I disagree. There should never be compromise unless absolutely necessary. An accurate and natural translation is almost always possible.

> It’s more of a problem when the two languages are very different which is why the problem is so evident in JapaneseEnglish.

What exactly is the problem?
While translating from Japanese to English might be “harder” (a very loaded word) than going from English to Spanish, a good translator can easily make up for the “difference in difficulty”.

A problem I see in J-E translations very often is that the translator attempts a word-for-word translation. (Note that this doesn’t make it any more (or less) accurate than using a different translation method.)

This method can work with “more similar” languages like English and some European languages. But English and Japanese grammar and syntax are worlds apart, making this word-for-word method more difficult to use.

That said, my preferred method of translation is making sure that the “idea” or “theme” of the source text is accurately described in the most natural form possible in the target language.

>>ぶっ倒してやる！

I’m gonna tear your appendix out and string it up on a flagpole.

>>くるぞ！

Show ‘em what we’ve got!
Let’s pummel these muffin munchers!

>嫌だもん！

Like…ummmm….I totally don’t think so, okay?