Japanese Particles

Front 1

Asoko ni akai hon ga arimasu ne. Are wa kanji no hondesu.

Back 1

Over there is a red book, right? It's a kanji book. / See the red book over there? That's a kanji book.

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Front 2

Ano daigaku wa, Yotsuya-eki no chikaku ni arimasu.

Back 2

That university - it's near Yotsuya Station. / That university is near Yotsuya Station.

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Front 3

Ashita wa nichiyoubidesu.

Back 3

As for tomorrow, it's Sunday. / Tomorrow is Sunday.

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Front 4

Kujira wa sakanade wa arimasen.

Back 4

As for the whale, it is not a fish. / The whale is not a fish.

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Front 5

‘Asatte wa nichiyoubidesu ne.’ ‘Chigaimasu. Ashita ga nichiyoubidesu yo.’

Back 5

The day after tomorrow is Sunday, isn't it. "You're wrong there. Tomorrow is Sunday."

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Front 6

Zou wa hana ga nagaidesu.

Back 6

The elephant - it's nose is long. / Elephants have long noses.

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Front 7

Takemoto-san wa seikaku ga yasashiidesu.

Back 7

As for Takemoto, her personality is gentle. / Takemoto has a gentle nature.

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Front 8

Kanji wa muzukashiidesuga, nihongo no bunpou wa amari muzukashikunai ndesu.

Back 8

Kanji are difficult, but Japanese grammar is not very difficult.

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Front 9

Hokkaidou no fuyu wa samuidesuga, Toukyou wa attakaidesu.

Back 9

The Hokkaido winter is cold, but [the] Tokyo [winter] is warm. / It's cold in Hokkaido in the winter, but warm in Tokyo.

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Front 10

Takaikara, ano resutoran ni wa ikimasen.

Back 10

Because it's expensive, I won't go to that restaurant. / I am not going to that restaurant because it's too expensive.

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Front 11

‘Bataa o kaimashita ka.’ ‘Maagarin wa kaimashita ga, bataa wa kaimasendeshita.’

Back 11

Did you buy some butter? "I bought some margarine, but I didn't buy any butter."

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Front 12

Konpyuuta o motte wa imasuga, mada tsukatte (wa) imasen.

Back 12

I own a computer, [I do own a computer] but I haven't used it yet.

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Front 13

Ano hito o shitte wa imasuga, amari hanashita koto wa arimasen.

Back 13

I know him, but I haven't spoken to him much.

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Front 14

Ocha wa nomimashitaga, jikan ga nakattanode shokuji wa shimasendeshita.

Back 14

I had some tea, but since there wasn't much time, I didn't eat (have a meal).

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Front 15

Asoko ni watashi no bourupen ga arimasu ka.

Back 15

Is my ball-point pen over there?

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Front 16

Asoko ni yuubinkyoku ga arimasu.

Back 16

There's a post office over there.

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Front 17

Watashi no kaisha ni wa, on’anohito ga 50-ri ijou imasu.

Back 17

There are more than fifty women in my company.

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Front 18

Watashi no bourupen wa asoko ni arimasu ka.

Back 18

Is my ball-point pen over there?

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Front 19

‘Yuubinkyoku wa doko ni arimasu ka.’ ‘(Yuubinkyoku wa) eki no mae ni arimasu.’

Back 19

Where is the post office? "(The post office is) in front of the station."

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Front 20

Asoko ni sakura ga saite imasu.

Back 20

The cherry trees are blooming over there.

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Front 21

Ano yama o mite kudasai. Mada yuki ga nokotte imasu yo.

Back 21

Look at that mountain. There's still snow on it. (Lit., ...snow still remains.)

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Front 22

Asoko ni sakura wa saite imasuga, ume wa saite imasen.

Back 22

The cherry trees are blooming over there, but the plum trees are not.

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Front 23

To ga hirakimashita.

Back 23

The door opened.

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Front 24

Ame ga futte iru.

Back 24

It's raining.

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Front 25

Ame wa futte iruga, yuki wa mada futte imasen.

Back 25

It's raining, but it's not snowing yet.

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Front 26

Kochira ga Yamada-sandesu.

Back 26

This is Mr. Yamada. (a personal introduction)

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Front 27

Kinou tomodachi no jakku ga anata ni aitai to itte imashita.

Back 27

Yesterday my friend Jack said that he wanted to meet you.

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Front 28

Go shoukai shimasu. Kochira ga Yamada-san de, kochira wa Suzuki-sandesu.

Back 28

Let me do the introductions. This is Mr. Yamada, and this is Ms. Suzuki.

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Front 29

Dono hito ga kachoudesu ka.

Back 29

Which one [person] is the section chief?

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Front 30

Dare ga ichiban hayaku tsukimashita ka.

Back 30

Who came [arrived] first?

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Front 31

Kachou wa dono hitodesu ka.

Back 31

The section chief - which one [person] is he? / Which one is the section chief?

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Front 32

Sushi to tenpura to dochira ga sukidesu ka.

Back 32

Which do you like better, sushi or tempura?

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Front 33

Chuugokugo to nihongo to dochira ga muzukashiidesu ka.

Back 33

Which is more difficult, Japanese or Chinese?

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Front 34

Senshuu watashi ga mita eiga wa tsumaranakatta.

Back 34

The movie I saw last week was boring.

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Front 35

Isshuukan de watashi ga yomu hon wa 4-satsudesu.

Back 35

I read four books a week [in one week]. (Lit., Four books is what I read in one week.)

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Front 36

Naze kare ga son’na koto o yatta ka wakarimasen.

Back 36

I don't know why he did that [lit., ... something like that].

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Front 37

Doushite kanojo ga an’na tsumaranai hon o yonde iru no ka, fushigidesu.

Back 37

It is a mystery to me [beyond me] why she's reading such a boring book [a boring book like that].

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Front 38

Haha ga Nihon ni kuru mae ni,(watakushiha) kono heya o kirei ni souji shinakereba naranai.

Back 38

Before my mother comes to Japan, I have to make this room nice and clean.

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Front 39

Haha ga kita toki, watashi wa gochisou o tsukutta.

Back 39

When my mother came, I prepared quite a spread.

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Front 40

Haha ga kita nochi, watashi wa kaimono ni dekaketa.

Back 40

After my mother came, I went out shopping.

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Front 41

Ano hito ga iku ndattara, watashi wa ikanai.

Back 41

If he's going, I'm not.

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Front 42

Anata ga sou iunara, nattou o tabete mimasu.

Back 42

If you say so [if you recommend it, insist, etc.], I'll try some natto.

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Front 43

Abe-san wa gorufu ga dekimasu.

Back 43

Abe can play [lit., do] golf.

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Front 44

Okada-san wa piano ga hajikemasu.

Back 44

Okada can play the piano.

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Front 45

Yamada-san wa chuugokugo ga wakarimasu.

Back 45

Yamada understands Chinese.

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Front 46

Yamada-san wa, chuugokugo wa wakarimasuga, eigo wa wakarimasen.

Back 46

Yamada understand Chinese but not English.

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Front 47

Koko kara fujisan ga miemasu.

Back 47

Mr. Fuji can be seen from here. / You can see Mt. Fuji from here.

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Front 48

Asa no daidokoro wa, kouhii no kaori ga shimasu.

Back 48

The kitchen smells of coffee in the morning. / In the morning, you can smell coffee [brewing] in the kitchen.

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Front 49

Koko kara fujisan wa miemasuga, noboru hito no sugata wa miemasen.

Back 49

You can see Mt. Fuji from here, but not the figures of the people climbing it.

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Front 50

Watashi wa okane ga iru.

Back 50

I need money.

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Front 51

Koutsuu no anzen no tame, kibishii kisoku ga hitsuyoudesu.

Back 51

Strict rules are needed for traffic safety.

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Front 52

Watashi wa, okane wa iru ga,-mono wa iranai.

Back 52

I need money, but I don't need things.

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Front 53

Jikan to okane ga hoshii.

Back 53

I want time and money.

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Front 54

Tsumetai mono ga nomitai.

Back 54

I want something cold to drink.

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Front 55

Tsumetai mono wa nomitaiga, attakai mono wa irimasen.

Back 55

I'd like to drink something cold, but not anything hot.

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Front 56

Watashi wa moutsu~aruto ga daisukidesu.

Back 56

I love Mozart.

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Front 57

Jon-san wa nattou ga kiraidesu.

Back 57

John doesn't like natto.

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Front 58

Aki ni naru to taifuu ga shinpaidesu.

Back 58

In the fall, typhoons are a worry [problem].

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Front 59

Hanako wa kon’na subarashii purezento o kureta ndesu yo. Sono kimochi ga ureshiidesu.

Back 59

Hanako gave me this wonderful present! I'm so pleased by her thoughtfulness.

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Front 60

Jimu-san wa nattou wa kiraida ga, suru me wa daisukidesu.

Back 60

Jim doesn't like natto, but he loves dried cuttlefish.

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Front 61

Atarashii shushou wa haiku ga jouzuda soudesu.

Back 61

The new prime minister is said to be good at haiku.

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Front 62

Ogawa-san wa gogaku ga tokuide, furansugo mo Itaria-go mo dekimasu.

Back 62

Ogawa is good at languages; she can speak both French and Italian.

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Front 63

Atarashii shushou wa haiku wa jouzudesuga, seiji wa maa maadesu.

Back 63

The new prime minster is good at haiku, but his politics are just so-so.

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Front 64

Konogoro hiru wa attakai ndesuga, yoru wa samuku narimashita.

Back 64

Lately, the days are warm, but the nights have turned cold. / It's warm during the daytime these days, but cold at night.

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Front 65

Watashi no ie kara suupaa wa chikai ndesuga,-eki wa toui ndesu.

Back 65

The supermarket is close to my house, but the train station is far away.

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Front 66

Sakura no hana wa kireidaga, kaori ga nai.

Back 66

Cherry blossoms are pretty, but they have no fragrance.

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Front 67

Kono eiga wa omoshiroiga, naga sugimasu ne.

Back 67

This movie is interesting, but it's just too long.

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Front 68

Tani-san wa atamagaii ga, Yokota-san mo iidesu.

Back 68

Tani is intelligent, and so is Yokota.

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Front 69

Kinou fujisan o hajimete mimashitaga, kireideshita.

Back 69

I saw Mt. Fuji for the first time yesterday, and it was beautiful.

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Front 70

Watashi, kouya tomoushimasu ga, goshujin wa irasshaimasu ka.

Back 70

My name is Hirono. Is your husband home?

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Front 71

Senjitsu onegai shita kotodesuga, dou narimashitadeshou ka.

Back 71

About the request I made several days ago, how has it turned out [has there been any progress]?

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Front 72

Ossharu koto wa mottomodesuga…

Back 72

What you say is quite right, but... [it's difficult to implement now].

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Front 73

Buchou wa ima kaigi-chuudegozaimasuga…

Back 73

The division chief is in a meeting now... [so you'll have to wait to see him].

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Front 74

Rainen gaikoku e ryokou dekiru to ii ga, dame no youdesu.

Back 74

It would be nice if I could make a trip aboard next year, but it seems as though I can't [seems impossible].

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Front 75

Hayaku harugakuru to ii ndaga…

Back 75

It would be nice if spring came soon. / I hope spring comes soon.

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Front 76

Kanojo ga dokushindato ii ndaga…

Back 76

I hope she is single. / (Or, knowing that she is not) I wish she were single.

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Front 77

Watashi wa tasukarouga shinouga kamaimasen.

Back 77

I don't care whether I live [lit., am saved] or die.

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Front 78

Atsukarouga samukarouga watashi wa daijoubudesu.

Back 78

I'm all right [it doesn't bother me] whether it's hot or cold.

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Front 79

Watashi ga yukou ga ikumaiga, anata ni wa kankeinai kotodesu.

Back 79

Whether I go or not has nothing to do with you [is not your concern].

Hint 79

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Front 80

Tanaka-san ga shinji-you ga shinjimaiga, boku wa hakkiri to yuufou o mimashita.

Back 80

Whether Tanaka believes it or not, I clearly saw a UFO.

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Front 81

Madowoakeru gahayaika, neko ga tobikonde kita.

Back 81

No sooner had the window been opened than the cat jumped in. / As soon as I opened the window, the cat jumped in.

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Front 82

Yoko ni naru gahayaika, sugu nemutte shimatta.

Back 82

No sooner had I laid down than I fell asleep. / I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

Hint 82

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Front 83

Kore wa sakuradesu, kore mo sakuradesu.

Back 83

This is a cherry tree. This is a cherry tree, too.

Hint 83

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Front 84

Pouru-san wa nihongo o benkyou shite imasu. Nanshii-san mo nihongo o benkyou shite imasu.

Back 84

Paul is studying Japanese. Nancy is also studying Japanese.

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Front 85

Watashi no kaisha ni wa, amerikahito mo chuugokujin mo imasu.

Back 85

There are both Americans and Chinese in my company.

Hint 85

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Front 86

Hanako-san wa, sushi mo tenpura mo sukidesu.

Back 86

Hanako likes both sushi and tempura.

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Front 87

Kore wa kurodesuga, shiroi kutsu mo arimasu yo.

Back 87

These are black, but we have white shoes as well.

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Front 88

Nihonde wa kodomo dakedenaku, otona mo manga o yonde imasu.

Back 88

In Japan, not only children read comic books, but adults as well.

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Front 89

Ano eiga wa nando mo mimashita.

Back 89

I've have seen that movie any number of times.

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Front 90

Kono resutoran wa, itsumo konde imasu.

Back 90

That restaurant is always crowded.

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Front 91

Nani mo arimasenga, meshiagatte kudasai.

