31-60 Flashcards
illustrate
説明 - 1. To explain 2. Or a piece of art.
“He illustrated his opinion with plenty of examples. “
“I love to illustrate my ideas with watercolour paintings”
Transform
変換 - To change something.
“He’s transformed into a handsome young man, hasn’t he?!”
“I can use magic to transform this woman into a swan!”
Surface
表面 - A flat area of an object.
“could you clean this surface for me?”
“Please calculate the measurements of this surface”
bargain
お 買い得 - When at the store and find something on sale.
“What a bargain!! 50% off!”
“Let’s see what bargains we can find at the supermarket.”
element
要素 - A part of something.
“This element of the report needs to be redone.”
“The element I don’t understand is, why did he do that?”
Loan
ローン - To borrow something, often money.
“Could you loan me this book please?”
“I need a loan to make a business, can I have $20,000 dollars?”
Illusion
錯覚 - When something appears as one thing but is something else.
“The magician is amazing at illusions”
“It looks like an illusion, it’s not really a zombie don’t worry!”
Agreement
契約 - To come to a conclusion with someone. Often over a debate, discussion or problem.
“Me and my wife came to an agreement, if she goes back to school I will work overtime to pay for it.”
“I heard NHK came to an agreement with the actor, they will continue to hire him now”
Origin
起源 - place of start, or original thing
“The origin of Kanji came from China”
“Did you know, the origin of this song came from his love for his cat! Haha”
Essence
本質 - In a nutshell, simply, in other words.
Or
An extract or concentrate that comes from a plant. Eg, vanilla essence.
“Please add orange essence to the batter, then stir thoroughly”
“In essence, he just doesn’t want to participate in class”
Complain
文句 - To express grief or a problem.
“I need to make a complaint to the manager”
“I have a minor complaint doctor, my neck has been hurting”
To breath life into …
復活する
熟語
Idiom:
To Revive someone or something.
Fascinate
魅了する
To be very interested in something, or to be an interesting thing.
“I was fascinated with the NCT dance. It was beautiful!”
“This dance is fascinating”
United
団結した
To work together for a common goal.
“Me and my brother were united in finding a wonderful present for my mum, even though usually we hate each other.”
Sympathize
同情する
To feel bad for someone.
“He was sympathetic, but he didn’t really understand how I felt”
Empathize
共感する
To imagine feeling how someone else feels.
“I empathize with him, I also lost my dog this year and I felt incredibly sad”
Betray
裏切る
To break someones trust by doing something bad to them.
“My boyfriend betrayed me by dating another girl.”
Concentrate
集中
To focus really hard.
“Please stop talking, I can’t concentrate”
Persuade
言い聞かせる
To convince someone to change their mind.
“Oh please come out with us today! We want to party with you!!”
text
本文
Writing. Or, to SNS someone.
“Can you read the following text for me”
Sum
総計
The total of something.
“The sum total of your order today is, 153,000 yen”
“Oh my god!”
Era
時代
A large period of time in history.
Fuel
燃料
The energy used to power something.
“My car does not use gas for fuel, it uses electricity”
“Ah I need some fuel first, I am starving!”
Shortening
ショートニング
observing
観察
To look hard at something.
“Please observe what I am doing closely, first I need to open this bottle of chemicals”
export
移出
To take something out of a place and into a new place.
“I have been exporting these drinks to Australia. They make a lot of money!”
Decorate
飾る
To make something look good.
“I want to decorate my folder with all the faces of the NCT boys!”
Cautious
慎重な - To be careful around something, or someone.
“He’s cautious of walking home alone, because the street is too dark. We need some street lights!”
Similar
類似 - to be the same, or almost the same of something
“They look very similar to their mum, they have the same face”
