Need a word or phrase translated?

letianchen · 13 May 2015

Toritoribe said:
しいひん is a Kyoto dialect of しない, equivalent to せえへん in Osaka dialect. I believe it's more often used by female.

Funnily enough its a guy, I guess that makes sense due to his feminine like personality, thanks.

Andromedashun · 13 May 2015

ったく、こっちは死ぬ目にあったんだ。。。
ジョークにしても、笑えるのにしてほしい
Is this のに or の+に?

Toritoribe · 13 May 2015

The latter; pronoun の + particle に.
笑えるけど/にもかかわらず、してほしい doesn't fit the context, no?

Andromedashun · 13 May 2015

Thanks, but yeah I think the later makes more sense, since it sounds ''stronger''

jamesm1982 · 17 May 2015

Hi,

Would someone be able to help me in translating, what I believe to be, some Japanese handwriting please?

Many Thanks,
James

Kamille · 17 May 2015

昭和二十一年九月七日
21st year of the reign of emperor Shōwa, September 7.
Signed 下田金一 ("Shimoda Kinichi", right?)

Mike Cash · 17 May 2015

Kamille said:
昭和二十一年九月七日
21st year of the reign of emperor Shōwa, September 7.
Signed 下田金一 ("Shimoda Kinichi", right?)

We usually go the extra step and convert the years to the western calendar.

Showa 21 was 1946

Kamille · 17 May 2015

Well that's the part I don't yet understand. The Showa period started in 1926 and when I add 21 to 1926 I get 1947. That's why I didn't dare convert the date. I suppose there's a trick like there's actually not a year 0 and 1926 was year 1?
(Sorry for the stupid question).

Mike Cash · 17 May 2015

Kamille said:
Well that's the part I don't yet understand. The Showa period started in 1926 and when I add 21 to 1926 I get 1947. That's why I didn't dare convert the date. I suppose there's a trick like there's actually not a year 0 and 1926 was year 1?

That is exactly the trick to it.

An easy shortcut is to commit to memory that WWII ended in Showa 20 (1945).

jamesm1982 · 17 May 2015

Hi Kamille,

Many thanks for taking the trouble to translate this for me and thank you too Mike, for clarifying it further - it is most appreciated.

Thanks,
James

Toritoribe · 17 May 2015

The reading of the given name 金一 also can be "Kaneichi".

Yoshie · 17 May 2015

I'm a bit unsure about the last phrase 「学校も、他に」. Does it simply means "I'm changing school."? Or since they are living in a dormitory, with も the speaker emphasizes the fact that she is changing school too(not the room)?

部屋を見まわした。手前の方の机が加乃のものらしいが、その机のまわりも、作り付けの棚の中も、綺麗に片づけられている。
「明日の朝、私、ここを出ることに決めました」
「ここを出るって、まさか」
「学校も、他に」

Toritoribe · 17 May 2015

I don't know the context exactly, but 学校も、他に移ります/転校します makes sense?

Yoshie · 18 May 2015

Yes, I'm just I a bit uncertain about も... why is it used here?

Toritoribe · 18 May 2015

Ah, I see your point. Yes, your interpretation "she is changing school too" is correct. She says that not only ここを出る but also 学校も他に移る.

Andromedashun · 18 May 2015

ダメだったらダメでちゃんとフォローするさ！
What is the meaning of this で?

Mike Cash · 18 May 2015

Andromedashun said:
ダメだったらダメでちゃんとフォローするさ！
What is the meaning of this で?

The repetition of ダメ and what comes after the first one should be a huge clue.

UsoToChinmoku · 20 May 2015

I'd like to re-affirm one thing.

「ダメで」 is only here for emphasis?

ダメだったらちゃんとフォローするさ！ I'll back you up accordingly if it ends up badly.

ダメだったらダメでちゃんとフォローするさ！If it ends up badly it ends up badly, I'll back you up accordingly. (The nuance being: If it ends up badly, so be it. We'll still get out of this situation. Don't worry about it.)?

Toritoribe · 20 May 2015

ダメだったらダメで＝ダメだったらダメだったで＝例えダメだった場合でも
I, too, think it's for emphasis, something like "even" here.

Andromedashun · 20 May 2015

んな早く、動けるかってんだ
What is んな? And why does the potential of the verb there?
I suppose the translation is: Can we quickly get to work?

Toritoribe · 20 May 2015

Andromedashun said:
What is んな?

a slangy form of そんな

Andromedashun said:
And why does the potential of the verb there?

Because it's needed.

Andromedashun said:
I suppose the translation is: Can we quickly get to work?

It's not a question, but repelling the addressee's previous words.

ohmeoh · 25 May 2015

Hello! Can anyone translate these for me? Please, thanks!

Toritoribe · 25 May 2015

upper
Stylish / Elegant / Fashionable

lower left
Harmony

right
In Preparation

The upper and lower left kanji might be the name of a shop/restaurant because the right one is used for "Close".

ohmeoh · 25 May 2015

Thank you so much!!!!

Yoshie · 26 May 2015

I'm trying to figure out the meaning of 節の・・・・・・ in the following passage. Same as 曲節? 動揺みたいな、懐かしい節の唄。

・・・・・・ウ・・・・・・タ・・・・・・？
唄だ・・・・・・唄が・・・・・・聴こえる・・・・・・
転がるような子供の・・・・・・声・・・・・・
動揺みたいな・・・・・・懐かしい節の・・・・・・
僕はじっと耳をすます。
・・・・・・確かに、ここから聞こえる。

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