Learn Japanese with 3DS Games: Youkai Watch 3

MEGA WATCH Scene

Free Learning Material
A TRUNKS Manga and R-chan collaboration
Approximate JLPT Level: N3

Scene Transcript

GPS

Vocabulary

In order of appearance in the transcript.

Japanese

Kana

English

on Earth
quarrel
two people
en masse
to show
to do
OK
mega watch
now
so (much)
fashionable
(a) guy
(to) get
to be able to do
to reserve
to reach
to take (time/money)
full
waterproof
to resist
shock
structure
deep sea
outer space
communication
function
all

Grammar - Marked Scene Transcript

What the heck is wrong with father and mother? Even manjuu is not
worth fighting over.

This literally means on Earth and is the Japanese equivalent of What on Earth.

This is the spoken, colloquial form of the grammar which is used

for things that happen despite oneself.

When we use certain particles after question words, we get combinations that
give us new words rather like the any + thing=anything combinations in
English. Its worth learning this table, as these are frequently used.
English

Japanese

some

all

none

any

(pos.sentence) (neg.sentence)

Where

When

How

What type
Who
Which
What


This add-on ending carries the emotional content for the sentence a person
says. In this context it may show exasperation, confusion or worry on part of
Kaitou as he wonders why his parents are behaving in a strange way.

Hey!

Kaitou!

Kuma! Kanchi! Whats up, you two?

This word literally means en masse but the use is closer to in unison,
meaning here, in our case that Kaitou is emphasizing his speaking to both Kuma
and Kanchi at the same time.


The kanji is not only used for people, but also as a counter for when we are
counting people and is pronounced in this case. However, like most
counters, this also has irregularities in its reading depending upon which
number is connected to it, so you do have to learn those separately. These are
shown in red in the table below.

Kanji

Reading

He-he-he (laughing). Kaitou. Ill show you a cool thing. Right,

Kanchi?

This is like the , meaning to do a favour to another person, only this

is towards someone of lower social status than the speaker. So we could use
when speaking to subordinates, younger siblings or to friends,
sometimes.


OK. So, (youll) go? ?

So~! Its a Mega Watch!

This is a masculine emphasis of the stated fact.

Oh! Thats now such a popular thing! You two could get it?!

This simply means huh?! in this context, showing the excitement of the
speaker.

Wow! Even though we had a reservation, it still took 3 months!

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This is the counter for months in Japanese, read . Again, pay
attention to the irregulars for this counter as well, shown in red below.
It is NOT to be confused with which gives us the names of the
months!!!

Kanji

Reading

On top of being water-proof, because of its sock-proof structure,

you can use it (anywhere), from the deep sea to outer space.

This grammar simply uses the wordto say on top of being~.

For example

 GPS

Furthermore, its got a total of 180 functions, such as GPS,

communications and camera.

This is a connective structure that is the same as furthermore.

This is a listing sentence form that is used when the list is NOT exhaustive,
that is, we are only giving an incomplete list to illustrate what we are talking
about or what may be included. It means, more or less, exactly the same as
such asandand etc. in English.
For example

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