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 1 People  2 Family Members  3 Getting to know others  4 At school  5 Countries and Languages  6 Reading and writing  7 Numbers  8 The time  9 Days of the week 10 Yesterday – today – tomorrow 11 Months 12 Beverages 13 Activities 14 Colors 15 Fruits and food 16 Seasons and Weather 17 Around the house 18 House cleaning 19 In the kitchen 20 Small Talk 1 21 Small Talk 2 22 Small Talk 3 23 Learning foreign languages 24 Appointment 25 In the city 26 In nature 27 In the hotel – Arrival 28 In the hotel – Complaints 29 At the restaurant 1 30 At the restaurant 2 31 At the restaurant 3 32 At the restaurant 4 33 At the train station 34 On the train 35 At the airport 36 Public transportation 37 En route 38 In the taxi 39 Car breakdown 40 Asking for directions 41 Where is ... ? 42 City tour 43 At the zoo 44 Going out in the evening 45 At the cinema 46 In the discotheque 47 Preparing a trip 48 Vacation activities 49 Sports 50 In the swimming pool 51 Running errands 52 In the department store 53 Shops 54 Shopping 55 Working 56 Feelings 57 At the doctor 58 Parts of the body 59 At the post office 60 At the bank 61 Ordinal numbers 62 Asking questions 1 63 Asking questions 2 64 Negation 1 65 Negation 2 66 Possessive pronouns 1 67 Possessive pronouns 2 68 big – small 69 to need – to want to 70 to like something 71 to want something 72 to have to do something / must 73 to be allowed to 74 asking for something 75 giving reasons 1 76 giving reasons 2 77 giving reasons 3 78 Adjectives 1 79 Adjectives 2 80 Adjectives 3 81 Past tense 1 82 Past tense 2 83 Past tense 3 84 Past tense 4 85 Questions – Past tense 1 86 Questions – Past tense 2 87 Past tense of modal verbs 1 88 Past tense of modal verbs 2 89 Imperative 1 90 Imperative 2 91 Subordinate clauses: that 1 92 Subordinate clauses: that 2 93 Subordinate clauses: if 94 Conjunctions 1 95 Conjunctions 2 96 Conjunctions 3 97 Conjunctions 4 98 Double connectors 99 Genitive 100 Adverbs

30 Languages Vietnamese




thin: (having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt) dünn, schlank

thin: (having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite) dünn

thin: (of low viscosity or low specific gravity) dünn

thin: (very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions) dünn



airworthiness: (the state of being airworthy) Flugtüchtigkeit {f}

all good things come to an end: (nothing lasts forever) alles hat sein Ende

all things come to those who wait: (good things come to those who wait) SEE: good things come to those who wait ::

anything: (any thing of any kind) irgendetwas, irgendwas

anything else: (any other thing) sonst noch etwas

bathing: (act of bathing) Baden {n}

bathing box: (beach hut) SEE: bathing hut ::

bathing cap: (cap worn by swimmers) SEE: swim cap ::

bathing suit: (tight fitting garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit ::

bathing trunks: (pair of shorts or briefs) SEE: swimming trunks ::

breathing gas: Atemgas {n}

clothing: (clothes) Kleidung {f}

doublethink: (The power of holding two contradictory beliefs) Doppeldenk {n}

do you speak something: (do you speak...?) sprichst du Deutsch? [informal] sprechen Sie Deutsch? [formal]

everything: (all the things) alles {n}

everything but the kitchen sink: (Almost everything, whether needed or not) mit Sack und Pack, mit Kind und Kegel (both only similar), alles, was nicht niet- und nagelfest ist

filthiness: (dirtiness) SEE: dirtiness ::

for another thing: ((to introduce an additional item)) zum Anderen

for one thing: ((to introduce the first item)) zum Einen

good for nothing: (good-for-nothing) SEE: good-for-nothing ::

good-for-nothing: (A person of little worth or usefulness) Taugenichts {m}, Nichtsnutz {m}, Herumtreiber, Tunichtgut {m}

greatest thing since sliced bread: ((idiomatic) a relatively recent invention) das Größte seit der Erfindung der Bratkartoffel

great minds think alike: (used to emphasize two people reaching the same conclusion) zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke

