► 名詞
様子 [ようす] meaning: appearance rank: 1
☆ 彼は何かを隠している様子だ ⇨ It looks like he is hiding something
☆ 彼は何か様子がおかしい ⇨ He doesn’t look all right. It looks like there is something wrong with him
様子 [ようす] meaning: sign rank: 1
☆ 景気は一向に回復する様子が無い ⇨ The economy is not showing any sign of improving
様子 [ようす] meaning: situation rank: 1
☆ 外からは中の様子が分からない ⇨ From outside we cannot tell the situation inside, cannot see what is going on inside
様子 [ようす] [様子を窺う] meaning: situation rank: 1
☆ 彼等は敵の様子を伺いに行った ⇨ They went to see what the enemy was doing. They did a reconnaissance
More examples:
- 交渉は纏まる様子がない ⇨ The negotiation doesn’t seem to be getting settled
- 事態は収まる様子が全くない ⇨ The situation doesn’t seem to be settling, calming, down at all
- 彼は走り回っても息が乱れる様子がない ⇨ He doesn’t seem to be breathing hard even after running around
- 様子がおかしいと気が付いた時にはもう彼の体は冷たかった ⇨ When I realized something was wrong, his body was already cold
- 状況は改善する様子が全く見られない ⇨ The situation doesn’t seem to be improving at all
- 彼は偉く慌てている様子だった ⇨ It looked like he was in a huge hurry
- 彼には自分のしたことを反省する様子が全く無い ⇨ He shows no sign of being remorseful of what he did
- 彼は賭け事で幾ら金を失くしても全く懲りる様子が無い ⇨ It looks like he still hasn’t learned any lessons after losing all the money gambling
- 彼は褒められて満更でもない様子だ ⇨ He seems quite happy that he got praises
- おや？何か様子が変だぞ ⇨ Oh? Something is not right
- しばらく様子を見よう ⇨ Let’s see, monitor, for a while how things will go
- 後で様子を見てくる ⇨ Later I’ll go check out what is going on
- 彼女ときたら反省している様子は全く無い ⇨ As for her, she shows no sign of remorse
- 彼女は裸でも恥じらう様子がない ⇨ She doesn’t seem to be shy being naked
- 今思い返してみると、そういえば彼の様子は何か変だった ⇨ When I think back now, indeed there was something wrong with him