► 名詞
頼み [たのみ] meaning: depend rank: 2
☆ 頼みの戦車部隊が敵に撃破された ⇨ The tank brigade we depended on got destroyed by the enemy
頼み [たのみ] meaning: request rank: 2
☆ 頼みが有るんだけど ⇨ I have one request. Will you do me a favor?
More examples:
- ちょっと頼みがあるんだけど ⇨ I have a favor to ask you
- どの面下げて人にものを頼みに来るんだ ⇨ Which face do you hang, display, on you when you come asking me a favor? How dare you ask me a favor?
- 頼みの綱だった抑えの投手が得点を許してしまった ⇨ Our savior closer ended up allowing scores
- もうこうなったら神頼みしか無い ⇨ At this point all I can do is pray to god (for help)
- 日本の防衛は米国が頼みの綱だ ⇨ The defense of Japan is dependent of the US
- 彼は息子の処分に手心を加えてもらうよう学校に頼み込んだ ⇨ He implored the school to go easy with punishment for his son