事態が悪化する
situation deteriorates
→ If we don't respond quickly, the situation will deteriorate.
制度を改める
change a system
→ Change the old education system to match the times.
現在に至る
up until the present
→ 100 years since its founding, overcoming various difficulties up until the present.
態度が一変する
complete shift in attitude
→ As soon as they knew he was the president, there was a complete shift in attitude.
のどが潤う
throat becomes moist
→ Drinking cold water makes my throat moist.
予定が重なる
plans overlap
→ The plans for a wedding and a business trip overlap this weekend.
書類がかさばる
bulky documents
→ There are many meeting materials, making the documents bulky.
片方に偏る
lean to one side / be biased to one side
→ Listen fairly so that opinions are not partial to one side.
ひもがからむ
string gets tangled
→ The earphone string gets tangled and can't be untied.
床がきしむ
floor creaks
→ Because it's an old apartment, the floor creaks when walking.
劇的に変わる
change dramatically
→ Life changed dramatically with the advent of smartphones.
傷にしみる
sting a wound
→ Disinfectant seeps into the scraped wound.
価格が推移する
price changes
→ Check the graph to see how the price of vegetables changes.
1億円に達する
reach a hundred million yen
→ Crowdfunding support funds reach a hundred million yen.
縦に連なる
stretch out vertically
→ Look at the scenery of distant mountains stretching out vertically.
減少に転じる
take a downward turn
→ The population that had been increasing for years takes a downward turn.
会話が途切れる
conversation cut off
→ Run out of topics and the conversation is cut off.
色がはげる
color comes off
→ The paint color on the old bench comes off.
化粧で化ける
transformed through makeup
→ Transformed through professional makeup like a different person.
型にはまる
fit into a mold
→ Discard the way of thinking that fits into a mold and come up with ideas freely.
傷が腫れる
wound becomes swollen
→ The wound on the leg I hit when I fell becomes swollen.
時代とともに変遷する
change with the times
→ Fashion trends change with the times.
価格が変動する
prices fluctuate
→ Gasoline prices fluctuate every day.
熱で膨張する
expand due to heat
→ Metals have the property of expanding due to summer heat.
飽和状態
saturated state
→ The smartphone market is already in a saturated state.
国が滅びる
country falls into ruin
→ Historically, we have seen many countries fall into ruin through war.
形がゆがむ
shape becomes distorted
→ Applying too much heat causes the plastic shape to become distorted.
誤差が生じる
an error occurs
→ Due to the age of the machine, a calculation error occurs in the measurement.
水準が低い
low standards
→ It is said that this region has low educational standards.
密度が高い
high density
→ Tokyo is a city with a very high population density.
濃度が低い
low concentration
→ The concentration of fruit juice in the juice is low.
混雑のピーク
peak crowds
→ 8 AM is the peak of commuter train crowds.
時速50キロ
speed of 50km/h
→ You must drive at a speed of 50km/h on this road.
微量の有害物質
minuscule amount of harmful substances
→ A minuscule amount of harmful substances was detected in the factory's wastewater.
人口に比例する
proportional to the population
→ The amount of garbage emitted is proportional to the city's population.
軒並み
across the board / one after another
→ Due to the recession, the shops in the shopping street all closed down.
数値
value, reading
→ The blood pressure reading was high in the health checkup.