Mushi:Vol2 TLnotes

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Translator's Notes and References for

蟲と眼球と殺菌消毒

Mushi and Eyeball and a Sterile Disinfection


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Long-Armed Demon[edit]

Literally, Te-naga-oni (手長鬼). Long-armed Ghost/Demon.


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Night 1[edit]

Black Dragon[edit]

Kuroki Tatsue's full name is written as 黒木竜ゑ in kanji. The first characters of her surname and first name make the word 黒竜, literally meaning 'Black Dragon'. That is how she likes to refer to herself as.


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-tan[edit]

-tan is a baby-talk style rendition of the usual -chan.


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Itsuwara[edit]

The first kanji in this surname means 'Fake'.


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Shichi-Go-San[edit]

A Japanese childhood ceremony. For more information please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shichi-Go-San


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Saibara Mina[edit]

The name is written as 殺原美名, with the first kanji 'Sai'殺 means 'to kill'.


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Night 2[edit]

Nageki Kurukiyo[edit]

The name is written as 嘆木狂清 in kanji. '嘆' means 'to sigh', while '狂' stands for 'madness'. The author didn't forget to poke fun at Guriko's own 'savage' name while at it.


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Zekiguchi Nashinori[edit]

The name is written as 藉口無法 in kanji. The Kanji for Nashinori '無法' means 'lawless'.


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Night 4[edit]

Tatami size[edit]

A 'tatami size' is a Japanese way of measuring the size of a room based on the standard length of a tatami. For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatami


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GeGeGe no Kitaro[edit]

An old manga/anime series by Shigeru Mizuki. For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeGeGe_no_Kitaro


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Nagumo Ame[edit]

The name, "Na-gumo Ame", means "Rain without Cloud" ie. Sun shower.


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