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.
上ãŒã£ãŸã‚Šä¸‹ãŒã£ãŸã‚Šã™ã‚‹é‡Žèœã£ã¦ä½•ã§ã—ょã†ï¼Ÿ (ã‚ãŒã£ãŸã‚Šã•ãŒã£ãŸã‚Šã™ã‚‹ã‚„ã•ã„ã£ã¦ãªã‚“ã§ã—ょã†ï¼Ÿ)
When is Meat Day in Japan?
ã„ã¤ã‚‚何ã‹ã«ãƒãƒ£ãƒ¬ãƒ³ã‚¸ã—ã¦ã‚‹å›½ã¯ã©ã“?
(ã„ã¤ã‚‚ãªã«ã‹ã«ãƒãƒ£ãƒ¬ãƒ³ã‚¸ã—ã¦ã‚‹ãã«ã¯ã©ã“?)
1000æžšã®è‘‰ã£ã±ãŒã‚ã‚‹å ´æ‰€ã¯ã©ã“ã§ã—ょã†?
(1000ã¾ã„ã®ã¯ã£ã±ãŒã‚ã‚‹ã°ã—ょã¯ã©ã“ã§ã—ょã†?)
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‰
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