Lord_Garthaur commented at 2009-08-16 18:54:53 » #95625

It says "translated," but I see neither notes nor translations...

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Drakken commented at 2009-08-16 21:20:27 » #95694

Translations added. Not sure about the bottom-left one though. If someone has a better translation for that one, feel free to edit it.

I've seen a lot of these lately. Images uploaded with 'translated' as a tag, but no translations. :/

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thedarkness commented at 2009-08-17 02:49:10 » #95885

The two in the lower-left are "uke" and "seme," which translate to "submissive" and "dominant," respectively. These terms are often used to describe the dominant and submissive partners in homosexual relationships, but can be used outside of that context as well.

Japanese lesson:
The translation of "uke" as submissive comes from the definition of the verb form, "ukeru," which means "to recieve."
The translation of "seme" as dominant comes from the definition of the verb form, "semeru," which means "to attack or assault."

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Drakken commented at 2009-08-17 12:50:42 » #96093

Thank you Darkness! I'm still in the middle of learning Japanese and we've only brushed a bit on Kanji and my kanji/kana book can only give me but so much. ^^

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