Hardcore Japanese - Lesson 20

Question	Answer
always	いつもitsumo
I always exercise a bit in the morning.	私わたし　は　いつも　朝あさ　に　少すこし　運動うんどうする。watashi wa itsumo asa ni sukoshi undousuru.
she	彼女かのじょkanojo
usually	普段ふだんfudan
last week	先週せんしゅうsenshuu
She usually studies at the library, but last week she studied at home.	彼女かのじょ　は　普段ふだん　図書館としょかん　で　勉強べんきょうする　が、　先週せんしゅう　は　家いえ　で　勉強べんきょうした。kanojo wa fudan toshokan de benkyousuru ga, senshuu wa ie de benkyoushita.
next week	来週らいしゅうraishuu
as much as possible	なるべくnarubeku
to finish	終おわらせるowaraseru
I will finish my homework by nine o'clock.	私わたし　は　九時くじ　まで　に　宿題しゅくだい　を　終おわらせます。watashi wa kuji made ni shukudai o owarasemasu.
Next week I have many meetings, so I want to finish work as early as possible.	来週らいしゅう　は　会議かいぎ　が　多おおい　から、　なるべく　早はやく　仕事しごと　を　終おわらせたい。raishuu wa kaigi ga ooi kara, narubeku hayaku shigoto o owarasetai.
this time	今度こんどkondo
younger sister	妹いもうとimouto
neighborhood	近所きんじょkinjo
I buy fresh vegetables at a shop in my neighborhood.	私わたし　は　近所きんじょ　の　店みせ　で　新鮮しんせんな　野菜やさい　を　買かいます。watashi wa kinjo no mise de shinsenna yasai o kaimasu.
intention; plan	つもりtsumori
This coming weekend, I plan to take a walk in the neighborhood park with my younger sister.	今度こんど　の　週末しゅうまつ、　妹いもうと　と　近所きんじょ　の　公園こうえん　を　散歩さんぽする　つもり　だ。kondo no shuumatsu, imouto to kinjo no kouen o sanposuru tsumori da.
grandmother	祖母そぼsobo
hardly	ほとんどhotondo
to go out	出でるderu
My grandmother hardly goes outside, but she goes to the park on weekends.	祖母そぼ　は　ほとんど　外そと　に　出でない　が、　週末しゅうまつ　は　公園こうえん　に　行いく。sobo wa hotondo soto ni denai ga, shuumatsu wa kouen ni iku.
weather forecast	天気予報てんきよほうtenkiyohou
according to	に　よる　とni yoru to
expected; supposed to	はずhazu
According to the weather forecast, it should become rainy next week.	天気予報てんきよほう　に　よる　と、　来週らいしゅう　は　雨あめ　に　なる　はず　だ。tenkiyohou ni yoru to, raishuu wa ame ni naru hazu da.
for the first time	初はじめてhajimete
over there	そちらsochira
close	近ちかいchikai
My house is close to the station.	私わたし　の　家いえ　は　駅えき　から　近ちかい　です。watashi no ie wa eki kara chikai desu.
I am going to her house for the first time today. Is it close to the station over there?	私わたし　は　今日きょう　初はじめて　彼女かのじょ　の　家いえ　に　行いく。　そちら　は　駅えき　から　近ちかい？watashi wa kyou hajimete kanojo no ie ni iku. sochira wa eki kara chikai?
this way	こちらkochira
Please enter through this door. The meeting room is on the right.	こちら　の　ドア　から　入はいって　ください。　会議室かいぎしつ　は　右みぎ　です。kochira no doa kara haitte kudasai. kaigishitsu wa migi desu.
to overdo	無理むり　を　するmuri o suru
Please don't overdo it today.	今日きょう　は　無理むり　を　しないで　ください。kyou wa muri o shinaide kudasai.
body	体からだkarada
condition	具合ぐあいguai
badly	悪わるくwaruku
If you overdo it, your physical condition gets worse.	無理むり　を　する　と　体からだ　の　具合ぐあい　が　悪わるく　なる。muri o suru to karada no guai ga waruku naru.
energetic	元気げんきgenki
There are energetic children in the park.	元気げんきな　子供こどもたち　が　公園こうえん　に　います。genkina kodomotachi ga kouen ni imasu.
