Need a word or phrase translated?

[fine82]

Very busy thread! I have a few questions of my own.

I'm trying to comprehend what the following means

1. ぼざいている (Is it, to say?)

2. やりかねない

Thank you very much everyone.

 

[Glenn]

1. Don't know. I tried ぼざく and ぼざいる and neither of them are found in the dictionary (大辞林).

2. "It's possible (he)'ll do it" (I believe with the nuance of it being a bad thing).

 

[undrentide]

1. It should be ほざく (not ぼざく), which means "to say". But it's an extremely derogatory expression.

2. Just as Glenn san explained.

 

[fine82]

Thanks Glenn and Undertide. Especially Undertide. You've helped me again.

 

[Fuumei]

This is the last sentence of my chapter, and I have a couple of questions - if someone wouldn't mind taking time to help.

携帯電話はいつもだれかと繋がっていたいという、若い人たちの気持ちにぴったりなのだろう。

I see this as "The mobile phone (is said) to want to be connected to someone all the time, (AND) it fits the feelings of young people perfectly."

This makes no sense to me, especially the first half (ending in "to iu").

Also, the "に" in "にぴったり", is it a common particle with "ぴったり" meaning "to fit (this)"?

Many thanks in advance, this is really a headache.

 

[Nagato]

携帯電話はいつもだれかと繋がっていたいという若い 人たちの気持ちにぴったりなのだろう。

How is it now? maybe considering the bold part as one phrase can help.
に in にぴったり is a conjunction. A にぴったり ==> suitable for A

 

[undrentide]

Maybe it is easier for you to understand it if you break into the sentence like this.
携帯電話は
as for the mobile phone
いつもだれかと繋がっていたいという、若い人たちの気持ちに
the feeling of the youth (which is) to want be connected with someone all the time
「いつも・・・という」 explains （若い人たちの）気持ち.
ぴったりなのだろう。
it (= the mobile phone) fits well, it seems/I suppose, etc.

Also, the "に" in "にぴったり", is it a common particle with "ぴったり" meaning "to fit (this)"?

Yes, it is.

 

[Fuumei]

厄介な文章だな。Nagato-san, Undrentide-san, 貴方の説明はとても素晴らしかったんです。ありがとうございます。僕はいつも、いつも、勉強してるけど、これぐらい分からなかったんです。ちょっとがっかりです、僕は。

 

[Glenn]

がっかりすることはないと思いますよ。その文章の意味が大体分かったようだったし、後一歩で完全に把握したでしょうね。よく頑張ってるんですね。これからも頑張ってください！

ところで「あなた」という言葉をできるだけ避けた方がいいと思います。「愛人」や「恋人」というニュアンスもあるからですね。相手の名前を使うのが一番無難で、一番丁寧だと思います。

 

[dark_secrester]

I need the word 'guru' translating to it's nearest counterpart in Japanese.
Guru as in somebody who knows a lot about a certain topic.

I think a new thread is needed. You could lose yourself reading all these looking for your post!

じゃまた！！！
ジョー

 

[Glenn]

Off the top of my head, 師匠 (shishô) and 師範 (shihan) could work. You could also use 通 (tsû) after a noun to show someone who is well versed in that area. For example, 中国歴史通 (chûgoku rekishi tsû) would mean someone who's well versed in Chinese history.

 

[Naivel]

Hello,
It would be great if someone can help me about this problem...
Alright.. I found something interesting in Yahoo auctions,
but I can't really understand japanese .. >_>
So I wondered if someone can tell me if this person is selling the books in -good condition (no damages)- ...
Here's the link to the auction :
page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g50126530
Thank you so much if you can help me!

 

[undrentide]

Hello,
It would be great if someone can help me about this problem...
Alright.. I found something interesting in Yahoo auctions,
but I can't really understand Japanese .. >_>
So I wondered if someone can tell me if this person is selling the books in -good condition (no damages)- ...
Here's the link to the auction :
page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g50126530
Thank you so much if you can help me!

