Question | Answer |
~に気がつく | to notice; to realize/notice that |
~に気がつく, preceded by | nouns or sentences |
~に気がつく, 文型 | a. Nに気がつく b. Sことに気がつく: Type 2c |
それぞれ | used to focus on each individual or thing in a group of people or things, and means "each (one of them)." In some contexts a more natural interpretation may be "one's own" rather than "each one's." |
それぞれ, 英訳 | each; one's own; in one's own way |
それぞれ, 文型 | a. それぞれPredicate; b. それぞれのNoun |
~らしい | auxiliary i-adjective that expresses the speaker's conjecture based on what he/she has learned through an information source or his/her own observation. |
~らしい, 英訳 | seems; apparently; I heard that ~; it looks like |
~らしい, 文型 | Type 3 |
Verb-masu-stem続ける | "continue doing something." Used when the subject continues doing something volitionally. |
Verb-masu-stem続ける, 英訳 | continue to; continue V-ing; go on V-ing; keep (on) V-ing; all the way; all the time |
~ばかり | expresses the idea that someone does one thing all the time and does nothing else, or that someone chooses just one thing among others when doing something. |
~ばかり, 英訳 | nothing but ~; always; all the time |
~ばかり, 文型 | a. N (Prt) ばかりV; b. VNばかりする; c. V-teばかりいる |
~わけだ, first use | a. Used when the speaker provides the reason for a previous statement. |
~わけだ, second use | b. Used when the speaker reaches a logical conclusion from what he/she has learned from the hearer or has discovered |
~わけだ, third use | c. Used when the speaker understands the reason for what he/she has learned from the hearer or what he/she has discovered. |
~わけだ, 英訳 | The reason is that ~; It means that ~; That's why ~; No wonder ~; Naturally |
~わけだ, 文型 | Type 2a |
Nounでよばれば | presents a condition for doing something. It is also used when the speaker politely offers something to the hearer. |
Nounでよばれば | if ~ is all right; if ~ works; if ~ is acceptable; if you don't mind |
結構(けっこう) | adverb indicating that the speaker feels that the degree/level/amount/etc. of something is not high but is higher than average |
結構(けっこう), 英訳 | fairly; pretty; rather; quite |
結構(けっこう), 文型 | a. 結構{A/(ANa + Da)}; b. 結構 Verb Phrase |
なかなか Adjective | Synonymous with 結構. However, not usually used with adjectives and adverbs with negative meanings, e.g. つまらない, 不便だ. なかなか also indicates that the speaker is impressed by the way something/someone is or the way someone does something |
なかなか Adjective, 英訳 | quite; fairly; pretty; considerably |
なかなか Adjective, 文型 | a. なかなか {A/(ANa + Da)}; b. なかなか Adv |
そう言えば | conjunctive phrase used when speaker is reminded of something by the hearer's remark or the speaker's own remark. |
そう言えば, 英訳 | That reminds me; Now I remember; indeed |
そう言えば, 文型 | そう言えば、S。 |
~ということ | changes a sentence into a noun clause, but does not add any meaning. Usually used in written language |
~ということ, use with particles | can be marked by が, を, etc. |
~ということ, 英訳 | that; V-ing |
~ということ, 文型 | S-plain ということ |