not be
Also means: not exist; be absent · not · isn't it?
297 words · Story levels: A0–B2
Including: ない · そう · よう · 何 · 時
ない · nai
not be
not be
Also means: not exist; be absent · not · isn't it?
so
Also means: yes · that way · such
way
Also means: well · seem like
その手帳を見つけたのは、偶然としか言いようがない。
The discovery of that notebook was... ...something that can only be described as a coincidence.
明治の探偵が書き残した解けなかった事件の覚書 · B2
something
Also means: what · anything · why
when
Also means: o’clock · then · life stage
うーん、私にはわからなかった💦先月お見舞いに行ったとき、きれいだと思ってたわ。
Hmm, I couldn't tell 💦 When I went to visit last month, I thought they were beautiful.
お見舞いの花が全部偽物だった · A2that / it
Also means: then

now
Also means: just now

alone
Also means: one

after
Also means: later · left · also
what happened
Also means: how · what to do · whether ... or not
already
Also means: anymore · more · again

again
Also means: another · see you again

so far
Also means: before now
おじいさんは今まで一度も電話をしませんでした。
Grandfather (subject) until now never / not even once did not call.
祖父が初めて電話をかけてきた夜 · A1
well
Also means: often · favorably · good (before “not”)

very
Also means: amazing

such
Also means: that much; so
what
Also means: expresses surprise that… · something like … · for instance

moment
Also means: bit · hey · little over

other
Also means: else

oh, I see
Also means: yeah · that way

still
Also means: not yet · only

fun
Also means: is fun · enjoyable · pleasantly

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

many times
Also means: several times · which time in order
everything
Also means: all of it · all
again
Also means: even once · once · time
just
Also means: however · only · free
私はただ、薬の場所を確認したかっただけなんです。
I just, the location of the medicine wanted to confirm.
シェアハウスの冷蔵庫に誰かの名前で薬が入っている · A2
immediately
Also means: soon

together
Also means: same

more

little
Also means: slightly · little by little

lately

always
Also means: usual · as usual · word “いつも”

other
Also means: different · not particularly

most
Also means: farthest · first
be decided
Also means: always
very

many

current
Also means: currently

ordinary
Also means: just as expected

quickly
Also means: early · fast

as expected
Also means: still
various things
あ、昼間にいろいろ話してたんだね
Ah, during the day, you guys were talking about various things.
シェアハウスの冷蔵庫に誰かの名前で薬が入っている · A2
every day
definitely
Also means: never

for the first time
Also means: first time · only then

just recently
Also means: unintentionally
前年の秋、百メートル背泳ぎで日本新記録を樹立した藤田は、つい先週、正式に東京五輪の代表選手として内定の通知を受け取ったばかりだった。
In the autumn of the previous year, in the 100-meter backstroke, Fujita, who had established a new Japanese record, just last week, formally as a representative athlete for the Tokyo Olympics, had only just received his unofficial notice of selection.
幻の東京五輪に選ばれた水泳選手の八年間 · B2really
Also means: true; real · actually

not easily
Also means: hardly ever
well…
Also means: well, okay · oh · guess
まあ、他にもポニーテールの子いるんじゃないの
Well, besides you, aren't there other girls with ponytails?
地元の祭りに自分のそっくりさんが参加していた · A2actually
all

new
Also means: new one · newly
probably

small
Also means: quiet or soft · quietly · in small lettering
all along
Also means: much · much farther
very much (with negation)

not at all
Also means: completely
of course
quite
約四十年前まで活躍していた落語家で、当時かなり人気がありました。
A rakugo performer who was active until about 40 years ago and was quite popular at the time.
落語の高座で師匠が別の名前を名乗った · B1
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 · B1why
Also means: for some reason

like this
Also means: such · like

even higher
Also means: furthermore
お前は神としての本分を忘れたのか」「綱代の神よ」と、さらに上位の神が静かに口を開いた。
Have you forgotten your duty as a god?' 'O God of Ajiro,' said an even higher-ranking god quietly.
神在月に出雲へ向かった神が帰らなかった理由 · B2especially
特に、ジェットコースターはいつも「怖い」と言っていました。
Especially, [regarding] roller coasters, he always said they were "scary."
父と二人で乗った最後のジェットコースター · A2completely

