Inuyasha - Translation Notes

INUYASHA: SENGOKU O-TOGI ZOUSHI:
TRANSLATION & READING NOTES

READING THE MANGA

The manga is scanned as it appears in the Japanese publication "Shonen Sunday.
That is, it's read from right to left. I generally keep the words in the same
places as they appear in the original.

PARDON MY JAPANESE...

First of all, obviously I'm not a professional translator. I've studied Japanese
and translate this for my own enjoyment, so I just don't forget what I've learned.
(Not that manga is a very good way of "studying the Japanese language" so to
speak, it's fun to read...) That and I like continuing to read and learn more about
the Japanese culture and language.

Anyway, I do take a few minor liberties in translating. I try to keep things as literal
as possible while still trying to flow in natural English (ie. not quite "bookish")
and build on character personalities. There are swear words where the language becomes
so in the original Japanese version. I also find mistranlations and errors in my
translating here and there. Plus there's almost always lines that bowl me over
in regards to what they really mean...

This isn't perfect, but hopefully passable. Special thanks to Roy for doing some
proofing for me, as well as being my dictionary, thesaurus, and all-around Japanese crash
course instrcutor when I'm thrown for a loop. Heh-heh.

~ MS

CHAPTER 334 GLOSSARY & NOTES

This chapter frequently uses a name called yadori sanagi. The name literally means "parasite pupa/larva."
I decided to translate the term, and refer to the creature as "parasite."

Not anything that is particularly hard to grasp, but I thought it would be fun to mention:

Sango uses what looks like dango in order to lure Shippou into the open. Dango is the name of any
round dumpling or cake, usually made of rice flour, sugar, and water. My particular favorite, shown above
is mochi dango, and filled with red azuki beans. ^_^

And another note:

Shippou uses a toy called taketonbo, which means "bamboo dragonfly." It's actually a very simple, traditional oriental toy made of bamboo. It originated in China in the fourth century AD and became a popular toy in China and Japan.

Last moified: Dec. 22, 2003