Back 91

We have nothing special to offer, but please help yourself. (Lit., There is nothing, but please eat [a conventional phrase].)

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Front 92

Ano heya ni wa, dare mo imasen yo.

Back 92

There is no one in that room.

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Front 93

Sumisu-san wa, kanji o go sen mo shitte imasu.

Back 93

Mr. Smith knows all of five thousand kanji.

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Front 94

Sono apaato no yachin wa, ichi-kagetsu kyuu juu man-en mo suru soudesu.

Back 94

The rent for that apartment is said to be as high as 900,000 yen.

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Front 95

Ichijikan mo areba, hoteru kara kuukou e ikemasu.

Back 95

If you have as much as an hour, you can get from the hotel to the airport. / You can get from the hotel to the airport inside an hour [in an hour or so].

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Front 96

5Man’en mo daseba, ii kamera ga kaemasu yo.

Back 96

If you spend up to 50,000 yen, you can get a good camera. / You can buy a good camera for 50,000 yen.

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Front 97

Ashita tenki ga warukute mo, doraibu ni ikimashou.

Back 97

Even if the weather is bad tomorrow, let's go for a drive. / Let's go for a drive tomorrow even if the weather's bad.

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Front 98

Tomodachi ga tsukutte kuretanode, amari oishikunakute mo ryouri wa zenbu tabemashita yo.

Back 98

Since a friend prepared the food [for me], I ate everything, even though it didn't taste very good.

Hint 98

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Front 99

Takeda-san wa, ikura nonde mo yowanai ndesu yo.

Back 99

No matter how much Takeda drinks, he doesn't get drunk.

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Front 100

Hanami no toki wa, doko e itte mo hito de ippaida.

Back 100

During flower-viewing time, there are crowds of people wherever you go.

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Front 101

Sono kameranara, takakute mo 5man’en kuraideshou.

Back 101

At the most, that camera will cost around 50,000 yen. (Lit., That camera, even if it is expensive, will be around 50,000 yen.)

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Front 102

Ano shibai wa nagakute mo 3jikan de owarimasu yo.

Back 102

That play will last three hours at most.

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Front 103

Tsumaranai kaigi demo shigotodesukara denakereba narimasen.

Back 103

Even if it's a boring meeting, you have to attend since it's [part of] the job. / You have to attend even the boring meetings since it's [part of] the job.

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Front 104

Kirainatabemono demo,-tai ni yokereba tabeta kata ga iidesu ne.

Back 104

Even if it's food you dislike, you should eat it if it's good for you. / You should even eat food you dislike if it's good for you.

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Front 105

Sono shigoto wa watashi demo dekimashitakara, anatanara sugu dekimasu yo.

Back 105

Since even I was able to do that work, you will be able to do it immediately. / If I can do it, you should be able to do it [handle that job] with ease.

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Front 106

Doubutsu demo ningen no kokoro ga wakarimasu.

Back 106

Even animals can understand the human heart.

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Front 107

Jon-san wa, nihonryourinara nani demo tabemasu.

Back 107

John will eat any [kind of] Japanese food.

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Front 108

Watashi wa, yorudattara itsu demo iidesu yo.

Back 108

As long as it's at night, any time is all right for me. / Any time at night is fine with me.

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Front 109

Youroppa e ittara, don’na bijutsukan demo mite mitai.

Back 109

If I go to Europe, I'll want to see whatever museums [I can].

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Front 110

Eigo no dekiru hitonara, don’na hito demo kamaimasen.

Back 110

As long as it's someone who can speak English, it doesn't matter who it is. / Anyone who can speak English will do.

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Front 111

Matsumoto-san wa undou shinkei iinode, tenisu demo, gorufu demo, dekimasu yo.

Back 111

Give Matsumoto's good reflexes, he can play either tennis or golf [or any other sport].

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Front 112

Kataoka-san wa, gaikoku-go ni kyoumi o motte irukara, furansugo demo chuugokugo demo, sugu oboete shimau.

Back 112

Since Kataoka is interested in foreign languages, he can easily pick up either French or Chinese [or any other language].

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Front 113

Eiga demo mi ni ikimasen ka.

Back 113

How about going to see a movie or something?

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Front 114

Rekoudo demo kikimashou ka.

Back 114

Shall we listen to a record or something?

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Front 115

Aran-san to pouru-san wa furansuhitodesu.

Back 115

Alain and Paul are French.

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Front 116

Shiroi yuri to akai baranohana o kaimashou.

Back 116

Let's buy some white lillies and red roses.

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Front 117

Kono kaisha to sono kaisha tode wa, shihonkin ga chigaimasu.

Back 117

This company and that company have different amounts of capital.

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Front 118

Ringo to mikan to dochira ga sukidesu ka.

Back 118

Which do you like better, apples or oranges?

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Front 119

Shachou wa buchou to shokuji o shite imasu.

Back 119

The company president is having lunch with the division manager.

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Front 120

Ashita kono mondai ni tsuite, sensei to hanasu tsumoridesu.

Back 120

Tomorrow I intend to discuss this problem with my teacher [instructor, doctor, lawyer, etc.].

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Front 121

Orinpikku no kaikai-shiki no hi to natta.

Back 121

The day of the opening ceremony of the Olympics arrived. (Lit., It became the day of the opening ceremony of the Olympics.)

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Front 122

Kotoshi no gaigairyokou-sha wa ichi sen man hito to natta.

Back 122

[The number of] overseas travelers this year reached ten million.

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Front 123

Ano yamaninoboru ni wa, 2jikan to kakarimasen.

Back 123

It won't take as long as [won't take even] two hours to climb that mountain.

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Front 124

Ano kaisha to wa nidoto torihiki o shitakunai.

Back 124

I don't want to have dealings with that company ever again. (Lit., I don't want to have dealings with that company two times [because I've dealt with them once already and know what they're like].)

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Front 125

Yamamoto-san ga,-go de denwa suru to osshaimashita.

Back 125

Yamamoto said that she would phone later.

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Front 126

Haha ga sensei ni yoroshiku to moushite orimashita.

Back 126

Mother said to give her regards to you (who are my teacher, doctor, etc.).

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Front 127

Watanabe-san ga kyuu-ji made ni jimusho ni kuru you ni, to itte imashita.

Back 127

Watanabe said that you should come to his office by nine o'clock. / Watanabe asked that you come to the office by nine o'clock.

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Front 128

Rainen wa, Amerika e ikou to kangaete imasu.

Back 128

I'm thinking of going to the United States next year.

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Front 129

Densha wa kuji ni deru to omoimashitaga, juujideshita.

Back 129

I thought the train would leave at nine o'clock, but [it left at] ten. / Or, I thought the train was going to leave [was scheduled to leave] at nine o'clock, but it turned out to be ten.

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Front 130

‘Sekai’ to iu zasshi o shitte imasu ka.

Back 130

Do you know the magazine Sekai?

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Front 131

Buruusukaizu to iu hoteru ni tomarimashita.

Back 131

I stayed at a hotel called Blue Skies.

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Front 132

Mazu, Tanaka to iu buchou ni shorui o moratte kudasai.

Back 132

First of all, get the documents from a section chief manager called Tanaka.

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Front 133

Ogawa ga sarasara to,-dou no soba o nagarete ita.

Back 133

A sparkling brook flowed alongside the road.

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Front 134

Hoshi ga kirakira to kagayaite imasu.

Back 134

The stars are twinkling.

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Front 135

Asa okiruto sugu, kaaten o akemasu.

Back 135

As soon as I get up in the morning, I open the curtains.

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Front 136

Kinou wa kaisha no shigoto ga owaru to, massugu ie ni kaetta.

Back 136

Yesterday, as soon as work was over, I went home. / I went straight home after work yesterday.

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Front 137

Nihonde wa haru ni naru to sakura ga sakimasu.

Back 137

When spring comes in Japan, the cherry trees bloom. / In Japan, the cherry trees bloom with the coming of spring.

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Front 138

Kuruma ga ouku naru to koutsuu jiko ga fuemasu.

Back 138

As (the number of) cars increase, the (incidenct of) traffic accidents rises. / The more cars there are, the more traffic accidents occur.

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Front 139

Fukeiki ni naru to shitsugyou-sha ga fuemasu.

Back 139

When there is a recession, the number of jobless increase.

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Front 140

Yamada-san ga konai to kaigi ga hajime raremasen.

Back 140

If Yamada doesn't come, the meeting can't be started. / We can't start the meeting unless Yamada comes.

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Front 141

Ashita, tenki ga ii to yakyuu ga dekimasu.

Back 141

If the weather is good tomorrow, we can play baseball.

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Front 142

Ginkou e iku to, mou shimatte ita.

Back 142

When I went to the bank, [I found] it was already closed.

Hint 142

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Front 143

Kouban de michiwokiku to, sono kaisha wa sugu mitsukatta.

Back 143

After asking the way at a police box, I found [located] the company right away.

Hint 143

と３

Front 144

“-En” ga tsuyoku narou to yowaku narou to, watashi no seikatsu ni wa kankei arimasen.

Back 144

Whether the yen gets stronger or grows weaker [rises or falls], it has no effect on my [daily] life.

Hint 144

と３

Front 145

Kanojo ga hitori de paatii ni ikou to ikumai to, watashi wa kamaimasen.

Back 145

I don't care whether she goes to the party alone or not.

Hint 145

と３

Front 146

UN to wa, Kokuren no kotodesu.

Back 146

UN refers to the United Nations.

Hint 146

とわ

Front 147

Riidaa no jouken to wa nanideshou ka.

Back 147

What are the prerequisites of leadership?

Hint 147

とわ

Front 148

Seifu o shin’you shite inai to wa ie, seifu no yarikata ni shitagawanai wake ni wa ikanai.

Back 148

Even though you don't trust the government, you [still] have to adhere to its way of doing things. / You may not trust the government, but you must still adhere to its way of doing things.

Hint 148

とわ

Front 149

Haru to wa ie mada samui.

Back 149

Even though it's spring, it's still cold.

Hint 149

とわ

Front 150

Teiburu no ue ni, o sushi ya yakitori ya tenpura nado ga arimasu.

Back 150

On the table, there are such things as sushi, yakitori, and tempura.

Hint 150

や

Front 151

Watashinoheya ni wa, konpyuuta ya sutereo ga oite arimasu.

Back 151

In my room there is a computer, a stereo, and such.

Hint 151

や

Front 152

Eki ni tsukuyainaya, densha ga dete shimatta.

Back 152

No sooner had I arrived at the station than the train left.

Hint 152

や

Front 153

Ofuronihairuyainaya, denwa ga natta.

Back 153

No sooner had I gotten into the bath than the phone rang.

Hint 153

や

Front 154

Kinou depaato de, seitaa toka kutsu toka o katta.

Back 154

Yesterday I bought a sweater, shoes, and some other things at the department store.

Hint 154

とか

Front 155

Yasumi ni wa jogingu o suru toka, tenisu o suru toka shite imasu.

Back 155

When I'm off work, I do things like jogging and playing tennis.

Hint 155

とか

Front 156

Kawaguchi-san wa, ano ginkou ni tsutomeru toka tsutomenai toka itte imashitaga, dou narimashita ka.

Back 156

Kawaguchi was saying that he'd work for that bank and then he wouldn't. Whatever happened?

Hint 156

とか

Front 157

Ano hito wa sono toki ni yotte, shigoto ga omoshiroi toka omoshirokunai toka iu node, dochirana no ka wakarimasen.

Back 157

Depending on which day it is, she says she likes her work or she says she doesn't like it. I don't know whether she does or not.

Hint 157

とか

Front 158

Sono hen ni wa resutoran ya disuko ya eigakan nado ga arimasu.

Back 158

There are restaurants, discos, movie theatres, and so forth around there [in that area].

Hint 158

など

Front 159

Watashi wa, mikan ya ringo ya banana nado, kudamononara nani demo sukidesu.

Back 159

I like any kind of fruit: mandarin oranges, apples, bananas.

Hint 159

など

Front 160

Raishuu no ryokou wa Hakone nado doudesu ka.

Back 160

How about some place like Hakone for next week's trip? / How would Hakone be for the trip next week?

Hint 160

など

Front 161

Purezento o kaunara, shinju no burouchi nanka ii n janai ndesu ka.

Back 161

If you're going to buy a present, wouldn't something like a pearl brooch be all right? / If you're going to buy a present, a pearl broach, or something like that, might be nice.

Hint 161

など

Front 162

Watashi nado, son’na muzukashii shiken ni wa totemo goukaku dekimasen.

Back 162

Someone like me could never pass a difficult examination like that. / There's no way I [the likes of me] could pass such a difficult test.

Hint 162

など

Front 163

Hashimoto sensei no go kyoudai to chiga~tsu te, watashi no kyoudai nado wa atama ga warui mono bakaridesu.

Back 163

Unlike Professor Hashimoto's brothers and sisters, none of my brothers and sisters, such as they are, are very bright.

Hint 163

など

Front 164

Tanaka-san nado wa, totemo shachou ni hanarenai.

Back 164

There's no way that anyone like Tanaka [that the likes of Tanaka] could become president of the company.

Hint 164

など

Front 165

Ano hito nanka, senkyo ni dete mo damedesu yo.

Back 165

It's no use for someone like him to run for election.

Hint 165

など

Front 166

Son’na takai mono nazo, itadaku wake ni wa ikimasen.

Back 166

I could never accept such an expensive thing (gift).

Hint 166

など

Front 167

Ie nanka, totemo kaenai.

Back 167

I could never buy anything like a house.

Hint 167

など

Front 168

Yamamoto-san ga sono konsaato ga totemo yokatta nado to itte imashita yo.

Back 168

Yamamoto was saying that the concert was quite good [and such things]. / Yamamoto was saying something about the concert being very good.

