Need a word or phrase translated?

[Toritoribe]

Could someone tell me what this says? please see above picture.

That's a female name.

中井智香子
Nakai Chikako(family name, given name)

 

[Zdaniel]

Thank You Very Much!

 

[Evan]

ふゆうせき... trying to learn Japanese by playing old FF games.
fuyu useki... tried all sorts of translators

 

[Toritoribe]

The separated point is wrong.

浮遊石; fuyuu seki
Floater/Levitation Stone

 

[82riceballs]

Hi everyone!

I was reading an interview lately and I have some questions about the underlined parts:

いまは会議通訳者として多忙な日々を送る佐藤さんだが、通訳の勉強を始めたのは、結婚・出産後のこと。「子育てが落ち着いてきたので、何か新しい世界を持ちたい」と考えていたとき、友人に誘われ、サイマル・アカデミーに通い始めたのがきっかけだった。
How I thought of it: Although Sato currently leads a hectic life as an interpreter, she began studying to become an interpreter after she married and had children. "Since my parenting duties have settled down, I want to experience a new world" she thought, and at a friend's invitation, she started attending Simul Academy, the catalyst of her career.

1. Could someone please explain to me what she means by 何か新しい世界を持ちたい... "I want to have a new world???
2. Is きっかけ referring to the beginning of her career or her studies?

よろしくお願いします!

 

[Toritoribe]

1)
今の生活（主婦・子育て）とは別の新しい世界

2)
It's the latter. The topic 通訳の勉強を始めたのは in the preceding sentence also covers here.

 

[Glenn]

世界が持てるものなのがちょっとびっくりですけどね。

 

[82riceballs]

1)
今の生活（主婦・子育て）とは別の新しい世界
2)
It's the latter. The topic 通訳の勉強を始めたのは in the preceding sentence also covers here.

Thanks Toritoribe!
But what exactly does it mean to say 「何か新しい世界を持ちたい」？"I want to experience/explore/see a new world?" "I want to gain a new skill?"

Also, I have another questions:
それでも佐藤さんは、今日も通訳の現場に立つ。
"Yet, Sato is still an interpreter today"
What does 現場に立つ mean? Can 現場 refer to 職場 here?

 

[Tomii515]

I know that 出る is an intransitive verb, and along with 出す, it has various meanings based on the situation. However, I've seen it used with を before when meaning "leaving". Is this correct or am I mistaken?

For example, I've seen it as "to leave" "to go out" and "to come out" depending on the particle you use... Is this right?

猫が家を出ました。 - The cat left/exited the house.
猫が家から出ました。 - The cat come out of the house.
猫が家へ／に出ました。 - The cat went out of the house.

Is this right or am I mistaken? And also, if there are any of the uses, please let me know. よろしくお願いします。

 

[Glenn]

を used to mean a point of departure in classical Japanese, and it maintains that meaning in expressions like with 出る. So it is not mistaken to use 家を出る. Another use of this を is with 卒業する: you say 高校を卒業した, not 高校から卒業した. Or at least I was taught that way. Google offers up lots of hits for "から卒業", but they seem to be things like こんな自分から卒業する and 初心者から卒業する, so I'm not sure what the difference is.

家に出る feels like it means "appeared in the house" or "showed up in the house". The first few hits on Google seem to reinforce that interpretation (it's being a jerk and not letting me post a direct link here, so just search "家に出る"). This is like 映画に出る or 試合に出る.

 

[Toritoribe]

But what exactly does it mean to say 「何か新しい世界を持ちたい」？"I want to experience/explore/see a new world?" "I want to gain a new skill?"

Yeah, "to experience" seems a good interpretation.

Also, I have another questions:
それでも佐藤さんは、今日も通訳の現場に立つ。
"Yet, Sato is still an interpreter today"
What does 現場に立つ mean? Can 現場 refer to 職場 here?

現場 and 職場 have a different nuance. 現場 is a place an event/accident actually happened, as in 事件現場, 工事現場. 職場 would be more close to "working place". (It often refers simply to "office".)

 

[Lotorie]

Chinese or Japanese

Hello,
really, really need your help!
Reading a manga about The romance of three kingdoms, I came across this:
是時曹公新得表
形勢甚盛諸議者
皆望風畏懼多勸
權迎之惟瑜肅執
拒之議意與權同
and
瑜普為左右督各領
萬人與備倶進遇於
赤壁大破曹公軍公
燒其餘船引退士卒
飢疫死者大半
I suspect this is Chinese.
I know nothing about this language and I did'nt know where to ask for help.
I hope someone can give me the translation.
Thank you in advance!

 

[Glenn]

It looks like out of order Chinese. I suppose it could possibly something that could be read with kambun, but I don't know how to do that. If Toritoribe can't help, you're probably going to have to go to a Chinese forum and ask there.

