#toka please

[ziipzeepzop-eez]

help toka imprinted ((HIGHKEY I KNOW SHE DID)) on mr. mistoffolees (stray tuxedo neighbor cat who lives under our house) & chased them and i got dew and mud on my fresh white socks and she's NOT EVEN A TEENAGER YET????

[tokagrem]

Obsessed with the placeholder loading screen for phel when he was still in development

[selcouthbuzz]

crying over you is my most familiar feeling.

[canine-teethed-sheets]

yknow what

i took a nap at 9 pm and woke up a tad bit too late so now i'm working on some school project in the meantime because there's no way in hell am i gonna manage to do it later now that the deadline is literally today

send me questions about Rall :3 (or anything else about my ocs, tbh) (please)

[unknownarmageddon]

So you are telling me..

THE ASKS WERE OPEN THIS WHOLE TIME?????

Yep! :D

[hauntingblue]

After all this I wonder how relieved zoro is of fucking up doflamingo's shit

[pikahlua]

Fine I’ll explain the joke

Send this post to anyone who needs it to understand why the Viz translation is actually really good.

I can’t believe this page is leading to the third time I’ve had to do this (first with the “Swiss cheese” thing and then with the “biggest grand slam/one closest to Izuku Midoriya” thing).

Let’s talk about the very intentionally bad slang and author’s footnotes for Camie in chapter 380.

Context: Camie is a gag character who speaks in gyaru slang. Her use of slang is so heavy that all the other characters often find her speech incomprehensible. The cringe slang is the gag. This gag is emphasized in chapter 380 by her speech being so incomprehensible that even the author writing her speech doesn’t quite understand her. He leaves notes in the margins explaining all her slang for the benefit of the audience, but with each note he gets progressively more confused about what she’s saying and ultimately gives up on the explanation. THAT’S THE JOKE.

For comparison purposes, here is the original Japanese scan and the Viz official translation. Note how both have footnotes in the margins.

Here is what she says in Japanese (katakana is represented as capital letters):

te yuu ka KAN’ICHI! ※1 ROOTO ※2 no RENMEN ※3 KOru ※4 toka chou SHAKOTAN ※5 da shi

If I were to translate this literally into English, first of all I wouldn’t be able to, because there aren’t literal translations of slang, but my best attempt would be:

I mean, close shave! ※1 A Rohto ※2 hottie ※3 passing away ※4 would be like a super shakotan ※5 or something

Note that I’ve got no good translation at all for “shakotan.” That’s because shakotan is a type of car that’s been modified to ride low to the ground. It’s from bousouzoku subculture and seems to be popular in the yankii subculture too. I’m not gonna act like I know what the hell I’m talking about with this slang. The best I had when I did my initial translation of the chapter was “low-rider,” but it’s really not the same thing at all; Shakotan has more to do with drag racing and such.

But even if I had a good translation for shakotan, the rest of the sentence is nigh incomprehensible given how much of it is slang. Here are the footnotes Horikoshi left translated into English:

※1 Abbreviation for “a hair’s breadth.” ※2 Rohto Pharmaceutical. Eye drops. Good for the eyes. It means “eye-pleasing.” ※3 A romantically desirable man ※4 Belated (deceased). It means “to pass away.” Probably. ※5 When a vehicle’s height is lowered. Dunno.

Yes, Horikoshi literally wrote “probably” and “dunno” in there. That’s the joke. The footnotes are part of the joke.

So I think (but have absolutely no confidence in saying) the message she’s trying to convey is that letting a sexy dude like Hawks die would be like taking a perfectly good car and cutting it down into a super super low car. Maybe. (I’m honestly just as confused as Horikoshi on this one.)

This means that in order to preserve and translate the joke into English, the translator had to find a balance between relevant English slang that is incomprehensible but also just comprehensible enough for the audience to get what’s going on--oh, and slang that also works with the joke continued in the original footnotes.

