勤勉な
diligent, industrious, hardworking
→ With her diligent nature, she was always at the top of the class.
おろそかな(疎かな)
neglectful, careless, negligent
→ You must not neglect taking care of your health.
自主的な
voluntary, spontaneous, independent
→ Human resources who can act autonomously are in high demand.
自ら
for oneself, in person, personally
→ The president personally went to the site to confirm the situation.
自ずから
naturally, of its own accord
→ If you practice every day, improvement will come naturally.
気が散る
to get distracted, to lose focus
→ When the surroundings are noisy, I get distracted and cannot focus on studying.
ぶうぶう言う
to grumble, to bellyache, to complain
→ Grumbling that your salary is low won't change anything.
鈍る
to become dull, to weaken, to become sluggish
→ If you don't exercise, your body's movements become sluggish.
一心
wholeheartedness, with all one's heart
→ With the single-minded desire to protect his family, he worked frantically.
がぜん(俄然)
suddenly, remarkably (gaining enthusiasm)
→ After being praised, he suddenly became remarkably motivated.
暗唱する
recitation from memory (to recite)
→ He recited the long speech from memory completely and flawlessly.
参照する
reference (to refer to, consult)
→ For details, please refer to the attached document.
堪能な/する
proficient, fluent / to enjoy thoroughly
→ She is proficient in both English and French.
すらすら[と]
fluently, smoothly
→ He speaks Japanese fluently and effortlessly.
後回し
putting off, postponing
→ Putting off unpleasant tasks only causes stress to accumulate.
突き詰める
to investigate thoroughly, to get to the bottom of
→ It is important to get to the bottom of things and think deeply.
要点
main point, gist, essential point
→ Please summarize the main points before giving your presentation.
主旨
main theme, gist, primary intent
→ Please explain the main thesis of this paper concisely.
つづり(綴り)
spelling
→ I am not confident about the spelling of this word.
ドリル
drill, practice workbook
→ I do one page of the kanji practice workbook every day.
詩
poem, poetry
→ She is famous for writing beautiful poetry.
ことわざ(諺)
proverb, adage
→ "Even monkeys fall from trees" is a famous Japanese proverb.
結び付く
to be tied together, to be connected, to lead to
→ Only when theory and practice are linked do they become real strength.
進度
progress, pace of learning
→ Classes proceed according to the learning progress of each class.
びり
last place, bottom of the list
→ Although I was in last place in the marathon, I was happy that I could finish the race.
文房具
stationery, writing materials
→ Japanese stationery is popular worldwide for its high quality.
個別
individual, separate, case-by-case
→ In individual interviews, I listened to the concerns of each and every student.
