Hopes, worries, regrets
Core words, Stage 1chunk 5 of 55Verbs: thinking and feeling
Lets you talk about hoping, holding on, agonising and regretting.
- kitai suruexpect; hope for; count on
- gaman suruput up with; hold back; hold it in
- koukai sururegret
- nayamuworry about; agonise over; be torn
Mix-ups Nayamu (torn or troubled) vs shinpai suru (afraid something bad will happen).
kitai suru
polite kitai shimasu
expect; hope for; count on
Hoping for something good, or expectations placed on someone.
Kitai shiteru yo = I'm counting on you. Kitaihazure = a letdown.
anmari kitai shinaide ne.
Don't get your hopes up too much.
あんまり期待しないでね。
amari kitai shinaide kudasai ne.
Please don't expect too much.
あまり期待しないでくださいね。
Written 期待する · きたいする · 期待しますRank #792 in 3,030 TV dramas
gaman suru
polite gaman shimasu
put up with; hold back; hold it in
Enduring pain or waiting, or holding back from something you want.
Mou gaman dekinai = I can't take it anymore.
mou chotto gaman shite.
Hang in there a bit longer.
もうちょっと我慢して。
mou sukoshi gaman shite kudasai.
Please bear with it a little longer.
もう少し我慢してください。
Written 我慢する · がまんする · 我慢しますRank #891 in 3,030 TV dramas
koukai suru
polite koukai shimasu
regret
Koukai shitenai = I have no regrets.
ima yaranai to, zettai koukai suru yo.
If you don't do it now, you'll regret it.
今やらないと、絶対後悔するよ。
ima yaranai to, kitto koukai shimasu yo.
If you don't do it now, you'll regret it.
今やらないと、きっと後悔しますよ。
Written 後悔する · こうかいする · 後悔しますRank #895 in 3,030 TV dramas
nayamu
polite nayamimasu
worry about; agonise over; be torn
Being troubled by something or stuck on a choice: X de nayamu.
Nayami = a worry, a problem. Shinpai suru is fearing what might happen.
dotchi ni suru ka mada nayanderu.
I still can't decide which one to pick.
どっちにするかまだ悩んでる。
dochira ni suru ka mada nayande imasu.
I'm still deciding which one to pick.
どちらにするかまだ悩んでいます。
Written 悩む · なやむ · 悩みますRank #944 in 3,030 TV dramas