Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II That is very interesting, so not just silly girls. Who wrote it ? And is she referring to the French players ?
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Sorry Kya, dont underatand - do you mean that in March there will be a Champions League game between Potsdam and Montpellier ? I did not think Montpellier was in the CL.
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Why don't you take a wild guess? Thanks for the translation, unepomme.
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II I would never do that, because then I might be publicly wrong ..... Does this mean I have to send it into google-translate ? I can tell from the photos that it is 33% about tourism, 33% about shopping, and 33% about food !
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II I don't get how being publicly wrong would make being wrong any worse - shouldn't it actually be better since then you'd at least be aware of that you've been wrong? In any case, the author of the quoted lines is one of these two young ladies: Now this should narrow down your options enough to allow for a somewhat educated guess.
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II A trick question, because your photo has THREE young ladies pictured So I went into the blog, and yes it seems that Wada is the analytical one. I could have guessed because she looks super-intelligent. I do notice though that Tanaka appears to be a maths nerd: この写真の周りには写っている人数の５倍くらいの生徒たちがいました！ 私の頭の中の計算では多分・・・１３８人でした☆笑 Google translates this as - "This photo has been around about five times the number of students that are reflected? The calculations in my head lol 138 was probably" - I see what she means. Strange choice of photo; it takes a maths nerd to count shadows while on vacation ! Another girl writes this: Left: A Right Kawashima Haru: Lyon players (laughs) Again, good job Google, i know what she means !!!!
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II So mean Kawashima Haruka was one girl in my pic. About march, i talked champions league game with Potsdam. FCF Juvisy Essonne (FRA) vs FFC Turbine Potsdam (ALL) It's will broadcast at French tv on Eurosport. #3 Lyon players is Wendie Renard (Renard mean Fox in French) http://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?id=130&joueur=701 Today at training Utsugi was injury again,she was not here at beginning but after more 30 minutes she came to talk with her staff. She was with training cloth and i think she tryed to participe but medical said no. Utsugi is this kind of girl,she want to be always 100% and say nothing for each pain,she keep for herself... I was out of pitch, near with team staff so i received her "konnichiwa" (yes you can think why she speak me Japanese when she learning French,it's because i can use Japanese a little and she know that). I tryed to get information about Matsui (French press said MHSC is interest by him) but she knew nothing about it. tuesday she need additional examens at hospital for her leg.
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Indeed you could have... You do? I must confess that I don't. And where does Google take that question mark from anyway? I'm pretty sure she's not talking about shadows or reflections though, just about the people in the photograph. If it wasn't for Google I'd be certain she says the total number of students is 5 times the number of students in the picture, or somesuch... I hope she gets better soon... must be tough on her.
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Sorry maybe AndG understands, but I do not get "konnichiwa" ? I had a thought - will Nagasato be allowed by Potsdam to go to Portugal for the Algarve Cup ? Same question for Ando. I sure hope they can, it is the best possible preparation for the World Cup.
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Mumf for cut in Portugal, Motegi Tetsu told me it's will the best possible Nadeshiko Japan team so you can wait after Nagasato and Ando too. Today i saw Rumi she ran very fast with her teammate Hoda Lattaf. She finished training very fast (around only 15/20 minutes) but she told me tomorrow she will able to comeback like usually. Jfa Academy posted review about my city trip,please someone can translate? http://fukushima.jfa-academy.jp/girlsdiary/
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Naoko Wada: from Montpellier to Paris; it took three and half hours. the last shopping in Paris Everyone tried to use up euro because of the exchange rate concern. I was surprised at the size of Louvre Museum and lost in Paris. In our hotel we saw Mr. Who sitting nonchalantly, a man who takes care of our U-16 American tour every time, when we were going to have supper, and went to Subway to eat French bread with him after serious arguments for what to eat for the last in France. We couldn't have French bread, but I ate great sandwitch; five stars... Haruna Kawashima: Somehow I feel lonely to leave France because I've been used to be here. I've spent productive days and learned a lot here by facing things from various angles. Today we did the hardest two parts of trainings. Before them, we watched the Montpellier male team's training, which was very high in level. We mostly trained to take shoots. French women are stronger than we in that sense. MOntpellier coach said, "I don't know why Japanese women don't play so as to alter the situation even though they are very skillful." I agree. Certainly players in Europe have more ideas and use them more effectively than us, even if we are superior in technique. We had supper with Rumi Utsugi. I admire her and aim to come close to her position. I really thank her for sparing her precious time for us. the rest is later
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Kozue v Yuki on TV -> From another board here, you will be able to this weekend's DFB-TV live stream: Sunday 6 February, Potsdam-Duisburg, 11am CET (this is 10am London Time, or 5am New York).