Hint 168

など

Front 169

Kare wa sono shigoto o jibun ga yatta nado to itte iru.

Back 169

He's saying such things as it was he that did the job. / He's saying that he was the one who did the job.

Hint 169

など

Front 170

Kore wa dare no kasadesu ka.

Back 170

Whose umbrella is this?

Hint 170

か１

Front 171

Ashita no paatii ni ikimasu ka.

Back 171

Are you going to the party tomorrow?

Hint 171

か１

Front 172

Eiga o mi ni ikimasen ka.

Back 172

How about going to see a movie?

Hint 172

か１

Front 173

Satou-san ni kiite mitara doudesu ka.

Back 173

How about asking Satou?

Hint 173

か１

Front 174

Kon’nani kireina tokoro ga, hoka ni arudarou ka.

Back 174

Is there another place as lovely as this? / Where else could you find a place as lovely as this?

Hint 174

か１

Front 175

Son’na warui hito ga iru monodesu ka.

Back 175

Are there people around as bad [awful] as that?

Hint 175

か１

Front 176

Mata kyou mo, okurete kita ndesu ka.

Back 176

So you're late again today?

Hint 176

か１

Front 177

Mada kono shigoto o shite inai ndesu ka.

Back 177

You haven't done [finished] this work yet?

Hint 177

か１

Front 178

Kyou wa getsuyoubi ka.

Back 178

Today is Monday, isn't it?

Hint 178

か１

Front 179

Sorosoro natsu mo owari ka.

Back 179

So summer's almost over, huh? / Well, it looks like summer's almost over.

Hint 179

か１

Front 180

Kouhii ka koucha ka nomitaidesu ne.

Back 180

I'd sure like to drink some coffee or tea. / Some coffee or tea would be nice, wouldn't it.

Hint 180

か２

Front 181

Ryokouniiku ka ikanai ka, mada kimete imasen.

Back 181

I still haven't decided whether I'm going to take a trip or not.

Hint 181

か２

Front 182

Hirota-san wa o sake ga nomeru ka dou ka kiite mimashou.

Back 182

Let's ask Hirota whether he drinks [alcoholic beverages] or not.

Hint 182

か２

Front 183

Kaze o hiita no ka, atama ga itai ndesu.

Back 183

I wonder if I've caught a cold - my head hurts. / I've got a headache. Maybe I've caught a cold.

Hint 183

か２

Front 184

Shiken ga aru no ka, kai toshokan de benkyou shite imasu yo.

Back 184

I wonder if there's a test - everyone's studying at the library.

Hint 184

か２

Front 185

Dare ka Yamada-san no tenwabangou o shitte imasu ka.

Back 185

Does anyone know Yamada's telephone number?

Hint 185

か２

Front 186

Nani ka tsumetai mono ga nomitai.

Back 186

I want to drink something cold.

Hint 186

か２

Front 187

Yamada-san toka iu hito kara denwa ga arimashita.

Back 187

There was a call from someone called Yamada or something.

Hint 187

か２

Front 188

Kanojo wa, depaato deka butikkude ka, dochira ka de kaimono o shitai to itte imashita.

Back 188

She said she wanted to do some shopping, at a department store or a boutique I think it was.

Hint 188

か２

Front 189

Eki ni tsuku ka tsukanai uchi ni densha ga kita.

Back 189

I had hardly arrived at the station when the train came.

Hint 189

か２

Front 190

Ofuronihairu ka hairanai uchi ni denwa ga natta.

Back 190

No sooner had I gotten into the bath than the phone rang.

Hint 190

か２

Front 191

Kinou Ginza no resutoran de ban gohan o tabemashita.

Back 191

Yesterday I had dinner at a restaurant in Ginza.

Hint 191

で

Front 192

Watashinotomodachi wa, toshokan de hon o yonde imasu.

Back 192

My friend [a friend of mine] is reading a book at the library.

Hint 192

で

Front 193

Watashi wa Nihon e fune de kimashita.

Back 193

I came to Japan by boat.

Hint 193

で

Front 194

Bourupen de kaite kudasai.

Back 194

Please write with a ball-point pen.

Hint 194

で

Front 195

Kono keiki wa, tamago to Satou de tsukurimasu.

Back 195

This cake is made of eggs and sugar.

Hint 195

で

Front 196

Mukashi, nihonjin wa ki to kami de tsukutta ie ni sunde imashita.

Back 196

Long ago, the Japanese lived in houses made of wood and paper.

Hint 196

で

Front 197

Sekai de ichiban takai yama wa nanidesu ka.

Back 197

What is the highest mountain in the world?

Hint 197

で

Front 198

Kore wa kono mura de ichiban furui oteradesu.

Back 198

This is the oldest temple in the village.

Hint 198

で

Front 199

Kono Moto wa ichijikan de yomemasu yo.

Back 199

You can read this book in an hour.

Hint 199

で

Front 200

Ano terebi wa juu man-en de kaeru.

Back 200

You can buy that TV set for 100,000 yen.

Hint 200

で

Front 201

Yamada-san wa apaato ni hitori de sunde imasu.

Back 201

Yamada lives in an apartment by himself.

Hint 201

で

Front 202

Kazoku-chuu de Hawai e ryokou shita.

Back 202

I made a trip to Hawai'i with the whole family.

Hint 202

で

Front 203

Ano shijin wa nijuugosai de shinda.

Back 203

That poet died at the age of twenty-five.

Hint 203

で

Front 204

Sensou ga owatte rainen de go juu-nen ni naru.

Back 204

Next year will be the fiftieth year since the war ended.

Hint 204

で

Front 205

Byouki de ryokou ni ikenakatta.

Back 205

Because I was sick, I couldn't go on the trip.

Hint 205

で

Front 206

Taifuu de densha ga tomatta.

Back 206

The train stopped on account of the typhoon.

Hint 206

で

Front 207

Yamada senjou wa, ima toshokan ni irasshaimasu.

Back 207

Professor Yamada is in the library now.

Hint 207

に

Front 208

Denwachou wa tsukue no ue ni arimasu.

Back 208

The phone book is on the desk.

Hint 208

に

Front 209

Kachou wa ima kaigi ni shusseki shite imasu.

Back 209

The section chief is now in a conference.

Hint 209

に

Front 210

Kare wa ima demo engeki-kai ni kunrin shite imasu.

Back 210

Even now he rules over [dominates] the theatrical world.

Hint 210

に

Front 211

Yamada-san wa genzai Yotsuya ni sunde imasu.

Back 211

Yamada lives in Yotsuya at present.

Hint 211

に

Front 212

Terada-san wa Shinjuku no ginkou ni tsutomete imasu.

Back 212

Terada works (is working) at a bank in Shinjuku.

Hint 212

に

Front 213

Ano isu ni suwatte hon o yonde iru hito wa, daredesu ka.

Back 213

Who is the person sitting in the chair and reading a book?

Hint 213

に

Front 214

Yamanoue ni yuki ga tsumotte imasu ne.

Back 214

Snow is piled up on top of the mountain, isn't it. / There is snow on the mountaintop, isn't there.

Hint 214

に

Front 215

Sumimasen ga, kabe ni kakatte iru watashi no kouto o totte kuremasu ka.

Back 215

Excuse me, but would you get my coat hanging on the wall?

Hint 215

に

Front 216

Shinbun wa tsukue no ue ni oite kudasai.

Back 216

Please put the newspaper on the desk.

Hint 216

に

Front 217

Kaisha wa kuji ni hajimarimasu.

Back 217

Work [the office] begins at nine o'clock.

Hint 217

に

Front 218

Getsuyoubi ni OUsaka e ikimasu.

Back 218

I'm going to Osaka on Monday.

Hint 218

に

Front 219

Isshuukan ni ichido tenisu o shimasu.

Back 219

I play tennis once a week.

Hint 219

に

Front 220

Kono basu wa sanjuubun-oki ni kimasu.

Back 220

This bus comes every thirty minutes.

Hint 220

に

Front 221

Toukyou Eki no mae de basu ni notte kudasai.

Back 221

Please board the bus in front of Tokyo station.

Hint 221

に

Front 222

Ofisu ni haittara, tabako wa suwanaide kudasai.

Back 222

Please don't smoke after entering the office. / Please don't smoke inside the office.

Hint 222

に

Front 223

Kyonen Watanabe-san wa rekishi gakkai ni haitta.

Back 223

Last year Watanabe joined a historical society.

Hint 223

に

Front 224

Anata wa bokunoyume no naka ni nando mo dete kimashita.

Back 224

You have appeared in my dreams any number of times.

Hint 224

に

Front 225

Amerika ni ikitai.

Back 225

I want to go to America.

Hint 225

に

Front 226

Jon-san wa ginkou ni ikimashita yo.

Back 226

John went to the bank, you know.

Hint 226

に

Front 227

Kaimono ni ikimasu.

Back 227

I'm going shopping.

Hint 227

に

Front 228

Ashita wa kabuki ni iku tsumoridesu.

Back 228

I plan to go [see] Kabuki tomorrow.

Hint 228

に

Front 229

Mou ohirudesukara, shokuji o shi ni ikimasen ka.

Back 229

Since it's noon already, shall we go to eat lunch?

Hint 229

に

Front 230

Kinoshita-san wa tomodachi o mukae ni Narita made dekakemashita.

Back 230

Kinoshita went out to Narita [Airport] to meet [pick up] a friend.

Hint 230

に

Front 231

Kurisumasu ni tomodachi ni purezento o moratta.

Back 231

I received a present from my friend at Christmas.

Hint 231

に

Front 232

Kinou Furansu ni iru nanshii ni tegami o dashite ageta.

Back 232

Yesterday I sent a letter to Nancy in France.

Hint 232

に

Front 233

Jon-san wa daigaku o sotsugyou shite, isha ni natta.

Back 233

John graduated from university and became a doctor.

Hint 233

に

Front 234

Kono keiki o mittsu ni wakete kudasai.

Back 234

Please divide this cake into three [parts].

Hint 234

に

Front 235

Watanabe-san wa shigoto no shi sugi de byouki ni natta.

Back 235

Watanabe became ill from overwork.

Hint 235

に

Front 236

Kono tatemono no migigawa ga kyoushitsu ni natte imasu.

Back 236

The right side of this building is a classroom.

Hint 236

に

Front 237

Hoteru no mae ga biichi ni natte imasu.

Back 237

In front of the hotel is a beach. (Lit., The front of the hotel is a beach.)

Hint 237

に

Front 238

Densha no naka de, suri ni okane o tora reta.

Back 238

My money was taken by a pickpocket in the train.

Hint 238

に

Front 239

Ienikaeru tochuu de ame ni fura reta.

Back 239

On my way home I got rained on (Lit., I was fallen on by rain.)

Hint 239

に

Front 240

Sensei wa gakusei ni kanji o kaka semashita.

Back 240

The teacher had the students write kanji.

Hint 240

に

Front 241

Kodomodachi ni hon o yoma seru koto wa totemo taisetsuda.

Back 241

It is very important to have children read books.

Hint 241

に

Front 242

Gakusei wa sensei ni kanji o kaka sa remashita.

Back 242

The students were made to write kanji by the teacher.

Hint 242

に

Front 243

Watashi wa kodomo no toki, haha ni kirainamono mo tabe sase raremashita.

Back 243

When I was a child, I was made to eat even things I disliked by my mother (my mother made me eat food I didn't like).

Hint 243

に

Front 244

Sono kaigi ni shusseki shita hito wa, chuugokujin ni, kangokujin ni, nihonjindatta.

Back 244

The people attending the conference were Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese.

Hint 244

に

Front 245

Paatii no nomimono wa, nihonshu ni, uisukii ni, waindeshita.

Back 245

The drinks [available] at the party were sake, whisky, and wine.

Hint 245

に

Front 246

Romeo ni Jurietto.

Back 246

Romeo and Juliet.

Hint 246

に

Front 247

Fujisan ni geisha.

Back 247

Mt. Fuji and geisha (a hackneyed phrase in reference to Japan).

Hint 247

に

Front 248

Ano eiga wa yuumeina shousetsu ni motodzuite tsukura remashita.

Back 248

That movie was [made] based on a famous novel.

Hint 248

に

Front 249

Terebi no fukyuu ni yotte, gaikoku no yousu ga yoku wakaru you ni natta.

Back 249

Thanks to the spread [owing to the spread] of television, we [now] have a better understanding of conditions in foreign countries.

Hint 249

に

Front 250

Itsu Kyouto e ikimasu ka.

Back 250

When are you going to Kyoto?

Hint 250

へ

Front 251

Taniguchi-san wa kinou Amerika e shuppatsu shimashita.

Back 251

Taniguchi left for the United States yesterday。

Hint 251

へ

Front 252

Kono hikouki wa, roku-ji ni Naritakuukou e touchaku shimashita.

Back 252

This airplane arrived at Narita Airport at six o'clock.

Hint 252

へ

Front 253

Gaikoku ni iru tomodachi e tegami o kaita.

Back 253

I wrote a letter to a friend aboard.

Hint 253

へ

Front 254

Yuugata Kawada-san e denwa o kaketaga, inakatta.

Back 254

I telephoned Kawada in the evening, but he wasn't there.

Hint 254

へ

Front 255

Kawada-san e no denwa ga atta no wa nanjideshita ka.

Back 255

What time did that telephone call come for Kawada?

Hint 255

へ

Front 256

Ginkou wa kuji kara aiteimasu.

Back 256

Banks are open from nine o'clock. / Banks open at nine.

Hint 256

から

Front 257

Nihongo no kurasu wa, ichiji kara shi-ji madedesu.

Back 257

Japanese class lasts from one to four o'clock.

