Thu, 7 Apr 1994 02:06
Tomoko Kimura: TB translation: ANNEX/SECRET
Okay, here's my first try at translating TB.  I decided to do this
episode first because it's relatively short.

Comments and corrections to me or to the net please.


                        Tokyo Babylon ANNEX/SECRET

                        Translated by Tomoko Kimura


[All lines spoken by Seishiro]

p. 88
It was fun watching you today.  It must be so rare to see you get
angry at someone.

One who possesses power that others don't always has his/her
personality influenced by that power.

p.89
One becomes arrogant,

another cowers in fear.

The teacher I killed today was typically arrogant.

And you -

kinder (than anyone else) to others,

stricter (than anyone else) to yourself,

like a martyr.

It's dead.

The weaker ones do die first.


p. 90
This is why I'm a vet.

We've talked about it before.

Sakanagi - [characters for 'reverse' and 'calm waves(after the wind
has stopped blowing)']

The reaction to any 'jyutsu' increases as the power of that 'jyutsu'
increases.

Even if a 'jyutsu' isn't returned, the consequences of casting the
'jyutsu' comes back to you sooner or later.

A professional knows this, so each of us has his/her own way of
preventing 'sakanagi'.

The animals in this hospital are my substitutes.


p.91
Weaker living being die first.

Sick animals are brought to animal hospitals.

So even if there are many animals here, many animals that die here,
people wouldn't suspect anything.

I wonder how you'd react when you find out about this.

Will you still be able to smile and be kind to me like you do to
everyone else?

It looks as if I have no emotions after all.

It's been almost a year since we've met again, but I still don't feel
anything special towards you.

Even if you died like that dog, I'd be able to step on the corpse
and go on.

p. 92
Although there is still some time until the final day

I thought about ending this foolish bet -

but for your grandmother, who cast that 'jyutsu' on your gloves to
protect you,

I will wait until the end.

[On the bulletin board it says:  Ignore this! (the result of the
computer astrology)  Stick with it!  Bye, Hokuto-chan]

As your only big sister is rooting for us too.

The result of this fortune-telling IS rubbish.

My birthday isn't April 1st, and you weren't born in Tokyo.

p. 93
You - the thirteenth head of the Sumeragi family was born in Kyoto
and lived there until he was eight.  I know all about that.

I lied about the date and place of my birth, and you lied about your
birthplace. 

In our profession, revealing our birthdate/place is equivalent to
revealing our weakest points.

But why didn't you lie about your birthday as well?

Your grandmother must have told you to do so.

Well, it doesn't matter anymore.

p. 94
Come, I'll take you home.

Darling.