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Example |
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No. |
English |
Expansion |
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Japanese |
Example |
Type |
| 1 |
as soon as |
～するとすぐに
(immediatly) |
I called her as soon as I found out. |
時間表現 |
1 |
I called her as soon as I found out. |
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lightning bolt |
稲妻 |
I saw a giant lightning bolt strike my neighbor’s house. |
可算名詞 |
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right when |
～だというときに |
He called me right when I got into the car. |
時間表現 |
2 |
He called me right when I got into the car. |
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lightning |
稲光 |
I’m really afraid of lightning. |
不可算名詞 |
| 3 |
no sooner than |
～するや否や... |
No sooner had he gotten home than it stopped raining. |
時間表現 |
3 |
No sooner had he gotten home than it stopped raining. |
3 |
thunder |
雷鳴 |
Can you hear the thunder? The storm is pretty close. |
不可算名詞 |
| 4 |
by the time |
～する時までに |
By the time I got there, everything had finished. |
時間表現 |
4 |
By the time I got there, everything had finished. |
4 |
prone to |
～する傾向がある |
This area is prone to getting earthquakes. |
形容詞 + to + 動詞 |
| 5 |
whenever |
～する［な］ときはいつでも
(any time) (every time) |
Whenever I leave the house, I always check the locks
twice. |
時間表現 |
5 |
Whenever I leave the house, I always check the locks
twice. |
5 |
tremor |
弱い地震 |
Don’t worry. We get tremors like this all the time. |
可算名詞 |
| 6 |
since then |
それ以来 |
Since then, I have always remembered to take my phone with
me. |
時間表現 |
6 |
Since then, I have always remembered to take my phone with
me. |
6 |
loot |
(店を)略奪する |
Lots of people tried to loot the stores. |
他動詞 |
| 7 |
ever since then |
それ以後ずっと |
Ever since then I have been very careful. |
時間表現 |
7 |
Ever since then I have been very careful. |
7 |
rescue |
救助する |
3 people were rescued. |
他動詞 |
| 8 |
all of a sudden |
突然に (suddenly) |
Then all of a sudden it stopped. |
時間表現 |
8 |
Then all of a sudden it stopped. |
8 |
shelter |
避難所 |
My family and I went to a shelter. |
可算名詞 |
| 9 |
out of nowhere |
〔出現などが〕どこからともなく |
Out of nowhere, the whole house started shaking. |
時間表現 |
9 |
Out of nowhere, the whole house started shaking. |
9 |
looter |
略奪者 |
After the earthquake there were a lot of looters. |
可算名詞 |
| 10 |
in an instant |
一瞬のうちに (in a flash)
(instantly) (in the blink of an eye) |
It was all over in an instant. |
時間表現 |
10 |
It was all over in an instant. |
10 |
the Richter scale |
リヒター値 |
The earthquake measured 6 on the Richter scale. |
名前 |
| 11 |
at that moment |
その瞬間に (in that instant) |
At that moment, I realized what was going on. |
時間表現 |
11 |
At that moment, I realized what was going on. |
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| 12 |
until |
～する時まで (til) |
I was working until 11:00 pm. |
時間表現 |
12 |
Just as I was getting home, I heard the news. |
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| 13 |
while |
～しながら (as) |
While I was watching TV, Sam called me. |
時間表現 |
13 |
Once I found out what had happened, I went home
immediately. |
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| 14 |
just as |
～と全く同じように |
Just as I was getting home, I heard the news. |
時間表現 |
14 |
I received a phone call during the movie. |
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| 15 |
once |
～するとすぐに |
Once I found out what had happened, I went home
immediately. |
時間表現 |
15 |
When I heard the news, I immediatelycalled my friends. |
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| 16 |
during |
間に |
I received a phone call during the movie. |
時間表現 |
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| 17 |
after |
～した後で |
After I got home, I found out what happened. |
時間表現 |
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| 18 |
before |
～する前に |
I always lock the house before I leave. |
時間表現 |
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| 19 |
when |
とき |
When I heard the news, I immediately called my friends. |
時間表現 |
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| 20 |
by |
～する時までに （終了時刻・期限を表す） |
I want to finish everything by 6:00. |
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