Today's word is a song title
我が良き友よ Waga yoki Tomo yo
My good friend (note this is old Japanese)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Today's Word
アメコミ amekomi
American (super hero) comics
The Japanese name for comics 漫画 manga (漫 funny + picture 画) has become an international word, but we still use a foreign word to refer to foreign things.
アメコミ amekomi is short for American Comic アメリカンコミックス(amerikankomikkusu)
Japan is sometimes very conscious of the split between occidental and oriental.
We say 邦画 houga for Japanese and east Asian films, and 洋語 youga for western/European films.
Although many Japanese children grow up with a view of the world that it is made of two countries 日本 Japan and 外国 foreign land(s), we are actually very sensitive about where things come from.
American (super hero) comics
The Japanese name for comics 漫画 manga (漫 funny + picture 画) has become an international word, but we still use a foreign word to refer to foreign things.
アメコミ amekomi is short for American Comic アメリカンコミックス(amerikankomikkusu)
Japan is sometimes very conscious of the split between occidental and oriental.
We say 邦画 houga for Japanese and east Asian films, and 洋語 youga for western/European films.
Although many Japanese children grow up with a view of the world that it is made of two countries 日本 Japan and 外国 foreign land(s), we are actually very sensitive about where things come from.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Let's Learn to Pronounce Japanese Sounds
Japanese is very easy to pronounce, much easier than say English. It is based on a very limited collection of immutable syllables which we call 五十音 gozyuuon The Fifty Sounds.
Although there are actually less than fifty base sounds in Japanese, they are arranged into a grid of 5 pure vowels and 10 consonants some of which can be slightly augmented.
The five vowels of Japanese are あいうえお a i u e o, and that is their "alphabetic" order.
あ a sounds likes the a in father
い i sounds like the ee in feet
う u sounds like the oo in zoo
え e sounds like the e in bet
お o sounds like the o in solo
the vowel sounds stay the same no matter which consonant you pronounce them after
か ka さ sa た ta な na は ha ま ma や ya ら ra わ wa
All Japanese sounds are pronounced one syllable, one beat, ending in a vowel
(bonus, this is why Japanese poetry is syllable based 5,7,5 and not stressed or "rhyming")
There is one exception that comes at the end of our syllabary ん nn is pronounced like a mix between English m and n, and never begins a word.
There are some other consonants that might be confusing to foreigners. かきくけこ ka ki ku ke ko is very simple, but
さしすせそ sa si su se so
し si is pronounced like the English word "she" with an sh sound
たちつてと ta ti tu te to
ち ti is pronounced similar to an English "ch" sound rather than "t" = chi
つ tu is pronounced "tsu"
つ is an important letter because if you write it small っ it becomes a symbol meaning "guttural stop." In roman letters this is represented by repeating the consonant it precedes.
Let's practice!
きて kite (ki te = kee tay) means come (please)
きって kitte (ki guttural stop te) means a stamp, or it could mean "please cut"
きいて kiite (ki i te) means listen (please), be sure to pronounce every syllable for one beat
はひふへお ha hi hu he ho
ふ hu sounds similar to an English F, but you don't bite the bottom lip "fu"
There are two other tricks to pronouncing Japanese
゛ dakuten and ゜ handakuten
AND
ゃ ゅ ょ a few more little letters, ya yu and yo
゛ dakuten are too little marks you can put on a letter that mean "pronounce this sound deep in the throat"
it turns
か ka into が ga
さ sa into ざ za
た ta into だ da
は ha into ば ba
Note: the Japanese sound じ zi like the Japanese sound し si sound different to English ears
we already learnt that "si" sounds like "shi"
but "zi" sounds like "ji"
゜handakuten (half deep throat sound mark) only goes on ハ行 hagyou the H row
はひふへほ hahihuheho
ばびぶべぼ babibubebo
ぱぴぷぺぽ papipupepo
And the last thing you have to know is!
You can write や ya ゆ yu よ yo small after a consonant in the い段 i dan I row, and make a new sound
So き ki becomes きゃ kya し si (shi) becomes しゃ sya (sha) and so forth
you can use it if the letter has dakuten or handakuten as well ぴょん pyon
It is important to know that Kya is one syllable, not Ki A.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goj%C5%ABon Wikipedia
はつおんの れんしゅうを がんばって ください
hatuonno rensyuuwo ganbatte kudasai
Please work hard your pronunciation practice!
Although there are actually less than fifty base sounds in Japanese, they are arranged into a grid of 5 pure vowels and 10 consonants some of which can be slightly augmented.
The five vowels of Japanese are あいうえお a i u e o, and that is their "alphabetic" order.
あ a sounds likes the a in father
い i sounds like the ee in feet
う u sounds like the oo in zoo
え e sounds like the e in bet
お o sounds like the o in solo
the vowel sounds stay the same no matter which consonant you pronounce them after
か ka さ sa た ta な na は ha ま ma や ya ら ra わ wa
All Japanese sounds are pronounced one syllable, one beat, ending in a vowel
(bonus, this is why Japanese poetry is syllable based 5,7,5 and not stressed or "rhyming")
There is one exception that comes at the end of our syllabary ん nn is pronounced like a mix between English m and n, and never begins a word.
There are some other consonants that might be confusing to foreigners. かきくけこ ka ki ku ke ko is very simple, but
さしすせそ sa si su se so
し si is pronounced like the English word "she" with an sh sound
たちつてと ta ti tu te to
ち ti is pronounced similar to an English "ch" sound rather than "t" = chi
つ tu is pronounced "tsu"
つ is an important letter because if you write it small っ it becomes a symbol meaning "guttural stop." In roman letters this is represented by repeating the consonant it precedes.
Let's practice!
きて kite (ki te = kee tay) means come (please)
きって kitte (ki guttural stop te) means a stamp, or it could mean "please cut"
きいて kiite (ki i te) means listen (please), be sure to pronounce every syllable for one beat
はひふへお ha hi hu he ho
ふ hu sounds similar to an English F, but you don't bite the bottom lip "fu"
There are two other tricks to pronouncing Japanese
゛ dakuten and ゜ handakuten
AND
ゃ ゅ ょ a few more little letters, ya yu and yo
゛ dakuten are too little marks you can put on a letter that mean "pronounce this sound deep in the throat"
it turns
か ka into が ga
さ sa into ざ za
た ta into だ da
は ha into ば ba
Note: the Japanese sound じ zi like the Japanese sound し si sound different to English ears
we already learnt that "si" sounds like "shi"
but "zi" sounds like "ji"
゜handakuten (half deep throat sound mark) only goes on ハ行 hagyou the H row
はひふへほ hahihuheho
ばびぶべぼ babibubebo
ぱぴぷぺぽ papipupepo
And the last thing you have to know is!
You can write や ya ゆ yu よ yo small after a consonant in the い段 i dan I row, and make a new sound
So き ki becomes きゃ kya し si (shi) becomes しゃ sya (sha) and so forth
you can use it if the letter has dakuten or handakuten as well ぴょん pyon
It is important to know that Kya is one syllable, not Ki A.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goj%C5%ABon Wikipedia
はつおんの れんしゅうを がんばって ください
hatuonno rensyuuwo ganbatte kudasai
Please work hard your pronunciation practice!
Today's Word
Monday, July 25, 2011
Today's Word
七面鳥 Sitimentyou
Turkey
クリスマスの食卓をゴージャスに彩る七面鳥の丸焼き
A gorgeous whole roast turkey beaming from the Christmas table
Turkey
クリスマスの食卓をゴージャスに彩る七面鳥の丸焼き
A gorgeous whole roast turkey beaming from the Christmas table
Today's Word
税 Zei
Tax
国民は、法律の定めるところにより、納税の義務を負う。
Citizens are obligated to pay tax as the law dictates.
Tax
国民は、法律の定めるところにより、納税の義務を負う。
Citizens are obligated to pay tax as the law dictates.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Today's Word
Let's learn some names for Japan
日本 Nihon/Nippon
This is the normal name for Japan
日出処 Hiiduru tokoro
Land of the rising sun (old, poetic)
御國 Mikuni
This is an old honourific name for "the country". It uses pre-war letters and feels very nationalistic.
豊葦原Toyoasihara
The field rich with reeds. This is a poetic name for Japan, it implies great beauty.
