Thread:Poisonshark/@comment-3391671-20160813181710/@comment-3391671-20160814144853

My, you're digging into some really deep stuff, and when I say deep, I don't mean in the intelectual way, but more of the maniac kind of way.

A word to say before answering your above thoughts, coming up with archaic names as the above is something... that is obviously on the native level, as you probably are aware of. Even normal Japanese people do not know how to make overly special names as they all don't study up the language as if they are some Chuuni trying to impress the world. If you want to make cool and stylized names, then knowing the language first (And reading a lot of the material that contains it) is always a must when you are the foreigner. I have non-Japanese acquaintances who get into similar items and they still don't get it right.

There's many things that factors in when making such special names, from the style you are going for (full archaic or fake archaic?) to the depth of culture in the words (East or West). This goes in hand with what I was saying above: to get into these and not feel like you're already messing up, great knowledge of the Japanese language and culture is necessary. The funny thing though is that not always will the names have to sound overly complicated; simple names can actually sound more cool than the long-winding ones.


 * For English names translated into Japanese terms, it's always good to know what you mean by the names most definitely. English can be one of the vaguest languages (especially American English which I've dealt with when doing my translation works) and if you want to bring a descriptive name, you either can go for the accurate name or purposely aim for the incorrect but cool sounding name.
 * Taken "Stolen Sword" for example. If you refer to "stolen" as "a XX that was taken away" then it can be "盗まれた刃" (nusumareta yaiba; the Stolen Blade). Then you could also go for "奪われし物の剣" (ubawareshimono no ken; Sword of the Stolen) which is the 'incorrect but cool' style I talked about.
 * This isn't exactly something I can teach in one session, neither over the internet with easiness. Long names are the case as you need an awareness of how "awesome" it sounds. It could sound like so to you, but when you read it out in words with emphasis of how renowned it's supposed to sound, it may not be so (And I know how that feels).
 * For the name you offered, "疑いが消された幸運な人心の構" (shi ni umoreta kou'un na jinshin no kamae; Stance of the Fortunate Human Soul who has Erased his Doubts) is the simple yet long way of writing it out. Then there is "疑惑欠如・幸人心の体位" (giwaku ketsujo koujishin no taii; Lacking Doubt, Stand of the Fortunate Human Spirit) which purposely breaks the norm of the Japanese grammar and structure in order to create a fantastic name.
 * One note to say is that when translating long phrases between Japanese and English, in most cases you will be reversing the whole sentence. If you are going to say "Ground of Holy Beginning", then it tends to end up as "聖所初の地" (seijoushou no chi; lit. "holy place beginning grounds").
 * "Stance of the Ghost that came to Float"? What kind of name is th- * ghouls appear* ... nevermind.
 * The name is actually somewhat correct, although it lacks the proper "umph" that would make it sound like a proficient name. "飛翔なされた亡霊の構" (hishou nasareta bourei no kamae) is the correct way to rewrite what you had, but "飛翔霊の構え" (hishourei no kamae; Stance of the Floating Ghost) is what most people would go with to be both terse yet to the point.
 * As for taking liberties with the use of kanji, I would go against it until you understand how to intertwine them together in ways that are appropriate. It's an ambitious work to go for pre-Meiji (even for me), so I would warn you that this issue will be very prevalent even if you learn up more. In my thoughts, you take the chance of creating crude or ignorant structures within the language. Some would say you would be forgiven since you do not know the language, but I would say that is not the case (as with any ancient culture). As mentioned, it's best to learn up the culture and language as much as you can; you can also ask an experienced translator (like myself; not just someone who is native) or a historian in regards to names and terms. Just make sure to tread carefully or have your tongue removed by the Demon Lord Enma.
 * I read "善意" as "zen'i". It's similar to "好意" (koui) which is likely where Tangorin took it's phonic translation. I don't understand your question of "is it possible" but for sure it's not good to keep on knowing a term wrongly. Keep asking and doubt your knowledge when you are aware of what you lack, and you will know humility.
 * One last piece of advice, I recommend getting a proper Japanese JP<->EN dictionary to help you. When studying English, it helped me get the gist of the English language, so I presume that it will help you too. Online dictionaries, as convenient as they seem, are actually less purposed as a learning tool, especially because you can't "flip through pages" with them as you can with books.