Pretty close, it's our cat friend, Nontan, holding a cup of
water. Found Oyatsu in my dictionary as well and yeah, means afternoon
snack or mid-day snack. The 'ato' means 'behind, later, rear,
remainder' though not sure how that fits into the sentance. Unless it
means he's finishing up his mid-day snack maybe? More to translation
than just figuring out what the words mean I'm finding. :)
> You're right about "A- oishikatta".
>
> I guess the sentence "oyatsu no ato no buku buku pa<tsu>" is
> accompanied with a picture of someone blowing air into a glass/milk
> with a straw or something.
>
> "Oyatsu" means "snack" that children usually eat at about three in
> the afternoon. "Buku buku" is an onopatopoeia for the sound of
> bubbles rising in the water. "Pa<tsu>" is also an onomatopoeia for
> sudden movement, appearance or disappearance; e.g. when a light bulb
> suddenly turns on or off. To make this sound you pronounce "pa" with
> stress and stop immediately; i.e. you pronounce the vowel "a" much
> shorter than normal as if cutting the sound with your tongue.
> It's hard to explain, because there's no "sokuon" in English. Maybe
> you'll need an audio text for this.
>
> Kamui
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