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良い  [(1)いい]    meaning:  acceptable  rank: 1
☆ どうすれば良いのだろう? ⇨ What should I do? What am I supposed to do?
☆ 何時御伺すれば良いでしょうか? ⇨ What is the good time for me to visit you?

良い  [(1)いい]    meaning:  convenient  rank: 1
☆ の良いようにすれば良い ⇨ You can do, have it, the way that works for you

良い  [(1)いい]  [もう良い]  [coll]    meaning:  enough  rank: 1
☆ こんなに頼んでも駄目ならもう良いよ ⇨ If you still don’t agree after I had asked you this much, then so be it
☆ もっとべる?いや、もう良い ⇨ You want to have more? No, I’m good, I’ve had enough

良い  [(1)いい]    meaning:  good  rank: 1
☆ あの映画はなかなか良かった ⇨ That movie was pretty good
☆ 今日天気が良い ⇨ The weather is good today
☆ 彼女は良いだ ⇨ She’s a good kid
☆ こんなもの貰っても良い迷惑だ ⇨ It is a good trouble, very awkward, to receive a gift like this  (☛ An ironic use)
☆ 失敗して良いになってしまった ⇨ I failed in front of everybody, and became a good jester, the butt of a joke  (☛ An ironic use)
☆ 上手行っ本当に良かった ⇨ It is really great that everything went well  (☛ Note that unlike in English, it is always in the past tense as 良かった)
☆ 入ってくれた良かった ⇨ It is great that you liked it  (☛ Note that unlike in English, it is always in the past tense as 良かった)

良い  [(1)いい]  [良くない]    meaning:  good  rank: 1
☆ 一人込むのは良くない (よくない) ⇨ It’s not good to blood by yourself
☆ 長時間座っているのは健康に良くない (よくない) ⇨ Sitting long hours is not good for your health

良い  [(1)いい]    meaning:  OK  rank: 1
☆ これべても良い? ⇨ Is it OK if I eat this?
☆ 質問しても良いですか? ⇨ Is it OK if I ask you a question?

良い  [(1)よい]  [liter]    meaning:  good  rank: 1
☆ 古き良時代 ⇨ Good old days
☆ 良いさん今日は ⇨ Hello, you good kids!  (☛ よい is the formal pronunciation but usaully pronounced いい in conversation )

良い  [(1)いい]  [良い年]  [coll]    meaning:  old  rank: 2
☆ 良いしていつまでそんな格好してるんだ ⇨ How old do you have to be to stop wearing something like that?  (☛ Old enough or too old to do something)


More examples:
  • 彼女今日はいやに機嫌が良い ⇨ She seems to be very upbeat today for whatever the reason
  • この丁度良大きさだ ⇨ This box is just the right size
  • 彼女今日はやけに機嫌が良い ⇨ She is unusually upbeat today
  • なんか御機嫌だね。なんか良いこと有ったの? ⇨ You’re in such a great mood. Has something good happened to you?
  • より使くするにはどうしたら良いだろう? ⇨ What can we do to make it easier to use?
  • オーブン温度はどれくらいにすれば良いの? ⇨ What temperature should I set the oven at?
  • 日日ければ程良い ⇨ For the date, the earlier the better
  • この自由だといっても勿論何をしても良いわけではない ⇨ This is a free country but of course it is not like you can do anything you want
  • どうも良いのが見つからない ⇨ I just haven’t been able to find a suitable one
  • あの会社給料が良い ⇨ That company pays good salary
  • 大きいほうが良い ⇨ Dreams are better when big
  • 切りが良いめておこう ⇨ This is a good break, spot, to stop our work
  • 最初彼女はそれで良いと言っていた。なのにになってだとした ⇨ Initially she had said it was OK. But, in spite of that, later she started saying she didn’t like it
  • そうしたかったらそうすれば良い ⇨ If you want to do so, then you can do so
  • 素直な良い ⇨ A honest good kid