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Sodachi Riddle Part Two
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Sodachi Riddle Part Two
Sodachi Riddle
Five Years Ago
Five years ago.
五[ご, いつ]:five, 五[ウー]:five
五年前
What sort of person was Araragi Koyomi back then, in his first year of middle school?
中学[ちゅうがく]:middle school/junior high school, 一[いち]:one|best|first||, 一[ひとつ]:one|for one thing|only||, 年生[ねんせい]:pupil in ... year/student in ... year, 頃[ころ, ごろ]:(approximate) time|suitable time (or condition)|time of year, 頃[けい]:qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu), 暦[こよみ, れき]:calendar/almanac, どういう:somehow/how/in what way
つまり 中学一年生だった頃の 阿良々木暦が どういう奴だったかと言うと
まっすぐ:straight (ahead)/direct|straightforward, 純粋[じゅんすい]:pure/true/genuine, ひたむき:earnest/single-minded
まっすぐで 純粋で ひたむきな
He was honest, genuine, and motivated.
普通[ふつう]:general|normally|local train, 子供[こども]:child/children
言うならば普通の子供だった
For all intents and purposes, he was a normal child.
凡庸[ぼんよう]:mediocre/ordinary/commonplace, 少年[しょうねん]:boy/juvenile/young boy, 特殊性[とくしゅせい]:special characteristics/peculiarity/distinctiveness, 見いだす[みいだす, みだす]:to find out|to select|to look out (from the inside)|
凡庸(ぼんよう)なる阿良々木少年に それでも何らかの特殊性を見いだすとするのならば
If we were to seek something uncommon in one so common,
両親[りょうしん, ふたおや]:parents/both parents, 正義[せいぎ]:justice/right/righteousness, 平和[へいわ]:peace/harmony, 平和[ピンフ, ピンホー]:concealed winning hand consisting of chows, a pair that isn't a value pair, and an open wait, 安全[あんぜん]:safety|security, 旨とする[むねとする]:to make it a principle to .../to aim at doing, 警察官[けいさつかん]:policeman/policewoman/police officer
それは彼の両親が 正義と平和と安全を旨(むね)とする警察官だったことだろう
it would be that his parents were policemen and his personality was heavily influenced
影響下[えいきょうか]:influenced (by)/under an influence, 人格[じんかく]:personality/character/individuality, 育成[いくせい]:rearing/training/nurture
彼らの影響下で 僕という人格は育成された
by justice, peace, and security.
少年[しょうねん]:boy/juvenile/young boy, 意味[いみ]:meaning/significance, 比較的[ひかくてき]:comparative/relative, 正義感[せいぎかん]:sense of justice
阿良々木少年は そういう意味では 比較的正義感の強い少年だった
You might say he was a boy with an unusually strong sense of justice.
五[ご, いつ]:five, 五[ウー]:five, 話[はなし]:talk/speech|discussions, 話[わ]:counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
五年前の話
Now, five years ago.
When the first term was ending, he grew a little restless.
一[いち]:one|best|first||, 一[ひとつ]:one|for one thing|only||, 学期[がっき]:school term/semester, 終わる[おわる]:to finish/to end/to close, 頃[ころ, ごろ]:(approximate) time|suitable time (or condition)|time of year, 頃[けい]:qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu), 少し[すこし]:small quantity|little while|short distance, 焦る[あせる]:to be in a hurry/to be impatient/to be flustered
一学期が終わろうという頃の彼は少し焦っていた
Not just a little.
少し[すこし]:small quantity|little while|short distance
少しじゃないな
かなり:considerably/fairly/quite, 焦る[あせる]:to be in a hurry/to be impatient/to be flustered, しれる:to become known/to come to light|to be known
かなり焦っていたかもしれない
Actually, it was a lot.
He had just gotten back the grades on his finals, and was disappointed in the results.
先頃[さきごろ, せんころ]:recently/the other day, 返却[へんきゃく]:return of something/repayment, 期末[きまつ]:end of term, 試験[しけん]:examination/exam|trial, 結果[けっか]:result/consequence|coming to fruition, あまり:remainder/rest|not very (with negative sentence), 思わしい[おもわしい]:suitable/satisfactory/desirable
それというのも 先頃返却された期末試験の結果が あまり思わしくなかったのである
特に[とくに]:particularly/especially, 数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic
特に数学だ
Especially in mathematics.
まずい:poor-quality/shoddy|unskillful, まずい:unappetising/unappetizing|unskillful
このままではまずいと思った
He couldn't accept it.
正しい[ただしい]:right/correct|proper, 貫く[つらぬく]:to go through/to pierce|to carry out
このままでは正しさが貫けないと彼は思った
Being on the right side of history was on the line.
Not being right in his studies was a source of embarrassment greater than the bad grade for him.
学ぶ[まなぶ]:to study (in depth)/to learn/to take lessons in, 正しい[ただしい]:right/correct|proper, 全う[まっとう]:proper/respectable|entirely, 数字[すうじ]:numeral/figure/digit, 以上[いじょう]:not less than|beyond ... (e.g. one's means)|above-mentioned||, 恥ずかしい[はずかしい]:shy/ashamed|disgraceful
"学ぶ"という正しさが全うできなくなることは 彼にとっては数字以上に恥ずかしいことだった
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Sodachi Riddle
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Sodachi Riddle
I've always known
that words are lies
Quickly we forget
that which is vague and unclear
by escaping into a realm of magic
which stifles truth
During a sunless summer
I derived
the answer alone
The answer was you
I found an answer
that I thought was more correct
than anybody else
当時[とうじ]:at that time/in those days, ホール:hall (dance, concert, etc.), 問題[もんだい]:question (e.g. on a test)|problem (e.g. societal, political)|question (i.e. doubt)||, てはい:arrangement/preparations|search (by police), てはい:tiles in a player's hand
当時の僕はモンティ・ホール問題を知ってはいなかったけれど
Back then, I didn't know anything about the Monty Hall problem,
There is nothing in envelope b.
Do you want to switch your selection to envelope c?
but suddenly being confronted with it piqued my curiosity.
いきなり:abruptly/suddenly/all of a sudden, 突きつける[つきつける]:to thrust before/to thrust at, 問題[もんだい]:question (e.g. on a test)|problem (e.g. societal, political)|question (i.e. doubt)||, 興味をそそる[きょうみをそそる]:to arouse someone's interest/to whet (appetite)/to be appealing
いきなり突きつけられたその問題に 興味をそそられた
I see you made it here,
Araragi.
I see you made it here,
Araragi.
I see you made it here,
Araragi.
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Araragi.
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Araragi.
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Araragi.
I see you made it here,
Araragi.
You must have solved
the puzzle in the letter,
then?
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No...
解ける[とける]:to be solved|to loosen|to be removed (e.g. restrictions)|, 解ける[ほどける]:to come lose/to come untied|to loosen up (e.g. tension)
解けて...
I didn't solve it.
解ける[とける]:to be solved|to loosen|to be removed (e.g. restrictions)|, 解ける[ほどける]:to come lose/to come untied|to loosen up (e.g. tension)
解けて ない
I changed my selection, but I don't know why c is correct.
選択[せんたく]:selection/choice/option, 変更[へんこう]:change/modification/alteration, 正解[せいかい]:correct/right/correct interpretation (answer, solution)
選択は変更したけれど どうして "ｃ" が正解なのかは わからない
I see.
Then let's begin by
solving it formally.
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Come inside, Araragi.
Let's study.
Let us hone our intelligence.
Sodachi Riddle
本人[ほんにん]:the person himself, 話[はなし]:talk/speech|discussions, 話[わ]:counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc., 他[ほか]:other (place, thing, person)|outside|nothing except|, 他[た]:other (esp. people and abstract matters), 何人[なんにん]:how many? (people), 何人[なにびと, なんびと]:everyone/every person/all, 手紙を出す[てがみをだす]:to mail a letter, 相手[あいて]:companion|other party|opponent (sports, etc.), らしい:seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay)/appearing ...|-ish
本人の話によれば 他にも何人か手紙を出した相手はいたらしい
She said she gave the same letters to a few others,
but I was the only one who came to this run-down house to meet her.
手紙[てがみ]:letter, 受ける[うける, ウケる]:to receive|to catch (e.g. a ball)|to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)||, 廃屋[はいおく]:dilapidated house/deserted house, 待ち合わせ[まちあわせ]:appointment, 場所[ばしょ]:place|room|basho
だけどその手紙を受けて 廃屋という待ち合わせ場所にやってきたのは 僕だけだったそうだ
Without even knowing what you were getting into.
のこのこ:unconcernedly/nonchalantly/shamelessly
のこのことやってきたのは
のこのこ:unconcernedly/nonchalantly/shamelessly
のこのこと... まあ のこのことだよ
Without... Yes, I suppose.
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That summer is what likely prevented me from being bad at math or hating it.
少ない[すくない]:few/a little/scarce, 夏[なつ]:summer, 夏[か]:Xia (dynasty of China; perhaps mythological), 数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 苦手[にがて]:poor (at)/weak (in)|dislike (of), 嫌い[きらい]:dislike|suspicion|distinction, 嫌い[ぎらい]:dislike/hatred/fear
少なくともあのひと夏がなければ 僕は数学が苦手になっていただろうし 数学が嫌いになっていただろう
高校[こうこう]:senior high school/high school
直江津高校に入ることもできなかったんじゃないのかな
I probably wouldn't have been able to get into Naoetsu High School.
ともあれ:anyhow/in any case, 物語[ものがたり]:tale/story/legend, 続き[つづき]:sequel/continuation/(also suffix) continuation (in time and space)
ともあれ 物語の続きを聞きましょうか
Please continue your story, Araragi.
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 夏[なつ]:summer, 夏[か]:Xia (dynasty of China; perhaps mythological), アバンチュール:amorous adventure/love affair
阿良々木先輩のひと夏のアバンチュールを
I want to know more about your summer adventure.
謎[なぞ]:riddle/puzzle|enigmatic, 少女[しょうじょ, おとめ]:little girl/maiden|female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period), 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 密会[みっかい]:clandestine meeting, 続き[つづき]:sequel/continuation/(also suffix) continuation (in time and space)
謎の少女と阿良々木先輩の 密会の続きを
About your secret meeting with the mystery girl.
Sodachi Riddle
ホール:hall (dance, concert, etc.), 問題[もんだい]:question (e.g. on a test)|problem (e.g. societal, political)|question (i.e. doubt)||
というわけで これを モンティ・ホール問題って言うんだよ
So, this is called a Monty Hall problem.
