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== Lost in translation ==

Here is a short paragraph from early in Vol8 Wandering Shadow


Current version
:I uttered this half-hearted response while continuing to watch the ball fly around the court. 

:The opponent began her serve, and the ball traveled in an arc, before being projected upwards by the other side's setterFrom behind the 3-metre line, a girl clad in gym clothes ran forward, then lept high into the air. At the apex of her jump, the hitter raised her right arm, and viciously spiked the ball downwards. The angle was perfect, as the ball flew steeply down and landed in the corner of the opponents' court. A member from the volleyball club, who was acting as a stand-in referee, blew his whistle. A perfect back attack indeed.

Japanese original text (courtesy of Smidge)

:　俺は気のない相づちを打ちつつ、コートの上空を舞《ま》う白いバレーボールの行方《ゆくえ》を追う。相手の陣地《じんち》から山なりサーブで飛んできたボールは、放物線の落下点でレシーブされ、次にトスという手順を踏《ふ》んでほぼ垂直に上昇《じょうしょう》する。

:　そのボールを追うように、アタックラインの遥《はる》か手前から助走をつけてジャンプした体育着の女子が見事なまでの躍動《やくどう》感で右手を振《ふ》り下ろし、位置エネルギーと運動エネルギーのすべてを叩き込まれた気の毒なボールは、殺人スパイクとなって相手チームの二枚ブロックをはじき飛ばし、コートの角に吸い込まれた。完璧《かんぺき》なバックアタック、主審《しゅしん》役を務めるバレーボール部員が笛を吹《ふ》く。


With parenthetical pronunciation stuff stripped out (doesn't help Babelfish)

俺は気のない相づちを打ちつつ、
コートの上空を舞う白いバレーボールの行方を追う。
相手の陣地から山なりサーブで飛んできたボールは、
放物線の落下点でレシーブされ、
次にトスという手順を踏んでほぼ垂直に上昇する。

そのボールを追うように、
アタックラインの遥 か手前から助走をつけてジャンプした体育着の女子が見事なまでの躍動 感で右手を振り下ろし、
位置エネルギーと運動エネルギーのすべてを叩き込まれた気の毒なボールは、
殺人スパイクとなって相手チームの二枚ブロックをはじき飛ばし、
コートの角に吸い込まれた。
完璧 なバックアタック、
主審役を務めるバレーボール部員が笛を吹く。

Translated phrase by phrase by Babelfish

As for we while striking the phase hammer which does not have the air,
The whereabouts of the white volleyball where it whirls the sky of coat are chased
As for the ball which becomes the mountain from the position of the partner and flies with serve
It is received in the falling point of parabola,
Stepping on the procedure, toss next, almost it rises vertically

: Way that ball is chased,
: Acquiring approach run from foreward the far of the attack line, the woman of the physical education arrival which jumps being, it shakes the right hand in, the beautiful raw stirring impression lowering
: As for the unfortunate ball which is hammered everything of position energy and kinetic energy
: Becoming the homicide spike, it repels two blocks of the opponent team, throwing
: It was sucked into the angle of coat
: Perfect back attack
: The volleyball staff who serves chief umpire part blows the whistle.



As for we while striking the phase hammer which does not have the air,
The whereabouts of the white volleyball where it whirls the sky of coat are chased  we watched the volleyball as it flew around the court
As for the ball which becomes the mountain from the position of the partner and flies with serve
It is received in the falling point of parabola,
Stepping on the procedure, toss next, almost it rises vertically

: Way that ball is chased,
: Acquiring approach run from foreward the far of the attack line, the woman of the physical education arrival which jumps being, it shakes the right hand in, the beautiful raw stirring impression lowering
: As for the unfortunate ball which is hammered everything of position energy and kinetic energy
: Becoming the homicide spike, it repels two blocks of the opponent team, throwing
: It was sucked into the angle of coat
: Perfect back attack
: The volleyball staff who serves chief umpire part blows the whistle.