► 動詞
凝る [(1)こる] meaning: focus rank: 2
☆ 彼女は花を育てることに凝っている ⇨ She is really into growing flowers (☛ Take a very keen interest in something that requires skills)
凝る [(1)こる] meaning: hard rank: 2
☆ 肩が凝って仕方ない ⇨ I’m struggling with my stiff shoulders, neck (☛ Muscles to stiffen up and cause discomfort)
凝らす [(2)こらす] meaning: give rank: 3
☆ 子供が喜んで食べるように工夫を凝らした料理 ⇨ A dish I put a lot of thoughts and ideas into so that kids will love to eat
凝らす [(2)こらす] meaning: strain rank: 3
☆ 彼は良く見ようと目を凝らした ⇨ He strained his eyes so he could see better
凝り固まる [(5)こりかたまる] meaning: stubborn rank: 3
☆ 彼は自分の考えに凝り固まっている ⇨ He is set in his way of thinking
► 名詞
凝り [しこり] meaning: lump rank: 2
☆ 彼女の胸の凝りは良性だった ⇨ The lump in her breast was a benign tumor
凝り [しこり] meaning: angry rank: 3
☆ 二人の間にはしこりが残っている ⇨ There are still some hard feelings between them (☛ Unresolved hard feelings deep down)
凝り性 [(2)こりしょう] meaning: detail rank: 4
☆ 彼は大変な凝り性だ ⇨ He is extremely detail-oriented (☛ Usually positive. Typically about someone extremely passionate and detail-oriented about his/her hobby)