Results, #adji
- 難しい★【むずかしい・むつかしい】六借しいatejiold・六ヶ敷いatejiold Inflection
adjective:
- difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
- fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
- gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
- dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable - archaism
- unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky - archaism
あの老人は食べ物に難しい。 That old man is a fussy eater.
「はい」と「いいえ」しか言わない人と会話を続けるのは難しい。 It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says Yes and No.
- 大きい★【おおきい】 Inflection
adjective:
- big; large; great
- loud
- extensive; spacious
- important; decisive; valuable
- older; grown up
- 高い★【たかい】高価いirr. Inflection
adjective:
- high; tall [高い] Antonym: 低い
- expensive; high-priced
- high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
- loud
- high-pitched; shrill
銀行はリスクの高い顧客へのローンには高い金利をつける。 Banks charge higher interest on loans to risky customers.
できたらスケッチブックと4Bの鉛筆も買ってきておいてね。まだそんなに高い画材はいらないよ。 If you can, get a sketchbook and a 4B pencil. You don't need such expensive art materials yet.
新しい製造過程は高い歩留まりを可能にする。 The new production process achieves a high yield.
- 明るい★【あかるい】明いirr. Inflection
adjective:
- light; well-lit; well-lighted
- bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; brightly-colored
- cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition)
- encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.); promising; of fair prospects
- familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); well versed (in) - as 〜に明るい
- fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial
彼等は自宅を明るい黄色に塗った。 They painted their house bright yellow.
明るい色が私たちの目を引いた。 The bright colors arrested our eyes.
あの子供は明るい微笑でみんなをひきつける。 The child captivates everyone with his sunny smile.
- 早い☆【はやい】速い☆・疾いold・捷いold Inflection
adjective:
- fast; quick; hasty; brisk - esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い
- early (in the day, etc.); premature - esp. 早い
- (too) soon; not yet; (too) early - esp. 早い
- easy; simple; quick - esp. 早い ➜ 手っ取り早い
「速い」は「遅い」の反対。 "Fast" is the opposite of "slow."
北欧では冬の訪れが早い。 Winter comes earlier in North Europe.
オーボエ奏者なんかは自分にあうリードを探すより作った方が速いと、自分で作ってしまう人もいる。 Heck, with oboe players there are those who, rather than search for a reed that suits them, find it faster to make their own.
- 赤い☆【あかい】紅い☆・朱いold・緋いold・丹いold・赭いold Inflection
adjective:
- red; crimson; scarlet; vermilion; vermillion - 紅い is esp. for scarlet
- Red; communist
- beautiful - archaism
中央には机が据えられていて、赤い革張りの回転椅子がそえてあった。 A desk stood in the centre, with a red leather swivel-chair.
- 低い☆【ひくい】 Inflection
adjective:
この机は私にはちょっと低い。 This desk is a little low for me.
まだ水温低いから泳ぐつもりはないんよ? The water temperature's still low so you're not going to swim, are you?
- 熱い☆【あつい】 Inflection
adjective:
スープは熱いうちに召し上がって下さい。 Eat your soup while it is hot.
今欲しいのは熱い一杯のコーヒーです。 What I want now is a hot cup of coffee.
亡き母の写真を見るたびに、胸に熱いものが込み上げてくる。 Every time I see that picture of my late mother, I feel a lump in my throat.
- 悪い☆【わるい】惡いold・惡るいold Inflection
adjective:
- bad; poor; inferior
- evil; sinful
- unprofitable; unbeneficial
- at fault; to blame; in the wrong
- sorry
「顔色がわるいけど具合が悪いのかい」「そういうわけでもないよ」 "You look pale. Are you sick?" "Not exactly."
すいません。あなたに悪いことをしました。 I'm sorry. I did you wrong.
これは悪い話ではないでしょう? This isn't an unappealing proposition, is it?
あなたのおっしゃることは認めるにしても、私はやはりあなたが悪いと思います。 Even given what you say, I still think you are to blame.
悪いけどお豆腐買ってきてくれない? I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?
- 安い☆【やすい】廉い Inflection
adjective:
- cheap; inexpensive
- calm; peaceful; quiet [安い]
ビールは麦芽の含有量によって課税されるから、発泡酒の方が安いんだよ。 Beer is taxed according to its malt content, so low-malt beer is cheaper.
