The "Stuff I Fucked Up" Page
Here I post up corrections to my translations that either I find myself, or that various people send me. These changes will be incorporated into the DVD script release, but until then you can see them on this page and find out how bad my Japanese really is!
And remember, if you find an error that's not listed here, feel free to tell me about it.
School Rumble episode 1:
11:43 - Uh, damn, I misspelled "incompetent". And come to think of it, "sentence" at the beginning of the episode in the notes, too. Oops. Sue me, I can't spell.
These are from mchivash:
13:02 - Tenma actually says machigaeta (I MESSED UP [AGAIN]!) in this scene, not maji ka (ARE YOU SERIOUS?!)
13:39 - The comment refers to Harima's eye (as in the Tenma's bishoujoka, not ˆ¤) - something to the effect of "View changed/distorted by Harima's love"
13:54 - shokuinshitsu (staff room) not shokuin (staff member) - "Maybe he made threats at the staff office until they let him go up a grade."
14:57 - Tennouji as opposed to Tennoushi.
15:09 - Tennouji is implying that he's going to break more than just 2-3 ribs, not that he feels sorry for them. - "I'm going to break more than just 2 or 3 of your ribs!"
16:08 - kokoro no komatta is a little different from "implying a blahblah heart". The implication was that he really put whoever wrote the letter really put his heart into writing it. - "It's a warm and wonderful letter which was written with all of one's heart, isn't it?"
16:25 - I would have translated this as "You're the one that's not making any sense!"
School Rumble episode 2:
1:11 - oops, I left in a "cannot" in here. I guess I should start getting somebody else to QC my stuff so I don't miss errors like this.
From Jimmy Hu:
I missed the "mikka" (3 days) part of the line. The exchange should go something like:
Girl 1: I skipped breakfast today.
Girl 2: I haven't eaten for three days! Thanks to that, I've lost 700 grams!
[...]
Girl 3: You're telling me that three days' worth of meals is only worth 700 grams?
From Bigblah:
15:58
"Please gentle..."
Should be "Please be gentle..."
School Rumble episode 3:
Man, more typos than I thought in this one. Oops.
From Bigblah:
00:03
Contination -> 'Continuation'
(2nd instance is spelt correctly...)
00:14
souveniers -> correct spelling is 'souvenirs'
02:21
...and try to draw them as best (as) you can.
14:09
repertoir -> correct spelling is 'repertoire'
16:49
Well, if you want to put it simply, I guess so.
20:32
molestors -> correct spelling is 'molesters'
(it's spelled correctly in all subsequent instances though)
From Alex Kwong:
14:05
That should be "agedashi tofu". Which means... "fried tofu". Oops. Shows how much I know about food.
And remember, if you find an error that's not listed here, feel free to tell me about it.
School Rumble episode 1:
11:43 - Uh, damn, I misspelled "incompetent". And come to think of it, "sentence" at the beginning of the episode in the notes, too. Oops. Sue me, I can't spell.
These are from mchivash:
13:02 - Tenma actually says machigaeta (I MESSED UP [AGAIN]!) in this scene, not maji ka (ARE YOU SERIOUS?!)
13:39 - The comment refers to Harima's eye (as in the Tenma's bishoujoka, not ˆ¤) - something to the effect of "View changed/distorted by Harima's love"
13:54 - shokuinshitsu (staff room) not shokuin (staff member) - "Maybe he made threats at the staff office until they let him go up a grade."
14:57 - Tennouji as opposed to Tennoushi.
15:09 - Tennouji is implying that he's going to break more than just 2-3 ribs, not that he feels sorry for them. - "I'm going to break more than just 2 or 3 of your ribs!"
16:08 - kokoro no komatta is a little different from "implying a blahblah heart". The implication was that he really put whoever wrote the letter really put his heart into writing it. - "It's a warm and wonderful letter which was written with all of one's heart, isn't it?"
16:25 - I would have translated this as "You're the one that's not making any sense!"
School Rumble episode 2:
1:11 - oops, I left in a "cannot" in here. I guess I should start getting somebody else to QC my stuff so I don't miss errors like this.
From Jimmy Hu:
I missed the "mikka" (3 days) part of the line. The exchange should go something like:
Girl 1: I skipped breakfast today.
Girl 2: I haven't eaten for three days! Thanks to that, I've lost 700 grams!
[...]
Girl 3: You're telling me that three days' worth of meals is only worth 700 grams?
From Bigblah:
15:58
"Please gentle..."
Should be "Please be gentle..."
School Rumble episode 3:
Man, more typos than I thought in this one. Oops.
From Bigblah:
00:03
Contination -> 'Continuation'
(2nd instance is spelt correctly...)
00:14
souveniers -> correct spelling is 'souvenirs'
02:21
...and try to draw them as best (as) you can.
14:09
repertoir -> correct spelling is 'repertoire'
16:49
Well, if you want to put it simply, I guess so.
20:32
molestors -> correct spelling is 'molesters'
(it's spelled correctly in all subsequent instances though)
From Alex Kwong:
14:05
That should be "agedashi tofu". Which means... "fried tofu". Oops. Shows how much I know about food.
posted by ed at 9:21 PM
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