an intriguing question
おもしろい質問
(and) that's a fact
(信じがたいかもしれないが)事実だ
anecdote
[名](複~s,-do・ta /-dóutə/)C1 逸話,奇談,奇聞,逸事2 (歴史・伝記などの)隠れた史実,秘史語源[原義は「秘密のこと」→「おもしろい出来事」]anecdoteの派生語an...
any
[形](◆1, 2では通例((弱));3では((強)))1 【いくらか】〔疑問文・条件節・疑念を表す文で〕何か,どれか,だれか,いく人かDo you have any milk?ミルクはあります...
Any piece of paper will do as [for] a bookmark.
どんな紙でもしおりになる
anything
[代]1 〔疑問文・条件節で〕何か;〔否定文で〕何も,どんなこともif there is anything I can doもし私にできることが何かあればDo you need anything...
anywhere
[副]1 〔疑問文・条件節で〕どこかに[へ];〔否定文で〕どこにも,どこへも;どこででもanywhere to stayどこか泊る所if it were stored anywhere else...
Are you there?
(電話で)もしもし(聞いていますか)(◆応答は“Yes,I'm here.”など)
as1
[接]1 【同等】(…と)同じに(解説的語義)〔as A as B〕Bと同じ程度に[くらい]A(◆1番目の as が副詞,2番目の as が接続詞);〔such a [the same] A a...
as it happens [happened]
〔文修飾副詞的に〕(意外かもしれないが)実のところ;折よく[あしく]As it happened, I didn't have enough money with me.あいにくお金を十分持ち合...