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.
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(ã¯ã‚“ã«ã‚“ã«ã¾ã¡ãŒã‚ã‚ŒãŸã²ã¨ã¯ãƒžãƒ³ã‚·ãƒ§ãƒ³ã®ãªã‚“ã‹ã„ã«ã™ã‚“ã§ã„る?)
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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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(ã‚¿ãƒã‚³ã‚’ã‚„ã‚ã‚‹ã¨ãªã«ãˆã‚“?)
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(1000ã¾ã„ã®ã¯ã£ã±ãŒã‚ã‚‹ã°ã—ょã¯ã©ã“ã§ã—ょã†?)