► 名詞
最近 [さいきん] meaning: recent rank: 1
☆ その事はつい最近まで知らなかった ⇨ I didn’t knew about it until very recently
☆ 最近どうも疲れが取れない ⇨ Recently I can’t get rid of fatigue
☆ 最近の若者 ⇨ Today’s young people
☆ 最近買った服 ⇨ The clothe I bought recently (☛ The other day)
More examples:
- 彼は最近副職が忙しくなってきて本職に差し支えるようになってきた ⇨ His side-job has gotten busy enough to interfere with his main job
- 最近学校の構内で盗難事件が相次いでいる ⇨ Recently there have been many theft incidents on the school premises
- 最近の映画は大衆に受けることしか狙っていない ⇨ The movies nowadays are only trying to please the mass
- 最近私は現金を持たずに何処でも行く ⇨ Nowadays I go everywhere without carrying cash
- 最近どうも体調が悪い ⇨ I’m not feeling good lately
- 最近仕事が面白い ⇨ Nowadays I’m enjoying my work
- 最近生活費が急騰した ⇨ Recently cost of living has risen sharply
- 最近胃腸の調子が悪い ⇨ My stomach hasn’t been doing well
- 最近良いラーメン屋を見つけた ⇨ Recently I found a good ramen restaurant
- その手の髪型は最近人気が無い ⇨ That type of hairstyle is not popular lately
- 最近は小学生迄皆携帯電話を持っている ⇨ Nowadays even elementary school students all have cell phones
- 最近シワが増えてしまった ⇨ I got more wrinkles recently
- 最近食欲不振が続いている ⇨ I’ve been having a decreased, haven’t had much, appetite lately
- 最近体調が不順だ ⇨ Lately I haven’t been feeling well
- 最近家の値段の上がり下がりが激しい ⇨ The housing prices have been fluctuating drastically recently