Video

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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Mitsuha’s Quote

Japanese: 確かなことが一つだけある。私たちは会えば絶対すぐにわかる。
Romaji: tashika na koto ga hitotsu dake aru. watashitachi wa aeba zettai suguni wakaru.
English: One thing is certain. If we see each other, we’ll definitely know.

Analysis

確かなことが一つだけある

確か is a na-adjective meaning “certain”, modifying the noun こと meaning “thing”. When a na-adjective modifies the following noun, the hiragana な should be attached. That’s why it’s called a “na” adjective. So 確かなこと means “certain thing” or “something certain”.

Something (noun) が (particle) ある (verb) means “something exists” or “there is something”.

And you can add the quantities between が and ある. In this case, the quantity is 一つ. The numeral in kanji read as ひと represents “one” and it’s followed by the counter suffix つ which is used to count general things or abstract things.

And it’s followed by だけ (particle) meaning “only” so 確かなことが一つだけある means “there is only one certain thing”.

私たちは会えば絶対すぐにわかる.

私たち (pronoun) means “we”.

The は particle shows the preceding word 私たち is the topic in this sentence.

会えば means “if (we) meet”. It’s the conditional form of the verb 会う meaning “to meet”. To make a verb conditional form, take the plain form of the verb and switch the last hiragana which is from the う-line to the え-line （う→え）and attach ば. So the conditional form of 会う is 会えば.

絶対 (adverb) means “definitely”.

すぐに (adverb) means “immediately”.

わかる (verb) means “to know, find out or figure out” used when you finally understand something or someone.

There are two adverbs in a row followed by the verb, but each adverb affects different things. すぐに (immediately) simply modifies the following verb わかる which makes “(we’ll) know immediately”. And 絶対 (definitely) affects the whole すぐにわかる part so it’s like “it is definite that we’ll know immediately”.

So 私たちは会えば絶対すぐにわかる directly means “if we meet, it is definite that we’ll know immediately”.

Examples

こと (“thing” that is abstract and intangible)

今日きょうは、やることがたくさんある。

kyō wa, yaru koto ga takusan aru.

Today, I have many things to do.

今日きょう一番いちばん嬉うれしかったことは何なんですか。

kyō ichiban ureshikatta koto wa nan desu ka.

What made you happiest today?

嫌いやなことは忘わすれて、楽たのしもう。

iya na koto wa wasurete, tanoshimō.

Forget about bad things and let’s enjoy.

Noun + が + Quantities + ある (there is/are)

冷蔵庫れいぞうこにゆで卵たまごが一個いっこある。

reizōko ni yudetamago ga ikko aru.

There is one boiled egg in the refrigerator.

約束やくそくしてほしいことが二ふたつある。

yakusoku shite hoshii koto ga futatsu aru.

There are two things that I want you to promise.

読よみたい本ほんがたくさんある。

yomitai hon ga takusan aru.

There are many books that I want to read.

Verb Conditional ば (if)

この道みちをまっすぐ行いけば、駅えきに着つきますよ。

kono michi o massugu ikeba, eki ni tsukimasu yo.

If you go straight this way, you’ll reach the station.

早はやく寝ねれば、早はやく起おきられる。

hayaku nereba, hayaku okirareru.

If you go to bed early, you can wake up early.

明日あしたまでにレポートを提出ていしゅつすれば、問題もんだいない。

ashita made ni repōto o teishutsu sureba, mondai nai.

If you submit the report by tomorrow, you won’t have any problems.

わかる (to know/find out/figure out)

一目ひとめ見みてすぐに偽物にせものだとわかった。

hitome mite sugu ni nisemono da to wakatta.

As soon as I took a glance at it, I found out it was fake.

今週末こんしゅうまつ、何なにするの？  – まだわからない。

konshūmatsu, nani suru no? – mada wakaranai.

What are you going to do this weekend? – I’m not sure yet.

そんな簡単かんたんなことは、ネットで調しらべればわかる。

sonna kantan na koto wa, netto de shirabereba wakaru.