I don't think so: (I think that what has been said is untrue) das glaube ich nicht, ich glaube nicht

Internet of Things: (proposed Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects) Internet der Dinge

item of clothing: (garment) SEE: garment ::

I think so: (I think so) ich glaube schon

I think therefore I am: (philosophical proof of existence) ich denke, also bin ich

labyrinthine: (physically resembling a labyrinth) labyrinthartig

man is the measure of all things: der Mensch ist das Maß aller Dinge

methinks: (it seems to me) mich dünkt, also archaic mir deucht for meseems

much ado about nothing: (a lot of fuss) viel Lärm um nichts

next to nothing: (very little) so gut wie nichts, fast nichts

nothing: (not any thing) nichts

nothing: (something trifling) nichts, gar nichts

nothingness: Nichts {n}

nothingness: (quality of inconsequentiality; lacking in significance) Bedeutungslosigkeit {f}

nothingness: (state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing) Nichtvorhandensein {n}, Nichts {n}

nothingness: (void; emptiness) Nichts {n}, Leere {f}

nothing ventured, nothing gained: (if one takes no risks, one will not gain any benefits) wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt

ornithine: (amino acid) Ornithin {n}

penny farthing: (bicycle) Hochrad {n}

piece of clothing: (garment) SEE: garment ::

plaything: (something intended for playing with) Spielball {m}

poor thing: (someone or something to be pitied) armes Ding {n}

razor-thin: (a very small difference, or advantage, when comparing two items) hauchdünn

razor-thin: (extremely fine; so thin as to be almost invisible) hauchdünn

rethink: (think again about a problem) überdenken

roadworthiness: (property of being roadworthy) Fahrtüchtigkeit {f}, Verkehrstauglichkeit {f}, Straßenverkehrstauglichkeit {f}

rough breathing: (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) Spiritus asper {m}

seaworthiness: (property of being fit to go to sea) Seetüchtigkeit {f}

smooth breathing: (diacritic mark in Ancient Greek) Spiritus lenis {m}

something: etwas

something: (unspecified object) etwas

something is rotten in the state of Denmark: (Hamlet quotation, used in other contexts to mean "something is not right.") etwas ist faul im Staate Dänemark

soothing: (Freeing from fear or anxiety) beruhigend

soothing: (Giving relief) erleichternd, lindernd

sweep something under the rug: (to conceal a problem expediently) unter den Teppich kehren

teething troubles: (small problems) Kinderkrankheiten {f-p}

theory of everything: (theory of everything) Weltformel {f}, Theorie von Allem {f}

there is nothing new under the sun: (there is nothing new) nichts Neues unter der Sonne, es gibt nichts Neues unter der Sonne

thin: (having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt) dünn, schlank

thin: (having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite) dünn

thin: (of low viscosity or low specific gravity) dünn

thin: (very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions) dünn

thine: (possessive pronoun) dein {m} {n}, deine {f}, deine {p}

thin-film transistor: Dünnschichttransistor {m}

thing: (penis) Ding {n}

thing: (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept) Ding {n}

thing: (that which matters; the crux) Sache {f}

Thing: (public assembly) Ding {n}, Thing {n}

thingamabob: (placeholder word) Dingsbums {n}, Dingsda

thingamajig: (something that one does not know the name of) Dingsbums {n}, Dingsda

thing-in-itself: (thing-in-itself) Ding-an-sich

thingummy: (thingy) SEE: thingy ::

thingy: (a thing) Dings, Dingsbums, Dingsda

thinhorn sheep: (Ovis dalli) Dall-Schaf {n}, Alaska-Schneeschaf {n}

think: (an act of thinking) Gedanke {m}, Denke {f}

think: (be of the opinion that) denken, finden [esp. Switzerland], meinen

think: (communicate to oneself in one’s mind) denken

think: (consider, judge, regard something as) halten für

think: (guess, reckon) denken, glauben

think: (to ponder, to go over in one's head) nachdenken, überlegen

thinkable: (able to be thought or imagined; conceivable; feasible) denkbar

think about: (ponder) [[[jemand]]] denken an

thinker: (intellectual) Denker {m}

think tank: (group producing research and recommendations) Denkfabrik {f}

thin out: (to make sparse) ausdünnen

thin-skinned: (having a thin skin) dünnhäutig

thin-skinned: (overly sensitive to criticism) dünnhäutig

twentysomething: (aged between twenty and twenty-nine) Twen {m}

unthinkable: (incapable of being believed; incredible) unvorstellbar

unthinkable: (inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense) undenkbar, unvorstellbar

