J-Word Play: September ’12
ナイスãªã‚¹ã‚¤ã‚«ã¯ã€ä½•ã«ãªã‚‹ã§ã—ょã†ï¼Ÿ
(ナイスãªã‚¹ã‚¤ã‚«ã¯ã€ãªã«ã«ãªã‚‹ã§ã—ょã†ï¼Ÿ)
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Ok, so this one was a little tough, I think. It appears to be asking “What does a nice watermelon become?” This riddle doesn’t work in English, but in Japanese, 「ã™ã„ã‹ã€is “watermelon” and 「ã„ã‹ã€ is squid. Figuring out what the question is asking is the main part of this one! If you change the Japanese a little, you have: ç„¡ã„「ã™ã€ãªã‚¹ã‚¤ã‚«ã¯ã€ä½•ã«ãªã‚‹ã§ã—ょã†ï¼ŸIt wants to know, “「ã™ã„ã‹ã€without the 「ã™ã€becomes…what?” So a watermelon without its 「ã™ã€becomes a squid.
æ–°ã—ã„車ã¯æ–°åž‹ã€‚ã§ã¯ã€å¤ã„車何ãŒãŸ?
A new car is new model. So what model is an old car?
é¡ã®ä¸ã«ã„る虫ã¯ä½•ã§ã—ょã†ï¼Ÿ
(ã‹ãŒã¿ã®ãªã‹ã«ã„ã‚‹ã‚€ã—ã¯ãªã‚“ã§ã—ょã†ï¼Ÿ)
コーラã®ä¸ã«éš ã‚Œã¦ã„る生ã物ã¯ãªã‚“ã§ã™ã‹?
(ã“ã†ã‚‰ã®ãªã‹ã«ã‹ãã‚Œã¦ã„ã‚‹ã„ãã‚‚ã®ã¯ãªã‚“ã§ã™ã‹?)
楽器ãŒå¾—æ„ãªãƒˆãƒ©ã£ã¦ãªã‚“ã§ã—ょã†ã‹ï¼Ÿ
(ãŒã£ããŒã¨ãã„ãªãƒˆãƒ©ã£ã¦ãªã‚“ã§ã—ょã†ã‹ï¼Ÿ)
ã‚‚ã®ã™ã”ã„スピードã§èµ°ã‚‹ãƒã‚¹ã¯ä½•ã§ã™ã‹ï¼Ÿ (もã®ã™ã”ã„スピードã§ã¯ã—ã‚‹ãƒã‚¹ã¯ãªã‚“ã§ã™ã‹ï¼Ÿï¼‰
ã¿ã‚“ãªå¥½ããªè‚‰æ–™ç†ã£ã¦ãªã‚“ã§ã—ょã†ã‹ï¼Ÿ
(ã¿ã‚“ãªã™ããªã«ãりょã†ã‚Šã£ã¦ãªã‚“ã§ã—ょã†ã‹ï¼Ÿ)