► 代名詞
我 [(1)われ] [liter] meaning: I rank: 2
☆ 我思う故に我在り ⇨ I think therefore I am (☛ Strictly literary)
► 成句
我 [(1)われ] [我を忘れる] meaning: crazy rank: 2
☆ 私は我を忘れて絶叫してしまった ⇨ I got carried away and screamed (☛ Literally means “forget oneself”)
我 [(1)われ] [我に返る] meaning: self rank: 2
☆ 彼はしばらく呆然としていたが、突然我に返った ⇨ He was dazed for a while but suddenly snapped back to himself (☛ Literally means “come back to oneself”)
► 名詞
我 [が] [我が強い] meaning: ego rank: 3
☆ 彼は我が強い ⇨ He has a strong, big, ego
我 [が] [我を通す] meaning: ego rank: 3
☆ 彼はどこまでも我を通そうとする ⇨ He tries to push his ego, have his way, all the way
More examples:
- 自我の強い人 ⇨ A person with a strong ego
- 我々は武力行使も辞さない ⇨ We won’t rule out using military force
- そんな事をして怪我でもしたらどうする？ ⇨ What would you do if you ever get hurt doing something like that?
- このままでは我々は彼等の二の舞になる ⇨ If we don’t change our ways we will do the second dance after them, fail just like them
- それは我々が関知する事ではない ⇨ That doesn’t concern us
- 人の振り見て我が振り直せ ⇨ Watch other’s (bad) behavior and correct your behavior
- 我が子が愛おしい ⇨ I find my children so lovely
- 彼は怪我で実力を発揮することが出来なかった ⇨ He wasn’t able to play up to his ability due to an injury
- あいつの無責任さにはもう我慢ならない ⇨ I can no longer stand his irresponsibleness
- 我々には動かぬ証拠がある ⇨ We have definitive proofs
- 彼は怪我で再起不能になった ⇨ He was unable to come back because of the injury
- 環境を保全しないといずれ我々は生活する場所が無くなる ⇨ If we do not protect, conserve, our environments, we will lose places to live eventually
- 私は間一髪で怪我を免れた ⇨ I narrowly escaped serious injuries
- 彼はオリンピックの直前に怪我をする悲運に泣いた ⇨ He suffered a tragic fate of getting injured right before the Olympics
- 我等は地球の住民だ ⇨ We are inhabitants of Earth