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What he thinks when she falls on him. He's gently surprised: かごめ ... そばにいてくれるんだな。 "Kagome... you're beside me, huh."

He's exhaling (in surprise) in that panel. So the nuance is like, "Oh? Kagome... she's next to me, huh..." which kinda just sounds like an observation BUT!!! He uses くれる (kureru), a loaded word that implies it’s something he appreciates or cherishes. Sorta like, "Wowza I am the receiver of this beautiful action..." like that. LOL 🥺 ugh... my feelings..

His tone in his confession is very soft. なんか ... おまえと一緒にいると、ホッとするってゆーか... "Somehow... when I am with you, I feel at ease — something like that..."

(Btw, "relieved" is a fine translation, but ホッとする can also mean "to be at ease" depending on context, which could be how he feels.) I see translations not including that last bit because it's not literally what he says... but that's the nuance. I dunno if I can explain it well but it's sooo soft. He's trailing off all shy and stuff 🥺

てゆーか just means ていうか, which is what you use when u want to say "this is the impression," or when u want to explain something (better). In this context, it also sounds sort of meek and shy... it's so NOT like him, his speech was usually so harsh and macho, like "yagaru" central 🤣 In other words, he's really choosing to be vulnerable right now. ISSA BIG DILL

In English, this scene is already so sweet. In Japanese, there's this extra layer of vulnerability to hiM IT MAKES ME WANT TO COMBUST AND LEAVE THIS EARTH BEHIND!!!!!

This scene at the well in Ch 176, when Kagome asks to stay by Inuyasha, meant a lot to me… so I decided to do a whole ass formal translation for myself (which you can read at the way bottom, but it's probably not too different from what's already out there.)

While translating, I came across 3 details from the original text that I felt were super important 🤧

①　Everyone knows Inuyasha said that he must "give Kikyo his life" in the official Viz translation. Yes, in the original text, Inuyasha says:

命懸けで応えなくちゃならねえ。 In return, I must stake my life for Kikyo.

But that bolded part implies that staking his life for Kikyo is not something he necessarily wants to do out of his own free will, but something that he must do beyond his own will, if that makes sense. Right here, Inuyasha conveys clearly how he feels about the matter.

If he meant to say that he chose this out of his own volition, he would've said something like "...なくちゃいけない" which implies a will out of choice... But no, he said ならない, which implies it's "out of his control", so that gives clear insight to his feelings. He's not doing this because he wants to. He wants to stay with Kagome if he could, but he thinks his duty binds his fate to Kikyo, so therefore, this must be so.

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In the middle panel, he says "やさしい匂い" (yasashii nioi) which means "gentle/kind scent." Perfectly translated 👌

But, I thought it was a lil curious because やさしい or 優しい is typically how you describe people themselves, not scents. For example, I'm reading YoTD atm too and Yona calls one *ahem* character やさしいひと or 優しい人 (kind person) for their kind and gentle nature. That's the typical use of it.

What does a "kind" scent even smell like? I thought... Then, I realized oh... Inuyasha is smelling beyond her scent as a "fragrance"... he’s smelling Kagome's spirit. He's smelling who she is. 🥺

The way I interpret it, it's sort of a play on words between "scent", which Inuyasha has a keen nose for, and "air," a concept that exists in both Japanese and English.

元気出ぜかごめっ！ Cheer up, Kagome! いつだっておれがついてるからなっ。 I'll always be with you, after all.

...he sounds really cute 🥺 cuz ついてる makes him sound sorta playful, like he's saying "I'll always be right behind you!" or "I'll always go where you go!" and it just… made my heart melt a lil oTL

HE'S JUST A PUPPY ISTG 😭

Kagome: "Big brooo!" Sesshomaru: *death glare* (SFX: twitch) Kagome: "Whoa, that looked like a super disgusted face he made — huh? You too, Inuyasha." Inuyasha: "That was a super gross sound*."

1) Kagome brazenly calls out to daiyokai Sesshomaru "onii-saaa~aan!!! ❀" because she can now. 2) Kagome wears a visibly troubled expression as if she has no idea why Sesshomaru and Inuyasha would be pulling those faces. 3) Inuyasha basically goes, "That was the worst sound I've ever heard."

Feelin like Takahashi knew everyone was thinking it. And then she delivered.💀