Results, to be prepared for the worst
Partial results:
- 最悪★【さいあく】 Inflection
adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:
- worst Antonym: 最良
adjectival noun / interjection:
- horrible; horrid; awful; terrible - colloquialism
adverb:
- in the worst case; if worst comes to worst - colloquialism
- 整う☆【ととのう】調う☆・斉うold Inflection
godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:
- to be ready; to be prepared; to be arranged
- to be in order; to be put in order; to be well-ordered; to be well-proportioned; to be harmonious
- to be adjusted; to be regulated; to be refined (e.g. of a face)
- to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract); to be completed
あなたの出発の準備がすべて整うよう取り計らいます。 I will see to it that everything is ready for your departure.
- 限る★【かぎる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to restrict; to limit; to confine
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
- to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to) - as ...は...に限る
彼はそうするに限ると考えたが、それはまことに賢明であった。 He thought, and very wisely, that it was best to do so.
- 峠を越す【とうげをこす】 Inflection
expression / godan ~す verb:
- to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness) - idiom
- to cross a pass - orig. meaning
- 峠を越える【とうげをこえる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness) - idiom ➜ 峠を越す
- to cross a pass - orig. meaning
- 控える★【ひかえる】扣える Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...
- to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number)
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
- to be soon; to be in the offing
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)
あなたは喫煙をひかえるべきです。 You should refrain from smoking.
僕はジムに飲みすぎは控えるように言った。 I told Jim to restrain himself from drinking too much.
- 改まる☆【あらたまる】革まる Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be renewed; to change ［改まる］
- to be improved; to be reformed; to be revised; to be corrected ［改まる］
- to stand on ceremony; to be formal ［改まる］
- to take a turn for the worse (of an illness); to take a serious turn
- 身になる【みになる】実になるirr. Inflection
godan ~る verb:
- to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body; to be helpful
- to stand in someone else's shoes ［身になる］
- to care deeply for someone ［身になる］ - archaism
- 引っかかる☆【ひっかかる】引っ掛かる☆・引っ掛る☆ Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be caught in; to be stuck in
- to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time
- to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to be involved with
- to fall for (a trick); to be deceived; to be cheated
- to be on one's mind; to worry one; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy
- to be obstructed; to be hindered
- to splash
何でそんな安っぽいペテンにひっかかるんだ。 Why do people get fooled by such cheap schemes?
そんなのに引っかかるのは間抜けだよ。 That's for suckers.
こういった場所に引っかかるのは、一体どういった種類の人たちなんだろう？ What sort of people hang out at a place like this?
- 熟す【じゅくす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb / ~す verb (precursor to modern する) / intransitive verb:
- to ripen; to mature
- to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act)
- to be in common use; to come to sound natural
- to become skilled
ぶどうがだんだん熟してきた。 The grapes are getting mature.
彼女は畑の作物が育ち、りんごの実が赤く熟すのをみました。 She watched the gardens grow, and she watched the apples turn red and ripen.
- 熟する【じゅくする】 Inflection
~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:
- to ripen; to mature
- to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act)
- to be in common use; to come to sound natural
- to become skilled
- 欠ける☆【かける】缺ける・闕ける Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken
- to be lacking; to be missing
- to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward
- (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse - also 虧ける
この組織はまとまりに欠ける。 This organization lacks unity.
彼は社会人としての自覚に欠ける。 He lacks consciousness that he is a member of society.
- なる☆《成る・為る》 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
- to result in; to prove to be
- to consist of; to be composed of
- to succeed; to be complete
- to change into; to be exchanged for
- to play a role ➜ 成り済ます
- to be promoted - Shōgi term
godan ~る verb:
- to do ... - as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc. - honorific language
枝が伸び、実が成ることを想定して接ぐ場所を選びましょう。 Select the graft point after imagining how the branches will extend and fruit grow.
- はまる☆《嵌まる・填まる・嵌るirr.・填るirr.》ハマる☆ Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to fit; to get into; to go into
- to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions)
- to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught
- to be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap
- to be addicted to; to be deep into; to be crazy about; to be stuck on
- 責任を負う【せきにんをおう】 Inflection
expression / godan ~う verb:
- to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
- 覚悟を決める【かくごをきめる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself ➜ 腹を括る
- 備える★【そなえる】具える☆ Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to furnish with; to equip with; to provide; to install
- to prepare for; to make preparations for; to make provision for
- to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be equipped with
- to be born with; to have since birth
私達は火災に備えるべきだ。 We should provide against fires.
神は風を備える、だが人が帆をあげなければならない。 God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.
- 遊ぶ☆【あそぶ・あすぶobs.】 Inflection
godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:
- to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
- to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
- to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused
- to go to (for pleasure or for study) - as 〜に遊ぶ
- to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration - Baseball term
２人の子供が通りで遊んでいた。 There were two children playing on the street.
- 手ぐすね引く【てぐすねひく】手ぐすねひく・手薬煉引く・手薬練引く Inflection
expression / godan ~く verb:
- to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for - from 手に薬煉を引く ➜ 薬煉
- 最低最悪【さいていさいあく】 Inflection
adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:
- worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
- 冴える☆【さえる】冱える Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp
- to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake
- to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful - often as 冴えない
- to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute
- to be satisfying - often as 冴えない ➜ 冴えない
- to become frigid; to become intensely cold - original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned
コーヒーを一杯飲むと頭が冴える。 I feel more alert after drinking a cup of coffee.
- 詰まる☆【つまる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.)
- to be blocked (road, pipe, etc.); to be clogged; to be plugged up ➜ 鼻が詰まる
- to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to narrow
- to be at a loss; to be hard pressed - often in the form …につまる ➜ 言葉に詰まる・気の詰まる【きのつまる】
- to end up; to be settled ➜ 詰まる所【つまるところ】
- to become a geminate consonant ➜ 促音【そくおん】
- to hit the ball near the handle of the bat - Baseball term
- 相調う【あいととのう】 Inflection
godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:
- to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be arranged - polite language ➜ 調う
- できる☆《出来る・出きる・出來るold》 Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
- to be ready; to be completed
- to be made; to be built
- to be good at; to be permitted (to do)
- to become intimate; to take up (with somebody)
- to grow; to be raised
- to become pregnant
妹はもう、本を上手に読む事が出来る。 My little sister can read books well now.
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