| definition | word or phrase | definition in English | example sentence |
1 | 置き忘れた | left behind | forgot | He had left behind his watch on the tennis court twice and he couldn't find it all the time. |
2 | 語源(学) | etymology
エティもぉロジィ | the origin of each word, or the learning of them | The etymology of the word "Okay" is "All Korrect (correct)". |
3 | 土台を崩す | undermine | To weak a base or foundation | The growing popularity of hi-tech devices, such as flat-screen TVs and digital radios, threaten to undermine efforts to save energy, a report says. |
4 | ある意味で | in a sense | in a point of views | Your boss severely criticized your proposal, but in a sense she is right. |
5 | ~の明細を示す | itemize
あイテまぁイズ | to set down item by item | This is only itemized bill that you will receive. |
6 | 診断 | diagnosis
ダイアグのうシス | The doctor's conlusion regarding the nature of a disease | The doctor's diagnosis is that the patient suffers from a viral infection. |
7 | 無駄に | in vain
イン う゛ぇイン | To no avail, without success | We did everything we could, but it ended up in vain. |
8 | 〈気温・天候などが〉温暖な、温和な | open | Used of weather. comely. | a relatively open January
わりあい暖かい1月 |
9 | (ゴミなどが)
生物分解性の | biodegradable バイオデぐれイダボォル | Capable of being decomposed by biological agents, especially bacteria | a biodegradable detergent. |
10 | (話)~がほしい、~があればありがたい | could use | If there is something what I want to get, it would be happey to me. | I could use a good meal. |
11 | (否定)~はもちろんのこと
まして(や)、
~どころか | let alone | not only, but also
通常否定の文脈で | A baby can't walk, let alone run.
I was too exhausted to think, let alone study.疲れすぎていたので、勉強するどころか、考える事も出来なかった。 |
12 | ~する事を
規則とする
~ということにしている | make it a rule that(to)~ | make a rule of doing | The school made it a rule that students who drive to school should pay $50 to get a parking permit every year. |
13 | (大きな事業の)企業家 | entrepreneur
アントラプリにゅーアー | A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. | Entrepreneurs are being urged to look to the future of satellite navigation |
14 | 容赦なく | inexorably
イねぇクサラブリィ | relentnessly | Workloads increase inexorabley. |
15 | 徹底的な | exhaustive
イグぞぉースティブ | Treating all aspcts or parts without omission | This is a sampling of scholarships, but is by no means an exhaustive list. |
16 | 大多数 | the majority
マじゃぉぅリティ | a number more than half of the total. | Some college-specific scholarsips are listed here, but the majority will be found at the college's website. |
17 | 予後、病気の経過の見通し | prognosis
プログのぉシス | A doctor's conclusion regarding the future development of a disease | The prognosis is not good. The doctor says she only has a few months to live. |
18 | 当該の、問題になっている | in question | A subject or point open to controversy; an issue | For prompt service please have the merchant reference number(s) available for the charge(s) in question. |
19 | 疑問の | interrogative
インタぅろおゲティブ | Asking a question | A question is an interogative sentence, phrase, or gesture |
20 | 口語体 | colloquial
クろうクイル | spoken language | a colloquial expression |