーっ！！"
-(Can't figure out a decent translation for that one word and how to make it fit in the sentence.)-

紐育には、きっとなにかあるんだよね！！ 明日は明日の風が吹くっ！！ よーし、このまま一気に、紐育を目指すぞーっ！
"There must be something in New York waiting for me!! 明日は明日の風が吹くっ！！ All right! Let's head straight to New York right away!"
-(Same)-

俺の目が綺麗？……。ううっ……と、鳥肌が立ってしまった。昔から俺は、ああいう言葉がすごく苦手なんだよ。
"My eyes are pretty?.........Uggggh...Ew I'm going to be sick. I've always been very uncomfortable with words like that."
-(Is that a good translation?)-

 

[epigene]

Okay I got three more. Here they are:

じゃ、この日本刀、本当にもらっていいんですね！ ステキーッ！ 免許皆伝だーっ！！
"Then that means, I can really have this Japanese Katana!? GREAT!! 免許皆伝だーっ！！"
-(Can't figure out a decent translation for that one word and how to make it fit in the sentence.)-

紐育には、きっとなにかあるんだよね！！ 明日は明日の風が吹くっ！！ よーし、このまま一気に、紐育を目指すぞーっ！
"There must be something in New York waiting for me!! 明日は明日の風が吹くっ！！ All right! Let's head straight to New York right away!"
-(Same)-

俺の目が綺麗？……。ううっ……と、鳥肌が立ってしまった。昔から俺は、ああいう言葉がすごく苦手なんだよ。
"My eyes are pretty?.........Uggggh...Ew I'm going to be sick. I've always been very uncomfortable with words like that."
-(Is that a good translation?)-

(1) "Menkyo kaiden" means you have been granted the secret of the art or tradition from the master.

(2) "Ashita ga ashita no kaze ga fuku" means "Wind of tomorrow will blow tomorrow," i.e., "que sera, sera!"

(3) "Torihada ga tatte shimatta" literally means "I'm getting goose pimples." "Ew, I'm going to get sick" can be a valid translation, depending on the situation. I don't know the exact situation in which it is used, so you can decide for yourself!

 

[DingoEnderZOE2]

Okay I have some more requests. Here they come:

旅は道連れ、世は情け
"(I just knows it says something about Traveling is this and the world is that)

だからだ……機械同士、殺しあえばいい。憎しみが憎しみを呼ぶように……。
"Which is why....you should have machines kill machines. 憎しみが憎しみを呼ぶように……。"

手間をらすな……生かしておくだけならば……やりようはあるのだぞ。
"Don't waste time...生かしておくだけならば……やりようはあるのだぞ。

 

[Glenn]

I don't entirely understand them either, but for what it's worth I'll give you what I can.

Okay I have some more requests. Here they come:

旅は道連れ、世は情け

"The voyage is my traveling companion; the world is kindness."

だからだ……機械同士、殺しあえばいい。憎しみが憎しみを呼ぶように……。

"Because, machines should kill machines. I pray that hatred calls hatred." The second sentence is a guess, because the original is a bit ambiguous to me. Also, I'm not entirely sure what nuance だからだ has at the beginning of an utterance.

手間をらすな……生かしておくだけならば……やりようはあるのだぞ。

I'll use your translation for the first part. "Don't waste time. If you only make good use of it now, there will be a way to do it." I don't know what らす is. :?

Well, I hope this helped a little, at least.

 

[Elizabeth]

"Because, machines should kill machines. I pray that hatred calls hatred." The second sentence is a guess, because the original is a bit ambiguous to me. Also, I'm not entirely sure what nuance だからだ has at the beginning of an utterance.

I think this is may be more like "All we need is machine to machine killing" "Let's hope hatred increases hatred" or something along those lines ? With all these ellipses and difficultly of establishing any order, I also doubt the "dakara da" coming at the beginning.

 

[epigene]

旅は道連れ、世は情け
"(I just knows it says something about Traveling is this and the world is that)
Glenn's translation is OK. It is a famous line from a "rokyoku" narrative, said in the narrative by the legendary yakuza of old, Kunisada Chuji.

だからだ……機械同士、殺しあえばいい。憎しみが憎し みを呼ぶように……。
"Which is why....you should have machines kill machines. 憎しみが憎しみを呼ぶように……。"
Your translation is OK. "As hatred breeds hatred" is the translation for the last part.

手間をらすな……生かしておくだけならば……やりよう はあるのだぞ。
"Don't waste time...生かしておくだけならば……やりようはあるの・ ｾぞ。
I think the first part is "tema wo TOrasuna."
Don't waste my/your time (depending on context). There is a way, if you just want it/he/she/they alive.

 

[epigene]

Sorry for the mistakes I'm making when I'm in a rush.

The line comes from "kodan" narrative either on Okubo Hikozaemon or the adventures of the yakuza "family" of Shimizu-no-Jirocho (Jirocho of Shimizu). I confused another yakuza Kunisada Chuji with Mori-no-Ishimatsu of the Jirocho Family.

 

[Elizabeth]

Sorry for the mistakes I'm making when I'm in a rush.

