成句・複合語：
is | be |
| A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. expr | (Don't risk what you have.) (諺) | 手中の1羽は藪の中の2羽の価値がある、明日の百より今日の五十 表現
HHiraganaしゅちゅうのいちわはやぶのなかのにわのかちがある、あすのひゃくよりきょうのごじゅう |
| | I'm told I can do better if I keep looking for opportunities, but I'll stay at this job for now; after all, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. |
| after all is said and done expr | (ultimately) | 結局のところ 表
HHiraganaけっきょくのところ |
| | (口語) | 何だかんだ言っても 表
HHiraganaなんだかんだいっても |
| | After all is said and done, the decision to have a baby is a personal one. |
| all that is n | (everything that exists) | 存在する全てのもの 名
HHiraganaそんざいするすべてのもの |
| | What if all that is existed only in your mind? |
All's well that ends well.,
All is well that ends well. expr | (everything is resolved happily) (成句) | 終わり良ければ全て良し 表現
HHiraganaおわりよければすべてよし |
| 注釈: This is the title of a play by Shakespeare. |
| and the rest is history expr | (what happened is well known) | その後のことは知っての通り
HHiraganaそのごのことはしってのとおり |
| | I met your mum in a bar, and the rest is history! |
| as is adv | (in its current state) | 今のまま、現状通り
HHiraganaいまのまま、げんじょうどおり |
| | The TV is sold 'as is', there is no implicit nor explicit warranty. |
| | そのテレビは「現状通り」で販売され、保証は一切ありません。 |
| as it is adv | colloquial (as the situation stands) | ところが実際には 副
HHiraganaところがじっさいには |
| | As it is, we'll be lucky to arrive before dark! |
| as it is adv | (in its current state) | あるがままに、そのままに 副
HHiraganaあるがままに、そのままに |
| | We'll have to make do with the vehicle we have, as it is. |
| | 今ある車そのままで間に合わせなければならない。 |
| Beauty is skin deep. expr | (physical beauty is superficial) | 外見の美しさは一皮むかないとわからない。 表現
HHiraganaがいけんのうつくしさはひとかわむかないとわからない。 |
| Business is business. expr | (Making a profit comes first.) (表現) | 商売は商売だ。 表現
HHiraganaしょうばいはしょうばいだ。 |
| | He felt that I took advantage of his situation, but business is business. |
| do what is needed v expr | (take necessary action) | 必要なことをする
HHiraganaひつようなことをする |
| | I know you don't want to put her in a home, but you have got to do what is needed. |
| Do what there is to do. interj | (Take the necessary action.) | なすべきことをする 動詞句
HHiraganaなすべきことをする |
| enough is enough interj | (expressing exasperation) | もうたくさんだ 表
HHiraganaもうたくさんだ |
| | Enough is enough! If I hear you scream at your baby brother one more time, you will regret it! |
here is,
here are expr | (presenting [sth], [sb]) | 〜です 表
HHiragana〜です |
| | "Good evening," said the presenter, "here is the news." |
| how is it that...? | (explain why) | それはどういう訳か、どうして～なのか
HHiraganaそれはどういうわけか、どうして～なのか |
| | How is it that all of your hats are black? |
| | どうしてあなたの帽子は全て黒なの？ |
| how it is | (reality, the way life is) | それが現実だ、そういうものだ、それが人生だ
HHiraganaそれがげんじつだ、そういうものだ、それがじんせいだ |
| | You might think it's unfair that you didn't get the job, but that's just how it is. |
| | あなたは仕事を得られなかったことを不公平に思っているかもしれないが、それが現実だ。 |
| is the responsibility of prep | (is the duty of, falls to) | …は～の義務である、～は…しなければならない
HHiragana…は～のぎむである、～は…しなければならない |
| | It is the responsibility of all doctors to make sure that they are up to date with the latest medical knowledge. |
| it is advisable to | (it is wise to) | ～することが望ましい
HHiragana～することがのぞましい |
| | When you visit a new city, it is advisable to take a map. |
It is all for the best,
It's all for the best expr | (outcome is beneficial) | 却ってよい 表現
HHiraganaかえってよい |
| | I lost my job, but it's all for the best since now I can start a business, just like I always wanted. |
| It is all in the mind expr | (It is imaginary.) | 思い込みである 動詞句
HHiraganaおもいこみである |
| | Some people believe they have been cured by faith-healers, but it's all in the mind. |
| it is all the same | (there is no difference, it makes no difference) | どっちでも一緒、どっちでもいい
HHiraganaどっちでもいっしょ、どっちでもいい |
| | I can either go to the party or stay home. It's all the same to me. |