seems like	みたいmitai
My grandmother is usually energetic, but she doesn’t seem to feel very well today.	祖母そぼ　は　普段ふだん　元気げんき　だ　が、　今日きょう　は　具合ぐあい　が　あまり　よく　ない　みたい。sobo wa fudan genki da ga, kyou wa guai ga amari yoku nai mitai.
to take a nap	昼寝ひるね　を　するhirune o suru
I hardly have time to take a nap.	私わたし　は　昼寝ひるね　を　する　時間じかん　が　ほとんど　ない。watashi wa hirune o suru jikan ga hotondo nai.
if I remember correctly	たしかtashika
emphasis	よyo
It's okay to close the window.	窓まど　を　閉しめて　も　いい　です　よ。mado o shimete mo ii desu yo.
If I remember right, she should be traveling next week.	たしか　彼女かのじょ　は　来週らいしゅう　旅行りょこう　の　はず　だ　よ。tashika kanojo wa raishuu ryokou no hazu da yo.
well	上手じょうず　にjouzu ni
I speak Japanese well.	私わたし　は　日本語にほんご　を　上手じょうず　に　話はなします。watashi wa nihongo o jouzu ni hanashimasu.
Last week I taught my younger sister to cook for the first time. She got good quickly.	先週せんしゅう　は　初はじめて　妹いもうと　に　料理りょうり　を　教おしえた。　妹いもうと　は　すぐ　上手じょうず　に　なった。senshuu wa hajimete imouto ni ryouri o oshieta. imouto wa sugu jouzu ni natta.
If I go to bed as early as possible, I should be able to wake up in the morning.	なるべく　早はやく　寝ねれば、　朝あさ　は　起おきられる　はず　だ。narubeku hayaku nereba, asa wa okirareru hazu da.
impossible	無理むりなmurina
promise	約束やくそくyakusoku
Please don’t make impossible promises.	無理むりな　約束やくそく　は　しないで　ください。murina yakusoku wa shinaide kudasai.
If you don’t turn in your homework, you will be warned by the teacher.	宿題しゅくだい　を　出ださなければ、　先生せんせい　に　注意ちゅういされます。shukudai o dasanakereba, sensei ni chuuisaremasu.
I don’t make impossible promises, because if I don’t have time, there’s no way I can go.	私わたし　は　無理むりな　約束やくそく　は　しない。　時間じかん　が　なければ　行いける　はず　が　ない　から　だ。watashi wa murina yakusoku wa shinai. jikan ga nakereba ikeru hazu ga nai kara da.
expensively	高たかくtakaku
I sold my old smartphone for a high price.	私わたし　は　古ふるい　スマホ　を　高たかく　売うりました。watashi wa furui sumaho o takaku urimashita.
to look	見みえるmieru
but	けどkedo
That book looks expensive, but it seems cheap.	その　本ほん　は　高たかく　見みえる　けど、　安やすい　みたい。sono hon wa takaku mieru kedo, yasui mitai.
According to the weather forecast there, will it be rainy on the weekend?	そちら　の　天気予報てんきよほう　に　よる　と、　週末しゅうまつ　は　雨あめ　です　か。sochira no tenkiyohou ni yoru to, shuumatsu wa ame desu ka.
here	こちらkochira
probably	たぶんtabun
It will probably be rainy tomorrow.	明日あした　は　たぶん　雨あめ　です。ashita wa tabun ame desu.
to succeed	成功せいこうするseikousuru
It’s hotter here than last week, but the meeting tomorrow should probably be successful.	こちら　は　先週せんしゅう　より　暑あつい　けど、　たぶん　明日あした　の　会議かいぎ　は　成功せいこうする　はず　だ。kochira wa senshuu yori atsui kedo, tabun ashita no kaigi wa seikousuru hazu da.
deadline	締しめ切きりshimekiri
remaining	あとato
one day	一日いちにちichinichi
I will take only one day off from work.	私わたし　は　仕事しごと　を　一日いちにち　だけ　休やすみます。watashi wa shigoto o ichinichi dake yasumimasu.
only	しかshika
to be able to hang out	遊あそべるasoberu
I can hang out with a friend at the park tomorrow.	明日あした　は　友達ともだち　と　公園こうえん　で　遊あそべる。ashita wa tomodachi to kouen de asoberu.