面白い[おもしろい]:interesting|amusing|pleasant
面白いな!
That's so interesting!
もっと:(some) more/even more/longer, 問題[もんだい]:question (e.g. on a test)|problem (e.g. societal, political)|question (i.e. doubt)||
もっとないのか こういう問題!
Are there more problems like this?
いっぱい:one defeat, いっぱい:amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.)/drink (usu. alcoholic)|full
あるよ いっぱい
Sure, tons!
いくら:how much?/how many?|even, 教える[おしえる]:to teach|to tell|to preach, あげる:to raise/to elevate|to do up (one's hair)
いくらでも教えてあげる
I'll teach them all to you.
I really hope you'll fall in love with math, and that you won't stop loving it.
数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, もっと:(some) more/even more/longer, 好き[すき]:liking/fondness/love, 好き[ずき]:-phil/-phile|being attractive (to), 続ける[つづける]:to continue/to keep up/to keep on
阿良々木くんが数学のことを もっと好きになってくれるなら 数学を好きでい続けてくれるなら
I will love it!
好き[すき]:liking/fondness/love, 好き[ずき]:-phil/-phile|being attractive (to)
僕 好きになるよ
数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 好き[すき]:liking/fondness/love, 好き[ずき]:-phil/-phile|being attractive (to), 居る[いる]:to be (of animate objects)|to stay|verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing), 居る[おる]:to be (animate)|verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing)|indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions, 続ける[つづける]:to continue/to keep up/to keep on
数学を好きで居続ける
I won't stop loving it!
Let's study here again tomorrow!
明日[あした, あす]:tomorrow|near future, 一緒[いっしょ]:together|at the same time|same, 勉強[べんきょう]:study|diligence|discount, 続ける[つづける]:to continue/to keep up/to keep on
じゃあ 明日からここで 一緒に勉強 し続けよう
Sodachi Riddle
From the end of the first term to the end of the summer holidays,
一[いち]:one|best|first||, 一[ひとつ]:one|for one thing|only||, 学期[がっき]:school term/semester, 末[うら]:top end/tip, 末[うれ]:new shoots/new growth (of a tree), 夏休み[なつやすみ]:summer vacation/summer holiday, 終わり[おわり]:the end
そして 一学期の末から 夏休みの終わりまで
I kept coming to this desolate house.
ずっと:continuously in some state (for a long time, distance)/throughout|much (better, etc.), 廃屋[はいおく]:dilapidated house/deserted house, 通う[かよう]:to go to and from (a place)|to go to (school, work, etc.)|to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity)|, 続ける[つづける]:to continue/to keep up/to keep on
僕はずっと この廃屋に通い続けたんだ
謎[なぞ]:riddle/puzzle|enigmatic, 少女[しょうじょ, おとめ]:little girl/maiden|female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period), 勉強[べんきょう]:study|diligence|discount, 続ける[つづける]:to continue/to keep up/to keep on
謎の少女と勉強をし続けた
I kept studying with the mystery girl.
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人類史[じんるいし]:human history, もっとも:most/extremely, もっとも:but then/although|reasonable, 美しい[うつくしい]:beautiful/lovely, 式[しき]:equation|ceremony|style|, 等式[とうしき]:equality, 教える[おしえる]:to teach|to tell|to preach
人類史上もっとも美しい式 オイラーの等式についても 教えてくれたのは彼女だった
She was also the one who taught me about the most beautiful expression in human history: Euler's identity.
Even after all these years, I can recall a lot of formulas that're useless in school off the top of my head.
学校[がっこう]:school, 役[えき, えだち]:war/campaign|unpaid work (ritsuryo system), 役[やく]:use|post|scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.), 立つ[たつ]:to stand|to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)|to depart (on a plane, train, etc.), 数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, そらで言う[そらでいう]:to speak from memory, ことができる:can (do)/to be able to (do)/can be done
今でも僕はそれらの 言うなら学校では役には立たない”数学”を そらで言うことができる
あまり:remainder/rest|not very (with negative sentence), 勉強[べんきょう]:study|diligence|discount, してい:servant/janitor/messenger, してい:older sister and younger brother, 感じ[かんじ]:feeling/sense/impression
だから僕としては あまり勉強していたって感じじゃなくて
It never really felt like studying to me.
毎日[まいにち]:every day, 廃屋[はいおく]:dilapidated house/deserted house, 遊ぶ[あそぶ, あすぶ]:to play|to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)|to be idle||, 遊ぶ[すさぶ]:to grow wild/to rage|to do something one enjoys, 感じ[かんじ]:feeling/sense/impression, でもある:to also be (formal, literary)/implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case|to be ... or something
ただ毎日 この廃屋に遊びに来ていたって感じでもあるんだが
I guess it was more like I went to this ruin to hang out.
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秘密[ひみつ]:secret|secret|esoteric teachings, 基地[きち]:base (military, expedition, etc.), みたい:-like/sort of/similar to
言うならここは 僕とその子の秘密基地みたいなものだったんだ
This was like our secret base, hers and mine.
秘密[ひみつ]:secret|secret|esoteric teachings, 塾[じゅく]:coaching school/cramming school/juku
いや 秘密塾と言うべきかな
A secret, personal cram school.
塾[じゅく]:coaching school/cramming school/juku
塾ねえ
Cram school, huh?
She insisted on this place.
場所[ばしょ]:place|room|basho, こだわる:to fuss over/to be particular about|to be obsessive about
あの子は この場所にこだわった
勉強[べんきょう]:study|diligence|discount
ここでしか勉強はしないって言った
She said she'd only meet me here.
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That was what she said when we met the next day in the chaos.
翌日[よくじつ]:next day, 廃屋[はいおく]:dilapidated house/deserted house, 部屋[へや]:room|apartment|stable, 集合[しゅうごう]:gathering/assembly|set, 際[きわ, ぎわ]:edge/brink|time, 際[さい]:on the occasion of/circumstances/juncture, 宣言[せんげん]:declaration/proclamation/announcement
翌日 廃屋の部屋で集合した際 彼女はそう宣言したのだ
勉強会[べんきょうかい]:study group/study meeting, 続ける[つづける]:to continue/to keep up/to keep on, 条件[じょうけん]:condition/conditions/term
この勉強会を続けるための条件である
It was a condition she had.
条件[じょうけん]:condition/conditions/term, 三[さん, み]:three|tri-, 三[サン]:three
条件を三つ
One of three conditions.
勉強会[べんきょうかい]:study group/study meeting, 場所[ばしょ]:place|room|basho
そのうちひとつが 勉強会の場所はここ
One, this is where we meet.
廃屋[はいおく]:dilapidated house/deserted house, 二[に, ふた]:two, 二[アル]:two, 階[かい]:storey|stairs|stage (in chronostratigraphy)|, 階[しな]:article|quality|flirtatiousness, 一番[いちばん]:number one|best|game||, 一番[ひとつがい]:pair/couple/brace, 奥[おく]:inner part/inside/interior, 部屋[へや]:room|apartment|stable
この廃屋の 二階の一番奥の部屋であることだった
In this run-down house, on the second floor at the very end.
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The second condition was that I would keep our study sessions a secret.
二[に, ふた]:two, 二[アル]:two, 条件[じょうけん]:condition/conditions/term, 勉強会[べんきょうかい]:study group/study meeting, 二人[ふたり, ににん]:two persons/two people/pair, 秘密[ひみつ]:secret|secret|esoteric teachings
二つ目の条件は ここでそういう勉強会をしていることは 二人だけの秘密にするってこと 誰にも言わないこと
三[さん, み]:three|tri-, 三[サン]:three, 条件[じょうけん]:condition/conditions/term
そして三つ目の条件は
And the third condition...
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訊く[きく]:to hear|to listen (e.g. to music)|to ask||
私の名前を訊かないこと
Don't ask me my name.
探る[さぐる]:to feel around for|to investigate|to explore (parts unknown)
私が誰なのかを探らないこと
Don't probe into my life.
数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 以外[いがい]:with the exception of/excepting, 訊く[きく]:to hear|to listen (e.g. to music)|to ask||
数学のこと以外で 私に何も訊かないこと
Ask me only about math.
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Those three.
だった
She sounds like a math fairy.
数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 妖精[ようせい]:fairy/sprite/elf
数学の妖精か何かですか その子は
However, those three were the only things she demanded.
逆[ぎゃく]:reverse|converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)|inverse (function), 逆[さか]:inverse/reverse, 以外[いがい]:with the exception of/excepting, 要求[ようきゅう]:demand/firm request/requisition
でも 逆に言えば それ以外のことはあの子は 何も要求しなかったんだ
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Nothing else at all.
本当に何も
Her three conditions and the initial request.
三[さん, み]:three|tri-, 三[サン]:three, 条件[じょうけん]:condition/conditions/term, 最初[さいしょ]:beginning/outset/first, お願い[おねがい]:request/wish|please
三つの条件と それから最初に言ったお願いと
あまり:remainder/rest|not very (with negative sentence), 一方的[いっぽうてき]:one-sided/unilateral/arbitrary, 教える[おしえる]:to teach|to tell|to preach, もらう:to receive/to take|to get somebody to do something, ばかり:only/merely|approximately, 心苦しい[こころぐるしい]:painful/being sorry/feeling sorry, お菓子[おかし]:confections/sweets/candy, 持つ[もつ]:to hold (in one's hand)|to possess|to maintain||, ことがある:(something) has occurred/to have done (something)|(something) happens on occasions
あまりに一方的に教えてもらってばかりなのが心苦しくて 僕はある日 お菓子を持って来たことがあったんだけどな
I felt bad just being taught all the time and giving nothing back, so I brought candy one day.
I'm not looking for compensation.
見返り[みかえり]:collateral/reward/compensation, 欲しい[ほしい]:wanted/wished for|I want (you) to
見返りが欲しくてやっているんじゃないの
数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 教える[おしえる]:to teach|to tell|to preach, 幸せ[しあわせ, しやわせ]:happiness/good fortune/luck
私はあなたに数学を教えられて幸せ
I'm just happy to teach you math.
お願い[おねがい]:request/wish|please
だからお願い
Please!
数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, ずっと:continuously in some state (for a long time, distance)/throughout|much (better, etc.), 愛する[あいする]:to love, 続ける[つづける]:to continue/to keep up/to keep on
数学をずっと 愛し続けてね
Stay in love with math.
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Yep.
って
She sounds even more like a math fairy now.
