► 名詞
場 [ば] meaning: atmosphere rank: 2
☆ 彼はいつも場を白けさせるようなことを言う ⇨ He always says things that makes everybody uncomfortable, annoyed
☆ 彼は場を盛り上げるのが旨い ⇨ He is good at making the atmosphere better for everybody
場 [ば] meaning: occasion rank: 2
☆ その場では誰も反対しなかった ⇨ Nobody objected then and there
☆ 彼は何とかその場を収めようとした ⇨ He tried to calm everybody down, stabilize the situation
☆ 話合いの場を設けよう ⇨ Let’s set up an occasion for discussion
場 [ば] meaning: situation rank: 2
☆ 場をわきまえない言動 ⇨ Comments and behavior inappropriate for the situation
More examples:
- 事故現場にはガラスの破片が散乱していた ⇨ Glass fragments were all over the place at the accident scene
- 街は戦場と化した ⇨ The town has turned into a battlefield
- 球場は空席が目立った (くうせき) ⇨ Empty seats were noticeable in the stadium
- 工場の排煙が大気を汚染した ⇨ The fumes from the factory polluted the atmosphere
- 市場は売りが強い ⇨ The market is in a selling mood
- 映画の最後の場面 ⇨ The final scene of a movie
- 彼等は長年同じ道場で切磋琢磨してきた ⇨ They have been competing and improving each other at the same training center for years
- 何時もの場所で会おう ⇨ Let’s meet at the usual place
- この球場で年間四百万人が試合を観戦した ⇨ 4 million people watched games in this stadium in one year
- 新横綱の御披露目の場所 ⇨ The debut tournament for the newly promoted Yokozuna
- チーズ牧場 ⇨ A cheese farm
- 社長というのは必ずしも居心地の良い立場ではない ⇨ The CEO is not necessarily a comfortable position to be in
- 職場の御局様 ⇨ An older, long-tenured woman at workplace
- 食堂の炊事場 ⇨ The kitchen of a restaurant
- 球場は十万人のファンで埋まった ⇨ The ballpark was filled with 100K fans