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Eren’s Quote

Japanese: そんなのやだ、ミカサに男ができるなんて！一生オレだけを想っててほしい！オレが死んだ後もしばらく…10年以上は引きずっててほしい！
Romaji: sonna no yada, mikasa ni otoko ga dekiru nante! isshō ore dake o omottete hoshii! ore ga shinda ato mo shibaraku…jūnen ijō wa hikizuttete hoshii!
English: I don’t want that, Mikasa finding another man! I want her to think only of me for her entire life! Even after I die, I want her to be hung up on me for a while… for at least ten years!

Analysis

そんなのやだ、ミカサに男ができるなんて

そんな (adjective) means “that kind of”, and の (particle) turns it into a noun. So, そんなの means “that kind of thing” or “such a thing”.

やだ is a contraction of 嫌だ. 嫌 (na-adjective) means “unpleasant” or “disagreeable”, and だ is attached to a noun or na-adjective to form an affirmative statement. So, 嫌だ or やだ means “it’s unpleasant” or “it’s disagreeable”, and is a common expression for “I don’t want it” or simply “no” as a refusal, with a childish or emotional tone.

So, そんなのやだ means “I don’t want such a thing”.

AにBができる literally means “B appears at A”. In natural English, it’s usually translated as “A gets B.”

The A is ミカサ, the name of the girl who has always had feelings for Eren, and the B is 男 (noun) meaning “man”.

So ミカサに男ができる means “Mikasa gets a man”.

なんて (particle) means “something like”, which expresses the speaker’s strong feelings, such as surprise, disbelief, or contempt, about the preceding statement. In this case, it conveys Eren’s distress at the thought of Mikasa finding another man.

So, そんなのやだ、ミカサに男ができるなんて means “I don’t want such a thing, something like Mikasa getting a man” or more naturally, “I don’t want that. Mikasa finding another man”.

一生オレだけを想っててほしい

一生 (adverb) means “for one’s entire life” or “for a lifetime”.

オレ (pronoun) means “I” in a casual and masculine way.

だけ (particle) means “only”.

を (particle) marks the object, which is オレだけ.

想ってて is the contracted form of 想っていて, which is the て-form of 想っている, expressing an ongoing state of thinking with strong emotions or personal attachment.

ほしい following a verb in the て-form expresses “want someone to do something”.

So, 一生オレだけを想っててほしい means “I want her to think only of me for her entire life”.

オレが死んだ後もしばらく…10年以上は引きずっててほしい

オレ (pronoun) means “I”, and が (particle) marks it as the subject of the following verb, 死んだ (verb) , which is the た-form of 死ぬ meaning “to die”.

後 (noun) following a verb in the た-form means “after doing something”, and も (particle) means “even”, so オレが死んだ後も means “even after I die”.

しばらく (adverb) means “for a while”.

10年 means “ten years”, 以上 means “or more”, and the は particle when following a quantity emphasises that this is the minimum amount.

引きずってて is the contracted form of 引きずっていて, which is the て-form of 引きずっている, expressing an ongoing state of being hung up on something from the past, unable to move forward.

So, オレが死んだ後もしばらく…10年以上は引きずっててほしい means “Even after I die, I want her to be hung up on me for a while… for at least ten years”.

Examples

AにBができる (B comes into existence at A)

雨あめで庭にわに水みずたまりができた。

ame de niwa ni mizutamari ga dekita.

A puddle formed in the garden due to rain.

家いえの近ちかくに新あたらしい図書館としょかんができた。

ie no chikaku ni atarashii toshokan ga dekita.

A new library was built near my house.

部活中ぶかつちゅうにこけて、膝ひざに青あおあざができた。

bukatsuchū ni kokete, hiza ni aoaza ga dekita.

I fell during club activities and got a bruise on my knee.

Verb Te-Form + ほしい (want someone/something to do)

もっと褒ほめてほしい。

motto homete hoshii.

I want you to praise me more.

早はやく試験しけんが終おわってほしい。

hayaku shiken ga owatte hoshii.

I want the exam to end soon.

彼女かのじょにはいつも笑わらっててほしい。

kanojo ni wa itsumo warattete hoshii.

I want her to always be smiling.

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Luffy’s Quote

Japanese: お前がいねぇと、俺は海賊王になれねぇ！
Romaji: omae ga inē to, ore wa kaizoku-ō ni narenē!
English: Without you, I can’t become the Pirate King!

Analysis

お前 (pronoun) means “you” in a casual and rough manner.

が (particle) marks the subject in a subordinate clause.

いねぇ (verb) means “not to exist” or “not to be”. It’s a contracted form of いない, which is the negative form of いる (to exist, to be for animate beings).

と (conjunction particle) means “if” or “when”.

So, お前がいねぇと means “If you’re not present” or “If you’re not around”. In the anime, it translates to “Without you”.

俺 (pronoun) means “I” in a casual and masculine manner.

は (particle) marks the topic of the main clause.

海賊王 (noun) means “Pirate King”. Each kanji represents “sea”, “thief”, and “king”.

に (particle) is used with the verb なる to mean “to become something”. In English, the verb “become” takes a direct object without a preposition, but in Japanese, the particle に is required to mark the target or goal of the change.

