Let’s learn a Japanese phrase from anime/manga every day! (・∀・)ｲｲﾈ!!
I pick up a Japanese phrase from anime/manga (almost) every day to learn Japanese with you all!
I hope this (almost) every-day update post will help you get motivated to learn Japanese.
Today´s phrase is:
Jpn: プロになるということは、止まらない列車に飛び乗るようなものだ。もう二度と降りる事はできない、負けて転がり堕ちるまでは。
Phonetic: Puro ni naru to iukoto wa, tomaranai ressha ni tobinoru youna monoda. Mou nidoto oriru koto wa dekiniai, makete korogari ochiru madewa.
Eng: Being a professional is like jumping on a train that doesn't stop. I can't get off again, until I lose and roll down.
(I have learned everything important in my life from animation/manga)
Becoming a professional is very difficult, but being a professional is as difficult as becoming a professional. There are professionals who are in the career for almost entire life, and I do respect their dedication!
She is a shamisen player who is 104 years old. She says that she enjoys her life. It is amazing to dedicate her life to shamisen for entire life as a professional. Sugoine! (・∀・)ｽｺﾞｲﾈ!!
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Vocabulary
プロ（ぷろ）puro: noun; professional
に, ni: particle; to, toward, into
なる, naru: verb; to become, to get, to grow, to reach, to attain
と言うこと, toiukoto: adverb; that is to say, so that means
は, wa: topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option
止まらない（とまらない）tomaranai: verb in negative form; not to stop, not to come to a stop
列車（れっしゃ）ressha: noun; train
に, ni: particle; at (place, time), in, on, during
飛び乗る（とびのる）tobinoru: verb; to jump upon (a moving object)
ような, youna: pre-noun; like, similar to
もの, mono: particle; indicates reason or excuse
だ, da: copula, auxiliary verb; indicates past or completed
action, be, is
もう, mou: adverb; already, yet, by now, anymore
二度と（にどと）nidoto: adverb; never again
降りる（おりる）oriru: intransitive verb; to descend, to go down, to come down, to get off, to disembark
事（こと）koto: noun; thing, matter
できない, dekinai: verb; to be able to do, to be up to the task
負けて（まけて）makete: verb; to lose, to be defeated, to succumb, to surrender
転がり堕ちる（ころがりおちる）korogari ochiru: verb; to tumble down, to roll down
まで, made: particle; until, till, to up to
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Which anime/manga is the phrase from?
March Comes In Like a Lion （３月のライオン）
Who said the phrase?
Rei Kiriyama （桐山 零、 きりやま れい）
Who is Rei Kiriyama?
17 years old at the beginning of the series, later turns 18. A five dan in the beginning of the series, he is later promoted to six dan. Rei became a professional shōgi player while in middle school and his achievements soon made him one of the most promising players of his generation.
Who wrote and illustrated?
Chica Umino
References
March Comes In Like a Lion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_Comes_In_like_a_Lion#Other_characters
Chica Umino
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chica_Umino