Help with reading comprehension

[Andromedashun]

I know this is a bit too advanced, but reading words at native level I think is probably the most efficient way to learn, and it is fun too, so bear with me (T_T)

戦いはこれからだ!という終わり方と総集編について

さて、最終回ですが前回に引き続いて慌ただしい展開が見られます。忍者伝説の真相がまさかロミナのティアラに隠されていたとの流れはズッコケてしまう事は必死ではないでしょうか。飛影と零影との真剣勝負も大張さんによる迫力ある作画で描かれていただけにハザードにより水を刺される形で終わってしまった事も惜しまれます。それからの物語も「俺たちの戦いはこれからだ!」な終わり方でして……同年の作品では「超獣機神ダンクーガ」「蒼き流星SPTレイズナー」が打ち切りの憂き目に遭いながらもOVAによってちゃんと続編が製作されたのですが、飛影は残念ながら今まで補完される機会に恵まれていないようです。

Those bolded parts are which I have no idea, must have explainations.

From my interpretation:

1/ The first sentence: ''Well, this is the last part but in previous part we can see hurried development continueing.''

2/ The second: ''The truth of the ninja legend surprisely hides in the stream of Romina's tiara. I think the falling event is necessary.''
I can't understand the 2 particles は here, also the bold parts. との is another way of saying という, right? I guess 流れ is the stream in a computer or something. 必死 means desperate but it doesn't fit?

3/ The third: I think it said something about the intense battle of Tobikage and Zerokage and the writter's comment about Hazard's end is boring.

による is ''according to''? により seems to express reason?

4/ The fourth:
The story from that ends with a way called ''Our battle begins from here''. Even by the productions produced at the same year like ''SPT Layzner'' and ''Dancouga'' it can match the sadness and the OVA has been made with proper sequel but it is regret that ''Ninja Senshi Tobikage'' 's completion chance up till now probably isn't being blessed (get better).

 

[nekojita]

A few things I can spot (not knowing the series being discussed):

前回に引き続いて慌ただしい展開が見られます - the development is following on from the previous episode, the "慌ただしい展開" are in the episode being discussed.

2) 流れ is probably the flow of the plot here (and it's rushed/frantic because they're trying to shove too much into the last episode).

3) The により there is "by/due to" (one use of による), I think (not knowing the storyline or what the outcome of said battle scene was - it's probably extremely obvious if you've actually seen the episode). If 大張さん is someone who worked on the production and the others are characters, it's basically saying that 大張さん's work (the quality of the animation etc) was good but the actual way it ended was disappointing.

4) 「俺たちの戦いはこれからだ!」 is a well-known cliche "ending" for a series (leaving it open for a sequel if the studio decide there's more money to be made).

打ち切りの憂き目に遭いながらも... bit - even though (the other series mention) were discontinued (lit. "met a sad end" there), they got a proper continuation through an OVA, "Tobikage" hasn't had that chance/opportunity.

 

[Andromedashun]

I think probably ハザード is the one writting this comment. Thank you for your help!

 

[Toritoribe]

2)
ずっこける is a colloquial expression, meaning "to be tricked / surprised / disappointed".
必死 is a typo of 必至. ～するのは必至だ means "~ must happen".
The sentence says that the audience must be tricked by the flow of the plot (since it would be different from what they expected).

3)
There's another typo there. 水を差される is correct.

ハザード is a character of the anime.

 

[Andromedashun]

Oh oh thank you! (>_<) Can't believe a native made so much typos. Before posting I think Hazard is a character too.

 

[Andromedashun]

This is taken from 日本語総まとめN3...

1.
Aさん：ねえ、同窓会で言ってたホームページを作る話しだけど、私たちでやらない？
Bさん：いいね。写真とか入れると、パーティーに来られなかった人にも当日のようすが伝えられるしね。でも、私たちにできるかな。
Aさん：簡単だよ。いろんなソフトがあるから結構きれいなものができるよ。
Bさん：そっか。あ、山本先生がデジカメでたくさん写真撮っていらっしゃったよね。先生にお願いしてしゃしんを送ってもらおうよ。

1a. The book states that 山本先生は同窓会に出席した。is correct. Where the hell does this statement is noted in the conversation?