なれねぇ (verb) means “can’t become”. It’s a contracted form of なれない, which is the negative form of なれる (can become).

So, お前がいねぇと俺は海賊王になれねぇ means “Without you, I can’t become the Pirate King”.

The standard form is お前がいないと俺は海賊王になれない, but in rough speech, ない is often contracted to ねぇ.

Also, in the manga, the small え is written in katakana instead of hiragana. This stylistic choice adds visual impact and emphasises an intense tone.

Examples

が in Subordinate Clauses

上司じょうしが近ちかくにいると、（私わたしは）サボれない。

jōshi ga chikaku ni iru to, (watashi wa) saborenai.

When my boss is around, I can’t slack off.

子供こどもが大おおきくなったら、（私わたしは）仕事しごとに復帰ふっきしたい。

kodomo ga ōkiku nattara, (watashi wa) shigoto ni fukki shitai.

Once my child grows up, I want to go back to work.

私わたしが何度なんど謝あやまっても、彼かれは許ゆるしてくれない。

watashi ga nando ayamatte mo, kare wa yurushite kurenai.

No matter how many times I apologise, he won’t forgive me.

〜ない + と + Negative Consequence

スマホがないと、何なにもできない。

sumaho ga nai to, nani mo dekinai.

Without my smartphone, I can’t do anything.

朝あさごはんを食たべないと、午前中ごぜんちゅうは元気げんきが出でない。

asagohan o tabenai to, gozenchu wa genki ga denai.

If I don’t eat breakfast, I don’t have any energy during the morning.

次つぎの電車でんしゃに乗のらないと、会議かいぎに遅刻ちこくしてしまう。

tsugi no densha ni noranai to, kaigi ni chikoku shite shimau.

If I don’t catch the next train, I’ll be late for the meeting.

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Jotaro’s Quote

Japanese: てめー正真正銘の史上最低な男だぜ。てめーのつけは金では払えねーぜ！
Romaji: temē shōshinshōmei no shijō saitei na otoko da ze. temē no tsuke wa kane dewa haraenē ze!
English: You truly are the lowest scum in history. You can’t pay back what you owe with money!

Analysis

てめー正真正銘の史上最低な男だぜ

てめー (pronoun) is a very insulting way to say “you”. It can also be written like this: てめえ.

正真正銘の (noun + particle) means “genuine” or “authentic”.

史上 (noun) means “in history”.

最低 (na-adjective) means “lowest” or “worst”.

When a na-adjective modifies a noun, な is attached to the adjective.

男 (noun) means “man”.

だ (auxiliary verb) is attached to a noun or na-adjective to affirm the statement.

ぜ (particle) is used at the end of a sentence to give a rough, casual tone, often used in male speech. It draws attention to the statement in a confident or cool way, similar to adding “hey” in English. It’s often heard in anime but rarely used in everyday conversation, as it sounds old-fashioned.

So, てめー正真正銘の史上最低な男だぜ means “You are genuinely the worst man in history”. In the anime, it translates to “You truly are the lowest scum in history. 

てめーのつけは金では払えねーぜ

てめー (pronoun) with the possessive particle の means “your”.

つけ (noun) means “debt” or “what you owe”.

は (particle) marks the topic of the sentence.

金 (noun) means “money”.

で (particle) indicates means or method, so 金で means “with money”.

払えねー (verb) is the contracted form of 払えない, meaning “can’t pay”.

The は particle here indicates contrast. It’s used with a negative outcome to show that the method—in this case, money—is ineffective or inappropriate, implying that another method might be possible.

ぜ (particle), again, draws attention to the statement with a rough, casual tone, often used in male speech.

So, てめーのつけは金では払えねーぜ means “You can’t pay your debt with money”. In the anime, it translates to “You can’t pay back what you owe with money”.

Examples

史上最◯

そのマラソンは史上しじょう最多さいたの参加者数さんかしゃすうを記録きろくした。

sono marason wa shijō saita no sankasha-sū o kiroku shita.

The marathon recorded the largest number of participants in history.

ウサイン・ボルトは100ひゃくmメートル走そうで史上しじょう最速さいそくのタイムを記録きろくした。

usain boruto wa hyaku mētoru-sō de shijō saisoku no taimu o kiroku shita.

Usain Bolt recorded the fastest time in history in the 100-meter sprint.

今年ことし、世界せかいの平均気温へいきんきおんが観測かんそく史上しじょう最高さいこうを記録きろくした。

kotoshi, sekai no heikin kion ga kansoku shijō saikō o kiroku shita.

This year, the global average temperature reached the highest level ever recorded.

Noun + で (Method) + は (Contrast) + Negative Outcome

自転車じてんしゃでは間まに合あわないよ！車くるまで送おくってあげる。

jitensha dewa ma ni awanai yo! kuruma de okutte ageru. 

You won’t make it on time by bicycle! I’ll give you a ride.

その洗剤せんざいでは頑固がんこな汚よごれは落おちないよ。こっちを試ためしてみて。

sono senzai dewa ganko na yogore wa ochinai yo. kocchi o tameshite mite. 

With that detergent, stubborn stains won’t come off. Try this one.

メールでは本当ほんとうの気持きもちを伝つたえられない。

mēru dewa hontō no kimochi o tsutaerarenai.

You can’t convey your true feelings through email.

