| To get in / to get on: |
to enter or board a vehicle/car. To get in is used for cars; to get on is used for all other forms of transportation. |
| 乗る |
Ex: I was just about to get on the train when I realized I didn’t have my bag. （バッグを持っていないことに気付いたのは、まさに電車に乗ろうとしていた時でした。） |
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| To get out of/ to get off: |
to leave or to descend from a vehicle. To get out of is used for cars; to get off is used for all other forms of transportation. |
| 降りる |
Ex: Could you tell me where to get off the bus? (どこでバスを降りるか教えていただけますか？) |
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| To put on: |
to place on oneself (usually said of clothes). |
| 着る |
Ex: I’m going to put on a yukata and geta when I go to this year’s summer festival. (今度の夏祭りには、浴衣着て下駄履いて行こう。) |
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| To take off: |
to remove (usually said of clothes). |
| 脱ぐ |
Ex: Would you like to take off your coat? （コートをお脱ぎになってはいかがですか？） |
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| To turn on: |
to start or cause to function (also: to switch on). |
| つける |
Ex: Because you always forget to turn on the light. Cars can’t see you unless you turn the light on. （だってライトつけるの、いつも忘れるじゃない。ライトつけないと、車はあなたのこと見えないのよ。） |
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| To turn off: |
to cause to stop functioning (also: to switch off, to shut off) |
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Turn on and turn off, as well as their related forms, are used for things that flow, such as electricity, water, gas, etc. |
| 消す |
Ex: I forgot to turn off my cellular phone. （私は携帯電話の電源を切るのを忘れた。） |
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| Right away: |
very soon; immediately (also: at once). |
| すぐに |
Ex：I knew right away that he was the one for me. （彼に会った時すぐにこの人だと思いました。）
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| To pick up: |
to lift with one’s fingers or hands; to retrieve or collect; to learn. |
| 拾う / 取る |
Ex: I’m here to pick up a package. （荷物［小包］を取りに（ここに）来ました。） |
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| Sooner or later: |
eventually, after a period of time. |
| 遅かれ早かれ |
Ex: Sooner or later, all digital information will become free of charge. (遅かれ早かれ、すべてのデジタル情報は無料になります。) |
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| To get up: |
to arise, to rise freom a bed, to make someone arise. For the last definition a noun phrase must seperate the verb and particle. |
| 起きる |
Ex: I have to get up early tomorrow. （明日は早く起きないといけなんだ。） |
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| To come up with: |
to find, to discover. |
| 思い付く, 考え付く, 考え出す |
Ex: Did you come up with an idea for a new product? （新製品のアイデア、思い付いた？）
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| At first: |
in the beginning, originally. |
| 最初（は）, 初めは, 当初（は） |
Ex: At first I didn’t like his idea, but on second thought it isn’t so bad. （彼のアイデア、初めは気に入らなかったけど、考えてみたらそんなに悪くないね。） |
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