Mami talks about meeting fans at a mall in Nagoya. This blog entry forced me to perform all kinds of mental gymnastics in order to make it sound right in English such is the vast difference between the two languages. I took up Japanese as personal challenge and boy what a challenge it's turning out to be

Here we go..

Spoiler:

Nagoya
Theme: MAMI

Shake Hands Tour in Nagoya!!
To everyone who came to Asunaru Kanayama, thank you!!*
My hometown Nagoya!!
Of course, I'm fond of it (*´ω`*)
Again, to everyone who waited outside in the cold
because of going to another live appearance, I'm grateful (*´ω`*)
My hands that had become cold too
became warm
when I shook everyone's hands ☆
Many people from Nagoya are coming to watch us at the Budokan it seems
I'm excited (;ω;`)
I'm happy (;ω;`) ☆

Next, Shake Hands in Osaka!!**
I'm looking forward to the gathering ☆

Good night (*´ω`*)






MAMI

NOTE:-
* MAMI wrote "asunaru kinzan" here. I have no idea what "asunaru" means. Arsenal? I don't know so I left it out. Any suggestions? Solved. Thanks to jigoku79!
** Here MAMI wrote "niginigi". Again, its meaning eludes me... Solved. Explained by @thoseguiltyeyes.

あすなる金山 (Asunaru Kanayama) is a shopping mall at Kanayama,mate..
Nice translation! Keep up the good work!..

jigoku79 wrote:あすなる金山 (Asunaru Kanayama) is a shopping mall at Kanayama,mate..
Nice translation! Keep up the good work!..

Ahh, so both me and Jade Ono Sasazaki were wrong. It's NOT a mine after all...

Thank!!

Edit: Used the wrong person's name!

Cool, so now we know that Nagoya is Mami's hometown !

^yes, she and haru r nagoya girls

And Tomomi is from Kakogawa !

Nagoya! Mami's Hometown .wow.

thanks For the Transy .hail.

macdyne73 wrote:Ahh, so both me and Jade were wrong. It's NOT a mine after all...

I think you mean Ono Sasazaki/Aldo, and not me; I never wrote about it being a mine haha XD

And nice job, mac! About "niginigi," I think MAMI's kind of talking like a kid ("otete" is kid talk for "hands"), so I'm pretty sure she's using a "kiddy" version/maybe her own version of the verb "nigiru," and that whole phrase (おててにぎにぎ) seems to be her own version of "Shake Hands." haha tl;dr version: what you have is correct

Yep, Mami is from Nagoya, I believe it's the 4th city in Japan, behind Tokyo, Yokohama and Osaka. A very beautiful city even though I'm never gone out there, I've seen several photos and reportage and it's really a wonderful city.

I love this photo! Why not change my avi for this photo? Oops,it's already done!

Thanks for the translation!

thoseguiltyeyes wrote:

macdyne73 wrote:Ahh, so both me and Jade were wrong. It's NOT a mine after all...

I think you mean Ono Sasazaki/Aldo, and not me; I never wrote about it being a mine haha XD

And nice job, mac! About "niginigi," I think MAMI's kind of talking like a kid ("otete" is kid talk for "hands"), so I'm pretty sure she's using a "kiddy" version/maybe her own version of the verb "nigiru," and that whole phrase (おててにぎにぎ) seems to be her own version of "Shake Hands." haha tl;dr version: what you have is correct

OOOPS! Yes I meant Ono Sasazaki! Sorry about that, it was late and I wasn't thinking straight

Good info on "niginigi". Thanks!

Haha yes I made that mistake >u> Gomen neー

But very interesting thing about Mami's speech. I know her and Tomo tend to make up words, but this child-like talk info is very useful!
It also makes Mami all that more special

Thanks!

Ono Sasazaki wrote:Haha yes I made that mistake >u> Gomen neー

But very interesting thing about Mami's speech. I know her and Tomo tend to make up words, but this child-like talk info is very useful!
It also makes Mami all that more special

Thanks!

Once I started learning Japanese properly, I began to notice that each of them have their own quirks when it comes to writing/speaking. It's very interesting..

macdyne73 wrote:

Ono Sasazaki wrote:Haha yes I made that mistake >u> Gomen neー

But very interesting thing about Mami's speech. I know her and Tomo tend to make up words, but this child-like talk info is very useful!
It also makes Mami all that more special

Thanks!

Once I started learning Japanese properly, I began to notice that each of them have their own quirks when it comes to writing/speaking. It's very interesting..

Even when their blogs are translated you can tell their character through writing..
Haru: Ok normal writing
Tomo/Mami: Randomness in the air
Rina: Short sentences (very poetic in a sense) packed with meaning

Oh I remember that part of video in Temptation Box where Eisuke-san was the one who recording it and says to Haru and Mami the Nagoya girls... That part was funny and cute how Eisuke teasing Tomomi, and Mami's cute forehead was reveal .love.

...Mami is getting cuter and cuter in her pics .omg. But I still love Rina the most XD

~Thanks for the trans macdyne-san

Mami is too cute...

awww so cute~ sounds like they had fun ^_^
thanks for translating!

Aw man, I wish I was in Nagoya at that time ><