Snow Falling on Cedars Page 2 (仲宗根) Flashcards


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Folks

人々、両親 People, parents. Folks means "people", but can often mean one's parents. 例:Mark's folks are from Hawaii.

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Get away with

(よくないこと)を罰せられないで (見つからずに) やり通す。You do something bad, but don't get caught. ごまかして(犯罪)を犯してそのままうまく通す。 Get away with cheating (a crime).

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Get the message

意をくむ、理解する(インフォーマル) Often used as, "You get the message?"分かったか? "I get /got your (the) message" = おっしゃる事は分かります。

4

Give away

ただで配る。ただであげる People often give away tissues at train stations.

5

Go ahead

いいよ、どうぞ Please continue/ Feel free to do it/After you. "Go ahead, ask!"

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Go by

立ち寄る To make a short, casual, unannounced visit (similar meanings: stop by, drop in on) I went by Misaki's house on my way home.

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Go straight to

〜に直行する、まっすぐ行く、寄り道をせずに To go to a place directly without stopping anywhere. After school, you should go straight to your house.

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Got

ある、もっている, 〜なければならない Casual usage of "have got", "have got to" In conversation, "have" is sometimes dropped - got, got to. "I got a book." "I got to study."

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Hang around

うろうろする、ぶらぶらする In some cases, その場所にのこる "I think I'll hang around here for a while." しばらくこの辺をぶらぶらしてみるかな。

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Have a bad feeling

嫌な予感がする "She's two hours late and she hasn't called. I have a bad feeling about this."

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Have to do with

〜と関係がある Have a connection/relation to "What does this have to do with our situation?"これと我々の状況と何の関係があるっていうんだ?

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I feel

気がする I feel = I think, but with the added nuance of 感じる "I feel I have to tell you the truth."

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I figure

〜と考える、だと思う I figure = I think. But with a special nuance: Considering the circumstances, I conclude that... " I figured you'd have heard by now." そのことをきっと聞いただろうと思った。