not be
Also means: not exist; be absent · not · isn't it?
310 words · Story levels: A0–B2
Including: ない · いい · 良い · なかった · 高い
ない · nai
not be
not be
Also means: not exist; be absent · not · isn't it?

may
Also means: good · no, thank you · be right

i'm glad
Also means: was good · would have been better · good

was not there
Also means: was not · did not want to · there was no other choice

high
Also means: was expensive · tall · likely
電波が入らないから、スマホを高い岩に向けて投げたそうです。
Because there was no signal, it seems he threw his smartphone toward a high rock.
猟師の父から届く位置情報だけ · A2
many
Also means: often

want someone to do something
Also means: want

well
Also means: often · favorably · good (before “not”)

like
Also means: to have romantic feelings for someone

be fond of, in a linking form before negation
Also means: being fond of, and
父は遊園地があまり好きではありませんでした。
My father [regarding] amusement parks did not like them very much.
父と二人で乗った最後のジェットコースター · A2
very
Also means: amazing

romantically likes
Also means: favorite · fond of (before ので: because one likes)

like
Also means: be romantically attracted to

like

necessary
Also means: be necessary · need

bad
Also means: creepy · on bad terms · impaired

same

cute
Also means: is cute
about
Also means: dark · is dark · as much as

be scared
Also means: scary

fun
Also means: is fun · enjoyable · pleasantly

be big/large (polite)
Also means: big · wide · loudly

together
Also means: same

interesting
Also means: funny

be happy
Also means: happy

no
Also means: bad · not allowed · not working

difficult

other
Also means: different · not particularly

okay
Also means: are you okay?

long
Also means: for a long time

okay
Also means: fine

great
Also means: best

strong, in a linking form
Also means: strong

impossible
Also means: overexert oneself
typical of
Also means: seem to be
「昔の友人」。健斗は画面を見て、小さく笑った。涼らしい言葉だと思った。
'Old friend.' Kento looked at the screen and chuckled. He thought it was a cool remark.
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
ordinary
Also means: just as expected
really
Also means: true; real · actually

feeling
Also means: pleasant · disgusting

new
Also means: new one · newly

strange
Also means: funny · crazy

delicious
Also means: delicious, in the -く form

small
Also means: quiet or soft · quietly · in small lettering

near
Also means: be near

very
Also means: terrible · difficult
お知らせするのが遅くなってしまい、大変申し訳ありません。
I am late in letting you know, and I am deeply sorry.
亡き父の携帯に今もメッセージが届く · B1
well
Also means: smoothly · skillfully · delicious

personal

serious or difficult
Also means: very valuable

be serious
Also means: be difficult

early
Also means: quick

certain
ただ、社が完成したという確かな重みが、その場を支配していた。
Only the certain weight of the shrine's completion dominated the scene.
九百年の技を継ぐ最後の宮大工が刻んだ一本の柱 · B2technically
作曲家として二十年のキャリアを持つ誠一は、批評家から「技術的には完璧だが、感情に乏しい」と評されることが多かった。
Seiichi, who had a twenty-year career as a composer, was often criticized by critics as being 'technically perfect, but lacking in emotion.'
初演後に楽譜を焼いた作曲家 · B2
cup or glass
Also means: full · lot

beautiful

intentional

easy to

strange
全然。葉の質感が全部違う。艶が変。
Not at all. The texture of the leaves is totally different. The gloss is weird.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2
big
Also means: serious · deep

official
Also means: officially · official account
蓮は島を出て、はじめて公式試合に出た。
Ren left the island and participated in an official match for the first time.
柔道部のない島の中学生が挑んだ県大会 · B1
few
Also means: fewer / less · at least · not talkative
大阪の美術学校は、毎年合格する生徒がとても少ない学校です。
The art school in Osaka is a school with very few students passing every year.
合格通知が二つ届いた朝 · A2
old

important

low
Also means: low-pitched · unlikely
「本当に何があるのか、確かめましょう」潮が低くなると、岩の形がよく見えました。
“Let’s make sure what is really there.” When the tide went down, the shape of the rock became clearly visible.
伊能忠敬が地図に描かなかった小島 · A2
special

special
ultimate

unpleasant
Also means: dislike someone

be worried
Also means: worry about · worry · become worried
economically

late
Also means: slow

young

well; healthy

sad
Also means: being sad and · linking form of “sad” before negation

sky
Also means: empty · air

dislike
weak
Also means: being weak and · weakly · was weak
なぜかと問われれば、証拠として弱すぎたからだと答えるだろう。
If asked why, I would likely answer that it was because it was too weak as evidence.
明治の探偵が書き残した解けなかった事件の覚書 · B2
cold
Also means: probably cold · is cold

deep
Also means: deeply · deep and · rich

details
(桜田の覚書、明治三十五年十一月)三島事件については、ここに詳細を記しておく。
(Sakurada's Memorandum, November Meiji 35) Regarding the Mishima incident, I shall record the details here.
明治の探偵が書き残した解けなかった事件の覚書 · B2
happy

