Another pair of pages done - this surely is slow going, but I feel like I’ve already learned a lot. Really enjoying the story too. As usual, please do let me know if I’m off anywhere
Chapter pages 10 and 11
「ち・・・違うんだよ、」
Th… that can’t be, (the んだよ here adding strong emphasis)
「誰かが書いたんだよきっと！！」
Someone (else) must have written on it!!!
「何も書いてないじゃん！！」
There’s no writing here!!
- Something I’m wondering with this is that 何も is “nothing”, and 書いてない is in the (continuous) negative, but the sentence isn’t “there is nothing not written” or something like that, so if someone wouldn’t mind breaking this down that would be helpful
Edit: I’ve done some research and think I’ve worked this one out now - apparently 何も can meaning nothing when paired with a negative verb - so I was just confusing myself
「てか高木さん消しゴム持ってるじゃん！！！」
I mean, Takagi-san has an eraser, doesn’t she!!!
「でっ」
Ow-
「うるせえよ。」
Stop that now.
- Here I believe the what’s happening is that うるさい has had the ending vowels slurred into an え sound, which I’ve read sometimes happens with adjacent vowels. I imagine the teacher is practically growling this at Nishikata.
「ス・・・スイマセン。」
S… sorry
「ぷくく、あわてちゃって怒られちゃって」
Haha, didn’t mean for you to get so flustered and angry.
- I’m not sure on the ちゃって, but after doing some reading on Imabi it seems like it’s using the function of showing regret, but maybe this is off
「もーいいかけんにしてよ。」
Oh well- it’s over now.
「こっちのセリフだ！！」
- No idea with this one. Not sure how to make sense of it
「先生ートイレ行ってきていいですかー？」
Teacher~ is it ok if I go to (and return from) the toilet?
「くそっ・・・たかぎさんめ。」
Damn. That damn Takagi-san.
「今に見てるよ。」
Now you’ll see.
「そうだ！！」
That’s it!!