立彬の日本語
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いやいや, いえいえ, 否々, 否否
1. no!, no no!, no, not at all
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いやいや、結構結構。下の名前で呼び合うのは親近感がわいてよろしいことだ。
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Not at all, that's perfectly fine. Calling each other by one's given name is a good thing; it produces a feeling of fellowship.
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彼はいやいや彼女に会いに行った。
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He reluctantly went to see her.
He went to see her reluctantly.
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彼はいやいやその仕事をした。
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He did the work against his will.
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私はいやいやその仕事をした。
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I did the work against my will.
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いやいや本を読む人はだれも読書の喜びがわからない。
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Anyone who is unwilling to read does not understand the joy of reading.
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