Enthusiasm for shogi club with 乗り気
Vocabulary Explanation: Enthusiasm with 乗り気
Sakurako forces Takeru to join the shogi club. When he suggests she join as well, she refuses and tells him not to go either, or else he’ll be in the way there.
- タケル:
- 「乗り気じゃなかったが入部した以上はしっかり活動する！」
- “I wasn't enthusiastic, but now that I'm in the club, I'll work hard!”
- Literal: “My riding spirit wasn't there, but now that I've joined the club, I'll participate properly!”
- 「それが男ってもんだ！！」
- “That's what it means to be a man!!”
- “I wasn't enthusiastic, but now that I'm in the club, I'll work hard!”
Key Points
- 乗り気じゃなかった means Takeru was not really into the idea at first.
- In this scene, 乗り気 is about his attitude toward joining the club, not literal “riding”.
- The first half admits a reluctant starting point: “I wasn’t enthusiastic, but…”
- が here works like “but”, leading into the stronger resolution that follows.
- 〜した以上 means “since that is now the case” or “once I’ve done that”.
- It carries a sense of obligation: having joined, he should take the club seriously.
- しっかり adds the idea of doing club activities in a solid, responsible way.
- The line shows a switch from reluctance to determination.
Vocabulary
以上 (Above)
以上 sets a lower limit and includes what is beyond it. It is used when (1) the quantity or degree is equal to or greater than the standard (including the standard), (2) referring to what was just mentioned (to a point that has already been explained or the overall situation up to that point), (3) concluding a story or a piece of writing (used at the end of a report, presentation, or document to indicate that the content has come to an end), or (4) stating a reason or basis (used to draw a logical conclusion based on a premise).
入部 (Joining a club)
入部 rmeans becoming a new member of a club, such as a school club or sports team.
活動 (Activity)
活動 refers to moving and working energetically with a specific purpose in mind. It encompasses the entire process of taking initiative to achieve a particular result or outcome.
See Also
- External: Past tense with 〜た・〜だ
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
- Kanji: Entering and putting in with 入
- Kanji: Limits and basis with 以
- Kanji: Motion and activation with 動
- Kanji: Sections and departments with 部