侍の国 Samuraino Kuni
Land of Warriors(samurai) ... it is popular to think of Japan as a land of Samurai, like it is popular to think of England as a land of gentlemen or knights
神の国 Kami no kuni
God's country ... this is an old religious and nationalistic name for Japan, based on our local religion 神道 shintoh
日本国 Nipponkoku
This is an official nation name
日の本 Hi no moto
This is the Japanese rather than Chinese reading of Nippon, it means root of the sun
大和 Yamato
Yamato means the foot of the mountains, it originally referred to what is now Nara Prefecture where the ruling dynesty resided and was used to refer to Japan as a whole before there was a proper name for Japan.
It is still used in words like 大和魂 Yamatodamasii meaning the Japanese spirit.
倭国 Wakoku
This is the ancient Chinese name for what is now Japan
日本 Nihon/Nippon
This is the normal name for Japan
日出処 Hiiduru tokoro
Land of the rising sun (old, poetic)
御國 Mikuni
This is an old honourific name for "the country". It uses pre-war letters and feels very nationalistic.
豊葦原Toyoasihara
The field rich with reeds. This is a poetic name for Japan, it implies great beauty.
侍の国 Samuraino Kuni
Land of Warriors(samurai) ... it is popular to think of Japan as a land of Samurai, like it is popular to think of England as a land of gentlemen or knights
神の国 Kami no kuni
God's country ... this is an old religious and nationalistic name for Japan, based on our local religion 神道 shintoh
日本国 Nipponkoku
This is an official nation name
日の本 Hi no moto
This is the Japanese rather than Chinese reading of Nippon, it means root of the sun
大和 Yamato
Yamato means the foot of the mountains, it originally referred to what is now Nara Prefecture where the ruling dynesty resided and was used to refer to Japan as a whole before there was a proper name for Japan.
It is still used in words like 大和魂 Yamatodamasii meaning the Japanese spirit.
倭国 Wakoku
This is the ancient Chinese name for what is now Japan
Today's Word
日系人 Nikkeizin
The descendant of Japanese parents
This word generally means a Japanese born outside of Japan
ハーフ Haahu
A half Japanese child
Note: do not use the word 混血 konketu mixed blood
純血日本男子 Pure Japanese Youth (boy) ... definitely avoid this word
The descendant of Japanese parents
This word generally means a Japanese born outside of Japan
ハーフ Haahu
A half Japanese child
Note: do not use the word 混血 konketu mixed blood
純血日本男子 Pure Japanese Youth (boy) ... definitely avoid this word
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Today's Word
強姦 Goukan
Rape
note: 強姦 is used to name a crime, it is a noun. In slang we can say レイプ reipu, and the verb "to rape" is 犯す okasu.
Rape
note: 強姦 is used to name a crime, it is a noun. In slang we can say レイプ reipu, and the verb "to rape" is 犯す okasu.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Today's Word
怪談 Kaidan
Tale of Horror
怪談（かいだん）とは、怖さや怪しさを感じさせる物語の総称。日本古来のものを限定して呼ぶ場合もある From http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%80%AA%E8%AB%87
Tales of Horror is the collective name given to stories intended to inspire fright or suspicion. It can be used specifically to refer to horror stories of Japanese origin as well.
Tale of Horror
怪談（かいだん）とは、怖さや怪しさを感じさせる物語の総称。日本古来のものを限定して呼ぶ場合もある From http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%80%AA%E8%AB%87
Tales of Horror is the collective name given to stories intended to inspire fright or suspicion. It can be used specifically to refer to horror stories of Japanese origin as well.
Today's Word
高所恐怖症 Kousyokyouhusyou
Acrophobia
「高所恐怖症」に効く薬が実験によって明らかにされる
Experimentation reveals a medicine effective against acrophobia
Acrophobia
「高所恐怖症」に効く薬が実験によって明らかにされる
Experimentation reveals a medicine effective against acrophobia
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Today's Word
パン Pan
Bread
焼いたパンは、焼き立てが一番美味しい
Bread is best when it is freshly baked
Tomorrow: another new word
Bread
焼いたパンは、焼き立てが一番美味しい
Bread is best when it is freshly baked
Tomorrow: another new word
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Pepsi Caribbean Gold
Famous for annually releasing eccentric new flavours like cucumber, baobab, and mont blanc, the new product we've all been waiting for from Pepsi and this year's topical flavour is "Pepsi: Caribbean Gold". A shining gold soda that will be flavoured with white sapote.
White Sapote is harvested when it is still young and relatively hard and then allowed to ripen after picking. It is soft and easy to eat.
The very strong sweetness of the fruit makes it easy to forget that it's a member of the citrus family and the flavour is something like a mix between a banana and a pear.
Let's learn Japanese
新商品 sinsyouhin
New Product
White Sapote is harvested when it is still young and relatively hard and then allowed to ripen after picking. It is soft and easy to eat.
The very strong sweetness of the fruit makes it easy to forget that it's a member of the citrus family and the flavour is something like a mix between a banana and a pear.
Let's learn Japanese
新商品 sinsyouhin
New Product
Chinese Girl stirs up conversation
まるで二次元のような目の大きい中国美少女が話題に
A Chinese Beauty with huge eyes like a cartoon caricature draws attention
1 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(長屋)：2011/06/29(水) 17:24:27.12 ID:9Iemr7RB0 ?PLT
Previously we had the "just like a shop window manequin" Chinese beauty, but the topic du jour is even more astounding.
Here name is Koko. She has the long legs and arms matched with a slender body type that conjures images of a girls' comics heroine . But what really draws attention is her eyes!
On first seeing her bulbous peepers one is at first shocked and draws comparisons to characters in girls' comics. It is uncertain whether her eyes were always this enormous, but the effect of make-up does make them look larger still.
On Chinese message boards she received fevered responses of horror, "Seriously scary!" "This is too frightening!" "Is she a ghost!?" and "I felt the fear of death." Others postulated that the images had been photoshopped.
http://rocketnews24.com/2011/06/29/108437/
Previously we had the "just like a shop window manequin" Chinese beauty, but the topic du jour is even more astounding.
Here name is Koko. She has the long legs and arms matched with a slender body type that conjures images of a girls' comics heroine . But what really draws attention is her eyes!
On first seeing her bulbous peepers one is at first shocked and draws comparisons to characters in girls' comics. It is uncertain whether her eyes were always this enormous, but the effect of make-up does make them look larger still.
On Chinese message boards she received fevered responses of horror, "Seriously scary!" "This is too frightening!" "Is she a ghost!?" and "I felt the fear of death." Others postulated that the images had been photoshopped.
http://rocketnews24.com/2011/06/29/108437/
Here you can see video of the Chinese Belle
http://static.youku.com/v1.0.0164/v/swf/loader.swf?VideoIDS=XMjc4Nzg0NDA0&embedid=-&showAd=0
Let's learn Japanese
眼 me
Eye(s)
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Man falls to death avoiding Football
サッカーボール避けバイクの男性（87）骨折→認知症→翌年、食物誤嚥で死亡 蹴った少年の親に1500万円賠償命令
An 87 year old man fell from his bicycle avoiding a flying football and received many broken bones → developed dementia → and the next year died of pulmonary aspiration ... Family seeks 15000000 JPY in reparation from the the parents of the boy who kicked the ball.
In an Oosaka court a case has been opened to determine if a 19 year old boy is responsible for negligent behaviour when he was a 5th year primary school student and kicked a football out of the pitch which caused a man passing by on his bicycle to fall and at the age of 87 lose his life.
According to the boy's defense, in February 2004 he was doing free kick practice at the school pitch when a kick aimed at the goal flew over the school gate and rolled onto the street. A man on a bicycle attempting to avoid the ball fell and broke his leg. After that incident he developed symptoms of dementia and in July of the next year accidentally intook some foodstuffs into his trachea and died of pulmonary asphyxiation.