I feel really proud of my “close shave” translation for slang that comes from “a hair’s breadth,” but another translator could easily decide that “close shave” isn’t slangy enough or isn’t incomprehensible enough. Rohto is a hard one to translate by itself, but the renmen word (short for ren’ai ikemen) easily refers to a sexy man, so “hottie” is one of the better translation options by far (sorry, but “twink” doesn’t mean what some of y’all think it means--it’s a bad translation here). The slang for “passing away” is a difficult one and the one I was most interested in seeing how the translator would handle. We don’t have many words in English that are slang for dying but maintain a tone of respect like you’re sad or don’t want the person to die. In my opinion, “unalive” is a pretty good attempt.

But then the translator also needed some slang that he could maintain Horikoshi’s jokes for footnotes #4 and #5, namely his “probably” and “dunno.” There was no way shakotan would make the cut. The translator chose “fetch” and “no cap” as the solution. They’re cringey enough slang that walk the line between incomprehensible and just comprehensible enough AND allow for a literal description in the footnote to joke about how the writer just gave up on understanding. Maybe you think you could come up with better slang the translator could use, but remember one does have to consider the entire reading audience and what slang they’ll be able to understand. All in all, the translator did the best they could in these circumstances. Whether or not a joke like this would land very well in English versus in Japanese isn’t really the point, as the translator’s job is just to translate the joke that’s there. What’s funny in another culture isn’t always funny in your own.

That said, I love me some meta jokes, so I did enjoy this one.

[christian-oc-tournament]

Please vote based on the picture AND the description!

TJ Valentine [Clans of the Coyote-Girl @ The_Anonymous_Coauthor]

TJ is the taciturn, canny rancher a bit up the creek from the Knows-the-Ground house. He used to employee Cash Knows-the-Ground before he died, and tried to look after Cash's family after his death, and he offers Riser a job when he realizes the other man has come up to take care of the family.

Toka [Ocean's Song @claramurphyqueenoffandoms - Moana OC]

What if Moana didn't leave her island alone? Enter Toka! Wordless except around those he trusts most, Toka is lifelong best friends with Moana, who excitedly drags him along to see whatever she's discovered this time. Unless it's about going in the water. He's terrified to do that. But when he discovers Moana's quest, he's determined not to let his friend do this alone! Furthermore, he likes to make the kids around the village laugh by pretending to be a... certain type of silly animal, and has a longstanding fascination with rocks (which he sometimes eats). Did I forget to mention he's maybe kinda sort of a human version of Hei-Hei that got away from me and turned into his own thing?

[italic-doing-random-shit]

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[tokagrem]

Thinking about how uncomfortably intrinsic homestuck was to my development as a child/teenager. a dirkjake counting stars flipnote was my first ever exposure to homosexuality. i thought they were lesbians. i was 11

[koizumicchi]

可愛くなれたらいいのに (HoneyWorks feat. Capi) English Translation

可愛くなれたらいいのに Kawaiku Naretara Ii No Ni I Wish I Could Become Cute

HoneyWorks feat. Capi Lyrics: shito & Gom Composer: shito

Listen here. German TL by kido.

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T/N: Keep in mind that Japanese and English aren’t my first language. I never claim my translation (attempts) to be error-free. As always, if you’re going to use or reference my translations, please do not claim it as your own and credit me.

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可愛くなれたらいいのに 恋したのに 好きとか言っちゃうのに ばか。

Kawaiku naretara ii no ni Koi shita no ni Suki toka icchau no ni Baka.

I wish I could become cute If only I fell in love If only I could say I love it Such a fool I am.

