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When I was in my first years of grade school, my father taught me a haiku and I longed to be a poet. On my Tanabata wish, I also wrote "Please make me a poet". Thirty years have passed and my wish has been granted. I am without doubt an invalid.
Stop complaining and do the work you were asked to do.
ぶつぶつ文句ばかり言ってないで、さっさと頼まれた仕事を片づけろよ。
After thinking long and hard, I put the plan into practice.
散々考えた挙げ句その計画を実行にうつした。
He explained the literal meaning of the phrase.
彼はその句の文字どおりの意味を説明した。
It's OK to think of 'five minutes' as a noun phrase, right?
「five minutes」って名詞句でいいんですよね?
She complained about her boyfriend's prank.
彼女はボーイフレンドの悪ふざけに文句をいった。
He complained about the noise.
彼はその音に文句を言った。
Father complains of having been busy since last week.
先週からずっと忙しいと父は文句を言っている。
He is altogether a giant.
彼は文句無しの巨人だ。
They often complain about the cost of living in Tokyo.
彼らはしばしば東京の生活費について文句を言う。
You can omit the preposition in this phrase.
この句では前置詞を省略できる。
You mustn't carelessly believe the maker's motto.
メーカーの謳い文句を迂闊に信じてはいけない。
This is a set phrase of his.
これが彼の決まり文句です。
Foreign businessmen living in Tokyo often complain of the high prices for imported western food.
東京に住んでいる外国のビジネスマンたちは、輸入欧米食料品の高価格にしばしば文句を言う。
What is the meaning of this phrase?
この句はどう意味ですか。
The phrase is meant to insult people.
その文句は、人を侮辱するためのものだ。
You're always complaining!
あなたはいつも文句ばかり言っている!
Haiku are closely related to the seasons of the year.
俳句は季節と関連が深い。
He complained that the soup was too hot.
彼はスープが熱すぎると文句を言った。
In legal documents, difficult words and phrases are often used.
法律文書では難しい言葉や語句がよく使用される。
And since she refused to accept it, she had been living in extreme discomfort, exclaiming: "Why should we spend all the capital we are ever likely to have tying ourselves down to a place we detest!"