Talk:GOTH:GOTH - Revision history

60.52.178.214: HC here. Deleting the Discussion pages.

2007-06-12T13:39:35Z

HC here. Deleting the Discussion pages.

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	~~== '''Translator's Notes''' ==~~


	~~=== Pierrot ===~~
	~~Pierrot, French clown, has a black teardrop under one eye.~~


	~~=== photo booth pictures ===~~
	~~The Japanese is プリクラ; purikura, short for "Print Club." You take photos in a booth and get photo stickers.~~


	~~=== keychain mascot ===~~
	~~The Japanese is キャラクターもの; kyarakutaamono, seems to be small, cute keychain mascots, from a quick google.~~

	~~=== prefectural road ===~~
	~~Prefectures are akin to states in the US. So prefectural roads are like state highways -- meant for traffic within the prefecture.~~

	~~=== wordplay ===~~
	語呂合わせ "goro-awase" literally means "joining word-sounds" ... basically games with words/numbers. For numbers in particular, you can make sentences, and usually the sentences are rude/shocking. Some examples given in the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%AA%9E%E5%91%82%E5%90%88%E3%82%8F%E3%81%9B Japanese Wikipedia article] are:

	~~427 = "死にな" = "shinina" = "shininasai" = "die (command)", and~~

	~~37564 = "皆殺し" = "mina-goroshi" = "everyone killed; the murder of everyone" = "mass murder; total annihilation"~~

2007-05-05T19:41:06Z

wordplay: copied explanation of 語呂合わせ from the forum

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	=== prefectural road ===		=== prefectural road ===
	Prefectures are akin to states in the US. So prefectural roads are like state highways -- meant for traffic within the prefecture.		Prefectures are akin to states in the US. So prefectural roads are like state highways -- meant for traffic within the prefecture.

			=== wordplay ===
			語呂合わせ "goro-awase" literally means "joining word-sounds" ... basically games with words/numbers. For numbers in particular, you can make sentences, and usually the sentences are rude/shocking. Some examples given in the [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%AA%9E%E5%91%82%E5%90%88%E3%82%8F%E3%81%9B Japanese Wikipedia article] are:

			427 = "死にな" = "shinina" = "shininasai" = "die (command)", and

			37564 = "皆殺し" = "mina-goroshi" = "everyone killed; the murder of everyone" = "mass murder; total annihilation"

2007-05-03T09:06:13Z

prefectural road: basic explanation off the top of my head

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	=== keychain mascot ===		=== keychain mascot ===
	The Japanese is キャラクターもの; kyarakutaamono, seems to be small, cute keychain mascots, from a quick google.		The Japanese is キャラクターもの; kyarakutaamono, seems to be small, cute keychain mascots, from a quick google.

			=== prefectural road ===
			Prefectures are akin to states in the US. So prefectural roads are like state highways -- meant for traffic within the prefecture.

2007-04-20T13:33:37Z

'''Translator's Notes'''

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	=== Pierrot ===		=== Pierrot ===
	Pierrot, French clown, has a black teardrop under one eye.		Pierrot, French clown, has a black teardrop under one eye.


			=== photo booth pictures ===
			The Japanese is プリクラ; purikura, short for "Print Club." You take photos in a booth and get photo stickers.


			=== keychain mascot ===
			The Japanese is キャラクターもの; kyarakutaamono, seems to be small, cute keychain mascots, from a quick google.

2007-04-16T06:48:53Z

New page: == '''Translator's Notes''' == === Pierrot === Pierrot, French clown, has a black teardrop under one eye.

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== '''Translator's Notes''' ==

=== Pierrot ===
Pierrot, French clown, has a black teardrop under one eye.