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isaksbestpillow · 3 months

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Ossan's Love Returns episode 4 eng sub

I'm here again with another subbed episode of my favourite show! There were once again many Japanese references in the episode, so please read the notes before getting confused.

Previous episodes, welcome on board: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3

Episode 4

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Do not reupload to any streaming sites.

Notes:

Akito & Haruta: Aki means autumn, haru means spring

Kikunosuke: Kiku means chrysanthemum, the flower of the emperor, so it's a very regal name.

Oniisan: Kiku has a habit of calling everyone oniisan/older brother. It's normal to call strangers oniisan but Kurosawa is a bit past the oniisan age lol.

Soiya, soiya, sore, sore: These are cheers. The scene is a reference to this song from the 80s:

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Zenryaku, michi no ue yori by Issei fuubi sepia

The bachelor is a cameo by Dean Fujioka.

Shougi: Japanese chess

Teppei's pun song: o-shiri, o-shiri, hey Siri, douka o-shirioki kudasai ore wa omae no otousan janai. O-shiri means butt so that's the pun here.

公安 kouan 'public safety': I've translated this to NSB because I needed a short word that people might repeat many times without getting the meaning. In a previous episode Haruta had to google what kouan is. I dont know how security and intelligence services differ across countries so please don't pay too much attention to this particular word, it's not meant to represent the American system (I'm not even American).

Vivant: A popular suspense drama that aired in 2023. Hayashi Kento who plays Maki actually appears in it haha.

Winter Sonata: A Korean drama from 2002 that was immensely popular in Japan and started the Korean wave

Yong-sama: Japanese fans' nickname for Bae Yong-joon who starred in Winter Sonata

老々介護 rouroukaigo: Literally 'old old caregiving'. This means an elderly person caring for another elderly person. It's becoming a social problem in Japan and Takekawa-san is haunted by it at the moment.

Tag list:

@babeluda @twig-tea @nieves-de-sugui @nongnaos @veikonvihannekset @bengiyo @thirstkanaphan @my-rose-tinted-glasses @faillen @ellieellieoxenfree @randifrn @fromisstar @lurkingshan @penguin251159 @i-remember-yyou @remadi @thesedamncannibals @sewichii @littleragondin @thegalwhorants @mirkoscarrot

Please enjoy!

#ossan's love returns #ossan's love #my translations

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crepes-suzette-373 · 7 months

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Vinsmoke kids and "father"

I want to talk about something that I don't know if other people has ever mentioned before. Maybe someone already did, because I'm a newbie to the fandom community.

The Vinsmoke kids call Judge "father" with different levels of honorifics, with the most "warped" of the kids referring to him with the highest respect. It has to be a deliberate choice, and it's... a bit disturbing, I guess.

Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji says Chichi-ue 父上. This is a very formal and somewhat old fashioned way to say "father". It's how they talk in old samurai dramas and very lofty. Like, dad is not just "dad" that you hang out and play ball with. Dad also "rules" over you.

Reiju says Otou-sama お父様. Still very formal and respectful, but doesn't really have the same feeling of high esteem that the above does. Pretty standard for rich people speak in manga and dramas.

Sanji uses Otou-san お父さん. Basically the most pedestrian and familial version, and it's what regular everyday people use (even to this day).

It's just... the clones are all made to be submissive, and the most genetically messed-up of the kids are the ones who refers to Judge with the most respect (even if they act mostly casual/normal in front of him). That can't be coincidence, right?

Edit: Further scrutiny of honorifics used in the series seem to suggest that this might be important in regards to Germa's mysterious past or Judge's ambitions. 上 as honorific was only seen used by Skypieans, Celestial Dragons, and people of Wano.

If this is just Judge trying to aggrandise himself, then it only leads to more questions about just what it is that he's trying to do. And if this was just the traditional manner of speech in Germa (as is, Judge himself had spoken in this manner to his parents before), then something's very strange with their ancestry that needs to be scrutinised.

#analysis #vinsmoke family #vinsmoke siblings #vinsmoke niji #vinsmoke ichiji #vinsmoke sanji #vinsmoke yonji #vinsmoke reiju #vinsmoke judge #one piece #vinsmoke brothers #vinsmoke #germa 66

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crehador · 10 days

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TOP 5 ANIME OPS and TOP 5 ANIME EDS EVER

ANOTHER... DIFFICULT...... this one bc i have like. no memories lol

so!! i will list the ones i remember first that i love a lot and/or mean a lot to me

also this got long so it's going under a cut

TOP 5 OPS

1) asterisk - orange range - bleach op 1

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sorry i'm a bleach fuckboi. as if it's my fault. honestly the song is still awesome to me and it was so formative to me that nothing is going to take it down from number one on this list. ever lmao

2) jikai yokoku - tatsuya kitani - sentai daishikkaku op

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OK I KNOW I JUST MET U BUT HIIIIII I LOV U honestly. honestly!! like you get it at this point i have talked about this enough but i am OBSESSED with this op

i love the song! but it isn't just about the song!! the visuals are so so so good and compelling, there are themes! there is a narrative! right in the op!

it's just. i'm. well. you all get it by now. it's phenomenal

3) kaen (fire) - ziyoou-vachi (queen bee) - dororo op 1

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ok ok ok so for most of these i'm trying to link the actual anime op because typically the visuals are very important! but this one i can't resist linking the whole song because it's FIRE (LITERALLY. IT'S THE NAME OF THE SONG)

this was the first dororo op and hoooly shit. beautiful. it was also my first real dive into queen bee as a band, and i've been so into them ever since. every single queen bee anime op and ed deserves to be on this list but i will do my best to limit myself to only one or they would just. they would just be the whole list

also recommended: literally every other queen bee track pls. they're incredible

4) song of the dead - kana-boon - zom100 op

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honorary shoutout to the sarazanmai op which is also by kana-boon! that is the one i considered putting on this list first before i remembered phew. no. alas. i have to give it to another kana-boon op

i just loved this to bits. the energy the motion and the music, all of it! i'm sure there's like some recency bias here but as of right now this definitely makes the cut

