(1) I’m a bit confused by 見たあと here - "the happy feeling after seeing beautiful things?
(2) Then in the second part, it describes Rina’s mood becoming progressively happier, but I don’t understand why (a) the causative (?) is used, or (b) why it looks like this is modifying お店?
I probably wouldn’t bother translating the くれ to “for me” personally though.
Having finished the book, I have no idea who Toke is.
I think your understanding is fine.
She entered the shop that makes her even happier. Or something like that since I’m not sure if that’s the best way to translate ますます.
しないと = “have to”. So in the summer they have to work in the morning. (Are they talking about the heat being overbearing or something? I don’t have any context.) Of course, I think your interpretation could be correct too if there’s an implied “something bad” after the しないと or if there’s more you left out.
No, I wouldn’t normally… I’m struggling to strike the right balance between literal and natural when posting translations for checking purposes…
Well that makes me feel much better, thanks for anyone reading along equally confused as us, Toke’s shop is the sweet shop!
Ah, I see - I should have followed my confusion to the natural conclusion! I think when I first read it I thought she’d entered the toy shop, and then forgot to recalibrate the context once I’d realised it was the sweet shop.
It’s just when Toke’s husband first appears and is like “oh hey, I’m melting butter, sorry, gotta go”. So I think one could infer a number of reasons they have to work in the morning, whether that be heat, a rush of customers…
I found this definition in Japanese: 「 打つ手がなくて困ること 」という意味です。自分の力ではどうにも出来ず、途方に暮れていることを指します
Rina doesn’t enjoy being licked by Tama, but there is nothing she can do about it.
So I guess at her wit’s end would work. (I can’t think of anything better but maybe someone else can).
Why could my brain not come up with this explanation?!
No that’s perfect, thanks - I think “at your wit’s end” captures that pretty well. Presumably she hastried to dissuade Tama from licking her, or at least thought he would stop after a few times, but now she just doesn’t know what to do.
Oh, I thought it made her sound rather nice, haha! I was imagining a plump lady who sort of smells of dough and gives nice hugs
Thank you for your translation, I understand better this sentence now, but I still don’t understand why they would use でて(出る?). Does it mean: I should try to go out, she thought. ? Why go out, isn’t she outside?
My understanding is that this is using a volitional because it is part of the grammar construct ようとしない (Bunpro link, LearnJapanese link).
This indicates a volition, as in the will not to do something. In this case:
リナの いうこと => The thing(s) Rina is saying. きこうともしない => not even willing to listen. The も here is for emphasis (the even in my translation). で 食べつづける => continued eating (without willing to listen to what Rina was saying)
I feel like several people have managed to catch up this week!
I don’t know whether it’s just tiredness - I’ve been sleeping exceptionally poorly over the last week or two - but I’m finding this week’s reading quite a grind to get through. I’ve noted down so many more questions than usual.
Plus story-wise, I’m interested in why the kid won’t take his mask off, but the whole eating too many sweets and getting tooth-ache plot just seems very predictable and boringly low-stakes. I really enjoyed chapters 4 - 6, so I think it’s just a bit disappointing in contrast to that. Maybe the payoff will be worth it.
Anyway.
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[そうしてください」
というと、マンデーのとはべつのふくろにいれて、にじ色のリボンをかけてくれた。
The マンデーのとは べつのふくろに part - is that と included in のとは as a contrastive with べつの, indicating the thing it’s separate/different from? (I realise it’s talking about using a different bag for Rina’s sweets). For some reason I would have thought it would be a に
(1) Is there anything more interesting to ちがわい than it being a weird way of saying ちがう(よ)?
(2) I’m sorry, I feel like like I’m being really lazy, but I just have no idea what he’s saying after that. I get that he wants to buy a tea set for the dwarves (dwarf?) he knows, but what does 知ってるうちで mean? “Within my knowledge”, like as far as he knows, or amongst the people he knows? It feels pretty unnecessary to tell somebody that the dwarves you’re friends with are short? Like, duh? What does くらみのから mean?
そばかすのういた顔が、くしゃとちぢこまると、ものすごくかわいくなる。
What is ういた? I know it’s describing him as having a freckly face, but I can’t work out that verb. Are freckles said to ‘float’ on a face?
I probably wouldn’t bother translating the くれ to “for me” personally though.
for anyone reading along equally confused as us, Toke’s shop is the sweet shop!
what’s your understanding of the sentence?
