Requesting a Temporary Membership Freeze During Recovery | Learn Japanese in English

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1. 回復する間、会員資格を一時停止したいです。

   I need to pause my membership while I recover.

   回復する

   recover

   間

   while; during

   会員資格

   membership

   一時停止

   temporary suspension; pause

   したいです

   want to

   More detail

   回復する means “to recover” here. Its dictionary form is 回復する, a useful する-verb pattern: noun + する can form a verb. Before another noun, the nonpast form can describe an action or period, as in 回復する間 below. Example: 体力を回復する means “to recover one’s strength.” 間 means a period or interval. In 回復する間, the pattern verb (nonpast form) + 間 means “while/during the time that …”; it does not mean that the recovery is necessarily completed during that period. Example: 仕事をしている間、音楽を聞きます。 means “I listen to music while I work.” 会員資格 means membership status or membership eligibility in this sentence. It is a compound of 会員 (“member”) and 資格 (“status, qualification, or eligibility”). Here, it is the thing being temporarily suspended, rather than the person who wants the suspension. 一時停止 means a temporary pause or suspension. It is a useful compound noun and also serves as the stem of the する-verb 一時停止する, “to suspend or pause temporarily.” In this sentence, the following したいです turns it into a polite statement of wanting to carry out that action. The next sentence in the context uses the related expression 一時停止を申請する, “to apply for a temporary suspension.” したいです expresses a polite desire to do something. The form したい is made from する plus たい, so after a noun that can form a する-verb, 一時停止したいです means “want to temporarily suspend/pause.” です gives the utterance a polite sentence ending. Example: 休みたいです。 means “I want to rest.” Together, 回復する間 sets the time period, 会員資格を marks membership status as the object, and 一時停止したいです says that the speaker wants to pause it temporarily. The complete meaning is: “I need to pause my membership while I recover.”

2. 短い申請書に記入すれば、一時停止を申請できます。

   You can request a temporary freeze with a short form.

   短い

   short

   申請書

   application form

   記入すれば

   if you fill it in

   一時停止

   temporary suspension

   申請できます

   can request

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   短い describes the following noun 申請書: it means “short” here, referring to the form’s length or amount of content. It is an i-adjective; its plain present form is 短い, while a past form is 短かった (“was short”). Example: 短い文を書きます。 — “I write a short sentence.” 申請書 means “application form.” 申請 means an application or request made through a formal procedure, and 書 here indicates a written document. The compound is the document itself, not the act of applying. Example: 申請書を提出します。 — “I submit the application form.” 記入すれば comes from the verb 記入する, “to fill in” written information on a form. すれば is its conditional form: する becomes すれば, giving “if you fill in” or “when you fill in.” The subject is not stated in Japanese; the fixed translation supplies “you” as the intended actor. In this sentence, 申請書に marks the form as the document on which the information is entered. Example: この欄に記入すれば、提出できます。 — “If you fill in this section, you can submit it.” 一時停止 means “temporary suspension” or “temporary pause.” 一時 contributes the idea of “temporary,” while 停止 means stopping or suspension; together they name the requested status or action. In this sentence, を marks it as the object of 申請する, so it is the suspension being requested. Example: サービスの一時停止を申請します。 — “I request a temporary suspension of the service.” 申請できます means “can request” or “can apply for.” It is the polite form of the potential expression 申請できる, based on 申請する; できます expresses that the request is possible or permitted, rather than simply stating 申請します (“request/apply”). The polite ending ます makes the statement suitable for a formal explanation or request. Example: オンラインで申請できます。 — “You can apply online.” Together, 短い申請書に記入すれば means “if you fill in a short application form,” and 一時停止を申請できます means “you can request a temporary suspension.” The conditional clause comes first, followed by the result: filling in the form makes it possible to submit the request for a temporary suspension. The complete meaning is: “You can request a temporary freeze with a short form.”