5) I AM CHOOSING TWO FOR THIS ONE AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME BECAUSE THEY CAN'T BE SEPARATED

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[please imagine i have inserted both noragami ops here. i had them both in before i realized there's a 10 video per post limit. so. tragically. i had to take one out. but just close your eyes and pretend it's here. also go to youtube and watch it again. it's good for you. it's enrichment. anyway. let's move on]

SELF-EXPLANATORY. THEY'RE BOTH GOOD.

TOP 5 EDS

1) stand by me - the peggies - sarazanmai ed

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so sarazanmai does make it onto the post after all lol

i really like this track! and the mixed... mixed medium? visuals? not sure how to describe it but they're beautiful to me. also it really fucked me up when in that one episode where [redacted] they [redacted] in the ed ads;flkajdklfj

i shan't say more

2) yofukashi no uta - creepy nuts - yofukashi no uta ed

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in all honesty i think i like the yofukashi no uta op (daten also by creepy nuts) a tiny bit more than the ed but i love them both!!

but man i just love how all this happened like. the mangaka was so inspired by this song yofukashi no uta that he named his manga after it and when his manga was made into an anime the song itself became the ed. how perfect is that??

also creepy nuts. love creepy nuts. and actually now that i'm listening to them both again idk if i do like daten more like yofukashi no uta. god they're both so good. i can't choose lmao

3) seikai wa iranai - nanawo akari - sentai daishikkaku ed

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YEAH THAT'S RIGHT THE ED MAKES IT ONTO THE LIST TOO!! IT'S JUST THAT GOOD!!! again yes of course i'm aware there's some recency bias at play here but really. really. it's good

4) antinomy - amazarashi - nier ed

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ue ue ue i love this song. so much. amazarashi does it again. visuals are very good as well of course!! but it's like. definitely the song that takes this for me

5) my nonfiction - furukawa makoto & kohara konomi - kaguya-sama s3 ed (special)

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ok i don't know if this even. technically counts. because it's not the "main" ed of the season, it was only played at the end of one episode but holy shit. holy fucking shit

the first time i heard and saw this it blew my mind and then i heard (if i'm remembering correctly) AND 18-YEAR-OLD ANIMATED THIS? ALL OF THIS?? ALONE???

incredible. i'm speechless. had this on repeat for so long after it first aired it truly deserves to be here

#ask games #THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH FOR THIS ASK OMG #THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN TO THINK ABOUT #and tragically i am not able to include all the many many things i love #there are SO many more i could mention but #i will limit myself. to these #i already tried to cheat before i was stopped so rudely by 10 video limit lol

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hsrmtbrm · 3 months

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Hashirama doesn't attend meetings as the heir. As such, Tobirama is his substitute. His father says its better this way, as he'll be Hashirama's heir one day. He says he may as well learn how to now.

Tobirama doesn't mind the extra responsibility. In fact, he finds it fun. He gets insight into how the clan is run, and he is able to help it run smoothly.

His father catches him up late at night, scrolls laid out across his desk. He sets a hand on his head and urges him to bed. "Even Yosan-no-Mikoto* needs his rest."

Tobirama preens at the smile in his voice, and the bubbling amusement in his chakra. He fights off his own grin and obeys.

He likes filling in as heir, right by his father's side.

He does not like being alone.

His father steps out for a moment, just a moment, to see what the head mednin is summoning him for.

The elders lunge at the opportunity, though only their chakra shows it. They all know how vulnerable he is without guidance.

"Is something the matter, Tobirama-sama?," Elder Kyo questions, his eyes relaxed and posture betraying nothing.

Tobirama keeps his eyes down, focused on the scroll in his hands. "Not at all, Kyo-sama."

"You seem rather tense. Have you been training too hard?"

Inhaling slowly through his nose, he prepares himself. "Of course. As the future heir, I must push myself beyond my limits. If I am to serve the clan-"

"We all know you could care less about the clan, Oni," Kyo interrupts, linking his fingers together. "Come now, you can be honest. It's all for him, isn't it?"

Ah. This again. He sighs and shuts his eyes.

"I live to serve the clan, which includes my father-"

"Your wielder, you mean."

"Oh leave him be, Kyo." Elder Sota comes to his rescue, though likely just to spare him the embarrassment rather than out of any respect for him.

"Of course he's going to value Butsuma-sama over the clan, he's his consort on everything but paper."

Tobirama jolts, eyes widening at the statement. He presses his tongue to the back of his teeth, trying to keep his hands still and his mouth shut.

After a beat, the elders chuckle at the 'joke'.

"Perhaps that's why he's so tense today," Elder Takahiko surmises, a wry grin on his face. "Wasn't it the anniversary of something yesterday?"

Tobirama lowers his head slowly, shoulders hunching. The ink on the scroll blurs in his vision, the symbols swimming.

"Aa, of his marriage with That Woman. Knowing him, he probably drank himself half to death and took it out on his poor son," Elder Fuguraka contributes, "The head medic is right outside, perhaps you should ask him for a healing, hm, Tobirama-sama?"

Tobirama's lips part. He forces himself to speak. "N.. No, I'll be.. fine. I'm.."

"What was that, Tobirama-sama? You'll have to speak up. You see, our ears have gone bad in our old age."

