"Long Vacation"

words and phrases from the classic drama "Long Vacation"

ご機嫌だね

ごきげんだね = you seem to be in a good mood (Minami says to Sena when she sees him happy after arranging a date with shy-girl) Note: the ご is honorific or, in Minami’s case, maybe teasing.

愛車

あいしゃ = my beloved car; a term of endearment for one's vehicle.

送る

おくる = to take, to send, to accompany {Minami says to Sena, 愛車で送る = I’ll take you, I'll drive you in my car.

隠す

かくす = to hide, to conceal {Sena asks Minami, when they’re in the car, 何か隠してる = What are you hiding?}

ほか

another (person or thing) {Note: In E5, Ryoko tells Sena ほかに好きな人がいる。 = There’s someone else I like.}

本気

ほんき = noun, na-adj. = seriousness/serious, earnestness/earnest {Sena says to Ryoko that Shinji is 本気 about her.}

誤解

ごかい = misunderstanding {Sena says when he’s mad about Minami’s boss coming over early in the morning}, Ex: 誤解しないでください。= Please don’t misunderstand me.

とにかく

= anyway/anyhow; regardless, Ex: とにかく、返事待ったほうがいいよ。= Anyway, just wait and see what the answer is. {Sena to Minami in Episode 8}

 返事

へんじ = reply/response

結構

けっこう = 1. degree adverb meaning quite or fairly, ex: このケーキは結構おいしい。= This cake is quite good. 2. enough, fine, okay, indicating polite acceptance, Ex: これで結構です。= This is fine. 3. Polite refusal, “no thanks,” Ex: 結構です。= No, thank you.