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[TRANSLATION] NewType 50 Questions: Suzaku
What they are: apparently a semi-regular NewType Romance feature? Questions asked of Suzaku and answered in-character, from a February 2007 issue.
You can find Lelouch's version here.
50 Questions for Suzaku
1. Birthday
July 10th.
2. Bloodtype
Type O.
3. Your height is?
176cm1.
4. Favorite color?
Red. Because of the passionate impression it gives. And also because it's in my name. (It's written with katakana, but if I wrote it in kanji... that'd be the meaning2.)
5. Hobbies?
Maybe something like fishing, I used to do that a lot.
6. Liberal arts? Sciences? Or are you more the athletic type?
Well, my reflexes are my best asset, so I think I'm the athletic type...
7. What's your best subject?
Maybe... P.E. That's not great, huh? I'll have to try harder.
8. What are your marks3 like?
Well, since I only started attending school recently, I can't really say. Someone went to a lot of trouble to ensure I'd be able to go, though, so I'm going to hang in there.
9. Your dream for the future?
For this country to be free from strife.
10. Please describe your personality in no fewer than two characters and no more than six.
"Clueless"4. Miss Milly said that, so maybe? It's hard to argue with Madame President.
11. Please tell us what your strong and weak points are.
My diligence could be a strength, I guess. But I'm also pretty rough, and I make a lot of little mistakes, so. Those are weaknesses, right?
12. Favorite foods?
I like foods with strong flavors. Like with a demi-glace sauce, that sort of thing.
13. Your least favorite foods?
Miss Cecile's original creations. This doesn't leave this room, but... they're pretty hard to take.
14. After you wake up, what's the first thing you taste5?
My toothbrush.
15. Morning person? Night person?
Well, I've been in the military for a while now, so I'm basically a morning person. Though, if I put my mind to it, I can sleep anywhere at anytime.
16. Which do you prefer, baths or showers?
I mostly take showers.6
17. When did you first fall in love? (And with whom?)
An older girl who worked in my house when I was little. I was only three or so, but I was an early bloomer, you see.
18. Your greatest failure?
Well, that would be something I can't tell anyone...
19. How do you vent your frustrations?
I yell into the sky. Somewhere there's no one else around, of course...
20. Who would you say is your personal hero?
I think someone who, for the sake of what they love and what's important to them, sticks to their own principles... could be called a hero.
21. Indoor type? Outdoor type?
I'm the outdoor type.
22. What's in your wallet?
Cash is king.7
23. Special skill?
I'm a fast runner. --To escape? Not at all!
24. How do you commute to school?
I walk. Because I live directly across the street from my school.
25. When have you been glad to be a man?
At points, I've been glad I don't need to fret about wearing makeup or being fashionable, that sort of thing. But when you're in the military, it doesn't change much.
26. What do you most want to eat right now?
Gorgeous 4 Pizza8. I mean, it's 'gorgeous', I want to see what that's like.
27. Describe your ideal family situation.
I won't ask for too much. Just to be with a person I love.
28. Favorite season?
Spring. Because I like cherry blossoms, and it's just an exciting time of year, don't you think?
29. Do you get up easily in the morning, or is it a struggle?
I wake up in a flash.9
30. How many hours of sleep do you get on average?
I sleep six hours a night.
31. Your last dream?
An enormous monster attacked me. What was especially scary was that it had Arthur's face!
32. How much time does it take you to get ready in the morning?
Two minutes on a fast day, five minutes on a slow day. Three of those minutes are spent brushing my teeth.
33. Do you have anyone you admire?
Miss Cecile, she's a gentle mentor you can rely on. Also, Princess Euphemia. Oh, I guess they're all women...
34. Please tell us how you spend your holidays.
I go into the city, so that I can see other people living their lives up close.
35. Western food or Japanese food?10
Well, miso soup is a must. In fact, I'm making some right now.
36. If you could be born again, what would you like to be?
Looking at Arthur makes me think it might be nice to be an animal... still, I'd like to be reborn as a human.
37. What have you been really into lately?
Mingling with the other student council members. It's just -- been a while, since I had friends.
38. Your favorite animal?
I like all animals.