be fast
Also means: fast · fast and

feel at ease
Also means: secure

sweet
Also means: sweet-smelling · be out of focus

red
Also means: is red · red and …

dangerous

various
同じ電車で学校へ行き、毎日いろいろな話をした。
They went to school on the same train and talked about many things every day.
同窓会で一人だけ旧姓を呼ばなかった友人 · A2
organized
聴いてくれる人が、どこかにいるはずだと思って」六月二十三日、組織的な抵抗が終わった後も、多くの人がまだ壕に残っていた。
I think there must be someone, somewhere, who will listen." On June 23rd, even after organized resistance had ended, many people still remained in the dugouts.
沖縄の地下壕で書き残された楽譜 · B2
love you

okay
Also means: ready

important
Also means: precious

important

painful or difficult

beautiful
とても綺麗な景色ですね」女性の目に、涙がそっと浮かんだ。
It is a very beautiful view, isn't it?" Tears gently welled up in the woman's eyes.
三十年間、同じ席に座り続けた男 · B1
short
Also means: briefly

unknown
師匠のプロフィールのページ、「出身地:不明」ってなってた
On the master's profile page, "Hometown: " is listed as 'Unknown'.
落語の高座で師匠が別の名前を名乗った · B1
realistic
honestly
Also means: honest

wonderful

at ease
父のことを話せる人が、まだいたんだと分かって、少し気持ちが楽になりました。
Realizing there was still someone I could talk to about my father, I feel a bit more at ease.
亡き父の携帯に今もメッセージが届く · B1
kind
Also means: gently · gentle · kind, gentle

in detail
Also means: detailed · be familiar with
とりあえず、×の場所がどのあたりか、もう少し詳しくわかりますか
For now, About where is the × located? Can you tell me more specifically?
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
white

tired
水面に揺れる夕暮れの光、荷を運ぶ男たちの疲れた背中、そして遠くに霞む工場の煙。
The twilight light shimmering on the water's surface, the tired backs of men carrying cargo, and the factory smoke hazing in the distance.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2
wonderful

hurt
Also means: being painful and

real thing
Also means: genuine

far away
Also means: emotionally distant · far and … · probably far

famous
最初の二曲は有名な曲で、お客さんはよく知っていました。
The first two songs were famous songs, and the audience knew them well.
合唱団が最後に選んだ誰も知らない曲 · A2there’s no point
Also means: can't be helped
自分の家だし、ずっと怖がってても仕方ないから
It's my own house, after all, and there's no point in being scared forever.
移住先の村に幽霊がいるらしい · B1of course
Also means: natural · naturally
without permission
他人が勝手に使える名前ではないはずです
It's not a name that just anyone can use freely. should be
落語の高座で師匠が別の名前を名乗った · B1
cool
identify
Also means: specific
場所が特定できるランドマークは意図的に外し、花と、葉と、株元だけを記録した。
She intentionally left out landmarks that could identify the location, and recorded only the flower, the leaves, and the base of the plant.
奥多摩の廃村に咲いた絶滅危惧の花 · B2
directly
Also means: direct

new

beautiful

correct

hot
Also means: warm

anxious
Also means: anxiety

sorry for being rude
Also means: excuse me · rude · I’ll take my leave

rare
Also means: uncommon · unusually
担当の人が「珍しいケースですね」って言ってた
The person in charge said, "That's a rare case." they said
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
set

small
Also means: quiet

awful
Also means: severely · adverbial form of “awful” before negation · very

cheap

only
それが彼女にできる唯一のことだったし、それで十分な気がした。
That was the only thing he could do for her, and it felt like that was enough.
八百年生きた尼が最後に選んだ洞窟 · B1
stern
Also means: harsh

suddenly
Also means: urgent

strange
Also means: strangely · puzzled

blue
Also means: blue and · pale

domestic
当時の美術界において、女性の感性は家庭的で装飾的なものと見なされ、社会の深淵を描くことは許されていなかったのだ。
In the art world of that time, female sensibility was regarded as domestic and decorative, and depicting the abyss of society was not permitted.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2
troublesome
でも言ったら何か面倒になるかもって思って
But I thought if I said something, it might become troublesome.
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
realistic

was light
Also means: with relief
春子は造花を一本手に取った。傷のある右手の中で、それはとても軽かった。
Haruko picked up an artificial flower. It was very light in her injured right hand.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2
suddenly
Also means: sudden

beautiful
Also means: clean and attractive · nice-looking

beautiful

safe
Also means: safely

heavy
Also means: feel emotionally weighed down · oppressively heavily · heavily
appealing
蔵の修理にもお金がかかっていたし、正直なところ、その金額は魅力的だった。
Repairing the brewery cost money too, and to be honest, that amount of money was attractive.
小豆島の醤油蔵に残った最後の木桶 · B1
be busy
Also means: being busy, and/because…

