英語・英会話の情報ランド

★日本的事物の英訳例(1)《編集A.Y.》

できるだけ説明的な訳を示しています。

甘酒

a sweet alcoholic drink made from fermented rice

あんこ

sweetened bean paste made from red 'azuki' beans and sugar, somewhat similar to jam

生け花

(the art of) flower arrangement

the traditional Japanese art of arranging flowers aesthetically in a vase

うどん

thick white noodles made from wheat flour, usually eaten in hot broth with toppings

梅干し

pickled 'ume' (salted plums), which have been sun-dried and then further pickled

干支

the signs of the zodiac in Chinese astrology

the twelve animals used cyclically in the traditional Chinese calendar

絵馬

a votive picture tablet of a horse

a small wooden tablet with a horse painted on it, which people offer to Shinto shrines or Buddhist temples with wishes or thanks for the gods

演歌

a sentimental Japanese-style ballad of the grudges and bitterness accompanying love, and personal tragedy

縁側

a porch-like wooden floor outside a Japanese-style room facing the garden on the first floor

お好み焼き

a Japanese-style pancake usually cooked on a griddle, made from batter with pieces of meat, seafood, cabbage, etc.