Monday, March 21, 2011

Compromise

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compromise
妥協

Example:
If you disagree on something, it's important to compromise.
意見が合わないとき、妥協は大事です。

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middle ground
妥協点

Example:
Let's try to find a middle ground so we can deal with this.
こいつを片付けるため、妥協点を見つけよう。

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Home

home sweet home
埴生の宿

There's no place like home.
我が家に勝る所はない。

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home away from home
まるで自分の家のような所

Example:
The office is like my home away from home. It even has food and games!
オフィスはまるで家みたいな所です。食べ物もゲームもあるぐらい。

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Make yourself at home.
どうぞごゆっくり。

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Home is where the heart is.
故郷とは、心を残してきた場所。

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Body part idioms

give and arm and a leg
何かを得るために大きく犠牲する

Example:
I would give an arm and a leg to get a chance to visit TED.
TEDに行く機会のためなんでもするよ。

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Comment:
TED is a conference where great people talk about great things. The talks are very interesting and are posted online everyday.
http://www.ted.com

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give a hand
手伝える

Example:
Can you give a hand over here? We need more folks.
ちょっと手伝ってくれない?人が足りない。

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Comment:
This is pretty easy, but it's interesting how the Japanese and English are basically the same.

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shake a leg
急ぐ

Example:
Shake a leg over there, we don't have any time!
そこ早くしろ、時間ないから!

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foot in the door
足がかり

Example:
If I could just get my foot in the door, I know I'd be a hit.
足がかりだけが出来たら絶対に大成功するのに。

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Friday, March 18, 2011

Degrees of success

strike it rich
大成功する

Example:
He really struck it rich, finding a nice girl like that.
彼女ほどいい女を見つけたって、彼はラッキーだな。

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quit while ahead
勝ってる間にやめる

Example:
What, you're just going to quit while you're ahead? That's no fair.
何だ、勝ってるからもやめちゃうの?ずるい。

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You should quit while you're ahead or you'll just lose it all again.
勝ってるからやめといた方がいいよ、また全部なくなっちゃうから。

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Comment:
This can have both a positive or negative meaning.

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break even
とんとんになる

Example:
In this economy, you're lucky enough to just break even.
この不況だととんとんだけでも幸運だよ。

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worse for wear
疲れてる(服が汚れてるほど作業した感じ)

Example:
I'm none the worse for wear even after many sleepless nights.
眠りのない日々が続いても依然元気だ。

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Comment:
Let's all hope we strike it rich while none the worse for wear.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Some possibly relevant vocabulary

rolling blackouts
計画停電

Example:
The country has instituted rolling blackouts to save energy amidst strained supplies.
電力が足りない事態の中節電のため国が計画停電を行っています。

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meltdown
溶融

Example:
The Fukushima reactors are only undergoing partial meltdowns, so the damage isn't that bad.
福島原発では一部だけの溶融が起こってるので、そこまで被害がない。

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aftershock
余震

Example:
Since it was a big earthquake, the aftershocks will continue for a while.
大きい地震だったんで、余震はしばらく続く。

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donation
寄付

Example:
Donations to the Red Cross will be invaluable in supporting those who lost their homes.
家をなくして人々のために赤十字への寄付がとても貴重です。

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victim
被害者

Example:
We need to do everything we can to save the victims of the earthquake.
地震の被害者を助けるためやれることはやりましょう。

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Tragic

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tragic
悲惨

Example:
The devastation caused by the earthquake is truly tragic.
地震によっての破壊は本当に悲惨です。

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turn of events
事態の変化

Example:
The sudden turn of events in Fukushima is unreal.
福島の事態の急変は信じられん。

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do one's part in
自分で出来る分をする

Example:
Everyone should do their part in supporting the recovery of the country.
国の復帰のため、みんなは自分で出来ることをやるべきだ。

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heart goes out to
同情する

Example:
My heart goes out to all the families that have been affected by this tsunami.
この津波に影響された全ての家族に同情します。

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Whatever may happen, life goes on.
何が起ころうとも人生は続く。

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Somewhere and nowhere

start from somwhere
どこかからはじまる

Example:
I mean, you've got to start from somewhere. It'll pick up, don't worry.
だって、最初はしょうがないでしょう。上向くから心配しないで。

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getting nowhere
進めてない

Example:
I've been working on this for ages, but I'm getting nowhere.
これずっとやってるのに全く進まない。

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rock bottom
どん底

Example:
If you've hit rock bottom, there's nowhere to go but up!
どん底に落ち込んだら、上に行くしかないよ。

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