Tobirama's face begins to feel hot. He balls his fists in the fabric of his hakama pants. He can feel tears welling up in his eyes.

He bows his head to the table, squeezing his eyes shut. "I-I..! I am well!", he insists, louder. "I-I must t-thank your ven-venerable selves for your concern..!"

"Oh, so polite. What did Butsuma do to ingrain that lesson into your head? You're on your knees so often, thanking everyone around you. Do you do that for your Tou-chan, too?"

Tobirama chokes on his breath, pursing his lips and shaking his head. "Y-You're mistaken, K-Kyo-sama! Chichi-ue is a v-very respectable man, h-he would not stoop to-"

"You don't have to lie. We've all seen you walk in here with bruises beneath your collar. Is he rough with you? Do you like it?"

Tobirama grits his teeth, shame burning through his entire body.

"I-I..!"

"I think we're done here."

Tobirama's head whips up and around to face the door. He can't make out much other than his silhouette, but he can sense who it is.

"B-Butsuma-sama!," Elder Takahiko laughs, "You're back, so soon!"

Tobirama lets out a noise that must sound like a dying kitten.

"Yes.", his father intones lowly, gathering the scrolls on the table and rolling them up. "And I will be taking my leave with my son. We will discuss these.. accusations of yours at a later date. Alone."

"I assure you, it was all in jest," Kyo attempts. "We-"

"I've heard enough. To insult my name behind my back is one thing, but to bring my son into it? I'm disappointed in all of you." His jaw is set and his gaze is firm.

"I leave for one moment to attend to what could have been an urgent matter, and your first reaction is to make my son out to be a whore. I believe we have some boundaries we need to discuss."

His father sets a hand on his shoulder. "Up. We're going home."

Relieved to be out of this situation, he scrambles to his feet, tailing his father's heels.

They walk in silence for a long time.

"Do not let them talk to you that way," his father says quietly after a while.

"..Hai, Chichi-ue," he agrees easily, his mind swimming with their words.

He nearly runs straight into his back with how quickly his father stops. He turns to face him.

A hand grasps his chin.

"You don't seem to understand. Do not let them talk to you that way," he growls, his chakra swimming with anger.

Tobirama's breath catches in his throat and he focuses his vision on his chin, tense.

"You are my second son, the next heir. You are a higher ranking as you are now than they will ever be. They must fear you. You are mine, and they cannot speak to you in such a derogatory manner."

He tries not to let out any sort of pathetic noise, but with his father's chakra so close to him radiating so intensely, he can hardly focus. He catches that he is his father's, and not much else. He clings to that knowledge.

After he does not respond for too long, his father softens. His hand moves from his chin to his cheek. His chakra retracts.

"You're too overwhelmed to hear me much right now. I'll tell you again later. Let's go home."

Tobirama nods quickly, trying not to lean into his touch. He tells himself he doesn't miss his chakra spreading out so harshly, and that he didn't enjoy how intense it felt.

He follows his father home, and when he's dismissed, collapses onto his bed.

Every time the memories of what the elders said resurface, he pushes them down by smothering them with the lingering sensation of his father's chakra.

Chestnuts and persimmons.

Is he rough with you?

Do you like it?

#.txt #dont look at me #is this anything #butsutobi #dadson #*Yosan-no-Mikoto is supposed to be like. god of budgeting #writing #by me

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kasja93 · 5 months

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Hej

Zjedzone: szklanka domowego wina z przyprawą do grzańca

Spalone aktywnie: 432

Mówiłam, że nienawidzę Paryża? Ale od początku…

Wstałam o 2 nad ranem, poszłam po wiadro espresso na stację paliw (miałam to w cenie parkingu) i ruszyłam. Przez kilka godzin rozmawiałam przez telefon z przyjacielem bo on też jechał po nocy. W sumie to startowaliśmy niemal o tej samej godzinie.

Po godzinnej drzemce w Belgii wjechałam do Francji. Mamy obowiązek zaznaczania w tachografie, który śledzi nasze poczynania odnośnie jazdy, prędkości i czasu pracy, każdorazowe przekroczenie granicy. Wjeżdżam zatem na pierwszy parking we Francji a tam niezmiennie przywitał mnie taki oto znak:

Wcale a wcale piktogram człowieka jest czarny XDDD mogę się z tego śmiać bo już dwa razy miałam pasażerów na gapę na naczepie.

Korek za korkiem korek poganiał czyli Paryż. Począwszy od osobówek zmieniających 4 pasy ruchu na raz, po dawców organów na jednośladach kończąc Paryż jest po prostu mega nie przyjemnym do jazdy miejscem. Nie wspomnę o syfie oraz koczujących na poboczach, pod wiaduktami czy skwerkach koło dróg bezdomnych. Chociaż nie wiem czy określenie bezdomny ma tu rację bytu skoro sklejają sobie chatki z wszelkiego rodzaju odpadów. Bezdomni to raczej ci co pod wiaduktami rozkładają się w samych śpiworach. Generalnie nie za przyjemne to wszystko.

Zajechałam na firmę, zostawiłam naczepę i zabrałam drugą pustą. Zrobiłam sobie ustawowe 45 min przerwy i zabrałam się za pokonanie 50 km na parking. Łącznie zajęło mi to 1:21 minut samej jazdy.