The boy's defense claims "He kicked the ball towards the goal like normal, there's nothing in illegal in that," but on the 27th the decision came that, "Depending on the manner in which the ball was kicked, it would be possible to foretell its traveling into the street. Because the boy was a minor at the time he has no legal responsibility, however his parents are responsible to pay restitution."
http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0628/OSK201106280038.html
3 ：名無しさん＠１２周年：2011/06/28(火) 12:20:41.75 ID:gzs1o7Ih0
きびしいな Wow that's strict
4 ：名無しさん＠１２周年：2011/06/28(火) 12:21:03.11 ID:ZM9YAF3E0
これはメチャクチャ This is all messed up
7 ：名無しさん＠１２周年：2011/06/28(火) 12:21:51.29 ID:L+QCGSgB0
直接の死因ならまだしもなあ Even if it had been the direct cause of death I'm still on the fence about this one
44 ：名無しさん＠１２周年：2011/06/28(火) 12:25:47.97 ID:OVO5IMoG0
子供というより、ゴールの後ろに防球ネットがないのが問題じゃないか
Ignoring the child, isn't the problem here that there was a net to catch stray balls behind the goal?
20 ：名無しさん＠１２周年：2011/06/28(火) 12:23:35.46 ID:lxkl6cue0
これは本人＆親じゃなくて、ボールが道路に出る可能性がある位置にゴールを設置した
学校に行くべきじゃない？
Rather than the boy and his parents, isn't this the schools fault for positioning the goal in a way such that balls might fly into the street?
385 ：名無しさん＠１２周年：2011/06/28(火) 12:46:15.68 ID:ZM9YAF3E0
>>20
仮に責任を負う必要があるなら当然施設管理者でしょうなあ
そこでサッカーやってた児童の親に賠償責任が行くなんて全くあり得ないことだよ
Even if someone was held responsible for that it would be the contstruction planners
It's completely unbelievable that they would seek restitution from the child's parents
24 ：名無しさん＠１２周年：2011/06/28(火) 12:23:51.68 ID:413Wy/520
足の骨折と認知症って何の関係があるの？
How is breaking your leg linked with dementia anyway?
66 ：名無しさん＠１２周年：2011/06/28(火) 12:27:51.23 ID:4rUmvSZq0
>>24
マメに動けなくなるとボケやすくなる
体も加速度的に弱っていくしいろんな意味で年寄りの骨折はやばい
Immobility can addle the mind easily
The body also weakens rapidly, so for a lot reasons a broken bone in the eldery is very dangerous
31 ：名無しさん＠１２周年：2011/06/28(火) 12:24:29.16 ID:Ypiy5i/h0
飛び出ても仕方がないって感じで球蹴ったりボール投げたりしてたらダメだと思うよ。
この場合子供がってより、学校側に問題があると思うけど。
I think it's definitely bad to just kick and throw balls around with no regard to where they might go.
But in this case rather than the actions of the child, I think the blame rests with the school.
32 ：名無しさん＠１２周年：2011/06/28(火) 12:24:30.80 ID:CTspaF000
ボールが飛び出ないようにしておかなかったとか言って
学校と市は訴えなかったの
Why didn't the sue the school and the city for not making it such that the ball couldn't fly out in the first place
34 ：名無しさん＠１２周年：2011/06/28(火) 12:25:08.81 ID:3opJpjOeI
子供が飛び出してもおなじか？この事例は
What if a child had ran out into the street? Would that be the same thing
302 ：名無しさん＠１２周年：2011/06/28(火) 12:40:58.24 ID:lwZHwX5p0
飛び出してきたのがボールじゃなくて子供だったらジジイの責任になるのにな
If it had been a child instead of a ball than the fault would lie with the old man
Let's learn Japanese!
骨折 kossetu
A broken bone
Monday, June 27, 2011
Akiko Wada voices complaints re: Lady Gaga's charity
和田アキ子、レディ・ガガの寄付金額に不満 「稼いでる割に少ない」
Akiko Wada, re: Lady Gaga's charity donation "It's not very much for how much she's earning"
額に不満？アッコ ガガの震災寄付金「少ない」This is the news that Akiko Wada (61) said on her TBS programme "Leave it to Akko" on the 26th re: Lady Gaga's recent earthquake relief donation that the amount wasn't particularly impressive.
Lady Gaga donated approximated ２４0000000 JPY including some of her own pocket money for the restoration of areas effected by the great eastern Japanese earthquake. Mrs. Wada said "For Gaga who makes 7200000000 JPY per annum, I don't think it's very much."
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2011/06/27/kiji/K20110627001096980.html
Instead of the Japanese response today, let's learn a little bit about Mrs. Akiko Oda.
Akiko Wada was born Bokja Kim in Japan. She is what is called a 在日韓国人 or Japanese Resident Korean. They are Korean families left in Japan after the second great war, although now they are many generations living in Japan they don't have Japanese citizenship or voting rights.
Many live in poverty and the perceived crime rate is very high. In Japan it is common manners to ignore this problem, and the average Japanese attitude is "Why don't they just naturalise if they want to be citizens?" (There are many issues related to national identity which I won't address here)
Mrs. Wada became a naturalised Japanese Citizen when she married the CEO of her Production Company. That is how she got the name Akiko Wada. Previously she sang under the pseudonym Fukuko Kaneumi. Since her first marriage she has been divorced and remarried several times.
Akko-san as she's known is very famous for being highly opionated. Her past is filled with incidents, some violent, but she always assumes the moral high ground.
She's the sort of persistent celebrity that everybody loves to hate and loves to be hated.
Let's learn Japanese!
在日 zainiti
Koreans in Japan
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Girl Gamers in Japan
女性「FFの女の子がかわいくない！女性視点から見てもカワイイ子を出して！」
Girls "The female characters in Final Fantasy aren't cute! Make some girl characters that are cute from a female perspective!"
1 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(dion軍)：2011/06/26(日) 16:12:05.30 ID:2fBW5XRl0 ?PLT
スクエニHD第31回定時株主総会レポート ■質疑応答
スクエニHD第31回定時株主総会レポート ■質疑応答Square Enix 31st Stock Holders General Meeting Report : Q&A
Mr. Oda "What do you want to see Square Enix do to promote itself?"
Several respondents "A live action commercial for Dragon Quest 5! We want to see Yuuna from Final Fantasy 10! Do a collaboration with Devilman!"
Mr. Oda "What do you think about the games?"
One respondent "The girls aren't cute!! My daughters were complaining that the female characters were annoying and unattractive when they quit Final Fantasy. Make some female characters that are cute from not just the male but also the female perspective! Don't change the cuteness of the Dragon Quest characters though! That's the sort of thing we're looking for.
Also, you made a film once didn't you? Let's leave that to the professionals from now on.
Mr. Oda "That sort of opinion is very important to us ... lol... I see."
http://marshallalloc.blog90.fc2.com/blog-entry-833.html
参考：FF女性キャラ（一部）Mr. Oda "What do you want to see Square Enix do to promote itself?"
Several respondents "A live action commercial for Dragon Quest 5! We want to see Yuuna from Final Fantasy 10! Do a collaboration with Devilman!"
Mr. Oda "What do you think about the games?"
One respondent "The girls aren't cute!! My daughters were complaining that the female characters were annoying and unattractive when they quit Final Fantasy. Make some female characters that are cute from not just the male but also the female perspective! Don't change the cuteness of the Dragon Quest characters though! That's the sort of thing we're looking for.
Also, you made a film once didn't you? Let's leave that to the professionals from now on.
Mr. Oda "That sort of opinion is very important to us ... lol... I see."
http://marshallalloc.blog90.fc2.com/blog-entry-833.html
Let's see the Japanese response!
2 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(東京都)：2011/06/26(日) 16:12:29.29 ID:C8JQvRKU0
そして誰もいなくなった And then everybody went away
6 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(埼玉県)：2011/06/26(日) 16:13:13.90 ID:K918F3xb0
男視点でもFFキャラは魅力ねえよ FF characters aren't attractive from a male perspective either!
7 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(東京都)：2011/06/26(日) 16:13:14.97 ID:LaztukUB0
リノアみたいのが増えるのか So we'll get more like Rinoa then?
9 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(宮城県)：2011/06/26(日) 16:13:24.59 ID:9FzjpJ1a0
また一段と劣化が進むな And the deterioration continues
10 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(チベット自治区)：2011/06/26(日) 16:13:32.46 ID:HBZueTxO0
たとえばどんなんだ？
ガーネットちゃんとかかわいかったと思うけどな
Like what then?
I thought Garnet was pretty cute.
