Two years ago I got something translated into Japanese for me. I think it was done at the TG fiction list but it could have been. I need to get it translated back to English. Here's what I wrote
Urigiri koto no kei desu ne, Reina-kun? Sayonara
If someone can help me, I'd appreciate it. Thank you.
Side note- Chapter 25 of Duty Honor Country Family is finished and now being worked on Puddin. It will be published later this week. I even have almost 2,000 words written for Chapter 26.
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Ambiguity
Japanese is full of homonyms, so it’s always difficult to translate something written phonetically without any context. There are many words pronounced “kei.†Urigiri isn’t in my dictionary, though it could mean “sold out†(in the purely commercial sense, e.g. “we’re sold out of bananas."). If you meant “uragiriâ€, that’s “treachery.â€
Can you give a little context?
Duty Honor Country Family
It was near the close of Part 7. Reina was caught breaking into The Yakuza leader's office and my main character, who was another Yakuza leader and the person worked for, made to kill Reina. It was the last thing said to Reina before she was shot.
I wrote that scene in April of 2008.
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Daniel, author of maid, whore, bimbo, and sissy free TG fiction since 2000
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.- Oscar Levant
My guess...
Is that it was “Uragiri no koto no kei desu ne Reina-Kun. Sayonara.†and the intended meaning was “The punishment for a treacherous deed, isn’t it Reina. Farewell.†Or more colloquially, “The price of betrayal, eh, Reina? Goodbye."
Thank you
Your help is much appreciated.
Daniel, author of maid, whore, bimbo, and sissy free TG fiction since 2000
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.- Oscar Levant