► 成句
調子 [ちょうし] [調子に乗る] meaning: cocky rank: 1
☆ お前調子に乗るのもいい加減にしろよ ⇨ Don’t be so cocky, don’t push your luck, just because things have been going good for you
調子 [ちょうし] [調子に乗る] meaning: excessive rank: 1
☆ 私は調子に乗って食べ過ぎて腹を壊した ⇨ I went overboard and ate too much, and now I have a stomach problem
調子 [ちょうし] [調子が良い] meaning: shallow rank: 1
☆ 彼は調子がいいばっかりで実行が伴わない ⇨ He is all smile, positive and talks beautifully, but won’t follow with actions
調子 [ちょうし] [調子を合わせる] meaning: go along rank: 4
☆ 私は他人に調子を合わせるのが苦手だ ⇨ I’m not good at going along with others (☛ Often implies you reluctantly stoop to the level of frivolous people so as not to upset the applecart)
► 名詞
調子 [ちょうし] meaning: condition rank: 1
☆ なんかエンジンの調子がおかしい ⇨ There’s something wrong with the engine
調子 [ちょうし] meaning: health rank: 1
☆ お腹の調子が悪い ⇨ I have a stomach problem
☆ 最近どうも調子が悪い ⇨ I’m not feeling good lately
調子 [ちょうし] [調子が出る] meaning: perform rank: 1
☆ チームは最近やっと調子が出てきた ⇨ The team has finally started to hit their stride recently
調子 [ちょうし] [調子を落とす] meaning: perform rank: 1
☆ 彼はシーズン後半に調子を落とした ⇨ His performance dropped in the second half of the season
調子 [ちょうし] meaning: rate rank: 1
☆ この調子だと相当時間がかかる ⇨ A this pace it will take a long time
調子 [ちょうし] meaning: rhythm rank: 1
☆ 彼は最近調子を取り戻した ⇨ He has regained his groove lately
☆ その調子で続けてください ⇨ Please keep going like that, at that rhythm (☛ Not limited to music, but most any activities)
調子 [ちょうし] meaning: way rank: 2
☆ 彼は激しい調子で非難した ⇨ He criticized with severe tones
► 形容動詞
調子っぱずれ [(6)ちょうしっぱずれ] meaning: tune rank: 3
☆ 彼の調子っぱずれの歌 ⇨ His out-of-tune, out-of-rhythm, singing (☛ An alternative form of ちょうしはずれ)