Need a word or phrase translated?
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Elizabeth said:
I presume this is from a manga.
"Even if we take it as that your real 'hobby' is dressing up like a man and walking around town ..."
Note that 趣味 is often used in reference to sexual preferences.
I can't nail it down any more without some context.
Elizabeth
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It is actually from the below letter. My interpretation was pretty much the same, but hung up on the concept of hobby --'Even as your true hobby/preference may be walking around town as a transvestite....'
This is the original text.
無難はSAFEの意味がありますが、普通は「問題をおこさない」と言った感じで
日本語としては自然です。中学生以上にならないと使わない言葉です。
例）たとえば、あなたが就職で面接を受けるときに「趣味はなんですか？」
と聞かれたとしましょう。あなたの本当の趣味が、男性の格好をして
街を歩くことだとしても（あくまでも例です）、「趣味は、映画をみることです」
と答えた方が無難です。なんて感じです。
This is the original text.
無難はSAFEの意味がありますが、普通は「問題をおこさない」と言った感じで
日本語としては自然です。中学生以上にならないと使わない言葉です。
例）たとえば、あなたが就職で面接を受けるときに「趣味はなんですか？」
と聞かれたとしましょう。あなたの本当の趣味が、男性の格好をして
街を歩くことだとしても（あくまでも例です）、「趣味は、映画をみることです」
と答えた方が無難です。なんて感じです。
Elizabeth
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There is "narimasu" (become) and the future tense of the verb -- is that what you're asking ?
'Will be OK' has at least two nuances I can think of at the moment, each with a different translation and verb.
It's fine like that (that will work alright).
It isn't good now, but it will become better in the future.
I don't know how (Dou ka wakarimasen ??).
I don't know why (Doushite/Naze ka wakarimasen).
I don't know where (Doko ka shirimasen).
How should I know ? Watashi ni wakaru hazu ga nai deshou.
Golgo_13
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PaulTB said:
Both are on Jim Breen's site. Note second and fourth selections:
確答 【かくとう】 ( n ) definite answer [G][GI][ S ]
挌闘 【かくとう】 ( n ) scuffle; wrestling; fistfight; hand-to-hand fight; melee; fisticuffs [G][GI][ S ]
角灯 【かくとう】 ( n ) square hand-lantern [G][GI][ S ]
格闘 【かくとう】 ( n,vs ) hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; (P) [V][Ex][G][GI][ S ]
格闘技 【かくとうぎ】 ( n ) sports or disciplines which involve fighting without weapons [G][GI][ S ]
格闘戦部隊 【かくとうせんぶたい】 shock troops [G][GI][ S ]
So go tell him how incompetent he is.
It wasn't what you had it was (compared to what he wrote) the wrong kaku.Golgo_13 said:
You're welcome to disagree with Rokken's statement that
Also, you seem to have ignored the (P) - it's there for a reason.
挌闘 【かくとう】 ( n ) scuffle; wrestling; fist fight; hand-to-hand fight; melee; fisticuffs
格闘 【かくとう】 ( n,vs ) hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; (P)
The first kaku has only 4,460 google hits compared to 506,000 for the second. I don't know about you but that's enough difference for me to make an effort to use the standard version.
SkaKid0911
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Hey everyone. I have kanji that I can't figure out again. They are 綾波. I am almost positive it is a name, because the rest of the sentence ends in iru. The pronunciation for the second kanji is NAMI, so because it is from Evangelion, I'm guessing it says Ayanami. Could anyone tell me if that's right? Thanks!
SkaKid0911
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So if the first one is pronounced aya, then it would be Ayanami, right? It was a picture of a nameplate on an apartment/house (or that's what it looked like to me). I haven't done anything with kanji in names, so I don't know if there are any special rules.
SkaKid0911
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Ok, thank you Glenn.
Elizabeth
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就学前ビザについての情報を送っていただけるそうで有 難うございます.
Not really a question, but anyone corresponding with Japanese language schools, businesses, etc might keep in mind this form which very roughly translates :
"Thank you for promising/agreeing to send the materials on.....(in this case, information on precollege visas).
Not really a question, but anyone corresponding with Japanese language schools, businesses, etc might keep in mind this form which very roughly translates :
"Thank you for promising/agreeing to send the materials on.....(in this case, information on precollege visas).
SkaKid0911
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Could someone help me translate this? (This is in response to a question I asked)
「演じる」ということは、どのキャラのシナリオがあるか。ということでしょうか？
一応オールキャラ分のシナリオが存在します。
I got:
"To play" means the character's scenarios, I think.
All character's scenarios exist.
---(what I think the above meant)---
I think you meant the character's scenarios by "to play"?
All character's scenarios can be played in the game.
Is that right?
「演じる」ということは、どのキャラのシナリオがあるか。ということでしょうか？
一応オールキャラ分のシナリオが存在します。
I got:
"To play" means the character's scenarios, I think.
All character's scenarios exist.
---(what I think the above meant)---
I think you meant the character's scenarios by "to play"?
All character's scenarios can be played in the game.
Is that right?
SkaKid0911
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- 3 Jan 2004
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Thanks Elizabeth.
どれどれ
「演じる」ということは、どのキャラのシナリオがある か。ということでしょうか？
一応オールキャラ分のシナリオが存在します。
おしい I think you're just a bit off.
To act is for each character to have a scenario? I guess that's what it means? I've have the parts for all characters just about roughed out.
Elizabeth said:
「演じる」ということは、どのキャラのシナリオがある か。ということでしょうか？
一応オールキャラ分のシナリオが存在します。
おしい I think you're just a bit off.
To act is for each character to have a scenario? I guess that's what it means? I've have the parts for all characters just about roughed out.
Elizabeth said:
I'm suffering from sleep deprivation at the moment so I may make less sense than usual. ☝
1. I wonder about the first 。 Whether it should really be there. I think there's a 微妙な違い if it is removed.
「演じる」ということは、どのキャラのシナリオがある か。ということでしょうか？
2. Actually I didn't really have that much against the first sentence of your translation - just the last two.
