NHKayoubi!
This will be a largely boring for some of my guests, but I'm going to translate an article each week from the "Easy" NHK website. The idea came up from the Reddit - LearnJapanese forum. Someone asked for another person's translation of an article, someone else suggested it be once a week, and I thought up the stupid name for it.
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Previous NHKayoubi Videos and lessons
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MOST RECENT NHKAYOUBI VIDEOS AND LESSONS
For this week's NHKayoubi, instead of doing news, I decided that I'll translate some videos for a video game. It comes with eye-candy for both the boys and the girls! The game is called "Dragon's Crown", and it will be released in Japan and America some time soon. These are the "get to know your character" promos, and, seeing as how it's somewhat fantasy game related, I figured it would be a good fit. I wrote the kanji from the videos into paragraph form so that you can copy/paste them into google translate (or whatever) to read the one's you don't know.
アマゾン:身の丈にせまる巨大な斧を軽々と振り回す、美しくも獰猛な女戦士。
彼女によろいは必要ない。 戦いの神の加護を得る彼女はその血の滾りを力に変えて、稲妻のごとき速さで攻撃をかわし、防ぐ間も与えず、敵を叩き潰すことが出来る。 君はアマゾンとなり、ダンジョンを進む...! |
Amazon: The beautiful, fierce woman warrior that swings around a giant, tall, threatening ax with ease.
To her, armor isn't necessary. Receiving divine protection from the battle deity, she transforms her rage [literally: 'blood boiling'] into power, engages battle with speed as fast as lightning and, without giving time to defend, and is able to crush [lit.: 'concrete floor smash'] her enemies. Become an amazon and proceed through dungeons...! |
ウィザード:それは高い魔力を誇り、強力な魔法を操る魔法使いだ。
研ぎ澄まされた精神と膨大な知識によって編み出された魔法は爆炎を産み嵐を起こし、はるか空から隕石を呼び出して的を殲滅する。 その凄まじい破壊力は巨大な敵を打ち砕くにはなくてはならないものだろう。 君はウィザードとなり、迷宮に挑む... |
Wizard: Boasting a high level of magical power, and commanding terribly powerful magic, this is a wizard.*
Using well-sharpened spirit and enormous intellect, the well thought out magic awakens storms and spawns fireballs, and from the distant sky summons meteors, he annihilates his enemies. It's that this tremendous destructive power must be used for shattering powerful enemies. If you become a wizard, you'll venture through labyrinths. *魔法使い literally is "magic user". |
エルフ:この美しく長命な森の種族は恐るべきハンターでもある
その卓越した運動能力と正確無比な弓の腕前はさらに、自然の精霊の助けを借りて様々な魔法を操ることも出来るのだ。 可憐な見た目に惑わされた者は、必ず後悔することになるだろう。 君はエルフになり、冒険へ身を投じる...! |
Elf: This long living, forest race is also a dreadful hunter.
[The Elf] excels in her dexterous ability and unmatched skill with bows, shooting enemies at every distance, and, what's more, is able to control various magics by borrowing the help of the nature spirits Those that are deceived by her cute appearance will definitely end up regretting [their mistake]. When you become an elf, you'll plunge into adventure... |
ドワーフ:岩のごとき肌と鍛え上げられた肉体ですべてを粉砕する、誇り高き大地の一族。
その怪力は、身の丈を超える敵をもやすやすと持ち上げ、投げ飛ばす。 うまく敵をなぎたおせば、一騎当千の活躍を見せることが出来るだろう。 君はドワーフになり、未知の敵と対峙する...! |
Dwarves: A kinsman of the proud earth/ground with skin as tough as a rock and a sculpted body, pulverizing everything.
This superhuman strength, [he] easily lifts up and throws enemies who surpass him in height. If he successfully levels an enemy, he can show you the doings of a mighty warrior. When you become the dwarf, you will go face to face with unknown enemies... |
ソーサレス:変化に富んだ魔法で敵を翻弄することを得意とした、妖艶な魔女だ。
吹雪や雷雲を呼ぶかと思えば、朽ちた骨から戦士を作り出し、あるいは呪いで、敵を石やカエルに変えてしまう。 様々な局面で役立つ彼女の魔法は、大いなる助けとなるだろう。 君はソーサレスとなり、町を旅立つ...! |
Sorceress: A beguiling witch who excels at making a fool out of enemies with magic that abounds in transformations.
If she thinks about calling a snowstorm or a thundercloud, produce a warrior from rotted bones, perhaps, using a curse, she will turn the enemy into a stone or a frog. Her magic, which is useful in many different ways, will likely become a great help. If you become the sorceress, you will depart the town... |
ファイター:白銀の鎧に身を包み、剣と盾を手に敵に立ち向かう恐れを知らぬ勇士だ。
その鎧は敵の攻撃をものともせず、その盾は味方すべての守りとなる。 そして、その剣は、旋風の如く群がる敵を蹴散らし、正面から道を切り開くのだ。 君はファイターとなり、ドラゴンへと立ち向かう...! |
Fighter: Adorned in silver-white armor, a courageous hero who doesn't know fear with a sword and shield in-hand facing the enemies.
The armor, in spite of the enemies' attacks; the shield, which protects all of the allies. And the sword, like a whirlwind, overruns grouped together enemies, cuts paths from [his] face. As a fighter, you will face the dragon... |