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Japanese: 近頃はトイレットペーパーをリボン結びするのが女子力らしい・・・
English: Nowadays, it seems like tying a bow with toilet paper shows femininity…

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公衆トイレに入ったら
When I went into the public toilets

トイレットペーパーがリボン結びされていたんですが、
There was a toilet paper tied as a bow but

絶対にやめて欲しい…。
I really want them to stop

まさかと思って調べたら
I looked it up, thinking “no way”

「トイレで女子力発揮！」
“Show your femininity in the toilet!”

などと書いてある記事が沢山出て来た…
articles saying as such came up a lot

用を足した後、
After finishing business

洗っていない手で
with the hands you haven’t washed

わざわざ (EXAMPLES) 無駄にペーパー出してこれをやることに
about taking the trouble of pulling out the paper wastefully and doing this

非常識さしか感じなかった…😦
I only felt their thoughtlessness

Comments

トイレで遊ぶな
Don’t play in the toilet

こんなことよく (EXAMPLES) やろうと思うなｗ
How the hell can they think of doing this?

結び目固くてトイレ詰まりそう (EXAMPLES)
It looks like the toilet is going to get clogged because the knot is tight

これ男子便所にあったら相当怖いな
If it’s in the men’s toilet, it would be pretty scary

鳳凰
Phoenix

鳳凰なら許可する
I will permit it if it’s a phoenix

鳳凰はどんだけ紙を使ってるのよ
How much paper is used for the phoenix

鳳凰は持って帰るかもしれない
I might bring it home

凄い待って入ってこれやっとったら殺すわ
If I find this after waiting for so long, I will kill them

確かに腹立つw
It surely makes me mad

Examples

わざわざ (adv. “taking the trouble”)

お土産みやげを渡わたしにわざわざうちまで来きてくれたの？ありがとう。

Did you come all the way to my place to give me the souvenir? Thank you.

わざわざ学校がっこうに迎むかえに来こなくてもいいよ。

You don’t have to come all the way to school to pick me up.

人気にんきのラーメンを食たべるためにわざわざ来きたのに、今日きょうは休業日きゅうぎょうびだった。

I came all the way to eat the popular ramen but the restaurant was closed today.

よく (used sarcastically when criticising someone’s action)

ご飯はん食たべながらよくスプラッター映画えいが見みれるね。

How can you watch splatter films while eating food.

私わたしによくそんなことが言いえるね。

How dare you say such a thing to me?

あんないじわるされてよく平気へいきでいられるね。

How can you remain calm after being bullied like that.

Verb Masu Stem + そう (look like it’s about to/going to …)

あ、ジャケットのボタンが取とれそうだよ！(1)

Oh, the jacket button looks like it’s going to come off!

泣なきそうな顔かおしてる女おんなの子こがいた。(2)

There was a girl who looked like she was about to cry.

まだ春はるなのにもう暑あつい。今年ことしの夏なつは暑あつくなりそうだな。(3)

It’s still spring but it’s already hot. This summer looks like it might get hot.

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Japanese: 客「ソニーのiPhoneを出せ！」店員「Xperiaですね？」客「違う！ソニーのiPhone」意味不明すぎるクレーマーが話題に
English: Customer “Give me a Sony iPhone!” Staff “Xperia, right?” Customer “No! Sony iPhone!” Nonsense customer became a hot topic

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「ソニーのiPhoneください」って言われて、
“Can I get a Sony iPhone?” I was asked and,

ああ、Xperiaのことかな、と思って案内したら
I thought “ah, I guess he means Xperia” and so I showed it to him

「だから、ソニーのiPhoneですよ！」
“I told you, a Sony iPhone!”

ってiPhone売り場まで連れていかれ、
He said and took me to the iPhone section

「この中でソニーのiPhoneどれですか？
Out of them, which one is the Sony iPhone?

