Grammar L5

Question 1

～恐れがある

壊されるおそれがある。
駆け込み乗車は重大事故を招く恐れがある。

Answer 1

There is fear/risk that ~

There is a risk of it being destroyed.
Rushing to get on the train can lead to serious accidents.

Question 2

おあずけにします

ダイエット中だから、今回ケーキを食べるのをおあずけにします。

Answer 2

1. to stop doing something, refrain from
2. to keep someone in suspense, put on hold

Since I’m on a diet, I’ll won’t eat cake this time.

Question 3

預ける（あずける）

私は銀行にお金を預けます。
友達に犬を預ける。
預けたいですが、お願いします。

Answer 3

to leave, to put, to place in someone’s keeping/care/custody

I deposit the money in the bank.
I left my dog with a friend.
I would like to deposit this, please.

Question 4

預かる（あずかる）

お客様のお金を預かります。
娘の子供を預かる。
一万円の預かります。

Answer 4

to look after, to take care, to keep in custody

We shall take care of your money.
I will take care of my daughter’s child.
We have accepted the deposit of 10,000 yen.

Question 5

達者（たっしゃ）

お達者で

Answer 5

Being an expert

Greetings when saying goodbye to a superior.

Question 6

達者（たっしゃ）

年は取っても目は達者だ。

Answer 6

Each part of the body functions well

Even though he is old, he has good eyesight.

Question 7

達者（たっしゃ）

田中さんは英語が達者です。

Answer 7

be good at (mastery)

Mr. Tanaka is good at English.

Question 8

～がかり

一年がかりで取り組んだ作品を発表した。
三人がかり

Answer 8

Words that express numbers of people, days, hours, etc., ~ amount is required to do a certain thing.

He presented the work he had been working on for a year.
It takes three people, three people doing one thing

Question 9

～（だ）からか

ああ、だからか。
でも、敬語だからか普通の会話とは違う感じがしたいわね。

Answer 9

When the speaker wants explain something, but isn’t 100% sure.

Ah, that’s why.
Maybe because it’s honorific language, but I want it to feel different from normal conversation.

Question 10

お暇します（おいとまします）

そろそろお暇させていただきます。

Answer 10

A word used when visiting a person’s home or company, and when the business is finished and they are leaving, the person they are visiting informs them that they are going home. (～小人告退)

I’ll be leaving soon.