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Consult us first with 相談

Kanji Explanation: Mutuality and appearance with 相

Manga panel from ひとりぼっちの○○生活 showing example of Consult us first with 相談.
ひとりぼっちの○○生活 » Volume 2 » Page 52

While staying in Japan, Sotoka lives alone in the apartment building her parents own. Aru asks if Sotoka isn’t lonely living alone, but Sotoka says it’s all right.

ソトカ:
「大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)じゃなくなったら帰国(きこく)しますし」
“If it gets bad, I'll return to my home country.”
なこ:
「……その前(まえ)に相談(そうだん)してくれよ」
“Before that, consult us first!”

Key Points

  1. 相談(そうだん)してくれ asks for consultation

    • 相談(そうだん)する means to consult someone, talk something over, or ask for advice.

  2. その前(まえ)に points to returning home

    • その refers to the action Sotoka just mentioned: going back to her home country.

  3. してくれよ is casual and direct

    • 〜てくれ is a plain request form, often direct or rough depending on the relationship.

    • The final よ adds emotional insistence, showing Nako’s concern rather than cold command.