Japanese Phrase of the Month – October 2020
I kept meaning to do a “commonly mistranslated phrases” type thing for my crew at Funimation, but then I thought, why not do it in my Copious Spare TimeTM instead, so that I can share it both here and...
View ArticleJapanese Phrase of the Month – November/December 2020
Welcome to back to Japanese Phrase of the Month! This month’s phrase is… 「何かと」 Have you been translating it correctly? Two of the things you learn in first-year Japanese class are that 何か means...
View ArticleJapanese Phrase of the Month – January 2021
Happy New Year! The first Japanese Phrase of the Month for 2021 is actually a verb: 「～兼かねる」・「～兼かねない」 Have you been translating it correctly? When you stick the verb 兼ねる to the end of other verb...
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Japanese Phrase of the Month – June 2021
Welcome to the Japanese Phrase of the Month for June 2021! Yeah, I know it’s been a few months. I did admit from the beginning that this might not be monthly… This month, let’s talk Japanese pronouns!...
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Happy International Translation Day!
Happy International Translation Day to translators and interpreters around the world! With every job, we bring people more of what they need or want across boundaries of language and culture. Be proud...
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Japanese Phrase of the Month 復活！！ – November 2023
復活！ Japanese Phrase of the Month is back! Welcome to the relaunch of Japanese Phrase of the Month. Now that I own my own business and have the time, this little corner of the internet will be...
View ArticleTech Tip: Converting Smart Punctuation to Straight Punctuation in MS Word
Welcome to MS Office tech tips: quotes and apostrophes edition! As this blog has discussed before, different clients have different document formatting and commenting requirements. Most of us probably...
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Japanese Language Corner: When “But” Doesn’t Really Mean “But”
The Detail Woman here, back with another Japanese learning and translation post. Have you ever felt betrayed by your introduction to Japanese words for “but”? If so, I get it. が、けど、しかし、and それにしても are...
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Japanese Phrase of the Month – December 2023
2024 is almost upon us, but would you like one more Japanese Phrase of the Month before the new year? You would? Perfect! Here we go… 「それにしても」and Friends Have you been translating them correctly? One...
View ArticleUChi-Con 2024 Slides
Thanks to everyone who came out to my Anime Translation & Localization panel at UChi-Con over the weekend! You were a great crowd with great questions. There’s so much we didn’t get to, like how...
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