| The Japanese word | |
犬 |
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| inu | いぬ | |
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| dog | |
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猟犬が森のほうにいった。
ryōken ga mori no hō ni itta. The hunting dog headed for the woods. |
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犬が腕時計と扇子を食った。
inu ga udedokei to sensu o kutta. The dog ate a watch and a Japanese fan. |
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留守中犬を預かりましょう。
rusu chū inu o azukari masho u. I'll take care of the dog while you are out. |
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留守中犬を世話して下さい。
rusu chū inu o sewa shi te kudasai. Please take care of our dog while we're away. |
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老犬に新しい芸は仕込めない。
rō inu ni atarashī gei wa shikome nai. You can't teach an old dog new tricks. |
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隣の犬はほえてばかりいます。
tonari no inu wa hoe te bakari i masu. The dog next door is always barking. |
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老犬に新しい芸は教えられない。
rō inu ni atarashī gei wa oshie rare nai. You can't teach an old dog new tricks. |
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チューたろうは田中さんの犬です。
chū taro u wa tanaka san no inu desu. Chewtarou is Mrs Tanaka's dog. |
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時々、私の犬は夜中の間に吠えます。
tokidoki, watashi no inu wa yoru nakanoma ni hoe masu. Sometimes my dog barks in the middle of the night. |
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旅行の間、母が犬の面倒を見てくれた。
ryokō no ma, haha ga inu no mendō o mi te kure ta. Mother looked after my dog during the trip. |
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下校の途中で犬をつれた女の子と遊んだ。
gekō no tochū de inu o tsure ta onnanoko to ason da. Halfway back from school I played with a girl who was walking her dog. |
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隣の家の犬が一晩中ほえ続けていたのです。
tonari no ie no inu ga ichi ban chū hoe tsuzuke te i ta no desu. The dog next door kept barking all night. |
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老いた犬に新しい芸当を教え込むことはできない。
oi ta inu ni atarashī geitō o oshie komu koto wa deki nai. You can't teach an old dog new tricks. |
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留守の間、私の犬の世話をお願いしたいんですけど。
rusu no ma, watashi no inu no sewa o onegai shi tain desu kedo. I'd like you to look after my dog during my absence. | I'd like you to look after my dog while I'm away. | I'd like you to look after my dog while I'm out. | I'd like you to look after my dog while I'm gone. |
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来る日も来る日もその犬は主人を迎えに駅へ行った。
kitaru hi mo kuru hi mo sono inu wa jujin o mukae ni eki e itta. Day in, day out the dog went to the station to wait for its master. |
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来る日も来る日も、その犬は駅の前で主人を待って座っていた。
kitaru hi mo kuru hi mo, sono inu wa eki no mae de jujin o matte suwatte i ta. Day after day, the dog sat waiting for his master in front of the station. |
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次に私達に犬の世話をする時間があるか今一度考えてみましょう。
tsugini watashi tachi ni inu no sewa o suru jikan ga aru ka ima ichi do kangae te mi masho u. Next, let us think about whether we have the time to look after a dog. |
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隣の人たちに、私たちが留守にしている間、犬の世話をしてくれるように頼みましょう。
tonari no hito tachi ni, watashi tachi ga rusu ni shi te iru ma, inu no sewa o shi te kureru yō ni tanomi masho u. Let's ask the neighbors to look after the dog while we're away. |
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トップのリーダーは犬の行動学では「アルファ」と呼ばれ、以下「ベータ」「ガンマ」と続きます。
toppu no rīdā wa inu no kōdō gaku de wa ' arufa ' to yoba re, ika ' bēta ' ' ganma ' to tsuzuki masu. In dog ethology the leader is called 'alpha'; after that it continues with 'beta' and 'gamma'. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