If you look it up on the internet, you can find out such an easy thing.

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Hodaka’s Quote

Japanese: もう二度と晴れなくたっていい！青空よりも俺は陽菜がいい！天気なんて狂ったままでいいんだ！
Romaji: mō nido to harenakutatte ii! aozora yori mo ore wa hina ga ii! tenki nante kurutta mama de ii n da!
English: Who cares if we don’t see the sunshine ever again? I want you more than any blue sky! The weather can go crazy!

Analysis

もう二度と晴れなくたっていい

もう (anymore) 二度 (twice) と means “ever again”. It’s used with a verb negative form to show that it’s not going to happen again.

晴れなくたって means “even if the sky doesn’t clear up”. 晴れない is the negative-form of the verb 晴れる meaning “(the sky) clears up”. To make this grammar, you just need to remove the い in the end of the negative-form and attach くたって.

いい means “fine” so もう二度と晴れなくたっていい directly means “it’s fine even if the sky doesn’t clear up ever again” which can be rephrased as “the sky doesn’t have to clear up ever again” or “Who cares if we don’t see the sunshine ever again?”

青空よりも俺は陽菜がいい

AよりもBがいい means “B is better than A”. よりも indicates the object to compare with and いい with the particle が is used to express one’s preference or hope, so it can be translated as “one likes B more than A” or “one wants B more than A”.

The A is 青空 meaning “blue sky”, the B is 陽菜 which is her first name, and the topic is 俺 meaning “I” used by men as the topic particle は is attached.

So 青空よりも俺は陽菜がいい means “I like Hina more than blue sky” or “I want you more than any blue sky”.

天気なんて狂ったままでいいんだ

天気 means “weather”.

なんて means “something like” which is used to express the speaker’s negative feelings towards the preceding word. So it shows the weather is not important for him.

Verb Ta-Form followed by まま is used to express a certain situation remaining the same. 狂った is the ta-form of 狂う meaning “to go crazy”, so 狂ったまま expresses the unchanged situation after going crazy.

Noun でいい means “fine with something”.

んだ is used when persuading someone. It could be used in the end of all these sentences but it would be repetitive so it’s only used in the last sentence.

So 天気なんて狂ったままでいいんだ means “it’s fine with the weather being crazy”, “I don’t care about the crazy weather” or “The weather can go crazy”.

Examples

〜なくたっていい (don’t have to)

そんなに考かんがえ込こまなくたっていいよ。気楽きらくにね。

sonna ni kangae koma nakutatte ii yo. kiraku ni ne.

You don’t have to think so seriously. Take it easy.

勉強べんきょうしたくないなら、しなくたっていい。

benkyō shitaku nai nara, shi nakutatte ii.

If you don’t want to study, you don’t have to.

あいつの言いうことなんか、聞きかなくたっていい。

aitsu no iu koto nanka, kika nakutatte ii.

You don’t have to listen to what he says.

AよりもBがいい (B is better than A)

朝あさは紅茶こうちゃよりもコーヒーがいい。

asa wa kōcha yori mo kōhī ga ii.

I want coffee more than tea in the morning.

住すむなら、都会とかいよりも田舎いなかがいい。

sumu nara, tokai yori mo inaka ga ii.

I prefer living in the countryside over the city.

渋滞じゅうたいするから、車くるまよりも自転車じてんしゃ通勤つうきんがいいよ。

jūai suru kara, kuruma yori mo jitensha tsūkin ga ii yo.

There is a lot of traffic, so bike commuting is better than car.

Verb Ta-Form + まま (expresses a certain situation remaining the same)

その時計とけいは長ながい間あいだ、壊こわれたままだった。 

sono tokei wa nagai aida, kowareta mama datta.

The clock remained broken for a long time.

ドアは開あけたままでいいよ。 

doa wa aketa mama de ii yo.

You can leave the door open.

電気でんきをつけたままで寝ねないで。

denki o tsuketa mama de nenai de.

