どんな気持ち：人の気持ち

Question 1

望ましい

Answer 1

のぞましい

desirable, hoped for

運動は毎日続けることが望ましい

It is desirable that you continue to exercise daily.

Question 2

好ましい

Answer 2

このましい

nice, likable

好ましい服装

appropriate dress

Question 3

申し分がない

Answer 3

もうしぶんがない

no objection, nothing to criticize

申し分がない作品

a perfect piece of work

Question 4

快い

Answer 4

こころよい

pleasant, agreeable

申し出を快く承諾（しょうだく）する

willingly accept an offer

Question 5

すがすがしい

Answer 5

refreshing

すがすがしい朝

a refreshing morning

Question 6

爽快（な）

Answer 6

そうかい

exhilarating

気分爽快

invigorating feeling

Question 7

待ち遠しい

Answer 7

まちどおしい

looking forward to

春の訪れが待ち遠しい

I can hardly wait for spring to come

Question 8

心強い

Answer 8

こころづよい

reassuring

あなたと一緒にだと心強い

I feel secure being with you

Question 9

心細い

Answer 9

こころぼそい

helpless, lonely, disheartening

一人では心細い

I feel lonely being on my own

Question 10

空しい

Answer 10

むなしい

vacant, futile, empty, vain

喜びが何もない空しい生活

an empty life without joy

Question 11

切ない

Answer 11

せつない

painful, trying, sad

彼と離れるのはとても切ない

I am very sad to part with him

Question 12

情けない

Answer 12

なさけない

shameful

また負けてしまって情けない

I am ashamed of losing again

Question 13

物足りない

Answer 13

ものたりない

unsatisfactory

食事の量が物足りない

I do not feel satisfied with the volume of the meal

Question 14

わずらわしい

Answer 14

troublesome, annoying

隣人（りんじん）との付き合いがわずらわしい

Getting involve with the neighbors is troublesome

Question 15

うっとうしい

Answer 15

annoying, depressing, gloomy

うっとうしい天気

gloomy weather

うざい（俗語）うっとうしい、わずらわしい

Question 16

ばかばかしい

Answer 16

foolish, stupid, ridicolous

ばかばかしい話

a ridiculous story

Question 17

痛ましい

Answer 17

いたましい

pitiful, heartbreaking

痛ましい事故現場

a scene of a horrible accident

Question 18

決まり（が）悪い

Answer 18

きまり（が）わるい

feeling awkward, being ashamed

会議に送れて決まりが悪かった

I felt awkward showing up late for the meeting

Question 19

あさましい

Answer 19

wretched, mean, despicable

彼は根性（こんじょう）があさましい

He is ill-natured

Question 20

おっかない

Answer 20

frightening

この辺り（あたり）はよるになるとおっかない

It gets dangerous/frightening around here at night

Question 21

ふさわしい

Answer 21

fitting, appropriate, suiting

彼はリーダとしてふさわしい

He has the potential to be a good leader

Question 22

心苦しい

Answer 22

こころぐるしい

heart wrenching, painful, feeling sorry

こんなことを頼むのは心苦しい

I feel badly asking you to do this for me

Question 23

見苦しい

Answer 23

みぐるしい

unsightly, disgraceful, ugly

見苦しい態度

disgraceful behavior

Question 24

焦る

Answer 24

あせる

to be in a hurry, to panic, to be impatient

試験で時間がなくて焦った

I paniced because I did not have enough time in the exam

Question 25

あきれる

Answer 25

to be shocked (negative way)

あまりに高い値段にあきれた

I was shocked to see the ridicolous price

Question 26

気に障る

Answer 26

きにさわる

to hurt one’s feeling, rub someone the wrong way

人の気に障るようなことを言ってはいけない

You should not say anything that might offend someone

Question 27

気兼ねする

Answer 27

きがねする

to feel constraint, hesitance

ホームステイの家族に気兼ねする

I feel constrained living with one’s host family

Question 28

すねる

Answer 28

to sulk, to pout

子供がすねている

There is a child sulking

Question 29

むかつく

Answer 29

to feel irritated, to feel offended

彼の顔を見るだけでむかつく

I feel angry just seeing his face

船に酔って、胸がむかつく

I am sea sick

Question 30

恥をかく

Answer 30

はじをかく

to feel ashamed, embarassed

みんなの前で恥をかいた

I made a fool of myself in front of everyone

Question 31

しゃくに障る

かんに障る

Answer 31

しゃくにさわる

かんに障る

to be irritated, to aggravate, to be invidious

彼の態度がしゃくに障った

彼の態度がかんに障った

I was annoyed by his behavior