Nihonashi #6 - Hikkoshi no Sukitto

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Nihonashi #6 - Hikkoshi no Sukitto

Intro:

Totemo ureshikatta yo / kimi ga warai kaketeta

Subete o tokasu hohoemi de

Haru wa mada tookute / tsumetai tsuchi no naka de

Mebuku toki o matte ita 'n da

Tatoeba kurushii kyou da to shite mo

Kinou no kizu o nokoshite ite mo

Shinjitai / kokoro hodo ite yukeru to

Umare kawaru koto wa dekinai yo

Dakedo kawatte wa ikeru kara

LET'S STAY TOGETHER / itsu mo

Watashi: Konnichiwa! Sono uta wa ‘furutsu basuketto’ to iu anime no teema songu desu. Furuba no uta ga suki desu ka? Watashi ga Furuba to Furuba no uta to kono uta no kashuu no Okazaki Ritsuko no uta ga suki desu. :: Kyou, sukitto wo happyou shimashou. Kono sukitto wa shukudai de, sensei wa watashi ni naoshitekuremashita. 

Hokano koe: Hajimemashou!

B: A-chan, kinou wa oneesan no hikkoshi wo tetsudatte agetan deshou? Dou datta?

A: Un, taihen datta. Tsukuba e itta no. Turakku ga osokatta kara, kuu-ji made nakami wo dashita no. 

B: Hontou? Sore wa tsukareta ne. Oneesan wa kagu o takusan mottekita no?

A: Mochiron hitsuyou dakedo, piano ya beddo ga chotto mendoukusakatta wa. Kinniku ga itai.

B: Kawai sou. Demo beddo? Futon jaa nai no? 

A: Ee, futon no hou ga karui kedo, ane wa futon yori beddo ga suki.

B: Sou nan desu ka. Ayame-chan wa atarashii ie ga suki?

A: Ee, Ayame-chan wa totemo ureshikatta. Ayame no shinshitsu wa hirokute, kirei de, mado mo arunda.

B: Urayamashii ne!

A: Soshite, ima ni piano wa atte, daidokoro ni teeburu wa atte, totemo hiroi uchi da yo.

B: Honto? Ii wa ne. Oneesan wa shiawase deshou. Tsukuba wa ii machi?

A: Maamaa ne. Atashi wa amari suki jaa nakedo, kirei de, ane wa ‘choudo ii wa, daisuki!’ tte. Kinjo wa shizuka da. Eki mo chikai aru wa.

B: Benri sou. Jaa, hikkoshi ga mou owatta kara, hikkoshiwai o suru?

A: Suru to omou. Issho ni ikou!

B: Zehi!

Watashi: Owari desu. Dou deshita ka?

Hokano koe: Ii da to omoimasu. Kajuaru desu ne.

Watashi: Hai, tomodachi no naka dakara, kajuaru desu. Futsuu ni, atashi-tachi mo kajuaru no kaiwa wo shimasu ne.

Hokano koe: Hai. Dewa, minna, odaiji ni!

Outro:

Boku dake ni waratte / sono yubi de / nee sawatte

Nozomi bakari ga hateshinaku

Yasashiku shitai yo / mou kuyamanu you ni

Nageki no umi mo koete ikou

Tatoeba kurushii kyou da to shite mo

Itsu ka atatakana omoide ni naru

Kokoro goto subete nage daseta nara

Koko ni ikiteru imi ga wakaru yo

Umare ochita yorokobi o shiru

LET'S STAY TOGETHER / itsu mo

Tatoeba kurushii kyou da to shite mo

Itsu ka atatakana omoide ni naru

Kokoro goto subete nage daseta nara

Koko ni ikiteru imi ga wakaru yo

Umare ochita yorokobi o shiru

LET'S STAY TOGETHER / itsu mo

Nihonashi #6 - ‘Moving’ Skit

Intro:

I was so happy, you were laughing

With a smile that melts everything away

Spring is still far away, inside the cold earth,

Waiting for the time to sprout

For instance, even if today is painful

And yesterday's wounds remain

I want to believe that I can free my heart and go on

I cannot be reborn 

But I can change as I go on, so

Let's stay together always

Me: Hello! That song is the theme song to an anime called ‘Fruits Basket’. Do you like the Furuba songs? I like Furuba and the Furuba songs and the songs of the singer who sings the song, Okazuki Ritsuko. :: Today, let’s perform a skit. This skit was homework, and was corrected by a teacher. 

The other voice: Let’s begin!

B: Hey A, yesterday you helped your sister move right? How’d it go?

