足が痛い
have sore legs; one's legs hurt
→ My legs hurt because I walked a lot yesterday.
人の死を悲しむ
mourn someone's death; grieve over someone's death
→ Many people mourned his death.
熱で苦しむ
suffer from a fever
→ I suffered from a high fever yesterday.
部屋が暖まる
the room warms up; the room becomes warm
→ When I turned on the heater, the room quickly warmed up.
部屋を暖める
warm the room; heat the room
→ I warm the room with the heater before I get home.
スープが温まる
the soup warms up; the soup gets hot
→ The soup warmed up in the microwave.
スープを温める
warm up the soup; heat the soup
→ I warmed up the soup for lunch.
風が強まる
the wind grows stronger; the wind intensifies
→ The wind became stronger in the afternoon.
冷房を強める
turn up the air conditioning; increase the cooling
→ It was hot, so I turned up the air conditioning a little.
風が弱まる
the wind weakens; the wind dies down
→ The wind died down in the evening.
暖房を弱める
turn down the heating; reduce the heater setting
→ It became hot, so I turned down the heating.
お茶を薄める
dilute the tea; make the tea weaker
→ The tea was too strong, so I added hot water to dilute it.
広がる
spread; expand; extend
→ A panoramic view of Tokyo spreads out before you from the window.
広める
spread; promote; popularize
→ I spread information about the shop on social media.
海に近づく
approach the sea; get closer to the sea
→ As I got closer to the sea, I could smell the salty sea air.
画面に近づける
bring closer to the screen; move close to the screen
→ Please don't hold your smartphone too close to your face.
喜びを表現する
express joy; show happiness
→ I expressed my joy at passing the exam with a smile.
一番の楽しみ
the greatest pleasure; what one looks forward to most
→ The hot spring is what I look forward to most on a trip.
悲しみを理解する
understand someone's sadness; understand someone's grief
→ I want to understand my friend's sadness.
驚きのニュース
surprising news; astonishing news
→ Some surprising news came in first thing this morning.
笑いの声
sound of laughter; laughing voices
→ I can hear laughter from the room next door.
国民の怒り
public anger; anger of the people
→ That issue provoked public anger.
思いを伝える
express one's feelings; convey one's thoughts
→ I expressed my feelings for my family in a letter.
考えを述べる
state one's thoughts; express one's opinion
→ I stated my opinion at the meeting.
願いを込める
put one's wish into; make something with a wish in mind
→ I wrote an ema wishing to pass the exam.
行きの電車
outbound train; train for the outward journey
→ The outbound train leaves at seven in the morning.
帰りの時間
time to return; time to go home
→ It looks like I'll be getting home late today.
迎えの車
pickup car; car coming to pick someone up
→ The pickup car has arrived at the airport.
星の動き
movement of the stars
→ I observed the movement of the stars in the night sky.
脳の働き
brain function; workings of the brain
→ Sleep is very important for brain function.
片付けが済む
finish tidying up; the cleanup is done
→ I finally finished tidying up the room.
手伝いを頼む
ask for help; ask someone to lend a hand
→ I asked my friend to help me move.
頼みを聞く
grant a request; agree to help
→ I agreed to my coworker's request and helped with the work.
別れの時
time of parting; moment of farewell
→ At the time of parting, I shook hands with my friend.
歌と踊り
songs and dancing; singing and dancing
→ I enjoyed the singing and dancing at the festival.
遊びを覚える
learn a game; learn how to play
→ When I was a child, I learned traditional games from my grandfather.
飾りをつける
put up decorations; add decorations
→ I put up decorations for Tanabata.
知らせを受ける
receive news; receive a notification
→ I received a job offer notification from the company.
決まりを守る
follow the rules; obey regulations
→ Let's follow the rules for taking out the garbage.
集まりに遅れる
be late for a gathering; arrive late to a meeting
→ The train was delayed, so I was late for the company gathering.
続きを見る
continue watching; watch the rest
→ I'll watch the rest of the drama tomorrow.
急ぎの用事
urgent business; urgent matter
→ I had something urgent to take care of, so I left early.
役割の違い
difference in roles; difference in responsibilities
→ The team confirmed the differences in each person's role.
旅の疲れ
travel fatigue; tiredness from a trip
→ I soaked in a hot spring to relieve my travel fatigue.
終わりの時間
ending time; finishing time
→ I confirmed the meeting's finishing time.
