Demolishing the movie theater with 解体
Kanji Explanation: Separating and understanding with 解
Conan and his friends go to the theater to see a movie. There, they discover this is the last day before the theater closes.
- コナン:
- 「そっか！それで場内にロープとかが落ちてたんだね！」
- “Oh, I see! That's why there were ropes and stuff lying around the venue!”
- オーナー:
- 「スマンのう… 業者の者が上映時間キリキリまで解体作業の準備をしとったから…」
- “Sorry about that... The contractor's crew was rushing to get the dismantling ready right up until showtime...”
- Literal: “Sorry... Because the contractor's people were preparing the dismantling work right up until the screening time...”
- “Sorry about that... The contractor's crew was rushing to get the dismantling ready right up until showtime...”
- スタッフ:
- 「まったく… 明日まで待ってくれればいいものを…」
- “Honestly... They could've at least waited until tomorrow...”
Key Points
- In this scene 解体 refers to demolition work on the movie theater.
- It is about taking a structure apart, not simply “disassembling” a small object.
- The full phrase means the work of dismantling or tearing the place down.
- 上映時間キリキリまで means “right up until showtime”.
- It emphasizes how close to the last possible moment they were preparing.
- それで at the start of a sentence refers back to something previously said and introduces the result, much like “so” or “therefore” or “and then”.
Vocabulary
場内 (Inside the venue)
場内 means inside a venue or within its grounds. It can refer to the interior of a hall, theater, stadium, or similar place.
業者 (Contractor)
業者 means a business, contractor, supplier, or dealer. The best English term depends on the service or trade involved.
解体 (Dismantling)
解体 means taking something apart. It can refer to dismantling a machine, demolishing a building, disbanding an organization, or dissecting a body.
作業 (Work)
作業 means work, a task, or an operation. It usually refers to practical activity carried out toward a specific result.
準備 (Preparation)
準備 means preparation or getting ready beforehand.
明日 (Tomorrow)
明日 means tomorrow, the day after today.
See Also
- Kanji: Separating and understanding with 解
- Future entry: Past tense with 〜た・〜だ
- Grammar: Receiving kindness with 〜てくれる
- Kanji: Body and substance with 体
- Kanji: Making and creating things with 作
- Kanji: Work and vocation with 業