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儚い

Mastery

- はかない
  
  3
- Transient, impermanent; illusory
  
  I-Adjective
- 儚い人生
  
  A life of impermanence
- 空しいむなしい
  
  Hollow; empty
- 人生は儚いよ、と人は言う。
  
  People say that life is short.
- 人生は、はかない夢にすぎない。
  
  Life is but an empty dream.
- 人の人生は、はかないものだ。
  
  The life of a person is a transient thing.
- 人生は儚いよ、とよく人は言う。
  
  They often say that life is short.
- 私たちの恋は、しゃぼん玉のようにはかなかった。
  
  Our love affair was as short-lived as a soap-bubble.
- Already mastered

尊い

Mastery

- とうとい
  
  3
- Precious. Precious.
  
  I-Adjective
- 尊い命
  
  Precious life.
- 愛より尊い物はない。
  
  Nothing is as precious as love.
- ご友情は私にはたいそう尊いものです。
  
  Your friendship means much to me.
- 川は美しいからといって尊いわけではない。
  
  Just because a river is beautiful doesn't mean that it is precious.
- 健康の尊さをいくら評価してもしすぎることはない。
  
  We cannot overestimate the value of health.
- 生命の尊さを考えた事のない人は医学を志すべきではない。
  
  Those who have never thought about the value of life should not study medicine.
- Already mastered

渋い

Mastery

- しぶい
  
  2
- Astringent flavor; vegetal; unpleasant
  
  I-Adjective
- 渋い顔をする
  
  Put on an unhappy face.
- 僕的にはもっと地味ってか渋い服が欲しいんですけどね。
  
  For my tastes, I'd prefer plainer, or rather, more tasteful clothing.
- まず目に飛び込んできたのは、大きなソファだ。渋い色の革張りで、座面も背もたれもゆったりしている。
  
  The first thing that came to my attention was the large sofa. It was covered in sober coloured leather, the seat and the back both looked wide and comfortable.
- Already mastered

潔い

Mastery

- いさぎよい
  
  4
- Decisive. Painful.
  
  I-Adjective
- 潔く謝る
  
  Apologize profusely.
- 出処進退の潔さをわきまえている、と彼は言っているけれど、いざとなったらどうだかね。
  
  He always talks as though he knows how to handle himself but you never know how he'll act when the chips are down.
- 君は潔く辞任すべきだ。
  
  You should do the honorable thing and resign.
- 彼はすべてを明らかにして潔く責任を取るべきです。
  
  He should disclose everything and face the music.
- それが私の間違いであったことを私は潔く認める。
  
  I'm ready to admit that it was my fault.
- 裁判官が有罪の判決を下した以上、いさぎよく服役しなければならない。
  
  The judge pronounced him "guilty", and now he must face the music of a sentence in prison.
- Already mastered

疎い

Mastery

- うとい
  
  2
- unfamiliar
  
  I-Adjective
- この辺の地理に疎い
  
  Not familiar with the geography of the area
- 僕は最近の情勢に疎い。
  
  I know little of the recent situation.
- 去るもの日々に疎し。
  
  Out of sight, out of mind.
- 去る者は日々に疎しだな。お互いに離ればなれになると、自然と疎遠になるよね。
  
  Out of sight out of mind. When you're separated you lose touch.
- Already mastered

眩い

Mastery

- まばゆい
  
  3
- Eye-catching; dazzling, radiant
  
  I-Adjective
- Already mastered

脆い

Mastery

- もろい
  
  2
- Brittle; fragile
  
  I-Adjective
- 情に脆い
  
  fall in love easily
- 彼女は情にもろい。
  
  She is accessible to pity.
- 彼が作った模型飛行機はもろかった。
  
  His paper plane was fragile.
- 彼はもろくも誘惑に負けた。
  
  He was weak enough to succumb to temptation.
- 巣は柔らかそうでもろそうに見えるが、丈夫である。
  
  Although the web looks soft and delicate, it is strong.
- Already mastered

うざい

Mastery

- うざい
  
  2
- （troublesome
  
  I-Adjective
- しつこく電話をかけてきてうざい
  
  It's annoying to call all the time.
- シンジってうざくねぇ？うぜーよね。
  
  Isn't Shinji a pain? He is, isn't he?
- Already mastered

「うざい」Meaning

（troublesome

(finger) ring

Operate. Manipulate.

Snacks, Candy

しつこく電話をかけてきてうざい

It's annoying to call all the time.
シンジってうざくねぇ？うぜーよね。

Isn't Shinji a pain? He is, isn't he?

「うざい」Part of speech

I-Adjective

Particle

Pre-noun

NA-Adjective

か弱い

Mastery

- かよわい
  
  3
- tender
  
  I-Adjective
- 病後のか弱い体で仕事をする
  
  Working with a weakened body after an illness.
- 彼女の子どもはか弱かった。
  
  Her child was in delicate health.
- Already mastered

でかい

Mastery

- でかい
  
  2
- Big, so big, the boss's
  
  I-Adjective
- でかい家
  
  large house
- こんなデカイのがチャリの荷台に乗るわけないだろ。
  
  There's no way one that big is going to go on a bike's luggage rest.
- あいつでかいことばかり言ってるけど、そのうちぼろを出すよ。
  
  He's always talking like a big shot, but it won't be long before all his faults are exposed.
- Already mastered