"By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is?" "I've a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It's a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined."
誰かが無理してまであなたを手伝ってくれた時にはお礼状を書きなさい。
Write a thank-you note when someone goes out of his or her way to help you.
恩人に礼節を欠いてはなりませんよ。
You must not lack decorum dealing with your benefactors.
「親しき仲にも礼儀あり」という言葉を知らないのか?
Don't you know the saying "good manners even between friends?"
「ちゃちなおもちゃみたいな」と言うのは、ちゃちなおもちゃに対して失礼です。
To say that it gives the impression of a cheap toy is unfair to cheap toys.
老人に席を譲るとは彼も礼儀をわきまえている。
It was civil of him to offer his seat to the old man.
礼状を書くとは彼も礼儀正しかった。
It was courteous of him to write a letter of thanks.