ますます:increasingly/more and more/decreasingly (when declining), 数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 妖精[ようせい]:fairy/sprite/elf, じみる:to have a touch of/to look like
ますます数学の妖精じみてきましたね
ともかく:anyhow/anyway/somehow or other, 条件[じょうけん]:condition/conditions/term, 全部[ぜんぶ]:all/entire/whole, 呑む[のむ]:to drink|to smoke (tobacco)|to engulf||, 毎日[まいにち]:every day, 廃屋[はいおく]:dilapidated house/deserted house, 通い詰める[かよいつめる]:to visit frequently
ともかく僕は彼女の出した条件を全部呑んで それから毎日 この廃屋に通い詰めた
I accepted all her conditions and came here every day.
完全[かんぜん]:perfection/completeness, 毎日[まいにち]:every day
完全に毎日ですか?
Every single day?
一[いち]:one|best|first||, 一[ひとつ]:one|for one thing|only||, 欠かす[かかす]:to miss (doing)/to fail (to do)
一日も欠かさず?
Without fail?
勉強会[べんきょうかい]:study group/study meeting, 突然[とつぜん]:abrupt/sudden/unexpected, 終わる[おわる]:to finish/to end/to close
でも その勉強会は ある日突然 終わったから
But one day, it was suddenly over.
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夏休み[なつやすみ]:summer vacation/summer holiday, 最後[さいご]:last|no sooner than|one's final moments
夏休み最後の日のことだ
It was on the last day of the summer holidays.
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先[さき]:previous|point (e.g. pencil)|head (of a line)||, 先[せん]:former/previous|first move (in go, shogi, etc.), 勉強会[べんきょうかい]:study group/study meeting, 準備[じゅんび]:preparation/setup/arrangements, 済む[すむ]:to finish|to merely result in something less severe than expected|to feel at ease|, 少女[しょうじょ, おとめ]:little girl/maiden|female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
いつだって先にそこにいて 勉強会の準備を済ませている少女が
Normally she would have already been there, preparing our study session,
限る[かぎる]:to restrict/to limit|to be restricted to
その日に限っては 来ていなかった
but she wasn't there that day.
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For the first and only time,
限る[かぎる]:to restrict/to limit|to be restricted to, 初めて[はじめて]:for the first time|only after ... is it .../only when ... do you ...
その日に限って その日初めて
no matter how long I waited,
いつまでたっても いつまで待っても
現れる[あらわれる]:to appear/to come in sight|to be expressed (e.g. emotions)
彼女は現れなかった
she did not appear.
An envelope?
Araragi Koyomi realized, deep down,
中学[ちゅうがく]:middle school/junior high school, 一[いち]:one|best|first||, 一[ひとつ]:one|for one thing|only||, 年生[ねんせい]:pupil in ... year/student in ... year, 暦[こよみ, れき]:calendar/almanac
なんとなく中学一年生の阿良々木暦は思った
もう僕は
that he wouldn't
ever learn math from her again here.
数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 学ぶ[まなぶ]:to study (in depth)/to learn/to take lessons in
ここで彼女から"数学"を学ぶことはないのだろうと
He went to the other classes to find out who she was.
正体[しょうたい]:true character/true form|consciousness, 探る[さぐる]:to feel around for|to investigate|to explore (parts unknown), 他[ほか]:other (place, thing, person)|outside|nothing except|, 他[た]:other (esp. people and abstract matters), クラス:class, 調査[ちょうさ]:investigation/examination/inquiry, 乗り出す[のりだす, のりいだす]:to set out|to embark on (a new venture)|to begin to ride|
僕は 彼女の正体を探ろうと 他のクラスへと調査に乗り出したのだ
He found that the girl he met over the summer was neither in his grade nor in the grades above him.
同[どう]:the same/the said/ibid., 学年[がくねん]:academic year/school year|year in school, もちろん:of course/certainly/naturally, 上級生[じょうきゅうせい]:student in a higher grade/upperclassman, 夏[なつ]:summer, 夏[か]:Xia (dynasty of China; perhaps mythological), 間[あいだ, あわい]:space (between)|time (between)|span (temporal or spatial)||, 間[ま]:time|space|room, ずっと:continuously in some state (for a long time, distance)/throughout|much (better, etc.), 少女[しょうじょ, おとめ]:little girl/maiden|female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
しかし 同学年はもちろん 上級生にも 僕がひと夏の間 ずっと会っていた少女はいなかった
まるで:quite/entirely|as if, 存在[そんざい]:existence/being, 消える[きえる]:to go out/to vanish/to disappear, しまう:to finish/to stop|to close (a business, etc.)
まるで存在ごと消えてしまったかのような彼女に
At the thought of her vanishing along with every trace of her existence,
少年[しょうねん]:boy/juvenile/young boy, おののく:to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.)/to shudder/to tremble
阿良々木少年は そう,おののいた
the boy Araragi trembled.
He was scared.
怖い[こわい]:scary/frightening|(I'm) afraid
怖い
初めて[はじめて]:for the first time|only after ... is it .../only when ... do you ..., 怖い[こわい]:scary/frightening|(I'm) afraid
初めてそのとき 彼女を怖いと思ったのだろう
For the first time, he was afraid of her.
廃屋[はいおく]:dilapidated house/deserted house, 近づく[ちかづく, ちかずく]:to approach/to draw near|to get acquainted with
だから 彼は廃屋に近づかなくなり
That's why he didn't go back to that ruin of a house.
That's why he forgot her.
少女[しょうじょ, おとめ]:little girl/maiden|female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period), 忘れる[わすれる]:to forget/to leave carelessly/to be forgetful of
だから 彼は少女のことを忘れた
廃屋[はいおく]:dilapidated house/deserted house, 少女[しょうじょ, おとめ]:little girl/maiden|female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period), 学ぶ[まなぶ]:to study (in depth)/to learn/to take lessons in, 数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 忘れる[わすれる]:to forget/to leave carelessly/to be forgetful of
だけど 廃屋で少女から学んだ数学のことだけは忘れず
However, he never forgot the math she taught him,
二[に, ふた]:two, 二[アル]:two, 学期[がっき]:school term/semester, 以降[いこう]:on and after/as from/hereafter, 少年[しょうねん]:boy/juvenile/young boy, 成績[せいせき]:results/record/grades, 数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 中心[ちゅうしん]:center/centre|-centered, 中心[なかご]:core|tang (of a sword, etc.)|middle of a nest of boxes, 持ち直す[もちなおす]:to recover/to rally/to improve
そして二学期以降 阿良々木少年の成績は 数学を中心に持ち直したのだった
and starting with the second term his grades recovered with math as the core.
意味[いみ]:meaning/significance, 生活[せいかつ]:living/life (one's daily existence)/livelihood, 廃屋[はいおく]:dilapidated house/deserted house, 通い[かよい]:coming and going/commuting, 以前[いぜん]:ago/since/before, 元[もと]:origin|base|cause||, 元[げん]:unknown (e.g. in an equation)|element (of a set)|yuan (monetary unit of China)|, 状態[じょうたい]:current status/condition/situation, 戻る[もどる]:to turn back (e.g. half-way)|to return|to recover (e.g. something lost)|, 戻る[もとる]:to go against/to act contrary to/to deviate from, しれる:to become known/to come to light|to be known
つまりある意味 彼の生活は廃屋通いをする以前の 元の状態に戻ったというだけのことなのかもしれないが
While his daily life merely returned to the way it was before he went to that derelict house,
変わる[かわる]:to change|to move to|to be different, しれる:to become known/to come to light|to be known
長い目で見れば何も変わっていないのかもしれないが
and while one less discerning might think nothing changed at all,
確か[たしか]:sure|reliable|If I'm not mistaken, 変わる[かわる]:to change|to move to|to be different, 思える[おもえる]:to seem/to appear likely
しかし 確かに変わったと思えることもひとつあった
one thing changed without doubt.
少年[しょうねん]:boy/juvenile/young boy, 概ね[おおむね]:in general/generally|gist, その後[そのあと, そのご]:after that/afterwards/thereafter, 正しい[ただしい]:right/correct|proper, 求める[もとめる]:to want|to request|to seek|, 姿勢[しせい]:attitude/posture/stance, 貫く[つらぬく]:to go through/to pierce|to carry out
阿良々木少年は概ね その後も正しさを求める姿勢を貫いたけれど
He kept on having strong opinions on being in the right,
and from time to time this would lead to violence and conflict,
暴走[ぼうそう]:acting rashly|runaway (process)|reckless baserunning, とんだ:unthinkable/unimaginable|terrible, しっぺ:bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism)|striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger, 返し[かえし]:reversal|return gift|barb (on a fishing hook)|, 食らう[くらう]:to eat/to drink|to receive (e.g. a blow)
そのせいで時に暴走し とんだしっぺ返しを食らうこともあったけれど
数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 限る[かぎる]:to restrict/to limit|to be restricted to, 面白い[おもしろい]:interesting|amusing|pleasant, 求める[もとめる]:to want|to request|to seek|
数学に限ってだけ言えば 彼は面白さを求めていたということだ
but at least he could find enjoyment in numbers.
よりどころ:grounds/foundation|support, きっと:surely/undoubtedly|sternly, 学級会[がっきゅうかい]:class meeting/classroom assembly, 際[きわ, ぎわ]:edge/brink|time, 際[さい]:on the occasion of/circumstances/juncture, 正しい[ただしい]:right/correct|proper, 打ち砕く[うちくだく, ぶちくだく]:to smash/to crush
そのよりどころがなければ きっとあの学級会の際 正しさを打ち砕かれたあとに
If this had never happened, he surely would have had nothing left in his heart
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きっと:surely/undoubtedly|sternly, 残る[のこる]:to remain/to be left
彼の心にはきっと 何も残らなかったことだろう
after the class meeting that destroyed his sense of justice.
数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 面白い[おもしろい]:interesting|amusing|pleasant
あの子が数学の面白さを
She taught him that numbers were fun.
人生[じんせい]:(human) life (i.e. conception to death), 面白い[おもしろい]:interesting|amusing|pleasant
人生の面白さを
She taught him that life was fun.
She taught him that the world was fun.
世界[せかい]:the world|sphere|renowned|, 面白い[おもしろい]:interesting|amusing|pleasant, 教える[おしえる]:to teach|to tell|to preach
世界の面白さを教えてくれたから
It's what makes me who I am now.
今の僕がある
夏[なつ]:summer, 夏[か]:Xia (dynasty of China; perhaps mythological)
僕はあの夏でできていた
That summer is the fabric of my personality.