properly
Also means: directly · decently · really there

indeed
if I remember correctly
千住音楽院は、確か先生の昔からの友人が経営していたはずです。
Senju Music Academy was, if I recall, run by a long-time friend of the teacher.
三味線の師匠が突然失踪した · B1really
someday
Also means: what time · when · sometime

hardly
Also means: most

long ago
Also means: former · old days

cup or glass
Also means: full · lot

previously
Also means: previous
「実家に帰るとしたら新潟しかない」と、以前話してくださったことがあります。
"If I were to return to my hometown, it would have to be Niigata," he has told me before.
三味線の師匠が突然失踪した · B1
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
with care
Also means: take care of yourself

not at all
Also means: completely · much more (than ...)
quite

already
中を見てはいけないと思ったが、封筒はすでに開いていた。
She thought she shouldn't look inside, but the envelope was already open.
京町家の最後の後継ぎ · B1how
Also means: all of them

first
Also means: almost never

vicinity
Also means: nearby · nearly

after that
Also means: subsequent
in other words
very
外から入ることは非常に難しいとわかった。
He found out that joining from the outside was extremely difficult.
長崎くんちの龍踊りを受け継いだ外国人 · B1please do
Also means: by all means
of course
if

almost
for now
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
all over
Also means: entire surface

as is
Also means: right afterward

firmly
Also means: carefully
that much
naturally
Also means: nature
as expected
Also means: surely not · even i couldn’t…

spontaneously
Also means: inevitably · naturally · naturally and unobtrusively
ずっと触れられなかったのに、今日は自然に手が伸びた。
Even though I couldn't touch it for so long, today my hand reached for it naturally.
俳句の投稿欄に死んだ妻の名前があった · B1surely
in the end

cherish
Also means: carefully

short
Also means: briefly

please
Also means: kindly · properly

definitely
Also means: always · inevitably
honestly
Also means: honest

here you are
Also means: go ahead · please · feel free
really

usually
Also means: as usual
通常、能面の裏には作者の刻印か、所蔵者の朱印がある。
Usually, on the back of a Noh mask, there is either the creator's seal or the owner's red stamp.
競売にかけられた能面の裏に刻まれた名 · B2
clearly
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
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
seriously
Also means: seriousness
of course
Also means: natural · naturally
without permission

directly
Also means: direct

anew
「なお本面については、面打師橘節子による制作の可能性を示す資料が新たに発見されており、」「蒼月堂はその調査を進めております」会場がわずかに動いた。
“As for this mask, by the mask carver Tachibana Setsuko documents indicating the possibility that it was made have recently been discovered,” 'and Sogetsudo is proceeding with an investigation.' The room stirred slightly.
競売にかけられた能面の裏に刻まれた名 · B2on earth
「桐島清之助という男は、いったい何者だろう」委員の一人が腕を組みながらそう言った。
“Who on earth is this man named Seinosuke Kirishima?” one of the committee members said while folding his arms.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2anyway

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
slowly
Also means: relaxed · take it easy
how much
Also means: somewhat · no matter how much
usually

for a while
Also means: while

half
it’s about time

considerably
好きかどうかわからない相手と一生一緒にいるの、相当つらいよ
Being with someone forever when you don't know if you love them... is quite painful.
兄の婚約者から届いた本音 · B1this much
先生がこんなに連絡の取れないことは、今まで一度もなかったと思います。
The teacher being this unreachable, I think has never happened until now.
三味線の師匠が突然失踪した · B1one’s own
Also means: of one’s own accord
神は、自らの存在を賭して、二人の未来を守ることを選んだのだ。
The god, staking his own existence, chose to protect the future of the two.
神在月に出雲へ向かった神が帰らなかった理由 · B2steadily
Also means: definitely

ever since
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
rapidly and steadily

strange
Also means: strangely · puzzled

little while ago
Also means: earlier

gradually
Also means: as soon as

suddenly
Also means: sudden

finally

just now
exactly
まさに夢が現実になろうとした瞬間に、その夢は音もなく崩れ始めていた。
At the very moment his dream was about to become reality, that dream was beginning to crumble without a sound.
幻の東京五輪に選ばれた水泳選手の八年間 · B2just right
Also means: just · exactly

