► 名詞
葉 [は] meaning: leaf rank: 2
☆ この木は秋に葉が落ちる ⇨ This tree drops leaves in fall
More examples:
- 国語教師という仕事柄、人の言葉遣いが非常に気になる ⇨ Being a Japanese teacher, I can’t help noticing people’s use of the language
 - 売り言葉に買い言葉 ⇨ Selling words and buying words. Fighting words and clapbacks
 - この言葉を聞いて何を連想しますか? ⇨ What other ideas come to your mind when you hear this word?
 - その二つの言葉は同義だ ⇨ Those two words are synonymous
 - それは根も葉もない噂だ ⇨ That’s a rumor with no root nor leaves. That’s a baseless rumor
 - 言い古された言葉 ⇨ Overused words, cliches
 - 父の最後の言葉は「お母さんのことを頼むぞ」だった ⇨ The last word of my dad was “I count on you to take care of your mother”
 - 木の葉が舞い落ちてきた ⇨ Leaves swirling down from the above
 - 彼の言葉がチームを鼓舞した ⇨ His words fired up the team
 - 彼に優しい言葉をかけられて涙が出た ⇨ He said sweet words to me which made me cry
 - 彼の言葉をどう受け止めていいのか分からない ⇨ I don’t know how to receive, interpret, what he said
 - 彼の言葉に胸が熱くなった ⇨ His words made my chest hot, filled my heart with emotions
 - 木によっては春に落葉し、木によっては秋に落葉する ⇨ Some trees shed leaves in spring, and some do in fall
 - 彼は言葉より手が先に出る ⇨ He punches, shoves, someone before saying something. He has a violent streak
 - 「隣の客はよく柿食う客だ」は代表的な早口言葉だ ⇨ “隣の客はよく柿食う客だ” is a common tongue twister