If the other person does mention his family, then it is perfectly OK to ask about the ages of the children, and if you have children, to compare educational and cultural differences in raising children.
The high performance and the elegant design of this model have combined to give it a high reputation.
性能のよさとデザインの優美さが両々相まって本機種の声価を高めてきた。
No matter how experienced is the woman, a pure young man will be able to enjoy a pure love.
相手の女がどんな莫連だろうと、純潔な青年は純潔な恋を味わうことができる。
They're late, as usual.
相変わらず、彼らは遅いです。
I have no friend with whom to talk about it.
私にはそのことで相談する友人がいない。
He is as talkative as ever.
彼は相変わらずおしゃべりだ。
For all his genius he is as obscure as ever.
天才にもかかわらず、彼は相変わらずうだつがあがらない。
All those tricks he's got up his sleeve make him a formidable client.
あいつは海千山千だから、取り引き相手としてはかなり手強いぞ。
The prime minister's remark sparked the opposition movement.
首相の発言が反対運動に火をつけた。
You must be deliberate in selecting a partner.
相手を選ぶときは慎重でなければならない。
The Ship Island region was as woody and tenantless as ever.
シップ・アイランドのあたりは、相も変わらぬ森林地帯で、相変わらず住む人とてなかった。
I practiced my English on him.
僕は彼を相手にして英語を練習した。
As cultural exchange continued between the two countries, their mutual understanding became even deeper.
両国間の文化交流が進むにしたがって、相互理解も一段と深まっていった。
He did not repeat the truth to anyone.
彼はその真相を誰にも知らせなかった。
He lives within his means.
彼は身分相応な生活をしている。
The sheriff beat the suspect until he was almost dead.
保安官は容疑者を相手が死んでしまうのではないかと思われるまで何回も殴りつけた。
"I'm going to see your father today, about career counselling." "You don't need to bother with that."
「今日お父さんに会いに行く。進路相談だ」「いいですよ、そんなの」
His description approximated to the truth.
彼の話はほぼ真相に近かった。
The chemistry is right for us.
お互い相性がいい。
Our Prime Minister is scheduled to meet with the Chinese Prime Minister tomorrow.
首相はあす中国首相と会う予定である。
Your sister enjoys watching sumo wrestling on TV.
君の姉さんはテレビで相撲を見て楽しんでいるのですね。
For a guy who was chosen by his father as the only son to be taught the secrets of this martial art, he doesn't have much of a kick.
一子相伝の技と言うわりには、彼の蹴りは大した事はないね。
Yesterday night, I shared a cab with Paris Hilton.
昨夜、パリスヒルトンとタクシーに相乗りしました。
Father is well as usual.
父は相変わらず元気です。
Japan and the U.S. are the most important trading partner to each other.
日本とアメリカは互いに最も重要な貿易相手国である。
Things that modify nouns (adjective, or adjectival equivalent).
名詞を修飾するもの（形容詞、または形容詞相当語句）。
Seen through a telescope, the planets take on a completely new appearance.
望遠鏡を通してみると、惑星はまったく新たな様相を呈する。
As you can also tell from these beautiful, far from Japanese, looks, Yuna is not pure-blood Japanese. She's a quarter-blood with a westerner as grandmother.
Japanese seem to prefer picking a marriage partner as much like themselves as possible, finding a job that provides security and slow but steady advancement, and putting money in the bank.
Such things as the textbook controversy, lack of recognition of historical events, and the prime minister's worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine have caused discord with China.
教科書問題や歴史認識、靖国神社への首相の参拝などで、日中関係に波風が立っている。
John inherited a large fortune.
ジョンは莫大な財産を相続した。
He is said to have been a man of respectable position.
もとは相当の身分の人だったそうです。
If one is to save up the chicken feed every day, it will amount to a very substantial sum in a year.
毎日、小銭を貯めることになれば、一年すると相当の額になるだろう。
You should confer with your attorney on this matter.
あなたはこの問題を弁護士に相談するべきです。
The Prime Minister signed a trade agreement between the two countries.
首相が両国間の貿易協定に調印しました。
All old people need someone to talk to.
老人は皆、話し相手を必要としている。
I have something to ask of you.
ものは相談だけど。
If you calmly look at the reply you sent to an email, you'll find that it'll have "you" all over it. While you may use the pretext that you're just working with whatever information the addressee gave you, in the end it's just all about yourself. This is