1b. Is 私たち in 私たちにできるかな。related to 来られなかった人?

2.
男の人：もしもし、こちらミドリ旅行社の田中と申しますが、中井道子様はいらっしゃいますでしょうか。
女の人：はい、私ですが。。。
男の人：あのー、１２月２３日にご出発の旅行代金をまだお振り込みいただいていないようですが。。。。
女の人：あっ、すみません。すぐ振り込みます。えーと、いくらでしたっけ？
あのー、書類なくしちゃったみたいで、口座番号もわからなくって。。。

Is みたい here means ''look like'' and で is its て form?

 

[Toritoribe]

1) a)
山本先生がデジカメでたくさん写真撮っていらっしゃったよね。

The teacher took many pictures of the class reunion, thus, he/she attended there.

1) b)
No. It refers to A and B.

2)
Yes.
I seem lose the document.

 

[Andromedashun]

1) a)
山本先生がデジカメでたくさん写真撮っていらっしゃったよね。

The teacher took many pictures of the class reunion, thus, he/she attended there.

OMG (@_@) I don't understand at all. How does 山本先生がデジカメでたくさん写真撮っていらっしゃったよね。refer to 同窓会? Or is it a traditional habit or something?

 

[Toritoribe]

OMG is what I want to say... They are talking about a Homepage of the class reunion they are going to make, and B says that let's ask the teacher to send the pictures the teacher took. ISN'T IT OBVIOUS that the pictures refers to the ones of the reunion??? It's not about the habit/culture or anything. It's the problem of common sense.

 

[Andromedashun]

Ok thank you.
I understand now. Just not familiar with でやらない and didn't understand パーティーに来られなかった人にも当日のようすが伝えられるしね...

 

[Toritoribe]

You don't sound convinced... Is it really OK? You really understand the flow of the conversation? What is your translation of the whole paragraph?

 

[Andromedashun]

Well let see...

Hey, should we make a homepage about the bounenkai?
That's good. If we insert photographs, we can report the party's situation to the ones who aren't attended. But I wonder if we can do it...
That's not a problem. Because there are various software that can make very beautiful things.
I see. A! Teacher Yamamoto took lots of photos with his digital camera. We will request teacher to send us the photos.

Although the conversation didn't tell those two were at the party but I think they do?

 

[nekojita]

JLPT questions often do things like this; they want you to understand the whole conversation not just try and pick out key words.

Since the whole discussion is about making the homepage for the reunion, the "photos that Yamamoto took" can only be the photos of the reunion. If they were photos of something else there would be no point in bringing them up in the discussion.

This understanding from context is something we do all the time in our native languages without thinking about it. In the same type of conversation in English you wouldn't have to specify that he was there when he took the photos or that they were photos of the reunion, either.

Incidentally "同窓会で言ってたホームページを作る話し" isn't present in your translation.
Also I would interpret "結構きれいなものができる" as "we can make something good" (because there are various bits of software they can use).

 

[Toritoribe]

Well let see...

Hey, should we make a homepage about the bounenkai?
That's good. If we insert photographs, we can report the party's situation to the ones who aren't attended. But I wonder if we can do it...
That's not a problem. Because there are various software that can make very beautiful things.
I see. A! Teacher Yamamoto took lots of photos with his digital camera. We will request teacher to send us the photos.

Although the conversation didn't tell those two were at the party but I think they do?

Dōsōkai, not bōnenkai.

As nekojita-san pointed out, 同窓会で言ってた states a fact that they had a coversation about the topic ("How about we make our homepage?" or something) in the reunion. It's impossible if they were not there.

