Hi, I'm the webmaster of yuuwatase.org ..which is currently translating Imadoki(!), but since Imadoki is nearly complete, I would like to put up information...
Hello! Just wanted to clear up a few things from the GASARAKI manga 0_0 I have atempted to translate some of it...as for most, I simply have no idea. Thanks in...
I need help understanding these two lines: 1) $B@P$K3wCD$OCe$;$i$l$:(B ishi ni futon wa kiserarezu It's being used sort of as a proverb. I can't make sense...
... all. When one would be filial, one's parents are gone. A person is always too late in thinking of his [her] parents. $B@P(B "ishi" => a tombstone. ...
... $B$$$$5$$J$b$s$@(B "ii ki na mon da" => $B$$$$5$(B "ii ki" + $B$J(B "na" + $B$b$s$@(B "mon da" I found three meanings of $B$$$$5$$J(B "ii ki na"...
Hi, I'm translating a manga that talks about sexual harassment in the office? Well I came across this term called OL, and there's something called OL...
... OL would be "office lady," like a secretary, but more general referring to any woman in the office doing normal administrative work, etc. So OL Stress...
Konnichi wa minna-san! I was wondering if anyone here could help me. I have a few questions. I would like to know, how do the Japanese word processors work?...
You'd type on a keyboard and get hiragana or katakana. (You get to pick.) So if you wanted to write "karada" (body,) you would simply type those letters and...
Jeremiah Bourque
jbourque@...
Aug 2, 2002 12:28 am
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... The old "word-processors," the little computer-like machines just for typing, would often have Japanese keyboards, with hiragana written across the keys,...
Hi, I'm translating "Calvin and Hobbes". What does "spiff" mean? I think some kinda slang. I can't find it in any dictionary. 1. THE DREADED SCUM BEINGS FIRE!...
... It's his name, Spaceman Spiff. It may be a play on the word "spiffy" (neat, cool, etc) ... Brian ****************** b1dunn@... Freelance Translator...
... Well, I think "spiff" is in the Oxford English Dictionary, but in this context, I think it is a name made up to sound like "spiffy", (meaning fashionable,...
Yeah, I think your best bet in translating would be to treat "Spaceman Spiff" as name, the way you would any other name, rather than trying to translate it...
... "Spiff" is a name in the context that is being used. Don't bother trying to find the meaning to it. Most English names don't have direct meanings that...
HI! Im new to the mailing list. I dont know any japanese but I need to find translations for Tokyo Mew Mew. I wish I did know Japanese =/ But, if any of you...
Hey! Thanks for answering the GASARAKI Q's. I can't find translations anywhere on the net, so I guess I had no choice but to do them myself, otherwise, I'd...
So I've got a whole batch of NEW questions from the game I'm trying to translate (Persona 2: Tsumi). As you might guess, this is a very, very long game, so...
Hi, I'm new to the group and I dont really know any japanese. But I cant find any translations for Tokyo Mew Mew anywhere! I was wondering, do any of you guys...
... I should have mentioned that Anna was the school's track star before she was hit by a car and quit school. *cough* The person talking here is her obsessive...
... te ni hairu would be that -> "to acquire." but teire comes from "te o ireru," "put a hand in (and improve)" so it mains "take care of / mend / improve /...
Hi, I'm working on scan-translating Nurse Angel Ririka SOS and was wondering of any of you great translators would like to help out? Here's the site: ...
Hi I just joined the group but it seems like a good place to get some help with manga translating. Recently my friend sent me a bunch of manga, but all I know...
Imblue42@...
Aug 28, 2002 5:36 am
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Welcome to the group. ... A very good base in at least the fundamentals of Japanese is the bare minimum. The more Japanese you know the easier it is to read...