気持ち
feeling; emotion; mood; affection
→ I honestly talked about how I feel right now.
がまんする
endure; put up with; hold back
→ I endured the cold until the train arrived.
感謝する
be grateful; thank; express gratitude
→ I'm very grateful to the coworker who helped me.
感心する
be impressed; admire
→ I was impressed by how good his Japanese is.
感動する
be moved; be touched
→ I was deeply moved by the autumn leaves in Kyoto.
緊張する
be nervous; feel tense
→ I was very nervous before the interview.
興奮する
get excited; become excited
→ Everyone was excited while watching the match.
想像する
imagine; picture
→ I tried to imagine my life ten years from now.
尊敬する
respect; look up to
→ I respect my senior colleague at work.
反省する
reflect on oneself; reconsider one's actions
→ I reflected on my mistake.
理解する
understand; comprehend
→ I finally understood the teacher's explanation.
握手する
shake hands
→ I shook hands with someone from our business partner.
応援する
cheer for; support; encourage
→ I cheered for the local team in the Ekiden relay race.
乾杯する
make a toast; toast; raise a glass
→ We all made a toast at the year-end party.
協力する
cooperate; work together
→ We all worked together to finish the job.
競争する
compete; be in competition
→ The two companies are competing in the same market.
許可する
permit; allow; authorize
→ The company allowed employees to work from home.
伝言する
leave a message; pass on a message
→ Please give Mr. Tanaka a message for me.
仲直りする
make up; reconcile
→ I made up with the friend I had argued with.
拍手する
applaud; clap
→ When the presentation ended, everyone applauded.
反対する
oppose; object to; be against
→ My father opposed my changing jobs.
無視する
ignore; disregard
→ You must not ignore important messages.
約束する
promise; arrange to meet
→ We promised to meet again next week.
通訳する
interpret; provide interpretation
→ I interpreted Japanese into English during the meeting.
様子
state; situation; appearance; condition
→ I'll go and see what it's like inside the store.
出来事
event; incident; occurrence
→ Something interesting happened during the trip.
影響する
affect; influence
→ Heavy snow affected train operations.
延期する
postpone; put off
→ We postponed the event because of the typhoon.
活躍する
play an active role; perform successfully; excel
→ He is doing very well at a Japanese company.
完成する
be completed; be finished
→ The new station has been completed.
乾燥する
dry; become dry; dry something
→ The air becomes dry in winter.
故障する
break down; malfunction
→ The escalator at the station is out of order.
終了する
end; finish; conclude
→ Reception closes at 5 p.m.
成功する
succeed; be successful
→ The new project was successful.
成長する
grow; develop
→ This company has grown significantly over the past ten years.
発達する
develop; advance
→ Tokyo has a highly developed transportation network.
不足する
be insufficient; be short of; lack
→ This industry is experiencing a labor shortage.
変化する
change; transform
→ The way people work has changed significantly.
変更する
change; modify; alter
→ I changed the time of my Shinkansen reservation.
交通
transportation; traffic
→ Transportation in Tokyo is very convenient.
発車する
depart; leave (a train or bus)
→ The train departs at nine o'clock.
乗車する
board; get on a train or vehicle
→ I boarded the Shinkansen at Tokyo Station.
停車する
stop; make a stop (train or vehicle)
→ This train will stop at the next station.
通過する
pass through; go past without stopping
→ The rapid train passes through this station without stopping.
混雑する
be crowded; become congested
→ The Yamanote Line is very crowded in the morning.
渋滞する
be congested; have a traffic jam
→ The expressways get congested during long holidays.
移動する
move; travel from one place to another
→ I traveled from Tokyo to Osaka by Shinkansen.
横断する
cross; go across
→ I checked the traffic light and crossed the road.