14 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(チベット自治区)：2011/06/26(日) 16:13:56.62 ID:JMf2edLg0
男性視点からカッコイイ男キャラを頼むよ
Please just give us a male character that's cool from a male perspective
もうホストみたいなキャラは要らないんだよ
We've had enough rent boys already
242 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(福岡県)：2011/06/26(日) 16:32:02.32 ID:KTT8+WYL0
>>14
男から見たカッコイイ男キャラが居ない
女から見たカワイイ女キャラが居ない
The guys don't think the male characters are cool
The girls don't think the female characters are cute
FFってなんなんでしょうね WTF is FF anyway
11 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(dion軍)：2011/06/26(日) 16:13:32.68 ID:Wnnr2hZb0
女性視点から見てカワイイ子＝顔は可愛くない子
A cute girl from a female perspective = one with a bad face
16 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(埼玉県)：2011/06/26(日) 16:14:15.48 ID:1ALQMgft0
自分よりブスを出せってことだろ Basically make characters that are more minging than the girls playing the game
Let's learn Japanese!
ブス Busu
Minger
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Lady Gaga comes to Japan
レディー・ガガ、まぶたに目を書いて会見に登場 「日本に住みたい」
With eyes painted on her eyelids, Lady gaga announces at a conference "I want to live in Japan."
1 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(catv?)：2011/06/25(土) 20:10:12.55 ID:uRmOTp9G0 ?PLT
The artist Lady Gaga arrived in Chiba on the 25th as one of the top batters for the musical event "MTV Video Music Aid Japan." After her performance she answered questions from reporters.
Lady gaga appeared wearing thick gold studded boots and no bottoms. When she removed her sunglasses, eyes could be seen painted over her eyelids which she laughed off in front of reporters saying, "What? Is something funny?" Afterward she never opened her eyes throughout the conference.
http://news.ameba.jp/20110625-166/
The artist Lady Gaga arrived in Chiba on the 25th as one of the top batters for the musical event "MTV Video Music Aid Japan." After her performance she answered questions from reporters.
Lady gaga appeared wearing thick gold studded boots and no bottoms. When she removed her sunglasses, eyes could be seen painted over her eyelids which she laughed off in front of reporters saying, "What? Is something funny?" Afterward she never opened her eyes throughout the conference.
http://news.ameba.jp/20110625-166/
Let's see the Japanese response
2 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(石川県)：2011/06/25(土) 20:10:38.28 ID:OU2ba8bD0
コントかよｗ What is this, some sort of pantomime?
8 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(チベット自治区)：2011/06/25(土) 20:11:18.97 ID:NvD184D60
こりゃ寝てないな Those eyes look like she hasn't been sleeping well
12 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(山形県)：2011/06/25(土) 20:11:37.78 ID:SFwAZQb10
コメディアンか何か？ Is she a comedienne or something?
15 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(東日本)：2011/06/25(土) 20:12:01.04 ID:/WPwBZv80
芸人になってほしい I wish she would become an entertainer
21 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(catv?)：2011/06/25(土) 20:12:49.23 ID:kOJySum80
ヘタな芸人より面白い時があるから困る She's funnier than some entertainers sometimes, that's the problem
17 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(不明なsoftbank)：2011/06/25(土) 20:12:15.85 ID:qkEZSIQp0
前衛的からキチガイにジョブチェンジしてるんだよな・・・ She's preemptively job-changed to madwoman
18 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(チベット自治区)：2011/06/25(土) 20:12:16.70 ID:aQ2odNCv0
こいつ「キチガイを演じている人」だと思ってたけど
「キチガイを演じている人を演じているキチガイ」だと思えてきた
I thought before that she was playing somebody without any sense
but now I think she's someone without any sense who's playing a person who's playing someone without any sense
37 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(dion軍)：2011/06/25(土) 20:14:02.54 ID:t7DMepzE0
二次元イメージしてるだろ…… She must get these ideas from the world of 2d
34 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(catv?)：2011/06/25(土) 20:13:39.71 ID:6YZlRTfC0
絶対に笑わせに来てるだろ、こいつ。 This is definitely a ploy to make us laugh
43 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(広西チワン族自治区)：2011/06/25(土) 20:14:36.90 ID:Umjt5Q67O
狂気の底が見えない I see no end to her madness
44 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(チベット自治区)：2011/06/25(土) 20:14:37.58 ID:oO/DGvZ30
おいアートだなんだの調子の良い事言ってるけど笑わせようとしてるだろ
Hey! quit trying to play off this bullshit by calling it art, you're just a comedy routine
46 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(北海道)：2011/06/25(土) 20:14:40.41 ID:p92bI56q0
どこまでやったら怒られるか試してんな She just wants to see how far she can go before she upsets someone
49 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(和歌山県)：2011/06/25(土) 20:14:44.48 ID:kgYseiA50
アメリカの志村けん It's America's Ken Shimura!
Let's learn Japanese!
気違い kitigai
Mad/senseless/in bad taste
Friday, June 24, 2011
Cold Tea Syndrome
「私たちは『静岡市のお茶』を飲んでいます」プロジェクト開始…賛同者の氏名をネットで公表
"We are drinking tea from Shizuoka City" project begins ... participants names are revealed on website
After tea produced in the Kiyomizu district of Sizuoka city was determined to contain excessive levels of radioactive caesium, the mayor Mr. Nobuhiro Tanabe announced on the 23rd that he would begin the "We are drinking tea from Shizuoka City" project. Mayor Tanabe has said, "By taking the initiative to drink locally produced tea ourselves, we can allay negative rumours." The project has the government and local businesses working together to purchase and promote the imbibing of locally produced tea. By revealing the names of participants in the project on the internet, the hope is that fans of Shizuoka Tea will increase in number.
http://mainichi.jp/area/shizuoka/news/20110624ddlk22040299000c.html
Let's see the Japanese response
2 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(千葉県)：2011/06/24(金) 14:25:20.76 ID:H47aIEbY0
二度と飲まねえ I'll never drink it again
7 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(千葉県)：2011/06/24(金) 14:26:00.29 ID:cj4mx5IY0
嫌がらせだな This must be some sort of prank
10 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(福岡県)：2011/06/24(金) 14:26:12.42 ID:nKb9DYLS0
キチガイが考えそうなことだな It's the sort of rubbish a madman would come up with
11 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(長屋)：2011/06/24(金) 14:26:14.35 ID:fMi8sTGX0
逆効果な事しかしないなこいつ This guy doesn't do anything that doesn't have the opposite effect he desired
13 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(西日本)：2011/06/24(金) 14:26:36.83 ID:ArYSsxJT0
ホント馬鹿 What a fucking ijit
18 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(岡山県)：2011/06/24(金) 14:26:50.48 ID:ff5A03p+0
知事だけでなく市長そっち側かよ So not only the governor but even the mayor is on their side, huh!
12 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(福岡県)：2011/06/24(金) 14:26:33.90 ID:WNov7RBy0
どんな意味があるんだ What's the point of this
16 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(catv?)：2011/06/24(金) 14:26:47.60 ID:JCxNmMRD0
隔離リストか A list of people to keep away from, huh?
19 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(山梨県)：2011/06/24(金) 14:26:55.59 ID:DACM5XEN0
私汚染されてます！って実名で公表されるようなもんだろ They're basically announcing "Hey, I'm contaminated!" and using their real names
30 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(dion軍)：2011/06/24(金) 14:27:45.67 ID:2zVwLH+f0
さらし者じゃねーかｗThey're being pilloried lol!
Let's learn Japanese
お茶 otya
Tea
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Old(ish) Chinese News
(Because the last post made me feel like I was stirring up animosity between Japan and Korea)
飛び降り自殺を図ろうとした少年、見知らぬ少女に突然キスをされ救助…中国
A boy who was about to jump to his death was saved when suddenly a girl he didn't know kissed him ... China
1 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(dion軍)：2011/06/22(水) 11:05:16.77 ID:pdkzXTAc0 ?PLT
In Canton Province, China, a boy who was planning to jump to his death lost his will to commit suicide when a girl who was passing by kissed him. The girl pretended to be the boy's girlfriend and embarked on this brave mission, Chinese press reports.