39. Of the necessities for life (clothing, food, shelter), which is the most important?
I'd say food is fundamental, but. If you think about it, clothing is a contender, too.
40. Sorry to spring this on you, but what is love?
It might be something that gets taken away from you. But that's sad.
41. Please take a guess at what you'll be like 30 years from now.
I think I'll have thicker hair than Lelouch. (lol)
42. If you could travel through time, when would you return to?
Those summer days I spent with Lelouch and Nunnally11.
43. Favorite book? (Or what magazines do you read frequently?)
Lately, I've been reading cat magazines.
44. Your preferred type of woman?
Women who are strong to the core are attractive. --Do I prefer older women? Ah, that's not really what I meant...
45. Are you someone who takes care of other people, or someone who gets taken care of?12
I'd like to be taken care of, but I think I'm the type who ends up taking care of others.
46. Did you receive any Valentine's Day chocolate? How much?
Well, I mean, someone like me...
47. What would you do with a million yen?13 (Like if you won the lottery?)
If I won the lottery... The first thing I'd do would be pay for my tuition. I'm very much indebted to others right now.
48. What type of person is Lelouch?
At first glance, he seems coldhearted, right? But he's really a gentle, passionate guy.
49. We've already reached the forty-ninth question. Are you getting tired?
No, the time really flew by.
50. What do you want for Christmas?
I don't need anything myself. Whatever you would have given to me can be passed on to kids.
Notes
1 ~5'9".↩
2'Suzaku' can be written in a variety of ways, but he was certainly named after the Vermilion Bird of the South, just as his father Genbu was named after the Black Tortoise of the North.↩
Grades, test scores, etc.
3 Grades, test scores, etc.↩
4 天然 translates a few different ways, among them "genuine", "spontaneous", and "natural airhead". Clueless is what the official subs went for when Rivalz called Suzaku this in "Nunnally Held Hostage" (116).↩
5 Lit. 'put in your mouth', but it's an expression that means eat or drink. (Translating it this way so as to make Suzaku's answer more comprehensible.)↩
6 Lit. 'I take a lot of showers.' :(↩
7 Lit. 'I'm the king of small change.'↩
8 This is an item off Pizza Hut's menu, because of course it is.↩
9 Lit. 'without hesitation', "in a single blow", etc.↩
10 Lit. 'clique' or 'faction'.↩
11 The use of や here implies also someone else, maybe Toudou?↩
12 尽くすほう？尽くされるほう？ Could be translated in a few different ways, but I think this is the intention here.↩
13 Approx. 7700GBP or 9900USD as of 2016↩
original Japanese
1. ７月１０日です。
2. O型です。
3. １７６㎝です。
4. 赤です。情熱的なイメージがあるから。自分の名前にも入っているし。(カタカナですが、漢字にすると・・・・・・という意味で)
5. 魚釣りとか、昔はよく行っていました。
6. 運動神経はいい方なので、体育会系だと思います・・・・・・
7. 体育・・・・・・でしょうか。いけませんね。もっと頑張ります。
8. まだ学校に通い始めたなのでなんとも言えません。せっかく通わせてもらってるんですから、しっかりやっていくつもりです。
9. この国が、争いのない国になっていること。
10. てんねん。ミレイさんに言われて、そうかなぁと。会長に言われると、なんだか否定できなくて。
11. 真面目なところが長所でしょうか。でも、けっこう大雑把なところがあるんで、小さい失敗をよくするんです。それが短所ですね。
12. こってりしたものが好きです。デミグラスソースとかそういうの。
13. セシルさんの創作料理。ここだけの話・・・・・・、かなりきついです。
14. 歯ブラシです。
