| definition | word or phrase | definition in English | example sentence |
1 | 需要(人気)のある | sought-after | being searched for, in great demand | This is a sought-after item. |
2 | (…するのを)思いとどまらせる(やめさせる) | deter | to prevent or discourage from acting | I don’t think it would deter me from coming back to the shop, as long as they took care of the incident. |
3 | ~ということであれば | as long as | under the condition | ↑ |
4 | ~罪で罪状認否を求められる | be arraigned on a charge [charges] of... | Law. To call (an accused person) before a court to answer the charge made against him or her by indictment, information, or complaint. | We have learned a 19-year-old man will be arraigned on misdemeanor charges on Tuesday. |
5 | 起訴、告発 | indictment インだイトメントッ | accusation | He is under indicment for robbery. |
6 | ~したい気分だ | feel like ~ing | want to do something | I feel like playing tennis. |
7 | 期待の成果を上げる | pay off | achieve a success that was expected | Thank you for all of your hard work. It certainly paid off with a wonderful show! |
8 | ほのめかす
引喩する | allude to アるードッ | To make an indirect reference | The high school will also be piloting a new English course first hour that will examine the use of religious texts as they are alluded to in literary works. |
9 | (好まない結果に)陥る | incur インかぁ | come into (something usually undesirable) | You will incur a penalty if you don't pay the remaining balance by end of month. |
10 | ひるむ、たじろぐ
(寒さなどで)縮み上がる | wince at | flinch, shrink with | I winced at his rude manner. |
11 | 最も効果的にする、楽観する | optimize | to make as perfect or effective as possible, to make the most of | Share safety information with your family to optimize safety in your home. |
12 | 急に曲がる | swerve | to turn aside or be turned aside from a straight course. | Never swerve when you see a deer. You can easily lose control and confuse deer as to which way to run. |
13 | ~について | as to | about | ↑ |
14 | 胎児姿勢 | a fetal position | a medical term used to describe the positioning of the body of a prenatalfetus | She said she fell to the ground in a fetal position and told the attacker she would start screaming if he didn't leave her alone. |
15 | 発見する、突き止める | spot | To detect or discern, especially visually | A worker at the scrap yard told police he spotted the body about 9:30 a.m. along the inside fence, in a remote area of the property. |
16 | 検死 | autopsy オーたぉプシィ | Examination of a cadaver(カだぁバァ 解剖用の死体) to determine or confirm the cause of death. | Autopsy results are expected in the next few days. |
17 | (じっとしていられないほど)神経を悩ます,いらいらさせる | nerve-wracking | Intensely distressing or irritating to the nerves | The day before a test is nerve-wracking! |
18 | その機会に | take the chance | take the opportunity | When I'm on holidays I take the chance to go to stay up late. |
19 | (人が〉(…から)(病後)徐々に回復する,快方に向かう( from... ) | convalesce
カンバれぇス | to return to health and strength after illiness | I'm covalescing from an injury. |
20 | 〈語・句・表現などが〉口語[話し言葉]の,口語[会話]体の,くだけた(informal) | colloquial
コウろクィアル | Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal. | collocuial expression |