3. 書類は提出できますが、詳しい内容は伏せておきたいです。

   I can provide documentation, but I would rather keep the details private.

   書類

   documentation; documents

   提出できます

   can submit; can provide

   詳しい

   detailed

   内容

   details; content

   伏せておきたい

   would like to keep private

   More detail

   書類 means documents or documentation. It is a noun and can refer to paperwork supplied for an administrative purpose. Example: 書類を確認します。—“I will check the documents.” 提出できます means “can submit” here. The base verb is 提出する, “to submit,” and できます is its polite potential form, expressing ability or possibility. The polite form of the potential is used because the speaker is making a formal statement. Example: 明日、書類を提出できます。—“I can submit the documents tomorrow.” 詳しい means detailed or specific. It is an い-adjective; before a noun it directly modifies that noun: 詳しい内容, “detailed contents” or “details.” Its opposite in this useful contrast is 簡単な, “simple” or “basic,” which uses な before a noun rather than the い-adjective pattern. 内容 means contents, substance, or details. In this sentence it refers to the detailed information in the documentation, rather than to the documents themselves. Example: 内容を説明します。—“I will explain the details.” 伏せておきたい expresses a wish to keep something concealed or private. The base verb is 伏せる, “to conceal” or “keep from view.” 伏せておく combines the て-form with おく, indicating that the concealed state is maintained or arranged in advance; たい attaches to the verb stem to express the speaker’s desire. Thus 内容は伏せておきたいです means “I would like to keep the details private.” Example: 名前は伏せておきたいです。—“I would like to keep the name private.” The particle は marks the topic or contrast: 書類は presents the documentation as what the speaker can provide, while 内容は presents the details as what the speaker wants to keep private. The connective が after 提出できます links the two sides with a contrast like “but.” The polite ending です makes the statement formal. Together, 書類は提出できますが means “I can provide the documentation, but,” and 詳しい内容は伏せておきたいです means “I would like to keep the details private.” The complete utterance therefore means: “I can provide documentation, but I would rather keep the details private.”

4. 申請書に必要なのは基本的な確認だけで、診断の詳細は必要ありません。

   The form only needs basic confirmation, not diagnosis details.

   申請書

   application form

   必要なのは

   what is needed is

   基本的な

   basic

   確認

   confirmation

   だけで

   with only

   診断

   diagnosis

   詳細

   details

   必要ありません

   is not needed

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   申請書 means “application form.” The particle に follows it in 申請書に必要, marking the item or context for which something is necessary. Example: この書類に署名が必要です。 — “A signature is needed on this document.” 必要なのは presents “what is needed” as the topic. 必要 means “necessary” or “needed”; before の, it appears as 必要な, and の nominalizes the preceding expression. は then marks that nominalized expression as the topic or point being identified. The pattern 必要なのは X です is a reusable way to say “What is needed is X.” 基本的な means “basic” here and modifies the following noun. The useful form chain is 基本的だ (predicative) → 基本的な (before a noun). Example: これは基本的な手順です。 — “This is a basic procedure.” The form 基本的な describes 確認, not 申請書. 確認 means “confirmation” here: checking or establishing that something is correct or understood. It is also commonly used for “verification” or “checking,” depending on context. Example: 内容を確認します。 — “I will check the contents.” だけで limits the preceding item to “only” that item and connects the first part to what follows. In this sentence, 基本的な確認だけで means that basic confirmation is sufficient as the limited requirement. The connective で lets the sentence continue to the contrasting statement about diagnosis details. 診断 means “diagnosis.” In 診断の詳細, の links the two nouns, giving “details of the diagnosis.” Example: 診断について説明を受けました。 — “I received an explanation about the diagnosis.” 詳細 means “details” or “specific details.” Here it refers to the details associated with 診断; the noun itself does not mark a particular number of details. Example: 詳細を後で確認します。 — “I will check the details later.” 必要ありません says that something is not needed. 必要 is the same “necessary” word seen earlier, while ありません is the polite negative of あります; together they form a polite negative expression. 必要ではありません is another common way to say “is not necessary.” Example: 追加の説明は必要ありません。 — “Additional explanation is not necessary.” Putting the parts together, 申請書に必要なのは sets up “what is needed for the application form,” and 基本的な確認だけで identifies the requirement as only basic confirmation. After the connective で, 診断の詳細は必要ありません makes diagnosis details the topic and states that they are not needed. The complete meaning is: “The form only needs basic confirmation, not diagnosis details.” In this polite written style, the sentence is suitable for clearly stating a limited documentation requirement.