Don’t sleep with the lights on.

Noun + でいい (fine with …)

飲のみ物ものは何なにがいい？お水みずでいい？ 

nomimono wa nani ga ii? omizu de ii?

What do you want to drink? Are you fine with water?

明日あしたのパーティーはカジュアルな服装ふくそうでいいよ。 

ashita no pātī wa kajuaru na fukusō de ii yo.

Casual fashion for tomorrow’s party is fine.

急いそいでないから、後あとでいいよ。

isoide nai kara, ato de ii yo.

It’s not urgent so later is fine.

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Inspector Zenigata’s Quote

Japanese: 奴はとんでもないものを盗んでいきました。あなたの心です。
Romaji: yatsu wa tondemonai mono o nusunde ikimashita. anata no kokoro desu.
English: He stole something Outrageous. Your heart.

Analysis

奴はとんでもないものを盗んでいきました

奴 is used as the third person pronoun meaning “he” or “that guy”. It’s usually used to refer to someone you despise or look down upon.

The は particle indicates the topic of the sentence.

とんでもない means “outrageous” “extraordinary” or “unthinkable” which is used when something exceeds the limits of what is usual.

And it modifies the following noun もの meaning “thing” so とんでもないもの means “outrageous thing” or “something outrageous”.

The を particle indicates the direct object of the following verb.

盗んで is the te-form of 盗む meaning “to steal” and いきました is the past tense of いきます which is the polite form of いく meaning “to go”.

When いく or くる follows the te-form of the general action verb, it describes the movement after the action is done. いく describes the one going away from the speaker, and くる describes the one coming towards the speaker.

So in this case, 盗んでいく means Lupin steals AND goes away from the speaker. On the other hand, 盗んでくる means Lupin steals AND comes towards the speaker which would be Jigen or Goemon.

So 奴はとんでもないものを盗んでいきました means “He stole something outrageous (and left)”.

あなたの心です

あなた meaning “you” followed by the possessive particle の means “your” and it modifies the following noun 心 meaning “heart”.

です is used to affirm the statement in polite speech.

So he is saying that Lupin stole something outrageous which is her heart. とんでもない usually has a negative connotation just like the English word “outrageous” but in this case he used this word to say it’s very shocking and unacceptable as her heart is too precious to be stolen.

Examples

とんでもない (outrageous)

クレジットカード会社がいしゃからとんでもない請求せいきゅうがきた！

kurejitto kādo gaisha kara tondemonai seikyū ga kita!

I received an outrageous bill from the credit card company!

今日きょうの東京とうきょうは40度ど…とんでもない気温きおんです！

kyō no tōkyō wa yonjū-do… tondemonai kion desu!

It’s 40 degrees in Tokyo today… outrageous temperature!

チーターはとんでもない速はやさで走はしる。

chītā wa tondemonai hayasa de hashiru.

Cheetahs run at an outrageous speed.

Verb Te-Form + いく (to do something and go away from where the speaker is)

ちゃんと朝あさごはんを食たべていきなさい！

chanto asagohan o tabete ikinasai!

Eat breakfast properly (before leaving)!

映画えいがまで時間じかんがあるから、カフェでお茶ちゃしていかない？

eiga made jikan ga aru kara, kafe de ocha shite ikanai?

We have time before the movie so why don’t we have some tea at a cafe (before going to the movie)?

お客きゃくさん、よかったらうちの商品しょうひん見みていってください！

okyaku-san, yokattara uchi no shōhin mite itte kudasai!

Sir, please check out our products (before you go) if you like!

Verb Te-Form + くる (to do something and come towards where the speaker is)

ただいま。コンビニでおにぎり買かってきたよ。

tadaima. konbini de onigiri katte kita yo.

I’m home. I bought rice balls at the convenience store (and came home).

おはようございます。皆みなさん、宿題しゅくだいはしてきましたか？

ohayō gozaimasu. mina-san, shukudai wa shite kimashita ka?

