► 動詞
立つ [(1)たつ] meaning: produce rank: 1
☆ この石鹸は全然泡が立たない ⇨ No lather comes up from this soap. This soap won’t lather at all
立つ [(1)たつ] meaning: rise rank: 1
☆ 浴槽から湯気が立っている ⇨ Steam is rising from the bathtub (☛ Smoke, vapor, etc. to go up)
☆ 火口から煙が立っている ⇨ Smoke is rising up from the volcano crater (☛ Smoke, vapor, etc. to go up)
立つ [(1)たつ] meaning: stand rank: 1
☆ 一日中立ちっ放しで足が疲れた ⇨ I’ve been standing all day and my legs are tired
☆ 会社は未だ自力で立つことが出来ない ⇨ The company still hasn’t been able to stand on its own
☆ 彼は首位に立っている ⇨ He is on the leading spot, leading the competition
☆ 立て！ ⇨ Stand up!
立つ [(1)たつ] [coll] meaning: skill rank: 3
☆ 彼は口・弁が立つ ⇨ He is good with his mouth, good at talking, arguing
☆ 彼は腕が立つ ⇨ He has good skills, is competent
More examples:
- 彼等の製品は質の低下が目立つ ⇨ Their products show notable drops in quality
- 垂直に飛び立つことが出来る戦闘機 ⇨ A fighter plane that can lift off vertically
- そういう言い方をすると角が立つよ ⇨ If you say it like that you will create corners, ruffle feathers, offend people
- 彼女の歯の白さが目立つ ⇨ The whiteness of her teeth stands out
- 彼女のお腹の膨らみが目立つようになってきた ⇨ Her stomach enlargement, baby bump, has become noticeable
- その国には民主主義が成り立つ風土が無い ⇨ That country doesn’t have the culture where democracy can be established
- 彼は最近奇行が目立つようになった ⇨ He has been exhibiting strange behaviors recently
- 彼女は美人な上に背が高いので一層目立つ ⇨ She is pretty but also tall, so stands out even more
- 光の具合で表面の傷が目立つ ⇨ The surface scratches are very noticeable because of the light angle
- 事業を始めようにも先立つ物が無い (さきだつもの) ⇨ I want to start a new business but I don’t have the prerequisite, fund, resources
- 彼女は長身で美人なので凄く目立つ ⇨ She stands out because she is tall and pretty
- この道具は色々役に立つ ⇨ This tool comes in handy for various things
- 日本の教育は実社会で役に立つことを全く教えない ⇨ The Japanese educational system doesn’t teach anything that really works in the real world
- このウェブサイトは役立つ情報を満載している ⇨ This website is chock full of useful information
- 二の腕の弛みが目立つ ⇨ Flabby arms are noticeable