wide, and
Also means: wide · is spacious

embarrassed
Also means: shameful

digital
Also means: digitally
アーカイブのデジタルファイルに「三上あかりさんはこの年度に卒業しました」って写真なしで、小さくメモを残してもいいですか?
In the archive's digital file, saying "Akari Mikami graduated in this school year" may I leave a small memo, without a photo?
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2
light
Also means: thin · faint

cold
Also means: be cold · cold and/because
健二がバスを降りると、冷たい空気が顔に当たりました。
When Kenji got off the bus, cold air hit his face.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2
bright
Also means: brightly · bright and …

awful; the worst

huge
人間の小ささと、自然の巨大さが、一枚の絵の中に入った。
The smallness of man and, the vastness of nature, entered into a single picture.
葛飾北斎が諦めなかった波 · B1
huge
前日の昼すぎ、関東地方を巨大な地震が襲った。
Shortly after noon the previous day, a massive earthquake struck the Kanto region.
関東大震災の翌朝に炊き出しを始めた板前 · B1
intensely

precisely
Also means: accurate · more precisely
強弱記号も、フレーズの指示も、すべて小さく、しかし正確に。
Dynamics, phrasing instructions— everything was small, yet precise.
沖縄の地下壕で書き残された楽譜 · B2taken for granted
大学院で日本芸術史を学ぶ澪にとって、祇園祭は幼い頃から当たり前のように見てきた風景だ。
For Mio, who studies Japanese art history in graduate school, the Gion Festival was a scene she had watched as a matter of course since she was a child.
祇園祭の山鉾に眠る異国の布 · B2
be good at

oh no
Also means: bad/dangerous · dangerous · awesome
is it okay?
Also means: is that correct?

black
Also means: black, and

well done

specifically
Also means: specific
serious

difficult
見出しには「第十二回オリンピック東京大会、開催困難か」と書かれていた。
In the headline, it was written: '12th Olympic Games Tokyo, Hosting Difficult?'
幻の東京五輪に選ばれた水泳選手の八年間 · B2
simple

perfect
Also means: perfectly

be unpleasant
えっと...うまく言えないけど。東京の大学がイヤとか、そういうことじゃなくて。ただ...毎日絵を描いてるとき、すごく幸せなんだ。それだけ。本当に、それだけ。
Um... I don't know how to say it well, but it's not that I dislike Tokyo universities or anything. It's just... when I'm drawing every day, I'm really happy. That's all. Truly, that's all.
合格通知が二つ届いた朝 · A2
lonely
complex
Also means: intricate

temporarily
発表会の会場費は、口座が一時的に動かせなくなって振り込めていません。
Regarding the recital venue fee, the account became temporarily immobile, and so it hasn't been transferred.
三味線の師匠が突然失踪した · B1
nostalgic
Also means: nostalgic and

forever
Also means: eternal
「永遠に生きることは、贈り物ではありませんでした」と女性は言った。
"Living forever was not a gift," the woman said.
八百年生きた尼が最後に選んだ洞窟 · B1
fixed
GPSのデータは、一定の誤差をもたせた数値に書き換えた。
The GPS data, was rewritten as figures with a certain margin of error.
奥多摩の廃村に咲いた絶滅危惧の花 · B2
high-end
「当時、異国の布は『南蛮渡来』と呼ばれて、大変な高級品やった。」
'At that time, foreign fabrics were called "Nanban-dorai" (imported from the Southern Barbarians) and were extremely high-end goods.'
祇園祭の山鉾に眠る異国の布 · B2
small amount of
手元にあるのは、闇市で手に入れた安い小麦粉から作った細い麺と、わずかな豚の端肉、そしてひとつだけ救い出した遺品——父の店で使っていたウスターソースの瓶だった。
What he had on hand were thin noodles made from cheap flour obtained at the black market, a few scraps of pork, and the one memento he had managed to salvage— a bottle of Worcestershire sauce used in his father's shop.
戦後の闇市で生まれたソース焼きそば · B2
dangerous
Also means: life-threatening

quiet

desperate
Also means: desperately
教科書通りの知識を教え、進路指導に追われ、生徒の個性を評価するのではなく、型にはめることに必死になっていた。
Teaching knowledge straight from the textbook, being overwhelmed by career counseling, Instead of valuing my students' individuality, I had been desperately trying to force them into a mold.
南アルプスを単独縦走した女教師の夏休み · B2
quiet
Also means: quiet and unobtrusive · quiet and reserved
太鼓の音の後の、静かな時間を聞いてください」ユイはよく聞きます。
Please listen to the quiet time after the sound of the drum. Yui listens carefully.
佐渡の鬼太鼓に入った新しい音 · A1
shut up
Also means: annoying · noisy
be fine
お疲れ様です〜!!無事到着、良かったです😊 坂は慣れたら平気になりますよ♪
Good work!! I'm glad you arrived safely 😊 You'll get used to the hill in no time ♪
移住先の村に幽霊がいるらしい · B1
valuable
大学で民俗学を少しかじった彼女には、龍神伝説とは村の貴重な水源である湖を守るために、先人たちが作った戒めのようなものだろうという見方のほうがしっくりきた。
To her, having dabbled a bit in folklore at university, the Dragon God legend was likely a sort of admonition created by ancestors, perhaps something like a warning created by those who came before That interpretation felt more convincing.
龍神が守る湖に沈んだ村の鐘 · B2unnecessary
「ここのお湯はね、余計なものを洗い流してくれますよ」とお婆さんは言いました。
'The water here, you see, unnecessary things it washes them away for you,' the old woman said.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2not required
窓口申請は本人確認書類が不要なフォームで受け付けていて
Counter applications are accepted via forms that don't require identification documents, and
山岳部の遭難届に自分の名前が入っていた · B1proper
若い住人たちは「気難しい人だ」と噂していたし、京子自身も、引っ越してきてから二年が経つのに、まともな会話をしたことがなかった。
The younger residents whispered that she was a 'difficult person,' Kyoko herself, despite having lived here for two years, had never had a proper conversation.
ゴミ置き場で見つかった三十年前の卒業アルバム · B2
serious
Also means: seriously

