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As,

in so far as

Conjunction

alt-of alternative

Alternative spelling of insofar as

Japanese Meaning

～の限りでは / ～という点において / ～の面では

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The committee agreed to fund the initiative, in so far as it demonstrated measurable outcomes.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

委員会は、その取り組みが測定可能な成果を示す限り、資金提供に同意した。

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tight as a tick

Adjective

not-comparable slang

(slang, simile) Drunk, inebriated. / Fully inflated; swollen near to bursting. / (slang, simile) Unwilling to spend money.

Japanese Meaning

泥酔した状態 / 膨張して破裂寸前の状態 / 非常にけちな状態

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By the end of the party, he was tight as a tick and could barely walk.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

パーティーの終わりには、彼はすっかり酔っぱらって歩くのもやっとだった。

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as the day is long

Phrase

emphatic idiomatic intensifier

(idiomatic, intensifier, simile) Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.

Japanese Meaning

非常に・極めて（徹底的な程度を表す強調表現） / 途方もなく（限りなく、計り知れない様子） / 徹底的に（あらゆる点において徹底している意味）

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She worried as the day is long, never letting herself relax.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は絶え間なく心配し、決して心を休めることがなかった。

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as much as possible

Adverb

not-comparable

As much as is possible.

Japanese Meaning

できるだけ / 可能な限り

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We should reduce waste as much as possible to protect the environment.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

環境を守るために、廃棄物をできるだけ減らすべきです。

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as they say

Phrase

A vague invocation of popular convention when introducing a phrase or expression, which may be accompanied by attribution to a source or locale in which the phrase or expression is used.

Japanese Meaning

一般にそう言われるように—特定の出典を明示せず、慣習的に用いられている表現を導入する際に使われる / 俗に言われているように—広く受け入れられている言い回しや慣用句を引用するための表現

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When dealing with setbacks, it's important to remember, as they say, that this too shall pass.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

挫折に直面したときは、よく言われるように「これも過ぎ去る」と覚えておくことが大切だ。

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is-as

Noun

form-of plural

plural of is-a

Japanese Meaning

これは「is-a」の複数形であり、活用形としては複数形を表します。

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Scholars debated how many is-as should be listed under each concept.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

研究者たちは、各概念の下にどれだけ多くの「～は～である」という表現の複数形を挙げるべきか議論した。

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cold as a wagon tire

Adjective

obsolete

(obsolete) Dead.

Japanese Meaning

（古語）完全に動かなくなっている、または機能していない、”死んでいる”状態を表す

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By dawn they found the drifter lying by the fence, cold as a wagon tire.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

夜明けまでに、彼らは柵のそばで横たわっていた浮浪者がすでに死んでいるのを見つけた。

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if, as and when

Adverb

as and when informal not-comparable

(informal, chiefly law) In the event that the thing being discussed comes to pass.

Japanese Meaning

議論されている事柄が実際に生じた場合、特に法律上の非公式な文脈で用いられる表現

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We will provide further instructions if, as and when the need arises.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

必要が生じた場合には、追加の指示を出します。

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as it happens

Adverb

idiomatic not-comparable

(idiomatic) By coincidence, incidentally

Japanese Meaning

偶然にも / 実は / ちなみに

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I was planning to call her, and as it happens, she called me first.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女に電話しようと思っていたら、たまたま彼女が先に電話をかけてきた。

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a nod is as good as a wink

Proverb

The hint, suggestion etc. can be understood without further explanation.

Japanese Meaning

控えめな合図だけで十分伝わり、余計な説明は要らないこと。 / 合図一つで意図が明らかになり、さらなる説明が不要であるという意味。

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I didn't have to explain anything; between the two of us, a nod is as good as a wink.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

何も説明する必要はありませんでした。私たち二人の間では、ちょっとした合図だけで十分だった。

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