Mając 8 km do parkingu zablokowały mi się na naczepie koła 💀 zjechałam na pas awaryjny, ale za uja nie było szans by wysiąść bo byłoby to równoznaczne z rozmaśleniem. No to co? Zadzwonił pod 112 bo ten numer obowiązuje w całej UE. Mój francuski jest na poziomie mega podstawowym, więc skusiłam się na język angielski. Wytłumaczyłam gdzie jestem, co się stało i w czym siedzę. Przyjęto moje zgłoszenie a po jakiś 10 minutach zadzwoniła do mnie policja z zapytaniem o szczegóły. Wyjaśniłam co i jak, że sama naprawię usterkę tylko potrzebuje by ktoś mnie zabezpieczał. Pan był bardzo uprzejmy i po przyjęciu zgłoszenia życzył mi powodzenia. Po kilkunastu minutach przyjechali panowie z obsługi autostrady, zamknęli dla mnie jeden pas ruchu i po kilku minutach zaciąganiu i odciąganiu zaworu blokującego hamulce na naczepie udało mi się odblokować koła. Takie sytuacje się zdarzają. Może nie często, ale się zdarzają. Więcej czekania, niż „naprawy”, ale bezpieczeństwo przede wszystkim. Gdyby pas awaryjny nie był tak wąski może i by się udało pokonać służby drogowe, ale w tej sytuacji inaczej się nie dało.

Na szczęście wszystko poszło dobrze, ale co się zestresowałam to moje. Jak w końcu zaparkowałam (a parking był tak zawalony, że musiałam się cofnąć by zająć najprawdopodobniej ostatnie wolne miejsce) to otworzyłam domowej roboty wino z winogron, doprawiłam przyprawą do grzańca i wypiłam by ukoić skołatane nerwy.

Mam 20 km do jutrzejszego załadunku w Amazonie zatem budzik nastawię sobie na 2:30 nad ranem i będzie dobrze.

Z tego wszystkiego, aż odechciało mi się jeść zatem poza winem nic nie wpadło dziś. Jak wstanę zjem jakiś proteinowy nabiał czy coś

#chce byc lekka jak motylek #będę motylkiem #chce być szczupła #za gruba #dieta ana #nie chce jeść #jestem gruba #motylek any #motylki any #motylki blog

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odaclan · 1 year

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Was Nobunaga actually already the “shogun” without having the “Sei’i Taishougun” title?

This was a theory that I found while trying to study the bureaucratic protocols and norms of the Sengoku. It suggested that Nobunaga’s reign did too have the approval from the imperial court, and he didn’t need to take over the “Sei’i Taishougun” title from shogun Yoshiaki.

After ousting Yoshiaki, Nobunaga was awarded the titles Dainagon (Major counselor) and Ukonoe no Daishou (General of the Right, also sometimes shortened as simply “Udaishou”). These are titles that the shogun traditionally also held, as the “Sei’i Taishougun” title is something of a unique title that is separate from the imperial hierarchy. Upon these appointment, Nobunaga was allowed to be addressed by the honourific address that usually only the shogun has: ue-sama.

Some people thought that this means the imperial court has acknowledged that Yoshiaki’s authority is over, and Nobunaga is in charge now, even though he does not have the “Sei’i Taishogun” position at this point.

The logic for that theory was that in that time period, the Udaishou was the highest imperial office that someone of the samurai class could have, hence the tradition of having the shogun also hold that post. The higher ranking Sakonoe no Daishou/Sadaishou post, the General of the Left, was traditionally held by the noble houses.

Shogun Yoshiaki and his brother Yoshiteru before him did not have Dainagon and Udaishou titles, and the last Ashikaga shogun to also have the aforementioned titles was their father Yoshiharu. Yoshiaki and Yoshiteru’s official court title was only up to the Sakonoe no Chuujou (Lieutenant-General of the Left), one rank under the Taishou.

Because in the imperial hierarchy Nobunaga’s Udaishou post outranks Yoshiaki’s Sakonoe no Chuujou, the theory posits that he is already acknowledged by the imperial court as the new ruler replacing Yoshiaki. That is, he is the “new shogun” (i.e the samurai ruler of the land), even though he does not actually have the literal “shogun” title.

What will change if this theory turns out to be true?

For one, it further confirms the idea that Nobunaga is not as wildly "out there” as most people thought he was. He still operated within the standard norms of the time period and adhered to the established traditions, and didn’t just smash his way through the court and government without regard to the customs.

Also, if this theory is true, it would debunk all the Honnouji conspiracies that involve any variation of “the imperial court feared Nobunaga’s power/ambition”. If Nobunaga ruled with the approval of the imperial court, then all that backstage plotting makes no sense.

And the last thing is that this theory being true would also further lend credibility to the other theory saying that Nobunaga wished to return the power to the emperor and do away with the concept of a “shogunate rule”. After all, the specialty-designation “shogun” title was the very proof of the samurai rule breaking away from and undermining the imperial court. Nobunaga choosing to not take the shogun post, and instead adhering to the “standard” imperial court ranks, was thought to be proof that he’s returning to the old imperial rule rather than following the path of the “samurai/shogunate rule”.

Of course this is just a theory, and it only spawns more theories and what-ifs. I still find this worthwhile to consider because I’m realising that I don’t actually know what the rules and norms of the government of that time period is like. Even though in practice the daimyou and other local rulers largely disregard the central government (the shogun and the emperor both), I do see proof that the various rites and protocols still has to be performed. It means that the bureaucracy still matters to some degree, and learning about how this whole system works is something that is necessary to properly understand the Sengoku environment.

#long post #essay #theory #oda nobunaga #court title #Japan #japanese history #imperial office #samurai #sengoku #Sengoku Era #Sengoku period #feudal japan #shogunate #Warring states #Warring States Period #Warring States Era

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halmarut · 2 years

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the use of honorific and titles are important in japanese language, especially in ivalice where there’s many sorts of alliances and nobles. higher ranking, lower ranking, or even equals. in here i have compiled what the upper-ranking archadians call each other.

in here we can see the judge magisters refer to vayne as 殿 / dono, meaning “lord vayne”.

with the exception of judge ghis, who refers to vayne as his name directly without honorifics. this is considered rude, considering the context of ghis’ dialogue, yes this is very ambitious of him.

judge bergan is also an exception, he starts with “lord vayne / vayne-dono”. when gramis is assassinated he calls vayne 阁下 which is “his excellency vayne / vayne-kakka”. he is the only judge magister to say so. this is considered high respect, and in context of the scene, bergan readily accepts vayne as the new emperor.

