Lesson 6.3

Question 1

胸がどきどきする
(むね)

Answer 1

my heart is pounding

Question 2

面接でどきどきする
(めんせつ)

Answer 2

feel nervous during the interview

Question 3

渋滞でいらいらする
(じゅうたい)

Answer 3

feel frustrated in the traffic jam

Question 4

はきはき(と)答える

Answer 4

answer the questions promptly and clearly

Question 5

彼女ははきはきして感じがいい

Answer 5

she is brisk and pleasant

Question 6

ぶつぶつ文句を言う

Answer 6

murmur at…

Question 7

彼は何かぶつぶつ言っている

Answer 7

He is mumbling to himself

Question 8

変な男がうろうろしている

Answer 8

a weird guy is wandering around

Question 9

街をぶらぶらする
(まち)

Answer 9

wander around the downtown

Question 10

(ものが)ぶらぶらゆれる

Answer 10

dangle

Question 11

ぎりぎりで最終電車に間に合った

Answer 11

I barely made the last train

Question 12

締め切りぎりぎりに願書を出した
　　　　　　　　　(がんしょ)

Answer 12

I submitted an application just before the deadline

Question 13

くつをぴかぴかにみがく

Answer 13

polish the shoes well

Question 14

電車がのろのろ走っている

Answer 14

the train is moving very slowly

Question 15

秘密をぺらぺらしゃべる
(ひみつ)

Answer 15

let out secrets with no hesitation

Question 16

田中さんは英語がぺらぺらだ

Answer 16

Tanaka-san speaks fluent english

Question 17

ぺらぺらの紙

Answer 17

a thin piece of paper

Question 18

おなかがぺらぺらだ。

Answer 18

I am famished

Question 19

物価はますます上がるだろう
(ぶっか)

Answer 19

The cost of living will go up more and more

Question 20

だんだん寒くなりますね

Answer 20

It’s getting cold

Question 21

彼の日本語はどんどん上達している

Answer 21

His japanese is improving rapidly

Question 22

そろそろ初めましょう

Answer 22

Shall we start?

Question 23

彼はもともと気の弱い人だった

Answer 23

He was always a timid person

Question 24

この時計はもともと安かったから、こわれても仕方がない。

Answer 24

Even though my watch broke, it doesn’t matter because I didn’t pay much for it in the first place.

Question 25

たまたま高校時代の友人に会った

Answer 25

I happened to run into a friend from (senior) high school

Question 26

試験の結果はまあまあだった

Answer 26

the result of the exam was so-so

Question 27

さまざまな商品

Answer 27

various products