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Japanese to English academic translation, beside the original.
Upload a paper written in Japanese. Read the English beside it, block by block, and export the Word file when the English says what you meant.
Read closely
Where Japanese to English needs a careful read.
These are the places a fluent translation can still miss the meaning. Tolayda puts each Japanese paragraph beside its English, so they are checked where they happen, and a click on the English corrects it.
Hedged endings
と考えられる and と思われる are the ordinary way to state a finding in Japanese. Rendered word for word, as it is thought that, a firm result can sound unsure in English.
Topic and subject
The topic marked by は is not always the subject of the verb, and the subject is often left out. English needs one, which in a methods section usually means a passive.
Articles and plurals
Japanese marks neither. English has to choose between a, the, or nothing, and between one and many, every time a noun appears.
Katakana that sounds English
A loanword in katakana can sound like English and mean something else. マンション is an apartment block, not a mansion. Check each one against the field's own English term.
Questions.
Can I translate a Japanese thesis or dissertation into English?
Yes, as a Word file (.docx), a PDF, or a LaTeX file (.tex). It works with a free student account (.ac.uk email) or your university's Tolayda licence. A licensed institution sets a limit on the size of a paper.
Will my headings and tables survive?
Translation works block by block. Headings, paragraphs, figure captions, and table cells keep their place in the English, and the Word file keeps its own name.
Can my supervisor read the English?
Yes. Share a read-only link with a lecturer. While that link is open the paper is locked, so what they read is what you left in place.
Does Tolayda certify the translation?
No. Tolayda assists the work. Scholarly review, copy-editing, and any official certification stay with the people responsible for them.
Try it with a Japanese paper from your university.
Free for students with a .ac.uk email, or through your university's licence. See also Spanish to English, Chinese to English, Arabic to English, Portuguese to English, Turkish to English, Korean to English, German to English, French to English, all languages, or how Tolayda compares with DeepL.