I found Riggs' reading to be very humorous (and relatable). I've only just scraped the surface of English to Japanese (and vice versa) translation and my brain already hurts just thinking about it. Transmigration feels like an appropriate term. I agree that researching as you go and noting it down really helps during the polishing stage. I personally like to take notes while we go over it to help with when I'm actually translating it later, and then at that point I'm taking note of any words/grammar points I may have missed before stitching everything together.
Terry's intro to "Some Pointers" was certainly something! I've definitely noticed the difference between English and Japanese writing as it pertains to what is left unsaid, especially when it comes to cultural pop culture (?). Not sure what to call it but pretty much knowledge that is exclusive to that one culture and therefore the explanation for it would remain unspoken in the literature produced from that country, but then it's a struggle for the translator on whether or not to explain it or leave the subtlety. I also personally struggled with repetition with this most recent translation, especially the last bit. It's hard to feel out where the information is needed more when cutting down on redundancy in English. Refrains are obviously something completely different and not at all redundant if it serves a true purpose. I also found the point on translating into and from silence in cases such as with itadakimasu. I think it's cool that you can literally translate silence into something tangible (at least when going from English to Japanese in this specific example).
Madison
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