Let’s learn Japanese with Juzo Okita’s quote from Space Battleship Yamato (Uchuu Senkan Yamato).
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Juzo Okita’s Quote
Japanese: 地球か…何もかもみな懐かしい。
Romaji: chikyuu ka… nanimokamo mina natsukashii.
English: Earth… Everything makes me feel nostalgic.
Analysis
地球 means “Earth”.
か: As you know, the sentence ending particle か is used for questions such as おいしいですか？ meaning “Is it delicious?”, but this か is used when you want to make yourself aware of something. For example, when you are up late, you would say そろそろ寝る時間か to make yourself aware that it’s about time for bed. So in this scene, Juzo is making himself aware of Earth by saying 地球か.
何もかも means “anything and everything”. It can be used by itself but it’s often used to emphasise the following word which has a meaning of “everything” such as 全部, すべて and みんな. In this sentence, it’s followed by みな which is the formal version of みんな. So 何もかもみな means “everything” with a strong nuance.
懐かしい means “nostalgic”. The subject is usually something that makes you feel nostalgic.
Examples
Sentence Ending Particle か (makes yourself aware of something)
あの子のことが気になる…。これが恋か…。
ano ko no koto ga ki ni naru… kore ga koi ka…
I am curious about that girl… This must be love…
日本か。いつか行きたいな。
nihon ka. itsuka ikitai na.
Japan… I want to go there some day.
もう年末か。1年はあっという間だな。
mō nenmatsu ka. ichi-nen wa attoiuma da na.
It’s already the end of the year. One year goes by so fast.
何もかも (anything and everything)
警察に何もかもすべて話した。
keisatsu ni nanimokamo subete hanashita.
I told the police everything.
試験が終わったあと、何もかも全部輝いて見えた。
shiken ga owatta ato, nanimokamo zenbu kagayaite mieta.
After I finished the exam, everything looked shiny (the world looked like a different place).
彼が言った言葉は何もかもみんな嘘だった。
kare ga itta kotoba wa nanimokamo minna uso datta.
The words he said were all lies.
何もかも can be used by itself to mean “everything”.
警察に何もかも話した。
I told the police everything.
試験が終わったあと、何もかも輝いて見えた。
After I finished the exam, everything looked shiny (the world looked like a different place).
彼が言った言葉は何もかも嘘だった。
The words he said were all lies.
懐かしい (nostalgic)
そのカフェでは、９０年代の懐かしい曲が流れていた。
sono kafe de wa, kyūjū-nendai no natsukashii kyoku ga nagarete ita.
In the cafe, nostalgic music from the 90’s was played.
高校の時の友達と会って、とても懐かしかった。
kōkō no toki no tomodachi to atte, totemo natsukashikatta.
I met a friend from high school and it made me feel very nostalgic.
昔の写真を見ていたら、懐かしい気持ちになった。
mukashi no shashin o mite itara, natsukashii kimochi ni natta.
When I was looking at my old photos, I felt nostalgic.
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