みなさん、こんにちは！Welcome to Sakura Neko Japanese Study room, where you can learn Japanese from anime. Today’s topic is Memorable Quotes from Episode 5 in Demon Slayer Entertainment District Art.
鬼滅の刃 遊郭編 Episode 5 is about a battle between Tanjiro vs Daki. It also shows another battle between the Obi demon vs Inosuke (later joined by Makio, Suma, Zenitsu and Tengen).
I selected 7 useful Japanese phrases from this episode.
You will find this article very useful if you
✅ Want to improve your communication skills in Japanese
✅ Want to use native-like expressions
✅ Want to learn Japanese from anime
Disclaimer ⚠️ Anime expressions often use casual Japanese, so you will have to be careful when you use them so you won’t offend other people (E.g. expressions here may be appropriate to your friends, but not necessarily to your teacher)
This blog post will introduce Japanese expressions and English translations as they appear in anime. I will also include the polite versions that will be useable in the real-life context.
1 – I’m not telling you!
When Daki asks Tanjiro how many Demon slayers he came with, Tanjiro replies with this.
言わない！
iwanai
I’m not telling you!
This is a very clear-cut way of refusing to provide information when being asked. As Daki is a foe to Danjiro, his language is not formal or polite. You can use this phrase in a friendly context, however, if you would like to use this in a formal context, you can use followings.
言いません。
iimasen
I will not tell.
Or
言いたくありません。
iitaku arimasen
I do not want to tell.
2 – It’s my fault!
Daki blames Tanjiro’s sword-smith for his chipped katana. Tanjiro says that it’s not the sword-smith, but it’s him that caused it, and starts to doubt his ability to skilfully perform the Water Breathing.
俺のせいだ！
ore no sei da
It’s my fault!
「だ」is a non-polite variant of 「です」. You can use the following phrase in a friendly or formal context if you want to blame yourself.
私のせいです。
watashi no sei desu
It’s my fault.
3 – Keep it between us!
As Tanjiro raises his body temperature, he recalls a conversation he had with Kiyo at the Butterfly Mansion. Kiyo begins to worry over Tanjiro’s high temperature. However, Tanjiro tries to reassure her that he’s fine and asks her not to tell Shinobu.
秘密にしてくれ！
himitsu ni shite kure
Keep it between us!
You can use this phrase in a casual context. In a formal context, you can say
秘密にしてください。
himitsu ni shitekudasai
Please keep it between us.
4 – How is that even possible?
At the Ogimoto House, a woman claims to have seen a monster. She claims that she saw a boar monster destroying the ceiling and the floor of the house. Another woman replies.
そんなこと、あるわけないでしょ。
sonna koto aruwake nai desho
How is that even possible?
In a casual context, you can use this phrase as this is. In a formal context, you can say
そんなこと、あるわけないじゃないですか。
sonna koto aruwake nai janai desuka
How is that even possible?
5 – What the heck is this?
Inosuke manages to find a hole under the floor of Ogimoto House, which leads to the ‘food storage’, where the obi demon was storing all the girls it kidnapped. There, the obi demon was storing the girls in the obi, and was planning to devour them whenever it feels hungry. When Inosuke discovered this ‘food storage’, his first comment was.
何だこりゃ。
nanda korya
What the heck is this?
In a casual context, this phrase is quite common. You can also use other variations, such as 「何だこれ」or「何だこれは」.
In a formal situation, you can simply say 「何ですか、これは」or 「これは何ですか。」.
6 – Don’t be such a wimp!
Inosuke manages to free some women who were kept captive. However, this forces him to be in a tricky situation where he must fight the obi demon while protecting the women he freed. Then, Inosuke was joined by Tengen’s wives, Suma and Makio. They say they will assist him by protecting the other women. Suma claims that she is not much of a fighter, to which Makio replies.
弱気なこと言ってんじゃない！
yowaki na koto itten ja nai
Don’t be such a wimp!
「弱気」 means ‘weak-hearted’, so you can translate this phrase as ‘Don’t be saying weak-hearted things‘.
You can use this phrase to your friends, but it can come across quite harsh. You can soften the expression little bit by saying
弱気なこと言わないで！
yowaki na koto iwanai de
In a formal situation, you can say
弱気なことを言わないでください。
yowaki na koto o iwanai de kudasai
7 – Starting now, things are going to get real flashy!
Tengen arrives the cavern and joins Inosuke, Makio, Suma, and Zenitsu. Within seconds, he slices the obi demon into pieces, and concludes the episode with this flashy comment.
こっからは、ド派手に行くぜ。
Starting now, things are going to get real flashy!
As Tengen claims this to other Demon Slayers (Inosuke and Zenitsu) and his wives, he speaks casually. If you want to say this formally you can say
ここからは、ド派手に行きます。
kokokara wa do hade ni ikimasu
まとめ – Summary
This blog post introduced 7 Japanese quotes from Episode 5 of Demon Slayer Season 2, which you can sneak into your daily conversations. If you use these phrases to Japanese native speakers, I am sure they will be impressed!
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