Hint 257

から１

Front 258

Marason wa koko kara shuppatsu shimasu.

Back 258

The marathon starts [from] here.

Hint 258

から１

Front 259

Shachou wa Pari kara hikouki de Supein e ikimasu.

Back 259

The company president will go from Paris to Spain by plane.

Hint 259

から１

Front 260

Shinbun o sumi kara sumi made yonda.

Back 260

I read the newspaper from beginning to end. (Lit., ...from corner to corner.)

Hint 260

から１

Front 261

On’anohito no me kara mireba, Nihon ni wa mada sabetsu ga takusan aru.

Back 261

From a woman's viewpoint, there is still a lot of discrimination in Japan. (Lit., Looking for a woman's eyes...)

Hint 261

から１

Front 262

Kinou watashi wa shigoto ga owatte kara kaimono o shimashita.

Back 262

Yesterday I went shopping after finishing work.

Hint 262

から１

Front 263

Ashita no yoru, shokuji o shite kara eiga o mimasen ka.

Back 263

How about seeing a movie tomorrow night after [having] dinner?

Hint 263

から１

Front 264

Yamada-san ga daigaku o sotsugyou shite kara go-nen ni narimasu.

Back 264

Five years have passed since Yamada graduated from college.

Hint 264

から１

Front 265

Ano futari ga kekkon shite kara ni juu-nenda soudesu.

Back 265

I understand that it is twenty years since those two were married. / I hear thoat those two have been married for twenty years.

Hint 265

から１

Front 266

Wain wa budou kara tsukurimasu.

Back 266

Wine is made from grapes.

Hint 266

から１

Front 267

Toufu wa nani kara tsukuru ka shitte imasu ka.

Back 267

Do you know what tofu is made from?

Hint 267

から１

Front 268

Watashi wa taishi kara paatii ni shoutai sa remashita.

Back 268

I was invited to a party by the ambassador.

Hint 268

から１

Front 269

Kinou kachou kara shikara reta.

Back 269

I was scolded by the section chief yesterday.

Hint 269

から１

Front 270

Isogashikattakara watashitachi wa kouen e ikimasendeshita.

Back 270

We didn't go to the park because we were too busy.

Hint 270

から２

Front 271

Ano resutoran wa yasuikara itsumo konde imasu.

Back 271

That restaurant is inexpensive, so it's always crowded.

Hint 271

から２

Front 272

Son’na koto bakari itte iruto mina ni kirawa rerukara…

Back 272

If you say only those kinds of things, you're going to be disliked by everyone [so stop saying them]. / If you keep saying things like that, people aren't going to like it.

Hint 272

から２

Front 273

Benkyou shinai to shiken ni goukaku dekinaikara…

Back 273

If you don't study, you won't be able to pass the exam [so you had better study].

Hint 273

から２

Front 274

Kono kaisha no shain wa kuji kara go-ji made hatarakimasu.

Back 274

The employees of this company work from nine o'clock till five o'clock.

Hint 274

まで

Front 275

Kono depaato wa, doyoubi to nichiyoubi wa hachi-ji madedesu.

Back 275

This department store is open until eight o'clock on Saturdays and Sundays.

Hint 275

まで

Front 276

Kono hikouki wa Toukyou kara Honoruru made ikimasu.

Back 276

This plane goes from Tokyo to Honolulu.

Hint 276

まで

Front 277

Koko kara Kyouto made nan-jikan kakarimasu ka.

Back 277

How long does it take from here to Kyoto?

Hint 277

まで

Front 278

Kodomo dakedenaku otona made, sono geimu o tanoshinda.

Back 278

Not only the children but even the adults enjoyed [playing] that game.

Hint 278

まで

Front 279

Sonohi Yamanoue wa totemo samukute, yuugata ni wa yuki made futte kita.

Back 279

The top of the mountain was very cold that day; it even started snowing in the evening. / The mountaintop was so cold that day that it even started to snow in the evening.

Hint 279

まで

Front 280

Saitou-san wa, ano otoko no hito to kekkon dekinakereba shinou to made omoitsumeta soudesu.

Back 280

Saitou was apparently even contemplating suicide if she were unable to marry the man.

Hint 280

まで

Front 281

Sono ryoushin wa kodomonobyouki ga naorunara, zensaizan o sutete mo ii to made kangaete ita.

Back 281

If their child would only get well, the parents thought that they would even sacrifice all they owned. / The child's parents were [even] prepared to sacrifice all they owned if only he/she would recover.

Hint 281

まで

Front 282

Kyou wa koko made.

Back 282

That's all for today (Lit., As for today, up to here.)

Hint 282

まで

Front 283

Toriaezu go houkoku made.

Back 283

For your reference. (Lit., For the moment, as far as a report.)

Hint 283

まで

Front 284

Ashita no paatii ni wa wazawaza iku made mo nai.

Back 284

There is no need to go out of one's way [to make a special effort] to attend tomorrow's party. / Tomorrow's party is hardly worth going to.

Hint 284

まで

Front 285

Kore wa Takagi-san no kasadesu.

Back 285

This is Takagi's umbrella.

Hint 285

の１

Front 286

Sore ga Satou-san no kurumadesu.

Back 286

That is Satou's car

Hint 286

の１

Front 287

Sore ga Satou-san nodesu.

Back 287

That's Satou's.

Hint 287

の１

Front 288

Tsukue no ue, isu no shimo, gakkou no zen, kono tatemono no ushiro.

Back 288

The top of the desk [i.e., on the desk]; under the chair; the [area in] front of the school; behind this building.

Hint 288

の１

Front 289

Yamada senjou wa eigo no senseidesu.

Back 289

Yamada is a teacher of English [an English teacher].

Hint 289

の１

Front 290

Kono gakkou wa ryouri no gakkoudesu.

Back 290

This is a cooking school.

Hint 290

の１

Front 291

K daigaku gakuchou no Imai-shi ga enzetsu o shite imasu.

Back 291

Mr. Imai, the president of K University, is making a speech.

Hint 291

の１

Front 292

Kochira ga Sayama-san nouneisan no Chikako-sandesu.

Back 292

This is Chikako, Sayama's elder sister.

Hint 292

の１

Front 293

Kore wa Sakamoto-san no kaita aburaedesu.

Back 293

This is the oil painting that Sakamoto painted.

Hint 293

の１

Front 294

Kinou anata no hanashite ita resutoran wa dokodesu ka.

Back 294

Where is the restaurant you were talking about yesterday?

Hint 294

の１

Front 295

Tenki ga waruidesukara, doraibu ni iku no wa tomemashou.

Back 295

Since the weather is bad, let's call off going for a drive.

Hint 295

の２

Front 296

Gaikoku-go o manabu no wa, muzukashiidesu ne.

Back 296

Learning a foreign language is difficult, isn't it.

Hint 296

の２

Front 297

Kanojo ga hoshii no wa, atarashii pianodesu.

Back 297

What she wants is a new piano.

Hint 297

の２

Front 298

Kono biru no okujou kara,-sha ga hashitte iru no ga yoku miemasu.

Back 298

From the roof [top] of this building, you can clearly see the cars going by. (Lit. ...the driving cars are easily visible.)

Hint 298

の２

Front 299

On’anohito ga utatte iru no ga kikoemasu ne.

Back 299

You can hear a woman singing, can't you. (Lit., A woman's singing is audible...)

Hint 299

の２

Front 300

Kaisha, hontouni yameru no.

Back 300

You really quitting the company?

Hint 300

の３

Front 301

Ashita wa nanji ni dekakeru no.

Back 301

What time you leaving tomorrow?

Hint 301

の３

Front 302

Watashi, raigetsu Furansu ni ryuugaku suru no.

Back 302

I will be going to France to study next month.

Hint 302

の３

Front 303

Doyoubi wa konsaato ni ikitai to omotte iru no.

Back 303

I'm thinking I'd like to go to a concert on Sunday.

Hint 303

の３

Front 304

Son’na koto to iwanai no.

Back 304

Don't say such things. / Don't say that.

Hint 304

の３

Front 305

Anata wa damatte ireba ii no.

Back 305

You just keep quiet. (Lit., As for you, if you keep silent, it's good.)

Hint 305

の３

Front 306

Yuube wa eiga o mita.

Back 306

I saw a movie yesterday evening.

Hint 306

を

Front 307

Harada-san wa tegami o kaite iru.

Back 307

Harada is writing a letter.

Hint 307

を

Front 308

Watashi wa kinou, densha no naka de okane to pasupouto o nusuma remashita.

Back 308

I had my money and passport stolen in the train yesterday.

Hint 308

を

Front 309

Kanojo wa inu ni te o kama reta.

Back 309

She had her hand bitten by a dog.

Hint 309

を

Front 310

Sono seijika wa, zaikai hito no paatii ni hisho o shusseki sa seta.

Back 310

That politician had her secretary attend a business leaders' party.

Hint 310

を

Front 311

Buchou wa buka o shutchou sa seta.

Back 311

The department head sent a subordinate on a business trip.

Hint 311

を

Front 312

Yamamoto-san no otousan wa, isha o shite iru.

Back 312

Yamamoto's father is a physician.

Hint 312

を

Front 313

Watashi no ani wa, shinbun kisha o shite imasu.

Back 313

My elder brother is a reporter

Hint 313

を

Front 314

Kouhii o nomitai ndesu.

Back 314

I want to drink coffee.

Hint 314

を

Front 315

Jon-san wa o sushi o tabeta gatte imasu yo.

Back 315

John feels like eating some sushi.

Hint 315

を

Front 316

Mainichi niijukueki de chikatetsu o orimasu.

Back 316

I get off the subway at Shinjuku Station every day.

Hint 316

を

Front 317

Yamamoto-san wa yuugata go-jihan ni kaisha o demasu.

Back 317

Yamamoto leaves the office at 5:30 in the evening.

Hint 317

を

Front 318

Shushou wa Wasedadaigaku o sotsugyou shita.

Back 318

The prime minister graduated from Waseda University.

Hint 318

を

Front 319

Oki-shi wa, nana juu-sai ni natta toshi ni keizaikai o intaishita.

Back 319

Mr. Oki retired from the business world when [in the year in which] he turned seventy.

Hint 319

を

Front 320

Kuruma de atarashii hashi o watatta.

Back 320

I crossed over the new bridge by car.

Hint 320

を

Front 321

Watashi no kunide wa,-sha wa michi no hidarigawa o hashirimasu.

Back 321

In my country, cars drive on the left side of the road.

Hint 321

を

Front 322

Kono basu wa, depaato no mae o tourimasu.

Back 322

Does that bus pass in front of the department store?

Hint 322

を

Front 323

Shachou wa kayoubi no gogorokuji ni Narita o shuppatsu shimasu.

Back 323

The company president will leave Narita at 6 PM on Tuesday.

Hint 323

を

Front 324

Kono densha wa hachiji ni Toukyou Eki o demasukara okurenaide kite kudasai.

Back 324

This train leaves Tokyo Station at eight o'clock, so please don't be late.

Hint 324

を

Front 325

Koko kara sono gakkou made kuruma de sanjuubun gurai kakarimasu.

Back 325

It takes about thirty minutes by car to get to the school from here.

Hint 325

くらい(ぐらい)

Front 326

Kinou no paatii ni kita hito wa, hyaku-ri guraidatta to omoimasu.

Back 326

I think about 100 people came to the party yesterday.

Hint 326

くらい(ぐらい)

Front 327

Yasuda-san no ryokou no hanashi wa omoshirokute, jikan no tatsu no mo wasureta kuraidatta.

Back 327

Yasuda's stories of her trip were so interesting that we lost track of time.

Hint 327

くらい(ぐらい)

Front 328

Hazukashikute anagaattarahairitai guraidatta.

Back 328

I was so embarassed that I felt like crawling into a hole. (Lit., ...if there had been a hole, I would have wanted to go into it.)

Hint 328

くらい(ぐらい)

Front 329

Yamashita-san no atarashii ie no niwa wa, gorufuba gurai no ouki-sada.

Back 329

The garden at Yamashita's new house is as big as a golf course.

Hint 329

くらい(ぐらい)

Front 330

Jibun no ie kurai, ii basho wanai.

Back 330

There's no place as nice as one's own home.

Hint 330

くらい(ぐらい)

Front 331

Raigetsu wa, ichi-shuukan hodo Kyuushuu e shutchou shimasu.

Back 331

Next month, I'll be going on a business trip to Kyushu for as long as a week.

Hint 331

ほど

Front 332

Kondo no jiko de, hyaku-ri hodo no hito ga shinda soudesu.

Back 332

I hear that some 100 people died in this traffic accident.

Hint 332

ほど

Front 333

Kotoshi wa kyonen hodo samukunaidesu.

Back 333

This year is not as cold as last year.

Hint 333

ほど

Front 334

Ano hito hodo atamanoii hito wa inaideshou.

Back 334

No one has as good a head as he has. / No one is as smart as he is.

Hint 334

ほど

Front 335

Kyou wa benkyou ga dekinai hodo tsukareta.

Back 335

Today I'm so tired that I can't study.

Hint 335

ほど

Front 336

Shiken ni goukaku shitanode, ureshikute nemurenai hododesu.

Back 336

Since I passed the examination, I'm so happy that I can't sleep.

Hint 336

ほど

Front 337

Kita e ikeba iku hodo samuku narimasu.

Back 337

The further north you go, the colder it gets.

Hint 337

ほど

Front 338

Toshi o toreba toru hodo,-tai ga yowaku narimasu.

Back 338

The older you get, the weaker your body becomes.

Hint 338

ほど

Front 339

Ashita kara futsuka bakari ryokou ni itte kimasu.