wishful thinking: (illusion that what you would like is true) Wunschdenken {n}

within: (spatial enclosure) in, innerhalb

wolf in sheep's clothing: (a disguised danger) Wolf im Schafspelz {m}

xanthine: (group of alkaloids, including caffeine) Xanthin {n}



001 People, gender 人, 性别 (rén, xìngbié)
own, oneself male hero good for nothing animal plant, flora eyebrows, brow young plant, sprout, seedling object, stuff thing, object present third person pronoun (he, she, it, his, her, its) some, certain (things) how stuff, thing flat, thin piece, slice, flake threadlike thing, silk anything shaped or functioning like a mouth classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) museum bookshelf quilt clothes, clothing gruel narcotic drugs, narcotics affair, matter, thing affair, matter, thing accident event, incident fact present situation, existing circumstances outcome, result, product solution method the way of doing things reason progress, prospect of a solution train of thought fuel, rice, oil and salt and basic daily necessities basic necessities of life rumor good fortune or hearing sth. rare or beautiful good fortune to see sth. rare or beautiful be defeated, lose (a war) trials and tribulations evil legacy, harmful tradition fig leaf, gee-string, disguise style negative, feminine neutral scope, sphere, range dimension class, category, kind, type ~问题/时刻the key issue/ the crucial moment || 成功的~ the key to success || 事情的~ the key to things measurement, dimensions weight eye, view, sight face, features, appearance(of things), look name (of a thing or organization) thoughts, mind thinking, thoughts brain, mind ideas idea, mind, plan view god everything under heaven track, proper way of doing things, proper course hypothetical/virtual economy physics biology common saying publication notice plot electronic version thickness length concentration measure word for things with a long, narrow shape measure word for long things measure word for things, affairs, clothes or furniture measure word for a batch of goods, and for things, people arriving at the same time measure word for thin, flat pieces section (for something long) stroke, times measure word for itemized things times measure word for long, thin, inflexible objects past future previously last time present all day long within during the night youth, childhood, at young age east (geographic region – often within a country/specified region) west (geographic region – often within a country/specific region) south (geographic region – often within a country/specific region) north (geographic region – often within a country/specific region) center, middle in, between in all directions within, less than area inside the borders wrap search for put pick fill in, squeeze, stuff consider, take care of hold in speak discuss shout keep in mind constantly hear about thin become thin pass away 中国古代 医学认为 ~是有害身体健康的事情. Chinese ancient medicine thinks masturbation is harmful to people’s health. cheerful ~的 事 a happy thing || 玩得很~ enjoyed oneself very much || 拿他 ~ make fun of him be gratified be self-satisfied worry about broken-hearted make a fuss about nothing love all parts of someone (even love the crows on someone’s roof) complain dislike, complain of never tire of something puzzled despite deep thought mend your ways rethink, reconsider mind, care about attach importance to pay particular attention to not at all concerned think highly of what a pity take seriously suspect everyone (even doubt your own shadow) think consider ~两个方案 have consideration for two plans || 不堪~ inconceivable || 初步~ tentative idea ponder move your mind, consider be lost in thought consider other people’s needs, give thought to others suppose, assume 不切实 际的 ~ fanciful ideas || 抱有~ cherish illusions || ~登上火星 dream of reaching Mars 难以~ difficult to imagine || ~当时的情景 imagine the scene at that time || 浪漫 (làngmàn) 的, 丰富的~ romantic, rich imagination associate with guess want think remember miss think about think of ~过去recall the past || 美好的~ good memories be concerned about, think about miss forget vigorous, cocky pretend act like they don’t know, feign ignorance, play dumb be independent do do accept bring look pretend to be something, feign lock the barn door after the sheep has been stolen lucky, auspicious successful all the best smooth sailing, go smoothly have a accident The road to success is strewn with setbacks. Pull the sprouts to help them grow – spoil things by excessive force close down, go bankrupt fall flat, come to nothing come to nothing, fall flat attend trifles and neglect essentials lose face, disgraced, embarrassed have something stolen lose lose anticipate, preempt sign for something handle affairs, work monopolize everything, undertake to do everything by oneself control, master announce talk nonsense, talk about irrelevant things rectify shopping break even, retain the capital value fight against somebody for something track down (something illegal) catch everything at once go in through the back door (use unofficial channels) amnesty break a promise introduce think aloud speak hesitantly (hem and haw) talk nonsense talk randomly say everything on your mind keep nothing from each other ask about mention prompt, point out contradict blame apologize for an offense heard about for a long time entrust, ask entrust trust give as a gift give pass on receive consult promise mediate aid financially comment, discuss waste, ruin make things difficult for nitpick hide from whitewash hinder, block, impede instigate incite ruin squeeze, extort eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth