Use your head - I'm not that bored - What a ridiculous story - solving a murder case in Japanese with a movie 'Midsummer formula'

Today let's learn from a Japanese movie I recommend!

The original title of this movie means literally "midsummer's equation" - Manatsu no Hōteishiki (真夏の方程式). It tells a story of a genius scientist (Masaharu Fukuyama) working together with a young boy on solving the case of a mysterious murder.

Let's go through their lines, which you can use in your everyday life (well, if you are lucky! ;))

Midsummer formula / photo: jorudan

Expressions

何に使うですか?
Nani ni tsukau desu ka?
- What are you going to use it for?

自分で考えろ！
Jibunde kangaero!
- Use your head; (lit.: think about it by yourself)

途方もない作り話だ!
Tohou-monai tsukuribanashi da!
- What a ridiculous story! (or: fabrication; fairy tale)

Short dialogue I

A:そして、ツカハラがセンバのじ事件だと悔いが残るって。
Soshite Tsukahara ga Senba no jiken da to, kui ga nokoru tte.

B: 悔いは残るどういう事でしょう。
Kui ha nokoru? Dou iu koto deshou.

A: それ以上話してくれませんでした。
Sore ijou hanashite kuremasen deshita.

A: Then Tsukahara said, that he had regrets about Senba's case.
B: Regrets? ... What do you mean?
A: He didn't tell me more than that. ('humble' language).

Short dialogue II

A: だから先生の力を借りたいんです。まず、ツカハラさんは一体どうやって殺されたのか。それを解明してほしいです。
Dakara sensei no chikara wo kaeritai ndesu! Mazu, Tsukahara -san ha ittai dou yatte korosareta no ka. Sore wo kaimei shite hoshii desu.
B:そんな暇はない。
Sonna hima ha nai.

A: That's why I want you to lend me a hand (lit.power). Firstly, how exactly Tsukahara was killed? This is what I want you to find out.
B: I'm not that bored / I don't have so much free-time.

Anne is there too / photo: jorudan

BONUS: A genius scientist's dictionary

本番!
Honban!

- A take / performance (Our genius performed measurements in his experiment)

距離は?

Kyori ha?
- What's the distance?

回収!
Kaishuu!
- Withdrawal (of the measuring tool)

事件成功.
Jiken seiko.

- The experiment has succeeded.(Lit. "Experiment,success")

How is your summer going? Are you going anywhere? To Japan maybe? :)

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