Back 339

Beginning tomorrow, I'll be making a trip for a day or two. / Tomorrow I'll be leaving on a trip for a couple of days.

Hint 339

ばかり

Front 340

Ichiman’en bakari kashite itadakemasen ka.

Back 340

Could you lend me, say, something like 10,000 yen?

Hint 340

ばかり

Front 341

Harada-san wa piano bakaridenaku, uta mo umai ndesu yo.

Back 341

Harada is good not only at piano but also at singing.

Hint 341

ばかり

Front 342

Eigo bakaridenaku, furansugo mo benkyou shitai ndesu.

Back 342

I want to study not only English but French as well.

Hint 342

ばかり

Front 343

Kachou wa konogoro uisukii bakari nonde imasu ne.

Back 343

The section chief is drinking nothing but whiskey these days.

Hint 343

ばかり

Front 344

Kachou wa konogoro uisukii o nonde bakari imasu ne.

Back 344

The section chief is doing nothing but drinking whiskey these days.

Hint 344

ばかり

Front 345

Kachou wa konogoro uisukii o nonde iru bakaridesu ne.

Back 345

All the section chief does these days is drink whiskey.

Hint 345

ばかり

Front 346

Terebi bakari mite iruto me o waruku shimasu yo.

Back 346

If all you do is watch TV, you'll ruin your eyes. / If you watch TV all the time, you'll ruin your eyes.

Hint 346

ばかり

Front 347

Chichi wa ima kaette kita bakaridesu.

Back 347

My father just now came home [just got home].

Hint 347

ばかり

Front 348

Jun-chan wa, gohan o tabeta bakarinanoni, mou o yatsu o hoshi gatte imasu.

Back 348

Even though Jun has just eaten a meal [just finished eating], he already wants a snack.

Hint 348

ばかり

Front 349

Watanabe-san wa sutereo o kaitai bakari ni, isshoukenmei ni arubaito o shite iru.

Back 349

Watanabe is working like a dog at his part-time job for the simple reason that he wants to buy a stereo. / Watanabe wants to buy a stereo so badly that he is working for all he's worth at his part-time job.

Hint 349

ばかり

Front 350

Yamada-san wa seijika to kekkon shita bakari ni, kurou shite iru.

Back 350

Simply because Yamada married a politician, she is having a hard time. / Just because she married [happened to marry] a politician, Yamada is finding the going tough.

Hint 350

ばかり

Front 351

Kinou kurasu ni kita gakusei wa, go-ri dakedeshita.

Back 351

Only five students came to class yesterday.

Hint 351

だけ

Front 352

Kyou wa ichijikan dake terebi o mimashita.

Back 352

Today I watched TV for only an hour.

Hint 352

だけ

Front 353

Douzo o sukina dake o nomi kudasai.

Back 353

Please drink as much as you wish.

Hint 353

だけ

Front 354

Dekirudakehayaku ikimasu.

Back 354

I'll go [be on my way, leave, get there] as soon as I can. (Lit., To the extent that I can, I will go quickly.)

Hint 354

だけ

Front 355

Ano daigaku ni goukaku de kita kara, benkyou shita dake no koto wa atta.

Back 355

I passed [the entrance exam to] that university, so the studying I did was worth it.

Hint 355

だけ

Front 356

Terada-san wa watashi no purezento o yorokonde kuretanode, muri shite katta dake no koto wa atta.

Back 356

Since Terada was happy [pleased] with my present, it was worth all the trouble I went through in buying it.

Hint 356

だけ

Front 357

Kare wa kanojo ni muchuudatta dake ni, shitsuren no shokku wa totemo oukikatta.

Back 357

Given the fact that he was head over heels in love, losing her was a big blow.

Hint 357

だけ

Front 358

Isshoukenmei ni benkyou shita dake ni, fugoukaku no tsuuchi o uketotta toki, Yamamoto-san wa hijou ni gakkari shita.

Back 358

Since he had studied so hard, Yamamoto was extremely dissapointed when he received notification that he had failed. / Given the fact that he had studied so hard, Yamamoto was crushed when he learned that he had not been accepted.

Hint 358

だけ

Front 359

Satou-san wa Igirisu no daigaku de benkyou shita dake atte, eigo ga umaidesu ne.

Back 359

As you might expect from his having studied at a university in England, Satou's English is quite good.

Hint 359

だけ

Front 360

Jon-san wa, Kyouto ni juu go-nen mo sunde iru dake atte, otera no koto o yoku shitte imasu.

Back 360

As you might expect from his having lived in Kyoto for fifteen years, John is very knowledgable about temples. / Since John has lived in Kyoto for fifteen years, it is not surprising that he knows a lot about temples.

Hint 360

だけ

Front 361

Ichiryuu no pianisuto dake ni, subarashii ensou o shimasu ne.

Back 361

As you might expect of a first rate pianist, he plays wonderfully, doesn't he.

Hint 361

だけ

Front 362

Koko wa hokkaidou dake ni, samu-sa ga kibishiidesu.

Back 362

As you might expect from this being Hokkaido, it is terribly cold. / It is terribly cold here in Hokkaido, as you might expect.

Hint 362

だけ

Front 363

Harada-san wa piano dakedenaku, uta mo umai ndesu yo.

Back 363

Harada is good not only at piano but also at singing.

Hint 363

だけ

Front 364

Eigo dakedenaku furansugo mo benkyou shitai ndesu.

Back 364

I want to study not only English but French as well.

Hint 364

だけ

Front 365

Ano mise ni wa, kono zasshi shika arimasendeshita.

Back 365

This was the only magazine at the store. / The only magazine the store had was this one.

Hint 365

しか

Front 366

Ima wa, sen san hyaku-en kiri shika motteinai kara, totemo Furansu ryouri nado tabe rarenai yo.

Back 366

Since all I have at the moment is 1300 yen, there is no way I can eat [afford to eat] French food.

Hint 366

しか

Front 367

Iyadakeredo, shutchoudakara iku shika nai.

Back 367

I don't want to go, but since it's company business [lit., a business trip], I can't help but go [I have no choice].

Hint 367

しか

Front 368

Kono repouto wa, ashita madedakara, kon’nichijuuni owara seru shika nai.

Back 368

Since this report is due tomorrow, I have no choice but to finish it sometime today [will just have to finish it sometime today].

Hint 368

しか

Front 369

Kono kaigi ni wa, yottsu no kuni no daihyou nomi ga shusseki shita.

Back 369

The representatives of only four countries attended this conference.

Hint 369

のみ

Front 370

Izen, kono daigaku ni wa dansei nomi shika hairenakatta.

Back 370

In the past, only men were able to enter this university.

Hint 370

のみ

Front 371

Kono daigaku no bungakubu no gakusei wa, eigo nomi narazu furansugo mo benkyou shinakereba naranai.

Back 371

The students in the literature department of this university must study not only English, but French as well.

Hint 371

のみ

Front 372

Sheikusupia wa gikyoku nomi narazu uta mo takusan kaita.

Back 372

Shakespeare wrote not only plays, but many poems as well.

Hint 372

のみ

Front 373

Ano ojiisan wa, hitorikiri de oukina ie ni sunde iru.

Back 373

That old man lives alone [all by himself] in a big house.

Hint 373

きり

Front 374

Sono kodomo wa, damatta kiri de nani mo iwanakatta.

Back 374

That child just sat [stood, etc.] there, without saying a word. (Lit., That child, only keeping quiet, didn't say anything.)

Hint 374

きり

Front 375

Kouhatsu-sha made ni-bu kiridakara, Yamamoto-san wa totemo maniawanaidarou.

Back 375

The train leaves in just two minutes, so it's very unlikely that Yamamoto will make it in time.

Hint 375

きり

Front 376

Okane wa ichiman’en kiri shika naikara, ano konpyuutaa o kau no wa murida.

Back 376

I have only 10,000 yen to my name, so there's no way I can buy that computer. / Since all I have is 10,000 yen, there is no way I can afford that computer.

Hint 376

きり

Front 377

Aran-san kara wa, kyonen kurisumasu kaado ga kita kiri de, sonogo tegami ga kimasen.

Back 377

The last [I heard] from Allen was a Christmas card last year; since then, no letters have come.

Hint 377

きり

Front 378

Kishi-san to wa, sengetsu no kurasu-kai de atta kiridesu.

Back 378

The last [time] I saw Kishi was at last month's class meeting.

Hint 378

きり

Front 379

Kuruma no jiko ga attanode,-dou ga konde imasu.

Back 379

Since there was a car accient, the roads are crowded.

Hint 379

ので

Front 380

Yuki ga takusan futtanode, densha ga okureru soudesu.

Back 380

Because a lot of snow has fallen, it is said [they say, I hear] the train is going to be late. / Because of all the snow, the train will be late, I hear.

Hint 380

ので

Front 381

Byoukinanode, ryokou ni iku no wa muridesu.

Back 381

Since I'm ill, taking a trip is out of the question.

Hint 381

ので

Front 382

Toukyou wa bukka ga takai mono de, seikatsu ga taihendesu.

Back 382

Since prices are high, life in Tokyo is difficult. / Prices in Tokyo being high, it is difficult to make ends neat.

Hint 382

もので

Front 383

Watashi wa karada ga yowai mono de, nagai ryokou wa muridesu.

Back 383

In that my constitution is weak [health is poor], long trips are out of the question.

Hint 383

もので

Front 384

Tenkeyohou de kyou wa ame wa furanai to itta ndesukeredomo, yuugata kara futte kimashita ne.

Back 384

They said on the weather report it wouldn't rain today, but it began raining in the evening, didn't it.

Hint 384

けれでも

Front 385

Takeuchi-san ni denwa o kaketakeredo rusudeshita.

Back 385

I called Takeuchi, but she was out.

Hint 385

けれでも

Front 386

Tamani wa ryokou ni mo ikitai to omotte iru ndesukedo…

Back 386

I'd really like to go on a trip once in a while... [but I don't have the time].

Hint 386

けれでも

Front 387

Watashi wa gorufu o shinai wakede wa nai ndesukedo…

Back 387

It's not that I don't play golf... [but I really don't like it that much].

Hint 387

けれでも

Front 388

Mada hassha made ichijikan mo arimasukedo,-doushimashou ka.

Back 388

There's still an hour until [the train] departs, [so] what shall we do [in the meanwhile]?

Hint 388

けれでも

Front 389

Tanidesukedo, Tomoko-san irasshaimasu ka.

Back 389

This [my name] is Tani. Is Tomoko there?

Hint 389

けれでも

Front 390

Hayaku atatakaku naruto ii ndakedo…

Back 390

It would be nice if it got warm soon. / I hope it gets warm soon.

Hint 390

けれでも

Front 391

Mousukoshi oukii no ga hoshii ndakeredo…

Back 391

I'd like to have one that's a little bigger. / I had hoped for something a little larger.

Hint 391

けれでも

Front 392

Toukyou wa yuki ga futta tokoro de, son’nani tsumoru koto wa arimasen.

Back 392

Even though it snows in Tokyo, it never snows that much [never gets that deep].

Hint 392

ところで

Front 393

Ano hitonara ikura ganbatta tokoro de, kono teido no shigoto shika dekinaideshou.

Back 393

Try as he might, this is about the best [level of work] he can do.

Hint 393

ところで

Front 394

Ima kara isoide itta tokoro de, ichiji no shinkansen ni wa maniaimasen yo.

Back 394

No matter how much we hurry now, we're just not going to be on time for the one o'clock Shinkansen.

Hint 394

ところで

Front 395

Takaoka-san ni tanonda tokoro de, yatte kureru hazu ga naideshou.

Back 395

Even if we asked Takaoka, there's little chance he would do it for us.

Hint 395

ところで

Front 396

Ikeda-san wa kaze de seki ga deru no ni, tabako bakari sutte imasu.

Back 396

Even though Ikeda is coughing from a cold, all he does is smoke cigarettes [he is (still) smoking all the time].

Hint 396

のに

Front 397

Yamamoto-san no paatii ni wa ikanai to itta no ni, doushite iku ndesu ka.

Back 397

You said you wouldn't go to Yamamoto's party, so why are you going? / Why are you going to Yamamoto's party when you said you wouldn't?

Hint 397

のに

Front 398

Benkyou o shi nasai to itta no ni…

Back 398

Despite the fact that I told you to study [you didn't, and are now in hot water]. / I told you to study!

Hint 398

のに

Front 399

Koutsuu jiko o okosanai you ni ki o tsukete ita no ni…

Back 399

Even though I tried to be careful so as to not cause an accident... [I smashed up the car anyway]. / I was trying my best not to get involved in an automobile accident.

Hint 399

のに

Front 400

Koko kara mizuumi e iku no ni nan-jikan gurai kakarimasu ka.

Back 400

How long does it take to get from here to the lake? (Lit., In order to get from here to the lake, about how many hours does it take?)

Hint 400

のに

Front 401

Kanji o oboeru no ni ii houhou o oshiete kudasai.

Back 401

Please tell me a good way to learn kanji.

Hint 401

のに

Front 402

Kodomo no kuse ni, otona no hanashi ni kuchi o dashite wa ikemasen.

Back 402

Children shouldn't interrupt when grown-ups are talking. (Lit., Despite the fact [or considering the fact] you are a [mere] child, you are not to butt in on grown-up's talk [the way you are doing].)

Hint 402

くせに

Front 403

Ano hito wa nouryoku mo nai kuse ni, chii dake wa hoshi gatte iru.

Back 403

Despite the fact that he has no ability, all he wants is status.

Hint 403

くせに

Front 404

Anata datte dekinai kuse ni…

Back 404

As if you could do it yourself. (Lit., Despite the fact that even you couldn't do it [you are trying to tell me how to].)