raise cover contact similar things come together stop emerge in an endless stream pass, go over destroy, damage come back to life (or consciousness) a pleasant change of atmosphere or appearance become invalid not be beyond the scope of regard as, look on as, take as 中国的~是中华人民共和国. China’s full name is the People’s Republic of China. || 英国的~是大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国. The full name of the U.K. is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. that which was said replace, substitute indicate, foreshadow peculiar, characteristic none, nothing no different from One who retreats 50 paces mocks one who retreats 100, the pot calls the kettle black things of that sort greater than, exceed favorable wind and downstream have something to do with, relate to have nothing to do with irrelevant, have nothing to do with have nothing to do with each other involve, drag in provoke, invite or ask for (sth. undesirable) wreck, destroy long and thin very little, next to nothing long and thin tall and thin tall and slender figure open, wide, tolerant thin ultra-thin thin, slender thin, slim thin thin and small bony, skinny as thin as a lash, scrawny cyan, green purple gray white camouflage gaudy and showy multicolored, colorful colorful, multicolored mashed, rotted bored, stuffy rare, unusual, infrequent sparse, thin thinly scattered, sparse urgent, anxious commonplace, ordinary, mundane perfect be perfect in every way, leave nothing to be desired 说得~ speak beautifully || 你汉字写得真~. Your Chinese characters are beautifully written. || 干得~ do something beautifully bad, terrible bothersome, disgusting, annoying, confounded, troublesome there are both advantages and disadvantages ~跑一趟make a journey for nothing || ~高兴一场have our happiness dashed to pieces feel awkward, make things difficult for sb. complicated, complex trifling, trivial funny make many stupid mistakes, make oneself ridiculous dull, insipid, tedious stereotyped, following the same pattern easy to do uncomfortable and awkward superficial, shallow important important, essential It doesn’t matter nothing if little importance, insignificant insignificant, of little account do something unnecessarily weak, frail thin have no sense of shame, shameless on the permanent staff, on the regular payroll collateral branch (of a family) good, kind stop at nothing to do evil clear cut, straightforward adopt a philosophical attitude towards not take to heart, try to look on the bright side of things take the initiative take things too hard, take a matter to heart careful, attentive have a proper sense of pride (or dignity) every step leaves its print-work steadily and make solid progress refined, gentle impatient, short-tempered flighty and impetuous business is business, do official business according to official principles selfish, self-centered everything for self-benefit and personal profit be content with things as they ar innocent, native be able to have a proper appraisal off oneself sensitive, susceptible clumsy, awkward diligently, attentively, with concentrated attention It all depends on human effort sluggish sluggish sloppy expert at sth. do things with great facility, with high proficiency capable, competent capable, arrogant omnipotent, all-powerful to have a highly retentive memory, to have sth. imprinted in one’s memory lead a vain and humdrum life, attempt nothing and accomplish nothing not know the height of the heavens or the depth of the Earth- have an exaggerated opinion of one’s abilities, ignorant, think one knows everything shallow, superficial know nothing about (a subject), lack the slightest knowledge of, be utterly ignorant of good-for-nothing, worthless good-for-nothing, neverdo-well attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom), without any initiative or drive rest easy show the wolf into the house (idiom), to introduce a potential source of trouble like the sun at midday, at the summit of one’s power have nothing to rely upon have nothing to do slow and unhurried, relaxed, mild soul-stirring, profoundly affecting dirty, filthy everything clear and in good order, neat and tidy everything clear and orderly, neat and tidy disorderly everything in disorder in a mess,upside down in a great mess, chaotic have enough food and warm clothes, adequately provided entirely thorough, complete fundamentally, absolutely incomparable only, all except not more than other, separate mix, mingle from within, out of them read smoothly (of text), say without thinking (speak) without thinking the matter through do something in batches or groups do something by stages simultaneously roughly, approximately never considered go to the bottom of a matter, after all have no intention (of doing sth.), not inclined to unconsciously subconscious mind, do sth. without thinking must, have to extremely fast just now, a moment ago beforehand still, still in progress over and over again again and again, repeatedly always one must by all means there is no harm in, might as well it may not be a bad idea, no matter whether apt to happen (usually something unpleasant), frequently not to have, no not-use, don’t need don’t imagine that it’s possible follow, following, along with pertaining to, concerning as for, as to go by, base on as well as in, in the same way and, besides, moreover, furthermore [used correlatively with也] even if even, no matter how [used correlatively with才] only if, only when [often used correlatively with都or总] no matter (what, who, how etc.), whether . . . or. . ., regardless of if, supposing that

