Japanese Sentences with English Translations - Sentences [でした]

He came back not because he was homesick, but because he was running short of money.

He came home because he had run out of money, not because he was homesick.

He came close to losing an eye.

He looked away at a dangerous juncture.

It's my CD, isn't it?

That's my CD, isn't it?

It's my CD.

That's my CD.

It's my favorite song.

Everyone likes big pizzas.

I visited the atelier of a painter that I had not visited in a long time. This painter had just acquired a new model and he was in a very good mood.

What kind of sweets did I like as a child? Even if I try to remember, I can't.

I can't remember which sweets I liked as a child.

What kind of sweets did I like as a child? Even if I try to remember, I can't.

The brioche is like the bastard child of sponge cake and bread, but its taste is peerless.

The brioche is like the bastard child of sponge cake and bread, but its feeling under the tongue is the best under the heavens.

By the way, the pastry known as "Shu Cream" in Japan is not known under this name neither in England nor in France. If you ask for a "Shu Cream" in England, you will end up comically receiving shoe shine.

He's a modern boy.

She's a modern girl.

I visited the atelier of a painter that I had not visited in a long time. This painter had just acquired a new model and he was in a very good mood.