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要する[ようする]:to need/to demand/to take, 謎[なぞ]:riddle/puzzle|enigmatic, 少女[しょうじょ, おとめ]:little girl/maiden|female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period), 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder
え でも要するにその謎の少女が老倉先輩なんですよね?
So, the mystery girl was Oikura, right?
いやいや:no!/no no!/no, not at all, いやいや:unwillingly/grudgingly|shaking head in refusal (to children), 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder
いやいや阿良々木先輩
Come on, Araragi.
謎解き[なぞとき]:solution of a riddle
謎解きってほどじゃあないでしょう これは
This didn't even require a master detective.
むしろ:rather/better/instead, むしろ:woven mat (esp. one made of straw)|seat, 流れ[ながれ]:stream/current|course of events, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, いささか:a little/a bit/somewhat, ミスディレクション:misdirection, 過ぎる[すぎる]:to pass through|to pass (i.e. of time)|to have expired||, 過ぎる[よぎる]:to go by/to cross/to pass by
むしろこの流れで その子が老倉さんじゃなかったら いささかミスディレクションが過ぎると言うものです
If she hadn't been Oikura, we would have wasted all this time on a red herring.
アンフェア:unfair
アンフェアだって言われちゃいますよ
Is that really fair?
扇[おうぎ, おおぎ]:folding fan
じゃあ 扇ちゃん
All right, Ougi.
夏[なつ]:summer, 夏[か]:Xia (dynasty of China; perhaps mythological), 休み明け[やすみあけ]:just after a holiday break/the first day after the holidays, 少女[しょうじょ, おとめ]:little girl/maiden|female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period), 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar
夏休み明け その子が 少女老倉が
How do you explain that this girl, the young Oikura Sodachi,
七[しち, なな]:seven|hepta-, 七[チー]:seven, 中学校[ちゅうがっこう]:junior high school/middle school/lower secondary school, 説明[せつめい]:explanation/exposition
七百一中学校にいなかったことは どう説明する?
wasn't in Nanahyakuichi Middle School when summer was over?
転校[てんこう]:changing schools
転校したんです
She transferred schools.
ただし:but/however/provided that, 推測[すいそく]:guess/conjecture, 穴[あな]:hole|deficit|vacancy||, 穴[けつ]:ass|rear|acupuncture point|
ただしこの推測にはひとつだけ穴がありますよね
I admit this conjecture has a hole in it.
It means that you and she were in the same grade once.
即ち[すなわち]:that is/namely/i.e., 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, かつて:once/before|never yet, 同級生[どうきゅうせい]:classmate, ことになる:it has been decided (so) that/it has been arranged (so) that|it is the result (of)
即ち老倉先輩と阿良々木先輩が かつて同級生だったということになるからです
However, the way you phrased things so far implied that you only ever met her in high school.
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 口振り[くちぶり]:way of speaking|intimation, 高校[こうこう]:senior high school/high school, 入学[にゅうがく]:entry to school or university/matriculation/enrolment (in university, etc.), 初めて[はじめて]:for the first time|only after ... is it .../only when ... do you ..., 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar
阿良々木先輩のこれまでの口振りでは 直江津高校に入学して初めて 阿良々木先輩は老倉先輩と会ったかのようでしたが?
Because I thought I had.
初めて[はじめて]:for the first time|only after ... is it .../only when ... do you ...
初めて会ったと思ったんだよ 僕は
完全[かんぜん]:perfection/completeness, 少女[しょうじょ, おとめ]:little girl/maiden|female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period), 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 忘れる[わすれる]:to forget/to leave carelessly/to be forgetful of
つまり完全に 僕は少女老倉のことを忘れていたということだ
I forgot that I'd ever met her when we were younger.
I forgot why I became good at math,
お陰[おかげ]:grace (of God)|assistance|effects, 数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 得意[とくい]:triumph|pride|one's strong point|, 忘れる[わすれる]:to forget/to leave carelessly/to be forgetful of
自分が誰のお陰で 数学が得意なのかも忘れて
forgot everything I owed her,
くらい:dark/gloomy|dark (in colour), くらい:approximately/about|to (about) the extent that, 恩義[おんぎ]:obligation/favour/favor, 忘れる[わすれる]:to forget/to leave carelessly/to be forgetful of
どれくらいあいつに恩義があるのかも忘れて
and treated her like a normal classmate.
クラスメイト:classmate, 接する[せっする]:to touch|to receive (e.g. visitor)|to receive (news)||
僕はクラスメイトとしてあいつに接していたんだ
She said I have mathematics to thank for everything I am today,
全部[ぜんぶ]:all/entire/whole, 数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, お陰[おかげ]:grace (of God)|assistance|effects
今の僕があるのは 全部数学のお陰だってあいつは言っていた
付き合う[つきあう]:to associate with/to keep company with|to go along with
戦場ヶ原と付き合っていることさえ
even that Senjougahara is my girlfriend.
お陰[おかげ]:grace (of God)|assistance|effects
だけどそれは 本当は 私のお陰だって言いたかったのか
Perhaps she was trying to say that it was all thanks to her.
"I love happy people, but I hate those that don't understand why they're happy," huh?
幸せ[しあわせ, しやわせ]:happiness/good fortune/luck, 好き[すき]:liking/fondness/love, 好き[ずき]:-phil/-phile|being attractive (to), 理由[りゆう, わけ]:reason/pretext/motive, 嫌い[きらい]:dislike|suspicion|distinction, 嫌い[ぎらい]:dislike/hatred/fear
幸せな奴は好きだけれど 自分が幸せな理由を知らない奴が嫌い ですか
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そしてなんでしたっけ
What was the other thing?
嫌い[きらい]:dislike|suspicion|distinction, 嫌い[ぎらい]:dislike/hatred/fear
自分が何でできているか知らない奴が嫌い?
"I hate the ones that don't know what makes them who they are?"
実際[じっさい]:practicality|reality|bhutakoti (limit of reality), 忘れる[わすれる]:to forget/to leave carelessly/to be forgetful of, 記憶[きおく]:memory/recollection|storage, 思い出す[おもいだす]:to recall/to remember/to recollect, 含蓄のある[がんちくのある]:significant/suggestive/pregnant (with meaning), 言葉[ことば, けとば]:language|word|speech
ふふ 実際に忘れていた記憶を思い出してしてみると 含蓄(がんちく)のある言葉ですね
Now that you remember what you forgot, those words cut deep, don't they?
とにかく...
Anyway...
明日[あした, あす]:tomorrow|near future, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 謝る[あやまる]:to apologize/to apologise
明日 僕は老倉に謝らなきゃな
I have to apologize to her tomorrow.
嫌う[きらう]:to hate/to dislike/to loathe, 好き[すき]:liking/fondness/love, 好き[ずき]:-phil/-phile|being attractive (to)
それであいつが嫌っている僕を好きになってくれるわけもないだろうし
I doubt that it'll result in a sudden outburst of friendliness,
楽[らく]:comfort/ease|raku pottery, してやれる:to do for (someone)
あいつの何かを楽にしてやれるわけでもないんだろうが
and perhaps it won't make anything easier for her,
but I still feel like I have to do it.
謝る[あやまる]:to apologize/to apologise
謝るべきなんだから 謝るべきだ
あまり:remainder/rest|not very (with negative sentence), 気が進む[きがすすむ]:to be inclined to do/to be willing to do
おや あまり気が進まなそうですね
You don't seem to like the thought.
そりゃあ:very/extremely|that is
そりゃあな
Yeah...
文句[もんく]:complaint/grumbling|phrase
僕のほうから言いたい文句だって ないわけじゃないんだぜ?
Y'know, I can be rightfully upset about a bunch of things myself.
Why didn't she tell me she was going to transfer schools?
転校[てんこう]:changing schools, 事情[じじょう]:circumstances/consideration/conditions, たにし:pond snail (Viviparidae spp.), 去る[さる]:to leave|to pass|to be distant||, 一言[ひとこと, いちげん]:single word/a few words/brief comment
転校とか まあそういう事情があったにしても 去る前に一言言ってくれてもよかったじゃないか
How am I supposed to understand an empty envelope?
あんな:such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)/so/that, あんな:Anna or Anwa era (968.8.13-970.3.25), 空っぽ[からっぽ]:empty/vacant/hollow, 封筒[ふうとう]:envelope, 残す[のこす]:to leave (behind, over)/to bequeath/to save
あんな空っぽの封筒だけ残されても わけわかんねーよ
Oikura Sodachi
Besides, all she had to do was remind me about it when we met again later, and I would have remembered.
一[いち]:one|best|first||, 一[ひとつ]:one|for one thing|only||, 三[さん, み]:three|tri-, 三[サン]:three, 組[くみ]:set (of items)|group (of people)|typesetting, 再会[さいかい]:another meeting/meeting again/reunion, 場[ば]:place|field|occasion||, 場[じょう]:place/spot/grounds, 思い出す[おもいだす]:to recall/to remember/to recollect
それに 一年三組で再会したとき その場で言ってくれたら その場で思い出せたはずなんだ
今になって言われても
Getting upset now is unreasonable.
場[ば]:place|field|occasion||, 場[じょう]:place/spot/grounds
ふふ その場で言ってくれたら ねえ?
Remind you, huh?
That girl was me, Araragi.
少女[しょうじょ, おとめ]:little girl/maiden|female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
あのときの少女は私だよ 阿良々木くん
Long time no see!
久しぶり[ひさしぶり]:a long time (since the last time)/it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
久しぶりい
忘れる[わすれる]:to forget/to leave carelessly/to be forgetful of
なぁに 私のこと忘れちゃったの?
Aw, you forgot me?
You're awwwful!
やだサイテー
冷たい[つめたい, つべたい]:cold (to the touch)/chilly|coldhearted
もー 冷たいんだからー
Sniff...
でも そんなところが
But that's also...
ス・テ・キ☆
really sweeto
Is that what you're getting at here?
意味[いみ]:meaning/significance
とか言ってくれたらという意味ですか?
Not a single character in this work has been that magnanimous so far!
壮絶[そうぜつ]:grand/heroic/sublime, キャラ:(fictional) character, 世界観[せかいかん]:world view/outlook on the world|appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction), かつて:once/before|never yet
そんな壮絶なキャラは この世界観でかつて見たことがないけれど
まあ...
But...
Then...
ならばあなたは
考える[かんがえる]:to think about|to ponder|to intend||
どうして彼女がそれを言わなかったかを考えるべきでしょう
Perhaps you should think hard about why she didn't tell you.
