Talk:Suzumiya Haruhi:Volume1 Chapter4

References & Translator's Notes

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"No comment" vs. "Classified Information"

Kinny Riddle's Lines:
"Just how old are you really?"
"No comment~"

Original Japanese Text:
「あなたの本当の歳を教えて下さい」
「禁則事項です」

Properly Translated Text:
"Please tell me your real age."
"It's classified information~"

For that matter, anytime Mikuru says "No comment", it's actually "classified information". I kind of picked up that this was not exactly the right line, after seeing episode 5 of the anime, so I did an OCR on the raw scans I have.

--velocity7

"I can't take it anymore!"

The actual line is 「やれやれ」, which is more like the "Oh boy" sort of response. If there was anything like this before, again, it needs to be fixed.

--velocity7

I would interpret 「やれやれ」 to be one of the following:

• "Oh great..."
• "My my..."
• "Oh, here we go..."
• "Oh man..."
• "Oh bother..."
• "Oh bugger..." (British colloquial)

Basically, I think 「やれやれ」tends to be used like a verbal sigh.

"Oh boy...", like you suggested above, fits in fine as well.

--Da~Mike 21:58, 9 May 2006 (GMT)

"Sorry, I'm on my way!"

The actual line is 「すまん、今起きたとこなんだ」, which is "Sorry, I just woke up just now!"

--velocity7 17:49, 5 May 2006 (EDT)

"Then, see you!"

I don't have a copy of the original text in front of me, but I'm assuming that Asahina says something to the effect of 「じゃあ、また！」or「じゃあね！」which although would translate more directly into a "Then, ... (see you; later; again; etc.) it seems that because the meaning is the same as a "See you later" that is more commonly used in English than "Then, see you!" it should be changed to something more appropriate.

--JonJon 17:58, 3 January 2007 (PST)