Good morning everyone, did you do your homework (and come to school)?

ちょっとトイレに行いってくる！

chotto toire ni itte kuru!

I’m going to the toilet quickly (and come back)!

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Conan’s Quote

Japanese: 言葉は刃物なんだ。使い方を間違えると厄介な凶器になる。
Romaji: kotoba wa hamono nanda. tsukaikata o machigaeru to yakkai na kyōki ni naru.
English: Words are like knives. If you use them the wrong way, they can turn into dangerous weapons.

Analysis

言葉は刃物なんだ

言葉 means “words”.

は is the particle that indicates the topic of the sentence.

刃物 means “bladed objects”, “cutting tools” or “knives”.

ん is the broken version of the particle の, and when it’s used with the auxiliary verb だ, it expresses the speaker’s strong declaration based on a certain reason or background. It’s often used when explaining something to convince the listener.

It can be attached to a verb or i-adjective such as;

• 僕は行く (Verb) んだ！ meaning “I’m going!”
• ここのラーメンはおいしい (I-adjective) んだ meaning “the ramen here is delicious”

But when it’s attached to a noun or na-adjective you need to add な before んだ such as;

• 犯人は俺 (noun) なんだ meaning “the culprit is me”.
• この仕事は大変 (na-adjective) なんだ meaning “this job is hard”.

刃物 is a noun so な is added before んだ.

So 言葉は刃物なんだ directly means “words are knives” in an convincing way, but since it’s a metaphor we translate it as “words are like knives”.

使い方を間違えると厄介な凶器になる

There are two clauses in this sentence. 使い方を間違えると is the subordinate clause and 厄介な凶器になる is the main clause.

The stem of a verb masu-form followed by 方 means “how to do something” or “the way of doing something”. 使い is the stem of the verb 使います meaning “to use” so 使い方 means “how to use” or “the way of using”.

“Something を間違える” means “to get something wrong”.

And “The conjunction particle と following a verb dictionary form” means “if one does something”.

So the subordinate clause 使い方を間違えると directly means “if you get the way of using wrong” so it can be translated as “if you use them the wrong way”.

厄介な is a na-adjective meaning “troublesome” which is used for something causing a lot of problems. And it modifies the following word 凶器 meaning “murder weapons”. So 厄介な凶器 can be translated as “dangerous weapons”.

And “something になる” means “to become or turn into something”.

So the main clause 厄介な凶器になる means “they will turn into dangerous weapons”.

Examples

Noun A は Noun B なんだ (“A is B”)

この犬いぬは病気びょうきなんだ。ちゃんと世話せわしてあげてね。

kono inu wa byōki nanda. chanto sewa shite agete ne.

This dog is sick. Please give him good care.

この石いしはパワーストーンなんだ。持もっているといいことがあるよ。

kono ishi wa pawāsutōn nanda. motte iru to ii koto ga aru yo.

This stone is a power stone. If you have it, something good will happen.

〜を間違える (to get something wrong)

行いく道みちを間違まちがえて、迷まよってしまった。

iku michi o machigaete mayotte shimatta.

I took the wrong way and I got lost.

人ひとの名前なまえを間違まちがえるなんて、失礼しつれいだよ。

hito no namae o machigaeru nante, shitsurei dayo.

It’s rude to get someone’s name wrong.

Verb Dictionary-Form ＋と (if)

この花はなは水みずをあげすぎると枯かれてしまう。

kono hana wa mizu o agesugiru to karete shimau.

This flower will die if you give it too much water.

今いま話はなすと混乱こんらんするかもしれないから、後あとで話はなすよ。

ima hanasu to konran suru kamoshirenai kara, ato de hanasu yo.

If I tell you now, you might get confused so I’ll tell you later.

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Hiroshi Nohara’s Quote

Japanese: しんのすけのいない世界に未練なんてあるか？
Romaji: shinnosuke no inai sekai ni miren nante aru ka?
English: We have no attachments in a world where Shinnosuke doesn’t exist!