dark, and

detailed
Also means: fine

hot

warm
Also means: warm and · warmly, and…
deliberate
誰かが間違えて捨てたのか、それとも意図的に過去を断ち切るために捨てたのか。
Had someone thrown it away by mistake, or had they thrown it away intentionally to sever ties with the past?
ゴミ置き場で見つかった三十年前の卒業アルバム · B2
narrow
Also means: thin · thin and · thinly
祖母の澄子は、西陣の細い路地の奥に立っていた。
Her grandmother, Sumiko, was standing deep in a narrow alley in Nishijin.
京町家の最後の後継ぎ · B1
official
センターが正式な点数を再送付してくれるそうです。
The center (will) official scores resend them, so it's said.
全国模試の自分の解答用紙が別の高校にある · A2
dirty
兄は「こんな汚い市場で商売するな、恥ずかしい」と顔をそむけた。
His older brother turned away, saying, 'Don't do business in such a filthy market; it's embarrassing.'
戦後の闇市で生まれたソース焼きそば · B2
calmly
Also means: calm
書かれた数字は、冷静に読んでいるつもりでも、体が震えるほどの差だった。
Even though he intended to read the written figures calmly, the difference was enough to make his body tremble.
黒船来航の前夜に書かれた手紙 · B2
appropriate
そして適切な保護措置をとるためには、公的機関の力が必要だ。
And in order to take appropriate protective measures, the support of public institutions is necessary.
奥多摩の廃村に咲いた絶滅危惧の花 · B2
neat and careful
残業を終えた美雪がマンションに戻ると、郵便受けの中に茶色いクッション封筒が一通あった。表には美雪の名前と住所が丁寧な手書き文字で記されていたが、差出人の欄はからっぽだった。部屋に入って開けると、中から薄黄色の古いノートが出てきた。表紙に貼られた色褪せた花のシールを見た瞬間、美雪の手が止まった。
When Miyuki returned to her apartment after finishing overtime, there was a brown padded envelope in her mailbox. Miyuki's name and address were carefully written by hand on the front, but the sender's field was empty. Upon entering her room and opening it, an old, pale yellow notebook came out. The moment she saw the faded flower sticker on the cover, Miyuki's hand froze.
二十年ぶりに届いた交換日記 · B1
practical
イネがその中に見出したのは、父の面影ではなく、ただの言語——外の世界へと続く、冷たく実用的な鍵だった。
What Ine found within them was not a trace of her father, but just a language— a cold, practical key that led to the outside world.
幕末の長崎で通訳として生きた混血の女 · B2
steep and physically demanding, so …
坂道が予想の3倍きつくて笑えなかった
The hill was three times steeper than expected, and I couldn't even lau- -gh.
移住先の村に幽霊がいるらしい · B1
pure
Also means: purely structural
その布が旅してきた距離と時間を想像したとき、自分が「純粋な伝統」を証明しようとしていたことが、澪には少し恥ずかしくなった。
When she imagined the distance and time that cloth had traveled, that she had been trying to prove “pure tradition” made Mio feel a little ashamed.
祇園祭の山鉾に眠る異国の布 · B2
mere
それは単なる疲労ではなく、骨の奥底から響くような、拒絶しがたい信号だった。
It wasn't mere fatigue, but like something echoing from the depths of the bone, it was a signal that was hard to ignore.
箱根駅伝で棄権を拒んだ四区のランナー · B2purity
vividly
Also means: dense
一九四六年の夏、東京・上野の闇市には、まだ戦争の爪痕である焼け野原の匂いが色濃く残っていた。
In the summer of 1946, in the black markets of Ueno, Tokyo, the scars of war, the smell of the burnt-out ruins, still lingered strongly.
戦後の闇市で生まれたソース焼きそば · B2
rich
「何が外国産で何が国産かという区別にこだわっとったら、」「これほど豊かな祭にはならなかったと思います」澪は再び布に目を向けた。
“What is foreign-made and what is domestically made if we kept fixating on that distinction,” 'I don't think it would have become such a rich festival.' Mio turned her eyes to the cloth again.
祇園祭の山鉾に眠る異国の布 · B2
unhappiness
しかし不思議なことに、誰も不幸になる者はいなかった。
But strangely, there was no one who became unhappy.
神在月に出雲へ向かった神が帰らなかった理由 · B2bad
legitimate
それは孤独な戦いだったが、自分の絵が正当に評価される喜びは、何物にも代えがたかった。
It was a lonely battle, but The joy of having her paintings properly evaluated was beyond compare.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2
great

