Teaser: Now that Tanjiro's sister Nezuko is half demon, he struggles to survive not just demon attacks, but also the training he needs to save her! [spoilers] NOTE: As with the previous episode, in this series, demons are known to eat humans, and in episode 2 there are some disturbing scenes involving quite a lot of blood, as well as decapitation and a very brief mention of suicide. Demon Slayer/Kimetsu no Yaiba ep. 2 – Japanese! Verbs: korosu = to kill 殺す yameru (yamete !) = to stop (stop it!) 止める (another way to say it: yamero ! = stop it!) matsu (matte !) = to wait (wait!) 待つ Other: ningen = human/person 人間 chi = blood 血 nioi = (a) smell 匂い (chi no nioi = the smell of blood) 血の匂い washi = I (old men) わし (compare to watashi, atashi, boku, ore, etc.) kamado = hearth/fireplace 竈 (same pronunciation as the main character's last name) Frequent: imouto = younger sister 妹 oni = demon 鬼 sumimasen = excuse me すみません muri = no way, can’t! 無理 arigato = thank you ありがとう daijoubu = OK / it’s all good 大丈夫 Additional content notes [spoilers]: starting at min. 5 bloody dead bodies and a demon eating humans, a violent fight with weapons, decapitation, bloody death by cliff, bodies burning up from sunlight; min. 13 main character is slapped by a teacher figure, brief mention of suicide
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[spoilers] NOTE: there is a disturbing plot twist involving one (or more??) character death(s), not to mention quite a lot of blood, during the episode. Additionally, in this series, demons are known to eat humans. Demon Slayer/Kimetsu no Yaiba – Japanese! You may be wondering: kimetsu = 鬼滅 (demon + destroy) oni = demon 鬼 yaiba = blade/sword 刃 katana = katana 刀 Family: (can end in -san [formal] or -chan [familiar]; not necessarily actual family) (o)kaa(san) = mom/mother お母さん (o)tou(san) = dad/ father お父さん (o)jii(san) = grandpa/old man お爺さん (o)baa(san) = grandma/old lady お婆さん (o)nii(san) = older brother お兄さん imouto = younger sister 妹 Fun Facts for Grammar Geeks (transitive/intransitive) tasukeru = to help/rescue 助ける tasukaru = to be helped/rescued 助かる Frequent: arigato = thank you ありがとう daijoubu = OK / it’s all good 大丈夫 gomen (nasai) = I’m sorry ごめん(なさい) minna = everyone 皆 Additional content notes [spoilers]: min. 7~8 dead bodies and lots of blood; min. 13 decapitation mention; min. 16 stabbing with a knife; min. 18 blood and a demon eating a human
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Laura Egan completed her Masters of Library and Information Science in 2021 while working full time as a Japanese translator/ interpreter. This blog spawned from materials created for a middle school anime/manga club begun during her school library internship.
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