Let’s learn Japanese with Raito’s quote from Death Note.
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Raito’s Quote
Japanese: 計画通り!
Romaji: keikaku doori!
English: Just as planned!
Analysis
The grammar formation is “Noun + 通り”:
- 計画 means “a plan”
- 通り means “just as”
Just saying 〜通り without making a sentence like Raito did expresses the exclamation of excitement.
Examples
〜通り (just as …)
約束通り、７時に来てくださいね。
yakusoku dōri shichi ji ni kite kudasai ne.
Please come at 7 o’clock as promised.
ギャンブルで全財産を失ってしまった。文字通り、一文無しだ。
gyanburu de zenzaisan o ushinatte shimatta. mojidōri ichimon nashi da.
I lost all my money in gambling. Literally, I am penniless.
テストの結果は期待通りだった。
tesuto no kekka wa kitai dōri datta.
The results of the test was just as expected.
The difference between 期待 and 予想 both meaning “expectation”:
期待 – focused on one’s feelings such as hope
予想 – focused on what you predict
- テストの結果は期待通りだった – the result was just as good as expected (as nobody hopes for a bad result)
- テストの結果は予想通りだった – the result was just as good/bad as expected (depending on what you predicted)
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