Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san - Vol. 14 Ch. 114 - Detour (Part 1)

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thanks for the explanation at the end... it really helped understanding the meaning of that part... its not easy to translate, specially when its hidden meanings, wordplays, etc.
and i wonder if part 2 is them in the future going back there... :D
 
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I really wouldn’t mind if you had just kept the original numbers and explained at the end but it is a better way to keep the meaning in general for the translation.
I mean I am not an english native and didn’t get the meaning of 143 until you explained at the end, I was trying to think it in japanese and couldn’t figure it out until the last page haha.
 
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"4-1-5=yo-i-ko(i)=good love" in the borders would have been fine, and at least in my opinion, preferred.
Thanks for the consideration though.
 
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This is the first part of Detour. For the next two chapter, we will focus on two other couple in two 8 pages chapter.
 
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Cuteness levels were heightened. This one felt a lot nicer than their usual shtick due to the different setting. The explanation at the end was very much appreciated. 😄
 
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I somehow want the family to go there and Chi seeing their name.
 
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For a moment I was really afraid there would be some kind of drama. Thank the romcom gods we don't have that here.

Thanks for the translation, great insight on the tricky part. It's a really creative solution and may even be used in other languages (without the nerf in the step count as most pronouns are written with more than a single letter, unlike in English).
 
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Litteral translation isn't good translation. Keeping the meaning, localizing for the readers' culture is what a translator job is. You're not here to give a lesson about a culture (that's the story's work). As it's said in italian: traduttore traditore (translator traitor); you can't translate everything but you have to try conveying meaning. And while your solution is probably not ideal (pros translators may find one), it's better than a note that is not part of the story and risk getting the reader out of it. Thanks for the work, the result is as good as always.
 
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aaaaaaaaa what a beautiful chapter oh my goodness i cannot wait until this (hopefully) gets animated bc it seems like the kinda one they'll put in a special episode and make even more perfect <3 nishikata's lil blush when he sees how happy she is is too precious 😭
 
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415 feels like a fuckton of stairs...
Based on some cursory googling, 7 inches is a typical rise for a step. That would make their climb a vertical rise of about 240 feet. They should be tired!
 
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i'd prefer you keep the original pun and explain it later rather than completely localize everything

because it related to how long the stairs in the story actually were
 

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