Nihongo Soumatome N1 Vocabulary Week 6 Day 5: Confusing Words 2

Week 6 • Day 5: Confusing Words 2

JLPT N1
Soumatome Vocabulary N1 Goi • 5 words
#1

強つよい

Strong / Tough

ひもを強く結ぶ。

Himo o tsuyoku musubu.

→ Tie the rope tightly.

Compound:
この木は寒さに強い。Kono ki wa samusa ni tsuyoi.(This tree is winter hardy.);彼は意志が強い。Kare wa ishi ga tsuyoi.(He has a strong will.);兄は機械に強い。Ani wa kikai ni tsuyoi.(My brother knows a lot about machines.);彼女は気が強い。Kanojo wa ki ga tsuyoi.(She is strong-minded.);今日は日差しが強い。Kyō wa hizashi ga tsuyoi.(The sun is strong today.);学生に強く注意する。Gakusei ni tsuyoku chūi suru.(Give a strong warning to a student.)
#2

ばか

Fool / Stupid / Absurd

ばかなことをする。

Baka na koto o suru.

→ Do a stupid thing.

Compound:
友人にばかにされる。Yūjin ni baka ni sareru.(Be looked down on by one's friends.);交通費がばかにならない。Kōtsūhi ga baka ni naranai.(Transportation costs add up.);自分だけがばかを見る。Jibun dake ga baka o miru.(Waste time & money because of others.);ねじがばかになる。Neji ga baka ni naru.(The screw won't hold.);今日はばかに寒い。Kyō wa baka ni samui.(It's so cold today.);親ばか。Oyabaka.(A doting parent.);専門ばか。Senmon baka.(Person who knows nothing beyond his expertise.);ばか力。Bakajikara.(Super human power.);ばか正直。Bakashōjiki.(Extremely honest.)
#3

後・跡あと

Behind / Later / Trace

故郷を後にする。

Kokyō o ato ni suru.

→ Leave one's hometown.

Compound:
彼の後をつける。Kare no ato o tsukeru.(Follow him.);面倒なことを後に回す。Mendō na koto o ato ni mawasu.(Leave aside a troublesome task until later.);入社はできたが、後が心配だ。Nyūsha wa dekita ga, ato ga shinpai da.(I got a job but I am not sure if I'll be able to do it.);あと5分で始まる。Ato gofun de hajimaru.(It'll start in 5 minutes.);事故が後を絶たない。Jiko ga ato o tatanai.(There continue to be accidents.);社長の後を継ぐ。Shachō no ato o tsugu.(Take over the president's position.);後は来月払います。Ato wa raigetsu haraimasu.(I'll pay the rest next month.);書き直した跡がある。Kakinaoshita ato ga aru.(There are signs that it's been rewritten.)
#4

根ね

Root / Origin

雑草を根から抜く。

Zassō o ne kara nuku.

→ Pull out the weed with its root.

Compound:
その問題の根は深い。Sono mondai no ne wa fukai.(The root of the problem is deep.);彼は根は正直だ。Kare wa ne wa shōjiki da.(He doesn't look it but he is honest.);彼は昔のことを根に持っている。Kare wa mukashi no koto o ne ni motte iru.(He is bitter about what happened in the past.);歯の根。Ha no ne.(Root of a tooth.);息の根を止める。Iki no ne o tomeru.(Strangle someone.)
#5

波なみ

Wave / Fluctuation

台風が近づいていて波が高い。

Taifū ga chikazuite ite nami ga takai.

→ The waves are high because a typhoon is coming.

Compound:
彼は感情に波がある。Kare wa kanjō ni nami ga aru.(He is moody.);人の波に押される。Hito no nami ni osareru.(Be jostled in a crowd.);国際化の波に乗る。Kokusaika no nami ni noru.(Follow the trend for internationalization.)