3000 JLPT N1 Vocab (Tango) Lesson 69: Words with Multiple Meanings 1

Lesson 4

Words with Multiple Meanings 1

Chapter 14: Confusing Expressions ② • 12 words
#1

明あかるい

①bright ②cheerful ③knowledgeable about, well-versed

朝日あさひが差さし込こんで、部屋へや全体ぜんたいが明あかるくなった。

→ The morning sun poured in, and the entire room grew bright and luminous.

#2

甘あまい

①sweet ②indulgent, lenient ③naive, optimistic

このケーキは甘あますぎて、私わたしには合あわない。

→ This pastry is far too sweet and doesn't suit my palate.

#3

かたい(固い・硬い・堅い)

①hard, solid ②firm, steadfast ③stiff, formal

この肉にくは硬かたくて、なかなか噛み切きれない。

→ This meat is so tough and hard that I can barely chew through it.

#4

まずい(不味い)

①unpalatable, bad-tasting ②poor, clumsy ③in trouble, awkward

この薬くすりはまずいけど、体からだにはいいらしい。

→ This medicine tastes terrible, but it's supposedly wonderful for your health.

#5

強つよい

①skilled at, proficient ②strong, powerful ③resistant to

彼女かのじょはコンピューターに強つよくて、何なにでも直なおせる。

→ She is remarkably proficient with computers and can fix anything.

#6

重おもい

①heavy (weight) ②gloomy, burdensome ③reticent ④grave, serious

この箱はこは見みた目めより重おもい。

→ This storage box is far heavier than it looks from the outside.

#7

波なみ

①wave, breaker ②fluctuation, ups and downs ③trend, wave of

台風たいふうの影響えいきょうで波なみが荒あれている。

→ Waves are raging rough and turbulent due to the typhoon's effects.

#8

根ね

①root (plant) ②origin, foundation ③nature, inherent disposition

桜さくらの木きが根ねを深ふかく張はっている。

→ The cherry blossom tree has established its roots deeply into the earth.

#9

筋すじ

①muscle, tendon, fiber ②logic, thread of plot ③aptitude, talent

運動不足うんどうぶそくで筋すじが痛いたくなった。

→ Because of a lack of exercise, my tendons and muscles began to ache.

#10

ポイント

①key point ②score, point ③spot, location ④loyalty points

試験しけんのポイントを押おさえておけば合格ごうかくできる。

→ If you grasp the key points of the exam, you will be able to pass.

#11

道みち

①road, path ②path of life ③morality, moral path ④field, domain

この道みちは夜よるになると暗くらくて危あぶない。

→ This road becomes dark and perilous once the night falls.

#12

さっぱりする

①refreshed, relieved ②light, clean (taste) ③frank, straightforward

髪かみを短みじかく切きって、さっぱりした。

→ Having cut my hair short, I feel completely refreshed and neat.