15. ずっと軍で生活してたので、基本的には朝型です。寝ようと思えば、いつでもどこでも寝られるんですが・・・・・・。
16. シャワーが多いです。
17. 小さいときに家にいたお手伝いのお姉さん。まだ３つとかでしたけど、早熟なんですよ。
18. 本当に失敗したことって、人には言えないものですよ・・・・・・
19. 空に向かって大声で叫びます。 もちろん、人のいないところで・・・・・・
20. 愛するもの、大切なもののために自分の信念を貫く者は英雄と言えると思います。
21. アウトドア派です。
22. 小銭王です。
23. 走るのは早いです。逃げ足？違いますよ。
24. 徒歩です。学校と道路を１本挟んだ向かいに住んでいますから。
25. お化粧とかおしゃれとかに気を使わなくていいところです。でも軍にいると、あまり変わりませんよ。
26. ピザのゴージャスフォー。ゴージャスなんですよ、食べてみたいな。
27. 高望みはしません。愛する人と一緒であれば。
28. 春です。桜が好きだし、わくわくするでしょう？
29. すぱっと起きます。
30. ６時間は寝ています。
31. 巨大生物に襲われました。そいつの顔がアーサーだったんで、怖かった。
32. 早い時は２分、遅くて５分ですね。そのうちの３分は歯を磨いています。
33. セシルさんは、優しくて頼れる先輩です。それから、ユーフェミア様。 あ、女性ばかりですね。
34. 町に出ます。人々の暮らしを直に感じることができるので。
35. 味噌汁は欠かせません。ですから味噌を作っているところです。
36. アーサーを見ていると、動物もいいなと思いますが。やはり人間になりたいです。
37. 生徒会メンバーとの交流です。久しぶりなんですよ、友だちって。
38. 動物は全て好きです。
39. 食は基本ですが。こう見えて服にも気を遣ってるんです。
40. 奪うものかもしれません。哀しいことだけど。
41. 髪はルルーシュよりふさふさだと思います(笑)。
42. ルルーシュやナナリーと過ごした夏の日。
43. 最近、猫の雑誌をよく読みます。
44. 芯のしっかりした女性は魅力的です。年上好み？いや、そういうわけでは・・・・・・。
45. 尽くされたいけど、尽くしてしまうほうだと思います。
46. そういうのは自分は・・・・。
47. 宝くじか当ったたら・・・・・・。まずは、授業料にします。人のお世話になっている身分なので。
48. 一見冷たそうに見えるでしょ。でも本当は熱い男で優しいんですよ。
49. いえ、あっという間でした。
50. 自分は要りません。その分子供たちに与えてあげられると。
You can find Lelouch's version here.
50 Questions for Suzaku
1. Birthday
July 10th.
2. Bloodtype
Type O.
3. Your height is?
176cm1.
4. Favorite color?
Red. Because of the passionate impression it gives. And also because it's in my name. (It's written with katakana, but if I wrote it in kanji... that'd be the meaning2.)
5. Hobbies?
Maybe something like fishing, I used to do that a lot.
6. Liberal arts? Sciences? Or are you more the athletic type?
Well, my reflexes are my best asset, so I think I'm the athletic type...
7. What's your best subject?
Maybe... P.E. That's not great, huh? I'll have to try harder.
8. What are your marks3 like?
Well, since I only started attending school recently, I can't really say. Someone went to a lot of trouble to ensure I'd be able to go, though, so I'm going to hang in there.
9. Your dream for the future?
For this country to be free from strife.
10. Please describe your personality in no fewer than two characters and no more than six.
"Clueless"4. Miss Milly said that, so maybe? It's hard to argue with Madame President.
11. Please tell us what your strong and weak points are.
My diligence could be a strength, I guess. But I'm also pretty rough, and I make a lot of little mistakes, so. Those are weaknesses, right?
12. Favorite foods?
I like foods with strong flavors. Like with a demi-glace sauce, that sort of thing.
13. Your least favorite foods?
Miss Cecile's original creations. This doesn't leave this room, but... they're pretty hard to take.
14. After you wake up, what's the first thing you taste5?
My toothbrush.
15. Morning person? Night person?
Well, I've been in the military for a while now, so I'm basically a morning person. Though, if I put my mind to it, I can sleep anywhere at anytime.
16. Which do you prefer, baths or showers?
I mostly take showers.6
17. When did you first fall in love? (And with whom?)
An older girl who worked in my house when I was little. I was only three or so, but I was an early bloomer, you see.
18. Your greatest failure?
Well, that would be something I can't tell anyone...
