Need a word or phrase translated?

[wakarimasen]

Justine, great job!
Hope you will keep translating Japanese tales. You know "aozora bunko" like Project Gutenberg, right?
青空文庫 Aozora Bunko

Pipokun,

No, I wasn't aware of that site at all! It looks great; thank you very much for pointing me to it.

I will definitely continue doing this kind of translation. By any chance, did you find any mistakes in the one I've already posted?

Thanks again.
Justin

 

[Damicci]

自分にぴたりのクルマをみつけたい！
Ｉ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ ａ ｃａｒ ｂｙ ｍ ｙｓｅｌｆ．
Does this seem correct. I am reading the Car Lot pamphlet I picked up from Japan and was trying to translate some of the simple stuff.

 

[Glenn]

自分にぴたりのクルマをみつけたい！
Ｉ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ ａ ｃａｒ ｂｙ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ．
Does this seem correct. I am reading the Car Lot pamphlet I picked up from Japan and was trying to translate some of the simple stuff.

That isn't ひとり, it's ぴたり, which means "exact" here. So the sentence means something like "I want to find the perfect car for me."

 

[Glenn]

I'm having a hard time with って。 You know, when placed on it's own after a noun or something.. I know how to use it when adding it as a verb tence.. eg: 行って、持ってって but not on it own, what does it mean? I've seen it as a question and not.

りかさんって。。。
恋愛ってなに？

etc. It's -te form of いる right? ><;

Check out this post on the usages of って.

 

[pipokun]

Pipokun,

No, I wasn't aware of that site at all! It looks great; thank you very much for pointing me to it.

I will definitely continue doing this kind of translation. By any chance, did you find any mistakes in the one I've already posted?

Thanks again.
Justin

Just a typo in the 7th paragraph,
これを聞いたユキが「何があったんですか。離してください」と言いました。
離してください=>話してください

I'm wondering how you interpret her mind leaving her home for the sake of her child.

 

[Damicci]

Ok I didn't know for sure if it was just another form of hitori. heheh

 

[Elizabeth]

I'll give it another check. But I can't find the exact meaning of these three words anywhere I can understand what 演じている must mean, it's just that I've never seen it in form of a verb before.

I'm not sure if this ever got worked out or not, but 演じている is fine as a verb, (you could also use やっている with the same meaning）; 荒んでいる is read
すさんでいってる basically that something is deteriorating or losing power. The other two should be available in any decent dictionary.

助けになればよいと思います。

 

[Elizabeth]

そうですね。



そうだと思います。でも、誰かを愛していると言う事は、必ずしも誰かから愛されていると言う事ではありません。例の場合だと、まゆみが、今Aを好きではない場合
Aはストーカーにもなりえます。

真弓さんへの気持ちは、全く変わっていなかった。」。。。。 日本語でこの文は今も愛していると言う事がはっきり書かれているかもしれないけれど、英語だと、「変わっていなかった」という表現は、一般的に従節として使われると思います。それで、前後の文やからだけ、ある時点の気持ちの正しい解釈が明らかになります。

 

[wakarimasen]

Just a typo in the 7th paragraph,
これを聞いたユキが「何があったんですか。離してください」と言いました。
離してください=>話してください

I'm wondering how you interpret her mind leaving her home for the sake of her child.

Oops, thanks for that. I've fixed the typo.

I didn't mean to say that she left home for the sake of her child/children. I guess it's not very clear, the way I wrote it in English. I only thought that, for the children's sake, she would not kill him. Here's how I interpreted it literally:

子供のために、命はとらない
For the sake of the child(ren), I will not take your life.

けれど、私はもうここには居られない
However, I am not able to be here anymore.

Does this seem right to you?
Thanks again
Justin

 

[pipokun]

Justin, I agree with you.

I sometimes wonder what non-Japanese people feel after they read J folk tales without happy endings.

