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Thank you for always being by side with 本当にありがとう

Vocabulary Explanation: Ways to say thank you in Japanese

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Due to a condition where she loses all memories of friends every Monday morning, Fujimiya acts cold toward classmates to avoid becoming friends. While eating lunch on the roof with Hase, she remarks how hard it is to act that way. Hase says it’s because she’s naturally a nice person. He recalls when he first tried becoming friends with her, how Fujimiya avoided eye contact with him and gave only brief responses. Fujimiya is shocked to hear how she had treated him.

藤宮(ふじみや):
「でもそんな私(わたし)なのに長谷(はせ)くんはいつもそばにいてくれるんだよね」
“But even though I was like that, Hase-kun, you're always by my side, aren't you?”
「本当(ほんとう)にありがとう」
“Thank you, really.”

Key Points

1本当(ほんとう)にありがとう = “Thank you, really”
  • 本当(ほんとう)に strengthens ありがとう, making Fujimiya’s thanks heartfelt.
2長谷(はせ)くんはいつもそばにいてくれる
  • そばにいる means “to be by someone’s side” or “to stay close”.
  • 〜てくれる presents Hase’s staying as something Fujimiya receives and appreciates.
3そんな私(わたし)なのに = “even though I was like that”
  • そんな私(わたし) points back to how coldly Fujimiya treated Hase.
  • Because 私(わたし) is a noun, it takes な before のに. Hase stayed close despite her behavior.
4The ending んだよね
  • んだ is the casual form of のだ. It frames Hase’s support as something Fujimiya has come to understand.
  • よね states what she believes, then asks Hase to confirm it. This gives the line its gentle “aren’t you?” ending.

Vocabulary

(I)

私(わたし) means “I” or “me”. It is the standard first-person pronoun in polite speech and is also common in casual speech among women.

See Also

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