Comments on: Japanese in Heroes – Part II http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/ Deas Richardson is currently living as a JET and teaching English in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea, a gorgeous part of Japan. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:30:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/comment-page-1/#comment-66327 Deas Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:50:26 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/#comment-66327 I hadn't paid that much attention to his diction as a whole, to be honest.<br>That's an interesting observation. I've known some people that switch, but<br>usually they're like me (learners) and they're just unsure of when they can<br>get away with certain words without sounding rough. Good catch! I hadn't paid that much attention to his diction as a whole, to be honest.
That's an interesting observation. I've known some people that switch, but
usually they're like me (learners) and they're just unsure of when they can
get away with certain words without sounding rough. Good catch!

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/comment-page-1/#comment-60803 Deas Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:50:26 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/#comment-60803 I hadn't paid that much attention to his diction as a whole, to be honest.<br>That's an interesting observation. I've known some people that switch, but<br>usually they're like me (learners) and they're just unsure of when they can<br>get away with certain words without sounding rough. Good catch! I hadn't paid that much attention to his diction as a whole, to be honest.
That's an interesting observation. I've known some people that switch, but
usually they're like me (learners) and they're just unsure of when they can
get away with certain words without sounding rough. Good catch!

]]> By: デ・カ http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/comment-page-1/#comment-60743 デ・カ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:23:16 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/#comment-60743 By the way, I don't understand why Hiro switches between 俺　＆　僕　randomly.　I mean, I believe it's normal to switch to 僕 when talking to girls or superiors, but he used it with his friend Ando too, despite that in the previous episodes he was exclusively using 俺（たち）with him. And after some scenes, he drops 僕 for everyone and uses 俺 again... By the way, I don't understand why Hiro switches between 俺　＆　僕　randomly.　I mean, I believe it's normal to switch to 僕 when talking to girls or superiors, but he used it with his friend Ando too, despite that in the previous episodes he was exclusively using 俺（たち）with him. And after some scenes, he drops 僕 for everyone and uses 俺 again…

]]> By: Curtis http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/comment-page-1/#comment-3872 Curtis Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:10:43 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/#comment-3872 haha. Certainly helps. Any information I can get is of great help. : ) I've searched for nearly 2 months now on the proper context of bachigai. I've read it off of Japanese sites used to describe someone as a square peg in a round hole or someone that feels out of place in the world, but I've been told that it mostly applies to speech and social situations, then I've been told that it always carries negative connotations. And some places use it for all 3 interchangably. haha. Certainly helps. Any information I can get is of great help. : )
I’ve searched for nearly 2 months now on the proper context of bachigai. I’ve read it off of Japanese sites used to describe someone as a square peg in a round hole or someone that feels out of place in the world, but I’ve been told that it mostly applies to speech and social situations, then I’ve been told that it always carries negative connotations. And some places use it for all 3 interchangably.

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/comment-page-1/#comment-3664 Deas Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:05:43 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/#comment-3664 Hey Curtis - Welcome to my blog. I searched, and didn't find another entry containing the word "bachigai," in both English and Japanese, so my guess is that this is the only one. Ha ha. So far as your question goes, I think it was just a simple fish-out-of-water joke. You're delving into it a bit more than they originally intended. Kinda like I did with the commentary on accents. :-) Anyhoo - hope that sort of helped? Hey Curtis – Welcome to my blog. I searched, and didn’t find another entry containing the word “bachigai,” in both English and Japanese, so my guess is that this is the only one. Ha ha. So far as your question goes, I think it was just a simple fish-out-of-water joke. You’re delving into it a bit more than they originally intended. Kinda like I did with the commentary on accents. :-) Anyhoo – hope that sort of helped?

