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1 | Spending Christmas Eve Alone? | Handany Samirery Ny Alin'ny Krismasy? |
2 | Japanese Has a Word for That | Manana Ny Ambarany Ny Japoney |
3 | Christmas tree, Marunouchi, Tokyo. | Hazo Krismasy, Marunouchi, Tokyo. |
4 | Image: François Rejeté / Wikimedia Commons. | Sary: François Rejeté / Wikimedia Commons. |
5 | This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. | Failo ampiasàna ny lisansa Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic . |
6 | In Japan, Christmas Eve is supposed to be the most romantic night of the year. | Any Japana, ny Alin'ny Krismasy dia heverina ho ny alina mampanonofy indrindra mandritry ny taona. |
7 | Traditionally December 24 has been the big date night in Japan, where couples pair up and spend a special evening together before returning to work and the boring office routine on December 25; Christmas Day is not typically celebrated in Japan. | Efa fomban-drazana hatrizay, ny 24 Desambra no ilay andro lehibe fifanomezam-potoana mba hiarahan'ny olon-droa, fotoana iforonan'ny fifamatoran'olon-droa ary andaniana miaraka ny alina iray miavaka alohan'ny hiverenana amin'ny asa sy ny birao mampitotototo ny 25 Desambra; Tsy andro ankalazaina fa iasàna mantsy ny andron'ny Krismasy any Japana. |
8 | In recent years, however, not only has Japan's birth rate fallen, but so has the number of people getting married or even dating. | Tato anatnny taona vitsy, anefa, tsy hoe fotsiny nitontongana ny taham-pahaterahana tao Japana, fa koa ny isan'ny olona miditra amin'ny fanambadiana ary hatramin'ireo mifanao fotoana aza. |
9 | This societal change is now starting to affect Christmas Eve so much that a new word has been coined: kuribotchi. | Manomboka miantraika amin'ny Alin'ny Krismasy koa izao ilay fiovàna ara-tsosialy, manaitra ka nahatonga mihitsy ny fitrandrahana teny iray vaovao: kuribotchi. |
10 | - ぽっぽ (@poppi_polla5r) December 2, 2014 | - ぽっぽ (@poppi_polla5r) December 2, 2014 |
11 | At work a bunch of the junior staff were happily discussing their kuribotchi plans. | Tao am-piasàna, sondriana ery ireto tanora mpiara-miasa nifampitafa mikasika ny lamina hiatrehana ny kuribotchi. |
12 | “And just what the heck is kuribotchi?” | “Fa inona marina aloha ilay atao hoe kuribotchi?” |
13 | I asked with a laugh. | Hoy aho sady nikakakaka no nanontany. |
14 | There was an awkward silence. | Fahanginana hafahaha no setriny. |
15 | And then I got what they were talking about. | Ary avy eo takatro ny zavatra resahan-dry zareo. |
16 | A neologism created by combing the words “Christmas” and “hitori-botchi” (all by oneself), kuribotchi describes the condition of spending Christmas Eve alone. | Fiteny vaovao niforona tamin'ny fitambaran'ny “Krismasy” sy ny “hitori-botchi” (samirery) ny kuribotchi, mamaritra ny fepetra fandaniana samirery ny Alin'ny Krismasy. |
17 | This news report from December 2013 asks the big question: what are your plans for Christmas Eve? | Ity tatitra fanadihadian'ny vaovao tamin'ny Desambra 2013 ity no manangana fanontaniana goavana hoe : inona no lamina ho ataonao ny Alin'ny Krismasy? |
18 | The response? | Ny valiny? |
19 | “I'll be kuribotchi.” | “Ho kuribotchi aho” |
20 | In November 2014, online restaurant reservation service OpenTable surveyed nearly 1,800 people in the Tokyo Metropolitan area between the ages of 20 and 30. | Ny Novambra 2014, olona teo amin'ny 1.800 tao amin'ny faritra manodidina ny tanànan'i Tokyo renivohitra, teo anelanelan'ny 20 sy 30 taona, no nanaovan'ny OpenTable, tolotra ety anaty aterineto fanaovana famandrihan-toerana aminà trano fisakafoana. |