Analysis

しんのすけ is the full first name of the main character Shin-chan, who is their son.

いない means “doesn’t exist”.

So しんのすけのいない means “Shinnosuke doesn’t exist” which is a subordinate clause modifying the following noun, 世界 meaning “world“.

You might wonder why the particle の is used, as が is normally used with the subject in a subordinate clause, which is in this case しんのすけがいない世界.

But in an adjective clause which modifies a noun, の can be used to substitute が. The difference is very subtle but basically が emphasises the subject whereas の emphasises the predicate.

So しんのすけのいない世界 means “a world where Shinnosuke doesn’t exist”.

“Something or someone に未練がある” means “to have an emotional attachment to something or someone” that you used to have and it’s hard to get back anymore but you can’t easily give up on.

So しんのすけのいない世界に未練がある means “to have attachments in a world where Shinnosuke doesn’t exist”.

But in this quote, instead of が, なんて is used to add emphasis and express the speaker’s negative feelings towards the preceding word, which is 未練. So Hiroshi is emphasising the 未練 meaning “lingering affection or attachment” is something disgraceful by using なんて.

Lastly, か is used to make a rhetorical question. When it’s used with an affirmative form, it usually expresses the strong negative declaration. So しんのすけのいない世界に未練なんてあるか means “Do we have attachments in a world where Shinnosuke doesn’t exist? No, we don’t!” or “How can we live without him? It’s impossible!”

Examples

の (used to substitute が in subordinate clauses)

あの教授きょうじゅの書かいた本ほんは難むずかしくて理解りかいできない。

ano kyōju no kaita hon wa muzukashikute rikai dekinai.

The book that the professor wrote is too difficult to understand.

活気かっきのある町まちに住すみたい。

kakki no aru machi ni sumitai.

I want to live in a lively town.

彼かれのしたことは正ただしかった。

kare no shita koto wa tadashikatta.

What he had done was right.

か (used to make a rhetorical question)

子供こどもを愛あいさない親おやがいるか。

kodomo o aisanai oya ga iru ka.

Are there parents who don’t love their children? (= There aren’t!)

こんなにかわいい子犬こいぬを捨すてるなんてできるか。

konna ni kawaii koinu o suteru nante dekiru ka.

How can you abandon such a cute puppy? (= You can’t!)

こんな難むずかしい文法ぶんぽう、わかるか。

konna muzukashii bunpō wakaru ka.

How can I understand such difficult grammar? (= It’s impossible to understand!)

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Haku’s Quote

Japanese: 千尋の元気が出るようにまじないをかけて作ったんだ。
Romaji: chihiro no genki ga deru yō ni majinai o kakete tsukutta n da.
English: I put a spell on it so it’ll give back your strength.

Analysis

千尋の元気が出るように

千尋 is the name of the main character.

の is the possessive particle and 元気 literally is “original spirit” which is used to mean “health, energy, strength”, and so on. So 千尋の元気 means “Chihiro’s energy or strength“.

“Noun が出る” means “something comes out“ or “something emerges“ so 元気が出る means “energy comes out” which can be translated as “to give you energy” or “give back your strength”.

And a verb dictionary form followed by ように means “so that”. You might know the similar word ために meaning “in order to” which is often mixed up with ように. They are very similar, but the implications and the types of the verb used with them are different.

• A ように B implies the clause A is a possible natural result of performing the clause B. So ように normally takes non-volitional verbs (無意志動詞) such as わかる (to understand), できる (can do), 聞こえる (to hear) and so on, which normally cannot be controlled by one’s will.
• A ために B is used in cases where clause A is a purpose or objective and the clause B is performed in order to achieve it. So ために normally takes volitional verbs (意志動詞) such as 知る (to know), する (to do), 聞く (to listen) and so on, which can be controlled by one’s will.

元気が出る meaning “energy comes out” is something that naturally occurs without intentions, so it’s used with ように. On the other hand, 元気を出す meaning “someone pulls out their energy” is what you intend to do so it’s used with ために.

