This column is about reading and translating smaller pieces of text that I found on leaflets, book covers, catalogues, advertisement boards etc. Feel free to join in.
At a restaurant in Nezu (ๆ นๆดฅ) in downtown Tokyo I picked a leaflet explaining how to eat Kushiage (ไธฒๆใ). It starts with:
ใฏใใใซ
ใฏใไบญใงใฏใใไธฒๆใ๏ผๆฌใใ้ใ๏ผๅใ็้่ใ2,835ๅใฎไธใฎ่ณใใๅงใพใใพใใไธฒๆใใฏใๅ
จใฆใไปปใใซใชใใพใใฎใงใๅฌใไธใใใชใใใฎใใใใใพใใใใใ็ณใไปใไธใใใใพใใฏใใ้ฃฒใฟใใฎใชใฉใๆณจๆใใใ ใใๅพ
ใกไธใใใ
Words
ใฏใใใซ โ introduction, at first
ใฏใไบญ ใฏใใฆใ โ Hantei (name of the Kushiage retro style restaurant in Nezu, Tokyo)
ไธฒๆใ ใใใใ โ deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
ใๆฌ ใใปใ/ใใผใ/ใใฝใ โ counter for long, thin things (see: Japanese Counter ๆฌ: 11 Ways to Count Long, Skinny Things)
ใ้ใ ใใจใใ โ appetizer
ใๅ ใใฒใ/ใใณใ/ใใดใ โ counter for items, products, or dishes of food (see: 350 Japanese Counters Grouped by How Useful They Are)
็้่ ใชใพใใใ โ fresh vegetables
ไธใฎ่ณ ใใกใฎใใ โ one serving
ๅ
จใฆ ใในใฆ โ all
ใไปปใใซใชใ ใใพใใใซใชใ โ ไปปใใ means to leave sth. to so. In a restaurant context ใไปปใๆ็ ใใพใใใใใใ means: You leave it up to the chef to decide what to serve = Chefโs course
ๅฌใไธใใใชใใใฎ ใใใใใใชใใใฎ โ things you canโt eat
ใ็ณใไปใ ใใใใใคใ โ request, consult (our staff), make sure to ask
ใ้ฃฒใฟใใฎ ใใฎใฟใใฎ โ drink, beverage
ใๆณจๆใใใ ใใๅพ
ใกไธใใ ใใกใ
ใใใใใใ ใใใพใกใใ ใใ โ after we received your oder please wait
Translation
At first
In Hantei we [everyone, the meal starts] start with one serving of ยซsix Kushiage, two appetizers and fresh vegetablesยป for 2,835 Yen. Because the entire Kushiage menu is a Chefโs course, please contact our staff, if there are things that you cannot eat. First, please order a drink and wait.
ใดใผใดใผใใพใใใใ
ใ้กใ
้ใใซใใใใๅขใใใๆฏใใจใใใใใใใฆใใพใใพใใใใฃใใๅฐใใใคๆฏใใใใฆใใ ใใใ
Go-Go Mr Sesame Salt
Request
When holding upside down and shaking vigorously unfortunately too much comes out. Please sprinkle slowly and little by little.
(or something like that)
@buburoi
ๆใฎใใใพใ๏ผ
ๆใฎใ ใฆใฎใ hand-sized, literally, holding sth. on oneโs palm or hand
ใใพใ๏ผ โ Sesame seeds
One in the ๆใฎใใทใชใผใบ of ไธธ็พๅฑ ใพใใฟใ. Small Furikake shakers for kids. ใใฉใใงใใใฃใใใซใคใใฆใฃใฆ!!ใ
้ฒใใพใจใฃใใใใชใตใใใใจใใ่่งฆใใจ
ๅชใใๆธฉใใใฎโใใซใซใทโ
Words
้ฒ ใใ โ cloud
ใใใพใจใฃใ โ clothed in โฆ, dressed in โฆ
ใตใใใ โ softly, gently, fluffy
่่งฆใ ใฏใ ใใใ โ (skin) feeling, touch
ๅชใใ ใใใใ โ gentle, mild, tender, kind
ๆธฉใใ ใฌใใใ โ warmth
ใใซใซใท = ใใซใซใทใใข โ full cashmere
Translation
Full cashmere (sweater) with gentle warmth and a fluffy (skin) touch as if dressed in a cloud
ใใตใใใใจใใ โ It is difficult to translate this part into English. ใตใใใ is an adverb followed by a verb ใใ. The ใจ is ยซthe optional ใจยป explained here: grammar - What is the purpose of adding ใจ? - Japanese Language Stack Exchange
ใใซใซใท is one of these typical abbreviations so difficult to identify by non-natives.