立彬の日本語
彼らはほんの２、３分の差で駅に着いた。
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They got to the station only a few minutes apart.
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ほんの， 本の
1. mere, only, just, slight
仅仅，才
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駅， 驛， えき
1. railway station, train station
2. staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
3. counter for railway stations and bus stations
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彼ら， 彼等， かれら
1. they, them
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は
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
指示句子的主题
の
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
6. (at sentence-end, risi...
句尾起强调作用；助词，表示所有关系
で
1. at, in
2. at, when
3. by, with
4. within, in
5. and then, so
6. and, then
7. let me tell you, don't you know
表示范围
に
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), for, with
5. by, from
6. as (i.e. in the role of)
7. per, in, for, a (e.g. "once a month")
8. and, in addition to
9. if, although
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着く， つく
1. to arrive at, to reach
2. to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)
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