JLPT N3

負傷ふしょうすればする程ほど動うごきが鈍にぶくなる…足あしを引ひっ張ぱることになる

“...AND THE MORE I HOLD HIMEJIMA BACK.”

Not That Kind of Leg-Pull: 足あしを引っ張ひっぱる and the False Friend VIZ Had to Dodge

N3 IdiomsBody idioms Demon Slayer

それによってキミらに〝仲間なかまの足あしを引ひっ張ぱってしまう！！〟という想像そうぞうを絶ぜっするプレッシャーを与あたえたわけだ…？

“WITH THAT RULE, I PRESSURED YOU WITH THE FEAR THAT ANYTHING YOU DID WRONG... ...WOULD BRING YOUR TEAMMATES DOWN WITH YOU.”

Pulling a Leg, Dead Serious: 足あしを引っ張ひっぱる and the False Friend Naruto Also Has to Dodge

N3 IdiomsBody idioms Naruto

ベろベろべろ！！あたいの勝手かってだよ！！！

“PBBFT! YEAH, WELL THATS MY PROBLEM.”

That's My Problem: あたい and the Tomboy's ‘I’ English Flattens to Plain ‘I’

N3 Role languageFirst-person pronouns One Piece

まるで歯はが立たたないんです……！

“I'M NO MATCH FOR HIM!”

Teeth That Can't Get a Grip: 歯が立はがたたない and the Bite VIZ Turns Into a Verdict

N3 Register & toneIdioms Naruto

お手並てなみ拝見はいけんといくか．．．

“SHOW US WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF!”

I Shall Humbly Behold Your Skill: 拝見はいけん and the Mock-Reverent "Show Us" VIZ Flattens to a Dare

N3 Honorifics & keigoKanji anatomy Naruto

自分自身じぶんじしんを囮おとりに使つかったのだあの腹黒はらぐろは

“THAT WICKED MAN USED HIMSELF AS A LURE.”

A Black Belly, a Plain Villain: 腹黒はらぐろ and the Truth-Organ English Trades for "Wicked"

N3 IdiomsBody idioms Demon Slayer

ふて腐くされてへそを曲まげた

“...SO HE TOOK IT REALLY HARD.”

The Navel Goes Crooked: へそを曲まげる and the Sulk English Straightens Out

N3 Body idioms Demon Slayer

その誇ほこりの高たかさゆえ人ひとがおれを“ホコリのウソップ”と呼よぶ程ほどにな！！

“WHICH IS WHY THEY CALL ME "PROUD CAPTAIN USOPP"!”

A Proud Man Named Dust: 誇ほこり／ホコリ and the Boast VIZ Took at His Word

N3 Wordplay One Piece

洗あらってお返かえし致いたしますからこちらを着きて

“I'LL BRING THEM BACK. PLEASE WEAR THESE FOR NOW.”

Doing It With a Bow: 致いたす and the Humble Verb English Reads as Plain "Do"

N3 Honorifics & keigoRegister & tone Demon Slayer

船長せんちょうに刺さされた傷きずだな…！！よくも顔色かおいろ一つ変えずに立っていられるものだバカが…

“HE COULDN'T HAVE HEALED YET FROM THE WOUNDS THE CAPTAIN GAVE HIM. I'M SURPRISED HE CAN EVEN STAND...”

The Color Everyone Reads: 顔色かおいろ and the Signal English Keeps Renaming

N3 Body idiomsNo English equivalent One Piece

胡蝶様こちょうさまの申もうし付つけにより参まいりました

“WE COME ON ORDERS FROM LADY KOCHO.”

Reporting for Duty With a Bow: 参まいる and the Humble Verb English Reads as Plain "Go"

N3 Honorifics & keigoRegister & tone Demon Slayer

帰ってかえって来てきて目めを疑ったうたがったぜおれァ…

“I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYES WHEN I RETURNED...”

The One Idiom English Already Owns: 目めを疑うたがう and the Quiet Slide from Doubting Your Eyes to Not Believing Them

N3 Body idioms One Piece

さき程ほどは失礼しつれいおわびにフルーツのマチェドニアを召めし上あがれ

“FORGIVE THE COMMOTION. A FRUIT MACÉDOINE, WITH MY COMPLIMENTS.”

A Verb That Bows: 召し上めしあがる and the Deference English Can't Conjugate

N3 Honorifics & keigoRegister & tone One Piece

サクラ耳みみを貸かせ

“SAKURA, LEAN CLOSER.”

Lend Me Your Ears: 耳みみを貸かす and the Shakespearean Idiom VIZ Chose Not to Use

N3 IdiomsBody idioms Naruto

私わたしは“珠世たまよ”と申もうしますその子こは〝愈史郎ゆしろう〟

“MY NAME IS TAMAYO. THIS BOY IS YUSHIRO.”

Saying It With a Bow: 申もうす・申し上もうしあげる and the Humble Verb English Reads as Plain "Say"

N3 Honorifics & keigoRegister & tone Demon Slayer

無一郎むいちろうの無むは〝無能むのう〟の〝無む〟

“THE "MU" IN "MUICHIRO" IS "MOO"... LIKE A BIG DUMB COW.”

Twins Named Being and Nothing: 無一郎むいちろうの無む and the Cow Pun That Can't Turn Infinite

N3 Kanji anatomyWordplay Demon Slayer

胸むねを張はって生いきろ

“STAND TALL AND BE PROUD.”

Puff Out Your Chest: 胸むねを張はる and the Posture VIZ Only Translates Once

N3 IdiomsBody idioms Demon Slayer

〝猫ねこの手て〟で自分じぶんの顔かおを傷きずつけねェための

“TO AVOID SCRATCHING HIS FACE WITH HIS "CAT CLAWS"... IT'S PROOF THAT HE HASN'T FORGOTTEN HOW TO KILL!!”

So Busy You'd Borrow a Cat's Paw: 猫の手ねこのて and the Proverb VIZ's "Cat Claws" Never Hints At

N3 IdiomsProverbs One Piece

嬲なぶり殺ころして差さし上あげますお望のぞみのままに．．．！！

“I'LL KILL HER SLOWLY AND THEN LAY THE PROOF AT YOUR FEET!”

A Torture-Killing, Gift-Wrapped in Keigo: 差し上さしあげる and the Humble "Give" English Can't Make Sinister

N3 Honorifics & keigoRegister & tone Demon Slayer

やっと尻尾しっぽを出だしやがったなコノヤロー！！

“HEY GUYS... YOU'RE SHOWING YOUR TAILS... JUST LIKE THE DIRTY, DOUBLE-CROSSING DEMON-CRITTERS YOU ARE!”

The Tail That Gives the Trickster Away: 尻尾しっぽを出だす and the Kitsune's Tell VIZ Renders Almost Word-for-Word

N3 Idioms Naruto

猫背ねこぜで揉み手もみでをしながら俺おれの機嫌きげんを常につねに伺いうかがい…全身全霊ぜんしんぜんれいでへつらうのだ。

“FIRST AND FOREMOST, YOU MUST PLEASE ME! BOW AND SCRAPE AND AVERT YOUR EYES! YOU TOADIES ARE MINE, BODY AND SOUL!”

The Humble Verb for Watching: 伺うかがう and the Mood-Check VIZ Turns Into Averted Eyes

N3 Honorifics & keigoRegister & tone Demon Slayer

．．．．．．どどなたか存ぞんじませんが．．．．．．水みずを

“I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE...”

I Humbly Don't Know: 存ぞんじる and the Kenjōgo Verb English Can't Conjugate

N3 Honorifics & keigoRegister & tone One Piece