 

[Toritoribe]

Apparently, the paragraphs were quoted from 三国志 呉書 呉主伝第二 建安十三年. There are so many proper nouns(person's names) in there and the extra line feeds are inserted in the middle of sentences. That's why it's tough to read.

是時曹公新得表衆，形勢甚盛，諸議者皆望風畏懼，多勸權迎之。惟瑜﹑肅執拒之議，意與權同。瑜﹑普為左右督，各領萬人，與備俱進，遇於赤壁， 大破曹公軍。公燒其餘船引退，士卒飢疫，死者大半。

曹操を怖がって孫権に受け入れを勧める者が多かったが、周瑜と魯肅が反対し、孫権もそれに同意した。劉備とともに赤壁で曹操軍を大破。曹操軍は船を焼いて撤退、兵士には飢えた者や死者が多かった。

赤壁の役の戦略決定要素について

At that time, Sou Sou(= Cao Cao) newly got Ryou Hyou(= Liu Biao)'s people, and gained momentum. Most People (in Go(= Eastern Wu)) feared him and recommended Son Ken(= Sun Quan) to accept (to surrender to) him. But Only Shuu Yu(= Zhou Yu) and Ro Shuku(= Lu Su) disagreed with it. Son Ken accepted thier(Shuu Yu and Ro Shuku) opinion. Shuu Yu and Ryuu Bi(= Liu Bei) won a major victory against Sou Sou's force at Red Cliffs. Sou Sou burnt the remaining ships and withdrew from there. Most of his soldiers were starving or dead.

 

[Glenn]

Ah, so that's このとき at the beginning. Well that makes sense. And I guess 曹公 is an honorific way of referring to Cao2 Cao1 (曹操). And it looks like out-of-order Chinese because it's classical Chinese (or something like it), which has a different word order from modern Chinese. That also makes sense, considering it's 三國志. So, 一件落着ですね。

 

[Lotorie]

Thank you soooooooo much!

You saved me!

 

[Tind]

Hi everyone!
Could someone translate this for me please?

"Hanarerarenai"

What does it mean? Is this the original word of for example a negation? (If it's a negation how can I know?)
THank you!

 

[Toritoribe]

Could someone translate this for me please?
"Hanarerarenai"
What does it mean? Is this the original word of for example a negation?

What do you mean by "original"? It's a potential negative form of a verb "hanareru" or "to leave/separate/spread/get away..." (The meaning depends on the context, so no one can answer your request correctly without it.)

If it's a negation how can I know?

Japanese verb conjugation - Wikipedia

 

[sl89]

I came across an onomatopoeia that I've never seen before and was wondering if anyone knows what it is.
どちゃ

Given the context, my first thought was that perhaps it's something like どさ or どしん, but I wanted to ask just in case I happen to be wrong.

 

[Toritoribe]

It's often the case especially with onomatopoeia in manga, that's the author's coined word. So, we can only say "it might be so" without the context.

 

[Glenn]

Is that also the case with song lyrics? For example, どっかん? 'Cause I couldn't find that one anywhere. It would make me feel better if it were.

 

[Toritoribe]

Isn't it the sound of explosion like どっかーん? If so, it would be more common than どちゃ.

 

[Glenn]

I'm not sure. It's どっかんどっかんついてる. I don't think it has to do with explosions, but I could certainly be wrong about that.

 

[Roedie]

Hello!

¿What is the CORRECT way of saying in Japanese:

"No I am not Godzilla, I am Dutch"

Is it:
違う, わたしは ゴジラ ありません, わたしは オランダ です

違う, 私は ゴジラ ありません, わたしは オランダ です

違う, 私は ゴジラ ありません, わたしは オランダ です

いいえ、私はゴジラではない。私はオランダ語です。

??

It's for a friend of mine, he's quite tall and about to migrate to Japan. I want to print this on a shirt.

 

[Toritoribe]

I'm not sure. It's どっかんどっかんついてる. I don't think it has to do with explosions, but I could certainly be wrong about that.

It would be more likely "a new usage of an existing onomatopoeia for a new situation", probably meaning ものすごく as same as the one in 芸人のネタがどっかんどっかん受ける. I suppose this is from the sound of explosion, something like 爆発的に受ける.

Hello!

¿What is the CORRECT way of saying in Japanese:

"No I am not Godzilla, I am Dutch"

Is it:
違う, わたしは ゴジラ ありません, わたしは オランダ です

違う, 私は ゴジラ ありません, わたしは オランダ です

違う, 私は ゴジラ ありません, わたしは オランダ です

いいえ、私はゴジラではない。私はオランダ語です。

??

It's for a friend of mine, he's quite tall and about to migrate to Japan. I want to print this on a shirt.

I prefer いいえ、私はゴジラじゃありません。オランダ人です。