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Suzume’s Quote

Japanese: 今は真っ暗闇に思えるかもしれないけれど、いつか必ず朝が来る。
Romaji: ima wa makkurayami ni omoeru kamo shirenai keredo, itsuka kanarazu asa ga kuru.
English: The night might seem endless right now but one day, morning will come.

Analysis

今は真っ暗闇に思えるかもしれないけれど

今 (noun) means “now”.

は (particle) marks the topic and can also indicate contrast. In this case, it contrasts the present with the future.

真っ is the prefix adding intensity to the following word 暗闇 (noun) meaning “darkness”, so 真っ暗闇 means “complete darkness” or “total darkness”.

に (particle) 思える (verb) means “it seems like”, so 真っ暗闇に思える means “it seems like total darkness”.

かもしれない means “might” or “may”, expressing possibility or uncertainty.

けれど (conjunction) is a more formal version of けど meaning “but”.

So, 今は真っ暗闇に思えるかもしれないけれど means “Right now, it might seem like total darkness, but…”

いつか必ず朝が来る

いつか (adverb) means “one day” or “someday”. The particle は can be added, as in いつかは, to emphasise the contrast with 今.

必ず (adverb) means “certainly” or “definitely”.

朝(noun) means “morning”.

が (particle) marks the subject of the verb.

来る(verb) means “to come” or “will come”.

So, いつか必ず朝が来る means “one day, morning will certainly come”.

So today’s quote 今は真っ暗闇に思えるかもしれないけれど、いつか必ず朝が来る means “Right now, it might seem like total darkness, but one day, morning will certainly come”. In the movie, this is paraphrased as, “The night might seem endless right now, but one day, morning will come”.

Review1: 〜に思える

Noun or な-Adjective に思える means “it seems like”.

You may already be familiar with だと思う, which means “to think that”.

They both express a mental process, and 真っ暗闇だと思う and 真っ暗闇に思える could both work, but there is a subtle difference in nuance.

真っ暗闇だと思う means “you think it’s total darkness” indicating that she’s actively forming an opinion that “it’s total darkness”, which is an intentional action. On the other hand, 真っ暗闇に思える means “it seems like total darkness” indicating that she perceives the impression of ‘total darkness’ naturally, without any intentional thought. So, 真っ暗闇に思える fits better in this context, as she’s focusing on her natural perception rather than her intentional thoughts. This choice reflects more empathy and understanding.

Review2: 必ず

必ず (adverb) means “certainly” or “definitely”, expressing strong certainty.

There are words like 絶対 and きっと, which also convey strong certainty, but these three words are used in different contexts.

必ず refers to something that will definitely happen in affirmative sentences. It’s commonly used in formal or objective contexts, based on rules or facts. It can be translated as “certainly”, “definitely”, or“without fail”.

絶対 can be used in both affirmative and negative sentences. It’s often used in casual situations and strongly conveys the speaker’s subjective feelings, based on a strong belief. It can be translated as “absolutely” or “without a doubt.”

きっと can also be used in both affirmative and negative sentences. It’s also used in casual situations and conveys the speaker’s subjective feelings, but with less emphasis than 絶対, as it’s based on speculation or assumption. It can be translated as “surely” or “most likely”.

For this quote, all the words could work, but in this scene, she’s talking to her younger self, and since she already knows her definite future, she can tell her what is going to happen with strong certainty, as if it’s fated. Therefore, 必ず, which is used in fact-based situations, is the most fitting word for this context.

Examples

思える

Noun +（のよう／であるよう）に思える

宇宙うちゅうのことを考かんがえると、自分じぶんがとても小ちいさい存在そんざい（のよう）に思おもえる。

uchū no koto o kangaeru to, jibun ga totemo chiisai sonzai (no yō) ni omoeru.

When I think about the universe, I feel like a very tiny existence.

な-Adjective +（なよう／であるよう）に思える

彼かれの話はなしは少すこし不自然ふしぜん（なよう）に思おもえる。

kare no hanashi wa sukoshi fushizen (na yō) ni omoeru.

His story seems a bit unnatural.

い-Adjective + ように + 思える／い-Adjective (replace い with く) + 思える

日本語にほんごの文法ぶんぽうは【難むずかしいように／難むずかしく】思おもえる。

nihongo no bunpō wa [muzukashii yō ni/muzukashiku] omoeru.

Japanese grammar seems difficult.

Verb Plain-Form + ように + 思える

この計画けいかくはうまくいくように思おもえた。

kono keikaku wa umaku iku yō ni omoeta.

This plan seemed like it would work out.

Adverbs of Strong Certainty (必ず／絶対／きっと)

試験しけん当日とうじつは受験票じゅけんひょうを【必かならず／絶対ぜったい／きっと】持参じさんしてください。

shiken tōjitsu wa jukenhyō o kanarazu jisan shite kudasai.

Please make sure to bring your admission ticket on the day of the exam.

明日あしたの面接めんせつは【必かならず／絶対ぜったい／きっと】遅刻ちこくできない。

ashita no mensetsu wa zettai chikoku dekinai.

I absolutely cannot be late for tomorrow’s interview.

もう遅おそいから、【必かならず／絶対ぜったい／きっと】寝ねてると思おもうよ。

mō osoi kara, kitto neteru to omou yo.

