>>20017231Ah, yeah, everything was way different back then. Spread of the internet made it much easier to get in contact with experts, different story back then, they mostly had to take whoever was available, especially with more obscure languages. Japanese is less obscure today, though I would imagine it'd still not be easy (and very expensive) to find expert translators on very niche topics.
Tell me about it, I know so many useless military terms from RPGs and anime. I still mine all that crap anyway because it makes the kind of media I like to consume easier, so it's more efficient for my specific purposes than learning more "useful" words that I would never encounter in my Japanese consumption anyway. Also you're right, field specific terminology can get very very deep. I translate a lot of finance related documents (not Japanese, I'm nowhere near that good) for work and I'm starting to feel like half an accountant already with how much intricate stuff I've had to research over time. It's as you said, each field is like learning a new language, almost.
Anyway, I'm fucking pumped for FBK's Sekiro tomorrow. This is almost guaranteed to become one of her all-time great series. Can't fucking wait.