NOTE: that 阁下 / kakka is not a japanese kanji. that is chinese hanzi. meaning “your mightiness” “one that is directly under the line of succession”, like ... next in line to rule. however this translates to jp as “your excellency” only. but now we know the connotation.

judge drace refers to larsa as 様 / sama. in english this means the same as “lord larsa”, but sama implies closeness and yet respect. this makes sense considering drace is larsa’s mentor and guardian. they are very close, yet she still respects him as a lord. this is different from doctor cid and vayne as seen in here;

doctor cid calls vayne あんた / anta. and vayne’s name directly. no titles, full casual. this is not considered rude because as written in ultimania, they are comrades/friends who see each other as equals, not higher or lower despite one of them being much older. (okay, maybe a little ‘you, young man’ in context of anta).

and next we have house solidor. phew, they are...quite something.

gramis refers to his sons by name. he is the dad.

larsa calls his father 父上 / chichi-ue (lord father). high level of respect and acknowledges gramis as his father, larsa calls his brother 兄上 / ani-ue (lord brother). larsa is very familial unlike vayne,

vayne calls his father 陛下 / heika / gramis heika (your excellency. and in rabanastre, lord gramis). japanese imperial style, the most formal style of nobility in japan. which can be considered odd, he is speaking to his own father in context, why such formality? even larsa calls gramis “father”ーーーthis is because vayne dislikes gramis, he refers to him in a distant, cold way. not familial at all. he never called him a father.

vayne calls larsa by name. familiarity.

and last we have the senate;

the senate refers to vayne and larsa as 殿/ dono (lord vayne, lord larsa). the same honorific as what the judgimagi call their masters. i think this is the common honorific for vayne and larsa, common archadians would refer to them with this 殿 / dono, too.

#ff12 #ffxii #house solidor #judge magister #this is not speculations; this is lore!#but still;#Speculations #final fantasy 12 #final fantasy xii

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myslodsiewniav · 7 months

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Wybory i kontakty z rodzicami.

16.10.2023

Lepiej jest, ale muszę do gina się umówić.

Coś złego się ze mną dzieje...

Piesek teraz ma niagarę - przez chwilkę wczoraj była bez majteczek (zmienialiśmy podpaskę w majteczkach) i zostawiła na panelach czerwoną smugę. Pierwszy raz to widziałam - Lucynka zostawiała kropelki za sobą, a nie kałużę porównywalną do rozlanej szklanki herbaty. Biedne maleństwo. :(

W dodatku rośnie jej coś na nosku i wygląda na to, że szykuje się nam operacja - najpierw będzie biopsja, ale to po tym już jak zakończy się cieczka.

Mega się cieszę możliwością oddania głosu we wczorajszych wyborach! Wyszliśmy na wybory po śniadaniu (a było to późne śniadanie, poprzedzone porządnym masażem - bez kitu, po tylu latach życia solo TERAZ, pomimo tego, że zaczęliśmy wspólnie 3 rok ja wciąż się zachwycam i niedowierzam, że obecnie żyje mi się tak fajnie z tym facetem, życiem o którym marzyłam). Nie staliśmy w kolejce do samego lokalu, ale do członkini komisji obsługującej naszą ulicę owszem. Potem okazało się, że powinniśmy stać w innej kolejce: dla osób, które nie są na stałe zameldowane pod danym adresem. Tam już szybko poszło. Pani bez problemu odnotowała, że nie chcemy brać udziału w referendum, wydała nam dwie karty do głosowania i oddaliśmy głosy. Mega wzrusz wczoraj czułam. A po 17 przyjaciele informowali, że stali w kilkugodzinnych kolejkach do samego lokalu. Podobno wczoraj na Jagodnie ostatnia osoba weszła oddać głos po 2 w nocy. WOW.

Najgorsze jest to, że to co będzie się działo dalej to jedna, wielka niewiadoma, bo nie ufam naszym politykom. xD Ale cieszę się, że odsunęliśmy PIS od próby rządzenia totalitarnego i rozwalania demokracji. I że nie wyjdziemy z UE. Gdybyśmy mieli jako kraj wyjść z UE to emigrujemy natychmiast.

W piątek kupiłam sobie zeszyt na studia. Pewnie i tak będę częściej korzystać z lapka lub tabletu, ale chciałam mieć jeden zeszyt. Póki co przynajmniej. W ogóle jestem ciekawa wiedzy jaką zdobędę! :D Bardzo się tym jaram. Sprawdziliśmy też nasze plany - jestem w opór ciekawa przedmiotów, jakie mój chłopak ma w tym roku! Po prostu JARAM SIĘ JAK POCHODNIA, bo sama chciałabym takie zajęcia mieć. ALE ja mam póki co wyznaczony plan tylko na najbliższy weekend, a tam "Historię sztuki i designu" i NIGDY DOTĄD tak bardzo się nie cieszyłam na myśl o 4h wykładów z historii. Mam nadzieję, że będzie ciekawie (ok, na poprzednich studiach KOCHAŁAM przedmiot "Historia Architektury", ale o była zasługa prowadzącego, który prowadził te wykłady fascynująco, jednak pierwszy raz patrząc na plan raczej rozpatrywałam ten przedmiot w kategoriach "przetrwać i zaliczyć" niż "jestem ciekawa KAZDEGO ASPEKTU jaki zostanie poruszony" :P ). I mam takie przemyślenie - póki co - że faktycznie zbyt wcześnie w swoim życiu wybieramy kierunek studiów. Może faktycznie WARTO dać sobie czas na odkrycie co nas jara i sprawdzenie czy to jest TO.