別れを告げる[わかれをつげる]:to say goodbye/to bid farewell, 去る[さる]:to leave|to pass|to be distant||, 考える[かんがえる]:to think about|to ponder|to intend||
そして どうして彼女が別れを告げずに去っていったのか それも考えなければなりません
And think also about why she left without saying farewell.
明日[あした, あす]:tomorrow|near future, 謝る[あやまる]:to apologize/to apologise, たとする:to appreciate/to be thankful, 事態[じたい]:situation/(present) state of affairs/circumstances, 悪化[あっか]:(suffer) deterioration/growing worse/aggravation, しれる:to become known/to come to light|to be known
でないと 明日謝ったとしても 事態はより悪化するだけかもしれませんよ
Otherwise any apology tomorrow is likely to make it worse.
Nothing infuriates the victim like half-baked apologies.
口先[くちさき]:lip service/mere words|lips, 謝罪[しゃざい]:apology, 被害者[ひがいしゃ]:victim/injured party/sufferer, 怒る[おこる, いかる]:to get angry|to tell someone off|to be angular
口先だけの謝罪ほど 被害者を怒らせるものはありませんからね
The victim?
被害者[ひがいしゃ]:victim/injured party/sufferer
被害者?
おいおい:Hey!/Wait a minute!|boohoo, おいおい:gradually/by degrees/little by little, 扇[おうぎ, おおぎ]:folding fan
おいおい ちょっと待ってくれよ 扇ちゃん
Hold on, Ougi.
Aren't you exaggerating?
過ぎ[すぎ]:past/after|too (much)
それは言い過ぎじゃないのか?
そうですね
Perhaps, yes.
Of course it isn't actively your fault.
もちろん:of course/certainly/naturally, 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 悪い[わるい]:bad|evil|unprofitable||, 悪い[にくい]:hateful/abominable|amazing, ではある:to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
もちろん 阿良々木先輩が悪いわけではありません
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 愚か者[おろかもの]:fool
ただ 阿良々木先輩は愚か者です
You're just a fool.
Always the fool.
しよう:way/method|(technical) specification, しよう:use/application/employment
どうしようもなく どうしようもない
扇[おうぎ, おおぎ]:folding fan, いったい:...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?")/...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")|one object, いったい:region/zone/whole place
扇ちゃん きみはいったい 何を知っていると言うんだい?
Ougi. What do you know?
私は何も知りませんよ
I know nothing.
You know everything, Araragi.
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder
あなたが知っているんです 阿良々木先輩
僕―
I—
老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 少女[しょうじょ, おとめ]:little girl/maiden|female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period), 時代[じだい]:period|the times|oldness|, 見習う[みならう]:to follow another's example, クイズ:quiz, 洒落込む[しゃれこむ]:to get dressed up|to treat oneself
そうですね ここは老倉先輩の少女時代を見習って クイズと洒落込みましょうか
Let me follow little Oikura's example and be the quizmaster.
問題[もんだい]:question (e.g. on a test)|problem (e.g. societal, political)|question (i.e. doubt)||
問題です
Here is your question.
老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 暦[こよみ, れき]:calendar/almanac, 親[おや]:parent|dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)|founder|, 親[しん]:intimacy|close relative|pro- (e.g. pro-American, pro-Japanese, etc.), 仇[あだ, あた]:foe|resentment|harm, 仇[かたき]:rival|revenge|spouse, 嫌い[きらい]:dislike|suspicion|distinction, 嫌い[ぎらい]:dislike/hatred/fear
老倉育は阿良々木暦のことが親の仇のように嫌いです
Oikura Sodachi hates you as though you were her mortal enemy.
That's because you didn't live up to her expectations.
暦[こよみ, れき]:calendar/almanac, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 期待に応える[きたいにこたえる]:to live up to expectations/to meet expectations
それは阿良々木暦が 老倉育の期待に応えてくれなかったからです
告げる[つげる]:to tell/to inform|to indicate, 転校[てんこう]:changing schools
だから彼女は 彼に何も告げずに転校して行ったのです
That's why she transferred away without saying anything.
老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 暦[こよみ, れき]:calendar/almanac, いったい:...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?")/...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")|one object, いったい:region/zone/whole place, 望む[のぞむ]:to desire|to wish for|to see
さて 老倉育は阿良々木暦に いったい何を望んでいたのでしょうか?
Now, what did Oikura Sodachi expect of Araragi Koyomi?
望む[のぞむ]:to desire|to wish for|to see
何を 望んで?
What she expected?
Hint: It's related to your parents' occupation.
ヒント:hint, 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 両親[りょうしん, ふたおや]:parents/both parents, 職業[しょくぎょう]:occupation/business, 関係[かんけい]:relation|participation|influence||
ヒント 阿良々木先輩のご両親の職業に関係があります
You have one hundred and twenty seconds.
シンキング:thinking, タイム:time, 秒[びょう]:second (60th min)
シンキングタイム 百二十秒
Sodachi Riddle
Solution
Essentially, Oikura did expect compensation in return for teaching you that math is fun or whatever.
要する[ようする]:to need/to demand/to take, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 面白い[おもしろい]:interesting|amusing|pleasant, 教える[おしえる]:to teach|to tell|to preach, 引き替え[ひきかえ]:exchange/conversion, 見返り[みかえり]:collateral/reward/compensation, 求める[もとめる]:to want|to request|to seek|
要するに老倉先輩は 阿良々木先輩に数学の なんですか 面白さとやらを教えるのと引き替えに 見返りを求めていたということですよ
Compensation
第[だい]:prefix for forming ordinal numbers, 三[さん, み]:three|tri-, 三[サン]:three, 立場[たちば]:standpoint/position/situation, もらえる:to be able to receive/to be able to take|could you (give me), やっぱり:too/also|still, 最初[さいしょ]:beginning/outset/first, 封筒[ふうとう]:envelope, 怪しい[あやしい]:suspicious/dubious|charming
第三者の立場から言わせてもらえれば やっぱり最初の封筒って 怪しいですよね
Objectively, I must say that the first letter was already sketchy.
罠[わな]:snare/trap (for catching wild game, etc.)|trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.), 臭い[くさい]:stinking|suspicious|clumsy||, 臭い[におい]:odour/odor|aura, ぷんぷん:smelling strongly/pungently|furiously
罠(わな)の臭いがぷんぷんします
It seems like it was a trap to me.
Trap
罠[わな]:snare/trap (for catching wild game, etc.)|trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
罠
A trap.
Trap
釣り針[つりばり]:fish hook
言うなら釣り針ですか
You took the bait.
That she sent letters to others and you were the only one who showed up was a lie.
他[ほか]:other (place, thing, person)|outside|nothing except|, 他[た]:other (esp. people and abstract matters), 生徒[せいと]:pupil, 手紙を出す[てがみをだす]:to mail a letter, 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 現れる[あらわれる]:to appear/to come in sight|to be expressed (e.g. emotions), 本人[ほんにん]:the person himself, 弁[べん]:speech|dialect|bento||, 嘘[うそ, ウソ]:lie|mistake|unwise move|
他の生徒にも手紙を出していて 阿良々木先輩だけが現れたという本人の弁は嘘ですよ
まるっきり:completely/perfectly/totally, 虚言[きょげん, きょごん]:falsehood/lie, 虚言[そらごと, くうげん]:falsehood/lie
まるっきりの虚言です
A big, fat lie.
She was always fishing only for you.
事実[じじつ]:fact/truth/reality, 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 狙う[ねらう]:to aim at, 一本釣り[いっぽんづり, いっぽんずり]:fishing with a pole
事実は阿良々木先輩だけを狙っての一本釣りでしょう
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 成績[せいせき]:results/record/grades, 落とす[おとす]:to drop|to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.)|to lose (a match)||, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar
阿良々木先輩が数学の成績を落としているのを知った老倉先輩が
She knew that your math grades had slipped
つけ込む[つけこむ]:to take advantage of/to impose on|to make an entry (in an account book), 形[かたち, よう]:form/shape|visage, 形[かた, がた]:shape|collateral|obverse of an old "zeni" coin, 興味を引く[きょうみをひく]:to attract interest/to arouse someone's interest, 内容[ないよう]:subject/contents/matter, 封筒[ふうとう]:envelope, 下駄箱[げたばこ]:shoe rack (in genkan)/cupboard (for shoes and clogs), 入れる[いれる]:to put in|to admit|to accept||
そこにつけ込む形で 興味を引くであろう内容の封筒を下駄箱に入れたということでしょう
and seized the opportunity to place envelopes in your shoe locker that were likely to grab your attention.
教科[きょうか]:subject/curriculum, 数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 少年[しょうねん]:boy/juvenile/young boy, 的[てき]:-like/typical, 的[まと]:mark/target, 問題[もんだい]:question (e.g. on a test)|problem (e.g. societal, political)|question (i.e. doubt)||
教科数学をなんとかしなきゃと思っている少年のところに 数学的問題
Giving a student worried about his math grade a math problem...
疑似[ぎじ]:suspected/pseudo/sham, 餌[えさ, え]:(animal) feed/fodder|bait
まあ いい疑似餌(ぎじえ)ですよ
It was exceptional bait.
So when I showed up without knowing what I was getting into...
のこのこ:unconcernedly/nonchalantly/shamelessly, 現れる[あらわれる]:to appear/to come in sight|to be expressed (e.g. emotions), 感じ[かんじ]:feeling/sense/impression
とすると 本当にのこのこと現れた僕って感じだが
Hey, Araragi.
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder
ねえ阿良々木先輩
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 叔父[おじ, はくふ]:uncle, 叔父[おとおじ]:uncle (one's father's younger brother), 野[の, や]:plain|hidden (structural) member|wild|, 町[まち, ちょう]:town|street|109.09 m||, 暮らす[くらす]:to live/to get along|to spend (time), 学習塾[がくしゅうじゅく]:private night-school/tutoring school (math, English, etc.), 跡[あと]:trace|site|scar, 跡[せき]:trace, 廃墟[はいきょ]:ruins/abandoned building, ご存知[ごぞんじ]:knowing|(an) acquaintance
阿良々木先輩は 私の叔父さんであるところの忍野メメがこの町で暮らした 学習塾跡の廃墟を よくご存知なんですよね?
You know the derelict cram school that my uncle, Oshino Meme, was lodging in rather well, right?
Yeah. Like I said.
そりゃあ:very/extremely|that is
ん... ああ そりゃあ 言っただろ
自身[じしん]:by oneself/personally, 寝泊まり[ねとまり]:staying at/lodging at, くらい:dark/gloomy|dark (in colour), くらい:approximately/about|to (about) the extent that
僕自身 そこで寝泊まりしたこともあるくらいだって
I even crashed there.