| it is necessary | (it is essential or required) | 必要である
HHiraganaひつようである |
| | I could buy tickets in advance, but I don't think it is necessary. |
| it is necessary to | (it is required or essential for one to) | ～することが必要である
HHiragana～することがひつようである |
| | It is necessary to buy your tickets in advance. |
| it is written that expr | (Bible: it has been prophesied that) (聖書) | （that 以下）と予言されている
HHiragana（that いか）とよげんされている |
| | It is written that the meek shall inherit the earth. No sign of that so far. |
It's none too soon,
it is none too soon expr | informal (it is overdue) | 遅れている 表
HHiraganaおくれている |
| | It seems like spring has finally arrived, and it is none too soon for me. |
| my name is | (I am called, I am known as) | 私の名前は～です、私は～と言います
HHiraganaわたしのなまえは～です、わたしは～といいます |
| | My name is Joe. |
| that is adv | (i.e., in other words) | すなわち、つまり、言い換えれば 副
HHiraganaすなわち、つまり、いいかえれば |
| | Sam will inherit the property when he reaches the age of legal majority; that is, when he is 18 years old. |
| that is adv | (more precisely) | ただし、もっとも 副
HHiraganaただし、もっとも |
| | John was an unhappy man; that is, until he met Sonia. |
| that is to say adv | (in other words) | つまり、別の言い方をすると 表現
HHiraganaつまり、べつのいいかたをすると |
| | (形式的) | すなわち 副
HHiraganaすなわち |
| | I'm sorry. That is to say, I won't do it again. |
| The pleasure is all mine. expr | formal (You're welcome.) | どういたしまして。 感
HHiraganaどういたしまして。 |
| | "Thank you for cooking us such a wonderful dinner." "The pleasure is all mine." |
| the sun is over the yardarm expr | (acceptable time to drink alcohol) | 日が落ちて酒が飲める頃合いになること 表
HHiraganaひがおちてさけがのめるころあいになること |
there is,
there's expr | (indicating [sth] singular) (物について) | ある 自動
HHiraganaある |
| | (人について) | いる 自動
HHiraganaいる |
| 注釈: incorrectly but commonly used with plural nouns |
| | There's a bank just across the street. |
| There is more to [sth] than meets the eye expr | (This is not what it seems) | 見かけによらない 形
HHiraganaみかけによらない |
| | It seems like he's vanished into thin air, but that's impossible. There's more to this situation than meets the eye. |
| there is no question interj | (it is indisputable) | 疑いの余地が無い。／間違いない。 間投
HHiraganaうたがいのよちがない。／まちがいない。 |
| | He's an evil man; there is no question. |
| there is no question | (it is indisputable that) | ～は疑いの余地がない。／～は間違いない。／～に疑問の余地はない。
HHiragana～はうたがいのよちがない。／～はまちがいない。／～にぎもんのよちはない。 |
| | There's no question many citizens resent paying taxes. |
| There is no such thing as a free lunch expr | (Everything has a cost) | ただ飯はない、ただより高いものはない 表現
HHiraganaただめしはない、ただよりたかいものはない |
| | I had to pay taxes on the free gift. Well, there's no such thing as a free lunch. |
| this is it expr | (here is the awaited thing) | これだ！、やっとだ！ 感
HHiraganaこれだ！、やっとだ！ |
| | This is it. I see my suitcase in the luggage carousel at last. |
| this is it expr | (this is the end) | これでおしまい！、これで最後だ！、もうおしまいだ！ 感
HHiraganaこれでおしまい！、これでさいごだ！、もうおしまいだ！ |
| | This is it; it's my last day in England. |
to err is human,
to err is human,
to forgive divine expr | proverb (it's natural to make mistakes) | 過つは人の常 表
HHiraganaあやまつはひとのつね |
| what is more adv | (moreover, in addition) | さらには、その上 副
HHiraganaさらには、そのうえ |
| | The food served in that restaurant is not very good and, what is more, it's overpriced. |
| What time is it? expr | (What hour is it?) | 何時ですか？ 表
HHiraganaいつですか？ |
What's good for the goose is good for the gander,
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander expr | figurative ([sth] should apply equally) | どちらにも当てはまる 表
HHiraganaどちらにもあてはまる |
| when all is said and done adv | informal (ultimately) | 結局、最終的には、とどのつまりは 副
HHiraganaけっきょく、さいしゅうてきには、とどのつまりは |
| | When all's said and done, you've no right to an opinion on this. |
| where is | (in what location is) | ～はどこ（にある）？
HHiragana～はどこ（にある）？ |
| | Where is the nearest highway heading north? |