私はソニーのしか使ったことがないから、
I’ve only used Sony before so,

東芝とかパナソニックとかのiPhone渡されても
Even if you give me a Toshiba, Panasonic or any other iPhone

操作できないんですよ！」
I can’t use it!

とまくしたてられ、
He spouted off

「いや…iPhoneは全てアップルって (EXAMPLES) メーカーが作ってるのでどれも同じですよ」
“Well… iPhones are all made by a manufacturer called Apple so they are all the same”

って伝えても
Even though I told him so,

「私のはソニーなの！！
Mine is Sony!!

アップルなんて聞いたことがない！！
I’ve never heard of Apple and such

契約したときにしっかりソニーと言われました！」
When I signed the contract, I was definitely told that it was a Sony!

とかブチギレしだして
He started to blow up

当店にはソニーのiPhoneはありませんね・・・
Our shop doesn’t have a Sony iPhone…

他のお店当たってください・・・
Please try another store…

と言うしかなかった。
That’s all I could say.

Comments

Yahooでググれ
Google it on Yahoo

NECのファミコンよこせよ
Give me a NEC NES

スマホ=iphoneと勘違いしてるのか
Is he mixing up smartphone and iPhone?

知らんのだろう (EXAMPLES) から店員が分かりやすく説明しろよ。
He probably doesn’t know (about smartphones) so the staff should explain to him so that it’s easy to understand

ローソンでファミチキくださいというようなもの
It’s like you are saying “can I get a Fami-chiki” at Lawson

親はプレステのこともファミコンって呼んでたなw
My parents were referring to PlayStation as NES lol

ホッチキスみたいな感じか
Is it like Hocchikisu?

うちの親もこんな感じ
全く分かってない
My parents are like this too
They don’t understand at all

ロボットを全部ガンダムというようなもの
It’s like referring to all robots as Gundams

私なら、iphoneとxperiaの二つを差し出して
「どちらですか?」って尋ねる。
It I were you, I would show him an iPhone and Xperia and ask him which one.

iPhoneの裏にSONYってマジックで書いてあげれば (EXAMPLES)
How about writing SONY with a permanent marker on the back of the iPhone?

Examples

 って (= という, “called”)

ナルトってアニメ知しってる？

Do you know an anime called “Naruto”?

習志野ならしのってとこに住すんでるよ。

I live in a city called Narashino.

これは太宰治だざいおさむって作家さっかが書かいた本ほんだよ。

This is a book written by an author called Osamu Dazai.

だろう (expresses assumption)

明日あしたは雨あめだから、試合しあいは中止ちゅうしだろう。

It will rain tomorrow so the game will probably be cancelled.

クリスマスケーキを見みたら、子供こどもたちはきっと喜よろこぶだろう。

If the kids see the Christmas cake, they will probably be happy.

その国くにに行いくのはやめた方ほうがいいだろう。治安ちあんが悪わるいから。

You’d better not go to that country. It’s an unsafe place.

Verb + ば (used to give a suggestion)

日本語にほんごを上達じょうたつさせたいなら、もっと本ほんを読よめば。

If you want to improve your Japanese, why don’t you read more books?

ここで少すこし休やすんでいけば？

Why don’t you rest here for a while?

勝手かってにすれば。

Suit yourself.

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Japanese: 神戸市が謝罪会見「職員が仕事中に3分抜けて弁当を注文していました」
English: Kobe city gave a public apology “Our staff was away from work for 3mins ordering a bento box”

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神戸市水道局の64歳の男性職員は、去年9月から今年3月の間に、
A 64-year-old male staff in the Kobe City Waterworks Bureau, between last September and this March

勤務時間中に近くにある飲食店に弁当の注文をするため、3分程度の中抜けを26回したとして、
for stepping out for approximately 3 minutes 26 times to order a bento box at the restaurant nearby during working hours

半日分の減給となりました。
ended up getting a pay cut of half a day

神戸市の担当者は、会見で
A person in charge in Kobe city at the press conference

「このような不祥事が生じてしまったことは、大変遺憾であり、申し訳ございませんでした」と陳謝しました。
Apologised saying, “It is very regrettable that this kind of misconduct happened. We are very sorry”.

