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どちらも好きじゃない。 Dochira mo suki ja nai.

I don’t like either.

たぶん彼はもう出発したはずだ。 Tabun kare wa mō shuppatsu shi ta hazu da.

Maybe he must have left already.

念のため約款を確認しておこう。 Nen no tame yakkan o kakunin shi te okō.

Let's check the terms and conditions to be safe.

彼女が積み上げてきた信頼が今回効いたのは間違いない。 Kanojo ga tsumiage te ki ta shinrai ga konkai kii ta no wa machigai nai.

There's no doubt the trust she'd built up made the difference this time.

仕事をやめて自分のビジネスを始めるよ。決心した。 Shigoto o yame te jibun no bijinesu o hajimeru yo. kesshin shi ta.

I'm going to quit my job and start my own business. I made up my mind.

大きな交差点に出たら、渡らずに右へ。 Ōkina kōsaten ni de tara, watara zu ni migi e.

When you reach the big intersection, don't cross; go right.

プレゼントを探してるんだ。 Purezento o sagashi teru n da.

I'm looking for a gift.

映画のエンドロールまでしっかり見る。 Eiga no endorōru made shikkari miru.

I watch a movie all the way through the credits.

誰の車が盗まれたの? Dare no kuruma ga nusuma re ta no?

Whose car was stolen?

彼女は彼が抱いていた不安は取り越し苦労だったと言っていた。 Kanojo wa kare ga dai te i ta fuan wa torikoshigurō datsu ta to itte i ta.

She mentioned the anxiety he'd been carrying was for nothing.

たぶんエアコンが壊れてる。 Tabun eakon ga koware teru.

Maybe the AC is broken.

席までご案内しますね。 Seki made go annai shi masu ne.

I'll show you to your seat.

公園にキャッチボールしに行きたい? Kōen ni kyatchibōru shi ni iki tai?

Do you want to go play catch in the park?

彼が推薦してくれた店はもう閉まってたという噂だよ。 Kare ga suisen shi te kure ta mise wa mō shimatte ta toyuu uwasa da yo.

Rumor has it the shop he recommended was already closed.

犬を助けるなんて勇敢だね! Inu o tasukeru nante yūkan da ne!

You were brave to save the dog!

拍子抜けするほどあっさり終わった。 Hyōshinuke suru hodo assari owatta.

It ended so easily it was almost anticlimactic.

彼が結婚するなんて信じられない。 Kare ga kekkon suru nante shinji rare nai.

I can't believe he's getting married.

出身地の冬はここより寒いです。 Shusshin chi no fuyu wa koko yori samui desu.

Winters in my hometown are colder than here.

動画より文字の投稿のほうが好きです。 Dōga yori moji no tōkō no hō ga suki desu.

I prefer text posts to videos.

彼は左腕を骨折した Kare wa sawan o kossetsu shi ta

He broke his left arm.

病院は混んでいて二時間待った。 Byōin wa kon de i te ni jikan matta.

The hospital was crowded and I waited two hours.

この辺は家賃が高いって聞いたよ。 Kono atari wa yachin ga takai tte kii ta yo.

I heard rent is high around here.

彼が独断で決めたことが後で問題になったと思うよ。 Kare ga dokudan de kime ta koto ga atode mondai ni natta to omou yo.

I think what he decided on his own caused trouble later.

順番にご案内しますので、こちらでお待ちください。 Jumban ni go annai shi masu node, kochira de omachi kudasai.

We will guide you in order, so please wait here.

微熱があるので大事を取って休む。 Binetsu ga aru node daiji o totte yasumu.

I have a slight fever, so I'll rest to be safe.

家事がたくさんある。 Kaji ga takusan aru.

I have a bunch of household chores to do.

飛行機の窓から富士山が見えた。 Hikōki no mado kara fujisan ga mie ta.

I saw Mount Fuji from the airplane window.

彼女は君が薦めてくれた本は期待以上だったと言っていた。 Kanojo wa kimi ga susume te kure ta hon wa kitai ijō datsu ta to itte i ta.

She mentioned the book you recommended exceeded my expectations.

違いを恐れず、認め合えたらいいね。 Chigai o osore zu, mitome ae tara ii ne.

It'd be nice to embrace differences rather than fear them.

少し頭痛がします。 Sukoshi zutsū ga shi masu.

I have a slight headache.

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