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JLPTN3
およそoyoso☆《凡そ》

adverb:

  • about; roughly; approximately ➜ おおよそ
  • generally; on the whole; as a rule
  • completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)

noun / ~の noun:

  • outline; gist

およそoyosoどれくらいdorekuraiのno価値kachiがgaありますarimasuかka。 What's their approximate worth?

旅tabiはhaおよそoyoso５時間jikanくらいkuraiかかるkakaruでしょうdeshou。 The trip will take approximately five hours.

JLPTN2
おおよそooyoso《大凡・大よそ・凡そ・凡》

adverb:

  • about; roughly; approximately ➜ 凡そ【およそ】
  • generally; on the whole; as a rule
  • completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)

noun / ~の noun:

  • outline; gist

父chichiはhaおおよそooyoso非hi芸術的なgeijutsutekina人hitoだda。 My father is far from artistic.

彼女のkanojonoおおよそooyosoのno年齢nenreiしかshika知らないshiranai。 We can only know her approximate age.

ついてtsuite★《就いて》

expression:

  • about; concerning; as to; regarding
がらみgarami《搦み・絡み》

suffix:

  • about; concerning; related to; -ish
JLPTN1
くらいkurai☆・ぐらいgurai☆

suffix / particle:

  • approximately; about; around; or so - also written as 位
  • to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
  • as ... as ...; like
JLPTN3
まずmazu☆《先ず》

adverb:

  • first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now
  • hardly (with neg. verb)

「成功seikouにni必要hitsuyouなnaのnoはha何よりもnaniyorimoまずmazu忍耐nintaiだda」とto先生senseiはha言ったitta。 The teacher said, "Above all, what is necessary for success is perseverance."

あのanoチームCHIIMUはha、あるaruとしてもtoshitemo、まずmazu優勝yuushouのno望みnozomiはhaないnai。 That team has little, if any, chance of winning.

JLPTN3
約☆【やくyaku】

adverb:

  • approximately; about

noun:

  • promise
  • shortening; reduction; simplification
  • contraction (in phonetics) - Linguistics term ➜ 約音
JLPTN3
ころkoro☆・ごろgoro☆《頃・比》

noun / adverbial noun / suffix noun:

  • (approximate) time; around; about; toward - ごろ when used as a suffix
  • suitable time (or condition) ➜ 食べ頃
  • time of year; season

大抵のtaiteino晩餐bansanはha１１時ji頃goroにni終わりますowarimasu。 Most dinner parties end about eleven o'clock.

あなたanataはha結婚してkekkonshiteもmoよいyoiころkoroだda。 It's about time you got married.

彼女kanojoはha夏natsu頃goroからkara病気byoukiだったdatta。 She has been ill since about summer.

ばかしbakashi・ばっかしbakkashi《許し・許》

particle:

  • approximately; about - colloquialism ➜ 許り
  • only; nothing but ➜ 許り
  • just (finished, etc.) - after the -ta form of a verb ➜ 許り
JLPTN3
程度★【ていどteido】

noun / adverbial noun / suffix noun:

  • degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about; approximately

このkono程度teidoのnoお金okaneじゃja長くnagakuはha持たないmotanaiだろうdarou。 This sum of money won't go far.

にかけてnikakete☆

expression:

  • till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on
  • concerning (an area of expertise)
  • swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
JLPTN2
前後★【ぜんごzengo】 Inflection

noun:

  • front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth
  • before and after

suffix noun:

  • around; about; approximately

noun:

  • order; context
  • consequences
  • just when; around the time of

noun / ~する noun:

  • inversion; reversion; getting out of order
  • co-occurring

彼kareはha首kubiをwo前後zengoにni振りましたfurimashita。 He shook his head back and forth.

日本nipponのnoＯＤＡはha返済hensai期間kikan３０年nen、利率riritsu２％％前後zengoというtoiu条件joukenのno緩いyurui円借款enshakkanがga大部分daibubunをwo占めるshimeru。 Japan's ODA largely consists of concessionary yen credit repayable in 30 years, carrying an interest rate of 2% or so.

倒置法touchihouはha言葉kotobaのno前後zengoをwo入れ替えるirekaeruことkotoによりniyori文章bunshouをwo強調kyouchouするsuru効果koukaがgaありますarimasu。 Anastrophe, by switching around words, has the effect of emphasizing text.

ばかりbakari☆・ばっかりbakkari《許り・許》ばっかbakka《許》

particle:

  • only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  • approximately; about
  • just (finished, etc.) - after the -ta form of a verb
  • as if to; (as though) about to - after an attributive form or auxiliary verb ぬ(ん), also often …とばかり(に) ➜ 言わんばかり【いわんばかり】
  • indicates emphasis - in the form …とばかり or …とばかりに
  • always; constantly

５０００円enばかりbakariもっているmotteiru。 I have about 5,000 yen.

