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So-Matome N2 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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賃貸(ちんたい) | Lease |
賃貸アパート(ちんたいアパート) | A Rental Apartment |
置き場(おきば) | Place for Something (Like a Bike) |
自転車置き場(じてんしゃおきば) | A Bicycle Parking Lot |
物干し(ものほし) | Clothesline |
洗面所(せんめんじょ) | A Washroom |
一人住まい(ひとりずまい) | Person who lives alone |
近所付き合い(きんじょづきあい) | Relationship with One's Neighbors |
真ん前(まんまえ) | Right in Front |
真後ろ(まうしろ) | Right Behind |
回覧(かいらん) | Circulation (Esp. Documents) |
回覧板(かいらんばん) | Circular Notice (esp. Distributed to Households) |
ガムテープ | Packaging Tape |
ポリ袋(ポリふくろ) | A Plastic Bag |
レジ袋(レジふくろ) | A Plastic Bag |
買い換える(かいかえる) | To Replace By Buying Something New |
生ゴミ(なまごみ) | Kitchen Waste |
粗大(そだい) | Bulky, Coarse, Rough |
粗大ごみ(そだいゴミ) | Large-Size Garbage (i.e. Furniture) |
不用品(ふようひん) | Disused Article |
処分(しょぶん) | Disposal |
資源ゴミ(しげんごみ) | Recyclable Waste |
漏れる(もれる) | To Leak Out |
秘密が漏れる | A Secret Leaks Out |
漏らす(もらす) | To Let Leak |
どうぞおあがりください | Please Come in |
お陰様で(おかげさまで) | I'm Fine, Thank You |
遠慮なくいただきます(えんりょなくいただきます) | I'll receive it without hesitation |
お元気でいらっしゃいましたか? | How have you been? |
どうぞお構いなく(どうそおかまいなく) | Please Don't Worry |
ゆっくりしていってください | Please Stay as Long as You Like |
心地(ここち) | Feeling, Sensation of Doing |
座り心地(すわりごこち) | The Level of Comfort (of Objects you Sit on) |
寝心地(ねごこち) | Sleeping Comfort |
居心地がいい(いごこちがいい) | Comfortable |
居心地が悪い(いごこちがわるい) | Uncomfortable |
寛ぐ(くつろぐ) | To Relax |
半額(はんがく) | Half The Amount |
半額セール(はんがくセール) | Half Price Sale |
手頃(てごろ) | Reasonable, Moderate |
お買い得(おかいどく) | A Bargain |
炊事(すいじ) | Cooking |
流し(ながし) | (Kitchen) Sink, Washing Area in a Bath |
食器(しょっき) | Tableware |
躾ける(しつける) | To Train, To Discipline, To Teach Manners |
仕付ける(しつける) | To Get Accustomed, To Be in The Habit of Doing |
躾(しつけ) | Discipline, Training, Teaching Manners |
怒鳴る(どなる) | To Yell |
止す(よす) | To Cease |
この話しはよそう | Let's Stop talking about it |
妊娠する(にんしんする) | To Get Pregnant |
負ぶう(おぶう) | To Piggyback |
抱っこする(だっこする) | Carrying in One's Arms , Hug |
お襁褓(おむつ) | A Diaper |
襁褓(おしめ) | A Diaper, A Loincloth |
やんちゃ(な) | Mischievous, Naughty |
落書き(らくがき) | Scribble, Graffiti |
暴れる(あばれる) | To Get Out of Control, To Rage, To Act Violently |
日焼け(ひやけ) | Sunburn, Tan |
日焼けする | To Get a Tan |
真っ暗 | Pitch Dark, Total Darkness |
真っ黒 | Deep Black (Tan) |
肌が真っ黒になる | My Skin got a Dark Tan |
真っ暗な部屋 | A Pitch-Dark Room |
汗をかく(あせをかく) | To Sweat, To Perspire |
潜る(もぐる) | To Dive (Into or Under Water) |
詐欺 (さぎ) | Fraud |
引っかかる(ひっかかる) | To Be Caught in, To Fall For (A Trick) |
引っ掛ける(ひっかける) | To Hang Something on Something |
漕ぐ(こぐ) | To Row, To Paddle, To Pedal (a Bike) |
行方(ゆくえ) | One's Whereabouts |
行方不明(ゆくえふくめい) | Whereabouts Unknown |
引き出す(ひきだす) | Withdraw Manually |
引き落とされる | To Be Automatically Withdrawn |
公共料金(こうきょうりょうきん) | Public Utilities Charge |
手数料(てすうりょう) | Handling Charge |
黒字(くろじ) | Balance, (Figure) in The Black |
外食する(がいしょくする) | Eating Out |
高くつく(たかくつく) | To Be Expensive, To Be Costly |
偏る(かたよる) | To Be Unbalanced (E.g. Diet), To Lean to One Side |
自炊(じすい) | Cooking for Oneself |
贅沢する(ぜいたくする) | To Splurge, To Indulge Oneself |
無駄遣いをする(むだづかいをする) | Wasting Money |
程度(ていど) | Degree, Amount, Grade |
越える(こえる) | To Exceed (To Pass) |
取り除く(とりのぞく) | To Remove, To Deinstall |
講師(こうし) | Lecturer |
従業員(じゅうぎょういん) | Employee, Worker |
フリーター | Young People Subsisting On Part-Time Work |
人手不足(ひとでふそく) | Labor Shortage |
正社員(せいしゃいん) | A Regular Employee |
求人(きゅうじん) | Offer of a Job (Situation) |
求人情報(きゅうじんじょうほ) | Job Information |
派遣社員(はけんしゃいん) | Temp Worker |
登録 (とうろく) | Registration, Entry, Record |
派遣社員に登録(はけんしゃいんにとうろく) | Register for Temporary Staff |
気軽(きがる) | Carefree |
気軽に尋ねる(きがるにたずねる) | Free to Ask Questions |
雇う(やとう) | To Hire, To Employ |
採用(さいよう) | Employment, Engagement, Recruitment |
相応しい(ふさわしい) | Appropriate |
相応しい服装(ふさわしいふくそう) | Appropriate Attire |
勤務(きんむ) | Service, Duty, Work |
8時間勤務(8じかんきんむ) | An 8 Hour Shift |
儲ける(もうける) | To Profit, To Earn, To Gain |
儲かる(もうかる) | To Be Profitable, To Yield A Profit |
上司(じょうし) | (One's) Superior |
部下(ぶか) | Subordinate Person |
教わる(おそわる) | To Be Taught (By) |
見習う(みならう) | To Follow Another's Example |
早退(そうたい) | Leaving Early |
有給休暇(ゆうきゅうきゅうか)) | Paid Vacation |
席を外す(せきをはずす) | To Leave One's Seat, To Step Outside |
遣り甲斐(やりがい) | To Be Worth Doing |
生甲斐(いきがい)) | Something One Lives For, Purpose in Life |
体が持たない(からだがもたない) | Can't Keep Up With The Pace |
休む間がない(やすむまがない) | No Time To Rest |
やる気がない(やるきがない) | To Have No Motivation |
やる気が出ない(やるきがでない) | To Not Be Motivated |
胡麻(ごま) | Sesame Seeds |
胡麻をする(ごまをする) | To Butter Someone Up, To Get On Someone's Good Side |
怠け者(なまけもの) | Lazy Person |
働き者(はたらきもの) | Hard Worker |
長引く(ながびく) | To Be Prolonged |
会議が長引く | The Meeting is Prolonged |
纏める(まとめる) | To Summarize |
求める(もとめる) | To Request |
意見を求める | To Ask for Comments |
張り切る(はりきる) | To Be in High Spirits |
スケジュールを組む(スケジュールをくむ) | To Make Up The Schedule |
組む(くむ) | To Put Together, To Assemble |
引き受ける(ひきうける) | To Take On |
熟す(こなす) | To Do...Well, To Be Able To Use, To Be Good At |
取り次ぐ(とりつぐ) | To Act As An Agent For, To Convey (A Message) |
電話を取り次ぐ | Take a (phone) message |
本社(ほんしゃ) | Main Office, Headquarters |