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Hikari Taguchi: I'm Hikari Taguchi who is asked by French people, "Are you Chinese?" training in Montepellier It was a chance to make an appea, but I missed passes a lot; wasn't able to make an adjustment to playing against French players. Natsuki Yoshimi: We took photos with each partner in the high school after farewell. They are all younger than us; they are mature, buitiful and cute. We are too, aren't we? I've enjoyed two and half weeks with them! Thanks. Tajima, school master, came to see us in the afternoon. Yoko Tanaka: I put many photos this time. We held a Japan festival today because tomorrow is the last day in the school. We set several Japanese traditional cultures booths: origami; flower making; kanji; atedama; kendama; cakes. Kanji booth was most popular, because we gave French visitors their kanji names. For example: Laurine - 露莉寧 This is super cute. We performed three dances: Gee of Shojo Jidai; Jumon～Mirotic of Toho Shinki; Pekori NIght of Gorie. It was fun because French people got more excited than we'd expected. We held a farewell party with our host families. We enjoyed our short stay thanks to them. We've got along together because we've spent together almost everyday. I really appreciate their help!
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Someone translated Utsugi paper: http://commons.jfa.or.jp/index.php?...&post_id=682&comment_flag=1&block_id=375#_375 she says"People abroad have confidence in themselves. It's thought that by having confidence in yourself being a good thing, the higher you think of yourself the better a player you become. Through taking to heart what I've learned abroad about my own deficiencies, I want to take my current skills and knowledge to a higher level. And I won't forget the gratitude I hold for those who raised me and brought me up... sorry,I missed number of sentence I currently play for France's Montpellier team. Montpellier gets hotter than anywhere else in France. In summer the sun's searing rays push temperatures up to 37 degrees. I feel that winters are a little bit colder than Japan, but in Paris it gets down to -5, so I suppose it's on the warm side. With the European architecture and atmosphere, it's quite a wonderful city. The reason I've gone abroad is because, through soccer, I wanted to get a taste of what I couldn't get in Japan. The world is full of people of all races and backgrounds, and it's amazing that the sport of soccer transcends them all. As long as you have passion, you'll be accepted into the world of soccer. I want to fully feel that part of soccer in the flesh. I came because I wanted to go to a different environment so that I can grow as both a person and as an athlete. With all my heart, I strongly feel that I want to get better at soccer... and I want to live through soccer. That's why, without a doubt, I had to have the expierience of living abroad. It's an aspect essential for me to grow. I had no plans to come this far without giving it my all. Japan's high level is known the world over, and I've kept that in mind while I've played. Even now, that hasn't changed. However, away from Japan, lots is different. Physiques are different. The fields are different. The ways of thinking are different. No matter how much you train, those are aspects that you just can't grasp. Even off the field, there are uncountable differences. Japan's impeccable punctuality seems to be completely lost on the French... One particular player doesn't even put on cleats and leave their house until five minutes before practice... (By the way, this player is from Algeria...) Not forgetting to bring things also seems to be a problem the French have... There's more. Blacks and Arabs with strong fighting spirit go crazy with the slightest bit of provocation... They'll be in the middle of the field arguing with coaches and officials. Arguing with fellow teammates is also an everyday occurance. This sort of occurance just doesn't happen in Japan, so I think it's a good thing. I was lacking experience with such aspects in soccer, so it was a great learning experience. People abroad have confidence in themselves. It's thought that by having confidence in yourself being a good thing, the higher you think of yourself the better a player you become. Through taking to heart what I've learned abroad about my own deficiencies, I want to take my current skills and knowledge to a higher level. And I won't forget the gratitude I hold for those who raised me and brought me up... We've reached the end of this intro, so now I'll show you some pictures from my day-to-day life! 