理想の人に出会う
To meet the ideal person
Toshokan de risō no hito ni deatta.
→ I met my ideal person by chance at the library.
出会い
Encounter / Meeting
Sutekina deai o motomete iru.
→ I am looking for a wonderful encounter.
客を出迎える
To welcome a guest / To meet a guest
Genkan de kyaku o egao de demukaeru.
→ I welcome the guest at the entrance with a smile.
出迎え
Meeting / Welcoming / Reception
Eki made demukae ni iku.
→ I go to the station to meet (someone).
見送る
To see off
Kūkō de yūjin o miokuru.
→ I see off my friend at the airport.
見送り
Seeing off
Miokuri ni kite kurete arigatō.
→ Thank you for coming to see me off.
空を見上げる
To look up at the sky
Kanashii toki wa sora o miageru koto ni shite iru.
→ When I'm sad, I make it a rule to look up at the sky.
通りを見下ろす
To look down at the street
Biru no okujō kara toori o miorosu.
→ I look down at the street from the rooftop of the building.
急に立ち止まる
To stop suddenly
Nanika omoidashita yō ni, kare wa kyū ni tachidomatta.
→ He stopped suddenly as if he remembered something.
ソファーから立ち上がる
To stand up from the sofa
Chaimu ga natta node, sofā kara tachiagatta.
→ The doorbell rang, so I stood up from the sofa.
寺の前を通りかかる
To pass by a temple
Sanpochū ni, gūzen otera no mae o toorikakatta.
→ While taking a walk, I happened to pass by a temple.
郵便局を通り過ぎる
To go past the post office
Kangaegoto o shite ite, yūbinkyoku o toorisugite shimatta.
→ I was lost in thought and went past the post office.
隣の人に話しかける
To talk to the person next to me
Yūki o dashite, tonari no hito ni hanashikaketa.
→ I mustered up courage and talked to the person next to me.
田中さんと話し合う
To discuss with Tanaka-san
Kongo no keikaku ni tsuite, Tanaka-san to hanashiau.
→ I will discuss future plans with Tanaka-san.
話し合い
Discussion / Talk
Hanashiai ga nagabiite iru.
→ The discussion is dragging on.
中村さんと知り合う
To get to know Nakamura-san
Pātī de Nakamura-san to shiriatta.
→ I got to know Nakamura-san at the party.
知り合い
Acquaintance
Machi de shiriai ni atta.
→ I met an acquaintance in town.
駅で待ち合わせる
To meet up at the station
Ashita no jūji ni eki de machiawaseyō.
→ Let's meet up at the station at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
待ち合わせ
Meeting / Rendezvous
Machiawase basho ni okurete shimatta.
→ I was late to the meeting place.
電話で問い合わせる
To inquire by phone
Shōhin no zaiko o denwa de toiawaseru.
→ I inquire about the product stock by phone.
問い合わせ
Inquiry / Query
Keisatsu kara no toiawase (shinmon) ni kotaeru.
→ Answer the inquiry (interrogation) from the police.
旅行会社に申し込む
To apply to a travel agency
Shain ryokō no tame ni, ryokōgaisha ni mōshikomu.
→ I apply to a travel agency for the company trip.
申し込み
Application
Mōshikomi yōshi ni kinyū suru.
→ Fill out the application form.
申し込みを締め切る
To close applications
Teiin ni natta node, mōshikomi o shimekitta.
→ Since we reached the capacity, we closed the applications.
締め切り
Deadline
Repōto no shimekiri wa ashita da.
→ The deadline for the report is tomorrow.
申し込みを受け付ける
To accept applications
Kyō kara mōshikomi o uketsukeru.
→ We accept applications starting today.
受付
Reception / Front desk
Byōin no uketsuke de shinsatsuken o dasu.
→ I present my patient registration card at the hospital reception.
荷物を受け取る
To receive a package / luggage
Takuhaibin no nimotsu o uketoru.
→ I receive a package from the courier service.
受け取り
Receipt
Daikin o shiharatte, uketori o morau.
→ I pay the fee and get a receipt.
電池を取り替える
To replace the battery
Tokei ga tomatta node, denchi o torikaeru.
→ The clock stopped, so I replace the battery.
予約を取り消す
To cancel a reservation
Kyūyō ga dekita node, resutoran no yoyaku o torikesu.
→ Something urgent came up, so I cancel the restaurant reservation.
取り消し
Cancellation
Chūmon no torikeshi wa dekimasen.
→ Cancellation of the order is not possible.
CDを取り出す
To take out a CD
Kēsu kara CD o toridasu.
→ I take the CD out of the case.
子どもが飛び出す
A child runs out / darts out
Roji kara kodomo ga tobidashite kita.
→ A child darted out from the alley.
プールに飛び込む
To jump into the pool
Atsukatta node, fuku no mama pūru ni tobikonda.
→ It was hot, so I jumped into the pool with my clothes on.
