Chotto Matte

A super beginner translating things I come across.

[kokorogin]

Artist’s tweet: 素直じゃないんだから ; sunao janai n dakara ; I’m not honest 

Please give the original tweet a like here: https://mobile.twitter.com/moooonblan/status/911259893897633792

Translation notes

“Why don’t you just ask me to not leave?” - Gintoki originally says: “いやだって言ったら ; Iya datte ittara ; if you say no” which I hope in this context loosely means something like that.

[kokorogin]

Title: 2020 GinTsu

Source: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/79381738

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Translation notes

“It must be grand” Tsukuyo originally says '太っ腹; futoppara' which literally means ‘fat belly’. I tried to see if this was a metaphor/colloquial for something but couldn’t find anything besides ‘腹 / belly’ could also mean one’s mind/one’s real intentions... so I guess I interpreted it to mean grand or generous? Hopefully I figure out one day.

[I am using GIMP to edit, idk why the font wouldn’t all change to be the same in Gintoki’s dialogue, but I ain’t here to be a graphic designer]

I’m not sure why Tsukuyo says ‘おめでと; omedeto; congratulations’ at the end when Gintoki hugs her. Is this the joke cause it’s meant to be her birthday wishes? Cute anyway! edit: haha my @ eyes and brain logic- it’s obviously Gintoki saying it

[kokorogin]

Title: YuChihi ; 湯ちひ

This takes place after the Athletics Festival chapters 61-62

https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/65473065

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Translation notes:

The bit where Chihiro gets flustered and says a bunch of ~jumbled mess~ I’m hoping that was what the author intended cause it originally said in the last bubble after “nani de katakoto ; 何でカタコト” which i found katakoto to literally mean “prattle/broken language”. Otherwise I really couldn’t find more to it.

[kokorogin]

Title: 3Z GinTsuki Valentine

Source: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/79769221

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Translation notes

Honmei choco (本命チョコ, "true feeling chocolate") are a type of chocolate given on Valentine’s Day in Japan with romantic feelings. Typically we see in high school anime/manga that it’s a big deal for a girl to give this type of higher quality chocolate to their crush, or given to partners.

Giri choco (義理チョコ, "obligation chocolate") are given out of courtesy to co-workers, friends or acquaintances and are not meant to be romantic at all.

[kokorogin]

Title: お月様綺麗でしたね / Otsukisama kirei deshita ne / The moon was beautiful

Source: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/76793780

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Translation notes

The text in yellow (Moon Viewing) was originally “中秋の名月; Chushu no Meigetsu; harvest moon” which refers to the Mid Autumn Festival/Harvest Moon Festival on August 15th. Tsukimi (月見; Moon-Viewing) is an activity done during this time in Japan, and apparently the official name for the festival, so I thought this term was more fitting for translation.

In the second last panel where Gintoki says “Yes”, he actually says “知っている; shitteiru; I know”. I wasn’t really sure how to translate this so it didn’t seem so stand-off/arrogant-ish, so I thought just a “yes” affirmation statement would do. 

The statement “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?” (月が綺麗ですね; tsuki ga kirei, desu ne), which I’ve seen a lot in Japanese literature/manga/anime, by playing with phonetics where the ‘tsuki/moon’ sounds like ‘suki/like’. There’s a lot more meaning to it than what I can explain (pls google it), but here’s a nice explanation here.

Some of you may already know Tsukuyo’s (月詠) name has reference to ‘moon’.

So overall, multiple layers of meaning and classic GinTsu fluff ~

Anyway, this is the first time I’ve done anything like this, feel free to let me know your opinions, suggestions, or correct me if I’m wrong!