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Volume 7 context is provided as a work of fiction with a disclaimer about imagined names and events, followed by publishing and translation credits. Translation Notes support readers’ understanding of language choices, while a Preview of volume 8 outlines continuity for upcoming story developments and character changes.","PEACHPIT  \n(REATORS OfDEARSANDROZENMAIDEMSHUG0⑦CHARA!  \nPEACH-PIT  \nTranslated bySatsuki Yamashita  \nAdapted byNunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir  \nLettered byNorth Market Street Graphics  \nContents  \nHonorifcs Explained……………………………………………V  \nShugo Chara! volume 7………………………………………  \nAbout the Creators ……………………………………………190  \nTranslation Notes ……………………………………19  \nPreview of volume 8 ………………………………193  \nShugo Chara!volume 7 is a work of fiction.Names,characters,places,andincidents are the products of the author's imagination or are used fctitiously.Anyresemblance to actual events,locales,or persons,living or dead,is entirelycoincidental.  \nA Del Rey Manga/Kodansha Trade Paperback Original  \nShugo Chara!volume 7 copyright ◎2008 by PEACH-PIT  \nEnglish translation copyright ◎2009 by PEACH-PIT  \nAll rights reserved.  \nPublished in the United States by Del Rey,an imprint of The Random HousePublishing Group,a division of Random House,Inc.,New York.  \nDEL REY is a registered trademark and the Del Rey colophon is a trademark ofRandom House,Inc.  \nPublication rights arranged through Kodansha Ltd.  \nFirst published in Japan in 2o08 by Kodansha Ltd.,Tokyo  \nISBN 978-0-345-51430-1  \nOriginal cover design by Akiko Omo  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nwww.delreymanga.com  \n9876543  \nTranslator:Satsuki Yamashita  \nAdapters:Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir  \nLettering:North Market Street Graphics  \nHonorifics Explained  \nThroughout the Del Rey Manga books,you will find Japanese honor-ifics left intact in the translations.For those not familiar with howthe Japanese use honorifics and,more important,how they differfrom American honorifics,we present this brief overview.  \nPoliteness has always been a critical facet of Japanese culture.Ever since the feudal era,when Japan was a highly stratifed soci-ety,use of honorifics—which can be defined as polite speech thatindicates relationship or status—has played an essential role inthe Japanese language.When addressing someone in Japanese,anhonorific usually takes the form of a suffx attached to one's name(example:\"Asuna-san”),is used as a title at the end of one's name,or appears in place of the name itself (example:\"Negi-sensei,\"orsimply\"Sensei\").  \nHonorifics can be expressions of respect or endearment.In thecontexi of manga and anime,honorifics give insight into the natureof the relationship between characters.Many English translationsleave out these important honorifics and therefore distort the feelof the original Japanese.Because Japanese honorifics contain nu-ances that English honorifics lack,it is our policy at Del Rey not totranslate them.Here,instead,is a guide to some of the honorificsyou may encounter in Del Rey Manga.  \n-san:This is the most common honorific and is equivalent to  \nMr.,Miss,Ms.,or Mrs.It is the all-purpose honorifc andcan be used in any situation where politeness is required.  \n-sama:This is one level higher than \"-san\"and is used to confergreat respect.  \n-dono:This comes from the word \"tono,\"which means \"lord.\"It is an even higher level than\"-sama\"and confersutmost respect.  \n-kun:This suffix is used at the end of boys'names to expressfamiliarity or endearment.It is also sometimes usedby men among friends,or when addressing someoneyounger or of a lower station.  \n⑦  \nShugoChara8PEACH-POT  \n-chan:  \nBozu:  \nSempai/  \nSenpai:  \nKohai:  \nSensei:  \n-[blank]:  \nThis is used to express endearment,mostlytoward girls.It is also used for little boys,pets,and even among lovers.It gives a sense of childishcuteness.  \nThis is an informal way to refer to a boy,similar tothe English terms \"kid\"and \"squirt.\"  \nThis title suggests that the addressee is one'ssenior in a group or organization.It is most oftenused in a school setting,where underclassmenrefer to their upperclassmen as \"sempai.\"It canalso be used in the workplace,such as when anewer employee addresses an employee who hasseniority in the company.  \nThis is the opposite of \"sempai\"and is used  \ntoward underclassmen in ","cbCaiiG3ZYULzv6F","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiG3ZYULzv6F","pdf",28159521,1,210,"English","en",105,"# Honorifics Explained\n# Shugo Chara! 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