narrow and
logically
恐怖に飲み込まれそうになりながらも、論理的に状況を分析する自分を見つけた。
Even as fear threatened to overwhelm her, she found herself analyzing the situation logically.
南アルプスを単独縦走した女教師の夏休み · B2lookalike
Also means: exactly alike

pitiful

transparent

significant or impressive

happy
distinctive
一九二一年の秋、帝国美術展覧会の審査会場は、独特の緊張感に包まれていた。
In the autumn of 1921, the judging venue for the Imperial Fine Arts Exhibition was wrapped in a unique sense of tension.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2
yellow (before a noun)
Also means: is yellow (polite)
箱の底には、黄色くなった紙もありました。
At the bottom of the box, there was also a paper that had turned yellow.
台風の翌朝、砂浜に現れた名もない小舟 · A2
lonely
それは孤独な戦いだったが、自分の絵が正当に評価される喜びは、何物にも代えがたかった。
It was a lonely battle, but The joy of having her paintings properly evaluated was beyond compare.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2
heartbreaking

careful
温度と湿度を慎重に管理し、二日間、ただ待った。
Carefully managing the temperature and humidity, he just waited for two days.
シベリア抑留から持ち帰った酒蔵の麹菌 · B2impossible
ページは湿気でほぼ判読不能だったが、最後の数ページだけが、かろうじて残っていた。
The pages were almost illegible due to moisture, but only the last few pages barely remained.
沖縄の地下壕で書き残された楽譜 · B2
suffer
unconvincing or unreliable
書いてみると、何とも頼りない言葉だった。
When I tried writing it, They were terribly inadequate words.
黒船来航の前夜に書かれた手紙 · B2
strange
目が覚めたとき、彼の心には奇妙な決意が生まれていた。
When he woke up, a strange determination was born in his heart.
ホタルが消えた川を一人で取り戻した男 · B1
soft
Also means: gently

serene and gentle
Also means: peaceful · gentle

being frustrated and
Also means: frustrated or regretful
試合が終わったとき、蓮は悔しくて、少し涙が出そうになった。
When the match ended, Ren felt so frustrated that he almost started to cry.
柔道部のない島の中学生が挑んだ県大会 · B1
young
主題のメロディーは、明日香が幼いころに口ずさんでいた歌の断片だったのだ。
The melody of the theme that Asuka used to hum when she was little was a fragment of a song.
初演後に楽譜を焼いた作曲家 · B2
sharp
Also means: sharply, and … · piercing-eyed and
十五キロ地点を過ぎたあたりで、宮本悠斗の右足首に鋭い痛みが走った。
Around the point where he passed the fifteen-kilometer mark, a sharp pain shot through Miyamoto Yuto's right ankle.
箱根駅伝で棄権を拒んだ四区のランナー · B2
cool

unobtrusively
都は受付の傍に立ちながら、能面が置かれたガラスケースをさりげなく観察していた。
While standing by the reception desk, the glass case containing the Noh mask was casually observing.
競売にかけられた能面の裏に刻まれた名 · B2
round
Also means: widen (of the eyes) · rounded and mellow (of an aroma)

tense
Also means: hard · hard, and
表情は硬いが、目に不思議な明るさがある。
His expression is stiff, but there is a strange brightness in his eyes.
見合い写真の裏に書かれた別の名前 · B2
expensive
「ソース焼きそば」と呼ばれるようになったその料理には、難しい技術も高価な食材も必要としなかった。
For that dish, which came to be called 'sauce yakisoba,' neither difficult techniques nor expensive ingredients were needed.
戦後の闇市で生まれたソース焼きそば · B2
rigid
子供が崖から落ちそうになれば、足元の土を固くした。
If a child were about to fall from a cliff, he would harden the earth beneath their feet.
神在月に出雲へ向かった神が帰らなかった理由 · B2
in good condition
オークションの説明には「古い料理手帖、状態良好」とだけ書いてある
In the auction description, it only says "Old cooking notebook, good condition" written there.
祖母の形見のレシピ帳が競売に出ていた · A2
smelly

sincere
祖父も口数は少ないが誠実な人で、二人の間には穏やかな信頼があったと沙智子は信じていた。
Her grandfather was also a quiet but sincere man, and that there had been a calm trust between them was what Sachiko believed.
見合い写真の裏に書かれた別の名前 · B2
bright red
子供を抱いた母親、血が出ている腕を押さえた老人、夜通し泣いていたのか目が真っ赤な若い女性。
A mother holding a child, an old man clutching a bleeding arm, a young woman with bright red eyes, perhaps from crying all night.
関東大震災の翌朝に炊き出しを始めた板前 · B1
exhausting

