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Beginning Japanese Phrases 130: ～ても even if

いくら調(しら)べても答(こた)えは見(み)つからなかった。

however much | investigating | answer | as for | couldn't find

 No matter how much research I did, I could not find the answer.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 129: あげる give

彼(かれ)は、奥(おく)さんに誕生日(たんじょうび)プレゼントをあげました。

he | as for | wife | to | birthday | present | (direct object marker) | gave

 He gave his wife a birthday present.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 128: あいだに during; while into

夏休(なつやす)みの間(あいだ)に、富士山(ふじさん)に登(のぼ)りたいです。

summer vacation | during | Mt. Fuji | want to climb

I want to climb Mt. Fuji during summer vacation.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 127: ようになる to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

最近(さいきん)、彼(かれ)はドラマをよく見(み)るようになりました。

recently | he | as for | drama | (direct object marker) | often | to see | has come to be that…

Lately, he has been watching a lot of dramas.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 126: ～つもり mean to; intend to

彼女(かのじょ)は、彼(かれ)と結婚(けっこん)するつもりでした

she | as for | he | with | marry | to do | intend to | did

She was going to marry him.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 125: ～くなる to become [adjectives change to a くbefore なる]

さっきから急(きゅう)にお客(きゃく)さんが増(ふ)えて、お店(みせ)が忙(いそが)しくなりました。

recently | suddenly | customers | (subject marker) | increased and | store (polite) | busy | became

Recently, the number of customers suddenly increased and the store became busier.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 124: がる to show signs of being (something); to feel; to think

新(あたら)しいゲームを欲(ほ)しがる子供(こども)はたくさんいます。

new | game | (direct object marker) | want | to feel | children | as for (topic marker) | many | exist

There are many children who want a new game.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 123: のですか？ (used when asking questions, seeking an explanation, or to show interest in learning more)

今(いま)、何(なに)をしているのですか？

now | what | (direct object marker) | doing | (question seeking an explanation)

What are you doing now?

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 122: ので therefore; because of that

今日(きょう)は、忙(いそが)しかったので、とても疲(つか)れました。

today  | as for | busy | was | therefore | very | tired

Today was a busy day and I'm very tired.

 

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Beginning Japanese Phrases 121: が but; however [connects two phrases while softening a request]

すみません、渋谷駅(しぶやえき)への行(ゆ)き方(かた)がわからないんですが、教(おし)えてください。

excuse me | Shibuya station | to | 's | way to go | (subject/object marker) | don't know | (softens explanations) | teach | please

Excuse me, I don't know how to get to Shibuya station.

 

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