19. How do you vent your frustrations?
I yell into the sky. Somewhere there's no one else around, of course...
20. Who would you say is your personal hero?
I think someone who, for the sake of what they love and what's important to them, sticks to their own principles... could be called a hero.
21. Indoor type? Outdoor type?
I'm the outdoor type.
22. What's in your wallet?
Cash is king.7
23. Special skill?
I'm a fast runner. --To escape? Not at all!
24. How do you commute to school?
I walk. Because I live directly across the street from my school.
25. When have you been glad to be a man?
At points, I've been glad I don't need to fret about wearing makeup or being fashionable, that sort of thing. But when you're in the military, it doesn't change much.
26. What do you most want to eat right now?
Gorgeous 4 Pizza8. I mean, it's 'gorgeous', I want to see what that's like.
27. Describe your ideal family situation.
I won't ask for too much. Just to be with a person I love.
28. Favorite season?
Spring. Because I like cherry blossoms, and it's just an exciting time of year, don't you think?
29. Do you get up easily in the morning, or is it a struggle?
I wake up in a flash.9
30. How many hours of sleep do you get on average?
I sleep six hours a night.
31. Your last dream?
An enormous monster attacked me. What was especially scary was that it had Arthur's face!
32. How much time does it take you to get ready in the morning?
Two minutes on a fast day, five minutes on a slow day. Three of those minutes are spent brushing my teeth.
33. Do you have anyone you admire?
Miss Cecile, she's a gentle mentor you can rely on. Also, Princess Euphemia. Oh, I guess they're all women...
34. Please tell us how you spend your holidays.
I go into the city, so that I can see other people living their lives up close.
35. Western food or Japanese food?10
Well, miso soup is a must. In fact, I'm making some right now.
36. If you could be born again, what would you like to be?
Looking at Arthur makes me think it might be nice to be an animal... still, I'd like to be reborn as a human.
37. What have you been really into lately?
Mingling with the other student council members. It's just -- been a while, since I had friends.
38. Your favorite animal?
I like all animals.
39. Of the necessities for life (clothing, food, shelter), which is the most important?
I'd say food is fundamental, but. If you think about it, clothing is a contender, too.
40. Sorry to spring this on you, but what is love?
It might be something that gets taken away from you. But that's sad.
41. Please take a guess at what you'll be like 30 years from now.
I think I'll have thicker hair than Lelouch. (lol)
42. If you could travel through time, when would you return to?
Those summer days I spent with Lelouch and Nunnally11.
43. Favorite book? (Or what magazines do you read frequently?)
Lately, I've been reading cat magazines.
44. Your preferred type of woman?
Women who are strong to the core are attractive. --Do I prefer older women? Ah, that's not really what I meant...
45. Are you someone who takes care of other people, or someone who gets taken care of?12
I'd like to be taken care of, but I think I'm the type who ends up taking care of others.
46. Did you receive any Valentine's Day chocolate? How much?
Well, I mean, someone like me...
47. What would you do with a million yen?13 (Like if you won the lottery?)
If I won the lottery... The first thing I'd do would be pay for my tuition. I'm very much indebted to others right now.
48. What type of person is Lelouch?
At first glance, he seems coldhearted, right? But he's really a gentle, passionate guy.
49. We've already reached the forty-ninth question. Are you getting tired?
No, the time really flew by.
50. What do you want for Christmas?
I don't need anything myself. Whatever you would have given to me can be passed on to kids.
Notes
1 ~5'9".↩
2'Suzaku' can be written in a variety of ways, but he was certainly named after the Vermilion Bird of the South, just as his father Genbu was named after the Black Tortoise of the North.↩
Grades, test scores, etc.