あなたanataのno妹imoutoはhaいつもitsumo自分jibunのno夫ottoのnoことkotoでde文句monkuばかりbakari言っているitteiru。 That sister of yours is always complaining of her husband.

「君kimiはhaそれsoreをwo終えたoetaかka」「とんでもないtondemonai、始めたhajimetaばかりbakariだda」 "Have you finished it?" "On the contrary, I've just begun."

通り★【どおりdoori】

suffix noun:

  • in accordance with; following
  • roughly; about
  • Street; Avenue

いまやimayaブッシュBUSSHU大統領daitouryouがga当選tousenしたshitaのnoだからdakara、業務gyoumuはha通常tsuujou通りdooriになるninaruだろうdarou。 Now that Bush has been elected, it will be business as usual.

１人のno生徒seitoがgaベイスンBEISUN通りdooriでde車kurumaにniひかれたhikareta。 A student was run over by a car on Basin Street.

JLPTN4
だいたいdaitai☆《大体》

noun:

  • outline; main point; gist

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • general; substantially; approximately; about
  • in the first place; to begin with; from the start

彼kareはha大体daitaiあなたanataぐらいguraiのno年齢nenreiですdesu。 He's about the same age as you.

JLPTN2
あれこれarekore☆《彼此・彼是》かれこれkarekore・ひしhishi《彼此》

adverb / pronoun:

  • this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

adverb:

  • around; about; round about; roughly; nearly; almost ［かれこれ］

もうmouかれこれkarekore１０時jiですdesu。 It is almost ten o'clock.

あらましaramashi

noun:

  • outline; summary; gist; abstract

adverb:

  • roughly; about; nearly; almost
方【がたgata】

suffix:

  • Sirs; Mesdames - pluralizing suffix - honorific language
  • around (the time that, etc.); about - also かた
あらかたarakata《粗方》

adverb / noun:

  • mostly; almost; nearly; for the most part

adverb:

  • roughly; approximately; about
JLPTN3
見当☆【けんとうkentou】

noun:

  • estimate; guess; conjecture; aim
  • direction; bearings
  • registration mark (printing)

suffix noun:

  • approximately; about; around

それsoreがgaどこdokoにniあるaruのnoかka、およそoyosoのno見当kentouはhaついているtsuiteiru。 I have a rough idea where it is.

「洞穴horaanaのno中nakaでde何naniがga起こっokoてteいるiruんnだろdaroうu？すごくsugoku知りshiriたいtaiなあnaa」　「見当kentouもmoつかtsukaないnaiよyo」 "What's happening in the cave? I'm curious." "I have no idea."

内外★【ないがいnaigai・うちそとuchisoto】

noun / ~の noun:

  • inside and outside; interior and exterior
  • inside and outside the country; home and abroad; domestic and foreign ［ないがい］

suffix noun:

  • around; about; approximately

あのano政治家seijikaはha内外naigaiのno事情jijouにni精通seitsuuしているshiteiru。 That politician is well versed in internal and external conditions.

そこそこsokosoko

adverb / ~の noun:

  • reasonably; fairly; all right; moderate - onomatopoeia

adverb:

  • hurriedly; in a rush; having barely finished - in the form もそこそこに - onomatopoeia

suffix:

  • approximately; about; or so
JLPTN3
格好★【かっこうkakkou・かっこkakko】恰好 Inflection

noun:

  • shape; form; figure; posture; pose
  • appearance
  • state; situation

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

  • suitable; fit; reasonable

suffix noun:

  • about - after an age

あのano少年shounenはha格好kakkouがgaいいii。 The young man is a handsome figure.

そんなsonna服fukuでde出掛けるdekakeruのno？なんだかnandaka格好kakkou悪いwaruiなあnaa。 Are you going out in those clothes? How uncool!

JLPTN5
こんなkonna☆ Inflection

pre-noun adjectival:

  • such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker); like this ➜ あんな・そんな・どんな
JLPTN4
考える★【かんがえるkangaeru】勘える・稽える Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to think about; to take into consideration
  • to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
  • to intend; to decide (to do); to plan
  • to come up with; to devise; to scheme
  • to predict; to anticipate; to expect
  • to suspect; to doubt
  • to consider (somebody to be something); to look on

あなたanataはha家族kazokuのno事kotoをwo考えるkangaeruべきbekiですdesu。 You must think of your family.

最近saikin考えるkangaeruことkotoがga多oo過ぎるsugiru。 I have too many things on my mind these days.

批判hihanするsuru者monoのno中nakaにはniha、欧州中央銀行oushuuchuuouginkouにni課せられたkaserareta目標mokuhyouがga不適切futekisetsuであるdearuとto考えるkangaeru者monoがgaいますimasu。 Among the critics are those who think that the objective set for the European Central Bank is not appropriate.

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