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One event followed another.
次々に事件が起きた。
The other day, something horrible happened in the busy square.
先日、そのにぎやかな広場で恐ろしい事が起こった。
Praise stimulates students to work hard.
ほめることが学習者にやる気を起こさせる。
The news caused a great sensation.
そのニュースは大評判を巻き起こした。
Five tremors in excess of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale have shaken Japan just this week, but scientists are warning that the largest expected aftershock has yet to hit.
In case there is an accident, report it to me at once.
事故が起こったらすぐ知らせなさい。
The scene brought out the mother in her.
その光景は彼女に母性愛を呼び起こした。
Some politicians are considered to have caused that incident.
ある政治家がその事件を起こしたとされている。
We sat up half the night just talking.
我々はしゃべりづめで夜半まで起きていた。
Getting up at 6 a.m. was hard at first, but now I'm used to it.
午前6時に起きるというのは、最初はきつかったが、今では慣れてしまった。
There is no knowing what may happen.
何が起こるか知る由もない。
She woke him up.
彼女は彼を起こした。
Did you have to get up very early this morning.
今朝はとても早く起きなければならなかったのです。
I got up about five.
私は5時頃起きた。
This is the time you should get up.
もう起きる時間ですよ。
The patient is up and about.
その病人は起きて動きまわっている。
I can't believe that this is happening. Please tell me that it's a lie!
こんなことが起こるなんて信じられない。誰か嘘だと言ってくれ!
Had he known what was about to happen, he would have changed his plan.
何が起こるのかを知っていたとしたら、彼は計画を変更しただろうに。
Whenever I come home late at night, my parents scold me and it annoys me. No matter how late I come back, they're awake and waiting for me. It would be so nice if they just went to sleep instead.