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断然

Mastery

- だんぜん
  
  0
- Categorically; decidedly (not)
  
  Adverb
- こちらの方が断然優れている
  
  In comparison, this side is definitely superior.
- 私は断然ウィンドウズ派。
  
  I'm a Windows person.
- これは彼の小説の中で断然おもしろい。
  
  This is by far the most interesting of his novels.
- 彼の作文は断然一番よい。
  
  His composition is by far the best of all.
- これが断然一番良い。
  
  This is the absolute best.
- これが２つの中で断然良い。
  
  This is much the better of the two.
- Already mastered

日夜

Mastery

- にちや
  
  1 2
- Day and night; often
  
  Adverb Noun
- 日夜勉強を頑張る
  
  Study hard day and night.
- 看護婦たちは、日夜患者の世話をした。
  
  The nurses attend to the patient day and night.
- 彼は日夜働いて過労になった。
  
  He worked day and night and overworked himself.
- 彼は弁護士になるために日夜勉強に励んだ。
  
  He studied day and night with a view to becoming a lawyer.
- 彼は金持ちになるために、日夜働いた。
  
  He worked day and night so that he might become rich.
- 彼は自分の家族が楽に暮らせるように日夜働いていた。
  
  He worked day and night so that his family could live in comfort.
- Already mastered

早いこと

Mastery

- はやいこと
  
  2
- swiftly
  
  Adverb
- 早いこと片付けてしまおう
  
  Let's pack it up.
- Already mastered

早いところ

Mastery

- はやいところ
  
  2
- Hurry up, hurry up.
  
  Adverb
- 早いところ彼女に教えてあげよう
  
  Hurry up and tell her.
- Already mastered

時折

Mastery

- ときおり
  
  0
- Sometimes. Occasionally.
  
  Adverb
- 時折鳥の鳴き声が聞こえる
  
  I hear birds chirping now and then.
- 私は時おり学校で彼に会う。
  
  I meet him at school now and then.
- 時折私は悲しくなる。
  
  At times I feel sad.
- 彼女とはときおり美容院で会います。
  
  I meet her on occasion at a beauty shop.
- 彼は今でも時折訪ねてくる。
  
  He still comes to see me now and then.
- 太陽は時折顔を見せた。
  
  The sun sometimes shone.
- Already mastered

未だ

Mastery

- いまだ
  
  1 0
- (not yet)
  
  Adverb
- 未だかつて見たことがない
  
  never before seen
- 私はまだその問題が解けない。
  
  I haven't been able to solve the problem yet.
- 情報がないより悪い知らせでもあるほうがまだましだ。
  
  Bad news is preferable to an absence of information.
- まだ肉眼じゃ無理だよ。双眼鏡だと、ちょびっとだけ見えるかも・・・。
  
  It's still impossible with the naked eye. With binoculars you might be able to glimpse it....
- 彼はまだ若い。
  
  He is still young.
- 脚がまだ痛む。
  
  My legs still hurt.
- Already mastered

格別

Mastery

- かくべつ
  
  0
- Special. Extra.
  
  Adverb NA-Adjective
- 今日の暑さは格別だ
  
  It's especially hot today.
- 暑い日の生ビールの味はまた格別だ。
  
  Draft beer tastes especially good on a hot day.
- Already mastered

案の定

Mastery

- あんのじょう
  
  3
- sure enough
  
  Adverb
- 案の定負けてしまった
  
  I'm sure I lost.
- 案の定、彼は疑念を抱いていた。
  
  Sure enough, he entertained doubts.
- 案の定、彼女は電話をかけてきた。
  
  She called me up, as I had expected.
- 案の定、幽霊はバルコニーに現れた。
  
  Sure enough, the ghost appeared on the balcony.
- 案の定、彼は第一位になった。
  
  As was to be expected, he took the first place.
- 案の定、あの業者今日になって泣きついてきたよ。
  
  Just like I thought, the contractor came back today, begging for more time.
- Already mastered

極力

Mastery

- きょくりょく
  
  2 0
- Try, try, try.
  
  Adverb
- お酒を極力控ひかえる
  
  Try to abstain from alcohol
- 精一杯せいいっぱい
  
  spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
- 我々はあの悪い状況を極力生かした。
  
  We made the best of that bad situation.
- Already mastered

概ね

Mastery

- おおむね
  
  0
- Synopsis; roughly
  
  Adverb Noun
- 事件の概ねを述べる
  
  Describe the content of the story
- あなたが言ったことはおおむね正しかった。
  
  What you said was in the main right.
- おおむね、そのイベントは成功した。
  
  On the whole, the event was successful.
- 今週は概ね天気の良い日が続いた。
  
  The weather this week has been good on the whole.
- 彼はそのスキャンダルとおおむね関係があった。
  
  He had a great deal to do with the scandal.
- だが、概ね天皇は世俗権力を追求することなく存続してきたようです。
  
  However, in general, it seems that the Emperors had continued without seeking worldly power.
- Already mastered