The weak point of this book is that it's less than persuasive when the married author recommends not being married.
本書の欠点は、既婚者である著者が非婚をすすめても、説得力を欠く事である。
When I regained my senses, it seemed that fur had grown on my fingers and knees. When it became slightly brighter, I looked at my reflection in a mountain stream, and I realized that I had become a tiger.
In Japan, a beautiful city was built as early as the eighth century.
日本では8世紀には既に立派な都がつくられていました。
I've written three letters.
既に手紙を三通書きました。
She knew what it was like for married women to look after houses, husbands and children.
既婚女性が家や夫や子供たちの面倒を見ることがどんなことか、彼女は知っていた。
The plane had already taken off when I reached the airport.
私が空港に着いたときには飛行機は既に飛び立っていた。
Let bygones be bygones.
既往は咎めず。
The interdependence of thought and speech makes it clear that languages are not so much a means of expressing truth that has already been established, but a means of discovering truth that was previously unknown. Their diversity is a diversity not of soun
There is a tendency for Japanese to want to know a certain amount of personal information about someone such as age, position and whether they are married or not, before they feel comfortable talking with a stranger.