You can find more J short horror stories in the Aozora Bunko.
Tanaka Kotaro
作家別作品リスト：田中 貢太郎

 

[Damicci]

OK guys:
Got a letter from my friend who is visiting family in Japan.
デイミアン、お仕事はどうですか？
順調ですか？
車の写真、届いてません。
もう１度車の写真送ってください。
車の色は何色ですか？
ＫｉｔｔＰｅａｋはどうでした？
ストリップにも行ったんでしょ？

ヨシエは土曜日クラブに行きました。
初め渋谷に行きつまらなかったので、タクシーで六本木に行きました。
あまり楽しくなかった。

日曜日は上野公園で友達と遊びました。
バトミントン、フリスビー、ＷａｔｅｒＧｕｎで遊びました。
皆とてもＣｒａｚｙで、楽しかったよ。

Damian, how is work?
Are you doing ok?
I do not have a picture of your car.
Please send me a picture.
??????
How was Kitt Peak
You also went to a strip club huh? (Our other friend must have told her this)

I went a club on Saturday.
First I went to Shibuya but went to Roppongi by taxi.
It wasn't very fun.

Sunday, I hung out in Ueno Park with some friends.
We played Badminton, Frisbee, and Waterguns.
Everyone was very crazy, we had a lot of fun!

 

[Elizabeth]

OK guys:
Got a letter from my friend who is visiting family in Japan.
デイミアン、お仕事はどうですか？
順調ですか？
車の写真、届いてません。
もう１度車の写真送ってください。
車の色は何色ですか？
ＫｉｔｔＰｅａｋはどうでした？
ストリップにも行ったんでしょ？

ヨシエは土曜日クラブに行きました。
初め渋谷に行きつまらなかったので、タクシーで六本木に行きました。
あまり楽しくなかった。

日曜日は上野公園で友達と遊びました。
バトミントン、フリスビー、ＷａｔｅｒＧｕｎで遊びました。
皆とてもＣｒａｚｙで、楽しかったよ。


I do not have a picture of your car.
Please send me a picture.
??????

The picture of your car hasn't arrived yet. (Did you send one already ?)
Please send it again.
What color is your car ?

The rest looks fine.

 

[Damicci]

Ah I didn't see the もう一度 written in there. pfft
色 Is the kanji for いろ。 Ok thank you.

 

[Elizabeth]

Ah I didn't see the もう一度 written in there. pfft
色 Is the kanji for いろ。 Ok thank you.

Also this one is sort of "how are you," but more like is your work going smoothly ? 順調ですか？ He he....my friends never ask how I'm doing either.

 

[pika la]

I'm having trouble figuring out how to say something along the lines of "love flickers and it's life repeats again"

恋はちらちらしてその命が繰り返した

.. is what I got so far, but it sounds wrong. Can you correct it for me? Preferably using as many of those words as possible, and as few changes to keep the intended meaning, ne. thanks!!

 

[pipokun]

恋は移ろい∥また桂り返す｜
恋は裏腹∥桂り返し｜


文字化けしてたので、、、
恋は移ろい、また繰り返す。
恋は裏腹、繰り返し。

 

[pika la]

thank you~ ^^

 

[Ebisu]

I dont know how long it will take for this to be translated but i was wondering what this meant...

jah,mo neru jikan dakara,oyasumi=)henji matteru ne!!baibai
i asked my pen-pal to write every last sentence in japanese but i can't figure this one out

 

[Buntaro]

"jah,mo neru jikan dakara,oyasumi."

--> Well, it is time to go to bed, so, goodnight.

