#I cannot read Japanese

[elephantbitterhead]

As if Japanese sewing patterns were not problem enough, now I'm developing an unwelcome interest in Japanese knitting patterns.

#I cannot read Japanese #nor do I want to learn to do so #why must they have so many good patterns #stop being so cool Japanese pattern designers #you're making things really difficult for me #I can limp through the sewing patterns #but I find the knitting patterns much more difficult #I'd be glad to learn Japanese if it could be implanted in my mind while I slept #but I really do not have the time to take up a new language & alphabet #I need some kind of Duolingo for sewers & knitters #someone get on that ASAP

[mo49ko]

(fengqing) (they are dating)

mq: general nan yang, it seems that you have become too comfortable 💢🙄/// junior official in the chat: you guys will never guess what i just saw

just a silly thing that would happen if they get comfortable around each other but mq still gets 👊👊💢💢👊💢 about pda

i think fx loves kissing him goodbye before parting even if it's only for a little bit heeheehe

(japanese version on poipiku)

#fengqing #tgcf #moko art #do any of u even read the japanese versions... ucan use them as study materials i guess #fx cant help it hes a puppy and he loves his pretty wonderful cute bf including his reactions everytime #mq is like we CANNOT let anyone find out i let you kiss me. (everyone already knows)

[mustardyellowsunshine]

I love their dumb faces so much.

#Inuyasha #犬夜叉 #InuKag #Kagome #Kagome Higurashi #manga cap #manga edit #my edit #I might have bought three Japanese volumes of InuYasha (which I cannot read) purely for the art on the back #and this InuKag scene may have been one of them

[pixelkip]

You know what. Why do we as a touhou fandom not talk about the fact the pc98 songs are canon. They exist. In canon. Akyuu has them documented and has probably heard them. Someone within touhou's universe wrote them. Reimu could probably actually listen to her own theme. Were the songs actually written about the events of those games?? Was eternal shrine maiden written about reimu?? Was love colored magic written about marisa?? I'm going insane

#i could rant for hours about the fact there is a band in universe that apparently wrote them #thats mentioned in akyuus untouched score and pmiss #i might make a longer post about this eventually im just. obsessed with this fact #ive been rotating this in my brain for over a year i have so many thoughts about it augghhh #im just. honestly not super confident talking about my interpretations of obscure touhou lore #since im kinda worried that ill be wildly misinterpreting something #especially considering i cannot read japanese and translations arent always reliable #but god. i havent seen almost anyone talk about this and i think the implications are very very interesting.. #touhou #touhou project

[blueskittlesart]

Could you maybe explain why the Japanese versions of BOTW and TOTK seem so much less subtle about the nature of Link and Zelda's relationship?

Even when regular folk translate it it seems less subtle, it's almost like Nintendo's localization was deliberately to be as vague as possible

to be completely honest I haven't found many instances of localization altering the nature of their relationship, but I also haven't ever sat down and actually looked at the japanese game as a whole because my japanese reading comprehension is. probably on the level of a preschooler. I can think of a few instances where I know the localization altered specific lines, but only in pieces of the game I've specifically looked at in japanese for other reasons. if you could give me specific examples of places where there are changes to look into I could definitely do it, but im not strong enough to play the whole game with a kanji dictionary on hand just to understand what the hell is being said to me lmfao

#as much as i would LOVE to be able to do that. as much as it is literally one of the reasons i started learning japanese. #i cannot fucking read. EL EM AY OH #and if were being real i can't really speak either. i can understand what's being said to me maybe 60% of the time if you speak VERY SLOWLY #ごめん！！私はバカです。読めません <3 #asks

[originalaccountname]

do you think these are the artist's cats

#^ cannot read japanese doesn't know what the text says #bsdrewatch2023 #bsd #apparently i talk sometimes

[tedlebred]

carl redraw!!!!!

my sibling got me into guchiry every day i stray farther from god

#guchiry #carl guchiry #vocaloid #vocaloid fanart #guchiry fanart #I HAD TO RECONSTRUCT SOME OF THE LETTERS IN THE BG AND I CANNOT READ JAPANESE PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF THEY"RE WRONG🙏 🙏 #schadenfreude #csp #clip studio paint #digital art #asher art

[aphantimes]

hey did you know that the sonic adventure perfect guide has a part written from the perspective of researchers who speculate that the surviving members of the knuckles clan after chaos' rampage split into two groups

did you know that one group of these survivors made the decision to create angel island using the master emerald. they willingly isolated themselves from the world to ensure this never happened again. they had the power to control the master emerald and chose a sacrifice to benefit the rest of the world instead of being conquerors like they were under pachacamac.

did you know that the in-universe researchers speculate that the second group stayed on the surface to pass down the knowledge of the disaster to future generations.

meaning it may very well be possible that there are some echidnas still alive out there. and if not then there's definitely room to explore what the heck happened to make both groups eventually disappear. were their numbers just too low to be sustainable? did some other disaster befall them? ghhh how often i think about this.....

