Lesson 7

Question 1

verb (て form) + たて

Answer 1

just done, freshly done, newly done

Question 2

たとえ ~ても

Answer 2

even if ___ is the case

Question 3

例えば + example

Answer 3

for example

Question 4

+って
Verb (casual past)
Noun + だ
な adjective + た
い adjective + くて

Answer 4

even if; even though; no matter how

Question 5

～てばかりいる

Answer 5

only; nothing but

Question 6

verb (て form) + ごらん

Answer 6

please try to; please look

Question 7

verb (て form) + はじめて

Answer 7

not until; only after ___ did I

Question 8

verb (て form) + からでないと

Answer 8

must first do; cannot do without first doing

Question 9

～てしょうがない

Answer 9

can’t help but ~

Question 10

～て済む

Answer 10

sufficient by; no problem to; resolve by ~

Question 11

verb (て form) + はいけないから
verb (dictionary form) + といけないから

Answer 11

in order not to ~; to prevent a negative situation

Question 12

～ている場合じゃない

Answer 12

this is no time to be~

Question 13

noun + 的

Answer 13

changes noun to な adjective; ~ish, ~like

Question 14

～て始まらない

Answer 14

even if you ~ it’s no use; there is no point to ~

Question 15

～てもかまわない

Answer 15

it doesn’t matter if

Question 16

～てしょうがない
～仕方がない

Answer 16

There’s no point to~, it’s no use to ~

Question 17

noun + と言えば

Answer 17

speaking of; when you talk of; when you say

Question 18

verb (casual form) + といい

Answer 18

It would be nice if; I hope ~

Question 19

+と言っても
verb (casual form)
noun + だ
い adjective
な adjective + だ

Answer 19

although I say that; although one might say

Question 20

+ということだ

verb (dictionary form)
Noun + た
い adjective
な adjective + だ

Answer 20

I heard～；it means that ~; in other words