The line comes from "kodan" narrative either on Okubo Hikozaemon or the adventures of the yakuza "family" of Shimizu-no-Jirocho (Jirocho of Shimizu). I confused another yakuza Kunisada Chuji with Mori-no-Ishimatsu of the Jirocho Family.

こんにちわ Epigene-san!

いいえ、私も速く書くことでも、訳すことでも、文章を間違ったり、自分が混乱してしまうと他人に理解してもらえません。

ところで、抜けて普通の生活に戻りたいと思っているやくざの世界から人はその行をしましたか？


意味は"姿勢良い"というような肯定的ことみたいですね。

 

[DingoEnderZOE2]

Just a quick translation confirm request this time:

私の足下に這いつくばらせてあげるわ。

"I shall have you crushed under my feet."

どおりで目覚えのある景色だと思った！

"It's exactly like I remembered it!"

Are those decent?

 

[epigene]

Just a quick translation confirm request this time:

私の足下に這いつくばらせてあげるわ。

"I shall have you crushed under my feet."

どおりで目覚えのある景色だと思った！

"It's exactly like I remembered it!"

Are those decent?

"Haitsukubaru" means to crawl, so the sentence means "I shall have you crawling under my feet."

The second one means "That's why I thought I saw the scenery before!" (The wording may be revised depending on context.)

In the first sentence, the difference is minimal, so your translation can be regarded valid if it sounds more realistic in the dialogue.

 

[DingoEnderZOE2]

I got a really quick request: I'm just looking for a better translations then what I got if it can be changed.

このジェミニ・サンライズ……師匠・ミフネの名にかけて、お前を成敗してくれるっ！！
I, Gemini Sunrise.....In the name of my master Mifune I will defeat you!!

お前たちが両翼を固めてくれたら俺も心強いぜ。
Having the both of you guys tighten both of our flanks makes me feel reassured.

 

[PaulTB]

I got a really quick request: I'm just looking for a better translations then what I got if it can be changed.

このジェミニ・サンライズ……師匠・ミフネの名にかけて、お前を成敗してくれるっ！！
I, Gemini Sunrise.....In the name of my master Mifune I will defeat you!!

Looks OK to me - except that 成敗 is a bit tricky.

お前たちが両翼を固めてくれたら俺も心強いぜ。
Having the both of you guys tighten both of our flanks makes me feel reassured.

I think flanks are firmed up or strengthened not tightened.

 

[epigene]

I got a really quick request: I'm just looking for a better translations then what I got if it can be changed.

このジェミニ・サンライズ……師匠・ミフネの名にかけて、お前を成敗してくれるっ！！
I, Gemini Sunrise.....In the name of my master Mifune I will defeat you!!

お前たちが両翼を固めてくれたら俺も心強いぜ。
Having the both of you guys tighten both of our flanks makes me feel reassured.

I think your translation is OK--just add Paul's suggestion.

As for 成敗, it certainly means "defeat," but with the connotation of justice being administered, "punishing for evildoing."

 

[DingoEnderZOE2]

Ok then I'll use Smite for the 成敗 part. It sounds like it would work don't ya think? Okay I have three translation requests:

こんな貧相なのを相手に負けるなんて……レオニダスも 図体ばかりの男ね。
"to lose to such a skinny person like you....Leondass really is all talk."

戦いはこれからだ……私に剣を向けた報い……血をもっ て受けてもらう。
"The battle starts from here.....(Help)"

ハムは日持ちするからな。旅には欠かせない。それだけ だ。
"(Something about Ham)"

 

[Elizabeth]

戦いはこれからだ……私に剣を向けた報い……血をもって受けてもらう。
"The battle starts from here.....(Help)"

The sword is turned on me in retribution ? I ask that you take my blood.....?

ハムは日持ちするからな。旅には欠かせない。それだけだ。
"(Something about Ham)"

Because ham will hold its flavor (stay fresh)...it is indispensable for travel. That is it.

 

[epigene]

こんな貧相なのを相手に負けるなんて……レオニダスも図体ばかりの男ね。
"to lose to such a skinny person like you....Leondass really is all talk."

戦いはこれからだ……私に剣を向けた報い……血をもって受けてもらう。
"The battle starts from here.....(Help)"

ハムは日持ちするからな。旅には欠かせない。それだけだ。
"(Something about Ham)"

The first translation is OK, as long as you understand this:
貧相 is skinny also but suggests an absence of strength, beauty and/or vitality.
図体 is a reference to large physical size, used negatively.

The second means: You're going to pay for drawing the sword toward me--with your own blood. (Literally, "you will receive retribution with your own blood, for pointing the sword toward me.")

Elizabeth's suggestion is OK for the third one, I think.

 

[Elizabeth]

The second means: You're going to pay for drawing the sword toward me--with your own blood. (Literally, "you will receive retribution with your own blood, for pointing the sword toward me.")

Thanks, Epigene-san. That explains both "motte" and the "ukettemorau" modifying 報い. I was concerned about them, but didn't have a ready solution.

報い……血をもっ て受けてもらう