転勤(てんきん) | Intra-Company Transfer |
転送(てんそう) | Transfer, Forwarding |
電話を転送する | To Transfer a Call |
転職(てんしょく) | Change of Occupation |
保留(ほりゅう) | To Put on Hold, Deferment |
電話を保留する | To Put Someone on Hold |
リストラ | (Corporate) Restructuring, Downsizing |
退職(たいしょく) | Retirement, Resignation |
出世(しゅっせ) | Promotion, Climbing The Corporate Ladder |
昇進(しょうしん) | Promotion |
起動(きどう) | Starting Up, Booting Up |
終了(しゅうりょう) | End, Close |
立ち上げる(たちあげる) | To Start (Something), To Start Up |
再起動(さいきどう) | Restart, Reboot |
画面(がめん) | Terminal Screen, Scene |
表示(ひょうじ) | Display |
次の画面を表示する | Display The Next Page |
接続(せつぞく) | Connection, Link |
検索(けんさく) | Looking Up, Retrieval |
開始(かいし) | Start, Commencement |
更新(こうしん) | Renewal |
やり取り(やりとり) | Giving and Taking |
メールのやり取りをする | Exchange E-mail Messages |
入力(にゅうりょく) | Input, (Data) Entry |
アドレスを入力する | Input Addresses |
カーソル | Cursor |
マウス | Mouse |
作成(さくせい) | Drawing up (e.g. A Legal Document, Contract etc) |
書類を作成する | To Prepare a Document |
変換(へんかん) | Conversion |
かなを漢字に変換する | Covert Kana into Kanji |
削除(さくじょ) | Delete, Eliminate |
文字を削除する | Delete Letters, Characters |
改行する(かいぎょうする) | Start a New Line, Start a New Paragraph |
変更する(へんこうする) | To Change, To Modify |
フォントを変更する | Change The Font |
目的の位置に合わせる(もくてきのいちにあわせる) | Fit to The Desired Position, Adjust The Layout |
位置(いち) | Place, Position |
揃える(そろえる) | To Arrange, To Put in Order |
中央に揃える(ちゅうおうにそろえる) | Center-Justify |
文字を中央に揃える | Center-Justify The Letters |
寄せる(よせる) | To Bring Near |
右に寄せる(みぎによせる) | Align Right |
挿入(そうにゅう) | Insertion, Incorporation |
図を挿入する | Insert a Figure |
文書(ぶんしょ) | Document |
編集(へんしゅう) | Compilation, Editorial |
文書を編集する(ぶんしょをへんしゅうする) | To Compile a Document |
元に戻す(もとにもどす) | To Go Back To The Start |
やり直す(やりなおす) | To Do Over Again, To Start Over |
図形(ずけい) | Figure |
切り取る(きりとる) | To Cut Off |
切り取り(きりとり) | Cutting |
貼り付ける(はりつける) | To Paste |
貼り付け(はりつけ) | Pasting |
取り込む(とりこむ) | To Import (Computer Term), To Capture |
画像を取り込む | Import an Image |
保存(ほぞん) | Preservation, Conservation, Saving (to a disk, a game file) |
文書を保存する | Save a Document |
上書き(うわがき) | Overwriting (Date, File) |
上書き保存(うわがきほぞん) | Saving Changes (to a file) |
用紙(ようし) | Blank Form, Sheet(s) of (Blank) Paper |
余白(よはく) | Margin, Blank Space |
余白を多くする | Set Bigger Margins |
ずれる | Out of Alignment, To Be Out of Sync, To Be Off-Point |
印刷がずれる | The Printing on The Page is Askew |
滑らす(ずらす) | To Shift, To Slide Something Away From Something Else, To Move Something Out of The Way |
手間がかかる(てまがかかる) | It Takes Time and Effort |
省く(はぶく) | To Cut Down, To Economize; To Omit, To Leave Out |
手間を省く(てまをはぶく) | To Save Time and Effort |
拒否(きょひ) | Rejection, Refusal, Denial |
感染(かんせん) | Infection, Contagion |
ウィルスに感染する | To Get Infected with a Computer Virus |
対応 (たいおう) | Correspondence, Coping with, Dealing with, Software Support |
書き込む(かきこむ) | To Post a Message (On a Bulletin Board), To Fill Out (A Form) |
支給(しきゅう) | Allowance, Grant, Provision |
要領(ようりょう) | Knack, Trick, The Ropes |
要領がいい(ようりょうがいい) | Being Good at Dealing with Things |
朗らか(ほがらか) | Cheerful, Bright |
人懐っこい(ひとなつっこい) | Friendly, Amiable, Sociable |
無邪気(むじゃき) | Innocent |
頼もしい(たのもしい) | Reliable |
短気(たんき) | Short Temper |
気が短い(きがみじかい) | Short Tempered |
厚かましい(あつかましい) | Impudent, Brazen |
図々しい(ずうずうしい) | Impudent, Shameless |
不潔(ふけつ) | Unclean, Filthy |
気が小さい(きがちいさい) | Timid, Wimpish, Faint-Hearted |
哀れ(な)(あわれ(な)) | Pity, Sorrow, Miserable |
欲張り(よくばり) | Greedy, Avarice |
強引(ごういん) | Pushy, Overbearing |
卑怯(ひきょう) | Meanness, Unfairness, Cowardice |
ダサい | Tacky, Not Cool, Unfashionable |
上品(じょうひん) | Refined, Elegant |
品がある, 品が良い(ひんがある, ひんがいい) | Refined (Character, Manners), Classy |
品がない(ひんがない) | Unrefined (Character, Manners), Vulgar, Bad Taste, Lacking Style |
気が強い(きがつよい) | Strong Willed, Strong Hearted, Aggressive |
気が弱い(きがよわい) | Timid, Faint Hearted |
器用(きよう) | Skillful, Dexterous |
不真面目(ふまじめ) | Not Serious, Frivolous |
豊か(な)(ゆたか(な)) | Wealthy, Abundant |
豊かな国 | A Wealthy Country |
快適な暮らし(かいてきなくらし) | A Comfortable Life |
派手(な)(はで(な)) | Showy, Gaudy |
粗末 (そまつ) | Plain, Shabby, Humble |
粗末な食事(そまつなしょくじ) | Plain Food |
惨め(みじめ) | Miserable |
厄介(やっかい) | Burden, Nuisance, Trouble |
厄介な問題(やっかいなもんだい) | A Difficult Problem, A Troublesome Problem |
有り触れた(ありふれた) | Unsurprising, Ordinary, Mundane |
等しい(ひとしい) | Equivalent, Equal |
長さが等しい(ながさがひとしい) | Be The Same Length |
頭の中が真っ白になる | To Be Totally Lost |
睨む(にらむ) | To Glare at, To Scowl at |
覗く(のぞく) | To Peek (Through a Keyhole, Gap etc), To Peek into (A Shop, A Store etc) |
部屋の中を覗く | To Peek in The Room |
咥える(くわえる) | To Hold in One's Mouth |
たばこを咥える | To Leave a Cigarette in One's Mouth |
齧る(かじる) | To Bite |
噛む | To Chew |
頷く(うなずく) | To Nod |
肩に担ぐ(かたにかつぐ) | To Carry on One's Shoulder |
脇(わき) | Armpit, Flank |
脇に抱える(わきにかかえる) | To Hold or Carry Under in The Arms |
ぶら下げる(ぶらさげる) | To Hang, To Suspend |
肘(ひじ) | Elbow |
肘をつく(ひじをつく) | Put One's Elbows on... |
突っ込む(つっこむ) | To Thrust (Something) into (Something), To Cram, To Get To The Heart (of Something) |
ポケットに手を突っ込む | To Put One's Hand in One's Pocket |
挟む(はさむ) | To Put Between, To Sandwich Between, To Interject |
パンにハムを挟む | To Put Ham in a Sandwich |
糊(のり) | Glue, Paste |
くっ付ける(くっつける) | To Attach, To Stick Together |