It says that "please don't bid if you want this item in the perfect condition without even the slightest damage". Also it says in both Japanese and English:
・海外発送はしません。(Seller will not ship internationally.）

 

[Naivel]

Oh, don't worry about the part where the seller don't ship internationally, I know that already. As for the condition.. Thank you! I guess I'll think about it again

 

[Raizer]

I'm Very Suck At Kanji.
Can Someone Wrote It In Romanji
Help Me Please

 

[undrentide]

I'm Very Suck At Kanji.
Can Someone Wrote It In Romanji
Help Me Please

木漏れ日の並木道
komorebi no nanimikimichi
雪桜姫乃
Yukizakura Himeno

The second pronunciation is only my guess - it looks like a girl's name.
(Yukizakura should be the family name, Himeno the given name.)

It is romaji (roomaji), not romanji, by the way.

 

[Raizer]

Thank You

Thank You undrentide

Arigatou

 

[Glenn]

I'm having trouble with this sentence:

そこはいかにカルチャーにサヴィーかどうかですな。

"That's whether or not how much culture savvy he has." ??? I just can't make sense of it.

 

[rafe]

Oh, this is really bugging me!

Please, I would be really grateful to anyone who could shed some light on what it means if you (in any part) are "ハリがある" (hari ga aru).

Any help welcome! Thanks!

 

[undrentide]

I'm having trouble with this sentence:

そこはいかにカルチャーにサヴィーかどうかですな。

"That's whether or not how much culture savvy he has." ??? I just can't make sense of it.

Ah! I do hate this type of Japanese! The person who wrote this sentence obviously try to appear "trendy".

(...Sorry if it is someone you know.)

I guess it meant to be
そこはいかに文化に精通しているかどうかですな。
- It depends on whether he understood the culture well or not.
- The question is whether he knows a lot about the culture or not.
is my attempt.
Meaning of 文化 varies depending on the context.

oh, this is really bugging me!

Please, I would be really grateful to anyone who could shed some light on what it means if you (in any part) are "ハリがある" (hari ga aru).

Any help welcome! Thanks!

I guess ハリ here means 張り（はり）.
Often it is used to describe about your skin, and in that case 張り means firmness, vitality, etc.

 

[rafe]

Thanks a lot undrentide!
I got confused by a lot of Japanese sites that talked about hari in terms of acupuncture when I was searching... It was a stupid thing to overlook!
I figured it out, but you're right; thanks for the confirmation and your help again!

=)

 

[Glenn]

Ah! I do hate this type of Japanese! The person who wrote this sentence obviously try to appear "trendy".

(...Sorry if it is someone you know.)

I'm not worried about it in the least.

I guess it meant to be
そこはいかに文化に精通しているかどうかですな。
- It depends on whether he understood the culture well or not.
- The question is whether he knows a lot about the culture or not.
is my attempt.
Meaning of 文化 varies depending on the context.

I believe the "the question is..." version is the more applicable one in this case. I guess it was that いかに in there that was throwing me off. It still seems like a strange way to phrase it.

I guess ハリ here means 張り（はり）.
Often it is used to describe about your skin, and in that case 張り means firmness, vitality, etc.

I was thinking 針 too.

 

[yoocher]

I posted this in the music section but I've gotten no response:

The SADISTIC MIKA BAND | Japan Forum

Is there anyone who has an English translation to this song?
thank you in advance!

 

[Tokyofan25]

I think this is where I ask my question:
there's a Japanese restaurant near where I live and its called Daikoku
I like to know if the word means anything in Japanese.

 

[undrentide]

I think this is where I ask my question:
there's a Japanese restaurant near where I live and its called Daikoku
I like to know if the word means anything in Japanese.

大黒 Daikoku refers 大黒天 Daikokuten, one of the 七福神 Shichi-fuku-jin/Seven Lucky Gods.
Seven Lucky Gods - Wikipedia
It's a symbol for good fortune and believed to bring you wealth.
Daikokuten - Wikipedia