So if he says 千尋の元気を出すために it sounds like he can control her energy at his will, whereas 千尋の元気がでるように indicates that Chihiro may naturally get back her strength as the result of his action.

まじないをかけて作ったんだ

まじない means “a spell”.

The を particle indicates the direct object of the following verb.

かけて is the te-form of かける. When it’s used with something thought to have magical powers like 魔法 (magic), 呪い (curse), 催眠術 (hypnotism) and so on, it means “to give effect to someone or something with the power”, so まじないをかける means “to cast a spell” and the te-form is used to mean “and” which links the two actions.

作った is the ta-form or the past tense of 作る meaning “to make“, so まじないをかけて作った means “cast a spell and made it”.

Lastly, んだ is used to add an explanatory tone to the statement so that it sounds persuasive and convincing.

Examples

ように (so that) vs ために (in order to)

I will save money [so that I can/in order to] buy a car.

• 車くるまが買かえるように貯金ちょきんします。
• 車くるまを買かうために貯金ちょきんします。

kuruma [ga kaeru yō ni/o kau tame ni] chokin shimasu.

I wake up early [so that I can/in order to] eat breakfast.

• 朝あさごはんが食たべられるように早はやく起おきる。
• 朝あさごはんを食たべるために早はやく起おきる。

asa gohan [ga taberareru yō ni/o taberu tame ni] hayaku okiru.

I practice hard [so that I can/in order to] win a championship.

• 優勝ゆうしょうできるように一生懸命いっしょうけんめい練習れんしゅうする。
• 優勝ゆうしょうするために一生懸命いっしょうけんめい練習れんしゅうする。

yūshō [dekiru yō ni/suru tame ni] isshōkenmei renshū suru.

かける (to give effect to someone or something)

その魔女まじょは王子おうじに魔法まほうをかけて、カエルに変かえてしまった。

sono majo wa ōji ni mahō o kakete, kaeru ni kaete shimatta.

The witch cast a magic spell on the prince and changed him into a frog.

誰だれかに呪のろいをかけると、必かならず自分じぶんに返かえってくる。

dareka ni noroi o kakeru to, kanarazu jibun ni kaette kuru.

If you curse someone, it’ll come back to you.

その男おとこは催眠術さいみんじゅつをかけて患者かんじゃを眠ねむらせた。

sono otoko wa saiminjutsu o kakete kanja o nemuraseta.

The man hypnotised his patient to sleep.

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Suzu Hojo’s Quote

Japanese: ありがとう、この世界の片隅にうちを見つけてくれて
Romaji: arigatō, kono sekai no katasumi ni uchi o mitsukete kurete.
English: Thank you, for finding me in this corner of the world.

Analysis

ありがとう

It means “thank you“. In the standard Japanese, the pitch accent is あ↑りがとう (L-H-L-L-L) but in the Hiroshima dialect, it’s あり↑がとう (L-L-H-L-L).

この世界の片隅に

この means “this“ which cannot be used by itself so it’s always followed by a noun.

And the following noun is 世界 meaning “world”.

The の particle is used to show position such as 机の上 meaning “on the desk”, テレビの横 meaning “next to the TV”.

片隅 means “a corner” so この世界の片隅 means “a corner of this world”.

And the に particle indicates the location so この世界の片隅に means “in this corner of the world” which is also used as the title of the movie.

うちを見つけてくれて

うち means “I” or “me” in the Hiroshima dialect, used by females in casual speech. Men in Hiroshima use わし instead.

The を particle indicates the direct object of the following verb.

And the following verb is 見つけて which is the te-form of 見つける meaning “to find“.

So この世界の片隅にうちを見つける means “to find me in this corner of the world”, but you might wonder why the particle に is used instead of the で particle, as に indicates the location where something exists, whereas で indicates the location where an action takes place, and 見つける is an action.