Sprawdziłam też plan na pierwszy semestr z poprzedniego roku na moim kierunku. I znowu się zatrzęsłam z ekscytacji - będę miała wykłady i ćwiczenia z prowadzenia audycji i ustawiania dźwięku. Do filmów, do radia, do podcastów - NIE WIEM JAK TO ROBIĆ, próbowałam, uczyłam się sama z sieci metodą prób i błędów próbując nagrywać, a tu proszę: będę miała kogo zapytać, gdzie próbować, prosić o wskazówki, uwagi, poprawki, krytykę konstruktywną. MEGA się jaram!

Jedyne co mnie martwi to fakt, że mój pierwszy weekend na studiach przypada w dzień ślubu moich przyjaciół. Będzie trzeba to ogarnąć jakoś, jakoś odrobić...

Mówiąc o przyjacielu przypomniało mi się! Rozmawiałam wczoraj min. z przyszłą panną młodą. Oczywiście o wyborach :P i kolejkach przed naszymi komisjami wyborczymi. Napisała mi długą wiadomość o tym, jak to polityka wpływa na relacje. Ona od zawsze ma problem z rodzicami, którzy wierzą w narrację PIS o tych okropnych skrajnościach z lewej strony min. np: jej tata w 2020 podczas Marszu Kobiet przyłączył się do obrońców kościoła, którzy "chronili świątynie" przed tym podobno rozszalałym tłumem złych kobiet (a potem był zdzwiony, że ten tłum kobiet w ogóle nie był zainteresowany budynkiem świątyni, po prostu protest przeszedł obok skandując "Jebać PIS" :P), a mama wydzwaniała do niej oszalała ze złości (na wieść o tym, że córka idzie w proteście) wyzywając ją od najgorszych i wyrokując, że jej - i innych cytuję "ladacznic i kurewek" - działanie niechybnie tego wieczora doprowadzi ojca do śmierci podczas zamieszek (których nie było). W tym czasie - w 2020 r idąc z protestem, gdy kumpelę wyzywała przez telefon jej matka - ja rozmawiałam przez telefon ze swoim tatem, który prosił, abym przekazała wszystkim "dziewczynką" (tj. moim koleżanką z którymi szłam dzień w dzień ulicami miasta), że są dzielne, że jest z nas dumny, żebyśmy tak dalej trzymały.

Więc tu jest perspektywa: moi rodzice są wspierający, a jej nie, jej mają bardzo odmienne poglądy.

Wczoraj właśnie kumpela na wspólnej grupce podzieliła się długą opowieścią o tym, jak poglądy polityczne są skorelowane z wiekiem, jak bardzo "starzy" są skostniali w poglądach, jak konserwatywne wartości zostały wykrzywione i co jest demonizowane w tych środowiskach, a co jest prozą i normalnością już dla nas, Milenialsów. I kurcze... Nie mogę się z tym zgodzić. Nie wiem czy to dlatego, że mam TAKĄ rodzinę? Na pewno dlatego! Ale nie doświadczam empirycznie tego, by te poglądy/sympatie polityczne były skorelowane z wiekiem. Podczas, gdy jej rodzice na wieść o tym, że odmówiła udziału w referendum TRZASNĘLI słuchawką, a potem dzwonili by jej nazwymyślać wtedy moi upewniali się spokojnie, bez presji czy wiem o referendum, czy wiem jak oddać ważny głos, czy wiem jak w razie czego dopilnować by nie wziąć udziału w referendum. Po prostu podczas naszego śniadania zadzwoniła mama by zapytać czy bierzemy udział w wyborach, czy przyjadę do niej by zagłosować. Wyjaśniłam (przełykając kęs śniadania), że wiadomo, że głosujemy, ale dopiero po śniadaniu i że nie przyjadę, że zapisaliśmy się do listy w naszym sąsiedztwie. Mama wtedy - spokojniejsza - odparła, że to bardzo dobrze! I że jest ze mnie dumna, że głosuję (jak zawsze! Zapytałam jej "a kiedy nie głosowałam?" zdzwiona, że nagle dla mamy najbardziej dla mnie normalna i sprawcza sprawa, której nie olałam jeszcze nigdy od kiedy ukończyłam 18 lat jest powodem do powiedzenia mi, że jest ze mnie dumna. 0.o Dziwne. Nigdy nie rozpatrywałam tego w kategoriach powodów do dumy. Raczej w kategoriach bycia dorosłym członkiem społeczeństwa, jak coś w rodzaju przesłania zeznania podatkowego. Po prostu: jestem pełnoletnia, więc jestem sprawcza, jestem członkinią społeczeństwa polskiego. Tyle. A tu nagle mama nagle z ciepłem w głosie i wzruszeniem "jestem dumna"? Quo Vadis Polska Społeczności, że skorzystanie przez kobietę z praw obywatelskich jest powodem do dumy mojej matki!? Ech...). Potem tata krzyknął z głębi, w tle, by mama zapytała czy mój chłopak głosuje. Znowu zdziwiona zapewniłam, że dopiero co to potwierdzałam. Dlaczego miałby nie głosować? Normalnie jakby nas nie znali... No i wtedy mama opowiedziała o tym, jak głosować, która lista jest która, jak oddany głos jest ważny. Opowiedziała o tym, jak miło było w lokalnej komisji, jak stresowała się w sprawie referendum (bała się, że ktoś jej wyda tę kartę, ale Pan z komisji bez problemu odnotował, że mama i tata odmawiają pobrania tej karty). Tak zwyczajnie opowiedziała o swoich doświadczeniach, potem upewniła się czy wiemy jak oddać ważny głos, czy wiemy co i jak z referendum (tj. dlaczego pytania są źle sformułowane) i na koniec powiedziała nam, która lista to KO. Wtedy ja - na luzie - odparłam, że my nie na KO, a na Lewice. Na co mama powiedziała "aha, to okay córcia, miłej niedzieli". I tle. xD