糊でくっ付ける | To Use Glue to Stick Two Things Together |
蛇口(じゃぐち) | Faucet |
捻る(ひねる) | To Twist, To Wrench, To Turn (A Switch On or Off etc.), To Wring (a Neck) |
蛇口を捻る | To Turn on a Faucet |
膝 (ひざ) | Knees |
曲げる(まげる) | To Bend |
膝を曲げる | To Bend One's Knees |
溝(みぞ) | Ditch, Drain, Gutter |
跨ぐ(またぐ) | To Step Over, To Step Across |
溝を跨ぐ | To Step Over a Ditch |
躓く(つまずく) | To Stumble, To Trip |
石に躓く | To Stumble on a Stone |
滑る(すべる) | To Slide, To Glide, To Slip |
雪道で滑る | To Slip on a Snowy Road |
しゃがむ | To Squat, To Crouch |
凭れる(もたれる) | To Lean Against, To Lean On |
壁に凭れる | To Lean Against The Wall |
打つかる(ぶつかる) | To Bump into, To Collide with |
打付ける(ぶつける) | To Hit (e.g. One's Head), To Strike, To Throw (e.g. A Ball, A Question, A Demand) |
壁にボールをぶつける | To Throw a Ball Against The Wall |
すれ違う(すれちがう) | To Pass By One Another, To Miss Meeting Each Other, To Miss Each Other |
地面(じめん) | Ground, Earth's Surface |
這う(はう) | To Crawl |
地面を這う | To Crawl on The Ground |
情けない(なさけない) | Shameful, Deplorable, Miserable |
やむを得ない(やむをえない) | There's Nothing You Can Do About It (Formal) |
納得がいかない(なっとくがいかない) | To Be Unable to Accept |
納得がいく(なっとくがいく) | To Understand and Accept as Valid (of a Thought, Action etc), To Be Convinced |
飽きる(あきる) | To Get Tired of, To Lose Interest in, To Get Bored of |
呆れる(あきれる) | To Be Amazed (Negatively), To Be Shocked (Negatively), To Be Disgusted |
慌てる(あわてる) | To Panic, To Be Flustered |
見っともない(みっともない) | Shameful, Disgraceful, Unbecoming |
焦る(あせる) | To Be in a Hurry, To Be Impatient |
躊躇う(ためらう) | To Hesitate, To Waver |
信用(しんよう) | Trust, Having Faith |
疑う(うたがう) | To Doubt |
遣っ付ける(やっつける) | To Finish Off, To Do Away With, To Attack (an Enemy) |
貶す(けなす) | To Speak Ill of, To Disparage |
放っておく(ほっておく) | To Leave Alone |
ほっといて | Leave Me Alone |
嫌み(いやみ) | Sarcasm, Disagreeability |
恵まれる(めぐまれる) | To Be Blessed with, To Be Rich in, To Abound in |
友達に恵まれる | To Have Many Friends |
揉める(もめる) | To Disagree, To Dispute, To Fight (Over) |
友達と揉める | To Fight with Friends |
嫌な態度を取る(いやなたいどをとる) | To Have a Bad Attitude |
人のせいにする(ひとのせいにする) | To Blame Others for One's Own Mistakes |
診察(しんさつ) | A Medical Examination, A Physical Examination |
医者に掛かる(いしゃにかかる) | To Consult with a Doctor |
顔色(かおいろ) | One's Facial Complexion |
顔色が悪い | You Look Unwell |
吐き気 (はきけ) | Nausea |
吐く(はく) | To Vomit |
ぼーっとする(ぼうっとする) | Dazedly, Blankly, Dreamily, Hazily |
頭がぼうっとする | My Head isn't Clear |
熱中症(ねっちゅうしょう) | Heatstroke |
籠もる(こもる) | To Shut Oneself in (e.g. One's Room) |
家に籠る | To Shut Yourself in Your House, To Be Filled with (Emotion, Enthusiasm etc) |
体に熱が籠る | To Be Filled with Fever, To Be Feverish |
凝る(こる) | To Grow Stiff, To Be Absorbed in, To Be Devoted to, To Be a Fanatic |
肩が凝る | To Have Stiff Shoulders |
揉む(もむ) | To Massage, To Rub |
肩を揉む | To Massage One's Shoulders |
溜まる (たまる) | To Accumulate , To Gather |
ストレスが溜まる(ストレスがたまる) | To Feel Stressed Out |
耐える(たえる) | To Bear, To Endure, To Put Up with, To Withstand |
痛みに耐える/堪える | To Endure Pain |
堪える(こらえ) | To Bear, To Endure, To Put Up with |
荒れる(あれる) | To Be Rough, To Be Stormy |
肌が荒れる | To Have Rough Skin |
艶 (つや) | Gloss, Shine, Sheen, Mellowness (of A Voice), Youthfulness (e.g. of Skin), Interest, Appeal, Charm |
肌の艶がいい(はだのつやがいい) | To Have Smooth Skin |
湿疹(しっしん) | Eczema, Rash |
湿疹が出来る(しっしんができる) | To Get a Rash |
詰まる(つまる) | To Be Blocked (Road, Pipe etc), To Be Clogged, To Be Full (Space, Schedule etc) |
鼻が詰まる(はながつまる) | To Have a Stuffed Nose |
傷口(きずぐち) | (Opening of) A Wound |
塞がる(ふさがる) | To Be Healed (e.g. Wound) |
傷口が塞がる(きずぐちがふさがる) | A Wound Heals |
レントゲン | X-Ray |
レントゲンを撮る | To Have an X-Ray Taken |
傷跡(きずあと) | Scar |
癌 (がん) | Cancer |
癌で死亡する(がんでしぼうする) | To Die From Cancer |
踵(かかと) | Heel (of the foot, shoe, stocking etc) |
つま先(つまさき) | Toes, Tips of The Toes, Toe of a Shoe |
裸足 (はだし) | Barefoot |
肺(はい) | Lungs |
つい | Unintentionally, Unconsciously, By Mistake |
ついうそを言ってしまった | I lied without meaning to |
遂に(ついに) | Finally, At Last |
ついに絵が完成した | Finally The Painting was Finished |
どうも上手に話せない | I Cannot Really Explain It Well |
どうも道に迷ったようだ | It Seems Like I'm Lost |
どうも失礼しました | Please Excuse Me |
昨日はどうも | It was Nice to See You Yesterday |
どうにか | Someway or Another |
何とも~ない | Not at All |
そんなこと、なんとも思わない | I don't care about it |
若しかすると(もしかすると) | Perhaps , Maybe |
家に帰って間もなく客が来た | Soon After I came home, a guest arrived |
近々(ちかぢか) | Soon, Before Long |
近日中に(きんじつちゅう) | In a Few Days, In The Near Future |
其の内(そのうち) | Before Long, Eventually |
其の内に | One of These Days |
そのうち分かるようになるでしょう | You Will Understand Someday |
軈て(やがて) | Before Long, Eventually, In The End |
やがて夏休みも終わる | Summer Vacation will Soon Be Over |
父が死んでやがて1年になる | It will soon be a year since my father passed away |
漸く(ようやく) | Finally, At Last, Barely, Narrowly |
漸く暖かくなってきた | It's Finally Getting Warmer |
忽ち(たちまち) | In an Instant, Immediately, Right Away |
チケットは忽ち売り切れた | The Tickets were Immediately Sold Out |
直ちに(ただちに) | Immediately, At Once |
直ちに出発したほうがいい | It's better to go right away |
俄かに(にわかに) | Abruptly, Suddenly |
俄かに空が曇ってきた | Suddenly The Sky Became Cloudy |
俄か雨 | Sudden Rain |
絶えず(たえず) | Constantly, Always, Continually, Steadily |
絶えず水が流れている | The Water is Constantly Running |
常に(つねに) | Always, Constantly |