21 | According to the survey, nearly 60 percent of respondents said they were not in a long-term relationship or even dating. | Araka ny valin'ny fanadihadiana, eo amin'ny 60 isanjaton'ireo namaly no nilaza fa tsy manana fifamatorana maharitra izy ireo na tsy manana fifanomezam-potoana akory. |
22 | Some restaurants and hotels have launched kuribotchi specials to cater to solo diners and Christmas Eve celebrants, capitalizing on the fact that an equal number of singletons planned on either staying at home or eating out on Christmas Eve (respondents could select more than one activity): | Nanao kuribotchi miavaka ireo trano fisakafoana sy hotely sasany mba ho an'ireo mpisakafo samirery sy ireo mpankalaza ny Alin'ny Krismasy, hakàna tombony amin'ny fitovian'isan'ireo mihevitra ny hankalaza samirery amin'ireo hijanona any an-trano na handeha hivoaka amin'ny Alin'ny Krismasy (afaka milaza safidy maro fa tsy tokana monja ireo namaly): |
23 | “How twentysomethings intend to spend Christmas.” | “Ahoana no heverin'ireo roapolo taona mahery kely handaniana ny Krismasy.” |
24 | Image source: Nikkei Woman. | Loharanon-tsary: Nikkei Woman. |
25 | Significant for restaurant owners, however, is that about 43 percent of the 20-something survey respondents said they would spend no more than US$100 celebrating Christmas Eve, a striking contrast to the booming bubble years 25 years and a generation ago when the sky was the limit in terms of how much to spend on a big date night. | Ny tena misy lanjany ho an'ireo tomponà trano fisakafoana anefa dia ny momba ireo 43 isanjaton'io fanadihadiana ny eo anelanelan'ny 20-30 taona io, izay nilaza fa tsy handany mihoatra ny 100 dolara amerikana ry zareo ho fankalazany ny Alin'ny Krismasy, zavatra iray mifangarika amin'izay fanjifàn'ireo andian-taranaka nisy tany amin'ny 25 taona lasa, fony tsy nisy fetrany ny fandaniana ho anà alina goavana iray hifanaovana fotoana. |
26 | More and more Japanese 20-somethings are starting to embrace a solitary lifestyle: | Mihamaro ireo Japoney eo anelanelan'ny 20-30 taona no misafidy ny hanomboka fiainana mitoka-monina: |
27 | Once you decide to eat Korean BBQ by yourself, you realize there's no going back to an active social life. | Raha vao indray mandeha manapa-kevitra ny hihinana samirery ny tonohena Koreana ianao, dia hahatsapa fa tsy hisy intsony fomba hiverenan-dàlana ho aminà fiainana mavitrika ara-tsosialy. |
28 | The writer here uses the term リア充, or “ria ju,” a Japanese Internet term that roughly corresponds to IRL (in real life). | Eto ny mpanoratra dia mampiasa ny fomba fiteny hoe リア充, na “ria ju,” fomba fitenin'ny Japoney ety anaty aterineto izay azo ampifandraisina amin'ny IRL (in real life - amin'ny fiainana tena izy). |
29 | In this context, “ria ju people” have active, vibrant social lives with plenty of friends. | Ao anatin'ity resaka ity, ireo “olona ria ju ” dia manana fiainana mavitrika, mientanentana ara-tsosialy miaraka aminà namana marobe. |
30 | In contrast, kuribotchis represent another trend in Japanese culture, where people interact with each other mainly online through a computer interface. | Mifanohitra amin'ny kuribotchis izay maneho fomba fironana hafa ao anatin'ny kolontsaina Japoney, izay ety anaty serasera ny olona no tena mifampikasokasoka be indrindra, amin'ny alàlan'ny solosaina. |
31 | In real life, Japanese society is still adjusting to the solitary ways of singletons: | Eo amin'ny fiainana tena izy, tsy dia tena mbola nahazo toerana tsara amin'ny fiarahamonina Japoney ny fomba mandeha irery: |