June 11th, a 16 year old boy was planning to jump from a pedestrian bridge. A 19 year old girl who saw this lied to the people gathering saying that she was his girlfriend and approached him to convince him not to do it. Before long the girl embraced the boy and boldly kissed him. Suddenly being kissed by a girl he didn't know, the boy lost the will to die and was rescued by the fire brigade.
http://news.searchina.ne.jp/disp.cgi?y=2011&d=0622&f=national_0622_058.shtml
http://news.searchina.ne.jp/disp.cgi?y=2011&d=0622&f=national_0622_058.shtml
3 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(東京都)：2011/06/22(水) 11:06:07.96 ID:KsHr4BP40
,.r''´ ; ヽ、
,ri' ､r-‐ー―'ｰ-､'ヽ、
r;: r'´ ヽ ヽ
(,;_ ､ l ::::i 'i、
r'´ i' ＿, ＿,.:_:::i il!
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!:::;::! ::.､ .:::r,!
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l;::i' l: ￣,.rt':::::::/ ｀ -､
,r' ´ ヽr'ヽr'i::::::::;!'´
ソレナンテ・エ・ロゲ[Sorenant et Roage]
(1599～1664 フランス)
16 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(福岡県)：2011/06/22(水) 11:07:27.91 ID:MrzXAtKP0
ちょっと中国行ってくる。 brb, going to china
18 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(関東・甲信越)：2011/06/22(水) 11:07:33.83 ID:jhRgLsR9O
ちょっと自殺の演技してくる brb, going to fake a suicide attempt
29 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(長屋)：2011/06/22(水) 11:07:57.74 ID:5ZLfKWoZ0
キスで自殺思いとどまるとかよほどもてなかったのかな
He must have been really unpopular with the ladies if one kiss was all it took to bring him down
31 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(秋田県)：2011/06/22(水) 11:08:06.14 ID:5ZVPNuvX0
やっすい命やな What a cheap life
11 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(チベット自治区)：2011/06/22(水) 11:06:51.19 ID:DGUyPnDyP
早く画像早く。 Somebody post pics NAO!
36 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(dion軍)：2011/06/22(水) 11:08:25.91 ID:pdkzXTAc0
画像あったわ pics
49 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(神奈川県)：2011/06/22(水) 11:09:38.28 ID:+ueRT5UG0
>>36
顔見えないな I can't see his face
52 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(神奈川県)：2011/06/22(水) 11:09:45.37 ID:CWpv8cdn0
>>36
３枚目硬直しててワラタ He went stiff in the third pic lol
75 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(東京都)：2011/06/22(水) 11:11:10.41 ID:XVtsop//0
>>36
こんなアグレッシブにキスされたら硬直するわ絶対 You would too if you were kissed this aggressively
76 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(東京都)：2011/06/22(水) 11:11:14.08 ID:8com3ICsP
>>36
まじかよ
中国はエロゲの世界なのか
WTF is china like a porn world?
99 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(catv?)：2011/06/22(水) 11:12:45.64 ID:puHY5rWAi
>>1
>>36
意味不明にもほどがあるだろw This is just beyond belief
118 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(九州)：2011/06/22(水) 11:14:25.13 ID:X2zsi2igO
>>36
お姉さんの「解放されたらキスの続きをしましょう」まで脳内再生余裕でした
He played out in his head the girl saying "When you come down we'll continue what comes after the kiss"
Let's Learn Japanese
飛び降り自殺 tobiori zisatu
Suicide by jumping from a high place
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Cunning at the World Pastry Team Championship
スイーツ世界大会で韓国が日本に嫌がらせ
Korea plays tricks on Japan at the World Sweets Championship
1 ：ニューソックスφ ★：2011/06/21(火) 21:28:44.70 ID:???0
You can see the video at this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipLv2YVm7aM
関連リンク：WPTC2010チームJAPANオフィシャルサイト
http://blog.cake-cake.net/wptc/
スレタイ：韓国が世界大会で日本に嫌がらせhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipLv2YVm7aM
関連リンク：WPTC2010チームJAPANオフィシャルサイト
http://blog.cake-cake.net/wptc/
1 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(中部地方)：2011/06/21(火) 19:51:47.84 ID:XqcSpzwt0 ?PLT
Why did the ice cream melt?
In fact, the Korean team left the refrigerator door open longer than necessary.
Left wide open for some reason
No matter what, we didn't want to loose to Japan.
You left the refrigerator door open on purpose while you were working
If you don't close it we will determine it to be interference against the Japanese team
If you do it again, we will deduct points mercilessly
Let's learn Japanese!
嫌がらせ iyagarase
A dirty trick/a prank
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
30 year old Police Woman arrests 14 year old boy
女性警官（３０）のスカートめくり尻をさわった中３（１４）を逮捕
A 14 year old 3rd year middle school student was arrested by a 30 year old Police woman after lifting her skirt and touching her bum.
The boy (14) was arrested in Kyoto prefecture on charges of indecent behaviour (molestation).
The boy is alleged to have been riding his bicycle along the road when he came up behind a female police officer, lifted her skirt and touched her bum. According to the police the suspect confessed "I started having interest in women, so I touched it half playfully."
According to the police bureau, this sort of molestation crime has been occurring frequently on the streets of late when women are making their way home. It had been suspected that because of reports of the individual's stature and clothing that it may be a young boy.
http://www.nikkansports.com/general/news/f-gn-tp0-20110621-793329.html
Let's see the Japanese response
4 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(千葉県)：2011/06/21(火) 09:13:44.01 ID:Hzw9Ijg90
将来有望だな This kid's got a bright future
5 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(福島県)：2011/06/21(火) 09:13:51.60 ID:ucUFp+yy0
> 女性警察官（３０）Female Police Officer (30)
ババアじゃん What an old hag!
6 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(東京都)：2011/06/21(火) 09:14:20.69 ID:YOn9gtxx0
何でよりによって警官のケツを触ったんだ
一発アウトじゃねーか
Why of all people would you touch a police officer's butt!
That's one strike you're out!
54 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(dion軍)：2011/06/21(火) 09:26:26.85 ID:XZ+X0e0P0
>>6
突っ込みどころは（30）のほうだろ You should rather wonder why he touched a 30 year old woman's butt
8 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(catv?)：2011/06/21(火) 09:14:32.75 ID:WgTNWJt/i
14歳だろ、ビンタかゲンコツで許してやれよ。
大人気ねーな。
He's only 14, let him off with a slap or a lump on the head
She wasn't very mature, was she
11 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(長野県)：2011/06/21(火) 09:15:23.54 ID:9/sLJJql0
かわいいイタズラじゃねえか
そんくらい多めに見てやれよ
It's a cute prank!
You have to overlook this sort of thing.
Let's Learn Japanese!
痴漢 tikan
Molestation/Molester
Monday, June 20, 2011
Fluff News (news without content [about people who don't matter])
給食の放射能汚染を心配し、子供に弁当を持たせる母…クラスで１人だけ弁当
Worried about contaminated school lunches, a mother sends her child to school with a box lunch ... the only child to bring their own lunch to class
Fighting an invisible enemy, a mother protects her child! Mrs. Ayumi, a resident of Chiba Prefecture, hasn't been feeding her first year primary school child the school lunch since she started school: for fear of radiation contamination. She tells the school the reason her daughter can't eat the school lunch is because of allergies, but in reality she is worried about contaminated foodstuffs. For her eldest daughter who is the only one in class to bring a box lunch, the mother meticulously prepares the same lunch that is on the school menu. "I would hate for her to be bullied because of my fault."
On the 21st of May, her daughter came in from the rain with a rash on her forehead. "I worried that it might be because of radiation." On the 23rd, radioactive material was discovered in the Tokyo public water supply. Panicked, the mother and daughter got on the train and evacuated to a weekly flat in Kyoto, but because of her daughter's entrance ceremony they would have to return to Tokyo.
Since then they've stopped eating out completely, and get their vegetables from Kansai and eggs from Kyuusyuu. Because of the increased expenses they limit their water intake to bottled water: 4litres per day, to do the washing up they use an office water cooler.
http://www.aera-net.jp/summary/110619_002443.html
Let's see the Japanese response to this mother's uneducated reactionary approach to disaster.
2 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(千葉県)：2011/06/19(日) 22:27:10.52 ID:vSUx5Ff60
引っ越せよ Just bloody move!
4 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(東京都)：2011/06/19(日) 22:27:49.44 ID:DKFaaOub0
そこまで貫くのはすごいと思うよ I think it's impressive she takes it that far
5 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(埼玉県)：2011/06/19(日) 22:28:02.34 ID:KthNTWZQ0
その弁当ははたして安全かな？（￣ー￣）ﾆﾔﾘ
Ah, but can you be certain those boxed lunches are safe?