safe
Also means: safely

never imagined

safely
roughly

another; further
Also means: furthermore
彼女が本名を名乗るのは、それからさらに六年後のことだ。
She would use her real name only another six years later.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2as if
Also means: just like
木は、まるで呼吸をしているかのように、わずかに温かみを感じさせた。
The wood, as if it were breathing, let him feel a slight warmth.
九百年の技を継ぐ最後の宮大工が刻んだ一本の柱 · B2
extremely
あの日、私が書斎に入ったとき、空の茶碗の縁に、ごく薄い紅の跡があった。
That day, when I entered the study, on the rim of the empty teacup, there was a very faint trace of crimson.
明治の探偵が書き残した解けなかった事件の覚書 · B2probably
rather

clearly
Also means: fully conscious · clear
でも縄のれんははっきり映ってた。奥のほうに。
But the rope curtain was clearly visible. In the back.
海外赴任中の夫が送ってくる写真の背景がおかしい · B1
formerly
しかしかつての麹の甘い匂いはなく、ただ冷たい木と土の匂いだけがした。
However, the sweet smell of kōji from the past was gone, and there was only the smell of cold wood and earth.
シベリア抑留から持ち帰った酒蔵の麹菌 · B2
finally
not at all
七十一歳の手は節だらけで、ヒノキの樹脂で黄ばんでいるが、その動きに迷いは一切ない。
His seventy-one-year-old hands are full of knots, and yellowed with cypress resin, but there is absolutely no hesitation in his movements.
九百年の技を継ぐ最後の宮大工が刻んだ一本の柱 · B2
actually
実は私も、ずっと少し気になっていました。
Actually, I had also been a bit concerned about it for a long time.
卒業アルバムに写っていない同級生 · A2again
奈良田で一泊置いてから、ゆかりは再び山に入った。
After staying one night in Narada, Yukari entered the mountains again.
南アルプスを単独縦走した女教師の夏休み · B2
bang
Also means: go

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 · B2only
曲名は、手帳に書かれていたたった一行の言葉を借りた。
The title of the song, borrowed a single line of words written in the notebook.
沖縄の地下壕で書き残された楽譜 · B2very

every year
just a little

specifically
Also means: specific
very

perfect
Also means: perfectly
never

tap

publicly

for an instant
Also means: in an instant · instant

every time

late

around now
てことは今頃、倉田くんの封筒には颯人の写真が入ってるじゃん笑
Which means by now, in Kurata-kun's envelope, Hayato's photo is inside, lol.
剣道の段位証書に他人の写真が入っていた · A2technically
anyway
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
seriously
Also means: really?

clearly
昨年、地図読みの講習会で学んだことが今になって明確に役立っていた。
What she had learned at last year’s map-reading workshop was now proving clearly useful.
南アルプスを単独縦走した女教師の夏休み · B2
now, at this late stage
今更この楽譜を、世界と共有し続けることに意味があるだろうか。
Now, at this point, this score— is there any point in continuing to share it with the world?
初演後に楽譜を焼いた作曲家 · B2
slightly
Also means: only a little
木は、まるで呼吸をしているかのように、わずかに温かみを感じさせた。
The wood, as if it were breathing, let him feel a slight warmth.
九百年の技を継ぐ最後の宮大工が刻んだ一本の柱 · B2
anew
このたびの納骨日程に向けて、改めてご確認をさせていただきます。
Regarding the upcoming interment schedule, I would like to reconfirm once more.
納骨堂の番号が一つ足りない · B1
quietly
Also means: quiet

finally
田中さん、今年ようやく「越後獅子」が仕上がってきていたのに、私のせいで…
Tanaka-san, this year we were finally getting 'Echigo-jishi' down... ...but because of me...
三味線の師匠が突然失踪した · B1
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 · B2to some extent

sometimes
おばあちゃん、時々メモを棚の上に置いてたじゃない
Grandma sometimes left notes on top of the shelf, didn't she?
母のレシピが全部消えた夜 · A2
smile cheerfully

neatly
Also means: thoroughly · properly paired
控え室のドアが開いた。大樹が先に出てきた。目が少し赤かったが、スーツのジャケットをきちんと着直していた。花がその後ろに続いた。廊下で待っていた凛と目が合ったとき、花は小さく笑った。凛はため息をひとつついた。
The door to the waiting room opened. Daiki came out first. His eyes were a little red, but he had neatly put on his suit jacket again. Hana followed behind him. When their eyes met with Rin, who was waiting in the hallway, Hana smiled faintly. Rin let out a sigh.
姉の結婚式当日に式場から消えた · B1all the more