Hint 404

くせに

Front 405

Jibun demo wakaranai kuse ni…

Back 405

As if you understood. (Lit., Despite the fact that even you don't understand [you presume to give advise to others].)

Hint 405

くせに

Front 406

Sono kuni wa dokuritsu shita mono no, mada keizai-tekina mondai ga takusan aru.

Back 406

Although the country has become independent, it still has many economic problems.

Hint 406

ものの

Front 407

Amerika e ryuugaku suru koto ni kimeta mono no, shougakkin o toru no ga muzukashii.

Back 407

Although I've decided to study in the United States, it's difficult to get a scholarship.

Hint 407

ものの

Front 408

Ginkou e itta tokoro ga, mou shimatte ita.

Back 408

I went to the bank, but it was already closed. / When I got to the bank, it was already closed.

Hint 408

ところが

Front 409

Ano hito ni ai ni itta tokoro ga, kaigi-chuu de aenakatta.

Back 409

I went to see her, but I couldn't because she was in a meeting.

Hint 409

ところが

Front 410

K daigaku ni wa goukaku dekinai to omotte ita tokoro ga, goukaku tsuuchi ga kita.

Back 410

Althought I thought I wouldn't pass [the entrance exam to] K University, I received a notice in the mail.

Hint 410

ところが

Front 411

Amari kitai shite inakatta tokoro ga, sono konsaato wa subarashikatta.

Back 411

Although I hadn't really been expecting much, the concert was fabulous.

Hint 411

ところが

Front 412

Ashita tenki ga yokereba, doraibu ni ikimashou.

Back 412

If the weather is nice tomorrow, let's go for a drive.

Hint 412

ば

Front 413

Okane ga areba, oukii ie ga kaitaidesu ne.

Back 413

If I had the money, I would buy a big house.

Hint 413

ば

Front 414

Rokkousan ni noboreba, Koube no machi ga kirei ni miemasu yo.

Back 414

If you climb Mr. Rokko, you can get a good view of the city of Kobe.

Hint 414

ば

Front 415

Yoku renshuu sureba, kono piano kyoku ga hajikeru you ni narimasu.

Back 415

If you practice hard, you'll be able to play this piano piece.

Hint 415

ば

Front 416

Yoroshikereba, okashi o meshiagatte kudasai.

Back 416

If you would like, please have some of the sweets.

Hint 416

ば

Front 417

Kangaete mireba, yoku kon’nani kaisha ga oukiku natta monoda.

Back 417

If you think about it, it is remarkable that the company has gotten this big.

Hint 417

ば

Front 418

Kantan’niieba, sore wa murida to iu kotodeshou.

Back 418

Simply stated, that means it is impossible. (Lit., If we state it simply...)

Hint 418

ば

Front 419

Dekireba asatte no kata ga watashi wa tsugou ga ii ndesuga…

Back 419

If possible, the day after tomorrow would be better for me.

Hint 419

ば

Front 420

Kyou wa, tenki mo yokereba kaze monaide, o hanami ni wa saitekidesu.

Back 420

Today is perfect for flower-viewing: the weather is nice and there's no wind.

Hint 420

ば

Front 421

Sengo wa Amerika monakereba yasai monaide, taihendeshita yo.

Back 421

After the war there was no rice and there were no vegetables; [things] were very difficult.

Hint 421

ば

Front 422

Hon o kariru ni wa, koko ni namae o kakeba ii ndesu.

Back 422

To borrow a book, you need only write your name here.

Hint 422

ば

Front 423

Tashika ni shukudai o wasureta no wa kimi no sekinindesuga, sensei ni ayamari sae sureba ii ndesu.

Back 423

While it was certainly your fault that you forgot the homework, all you have to do is apologize to the teacher.

Hint 423

ば

Front 424

Sono ryouri ga amari tsurakattara, watashi wa tabenai wa.

Back 424

If that dish is too spicy, I won't eat it.

Hint 424

たら

Front 425

Kare ni attara, yoroshiku to i~tsu te kudasai.

Back 425

If you see him, give him my regards (say hello).

Hint 425

たら

Front 426

Yamada-san no tsugou ga warukattara, dare ni waapuro o tanomimashou ka.

Back 426

If Yamada is busy (unavaliable, occupied, is otherwise engaged), who shall we ask to do the word processing.

Hint 426

たら

Front 427

Mouosoi kara, sono shigoto ashita ni nasattara.

Back 427

It's late, so why not do that work tomorrow.

Hint 427

たら

Front 428

Sore wa chiisaikara, kochira no oukii no o o-gai ni nattara.

Back 428

That one is small, so why not buy this big one [instead].

Hint 428

たら

Front 429

Hayaku shite ttara…

Back 429

C'mon, get a move on!

Hint 429

たら

Front 430

Mou nena-sa ittara…

Back 430

Get to bed, I say [I'm telling you]!

Hint 430

たら

Front 431

Tomodachi no ie e ittara, kare wa rusudatta.

Back 431

When I went to my friend's house, [I found that] he was out. / I went to my friend's home, but he was out.

Hint 431

たら

Front 432

Hoteru ni denwa o shitara, heya wa ippaidatta.

Back 432

When I called the hotel, [I found that] all the rooms were full. / I called the hotel, but all the rooms were taken.

Hint 432

たら

Front 433

Watashi ga koe o kaketara kitekudasai.

Back 433

Please come [right away] when I call you.

Hint 433

たら

Front 434

Kono shigoto ga owattara, sochira e ikimasu.

Back 434

I'll be there as soon as this work is done [as soon as I'm finished here].

Hint 434

たら

Front 435

Watashi wa gogonara hima ga arimasu yo.

Back 435

If [it's in] the afternoon, I'm free. / I'll be free in the afternoon.

Hint 435

なら

Front 436

Ashita amenara, gorufu ni ikanai tsumoridesu.

Back 436

Tomorrow, if it's raining, I don't intend to go golfing. / I don't plan to go golfing tomorrow if it rain.s

Hint 436

なら

Front 437

Ano hito ga ikunara, watashi wa ikitakunaidesu ne.

Back 437

If she's going, I sure don't want to.

Hint 437

なら

Front 438

Norunara nomu na. Nondara noru na.

Back 438

If you [are going to] drive, don't drink. If you have been drinking, don't drive.

Hint 438

なら

Front 439

Sono mondainara, mou kaiketsu shimashita.

Back 439

As for that problem, it's already been decided.

Hint 439

なら

Front 440

Waka no sankou-shonara, Sasaki sensei no kenkyuushitsu ni aru.

Back 440

If it's reference books on waka [that you're looking for], they're in Professor Sasaki's office.

Hint 440

なら

Front 441

Anata ni dekiru mononara, yatte mite kudasai.

Back 441

If it's something you can do, go ahead and do it. / If you think you can do it, go ahead and try.

Hint 441

ものなら

Front 442

Seijika ga son’na bakana-goto o shiyou mononara, kokumin wa damatte imasen yo.

Back 442

If the politicians do something stupid like that, the people aren't going to keep quiet about it.

Hint 442

ものなら

Front 443

Kachou ga son’na yarikata o shiyou mononara, buka wa kachou o zenzen shinrai shinaku narudeshou ne.

Back 443

If the section chief goes about it in that way, his subordinates will lose all faith in him.

Hint 443

ものなら

Front 444

Kore ijou shigoto o tsudzukeyou mononara, anata wa shinde shimaimasu yo.

Back 444

If you work any more [any harder] than this, you're going to die, you know. / If you continue working the way you are now, you will end up killing yourself.

Hint 444

ものなら

Front 445

Sorawotoberu mononara tonde mitai.

Back 445

If it were possible to fly [in the sky], I would like to try it.

Hint 445

ものなら

Front 446

Kaisha e ikanakute mo ii mononara ikitakunai.

Back 446

If it were all right not to go to work, I wouldn't [want to] go. / I wouldn't go to work if I didn't have to.

Hint 446

ものなら

Front 447

Korekara dekakeru tokoronanode, yukkuri hanashi o suru jikan wa arimasen.

Back 447

Since I'm just about to go out, I don't have time for a leisurely talk.

Hint 447

ところ

Front 448

Yamada-san ni denwa o suru tokorodesuga, nanika dengon wa arimasen ka.

Back 448

I'm just about to call Yamada. Do you have any messages for him?

Hint 448

ところ

Front 449

Ima tegami o kaite iru tokorodesu.

Back 449

I'm writing a letter right now. / I am in the midst of writing a letter.

Hint 449

ところ

Front 450

Yakuin wa, ima sono mondai o kentou shite iru tokorodesu.

Back 450

The directors now have that problem under advisement. / The directors are just now taking that problem under consideration.

Hint 450

ところ

Front 451

Kare wa ima Narita ni tsuita tokorodesu.

Back 451

He just arrived now at Narita [Airport].

Hint 451

ところ

Front 452

Hirota-san wa, kyou Furansu kara kikoku shita tokorodesu yo.

Back 452

Hirota just today returned from France.

Hint 452

ところ

Front 453

Depaato ni toiawasete mita tokoro, sono shinamono wa urikiredatta.

Back 453

When I inquired at the department store, [I found that] the item was sold out. (Or, Upon asking at the department store,...)

Hint 453

ところ

Front 454

Daigaku no toshokan de shirabeta tokoro, sono sakka wa uta mo kaite ita koto ga wakatta.

Back 454

When I checked at the university, I learned that the writer had written poems, as well. (Or, Upon checking at the university library,...)

Hint 454

ところ

Front 455

Oshirase kudasareba, byouin e o mimai ni mairimashita mono o…

Back 455

If only you had told me, I would have come to see you at the hospital.

Hint 455

ものを

Front 456

Watashinidekirukotodeshitara, otetsudai shimashita mono o…

Back 456

If there had been something I could have done, I would have helped out.

Hint 456

ものを

Front 457

Maiasa terebi o minagara, asa gohan o tabemasu.

Back 457

Every morning, I watch television as I eat breakfast. (Lit., ...I eat breakfast as I watch television.)

Hint 457

ながら

Front 458

Aoki-san wa itsumo ongaku o kikinagara benkyou shite iru.

Back 458

Aoki always listens to music as he studies. (Lit., Aoki studies while he listens to music.)

Hint 458

ながら

Front 459

Takagi-san wa karada ga yowai to iinagara, yoku yoru osokumade sake o nonde iru.

Back 459

Although Takagi says he has a weak constitution [poor health], he often drinks until late at night.

Hint 459

ながら

Front 460

Ano sensei wa gakusei ni wa chikoku o shinai you ni to iinagara, jibun wa itsumo okurete gakkou e kuru.

Back 460

Although that teacher tells her students not to be late, she herself is always late in coming to school.

Hint 460

ながら

Front 461

Nichiyoubi wa taitei tomodachi to tenisu o shi tari, eiga o mi ni i~tsu tari shimasu.

Back 461

On Sundays I usually do such things as play tennis with my friends or go to see movies.

Hint 461

たり

Front 462

Ryokou-chuu wa bijutsukan ni i~tsu tari odosan o ka~tsu tari de, attoiumani jikan ga nakunarimashita.

Back 462

Time passed quickly during the trip, what with going to museums, buying souvenirs for people back home, and such.

Hint 462

たり

Front 463

Tenki no warui hi ni wa,-ka de ongaku o kii tari shimasu.

Back 463

On days when the weather is bad, I listen to music and do other such things at home.

Hint 463

たり

Front 464

Gozen-chuu wa kanji o kai tari yon dari suru.

Back 464

In the morning I read and write kanji.

Hint 464

たり

Front 465

Konogoro sono haiyuu no koto o terebi ya zasshi de kii tari mi tari shimasu.

Back 465

These days we [often] see and hear about that actor on TV and in the magazines.

Hint 465

たり

Front 466

Son’nani terebi o tsuke tari keshi tari shinaide choudai.

Back 466

Stop turning the TV on and off like that.

Hint 466

たり

Front 467

Konshuu, kabu wa aga~tsu tari saga~tsu tari shite imasu.

Back 467

Stocks are going up and down this week.

Hint 467

たり

Front 468

Chichi wa karada no choushi ni yotte, gorufu ni i~tsu tari ikanaka~tsu tari shimasu.

Back 468

My father goes to play golf [and not to play golf] depending on his physical condition.

Hint 468

たり

Front 469

Nichiyoubi wa, terebi o mi tari minaka~tsu tari shimasu.

Back 469

Sometimes I watch TV on Sundays and sometimes I don't.

Hint 469

たり

Front 470

Hawai wa kikou wa iishi, hana mo utsukushiishi, ii tokorodesu yo.

Back 470

Hawaii is a nice place: the climate is good, and the flowers are beautiful.

Hint 470

し

Front 471

Atarashii kachou wa gankodashi, shigoto mo dekinaidesu yo.

Back 471

The new section chief is pigheaded and can't do the work either.

Hint 471

し

Front 472

Takemura-san wa, mina kara shinrai sa rete inaishi, ninki mo naishi, guruupu o matomeru no wa murideshou.

Back 472

Takemura is not trusted by anyone and is not popular, so it would be impossible for him to lead the group.

Hint 472

し

Front 473

Ano resutoran wa, saabisu wa waruishi, ryouri wa mazuishi, ikanai kata ga iidesu yo.

Back 473

The service at that restaurant is bad and the food is poor, so you had better not go there.

Hint 473

し

Front 474

Koko ni iru hito-tachi wa, san-ri tomo daigaku de gengo-gaku o benkyou shimashita.

Back 474

All three of the people here studied linguistics in college. (Lit., As for the people who are here, all three ... )

Hint 474

とも

Front 475

Kono seitaa wa, ni-mai tomo emusaizudesu ka.

Back 475

Are both of these sweaters mediums?

