J2-4 ファイナル 2023年1月

わけ = case, reason or meaning and shows up in several words/expressions like the following...

• excuse

• いいわけ

• said to apologize

• わけ の わからない

• nonsensical

• もうしわけ ありません

It means that … = ... (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ ​ (d)  

• と
• いう
• わけ
• だ
• が
• まま
• のに
• じゃ
• ない

わけ が ない = "It doesn't mean..." BUT わけ じゃない = "There is no way..."

• True

• False

もうしわけ ありません means...

• There is no excuse for what I have done.

• There is no excuse for what YOU have done!

• This makes absolutely no sense.

• I am so sorry to trouble you.

わけ が ない = "There is no way..." BUT わけ じゃない = "It doesn't mean..."

• True

• False

There's no way Sakura would tell a lie = サクラ は​ ​ (a)   を ​ (b)   ​​ (c)   が ない

• うそ
• つく
• わけ
• こと
• いみ
• なんだ
• のに

It means that… = ...と いう ​ (a)   です

• いみ
• だけ
• まま
• しか

It doesn't mean THAT! = そう いう ___ じゃない よ！

• まま

• のに

• いみ

• しか

Which of the following definitions adequately defines both わけ and いみ?

• case and reason

• case and meaning

• meaning and reason

• meaning and situation

It's fine the way it is = その ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   よ

• まま
• で
• いい
• わけ
• こと
• もの
• いう
• じゃん