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No problem!
Please remember two things with my translations, or any translation:
1.)Japanese is an EXTREMELY vague language. We usually leave out Pronuncs etc, and that can sometimes cause confusion. Even in everyday talk, you will hear people ask 'Who?' just to clarify.

2.)I am not a professional translator. Neither are the people who sub your Anime. I sometimes have good laughs while watching subbed anime and seeing things like "Do the impossible and kick reason to the curb" when they never mentioned the word curb at all. We take liberties to make it sound... well, like English.


If I translate literally/word for word, it will make absolutely NO sense in english. Like what Tidus said during the Swimsuit scene, I tried to make it more in tune with the English Voice actors speaking mannerisms.
If I translated that scene word for word, it would be "I get sound of heart beating. I planned to get used to seeing it, but even with a sudden moment I get sound of shocked". 

Japanese uses these onomatopeia(spelling is probably wrong) , and expects us to connect them with feeling, or imagery rather than just a word.

So... yeah. I have been in Japan here for almost 2 years now, and I'm pretty confident in my Japanese, but remember, little things are lost in translation, or made better.

Of course. The liberties of the Japanese language are quite fiddlesome, taken upon who is the one interpreting and translating it.

I'm just glad we have somebody who understands even the slightest bit of Japanese writing! Since I am absolutely dumb on my luck when it comes to understanding the individual characters, all I can do is explain the context of the language to others. Having someone who understands both makes me overjoyed and extremely grateful.
I appreciate you clarifying that, as well. Official translations often vary, and it's good for people to know that languages are never cipherable.