► 名詞
常 [(1)つね] [liter] meaning: normal rank: 4
☆ 栄枯盛衰は世の常なり ⇨ The cycle of prosperity and decline is the way of the world
More examples:
- 社会は常に変動している ⇨ Society is always changing
- 染色体異常 ⇨ A chromosome abnormality
- 災害には平常時から備えておくことが大切だ ⇨ It is important to get prepared for disasters from the normal times
- この怪我からの復帰には通常六ヶ月程度掛かる ⇨ Recovery from this injury usually takes about six months
- 最近は日常生活で和服を着る人は殆どいなくなった ⇨ Nowadays there are few people who wear traditional Japanese clothes in everyday life
- 表面に傷をつけないように非常に気を使った ⇨ I had to pay close attention not to scratch the surface
- 彼はその飲み屋の常連だ ⇨ He is a regular customer of the pub
- 常識を覆す新発見 ⇨ A new discovery that reversed the previous norm, turned it upside down
- 東京の夏は非常に暑い ⇨ Summer of Tokyo is very hot
- うちの父親は非常に厳格だった ⇨ My father was very strict
- 彼は麻薬を常習している ⇨ He regularly uses narcotics
- 色恋に常識はない ⇨ Love and sex have no common senses. All’s fair in love
- その失敗は非常に痛い ⇨ That mistake hurts, costs a lot
- 内政干渉を訴えるのがあの国の常套手段だ ⇨ Complaining about a domestic policy interference is the M.O. of that country
- 彼は万引きの常習犯だ ⇨ He is a repeat shoplifter