日本人ならそんなことはけっしてしないでしょう。

tbd

A Japanese person would never do such a thing.

A Japanese would never do such a thing.

そんな不当な提案は、拒否すべきだったのに。

tbd

You should have refused such an unfair proposal.

You should've rejected such an unfair proposal.

そんなことを考えながら『我輩はカモである』を再見しました。

tbd

Thinking about those sorts of things, I watched "Duck Soup" again.

どこかへ逃避行したい。蒸し暑い夏はそんな気分になりがち。

tbd

I want to disappear somewhere! I tend to feel like that in sultry summers.

実際はそんなことあるわけないが、釘を刺すにはちょうどよさそうだ。

tbd

There's no way something like that would really happen, but it seemed just right to drive the point home.

「そんなに舐められた相手じゃないけどなぁ・・・」「そうだよ、窮鼠猫を噛むって言うじゃないか」

tbd

"I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ..." "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?"

「今日お父さんに会いに行く。進路相談だ」「いいですよ、そんなの」

tbd

"I'm going to see your father today, about career counselling." "You don't need to bother with that."

そんなの、身体にとっていいはずがないじゃありませんか。

tbd

That can't be good for your health, can it?

夕方でもう暗かったんですけど、ネコが電線を渡っているのを見ました。 そそそ、そんなことできるんですか、ネコって。

tbd

It was evening and already dark but I saw a cat walking along a telephone wire. Can they do that, cats?

「なに、アンタ疑ってんの」「だ、だってそんな、いきなり魔界とか魔族とか、信じろという方がおかしいよ」

tbd

"What? Are you doubting us?" "B-but, that is, suddenly 'spirit world', 'magical beings' - it's strange to ask me to believe."