1章: 性格 PII

Question 1

融通が利く
利かない

Answer 1

to be flexible; to be accommodating

inflexible

ゆうずうがきく

融通 flexible

融 とける・とかす dissolve, melt
通 とうる traffic, pass through, avenue, commute

Question 2

素直な
頑固な

Answer 2

obedient; meek; docile; unaffected
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

すなお(な)
がんこ(な)

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered
straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

stubborn, foolish, firmly
harden, set, clot, curdle　かためる

Question 3

親切な

vs.
クールな
ドライな

Answer 3

kind

vs.

クール　cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cold-hearted

ドライ　dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; matter-of-fact; businesslike; practical

Question 4

愛想がいい
vs.

悪い
無愛想な

Answer 4

あいそがいい　affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable

ぶあいそうunsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly

Question 5

社交的な

非社交的な

Answer 5

sociable

unsociable

Question 6

楽観的な

悲観的な

Answer 6

らっかんてき　optimistic; hopeful

ひかんてき　pessimistic; gloomy

Question 7

反省

Answer 7

はんせい
reflection; reconsideration; introspection

Question 8

親切な

vs.

冷淡な
冷酷な

Answer 8

kind

vs.

れいたん　Cool, indifferent, apathetic (second kanji, 淡・あわい, means thin, faint, pale, fleeting)

れいこく　cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless (second kanji, 酷・ ひどい, means cruel, severe, atrocious)

• 冷 ・つめたい means cool, cold (beer, person), chill