10 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(チベット自治区)：2011/06/19(日) 22:29:14.41 ID:+AvSS7pO0
母性本能みたいなもんだろ
しかし母ちゃんが先に精神的に倒れそうだよな、これ・・・
I guess it's the maternal instinct
But at this rate the mother will have a mental collapse first
15 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(福岡県)：2011/06/19(日) 22:29:59.63 ID:hhu4w36P0
4年後に正しさが証明されるな
In 4 years time we'll see how right she was
18 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(京都府)：2011/06/19(日) 22:30:41.44 ID:n+dRmdpj0
ここまでくると精神衛生上良くないね
When something goes this far it's not good for the mental health
19 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(埼玉県)：2011/06/19(日) 22:30:48.88 ID:B4qF1Mv50
そこまで徹底するのはある意味すごいが、まあ無駄な努力だよ。
もう汚染されてる。In a way it's impressive she took it this far... although it's pointless. Everything is already contaminated.
Let's learn Japanese
精神衛生 seisin eisei
Mental Health
Saturday, June 18, 2011
It's perfectly fine!
静岡知事 「飲用茶にすれば問題ない」 仏での放射性物質検出受け
The Governor of Fukuoka "If you make tea from it, and drink it, it's fine" RE the discovery of radioactive materials in a local tea export to France
「仮に製茶の数値が１千ベクレルだとしても飲用茶にすれば１０ベクレル程度になる。飲んでもまったく問題ないと考える」と県の独自調査の結果を示して安全性を強調。その上で「情報を確認し、早急に輸出ルートを調査する」とした。
"Even if the produced tea had ratings of 1000 Bq, if you dilute the tea in boiling water like you would to drink it, it comes out to only 10 Bq. It's perfectly fine to drink." say the results of an individual study within the prefecture reinforcing the safety of their local products.
Furthermore the governor announced that he would "secure the information, and expediently monitor the export routes."
http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0618/TKY201106180410.html
Let's see the Japanese response!
2 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(不明なsoftbank)：2011/06/18(土) 21:25:11.09 ID:ONzkdYoR0
これが放射脳か。 So this is the effect of radioactivity on the brain!
3 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(山形県)：2011/06/18(土) 21:25:20.44 ID:6gRWP9510
黙れ川勝 Shut up Kawakatu!
9 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(関西地方)：2011/06/18(土) 21:26:46.83 ID:U5sjLN9/0
高濃度汚染茶 うめぇええええええええええwwww
Mmmm delicious highly contaminated tea
11 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(東京都)：2011/06/18(土) 21:27:07.62 ID:8o3eftcZ0
飲んでも問題ないとかそういうことじゃねぇだろ
なんで出荷輸出してんだよ
16 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(千葉県)：2011/06/18(土) 21:28:15.91 ID:bEcoxlIN0
そんな理屈が国際的に通用するのか？
Do you think this logic will pass on the international stage?
17 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(神奈川県)：2011/06/18(土) 21:28:24.33 ID:3oeDqUZb0
もういい加減このおっさん黙らせろよ、静岡人は
Would the people of Fukuoka please shut this old man up!
Japanese Green Tea exported to France found to contain Dangerous Levels of Caesium
1 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(長屋)：2011/06/18(土) 11:25:50.96 ID:OZT9Ffue0 ?PLT
The French government reported on the 17th, that customs at L’aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle when inspecting imported Japanese green tea from Fukuoka Prefecture that the tea contained levels of the radioactive material Caesium exceeded the prescribed limit of 1038 Bq per kilogram.
This is the first discovery of radioactive caesium from a Japanese import product since the Fukusima Nuclear Power Plant accident prompted tested.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/world/news/20110618-OYT1T00264.htm?from=main2
Let's see the Japanese response!
21 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(長野県)：2011/06/18(土) 11:28:50.71 ID:dbEtAsRx0
ぎゃあ日本の恥
ARGH!! This is shame of Japan.
25 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(チベット自治区)：2011/06/18(土) 11:29:12.05 ID:8DcO4boc0
こんなことしてるから日本全体が風評被害に逢うんだよ
This sort of thing is why the whole of Japan's reputation is in tatters!
29 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(USA)：2011/06/18(土) 11:29:40.14 ID:WVs2AyO70
キチガイ茶屋を止めなかった政府の責任で他の日本の商品にも大打撃ですね
Because of the fault of the government for not stopping an irresponsible tea producer, other Japanese products will receive a huge hit to profits.
31 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(四国)：2011/06/18(土) 11:29:57.52 ID:uctSvFlDO
日本の信用がた落ちだな… Japan's clout has fallen
36 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(岐阜県)：2011/06/18(土) 11:30:15.52 ID:/mLAL6gAP
1000ベクレルってうっすら光るレベルだろ
そりゃばれるわ
1000 becquerel is so high it's slightly glowing
No wonder they got caught!
37 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(西日本)：2011/06/18(土) 11:30:18.61 ID:UeGl6x9Z0
国内でも500以下でしょ
1000でよく出荷したなｗｗｗ
The domestic limit is 500Bq!
I can't believe they exported something at 1000Bq lol
Let's learn Japanese!
放射性 housyasei
Radioactive
The French government reported on the 17th, that customs at L’aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle when inspecting imported Japanese green tea from Fukuoka Prefecture that the tea contained levels of the radioactive material Caesium exceeded the prescribed limit of 1038 Bq per kilogram.
This is the first discovery of radioactive caesium from a Japanese import product since the Fukusima Nuclear Power Plant accident prompted tested.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/world/news/20110618-OYT1T00264.htm?from=main2
Let's see the Japanese response!
21 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(長野県)：2011/06/18(土) 11:28:50.71 ID:dbEtAsRx0
ぎゃあ日本の恥
ARGH!! This is shame of Japan.
25 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(チベット自治区)：2011/06/18(土) 11:29:12.05 ID:8DcO4boc0
こんなことしてるから日本全体が風評被害に逢うんだよ
This sort of thing is why the whole of Japan's reputation is in tatters!
29 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(USA)：2011/06/18(土) 11:29:40.14 ID:WVs2AyO70
キチガイ茶屋を止めなかった政府の責任で他の日本の商品にも大打撃ですね
Because of the fault of the government for not stopping an irresponsible tea producer, other Japanese products will receive a huge hit to profits.
31 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(四国)：2011/06/18(土) 11:29:57.52 ID:uctSvFlDO
日本の信用がた落ちだな… Japan's clout has fallen
36 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(岐阜県)：2011/06/18(土) 11:30:15.52 ID:/mLAL6gAP
1000ベクレルってうっすら光るレベルだろ
そりゃばれるわ
1000 becquerel is so high it's slightly glowing
No wonder they got caught!
37 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(西日本)：2011/06/18(土) 11:30:18.61 ID:UeGl6x9Z0
国内でも500以下でしょ
1000でよく出荷したなｗｗｗ
The domestic limit is 500Bq!
I can't believe they exported something at 1000Bq lol
Let's learn Japanese!
放射性 housyasei
Radioactive
Friday, June 17, 2011
We've finally reached single digits!
1 名前：禿の月φ ★：2011/06/17(金) 14:11:38.86 ID:???P
テレビ朝日の藤井智久ゼネラルプロデューサーが、「ついに民放全局の視聴率が1ケタになった」とツイッターで呟いているとネットで話題になっている。
1ケタになったのは19時台全ての番組。もともと19時台はゴールデンタイムの入り口で、
視聴率や広告収入が見込めたドル箱。しかし、10年ほど前から不振が続き、
メインターゲットとしていた小学生から高校生がテレビから離れてしまったという。
This is the news that the General Producer of Morning Star Television, Tomohisa Fujii, tweeted yesterday that their television viewership entering prime time finally reached above 1 percent of the audience.
http://www.j-cast.com/2011/06/17098704.html?p=all
Let's see the Japanese reaction to this news
7 ：名無しさん＠恐縮です：2011/06/17(金) 14:14:28.40 ID:rbaEDn4Y0
見てないから見たい番組があるかどうかすら分からん
I don't watch television so I don't know if there's anything on worth watching
9 ：名無しさん＠恐縮です：2011/06/17(金) 14:14:31.82 ID:U+QYK/SVO
これはしかたない
It can't be helped
11 ：名無しさん＠恐縮です：2011/06/17(金) 14:14:36.66 ID:9TFv2Guu0
芸人ばかりで気持ち悪い。特によしもと
It's all a bunch of stupid annoying celebrities anyway... Especially Yoshimoto
17 ：名無しさん＠恐縮です：2011/06/17(金) 14:16:01.78 ID:ck6n8MXA0
７時台に必要なのは、刑事ドラマと時代劇かな
What they need in the 7 o'clock time slot is more detective shows and costume dramas.