quite

far away
Also means: farther apart

serious
Also means: seriously
at face value
しかし大人になってからは、そういう伝説を素直に信じるのは難しくなっていた。
However, after becoming an adult, it had become difficult to believe such legends straightforwardly.
龍神が守る湖に沈んだ村の鐘 · B2
for now
仕事が入ったのでいったん失礼します😊また連絡します!
Some work came up so I'll excuse myself for now. I will contact you again!
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
every week

on friendly terms
very
Also means: messily

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 · B1no matter how

officially
これで謝辞の「田中ぽよぽよ教授」は正式に「森田教授」になります
With this, "Professor Tanaka Poyopoyo" in the acknowledgments will officially become Professor Morita.
卒論の謝辞に知らない名前を書いてしまった · A2
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 · B2strangely

early

carefully
far
二十二歳の冬、はるかに大きなチャンスが来た。
In the winter when she was twenty-two, a big opportunity came to Haruka.
津軽三味線の三本目の糸が切れた夜 · A2even if
due to the nature of one’s work
仕事柄、細かいところを見てしまうんだよね。
Because of my job, I end up looking at small details.
海外赴任中の夫が送ってくる写真の背景がおかしい · B1
deliberately
ゆかりはそれを知ったうえで、あえて一人を選んだ。
Knowing that, Yukari intentionally chose to be alone.
南アルプスを単独縦走した女教師の夏休み · B2
coincidence
Also means: by chance

every month
はなちゃんと毎月シフトが逆なの、なんで?
The fact that your shifts are opposite to Hana-chan's every month, why is that?
同じシフトに入れてもらえない理由 · A2
sometimes

finally

continuing
ふーん… 田中さん、引き続きよろしくお願いします🙇♀️
Hmm... Mr. Tanaka, please continue to look after us.
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
for many years
Also means: of many years’ standing
澄江はその記事を切り取り、長年使い込んだ木箱の底にしまった。
Sumie cut out that article, and tucked it away at the bottom of a wooden box she had used for many years.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間 · B2
completely
下山する頃には、雨はすっかり上がっていた。
By the time we were descending the mountain, the rain had completely stopped.
屋久島の千年杉を守る男 · B1by chance
今朝、たまたま」八重子はしばらく黙っていた。
By chance this morning. Yaeko remained silent for a while.
ゴミ置き場で見つかった三十年前の卒業アルバム · B2
gradually
Also means: in tiers
at least
「せめて、誰かに——一人でいい——本当のことを知ってほしいのです」翌日の競売で、能面の番が来た。
“At least, I want someone—just one person— I want them to know the truth.” At the next day's auction, it was the Noh mask's turn.
競売にかけられた能面の裏に刻まれた名 · B2
secretly
お母さん、その日こっそり見に行くでしょ
Mom, You're going to sneakily go see it that day, aren't you?
引越し先の壁に隠されていた地図 · A2
after another
部屋に戻り、テーブルの上でページをめくってみると、三十年前の中学生たちが次々と現れた。
After returning to her room and leafing through the pages on the table, junior high school students from thirty years ago appeared one after another.
ゴミ置き場で見つかった三十年前の卒業アルバム · B2
right away
早速で申し訳ないんですが、テーブルの席について聞いていいですか?
I am sorry for jumping right in, but regarding the table seating can I ask a question?
元交際相手が自分の結婚式場を予約した · A2
suddenly
鑿を丁寧に布で拭きながら、ふと手が止まった。
While carefully wiping his chisel with a cloth, his hand suddenly stopped.
九百年の技を継ぐ最後の宮大工が刻んだ一本の柱 · B2when it comes down to it
同僚たちは「いざとなれば神風が吹く」と言う。
His colleagues said, "If it comes down to it, the Divine Wind (Kamikaze) will blow."
黒船来航の前夜に書かれた手紙 · B2exactly

lifetime
Also means: in one’s lifetime
祖母は後に別の男性と結婚し、普通の主婦として生涯を終えた。
His grandmother later married another man, and ended her life as an ordinary housewife.
古い旅館から消えた宿帳 · B1single-mindedly
マイナス三十度を超える寒さの中で木を切り、道路を作り、ひたすら労働した。
In the cold exceeding minus thirty degrees, they cut trees, built roads, and labored relentlessly.
シベリア抑留から持ち帰った酒蔵の麹菌 · B2
heart pounding
let alone
外国船に近づく者、ましてや外国人の命を救う者は、尊王攘夷派の浪人に命を狙われかねない。
Those who approach foreign ships, let alone those who save the lives of foreigners, could have their lives targeted by 'Sonno Joi' masterless samurai.
幕末の長崎で通訳として生きた混血の女 · B2
with all one's might
彼女はノートパソコンを開いて、何かを一生懸命に打っていた。
She had her laptop open, and was typing something intently.
三十年間、同じ席に座り続けた男 · B1
absorbed in
でも私はいつも自分が座ることに夢中で、妻がどんな景色を見ていたのか、本当の意味では知らなかった。
But I was always so focused on my own sitting, what kind of scenery my wife was seeing, I didn't know in the true sense.
三十年間、同じ席に座り続けた男 · B1
moment

