Useful phrases

Question 1

（月曜日など）良い一週間を！

Answer 1

Have a nice week ahead!

Question 2

Don’t let it get you down!

Answer 2

気にしないで！落ち込まないで！

Question 3

先週ずっと家に居なきゃいけなかった

Answer 3

We had to stay at home all last week.

Question 4

コンプレックスだったんだよね

Answer 4

That was my one inferiority complex.

Question 5

３歳でもちょっぴり記憶は残ってるよ

Answer 5

When I was 3, I have just vague recollections.

Question 6

時々

Answer 6

once in a while

Question 7

靴の紐がほどけてるよ

Answer 7

Your shoe is untied.

Question 8

遠回りしてるよ（×2）

Answer 8

You are making/taking a detour to our apartment.
/ You are going/taking a long way around.

Question 9

定期的に

Answer 9

periodically

Question 10

雲ひとつない空！

Answer 10

Not a single cloud in the sky!

Question 11

久しぶりすぎる！

Answer 11

It’s been way too long! Way, way too long.

Question 12

video/movie footage

Answer 12

（映画やビデオの）切り取った一部の映像

Question 13

media outlet

Answer 13

報道機関

Question 14

a fast-food outlet

Answer 14

ファストフード店
→たくさんある店の１つ（チェーン店）

Question 15

横転する
→トラックが横転した

Answer 15

overturn
→A truck overturned.

Question 16

…の可能性が高い／低い
→雨が降る可能性が高い。
→彼は時間通りに来ないだろうね

Answer 16

It is likely that it will rain.
It is unlikely that he will arrive on time.

Question 17

人の名前を覚えるのが苦手

Answer 17

I”m bad with names.

Question 18

ピンチなの！

Answer 18

We are in a pinch!

Question 19

急な話なのだけど、

Answer 19

I know it’s sudden, but..

Question 20

もっと前に伝えられなくて申し訳ない。

Answer 20

I’m sorry I couldn’t have given you more notice.

→give you more noticeもっと前に知らせる

Question 21

このような機会を頂きありがとうございます！

Answer 21

Thank you for the opportunity!

Question 22

〜の件ですか？

Answer 22

Is thisfor tke xx thing?
→Is this for the Boston thing?

Question 23

応援してます！

Answer 23

I’m behind you all the time!
I’m behind you on this.

Question 24

食感

Answer 24

texture
→I hate that mushy texture tomatos have.

Question 25

夜行便

Answer 25

a red-eye flight
→I took a red-eye flight from Tokyo to Paris.

Question 26

癒し
→体調が悪い時、お茶を飲むと癒やされる
→癒やし系の音楽を流す

Answer 26

soothing
→I find tea soothing, if i’m feeling sick.
→I put on a soothing music.

Question 27

イライラする

Answer 27

jittery
→You may feel jittery.

Question 28

〜の道を開く
→失敗から学ぶことは自己成長の道を開くことになる

Answer 28

pave the way to . .
→Learning from mistakes can pave the way to personal growth.

Question 29

タバコの吸殻

Answer 29

cigarette butts

Question 30

制限時間内に

Answer 30

within a set time limt
in a set amount of time
within a set time frame

Question 31

洞察力のある

Answer 31

insightful