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Learn Japanese with Games - Always Walk Tall

In this video we’re going to analyse Noctis’s quote from Final Fantasy XV.

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Analysis

常に means “always”. You can also say いつも instead but 常に sounds a bit more formal. In many cases, 常に and いつも are interchangeable, but there are times when you can only use いつも. It is when talking about a habit that takes place on a regular basis in a certain condition.

胸を張って means “proudly” or “confidently”. 胸を張る is a verb literally meaning “to push your chest out” which makes you look confident and this te-form of the verb means “in a certain state”.

生きろ is the imperative form of 生きる meaning “to live”. This form is used to give an order or command to people in a lower status or equal in male speech.

Sentences

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Noctis’s Quote

Always walk tall.

常に/いつも (always)

I always take care of my health.
Those two are always together.
Our boss is always complaining to his subordinates.

Note

When you want to emphasise that something is continuously occurring without a pause, interruption or change, use 常に rather than いつも.

The earth is spinning all the time.
Humans are evolving continuously.

いつも (“always” for a habitual action in a certain condition)

I always read a book before I sleep.
Our dog always barks when the door bell rings.
When I go to school, I always pass by that person.

Verb Te-Form (in a certain state)

We had a cherry-blossom picnic sitting on the bench.
In winter, I sleep with my socks on.
The person standing with a big bag is my father.

Note

When it’s an intentional action, “verb te-form” and “verb ta-form + まま” are interchangeable. But when it happens unintentionally, only “verb ta-form + まま” can be used.

  • Verb te-form – intentional
  • Verb ta-form + まま – intentional or unintentional
✖︎ 化粧して寝ちゃった – I put on makeup and went to bed.
✔︎ 化粧したまま寝ちゃった – I (accidentally) slept with my makeup on.

 

Vocabulary

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anohito
pronoun
  1. that person (sometimes of one's spouse or partner)
ikiru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to live
iku
godan verb (iku/yuku), intransitive verb
  1. to go
isshoni
adverb
  1. together (with)
inu
noun
  1. dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
gakkou
noun
  1. school
kiwotsukau
expression, godan verb
  1. to fuss about; to take into consideration
kutsushita
noun
  1. socks
genkan
noun
  1. entranceway
shitsudukeru
ichidan verb
  1. to continue to do
joushi
noun
  1. (one's) boss
shinka
noun, suru verb
  1. evolution
jinrui
noun
  1. mankind; humanity

Kanji

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7 Strokes
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English Meaning
  1. bark, howl, cry
Readings
Kun'yomi: ほえ.る、ほ.える。
On'yomi: バイ、ハイ、ベイ。
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14 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. suitcase, bag, briefcase
Readings
Kun'yomi: かばん。
On'yomi: ビョウ、ホウ、ハク。
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1 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. one, one radical (no.1)
Readings
Kun'yomi: ひと、ひと.つ、はじめ、てん、かづ、かつ、いる、まこと、かず、おさむ、か、かた、くに、さね、すすむ、たか、ただ、ち、のぶ、はじむ、ひ、ひじ、ひで、ひとし、まさし、もと、もろ、ひと-。
On'yomi: イチ、イツ。
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2 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. two, two radical (no.2)
Readings
Kun'yomi: ふた、ふた.つ、ふたた.び。
On'yomi: ニ、ジ。
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2 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. person
Readings
Kun'yomi: ひと、-と、-り。
On'yomi: ニン、ジン。
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3 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. above, up
Readings
Kun'yomi: あ.げる、-あ.がり、-あ.がる、-あ.げる、-うえ、よ.す、あ.がり、あ.がる、うえ、かみ、うわ-、のぼ.す、のぼ.り、のぼ.る、のぼ.せる。
On'yomi: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン。
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3 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
Readings
Kun'yomi: -くだ.す、お.りる、お.ろす、さ.がる、さ.げる、した、しも、もと、くだ.す、くだ.り、くだ.る、くだ.さる。
On'yomi: カ、ゲ。
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3 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. large, big
Readings
Kun'yomi: おお、おお.きい、おお.いに、もと、まさる、ひろし、はじめ、とも、たかし、おう、わ、うふ、-おお.いに、おお-。
On'yomi: ダイ、ダ、タイ、タ。
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4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. father
Readings
Kun'yomi: ちち。
On'yomi: ホ、フ、ブ。
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5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings
Kun'yomi: もと。
On'yomi: ホン。
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5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. life, genuine, birth
Readings
Kun'yomi: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.む、う.まれる、は.える、は.やす、お.う、なま、き、あい、あさ、あり、あらは.る、あ.る、あれ、い、いか、いき、いく、いけ、う、うぶ、うまい、うまは.る、うまる、うる、え、お、おい、おいし.く、おお、おき、おや、おや.す、おゆ、きつ、ぎゅう、くるみ、ごせ、さ、さん、すぎ、すすむ、せ、そ、そう、たか、ちる、なじ、な.す、なせ、なば、なり、なる、な.る、にう、にゅう、ぬく、のう、のり、ばい、はえ、はさま、ふ、ぶ、ふゆ、み、む、む.す、もう、や、ゆ、よ、よい、よど、りゅう、-う、う.まれ、なま-、うま.れる、うまれ。
On'yomi: しょう、セイ、サン、ショウ。
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6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings
Kun'yomi: いき。
On'yomi: ケ、キ。
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6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. going, journey
Readings
Kun'yomi: い.く、ゆ.く、おこな.う、おこな.い、C、-い.き、-ゆ.き、-いき、-ゆき、おこ.なう。
On'yomi: C、A、ゴウ、コウ、アン、ヒン、A、ギョウ。
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7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings
Kun'yomi: み.る、み.える、み.せる。
On'yomi: ケン、ゲン。
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8 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. study, learning, science
Readings
Kun'yomi: まな.ぶ、まな、まなぶ。
On'yomi: ガク。
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9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. in front, before
Readings
Kun'yomi: まえ、さき、-まえ。
On'yomi: ゼン、セン。
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10 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. time, hour
Readings
Kun'yomi: とき、-どき。
On'yomi: ジ、シ。
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10 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. exam, school, printing, proof, correction
Readings
Kun'yomi: かせ。
On'yomi: ギョウ、キョウ、コウ。
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14 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. read
Readings
Kun'yomi: よ.む、よ.み、よみ、-よ.み。
On'yomi: ズ、ドク、トウ、トク。
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4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings
Kun'yomi: ふみ、あや。
On'yomi: モン、ブン。

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