- 暗い☆【くらい】昏い・冥い・闇い Inflection
adjective:
- dark; gloomy; murky
- depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)
- dark (in colour); dull
- ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious
- unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising
- unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of) - as 〜に暗い Antonym: 明るい
目を覚ましてみると、彼は暗い部屋に閉じこめられていた。 He awoke and found himself shut up in a dark room.
そして、つい先日迄、暗い感じだったのに、どこにもかしこにも花、花、花。 Then, although it was dreary up to the other day, everywhere were flowers, flowers, flowers.
- 遠い☆【とおい】 Inflection
adjective:
- far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance
- distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time)
- distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone)
- far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off
- hard (of hearing) - as 耳が遠い
- nearsighted - as 目が遠い
彼は彼女の遠い親戚だ。 He is a distant relation of hers.
明日…明日という日が遠い遠い先のことのように感じられた。 Tomorrow ... tomorrow seemed such a long, long way off.
- 汚い☆【きたない】穢い・汚ないirr. Inflection
adjective:
- dirty; filthy; foul; unclean
- disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting)
- indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse
- dastardly; mean; base; underhanded
- stingy; greedy
- 黄色い☆【きいろい】黄いろい Inflection
adjective:
- yellow
- high-pitched (voice); shrill ➜ 黄色い声
僕は、黄色い粉末を白い粉末と混ぜて茶色の粉末にしたり、結晶を粉末と混ぜてほこりにしたり、液体を固体と結合させて、泥を作ったりなどあれこれやってみたのだ。 I tried this and that, blending yellow with white powders and obtaining brown, mixing crystals with powders and getting dust, combining liquids with solids and making mud.
- 甘い☆【あまい】 Inflection
adjective:
- sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
- fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
- lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy
- naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient ➜ 甘く見る
- half-hearted; not finished properly
- insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose
- mild
- tempting; enticing; luring ➜ 甘い言葉
このチョコレートはとっても甘くておいしい。 This chocolate is very sweet and tasty.
ゆりは甘い香りがする。 Lilies smell sweet.
メアリーにはつい甘くなってしまう。 I have always had a soft spot in my heart for Mary.
- 危ない☆【あぶない】 Inflection
adjective:
- dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
- in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
- uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful
- close (i.e. a close call); narrow
こんな夜更けに女の子の一人歩きは危ない。 It's not safe for a girl to go out by herself this late at night.
彼は命が危ない。 His life is in danger.
- 強い☆【つよい】 Inflection
adjective:
- strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
- strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
- good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
- being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient - as 〜に強い
- firm; rigid; solid
- intense; strong; fierce; high
- dependable; trustworthy
その釣り人は釣り糸に強い引きを感じた。 The angler felt a strong tug on the line.
象というものは強い動物である。 An elephant is a strong animal.
この布地は洗濯に強い。 This material will stand up to lots of washings.
- 狭い☆【せまい】 Inflection
adjective:
- narrow; confined; small; cramped
- limited; narrow-minded; confining
彼女は狭い範囲でしか物が見えない。 She can only view things in a narrow scope.
- 近い☆【ちかい】 Inflection
adjective:
- near; close; short (distance)
- close (in time); soon
- close (relationship); friendly; intimate
- closely related
- similar; likeworthy; almost the same
この公園の西側に近いところは、道路の騒音も大きいが、奥にはいるともう聞こえない。 Near the west side of the park there's a lot of noise from the road, but when you go into the park you can't hear it any more.
集められた使用人さんたちは、総勢・・・ひゃ、百人近いよ。 The servants gathered there totalled ... n-nearly one hundred!
- 軽い☆【かるい・かろい】 Inflection
adjective:
えりのスーツケースは重たそうだが、実際はとても軽い。 Although Eri's suitcase looks heavy, it's actually very light.
終わったあとも足が軽い感じがしました。 I felt very light on my feet afterwards.
しかし彼に大きなけがはなく、軽い打撲傷で済んだ。 However he wasn't seriously hurt and got away with light bruising.
私は気が短いし、口も軽い男だ。 I'm short-tempered, and a loose-tongued man.
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