Dec 18

Translators Mini-Challenge #3 – WINNER!

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Translators Mini-Challenge is a new arbitrarily recurring feature presented by professional translator, interpreter and writer Kia Cheleen (CIR, Aichi-ken 1996-98, ALT 1998-1999).

Omedetou gozaimashita to Joel Dechant (CIR, Kagoshima-ken, 2001-04) for winning the Translators Mini-Challenge #3.

Joel has won a copy of the Gaijin-a-Go-Go CD “Go-Go Bootcamp.”

Dec 17

Translators Mini-Challenge #3

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Translators Mini-Challenge is a new arbitrarily recurring feature presented by professional translator, interpreter and writer Kia Cheleen (CIR, Aichi-ken 1996-98, ALT 1998-1999).

WINNER:  JOEL DECHANT (CIR Kagoshima-ken, 2001-04)

Welcome to this week’s JetWit Translators Mini-Challenge!  The first person to respond by email to jetwit /atto/ jetwit /dotto/ com with the correct English translation of the below Japanese term will win a free Gaijin-a-Go-Go CD (Go-Go Bootcamp)!

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“Post-it notes”

ANSWER:  付箋　（ふせん）

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Stay tuned for the next Mini-Challenge!  You never know when we’ll strike again!

Dec 16

Translators Mini-Challenge #3

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Translators Mini-Challenge is a new arbitrarily recurring feature presented by professional translator, interpreter and writer Kia Cheleen (CIR, Aichi-ken 1996-98, ALT 1998-1999).

Welcome to this week’s JetWit Translators Mini-Challenge!  The first person to respond by email to jetwit /atto/ jetwit /dotto/ com with the correct English translation of the below Japanese term will win a free Gaijin-a-Go-Go CD (Go-Go Bootcamp)!

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“Post-it notes”

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Stay tuned for the next Mini-Challenge!  You never know when we’ll strike again!

Dec 9

Translators Mini-Challenge #2

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WINNER:  Meredith Hodges-Boos (Ehime-ken, Uwajima-shi, Yoshida-cho, 2003-05)

Translators Mini-Challenge is a new arbitrarily recurring feature presented by professional translator, interpreter and writer Kia Cheleen (CIR, Aichi-ken 1996-98, ALT 1998-1999).

Welcome to this week’s JetWit Translators Mini-Challenge!  The first person to respond by email to jetwit /atto/ jetwit /dotto/ com with the correct English translation of the below Japanese term will win a free Gaijin-a-Go-Go CD (Go-Go Bootcamp)!

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すかすか

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CORRECT ANSWER:  “Hollow”

Stay tuned for the next Mini-Challenge!  You never know when we’ll strike again!

Dec 2

Translators Mini-Challenge #1

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Translators Mini-Challenge is a new arbitrarily recurring feature presented by professional translator, interpreter and writer Kia Cheleen (CIR, Aichi-ken 1996-98, ALT 1998-1999).

Update:  The winner is  Lee-Sean Huang (Oita-ken, 2003-06)

Welcome to the first-ever JetWit Translators Mini-Challenge!  The first person to respond by email to jetwit /atto/ jetwit /dotto/ com with the correct English translation of the below Japanese term will win a free Gaijin-a-Go-Go CD (Go-Go Bootcamp)!

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凸凹（でこぼこ）

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ANSWER:  uneven, rough, rugged, bumpy

Stay tuned for the next Mini-Challenge!