Read any good books lately?

And hey, though it's hard to be sure until the Protector of the Small quartet, there's an entire nation based on Japan in this universe, the Yamani Islands. Sure, references seem to be a random hodge-podge of time periods and a little too idealistic when it comes to gender equality, not to mention strange ideas about emotion that are probably a bit too over-generalized from participating in too many Zen Buddhist lectures,  but the language is lifted exactly, kimono and naginata are prominent, and really, Yamani, Yamato? Not much of a jump there. (Though I think that turning a country name into an i-adjective--which I assume is what she was doing with the whole Yaman/Yamani thing--is a stretch at best... though it's not the only problem. But hey.)

Oh, and then Pierce said that, for all intents and purpoes, Yamani Islands = Japan. That good enough for you, Mr. Skeptical? Geez.



（読みたいと思ってるのに英語で読みたくないのなら、大丈夫。実はうちもその感じ分かるさ。日本語の本を読むのなら、あまり「楽しい」と思わないな。だから、和訳あるってよかった！　　　

日本語で読んで好きのなら、英語で読んでみれば何とかなると思うで。うちさ、今ハリー・ポッターの和訳を読んで、話などがよく分かるから、他の日本の本を読むより楽で、なんか日本語能力自信アップって感じになっちゃう。
そして、和訳は「ヤマニ」のことどうするの、教えてちょうだい～ものすっごく知りたいから。