Episode teaser: Every since seeing a short kid just like him lead his high school team to the national championships, Hinata has been wild about volleyball. There's only one problem: he can't play with a team of one. So how can Hinata achieve his dream? [No major content warnings this episode] Haikyu!! - Japanese! Volleyball haikyuu = volleyball (an older word) 排球 bare-bo-ru = volleyball バレーボール bare- = volleyball (a common abbreviation) バレー Competition tsuyoi = strong 強い yowai = yowai 弱い ou-sama = king 王様 baka = idiot バカ chibi = chibi (short person) チビ donmai = it's okay (abbreviation of "don't mind") ドンマイ ribenji = rematch (from "revenge") レベンジ Verbs katsu = to win 勝つ katte! = win! 勝って! kachi = a win 勝ち makeru = to lose 負ける makenai = to not lose 負けない (as in, "we won't lose") Frequent sankyu- = thank you サンキュー arigatou = thank you ありがとう Additional content notes [spoilers]: None for this episode.
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Episode teaser: Three mini-episodes kick off the comedic adventure of a squid girl's attempt to take over the world. Can the beach cafe get squid of her? [No major content warnings this episode] Squid Girl – Japanese! Title in Japanese: Shinryaku! Ika Musume 侵略!イカ娘 shinryaku = invasion 侵略 ika = squid イカ Did you know? Sometimes when the characters (kanji) are too complicated (ika, 烏賊), it’s more common to use easier katakana instead. musume = daughter/girl 娘 Family: (can end in -san [formal] or -chan [familiar]; not necessarily actual family) kodomo = child 子供 (o)nee(san) / aneki = older sister お姉さん/姉貴 otouto = younger brother 弟 Compare to: [(o)nii(san) = older brother お兄さん] [imouto = younger sister 妹] Frequent: arigato = thank you ありがとう gomen (nasai) = I’m sorry ごめん(なさい) daijoubu = OK / it’s all good 大丈夫 Bonus: geso = squid tentacles 下足 Did you know? In Japanese you can make a character sound distinct by having them end their sentences in a distinct way (such as Naruto’s “dattebayo,” translated as "believe it!"). Additional content notes [spoilers]: The episode is divided into three mini-episodes. Min. 2 many people in bathing suits; Episode 2 begins at min. 9; min. 9 someone is chased and grabbed with a tentacle; Episode 3 begins at min. 15; min. 16 someone is chased and grabbed with a tentacle; min. 20 vomiting
[No major content warnings this episode] Hunter X Hunter – Japanese! Words to remember: arigato = thank you ありがとう ganbaru = to try hard がんばる yakusoku = promise 約束 namae = name 名前 Compare: kodomo = child / children 子供 ko = child 子 gaki = child (derogatory) ガキ otou-san = father / dad お父さん chichi-oya = father (formal) 父親 oyaji = father (derogatory) 親父 Bonus: yatta = yay! やった muri = no way, can’t! 無理 sekai ichi = #1 in the world 世界一 Additional content notes [spoilers]: min. 5 main character’s father left him as a child to pursue other goals (becoming a Hunter); min. 6 a pinky swear referencing swallowing needles; min. 8 bullying; min. 16 alcohol reference; min. 18 knife.
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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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