It’s already late, so I think he’s most likely sleeping.

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Reiner’s Quote

Japanese: 俺のすべきことは、自分のした行いや選択に対し、戦士として最後まで責任を果たすことだ。
Romaji: ore no subeki koto wa, jibun no shita okonai ya sentaku ni taishi, senshi toshite saigo made sekinin o hatasu koto da.
English: The only choice for me now is to face the consequences of my actions and as a warrior fulfil my duty to the bitter end.

Analysis

The sentence is a bit long, so I’ll divide it into two parts: the main clause, which stands as a complete sentence, and the subsidiary part, which provides additional information.

Main Clause: 俺のすべきことは戦士として最後まで責任を果たすことだ.

This follows the basic structure “Noun Aは Noun Bだ“, meaning “Noun A is Noun B”. We’ll break down each noun.

Noun A: 俺のすべきこと

The structure involves an adjective clause 俺のすべき modifying the following noun こと.

俺 (pronoun) means “I” in an informal and masculine way.

の (particle) indicates the subject in an adjective clause, functioning similarly to が.

すべき means “should do”. It’s formed by combining す, which is the classical form of する meaning “to do”, and べき meaning “should”.

こと means “things” that are abstract or intangible.

So, 俺のすべきこと means “things that I should do”.

Noun B: 戦士として最後まで責任を果たすこと

戦士 (noun) means “warrior”.

として (particle) means “as”.

最後 (noun) means “end” or “last”.

まで (particle) means “until”.

責任 (noun) means “responsibility”.

を (particle) marks the direct object of an action.

果たす (verb) means “to fulfil”.

こと, in this case, is used as a nominaliser which doesn’t have a specific meaning on its own, but it turns a verb into a noun to indicate the action as a concept.

So 戦士として最後まで責任を果たすこと means “to fulfil my responsibility as a warrior until the end”.

So the main clause 俺のすべきことは戦士として最後まで責任を果たすことだ means “What I should do is to fulfil my responsibility as a warrior until the end”.

Subsidiary Part: 自分のした行いや選択に対し

This also contains an adjective clause, which modifies the following noun. Let’s break it down.

自分 (pronoun) is used to refer to the same person within the same sentence. In this case, it refers to 俺 which was mentioned earlier. In Japanese, instead of repeating, we often use 自分 to avoid redundancy.

の (particle), again, indicates the subject in an adjective clause, functioning similarly to が.

した (verb) means “did”. It’s the past tense of する (to do).

行い (noun) means “action”.

選択 (noun) means “choice”.

や (particle) is used to list representative things. It’s similar to “and”, but it also implies that there are other similar things not mentioned in the list. In this case, it could include things like his decisions, words, and so on.

So 自分のした行いや選択 means “the actions I took and the choices I made.” In Japanese, we use the verb する with these nouns, such as 行いをする (to take actions) and 選択をする (to make choices), so 自分のした can modify both 行い and 選択 with a single verb.

に対し indicates the target of an action, emotion, or attitude. In this case, it refers to what his responsibility is directed towards.

So, 自分のした行いや選択に対し means “for the actions I took and the choices I made” or simply, “for my actions and choices”.

So today’s quote 俺のすべきことは自分のした行いや選択に対し戦士として最後まで責任を果たすことだ means “What I should do is to fulfil my responsibility as a warrior until the end for my actions and choices”. In the anime, it translates to “The only choice for me now is to face the consequences of my actions and, as a warrior, fulfil my duty to the bitter end”.

Examples

Verb Dictionary-Form + べき (should)

借かりたお金かねは返かえすべきだ。

karita okane wa kaesu beki da.

You should pay back borrowed money.

約束やくそくの時間じかんの５ご分前ふんまえには着つくべきだ。

yakusoku no jikan no go-fun mae ni wa tsuku beki da.

You should arrive 5 minutes before the appointed time.

お金かねを拾ひろったら警察けいさつに届とどけるべきだ。

okane o hirottara keisatsu ni todokeru beki da.

If you find money, you should turn it in to the police.

Nominaliser こと

ケーキを食たべたことは内緒ないしょだよ。

kēki o tabeta koto wa naisho da yo.

It’s a secret that we ate the cake.

宿題しゅくだいがあることを忘わすれていた。

shukudai ga aru koto o wasurete ita.

I had forgotten that I had homework.

夢ゆめは看護師かんごしになることです。

yume wa kangoshi ni naru koto desu.

My dream is to become a nurse.

〜に対して (indicates the target of an action, emotion, or attitude)

親おやに対たいして、その言葉ことば遣づかいは何なんだ！

oya ni taishite, sono kotobazukai wa nan da!

What is that manner of speaking, towards your parents!

田中たなかさんは女性じょせいに対たいして優やさしい。

tanaka-san wa josei ni taishite yasashii.

Mr. Tanaka is kind to women.

自分じぶんの言葉ことばに対たいして責任せきにんを持もちなさい。

jibun no kotoba ni taishite sekinin o mochinasai.

Take responsibility for your words.

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Akira Toya’s Quote

Japanese: 君を一番知っている僕だからわかる。僕だけがわかる。君の中にもう一人いる！
Romaji: kimi o ichiban shitteiru boku dakara wakaru. boku dake ga wakaru. kimi no naka ni mō hitori iru!
English: I can tell because I know you better than anyone else. Only I can tell. There’s someone else inside you!