Actually both に and で can be used in this case, but the nuance is different. Let’s compare:

• この世界の片隅にうちを見つける implies that you find me who exists in this corner of the world.
• この世界の片隅でうちを見つける implies that the action of finding takes place in this corner of the world.

So they both mean the same but the one with に focuses on existence whereas で is used to focus on action. I personally like に in this quote as it sounds like he managed to find her who was just in a corner of the world, which could have been difficult to find.

Lastly, くれて is the te-form of くれる meaning “to give me”. When it follows a verb te-form, it means “to do something for me“. And a verb te-form followed by くれてありがとう means “thank you for doing something for me”.

So it’s supposed to be この世界の片隅にうちを見つけてくれてありがとう meaning “thank you for finding me in this corner of the world”, but in this quote, the word order is inverted for emphasis.

Instead of ありがとう, you can also use 嬉しい, 幸せ and so on, to give positive feedback towards the action made by someone.

Examples

に & で for Location

I rented an apartment in Tokyo:

• 東京とうきょうにアパートを借かりた。  (implies that the apartment you rented is in Tokyo)
• 東京とうきょうでアパートを借かりた。  (implies that the action of renting took place in Tokyo)

tokyo ni/de apāto o karita.

I bought a house overseas:

• 海外かいがいに家いえを買かった。 (implies that the house you bought is overseas)
• 海外かいがいで家いえを買かった。 (implies that the action of buying took place overseas)

kaigai ni/de ie o katta.

They have found a galaxy far away in the universe:

• 宇宙うちゅうの彼方かなたに銀河ぎんがを発見はっけんした。 (implies that the galaxy that has been found is far away in the universe)
• 宇宙うちゅうの彼方かなたで銀河ぎんがを発見はっけんした。 (implies that the action of finding took place far away in the universe)

uchū no kanata ni/de ginga o hakken shita.

Verb Te-Form + くれて + Positive Feedback

早はやく対処たいしょしてくれて助たすかったよ。

hayaku taisho shite kurete tasukatta yo.

It was helpful that you dealt with it quickly.

プレゼント、気きに入いってくれてよかった。

purezento, kiniitte kurete yokatta.

I’m relieved that you liked the present.

いつもチームを引ひっ張ぱってくれて心強こころづよい。

itsumo chīmu o hippatte kurete kokorozuyoi.

It’s reassuring to know that you always lead our team.

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Kaito Kid’s Quote

Japanese: 泥棒は盗むのが商売、たとえそれが人の心だとしてもね。
Romaji: dorobō wa nusumu no ga shōbai, tatoe sore ga hito no kokoro demo ne.
English: Stealing is what thieves do best, even if it’s a person’s heart.

Analysis

泥棒は盗むのが商売

The grammar is AはBがC meaning “As for A, B is C”. It’s used when you introduce the topic A and describe what A does or what A is like.

The declarative だ can be added which sounds more confident and assertive whereas it sounds softer without だ. In polite speech, simply add です.

Here are some examples:

• 私は月曜日が休みです (literally “As for me, Monday is my day off”) – “I have a day off on Monday”.
• 田中さんはテニスが趣味です (literally “As for Mr. Tanaka, tennis is his hobby”) – “Mr. Tanaka’s hobby is tennis”.

So 泥棒は盗むのが商売 literally is “As for thieves, stealing is their business” saying “thieves’ business is stealing” or “stealing is what thieves do best”. Let’s look at each word:

The A is 泥棒 meaning “thieves“.

The B is 盗むの meaning “stealing”. A verb plain-form followed by the nominaliser の works as a noun.

The C is 商売 meaning “business” or “trade”. It can be replaced with 仕事 meaning “work” but 商売 sounds more entrepreneurial whereas 仕事 sounds more like an employed job.

たとえそれが人の心でもね

The grammar is たとえ A が B でも meaning “even if A is B”. Only “A が B でも” also means “even if A is B” but たとえ emphasises that the statement is very hypothetical.

The A is それ meaning “it” which indicates what thieves steal.

