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General => El-Hazard Online => Topic started by: Captain Southbird (EHOL Creator) on October 26, 2003, 10:29:19 pm

Title: Quickie: Japanese Reader, Cat name? (MrWhat, etc.)
Post by: Captain Southbird (EHOL Creator) on October 26, 2003, 10:29:19 pm

http://www.el-hazardonline.net/cgi-bin/register/eholmemberfile.cgi?getfile=oavart/OVAartbookPage83.jpg;type=jpeg

Rune's cat.  One of those Japanese-artist fanart sites named it "Nora".  I was curious if the scribbles on the page say anything about that.  If it's possible to read that at all.

Title: Re: Quickie: Japanese reader, cat name? (MrWhat)
Post by: MrWhat on October 26, 2003, 11:46:46 pm

Best guess on the top line is oushitsu no neko [unreadable] sumimasen - "The ruling family's cat.  Sorry for [?]"

The note by the top left cat's ear is mimi [unreadable] su - "Ear [?]"

FWIW, I couldn't make "Nora" out of any of the unreadable bits.  Sorry, I'm not too good with the handwritten stuff yet  ^^;

Title: Re: Quickie: Japanese Reader, Cat name? (MrWhat, e
Post by: Captain Southbird (EHOL Creator) on October 27, 2003, 04:45:55 pm

That's okay, I just wanted you to take your best shot.  But even so, "The ruling family's cat" suggests there isn't a name bestowed to it.

Title: Re: Quickie: Japanese Reader, Cat name? (MrWhat, e
Post by: BRPXQZME on November 14, 2003, 03:20:27 am

Appears to be [kanji]matte-sumimasen.  "I'm sorry for waiting".  But that one undecipherable -- UGH!

Title: Re: Quickie: Japanese Reader, Cat name? (MrWhat, e
Post by: Captain Southbird (EHOL Creator) on November 14, 2003, 09:32:24 am

Hello to you, long-time-no-see.  :P  Heh, "Sorry for waiting".  Probably some random apology from the artist to ... someone who was ... waiting for it.

Title: Re: Quickie: Japanese Reader, Cat name? (MrWhat, e
Post by: BRPXQZME on November 14, 2003, 08:49:43 pm

Yeah, he was apparently procrastinating about something....


...no experience there, really!  ^^;

Title: Re: Quickie: Japanese Reader, Cat name? (MrWhat, e
Post by: larewen_evenstar on May 14, 2004, 01:27:36 pm

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su

Wouldn't that be something like nest? Or possibly vinegar. *has been watching too much grav* That's one of the only translations I can do. :P

Title: Re: Quickie: Japanese Reader, Cat name? (MrWhat, e
Post by: Captain Southbird (EHOL Creator) on May 15, 2004, 01:07:38 am

"Su" is just ... a phoentic, isn't it?  :P  That'd be like saying "d" in English and calling it a word.

Title: Re: Quickie: Japanese Reader, Cat name? (MrWhat, e
Post by: larewen_evenstar on May 25, 2004, 12:26:56 pm

Su does mean vinegar or nest! I looked it up in my new Japanese-english dictionary! ;D

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