「大学では何勉強してるの？」「哲学」「哲学？ そんなの勉強して何の役に立つの？」「役に立たないことの大切さを学べるんだよ」の英語

"What are you studying at university?" "Philosophy" "Philosophy? How is that going to be useful?" "So that I can learn about the importance of things which have no use."

"I just ran into a friend today who had transferred schools a while back." "Cool!" "Yeah. Then, we talked about movies, and they suggested we go watch one sometime soon. Is that OK?" "Sure! But, is this friend a boy or a girl?" "....."

What surprised me most when I first entered college was how few of my classmates knew how to study efficiently.

“I don't feel like going to college today." “Then stay home.” “No, I'm not doing that either.” “Why not?”

Lots of people don't get into university the first time around. Why don't you pull yourself together, spend an extra year study, and try again next year?

"You should write a novel or something." "Nah, I don't think so. I can't see myself coming up with anything good, anyways."

"What made you decide to become a doctor?" "I was interested in the human body, and I wanted to help other people."

If you eat with someone you like, everything is delicious, if you eat with someone you don't like, everything is nasty. If you eat alone, you can't taste anything at all.

"Love isn't related to money, is it?" "Is it not? Money certainly isn't everything, but love is enriched by having money." "That's probably realistic." "You're often too unrealistic."

When I was a university student in Kyoto, I was doing part-time jobs, skipping classes, and having fun with my friends, just like other students.

When I was in elementary school I thought, from the bottom of my heart, that the teachers were great people and I was influenced by the teachers' attitudes and moral lessons, but middle school was just a business like any other.

I recently changed the way I take notes, and ever since then I've gained confidence in math. For example, usually when I take tests, I don't know anything, and I get bad grades. But yesterday I took a test, and although I don't know my score yet, I think it went well for once.

"I think it is exhausting, but todays troubles will surely be rewarded" "Don't say such half-minded things, even if you don't believe them completely."

"I rather like heights. You know, in my last life I must have been ... an aeroplane?" "Usually that would be 'bird' there."

"I got angry again today" "hmph" "They said some very weird things again, are you listening?"

If you care about someone, you'll become friends! If you care about each other, you'll become many times stronger! And your bravery will be unlimited! In this world are many unpleasant things, many sad things, and many that, which you can't handle by yourself. But while you have people you care about, you just can't fall! You just cannot surrender! While you have those people, about which you care, you will stand up again and again! That's why Hero is absolutely undefeatable!

I don't get why test scores are more important for the education system than real learning. Just because that kind of system is easier to implement, doesn't mean it's the best choice.

In middle school, I was talking with my therapist, and seeing as we were having such a great talk, I suddenly thought "There's a chance", and I tried to get a kiss. But she told me to stop. Then, as I headed to my next class, I felt so embarrassed.

You say that you're afraid of being disliked by other people, but you have some people that you dislike yourself, don't you? Arithmetically speaking, there are an equal number of people who you don't like that don't like you back. I'm not saying that if you end your dislike of someone, someone else will stop disliking you as well; it's just that you can't change the fact that if you dislike someone, then someone else dislikes you as well. Your life will go much smoother if you just give up and accept that truth.

"You speak Spanish at home, and English at school, right?" "Right." "What about when you play basketball with your friends? Do you speak English or Spanish?" "English. My friends understand Spanish a bit, but all they know how to say is swear words."

By the way, is there some blog or column online that you check often? Well, it doesn't have to be online; magazines are fine, too.

"Say something in French." "I don't know what to say to that." "Well, try saying 'I don't know what to say to that' in French."

"How long does it take to walk to Shibuya Station?" "Shibuya Station? It's not far at all from here. Look, you can see it over there."

"...Hey...Hey, teacher!" "Eh? Oh." "Are you really OK? Shouldn't you cancel the lesson?"

In my secondary school days, I was much impressed by how my hospitalised grandfather would often tell the nurses there, "Thank you, I appreciate your help."

"It's cold, isn't it? With it being this cold, you'd want to go into hibernation, wouldn't you?" "Eh, the colder weather stresses me out, but I'd rather sleep through the summer."

"Mom, why do you like this house so much?" "Hmm, I don't really know why." "What?" "Oh, never mind that. Now eat your food."

A strong veteran, having trained for tens of years, can fall to a weakling in a moment of laxness. That's what the martial arts world is.

When I went to the dentist, he told me to raise my hand whenever it hurt, but when I did he waved me off and told me to hang on a minute. So what was the point of him telling me that earlier?

I think I'll have more fun reading something now. I was always part of the bookworm group, but there are times when I just don't feel like reading anything. Right now I'm getting lots of "Read! Read!" waves coming at me.