24 ：名無しさん＠恐縮です：2011/06/17(金) 14:16:27.33 ID:Kz3iQ7Rz0
気づいたら飯食う番組とクイズ番組だらけだった
Last time I turned on the TV all they had was shows with people stuffing their faces and inane quizzes
34 ：名無しさん＠恐縮です：2011/06/17(金) 14:19:08.57 ID:OpCJ0/RSO
視聴者が見たいと思う番組や出演者じゃなく
視聴者に見せたい番組や出演者ばっかだからな
It's because they only play shows they want to show viewers
not shows that viewers want to see
What is your response? Recently it's been a phenomenon in Japan to say this generation has moved away from the things the last generation enjoyed.
This generation of Japanese people doesn't eat fish anymore! They don't watch telly! Fruit sales are down.
I think most of it is rubbish and young Japanese people don't do the things older Japanese people do because the economy doesn't allow it, or because new technology has replaced the old ways.
Some of it I think they are making up. Like "this generation prefers showering to bathing".
But the television stats hold true. I think it's because they don't have the budget to produce a lot of programmes.
Let's learn Japanese!
視聴率 sityouritu
Viewership
テレビ朝日の藤井智久ゼネラルプロデューサーが、「ついに民放全局の視聴率が1ケタになった」とツイッターで呟いているとネットで話題になっている。1ケタになったのは19時台全ての番組。もともと19時台はゴールデンタイムの入り口で、
視聴率や広告収入が見込めたドル箱。しかし、10年ほど前から不振が続き、
メインターゲットとしていた小学生から高校生がテレビから離れてしまったという。
This is the news that the General Producer of Morning Star Television, Tomohisa Fujii, tweeted yesterday that their television viewership entering prime time finally reached above 1 percent of the audience.
http://www.j-cast.com/2011/06/17098704.html?p=all
Let's see the Japanese reaction to this news
7 ：名無しさん＠恐縮です：2011/06/17(金) 14:14:28.40 ID:rbaEDn4Y0
見てないから見たい番組があるかどうかすら分からん
I don't watch television so I don't know if there's anything on worth watching
9 ：名無しさん＠恐縮です：2011/06/17(金) 14:14:31.82 ID:U+QYK/SVO
これはしかたない
It can't be helped
11 ：名無しさん＠恐縮です：2011/06/17(金) 14:14:36.66 ID:9TFv2Guu0
芸人ばかりで気持ち悪い。特によしもと
It's all a bunch of stupid annoying celebrities anyway... Especially Yoshimoto
17 ：名無しさん＠恐縮です：2011/06/17(金) 14:16:01.78 ID:ck6n8MXA0
７時台に必要なのは、刑事ドラマと時代劇かな
What they need in the 7 o'clock time slot is more detective shows and costume dramas.
24 ：名無しさん＠恐縮です：2011/06/17(金) 14:16:27.33 ID:Kz3iQ7Rz0
気づいたら飯食う番組とクイズ番組だらけだった
Last time I turned on the TV all they had was shows with people stuffing their faces and inane quizzes
34 ：名無しさん＠恐縮です：2011/06/17(金) 14:19:08.57 ID:OpCJ0/RSO
視聴者が見たいと思う番組や出演者じゃなく
視聴者に見せたい番組や出演者ばっかだからな
It's because they only play shows they want to show viewers
not shows that viewers want to see
What is your response? Recently it's been a phenomenon in Japan to say this generation has moved away from the things the last generation enjoyed.
This generation of Japanese people doesn't eat fish anymore! They don't watch telly! Fruit sales are down.
I think most of it is rubbish and young Japanese people don't do the things older Japanese people do because the economy doesn't allow it, or because new technology has replaced the old ways.
Some of it I think they are making up. Like "this generation prefers showering to bathing".
But the television stats hold true. I think it's because they don't have the budget to produce a lot of programmes.
Let's learn Japanese!
視聴率 sityouritu
Viewership
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Light Truck plows into group of Children on their way to School
18歳少女、軽トラ運転中に集団登校中の妹に手を振る→そのまま児童の列に突っ込む
This is the story of an eighteen year old girl who waved to her little sister on the way to school, and then rammed into a group of children with her light truck.
登校中の児童が軽トラにはねられ重傷 恵那、運転の少女逮捕In Gifu Prefecture, on the 16th at 7am, a group of 11 primary school boys were hit from behind by a light truck operated by an 18 year old girl. Amongst the boys some were hit hard in the abdomen and sustained severe injuries. The girl was arrested on the suspicion of driving with a suspended license.
http://www.chunichi.co.jp/s/article/2011061690113822.html
Let's see the Japanese response!
15 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(群馬県)：2011/06/16(木) 12:25:29.03 ID:8Yej2NGO0
18歳女で軽トラｗｗｗｗ随分と男前だなｗｗｗ
lol an 18 year old girl in a light truck, she's a real man isn't she lol
19 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(福井県)：2011/06/16(木) 12:25:55.03 ID:fJEaY7ev0
車は自分が見ている方向に進むからな
気を付けろよ。
てもう遅いけど。
Cars go in the direction you're looking, so you should be careful.
I guess my warning was too late though.
23 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(神奈川県)：2011/06/16(木) 12:26:28.23 ID:63nglfrv0
シャバの空気に手を振ったんだろ
She was waving goodbye to her freedom.
24 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(中部地方)：2011/06/16(木) 12:26:40.51 ID:76HRrZdt0
児童からしたら笑顔で手を振りながら軽トラで突っ込んで来られる
わけだから マジこわいか あれっこれってアブナイの？の
どっちかだったろうな
From the kids point of view a young girl was smiling and waving to them as her light truck came hurtling at them. That's gotta be really scary.
31 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(鹿児島県)：2011/06/16(木) 12:27:08.94 ID:9e7JMa+z0
この妹間違いなく学校でいじめられるだろｗ Her little sister is gonna get bullied at school for this
28 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(チベット自治区)：2011/06/16(木) 12:26:56.73 ID:BYc9eRpN0
姉のせいで妹は虐められ不登校に
姉は仕事をクビになり風俗へ
Because of her big sister the little sister will be teased and become a truant
The big sister will be sacked and become a whore
Let's learn Japanese!
マジ怖い mazi kowai
Really (fucking) scary
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Filler and more Anime News
Tomorrow if everything goes according to plan there should be a translated news post like normal.
Until then, here's a video introducing the upcoming Japanese cartoons for the Summer 2011 season.
Maybe you recognise some cartoons returning with a second series, if you're really into Japanese comics maybe you see some of your favourites being animated for the first time.
I know Japanese cartoons are so popular throughout the world that "anime" and "manga" are international words now!
Let's learn Japanese!
漫画 manga (漫 funny ＋画 picture)
Comics
Until then, here's a video introducing the upcoming Japanese cartoons for the Summer 2011 season.
Maybe you recognise some cartoons returning with a second series, if you're really into Japanese comics maybe you see some of your favourites being animated for the first time.
I know Japanese cartoons are so popular throughout the world that "anime" and "manga" are international words now!
Let's learn Japanese!
漫画 manga (漫 funny ＋画 picture)
Comics
Schedule Change
Due to a legal kerfuffle the editor of this blog regrets to inform you that daily updates may not be possible for some time.
We will still continue to bring you all the best translated news articles from Japan, but at a less frequent pace.
Let's learn Japanese!
申し訳ありません mousiwake arimasenn
My sincerest apologies
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Mr. Spit is arrested.
17年間で約200人もの女児の唾液を集めていた「つばくれおじさん」逮捕
This is the news that after collected the saliva of some 200 little girls for more than 17 years, "old man spit" has been arrested.