Analysis

君を一番知っている僕だからわかる

君 (pronoun) means “you”. It’s used when speaking to people of the same or lower relative position from the speaker’s perspective. It can sound a bit distant or superior, so you don’t hear it often in everyday conversation, but for Akira, an anime character who acts very mature for his age, his use of 君 to address Hikaru fits naturally. 君 also has literary or poetic connotations, so you often see it in literature such as novels, song lyrics, and anime titles.

を (particle) indicates the direct object.

一番 (adverb), literally meaning “number one”, is used to express the superlative degree, indicating “most” or “best” in various contexts.

知っている (verb) means “to know”. Its dictionary form 知る represents the action “to get to know”, while 知っている expresses the state of knowing.

僕 (pronoun) means “I”. It’s used by males in casual speech with polite and well-mannered connotations. You hear it in everyday conversation, just as often as 俺, which has a more masculine or rough tone than 僕 – exactly as we see with Akira using 僕 and Hikaru using 俺.

When a verb phrase precedes a noun, it modifies the noun like an adjective clause in English. So 君を一番知っている僕 means “I, who know you best”.

から (particle) means “because”. When it’s used with a noun or な-adjective, you need to attach だ.

わかる (verb) means “to understand” or “to recognise”, used when something is clear to someone.

So, 君を一番知っている僕だからわかる means “because it’s I who know you best, I understand”, which translates to “I can tell because I know you better than anyone else”.

僕だけがわかる

僕 (pronoun) means “I”, だけ (particle) means “only”, が (particle) emphasises exclusivity of “I and no one else”, and わかる (verb) means “to understand”, so 僕だけがわかる means “I’m the only one who understands” or “Only I can tell”.

君の中にもう一人いる

The pattern “Noun の location word に” indicates position or location. 君 means “you” and 中 means “inside”, so 君の中に means “inside you”.

The word もう, followed by a number and counter word, indicates an additional quantity of what the counter word represents. 一人 means “one person” so もう一人 means “one more person” or “another person”.

いる (verb) means “to exist” or “to be”.

So, 君の中にもう一人いる means “Inside you, another person exists” which translates to “There’s someone else inside you”.

Examples

〜から (because)

Noun + だ + から

まだ17歳じゅうななさいだから、お酒さけは飲のめないよ。

mada jūnana-sai dakara, osake wa nomenai yo.

I can’t drink alcohol because I’m still 17 years old.

な-Adjective + だ + から

この洗濯機せんたくきは静しずかだから、夜よるでも使つかえるよ。

kono sentakuki wa shizuka dakara, yoru demo tsukaeru yo.

This washing machine is quiet, so you can use it at night, too.

い-Adjective + から

頭あたまが痛いたいから、もう寝ねるね。

atama ga itai kara, mō neru ne.

Because I have a headache, I’m going to bed now.

Verb + から

今日きょうは雨あめが降ふるから、傘かさを持もっていきなさい。

kyō wa ame ga furu kara, kasa o motte ikinasai.

It will rain today, so take an umbrella with you.

Object + の + Location Word + に (Spatial Relation)

机つくえの上うえに本ほんがあります。

tsukue no ue ni hon ga arimasu.

There is a book on the desk.

椅子いすの下したに猫ねこがいます。

isu no shita ni neko ga imasu.

There is a cat under the chair.

駅えきの近ちかくに住すんでいます。

eki no chikaku ni sunde imasu.

I live near the station.

もう + Number + Counter

ビールをもう一杯いっぱいください。

bīru o mō ippai kudasai.

Can I have another beer, please?

もう500円ごひゃくえんあったら、この本ほんが買かえたのに…

mō gohyaku-en attara, kono hon ga kaeta noni…

If I had 500 yen more, I could have bought this book…

コーラを一本いっぽん買かうと、もう一本いっぽん無料むりょうでもらえます。

kōra o ippon kau to, mō ippon muryō de moraemasu.

If you buy one coke, you’ll get another one free.

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Ken Kaneki’s Quote

Japanese: 1000引く7は？
Romaji: sen hiku nana wa?
English: What is 1000 minus 7?

Analysis

1000 (せん) is the number “a thousand”. In kanji, it’s written as this: 千. It can also be read as いっせん to emphasize that it’s ONE thousand. For example, when counting thousand-yen notes, you would say “いっせん（一千）、にせん（二千）、さんぜん（三千）…” , but the number itself is normally read as せん.

引く is a verb meaning “to pull” or “to subtract”. In mathematical contexts, it corresponds to the English preposition “minus”.

7（なな, 七） is the number “seven”. In kanji, it’s written as this: 七. In words like 7時 meaning “seven o’clock” and 7月 meaning “July”, it’s commonly read as しち, but in most other contexts, it’s usually read as なな.

“1000引く7” forms a noun phrase that represents the mathematical operation 1000 – 7 (a thousand minus seven), and は is the topic particle, marking this noun phrase as the topic of the sentence, but in mathematical contexts, it can function similarly to an equal sign.

