My friend and I have been trying to translate some text from a game that never got localised outside of Japan. It has a fan translation but only transliterates some of the words, so I want to find where those words come from. The game is "Joy Mech Fight", a fighting game on the Family Computer.

The main character is a comedian robot called スカポン (Sukapon in Super Smash Bros., instead of Skapon). I found sukasuka スカスカ on nihongo-net which says it means "empty", and I read that pon means "light hitting", but now I am seeing results for "clumsy/useless/unreliable". If it was "empty hitting", then we would have concluded it was like a "bonk" sound effect in English, but that other definition for pon is closer to Sukapon's personality as a silly guy that trips over a lot.

He has two special moves we could not figure out, Konnanirahen コンナンイラヘン (Konaniran in the fan translation), and Tondeker トンデケー. My friend speaks Japanese but is not familiar with the culture, they said both words appear to use Kansai dialect, which is probably because the character trained his comedy in Kansai.

If anyone could confirm their meanings I would appreciate it. These two links show the moves I mentioned.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/joy-mech-fight/images/6/6a/Skapon_Konaniran.gif/revision/latest?cb=20210622114512

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/joy-mech-fight/images/e/ee/Tondeker_Normal.gif/revision/latest?cb=20210622113723

Hello,

I am writing to seek information for a professional project. I am a French artisan specializing in marquetry and I wish to participate in a residency in Kyoto in exchange with the French Institute in Japan.

I have learned that the Japanese marquetry technique, Yosegi Zaiku, is practiced in the city of Hakone, but I would like to broaden my research and find out about other forms of artisanship closer to Kyoto.

In this regard, I am looking for information on woodworking and any other form of artisanal art in the Kansai region. I am particularly interested in the techniques, know-how, and traditions specific to this region.

If you happen to know of any artisans practicing Yosegi Zaiku near Kyoto, I would be interested in learning more about them!

Any information you could provide me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your valuable help !

(Japanese Translation via google translate, sorry if It's not perfect....)

こんにちは、

私は専門的なプロジェクトのための情報を求めて書いています。 私は寄木細工を専門とするフランスの職人で、在日フランス学院との交換留学で京都に滞在したいと考えています。

日本の寄木細工の技法である寄木細工が箱根市で行われていることを知りましたが、研究を広げて、京都に近い他の形の職人技についても調べたいと思います.

この点に関して、私は関西地方の木工やその他の職人技に関する情報を探しています。 この地域特有の技術やノウハウ、伝統に特に興味があります。

京都近郊で寄木細工をしている職人さんをご存知でしたら、ぜひ知りたいです！

あなたが私に提供できる情報は大歓迎です。 貴重なご協力ありがとうございます。

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