Examining Things

This is a sub-page of Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box/English Translation Differences.

London#

Location	US	Europe
Layton's Study	Luke: Who knew the professor was such a pack rat?	Luke: That pile is going to collapse if we don't tidy up soon!
	Luke: Look at all these thick books! No wonder the professor's so smart!	Luke: These weighty tomes are the source of the Professor's wisdom.
	Luke: What on earth are all these funny little things on the shelf?	Luke: I wonder what all these weird and wonderful things are?
	Luke: Apparently, uncomfortable chairs make you smarter.	Luke: Apparently, uncomfortable chairs make you cleverer.
Study Hallway/Study Entrance	Luke: Look at all the appointments and meetings posted here!	Luke: There seems to be a lot going on in the area!
Study Hallway/Study Entrance	Luke: The floors here sure are colorful.	Luke: This is a very bright and airy corridor.
Schrader's Home	Luke: Oh, the flowers are blooming. I wonder who takes care of them.	Luke: The flowers are in full bloom. Someone looks after them well.
Schrader's Home	Luke: This place is nice. I'd feel safe walking around here at night.	Luke: This seems like a nice safe area in the evenings as well.

Molentary Express#

Location	US	Europe
Deluxe Room	Layton: The curtains here are even finer than those in the standard cars.	Layton: The curtains here are even finer than those in our carriage.
Deluxe Room	Luke: Snooping is so much fun! Especially in a place as posh as this!	Luke: Cor! This carpet is even fluffier than the one we've got!
Car 2 (Deluxe Car)/Carriage 2 - Hall	Layton: Even the lighting in this train is perfect.	Layton: Not too dark, not too bright. You can't beat high-quality lighting.
	Luke: Whoa! Even the doorknob is gilded and shiny.	Luke: Whoa! This doorknob is so shiny I can see my face in it!
	Layton: The doors are simple in design, yet the detail is exquisite.	Layton: This door is very minimalist, but is clearly well-made.
[Layton's Room/Car 4 Room]/[Layton's Room/Carriage 4 - Room]	Layton: This piece fits perfectly with the room's decor.	Layton: This relaxing picture really suits this room's ambience.
	Layton: Ah, handmade items are such a luxury.	Layton: My, what a delightful pair of lace curtains.
	Luke: It's always nice to have a light around.	Luke: These lamps would put me at ease in the evening.
	Luke: The professor's trunk is REALLY heavy. What's in there?	Luke: The professor's trunk is so heavy! I wonder what is in there?
[Car 3/Car 4/Car 6/Car 7]/[Carriage 3 - Hall/Carriage 4 - Hall/Carriage 6/Carriage 7]	Layton: Whoever did the lighting here has excellent taste.	Layton: My, the lights in the corridors are high quality too.
	Luke: Everything in here just seems so fancy!	Luke: From top to bottom, no expense has been spared!
Car 5 (Dining Room)/Dining Car 5	Layton: Did you know that the color green is quite soothing?	Layton: All this greenery gives one quite the appetite.
	Layton: The lighting in here makes the food look simply delicious.	Layton: Fine foods appear even more delicious under these lights.
	Layton: The best pairing for great food is superb scenery.	Layton: The best partner for great food is superb scenery.
	Luke: I hope I don't spill food. This tablecloth is spotless.	Luke: This tablecloth is the whitest thing I've ever seen!
Car 5 (Kitchen)/Kitchen	Luke: Mmm, fresh-baked bread smells soooo good!	Luke: I'm sure that even the bread costs a fortune!
Car 5 (Kitchen)/Kitchen	Luke: I bet those veggies come straight from the farm!	Luke: Those vegetables look great! They must be farm-fresh.
Babette's Room	Luke: Gosh, this dress is big enough to be a bedspread!	Luke: Is this really a dress? Or a tent?
Babette's Room	Luke: I bet this wine costs an arm and a leg.	Luke: No expense has been spared with the tableware either.
Granny R.'s Room/Granny R's Room	Luke: I swear I've seen this little house somewhere before.	Luke: I'm sure I've seen this little house somewhere before...
Observation Deck	Layton: It must be lovely to sit out here with a cup of tea.	Layton: One could spend a pleasant afternoon here with some tea.
Observation Deck	Luke: Maybe we should just stay out here. It's so nice!	Luke: This chair's a bit different, but it's still really stylish!
Outside the Train	Luke: Wow, looking at it again, it sure is a stunning train.	Luke: It's easy to forget how amazing this train is!
Broken Train	Luke: Hmm... What could have gone wrong with this train?	Luke: I hope there's nothing wrong with the train!
Broken Train	Luke: I didn't notice until now, but we're pretty far from London.	Luke: We seem to have left London far behind. I didn't even notice!