This is an incomplete sentence, implicitly asking for the result of the calculation. So, it actually means “1000 minus 7 is…?”, but it’s understood as “What is 1000 minus 7?”, without needing to explicitly state the interrogative words like “何” meaning “what”or “いくつ” meaning “how many”.

Basically, in this scene, Kaneki is using a psychological technique on his captor, Jason, by asking him to count down from 1,000 by sevens. This requires mental focus and can help prevent losing consciousness during extreme stress. Ironically, Jason originally used this same method to torture Kaneki, so now that their roles have reversed, Kaneki is applying this technique to Jason.

[REVIEW1] 1000引く7は？

This structure allows you to express mathematical operations by combining numbers with the appropriate verbs, using は (wa) which functions similarly to an equal sign, and ending with a question mark to form a question.

It may seem grammatically unusual as it embeds a verb within a noun phrase, without particles or modifications. However, this construction is standard in mathematical contexts in Japanese, directly reading out the calculation (1000 – 7 = ?). In mathematics, these special sentence structures are accepted, even if they don’t follow normal grammar rules.

Let’s look at some example sentences using this structure:

100 + 50 = ?
100足す50は？ (ひゃく たす ごじゅう は？hyaku tasu gojū wa?)

15 × 3 = ?
15掛ける3は？ (じゅうご かける さん は？jūgo kakeru san wa?)

20 ÷ 4 = ?
20割る4は？ (にじゅう わる よん は？nijū waru yon wa?)

In these sentences, we use mathematical verbs, 足す meaning “to add”, かける meaning “to multiply”, and 割る meaning “to divide” in the same way as 引く meaning to “subtract”.

If you want to finish the sentence with the answer, simply remove the question mark and add the answer.

[REVIEW2] Noun + は？

The は particle, followed by a question mark, indicates that what precedes it is the topic of inquiry, while the rest of the sentence is omitted. This kind of omission occurs frequently in Japanese, reflecting Japan’s high-context culture, which often relies on non-verbal and implicit communication, so you often have to guess what’s being asked based on the context.

Examples

Mathematical Operation

Subtraction（引ひき算ざん）

【10 – 4 = 6】

10じゅう引ひく4よんは6ろく

jū hiku yon wa roku

【100 – 9 = 91】

100ひゃく引ひく9きゅうは91きゅうじゅういち

hyaku hiku kyū wa kyūjūichi

Addition（足たし算ざん）

【5 + 8 = 13】

5ご足たす8はちは13じゅうさん

go tasu hachi wa jūsan

【246 + 789 = 1035】

246にひゃくよんじゅうろく足たす789ななひゃくはちじゅうきゅうは1035せんさんじゅうご

nihyaku yonjū roku tasu nanahyaku hachijū kyū wa sen sanjū go

Multiplication（掛かけ算ざん）

【6 × 7 = 42】

6ろく掛かける7ななは42よんじゅうに

roku kakeru nana wa yonjū ni

【25 × 16 = 400】

25にじゅうご掛かける16じゅうろくは400よんひゃく

nijūgo kakeru jūroku wa yonhyaku

Division（割わり算ざん）

【12 ÷ 3 ＝ 4】

12じゅうに割わる3さんは4よん

jūni waru san wa yon

【43 ÷ 5 ＝ 8, R3】

43よんじゅうさん割わる5ごは8はち、余あまり3さん

yonjūsan waru go wa hachi, amari san

Noun + は？ (asking about the topic without providing a complete predicate)

Realizing that Mr. Yamada, who was here until just now, is no longer around

山田やまださんは？

yamada-san wa?

Where is Mr. Yamada?

While offering coffee to a friend

砂糖さとうは？

satō wa?

Do you want some sugar?

A: 肉にくと卵たまごはタンパク質しつを多おおく含ふくむんだよ。
B: 魚さかなは？

A: niku to tamago wa tanpakushitsu o ōku fukumu nda yo.
B: sakana wa?

A: Meat and eggs contain a lot of protein.
B: What about fish?

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Frieren’s Quote

Japanese: お前の前にいるのは千年以上生きた魔法使いだ。
Romaji: omae no mae ni iru no wa sen-nen ijō ikita mahōtsukai da.
English: The person standing before you is a mage who has lived for over a thousand years.

Analysis

お前の前にいるのは

お前 is the second-person pronoun “you”, referring to an equal or inferior.

の used between nouns is the modifying particle. With this particle, the preceding noun can modify the following noun.

前 means“front” and it’s followed by the location particle に so お前の前に means “in front of you”.

いる is a verb meaning “to exist” or “to be” used for animate objects like people or animals.

の attached to a verb is the nominalising particle which turns the previous verb clause into a noun.

So お前の前にいるの means “the one who is in front of you” which can be translated as “the person standing before you”.

は is the topic particle which shows the preceding word is the topic, and the rest of the sentence is the comment which refers to the topic.

千年以上生きた魔法使いだ

千 is the number meaning “a thousand” and 年 is the counter suffix meaning “years” and it’s followed by 以上 meaning “more than” or “over” so 千年以上 means “over a thousand years”

生きた is the ta-form of a verb 生きる meaning “to live”, so 生きた means “lived”.

魔法使い is a compound noun made up of 魔法 meaning “magic” and 使い meaning “user” so 魔法使い can be translated as “mage”.

