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.
The meeting will have finished by the time we get there.
私たちがそこへ着くころまでには、その会合は既に終わっているだろう。
My father has already given up smoking and drinking.
父は既にたばこも酒もやめてしまいました。
Now, the situation is out of hand.
既に手に負えない状態だ。
I've written three letters.
既に手紙を三通書きました。
When I got to school, the race had already finished.
私が学校に着いた時には、そのレースは既に終わっていた。
I have already finished reading this book.
私は既にこの本を読み終えました。
The known must be separated from the unknown.
既知のことは未知のことと区別しなくてはならない。
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
The severely injured man was dead on arrival at the hospital.
重傷を負った男は病院に着いた時既に亡くなっていた。
Between you and me, Lisa, we know that I simply don't like Nick.
あなたと私の間では、リサ、私がニックを好きでないのは既知の事でしょう。
She knew the story already.
彼女は既にその話を知っていた。
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.