断れない性格で 嫌なことも口に出せない 大人の言いなりだった 人間が嫌いだった

Kotowarenai seikaku de Iya na koto mo kuchi ni dasenai Otona no ii nari datta Ningen ga kirai datta

With a personality that cannot refuse I cannot even say the things I don’t like I did what the adults told me to do I hated humans

ストーリーで本音と愚痴書いて 恋なんてできるはずない 陰キャなんだ

Sutōrī de honne to guchi kaite Koi nante dekiru hazu nai Inkya nanda

Writing down my complaints and my true feelings in a story It is highly unlikely for me to fall in love I am an introvert

可愛くなれたらいいのに 恋したのに 好きとか言っちゃうのに 可愛くなれたらいいのに 夢見たのに きっとぶりっ子したのに ばか。

Kawaiku naretara ii no ni Koi shita no ni Suki toka icchau no ni Kawaiku naretara ii no ni Yumemita no ni Kitto burikko shita no ni Baka.

I wish I could become cute If only I fell in love If only I could say I love it I wish I could become cute Although I dreamed to be I am sure I was only acting coy Such a fool I am.

諦めは必要で 運命は信じていない 友達は見せかけばかり 人間が嫌いだった

Akirame wa hitsuyō de Unmei wa shinjite inai Tomodachi wa misekake bakari Ningen ga kirai datta

Giving up is necessary I don’t believe in fate Friends are merely for show I hated humans

私抜きのLINEグループとか 入れてとか言えるはずない 言いたくない

Watashi nuki no LINE gurūpu toka Irete toka ieru hazu nai Iitakunai

A LINE group chat not including me I cannot just say add me to it I do not want to say it

可愛くなれたらいいのに 好かれたのに 嫌だとか言えちゃうのに 可愛くなれたらいいのに 嫌わないのに きっと強くなれたのに ばか。

Kawaiku naretara ii no ni Sukareta no ni Iyada toka iechau no ni Kawaiku naretara ī no ni Kirawanai no ni Kitto tsuyoku nareta no ni Baka.

I wish I could become cute Although I’d love to be If only I could say no I wish I could become cute If only I am not hated I am sure I could have become stronger Such a fool I am.

君と出会えて世界が 真逆に動いた 人生は単純 間違ってた

Kimi to deaete sekai ga Magyaku ni ugoita Jinsei wa tanjun Machigatteta

When I met you, my world Turned upside down Life is simple. I was wrong.

可愛くなるんだなるんだ 言わせるんだ 好きとか困るくらい 愛して愛して愛して 可愛がって ずっと裏切らないように LOVE

Kawaiku narun da narun da Iwaserun da Suki toka komaru kurai Aishite aishite aishite Kawaigatte Zutto uragiranai yō ni LOVE

I will be cute, I will be cute I will make them say it I will love so much that others will be at a loss Love me, love me, love me Cherish me May I won’t ever be betrayed by anyone LOVE

本当の私は可愛いんだ Hontō no watashi wa kawaiin da The real me is delightful.

[selcouthbuzz]

“i can’t find anyone like you.”

good.

that’s the point.

be better.

grow, heal, change.

[canine-teethed-sheets]

Pspspspspsps

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Paper'd look!!

It's Razor!

[utapri-translations-uuuu]

Blooming Baby - Lyrics + Translation

Please do not repost/retranslate without permission.

Kanji:

見上げた君の瞳に映る俺は

こんなにも楽しそうなんだね 

(With you, my love, I'm always happy)

また一つ花が咲いた

出逢いから溢れ返る彩りが心を埋めて

Oh, baby どんな瞬間も捕まえていたい 

Look at me 鼻先触れる距離で With my eyes 

もっと欲しいもっと知りたい 特別になりたい 

いつだってずっと You're my everything

贈りたいものとか行きたい場所とか

日常は君の笑顔で生まれる

Blooming Baby

こんなにも幸せでこんなにも贅沢で

クラクラと甘くてどうしようもなく愛おしい 

驚かせちゃったかなそれほどに必死なんだ

君は誰にも渡したくない Hold my hand

どんな表情も独り占めしたい

存在は魔法のように You're changing me

強くなれる信じられないほどに 

自分じゃないみたい Alright 悪くない

My days with delight

ありのままに伝えたい不恰好でもいいかな

どうか聞いてほしいこの想いを

Blooming Baby

生まれた意味を知って向き合う勇気をくれた

完璧じゃなくてもいいと思わせてくれた

大好きだよ大好きだ

全てを懸けても足りないくらい

君へと愛と感謝を届けたくて

眩しい甘い苦しい熱いもどかしい

幾度も感じ合い (Being in love)