Hint 475

とも

Front 476

Kono-kanara, sukunakutomo ichiokuen wa surudeshou.

Back 476

This house would cost at least 100 million yen.

Hint 476

とも

Front 477

Ko no jiko de shinda hito wa, ouku tomo hyaku-ri guraidarou.

Back 477

The [number of] fatalities in this accident was 100 people at most.

Hint 477

とも

Front 478

Saabusu-ryou tomo goukei ichimangosen’endesu.

Back 478

The total is 15,000 yen, including the service charge.

Hint 478

とも

Front 479

Unchin-tomo de, 5man’en ni narimasuga.

Back 479

It comes to 50,000 yen, including freight.

Hint 479

とも

Front 480

Ano hitonara don’na koto ga aroutomo, saigomade ganbarudarou.

Back 480

No matter what happens, he [if anyone] will stick it out to the bitter end

Hint 480

とも

Front 481

Ashita wa yuki ga furoutomo, iku tsumorida.

Back 481

Even if it should snow tomorow, I intend to go.

Hint 481

とも

Front 482

Shushou arou hito ga, son’na koto o shite heikida to wa shinji rarenai.

Back 482

For the prime minister, of all people, to do something like that and be calm [about it] is unbelievable. / I can't believe that someone in the position of prime minister could do something like that without the slightest qualm.

Hint 482

とも

Front 483

Daigaku no gakuchou tomo a rou hito ga, an’nani bijon ga nai node wa komaru.

Back 483

For the president of the university, of all people, to be so lacking in vision is a problem (is troublesome). / We're in trouble (in a fix, in bad shape) if the person who is suppose to be the president of the university is so lacking in vision.

Hint 483

とも

Front 484

Tada-san wa, ano eiga wa iitomo waruitomo ienai to i~tsu temashita.

Back 484

Tada said that he couldn't say whether the movie was good or bad. / Tada said that it was hard to say whether the movie was good or bad.

Hint 484

とも

Front 485

Sono nedan wa, takaitomo yasuitomo iemasen ne.

Back 485

It's hard to say whether the price is high or low.

Hint 485

とも

Front 486

‘Kono-pon o karite iidesu ka.’ ‘II tomo.’

Back 486

May I borrow this book? "Certainly."

Hint 486

とも

Front 487

‘Ashita no shiai ni ikimasu ka.’ ‘Iku tomo.’

Back 487

Are you going to the game tomorrow? "I certainly am."

Hint 487

とも

Front 488

Ano kuni no hito-tachi wa, sensou yara, infure yara de taihendeshou ne.

Back 488

What with the war, inflation, and the like, the people of that country must be having a hard time.

Hint 488

やら

Front 489

Sono daigaku ni wa, igirisuhito yara furansuhito yara, iroirona kuni no hito ga imasu yo.

Back 489

At that university there are people from various countries, such as England and France. (Lit. ...such as Englishmen and Frenchmen.)

Hint 489

やら

Front 490

Kumi chan wa kono okashi ga sukina no yara, kiraina no yara nani mo iwanai ndesu.

Back 490

Kumi doesn't say anything about whether she likes or dislikes this candy. / Kumi won't say whether she likes the candy or not.

Hint 490

やら

Front 491

Paatii ni iku no yara ikanai no yara, hakkiri shite kudasai.

Back 491

Please make it clear [say, make up your mind, decide] whether or not you are going to the party.

Hint 491

やら

Front 492

Ano inu wa doko e itta no yara, wakaranai ndesu yo.

Back 492

I have no idea where that dog went.

Hint 492

やら

Front 493

Ken-kun wa dono daigaku ni ireru yara, hontouni shinpaidesu.

Back 493

I'm really worried about which university Ken will be able to get into.

Hint 493

やら

Front 494

Rainen wa don’na-nen ni naru yara…

Back 494

I wonder what kind of year next year will be. / I wonder how next year will turn out.

Hint 494

やら

Front 495

Nihon no shourai wa dou naru yara…

Back 495

I wonder what Japan's future will be like. / I wonder about the future of Japan.

Hint 495

やら

Front 496

Kurisumasuni wa, tomodachi kara hon dano, karendaa dano, chokoreitoda no o moraimashita.

Back 496

At Christmas, I received from friends a book, a calendar, some chocolates, and other such things.

Hint 496

だの

Front 497

Gakusei no toki wa, Shopan dano risutoda no no piano kyoku o yoku hikimashita.

Back 497

When I was a student, I played a lot of pieces by such composers as Chopin and Liszt.

Hint 497

だの

Front 498

Iku dano ikanai dano to iwanaide, dochira ka ni kimete kudasai.

Back 498

Stop saying that you will go, and then that you won't go; make up your mind one way or the other.

Hint 498

だの

Front 499

OUsutoraria wa, ima samui dano, atsui dano to iu hito ga ite, dochirana no ka wakarimasen.

Back 499

Since some people say Australia is cold now, and some say it's hot, I'm not sure which it is.

Hint 499

だの

Front 500

Sono mondai ni tsuite, Matsuda sensei nari, Takayama sensei nari ni kiite mite kudasai.

Back 500

Please ask either Professor Matsuda or Professor Takayama about that problem.

Hint 500

なり

Front 501

Ashita ikunari, asatte ikunari, hayaku kimemashou.

Back 501

Let's hurry up and decide whether we are going tomorrow or the day after. / Are we going tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? Let's hurry up and decide.

Hint 501

なり

Front 502

Mada jikan ga arimasukara, kissaten de ocha o nomunari shimashou ka.

Back 502

Since there's still some time, shall we drink some tea at a coffee shop or something?

Hint 502

なり

Front 503

Kenkou no tame ni tenisu nari, gorufu nari, nanika undou shita kata iidesu yo.

Back 503

For the sake of your health, you had better get some exercise, like playing tennis or golf.

Hint 503

なり

Front 504

Shingou ga ao ni naru nari, matteita-sha ga hashiridashimashita.

Back 504

As soon as the light turned green, the waiting cars began to move.

Hint 504

なり

Front 505

Yamamoto-san ga densha ni tobinorunari, doa ga shimatta.

Back 505

As soon as Yamamoto jumped into the train, the doors closed.

Hint 505

なり

Front 506

Go fuman’na koto ga attara, nan’narito osshatte kudasai.

Back 506

If there is anything unsatisfactory, please say so [lit., say whatever it is].

Hint 506

なり

Front 507

Doko ni demo, ounarishounari mondai wa arudeshou.

Back 507

There are problems everywhere - some big, some small. / Everyone has problems, whether they be big or small.

Hint 507

なり

Front 508

Debitto-san wa, kanji o kaite wa keshi, kaite wa keshi shite imasu.

Back 508

David writes the kanji and erases them, and writes and erases them [again].

Hint 508

ては

Front 509

Kaigan ni wa nami, yosete wa kaeshi, kaeshite wa yosete imasu.

Back 509

At the shore, the waves advance and recede, recede and advance.

Hint 509

ては

Front 510

Nichiyoubi shite wa, depaato ga suite imasu ne.

Back 510

For a Sunday, the department stores are not very crowded.

Hint 510

ては

Front 511

Ano hito wa nihonjin shite wa, eigo ga umaidesu ne.

Back 511

For a Japanese, her English is pretty good.

Hint 511

ては

Front 512

‘Haragahettehaikusagadekinu’ to mukashi no hito wa iimashita.

Back 512

You can't fight on an empty stomach, people of old said.

Hint 512

ては

Front 513

Koko ni kuruma o tomete wa komarimasu.

Back 513

You shouldn't park the here. (Lit., Parking the car here will be inconvenient [troublesome, a bother]).

Hint 513

ては

Front 514

Kouen de hana o totte wa ikemasen.

Back 514

You should not pick the flowers in the park.

Hint 514

ては

Front 515

Koko de tabako o sutte wa naranai.

Back 515

You must not smoke here.

Hint 515

ては

Front 516

Kono mondai ni tsuite wa, watashi wa damatte haira remasen.

Back 516

I cannot remain silent about this problem.

Hint 516

ては

Front 517

Kono koro wa shigoto ga isogashikute, ryokouniiku dokorode wanai.

Back 517

I've been so busy at work lately, taking a trip is unthinkable.

Hint 517

どころ

Front 518

Ano hito wa shuusai dokoro no hanashi janakute, marude tensaidesu ne.

Back 518

It is not a matter of his being brilliant; he is an absolute genius.

Hint 518

どころ

Front 519

Futsuu wa ichi-jikan gurai kakaruga, kinou wa michi ga konde ite, ichijikandokoroka san-jikan mo kakatta.

Back 519

Ordinarily it takes an hour, but yesterday the roads were so crowded that, far from one hour, it took three.

Hint 519

どころ

Front 520

Ano hito wa eigodokoroka, furansugo mo yoku dekimasu yo.

Back 520

He is good not merely at English, but at French as well.

Hint 520

どころ

Front 521

Shopan wa, pourando no sakkyokka to shite yuumeidesu.

Back 521

Chopin is famous as a Polish composer.

Hint 521

として

Front 522

Kochira ga, koukan gakusei to shite Nihon e kita howaito-sandesu.

Back 522

This is Ms. White, who has come to Japan as an exchange student.

Hint 522

として

Front 523

Ano hito-tachi no suru shigoto wa, hitotsu to shite ii mono ga nai ndesu.

Back 523

You can't say one good thing about the work they do. (Lit., [Of] the work those people do, there is not one good thing.)

Hint 523

として

Front 524

Kachou wa maajan ni, ichido to shite katta koto ga arimasen.

Back 524

The section chief has never once won at Majong.

Hint 524

として

Front 525

Yoshida-san wa Koide-san yori segatakaidesu.

Back 525

Yoshida is taller than Koide.

Hint 525

より

Front 526

Nyuuyouku yori Toukyou no kata ga, jinkou ga ouidesu.

Back 526

The population of Tokyo is greater than that of New York.

Hint 526

より

Front 527

Ano hito wa shidou-sha to iu yori, dokusai-shadesu.

Back 527

He is a dictator rather than a leader. / He is more of a dictator than a leader.

Hint 527

より

Front 528

A daigaku no gakuchou wa, gakusha to iu yori seijikada.

Back 528

The president of A University is more of a politician than a scholar.

Hint 528

より

Front 529

Kono mise no Furansu ryouri wa, doko yori oishii to omoimasu.

Back 529

I think that the French food at this restaurant is better than anywhere else.

Hint 529

より

Front 530

Kare wa watashi ni puropouzu shita toki,’boku wa dare yori mo kimi o aishite iru’ to itta na yo.

Back 530

When he proposed to me, he said, "I love you more than anyone."

Hint 530

より

Front 531

Genki-soude naniyoridesu.

Back 531

I'm glad to see you looking so well. (Lit., Your looking well is more than anything.)

Hint 531

より

Front 532

San-ji yori kakugi ga okonawa remasu.

Back 532

A cabinet meeting will begin at [be held from] three o'clock.

Hint 532

より

Front 533

Kono kokkyou yori mukou ga Chuugokudesu.

Back 533

From this [point of the] border on is China. / On the other side of this border is China.

Hint 533

より

Front 534

Densha ga mairimasukara, hakusen yori ushiro ni sagatte omachi kudasai.

Back 534

A train is coming, so please step back from the white line and wait. / A train is arriving. Please wait behind the white line.

Hint 534

より

Front 535

Watashinoie wa eki yori temae ni aru.

Back 535

My house is on this side of the station. (Lit., My house is before where the station is.)

Hint 535

より

Front 536

Sengetsu no ichibachousa yori tsugi no youna kekka ga akiraka ni natta.

Back 536

As a result of last month's market research, the following results have come to light.

Hint 536

より

Front 537

Kasen no osen yori densenbyou ga hassei shita.

Back 537

Infectious diseases have broken out as a result of [due to] polluted rivers.

Hint 537

より

Front 538

Koko made yatta ndesukara, owari made yaru yori hoka naideshou.

Back 538

Since we've done this much, there is nothing else to do but finish it. / Since we've come this far, we'll just have to finish it.

Hint 538

より

Front 539

Teidendakara, denki ga tsuku made matte iru yori hoka nai.

Back 539

Because it's power failure, there is nothing else to do but wait till the electricity comes on. / Since there's been a power outage, we'll simply have to wait until the electricity comes on.

Hint 539

より

Front 540

Sono mondai wa senseide sae kotae rarenakatta.

Back 540

Even the teacher couldn't answer that [test] question.

Hint 540

さえ

Front 541

Son’na kantan’na koto wa, kodomode sae shitte imasu yo.

Back 541

Even a child knows such a simple thing! / A mere child would know something as simple as that.

Hint 541

さえ

Front 542

Mou go-bu sae attara, hikouki ni maniatta no ni…

Back 542

If we had had only five more minutes, we would have been on time for the flight.

Hint 542

さえ

Front 543

Kenchan wa atama ga ii ndesukara, benkyou sae sureba ii daigaku ni iremasu yo.

Back 543

Ken has a good head on his shoulders, so if he only studies, he'll be able to get into a good university.

Hint 543

さえ

Front 544

Yamada-san wa eigo no kyoushinanoni, nichijou kaiwa sura dekinai.

Back 544

Although Yamada is an English teacher, she can't even carry on an ordinary conversation.

Hint 544

すら

Front 545

Yama de kyuujo sa reta hito-tachi wa, hirou de ugoku koto sura dekinakatta.

Back 545

The people rescued in the mountains were so exausted they couldn't even move.

Hint 545

すら

Front 546

Rainen koso, youroppa e ryokou shitai to omotte imasu.

Back 546

Next year for certain, I am thinking of making a trip to Europe. / Next year for sure, I hope to make a trip to Europe.

