Tiny Toon Adventures/ja-en

This translation is intended for people who already know English and are learning Japanese. It is not intended to be used to learn English, because the sentences in English may use strange or awkward wording in order to illustrate the vocabulary and grammar of the original Japanese.

This game's text originally used little to no kanji. We have added kanji in case they would be of interest.

Intro

Japanese

あるひのこと・・・バスターバニーは　いえで　くつろいで　テレビをみていた

すると・・・

Kanji

或る日の事・・・バスター・バニーは家で寛いでテレビを見ていた。すると・・・

English

One day... Buster Bunny was relaxing at home watching TV when...

ある [noun] is a common idiom for "a certain [noun]", literally "a [noun] that exists". ある日 is thus literally "(On) a certain (unspecified) day". It's used where you'd see "One day," in English.

すると is an idiom meaning "whereupon" or "thereupon". It can be seen as a conjunction, though it's just する followed by conditional と.

TODO — Comment on のこと.

Japanese

とつぜん　テレビに　モンタナ　マックスのかおが　あらわれた

Kanji

突然テレビにモンタナ・マックスの顔が現れた。

English

suddenly, Montana Max's face appeared on the TV.

Japanese

「ヘイ　バニー！　バブスバニーは　おれが　あずかったぞ！」

Kanji

「ヘイ、バニー！　バブス・バニーは俺が預かったぞ！」

English

"Hey, Bunny! I've got Babs Bunny in my custody!"

Japanese

「バスター　たすけて！　たすけて！　たすけて！　たすけて！」

Kanji

「バスター！　助けて！　助けて！　助けて！　助けて！」

English

"Buster! Help! Help! Help! Help!"

Japanese

「ごらんのとおりだ！　くやしかったら　ここまで　たすけにくるんだな！　ハッハッハッハッ・・・」

Kanji

「ご覧の通りだ！　悔しかったらここまで助けに来るんだな！　ハッハッハッハッ・・・」

English

"It is as you see! If you regret this, come over here to rescue her! Ha ha ha ha..."

This translation is very awkward -- Monty would never talk that way -- but it helps illustrate the Japanese wording.

The んだ here indicates a command rather than an explanation.

Japanese

「たいへんだ！　いそいでたすけなくちゃ　バブスがあぶない！！」

Kanji

「大変だ！　急いで助けなくちゃバブスが危ない！！」

English

"This is terrible! If I don't hurry and rescue Babs, she'll be in danger!"

助けなくちゃ = 助けなくては, a conditional construction.

Select a character

Japanese

ハイ　シャーリー・ザ・ルーンよ　わたしは　よげんしゃなの

Kanji

ハイ、シャーリー・ザ・ルーンよ。私は預言者なの。

English

Hi, I'm Shirley the Loon. I'm a fortune-teller.

だ becomes な before explanatory の.

Japanese

あなたのパートナーを　３にんの　なかから　えらんでね

Kanji

貴方のパートナーを３人の中から選んでね。

English

Choose your partner from among these three.

Japanese

パッドでえらんで　（Ａ）ボタンでけっていよ

Kanji

パッドで選んで（Ａ）ボタンで決定よ。

English

Choose with the D-pad, then press the A button to decide.

Japanese

つぎのエリアは　[name]を　つれていくといいわよ

Kanji

次のエリアは[name]を連れて行くといいわよ。

English

For the next area, it would be good to take [name] with you.

This is a very common way to express the idea that you "should" do something. The Japanese don't like explicitly telling somebody that they have an obligation, even a mild one, to do something, so instead they tend to say "It would be good if..."

Japanese

じゃあ　またね

English

Well, see ya.

Hamton

Japanese

やあ　ぼくはハムトン

Kanji

やあ、僕はハムトン。

English

Hi, I'm Hamton.

Japanese

きみがもってきた　にんじん　３０ぽんでのこりすうを　ひとり　ふやしてあげるよ

Kanji

君の持ってきた人参３０本で残り数を一人増やして上げるよ。

English

For [every] 30 carrots you brought with you, I will increase your number [of lives] remaining by one man.

Japanese

それじゃ　いくつあるのか　かぞえてみるね

Kanji

それじゃいくつ有るのか数えてみるね。

English

Well then, I'll count how many there are.

Japanese

・・・・・ざんねんだけど　ちょっと　にんじんが　すくなっかったみたいだね

Kanji

・・・・・残念だけど、ちょっと人参が少なかったみたいだね。

English

...I'm sorry, but it seems there were too few carrots.

みたい = to seem; similar. Do not confuse with 見たい.

Japanese

もっと　たくさんあつめて　また　あいにきてね

Kanji

もっと沢山集めて又会いに来てね。

English

Collect a whole bunch more and come see me again.

会 is meet as in "meeting someone"; 合 is meet as in "fit, go together, meet a standard".

Ending

Japanese

・・・・・モンタナは　バスターたちに　こらしめられ・・・

Kanji

・・・・・モンタナはバスター達に懲らしめられ・・・

English

Montana was taught a lesson by Buster and friends, and...

The form 懲らしめられ (連用形) is usually used to connect multiple sentences, here intentionally used to create and open sentence that is continued below "chastise/punish...". Contrasting with 懲らしめられて, the connection established by this form is more loose.

Japanese

バスターたちの　かつやくで　バブスはぶじに　たすけだされた

Kanji

バスター達の活躍でバブスは無事に助け出された。

English

through the effort of Buster and friends, Babs was safely helped out of trouble.

活躍 means "impressive efforts/achievements".

Japanese

こうして　ようきで　ゆかいな　アクミ　エイカーズにもどり　バスターたちにも　たのしい　せいかつがもどってきたのだ

Kanji

こうして陽気で愉快なアクミ・エイカーズに戻り,バスター達にも楽しい生活が戻ってきたのだ。

English

Thus Buster and friends returned to cheerful, happy Acme Acres, and an enjoyable life returned to them.

戻り: See two sentence above.

Japanese

・・・・・・・・・ということで

お・し・ま・い！！

Kanji

………ということで、お仕舞い！！

English

And so, it's THE END!

ということで means "accordingly, with that".