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もんですから ＆ ものですから
１．Used to present a reason for a situation. ２．Used when the speaker feels sorry, but the situation couldn't be avoided. |
１．出かけようとしたところに家から電話がかかったものですから。
２．車で来たら、道がものすごく込（こむ＝Crowded)んだから。 |
１．It's because my parents called me just when I was about to leave the house.
２．I came by car but traffic was incredibly heavy[so I couldn't help being late]. |
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うちに
１．When preceded by nouns, adjectives, and verbs, it expresses the sense of ’while a certain situation holds.' |
１．学生のうちに旅行をした方がいい。
２．静かなうちに勉強をしておこう。 ３．話しているうちに時間が経（へる＝To pass)ってしまった。 |
１．One should travel while still a student.
２．I will get my study done while it's still quiet. ３．Time flew by while we were talking. |
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うちに（２）
１．When preceded by a negative verb form, it expresses the meaning of 'before something happens.' |
あまり遅（おそい＝Late)くならないうちに帰った方がいいでしょう。
２．母に叱（しかる＝To scold)られないうちに宿題をします。 |
１．You should go home before it gets too late.
２．I will do my homework before my mother scolds me. |
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Xが気になる＝Weighs on one's mind
１．X Can be either a noun or a sentence nominalized by attaching の。 |
１．成績（せせき＝Grades)が気になります。
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１．I am worried about my grades.
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どうしても
１．Can be used in negative or affirmative predicate. ２．In a negative sentence, it means 'can't do [it] no matter how hard one tries. ３．It means 'by all means' in an affirmative sentence. |
１．うそは、どうしても言えません。
２．どうしても一度日本へ行ってみたい。 |
１．I can't tell a lie no matter what.
２．I would like to go to Japan once, no matter what. |
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つい＝Inadvertently, involuntarily
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１．言ってはいけないことがつい口に出ることがある。
２．話をしていて、つい時間を忘れてしまった。 |
１．Sometimes, we accidentlally say things we should not say.
２．I was talking and lost track of time. |
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ように言う
１．Indicates and indirect quote of a command or a request |
１．夜（よ＝Night)十一時までには帰ってくるようにいわれた。
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１．I was told to come home by 11pm.
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くらい
１．Indicates the degree or extent of a situation. |
１．こんなドレスは、五十ドルでもまだ高いくらいだ。
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１．This kind of dress can be as high as fifty dollars.
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V(plain past) ものだ＝Used to V
１．Expresses something one used to do in the past, reminisce about the past. |
１．大学時代は、よく遊びよく勉強したものだ。
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１．I used to play hard and study hard in my college days.
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V(stem)たて
１．Attaches to a limited number of verbs (stem of ますーForm) and means something was just done. |
１．焼き（やき＝Baking)たてのパンはおいしい。
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１．Bread fresh from the oven is delicious.
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思うように＝As one wishes
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１歯が痛いので、思うように食事（しょくじ＝To eat) ができません。
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１．Because my tooth hurts, I'm unable to eat as I wish.
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がち＝Tend to, be apt to, be prone to
１．Follows certain verbs and nouns and expresses the idea that one tends to do something. ２．It is negative in its implication. |
１．アメリカではあまりえんりょがちにしない方がいい。
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１．It is better not to be too modest in America.
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いなくもない＝Double negative
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１．すしがきらいな日本人がいなくもない。
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１．Japanese who don't like sushi do exist.
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