Hint 546

こそ

Front 547

Kondokoso, ganbarimashou.

Back 547

Let's give it our best this time.

Hint 547

こそ

Front 548

‘Doumo arigataugozaimashita.’ ‘Kochira koso.’

Back 548

"Thank you very much." "The pleasure is all mine. (Lit., It is precisely me [who should be thanking you].)"

Hint 548

こそ

Front 549

Kireinahana nei.

Back 549

What a pretty flower!

Hint 549

ね

Front 550

Subarashii ensoudatta wa ne.

Back 550

That was such a wonderful concert. [spoken by female]

Hint 550

ね

Front 551

Hontouni soudesu ne.

Back 551

Yes, that's quite true. / That's so true.

Hint 551

ね

Front 552

Ossharu touridesu ne.

Back 552

Yes, it's just as you say. / You're quite right.

Hint 552

ね

Front 553

Dekireba zehi onegai shimasu ne.

Back 553

If possible, please be sure to [do it]. / If you would [do that], I'd surely appreciate it.

Hint 553

ね

Front 554

Kanarazu tegami o kudasai ne.

Back 554

Be sure to write [me a letter].

Hint 554

ね

Front 555

Ano hon, motte kite kudasattadeshou ne.

Back 555

You brought me that book, didn't you [as I asked you to]? / I suppose you brought that book for me.

Hint 555

ね

Front 556

Harada-san, kyou kuru to itta ndesu ne.

Back 556

Harada said that he'd be coming today, right? / It was today, wasn't it, that Harada said he would come.

Hint 556

ね

Front 557

Soudesu ka ne.

Back 557

Oh, is that so? / I wonder. / You think so?

Hint 557

ね

Front 558

Hontouni son’na ko to okotta ndeshou ka ne.

Back 558

Hmm, I wonder if that's what actually happened [if something like that really happened].

Hint 558

ね

Front 559

Ano hitotachi, nani o kangaete iru no ka wakarimasen ne.

Back 559

I just can't understand what they're thinking about [what's going on in their minds].

Hint 559

ね

Front 560

Watashi wa Hokkaidou no kata ga samui to omou ndesukedo ne.

Back 560

I would think that Hokkaido is colder.

Hint 560

ね

Front 561

Mou daibu aruitakara, konohende chotto yasumou yo.

Back 561

Let's take a break here, guys. We've already walked quite a bit.

Hint 561

よ

Front 562

Ano tenran-kai e itte mimashou yo.

Back 562

Come on, let's go to that exhibition.

Hint 562

よ

Front 563

Kono shigoto wa anata shika dekimasenkara, zehi onegai shimasu yo.

Back 563

You're the only one who can handle this job, so I really want you to take it on.

Hint 563

よ

Front 564

Watashinoie ni mo kitekudasai yo.

Back 564

Come to my house, too.

Hint 564

よ

Front 565

Ie, Keiko wa shougakkou o kyonen demashitakara, mou juu san-saidesu yo.

Back 565

No, Keiko graduated from elementary school last year, so she's already thirteen years old, you see.

Hint 565

よ

Front 566

Kyou wa kin’youbidesu yo.

Back 566

Today is Friday, you know. (Stated, for example, after someone has claimed otherwise.)

Hint 566

よ

Front 567

Ano hito wa shigoto ga dekinai wa yo.

Back 567

He just can't do the work. [spoken by a woman]

Hint 567

よ

Front 568

Tani-san, son’na warui koto o shite wa ikemasen yo.

Back 568

Tani, you shouldn't do anything [bad] like that!

Hint 568

よ

Front 569

Kon’ya no opera wa, hontouni subarashikatta wa.

Back 569

The opera tonight was absolutely fabulous.

Hint 569

わ

Front 570

Kono ikebana wa migotodesu wa.

Back 570

This flower arrangement is simply splendid!

Hint 570

わ

Front 571

Hoka no mise de katta kata ga ii to omou wa.

Back 571

I think it would be better to buy it at another store. / I think you had better buy it at another store.

Hint 571

わ

Front 572

Watashi no kata ga warukatta wa. Gomen’nasai ne.

Back 572

It was all my fault. I'm so sorry.

Hint 572

わ

Front 573

Kachou, nanji ni kuru ka na.

Back 573

What time's the section chief coming, I wonder.

Hint 573

かな

Front 574

Taga-kun wa, kono shigoto dekiru ka na.

Back 574

I wonder if Taga can do this job. / Could Taga handle this job? I wonder.

Hint 574

かな

Front 575

Kyou wa naniyoubidatta ka na.

Back 575

Hmm, what is today?

Hint 575

かな

Front 576

Tanaka-san to au no wa nanjidatta ka na.

Back 576

Now, what time was it that I was going to meet Tanaka?

Hint 576

かな

Front 577

Kono shigoto, tanonde ii ka na.

Back 577

I wonder if I could ask [you to do] this job. / Can I ask you to take care of this work?

Hint 577

かな

Front 578

Asunoasa hayaku kaisha ni kite moraeru ka na.

Back 578

I wonder if you could come to the office early tomorrow morning. / Could you come to the office early tomorrow morning?

Hint 578

かな

Front 579

Shachou-san, kyou nanji ni kaisha e irasshaimasu kashira.

Back 579

I wonder what time the president will come to the office today.

Hint 579

かしら

Front 580

Kono kikai no tsukaikata, gozonji de irasshaimasu kashira.

Back 580

I wonder if you're acquainted with how this machine is run.

Hint 580

かしら

Front 581

Mou kaette mo ii kashira.

Back 581

I wonder if it's all right to leave now [if I can leave now].

Hint 581

かしら

Front 582

Kon’na sutekina purezento o moratte, ii no kashira.

Back 582

I wonder if I should accept such a lovely present. / Oh, you shouldn't have. / Oh, what a lovely present! I don't deserve it.

Hint 582

かしら

Front 583

Konban watashi no shukudai o tetsudatte kureru kashira.

Back 583

I wonder if you would help me with my homework tonight. / Do you think you could help me with my homework tonight?

Hint 583

かしら

Front 584

Konpyuutaa no tsukaikata, oshiete itadakeru kashira.

Back 584

I wonder if you could teach me how to operate the computer. / Could you possibly teach me how to operate the computer.

Hint 584

かしら

Front 585

Ano hito wa subarashii naa.

Back 585

She's really great [something]!

Hint 585

な

Front 586

Kireina hoshida naa.

Back 586

What a beautiful star!

Hint 586

な

Front 587

Ano kuruma wa shinshada yo na.

Back 587

That's a new car, right? / That's a new car, I bet.

Hint 587

な

Front 588

Asoko wa samui na.

Back 588

It's cold there, isn't it.

Hint 588

な

Front 589

Ano hito wa nakanaka rippana hitoda to omou na.

Back 589

I really think [I'd say] that he is a fine, upstanding person.

Hint 589

な

Front 590

Kono eiga wa yokunakatta na.

Back 590

That movie just wasn't very good.

Hint 590

な

Front 591

Narita made itte kudasai na.

Back 591

Narita [Airport], please [if you please].

Hint 591

な

Front 592

Ashita kanarazu koi na.

Back 592

Be sure to come tomorrow.

Hint 592

な

Front 593

Zettai ni aitsu ni au na.

Back 593

Stay away from that bum, you hear. / Keep clear of that guy.

Hint 593

な

Front 594

Mou ano baa ni iku na.

Back 594

Don't go to that bar ever again! / No more going to that bar, hear.

Hint 594

な

Front 595

Ashita no Takahashi-san no paatii ni wa, mochiron iku sa.

Back 595

I'm going to Takahashi's party tomorrow, of course.

Hint 595

さ

Front 596

Sore yori, kotchi no seitaa no kata ga oukii sa.

Back 596

This sweater's bigger than that one, I'd say.

Hint 596

さ

Front 597

An’na munouna shain o irerukara, kaisha ga nobinai no sa.

Back 597

It's because they hire incompetent people like him that the company doesn't grow.

Hint 597

さ

Front 598

Ano hito no yari-souna koto sa.

Back 598

It's something he would do. / It's just like him.

Hint 598

さ

Front 599

Kono Hana no iro no utsukushii koto.

Back 599

What an exquisite colour this flower has!

Hint 599

こと

Front 600

Oishii o ryouridesu koto.

Back 600

What marvelously delicious food!

Hint 600

こと

Front 601

Doko ka e o hanami ni ikimasen koto.

Back 601

Shall we go flower viewing somewhere?

Hint 601

こと

Front 602

Ichido kuiin’erizabesu-gou ni notte mimasen koto.

Back 602

Shall we just once go aboard the Queen Elizabeth?

Hint 602

こと

Front 603

Ashita no kekkonshiki wa, nanji ni hajimarundeshita kke.

Back 603

What time is the wedding going to start tomorrow? / The wedding tomorrow - what time was it going to start?

Hint 603

っけ

Front 604

Anata no ie wa dokodatta kke.

Back 604

Now, where was your house? / Where did you say your house was?

Hint 604

っけ

Front 605

Kono hen ni gakkou ga atta kke.

Back 605

Didn't there used to be a school around here? / I seem to remember that there was a school around here.

Hint 605

っけ

Front 606

Ano hito to yoku sake o nonda kke.

Back 606

Back in the old days, I used to go drinking quite a lot with him. / I remember going drinking with him quite a bit.

Hint 606

っけ

Front 607

Ashita made ni dekinakereba komaru tteba.

Back 607

I'm telling you, there's going to be trouble if it's not done by tomorrow.

Hint 607

ってば

Front 608

Rainende wa oso sugiru tteba.

Back 608

Next year will be too late, I'm telling you.

Hint 608

ってば

Front 609

Son’na koto o shitara, dame datteba.

Back 609

I'm telling you that it's no good if you do such a thing. / I wouldn't do that if I were you.

Hint 609

ってば

Front 610

Konpyuutaa o tsukawanakereba, dekinai tteba.

Back 610

I'm telling you that you can't do it unless you use the computer. / You won't get anywhere unless you use the computer, I say.

Hint 610

ってば

Front 611

Doushite Shinjuku made itta n dai.

Back 611

Why'd you go as far as [all the way to] Shinjuku?

Hint 611

い

Front 612

Kinou doko de nonda n dai.

Back 612

Where you go drinking yesterday?

Hint 612

い

Front 613

Mata Amerika ni shutchou kai, taihenda na.

Back 613

Off to the U.S. on business again? Hang in there.

Hint 613

い

Front 614

Ano hito, genkidatta kai.

Back 614

How was she? / How's she getting along?

Hint 614

い

Front 615

Ano eiga wa omoshirokunai ndesu mono. Dakara, ikanakatta no yo.

Back 615

That movie is simply too boring. That's why I didn't go.

Hint 615

もの

Front 616

‘Doushite tabenai n dai.’ ‘Kono ryouri, kiraina ndesu mono.’

Back 616

Why aren't you eating? "I simply don't like the food."

Hint 616

もの

Front 617

Kachou no shigoto wa yaritakunai wa. Shita no mono ni tsumetai ndesu mono.

Back 617

I don't want to work for the section chief. He's so cold to those working under him.

Hint 617

もの

Front 618

Takeuchi-san to wa issho ni shigoto o shitakunai no yo. Chittomo hatarakanai nda mono.

Back 618

I don't want to work with Takeuchi. He just doesn't do anything [doesn't work].

Hint 618

もの

Front 619

Dekakemashou yo. Tamani wa soto de shokuji ga shitai ndesu mono.

Back 619

Come on, let's go out. I'd like to eat out once in a while.

Hint 619

もの

Front 620

Are hoshiidesu mono. Katte mo iideshou.

Back 620

I want it [so badly]. It's all right if I buy it, isn't it?

Hint 620

もの

Front 621

Saki ni iku ze.

Back 621

I'm going on ahead. / Leaving now. See you there.

Hint 621

ぜ

Front 622

Sono shigoto, kimi ni tanonda ze.

Back 622

I'm counting on you to do this job. / It's [the job's] up to you now.

Hint 622

ぜ

Front 623

Ganbaru ze.

Back 623

I'm going to give it my best shot. / I'm hanging tough.

Hint 623

ぜ

Front 624

Sorosoro kaigi o hajimeru zo.

Back 624

Let's get this meeting under way.

Hint 624

ぞ

Front 625

Kondo son’na koto o shitara, zettainiyurusanai zo.

Back 625

If you do that again, I'm not going to let you get away with it. / If you do anything like that again, you're going to pay for it.

Hint 625

ぞ

Front 626

Sono shigoto, kimi ni tanonda zo.

Back 626

I'm expecting you to get the job done. / You'd better get cracking on that job.

Hint 626

ぞ

Front 627

Ganbaruzo.

Back 627

I can do it! / Make way. Here I come.

Hint 627

ぞ

Front 628

Kondokoso seikou suru zo.

Back 628

I'm going to make it this time. / This time I'm coming up a winner.

Hint 628

ぞ

Front 629

An’na tokoro, mou iku mon ka.

Back 629

I wouldn't be caught dead going there again.

Hint 629

もんか

Front 630

An’na hito to issho ni shigoto ga dekiru mondesu ka.

Back 630

I wouldn't work with her again if my life depended on it.

Hint 630

もんか

Front 631

Hokanohito ga yattara, motto hayakude kitadeshou ni.

Back 631

Despite the fact that it could have been finished much sonner if someone else had done it, [unfortunately, that was not the case]. / It could have been finished much sooner if only someone else had done it.

Hint 631

だろうに

Front 632

Mousukoshi matte itara, ame ga yandarou ni.

Back 632

Despite the fact that if we'd waited a little longer, the right might have stopped [we didn't wait]. / If only we had waited a little longer, the rain might have let up.

Hint 632

だろうに