long ago

in time

sweet
ジュッという音とともに、甘く深い香りが立ち上った。
Along with a sizzling sound, a sweet, deep aroma rose up.
戦後の闇市で生まれたソース焼きそば · B2
soft
Also means: gently

deliberately

peacefully
Also means: calmly

sparkling

directly
Also means: straight ahead · straightforwardly · frankly and openly
right now
Also means: i'm home
白井は作業手袋を外し、自分でも村上の番号を呼び出した。3回のコール音。そして留守番電話。村上の低い声が流れた。「村上です。ただいま出られません」。
Shirai took off his work gloves and called Murakami's number himself. Three rings. Then voicemail. Murakami's low voice played. "This is Murakami. I can't come to the phone right now."
酒蔵の蔵人が仕込み中に姿を消した · B1
currently

always
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 · B2
gently
Also means: quietly
finally
りなはとうとう広場のベンチに水色の浴衣の女の子を見つけた。
Rina finally found a girl in a light blue yukata on a plaza bench.
地元の祭りに自分のそっくりさんが参加していた · A2
relieved

secretly
誠之助は、三年前から密かに蘭学を学んでいた。
Seinosuke had been secretly studying Rangaku (Dutch studies/Western learning) for three years.
黒船来航の前夜に書かれた手紙 · B2
feel refreshed

every morning

every night
gradually and gently

straight
仕事から帰ると、自転車はいつもまっすぐに直っていました。
When she returned from work, the bicycle always had been fixed straight.
毎朝誰かが直す傾いた自転車 · A2powerful
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
fixedly
Also means: intently
dramatically

immediately
医師として行かなければならない——その思いは即座に湧いた。
As a doctor, I must go— that thought welled up instantly.
幕末の長崎で通訳として生きた混血の女 · B2
sometimes

occasionally
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 · B2very carefully
田中さん、移動の際はくれぐれもお気をつけください。
Mr. Tanaka, please be very careful when you're moving.
夜中に届いた宅配便の中身が自分の写真だった · B1separately
登山届のなりすましについては別途書類が必要になりますが
Regarding the impersonation on the climbing report, separate documents will be required, but...
山岳部の遭難届に自分の名前が入っていた · B1feel right
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 · B2
quietly and unobtrusively
埃の積もった隅に、漆塗りの木箱がひっそりと置かれていた。
In a dust-covered corner, A lacquered wooden box had been placed quietly there.
解体前の古民家の天井裏から出た百年分の日記 · B2
vividly
解説者が静かな声で「棄権となりました」と告げた瞬間、隣に立っていた父親が何も言わずにその場を離れたのを、宮本は今でも鮮明に覚えている。
The moment the commentator announced in a quiet voice, "It has become a withdrawal," that my father, who had been standing beside me, leaving the scene without saying anything, Miyamoto still remembers vividly even now.
箱根駅伝で棄権を拒んだ四区のランナー · B2
round and round
その疑問が、さくらの頭の中でぐるぐると回り始めた。
That question, inside Sakura's head, began to spin round and round.
廃線の終点に残された往復切符 · B1
vaguely
先週の木曜、先生がレッスン中にどこかぼんやりされていたような気がして。
Last Thursday, during the lesson, I had a feeling he was somewhat absent-minded.
三味線の師匠が突然失踪した · B1
be hectic
委員会のとき緊張してたし、文化祭もバタバタしてて、言いたかったこと、言えなかったんだ。
I was nervous during committee meetings, and the culture festival was so hectic, I couldn't say the things I wanted to say.
五年ぶりの同窓会前夜に発覚 · B1barely
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
generation after generation
百年以上続く蔵で、その麹菌は代々、同じ菌株を受け継いできた。
In a brewery that had lasted over a hundred years, that kōji mold had, for generations, inherited the same strain.
シベリア抑留から持ち帰った酒蔵の麹菌 · B2
calmly and matter-of-factly