And you also said this:
そしてあなたはこうも言いました
廃屋[はいおく]:dilapidated house/deserted house, 廃墟[はいきょ]:ruins/abandoned building, 同じ[おなじ, おんなじ]:same/identical|(usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway, くらい:dark/gloomy|dark (in colour), くらい:approximately/about|to (about) the extent that, ボロボロ:worn-out/ragged/tattered
この廃屋とあの廃墟は同じくらいボロボロだと 言いましたよね?
This empty house and that ruin of a cram school are similarly run-down. Right?
言ったけど?
I did. So?
Don't you think that's weird?
おかしい:funny/amusing|strange
それ おかしくないです?
数[しばしば]:often/again and again/frequently, 数[かず]:number/amount, 潰れる[つぶれる]:to be crushed|to become useless|to go bankrupt, ばかり:only/merely|approximately, 学習塾[がくしゅうじゅく]:private night-school/tutoring school (math, English, etc.)
なんで数年前に潰れたばかりの学習塾と
Why is a cram school that was abandoned only a few years ago
五[ご, いつ]:five, 五[ウー]:five, 既に[すでに, すんでに]:already/too late, 廃屋[はいおく]:dilapidated house/deserted house, 民家[みんか]:private house, 同じ[おなじ, おんなじ]:same/identical|(usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway, くらい:dark/gloomy|dark (in colour), くらい:approximately/about|to (about) the extent that, ボロボロ:worn-out/ragged/tattered
五年前に既に廃屋だった民家とが 同じくらいボロボロなんですか?
equally as ruined as a house that was already a ruin five years ago?
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder
そうです 阿良々木先輩
Precisely, Araragi.
This wasn't a ruin five years ago.
五[ご, いつ]:five, 五[ウー]:five, 廃屋[はいおく]:dilapidated house/deserted house
五年前 ここは廃屋ではなかったんです
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廃屋[はいおく]:dilapidated house/deserted house, 勘違い[かんちがい]:misunderstanding/wrong guess
廃屋というのはあなたの勘違いです
You mistook it for one.
This was where Oikura Sodachi lived.
老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 住まう[すまう]:to live/to reside/to inhabit, 家[いえ]:house|family|lineage, 家[うち, ち]:house/home (one's own)|(one's) family
ここは 老倉育の住まう家でした
Sodachi Riddle
Where she lived?
老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 住まう[すまう]:to live/to reside/to inhabit, 家[いえ]:house|family|lineage, 家[うち, ち]:house/home (one's own)|(one's) family
老倉の 住まう家?
Why was she always here before you?
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 先[さき]:previous|point (e.g. pencil)|head (of a line)||, 先[せん]:former/previous|first move (in go, shogi, etc.)
どうして 彼女はいつも 阿良々木先輩よりも先に ここに来ていたんです?
一度[いちど, ひとたび]:once|temporarily|one degree, 例外[れいがい]:exception, 待ち合わせる[まちあわせる]:to rendezvous/to meet at a prearranged place and time/to arrange to meet, 場所[ばしょ]:place|room|basho, 先着[せんちゃく]:arriving first, してい:servant/janitor/messenger, してい:older sister and younger brother, なんて:how ..!/what ..!|what (questioning), なんて:such as/(things) like|exclamation, おかしい:funny/amusing|strange
一度の例外もなく 待ち合わせ場所に先着していたなんて おかしいと思いませんか?
Don't you think it's weird that she would invariably be first to meet you?
自宅[じたく]:one's home/one's house, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 常[とこ]:constant/unchanging/eternal, 常[ただ, タダ]:ordinary|free of charge|unaffected||, 待ち構える[まちかまえる]:to lie in wait/to be on the watch for, ことができる:can (do)/to be able to (do)/can be done
自宅だったからこそ 老倉先輩はここで常に 待ち構えることができたと見るべきです
She was waiting here for you because it was her home.
でも—
But—
Now, Araragi.
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder
さて阿良々木先輩
ショック:shock (psychological), 受け[うけ]:popularity|defense|agreement||, 鞭[むち, ぶち]:whip/lash|stick, 打つ[うつ]:to hit|to strike (noon, etc.)|to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)||, 打つ[ぶつ]:to hit (a person)/to strike/to beat, 申し訳[もうしわけ]:apology/excuse, 推理[すいり]:reasoning/inference|mystery or detective genre, 肝要[かんよう]:extremely important/essential/vital
ショックをお受けのところに鞭を打つようで申し訳ありませんが 私の推理はここからが肝要(かんよう)です
I'm loath to edge you on, shocked as you are, but now we're getting to the heart of the matter.
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 五[ご, いつ]:five, 五[ウー]:five, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 廃屋[はいおく]:dilapidated house/deserted house
どうして阿良々木先輩は五年前 老倉家を廃屋だと思ったのでしょう
Why, I wonder, did you think this was a ruin five years ago?
そりゃ:very/extremely|that is, 記憶[きおく]:memory/recollection|storage, 違い[ちがい]:difference/discrepancy
そりゃ 記憶違いってことだろう?
I must be misremembering.
No, you were mistaken.
勘違い[かんちがい]:misunderstanding/wrong guess
いえ 勘違いです
記憶[きおく]:memory/recollection|storage, 自体[じたい]:itself|one's own body|originally, たぶん:informing, たぶん:perhaps/probably|generous
記憶自体はたぶんあっていますよ
Your memories are probably accurate.
部屋[へや]:room|apartment|stable, 窓[まど]:window, 既に[すでに, すんでに]:already/too late, 具合[ぐあい]:condition/state/manner, 割れる[われる]:to break|to split|to be divided|, 具体的[ぐたいてき]:concrete/tangible/definite, 証言[しょうげん]:testimony/(verbal) evidence
この部屋の窓は 既にこんな具合に割れていたと 具体的に証言されていたじゃあないですか
You said the windows were already broken in this room back then.
記憶[きおく]:memory/recollection|storage, 違い[ちがい]:difference/discrepancy, 勘違い[かんちがい]:misunderstanding/wrong guess
だから記憶違いではなく 勘違いなのです
You aren't misremembering. You were mistaken.
家庭内[かていない]:domestic/in the family, 暴力[ぼうりょく]:violence/mayhem
家庭内暴力って奴か
Domestic violence?
そうですね
Yes.
なかなか:very/considerably|by no means (with negative verb), 悲惨[ひさん]:disastrous/tragic/miserable, 家庭環境[かていかんきょう]:one's family (home) background (environment), 育つ[そだつ]:to be raised (e.g. child)/to be brought up/to grow (up), 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar
なかなか悲惨な家庭環境でお育ちになられたようですね 老倉さんは
What a wretched childhood Oikura must have had.
平和[へいわ]:peace/harmony, 平和[ピンフ, ピンホー]:concealed winning hand consisting of chows, a pair that isn't a value pair, and an open wait, 家庭[かてい]:home/family/household, ぬくぬく:comfortably/snugly/cosily, 育つ[そだつ]:to be raised (e.g. child)/to be brought up/to grow (up), 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder
平和な家庭でぬくぬく育った阿良々木先輩が
You are surrounded by warmth and peace at home
家[いえ]:house|family|lineage, 家[うち, ち]:house/home (one's own)|(one's) family, 通い詰める[かよいつめる]:to visit frequently, 夏[なつ]:summer, 夏[か]:Xia (dynasty of China; perhaps mythological), 記憶[きおく]:memory/recollection|storage, 片隅[かたすみ]:corner/nook, 押し込む[おしこむ]:to push into/to cram into|to break in
この家に通い詰めたひと夏のことを 記憶の片隅に押し込んだとしても
and confined your time here to the furthest reaches of your memory.
記憶[きおく]:memory/recollection|storage, 奥底[おくそこ, おうてい]:depths/bottom (of one's heart), 押す[おす]:to push|to apply pressure from above|to stamp (i.e. a passport)||, 込む[こむ]:to be crowded|to be complex|to go into||
記憶の奥底に押しまい込んだとしても
責める[せめる]:to condemn|to urge|to torture|, しれる:to become known/to come to light|to be known
それは責められることではないのかもしれません
Perhaps you shouldn't even be blamed for that.
二[に, ふた]:two, 二[アル]:two, 学期[がっき]:school term/semester, 転校[てんこう]:changing schools, 理由[りゆう, わけ]:reason/pretext/motive, 想像がつく[そうぞうがつく]:one can imagine
二学期になってからの転校の理由も こうなるとなんとなく想像がつきますね
This also explains why she transferred schools when the second term began.
崩壊[ほうかい]:collapse/crumbling|decay, 家庭[かてい]:home/family/household, 完全[かんぜん]:perfection/completeness, たって:strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition), たって:even if/even though|however
崩壊しつつあった家庭が 完全に崩壊したってことでしょう
Her family finally fell apart for good.
際[きわ, ぎわ]:edge/brink|time, 際[さい]:on the occasion of/circumstances/juncture, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 名字[みょうじ]:surname/family name, 変わる[かわる]:to change|to move to|to be different, しれる:to become known/to come to light|to be known
その際に老倉さんは名字が変わったのかもしれませんね?
Her surname must have changed.
高校[こうこう]:senior high school/high school, 一[いち]:one|best|first||, 一[ひとつ]:one|for one thing|only||, 三[さん, み]:three|tri-, 三[サン]:three, 組[くみ]:set (of items)|group (of people)|typesetting, 再会[さいかい]:another meeting/meeting again/reunion, 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 初対面[しょたいめん]:first meeting/first interview with
だからこそ直江津高校一年三組で再会したときに 阿良々木先輩は初対面だと思った とか
I suppose that's the reason you thought you'd never met her before your time in class 1-3.
顔[かお, がん]:face|look|honor|, 顔[かんばせ]:countenance/visage|face, 話[はなし]:talk/speech|discussions, 話[わ]:counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
まあ顔でわかれって話ですけれどね
Well, I guess you should have recognized her.
ともあれ:anyhow/in any case
ともあれ
Onward.
老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 頃[ころ, ごろ]:(approximate) time|suitable time (or condition)|time of year, 頃[けい]:qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu), 極限[きょくげん]:utmost limits/extremity|limit, 状態[じょうたい]:current status/condition/situation, 間違い[まちがい]:mistake|accident|improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman)
老倉家がその頃 極限状態にあったことは間違いないでしょう
There is little doubt that Oikura faced extraordinary circumstances.
