From: Reijer Grimbergen ETL GO JP> Date: 8 aug 1996 Subject: Re: This week in Shukan Shogi (no. 647, August 7th 1996) Dick Iwakura HK NTTDATA NET> writes: > Reijer Grimbergen wrote: >> >> Habu's comment: "I was aware of the fact that this day would come. Now it is >> there, of course, I feel unhappy." >> Miura's comment: "I never thought I could take a title from Habu-sensei. >> I think that I am a very weak titleholder, so I really want to study hard." >> >> Correction! > Habu san's comment: > [I, actualy, would be ready to have a day when I wound loose a title and > would become 6 titles holder. However, it is very painful for me to accept > the realistic status.] > Miura's comment: > [I have never thought that I could take the Kisei title from Habu-Sensei. > It would have very bad reputation if the Kisei holder would be a so weaker > player, so that I have to encourage myself to be a stronger player.] > (Real meaning is a little different that Muura really took proud of himself > to beat Habu this time which showed his way of study was right. This was why > he said that he would need to be a stronger player with a deep smile.) > The above are real meaning in Japanese. > I believe Habu san really got angry to hear Miura's comment because the challenger > who got any titles merely announced it by that way in our custom. > We, accordingly, can expect Habu san"s revenge soon. > Best regards Dick Iwakura Dear Mr. Iwakura, Thank you for setting me straight on my mistakes in translating the Japanese comments. Especially the comment by Miura had a much deeper meaning than I thought and turned out to be much more interesting than the modest meaning I gave. Perhaps Miura has a stronger character than I thought! But then again, you have to have a strong character to beat Habu! Back to the Japanese study books :-), Reijer -- Reijer Grimbergen Electrotechnical Laboratory Palcious Tsukuba 302 1-1-4 Umezono 1-24-8 Ninomiya Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken 305 JAPAN 305 JAPAN E-mail: grimberg etl go jp Tel: 0298-59-1606 WWW: http://www.etl.go.jp:8080/etl/suiron/~grimberg Tel: +81-(0)298-54-5080 extension: 67431 Fax: +81-(0)298-58-5918