Dropstone#

Location	US	Europe
Station Platform	Luke: Wow, you can't see mountains like this in London.	Luke: Wow, you can't see mountains like those in London!
Station Plaza	Luke: Yep, that's a bench. Sure is...benchy.	Luke: Yep, that's a bench. It's very...benchy.
Road to Dropstone/Carnival Street	Luke: Is this fair food? I could really go for something fried.	Luke: The celebrations appear to be in full swing.
Wheat Field	Luke: I bet there are all kinds of animals living in that forest.	Luke: There's bound to be loads of things living in the forest.
Hill to Town Hall/Village Hall Hill	Layton: It would seem that Dropstone is still rather young.	Layton: It would appear to be the 50th anniversary of the village.
Hill to Town Hall/Village Hall Hill	Layton: Now what local delicacies do we have here?	Layton: I wonder if they sell any local delicacies?
Tree-Lined Path/Tree-lined Path	Layton: It's a small house, but it has a wonderful charm to it.	Layton: It's a small house, but it's decidedly charming.
Tree-Lined Path/Tree-lined Path	Luke: What amazing weather! If only today was a proper holiday.	Luke: What a lovely weather! If only today were a proper holiday.
Town Hall Plaza/Village Hall Plaza	Layton: This circular flower bed is truly lovely.	Layton: This circular flower bed is truly delightful.
	Luke: Putting up all those decorations must have been a ton of work.	Luke: It must have taken ages to put all these banners up!
	Luke: These are all posters of cows. That's...odd.	Luke: This notice board is covered in cow posters.
Competition Field	Layton: Those cow balloons certainly are something else.	Layton: Those large balloons are in the shape of cows.
Path to Farm	Luke: I think I see train tracks way out beyond the mountains.	Luke: Looks like the tracks continue past those mountains.
Path to Farm	Luke: Wow, a mansion in the woods! I sure wish I had one.	Luke: Cor! I wish I could live in a mansion surrounded by trees.
Farm Entrance	Luke: Do you think there are chickens in that barn?	Luke: What a lovely farm!
Dropstone Pond	Layton: That's a cute little piece of waterside construction.	Layton: Houses built on the waterfront are so refreshingly cool.

Folsense (Main Locations)#

Location	US	Europe
Folsense Station/Station Exit	Layton: The handrails here bespeak a level of polish.	Layton: These marble railings bespeak a level of polish.
Outside the Hotel	Layton: What do you suppose this building is?	Layton: What kind of building is this?
Outside the Hotel	Layton: The stones on this road look like they were just laid down.	Layton: The stones on this road look like they were just laid.
Hotel Room	Luke: Tsk. This is nowhere near as cushy as the one on the train.	Luke: Tsk. This is nowhere near as soft as the one on the train.
Hotel Foyer/Hotel Lobby	Layton: Take care you don't fall on those stairs, Luke.	Layton: Take care you don't fall down those stairs, Luke.
Promenade	Luke: Street vendors are so cool!	Luke: I can't believe you can buy all this on the street!
Antique Shop	Layton: These lights match the shop's mood quite nicely.	Layton: These soft lights match the shop's mood perfectly.
Clock Tower Plaza/Clocktower Plaza	Layton: There seems to be a passage going under the clock tower	Layton: There seems to be a passage going under the clocktower.
Eastern Side Street/Eastern Street	Layton: Now this is quite a sign!	Layton: This sign is a masterwork of clarity.

Folsense (Other Locations)#

Location	US	Europe
Northeast Path/North-east Path	Luke: The ramp looks pretty sturdy.	Luke: It's not hard to walk down here if you're careful.
West Y-Road/West Y-Junction	Layton: These strings of light make this road feel quite festive.	Layton: What charming illuminations.
Grocery Store/Grocer's Shop	Luke: What is this thingie? Can you...eat it?	Luke: I've never seen this before. Can you eat it?!
Western Path/West Street	Luke: It's lit up bright as day out here!	Luke: Do we really need street lights when it's so bright?
Western Path/West Street	Layton: This barricade has been reinforced with some sizeable nails.	Layton: This barricade seems to be strictly enforced.
Cabaret	Layton: It looks to be a theater of some sort.	Layton: That sign is the most glamorous in town.
Watchtower 1st Floor/Tower - G. Floor	Luke: Who was that?! Oh, heh heh... It was just myself!	Luke: What was that?! Oh, heh heh... It was just my reflection!
Watchtower 2nd Floor/Tower - 1. Floor	Luke: It's pretty stinky up here.	Luke: This place is covered in garlic as well.
Northern Folsense	Luke: What a tall building! I bet the view from up there is fantastic!	Luke: What tall buildings! I'd love to see the view from up there!
Seedy Alley	Luke: It's awfully gloomy around here.	Luke: It's awfully gloomy in these parts.
Alley End Room/House in the Alley	Luke: This shelf is so dusty, I can't stop sneezing.	Luke: I wonder what this medicine is for?
Garbage Heap/Litter-filled Alley	Layton: It's as if we stumbled upon a dump right in the middle of town.	Layton: The byproduct of consumerism is a tragic sight.
Broken Gate	Luke: Looks like somebody broke the lamp.	Luke: This light is broken. How did that happen?
Dark Forest 1	Luke: This place is spooky enough without that creepy statue.	Luke: This place is spooky enough without that horrible statue.
Dark Forest 2	Luke: This mushroom has got poison written all over it!	Luke: This mushroom has got 'poison' written all over it!
Dark Forest Exit	Luke: That flag looks like a ghost!	Luke: That flag looks like a ghost! I hate it!
Dark Forest Exit	Luke: This bridge isn't going to break... Is it?	Luke: This bridge isn't going to break...is it?
Museum 2nd Floor/Museum - 1. Floor	Luke: This place looks like a fortune-teller's house.	Luke: This book looks ancient!
Mine Entrance	Layton: It's clear that this cart has been sitting out here for a while.	Layton: This seems to be unchanged since time immemorial.
Mine Machine Room	Luke: What does this meter measure?	Luke: I wonder what this meter measured?
Mine Room	Luke: It's easy to lose your footing in this gloom.	Luke: It would be very gloomy without this lamp.
Mine Lift	Layton: I do hope this isn't part of the lift.	Layton: I do hope this isn't part of the lift!
Castle Gate	Luke: Whoa... It's probably best not to look down...	Luke: Probably best not to look down...