ニコニコ動画 July 28, 2009

Today we talked about appearances:

to look ~
You look + adjective
You looked good/tired/happy.

adjective=形容詞

to look like ~
to look like + noun
You look like Hell.
You look like my cousin.
You look like you are angry.

noun=名詞

The following words can be used the same way that LOOK is used:

to [look/sound/feel/smell/taste] + adjective

to [look/sound/feel/smell/taste] + like + noun

SEEM is not limited to just ONE sense. SEEM is used for a 雰囲気 or feeling of something. NOT just what you see, hear, feel, smell or taste.

to seem ~
You seem angry/sad/etc.

to seem like ~
It seems like you always do well!

APPEAR can be used in a similar way but it also means 現れる。
to appear ~
He appeared in the street.
He appeared drunk.
He appeared to me in a dream

to appear to be ~
He appears to be drunk.
The suspect appeared to be intoxicated.

In your dreams. < Not even in your dreams.

Dream on. = No way. That will never happen.

Not even in your dreams. Not a chance. No way. Dream on. Over my dead body. When pigs fly. When Hell freezes over.

to be seen as ~
Japanese are seen as shy.
Japanese are seen as hard working.
Japanese are seen as honorable.
Japanese are seen as internationally insecure.

Japanese are considered Asian.

to be considered / to be seen

Japanese are generally seen as polite.

He comes across as cold, but he’s really just shy.

Opinionated people often come across as jerks.

opinionated=to have a strong opinion
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