Thread:Takegaminue/@comment-32769624-20190325130259/@comment-28707004-20190329082012

Sorry this is a bit late. I wasn’t much around these days and couldn’t get to this sooner. Also, I apologize if you get this and a similar reply twice. The editor kinda screwed me up and didn't seem to post it the first time.

Alright. Thanks! Would it be okay to use the same version I used in the edit that was reverted? This one below. I only took the confusing bit out but kept the rest pretty much the same as it currently is.

“Speedwagon is incredibly loyal to his friends, befriending Jonathan was in part due to the gentleman being kind to his partners. He will try to do anything to help them, and even after Jonathan's death, Speedwagon remained friends with Erina out of respect for Jonathan.”

As for the other, I still think the whole “charmed by” doesn’t quite capture what the original term aims for, in all honesty. The correct translation itself isn’t that indirect either and we can confirm that if we look at the translation they officially used in EoH for the “horekomi” verb (which was “fall in love”) or if you look at the definition dictionaries in Japanese give this term (“being completely in love”, “being so crazy/lost over someone that you forget about yourself”, etc). Even if people are using online translators, depending on how sensitive they are, it shouldn’t be difficult to come to the right translation as one can always look for the dictionary forms of the verb for a more accurate translation, which is an actual tip some translators give, knowing fully well that their software might throw some wrong ones at times cause some of them tend to mistake conjugated forms with different words or treat them as if they were 2 or more entirely separate ones sometimes.

And, even then, most online dictionaries and sites that offer Japanese lessons give a bunch of examples of the usage of the verb/term for the users to get a better grasp of the word and it’s meaning and the context/situations it is reserved for (you’ll easily notice all of them are about romance contexts since that’s what this term refers to). “Being charmed by” is a bit of a loose translation, as it makes the original term in Japanese lose some of its essence and real meaning, making it necessary to add explanations on contexts and whatnot to help the readers get a better idea of what it’s all really about when there’s no need to. I think keeping the correct/most direct translation would be better than beating around the bush, if I’m honest here.

And, sure. I don’t mind adding the citations required btw