To pick out: |
to choose, to select. |
選ぶ、選び出す、選出する |
Ex: She wanted to pick out a car by herself. (彼女は自分で車を選びたかった。) |
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To take one’s time: |
to do without rush, not to hurry. This idiom is often used in the imperative form. |
時間を取る[かける] |
Ex: We need to take time to make a good plan. (時間をかけていいプランを作らなくてはいけませんね) |
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To talk over: |
to discuss or consider a situation with others. |
~について議論する |
Ex: I’ll have to talk this over with my parents. (両親とよく話し合ってみなければなりません。) |
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To lie down: |
to place oneself in a flat position, to recline. |
横たわる、横になる
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Ex: "I’m feeling dizzy. The room is spinning." "Maybe you’d better lie down."
(「目まいがします。部屋が回ってる…」「横になってた方がいいんじゃない」)
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To stand up: |
to rise from a sitting or lying position (also: to get up). |
立ち上がる、起立する |
Ex: Please stand up when you give your answers. (答えるときは起立してください。) |
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To sit down: |
to be seated (also: to take a seat, to have a seat). |
着席する、座る、腰を下ろす |
Ex: Would you like to sit down? (お座り[おかけ]になりませんか?) |
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All (day, week, month, year) long: |
The entire day, week, month, year. |
一日中、一週間ずっと、一ヶ月間ずっと、一年中 |
Ex: I wish we could stay in spring all year long. (一年中、春のままだといいんだが。)
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By oneself: |
alone, without assistance. |
自分だけで、一人で |
Ex: Thank you. I could never have done this by myself. (助けていただいてありがとうございます。私一人では絶対にできませんでした。) |
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On purpose: |
for a reason, deliberately. |
わざと、故意に |
Ex: Did he do it on purpose or was it an accident? (彼は故意にそれをしたのですか、それとも偶然だったのですか?) |
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To get along (with): |
to associate or work well (with). |
(人)と仲良くする[付き合う・やっていく・暮らす] |
Ex: Do you get along with your colleagues? (同僚たちと仲よくしていますか?) |
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To make a difference (to): |
to be of importance (to), to affect (also: to matter to). These idioms are often used with adjectves to show the degree of importance. |
~に影響[変化]を及ぼす[もたらす] |
Ex: It’s possible to make a difference. (現状を改善することは可能です。) |
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To take out: |
to remove, to extract, to go on a date with (also: go out (with). |
交際する、取り出す、 |
Ex: "It was nice of you to take me out to lunch." "My pleasure." (「お食事に連れていっていただいて、ありがとうございます」「どう致しまして」) |
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