The B is 人の心 meaning “a person’s heart”.

So たとえそれが人の心でも means “even if it’s a person’s heart”.

And the last ね is the particle used to adjust the tone and draw the listener’s attention to the statement.

These clauses are actually inverted and the normal clause order without inversion would be たとえそれが人の心でもね、泥棒は盗むのが商売。By inverting the clauses, you can emphasise the subordinate clause as well as making the speech catchy or dramatic.

Examples

A は B が C (As for A, B is C)

私わたしは漫画まんがを読よむのが趣味しゅみです。

watashi wa manga o yomu no ga shumi desu.

My hobby is reading manga.

今いまの私わたしは仕事しごとだけが生いきがいだ。

ima no watashi wa shigoto dake ga ikigai da.

My only reason to live for right now is my job.

赤あかちゃんは寝ねるのが仕事しごと。

akachan wa neru no ga shigoto.

The baby’s job is to sleep.

たとえ + A が + B でも (even if A is B)

たとえそれが冗談じょうだんでも、傷きずつくなぁ。

tatoe sore ga jōdan demo, kizutsuku nā.

Even if it’s a joke, it hurts me.

たとえ仕事しごとが大変たいへんでも、辞やめたくない。

tatoe shigoto ga taihen demo, yametakunai.

Even if my job is hard, I don’t want to quit.

たとえその噂うわさが本当ほんとうでも、彼かれのこと嫌きらいになれない。

tatoe sono uwasa ga hontō demo, kare no koto kirai ni narenai.

Even if the rumour is true, I can’t hate him.

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Kaneda’s Quote

Japanese: おめえもボスになったんだろ？この瓦礫の山でよ。
Romaji: omē mo bosu ni natta ndaro? kono gareki no yama de yo.
English: You’ve become a boss too, right? … on this pile of rubble.

Analysis

おめえもボスになったんだろ？

おめえ which is a broken version of おまえ means “you“ in a very rough and aggressive way.

も means “also”.

ボス means “a boss“.

なった is the past tense of なる meaning “to become” which follows a noun with the particle に.

んだろ in a question means “right?” used in male speech when asking for confirmation from the listener.

この瓦礫の山でよ

この means “this” as an adjective so it’s always followed by a noun. And the noun is 瓦礫の山: 瓦礫 means “rubble”, the の particle is used to explain what the following noun is made of and the following noun is 山 which literally means “a mountain” but it’s also used to mean “a pile“.

で is the particle to indicate the location where the action has taken place.

よ is the particle used in male speech to make the tone stronger which often sounds rough and aggressive and it can be used multiple times in the middle of a sentence. In this sentence, the word order is inverted for emphasis, so this よ is actually in the middle of the sentence as この瓦礫の山でよ、おめえもボスになったんだろ？

Examples

Plain-Form + んだろ (right?)

Verb + んだろ

車くるまで送おくるよ。急いそいでるんだろ？

kuruma de okuru yo. isoideru ndaro?

I will give you a ride. You are in a hurry, right?

I-Adjective + んだろ

そろそろ寝ねる時間じかんだ。明日あした早はやいんだろ？

sorosoro neru jikan da. ashita hayai ndaro?

It’s about time to sleep. You have to get up early tomorrow, right?

Noun/Na-Adjective + な + んだろ

お金かね貸かしてやるよ。緊急きんきゅうなんだろ？

okane kashite yaru yo. kinkyū na ndaro?

I will lend you money. It’s urgent, right?

よ (makes the tone stronger which often sounds rough and aggressive in male speech)

お前まえよ、ふざけんじゃねーぞ！

omae yo, fuzakenjanē zo!

You, don’t fool around!

だからよ、言いっただろ？危あぶないってよ。

dakara yo, itta daro? abunai tte yo.

That’s why I told you, right? That it’s dangerous.

実じつはよ、俺おれよ、前科ぜんかがあるんだ。

jitsu wa yo, ore yo, zenka ga aru nda.

Actually, I have a criminal record.

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