Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-23.122.217.39-20150626042307/@comment-146.113.74.251-20151105012442

While reviewing my translations for DoE and SoE it occurred to me a more accurate translation of おやつの時間 (oyatsu no jikan), part of Riliane's catchphrase, would be "tea time".

Oyatsu apparently is a particular snack that is taken in the afternoon, between meals. "Snack time" is what it more literally means, yes, but "tea time" would be a more suitable translation to better convey the aristocratic refinement and cultural place that the term is intended to mean when Riliane uses it, in my opinion.

It's not used very often in the States, so just to clarify that "tea time" doesn't just mean a time when someone takes tea, but also has various small snacks, generally light pastries (cakes, crumpets, scones, cookies, brioche, etc). "Having someone over for tea" similarly is inviting them over to eat around 3 in the afternoon.