常に健康に注意する | Always Keep Health in Mind |
頻りに(しきりに) | Frequently, Repeatedly, Often |
しきりに電話が鳴る | The Phone Keeps Ringing |
しきりに褒める | Praise Repeatedly |
しょっちゅう | Always, Constantly, Repeatedly |
しょっちゅう酒を飲む | Frequently Drink Alcohol |
前もって(まえもって) | In Advance, Beforehand |
略(ほぼ) | Approximately, Almost, Roughly |
ほぼ1万円 | Approximately 10,000 Yen |
ほぼ読み終わる | Almost Finished Reading |
本の(ほんの) | Merely, Only, Not Even (with Negative Verb) |
たった | Only, Merely, No More Than |
たった一人で | All By Oneself |
愈(いよいよ) | At Last, Finally, More and More, All The More |
いよいよ明日出発します | I will finally depart tomorrow |
まごまご | Flustered, At A Loss |
銘々(めいめい) | Each, Individual |
ばったり | With a Thud, With a Bang, With a Flop |
ぴったり | Perfectly (Suited for), Ideally, Exactly, Precisely, Tightly |
計算がぴったり合う | The Calculations Comes Up Exactly Right |
ぴったりくっつく | Stick Tightly |
ぎっしり | Tightly, Densely, Packed, Crammed |
みかんがぎっしりつまっている | It is packed with Tangerines |
予定がぎっしりはいっている | The Schedule is Tight |
じっくり | Thoroughly, Deliberately, Carefully |
じっくり読む | Read Slowly and Carefully |
ちらっと , ちらりと | At a Glance |
ちらっと見る | Glance at... |
うんざり | Tedious, Boring, Being Fed Up |
親の説教にうんざりする | Getting Fed Up with One's Parent's Lectures |
説教(せっきょう) | Scolding, Lecturing, Preaching, Sermonizing |
びっしょり | Wet Through, Drenched |
びしょびしょ | Soaked, Drenched |
ずらっと , ずらりと | In A Line, In A Row |
さっさ(と) | Promptly, Immediately, Quickly |
さっさと帰る | Leave at Once |
せっせと | Diligently, Assiduously, Industriously |
どっと | Suddenly, All of a Sudden, In A Rush, In A Surge |
どっと客がどっと来る | Customers Pour into |
どっと疲れる | Suddenly Feel Exhausted |
すっと | To Feel Refreshed, To Feel Satisfied |
うんと | A Great Deal, Very Much |
うんと便利になる | To Become Extremely Convenient |
お金がうんとある | To Have A Lot of Money |
稍(やや) | A Little, Partially, Somewhat |
幾分(いくぶん) | Somewhat |
幾らか(いくらか) | Somewhat |
割に(わりに) | Comparatively |
割と(わりと) | Comparatively |
割合(わりあい) | Contrary to Expectations, Rate, Ratio, Percentage |
割合に早く着いた | I Unexpectedly Arrived Early |
尚(なお) | Furthermore, Still More |
これのほうが、なお安い | This One is Even Cheaper (Than That) |
次第に(しだいに) | Gradually (Progress into a State) |
ぐっと | A Lot, Considerably, Very Much, Suddenly, At Once, In One Go |
ぐっとよくなった | It Has Improved A Lot |
めっきり | Noticeably, Remarkably |
めっきり寒くなる | It's become noticeably cold |
呉れ呉れも(くれぐれも) | Repeatedly, Sincerely, Earnestly |
くれぐれもご両親によろしくお伝えください | Please Send My Best Regards to Your Parents |
改良(かいりょう) | Improvement, Reform |
増し(まし) | Better, Less Objectionable, Preferable, More, Increase, Extra |
発言 (はつげん) | Statement, Remark, Speech |
古典 (こてん) | Classical (Work, Book etc) |
一遍に(いっぺんに) | At One Time |
いっぺんに覚えるのは無理だ | It's impossible to memorize everything at once |
思い切って(おもいきって) | Daringly, Boldly, Resolutely |
思い掛けず, 思い掛けなく(おもいがけず, おもいがけなく) | Unexpectedly |
態々(わざわざ) | Expressly, Specially, Doing Something Especially Rather Than Incidentally |
一層(いっそう) | Much More, All The More |
これのほうが、一層大きい | This One is Much Bigger |
いっそ | Rather, Preferably |
未だに(いまだに) | Until This Very Day, Even Now |
たった今(たったいま) | This Very Minute, A Moment Ago, Just Now |
年賀状(ねんがじょう) | New Year's Card |
そう~ない | Not That Much |
この問題はそう難しくない | This problem isn't that difficult |
大して~ない(たいして~ない) | (Not so) Much, (Not) Very |
大して勉強しなかったが、合格できた | I passed the exam, but I didn't study all that much |
一切(いっさい) | All, Everything |
一切~ない(いっさい~ない) | Absolutely Not, Nothing |
私は其の事件とは一切関係ない | I Have Nothing to Do with The Case |
とても~ない | Not At All, By No Means |
彼はとても50歳には見えない | He doesn't at all look 50 years old |
恐らく~だろう(おそらく~だろう) | Perhaps, Probably |
彼女は恐らく結婚しないだろう | She probably won't get married |
どうやら ~そうだ, ~ようだ | It Seems like, It Appears That |
どうやら雨が降りそうだ | It looks like it's going to rain |
果たして ~だろうか(はたして~だろうか) | Really? (In Questions), Ever, As Was Expected |
彼の話は果たして本当だろうか | Is His Story Really True? |
どうせ ~だろう | No Matter What, At Any Rate, At Best, At Most |
やってもどうせだめだろう | It Probably Won't Work Out Even If I try |
折角~のに(せっかく~のに) | At Great Pains, With Trouble, Specially, Especially |
折角覚えたのに、テストに出なかった | I went to the trouble of memorizing them, but they weren't on the test |
折角~から(せっかく~から) | At Great Pains, With Trouble, Specially, Especially |
折角ここまで来たから、彼の家に寄ってみよう | Since We've Come All This Way, Why Don't We Visit His House |
一旦 ~したら(いったん~したら) | Once, On One Occasion |
一旦約束したら、守るべきだ | Once You Make a Promise, You Should Keep it |
一度(いちど, ひとたび) | Once, On One Occasion |
一旦約束したら、守るべきだ | Once You Make a Promise, You Should Keep it |
一まず(ひとまず) | For The Present |
一旦(いったん) | Once |
いったん休んで、ごごからまた始めよう | Let's Take a Break for Now and Start Again in The Afternoon |
却って(かえって) | On The Contrary, Instead, Rather |
近道したら、却って時間がかかった | We Took a Shortcut, but It Actually Took Us More Time |
何故か(なぜか) | Somehow, For Some Reason, Without Knowing Why |
なぜか眠い | I Feel Sleepy For Some Reason |
何と(なんと) | What, How, Whatever |
何と綺麗なひとだろう | What a Beautiful Woman! |
犯す(おかす) | To Commit (e.g. A Crime) |
開幕(かいまく) | Opening (of an Event), Start of a Season, “Raising The Curtain" |
閉幕(へいまく) | Coming to an End (Event), Falling of The Curtain |
頑固(がんこ) | Stubborn, Pigheaded, Obstinate |
発売(はつばい) | Release (for Sale), Launch (Product) |