There’s only one day left until the deadline, so I can’t hang out tonight.	締しめ切きり　まで　あと　一日いちにち　しか　ない　から、　今夜こにゃ　は　遊あそべない。shimekiri made ato ichinichi shika nai kara, konya wa asobenai.
My body still isn’t well, so I have no choice but to run just a little today.	私わたし　の　体からだ　は　まだ　よく　ない　から、　今日きょう　は　少すこし　走はしる　しか　ない。watashi no karada wa mada yoku nai kara, kyou wa sukoshi hashiru shika nai.
intention	つもりtsumori
Even he, who usually doesn’t get up early, plans to get up early this time.	普段ふだん　は　早起はやおきしない　彼かれ　も、　今度こんど　は　早起はやおきする　つもり　だ。fudan wa hayaokishinai kare mo, kondo wa hayaokisuru tsumori da.
If I’m not mistaken, the deadline for this assignment should be the morning of the day after tomorrow.	たしか　今度こんど　の　課題かだい　の　締しめ切きり　は　明後日あさって　の　朝あさ　の　はず　だ。tashika kondo no kadai no shimekiri wa asatte no asa no hazu da.
He says the morning trains are usually packed, but today they don’t seem full.	いつも　は　朝あさ　の　電車でんしゃ　は　満員まにん　だ　と　彼かれ　は　言いう　けど、　今日きょう　は　満員まにん　で　は　ない　みたい。itsumo wa asa no densha wa manin da to kare wa iu kedo, kyou wa manin de wa nai mitai.
impossible	無理むりmuri
Tomorrow is not possible.	明日あした　は　無理むり　です。ashita wa muri desu.
If coming here from there is impossible, let’s talk on the phone.	そちら　から　こちら　に　来くるの　は　無理むり　なら、　電話でんわ　で　話はなそう。sochira kara kochira ni kuruno wa muri nara, denwa de hanasou.
If she doesn’t take a nap, she seems to feel unwell.	彼女かのじょ　は　昼寝ひるね　を　しない　と　具合ぐあい　が　悪わるく　なる　みたい。kanojo wa hirune o shinai to guai ga waruku naru mitai.
nap	昼寝ひるねhirune
After a nap, my head feels clear.	昼寝ひるね　の　あと、　頭あたま　が　すっきりします。hirune no ato, atama ga sukkirishimasu.
negative past form	〜なかった〜nakatta
I did not watch a movie yesterday.	私わたし　は　昨日きのう　映画えいが　を　見みなかった。watashi wa kinou eiga o minakatta.
Since last week my body has felt heavy, and yesterday I could do nothing but nap.	先週せんしゅう　から　体からだ　が　重おもくて、　昨日きのう　は　昼寝ひるね　しか　できなかった。senshuu kara karada ga omokute, kinou wa hirune shika dekinakatta.
next time	今度こんどkondo
Next time, I will contact you early.	今度こんど　は　早はやめ　に　連絡れんらくします。kondo wa hayame ni renrakushimasu.
to introduce	紹介しょうかいするshoukaisuru
I will introduce my friend to the teacher.	私わたし　は　友達ともだち　を　先生せんせい　に　紹介しょうかいします。watashi wa tomodachi o sensei ni shoukaishimasu.
plan; intention	つもりtsumori
I plan to study a lot of Japanese during summer vacation.	私わたし　は　夏休なつやすみ　に　日本語にほんご　を　たくさん　勉強べんきょうする　つもり　です。watashi wa natsuyasumi ni nihongo o takusan benkyousuru tsumori desu.
I plan to introduce my grandmother to a friend next time.	今度こんど　祖母そぼ　を　友達ともだち　に　紹介しょうかいする　つもり　だ。kondo sobo o tomodachi ni shoukaisuru tsumori da.
definitely	必かならずkanarazu
When you arrive at the station, be sure to contact me.	駅えき　に　着ついたら、　必かならず　私わたし　に　連絡れんらくして　ください。eki ni tsuitara, kanarazu watashi ni renrakushite kudasai.
With the new strategy, I think we will definitely succeed.	新あたらしい　作戦さくせん　なら　必かならず　成功せいこうする　と　思おもいます。atarashii sakusen nara kanarazu seikousuru to omoimasu.

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