5. それなら、申請書に記入しやすいです。

   That makes it easier for me to fill out.

   それなら

   if that is the case; then

   申請書

   application form

   記入

   fill in; enter information

   しやすいです

   is easy to do

   More detail

   それなら means “if that is the case” or “then, in light of that.” それ is a demonstrative referring to the situation just established, and なら presents that situation as the condition for what follows. The phrase is reusable as a way to respond to information: それなら、始めましょう。 — “Then, let’s begin.” 申請書 means “application form.” It is a compound of 申請 (“application; request”) and 書 (“written document; form”), but the quoted word functions as one noun here. In 申請書に, に marks the form as the place or document into which information is entered. The preceding context supports this intended form-related meaning. 記入 means “filling in” or “entering information,” especially in a form or document. It commonly combines with する: 記入する — “to fill in.” In the sentence, 記入し is the し form of 記入する, used before the following expression. Example: 名前を記入する。 — “Fill in your name.” しやすいです expresses that an action is easy to do. The pattern is verb stem + やすい; here, 記入する contributes the stem 記入し, giving 記入しやすい — “easy to fill in.” やすい is an adjective-like element, and です makes the statement polite. The contrasting pattern 〜にくい means “difficult to do,” as in 記入しにくい — “difficult to fill in.” Together, それなら sets the condition, 申請書に identifies the application form as the document involved, and 記入しやすいです says that filling it in is easy. The whole utterance therefore means: “If that is the case, it is easier for me to fill out the application form.” Japanese does not explicitly state the subject “I”; that participant is supplied by the fixed English translation.

6. 申請が確認されれば、会員資格の一時停止を開始できます。

   Once the request is reviewed, the membership freeze can begin.

   申請

   request

   確認されれば

   once reviewed

   会員資格

   membership eligibility

   一時停止

   temporary suspension

   開始できます

   can begin

   More detail

   申請 means a request or application. It is a noun and can combine with verbs such as 申請する (“to apply” or “to submit an application”). Here it is the request that undergoes review; the sentence does not specify who submitted it. 確認されれば means “once it is reviewed/confirmed.” The base verb is 確認する, “to check” or “to confirm.” される is its passive form, so the request is presented as the thing being checked rather than the checker. The ending -ば forms a conditional: 確認されれば means “if/when it is confirmed,” and in this sentence the intended time condition is “once it is reviewed.” Compare 確認すれば (“if someone confirms it”), which puts the action in the active form. 会員資格 refers to membership eligibility or membership status. It is a compound noun: 会員 means “member,” while 資格 means eligibility, qualification, or status. In this sentence, it is the membership status affected by the following noun phrase. 一時停止 means a temporary suspension or freeze. 一時 means “temporary” or “for a time,” and 停止 means stopping or suspension. Together, 会員資格の一時停止 means “the temporary suspension of membership eligibility/status.” The particle の links the membership status to the suspension: the suspension concerns that status. 開始できます means “can begin” or “can start.” Its base expression is 開始する, “to begin/start,” and できます is the polite non-past form expressing ability or possibility with できる. In this sentence, it presents the start of the suspension as possible after the review condition is met. A reusable pattern is Nを開始できます (“can start N”), for example: 手続きを開始できます。 — “You can start the procedure.” Putting the parts together, 申請が確認されれば sets the condition “once the request is reviewed,” and 会員資格の一時停止を開始できます says that the temporary suspension of membership status can then begin. The whole utterance therefore means: “Once the request is reviewed, the membership freeze can begin.”