そして彼女はそれをなんとかしたかった
She wanted to change that.
なんとかって
Change how?
Somehow.
なんとかはなんとかです
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 呼ぶ[よぶ]:to call out (to)|to summon (a doctor, etc.)|to invite||
だから阿良々木先輩を呼んだんですよ
That was why she invited you.
老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 求める[もとめる]:to want|to request|to seek|, 見返り[みかえり]:collateral/reward/compensation
老倉先輩が阿良々木先輩に求めた見返りとは つまりはそういうことだったんです
That was the compensation she desired of you.
Hold on.
いや ちょっと待てよ
家庭[かてい]:home/family/household, 崩壊[ほうかい]:collapse/crumbling|decay, 暴力[ぼうりょく]:violence/mayhem, 伴う[ともなう]:to accompany/to go hand in hand with|to be accompanied by, 解決[かいけつ]:settlement/solution/resolution, なんて:how ..!/what ..!|what (questioning), なんて:such as/(things) like|exclamation, 荷[に]:load/baggage|burden, 荷[か]:counter for loads (that can be carried on one's shoulders), 重い[おもい]:heavy|heavy (feeling)|slow||, 過ぎる[すぎる]:to pass through|to pass (i.e. of time)|to have expired||, 過ぎる[よぎる]:to go by/to cross/to pass by
家庭崩壊 暴力を伴う家庭崩壊の解決なんて 荷が重過ぎるだろ
How was I going to do something about the violence and escalating discord of her family?
中学[ちゅうがく]:middle school/junior high school, 一[いち]:one|best|first||, 一[ひとつ]:one|for one thing|only||, 年生[ねんせい]:pupil in ... year/student in ... year, 期待[きたい]:expectation/anticipation/hope, してい:servant/janitor/messenger, してい:older sister and younger brother
中学一年生に何を期待していたんだ あいつは?
What did she expect of someone in his first year of middle school?
Not you. Your parents.
両親[りょうしん, ふたおや]:parents/both parents
だからご両親ですよ
My parents...
両親[りょうしん, ふたおや]:parents/both parents
両親...
They're cops, right?
警察官[けいさつかん]:policeman/policewoman/police officer
警察官なんでしょう?
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 正しい[ただしい]:right/correct|proper, 示す[しめす]:to (take out and) show|to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.)|to indicate, 両親[りょうしん, ふたおや]:parents/both parents
阿良々木先輩に正しさを示したご両親
Those parents who instilled such a strong sense of justice in you.
両親[りょうしん, ふたおや]:parents/both parents, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 有様[ありさま, ありよう]:state/condition/circumstances, 報告[ほうこく]:report/information, 期待[きたい]:expectation/anticipation/hope
そのご両親に 老倉家の有様を報告することを あなたは期待されていたんです
She wanted you to report everything you saw here to your parents.
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Then why did she make me promise I wouldn't tell anybody?
口止め[くちどめ]:forbidding to speak/muzzling (a person)|hush money, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 自身[じしん]:by oneself/personally
だとしても 口止めされていたんだけれど 僕は 老倉自身から
老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar
ここで老倉と会っていることを誰にも言うなって
I had to keep it a secret that we were even meeting.
あくまで:to the end/to the bitter end|after all, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 家族[かぞく]:family/members of a family, 自ら[おのずから]:naturally/as a matter of course, 自ら[みずから]:oneself|for one's self/personally, 告発[こくはつ]:indictment/prosecution/complaint
あくまでも老倉先輩は 家族を自ら告発したくはなかったんでしょうよ
She didn't want to indict her own family.
娘[じょう]:unmarried woman|Miss|-ess, 娘[むすめ]:(my) daughter|girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman), 親[おや]:parent|dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)|founder|, 親[しん]:intimacy|close relative|pro- (e.g. pro-American, pro-Japanese, etc.), 自ら[おのずから]:naturally/as a matter of course, 自ら[みずから]:oneself|for one's self/personally, 咎める[とがめる]:to blame|to question (a suspect)|to aggravate (an injury)|, 形[かたち, よう]:form/shape|visage, 形[かた, がた]:shape|collateral|obverse of an old "zeni" coin, 気が咎める[きがとがめる]:to feel guilty/to suffer from a guilty conscience/to feel uneasy
娘として親を自ら咎める形になるのは気が咎めるのか
Perhaps she was reluctant to accuse her own parents.
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報復[ほうふく]:retaliation/revenge|retorsion, 恐れる[おそれる]:to fear/to be afraid of
それとも報復を恐れてのことなのか
Perhaps she was afraid of their punishment.
両方[りょうほう]:both/both sides/both parties
これも両方ですかねえ?
Both, probably.
She was hoping I would stand up and talk to my parents.
あくまで:to the end/to the bitter end|after all, 自発的[じはつてき]:spontaneous/voluntary, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 様子[ようす]:state|appearance|sign, 両親[りょうしん, ふたおや]:parents/both parents, 告発[こくはつ]:indictment/prosecution/complaint, 望む[のぞむ]:to desire|to wish for|to see, 目論む[もくろむ]:to plan/to form a plan/to scheme
あくまで僕が自発的に 老倉家の様子を両親に告発するのを望んでいた 目論んでいたということか
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I didn't live up to her expectations,
老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 望む[のぞむ]:to desire|to wish for|to see
僕は老倉が望んでいたことを何もしてやれず
癖[くせ, へき]:habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice)|peculiarity|crease, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 与える[あたえる]:to give (esp. to someone of lower status)|to provide|to assign||, 知識[ちしき]:knowledge/information, 存分[ぞんぶん]:to one's heart's content/as much as one wants, 吸収[きゅうしゅう]:absorption/suction/attraction, してい:servant/janitor/messenger, してい:older sister and younger brother
その癖 老倉が僕に与えてくれた知識だけは 存分に吸収していったってわけだ
but I still sponged up all the knowledge that she fed me.
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老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 卓袱台[ちゃぶだい, チャブだい]:low dining table/tea table, 裏[うら]:bottom (or another side that is hidden from view)|rear|lining||, 張り付ける[はりつける]:to paste/to stick|to station, 空っぽ[からっぽ]:empty/vacant/hollow, 封筒[ふうとう]:envelope, 如実[にょじつ]:reality/actuality|ultimate reality, 表す[あらわす]:to represent|to reveal|to express|, 表す[ひょうす]:to express/to show
老倉が卓袱台の裏に張り付けて行った空っぽの封筒こそが 僕という男を如実に表していた
The empty envelope that Oikura taped to the underside of the table was a metaphor of me.
Empty. Wrong door.
空っぽ[からっぽ]:empty/vacant/hollow, 外れる[はずれる]:to be disconnected/to get out of place/to be off
"空っぽ"で"外れ"
当て[あて]:aim|expectations|something that can be relied upon||
当てにならない男だった
I proved to be a waste of time.
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おおよそ:about/roughly|generally
ふふふ ま おおよそこんなところですが
Yes, that seems just about right.
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 記憶[きおく]:memory/recollection|storage, 確か[たしか]:sure|reliable|If I'm not mistaken
阿良々木先輩 私の記憶が確かならば
Araragi, if my memory serves me right,
確か[たしか]:sure|reliable|If I'm not mistaken, 先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 親[おや]:parent|dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)|founder|, 親[しん]:intimacy|close relative|pro- (e.g. pro-American, pro-Japanese, etc.), 仇[あだ, あた]:foe|resentment|harm, 仇[かたき]:rival|revenge|spouse, 嫌う[きらう]:to hate/to dislike/to loathe, 探る[さぐる]:to feel around for|to investigate|to explore (parts unknown), 今回[こんかい]:now/this time/lately, 調査[ちょうさ]:investigation/examination/inquiry, 実施[じっし]:enforcement/implementation/putting into practice
確か阿良々木先輩は どうして自分が老倉先輩から 親の仇のように嫌われているのかを探るために 今回の調査を実施したはずだと思うのですが
we started this investigation to establish why Oikura hates you like you were her mortal enemy.
We can regard the investigation as largely concluded now.
目的[もくてき]:purpose/goal/aim, 現[うつつ]:reality/consciousness, 現[げん]:present (e.g. government, administration)/current/existing, 時刻[じこく]:instant/time/moment, 概ね[おおむね]:in general/generally|gist, 達成[たっせい]:achievement
その目的は 現時刻をもって概ね達成できたと思われます
そろそろ:slowly/quietly|soon, 撤退[てったい]:evacuation/withdrawal/revocation, 図る[はかる]:to plan|to plot|to aim for|, 頃合い[ころあい]:suitable time/good time|propriety, 考える[かんがえる]:to think about|to ponder|to intend||, 最後[さいご]:last|no sooner than|one's final moments, 一言[ひとこと, いちげん]:single word/a few words/brief comment, どうぞ:please/kindly|by all means
つきましてはそろそろ撤退を図るべき頃合いだと考えますけれど 最後に一言 何かありましたらどうぞ
I believe now would be the time to take our leave, but you should be given time to say something as well.
締め[しめ]:tie up|sum|judo choking (strangling) techniques||, 一言[ひとこと, いちげん]:single word/a few words/brief comment
締めの一言を
Your closing statement.
I am really blessed right now.
とても:very/awfully|(not) at all, 恵まれる[めぐまれる]:to be blessed with/to be rich in/to abound in
今の僕はとても恵まれているよ
確か[たしか]:sure|reliable|If I'm not mistaken, 順風満帆[じゅんぷうまんぱん, じゅんぷうまんぽ]:smooth sailing
確かに順風満帆で
My life really is smooth sailing.
幸せ[しあわせ, しやわせ]:happiness/good fortune/luck
幸せだ
I am happy.
友達がい[ともだちがい]:true friendship, 恋人[こいびと]:lover/sweetheart, 後輩[こうはい]:junior (at work, school, etc.)/younger people/younger student
友達がいて 恋人がいて 後輩がいて
I have friends, a girlfriend, people who rely on me.
とても:very/awfully|(not) at all, 幸せ[しあわせ, しやわせ]:happiness/good fortune/luck
とてもとても幸せだ
I am very, very happy.
だけど
But—
I've started hating myself a little for my happiness.
幸せ[しあわせ, しやわせ]:happiness/good fortune/luck, 少し[すこし]:small quantity|little while|short distance, 嫌い[きらい]:dislike|suspicion|distinction, 嫌い[ぎらい]:dislike/hatred/fear, しまう:to finish/to stop|to close (a business, etc.)
そんな幸せな僕を 僕は少し 嫌いになってしまったよ
愛する[あいする]:to love
ならばその分 私があなたを愛しましょう
Then I shall love you to even the score.