11 自己 [-] zìjǐ (nose-I) own, oneself: 保护~ protect yourself || ~的事请 ~做 do your own thing '

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38 そう: so, that way: That's what I think too. 60 どう: how, what: What do you think? 90 分かれる: be divided, split off: Opinion was divided within the group. 95 何か: something, some: Something has fallen on the road. 406 文句: complaint, grumble: She does nothing but complain. 466 つまり: in short, basically: So, basically you don't know anything. 576 無い: to not be: There's nothing here. 583 用: things to do: Do you need me for something? 607 春: spring: It's warm this spring, don't you think? 650 思い出す: recollect, recall: I just remembered something important I need to take care of. 652 思う: think: I think so, too. 655 考える: think, consider: Please think carefully. 665 可能: possible, potential: Do you think it's possible to go on a twenty kilogram diet? 702 飲み物: beverage, drink: I want something to drink. 707 忘れ物: something left behind, lost item: I left something behind at school. 709 物: thing, object: There are a lot of things in her house. 870 急に: suddenly, unexpectedly: I suddenly remembered something I have to take care of. 899 大変: awful, hard: A terrible thing happened. 1035 真っ白: pure-white: Everything outside was white with snow. 1043 色々: in various ways: He knows a lot of things. 1298 かわいそう: poor, pitiful: Those poor children have nothing to eat. 1300 相談: consultation, advice: I'd like to get your advice on something. 1308 関係: relation, relationship: He has nothing to do with that incident. 1318 政府: government, administration: The government didn't do anything about the demonstration. 1381 殺す: kill: I hate killing living things. 1534 細い: thin, slender: Her fingers are thin. 1588 薄い: thin, weak: This electronic dictionary is very thin. 1620 皆さん: everybody, everyone: I have something to say to you all. 1770 絶対: absolutely, never: I can never ever do such a thing. 1818 灰: ashes: Everything turned into ashes in the fire. 1951 まとも: sane, reasonable: His way of thinking is insane. 1954 枕: pillow: I like thin pillows. 2035 先日: the other day, a few days ago: What happened to that thing from a few days ago? 2040 今ごろ: by now, at this time: Don't say such a thing now. 2045 とんでもない: unthinkable, outrageous: It's unthinkable to go home in the middle of work. 2065 大胆: bold, fearless: She says quite bold things. 2147 いちいち: every time, about everything: He always has to give me instructions on everything. 2201 友: friend, companion: The important thing is to have friends. 2261 空間: space: There are a lot of things in this tiny space. 2343 語る: tell, talk: Let's talk about everything tonight. 2386 出来事: occurrence, incident: Something interesting happened. 2391 事: thing, incident: Don't do such a thing. 2407 車内: inside a vehicle or a train: There was something left behind in the car. 2418 交わる: mingle, socialize: I learned a lot of things by socializing with other people. 2488 全て: all, everything: I told him everything. 2583 使い道: usage: I'm thinking about how to use my bonus. 2667 情けない: pathetic, pitiful: It's pitiful that you don't even know something like this. 2690 肝心: important, essential: Whatever you do, how you start is the important thing. 2692 思いがけない: unexpected: I heard something unexpected from him. 2719 能: ability, capability: He's a kind of person who can do nothing but study. 2728 不満: dissatisfaction, discontent: I'm dissatisfied with his way of doing things. 2788 物事: things: He always thinks deeply about things. 2874 生き物: living creature: Let's care about living things. 2888 うつむく: look down, lower one's eyes: He is thinking about something with his head down. 2990 かえって: rather, instead: If you do something like that, it will have adverse effects instead. 3033 勝手: selfish, self-centered: Please don't say such selfish things. 3190 返る: return, go back: Let's go back to the beginning and think again. 