Number Girl V1 Ch5

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育てる
Growing

本日の学活は　みなさんで球根の　栽培をしましょう
For today's activity, I want everyone to cultivate these plant bulbs.

言わばこの球根は　あなたたちです
Think of these plant bulbs as yourselves.

一つ一つは同じような　見た目をしていますが
Each of them might look the same from outside,
Each of them might look the same from the outside,

栽培してみると違う花　が咲いたりします
but if you were to cultivate them, different flowers will bloom from each of the bulbs.
but if you were to cultivate them, different flowers would bloom from each of the bulbs.

この球根のように　あなたたちも　世界に一つだけの　花になってください
Like these plant bulbs, I want each of you to become flowers that are so unique, that only one of each exist in this world.
Like these plant bulbs, I want each of you to become flowers that are so distinct that only one of each exists in this world.
("Unique" is binary, not on a continuum)

１週間後
1 week later

えー... 今日の学活は... 全員枯れた　件について...
Umm...for today's activity, we'll do something about everyone's plants that had withered...
Umm...for today's activity, we'll do something about everyone's withered plants...


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栽培日記➀
Cultivation Log (1)
Cultivation log (1)

植物は話しかけて　あげるとよく　そだちますよ
The plants will grow if you talk to them, you know.

まじで
Really?

かける言葉が　見つからない
I can't find anything to say to them.
I can't think of anything to say to them.
(More natural verb to use in English, even though it's probably a little less close to 見つからない than "can't find")

なんで？
Why?

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栽培日記➁
Cultivation Log (2)

球根栽培　２日目
Plant Bulb Cultivation, Second Day
Plant bulb cultivation, second day

いい本を　借りてきた
I borrowed a good book.

何？
What?

この本には人を元気に　する言葉があるらしい
This book seems to contain lines that make people become energetic.
It seems this book contains lines that make people energetic.
(as I understand it, らしい modifies the entire sentence. "become" in "make people become ___ " is sometimes redundant)

もっと熱くなれよ！！
Be fired up!!

世界を目指せよ！！
Aim for the whole world!!

あきらめんなよ！！
Don't give up!!

ぬるま湯なんか　つかってんじゃねえよ　お前！！
Never be complacent!!

２日後枯れた
The plants withered 2 days later.


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自由
Freedom

今日はいい天気なので　屋上で自由時間にします
We have a good weather for today, so you are free to do anything on the rooftop on this period.
We have good weather today, so you are free to do anything on the rooftop in this period.

自由時間って　何すれば　いいの？
What should we do on this period?
What should we do in this period?

なんでも　いいですよ
Anything is fine.

お絵かきなんかでも　いいし　普通に遊ぶのも　いいですよ
Drawing, playing, anything is good.

じゃあ　帰る！
Then, I want to go home!

そこまで自由じゃ　ありません
You don't have that much freedom.

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もういい
I had enough.
I had enough

せっかく自然が　あるのですから
Since we have the nature right here,
Since we have nature right here,

植物や虫の　観察は　どうですか？
how about observing some plants or insects?

よし　じゃあ　帰る！
Alright, let's go home!
Okay, let's go home!

そんなに　帰りたいんですか？
Do you want to go home that badly?


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カミキリムシ
Long-horned beetle

変な虫拾った
I picked up a strange insect.

切った！？
It cut the hair down!?
It cut the hair!?

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チョキチョキ
Snipping Sound
Snip snip

どんどん　切る
It keeps cutting down my hair.
It keeps cutting my hair.

やらせて
Let me do it too.

面白い
It's fun.
It's funny.
(I often see "interesting" or "amusing" for 面白い, while "fun" is 楽しい)

私もやりたい
I want to do that too.

何してるん　ですか？
What are you doing?

未知の虫が　１２を切り刻んでる
An unknown insect is mincing up Twelfth.

えっ！？
Ehh!?


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本当なのに
But I was telling the truth.
But it's the truth

やったのは　誰ですか？
Who did this?

私たちじゃない　この虫がやった
We didn't do it, this insect did.

そんなウソに　騙されません
You can't deceive me with that kind of lie.

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２つの意味で
Two meanings
Double meaning
('Double meaning' is an idiomatic phrase in English for this sort of situation)

とりあえずこの髪を　どうにかしましょう
First off, let's do something about your hair.

このままでも　構わんが？
I don't mind keeping this hair, though.

駄目　です！
Don't!

帰りに　美容院に　行きなさい
"Go to a salon on your way home."
"Go to a clinic on your way home."

びよういん　びよういん
Salon, salon.
Clinic, clinic.

びょういん...びょういん
Hospital...hospital.
Clinic... clinic.

TL Note : The word 'Salon' and 'Hospital' is very similar in Japanese, and I can't find any English equivalent of the pun.

翌日
The next day

検査の結果　とくに　問題はなかった
Medical check-up results said there were no problems.
Medical check-up results were that there were no problems.

私には頭に欠陥が　あるように見えますが...
To me it seems like there is a defect in your head...
To me it seems like there is a problem with your head...
(repeating the word makes the punchline hit better)

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決めた
I've decided.
I've decided

いらっしゃい　ませー
Welcome~

髪型は　お決まり　ですかー？
Have you chosen your preferred hairstyle?
Have you decided on your preferred hairstyle?

ではこっちにお座りに　なって決めてください
Then please have a seat right here.

クールに決めろ！
Have a cool hairstyle!

パンチ　パーマ
Punch Perm

予算　１万円
Cost Estimation : 10000 Yen

駄目
Don't.

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あこがれ
Admiration

似合ってるんじゃ　ないですか！
It does look good on you!

おつかれ　さまー
Thank you for your effort.
Thank you for your work.

また髪が伸びたら　切りに来てねー
Come here to cut your hair again if grows, okay?
Come here to cut your hair again when it grows, okay?
(as I understand the たら verb ending, the "if" meaning isn't too strong and it's a given that hair grows)

うん
Yeah
Yeah.

次はパンチパーマを　あてにくる
I'll come again to have my hair Punch-permed.

絶対にあてないで　ください
Please don't do that. Ever.