A translator whodunnit!

Backtranslated, it basically says "please fuck and discover the surrounding area."

Yikes! I guess when you've been through an actual big one, you can laugh at all the little tremblers that scare the rest of us.

I do the same when I am around people! But since I generally work alone now, it's hard to know what is a growing horror earthquake moment...

Of course Harada had a collab with Tenga! Honestly surprised it didn't happen sooner.

I get your desire to see more of the shogi, but after working on March Comes, I am burnt out on actual shogi and am happy to have the hand waving in the general direction of shogi. But Checkmate Lawyer also sounds like fun! I'll check it out!

That is a very good point.

I am your classmates! At least you will do the right thing when the big one hits.

Related: If you know places I should go in KL (especially delicious vegetarian food and great bookstores!), you should let me know!

Anytime! My translation life is filled with these kinds of questions!

Exactly! If you're going to have noisy stars, let them scream!

And yes! Owls do have eyelids! Three, in fact. Which seems like too many eyelids tbh

That is so great!! I too have wondered if the stars could shine noisily or the night sky could be loud after seeing them described as quiet. Thank you for answering this burning question in story form!

Yeah, definitely a major issue in translation these days

I read this excerpt and immediately downloaded it from the university library.

Whoops! Forgot the essay in question! It is here: