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I tried searching for this ガッチガッチ and I can't figure out what means, only managed to figure out some words in the sentence and nothing more: ...

Well, I recently began with translating japanese, now I discover that I made a mistake with a translation, now I need someone to tell me the proper...

I'm having a hard time understanding the word, 引く　in this context. A couple is having a conversation. The girl is about to explain something...

あんたなんかクラッシュでもして 一度いたい目にあえばいいんだ Have a crash for once. That will teach you a lesson. Is this the right translation? 痛い目　= to have a horrible...

Hi, I'm having difficulty with a particular Japanese phrase "くつたりクッツヨソべポ". This phrase appears in a advertisement for a stuffed anime character...

あいつはサーキットで、俺はここでやらなきゃなんないことがあるんだ He has what he gotta do at circuits, so do I here. I mean, "So do I here" = "I have what I gotta do here. " I...

Can somebody help reading this ? I can't really read this, because of the bad quality.

I can't understand what is trying to be said here, I have a feeling that this is wrong. Need someone to check please. 説得力を With greater...

Can somebody help with translating this. I know that 頼んだ means 'asked', but what does it mean in conbination with よろしく. Can somebody explain that ?

高速コーナーでは遠心力がアウト側へ首がへし折れんばかりにもっていかれる At high speed corners, his neck is forced to move towards outside by cornering force as if it is going to break...

Can someone help and check the below sentences: 考古民俗関係は縁が結ばなくて//もう二度も振られてますよ 遺物の大切さは分かりますし I understand the importance of a momento......

I'm translating a chapter but I can't figure out the meaning of the following: 失えば己の存在自体も揺らぐほどの... 大切な何かがある... とか Also: まじで呆れた厨二野郎だな Any...

ドライバーの体重が６５KGだとすると If a driver weighs 65kg, フルブレーキング時にはその４．５倍。。。。２９０ｋｇ以上の負荷が身体にかかって前方にブッ飛ばされそうになる Under full braking, 4.5 times the weight, a...

Can somebody help me with translating. Here's a picture. And why are some Kanji written so small ? Like a superscript.

Hey :> I'm just starting out as a translator for a group and I'm having a lot of trouble with katakana phrases. I guess this would amount to...

I'd like to know what the difference is between them. I do remember learning about it years ago but since I have a terrible memory, I'm not sure...

想い人に葉が八つに分かれたもみじを捧げると恋が実る。 I don't understand what the part 分かれた are doing here :mono. 天才子役として昔からテレビに映画に活躍している彼女は国民的な人気を誇る。 Why does している go...

水子に心当たりのある人間よりも There are more people, including me... 俺も含め初恋に敗れた人間の方が多い who have failed to win their first love than those who have knowledge of...

そういう好きなんだったら If that's what you like... 何で経済学してる Then why are you studying economics? …ああ受験の頃 思う所あっててさ ...Well, I had a few thoughts around when...

俺はさ//初恋をとっくに済ませた人と 1: I'm...//An adult who put an end to puppy love a long time ago... 恋愛感情抜きに付き合うのが好きだからさー 1: And I like dating without getting...

Can anyone help me translate this character? It's 嘰, and I'm slightly confused about how to put it in english. How would you word, "嘰嘰"?and/or "嘰嘰喳喳"

hi, I don't get the first (red) part of the sentence at all: いつ終るともしれぬ混沌のなかで一人の若者が旅にでる。 thx

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あんたには バチが あたってほしいわ Having som trouble translating this sentence.

The setting is a prison. The inmates are split into five person cells. The one the protagonist ends up in is referred to as 五番号. The question is,...

Need help with the blank sentences below. 失恋した本人が不幸になんの？ Is the brokenhearted person unfortunate? ふられた段階でもう不幸なのに Even though a person is...

Need help with the blank ones below. あんな女と似ててどうする。。。 How is it that I resemble that woman...? 血繋がってないのに We aren't even related by blood. ...

Hi! I recently finished translating a 34-page chapter of 07-GHOST, but there are still a few lines I'm having trouble with. I was hoping you could...

It's this one sentence a guy uses in the Papuwa-kun manga. I love the quote so I'm hoping someone can come up with a better translation than I have....