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強い・ばか・あと
Strong · stupid · sau — word with many meanings
tsuyoi / baka / ato — words with many meanings
01 tsuyoi / baka / ato — words with many meanings 1/2 Strong · resilient · stupid · very 2 words
- 強い つよいAdj
strong; have strength; enduring; withstand; firm or strong
strong; powerful; resilient; resistant; firm or intense
力や勢いがある。また、厳しい条件によく耐える。程度がはなはだしい。
よく使う組み合わせ Common collocations
- 強い意志 strong will
- 寒さに強い tolerates cold well
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このロープは細いが、とても強い。
This rope is thin but very strong.
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彼は寒さに強いので、真冬でも薄着だ。
He tolerates the cold well, so even in the middle of winter he still dresses thinly.
- 馬鹿 ばかN/Adj
stupid; unreasonable; very, unusual; significant in idiom
foolish or stupid; absurd; extremely; not negligible in idioms
頭の働きが鈍いこと。また、度を越して程度がはなはだしいこと。
よく使う組み合わせ Common collocations
- 馬鹿な話 silly thing
- 馬鹿にならない金額 money that cannot be overlooked
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そんな馬鹿な話を本気で信じたの?
Do you really believe such a silly story?
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修理代は安そうに見えても、何度も払えば馬鹿にならない。
The repair cost may seem cheap, but if you have to pay it many times, it cannot be overlooked.
02 tsuyoi / baka / ato — words with many meanings 2/2 After or trace · root · wave 3 words
- 後/跡 あとN
later, later; rest; traces; succession; follow
after or later; what remains; trace; succession; following someone
時間や順序で後の方。また、通った印として残るもの。
よく使う組み合わせ Common collocations
- 仕事の後 after work
- 城の跡 castle ruins
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仕事の後で、同僚と食事に行った。
After work, I go out to eat with my colleagues.
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山の上に、古い城の跡が残っている。
On the mountain there are still traces of an ancient citadel.
- 根 ねN
roots; foundation; root cause; nature; long-held grudges
root; foundation; deep cause; true nature; a lasting grudge
植物が土中に伸ばす部分。また、物事のおおもと。生まれつきの性質。
よく使う組み合わせ Common collocations
- 木の根 tree roots
- 根に持つ take heart, hold grudges
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台風で庭の木が根から倒れた。
Trees in the garden were uprooted by the storm.
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昔言われた一言を、彼はいまだに根に持っている。
Until now, he still remembers something someone said a long time ago.
- 波 なみN
wave; wave or trend; ups and downs; rush
wave; tide or trend; ups and downs; surge of events or people
水面が上下に動いて進むもの。また、上がり下がりする勢いの動き。
よく使う組み合わせ Common collocations
- 大きな波 big wave
- 景気の波 economic ups and downs
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子どもたちは浜辺で大きな波を見て歓声を上げた。
The children cheered when they saw big waves on the beach.
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この仕事は忙しさに波があり、月末は特に慌ただしい。
This workload is sometimes more, sometimes less, especially at the end of the month it is very busy.