| 偉い
erai /-katta/ | is great, eminent, superior (adj) |
| 挨拶
aisatu | greeting, salutation |
| 挨拶をする
aisatsu wo suru / aisatsu suru | to greet, say ‘hello’ (etc.) |
| 挨拶をされる
aisatsu [wo] sareru /-ru; sareta/ | to be greeted |
| 質問する
shitsumon-suru | ask a question |
| 丁寧な挨拶
teinei na aisatu | polite greeting |
| 複雑
fukuzatsu /na/ | complicated, complex (na-noun) |
| 簡単
kantan /na/ | simple (na-noun) |
| 丁寧な挨拶をする
teinei na aisatsu [wo] sareru | be greeted politely; (lit. be affected by a polite greeting) |
| 決まった言い方
kimatta iikata | a ‘decided’ way of saying; set expressions |
| するものだ
suru mono da | [one] is to do; the regular procedure is to do |
| 達 ・ 方 ・ 等
-tachi ~-gata ~-ra | /3 pluralizing suffixes/ |
| 子供達
kodomo-tachi | children |
| 注意する
chuui-suru | pay attention, be careful of; advise, warn |
| 注意される
chuui sareru | be advised or warned |
| 平気
heiki /na/ | calm, cool; indifferent, unconcerned (na-noun) |
| 厳しい
kibishii /-katta/ | is strict, stern, rigorous (adj) |
| 厳しくは言わない
kibishiku wa iwanai | does not speak sternly (at least) |
| 大人しい
otonashii /-katta/ | is gentle, mild, obedient (adj) |
| 頃
koro | approximate time (suffix) |
| 私が子供の頃
watashi ga kodomo no koro | around the time when I was a child |
| しつけ ・ 躾
shitsuke | discipline |
| 躾ける
shitsukeru /-ru; shitsuketa/ | train, discipline; teach manners |
| 躾けられる
shitsukerareru /-ru; shitsukerareta/ | be brought up or trained or disciplined |
| 厳しくしつけられたものだ
kibishiku shitsukerareta mono da | used to be brought up strictly |
| 叱る
shikaru /-u; shikatta/ | scold (vt) |
| 叱られる
(shikarareru) | be scolded |
| 静か
shizuka /na/ | quiet (na-noun) |
| 静かにする
shizuka ni suru | be quiet; act in a quiet way |
| 静かにするものだ
shizuka ni suru mono da | [one] is to be quiet; the regular procedure is to be quiet |
| 静かにするものだとは思う
shizuka ni suru mono da to wa omou | think that one is to be quiet (at least) |
| お子さん方
okosan-gata | children /polite/ |
| 玩具
omocha | toy |
| 人形
ningyou | doll |
| 迷惑する
meiwaku suru | be(come) troubled or annoyed |
| 迷惑される
meiwaku sareru | be troubled or annoyed (humble-polite) |
| 迷惑しておられる
meiwaku site orareru /-ru; orareta/ | be troubled or annoyed /honorific-polite/ |
| 注してもらう
chuui site morau | have [someone] pay attention; have [someone] advise or warn |
| 注意してもらうようにする
chuui site morau you ni suru | act so as to have [someone] pay attention,advise, or warn |
| 余計
yokei /na/ | excessive, unnecessary, uncalled for |
| 直される
naosareru /ru; naosareta/ | repair /honorific-polite/ |
| ふう ・ 風
fuu /na/ ~fuu /no/ | manner, style |
| こういうふうには言わない
kou iu fuu ni wa iwanai | does not say in this way (at least) |
| 言わないものだ
iwanai mono da | [one] is not to say; the regular procedure is not to say |
| まま ・ 儘
mama | condition just as it is |
| このままだと
kono mama da to | when/if it is keeps on like this (without change, kept as is) |
| 誤解する
gokai-suru | to misunderstand |
| 理解する
(rikai suru) | to understand; comprehend (nani ka wo~) |
| 意味を誤解される
imi wo gokai sareru | have the meaning misunderstood |
| 可能性
kanousei | possibility |
| 意味を誤解される可能性
imi wo gokai sareru kanousei | possibility of having the meaning misunderstood |
| 限る
kagiru /-u; kagitta/ | (X ni) restrict/limit to |
| Xに限られている
(X ni kagirarete iru) | be limited to X |
| ～ときに限って
(toki ni kagitte) | particularly when, only when ~ |
| こういうふうにする
kou iu fuu ni suru | do it (in) this way / manner |
| 先生の話に注意を向ける
sensei no hanashi ni chuui wo mukeru | Turn [one’s] attention to what the teacher is saying. (lit. the teacher's talking) |
| 注意を払う
chuui wo harau | to pay attention |
| 学生ふうに話す
gakusei-fuu ni hanasu | talk in a student manner/style |
| 家内が誰かに子供を起こされましたから
Kanai ga dare ka ni kodomo wo okosaremashita kara... | Someone woke the children and my wife didn't like it so...
(lit: because my wife had the children woken up on her by someone)
/adversative passive/ |
| 明日音楽会がありますが、行かれませんか？
ashita ongakkai ga arimasu ga, ikaremasen ka? | There's a concert tomorrow; won't you go? /polite-passive invitation distal-style/ |
| 日本の家に入るときには、靴を脱ぐものです。
Nihon no ie ni hairu toki ni wa, kutsu wo nugu mono desu. | when you enter a Japanese home, you [one should] take off your shoes (as a regular procedure) |
| 面白くも可笑しくもない
omoshiroku mo okashiku mo nai | it's neither interesting or funny |
| 早くは話します
(hayaku wa hanashimasu) | s/he does talk fast (at least). |