作物(さくもつ) | Produce (Agricultural), Crops |
物置(ものおき) | Storage Room |
元日(がんじつ) | New Year's Day |
後日(ごじつ) | Another Day, Later, In The Future |
日時(にちじ) | Date and Time |
大小(だいしょう) | Sizes (Various), Large & Small |
大金(たいきん) | A Large Amount of Money, A Great Cost |
大木(たいぼく) | Large Tree |
中間(ちゅうかん) | Mid-Way, Middle, Interim |
中間試験 | Mid-Term Exams |
世間(せけん) | The Public, People, Society |
夜間(やかん) | Nighttime, At Night |
名作(めいさく) | Masterpiece |
通行(つうこう) | Passage (of People, Traffic), Passing, Common Usage |
右側を通行する | Keep to The Right |
一方通行(いっぽうつうこう) | One Way Traffic |
通知(つうち) | Notice, Notification |
合格通知(ごうかくつうち) | An Acceptance Letter |
文通(ぶんつう) | Exchange of Letters, Correspondence |
文通相手(ぶんつうあいて) | A Pen Pal |
一通り(ひととおり) | (In) General, Broad (e.g. Knowledge), The Basics |
生える(はえる) | To Grow, To Sprout |
学問(がくもん) | Branch of Learning, Learning, Study |
励む(はげむ) | To Strive, To Endeavor, To Be Zealous, To Make an Effort |
用いる(もちいる) | To Utilize |
用心(ようじん) | Precaution, Guarding, Caution |
掏摸に用心する(すりにようじんする) | Beware of Pickpockets |
通用(つうよう) | To Pass as, To Pass for |
社会で通用する | To Be Generally Accepted (in Society) |
急用(きゅうよう) | Urgent Business |
見方(みかた) | Viewpoint, Way of Understanding, Way of Appreciating |
見出し(みだし) | Headline, Title, Heading |
見本(みほん) | Example, Sample, Model |
見回る(みまわる) | To Patrol, To Make One's Rounds |
土地(とち) | Plot of Land, Lot |
地元(じもと) | Local, Hometown, Home Area |
地元のテレビ局 | The Local TV Station |
生地(きじ) | Dress Material, Fabric, Cloth |
パンの生地 | Bread Dough |
名字(みょうじ) | Last Name |
本名(ほんみょう) | Real Name |
発行(はっこう) | Publication (Journal, Newspaper), Issue (of A Visa, A Passport, Banknotes) |
発生(はっせい) | An Outbreak, Occurrence |
開会(かいかい) | Opening of a Meeting |
開会式 | Opening Ceremony |
閉会(へいかい) | Closure (of a Meeting, Event, Ceremony) |
閉会式 | Closing Ceremony |
カビ | Mold |
紙幣(しへい) | Paper Money, Note, Bill |
手当て(てあて) | Medical Care, Treatment, Allowance, Bonus, Benefit |
手入れ(ていれ) | Looking After, Taking Care of, Tending to |
カメラの手入れをする | Look after the Camera, Take Care of the Camera |
手書き(てがき) | Handwritten, Hand-painted, Hand-drawn |
手前(てまえ) | Before |
1つ手前の駅 | One Train Stop Before |
話し手(はなして) | Speaker |
聞き手(ききて) | Listener, Audience |
人手(ひとで) | Man Power, Work, Labor |
手話(しゅわ) | Sign Language |
合理的(ごうりてき) | Logical, Reasonable, Rational |
合同(ごうどう) | Combination, Union, Fusion |
合同で練習する | Practice Together |
集合(しゅうごう) | A Gathering |
体力(たいりょく) | Endurance, Stamina, Resilience |
本日(ほんじつ) | Today |
本来(ほんらい) | Naturally, Originally, Primarily, Essentially, Proper, Legal |
目安(めやす) | Approximation, Rough Estimate |
目指す(めざす) | To Aim At, To Have an Eye On |
目立つ(めだつ) | To Be Conspicuous, To Stand Out |
気体(きたい) | Gas, Vapor |
決勝(けっしょう) | Decision of a Contest, Finals (in Sports) |
稼ぐ(かせぐ) | To Earn (Income), To Make (Money) |
ラッシュアワー/ラッシュ | Rush Hour |
テロリズム/テロ | Terrorism |
インフレーション/インフレ | Inflation |
デフレーション/デフレ | Deflation |
アポイントメント/アッポイント/アポ | Appointment |
イラストレーション/イラスト | Illustration |
スト/ストライク | Strike |
ストを行う | To Go On Strike |
アルミホイル/ホイル | Foil (Aluminium Foil) |
バーゲン | Bargain |
ファミレストラン/ファミレス | Family Restaurant |
緑黄色(りょくおうしょく) | Greenish Yellow |
緑黄色野菜(りょくおうしょくやさい) | Vegetables High in Beta-Carotene |
面会(めんかい) | Meeting (Face to Face), Interview |
クレームをつける, クレームを言う | Claim (for Compensation) |
フロント | Reception Desk, Front Desk |
ツイン | A Twin Room (Hotel) |
バイキング | All You Can Eat Buffet, Viking |
ドライ | Dry (Humor), Dry (Not Wet |
ドライな性格 | A Cold Personality |
パンク | Puncture |
タイヤがパンクする | To Have a Flat Tire |
コーナー | Corner, Section, Segment |
デパートの化粧品コーナ | The Cosmetic Section in a Department Store |
キャリア | Career |
衣装(いしょう) | Clothing, Costume, Garment |
コンパ | A Social Gathering (Usually with Alcohol) |
合コン(ごうコン) | A Co-ed Party, A Joint Party, Mixer |
ワンパターン | Predictable, Repetitive, Set in One's Ways |
フリーダイヤル | Call A Toll-Free Number |
パトロールカー/パトカー | Patrol Car, Police Car |
ガードマン | Security Guard |
サインペン | Felt Tip Pen |
シルバーシート | A Priority Seat for The Aged, Pregnant, and Handicapped |
ホッチキス, ホチキス | Stapler |
セロテープ | Cellophane Tape, Adhesive Tape |
跳ねる(はねる) | To Jump, To Leap, To Prance |
千切る(ちぎる) | To Tear (To Pieces) |
パンをちぎって食べる | Tear a Piece of Bread off to Eat |
紙を破る(かみをやぶる) | To Tear a Piece of Paper |
約束を破る(やくそくをやぶる) | To Break a Promise |
記録を破る(きろくをやぶる) | To Break a Record |
漏れる(もれる) | To Leak Out |
ポット | Pot (esp. Tea Pot , Coffee Pot), Thermos Flask |
零れる(こぼれる) | To Spill, To Fall Out |
塞ぐ(ふさぐ) | To Clog, To Block, To Plug Up |
耳を塞ぐ(みみをふさぐ) | Cover One's Ears |
吊るす(つるす) | To Hang |
カーテンをつるす | Hang a Curtain |
カメラをぶら下げる(かめらをぶらさげる) | Hang a Camera Around One's Neck |
ぶら下がる(ぶらさがる) | To Hang From |
しゃぶる | To Suck |
退ける(どける) | To Move |
椅子をどける | To Move The Chair |
退く(どく) | To Move (i.e. Out of The Way), To Make Way, To Step Aside |
枯れる(かれる) | To Wither (of a plant), To Die |
萎む(しぼむ) | To Wither (Flowers, Dreams), To Shrivel |
花が萎む | The Flower Wilts |
傷つく(きずつく) | To Get Hurt Feelings |
傷がつく(きずがつく) | To Be Wounded, To Get Injured |
新たにする(あらたにする) | To Renew |
先に | The Previous, Before |
先ほど(さきほど) | Not Long Ago, Just Now, Sometime Ago |
天井(てんじょう) | Ceiling, Ceiling Price |
真っ先に(まっさきに) | At The Very Beginning, First of All, Before Anything Else, First and Foremost |