thick
その木桶は高さが二メートルくらいあって、太い竹の輪で締めてある。
That wooden vat was about two meters high and, was tightened with thick bamboo hoops.
小豆島の醤油蔵に残った最後の木桶 · B1
boring
木の話なんて、どうせ退屈だろうと思っていたのだ。
A story about trees, I thought, anyway would be boring, is what I had been thinking.
屋久島の千年杉を守る男 · B1
was close

famous
「橘源三郎作」——明治期の著名な面打師の名だ。
'Made by Tachibana Genzaburo'—the name of a famous mask-maker of the Meiji period.
競売にかけられた能面の裏に刻まれた名 · B2
private
ページを開くと、古びた紙の匂いと共に、几帳面な筆跡で「明治三十五年 私的覚書 桜田伊三郎」と記されていた。
Upon opening the pages, along with the smell of old paper, in methodical handwriting, 'Meiji 35 (1902), Private Memorandum, Isaburo Sakurada' was recorded.
明治の探偵が書き残した解けなかった事件の覚書 · B2
lovely
powerful
Also means: powerfully
師匠の若い頃の名だと後で知ったが、そのとき澄江はただ、その文字が持つ凛とした力強さに強く惹かれた。
She later learned it was her master's name from his youth, but At that moment, Sumie simply... She was deeply drawn to the dignified strength of those characters.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2
delicate
その絵には、どこか繊細すぎるほどの筆致が見られたが、誰もそれを口にしなかった。
In that painting, a brushwork that was almost too delicate could be seen, but no one put it into words.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2
vast
北岳の頂上から見下ろす甲府盆地の広がり、間ノ岳の広大な山頂台地、農鳥小屋の無愛想な小屋番のおじさんが淹れてくれた温かいコーヒー——すべてが鮮やかで、日常の職員室とは完全に別の世界だった。
The expanse of the Kofu Basin looking down from the summit of Mount Kita, the vast summit plateau of Mount Aino, the gruff hut keeper at Nōtori Hut the warm coffee he brewed for me— Everything was vivid, and it was a completely different world from the everyday staff room.
南アルプスを単独縦走した女教師の夏休み · B2
sleepy

countless
大神たちが集う広間の中央には、よりあわされた無数の赤い糸が積まれていた。
In the center of the hall where the great gods gathered, countless twisted red threads were piled up.
神在月に出雲へ向かった神が帰らなかった理由 · B2
wealthy
「裕福な町衆が競うようにして鉾の飾り布に使った。」
'Wealthy townspeople vied with each other to use them as decorative cloths for the floats.'
祇園祭の山鉾に眠る異国の布 · B2
clean
お風呂も、今夜は入れますよ」部屋は小さかったけれど、清潔でした。
As for the bath, you can enter tonight too.' The room was small, but it was clean.
深夜バスの終点で見つけた名もない温泉宿 · A2
powerless
彼は自分の無力さを突きつけられているような気分だった。
He felt his own powerlessness as though it were being thrust in his face.
戦後の闇市で生まれたソース焼きそば · B2
be equal
それは、彼女の芸術が真剣に受け取られていないという宣告に等しかった。
That was equivalent to a declaration that her art was not being taken seriously.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2minor
先月、些細な行き違いから喧嘩のようになってしまった相手だ。
The person with whom I ended up having a quarrel over a minor misunderstanding last month The person I ended up almost quarreling with.
見合い写真の裏に書かれた別の名前 · B2
unnatural
宮本の走り方が明らかに不自然になっていることに、とっくに気づいていたのだろう。
That Miyamoto's way of running had clearly become unnatural, he had likely noticed long ago.
箱根駅伝で棄権を拒んだ四区のランナー · B2
unfamiliar

pathetic and shameful
fragmentary
断片的にではあるが、英語で意思を伝えることはできた。
Though it was fragmentary, she was able to convey her intentions in English.
幕末の長崎で通訳として生きた混血の女 · B2
dislike

knitted
Also means: knitwear

empty
Also means: blank

bitterly

awkward
「俺には不器用で直接言えないけど、好きな道に進んでくれたのがうれしい」って、そう言っていました。
"I'm clumsy and can't say it to him directly, but I'm happy he followed the path he loves," he said, he was saying that.
亡き父の携帯に今もメッセージが届く · B1
lacking in emotion
作曲家として二十年のキャリアを持つ誠一は、批評家から「技術的には完璧だが、感情に乏しい」と評されることが多かった。
Seiichi, who had a twenty-year career as a composer, was often criticized by critics as being 'technically perfect, but lacking in emotion.'
初演後に楽譜を焼いた作曲家 · B2
is square

