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For Mifune:
光速の一刀は飛ぶ斬撃となって、敵を襲う/名刀黒滞とミフネの剣技が合致した一撃
The speed of light sword becomes a flying sword and attacks the enemy / A blow that matches the sword technique of Mifune
alternatively says "lightspeed sword stroke" as translated by arc7
For Raikage:
光の如きスピードで突進しながら
Rushing forward with the speed of light.
However this has an issue:
光の如き->(hikari no gotoki, light-like speed [but not actually lightspeed]) 如->(goto) 如き->(gotoki the conjugated form of gotoku)
The 如き is part of a family of simile kanji for stuff like “his gaze was like a piercing flame”
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“Used to describe something that is like something else but isn’t actually” aka simile
The "goto" set of adverb/adjectives is used to call something something else as simile, for example "float like a butterfly sting like a bee" he isn't actually floating like a butterfly or stinging with his ass he's merely light on his feat and strong with his jabs
when it says "light-like" with "goto" it is the same premise
"he moves like light, but he's not actually moving the same as light" all it means is "similar to how light is perceived as super fast, the Raikage is also super fast" it is not saying "Raikage moves at light speed"
it's a phrase that doesn't convey its meaning well in English
I would like to give however an alternative take:
gotoki doesn't always imply that the comparison is non-literal, but it can be used that way
It's the noun-modifying form of gotoshi, which is used to indicate similarity
Ka is か or カ
To make an argument for the statement still being usable though, there are two interpretations of it. That the sentence is comparing his speed to light literally (which from the looks of things, the word can be used for), or that it's a simile and is comparing his speed to light non-literally. However, if we're saying the Mifune statement is still fine, then it would be consistent for him to actually be on that level of speed. So with other context supporting it, it might be fair to interpret it as a literal comparison.
Like for example, one of the example sentences where it's used is "She is like Mona Lisa, always smiling."
Which isn't non-literal or anything, so the word can be used either way
"with speed like light"
Even interpreting it as a simile, wouldn't the simile in this case be that his speed is like light, but he is not actually light?
The way similes work is that you're comparing two things in a specific way, but they aren't actually the same thing. Like if you said "he is very kind, like an angel", you're comparing the person to an angel in terms of kindness, but they aren't actually an angel, they're just similarly kind. In the case of Ay, it would be comparing his lariat to light in terms of speed, but his lariat isn't actually light, they're just similarly fast.
So essentially light speed swing for mifune. Light speed Raikage requires discussion on the validity of the statement.
光速の一刀は飛ぶ斬撃となって、敵を襲う/名刀黒滞とミフネの剣技が合致した一撃
The speed of light sword becomes a flying sword and attacks the enemy / A blow that matches the sword technique of Mifune
alternatively says "lightspeed sword stroke" as translated by arc7
For Raikage:
光の如きスピードで突進しながら
Rushing forward with the speed of light.
However this has an issue:
光の如き->(hikari no gotoki, light-like speed [but not actually lightspeed]) 如->(goto) 如き->(gotoki the conjugated form of gotoku)
The 如き is part of a family of simile kanji for stuff like “his gaze was like a piercing flame”
Japanese grammar ごとく, ごとき, ごとし gotoku, gotoki, gotoshi
How to use Japanese grammar ごとく, ごとき, ごとし gotoku, gotoki, gotoshi. Learn Japanese online for free with japanese grammar dictionary
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“Used to describe something that is like something else but isn’t actually” aka simile
The "goto" set of adverb/adjectives is used to call something something else as simile, for example "float like a butterfly sting like a bee" he isn't actually floating like a butterfly or stinging with his ass he's merely light on his feat and strong with his jabs
when it says "light-like" with "goto" it is the same premise
"he moves like light, but he's not actually moving the same as light" all it means is "similar to how light is perceived as super fast, the Raikage is also super fast" it is not saying "Raikage moves at light speed"
it's a phrase that doesn't convey its meaning well in English
I would like to give however an alternative take:
gotoki doesn't always imply that the comparison is non-literal, but it can be used that way
It's the noun-modifying form of gotoshi, which is used to indicate similarity
Ka is か or カ
To make an argument for the statement still being usable though, there are two interpretations of it. That the sentence is comparing his speed to light literally (which from the looks of things, the word can be used for), or that it's a simile and is comparing his speed to light non-literally. However, if we're saying the Mifune statement is still fine, then it would be consistent for him to actually be on that level of speed. So with other context supporting it, it might be fair to interpret it as a literal comparison.
Like for example, one of the example sentences where it's used is "She is like Mona Lisa, always smiling."
Which isn't non-literal or anything, so the word can be used either way
"with speed like light"
Even interpreting it as a simile, wouldn't the simile in this case be that his speed is like light, but he is not actually light?
The way similes work is that you're comparing two things in a specific way, but they aren't actually the same thing. Like if you said "he is very kind, like an angel", you're comparing the person to an angel in terms of kindness, but they aren't actually an angel, they're just similarly kind. In the case of Ay, it would be comparing his lariat to light in terms of speed, but his lariat isn't actually light, they're just similarly fast.
So essentially light speed swing for mifune. Light speed Raikage requires discussion on the validity of the statement.
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