--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Can someone translate this message for me? I have no context, no
kanji.
>
> PRO no hakobiya, iraihin wa itsumo WAKE ari.
>
> All I have been able to find is this:
>
> no = possessive particle
> hako = box, case
> irai = since, after that
> wa = topic particle
> itsumo = always
> ari = ant; (I suspect this is a form of 'aru' - exist, have, but
I don't
> know what the form is.)
>
> stevo
The sentence sounds like a "senryuu", a style of humorous poem
composed of 5-7-5 syllables, although this one is syllabled 7-6-7
(Pu-ro no ha-ko-bi-ya//i-ra-i-hi-n wa//i-tsu-mo wa-ke a-ri).
At least, it is not an ordinary declarative sentence.
The sentence translates to "Professional bagman, his goods are
always shady".
The word "puro no" means "professional".
"Hakobiya" is a slang term for "bagman" who carries illegal
substance (e.g. drugs, guns, etc.) from one place to another.
"Iraihin" means "things requested"; in this case, things his clients
bring to him.
"Wakeari" (literally, "with (special) reasons or complications") is
used when there are some special circumstances that are difficult
for the outsiders to know, or used about things "hush-hush". With
this word, the sentence implicitly says that his goods are illegal.
"Ari" is an archaic or literal word for the modern verb "aru". It is
sometimes used in a poem, song/movie/book title and the like.
Kamui
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