I pointed out a case where the subtitle translation in Shingu was "someone with a bug up their butt". I just figured out that the Japanese term was okorinbou. The dictionary says it means "short-tempered or irritable person". I suppose you could shorten that to "bitchy person" or maybe "grump" but it wouldn't have been as funny, and I don't think it would have sounded as natural from a middle school kid. The translator definitely gets points for the actual translation.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste in Japanese at 10:48 PM | No Comments | Add Comment
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