To look out: |
to be careful pr cautious (also: to watch out). Both of these idioms can occur with the preposition ‘for’. |
気を付ã‘ã‚‹ã€ç”¨å¿ƒã™ã‚‹ |
Ex: Look out for the bus. (ãƒã‚¹ã«æ³¨æ„ã—ãªã•ã„。) |
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To shake hands: |
to exchange greetings by clasping hands. |
æ¡æ‰‹ã™ã‚‹ã€æ‰‹ã‚’æ¡ã‚‹ã€åˆæ„ã«é”ã™ã‚‹ |
Ex: The tall man stooped slightly to shake hands with her. (ãã®èƒŒã®é«˜ã„男性ã¯å°‘ã—è…°ã‚’è½ã¨ã—ã¦å½¼å¥³ã¨æ¡æ‰‹ã—ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚) |
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To get back: |
to return. |
戻るã€å¸°ã‚‹ã€è¿”ã£ã¦ãã‚‹ |
Ex: It’s time for us to leave that tangent aside and get back on the track. (脇é“ã«ãれるã®ã¯ã“ã‚Œãらã„ã«ã—ã¦è©±ã‚’å…ƒã«æˆ»ã—ã¾ã—ょã†ã€‚) |
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To catch a cold: |
to become sick with a cold of the nose or throat. |
風邪をã²ã |
Ex: Don’t sleep there. You’ll catch a cold. (ãã‚“ãªæ‰€ã§å¯ã‚‹ã¨é¢¨é‚ªã²ãよ。) |
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To get over: |
to recover from an illness, to accept a loss or sorrow. |
治るã€ç«‹ã¡ç›´ã‚‹ |
Ex: You need to get over your sorrows and get on with your life. (ã‚ãªãŸã¯ã€æ‚²ã—ã¿ã‹ã‚‰ç«‹ã¡ç›´ã£ã¦ã€è‡ªåˆ†ã®äººç”Ÿã‚’生ãã¦ã„ã‹ãªã‘ã‚Œã°ã„ã‘ã¾ã›ã‚“。) |
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To make up one’s mind: |
to reach a decision, to decide finally. |
決心ã™ã‚‹ |
Ex: Please make up your mind if you want to go to the U.S. (アメリカã«è¡ŒããŸã„ã®ã‹ã©ã†ã‹ã€ã¯ã£ãã‚Šã—ã¦ãã ã•ã„。) |
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To change one’s mind: |
to alter one’s decision or opinion. |
気[考ãˆï¼½ãŒå¤‰ã‚ã‚‹ |
Ex: I said I wouldn’t be going to the concert, but I’ve changed my mind. ( ç§ã¯ã€Œãã®ã‚³ãƒ³ã‚µãƒ¼ãƒˆã«ã¯è¡Œã‹ãªã„ã€ã¨è¨€ã£ã¦ã„ãŸã®ã§ã™ãŒæ°—ãŒå¤‰ã‚ã‚Šã¾ã—ãŸã€‚) |
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For the time being: |
temporarily (also: for now). |
å·®ã—当ãŸã‚Šï¼ˆã¯ï¼‰ã€å½“分(ã®é–“) |
Ex: For the time being you will have to come to hospital every other day. (当分ã®é–“ã€1æ—¥ãŠãã«é€šé™¢ã—ã¦ãã ã•ã„。◆医者⇒患者) |
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For good: |
permanently, forever. |
æ°¸é ã«ã€æ°¸ä¹…ã« |
Ex: His parents were worried that he would stay overseas for good. (å½¼ã¯æ»ã¬ã¾ã§å¤–国ã‹ã‚‰å¸°ã£ã¦æ¥ãªã„ã®ã§ã¯ãªã„ã‹ã¨ä¸¡è¦ªã¯å¿ƒé…ã—ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚) |
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To call off: |
to cancel. |
〔計画・予定ãªã©ã€•ä¸æ¢ã™ã‚‹ï¼»ã•ã›ã‚‹ï¼½ |
Ex: They resolved to call off the strike. (ストライã‚ä¸æ¢ã‚’決定ã—ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚) |
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To put off: |
to postpone. |
予定日を後ã‚ã«ãšã‚‰ã™ã€å»¶æœŸã™ã‚‹ |
Ex: We decided to put off the meeting because only two people could come. (二人ã—ã‹ä¼šè°ã«å‡ºã‚‰ã‚Œãªã‹ã£ãŸã®ã§ã€ä¼šè°ã‚’延期ã™ã‚‹ã“ã¨ã«ã—ãŸã€‚) |
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In a hurry: |
hurried, rushed (also: in a rush) |
急ã„ã§ã€æ…Œã¦ã¦ |
Ex: Please be brief because I’m in a hurry. (急ã„ã§ã‚‹ã®ã§æ‰‹çŸã«ãŠé¡˜ã„ã—ã¾ã™ã€‚) |
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