This is a mobile optimized page that loads fast, if you want to load the real page, click this text.

Game Intro

なるほど。勉強になりました！
 
従順な生物たちは、凶暴なモンスターに変貌を遂げて、力を失った人類に牙を向け始め、生き 残った人々は互い に寄り合って村落を作り、懸命に外敵から身を守った。

The docile animals transformed into ferocious monsters and turned their tusks for the first time towards the weakened mankind. The survivors gathered together and built villages, and defended themselves from outsiders fiercely.

Is that accurate?
 
Again 向け始める literally means begins to turn. 初め is not a verb like 始める so it can't form a verb compound to mean for the first time. It would be 初めて牙を向け始める.

But really makes little difference IMHO.
 
And I think "fangs" works better than tusks.
 

Here's the next sentence.

明日に対する不安の日日を過ごす人たちの間に、自然とはいえ、着実に「救世主伝説」が広がっていったのである。

The red part I don't understand, my guess would be particles + 言え?
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Thanks Toritoribe, that clears things up nicely.

明日に対する不安の日日を過ごす人たちの間に、自然とはいえ、着実に「救世主伝説」が広がっていったのである。

Does 明日に対する不安 mean "anxiety of facing tomorrow'?
 
～に対する works as a particle as a set. In this case, that's "about", "of", "over" or like that.
 
Toritoribe said:
ﾂ〜窶堙俄?佚寂?堋ｷ窶堙ｩ works as a particle as a set. In this case, that's "about", "of", "over" or like that.
Click to expand...

明日に対する不安の日日を過ごす人たちの間に、自然とはいえ、着実に「救世主伝説」が広がっていったのであ る。

During that time of fear over tomorrow, the people, although it is natural, the "Legend of the Savior" steadily spread widely [through the land].

The red part is clearly wrong, but it's the only thing I could think of.
 
"Although it is natural" is not bad. "It" refers to the phenomenon "着実に「救世主伝説」が広がっていった".

The core of the sentence is 人たちの間に「救世主伝説」が広がっていった, thus, 人たちの間 refers to where the legend spread. (明日に対する不安の日日を過ごす modifies 人たち, of course.)
 

明日に対する不安の日日を過ごす人たちの間に、自然とはいえ、着実に「救世主伝説」が広がっていったのであ る。

Thanks Tori, I now feel that I fully understand this sentence.

As the people feared the coming days, the "Legend of the Savior" was spreading widely throughout the land, as is only natural.

How's that?
 
間 is not "period of time" in that sentence, as I wrote "where" in my previous post.


[URL='http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/je2/162/m0u/%E9%96%93/']あいだ【間】の英語・英訳 - 和英辞書 - goo辞書[/URL]
 
You're right. I realized this very quickly after posting and edited my translation.

明日に対する不安の日日を過ごす人たちの間に、自然とはいえ、着実に「救世主伝説」が広がって いったのであ る。
As the people feared the coming days, the "Legend of the Savior" was spreading widely throughout the land, as is only natural.

"Throughout the land", but maybe "among the people" is better?. Is that accurate?
 
The literal translation is "the legend was spreading among people who were spending time..."
 
Interesting, it's like translating backwards from the end of the sentence.

The legend of the Savior was spreading among people who were spending their time in fear of tomorrow, as is only natural.

I just need to ask what exactly is natural? The fear of the people or the spreading of the legend amidst such fear?
 
Astralogic said:
I just need to ask what exactly is natural? The fear of the people or the spreading of the legend amidst such fear?
Click to expand...
People were in fear of tomorrow, therefore they longed for the savior and the legend was spreading among the people.
 

Here is the next part:

親から子へ。
村から町へ。
それらは、人々の希望として、語られていた。

The first part is "From parent to child. From village to town."

The next part I'm going to be VERY literal because I feel I understand the sentence but I can't think of a way to say it in good english. "That is what was being said as the people's hope."

How's this: "That is what the people were saying, or at the very least, they hoped." Is that too far off for accuracy?
 
Your translation is for それらは、人々の希望として、語られていたことだ. The literal translation is "That was / Those were said as the people's hope". それら refers to 救世主伝説 or the contents of the legend that is described in the sentences following it.
 
Thanks Toritoribe-san. Does anyone think that "The legend was borne out of the people's hope" is a viable translation for それらは、人々の希望として、語られていた?

This is the next sentence: かつて、大地の裁きにより、多くの文明・多くの人々が滅んだ。

Once, due to the judgment of the earth, many civilizations and many people were destroyed.
 
Your translation of the next sentence is correct.
 
Here's the next sentence: その前後に、人類の未来を憂いた者達が、残された文明の力を結集し、二人の若者に託した。

I need help with the red word. From what I can tell 憂い could be either うい or うれい but I don't know what 憂いた could be. What is it's reading? I can't find 憂いる in any dictionaries.
 
その前後に、人類の未来を憂いた者達が、残された文明の力を結集し、二人の若者に託した。

After that, the sad people gathered the remaining power of civilization and entrusted the future of mankind to two young people.

That doesn't make much sense to me lol, but that's my take on what it says
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Let's play a Shiritori Game - Japanese word game
78 79 80
Replies
2K
Views
305K
thomas
Great DS Games for Learning Japanese!
Replies
13
Views
40K
baskerville
漢字のしりとり - Shiritori kanji game
5 6 7
Replies
171
Views
38K
thomas
A
The riddle game
6 7 8
Replies
192
Views
20K
Ichiroll
I
  • Poll Poll
要素尻取「youso-shiritori」-Radical Snake Game
3 4 5
Replies
122
Views
17K
Davey
Menu
Log in
Register
Cookies are required to use this site. You must accept them to continue using the site. Learn more…