1~以来
車を買って以来、ドライブを楽しむようになったよ。
いらい ever since ~
Ever since I bought a car, I’ve been enjoying going for drives.
2~ような気がする
うーん、思い出せない。前にどこかで会ったような気がするんだけど……。
have a feeling that ~; feel like ~
Hmmm . . . I don’t remember. I have a feeling I’ve met him somewhere, though.
3せっかく
せっかく日本に来たんだから、日本でしか食べられないものを食べてみようよ。
go to the trouble of ~ing; long-awaited
Since we came all the way to Japan, let’s get something we can only eat in Japan.
4N (prt.) さえ
いえ、全然。実はインスタントラーメンさえ作ったことがないんです。
even N. N さえ emphasizes N as an extreme.
No, not at all. Actually, I’ve never even made instant noodles.
5N (prt.) ~さえ ~ば
大丈夫です。薬さえ飲めばすぐによくなると思います。
if only ~, "X ば Y" expresses that a desirable result Y would be achieved if a condition X is met.
I’m all right. I think I’ll feel better if I just take my medicine.
6~たばかり
えっ！ 先週買ったばかりなのに。
have just done
What?! I just bought it last week!
7~ないで済む／ずに済む
うん。でも、予約をしておいたから、待たないで済んだよ。
get by without ~ing; it saved me from ~ing
Yeah, but I had made a reservation, so it saved me from waiting.
8(Xは)Y ほど~ない
でも、昨日ほど寒くありませんよ。昨日は６度でしたから。
(X is not so much ~ as Y is / X is not as ~ as Y)
But it’s not as cold as yesterday. It was 6 degrees yesterday.
91. ~わけだ/(という)わけだ
ああ、だから、今日休みだったわけだね。
That's why ~; no wonder
Ah, that’s why he is not here today.
102. ~(という)わけだ
そうなんですか。じゃあ、あと１時間しかいられないわけですね。
So you mean ~
Oh I see, so you are only staying for another hour or so.
11~ば~のに
うん。もっと休みがあればいいのに……。
If~, it would be
Yeah, if I had more days off, it would be nice . . .