Rodzice O. nawet nic o tym nie pisali. Jego siostra nam rano tylko wysłała info, że razem z chłopakiem przejechali pociągiem masę kilometrów by dotrzeć do najbliższej komisji wyborczej i oddać głos we Włoszech. A potem poszli na lody.

A my wróciliśmy do pieska, picia herbatki i układania FANTASTYCZNYCH puzzli (obecnie słuchamy do puzzli Chyłki Mroza, nie porywa...). Ustaliliśmy też, że wracamy do zdrowego żywienia, że wchodzi ruch, bo jest nam potrzebny (szczególnie na głowę - z moją głową dzieją się wciąż złe rzeczy).

Wracając:

Kumpela wyleciała na chatcie z takim długim, gorzkim podsumowaniem swoich doświadczeń, że to niesamowite jak bardzo "poglądy polityczne" dzielą rodziny i na pewno jakieś rodziny dzielą. Pisała tak, jakby to miało być wspólne doświadczenie dla wszystkich w naszym pokoleniu. Na pewno dla niektórych rodzin są dewastujące. Ale akurat nie dla mojej - i nie mam zamiaru upierać się, że bardziej dzielą lub nie dzielą. Jej prawda jest jest prawdą, jest prawdziwa. Ale moja prawda jest też prawdziwa - i nie ma co wrzucać wszystkich do jednego worka. Moja rodzina, mam na myśli CAŁĄ rodzinę, również z pokoleniem rodziców jest bardzie w centrum i w lewicę, niż w PIS czy Konfę (chociaż tu nie wiem jak zapatrują się na temat chłopaki z mojego pokolenia - niestety to grzązki grunt). Mój tata przez poglądy nie dogaduje się z jednym z braci (jako jedyny w rodzinie głosuje na PIS), ale nie dlatego, że o tych poglądach często rozmawiają tylko dlatego, że kłócą się co będą oglądać w TV - czy TVP czy TVN24. Banał i głupota. Tata nie chce słuchać propagandy, a wujek "obrzydliwego lewactwa". Reszta wujków ma poglądy zbliżone do taty, do moich. W mojej rodzinie rozmowy o polityce to dyskusje o niuansach zmian, różnic, aspektów, a nie pieniaczenie, wyzywanie się, widzenie jedynie skrajności i zagrożeń chochołami. I to dla mnie warte do zauważenia. Warte do poczucia wdzięczności. Moja "norma" to dla niektórych osób jest "marzenie nieosiągalne" na polu kontaktów z rodzicami. Warto czasem złapać perspektywę.

Mam ciężki - pełen zmian - rok.

Nie mam siły angażować się w rozmowy, w pisanie. Ledwo odpowiadam na smsy - tutaj więcej piszę, bo to mi pomaga. Ale i tak nie piszę tyle ile czuję, że potrzebuję.

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Thoughts on the final Given chapter

I got my copy of Cheri+ so these are just some thoughts after using my basic Japanese and piecing together the panels with Keru's wonderful twitter translation.

-- SPOILERS AHEAD --

I was hoping for a cover illustration of Mafuyu AND Ue together but I'm okay with solo Mafuyu too. This was ultimately the story of his grief, discovery, and growth, so to see him smiling at the end of it all is so beautiful. He's surrounded by cherry blossoms, which symbolize change and a new season, and is set against the ocean, which holds special meaning in both of his relationships. I cry.

The fold out poster (pictured above) is so cool!! I really want to cut it out of the magazine and display it somewhere but I'm afraid I'll mess it up...

Given debuted, rejoice!

It's really nice that Kasai wasn't just cast aside as "that jealous girl" competing with Mafuyu for Ue (although she never stood a chance lol) and grew to become kind of a confidant and supporter for him. They may not fully understand each other, but they share a mutual respect and provide little bits of unexpected encouragement for each other and it's so wholesome.

Hiiragi being a menace but also sparkly, usual stuff. It's so funny because Hiiragi and Ue don't get along on the surface (two ore-sama types am I right), but they totally jive as artists, which is why Ue will continue playing support - and "ONLY SUPPORT" says a very bitter Mafuyu - for SYH.

I'm surprised at how little Haruki and Akihiko showed up in the chapter, but we did get crumbs that Haruki is apartment hunting~ They are so stable, just get married already.

When Keru initially tweeted that a significant portion of the chapter covers something she was hoping would happen but wasn't sure if it would, my mind immediately went to the gutter and assumed it was RitsuMafu sex lolol. It wasn't just me, right???

Anyways, they went to the BEACH. Mafuyu has gone to the beach with Yuki, but they went during the biting cold of winter and weren't "officially dating" so they didn't really do date-y stuff. His experience with Ue was totally different. There's several pages of them just eating and having fun, and they look like they can't get enough of each other.

Ugetsu calling Mafuyu out of the blue to thank him for the CD was really sweet. When I initially watched and read the series up to the end of the AkiHaru arc, I wasn't too big on Ugetsu and I actually thought that he was romantically interested in Mafuyu and would stir things up or cause trouble. Clearly I was wrong, and I'm glad. Their friendship is so valuable for both of them as two musical geniuses who are a bit socially awkward, and they've taken turns being there for the other when they needed a push, whether it was to say goodbye to an unhealthy relationship or to take a step towards love and music.