3227 有限: limited, finite: Do you think that space is finite? 3238 一切: (not) at all (used to express intention): I have nothing to do with that problem at all. 3315 厚着: heavy clothing: I usually try not to wear heavy clothing. 3371 早まる: make a hasty decision, act rashly: We shouldn't make a hasty decision but think carefully. 3409 実物: real thing, actual object: When you explain something, it's easier to understand if you use real things. 3485 かっと: in a temper, in a rage: I lost my temper and said things I shouldn't have. 3556 同様: similar, the same as: We think of him as part of our family. 3633 前者: the former: I think that the former is better. 3771 合理的: rational, logical: She is a person who thinks logically. 3793 平面: flat surface: Through these glasses, flat things look three-dimensional. 3854 証券: securities: I'm thinking of selling securities to make some funds. 3859 存在: existence: Do you think that aliens exist? 3867 生意気: impudent, cocky: I think that kid is quite cocky. 3872 無意味: meaningless: Doing such things is meaningless. 3937 説: theory, opinion: I think that his theory is correct. 3940 不公平: unfair, unjust: His way of doing things is unfair. 3965 プラス: plus, advantage: This experience will be a good thing for you. 3971 船便: surface mail, shipping service: Something arrived by surface mail from my friend in America. 3991 ともかく: at any rate, in any case: At any rate, let's think about this once again. 3997 原子力: atomic energy, nuclear power: Let's think about the safe use of nuclear power. 4032 正常: normal: The patient's breathing is normal. 4125 無関係: irrelevant, unrelated: He has nothing to do with this case. 4144 対策: measure, countermeasure: Let's think together about what measures we'll take. 4145 政策: policy, political measure: I don't think the new policy is good. 4184 命: life: There is nothing more important than life. 4242 わく: well up: I felt courage well up within me after my friend's encouragement. 4282 いい加減: irresponsible, careless: You shouldn't say irresponsible things. 4301 感情: feeling, emotion: Emotions are complex things. 4317 想像: imagination: I can't imagine such a thing. 4525 主観: subjectivity: You shouldn't look at things merely subjectively. 4533 推測: conjecture, guess: It's nothing more than his guess. 4546 振動: vibration, oscillation: Vibration from a passing car caused things on the shelf to fall down. 4580 建て前: one's public stance: What people think and say are often different. 4725 細長い: long and thin, long and narrow: Please take that long and thin stick. 4730 積極的: active, aggressive: My elder sister shows an aggressive attitude toward everything. 4736 申し訳ない: sorry, inexcusable: I did something inexcusable to him. 4743 付け足す: add on, append: Is there anything to add? 4811 余計: unnecessary, extra: Don't say any unnecessary things. 4821 既製: ready-made, ready-to-wear: His figure doesn't fit the ready-made clothing size. 4891 薄着: light clothing: Children wear light clothing even during winter. 4893 バカらしい: stupid, absurd: It's stupid to worry about such a small thing. 4978 受け身: being passive: He always takes a passive attitude and never initiates anything himself. 4979 身の回り: everyday affair, one's association: I'll take care of things around you. 5000 婦人: woman, lady: The ladies' clothing department is on the fifth floor. 5068 まし: better, preferable: Even this is better than nothing. 5147 根拠: grounds, basis: On what grounds do you say such a thing? 5219 清潔: cleanliness, neatness: Cleanliness is the most important thing in any restaurants. 5233 あらかじめ: in advance: Please write down things you need in advance. 5239 衣食住: clothing and food and housing: Clothing, food and housing vary from region to region. 5240 衣料: clothing material: The company sells clothing. 5302 つぶやく: mutter, murmur: He was muttering something to himself. 