Thread:MetalLuigi64/@comment-6011846-20170428015115/@comment-31119526-20170428143424

Instead of using a direct quotation, which depends on translation, I prefer to describe what is being said.

For example, "Hello there, ms. Usami." would be a quotation. But is it "hello there", "konnichiwa", "greetings", or "nice to meet you"? Is it "ms. Usami", "Usami-san", "Usami", or "Ichika"? Using a description like "Himari greets Ichika" doesn't depend on translation.

Another example, "I don't like your attitude." could become "Karen tells Gamao that she doesn't like his attitude". It's longer, but it includes who is saying what to whom, and it's still okay even if "attitude" isn't a precise translation of the word she used.