左の写真は、チームメートです。右は、クラブハウスです。 The photo on the left is of my teammates. On the right is our clubhouse. 左は仲の良い選手の家で撮ったホームパーティーの写真です。 On the right is me another player I've made friends with at a party at her house. 右の写真は私が最近見つけた手作りの食器屋さんです！ On the right is a handmade dishes shop I found recently! 左はクリスマスの街の様子です。 On the left is the city during Christmas. 右は山郷さんがフランス遠征に来たときに大興奮していたrepettoというお店です。 On the right is Reppetto, a shop that Yamago got ecstatic about during her time in France sorry for soooo long
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II If I give you three kanji names, it will go Mumf - 満富 AndG - 安堵G Kyra - 綺羅
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Thanks, but I put them in google-translate, and while I like AndG's one, mine seems to mean "less wealth" So I would prefer if I got mine directly from Yuko herself ...... and this is my chance to pop in the best photo of the group (after all, when will we see them again ? so I wrote at the end of their WC last year) "What have we learned ? How can we win ?" - surprisingly serious girls, not just waiting to be told by the coach.
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II What do these dances look like ? Is it part of their education ?
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Very intense ! A bit like Yuki Nagasato, maybe even more intense. Interesting - and hilarious !!!!! Kyra, because of her reaction to certain habits above, I think I would annoy Rumi after barely a week or so - you definitely have the best chance my friend... if you succeed, I promise not to fight you...
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Succeed? about? Today training gallery: http://img137.imageshack.us/g/dscn0586z.jpg/ Since yesteday Rumi came back
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Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II No, they are popular songs. Gee and Jumon are Korean pops popular in Japan, and Gorie is a Japanese comedian. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URXynz9LAe0&feature=fvw"]YouTube - ?PV????? ???????2?~Gee???ver ?????9????1?[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9z6GZJeUg4"]YouTube - ???????-MIROTIC- Dance ver. ???????[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYgnvpGEg68"]YouTube - Pecori Night[/ame] P.S. 満 means "full" and 富 means "wealth", so you should be a millionaire.
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Thank you. Well I guess the girls imitated these dance moves. But it sounds strange that they would exhibit Japanese culture ........ by Korean pop ? By the way, I saw the discussion on big.soccer about Tadanari Lee whose goal won Japan the Asian Cup. Are there Korean-blood women playing in the N-League ? As for the videos (the last one is rather strange) - well AndG knows that I much prefer this.
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Well, you know, walking her home... everyone else here sees a romantic angle ..... Here's another video about the youngest Nadeshiko, this time one already on the senior team, it is Iwabuchi of course. I see she can tie a neck-tie ! Also I see from her tears that she wants to win (which occasion was this Bereza loss, in the rain ?). Or is she frustrated with her progress ? Also I think I see that INAC now has the former Bereza coach. I wonder who he displaced ? They won the Cup of course.
Re: Official Japanese WOMEN'S NT Thread [R] - part II Really? Sorry, but it seems that you're committing a typical mind fallacy. Thank you, but I think I will be just fine with katakana for the time being. You do get a Japanese surname when you marry a Japanese girl, right? (j/k) Actually I didn't know you liked Ishida's music that much. Quite frankly, I find it rather boring and I much prefer the music from the other video. But hey, let's continue this in a new thread, shall we?