Nihongo Soumatome N2 Vocabulary Week 6 Day 6: Commonly Confused Japanese Words

Jibun no ayamachi o semeru.

→ Blame oneself for one's mistakes.

Ippōteki ni dōryō no misu o semeru no wa yokunai.

→ It is not good to unilaterally blame a colleague for their mistake.

Chansu o mite, ikki ni aite no chīmu o semeru.

→ See an opportunity and attack the opposing team all at once.

Atarashii nami ni noru.

→ Ride the new wave.

Komatte iru yūjin no sōdan ni noru.

→ Listen to a troubled friend and give advice.

Watashi no kaita essei ga zasshi ni notta.

→ The essay I wrote was published in a magazine.

Kono atari no keshiki wa subarashii.

→ The scenery around here is wonderful.

Kono atari wa yoru ni naru to hitodōri ga sukunaku naru.

→ Around here, there are few people walking at night.

Shokujidai wa, hitori atari gosen'en desu.

→ The meal cost is 5,000 yen per person.

Yosō igai.

→ Unexpected.

Jikan ga tarinai node, kore igai ni hōhō ga nai.

→ Since there isn't enough time, there is no other way but this.

Kōkyū sō ni mieru ga, kore wa igai ni yasukatta.

→ It looks high-class, but it was surprisingly cheap.

Fujin zasshi o yomu.

→ Read a women's magazine.

Pātī de Tanaka fujin ni aisatsu shita.

→ I greeted Mrs. Tanaka at the party.

Depāto no sangai wa fujinfuku no uriba da.

→ The third floor of the department store is the women's clothing section.

Jinkō ga zōka suru.

→ The population is increasing.

Tōkyō no jinkō wa, Nihon no sōjinkō no yaku ichiwari da.

→ The population of Tokyo is about 10% of Japan's total population.

Honmono to mimachigaeru hodo, jinkō no shinju ga kirei da.

→ The artificial pearl is so beautiful that it could be mistaken for a real one.

Mikata o kaeru.

→ Change one's perspective.

Monogoto no mikata o kaereba, atarashii hakken ga aru.

→ If you change your way of looking at things, you will make new discoveries.

Kare wa itsumo, seigi no tame ni yowai hō ni mikata suru.

→ For the sake of justice, he always sides with the weaker party.

Seihin no tokuchō.

→ Product features.

Kanojo wa ichido kiitara wasurenai, tokuchō no aru koe o shite iru.

→ She has a distinctive voice that you won't forget once you hear it.

Kono shinseihin no saidai no tokuchō wa, shōene seinō da.

→ The greatest feature of this new product is its energy-saving performance.

Onaji aji ni akiru.

→ Get tired of the same taste.

Mainichi onaji koto no kurikaeshi de, ima no shigoto ni akite shimatta.

→ I've gotten tired of my current job because it's the same repetition every day.

Hijōshiki na taido ni akireru.

→ Be appalled by the lack of common sense.

Kare no amari ni musekinnin de hidoi taido ni akirete shimatta.

→ I was appalled by his overly irresponsible and terrible attitude.

Yume o akiramenaie.

→ Don't give up on your dreams.

Keizaiteki na riyū de, daigaku e no shingaku o akirameru koto ni shita.

→ Due to financial reasons, I decided to give up on going to university.

Aru hi no dekigoto.

→ An event on a certain day.

Aru hito kara, kimi ga kikoku suru to kiita yo.

→ I heard from someone that you are returning to your country.

Akuru hi no asa.

→ The morning of the following day.

Ōame no akuru hi wa, totemo ii tenki ni naotta.

→ The day after the heavy rain, the weather became very nice.

I ga motareru.

→ My stomach feels heavy / I have indigestion.

Tsukareta node, kabe ni motarete sukoshi yasunda.

→ I was tired, so I leaned against the wall and rested a little.

Atarashii gijutsu ga shakai ni henka o motarasu.

→ New technology brings about change in society.

Kyodai na taifū ga kono chiiki ni ookina higai o motarashita.

→ The huge typhoon caused great damage to this area.

Motto kuwashii setsumei ga hitsuyō da.

→ A more detailed explanation is needed.

Kono jisho wa kuwashii gogen made notte ite, totemo yaku ni tatsu.

→ This dictionary is very useful as it even contains detailed etymologies.

Ato itten de gōkaku datta node, totemo kuyashii.

→ I missed passing by just one point, so it's very frustrating.

Isshōkenmei renshū shita noni, shiai ni makete kuyashii.

→ Even though I practiced hard, I'm frustrated that I lost the match.

Jitsu wa, himitsu ni shite ita koto ga arun da.

→ Actually, I have something I've been keeping secret.

Hade na seikatsu o shite iru yō ni mieru ga, jitsu wa, okane ga nakute kotte iru.

→ It looks like I'm living a flashy life, but actually, I'm in trouble because I have no money.

Kono keshiki wa jitsu ni subarashii.

→ This scenery is truly magnificent.

Shinjin sakka ga kaita to wa omoenai, jitsu ni subarashii sakuhin da.

→ It is a truly wonderful work that you wouldn't think was written by a new author.