► 形容詞
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?
☆ 何時に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
☆ 君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
☆ もっと食べる？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
☆ 今日は天気が良い ⇨ The weather is good today
☆ 彼女は良い子だ ⇨ 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)
☆ 皆の前で失敗して良い笑い者になってしまった ⇨ I failed in front of everybody, and became a good jester, the butt of a joke (☛ An ironic use)
☆ 全て上手く行って本当に良かった ⇨ 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)
☆ 気に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
☆ 一人で考え込むのは良くない (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
☆ これ食べても良い？ ⇨ 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
☆ 古き良き時代 ⇨ Good old days
☆ 良い子の皆さん今日は ⇨ 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
☆ 良い年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:
- あの手の人達と関わるのは止めたほうが良い ⇨ You’d better not hang out with that kind of people
- そこまで言わなくても良いのに ⇨ He, she, shouldn’t have put it that way (but he, she, did)
- 癌の発見は早ければ早い程良い ⇨ The earlier the discovery of cancer, the better
- お前良い年して何考えてんだ？ ⇨ What the hell are you thinking? You’re too old to be that stupid
- 悪の芽は早めに摘んだほうが良い ⇨ It is better to nip the evil in the bud
- ハリウッドの大味な映画もそれはそれで良い ⇨ Straightforward high-octane Hollywood movies have their own appeal
- 僕にはグルメ料理よりラーメンのほうが余程良い ⇨ Ramen is a lot better than gourmet dishes for me
- 白いシャツと赤いシャツは一緒に洗わないほうが良い ⇨ It is better not to wash white and red shirts together
- 十分な成果は上がったから、深追いは止めたほうが良い ⇨ We’ve already achieved enough, so we shouldn’t be greedy and do too much
- この役は有名女優なら誰でも良いという訳には行かない ⇨ It’s not like any famous actress can play this role
- 彼等の子供達は行儀が良い ⇨ Their children have good manners
- 相手を舐めて掛からない方が良い ⇨ Don’t think of them as an easy opponent. Don’t underestimate the opponent
- とても手触りの良い生地 ⇨ A fabric very nice to touch
- 彼女はすごい美人で、おまけに頭が良いと来ている ⇨ She is very pretty, and on top of that very smart
- 何もかも旨く行くと良いんだけど ⇨ I hope everything goes well