]]> By: Curtis http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/comment-page-1/#comment-3645 Curtis Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:58:20 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/#comment-3645 It's not so much a comment as a question about bachigai. Is it really appropriate for Hiro? I could have sworn I've read a post on your blog about it not being appropriate (almost comical). The time travel character, a great destiny, his self doubt, the way he embraces being a hero, but often stumbles. Certainly he is out of place with life or his destiny, but what would be a better word? I ask because I've been trying to find this out for weeks, not to question your knowledge on the subject. If you could email me an answer I would be grateful. Thank you : ) It’s not so much a comment as a question about bachigai. Is it really appropriate for Hiro? I could have sworn I’ve read a post on your blog about it not being appropriate (almost comical). The time travel character, a great destiny, his self doubt, the way he embraces being a hero, but often stumbles. Certainly he is out of place with life or his destiny, but what would be a better word? I ask because I’ve been trying to find this out for weeks, not to question your knowledge on the subject.
If you could email me an answer I would be grateful.
Thank you : )

]]> By: jjrs http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/comment-page-1/#comment-2786 jjrs Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:18:44 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/#comment-2786 I didn't think Dtective Furuokowa sounded all that bad...he had a bit of an American accent and it was kind of simple, but I understood everything he said. The waitress sounded fine considering she was supposed to have learned it from a book a week ago. Too good, even. I mean come on, what beginner picks up the Kanji and meaning for 場違い　in a week? The henchman guy is bad, but he sounds fluent compared to the guy covered in part IV that took the baby and got a 3/10. That was terrible! <em>jjrs's last blog post: </em><a href='http://jeff-fukuoka.blogspot.com/2007/12/how-to-do-tv-product-placement-properly.html' rel="nofollow">How to do TV Product Placement Properly</a> I didn’t think Dtective Furuokowa sounded all that bad…he had a bit of an American accent and it was kind of simple, but I understood everything he said.

The waitress sounded fine considering she was supposed to have learned it from a book a week ago. Too good, even. I mean come on, what beginner picks up the Kanji and meaning for 場違い　in a week?

The henchman guy is bad, but he sounds fluent compared to the guy covered in part IV that took the baby and got a 3/10. That was terrible!

jjrs’s last blog post: How to do TV Product Placement Properly

]]> By: Megan http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/comment-page-1/#comment-2071 Megan Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:50:35 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/#comment-2071 Oh, I didn't realize it was the "kawa" that was bothering you. I didn't pay so much attention to that. As for me being on your blogroll for ages... *narrows eyes* I think you're just saying that. ;P Actually, that's just a testament to how unobservant I can be, plus I need to come here more often. PS - Thanks for talking to me about RSS stuff the other day. PPS - Are you still fascinated by じどうはんばいき? I was going to guess at the kanji, but I thought it best not to. *laughs* Oh, I didn’t realize it was the “kawa” that was bothering you. I didn’t pay so much attention to that.

As for me being on your blogroll for ages… *narrows eyes* I think you’re just saying that. ;P

Actually, that’s just a testament to how unobservant I can be, plus I need to come here more often.

PS – Thanks for talking to me about RSS stuff the other day.

PPS – Are you still fascinated by じどうはんばいき? I was going to guess at the kanji, but I thought it best not to. *laughs*

]]> By: Atreya http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/comment-page-1/#comment-2067 Atreya Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:28:05 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/#comment-2067 It sounded like Furukawa to me as well... :S Anywho, I just realised how horrible Mr. Assistant's Japanese was... Yuck... :S It sounded like Furukawa to me as well… :S Anywho, I just realised how horrible Mr. Assistant’s Japanese was… Yuck… :S

]]> By: Deas http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/comment-page-1/#comment-1992 Deas Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:58:49 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2007/10/10/273/#comment-1992 I still say it sounded like "kawa" - and I heard it as "Furukawa," though I'd settle for "Furokawa." Either way, he didn't say "Furakowa." And yes, Mr. Greenquist tried, but didn't do too well. Ha ha ha. By the way, you've been on my blogroll for ages.... I still say it sounded like “kawa” – and I heard it as “Furukawa,” though I’d settle for “Furokawa.” Either way, he didn’t say “Furakowa.” And yes, Mr. Greenquist tried, but didn’t do too well. Ha ha ha. By the way, you’ve been on my blogroll for ages….

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