#knuckles clan #sonic adventure #god im so sad that this is such obscure lore at this point #i cannot even find scans of the sonic adventure perfect guide online im working off of ONE page i found in windii's twitter #I CANT EVEN READ JAPANESE IM RELYING ON RAMMING IT THROUGH MULTIPLE MACHINE TRANSLATORS. THATS ALL I HAVE #how i treasure this one page LOL #but yeah the part about the knuckles clan being the ones to raise angel island is also in the navigation guide #so it's stated in two sources. the navigation guide being written more objectively i think? #while the perfect guide could be interpreted as in-universe speculation #please ..... i wanna explore it so bad #they HAD THE MASTER EMERALD IN THEIR GRASP. all of its power. they could control it. they could have TAKEN it #but they chose not to. they chose to dedicate their lives and their entire lineage to protecting it instead #THATS SO INTERESTING #AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[regnigt]

From chapter 472, volume 31 of Haikyuu! in the Viz translation. Now *that* is how to render sound effects well in translation!! Magnificent touch up/lettering work by Erika Terriquez.

#well done!! #erika terriquez #haikyuu #haikyuu!! #haikyu #translations #viz manga #viz translations #that's how to do it #that magnificent wham really speaks to the power of the spike #for me at least no matter how fancy the original katakana was #it simply wouldn't convey even half the same thing #because i cannot read it directly like i can the latin letters in english #so the effect would just be so much more diminished and weaker #i am sure it's very different if you have studied japanese #or perhaps simply memorized katakana i do not know #but in any case #beautiful lettering should always be admired #lettering #sound effects

[ladylovesalatte]

Y'ALL I just learned Kagehina's nicknames for each other (Shou and Tobi) mean 'soar' and 'fly' respectfully and I don't know how to cope with this information

#haikyuu #kagehina #yes i realize i said nicknames as if this is canon #but there's nothing to contradict my words so i'm correct #i do NOT speak or read Japanese - this info is courtesy of googling #and a tumblr post that for some reason i cannot reblog from tumblr user onepetal #i will try again later to reblog bc the post had a bunch of other names and it was SO COOL bc I think they actually do speak Japanese

[lxikoniko]

Some personal favorite panels from the 4Koma manga

#luigis mansion #luigi's mansion #luigi's mansion 4koma #4koma manga #no i cannot read japanese so no i don't really know what any of these say #i want to translate this with the help of some friends who can read japanese tho #i just think these panels are cute ok

[kaus-quietis]

A Circus Library - quick recommendations of short stories, poems, comics and novels I've recently read #1

Hello there! I'm the circus resident poltergeist, Eliott, managing this blog until Lav comes back. Today I offer you a slightly different formula of my super awesome super rare super bookclub post, as Lav would say!

Hello hello hello! Is this a bookclub?! Is this chaotic ramble?! Ding ding! You got it wrong!

Writing full on reviews is tiedous and long, and while I appreciate doing it, I'm myself not always in the mood to read a long post explaining why a book is genius. Do I love that from time to time? Yes! Do I have the attention span to write one now? Nope! However, I still wanted to share some titles I recently (re)discovered, and that I think are marvellous reads for anyone wanting to dive into something new.

Here you'll find a few recommendations with the shortest of words to tell you why they are great, or just scream about it.

short disclaimer before I begin because this is tumblr and while I forgot a lot about this website, I remember how the TW thing works lol, it's at your own discretion to search for the works beforehand if you have any trigger you don't want to encounter.

Jack Spicer - Billy the kid

The master of my fate, captain of my soul as Timothée Chalamet would say idk I barely know the guy. Classic and gold, Spicer is an amazing writer and this poem is phenomenal. It's quite short and perfect if you want to know more about the wonder that was US American poetry during the 20th century. Of course I'd encourage you to read all of his works, but Billy the Kid is perfect to start somewhere.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa - Hell Screen

Classic and iconic, I've recently pushed further than Rashomon and boy oh boy am I never turning back. Hell Screen is a phenomenal short story displaying all the elegance and cruelty Akutagawa can incorporate in his works. It's mesmerizing, it aches, it's everything I love. I read this story in Jay Rubin's translation (Penguin Classics), and even though I do not speak Japanese so I cannot compare, I dare say it's a very good one.

Lucie Bryon, Thieves

I never recommended comic books before but I wanted to for a change! I am a huge comic book lover, but most of the ones I usually read are not available in english language. This one is, though. Thieves is a beautiful comic about growth, falling in love and finding acceptance in others and in yourself. It's light and heartwarming, like eating candy.

Ottessa Moshfegh, Lapvona

Now, this book exploits one of my biggest plot weaknesses ever, and that is fucked up people in medieval settings. Lapvona tells the story of Marek, a sheperd's son, who'll be caught in a series of unfortunate events, political struggles, and secrets, all inside the town of Lapvona. It's dark and unsettling, the characters are scandalous and horrible, yet sickeningly human. Now, I said to check the TW yourselves, but be very careful with this one, if you can think of a TW, then it's certainly in this book.

Osamu Dazai, Early Light

In the Storybook ND series, this book contains three short stories : Early Light, Three Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, and Villon’s Wife. I'd recommend the three of them, as it's a fantastic dive into Dazai's shorter works. I think that reading his short stories is very important to understand his work and the width of the subjects and stories he wrote about. It helps that once again, in my opinion, the translation chosen by this publishing house is so good.

