► 副詞
直 [(2)じき] meaning: soon rank: 3
☆ それは放っておけば直治る ⇨ It will cure itself soon if you just leave it
► 名詞
直 [(1)じか] meaning: direct rank: 2
☆ 社長に直談判した ⇨ I directly discussed, negotiated, with the CEO
More examples:
- 彼は子供の頃から東大一直線だった ⇨ He set his sight straight at Tokyo University since he was a child
- 高い知能指数は優れた創造力に直結しない ⇨ High IQ does not directly result in superior creativity
- 政府は教育制度を見直している ⇨ The government is reviewing the educational system
- 地震の直前異変を感じた動物が走り回った ⇨ The animals started running around right before the earthquake, sensing something was not right
- 彼は提案に手直しを加えた ⇨ He made some modifications to his proposal
- 彼は垂直の岩壁を登坂した ⇨ He climbed the vertical rock wall
- 彼女は私のほうに向き直って話しだした ⇨ She turned to me and started talking
- 農園で直売されている野菜 ⇨ Vegetables sold direct at a farm
- 彼等は試合開始直後に四点を入れて主導権を握った ⇨ They grasped the control of the game by scoring 4 runs right after the game had started
- 人生はやり直しが利かない ⇨ Life cannot be redone
- 全て最初からやり直しだ ⇨ We have to do everything all over again
- 大枠は直ぐ決まったが、細部を詰めるのに時間が掛かった ⇨ The outline was decided quickly, but it took time to settle the fine details
- 彼女は仕事を辞めようと思ったが考え直した ⇨ She thought about quitting her job, but thought twice
- 円周は直径掛けるパイで求まる ⇨ The circumference will be calculated by multiplying the diameter with pi
- 背筋を真っ直ぐに伸ばしなさい ⇨ Straighten up your back