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でも、大阪は東京ほど絶対にきれいじゃないね。それに東京の辺では、山が多くほかにElizabeth said:これは私の基準だけですが、その場合、[If anything]はきつく聞こえるし余り聞いたことがないと思います。このthreadでは 疑問を持つのももっともだということに気がついて楽しいです。
多分、[Rather, he's an academic]とか[He's more of an academic]のほうが自然な言い方（書き方）です。
[Actually, we should have done it earlier], [Rather/Instead we should have done it earlier], [We should have done it even earlier]がよいでしょう。
それと「むしろ、どちらかというと」の代わりに、「もしあるにても」という表現がありますか？ :?
[If anything]はきつく聞こえるのですね。ますますその感じが分かりました。
どうやら「むしろ」に近い言葉のようです。
Elizabethさん，ありがとう。
「もしあるにても」という表現はありません。それに近いものだと，
「もし，あるとしたら」「もし，いうとしたら」という表現があります。
Buntaro said:
I really think your "Watashi wa san shuu kan mae kara hataraite imasu."
is better than mine. Your Japanese is not terrible at all!
Yes, I miss living in Kansai and I hope move to Kansai in a few years.
- 27 Dec 2003
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Hi Elizabeth,
Take a look at this map of the Tokyu Lines, to the west and south of Tokyo:
http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/railway_global/english/rosenzu-e.pdf
Shibuya is the grey square in the upper right corner. Sangenjaya is the second stop on the green line heading west. The Setagayasen is the yellow line that travels from Sangenjaya up to Shimotakaido at the very top.
By the way, I used to live near Shimoshimmei Station, in the bottom right corner, one stop away from Oimachi on the orange line. Motto natsukashii!
Take a look at this map of the Tokyu Lines, to the west and south of Tokyo:
http://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/railway_global/english/rosenzu-e.pdf
Shibuya is the grey square in the upper right corner. Sangenjaya is the second stop on the green line heading west. The Setagayasen is the yellow line that travels from Sangenjaya up to Shimotakaido at the very top.
By the way, I used to live near Shimoshimmei Station, in the bottom right corner, one stop away from Oimachi on the orange line. Motto natsukashii!
Elizabeth
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- 22 Apr 2003
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Thanks Paul ! I'd never in a million years have made that connection myself, is it a common reference ?, although I actually was quite by coincidence strumming through some of those plays and stories for the first time in years last night, so, well at least now I know where to look. :/
Elizabeth said:こんにちわ WakaPさん！実は 先月箕面に訪ねるつもりでしたが、雨のため、旅行を中止した。
残念です。万博記念公園、心斎橋、大阪城、などいろいろありますが、来年もありますよ。
えっ！ Elizabethさんは日本にいるのですか？
それとも、外国から箕面に旅行？？？？ :clueless:
PaulTB said:In a word? No.
There were about 30 hits for ロバーヒン and, from a glance at the first 10, all of them referred to the same character.
I don't think it's worth adding to your vocab list
I completely agree with you.
I guess more than 98% of the Japanese people don't understand "ロバーヒン的".
恥ずかしながら、私も知りませんでした。。。
- 27 Dec 2003
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Hi Elizabeth!
A chinchin densha is a trolley car or street car. I guess "chinchin" is the sound the bell makes. There aren't too many street cars left in Japan!
And I have never heard of a Kamitakaido near that Shimotakaido. Does it exist?
A chinchin densha is a trolley car or street car. I guess "chinchin" is the sound the bell makes. There aren't too many street cars left in Japan!
And I have never heard of a Kamitakaido near that Shimotakaido. Does it exist?
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Elizabeth
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I figured you meant tram cars, but yeah most of those in Tokyo at least were phased out 30 or 40 years ago....Buntaro said:
And yes, it's simply the opposite expression. 'Kami' is the kanji for 'up.' If you can hold on just a minute, I'll get someone who lives there to explain it better.
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