7. その後、利用資格は自動的に再開されますか。

   Will my access restart automatically afterward?

   その後

   afterward

   利用資格

   access eligibility

   自動的に

   automatically

   再開されますか

   will resume?

   More detail

   その後 means “afterward” or “after that.” It points back to an event or time already under discussion; here it sets the time for the question rather than naming a new event. Example: その後、連絡します。 — “I’ll contact you afterward.” 利用資格 is a noun meaning eligibility or authorization to use something. 利用 means use, while 資格 means qualification or eligibility; together, they refer to the right or status that permits use. The Japanese noun does not itself mark a possessor, so the translation’s “my” comes from the intended context, not from a Japanese possessive form in this phrase. 自動的に is an adverb meaning “automatically.” The ending -的 helps form an adjective-like expression from 自動 (“automatic”), and 自動的に is its adverbial form. Example: 更新は自動的に行われます。 — “The renewal is carried out automatically.” 再開されますか asks whether something will be resumed or restarted. Its base verb is 再開する (“to resume” or “to restart”); 再開される is the passive form, meaning “be resumed/restarted,” and 再開されますか adds polite present/future-style question marking. The passive form presents 利用資格 as the thing whose availability is resumed, without stating who performs the resumption. Example: サービスは来週再開されます。 — “The service will resume next week.” Together, その後 sets the time, 利用資格 identifies the access eligibility, 自動的に says that the change would happen automatically, and 再開されますか asks whether it will be resumed. The complete meaning is: “Will my access restart automatically afterward?” In the surrounding exchange, this concerns whether the eligibility resumes after the previously discussed interruption or suspension process.

8. そのようになりますが、それまでに延長を申請した場合は別です。

   It will, unless you request an extension before then.

   そのようになります

   it will be that way

   それまでに

   by then; before then

   延長

   extension

   申請した場合

   if you apply/request

   別です

   is different; is an exception

   More detail

   そのようになります uses なる (“become”) in the polite form なります. Here, そのように means “that way/as described,” so the expression means that the situation will turn out that way. The subject is omitted; the fixed translation identifies the relevant outcome as “it will.” A reusable pattern is Xのようになります (“it becomes like X” or “it will be like X”). The following が links this expected outcome to a contrast. それまでに combines それまで (“until that time/by that time”) with に. In this context, までに marks a deadline: an action must happen before the specified time. Thus, それまでに means “before then” or “by then.” This is different from まで, which marks an endpoint or duration: それまで待ちます means “I will wait until then.” 延長 is a noun meaning “extension,” especially an extension of a period or deadline. In this sentence it is the extension being requested, not the act of extending itself. The verb 申請する means “to apply for” or “to request officially,” so 延長を申請する means “to apply for an extension.” This is distinct from 延長する, which means “to extend” a period or deadline; it does not itself mean “to request” one. 申請した場合 expresses a condition. The base verb is 申請する, “to apply/request officially”; its past form is 申請した. Adding 場合 (“case/situation”) gives the pattern Vた場合は — “if/when someone has done V, then …” Here the fixed translation identifies the omitted actor as “you,” so the meaning is “if you request an extension.” The past-looking した in this pattern does not by itself assert that the request occurred in the past; it presents the request as the condition being considered. The は sets that condition apart as the topic of the contrast. 別です literally says that something is “different.” In this context, it marks the conditional case as an exception to the outcome just mentioned: “it is different” means “the rule is different in that case.” 別 can function as a noun or a な-adjective, and です is the polite copula. A reusable contrast is この場合は別です (“this case is different/an exception”). Putting the parts together: そのようになりますが states the expected outcome, and それまでに延長を申請した場合は別です says that the case where you request an extension before then is different. The complete meaning is: “It will be that way, unless you request an extension before then.”