男性職員は「気分転換のためだった」と話しているということです。
The male staff allegedly told that “it was for a change of mood”.

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こりゃ (EXAMPLES) 大半の職場で謝罪会見必要だな
Well, most of work places will need a public apology.

そんなことで会見する暇があったら仕事しろよ
If you have time for such a conference, do some work.

タバコ休憩がよくて これがダメな理由がわからない
I don’t understand the reason why cigarette breaks are ok and this is not.

他にいくらでも問題あるだろうに (EXAMPLES) 。バカバカしい。
There should be many other problems besides this. Ridiculous.

これテレビに出たかっただけだろ (EXAMPLES)
This.. I swear they just wanted to be on TV.

３分抜けるのが許さないなら逆に３分のサビ残も許さないんだろうな (EXAMPLES)
If they don’t allow being 3 minute away from work, then they wouldn’t allow 3 minute unpaid overtime, right?

それほんとに重要なことなのか
Is that really an important thing?

26回×3分の事実を調べるためにどのぐらいの手間と人件費使って謝罪会見開いたんだよ
また後日それを謝罪しろ
In order to investigate the fact of 26 times of 3 minutes, how much trouble and labour cost did they use and to have the apology conference?
Apologise for it again at a later day.

Examples

こりゃ/これは (used to express surprise or pleasure)

こりゃ驚おどろいた！

What a surprise!

こりゃすごいアニメだ。友達ともだちにも見みせよう。

What an awesome anime! I’m going to show my friend.

これはこれは、よくいらっしゃいました。

Oh my my, you came all the way for me (I’m happy to see you).

だろうに (used to express disappointment or sympathy for someone)

もっと早はやく行いけば間まに合あっただろうに。

If they had left earlier they would have made it.

なんであんな男おとこと付つき合あってるの？もっといい人ひとがいるだろうに。

Why are you seeing him? There should be someone better than him.

あの子こはいつも笑顔えがおだね。ずっと病気びょうきで辛つらいだろうに…。

That kid is always smiling. It should be so hard being sick for so long.

だろ (“I swear/I’m sure” used to blame/encourage someone in male speech)

お前まえ、馬鹿ばかだろ。

I swear you are stupid.

知しってるだろ！

I’m sure you know that!

お前まえはできる子こだろ。

I know you are a capable child.

だろうな (“Are you sure that …?” used to make sure of something in male speech)

そんなにお菓子かし食たべて、晩飯ばんめしは食たべれるんだろうな。

You are eating so much snacks but are you sure you can eat dinner?

ずっとゲームしてるけど、今日中きょうじゅうに宿題しゅくだい終おわるんだろうな。

You have been playing games for a long time but are you sure you can finish your homework today?

明日あした来くるって信しんじていいんだろうな。約束やくそくだぞ？

I can trust you coming tomorrow, right? You promise?

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Japanese:【朗報】女さんが機嫌悪い時の正解、発見されるwwwwww
English: [Good news] the right answer for when girls are in a bad mood has been discovered lol

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昔生理で彼氏に電話で八つ当たりしたら｢ちょっと待ってて｣ って (EXAMPLES) 言われて、
A long time ago, when I was on my period I took the irritation out on my boyfriend on the phone. Then he told me to wait a bit.

海老のお寿司とコーラとアイスと薬とカイロとゲームを持って家に来てくれて (EXAMPLES)
Later he came to my place with prawn sushi, coke, ice cream, medicine, disposable heat packs and games,

｢機嫌治るもの分からなかったから全部持ってきた｣って言ってくれて、
and said “I didn’t know what makes you feel better so I brought everything”.

どれも別に正解じゃない (EXAMPLES) けど来てくれて嬉しかったから｢全部正解！｣って言った
None of them was really the right answer but I was happy that he came, so I said “Everything is the right answer!”