嫌いなものも苦手なことも Let me see

俺の全部で君の全部を抱きしめさせて

Blooming Baby

晴れ間で雫が世界を光で染めて

また一つ咲くんだ綺麗で見事な花が 

穏やかな気持ちも落ち着かない鼓動も 

何もかも愛おしく嬉しくてたまらないんだ

Only one my angel, love you…

これまでもこれからも

咲き誇る景色を一緒に俺と見続けてほしい

Rōmaji:

Miageta kimi no hitomi ni utsuru ore wa 

Kon'nanimo tanoshi sō nanda ne 

(With you, my love, I'm always happy)

Mata hitotsu hana ga saita 

Deai kara afure kaeru irodori ga kokoro o umete 

Oh, baby don'na shunkan mo tsukamaeteitai 

Look at me hanasaki fureru kyori de With my eyes 

Motto hoshī motto shiritai tokubetsu ni naritai 

Itsu datte zutto You're my everything 

Okuritai mono toka ikitai basho toka 

Nichijō wa kimi no egao de umareru 

Blooming Baby 

Kon'nanimo shiawase de 

Kon'nanimo zeitaku de 

Kurakura to amakute dō shiyō mo naku itooshī 

Odorokasechatta ka na sore hodo ni hisshinanda 

Kimi wa darenimo watashitakunai Hold my hand 

Don'na hyōjō mo hitorijime shitai 

Sonzai wa mahō no yō ni You're changing me 

Tsuyoku nareru shinjirarenai hodo ni 

Jibun janai mitai Alright warukunai 

My days with delight

Arinomama ni tsutaetai bukakkō demo ī ka na 

Dō ka kiite hoshī kono omoi o 

Blooming Baby 

Umareta imi o shitte mukiau yūki o kureta 

Kanpeki janakute mo ī to omowa sete kureta 

Daisuki dayo daisuki da 

Subete o kakete mo tarinai kurai 

Kimi e to ai to kansha o todoketakute 

Mabushii amai kurushī atsui modokashī 

Ikudo mo kanji ai (Being in love) 

Kirai na mono mo nigate na koto mo Let me see 

Ore no zenbu de kimi no zenbu o dakishime sasete 

Blooming Baby 

Harema de shizuku ga sekai o hikari de somete 

Matahitotsu saku nda kireide migotona hana ga 

Odayaka na kimochi mo ochitsukanai kodō mo 

Nanimokamo itooshiku ureshikute tamaranai nda 

Only one my angel, love you…

Kore made mo korekara mo 

Sakihokoru keshiki o issho ni ore to mitsudzukete hoshī

Translation:

The me reflected in your eyes when you look at me

Seems to be having so much fun, doesn’t he?

(With you, my love, I'm always happy)

Yet another flower has bloomed

The overflowing of colors from our encounter fills my heart

Oh, baby I want to hold on to every moment

Look at me from a distance where the tips of our noses could touch With my eyes 

I want more, I want to know more about you, I want to become special to you

Always and forever You're my everything

Things like the presents you want to give, the places you want to go,

Everyday life is born from your smiles

Blooming Baby

With this much happiness, indulging myself this much

Dizzying, sweet and irrepressibly lovely

Frantic to the point I’m afraid of startling you,

I won’t hand you over to anyone, Hold my hand

I want to keep to only myself your every expression

With your existence, like magic, You're changing me

I can be so strong to the point I can’t believe it

It’s like I am not myself Alright I don’t mind it

My days with delight

I want to tell you like it is, even if it’s awkward

Will you please listen to these feelings?