5329 お手伝い: help, assistance: Is there anything I can do to help? 5485 事柄: matter, affair: Please summarize the things we have discussed so far. 5513 鈍感: dull, insensitive: That person is a bit insensitive, I think. 5552 嘆く: grieve, mourn: Grieving won't change anything. 5579 皮肉: sarcasm, irony: He always says sarcastic things. 5619 殴る: hit, punch: He punched his friend without thinking. 5633 暮れ: dusk, the end (of a season or a year): I'm busy with a lot of things at the end of the year. 5655 憎らしい: hateful, obnoxious: My little sister sometimes says hateful things. 5674 筋道: method, logic: Think logically. 5784 勧める: suggest, recommend: Following a recommendation, I ended up buying something I didn't want. 5792 幼稚: childish: I think that the idea's a bit childish. 5798 隠す: hide, conceal: Are you hiding anything from me? 5823 罰: punishment, penalty: He was punished for doing something bad. 5994 ぺらぺら: flimsy, thin: This book is thin and flimsy. 6052 本番: real performance; take: She is always good when it comes to the real thing. 6182 万事: all things; everything: Everything is going well. 6211 見地: standpoint; viewpoint: Let's think from a scientific viewpoint. 6290 無: naught; nothing: A creator produces something from nothing. 6300 通用: common usage: This way of doing things will not be effective. 6385 先決: previous decision: The cause of the problem shall be ascertained before anything else. 6412 各々: each: Please check that you haven't left anything behind. 6442 重力: gravity: Things fell down due to gravity. 6479 生ぬるい: halfway; lukewarm: I think that punishment is half-hearted. 6484 生き甲斐: reason for living: He feels something to live for in his present life. 6487 人間性: human nature; humanity: When you say such things I doubt your humanity. 6569 思い当たる: occur to; strike: I can't think of anything. 6582 合法: legality; legitimacy: The thing he did is lawful. 6583 無法: lawless: Be careful; that crowd does nothing but flout the law. 6603 企む: conspire; scheme: He seems to be plotting something. 6610 勝る: be better than; excel: The birth of my child was the happiest thing bar none. 6614 不利益: disadvantage: Don't do anything injurious to the company. 6824 終始: from start to finish: The assembly members' press conference was nothing but excuses. 6841 実践: implementation: He puts into immediate practice things that he believes are good. 7007 他者: another person; other people: It is not a bad thing to take note of others' opinions. 7015 自覚: awareness: He has no awareness of having done a bad thing because he is still a child. 7033 頼りない: helpless; vague: He is thin and helpless. 7038 庶民: common people: He has a luxurious home that is not within the financial reach of ordinary people. 7054 総論: introduction; outline: When explaining things, it is easy to understand if you start from the basics. 7095 内向的: introverted: If anything, he is introverted. 7100 能動的: active: Let's think more proactively. 7165 意気地: honor; pride: What is the point of doing such cowardly things? 7178 率先: initiative; leadership: I take the initiative in everything I do. 7199 思考: thinking; thought: You cannot think straight if you are nervous. 7228 手際: dexterity; skill: It takes him a long time to do everything because he is clumsy. 7241 成り行き: course of events: Let's allow nature to take its course and not think too much about it. 7250 喪失: forfeit; loss: Things aren't going well at work, and he has lost confidence. 7256 原点: origin; starting point: Go back to the starting point and think. 7274 正面: front; frontage: His way of thinking does not hold water. 7316 持続: continuation: It's difficult for the business to sustain itself, if things continue like this. 7326 相応: becoming; suitable: Everyone should live within their means. 7354 選り分ける: classify; sort out: I separated the useful things from the garbage. 7360 補足: supplement: Apparently he has something to add. 7405 委任: entrustment: Everything was entrusted to the lawyer. 