32 | When I asked for a “single” karaoke room, they brought me to a space big enough for 25 people. | Nony nanontany efitrano fanaovana karaoke “samirery” aho, nentin-dry zareo ho aminà toerana azo lazaina ho malalaka ihany ho an'olona 25. |
33 | Others are still figuring out how to prepare winter dishes that would traditionally have been eaten with others, like hotpot: | Ny hafa mbola manao kajikajy ny fomba hikarakaràny sakafo ho an'ny ririnina, toy ny lasopy be larony, izay raha ny fombandrazana dia iarahana mihinana amin'ny hafa: |
34 | There is something that is just not right here. | Misy zavatra tsy mandeha amin'ny laoniny fotsiny izao ato. |
35 | The presentation here is totally awful… it's lacking something. | Ny endrika hita maso aloha dia efa mahonena tanteraka… misy zavatra tsy ampy. |
36 | On the other hand, I like being holed up here with my hotpot for one. | Amin'ny lafiny iray, aleoko miforitra eto miaraka aminà lasopy be larony natao ho an'olona tokana. |
37 | A nascent meme on Twitter is people taking a solitary approach to playing board games meant for more than one player: | Misy “meme” iray teraka ao amin'ny Twitter: olona miresaka ny fomba hilalaovana samirery ireo takelaka misy kilalao natao ho an'olona mihoatra ny iray : |
38 | - NO (@rmlsasfmfcc9) August 3, 2014 | - NO (@rmlsasfmfcc9) August 3, 2014 |
39 | Playin' the Game of Life all by myself. | Milalao samirery ny Lalaon'ny Fiainana aho. |
40 | 1人人生ゲームスタート(^_^) pic.twitter.com/3oAfhWyHwc | 1人人生ゲームスタート(^_^) pic.twitter.com/3oAfhWyHwc |
41 | - 岩手の沖縄 (@tomomotomo1978) October 16, 2014 | - 岩手の沖縄 (@tomomotomo1978) October 16, 2014 |
42 | Ready, set, go: playing the Game of Life with one player. | Fiomànana, maka bàhana, lasa izao: milalao ny Lalaon'ny Fiainana natao ho an'olon-tokana. |
43 | かいけん1人人生ゲーム pic.twitter.com/rSGerjw8Jc | かいけん1人人生ゲーム pic.twitter.com/rSGerjw8Jc |
44 | I thought I would try the Game of Life with one player. | Nihevitra ny hanandrana ny Lalaon'ny Fiainana ataon'ny tena samirery aho. |
45 | For some, however, the end of November and the beginning of December mark the start of a grim countdown: | Ho an'ny sasany anefa, manamarika ny fanombohan'ny fanisàna mampalahelo farany ny fiafaràn'ny Novambra sy fiandohan'ny Desambra : - しの@12/4誕生日なのだよ (@shino_1204_) November 30, 2014 |
46 | | Malahelo izahay milaza aminareo fa tsy misy afa-tsy andro 24 sisa dia hankalaza samirery ny Alin'ny Krismasy isika. |
47 | We are sad to report that only 24 days remain until we spend Christmas Eve all alone. | Malahelo izahay milaza aminareo fa tsy misy afa-tsy andro 24 sisa dia hankalaza samirery ny Alin'ny Krismasy isika. |
48 | We are sad to report that only 24 days remain until we spend Christmas Eve all alone. | Malahelo izahay milaza aminareo fa tsy misy afa-tsy andro 24 sisa dia hankalaza samirery ny Alin'ny Krismasy isika. |
49 | We are sad to report that only 24 days remain until we spend Christmas Eve all alone. | Malahelo izahay milaza aminareo fa tsy misy afa-tsy andro 24 sisa dia hankalaza samirery ny Alin'ny Krismasy isika. |
50 | | Malahelo izahay milaza aminareo fa tsy misy afa-tsy andro 24 sisa dia hankalaza samirery ny Alin'ny Krismasy isika. |
51 | [repeats five more times] | [naverina in-dimy] |
52 | Other kuribotchis take solace from Snoopy, who also may share their plight on Christmas Eve: | Ny kuribotchis sasany indray naka fiononana tamin'ny Snoopy, izay angamba mety hifampizara amin-dry zareo ny vintan-dratsiny amin'ny Alin'ny Krismasy : |
53 | - time (@timesa100) November 27, 2014 | - time (@timesa100) November 27, 2014 |
54 | He looks like he's going to be spending Christmas by himself too. | Toa tahaka ny handany samirery ny Alin'ny Krismasy koa ilay zalahy ity. |