Ugetsu's wish to Mafuyu back when Yoru ga Akeru was in the works - about hoping that despite everything that's happened between him and Akihiko, if at least the music could remain - ends up being the driving point of this chapter and the end of the series. Mafuyu tells Ugetsu that he believes that Ugetsu remains in music, and so does Yuki, even if he can never see him again. When Ue comes back and kisses Mafuyu before offering him a drink, Mafuyu muses that someday, he'll probably forget this moment too, and that's why he wants to keep making music. It ties back to his last time at the beach with Yuki, because Yuki insisted that Mafuyu would eventually forget that day, but now with Fuyu no Hanashi and Umi e, these moments are able to live on.

The kiss had me squealing! It's nothing big or grand, but Ue is kneeling and he looks up at Mafuyu for a moment before going in for the kiss. This is such huge growth for Ue~ Their first kiss was a result of his overwhelming emotions after the live, and he didn't even remember it later! When they shared the classroom kiss after their fight, Ue wanted to take initiative but got shy and so it was ultimately Mafuyu who made the move. Now Ue has kissed Mafuyu on his own, in public!!! and with full intent and absolute love and affection. When he pulls away, the look in his eyes is like Mafuyu is the most amazing being in the world and he can't believe he's his. Ughhhhhh.

There is a full blank page of just text that says, "If only everything could stay like this forever." This is what Mafuyu is thinking as they ride the train back from the beach. I found it a weird thought to highlight because obviously, things WILL and SHOULD change.

As they get up to leave the train, Mafuyu (blushing slightly) calls out to Ue and says, "When we get back, should we do it?" to which Ue responds with "EHHHHHHHH?!" A little unexpected as the final panel of the final chapter but it's a nice callback to when Yuki asked Mafuyu the same question. MAH BOY UE IS FINALLY GRADUATING! I knew Mafuyu was going to have to take the lead, hehe.

MINOR GRIPES AND FINAL THOUGHTS

I've had two months to deal with the series ending and I had already tempered my expectations knowing the ending was going to be rushed, so honestly as long as Kizu-sensei didn't like, spontaneously kill off a character or break up a couple, I was pretty okay with anything the chapter was going to give us. I do still have some some gripes and things I just wish had been explored more.

My biggest complaint is in regards to the treatment of Ue as an individual and his relationship with Mafuyu. If we recall, Given actually starts off from Ue's point of view. He had been in a musical slump until Mafuyu came along and rocked his world. He had to come to terms with his unfamiliar feelings, and then he also had to deal with the fact that he knows almost nothing about the boy he likes. Even after they started dating, Mafuyu really didn't share anything about Yuki with him, so whatever he knew was very vague and second-hand knowledge. THEN in addition to that, he's tasked with finishing the demo of a piece that Yuki had obviously intended as a love song for Mafuyu. And ironically, he works on this song at the expense of his relationship with Mafuyu. He had brief moments of vulnerability, once when Aki called him out for his feelings toward Mafuyu (this is one of my favorite scenes in the anime), and again when Mafuyu rejected his invitation to SYH's debut concert. But then we never really see him working through these complicated feelings. My boy's been through so much and he is strong, but I wanted to see more growth and development from him. After all, he's just a teenage boy who fell in love for the first time and is trying to balance that with music, school, a part-time job, etc.

As for Ue and Mafuyu as a couple, they are my endgame, my OTP, so while I enjoy the arcs that focus on AkiHaru and ShizuRagi, I was never as invested in them. I was okay reading 20+ chapters of them because I always assumed that the series would circle back around to have a final arc focused on Ue and Mafuyu. I also found the resolution to their problems in the hiiragi_mix arc to be very rushed. They had MAJOR communication issues, which is completely understandable for two young guys. Ue was trying so hard to finish the song as a gift for Mafuyu, but Mafuyu pulled away because he saw a repeat of what happened with Yuki coming again and got scared. The root of the issue is that they've never talked about Mafuyu's relationship with Yuki and Yuki's death.

At SYH's debut live, Mafuyu hears Umi e, instantly recognizes that the song came from Yuki, and then is so moved and inspired that he basically proposes to Ue that he wants to make music with him for the rest of his life. And then the final chapter just cuts forward after this declaration to Given debuting. This resolution is too fast and unrealistic. I would have preferred at LEAST one whole long chapter dedicated to Ue and Mafuyu after the live debriefing and talking. In an even more ideal world, they would have also done it after the talking. I never expected anything explicit but I would have at least liked to see the lead up, because it would have been the truest form of intimacy they could share, and Ue coming to terms with his sexuality and what exactly he wanted to "do to Mafuyu" was such a big part of the series early on.

Regardless, Kizu-sensei wrapped everything up nicely, brought back every character for at least a cameo, and ended things on a happy, meaningful note. I've seen that many people are unsatisfied with it but I mean, I watched Game of Thrones, so I know a bad ending and this was just fine. Although I didn't get everything on my Given wish list, I am glad that I got to see the end. I prefer that over it getting cancelled at some point for whatever reason and being left unfinished. And we still have more to look forward to! I'll be hoping for some extra manga content with the volume 9 release and waiting to hear Umi e in the anime.

Just like Mafuyu says, Given and the music will remain with us. It touched my heart and will always have a special place there. Thank you for everything, Given!

#given #given manga #goodbye given #kizu natsuki #given anime #satou mafuyu #uenoyama ritsuka #uenoyama x mafuyu

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