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イライラする…せや！彼氏に電話して八つ当たりしたろ！
I’m irritated…oh yeah! I will call my boyfriend and take it out on him!

↑こんなやつの機嫌取る必要ある？
↑Do you even need to please this bitch?

彼氏人が良すぎ
Her boyfriend is too nice

これ男女逆だったら叩かれてたな
If the sex was opposite, the guy would have been bashed

だから何や？
So what?

手ぶらでいったら不正解？
Is it wrong if he went empty-handed?

現金与えとけばええんちゃう
Can’t you just give her cash?

ホストクラブが儲かるわけだ
No wonder host clubs are making a profit

そのくせ男が風邪引いたら、ひ弱て言われるんだよな
Despite that, when a man catches a cold he will be called “weak”

うざw
Annoying lol

1文が長すぎる
One sentence is too long.

彼氏やさC
Her boyfriend is kind

これを支持してる女子が22万もいるのか、、終わってんな
220K girls like this? It’s the end of the world

イライラ他人にぶつけるやつ嫌い
I hate people who take it out on others

彼氏に八つ当たりした話が美談になってて草
The story about a woman taking it out on her boyfriend became a heroic story lol

Examples

って (particle used for quoting)

「お腹なかすいた」ってイタリア語ごで何なんていうの？

How do you say “I’m hungry” in Italian?

馬鹿ばかって言いった奴やつが馬鹿ばかなんだよ。

Whoever called you an idiot is the idiot.

〜てくれる (Someone does something for me)

牛乳ぎゅうにゅう買かって来きてくれる？

Can you go buy milk for me?

パーティに誘さそってくれてありがとう。

Thank you for inviting me to the party.

どれも〜ない (None of them is …)

ピーマン、人参にんじん、玉たまねぎ… どれも好すきじゃありません。

Green peppers, carrots, onions… I don’t like any of them.

数学すうがく、化学かがく、体育たいいくのどれが得意とくい？ – どれも得意とくいじゃない。

Maths, chemistry, P.E.? Which one are you good at? – None of them.

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Japanese:【朗報】ケンタッキー食べ放題開催
English: [Good news] KFC all-you-can-eat event begins

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日頃のお客様のご愛顧に感謝し (EXAMPLES) 、店舗限定で開催決定！
As a token of appreciation for our customers, we have decided to hold the event in limited stores!

KFC「『オリジナルチキン』食べ放題！」
KFC ” ‘Original Chicken’ all you can eat!”

開催日時：3月27日(火)～4月17日(火)の毎週火曜日のディナータイム
Date and time of event: from March 27 to April 17, every Tuesday, dinner time

制限時間：45分間(予約制)
time limit of 45 minutes (reservation required)

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15ピースは (EXAMPLES) いける (EXAMPLES) わ
I can easily eat at least 15 pieces

2ピースで十分 (EXAMPLES)
Two pieces are enough

45分って短いわ
45 minutes is short

Examples

て form of mental state verb (with that feelings)

慌あわてて家いえを出でた。

I left home in haste.

ゴールの瞬間しゅんかんを興奮こうふんして見みていた。

I was watching the moment of the goal with excitement.

は with numbers (at least)

明日あしたのパーティに５０人にんは来くると思おもう。

I think at least 50 people will come to the party tomorrow.

死しぬ前まえに一度いちどはバンジージャンプしてみたい。

I want to try bungee jumping at least once before I die.

いける (to be able to perform quite well)

ギターだけじゃなく、ピアノもいける。

I can play not only the guitar, but also piano.

デブでも全然ぜんぜんいける。

I can even date with a fatso.

十分 (to be sufficient/enough)

お腹なかいっぱい！もう十分じゅうぶん。

I’m full! It’s enough.

オーストラリアの冬ふゆは、ジャケット一枚いちまいで十分じゅうぶんです。

One jacket will be enough for the winter in Australia.

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