How to use 気配 (けはい)
Meaning of 気配
The Japanese verb "気配" (けはい, kehai) can have various meanings depending on the context in which it is used. Here's a list of its primary meanings along with examples:
- Sign / Indication: Refers to a hint or sign that suggests something is happening or about to happen, often without direct evidence.
- Example: 彼が来る気配がある。
- Translation: There's a sign that he's coming.
- Presence / Aura: Can also mean the sense or feeling of someone or something being nearby, often in a subtle or intangible way.
- Example: その部屋には誰かの気配がした。
- Translation: I felt the presence of someone in that room.
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ブラッドレイには
There's no sense of someone like Gluttony around Bradley,
👉👉グラトニーのような 人ならざる人の気配が ない
no aura of a non-human.
👉👉普通の人間の気配と一緒なんだ
He feels just like a normal human.
（アルフォンス） だったら だいいち 大 総統が人造人間なら
(Alphonse) If that's the case, first off, if the Führer is a homunculus,
息子さんはどうなるのさ
what about his son?
人造人間は生殖能力がないって 本に書いて あったよ
Homunculi don't have reproductive capabilities, it's written in the books.
（ノックス） いや 息子のセリムは養子だ
(Knox) No, his son Selim is adopted.
大総統の血を分けた子供じゃない
He's not a blood relative of the Führer.
世話 焼かせやがって
Making me worry...
（グラトニー） マスタングがいた ラスト の敵！
(Gluttony) Mustang was there! Revenge for Lust!
飲む 飲む 飲んでやる！
Drink, drink, I'll drink him!
大佐はダメだ （グラトニー）うっ…
The Colonel is out of the question. (Gluttony) Uh...
（エンヴィー） エルリック兄弟もな
(Envy) The Elric brothers too.
（グラトニー）そんなあ…
(Gluttony) No way...
👉👉さっきも気配を感じたが…
I sensed a presence earlier...
中に何人いる？人造人間！
How many are inside? Homunculi!
この国に入ってから 感じていた違和感
Ever since I entered this country, I've felt a sense of discomfort.
中央の地下で はっきりしたんですけど
It became clear to me underground in Central, but
足元に流れている この力は…
the power flowing under our feet...
地殻運動のエネルギーというより
rather than just tectonic energy.
なんだか たくさんの人が うごめいている ような…
somehow, it feels like a lot of people are squirmming around...
（ブリッグズ兵） でかいです
(Briggs Soldier) It's huge.
ちょっとした軍隊なら 通れそうな穴です
It's a hole big enough for a small army to pass through.
それが緩やかなカーブを描いて 延々と続い ています
And it goes on and on, tracing a gentle curve.
👉👉ただ 人の気配は まったくありません
There's no sign of people at all.
ひでえよ ゴリさん
That's harsh, Gori-san.
同士討ちを避けるために 一緒にいたんじゃ
We stuck together to avoid friendly fire, didn't we?
（ダリウス）すまん
(Darius) Sorry.
やはり暗闇では グラトニーの有利は動かん か
Even in the dark, Gluttony's advantage remains unchanged, huh?
だが明かりをつければプライドが
But if we turn on the lights, Pride will be a problem.
やっかいなこったい
This is quite troublesome.
（リン）おい グリード
(Ling) Hey, Greed.
リンか？
Ling?
交代しろ
Take over.
👉👉オレなら人造人間の気配を 察知できる
I can sense the presence of homunculi.
プライドに気づいたのも オレだったろ
I was the one who noticed Pride too.
この暗闇なら オレのほうがうまく立ちまわ れる
In this darkness, I can maneuver better.
（フー）フム… 想像より早くことが進んで おるな
(Fu) Hmm... Things are progressing faster than I anticipated.
早く 若を捜さねば…
I must find the young master quickly...
👉👉とはいえ 気配で追おうにも 地下の巨大な 気の流れが邪魔で…
However, even trying to trace him by his aura, the massive energy flow underground is interfering...
はて？
Now, what's this?
👉👉先日よりも 地下の気配が広がっておるよう な…
It feels like the underground presence has expanded even more since the other day...