女児から唾液収集 「つばくれおじさん」逮捕 ２００人分のテープや容器を押収
55 year old Tosihiko Mizuno, unemployed, was arrested in Tokyo by the Police Force for Ensuring the Safety of Women and Children, or Sakura Police as they are commonly called, on suspicion of engaging in lewd activities. He is charged with calling out to little girls on the street and on the pretense of doing a research project involving saliva, video taping the girls as they spit into a film case. According to the police, the suspect Mizuno is recorded as having confessed, "I wanted to make the girls my own, but I couldn't take them home with me, so I took their saliva as a human souvenir. I must've called out to 4000 little girls in the last 17 years.
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/110614/crm11061415470031-n1.htm
Let's see the Japanese response!
24 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(鳥取県)：2011/06/14(火) 15:59:12.76 ID:R8pNhWNS0
無害だから許してやれよｗ It's harmless, let him off
33 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(大阪府)：2011/06/14(火) 15:59:51.41 ID:eiKIJM4B0
わしのヨダレでよかったらナンボでもあげるがな If he wants it I'll give him all of my drool that he wants.
37 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(大分県)：2011/06/14(火) 16:00:05.95 ID:56yq1WMz0
普通はその唾液を飲んだりするけどちゃんと保管してたってとこが凄いね
Normally you would drink the saliva, but he's actually preserving it. Amazing!
46 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(大阪府)：2011/06/14(火) 16:00:30.13 ID:A83bozhj0
いや、変態レベル高いし、性犯罪は自重してるし、本人の了承得てるし、えらく紳士的だな
Well, it's pretty perverted, but he's not committing any sexual crimes, and he's getting the permission of those spitting ... I think we have to say this guy is a real gentleman.
49 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(東京都)：2011/06/14(火) 16:00:33.04 ID:wTy+JC260
「つばの研究をしている」に関してはウソではないな
and it's not like he isn't doing some sort of research with spit
Let's learn Japanese!
唾 tuba
Spit
Monday, June 13, 2011
Gundam AGE begins in October
Japan is now world famous for our cartoons. After Sazae san and Doraemon, you can't get anymore famous than Gundam!
Today's news is about the launch of a new Gundam series.
Let's see the Japanese response!
7 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(dion軍)：2011/06/13(月) 17:49:29.04 ID:h9ydwuca0
誰が見んの？ Who's gonna watch this?
17 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(関東・甲信越)：2011/06/13(月) 17:51:14.88 ID:VizKZb27O
見る前から漂う糞臭 Even before watching it, it stinks of shit
20 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(徳島県)：2011/06/13(月) 17:51:30.49 ID:8VrHqR1QP
発表会のキャプまとめ Screenshots from the announcement
概要
PV
商品展開
799 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(福岡県)：2011/06/13(月) 18:44:49.84 ID:/jRfgs8S0
>>20
ターゲット層は小学生か。 What is their target audience elementary schoolers?
296 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(東京都)：2011/06/13(月) 18:10:34.63 ID:GpxrM1Jp0
>>20
どんな判断でこれＧＯしたんだよ真性なのか？ Who okayed this? Are you serious!
676 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(神奈川県)：2011/06/13(月) 18:36:01.36 ID:6EuU0xrh0
>>20
別にガンダムである意味はないよな
今の子なんて娯楽多いからガンダムを魅力的に思わないんじゃないの
There's no real reason for this to be Gundam, is there?
Kids these days have enough entertainment anyway, they won't even be attracted to Gundam.
21 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(奈良県)：2011/06/13(月) 17:51:32.60 ID:RDq6M8410
ガンダムAGEはこうなる This is what's going to happen to Gundam Age
・DVDは売れない
・最初は文句言ってたが何だかんだでオタク共のファンは増える
・子どもはほとんど見ない
・玩具売り上げも例年通り
The DVDs won't sell
People will complain a lot at first, but its nerdy fanbase will still increase
Children won't watch it
The toys will sell the same as every year
24 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(岐阜県)：2011/06/13(月) 17:51:51.32 ID:f/A8dms10
00を下回ることはないだろうな
いくらなんでも
No matter what happens, it can't be worse than OO
What are your opinions on this news? Have you seen a Gundam cartoon before?
Let's learn Japanese!
What are your opinions on this news? Have you seen a Gunda
Did you know we have a full size Gundam statue in Odaiba?
Note from the Editor: I don't know the English line for the famous phrase アムロ、行きます！
So if you know it, please comment.
Today's news is about the launch of a new Gundam series.
ガンダムシリーズ新作「機動戦士ガンダムAGE」、2011年10月に放送開始
1 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(不明なsoftbank)：2011/06/13(月) 17:48:20.45 ID:1Uywb0+z0 ?PLT
ガンダムシリーズ新作は「機動戦士ガンダムAGE」 2011年10月に放送開始
ガンダムシリーズ新作は「機動戦士ガンダムAGE」 2011年10月に放送開始
アニメ制作会社「サンライズ」は6月13日（月）、ガンダムシリーズの最新作
「機動戦士ガンダムAGE（エイジ）」を2011年10月から放送すると発表しました。
これに伴い、作品やキャラクターの概要を掲載した公式サイトがオープンしています。
「機動戦士ガンダムAGE（エイジ）」を2011年10月から放送すると発表しました。
これに伴い、作品やキャラクターの概要を掲載した公式サイトがオープンしています。
The animation company Sunrise has announced on the 13th of June that they will begin broadcasting a new Gundam series "Mobile Suit Gundame Age" starting from October, 2011.
Along with this announcement they have opened a public site with information about the new series and its characters.
http://mainichi.jp/select/biz/it/hatena/archive/articles/201106/4502.html
動画：
http://www.b-ch.com/ttl/index.php?ttl_c=101&mvc=3_21824_0_0
http://mainichi.jp/select/biz/it/hatena/archive/articles/201106/4502.html
動画：
http://www.b-ch.com/ttl/index.php?ttl_c=101&mvc=3_21824_0_0
Let's see the Japanese response!
7 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(dion軍)：2011/06/13(月) 17:49:29.04 ID:h9ydwuca0
誰が見んの？ Who's gonna watch this?
17 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(関東・甲信越)：2011/06/13(月) 17:51:14.88 ID:VizKZb27O
見る前から漂う糞臭 Even before watching it, it stinks of shit
20 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(徳島県)：2011/06/13(月) 17:51:30.49 ID:8VrHqR1QP
発表会のキャプまとめ Screenshots from the announcement
概要
PV
商品展開
799 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(福岡県)：2011/06/13(月) 18:44:49.84 ID:/jRfgs8S0
>>20
ターゲット層は小学生か。 What is their target audience elementary schoolers?
296 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(東京都)：2011/06/13(月) 18:10:34.63 ID:GpxrM1Jp0
>>20
どんな判断でこれＧＯしたんだよ真性なのか？ Who okayed this? Are you serious!
676 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(神奈川県)：2011/06/13(月) 18:36:01.36 ID:6EuU0xrh0
>>20
別にガンダムである意味はないよな
今の子なんて娯楽多いからガンダムを魅力的に思わないんじゃないの
There's no real reason for this to be Gundam, is there?
Kids these days have enough entertainment anyway, they won't even be attracted to Gundam.
21 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(奈良県)：2011/06/13(月) 17:51:32.60 ID:RDq6M8410
ガンダムAGEはこうなる This is what's going to happen to Gundam Age
・DVDは売れない
・最初は文句言ってたが何だかんだでオタク共のファンは増える
・子どもはほとんど見ない
・玩具売り上げも例年通り
The DVDs won't sell
People will complain a lot at first, but its nerdy fanbase will still increase
Children won't watch it
The toys will sell the same as every year
24 ：名無しさん＠涙目です。(岐阜県)：2011/06/13(月) 17:51:51.32 ID:f/A8dms10
00を下回ることはないだろうな
いくらなんでも
No matter what happens, it can't be worse than OO
What are your opinions on this news? Have you seen a Gundam cartoon before?
Let's learn Japanese!
アムロ、行きます！こいつ 動くぞ！Night Ver 正面
This is Amuro, ready for go! ... This thing moves!
What are your opinions on this news? Have you seen a Gunda
Did you know we have a full size Gundam statue in Odaiba?
Note from the Editor: I don't know the English line for the famous phrase アムロ、行きます！
So if you know it, please comment.
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