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Translation is about communicating the meaning of the original text faithfully and concisely. It is most definitely not about replacing words. I aim to produce translations that read so naturally that no one would recognize them as such.
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Specializes in:
Zoology
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
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Anthropology
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Sample translations submitted: 4
Japanese to English: Yakitori
Source text - Japanese 焼き鳥
鶏肉を使った日本風バーべキューであり、サイコロ状にカットされた鶏肉を串にさし、醤油ベースのたれや塩をつけて焼いたもの。いろいろな種類があり、鶏肉とねぎを交互に刺して焼いたもの、やわらかい胸肉を使った淡白な味の「ささみ」、挽肉を団子にした「つくね」のほかに、レバーや皮なども好んで食される。注文時は、食べたい種類とその串数を注文し、随時追加注文できる。焼き鳥屋で食べられることはもちろん、多くの日本式飲み屋の定番メニューとして大衆的な人気がある。お酒と一緒に味わうスタイルが一般的で、ご飯のおかずという位置付けではない。また、場所によっては、焼き鳥屋で豚肉や牛肉を焼いてくれるところもある。
Translation - English Yakitori
Yakitori, Japanese-style grilled chicken, consists in its most orthodox form of small cubes of chicken which are mounted on skewers, salted or basted with a sweetened soy-based sauce, and then grilled. There are however a number of variations on this theme, including negitori (alternating pieces of chicken and leak), sasami (tender and lightly seasoned chicken breast), and tsukuné (balls of minced chicken). Chicken liver and skin are also popular types of yakitori. You order by giving the number of skewers of each type you want, and you can add to your order at any time. As one of Japan’s most popular dishes, yakitori is served not only in yakitoriya (restaurants and stands specializing in the dish), but also invariably in pubs, since it tends to be regarded more as a snack to be enjoyed while drinking, rather than part of a main meal. There are many yakitoriya that also offer skewers of pork and beef.
Japanese to English: Longines
Source text - Japanese ロンジン……
いつの時代も最良のものを知る人の手に。
19世紀の昔から、世界の名品として海を渡り西郷隆盛も愛用していたロンジン（1869年製懐中時計）。いつの時代も高性能と美の創造を追求する姿勢は不変。その成果の一例が世界の注目を浴びた最初のクオーツ腕時計（1969年8月）でした。以来、クオーツ技術でもリーダーシップを発揮し続けてきたロンジン。
そのロンジンを代表するコールドブレスレット時計、コンクエスト・デ・エルドロド。「黄金郷の征服者」と名付けられたこの作品は、パリのファッション界で大好評を得たアールデコ感覚のデザイン。文字盤にきらめくダイヤモンドが洒落た感じ。最新技術とクラフトマン手仕上げの美学を集大成した逸品です。
Translation - English Longines, the choice of discerning people, whatever the age
Longines watches arrived on Japanese shores back in the nineteenth century, on the wings of a reputation as one of the world’s most renowned brands, and Takamori Saigo too was the proud owner of a Longines pocket watch made in 1869. Longines’ dedication to the creation of high precision beauty has remained unchanged down through the ages, resulting among many other achievements in the world’s first quartz wristwatch, unveiled to worldwide acclaim in August 1969. Longines has continued to exert leadership in the field of quartz technology ever since.
Featuring an art deco design that wowed Paris fashion circles, and a watch face elegantly studded with diamonds, the Conquest de El Dorado, Longines’ flagship gold bracelet wristwatch, is a product of the latest technology and superb manual craftsmanship, a masterpiece of lasting beauty.
Japanese to English: Wakefieldite
Source text - Japanese 希土類資源の安定供給へ向けた研究の一環として，層状マンガン鉱床の資源評価を実施してきた。地質標本館に所蔵される日本各地の層状マンガン鉱床試料の化学分析を行なった。そこで明らかとなった希土類元素に富む鉄マンガン鉱石について，希土類元素の存在形態を綿密に検討した。その結果，高知県有瀬鉱床の鉱石試料から理想式【NdVO4】で表される新鉱物を発見した。この新鉱物は，希土類鉱物の命名法に従い，従来報告されていた同種鉱物wakefieldite-(Y)【YVO4】の鉱物名を使用し「wakefieldite-(Nd)」と命名された。wakefilelditeとしては日本からの初めての報告例である。
Translation - English The Mineral Resources Research Group has carried out resource assessments of stratified manganese deposits as part of its research to ensure a stable supply of rare earths. Our chemical analysis of stratified manganese ore samples from throughout Japan that are stored in the Geological Museum turned up ferruginous manganese ores that were rich in rare earth elements. Detailed examination of the forms in which these rare earth elements are present led to the discovery in an ore sample from the Arise deposit in Kochi Prefecture of a new mineral with the ideal formula NdVO4. In accordance with rare earth mineral naming protocols, this new mineral was named wakefieldite-(Nd) after wakefieldite-(Y) (YVO4), a previously reported mineral of the same group. This is the first reported discovery of a wakefieldite mineral in Japan.
Japanese to English: Symposium session summary
Source text - Japanese ブログ、SNSなどWeb2.0系のソーシャル系ソフトウエアを企業が活用することで、既存のシステムでは果たせなかった企業変革や新たな付加価値を獲得できると言われている。本パネルでは、企業変革や業務改革に実際に取り組んでいる三社のリーダーをお招き、その利用実態や狙い、導入効果、導入の進め方や留意点などを議論し、ソーシャル系ソフトは企業にいかに変革をもたらすかを探る。
Translation - English The use of blogs, SNS and other Web 2.0-type social software can bring about changes in the enterprise and add value that more conventional systems are incapable of. Leaders from three companies leveraging social software to drive enterprise and work process reform have been invited to participate in this panel to explain their usage of social software, aims, benefits gained, deployment methods and other points, and to discuss the kind of change such software can bring.
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Years of experience: 25. Registered at ProZ.com: Dec 1999.
TRANSLATOR Japanese to English, specializing in biological and environmental topics, and also TV narration scripts for natural history/environment programs. Also experienced in marketing, political news articles, company profiles, and the arts. Clients include Fuji TV, TV Asahi, Dentsu, Hakuhodo, Marubeni, Microsoft and NTT as well as agencies such as JTS, WIP, Yamane Documentation, ELSS, Fontaine, and Creer.
RATES:usually 15 yen per source character, but open to negotiation. Ad copy costs a lot more!
INTERPRETER(but not simultaneous)Japanese & English, general & specialist in above fields.
COORDINATOR for TV productions
Published PHOTOGRAPHER with stock & samples.
Published author in both English and Japanese.
B.A.Hons in Zoology, Oxford Univ.
Postgrad Diploma in Social Anthropology, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE).
32 years in Japan as photographer, interpreter, translator and TV production coordinator, author of several books & photo albums published in Japan
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