Adrienne｜エイドリアン

hopeful J to E translator

[Adrienne｜エイドリアン @starlightgears]

not too sure how to put myself out there, but i’m adrienne! i’m a beginner japanese to english literary translator who currently specializes in translating poetry!

[Adrienne｜エイドリアン @starlightgears]

the town i'll be living in for jet has a bookoff... cant wait to stop by literally every day after work

[Adrienne｜エイドリアン @starlightgears]

according to the algorithm showing me aesthetic japan summer reels on insta... i'll apparently be popping big bottles in tottori

[Adrienne｜エイドリアン @starlightgears]

popping in for another life update: i got into JET as an ALT and will be departing this summer :-)

[Adrienne｜エイドリアン @starlightgears]

accidentally said 接続 instead of 直接 yesterday 🥲 i need to ramp up those vocab review sessions

[Adrienne｜エイドリアン @starlightgears]

im unfortunately in the category of being able to read a lot and write fairly but practically being n5 when it comes to speaking 😭 quite the whiplash when stepping into grad school

[Andy. @AndyKavna]

One of the most difficult things for anglophones to understand about learning Japanese is the relative CHASM between speaking/ listening skills and reading/ writing skills. It is entirely possible to be great at one and awful at the other to an absurd degree.

[Jacqueline Fung, Destroyer of Keyboards @AzureMizuno]

Contrary to popular belief, knowing how to read Japanese doesn't mean I can speak it well 🥲
The panic I went into because I forgot how to say meal (食事)
Thank you patient ryokan employee. I'm sorry for fumbling my Japanese.

[Sarah Nelkin @S_NelkinEN]

There's a trend amongst young JP girls lately called "solo wedding," aka taking wedding dress photos alone. If you're ever in Tokyo/Kanagawa and want to try it out for cheap and with great service, Dresspocket was a wonderful experience!
Only around 150 USD for 10 pics/3 dresses.

[sarah🦦 @deanorues]

PLEASE SUPPORT TOKYOPOP YURI!!! they are one of the main license sources of yuri nowadays, and theyve been obtaining some really awesome titles 🥹 they have a great selection of josei as well as some awesome yuri titles being released soon!!!

[Adrienne｜エイドリアン @starlightgears]

@raintreemei cant wait to hear about them!!

[Tiramisu🧸☕️🧁 @tiramisuubear]

Good golly, who wouldve thought!! 😀

[minami @sakaimii]

昔海外で出会った幼馴染と再会したら… (1/6)

[Adrienne｜エイドリアン @starlightgears]

need to find jp friends to yap about gl with 🥲

[Huda@東京で留学！就活中！ @SubHeartJP]

I yapped at Japanese people on Skype until I could speak Japanese, I yapped about eroge until it got me a job working in eroge localization, and I yapped at my favorite voice actor until he let me interview him. Yap for your life. Yap for your future.

[Adrienne｜エイドリアン @starlightgears]

@je_jvta Shall We Dance!

[Adrienne｜エイドリアン @starlightgears]

going to japan for the first time in a few days....! would love to pick up some literary magazines/short story collections if anyone has any recommendations?

[Sarah T. // サラ @AX2026 @sarasarahT]

and then people defend translations that make everyone sound like robots 😭 and insult the ones where they sound like actual people. because they are!! I’m sorry but I’ll forever defend translations that sound and feel natural (caveat: I don’t advocate for changing/omitting info)

[minami @sakaimii]

Gonna be real—JP people speak like people. Yes, culture and language shape the way we speak but ultimately if you become acquainted with that you realize that people are people everywhere you go. That’s why I find MTL frustrating bc it really does give make everyone into a robot.

[Adrienne｜エイドリアン @starlightgears]

It's been feeling near impossible to get any freelance work lately... haven't had anything since the summer and i keep getting ghosted by publishing companies 🥲

[Adrienne｜エイドリアン @starlightgears]

@yamatomochi2319 same here!!! even though my reading and writing are decent and i have n2... my speaking needs more work

[Adrienne｜エイドリアン @starlightgears]

sometimes i regret not applying as a CIR but i really wanna get my speaking in check before i attempt that...

[Adrienne｜エイドリアン @starlightgears]

@yamatomochi2319 trust me im at the edge of my seat too...!! best of luck for both of us!!