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Emotions  

EXAMPLE:
→今度の金曜に、バンドのコンサートあるんだ。本当は二人で一緒に行きたかった。 ZOOM
There’s a concert on Friday, I’d like it if we could go together.

RESPONSES:
→遠距離じゃなければね。 ZOOM
If we lived closer, yeah.
→できればコンサートじゃないところの方がいいんだけど。 ZOOM
I'd rather go somewhere else, if you don't mind.
→そのバンドなら、タダでも行きたくない。 ZOOM
I wouldn't go see that band, even if it was free.
→個性的なバンドが好きなんだね。 ZOOM
So, you like unique bands. (This suggests that the speaker him/herself is not a fan.)

Emotions  

EXAMPLE
そんなに落ち込まないでよ。　
Don’t be so depressed.

RESPONSES
→期待が大きかった分、がっかりしちゃって。 ZOOM
I had high expectations for it, so that’s making me even more depressed.
→こんなことになって落ち込まない人はいないよ。 ZOOM
Anyone would be depressed if they were in the same situation.
(Literally: There is no one who doesn’t get depressed if something like this happens.)
→ちょっとは励ましてくれてもいいじゃん。。 ZOOM
I was hoping you’d cheer up
→想像以上にショック大きくて。 ZOOM
The shock was greater than I expected.

Emotions  

EXAMPLE
大丈夫、きっとうまくいくよ。　
It’s all right. Everything will turn out fine.

RESPONSES
→うん、頑張るね。 ZOOM
OK, I’ll do my best.
→ありがとう、うまくいくような気がしてきた！ ZOOM
Thank you. Now I feel it’s going to be OK.

→そんな無責任な言葉がよく言えたもんだよ。 ZOOM
How irresponsible you are to carelessly say such things!
→何を根拠に言ってるの？ ZOOM
How do you know?
(Literally: What is the evidence to say so?)

Emotions  

EXAMPLE
本当のこと言う勇気がでないよ　
I don’t have the courage to tell the truth.

RESPONSES
→ きっと受け入れてくれるよ。 ZOOM
I’m sure he/she will understand it.
→言ったほうが、後々楽だよ。 ZOOM
You’ll feel better if you just say it.

→こわいよね、気持ちわかるよ ZOOM
I understand, it’s frightening.
→時にはうそも方便だよ。 ZOOM
Sometimes, the end justifies the means.
(Literally: Lies can be told in expediential means. Meaning, lying is bad but circumstances may justify it.)

Emotions  

EXAMPLE
いまイライラしてるの。　
I’m frustrated right now.

RESPONSES
→どうしたの？ ZOOM
What happened?
→甘いものでもとって落ち着いて。 ZOOM
Have some sweets and calm down.
(Because people get frustrated when they lack sugar in their body.)
→更年期ですか？ ZOOM
Are you at the menopausal stage?
(Irony. Would be used only in a really close relationship. Usually, a phrase used when talking behind her/his back. e.g, “She’s so frustrated these days, I think she’s at her menopausal stage.”)
→そっか、じゃあまたあとでメールするね。 ZOOM
OK, then I’ll text you later.

Emotions  

EXAMPLE
初めて会った時どう思った？　
How did you feel when we first met?

RESPONSES
→正直、あんまり覚えてないや。 ZOOM
To be honest, I don’t really remember.
→素敵な子がいるなって思ってたよ。 ZOOM
I thought, there’s a lovely girl.

→仲良くなりたいなって思ったの覚えてる。 ZOOM
I remember thinking “I want to get closer to that girl.”
→いつが初めてだったっけ？ ZOOM
When was the first time we met?