Blooming Baby

You gave me the courage to understand and to face the meaning of being born

You made me realize that I don’t have to be perfect

I love you, I love you

Even if I put everything on the line, it wouldn’t be enough

To express my love and gratitude to you

Dazzling, sweet, painful, passionate, frustrating

Sharing these feelings over and over again (Being in love)

Let me see the things you don’t like and your weaknesses

I want to embrace all of you with my all

Blooming Baby

In the clearing, droplets filled the world with light

And once more it blooms, a beautiful, magnificent flower

Feeling of calmness and this restless heartbeat

I can’t help being happy and treasuring it all

Only one my angel, love you…

Like until now, in the future

I want you to keep watching the blooming scenery with me

[versegm]

i DO want doujin pretty please (just finished the lb6 portion of the fgo from lostbelt manga)

o7 [salutes]

[mana-kase]

Call of Artemis - Love Languages

Pairing: Airi Amano, Shano Himegami, Toka Takao, Mana Kase x female reader (duh)

Airi – Her love language is quality time. Airi is highly pleased by exploring different parts of the city with you, eating together, relaxing at home together and just enjoying life together. Airi likes to learn new things about you and to share more about herself with you. Her favorite places to go with you are underrated coffee shops. She likes to learn how they run their businesses and what inspires her to help Café Vinyl grow. You on the other hand like to dry the different blends. You like to give Airi your review on different coffees and teas. When you can, you like to come and do some computer work in Café Vinyl. Airi comes over to bring you your favorite blend “Employee discount~” You wait patiently for Airi’s shift to end and you commute home together.

Mana – Her love language is physical touch. She loves to be all up on you, hugging you or holding your hand whenever she can. She even attempts to get you to kiss in public because she also likes to show others that you’re hers. Giving and receiving physical touch is very important for her. She lets you accompany her on a camping trip, which she usually takes alone. Making it a point to show that she loves you, she cuddles close to you at nighttime. Listening to the crackling of the campfire, Mana leans in close to you. Resting her head on your shoulder, she looks into your eyes, and you go in for a kiss. She is quite pleased but wants more in the tent~ “Where else do you wanna kiss me, huh?” Mana’s violet eyes draw you in, almost making it impossible not to touch her.

Shano – Her love language is acts of service. It's no secret that Shano is a workaholic. Because of this, she often needs help with things around the house and with things in her personal life. You make it a point to make sure that you double check her schedules to make sure that everything is in order. When she has the time, she also likes to do things for you too. When she’s had a stressful day, she likes to come home and decompress. There she will find a meal already made and her skin care products laid out in the bathroom, ready to be used. One of Shano’s favorite acts of service is cooking for each other. You don’t mind making breakfast, lunch, or dinner for the two of you and she highly appreciates each time. You have to keep an eye on her to make sure she doesn't completely overwork herself. Her favorite way of expressing her love is taking care of home and date expenses. More so, she’s already paying before you can even whip out your wallet. “Shano! You can’t always pay for these dates!” “Perish the thought dear, I’ve already reserved us at 5 different restaurants this month. Make sure to wear the dresses I like~”

Toka – Her love language is acts of service. As a soft-spoken person, she has difficulty expressing her needs from her girlfriend. You tested the love languages on Toka and she was the most receptive to acts of service. You noticed that the house needed some maintenance. You were slowly pushing it off in your head but today to decided to get to work…after you finish watching whatever random YouTube videos you could get your eyes on. 2 hours had passed! You haven’t seen Toka for a while. You stand up to go look for her, you open your room door. “Hello.” She says standing right in the doorway. “What have you been doing?” “Oh, I decided to clean up a bit.” You came out to look at the house, it was from your eyes spotless. “There’s some more I need to do but I got tired.” “What do you mean, you did amazing. Thank you so much!” You skip over to the fridge and pull out the chilled, fancy water you kept hidden as a gift to Toka. “Wow, delicious!” Your simple girlfriend is absolutely adorable.