rustle

lively
蒼さんが自分の絵の話をするとき、顔が全然違います。他のどんな話のときよりも、生き生きしています。
When Ao talks about his own paintings, his face is completely different. More than any other time, he is full of life.
合格通知が二つ届いた朝 · A2
earnestly, with a special request

faintly
「残業中〜」って添えてたのに、窓の外がうっすらピンクがかってたんだよね
Even though he added "working overtime~," the outside of the window was slightly pinkish.
海外赴任中の夫が送ってくる写真の背景がおかしい · B1
smile pleasantly

faintly

by chance

cool
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
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
with dignity and resolve
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
gently swaying
夜風がふいて、紙がゆらゆらとゆれます。
The night wind blows and, the paper (subject) sways gently.
七夕の夜に願いごとが書けなかった少女 · A2faintly
文子の指がスマホの上で止まった。右手首の銀色の時計が微かに揺れた。
Fumiko's finger stopped on top of her smartphone. The silver watch on her right wrist swayed faintly.
ペットの訃報を知らせ忘れた三週間 · B1
all night
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
densely packed
練習後、リクは更衣室のロッカーの下に一枚の紙を見つけた。破れた練習日誌のページ。毎日の日付と、カロリーの数字がびっしり書いてあった。どの数字も、すごく小さかった。
After practice, Riku found a piece of paper under a locker in the changing room. A torn page from a practice log. It was covered with daily dates and calorie counts. All the numbers were extremely small.
誰も知らない先輩の引退理由 · A2
sentimental

hesitantly and fearfully
unexpectedly

gloomily
空はどんよりと曇り、人々の顔には疲労と不安が張り付いている。
The sky was leaden and cloudy, and fatigue and anxiety were plastered on people's faces.
戦後の闇市で生まれたソース焼きそば · B2
secretly
工具の刃で、丁寧に、しかし秘かに彫られた字。
Characters carved carefully, yet secretly, with the blade of a tool.
競売にかけられた能面の裏に刻まれた名 · B2
sharp
七十八歳の田中は、定年退職してもう十三年が経つにもかかわらず、毎朝八時きっかりに家を出て、川沿いの遊歩道を二十分歩き、商店街を抜け、郵便局の前を通って公園のベンチに座るという習慣を続けていた。
Seventy-eight-year-old Tanaka, despite thirteen years already having passed since his retirement, would leave the house at exactly 8:00 every morning, walk for twenty minutes along the riverside promenade, pass through the shopping district, pass in front of the post office, and continued the habit of sitting on a park bench.
六十年間同じ道を歩いた男が初めて曲がった角 · B2
heavily
「声なき便り」という言葉が、今になってずっしりと重い。
The phrase 'voiceless letter'... feels so heavy now.
俳句の投稿欄に死んだ妻の名前があった · B1
solemnly
まるで見られることを意識しているかのように、彼は丁寧に、そして厳かに作業を進めた。
As if he were conscious of being watched, he proceeded with the work carefully and solemnly.
九百年の技を継ぐ最後の宮大工が刻んだ一本の柱 · B2
short time ago
さきほど、先生の奥さんから私に連絡が来ました
A moment ago, I received a message from the professor's wife.
推薦状を書いてくれた教授が失踪した · B1
straight to the point

briskly
京子は小さく息を吐き、いつものようにゴミを捨てて、足早にマンションを後にした。
Kyoko let out a small breath, threw out her garbage as usual, and left the apartment building briskly.
ゴミ置き場で見つかった三十年前の卒業アルバム · B2
round and bright (of eyes)

twitch repeatedly
隣のおばさんの孫息子が、鼻をひくひくさせながら近づいてきた。
The neighboring woman's grandson approached, twitching his nose.
戦後の闇市で生まれたソース焼きそば · B2
in complete silence

quietly
ある夜、売れ残った麺を前にして、彼はぽつりとつぶやいた。
One night, as he faced the unsold noodles, he muttered to himself.
戦後の闇市で生まれたソース焼きそば · B2
separately
それから、同じ名前で別々に売ったの」次の朝、美咲はノートを持って中村家へ行った。
After that, we sold it separately under the same name. The next morning, Misaki took the notebook and went to the Nakamura family's shop.
二つの家が同じ名で売る若狭のへしこ · A2
fully
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
strictly
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