"henji matteru ne!!baibai"

--> I am waiting for your answer, OK? Bye bye.

~~~

Are there any particular vocabulary here you have questions about?

 

[pika la]

So what is the use of とは／って? (here are random generated examples)

「Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ａ ｔｉｄｅ」とはどういう意味ですか
１メートルは１ヤードとは完全に同等ではない
「暗黒の王子」とは「悪魔」のことです

What is the meaning, how do you us eit and what for? ^^ Thank you

 

[pipokun]

So what is the use of とは／って?

the difference とは/って is written or formal/conversational

I suppose とは is the particle mainly having following meanings:
1. definition: Aとは、Bです。
2. comparison: AとBとは、違うものです。
3. surprise: Aさんが、男だったとは...

 

[Elizabeth]

次の記事には、下手に書かれた所が少しありますね。

６日午前１１時１０分ごろ、東京・世田谷区八幡山の路上で、男が通行人の２６歳の男性の腹をナイフで刺して、けがをさせて逃げました。現場は環状８号線沿いの住宅街で、ナイフを持ったまま逃走する男を警察官２人が追いかけ、再三、止まるよう警告しました。しかし、数百メートル先の横断歩道上で、男がナイフを持って向かってきたことから警察官は拳銃を１発発砲しました。男は右足を撃たれましたが、逃走を続けたため最初の現場からおよそ１キロ離れた杉並区上高井戸の路上で、警察官がさらに１発発砲して男を取り押さえ、殺人未遂などの疑いで逮捕しました。警察官が２発目を発砲した現場の周辺には通行人が数人いましたがけが人はいませんでした。逮捕されたのは、現場近くに住む野口隆司容疑者（３９歳）で、歩いていた男女２人の後ろから間を割って通り過ぎたため、呼び止められ、突然持っていたナイフで刺したということです。野口容疑者は、胸や足にけがをして病院で手当てを受けており、警視庁は、回復を待って犯行の動機を詳しく調べることにしています。警察官が拳銃を発砲したことについて、成城警察署の幕孝信署長は、「現時点では、適正な職務執行だと考えている」としています。


逮捕されたのは、現場近くに住む野口隆司容疑者（３９歳）で、歩いていた男女２人の後ろから間を割って通り過ぎたため、呼び止められ、突然持っていたナイフで刺したということです。

This part of the passage and how it relates to the guy's arrest is a little confusing to me. I understand it details the actual incident, that he passed through a man and woman on the street, was ordered to halt, suddenly brandished a knife and stabbed him (in the stomach). He apparently forced his way between them and was asked to stop, by the police or victims, before actually doing anything. But why is it included in the part on his arrest and not in the first sentence where the story begins ? Is this because it is testimony of the victim and wasn't known by the police until their investigation ? :?

 

[pipokun]

You can find two news in one article.

A crazy guy stabbed the innocent
The police shooting

I don't know how many times J police shoot every year, but it must be much less than in your country. So once J police fire guns even with good reasons, it turns to be big news.

 

[Elizabeth]

You can find two news in one article.

A crazy guy stabbed the innocent
The police shooting

I don't know how many times J police shoot every year, but it must be much less than in your country. So once J police fire guns even with good reasons, it turns to be big news.

I'm sure that is true, you can even see guns visible on the outer clothing of a policeman in the US. Plus this story happened in Kamitakaido where my good friends live which was my interest in it, fortunately they were on vacation at the time.

But I still can't smoothly translate the below sentence. Is it saying the guy who lives near the scene of the crime was arrested for passing between a man and woman from behind, behind called to halt, suddenly pulling a knife and stabbing.

逮捕されたのは、現場近くに住む野口隆司容疑者（３９ 歳）で、歩いていた男女２人の後ろから間を割って通り 過ぎたため、呼び止められ、突然持っていたナイフで刺 したということです。

 

[pipokun]

A: the suspect
B: the victim, couple
I imagine the situation...
Just after A past the couple with A's intention to cause some troubles,
"hey what the hell are you doing?", B said.
"hey what are you talking about?", A said.
During the heated quarrel started, suddenly A stabbed B without any reasons and ran away.
I'm afraid that the people turn more and more frustrated.

A bit off topic, but now I am into Edo culture.
Some say that Edo was 3 times more dense city than present Tokyo. Edo people knew good tips how to survive the terribly packed city life. The tips were called 江戸しぐさ. It is very interesting.