When a verb is followed by a noun, the previous verb clause modifies the following noun. So 千年以上生きた魔法使い means “a mage who (has) lived for over a thousand years”.

だ (auxiliary verb) following a noun is used to affirm the statement.

Examples

Noun の Noun

憧あこがれの人ひと

akogare no hito

The person I admire

この歌うたの最初さいしょの部分ぶぶん

kono uta no saisho no bubun

The first part of this song

明日あしたのレストランの予約よやく

ashita no resutoran no yoyaku

The restaurant reservation for tomorrow

Verb のは Noun だ

そこにいるのは誰だれだ。

soko ni iru no wa dare da.

Who is there?

私わたしが言いいたいのはそういうことじゃない。

watashi ga iitai no wa sōyū koto janai.

That is not what I wanted to say.

お母かあさんが買かったのは牛乳ぎゅうにゅうじゃなくて豆乳とうにゅうだった。

okāsan ga katta no wa gyūnyū janakute tōnyū datta. 

What my mother bought was soy milk, not milk.

Nouns Modified with Verb Clause

日本語にほんご学校がっこうに通かよう学生がくせい

nihongo gakkō ni kayou gakusei

A student who goes to Japanese language school

日本語にほんごを流暢りゅうちょうに話はなすアメリカ人じん

nihongo o ryūchō ni hanasu amerika-jin

An American who speaks Japanese fluently

昨日きのう映画館えいがかんで友達ともだちと見みた映画えいが

kinō eigakan de tomodachi to mita eiga

A movie that I saw with my friend in the cinema yesterday

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Ai Hoshino’s Quote

Japanese: アイドルは偶像だよ？嘘という魔法で輝く生き物。嘘はとびきりの愛なんだよ？
Romaji: aidoru wa gūzō dayo? uso to yū mahō de kagayaku ikimono. uso wa tobikiri no ai nan dayo?
English: Idols are objects of worship, you know? They sparkle through the magic of lies. Lies are the most exquisite love!

Analysis

アイドルは偶像だよ？

アイドル (noun) means “pop idols” who are entertainers marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese pop culture. They’re usually trained in performance skills such as dancing, modelling, and acting, not just singing skills.

The は particle shows the previous word is the topic of the sentence, so in this sentence, she’s talking about idols.

偶像 (noun) means “objects of worship”. It’s derived from a sculpture or statue that people pray to as part of their religion.

だ (auxiliary verb) following a noun is used to affirm the statement.

よ is the sentence ending particle used to make the listener aware of the information.

So アイドルは偶像だよ means “Idols are objects of worship” which is a declarative sentence, not a question sentence. Then why is a question mark attached in the end?

When a question mark is used in a declarative sentence, it expresses a rising intonation to add a nuance of asking for confirmation like “you know?”, “OK?”, “yeah?”, “don’t you think?” and so on, depending on the context.

So アイドルは偶像だよ？ can be translated as ”Idols are objects of worship, you know?”.

嘘という魔法で輝く生き物

“AというB” means “B called A”. The A is 嘘 meaning “lies” and the B is 魔法 meaning “magic”, so 嘘という魔法 means “magic called lies”.

で is the particle used to describe the means of an action, usually translated as “with” or “by”. The action is 輝く meaning “to shine” so it means “shine with magic called lies”.

And it modifies the following noun 生き物 meaning “living things” or “creatures”, so 嘘という魔法で輝く生き物 means “creatures that shine with magic called lies”.

The topic (アイドルは) is omitted as it’s already mentioned in the first sentence so the whole sentence is “(Idols are) creatures that shine with magic called lies”. In the anime, it’s translated as “they sparkle through the magic of lies”.

嘘はとびきりの愛なんだよ？

This time 嘘 (noun) is followed by the topic particle は, so in this sentence she is talking about “lies”.

とびきり (noun) is used to describe something that is highest of quality. It can be translated as “best” or “extremely good”. It’s followed by the modifying particle の and a noun 愛 meaning “love” so とびきりの愛 means “most exquisite love”.

なん is a contracted form of なの which is the combination of な (auxiliary verb) attached to the preceding noun and the explanatory particle の. And it’s followed by だ (auxiliary verb) to affirm the statement and よ (sentence ending particle) to make the listener aware of it.

This explanatory ん followed by だ is used when the speaker explains the reason or background of the context. In this case, she says that idols sparkle through the magic of lies and explains that it’s because lies are the most exquisite love for their fans.

And again, a question mark is attached in the end so 嘘はとびきりの愛なんだよ？ can be translated as “Lies are the most exquisite love, OK?” But in the anime, it’s left out.

Examples

Question Mark in Declarative Sentences

急いそがないと遅刻ちこくするよ？

isoganai to chikoku suru yo?

If you don’t hurry, you’re going to be late, you know?

着ついたら電話でんわしてよ？

tsuitara denwa shite yo?

When you arrive, call me, OK?

早はやく起おこしてって言いったのはあなただよ？

hayaku okoshite tte itta no wa anata dayo?

You are the one who told me to wake you up early, you know?

AというB (B called A)

山田やまだという人ひとを探さがしています。

yamada to iu hito o sagashite imasu.

I’m looking for a person named “Yamada”.

近所きんじょにマンマミーアというレストランができた。

kinjo ni manmamīa to iu resutoran ga dekita. 

