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注文したものと違います。
Chūmon shi ta mono to chigai masu.
This isn't what I ordered.
少々お待ちください。
Shōshō omachi kudasai.
Please hold on.
彼女は試験に合格したって聞いたよ。
Kanojo wa shiken ni gōkaku shi ta tte kii ta yo.
I heard she passed the exam.
見返りを求めない優しさが心に残る。
Mikaeri o motome nai yasashi sa ga kokoro ni nokoru.
Kindness with no strings attached stays with you.
君に会えて本当に嬉しかった。
Kimi ni ae te hontōni ureshikatta.
I was truly happy to meet you.
私たちが交わした議論は無駄ではなかったのは間違いない。
Watashi tachi ga kawashi ta giron wa muda de wa nakatta no wa machigai nai.
There's no doubt the discussion we had wasn't pointless.
もっと素直になっていたらと思う。
Motto sunao ni natte i tara to omou.
I wish I'd been more honest with myself.
世の中、うまくできてるようで、そうでもない。
Yononaka, umaku deki teru yō de, sō demo nai.
The world seems well-designed, but not really.
全部覚えてるなんて、すごいね。
Zembu oboe teru nante, sugoi ne.
Wow, you remember all of it? That's impressive.
食欲があまりない
Shokuyoku ga amari nai
I don't have much of an appetite.
ちょっと迷ったかな。このまま一生道が分からないんじゃないかと心配してる。
Chotto mayotta ka na. kono mama isshō michi ga wakara nai n ja nai ka to shimpai shi teru.
I seem to be a little lost here. I'm worried that I'll never find my way.
その映画はもう公開してると思う?
Sono eiga wa mō kōkai shi teru to omou?
Do you think that movie is already out?
彼女はもう出発しただろうね。
Kanojo wa mō shuppatsu shi ta daro u ne.
I guess she's already left.
スマホなしで過ごす日曜日を試しました。
Sumaho nashi de sugosu nichiyōbi o tameshi mashi ta.
I tried spending a Sunday without my phone.
信頼を損ねてしまったなんて残念だ。
Shinrai o sokone te shimatta nante zannen da.
It's a shame I damaged their trust.
私は通常、一つのタスクを片付けるのに同僚の三倍の時間がかかる。
Watashi wa tsūjō, hitotsu no tasuku o katazukeru noni dōryō no san bai no jikan ga kakaru.
I usually spend 3 times more than my colleagues to finish a task
もう行かなきゃ。
Mō ika nakya.
I have to go now.
急いで得たものは、急いで失いやすい。
Isoi de e ta mono wa, isoi de ushinai yasui.
What comes fast tends to go fast.
その工事は予定より早く終わったって聞いたよ。
Sono kōji wa yotei yori hayaku owattatte kii ta yo.
I heard the construction finished ahead of schedule.
数分以内に本人確認のメールが届きます。
Sū fun inai ni honnin kakunin no mēru ga todoki masu.
You will get an email within a few minutes asking you to validate.
早急に対応していただけますか。
Sōkyū ni taiō shi te itadake masu ka.
Could you address this promptly?
迷ったの?なんでそんなに時間かかったの?
Mayotta no? nan de sonnani jikan kakatta no?
Did you get lost? What took you so long?
きっと今日は道が空いてるよ。
Kitto kyō wa michi ga ai teru yo.
I'm sure the roads are clear today.
きっとその番号は使われてないよ。
Kitto sono bangō wa tsukawa re te nai yo.
I'm sure that number is out of service.
彼は私が抱いた第一印象は最後まで変わらなかったと言っていた。
Kare wa watashi ga dai ta dai ichi inshō wa saigo made kawara nakatsu ta to itte i ta.
He said my first impression held up to the end.
この道をまっすぐ行くと海に出ます。
Kono michi o massugu iku to umi ni de masu.
This road goes straight to the sea.
五年ほどこの仕事をしています。
Go nen hodo kono shigoto o shi te i masu.
I've been doing this job for about five years.
ネットで注文した荷物が今日届きます。
Netto de chūmon shi ta nimotsu ga kyō todoki masu.
The package I ordered online arrives today.
私は英語を話すできるよ。
Watashi wa eigo o hanasu dekiru yo.
I can speak English.
その他、必要と思われる事項
Sonota, hitsuyō to omowa reru jikō
Any additional items as deemed necessary
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