► 動詞
作る [(2)つくる] meaning: make rank: 1
☆ 彼女は夕食を作っている ⇨ She is making, cooking, dinner
☆ 彼等は子供達が学べる場所を作った ⇨ They created a place where kids can learn
☆ 私達は子供は作らないことに決めた ⇨ We decided not to make, have, children
作り上げる [(5)つくりあげる] meaning: build rank: 2
☆ 彼はゼロから世界屈指の自動車会社を作り上げた ⇨ He has built a world-class automotive company from zero (☛ Build something complex from zero to completion)
☆ 彼は一人でOSを作り上げた ⇨ He’s build an OS all by himself (☛ Build something complex from zero to completion)
► 名詞
作り [つくり] meaning: build rank: 2
☆ 安っぽい作りの家具 ⇨ Cheaply built furniture
☆ 簡単な作りの小屋 ⇨ A shed with a simple structure
作 [さく] meaning: work rank: 2
☆ ピカソ作の絵画 ⇨ Paintings by Picasso (☛ Creative work)
☆ 彼の作風は一作ごとに変わる ⇨ His style changes work by work (☛ Creative work)
☆ 彼女の新作はベストセラーになった ⇨ Her new work, novel, has become a bestseller (☛ Creative work)
☆ 彼女は出版社と五作の契約をした ⇨ She signed a five-work contract with the publisher (☛ Creative work)
作り話 [(4)つくりばなし] meaning: fiction rank: 3
☆ それは実話じゃなくて作り話だ ⇨ That’s not a true story and just a fiction
作り話 [(4)つくりばなし] meaning: lie rank: 3
☆ それは彼の作り話だ ⇨ That’s a story he made up
作り笑い [(4)つくりわらい] meaning: smile rank: 3
☆ 彼はその冗談に作り笑いした ⇨ He gave a fake smile, smiled awkwardly, for that joke