A restaurant called Mamma Mia has opened near our place.

東京とうきょうの浅草あさくさという町まちで育そだちました。

tōkyō no asakusa to iu machi de sodachimashita.

I grew up in a town called Asakusa in Tokyo.

Explanatory （な）んだ

早はやくして！時間じかんがないんだから。

hayaku shite! jikan ga nai nda kara.

Hurry up! Because we don’t have time.

美大生びだいせい？だから絵えが上手じょうずなんだ。

bidaisei? dakara e ga jōzu na nda.

(Are you) an art student? That’s why you are good at drawing.

空そら飛とぶ象ぞうなんてありえない。きっと夢ゆめを見みているんだ！

sora tobu zō nante arienai. kitto yume o miteiru nda!

The flying elephant can’t be real. I must be dreaming!

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Naruto’s Quote

Japanese: まっすぐ自分の言葉は曲げねぇ。それが俺の忍道だ!
Romaji: massugu jibun no kotoba wa magenē. sore ga ore no nindō da!
English: I never go back on my words. That’s my ninja way!

Analysis

まっすぐ自分の言葉は曲げねぇ

まっすぐ (adverb) means “straight”.

自分の言葉 (pronoun + particle + noun) means “my words”.
自分 indicates the speaker Naruto himself and の is the possessive particle so 自分の means “my” and 言葉 means “words”.

は (particle) is the topic particle showing the preceding word is the topic of the sentence.

曲げねぇ (verb) means “not bend”. It’s the contracted form of 曲げない which is the nai-form or negative-form of 曲げる. It’s a transitive verb which requires an object followed by the を particle so “something を曲げる” means “to bend something”. When the object is “one’s belief, opinion, word, will, decision, and so on”, it means “go back on something” or “take something back”.

So 自分の言葉を曲げる means “go back on my words” or “take back my words”. So it’s actually 自分の言葉「を」曲げねぇ but Naruto says 自分の言葉「は」曲げねぇ. を is replaced with は to turn the object into the topic of the sentence. The direct translation would be “as for my words, I won’t take them back”. The meaning is pretty much the same but the object is highlighted by using the は particle.

So まっすぐ自分の言葉は曲げねぇ means “I won’t take back my words”, “I never go back on my words”, or “I keep my words straight”.

それが俺の忍道だ

それ (pronoun) means “it” or “that” indicating the previous statement, so it indicates まっすぐ自分の言葉は曲げねぇ.

が (particle) shows the preceding word is the subject. When it’s used in the sentence like “Noun A が Noun Bだ” it sounds like “nothing else but Noun A is Noun B” so it’s very exclusive.

俺の忍道 (pronoun + particle + noun) means “my ninja way”.
俺 is the first person pronoun usually used by men and の is the possessive particle so 俺の means “my” and 忍道 means “ninja way”. It’s a personal rule that each ninja lives by, their way of living as a ninja, their motto or belief.

だ (auxiliary verb) is used to affirm what the speaker said.

So それが俺の忍道だ means “that is my ninja way”.

Examples

は as the replacement for を

バナナは毎日まいにち食たべる。

banana wa mainichi taberu.

I eat bananas everyday.

Original: 毎日まいにちバナナを食たべる。

その映画えいがは先週せんしゅう、映画館えいがかんで見みた。

sono eiga wa senshū, eigakan de mita.

I watched that movie at the cinema last week.

Original: 先週せんしゅう、映画館えいがかんでその映画えいがを見みた。

雑誌ざっしは資源しげんごみの日ひに捨すてたよ。

zasshi wa shigen gomi no hi ni suteta yo.

I threw away the magazines on the recycling collection day.

Original: 資源しげんごみの日ひに雑誌ざっしを捨すてたよ。

〜を曲げる (to go back on/take back something)

父ちちは自分じぶんの信念しんねんを曲まげない。

chichi wa jibun no shinnen o magenai.

My father sticks to his belief.

一度いちど決きめた事ことは絶対ぜったい曲まげない。最後さいごまでやり遂とげる！

ichido kimeta koto wa zettai magenai. saigo made yaritogeru!

I will never take back what I’ve decided once. I will see it through to the end!

簡単かんたんに自分じぶんの意見いけんを曲まげる人ひとは信用しんようできない。

kantan ni jibun no iken o mageru hito wa shin’yō dekinai.

I can’t trust people who change their opinion easily.

Reflective Pronoun 自分 vs The First-Person Pronoun

自分じぶんの家いえを建たてたら、（私わたしの家いえに）遊あそびに来きてください。

jibun no ie o tatetara, (watashi no ie ni) asobi ni kite kudasai.

If I build a house of my own, please come visit my house.

私わたしの家いえに can be omitted

自分じぶん探さがしの旅たびに出でます。（私わたしを）捜さがさないでください。

jibun sagashi no tabi ni demasu. (watashi o) sagasanaide kudasai.

I will be on a journey of self-discovery. Please don’t look for me.

私わたしを can be omitted

（僕ぼくは）自分じぶんを愛あいしたい。そして、自分じぶんのために生いきたい。

(boku wa) jibun o aishitai. soshite jibun no tame ni ikitai.

I want to love myself. And I want to live for myself.

僕ぼくは can be omitted

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