7408 専ら: exclusively; solely: Recently he does nothing but play golf. 7438 立ち退く: leave; vacate: Please clear out of this house within one month. 7497 軽はずみ: hastiness; rashness: You shouldn't say such a thoughtless thing. 7550 雑: miscellany: Please do not handle things roughly. 7566 探究: investigation; search: We are coming to understand many things from space exploration. 7653 面影: face; traces: The town has changed completely and there is nothing left of how it used to look. 7663 先入観: bias; preconception: Do not judge things based on preconceptions. 7672 いっそ: might as well; much more: Wouldn't it be better to talk about everything? 7682 無神経: insensitive: That person occasionally says insensitive things. 7710 遺憾: regrettable: It is deeply regrettable that this kind of thing occurred. 7796 端的: directly: To be frank, I think that the role of TV is for entertainment. 7849 寝息: breathing of a sleeping person: I can hear the child breathing as he/she sleeps. 7869 ずばり: decidedly; once and for all: He bluntly says things that others hesitate to say. 7905 思い付き: idea; plan: It's quite a good idea, don't you think? 7906 決め付ける: decide; fix upon: She tends to decide things without consulting others. 7923 従属: subordination: It is not necessarily a good thing to depend on the company. 7993 貧弱: meager; poor: My younger brother is thin and weedy. 8061 優越感: superiority complex: He thinks he is better than others because his sales figures are high. 8073 独断: dogmatism: He decides everything by himself. 8147 無恥: impudence; shamelessness: He has no shame doing something like that. 8148 恥知らず: brazen; shameless person: Stop doing such brazen things. 8190 困惑: embarrassment: I am perplexed as such a thing has never happened before. 8250 損得: advantage and disadvantage: Let's work together without thinking about profits or losses. 8255 可燃物: combustibles; flammable materials: Put combustible things in the garbage box here. 8256 不燃物: incombustibles: Please put nonflammable things in this box. 8266 酸化: oxidation: Silver things oxidize easily. 8491 突く: pierce; poke; push: The child is poking something with the stick. 8494 触れ合い: contact; touch: Communication within the family is important. 8503 逃避: escape; evasion: Nothing is solved if you run away from reality. 8561 滅多: reckless; seldom: I can't do this absurd thing. 8579 徹底: thoroughness: Everything he does is done thoroughly. 8600 無縁: unrelated: I have nothing to do with her. 8617 爪先: tip of a toe; toe: The toes of these shoes are very thin. 8630 無謀: recklessness: I think his plan is rash. 8649 気兼ね: constraint; hesitation: Please talk about anything you want without reservation. 8703 怠惰: idleness; laziness: That person is so lazy that he doesn't even do the essential things. 8728 粘る: be sticky; persevere: If we persist a little longer, I think he can be persuaded. 8873 百姓: farmer; peasant: He thinks he'd like to try farm work. 8882 幻想: fantasy; illusion: Is global peace nothing more than a fantasy? 9030 煩わしい: troublesome; vexatious: He hates annoying things. 9052 罰: divine punishment; retribution: If you do bad things you will be punished. 9089 献立: menu: Today's menu has all the things I like. 9125 失敬: rudeness: What a rude thing to do! 9127 下敷き: being buried; pencil board: Please place something firm under your notebook when you write in it. 9204 善く善く: very carefully: Thinking about it carefully, it was a mistake to change jobs. 9205 善くも: how dare: I can't believe that you say such a thing unashamedly. 9233 虚構: fabrication; fiction: Everything he said was untrue. 9315 疎遠: alienation; estrangement: I hear nothing from him these days. 9358 僻み: bias; warped view: It is warped to always look on the bad side of things. 9404 惚ける: pretend ignorance: He pretended not to know anything. 9527 憂鬱: gloom; melancholy: I get depressed thinking about exams.
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