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He betrayed his country.
彼は祖国を裏切った。
We named him Thomas after his grandfather.
祖父にちなんで彼をトーマスとなづけた。
My grandfather on my mother's side passed away ten years ago.
母方の祖父は10年前に亡くなった。
The old woman was snugly sitting on a cushion.
お祖母さんが座布団の上にちんまりとすわっていました。
My grandmother attributes her good health to active living.
私の祖母は、健康なのは積極的な生き方のせいたと思っている。
My grandmother lived to be ninety-five years old.
祖母は95歳まで生きました。
Our family has some distinguished ancestors.
うちの先祖には有名な人がいく人かいる。
Young men and women fought to defend their country.
若者たちは祖国を守るために戦った。
My family came to live in Tokyo in my great-grandfather's time.
曾祖父の代から東京に住んでいます。
My grandfather is in his nineties.
祖父は90歳代である。
They were erected to commemorate a certain event or to tell an ancestral legend.
ある出来事を記念したり先祖の伝説を伝えるために建てられたものであった。
Both his grandfathers are dead.
彼の祖父は2人ともなくなっている。
During O-bon, Japanese people believe they receive a visit from an ancestor.
日本人は、お盆の間先祖が自分達のところにやってきていると信じている。
My grandmother likes traveling by train.
祖母は列車で旅行をするのが好きだ。
They fought for the sake of their country.
彼らは祖国のために戦った。
We visit the tombs of our ancestors on this day.
この日私たちは祖先の墓参りをする。
My grandfather keeps early hours.
祖父は早寝早起きをします。
I'm visiting my grandmother in the hospital.
入院中の祖母のお見舞いに行くんです。
My grandfather has retired because he's grown old.
祖父は年を取ってきたので引退した。
In my secondary school days, I was much impressed by how my hospitalised grandfather would often tell the nurses there, "Thank you, I appreciate your help."