To dress up: |
to wear formal clothes, to dress very nicely. |
ドレスアップする、おしゃれする |
Ex: He likes to dress up at the slightest opportunity. (彼はほんのちょっとした機会でも正装したがる。) |
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At last: |
finally, after a long time. |
最後に、ついに、とうとう、やっと、ようやく |
Ex: At last, I found the book that I was looking for. (とうとう、私は探していた本を見つけた。) |
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As usual: |
as is the general case, as is typical. |
いつものように |
Ex: As usual, Mike is late for school. (いつものように、マイクは学校に遅刻する。) |
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To find out: |
get information about, to determine. This idiom is seperable only when a pronoun is used. |
発見する、解明する、調べる |
Ex: I’ll call and find out. (電話して確かめてみます。) |
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To look at: |
give one’s attention to; to watch. |
見る |
Ex: Did you want to look at anything else? (他に見たかった[ご覧になりたかった]ものはありませんか?) |
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To look for: |
to try to find, to search for. |
探す |
Ex:The journalist went into a town to look for interesting people to interview. (新聞記者は、面白いインタビューの相手を探して町に出た。) |
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All right: |
acceptable, fine, yes, okay. This idiom can also be spelled ‘alright’ in informal usage. |
万事OKで、大丈夫で、申し分ない |
Ex: You’re all right now? (もう大丈夫ですか?) |
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All along: |
all the time, from the beginning (without change). |
最初[初め]からずっと |
Ex: I knew all along that he was up to something. (私は、初めからずっと、彼が何かたくらんでいるのが分かっていました。) |
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Little by little: |
gradually, slowly (also: step by step). |
少しずつ、徐々に |
Ex: He saved his money little by little. ( |
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To tire out: |
to make very weary due to difficult conditions or hard effort (also: to wear out) |
(人)をへとへとに疲れさせる、(人)をぐったりさせる |
Ex: The tedious work completely tired us out. (その退屈な仕事で私たちはすっかり消耗しました。) |
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To spend time: |
to do an activity over a period of time. |
時間を過ごす |
Ex: I can afford to spend time on the Internet. (私にはインターネット上で過ごす時間的余裕がある。) |
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Never mind: |
don’t be concerned about it; ignore what was just said. |
気にするな、心配するな |
Ex: Never mind if you make a mistake. (間違えても気にするなよ。) |
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