Japanese seem to prefer picking a marriage partner as much like themselves as possible, finding a job that provides security and slow but steady advancement, and putting money in the bank.
Mrs Takeda is quick to pick up on the local rumours.
武田夫人は近所の噂には耳が早い。
I will pick you up around six.
6時ごろ車で迎えに行きます。
Please let me pick up your sister at the station.
妹さんを駅まで車で迎えにいかせてください。
The bus stopped to pick up passengers.
バスは乗客を乗せるために止まった。
Make sure that you pick me up at five, please.
必ず5時に車で私を迎えに来るようにしてください。
I'll pick you up at your home at five.
五時に車であなたの家に迎えに行きます。
I will pick you up around six.
六時頃車で迎えにきます。
Tom picked the book off the floor.
トムは本を床から拾い上げた。
Please come to pick me up.
車で迎えに来て下さい。
Pick a job that you enjoy and working will seem easy.
やっと楽しい職業を選べば、仕事も苦になりません。
I saw the girls pick the wild flowers.
私は女の子たちが野生の花をつむのを見た。
The committee picked the site for the exhibition.
委員長は博覧会の会場を見つけた。
I can never pick him out among them.
彼らの中からとても彼を見分けられない。
She picked up beautiful stones.
彼女はきれいな石を拾い集めた。
If you wish, you may pick them up, or we would be glad to send them back to you.
商品はお引き取りいただいても結構ですし、返送してもかまいません。
Look out for pickpockets.
スリにご用心。
She stooped to pick up a pebble.
彼女は身をかがめて小石を拾い上げた。
I picked out a new hat at the store.
私は店で新しい帽子を選んだ。
Then they picked dandelions and put them in their ears.
そのとき彼らはたんぽぽをつみとって、彼らの耳につけました。
One of the pickpockets blew the whistle on the other two.
スリの一人は残りの二人を密告した。
She picked up a coin.
彼女はコインを拾い上げた。
Could you please pick Shigemi up for me at the day-care center?
しげみちゃんを保育園に迎えに行ってもらえる?
They studied it a little bit, but they couldn't spend all day finding out what to do, so they finally picked up the other one, and the water went out again, all over the floor.