3 Grades, test scores, etc.↩
4 天然 translates a few different ways, among them "genuine", "spontaneous", and "natural airhead". Clueless is what the official subs went for when Rivalz called Suzaku this in "Nunnally Held Hostage" (116).↩
5 Lit. 'put in your mouth', but it's an expression that means eat or drink. (Translating it this way so as to make Suzaku's answer more comprehensible.)↩
6 Lit. 'I take a lot of showers.' :(↩
7 Lit. 'I'm the king of small change.'↩
8 This is an item off Pizza Hut's menu, because of course it is.↩
9 Lit. 'without hesitation', "in a single blow", etc.↩
10 Lit. 'clique' or 'faction'.↩
11 The use of や here implies also someone else, maybe Toudou?↩
12 尽くすほう？尽くされるほう？ Could be translated in a few different ways, but I think this is the intention here.↩
13 Approx. 7700GBP or 9900USD as of 2016↩
original Japanese
1. ７月１０日です。
2. O型です。
3. １７６㎝です。
4. 赤です。情熱的なイメージがあるから。自分の名前にも入っているし。(カタカナですが、漢字にすると・・・・・・という意味で)
5. 魚釣りとか、昔はよく行っていました。
6. 運動神経はいい方なので、体育会系だと思います・・・・・・
7. 体育・・・・・・でしょうか。いけませんね。もっと頑張ります。
8. まだ学校に通い始めたなのでなんとも言えません。せっかく通わせてもらってるんですから、しっかりやっていくつもりです。
9. この国が、争いのない国になっていること。
10. てんねん。ミレイさんに言われて、そうかなぁと。会長に言われると、なんだか否定できなくて。
11. 真面目なところが長所でしょうか。でも、けっこう大雑把なところがあるんで、小さい失敗をよくするんです。それが短所ですね。
12. こってりしたものが好きです。デミグラスソースとかそういうの。
13. セシルさんの創作料理。ここだけの話・・・・・・、かなりきついです。
14. 歯ブラシです。
15. ずっと軍で生活してたので、基本的には朝型です。寝ようと思えば、いつでもどこでも寝られるんですが・・・・・・。
16. シャワーが多いです。
17. 小さいときに家にいたお手伝いのお姉さん。まだ３つとかでしたけど、早熟なんですよ。
18. 本当に失敗したことって、人には言えないものですよ・・・・・・
19. 空に向かって大声で叫びます。 もちろん、人のいないところで・・・・・・
20. 愛するもの、大切なもののために自分の信念を貫く者は英雄と言えると思います。
21. アウトドア派です。
22. 小銭王です。
23. 走るのは早いです。逃げ足？違いますよ。
24. 徒歩です。学校と道路を１本挟んだ向かいに住んでいますから。
25. お化粧とかおしゃれとかに気を使わなくていいところです。でも軍にいると、あまり変わりませんよ。
26. ピザのゴージャスフォー。ゴージャスなんですよ、食べてみたいな。
27. 高望みはしません。愛する人と一緒であれば。
28. 春です。桜が好きだし、わくわくするでしょう？
29. すぱっと起きます。
30. ６時間は寝ています。
31. 巨大生物に襲われました。そいつの顔がアーサーだったんで、怖かった。
32. 早い時は２分、遅くて５分ですね。そのうちの３分は歯を磨いています。
33. セシルさんは、優しくて頼れる先輩です。それから、ユーフェミア様。 あ、女性ばかりですね。
34. 町に出ます。人々の暮らしを直に感じることができるので。
35. 味噌汁は欠かせません。ですから味噌を作っているところです。
36. アーサーを見ていると、動物もいいなと思いますが。やはり人間になりたいです。
37. 生徒会メンバーとの交流です。久しぶりなんですよ、友だちって。
38. 動物は全て好きです。
39. 食は基本ですが。こう見えて服にも気を遣ってるんです。
40. 奪うものかもしれません。哀しいことだけど。
41. 髪はルルーシュよりふさふさだと思います(笑)。
42. ルルーシュやナナリーと過ごした夏の日。
43. 最近、猫の雑誌をよく読みます。
44. 芯のしっかりした女性は魅力的です。年上好み？いや、そういうわけでは・・・・・・。
45. 尽くされたいけど、尽くしてしまうほうだと思います。
46. そういうのは自分は・・・・。
47. 宝くじか当ったたら・・・・・・。まずは、授業料にします。人のお世話になっている身分なので。
48. 一見冷たそうに見えるでしょ。でも本当は熱い男で優しいんですよ。
49. いえ、あっという間でした。
50. 自分は要りません。その分子供たちに与えてあげられると。