A: Yeah, it was a pain. She went to Tsukuba. The truck was late, so we were unpacking until 9 o’clock.

B: Really? That’s tough. Did your sister take a lot of furniture?

A: Of course it was needed, but the piano and bed and stuff were kind of a pain. My muscles hurt.

B: Awww. But a bed? No futons?

A: Yeah, futons are lighter, but my sister likes beds better.

B: I see. Does Ayame like the new house?

A: Yup, Ayame was really happy. Her room is spacious, pretty, and there’s a window.

B: I’m jealous!

A: Also, there’s a piano in the living room, a table in the kitchen — it’s a really spacious house. 

B: Really? That’s nice. Your sister must be happy. Is Tsukuba a good town?

A: It’s ok. I don’t like it much, but it’s pretty, and my sister said ‘it’s perfect, I love it!’. It’s a quiet neighborhood, and they are near the station.

B: Sounds convenient. So, since the moving is over, is there going to be a house-warming party?

A: I think so. Let’s go together!

B: Sure!

Me: The end. How was that?

The other voice: I thought it went well. It was casual wasn’t it.

Me: Yes, because it was between friends, it was casual. Normally we do casual conversations too.

The other voice: Yes. Well then, everyone, take care!

Outro:

Smile only at me and touch me with those fingers

This simple desire is everlasting

I want things to be simple

Let's finally get across this sea of mournful sorrow

For instance, even if today is painful

Someday it will become a warm memory

If you leave everything up to your heart

I understand the meaning our living here

It is to know the joy of having been born

Let's stay together always

For instance, even if today is painful

Someday it will become a warm memory

If you leave everything up to your heart

I understand the meaning our living here

It is to know the joy of having been born

Let's stay together always

Vocab

happyou suru = to perform

shukudai = homework

naosu = to correct

hajimeru = to begin

oneesan = older sister

hikkoshi = moving

tetsudau = to help

taihen = a big pain, tough, hard

osoi = to be late, or slow

nakami = conents, interior

tsukareru = to be tired

kagu = furniture

takusan = lots

mottekuru = to take

mochiron = of course

hitsuyou = needed, necessary

~ya~ya = and, things like these

mendoukusai = a pain, annoying

kinniku = muscles

itai = to hurt

kawai sou = basically, ‘you poor thing’. 

demo = but

~no hou ga~ = more than, in this case ‘futon no hou ga karui’, the futon is lighter

karui = light (weight)

A yori B~ = B more than A; so ‘futon yori beddo ga suki’ she likes beds more than futon. Idiom, ‘hana yori dango’, sweets over flowers.

atarashii = new

ie = house

ureshii = happy

shinshitsu = bedroom

hiroi = wide, spacious

kirei = clean or pretty

mado = window

urayamashii = jealous, enviable

ima = living room

daidokoro = kitchen

uchi = house, home

shiawase = happy

machi = town

maamaa = it’s ok, kind of, so-so

amari = not really, used with a negative

choudo = just right, exactly

kinjo = neighborhood

shizuka = quiet

eki = station

chikai = close (proximity)

benri = convenient

~sou = sounds like, seems like

hikkoshiiwai = house-warming party equivalent (iwai is congratulations or celebration as well as congratulatory gift)

zehi = certainly, sure thing

kajuaru = casual

tomodachi = friends

futsuu = normal

kaiwa = conversation

odaiji ni = common farewell, meaning ‘take care’

Credits:

Producer ShiroiHyou

Director ShiroiHyou

Editor ShiroiHyou

Script Mai-chan

Voice talent Mai-chan

Piano  Mai-chan

Music by Okazaki Ritsuko

Software

Voice recording Garageband

Video editor Screenflow

Text LiveType

Pictures Graphic Converter

Pages

Hardware

MSL USB Condenser Mic

iMac

Resources

Dictionary jisho.org

Lyrics (& trans.) animelyrics.com

Thank you! -ShiroiHyou

p.s.

Find Fruits Basket sheet music (/links) here: 

http://josh.agarrado.net/music/anime/index.php?startswith=F
The Fruits Basket pictures are from all over the place! And of course the FB pictures and music don't belong to me but are in use thanks to the Fair Use policy. See this video.



Also, check out my YouTube AMVs for Fruits Basket:
Still Rock and Roll
Heroine
Oh that I had but a fine man

Nihonashi #5 - Nihon e itta

(Click on the title for the link to the video)

So finally the long-awaited #5!!!
It takes so much longer than I expect, every time. If it doesn't, I go and do something silly like adding subtitles to the Japanese part. (...Do you like the subtitles? Do they help? Or should I not bother?)