This is it for today! Here you have five of the works I read (or re-read) this summer, and that I'd warmly recommend. There are two short stories (Dazai, Akutagawa), a comic book (Bryon), a novel (Moshfegh) and a poem (Spicer). 'Till next time!

#circusghost #here we go again #this is a shorter formula but i'm glad it allows me to talk about several books #really #i cannot stress it enough #please read Jack Spicer at least once in your life #i am not a fan of contemporary US american literature and media whatsoever #however there was a wave of poetry that's really interesting during the last century and Spicer was part of it #lololol anyway #i have a newfound love for Akutagawa these days and he makes me want to read Gogol again #these authors are the same dudes in different fonts #this summer i read mostly japanese and american lit and it shows lol #lapvona is a great book but it's also the darkest out of this list so beware! #its ending is phenomenal tho #let me know if you read any of these or if you have some book recs yourselves! #or if you want specific ones #my book year started again and we're currently sitting at 33 since july #hurray! #eliott

[hua-fei-hua]

at church reading the hymn lyrics like "hey i learned that word from genshin!" and "hey i learned that word from genshin!" and "hey i learned that word from translating song lyrics so that i could write genshin fic!" and "hey i learned that word from genshin!" and finally "omg i learned that word from the king's avatar"

#花話 #it's funny bc i Objectively know more cn than the last time i was here seven years ago which is great #bc the last time i learned any cn in a classroom was seven years ago lol #and i think that's probably a combination of Very Much Not Wanting To Lose What Skills I Have +gnshn n similar giving me occasional practice #but yeah of the words i Remember where i learned them it's like 85% gnshn 14% lyric translation n 1% king's avatar lmao #been trying to connect my laptop to the mobile hotspot i have here and Suffering(tm)... pain and agonie #i mentioned this on main but apparently i just Cannot have a line acct for w/e reason #(i suspect it's bc i made an acct in america on my phone number but temp sim card --> diff phone number here) #(and since i didn't expect this i didn't tie the acct to an email --> i am unable to have line) #however my mother and i have graduated past emails and are now just using regular texting to communicate it seems #ANYWAY i get to see the jade cabbage today. i hope. and other things i also hope!! #i was going somewhere w/the line thing OH it's bc on the way home from church my mom saw a sign that said 元氣 and was like 'genki desu!' #it is always kind of a surprise to hear my mom speak jp bc it sounds simultaneously clumsy and full of confidence #she has friends in japan (college roommate + old pen pal + i have no idea she's lived Quite a life i feel) n i once found her old letters #and was kind of surprised bc they were like entirely in jp so obviously she could read n understand a lot #but anyway my mom went on to talk abt how taiwan continues to have significant japanese influence to this day n i was like yes... weebs c': #it's also interesting bc we'll go sightseeing n she'll be like “ye that's from american/jp occupation times but they gave back the land' #'so now it's xyz' n i'll be like. almost 'tails.jpg A Colonialism.'

[quirkle2]

i must be a little tumblr baby born in the tumblr cave cuz i am Not understanding how twitter works

#qktalks #hate this place . whatthe hell is going on #i don't understand the hashtags. i get that it's an organization thing i got that part #but i also see plenty of art posts Not tagged w anything #and yet they're rly popular and have tones of notes. likes? whatever they're called #so how did people find that. the algorithm? how did the Algorithm know to show them that if the post isn't tagged #what is going on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #not that it matters very much that i don't understand i'll never once post anything here #i just wanna browse art. i have done more blocking of reimob freaks than browse art tho so #wonderful sign. twitter is full of normal people that i don't want to maim #also there's no icon next to names to let me know i follow them which sucks #normally that wouldn't be a huuge problem but rn i'm following mainly japanese accounts #and i <3 can't read their names. or memorize them. they r in a different language w complicated little characters i don't understand #i sound like such a boomer .bury me in the yard #edit actually i rly like following exclusively japanese accounts bc it means whatever text is on my feed i cannot read #this is like looking thru a picture book. i cannot hear anybody's dumbass takes. bliss on twitter? more likely than u think

[collectorcookie]

anni2 spoilers kinda?

no thoughts head empty only this part from murr

#How rude of me to be possessed by wizards when knights climax is happening #To be fair i cannot read it because idk japanese so i can't be fully insane about it yet. But i can be insane about murr and edit him now #murr hart #mahoyaku

[kafus]

ugh all of my vocalsynth mutuals are so cool and also know way more japanese than me and i feel so inferior and afraid of everyone YOU'RE ALL SO COOL I'M GOING TO GO CRAZY

#kiki was here #kiki.txt #i was studying japanese but i had to stop because health problems were making it near impossible #i'm working on managing my disabilities now and i hope i can pick my studies back up #my jp skills amount to being able to read kana #a tiny handful of kanji are recognizable #and with a dictionary i probably know enough grammar rules to get the gist of something #i have very little listening comprehension and cannot write or speak it #whenever i see fellow vocaloid fans who know jp i feel so intimidated #i am like a puny ant LOL