先輩[せんぱい]:senior (at work or school)/superior/elder
それに阿良々木先輩
And besides, Araragi.
考える[かんがえる]:to think about|to ponder|to intend||, ちゃあ:if (an action, etc.)|since .../if you are going to ..., 数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 嫌い[きらい]:dislike|suspicion|distinction, 嫌い[ぎらい]:dislike/hatred/fear
考えようによっちゃあ 数学までを嫌いにならなくてよかったじゃないですか
Aren't you glad you haven't started hating math?
違い[ちがい]:difference/discrepancy
違いねえ
Damn right.
確か[たしか]:sure|reliable|If I'm not mistaken
確かに
Yes.
嫌い[きらい]:dislike|suspicion|distinction, 嫌い[ぎらい]:dislike/hatred/fear, 正しい[ただしい]:right/correct|proper, 見失う[みうしなう]:to lose sight of/to miss, 数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 愛する[あいする]:to love, 続ける[つづける]:to continue/to keep up/to keep on
何を嫌いになっても 正しさを見失っても 数学だけは愛し続ける
Whatever I hate, and despite losing my sense of what is right and just, I still love math.
By now it may very well be a sort of curse.
もはや:already/now|no longer, 一種[いっしゅ, ひとくさ]:species/kind/variety, 呪い[のろい]:curse/spell/malediction, 呪い[まじない]:charm/incantation/spell
それはもはや 一種の呪いのようでもあった
Sodachi Riddle
Oshino Ougi?
野[の, や]:plain|hidden (structural) member|wild|, 扇[おうぎ, おおぎ]:folding fan
忍野扇?
Oshino's niece?
野[の, や]:plain|hidden (structural) member|wild|, 姪っ子[めいっこ, めいご]:niece
忍野さんの 姪っ子?
Uh... Yeah.
お陰[おかげ]:grace (of God)|assistance|effects, 色々[いろいろ]:various|various colors (colours), 判明[はんめい]:establishing/proving/ascertaining
その子のお陰で色々と判明してな
Lots of things have become clear to me thanks to her.
さすが:as one would expect|still/all the same, さすが:dagger, 野[の, や]:plain|hidden (structural) member|wild|, 係累[けいるい]:dependents/family members that one has to support|encumbrances, なかなか:very/considerably|by no means (with negative verb), 名探偵[めいたんてい]:great detective
さすが忍野の係累(けいるい)というか なかなかの名探偵ぶりだぜ
I suppose she shares his blood, but she's like a detective or something.
Naoetsu Private High School
昨日[きのう, さくじつ]:yesterday, 一昨[いっさく]:one previous, 謎[なぞ]:riddle/puzzle|enigmatic, 解ける[とける]:to be solved|to loosen|to be removed (e.g. restrictions)|, 解ける[ほどける]:to come lose/to come untied|to loosen up (e.g. tension)
あの子がいなければ 昨日も一昨日も 謎は解けないままだっただろうな
Without her I never would've solved the mysteries yesterday and the day before.
阿良々木くん
Araragi.
以上[いじょう]:not less than|beyond ... (e.g. one's means)|above-mentioned||, 追い詰める[おいつめる]:to corner/to drive to the wall/to run down, とても:very/awfully|(not) at all, 心苦しい[こころぐるしい]:painful/being sorry/feeling sorry
今の阿良々木くんを これ以上追い詰めるようなことを言うのは とても心苦しいんだけれど
Honestly, I don't want to pry into this any further,
中学[ちゅうがく]:middle school/junior high school, 一[いち]:one|best|first||, 一[ひとつ]:one|for one thing|only||, 年生[ねんせい]:pupil in ... year/student in ... year, 学期[がっき]:school term/semester, 期末[きまつ]:end of term, 試験[しけん]:examination/exam|trial, 数学[すうがく]:mathematics/arithmetic, 壁[かべ, へき]:wall|barrier|Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), ぶつかる:to strike against/to collide with|to encounter, くらい:dark/gloomy|dark (in colour), くらい:approximately/about|to (about) the extent that, 方法[ほうほう]:method/process/manner, おかしい:funny/amusing|strange
阿良々木くんが 中学一年生の一学期の期末試験で 数学の壁にぶつかっていたことくらいなら 何らかの方法で知ってもおかしくはない
and it's perfectly plausible that she somehow found out you were about to fail math after the finals.
そこをつく:to run out of/to dry up|to hit the bottom, ホール:hall (dance, concert, etc.), 問題[もんだい]:question (e.g. on a test)|problem (e.g. societal, political)|question (i.e. doubt)||, 下駄箱[げたばこ]:shoe rack (in genkan)/cupboard (for shoes and clogs), 入れる[いれる]:to put in|to admit|to accept||
そこをつくように モンティ・ホール問題を下駄箱に入れることもできると思う
She capitalized on that and put the Monty Hall problem in your shoe locker.
計画[けいかく]:plan/project/schedule, 肝[きも, たん]:liver|courage|crux, 両親[りょうしん, ふたおや]:parents/both parents, 警察官[けいさつかん]:policeman/policewoman/police officer
でも その計画の肝(きも)である 阿良々木くんのご両親が警察官だってことを
But all this hinges on the knowledge that your parents are policemen.
老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar
老倉さんはどうやって知ったの?
How did she know that?
Usually it takes you a long time to tell that to people.
ひたすら:nothing but/earnest/intent, ひた隠し[ひたかくし]:cover-up/hiding at all costs
それは阿良々木くんが ひたすらひた隠しにしていることじゃなかったっけ?
そうだ
Yes.
余計[よけい]:too many|unnecessary|abundantly, あるいは:or/possibly, 不要[ふよう]:unnecessary/unneeded, トラブル:trouble, 避ける[さける, よける]:to avoid (physical contact with)|to avoid (situation)|to ward off
それについては僕は 余計な あるいは不要なトラブルを避けるために
I made it a habit to never tell anybody of my parents' profession, even when asked,
訊く[きく]:to hear|to listen (e.g. to music)|to ask||, 癖[くせ, へき]:habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice)|peculiarity|crease, ついている:to be lucky/to be in luck|to be attached
訊かれても言わない癖がついている
to avoid unnecessary problems.
なのにどうして
So, how?
老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar
どうして老倉はそれを知っていた?
How did she know?
どうやって?
How?
Well, I mean, she probably learned it by some sort of coincidence.
そりゃあ:very/extremely|that is, もちろん:of course/certainly/naturally, きっかけ:chance/start/cue, たまたま:casually/unexpectedly/accidentally, しれる:to become known/to come to light|to be known
そりゃあもちろん 何かのきっかけで たまたま知っていたってこともあるかもしれないけれど
まだ あるんじゃないのかな
Isn't there something else?
老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, 間[あいだ, あわい]:space (between)|time (between)|span (temporal or spatial)||, 間[ま]:time|space|room
何か 阿良々木くんと老倉さんの間には
Something that connects you.
Something you need to recall.
遡る[さかのぼる]:to go upstream|to go back (in time, to origin)/to date back to, 記憶[きおく]:memory/recollection|storage
何か 遡(さかのぼ)らなければならない記憶が
開ける[あける]:to open (a door, etc.)|to open (for business, etc.)|to empty||, 開ける[ひらける]:to become opened up|to develop|to be enlightened, 扉[とびら]:door/gate|title page
開けなければならない扉が
A door you need to open.
遡る[さかのぼる]:to go upstream|to go back (in time, to origin)/to date back to, 記憶[きおく]:memory/recollection|storage
遡らなければならない記憶
Something I need to recall.
End Story 1 Sodachi Riddle Part Two
Black
End Story 1 Sodachi Riddle Part Two
Black
開ける[あける]:to open (a door, etc.)|to open (for business, etc.)|to empty||, 開ける[ひらける]:to become opened up|to develop|to be enlightened, 扉[とびら]:door/gate|title page
開けなければならない扉
A door I need to open.
忘れる[わすれる]:to forget/to leave carelessly/to be forgetful of, ことがある:(something) has occurred/to have done (something)|(something) happens on occasions
僕にはまだ 忘れていることがあるのだろうか
There's still something I've forgotten.
以上[いじょう]:not less than|beyond ... (e.g. one's means)|above-mentioned||
これ以上
Even now.
暦[こよみ, れき]:calendar/almanac, 愚か[おろか]:foolish/stupid
だとすれば 阿良々木暦は どこまで愚かなのだろうか
Just how foolish a man is Araragi Koyomi?
愚か[おろか]:foolish/stupid, 限り[かぎり]:limit|degree|as far as possible||, 限り[きり]:end|bounds|delivery date (of a futures contract)||
僕の愚かに 限りはないのか
Is there no limit to my foolishness?
忘れる[わすれる]:to forget/to leave carelessly/to be forgetful of
私がお前のことを忘れるはずがないじゃない
"Do you think I could ever forget you?"
老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar
老倉はそう言っていた
Those were Oikura's words.
She undoubtedly remembers.
きっと:surely/undoubtedly|sternly, 覚える[おぼえる]:to memorize|to learn|to feel|
だとすれば 彼女はきっと覚えているのだ
She remembers what happened two years ago, five years ago, and also what the fool did before that.
二[に, ふた]:two, 二[アル]:two, 五[ご, いつ]:five, 五[ウー]:five, 以前[いぜん]:ago/since/before, 愚か者[おろかもの]:fool
二年前の 五年前の そしてそれ以前の愚か者を
教室[きょうしつ]:classroom|department|single-room school, 到着[とうちゃく]:arrival
僕は教室の前に到着した
I arrived before the classroom.
扉[とびら]:door/gate|title page, 向こう[むこう]:opposite side|over there|the other party|, 老[ろう]:old age/age/old people, 倉[くら]:warehouse/storehouse/cellar, まったく:really/truly|indeed, 不可能[ふかのう]:impossible, 証明[しょうめい]:proof/verification/certification
この扉の向こうに老倉育がいるのかどうかは さてもまったく不可能な証明だった
Whether or not Oikura Sodachi was beyond the door was entirely impossible to prove.
It was entirely impossible to prove.
I hear your laughter near me
You were supposed to be there forever
I breathed onto the classroom window and wrote your name
only to panic and wipe it with my sleeve
I heard your voice from the hallway
and went home in hurry to hide my feelings
At some point I became unable
to talk to you normally
I can hear your laughter a ways away
You were supposed to be next to me forever
You knew how I felt
even when I said nothing
Now I know how important you were to me,
but we will never see each other again