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  1. どちらも選んでるようでどちらも見捨てているYou seem to be choosing both, but you're really abandoning both.Rize ／ Tokyo Ghoul
  2. この世のすべての不利益は当人の能力不足Every disadvantage in this world comes from the person's own lack of ability.Yamori ／ Rize ／ Tokyo Ghoul
  3. 俺が鎧の巨人で、こいつが超大型巨人ってやつだI'm the Armored Titan, and this guy here is what you'd call the Colossal Titan.Reiner Braun ／ Attack on Titan

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  1. どちらも選んでるようでどちらも見捨てている

    どちらもえらんでるようでどちらもみすてている

    You seem to be choosing both, but you're really abandoning both.

    Rize ／ Tokyo Ghoul

  2. この世のすべての不利益は当人の能力不足

    このよのすべてのふりえきはとうにんののうりょくぶそく

    Every disadvantage in this world comes from the person's own lack of ability.

    Yamori ／ Rize ／ Tokyo Ghoul

  3. 俺が鎧の巨人で、こいつが超大型巨人ってやつだ

    おれがよろいのきょじんで、こいつがちょうおおがたきょじんってやつだ

    I'm the Armored Titan, and this guy here is what you'd call the Colossal Titan.

    Reiner Braun ／ Attack on Titan

  4. 今いるこの講堂が、私たちの武道館です！

    いまいるこのこうどうが、わたしたちのぶどうかんです！

    This auditorium we're in right now is our Budokan!

    Yui Hirasawa ／ K-On!

  5. 子どもが泣かない世界 それを作りたくてオレは スパイになったんだ

    こどもがなかないせかい それをつくりたくておれは すぱいになったんだ

    A world where children don't have to cry. I became a spy because I wanted to make that world.

    Loid Forger ／ SPY×FAMILY

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