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https://twitter.com/katrinaltrnsl8r/status/1648506706366959618

• 「あのう…」を頭ごなしに uh... と訳さない

間投詞の場合はそれでもいいが、会話を始める際の「あのう…」は"hello"などのほうが自然

As filler:

uh, well, like, you know, I mean, okay, actually, basically

As initiation:

hey, hello, oh, hi, excuse me, pardon me

• 「なるほど。そうですか。」を脳死で I see. と訳さない

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuCu0ngaMAMDbw1?format=jpg&name=medium

Really?

Okay.

Is that right?

Hmm.

All right, then.

Got it.

That sucks.

Okay, cool.

Damn.

• 「それは...」を That's... と直訳しない

Well...

About that...

Urgh...

Umm...

I...

[Speaker's name]...

Look...

「それは...」を文頭ではなく文中で表現する手段もある

"Why is there a $300 charge on our credit card?"

"That's..." "I bought the blu-ray for Inukai-san."

vs.

"I might have..."

"...bought the blu-ray for Inukai-san."

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