Swearing in Japanese isn't always so much a matter of vulgarity, >>rather
the use of words that are below the politness level that you >>should be
using.
Refering to your supervisor as "aitsu" instead of something >>like "kare."
The average ones you'll hear in fights and in anime >>usually follow
"temei"
or "omae" instead of "anata" (you), and "ranma-like" shortened >>coloquial
phrases... All this meaning that Ryouga likely uses them, >>or she would
have heard someone else using them and asked about the >>meaning of the
word.
NOw if you talk about words such as those in English... vulgar
references to parts of the body and family relations... well that
follows what you've said. But like I said... swearing in Japanese
doesn't involve that.
Thank you, I need to reword Ryuu's statement to 'He obviously hasn't taught
you how to swear.' As for everything else, well, Cas has less of an idea of
what swearing in Japanese is than either of us so she is making things up as
she's going along and generally sounding silly and stupid.
Ryouga looked at a loss for words. Ryuu just shrugged. �I�m not
here to impress anyone,� he stated. �I�m here because of our agreement.�
Ryouga was emboldened by Ryuu�s nonchalance. �Yea, it�s not like
there are any girls here that I�m trying to impress either.�
Ouch! You'd like to think that his "self-preservation" danger
senses would go off...
Bah. Cas can't really hurt him, though she gets the drop on him now and
then.
Use of "eki" here and "station" later... gratuitous japanese??
My bad. I thought Hakata Eki was the name of the place.
��Scuse me miss, would you like to try karashi mentai?� cried out a
hawker.
More gratuitous japanese. *I* may know what "karashi mentai" is... >> but
there are plenty of people out there that have no idea...and would
actually try eating it. OH it's edible...but I'd rather pass >> thank you.
Well, it was my understanding that this is a common ware hawked in the
station. I have no idea what that translates to and decided to just leave
it as the name of the food. I should probably describe it before having Cas
pass on the offer.
There are no monitors at any train station anywhere in Japan... not >>
even Tokyo station. There are usually signs (a poster mounted in a >>
frame on the wall) that give the train schedule, an electronic board >>
near the "kaisatsu" (electronic ticket gates) that gives the current >>
train times, and signs on the platform as well. When you described >> it
as you have... I think of how it looks in an airport...which is >> totally
inaccurate.
I meant an electronic board, doh. I even had a picture in my head and still
used 'monitor' but now that I've actually been to an airport I remember the
difference. Yea everyone laugh at the technology challenged author. :p
No...not really like an airport. No armed guards.
Cas hasn't been to an airport in Japan. She wouldn't know the difference.
You don't need a passport to ride the train...especially for
cheaper "local" and "express trains." Not even for the shinkansen >>
(bullet train). The only time it is required is if you've bought a >> JR
railpass, which is only available to foreigners visiting japan... >> no
japanese or resident foreigners.
Cas would need a passport as she is neither Japanese nor resident foreigner
but I guess there is no way the ticket teller woman would know that. Good
point so I'll drop it.
�How much would it cost to get to Tokyo station?�
�26,000 yen.�
>From Fukuoka? One-way, one-person it may be possible... Osaka to Tokyo is
11,000 and Yonezawa to Tokyo is 9,700 yen.
My bad. I should have clarified that that is the price for one person one
way.
Unless it's a family-owned business where she can work "under the table"
no she doesn't. That would be illegal... as she is only a junior high
school student (school is 6-3-3 in Japan). And there are many schools
that ban working during the school year.
I never stated she was paid. It is a task done by her family every year so
.... And yes she is only a junior high, hence why Ryuu didn't really think
she worked there.
Not usually for foreigners. This is 2002... Japanese are aware that
foreigners write their name backwards (compared to asian languages).
Good, I wanted to drop those TERRIBLE lines anyways.
I doubt the average Japanese person would ever do that for
anyone....anyone that isn't a foreigner. They are raised...constantly
taught the boundaries of "in-group" and "out-
group" from birth... just dropping formalities with someone they just met
wouldn't happen, not unless it was a foreigner they had met. Of course on
the other hand... the Ranma crew hardly qualifies
as 'typical' japanese.
As Ryuu hasn't exactly been addressed formally by either of his companions
and likely won't anytime soon, I had him offer up the idea to Karen. She
never actually drops it though.
50,000 yen wouldn't be enough. Normal hotels and japanese inns cost >> on
average 10,000 per person per night. If they stayed at a love hotel or a
capsule hotel it would be a bit cheaper... like 8,000 yen >> for a
night....
Yea I didn't get prices for hotels until February or something and never got
around to fixing that bit. I'm scraping the hotel scene and going to have
them camp outdoors ... again.
Hmm... story -wise... as you said it's slow going, and not much has
developed here, but I am curious as to where it's heading.
I may need to repost the previous three episodes to get everyone more in
feeling with who the hell Cas is and why she's with Ryouga, etc.
The entire first series is available on my website
http://www.geocities.com/violetdimall/fiction.html
So ... you can techniquely find out where I'm going with it if you want to
read ahead. However I'm posting these things on a monthly basis instead of
the weekly basis in which I wrote them.
Ciaow
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