平年並みの気温
temperature same as annual average
→ Tokyo's summer is expected to have a temperature same as the annual average.
例年どおり開催
hold an event just like every year
→ The summer fireworks festival will be held just like every year.
円高のメリット
advantage of the strong yen
→ When traveling abroad, you feel the advantage of the strong yen.
田舎暮らしの利点
benefits of living in the countryside
→ Growing up surrounded by nature is a benefit of living in the countryside.
見通しを立てる
form an outlook / forecast
→ Make a prospect for the project's budget.
今後の予測
forecast from now on
→ Experts announce the economic forecast from now on.
構想を立てる
formulate an idea
→ Formulate an idea for a new smartphone app.
プランを立てる
make a plan
→ Make a plan for a hot spring trip on the weekend.
進路を決める
decide on one's course in life
→ In the autumn of the third year of high school, decide on the course after graduation.
日本の前途
future of Japan
→ I worry about the future of Japan as the declining birthrate progresses.
会場の手配
arrangements to secure a venue
→ Make arrangements to secure a venue like an izakaya for the company's year-end party.
手はずを整える
make preparation
→ Make preparations for tomorrow's moving.
段取りが悪い
poorly organized
→ Because he is not well prepared for his work, he always works overtime.
根回しがいい
groundwork well-laid
→ The manager has the groundwork well-laid to get the proposal passed.
手回しがいい
be fully prepared
→ Preparing an umbrella before it rains means you are fully prepared.
目前の問題
problem at hand
→ Let's solve the problem at hand first rather than thinking about the future.
目先の利益
short-term profit
→ Caught up in short-term profit, lose important trust.
最善を尽くす
do the best that one can
→ As a doctor, do the best that one can to save the patient.
ベストを尽くす
do one's best
→ Regardless of winning or losing, I plan to do my best in the game.
キャリアを積む
build one's career
→ Work at a foreign-affiliated company to build a business career.
経歴を紹介する
introduce one's background
→ Introduce one's previous work background at the interview.
事故の経緯を語る
talk about the sequence of the accident
→ An eyewitness talks to the police about the sequence of the traffic accident.
いきさつを話す
talk about the details
→ Talk about the details of how the fight with a friend started.
上下逆さま
upside down
→ Please do not place this cardboard box upside down.
あべこべの方向
the opposite direction
→ Got lost and walked in the opposite direction of the station.
まちまちの服装
various types of clothing
→ Everyone gathered at the alumni reunion in various types of clothing.
ばらばらの意見
different opinions
→ Different opinions came from the members and could not be consolidated.