真っ先に家に帰る | To Be The First to Go Home |
以前(いぜん) | Before, Previous |
嘗て(かつて) | Before, Formerly, Once |
ここはかつてにぎやかだった | It Used to Be Lively Around Here |
無理に, 無理やり | Forcibly, Against One's Will |
勝手に(かってに) | Of Your Own Accord, Willfully, Voluntarily, As One Pleases |
無断で(むだんで) | Without Permission, Without Notice |
意外(いがい) | Surprisingly |
案外(あんがい) | Unexpectedly |
載る(のる) | To Appear (in Print)(i.e. in a magazine) |
一人当たり5千円 | 5,000 Yen Per Person |
特徴(とくちょう) | Feature, Trait, Characteristic |
特徴のある声 | A Distinct Voice |
特長(とくちょう) | Forte, Merit |
凭れる(もたれる) | To Lean Against |
齎す(もたらす) | To Bring About |
大きな被害を齎す | Cause Much Damage to... |
紐が切れる(ひもがきれる) | The String Breaks |
紐を切る(ひもをきる) | Break The String |
電池が切れる(でんちがきれる) | The Battery Dies |
タバコが切れる(タバコがきれる) | To Be Out of Cigarettes |
賞味期限が切れる(しょうみきげんがきれる) | Past the Best Before Date |
痺れ(しびれ) | Numbness, Going to Sleep (of a limb) |
痺れが切れる(しびれがきれる) | To Go Numb |
電源を切る(でんげんをきる) | Cut off the Power |
水気(みずけ) | Water Content, Moisture, Juiciness, Dampness |
野菜の水気を切る(やさいのみずけをきる) | To Drain The Water Off The Vegetables |
スタートを切る | To Make a Start |
競走(きょうそう) | Race, Racing |
100メートル競走で10秒を切る(100メートルきょうそうで10びょうをきる) | Run 100 Meters in Less Than 10 Seconds |
ハンドルを右に切る(ハンドルをみぎにきる) | Turn The Wheel To The Right |
カードをよく切る | Shuffle The Cards |
俗語(ぞくご) | Colloquialism, Slang |
キレる | To Get Angry (Colloquial), To Snap, To Blow One's Top, To Lose One's Temper, To Flip Out |
染み(しみ) | Stain, Spot, Smudge, Blot, Smear, Blotch |
染みがつく(しみがつく) | To Get a Stain |
水滴(すいてき) | Drop of Water |
窓ガラスに水滴がつく(まどガラスにすいてきがつく) | There is Condensation on The Window |
利子(りし) | Interest (On a Loan, Deposit etc) |
利子がつく(りしがつく) | To Yield Interest |
身につく(みにつく) | To Master (A Skill), To Become Accustomed to (e.g. A Lifestyle), To Acquire (A Habit) |
力をつける(ちからをつける) | To Get Stronger, To Build Up One's Strength |
差をつける(さをつける) | To Establish a Lead |
見当(けんとう) | Guess, Estimate |
見当をつける(けんとうをつける) | To Make a Guess |
目処がつく(めどがつく) | There is Hope For, There is Prospect |
決心がつく(けっしんがつく) | To Make a Decision |
決心する | to come to a determination |
折り目(おりめ) | Fold, Crease |
折り目をつける(おりめをつける) | To Put A Crease in |
味をつける(あじをつける) | To Season, To Add Flavoring |
額に手を当てる(ひたいにてをあてる) | To Put Your Hand on Your Forehead |
迷惑がかける(めいわくがかかる) | To Be an Inconvenience, To Be a Bother |
太陽に雲がかかる(たいようにくもがかかる) | The Sun Goes Behind The Clouds |
エンジンがかかる | The Engine Starts and Picks up Pace |
優勝がかかる(ゆうしょうがかかる) | The Championship Depends on The Result of This Game |
壁に絵をかける(かべにえをかける) | To Hang a Picture on The Wall |
腰を掛ける(こしをかける) | To Take A Seat |
橋を架ける(はしをかける) | To Build A Bridge |
架ける(かける) | To Build (A Bridge), To Suspend Between Two Points |
犬にブラシをかける(いぬにブラシをかける) | To Brush The Dog |
植木に水をかける(うえきにみずをかける) | To Water The Plants |
体重をかける(たいじゅうをかける) | To Put Some Weight On |
命を懸ける(いのちをかける) | To Put One's Life on The Line, To Risk One's Life, To Put Everything One Has Into It |
保険をかける(ほけんをかける) | To Insure, To Guarantee |
鍋を火をかける(なべをひをかける) | To Put (A Pan) On The Stove |
場所を取る(ばしょをとる) | To Take Up Space, To Occupy Space |
下準備(したじゅんび) | Preliminary Arrangements |
下準備に時間を取る(したじゅんびにじかんをとる) | To Take Some Time to Prepare For |
機嫌を取る(きげんをとる) | To Butter Up, To Humor Someone, To Put in A Good Mood |
税金を取られる(ぜいきんをとられる) | To Have a Tax Imposed On You |
ハンドルを取られる(ハンドルをとられる) | To Lose Control of The Car |
疲れが取れる(つかれがとれる) | To Recover From Fatigue |
売上が伸びる(うりあげがのびる) | The Sales Go Up |
才能を伸ばす(さいのうをのばす) | To Develop One's Ability, To Develop One's Talent |
負担(ふたん) | Burden, Load, Responsibility |
口が軽い(くちがかるい) | Can't Keep A Secret, Speaking without Thinking |
口が堅い(くちがかたい) | Can Keep A Secret, Tight-Lipped |
軽い気持ちで引き受ける(かるいきもちでひきうける) | To Accept...Without Much Thinking |
最近の学生は政治に暗い(さいきんのがくせいはせいじにくらい) | Recently Students *Know Very Little About* Politics |
政治に明るい | Know A lot About Politics |
芸術への関心が高い | To Have a High Interest in Fine Arts |
関心が低い | To Have a Low Interest |
格式(かくしき) | Social Status, Social Standing |
格式が高いホテル(かくしきがたかいホテル) | A High-Class Hotel |
稽古 (けいこ) | Training, Practice |
緩い(ゆるい) | Loose, Lax, Lenient |
日差し(ひざし) | Rays of The Sun |
きつい酒 | Hard Liquor |
目つき(めつき) | Expression of The Eyes, Look |
目つきがきつい(めつきがきつい) | A Stern Look |
不可能(ふかのう) | Impossible |
不愉快(ふゆかい) | Unpleasant |
不必要(ふひつよう) | Unnecessary |
不健康(ふけんこう) | Unhealthy |
無差別(むさべつ) | Indiscriminate |
無関心(むかんしん) | Indifferent |
無関係(むかんけい) | Unrelated |
無意識(むいしき) | Unconscious |
非常識(ひじょうしき) | Lack of Common Sense |
非公開(ひこうかい) | Closed |
非科学的(ひかがくてき) | Unscientific |
非公式(ひこうしき) | Unofficial |
未完成(みかんせい) | Incomplete |
未解決(みかいけつ) | Unsolved |
再出発(さいしゅっぱつ) | A Fresh Start, Restart |
再認識(さいにんしき) | Seeing Something in A New Light, Recognizing Anew |
再生産(さいせいさん) | Reproduction (Economics) |
再開発(さいかいはつ) | Redevelopment |
超満員(ちょうまんいん) | Crowded Beyond Capacity |
小型(こがた) | Small Sized, Small Scale, Miniature |
超小型(ちょうこがた) | Ultra-Small, Micro-miniature |
高カロリー(こうカロリー) | High Calorie |
高収入(こうしゅうにゅう) | High Income |
高気圧(こうきあつ) | High Pressure |
名場面(めいばめん) | A Famous (Impressive) Scene |
名女優(めいじょゆう) | A Famous Actress, A Super Actress |
名演奏(めいえんそう) | A Super Performance |
総人数(そうにんず) | The Total Number of People |
総収入(そうしゅうにゅう) | Total Income |
各クラス(かくクラス) | Each Class |
各家庭(かくかてい) | Each Household |