Nihonashi #5 - Nihon e itta

Watashi: Nihon e ikimashita! Nihon ni iku mae ni, Shogun to iu hon o yondeokimashita.

Hokano koe: Sou desu ka? Donna hon desu ka?

Watashi: Ieyasu Tokugawa no toki no hon desu. Igirisu jin ga nihon ni kyuu ni imashita. Nihon no koto wo hayaku narawanakute wa ikenakattan desu! Ano hon kara ‘kinjiru’ wo naraimashita.

Hokano koe: Jaa, Mai no tabi wa, kono hito no tabi to onaji deshita ka?

Watashi: Iieiie, sore to dai chigain desu. Watashi wa nihongo wo benkyou suru tame ni, nihon ni ikimashita. Roku shuu kan ni apaato ni sunde itte, Shitennouji Daigaku de nihon no sensei-tachi ni nihongo wo oshieraremashita.

Hokano koe: Muzukashikatta desu ka?

Watashi: Hai, muzukashitakkatta kedo, totemo tanoshikute, honto ni ii keiken deshita. Nihon no keiken no speech wo happyou sasemashita.

Hokano koe: Ima mou ichido happyou shimasu ka?

Watashi: Iie. Ima shimasen ga, ato de Nihonashi no lesson wo tsukurimasu.

Hokano koe: Nihon ni iku koto wo zenbu oshiete ne.

Watashi: Hai, sou shimasu. 

Hokano koe: Jaa, kono lesson wa mijikakute owarimashou. Sumimasen, tsugi no lesson wa motto nagakunarimasu yo.

Watashi: Mata ne!

(Aa, sore to, shogun to iu hon wo susumemasu.)

Nihonashi #5 - I Went to Japan

Me: I went to Japan. Before I went to Japan, I read a book called Shogun.

The other voice: Really? What kind of book is that?

Me: It’s a book in the time of Ieyasu Tokugawa. An Englishman is suddenly in Japan, and he has to quickly learn about the Japanese ways. I learned ‘kinjiru’ (forbidden) from that book.

The other voice: So, was Mai’s journey the same as that person’s?

Me: No no, very different. I went to Japan to study Japanese. For six weeks, I lived in an apartment, and was taught Japanese by Japanese teachers at Shitennouji University.

The other voice: Was it difficult?

Me: Yes, it was difficult, but it was fun, and a really good experience. I had to perform a speech on my Japanese experiences. 

The other voice: Are you going to perform it once more now?

Me: No, I won’t do it now, but later I’ll make a Nihonashi lesson.

The other voice: Tell us all about your trip to Japan, ok?

Me: Yes, I’ll do that.

The other voice: Well, we’ll end this lesson short. Sorry, we’ll make the next lesson longre.

Me: Later!

(Ah, also, I recommend the book Shogun.)

Vocab:

mae ni = before

-te oku = do something in preparation for

kyuu ni = suddenly

hayaku = quickly

narawanai = negative form of narau, to learn

kinjiru = forbidden

tabi = journey

onaji = the same

dai chigai = big difference

benkyou suru = to study

tame ni = for the sake of

-shuu kan = -weeks

sunde iru = the doing form of sumu, to live

shitennouji = temple of the Four Heavenly Kings

daigaku = university

-tachi = plural

oshieru = to teach

-rareru = passive, so ^ to be taught (I think)

muzukashii = difficult

keiken = experience

happyou suru = to perform

saseru = to be made to or let to

ima = now

ato de = later

tsukuru = to make

zenbu = all

mijikai = short

owaru = to end

tsugi = next

motto = more

nagai = long

-kunaru = to make/become (samukunaru = become cold)

susumu = to recommend

Credits: 

Producer ShiroiHyou

Director ShiroiHyou

Editor ShiroiHyou

Script Mai-chan

Voice talent Mai-chan

Software

Voice recording Garageband

Video editor Screenflow

Text LiveType

Pictures Graphic Converter

Pages

Hardware

MSL USB Condenser Mic

iMac

Resources

Dictionary jisho.org

Thank you! -ShiroiHyou


p.s. The book is Shogun, by James Clavell. It is a good book, but very long, and not for younger audiences. The TV mini-series based on the book is highly recommended whether you are learning Japanese or not -- it's a great show (and ok for younger audiences). 

I'M BACK!

I got back on Sunday. The 11th.
Sorry.

Will be creating another Nihonashi soon based on some of my homework -- homework checked over and graded by an actual Japanese person!

I'm so happy that I know I won't be wrong :p