deep inside

dull
Also means: dully
足首の痛みは、最初の「鋭い感覚」から「焼けるような鈍い痛み」に変わっていた。
The pain in his ankle, from the initial 'sharp sensation', had changed into a 'burning dull pain'.
箱根駅伝で棄権を拒んだ四区のランナー · B2
serious and deeply felt
マイクを通した声は少し歪んでいたが、その言葉に含まれた切実な心配の色は十分に伝わった。
The voice through the microphone was a bit distorted, but the tone of earnest worry contained in the words was fully conveyed.
箱根駅伝で棄権を拒んだ四区のランナー · B2
pale
美佐子は淡い灰色のブラウスを着て、C棟41番の前に立った。ひんやりした石の廊下の奥に、小さな扉。その前に、枯れかけた小菊が一輪、静かに置いてある。
Misako, wearing a pale gray blouse, stood in front of Room 41 in Building C. Deep in the cool stone corridor was a small door. In front of it, a single, withered chrysanthemum was quietly placed.
納骨堂の番号が一つ足りない · B1
dazzlingly bright
その強さが、今の自分には少しだけ眩しく思えた。
That strength seemed a little dazzling to her current self.
見合い写真の裏に書かれた別の名前 · B2
comical
髪型も制服も、どこか懐かしいような、滑稽なような。
The hairstyles and uniforms were somehow nostalgic, yet also somewhat comical.
ゴミ置き場で見つかった三十年前の卒業アルバム · B2
cannot bear it
どちらにしても、このまま放っておくのは忍びない。
Either way, she couldn't bear to just leave it like this.
ゴミ置き場で見つかった三十年前の卒業アルバム · B2embarrassing

awkward

vivid
まるで誰かが足首の内側に錐を刺し、それをゆっくりと回しているような、そんな生々しい感覚だった。
It was a vivid sensation, as if someone were sticking an awl into the inside of his ankle, as if slowly turning it, It was such a vivid, visceral sensation.
箱根駅伝で棄権を拒んだ四区のランナー · B2
steeply; harshly
屋久島の山道は険しく、雨もよく降る。
The mountain roads of Yakushima are steep, and it also rains often.
屋久島の千年杉を守る男 · B1
illegal
闇市は確かに非合法で、警察の手入れが入ることも珍しくない。
The black market was certainly illegal, and it wasn't uncommon for the police to conduct raids.
戦後の闇市で生まれたソース焼きそば · B2deep and weighty
低く、深く、胸の奥まで響くような重厚な音だった。
It was a deep, low, weighty sound that seemed to reverberate to the depths of her chest.
龍神が守る湖に沈んだ村の鐘 · B2
cold and unemotional
その光景は、まるで運命の選別を行う冷徹な儀式のようだった。
That sight was just like a cold-hearted ritual carrying out the selection of destiny.
神在月に出雲へ向かった神が帰らなかった理由 · B2
monotonous
海沿いの単調な景色が続き、強い海風がランナーの体力を容赦なく奪うことから、「魔の四区」と恐れられている。
The monotonous scenery along the coast continues, and because the strong sea breeze relentlessly robs runners of their physical strength, it is feared as the 'Demonic Fourth Section'.
箱根駅伝で棄権を拒んだ四区のランナー · B2
brown

faint
三日目の朝、蔵の中にかすかな甘い匂いが立ちこめていた。
On the morning of the third day, a faint sweet smell was hanging in the air of the storehouse.
シベリア抑留から持ち帰った酒蔵の麹菌 · B2
keen