長持ち(ながもち) | Long-Lasting |
長生き(ながいき) | Longevity, Long Life |
元社長(もとしゃちょう) | Ex-President (A Past President) |
前社長(ぜんしゃちょう) | (Ex-President The One Before The Current One) |
元大臣(もとだいじん) | (Ex-Minister (A Past Minister) |
前大臣 | (Ex-Minister The One Before The Current One) |
故~(こ~) | The Late (Deceased) |
故田中社長 | The Late President Tanaka |
副作用(ふくさよう) | Side Effect, Adverse Reaction |
入学金(にゅうがくきん) | (School) Admission Fee, Matriculation Fee |
売上金(うりあげきん) | Proceeds |
入場料(にゅうじょうりょう) | An Entrance Fee |
運送料(うんそうりょう) | A Shipping Charge |
拝観料(はいかんりょう) | Admission Fee (Visitors Fee) |
宿泊費(しゅくはくひ) | A Hotel Charge, A Lodging Expense |
交通費(こうつうひ) | Transportation Expenses |
医療費(いりょうひ) | Medical Expenses |
借り賃, 貸し賃(かりちん, かしちん) | A Rental Fee |
電車賃(でんしゃちん) | Train Fare |
手間賃(てまちん) | Labor Fee |
予想外(よそうがい) | Unexpected, Unforeseen |
範囲外(はんいがい) | Out of The Range |
代表的(だいひょうてき) | Exemplary, Representative, Notable |
日常的(にちじょうてき) | Mundane, Routine, Everyday, Day-to-day |
進歩的(しんぽてき) | Progressive |
西洋風(せいようふう) | Western-Style |
関西風(かんさいふう) | Kansai-Style |
立体(りったい) | Three-Dimensional Object, Solid Body |
立体的 | Three-Dimensional |
立体感(りったいかん) | Three-Dimensionality, 3-D Looking |
立体的のある絵 | A Painting That Looks 3-D |
存在感(そんざいかん) | Presence (Impressive Quality) |
存在感がある人 | A Person with a Great Presence |
可能性(かのうせい) | Possibility, Potentiality |
可能性を試す | Explore The Possibility |
植物性(しょくぶつせい) | Botanical, Vegetative |
植物性の油(しょくぶつせいのあぶら) | Vegetable Oil |
日本製のカメラ(にほんせいのカメラ) | A Camera Made in Japan |
スチール製の机(スチールせいのつくえ) | A Steel Desk |
合理化(ごうりか) | Rationalization |
機械化(きかいか) | Mechanization, Computerization |
高齢化(こうれいか) | The Aging of A Population |
少子化(しょうしか) | Declining Birth Rate |
変わり目(かわりめ) | A Turning Point, Transition |
季節の変わり目 | The Change of the Seasons |
~ごと | Including…, Inclusive of…, and all... |
りんごを丸ごと齧る | Bite into a whole apple |
りんごを皮ごと食べる | Eat an unpeeled apple |
ケースごと宝石が盗まれた | The Jewel Case and its Contents were stolen |
~毎に(~ごとに) | One By One, Each, At Intervals of |
~置きに(~おきに) | Repeated at Intervals |
バスが5分おきに来る | The Bus Runs Every 5 Minutes |
1行おきに書く | Write on Every Line |
仕事振り(しごとぶり) | The Way One Works |
話し振り(はなしぶり) | The Way One Speaks |
身振り(みぶり) | A Gesture |
言葉づかい(ことばづかい) | Someone's Wording, Language, Speech |
金使い(かねづかい) | Way of Spending Money |
荒い(あらい) | Wild, Violent, Reckless, Immoderate |
人使い(ひとづかい) | Handling One's Workmen, How One Treats Their Workers |
使い熟す(つかいこなす) | To Master (A Tool), To Acquire a Command of (a language) |
パソコンを使いこなす | Make Full Use of The Computer |
着こなす(きこなす) | To Dress Oneself Stylishly |
顔つき(かおつき) | (Outward) Looks, Features, Countenance |
立て(たて) | Just (Done), Freshly (Baked), Indicates Activity Only Just Occurred |
焼きたてのごはん | Freshly Cooked Rice |
焼きたてのパン | Freshly Baked Bread |
ペンキ塗りたて | Fresh, Wet Paint |
茹でたて(ゆでたて) | To Boil (Something into Water), To Treat with Medical Steam (A Swelling etc) |
ひき逃げ(ひきにげ) | Hit and Run |
お負け(おまけ) | Freebie, Bonus, An Added Extra |
引き止める(ひきとめる) | To Detain, To Restrain |
帰る人を引き止める | To Keep The Person from Leaving |
引き返す(ひきかえす) | To Return, To Come Back, To Go Back |
元の場所に引き返す | To Return to It's Original Place |
受け持つ(うけもつ) | To Take Charge of |
上級クラスを受け持つ | To Teach an Advanced Class |
売り出す(うりだす) | To Put on The Market, To Begin Selling |
取り上げる(とりあげる) | To Take up (A Topic, A Complaint), To Listen to, To Deal with |
取り入れる(とりいれる) | To Incorporate, To Take in, To Adopt |
取り組む(とりくむ) | To Tackle (A Problem), To Work Hard on |
取り扱う(とりあつかう) | To Operate (A Machine), To Deal with (A Problem, A Person), To Handle |
取り付ける(とりつける) | To Install, To Furnish |
取り外す(とりはずす) | To Dismantle, To Detach |
振り向く(ふりむく) | To Turn Around, To Look Over One's Shoulder |
持ち上げる(もちあげる) | To Lift, To Elevate, To Raise |
立て替える(たてかえる) | To Pay in Advance, To Put Down Money on |
追いかける(おいかける) | To Chase After |
追い付く(おいつく) | To Catch up with |
追い越す(おいこす) | To Overtake (A Car), To Pass (A Car) |
乗り過ごす(のりすごす) | To Miss One's Stop (Train, Bus etc), To Ride Past |
乗り越す(のりこす) | To Ride Past (One's Stop), To Overshoot |
乗り遅れる(のりおくれる) | To Miss (A Train, A Bus), To Be Left Behind, To Fail to Keep Up with The Times |
割り込む(わりこむ) | To Cut in, To Thrust Oneself Into, To Wedge Oneself in |
列に割り込む | To Cut into The Line |
思い付く(おもいつく) | To Think of, To Come into One's Mind, To Be Struck with an Idea |
見つめる(みつめる) | To Gaze at |
見かける(みかける) | To (Happen to) See, To Catch Sight of |
見渡す(みわたす) | To Take an Extensive View of, To Survey (A Scene) |
書き留める(かきとめる) | To Write Down, To Leave a Note Behind, To Chronicle, To Record |
呼び出す(よびだす) | To Summon, To Call (e.g. Phone) |
呼びかける(よびかける) | To Call Out to, To Address, To Appeal |
語句(ごく) | Words, Phrases |
目に見えて(めにみえて) | Noticeably, Remarkably |
目を向ける(めをむける) | To Shift One's Attention to, To Shift One's Focus on |
目が離せない(めがはなせない) | Having to Keep a Watchful Eye on |
目に付く(めにつく) | Noticeable, To Catch One's Eye |
目に付く所に置く | Put in a place where it's easy for people to see |
目がない(めがない) | Extremely Fond of, Having a Weakness for, Being a Sucker for |
甘い物に目がない | To Have a Sweet Tooth |
目に浮かぶ(めにうかぶ) | To Picture, To Come into One's Mind, To Remember |
目を通す(めをとおす) | To Scan, To Look Over |
目を盗む(めをぬすむ) | To Do Something Behind Someone's Back, To Do Something Stealthily |