 

[Andromedashun]

主に地球圈をTDF
火星から太陽系外周をSIDOが分担し
地球防衛の任に当たった

サワ長官
キタクラ参謀、君の責任だ！
君の処分は考えておくよ。。。いいね？

日向博士
長官。。。
例のナンバーテンに関してですが。。。

どうも。。。
単なる惑星とは思えないフシがあります。
私の調査結果では
巨人な知的生命体ではないかと？

サワ長官
もう、やめたまえ！

あの艦には
SIDOの最高責任者である
迫水長官が、こ家族と一緒に搭乗しているのだよ！

我々、TDFは全力をあげて
その安全を確保しなければならない時に
ナンバーテンは、惑星ではなく
巨大な生き物だと言えというのかね？

その巨大な生き物に
最新鋭要塞艦は、食われたとでも？
通信が途絶え、消息不明なのも
それが原因だと説明するのかね？

サワ長官
それでは、他に理由が？
納得のいく説明があると言うのですか！？

日向博士
私の考えが正しければ。。。

あれは。。。
我々、宇宙時代の人類にとって
飛躍的な進化の第一歩であるべき
共生体です

1/ What is に当たった mean here? I remember I read from my textbook that を here goes with という, so is it mean the same?

2/ 処分 in 君の処分は考えておくよ means ''punishment''?

3/ The final particle と is short way of saying と言う?

4/ I don't know what is と言えという? Perhaps the context said ''Are you saying that Number Ten isn't a planet but a gigantic lifeform???''

5/ その巨大な生き物に
最新鋭要塞艦は、食われたとでも？
通信が途絶え、消息不明なのも
それが原因だと説明するのかね？

My translation: ''The (blah blah blah) spaceship was eaten by that gigantic lifeform? Are you trying to explain that that is the reason why we lost contacts?'' Can't understand what is とでも (T_T)

6/ サワ長官
それでは、他に理由が？
納得のいく説明があると言うのですか！？

Is he trying to say: ''So, is there any other reasons you trying to say? You must have something thats help me understand!'' What is のいく?

7/ あれは。。。
我々、宇宙時代の人類にとって
飛躍的な進化の第一歩であるべき
共生体です

Can't understand this one too. あれ points to 巨大な生き物? My translation: '' That should be a paragenesis form which is rapidly advances one level ahead of our universal century human'' I guess I'm wrong lol

 

[Toritoribe]

1)
任に当たる is an idiom.
にん【任】の英語・英訳 - 和英辞書 - goo辞書

2)
Yes.

3)
思われます/思います is omitted at the end of the sentence.
私の調査結果では is the topic and （ナンバーテンは）巨人な知的生命体ではないか is the result of the investigation, so と言う doesn't make sense.

4)
（君は私に）「ナンバーテンは、惑星ではなく巨大な生き物だ」と言えというのか
You say/mean I have to say/announce ~!?

5)
～とでも言えというのかね？
The subject of 説明する is not 日向博士 but サワ長官. They are talking about an announcement of the organization (to the public).

6)
Those two lines must be 日向博士's words, not サワ長官's.
の indicates the subject as same as が. 納得のいく/納得がいく is an idiom.
なっとく【納得】の英語・英訳 - 和英辞書 - goo辞書

7)
あれ refers to ナンバーテン.
我々 and 宇宙時代の人類 are in apposition.

 

[Andromedashun]

OK you are right. I inserted サワ長官 in those lines lol. It's really admirable of you to figure it out lol.
After a while I think I understand now. Thank you for the help!

 

[Andromedashun]

３年後。。。ナンバーテンは、突如消失する。発見時と同じく、なんの痕跡を残すこともなく
まるで、最初から
そんな星はかったかのように。。。

1/ What is かった mean here? It can't be ''raise'' isn't it?

黒騎士ルシファード
フフフ。。。
宇宙刑事か？

だが。。。
俺のジャマをすると生きては帰れんぞ！
我が戦闘船団国家ナガーは
誰の指図も受けんのだ！

宇宙刑事ギャバン
なにッ！？
貴様ら、戦闘船団国家ナガーは
いったい何を企んでいるのだ？

2/ 誰の指図も受けんのだ probably means ''Because we Nagaa don't receive instructions from anyone'' but I don't understand how it is linked with the next lines?

