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うわさでは、あの俳優(はいゆう)さんは離婚(りこん)したらしい。
Rumor | as for | that | actor | as for | divorce | did | it appears
Rumor has it that actor got a divorce.
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あの歌手(かしゅ)は、とてもいい声(こえ)をしています。
that | singer | as for | very | good | voice | (direct object marker) | has
That singer has a very nice voice.
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どこかで猫(ねこ)の鳴(な)き声(ごえ)がします。
somewhere | at | cat | ‘s | crying voice | is doing
Somewhere a cat is meowing.
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晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)のあとで、お風呂(ふろ)に入(はい)ります。
dinner | (limiter) | after | bath | in | enter
After dinner, I will take a bath.
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寝(ね)るまえに歯(は)を磨(みが)きましょう。
to sleep | prior to | tooth | (direct object marker) | polish
Brush your teeth before going to bed.
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夜遅(よるおそ)くてもかまわないので、電話(でんわ)してください。
night | late | even | don't mind | therefore | phone call | do | please
It doesn't matter if it's late at night, just give us a call.
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もし明日雨(あすあめ)が降(ふ)ったら、運動会(うんどうかい)はありません。
if | tomorrow | rain | (marks what falls) | if fall |sports competition | as for | doesn't exist
If it rains tomorrow, there will be no field day.
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もしもし、田中(たなか)ですが、佐藤(さとう)さんはいらっしゃいますか?
hello | Tanaka | is | however | Satou | Mr. | as for | available | (question marker)
Hello, this is Tanaka, is Mr. Sato there?
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彼(かれ)は、おばあさんの重(おも)い荷物(にもつ)を持(も)ってあげた。
he | as for | grandmother | 's | heavy | luggage | (direct object marker) | carry | gave
He helped his grandmother with her heavy bags.
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日本語(にほんご)を教(きょう)えてくれてありがとうございます。
Japanese language | direct object marker | teach and | receive and | thank you
Thank you for teaching me Japanese.
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彼女(かのじょ)は、朝起(あさお)きられないので、お母(かあ)さんに起(お)こしてもらう。
she | as for | morning | can't wake | therefore | mother | by | wake | receive
She can't get up in the morning, so her mother wakes her up.
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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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