目にあう(めにあう) | To Experience (Something Unpleasant), To Go Through, To Suffer |
耳にする(みにする) | To Hear By Chance, To Hear By Accident |
耳が痛い(みみがいたい) | Being Painfully-True (e.g. Reprimand), Making One's Ears Burn, Striking Home (e.g. Remark) |
耳が遠い(みみがとおい) | Poor Hearing |
耳を貸して(みみをかして) | Lend Me Your Ears |
耳が早い(みみがはやい) | Being The First to Hear Something |
耳を疑う(みみをうたがう) | To Not Believe One's Ears |
口がうまい(くちがうまい) | Smooth Talker, Honey Mouthed |
口に合わない(くちにあわない) | To Not Match Your Personal Taste |
口にする(くちにする) | To Taste, To Eat, To Drink, To Speak (of), To Refer to |
口に出す(くちにだす) | To Put into Words, To Express |
顔がきく(かおがきく) | To Have A lot of Influence, To Be Well Known |
顔が広い(かおがひろい) | Having a Large, Diverse Circle of Acquaintances, Well Connected |
顔を貸す(かおをかす) | To Grant a Person a Moment |
顔を出す(かおをだす) | To Make an Appearance, To Turn Up |
頭に来る(あたまにくる) | To Get Pissed Off, To Be Highly Offended, To Lose One's Cool |
頭を下げる(あたまをさげる) | To Apologize, To Bow One's Head |
手を付ける(てをつける) | To Start Work on |
問題に手を付ける | To Start Working on The Problem |
手が空く(てがあく) | To Be Free, To Be Available |
手が空いたら、来てください | If You're Free Please Come |
手が掛かる(てがかかる) | To Be A Handful, To Take A Lot of Dealing with |
手がない(てがない) | To Be Understaffed, Not Having Enough Workers |
手が離せない(てがはなせない) | Being Unable To Leave The Work at Hand, Being Right in The Middle of Something |
手が塞がる(てがふさがる) | To Be Busy, To Be Tied Up Doing Something |
手に掛かる(てにかかる) | To Place Oneself in Someone's Power, To Fall Into Someone's Hand |
こんな病気、医者の手にかかればすぐ治る | If you go to the doctors you'll be fine |
手に付かない(てにつかない) | To Be Unable To Concentrate (Due to Distractions) |
気が合う(きがあう) | To Get Along (with Someone) |
気が重い(きがおもい) | To Be Bummed, To Be Depressed, Heavy-Hearted |
気が利く(きがきく) | To Be Sensible, To Be Tasteful, To Be Tactful |
気が利いた冗談を言う | To Tell A Witty Joke |
気がする(きがする) | To Have A Certain Feeling, Mood |
今、甘いものを食べる気がしない | I don't feel like eating sweets right now |
気が進む(きがすすむ) | To Be Willing To Do, To Be Inclined To Do |
気が進まない(きがすすまない) | Not Inclined To, Disinclined, Unwilling, Reluctant To |
気に掛かる(きにかかる) | To Weigh on One's Mind, To Be Worried About (Something) |
息子のことが気にかかる | I Can't Take My Mind Off of My Son |
気に食わない(きにくわない) | Displeased with, Unable to Stomach |
気に入る(きにいる) | To Be Pleased with |
気を落とす(きをおとす) | To Get Discouraged, To Be Disheartened |
気を使う(きをつかう) | To Pay Attention to Someone's Needs, To Attend To |
上司に気を使う | To Make a lot of Effort to Satisfy One's Boss |
気を悪くする(きをわるくする) | To Feel Offended, To Feel Hurt By |
気を悪くしない | To Not Feel Offended |
こんなことを言いましたが、気を悪くしないでください。 | Please don't feel offended by what I said |
腕がいい(うでがいい) | Skilled, Able |
腕が上がる(うでがあがる) | To Improve, To Gain Skill in, To Get Better |
腕が落ちる | To Get Worse, To Not Improve |
腕を磨く(うでをみがく) | To Polish One's Skills |
もっとうまくなるように腕磨こう | Let's Practice More So We Can Improve |
足を伸ばす(あしをのばす) | To Relax and Stretch One's Legs Out, To Go For A Further Walk |
京都まで足を伸ばそう | Let's Extend Our Trip to Include Kyoto |
足を運ぶ(あしをはこぶ) | To Go, To Come, To Turn Up (at a Meeting, Event etc.), To Show Up |
足が出る(あしがでる) | To Exceed The Budget |
予算から足が出る | To be Over Budget |
子供が母親のあとをついていく | A Child is Following His Mother |
母親の買い物についていく | To Go Shopping with One's Mother |
彼の考えにはついていけない | I can't go along with his idea |
付いてる(ついてる) | To Be in Luck, To Be Lucky |
今日は付いてる | Today is My Lucky Day |
いける | To Be Good (at), To Go Well, To Look (Taste etc.) Good, To Hold One's Liquor |
私は、日本酒はダメですが、ビールはいけます | I can't drink Sake, but beer is okay |
この料理はなかなかいける | This dish is quite good |
拘る(こだわる) | To Fuss Over, To Be Particular About, To Be Obsessed About, To Be Fixated On |
つまらないことに拘る | To Fuss Over Small Details |
材料に拘って料理を作る | Choose Good Ingredients for Cooking |
真面(まとも) | Honesty, Directness, Decency, Normality |
まともな生活をする | To Live A Decent Life |
まともな人間なら、そんなことはしない | A Normal Human Being Wouldn't Do Such a Thing |
碌な(ろくな) | Satisfactory, Decent |
最近、碌な仕事がない | There are No Decent Jobs These Days |
碌に(ろくに) | Well, Enough, Sufficiently |
妻は碌に料理を作らない | My Wife Doesn't Cook Enough |
あっという間に(あっというあいだに) | In The Blink of An Eye, Just like that |
あれこれ/あれやこれや/何だかんだ | This and That, One Thing or Another |
覚え(おぼえ) | Memory, Sense, Experience |
見聞き(みきき) | Hearing and Listening, Experience, Observation |
行き来(いきき) | Coming and Going, Keeping in Touch, Visiting Each Other |
貸し借り(かしかり) | Lending and Borrowing |
付け外し(つけはずし) | Detachable |
脱ぎ着(ぬぎき) | Dressing and Undressing, Taking Off and Putting on Clothes |
読み書き(よみかき) | Reading and Writing |
行き帰り(いきかえり) | Going and Returning (e.g. Work, School) |
仕事の行き帰りにコンビニに寄る | Drop By A Convenience Store on The Way to or From Work |
少し様子をみましょう(すこしようすをみましょう) | Let's See How it Goes |
そんなつもりはありません | That's Not What I Meant |
困った時はお互い様です | We Help Each Other at Difficult Times |
ノリが良い | Good at Playing Along, Up for Anything, Carefree, Social, Positive, Uplifting, Upbeat |
ノリが悪い | Difficult To Get Into, Not Be Easily Influenced into Joining Some Mood or Activity |
今一(いまいち) | One More, Another, The Other |
ばらす | To Expose, To Lay Open (e.g. A Secret) |
秘密をばらす | To Expose a Secret |
パクる | To Snatch, To Swindle, To Steal (An Idea, A Work etc), To Plagiarize |