黒騎士ルシファード
ハッハッハッ。。。
貴様などに説明する必要はない！

鋼帝ゼファス様ひきいる
我が戦闘船団国家ナガーこそが
全能で全知なる創造主なのだ！

3/ Is it ''We are the almighty creator 戦闘船団国家ナガー whos work for 鋼帝ゼファス''?

 

[Toritoribe]

1)
There must be a typo そんな星はなかったかのように.

2)
It doesn't have a meaning "because". It's a statement.

3)
We 戦闘船団国家ナガー 鋼帝ゼファス heads up are the almighty creator.

 

[Andromedashun]

1)
There must be a typo そんな星はなかったかのように.

That's strange to me too but I've checked several times and I'm sure it's not my fault. Must be a typo from the game itself but I'm not surprised at all.

3)

We 戦闘船団国家ナガー 鋼帝ゼファス heads up are the almighty creator.

Damn I have to becareful with words again...

Thank you very much!

 

[Andromedashun]

宇宙刑事ギャバン
くッ、マズイ。。。
このままではやられる。
何か、何か奴のスキを突かねば！

黒騎士ルシファード
宇宙刑事よ。。。

ギャバンとか言ったな？

俺をここまで手こずらせるとは
なかなかのものだ。。。

1/ What is 奴のスキを突かねば? I understand that 突かねば is a another way of saying 突かなければならない but I have no clue what is 突く here. Maybe: '' I have to piece his chance by something''?

2/ 俺をここまで手こずらせるとは
なかなかのものだ。。。means ''It is very good of you to cause me trouble till now''?

今、私はそこから速く離れた
ショッカー本部から秘密回線を通して
君と話している

3/ そこから is a place they mentioned before in the conversation?
''Now, I'm speaking to you through the secret circuit from the Shocker headquarter that ???''

タクマ
つまり。。。
ヴォルを使わない改造人間か？

この１５年もの間に
地球も変ってしまったらいいな。。。

4/ 地球も変ってしまったらいい is ? Is the speaker regret that the Earth didn't change?

 

[nekojita]

1) 隙を突く
(隙 here is like the opponent's weak point or some sort of good chance to attack him)

2) ここまで is more like "up to this point" (to be able to be this much trouble to the speaker, i.e. in a fight)
なかなかの者 - (you're) "not bad"

3) そこから速く離れたショッカー本部 - the headquarters that is far removed from "there", wherever "there" is - somewhere mentioned in the previous part of the conversation as you guessed. Probably the previous place the speaker was, or somewhere the person he's talking to thought he was.

4) Yes.

 

[Toritoribe]

この１５年もの間に
地球も変ってしまったらいいな。。。

Isn't it a typo/misread of 地球も変ってしまったらしいな?

 

[Andromedashun]

@nekojita : thanks!
@Toritoribe :dear me! yes I mistype that on the previous post. You're correct.

 

[Andromedashun]

これらはとても普通の人にはできないことだが、ギネスブックにはやればできそうなこともけっこう載っている。例えば、みんなで協力して世界一長いホットドッグや世界一大きいピザを作る。これ以外にも食べ物の世界一はいろいろある。出来上がったものを見るとあまりおいしくなさそうだが、作るのは楽しそうだ。しかし、中にはほかにはだれもやりそうにないことも載っている。飲んだ牛乳を目から出して、できるだけ速くへ飛ばす。 だれがこの世界記録に挑戦してみようと思うだろうか。
それでは、だれでも簡単に世界記録に挑戦できるものを紹介しよう。ノートくらいの大きさの紙を用意して、それを半分に折る。そして、また半分に折る。それを何回繰り返せるか。１０回以上できたらギネスブックに申請してみてもいいだろう。簡単にできそうな気がするけれども、実は７回くらいでも相当難しい。

The last phrase of the sentence is: ''fly to the location of the milk as fast as possible'' (then ???)