Quotes
Japanese meaning of 抜刀斎。俺がお前を殺すまで、誰にも殺されるなよ。
— Aoshi Shinomori ／ Rurouni Kenshin
Voice sample:
ばっとうさい。おれがおまえをころすまで、だれにもころされるなよ。 (Battōsai. Ore ga omae o korosu made, dare ni mo korosareru na yo.)
English Translation:
Battosai. Until I kill you, don't let anyone else kill you.
Work: Rurouni KenshinCharacter: Aoshi ShinomoriEmotion: Cool & Serious Resolve & PassionScene: Farewell Provocation
Original Scene & Cultural Context
Scene in the Original Work:
In Rurouni Kenshin, after losing to Kenshin at Kanryu's mansion, Aoshi leaves carrying the heads of his four dead men, and says this to Kenshin.
日本語で読む
『るろうに剣心』で、観柳の屋敷で剣心に敗れた蒼紫が、死んだ部下4人の首を抱えて去るときに言う。
Cultural Context:
Battosai comes from Kenshin's old name as an assassin, Hitokiri Battosai. Aoshi is the young leader of the Oniwabanshu, the shogunate's secret agents. Takeda Kanryu was a businessman who hired them.
日本語で読む
「抜刀斎」は、剣心が人斬りだったころの呼び名「人斬り抜刀斎」から。蒼紫は幕府の隠密「御庭番衆」の若き御頭。武田観柳は、御庭番衆をやとっていた実業家。
Grammar & Learning Points
Grammar Point
•「〜まで」= until ~. •「殺される」= passive of 殺す. •「〜なよ」= don't ~ (prohibition な + よ).
日本語で読む
•「〜まで」は「〜するときまで」。•「殺される」は「殺す」の受け身。•「〜なよ」は禁止の「な」に「よ」がついた形。
Trap for English Speakers
〜るなよ is a prohibition ("don't"), even though it ends softly with よ.
日本語で読む
「〜るなよ」は、やわらかく聞こえても「〜するな」という禁止の言い方。
Example
Example 1Basic Example
将棋大会で負けたライバルが、帰りぎわに「佐藤。俺がお前に勝つまで、誰にも負けるなよ。」と言った。
After losing at the shogi tournament, my rival said on his way out, "Sato. Until I beat you, don't lose to anyone."
Example 2Applied Example
（最後のプリンを冷蔵庫にしまいながら、兄が）プリン。俺がお前を食べるまで、誰にも食べられるなよ。
(My brother, putting the last pudding back in the fridge) "Pudding. Until I eat you, don't let anyone else eat you."
Quick check
Meaning
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