hot

curt
それ以来、ふたりの間では年に数回のそっけないメッセージが交わされるだけだった。
Since then, between the two of them a few curt messages a year were all that was exchanged.
初演後に楽譜を焼いた作曲家 · B2
intense
何百年もの時間が大気の中に溶け込んだような、重く濃密な熱さだ。
as though centuries of time had dissolved into the air, it is a heavy, dense heat.
祇園祭の山鉾に眠る異国の布 · B2
shameful
母のしたことは恥ずべきことではなく、誇るべきことだったのだから」。
What Mother did was not shameful, but but something to be proud of, after all.”
解体前の古民家の天井裏から出た百年分の日記 · B2
fluent
ただし「通訳」と呼べるほどの流暢さがあるかどうか、自分でも確信は持てなかった。
However, whether she had enough fluency to be called an 'interpreter', she was not confident herself.
幕末の長崎で通訳として生きた混血の女 · B2
sentimental
Also means: sentimentally
感傷的になってはいけないと自分に言い聞かせながら、埃を払う。
reminding herself not to become sentimental, she dusted them off.
見合い写真の裏に書かれた別の名前 · B2
old-fashioned
カランコロンと、古風なベルの音が鳴った。
The old-fashioned sound of a bell rang out: 'ding-dong'.
六十年間同じ道を歩いた男が初めて曲がった角 · B2
pleasantly roasty-smelling
焙煎された豆の香ばしい匂いが、鼻をくすぐった。
The fragrant aroma of roasted beans tickled his nose.
六十年間同じ道を歩いた男が初めて曲がった角 · B2
coarse-grained
写真は粒が粗く、ピントも甘かったが、それでも梓の目は一点に釘付けになった。
The photo was grainy and the focus was soft, but even so, Azusa's eyes were glued to one spot.
奥多摩の廃村に咲いた絶滅危惧の花 · B2
neat and precise
Also means: meticulous and orderly
ページを開くと、古びた紙の匂いと共に、几帳面な筆跡で「明治三十五年 私的覚書 桜田伊三郎」と記されていた。
Upon opening the pages, along with the smell of old paper, in methodical handwriting, 'Meiji 35 (1902), Private Memorandum, Isaburo Sakurada' was recorded.
明治の探偵が書き残した解けなかった事件の覚書 · B2
faint
匠造は、自分の技術が誰かに伝わるかもしれないという、微かな希望を胸に抱き始めていた。
Shozo, thinking that his techniques might be passed on to someone, began to harbor a faint hope in his heart.
九百年の技を継ぐ最後の宮大工が刻んだ一本の柱 · B2
unfriendly
北岳の頂上から見下ろす甲府盆地の広がり、間ノ岳の広大な山頂台地、農鳥小屋の無愛想な小屋番のおじさんが淹れてくれた温かいコーヒー——すべてが鮮やかで、日常の職員室とは完全に別の世界だった。
The expanse of the Kofu Basin looking down from the summit of Mount Kita, the vast summit plateau of Mount Aino, the gruff hut keeper at Nōtori Hut the warm coffee he brewed for me— Everything was vivid, and it was a completely different world from the everyday staff room.
南アルプスを単独縦走した女教師の夏休み · B2
faded
使い込まれた茶器、色あせた着物、戦後に出版されたらしき古びた本の束。
well-used tea utensils, faded kimonos, and a stack of old books that seemed to have been published after the war.
見合い写真の裏に書かれた別の名前 · B2
dim
温度と湿度が厳密に管理された薄暗い部屋に入ると、澪は思わず息をのんだ。
When entering the dim room where temperature and humidity were strictly controlled, Mio instinctively gasped (held her breath).
祇園祭の山鉾に眠る異国の布 · B2
carelessly
ゴミ置き場の隅に、誰かが無造作に段ボール箱を置いていた。
In the corner of the trash area, someone had carelessly left a cardboard box.
ゴミ置き場で見つかった三十年前の卒業アルバム · B2
cold and indifferent
しかし、展覧会に女の名で応募すると、審査員の反応は常に冷淡だった。
However, when she applied to exhibitions under a woman's name, the judges' reactions were always cold.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2impure
「当時の人たちは、外国のものを使うことを——不純だとは思わなかったんですか」少し挑戦的な問い方になってしまったかもしれないと思いながら、それでも澪は訊いた。
“Did people back then not think using foreign things was not think it was—impure?” It may have sounded like a somewhat challenging question as she thought that, Mio asked anyway.
祇園祭の山鉾に眠る異国の布 · B2
unshakable
そのときすでに、清之助の名声は揺るぎないものになっていた。
By then already, Kiyonosuke’s reputation had become firmly established.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2
intricate
これほど精緻な面を、都は長い査定の仕事の中でほとんど見たことがなかった。
Such an exquisite mask, During Miyako’s long career as an appraiser had hardly ever seen one.
競売にかけられた能面の裏に刻まれた名 · B2
loud

resolutely
神々の視線が突き刺さる中、綱代の神は毅然として続けた。
While the gazes of the gods pierced through him, the god of Ajiro continued resolutely.
神在月に出雲へ向かった神が帰らなかった理由 · B2
in an orderly manner
丁寧に、まるではさみで切ったように、切り口が整然と揃っていた。
Carefully, as if cut with scissors, the cut edges were neatly aligned.
解体前の古民家の天井裏から出た百年分の日記 · B2
guilty
父の形見を使うことへの後ろめたさは、もうなかった。
He no longer felt guilty about using his father's memento.
戦後の闇市で生まれたソース焼きそば · B2
hard to please
若い住人たちは「気難しい人だ」と噂していたし、京子自身も、引っ越してきてから二年が経つのに、まともな会話をしたことがなかった。
The younger residents whispered that she was a 'difficult person,' Kyoko herself, despite having lived here for two years, had never had a proper conversation.
ゴミ置き場で見つかった三十年前の卒業アルバム · B2
inarticulate

deep and booming

oppressive
彼女の部屋からは、時折、重苦しい沈黙の気配が漏れ出しているような気がしていた。
From her room, at times, the presence of a heavy silence seemed to be seeping out.
ゴミ置き場で見つかった三十年前の卒業アルバム · B2
rock-solid
父は今頃どこかで、「この国は磐石だ」と孫に語って聞かせているだろう。
His father was likely somewhere right now, telling his grandchildren, "This country is solid as a rock."
黒船来航の前夜に書かれた手紙 · B2
sufficient
それが彼女にできる唯一のことだったし、それで十分な気がした。
That was the only thing he could do for her, and it felt like that was enough.
八百年生きた尼が最後に選んだ洞窟 · B1