► 名詞
行い [おこない] [liter] meaning: action rank: 2
☆ 善い行いをするだけでは天国には行けない ⇨ You can’t go to heaven by just doing good deeds (☛ A specific action, often evaluated morally)
行為 [(1)こうい] [liter] meaning: action rank: 2
☆ その行為は違法だ ⇨ That action is illegal (☛ A specific action, often evaluated legally or morally)
☆ 彼の行為を見逃すわけにはいかない ⇨ We cannot tolerate his action (☛ A specific action, often evaluated legally or morally)
☆ 彼は未成年と性行為を行った ⇨ He had a sexual act, intercourse, with a minor (☛ A specific action, often evaluated legally or morally)
行動 [こうどう] [liter] meaning: action rank: 2
☆ 彼は行動力がない ⇨ He doesn’t have the ability to take actions. He is an armchair critic
☆ 私は彼と一ヶ月行動を共にした ⇨ I traveled together with him for one month
行動 [こうどう] [行動を取る] [liter] meaning: action rank: 2
☆ 彼は予想外の行動を取った ⇨ He took an unexpected action
行動 [こうどう] [行動を起こす] [liter] meaning: action rank: 2
☆ 口で言うだけでなく、具体的な行動を起こすべきだ ⇨ Not just say it with mouth, but you should take concrete actions
策 [(1)さく] meaning: action rank: 2
☆ 彼等は先ずは応急策を考えだした ⇨ They came up with an emergency countermeasure
☆ 彼等は生産性の改善策を検討している ⇨ They are examining the ways to improve productivity
仕草 [(1)しぐさ] meaning: action rank: 2
☆ 彼女の髪をかき上げる仕草にそそられる ⇨ I get aroused by the way she tucks her hair behind her ear (☛ Small, often unconscious actions like touching hair, nose, puckering lips, hand movements, etc.)
実行 [じっこう] meaning: action rank: 2
☆ 彼は言葉だけで実行が伴わない ⇨ He is all talk and no actions (☛ Carrying out)
対策 [たいさく] meaning: action rank: 2
☆ 災害対策本部 ⇨ A disaster task force headquarters
対策 [たいさく] [対策を講じる] meaning: action rank: 2
☆ 大至急対策を講じる必要が有る ⇨ It is necessary to come up with a countermeasure ASAP
真似 [(2)まね] [coll] [peer] meaning: action rank: 2
☆ お前、ふざけた真似してくれたな ⇨ You’ve done some funny shit. You’ve caused me so much trouble
☆ これは何の真似だ？ ⇨ What the hell do you think you are doing?
☆ てめえ、なめた真似しやがって ⇨ You fucking dissed me
☆ いい加減な真似をするな！ ⇨ Stop your frivolous behavior, cut your crap! (☛ Usually used when accusing someone’s action)
打つ手 [(1)うつて] meaning: action rank: 3
☆ この状況では打つ手が無い ⇨ There is no move we can make to counter under the circumstance (☛ An action against a problem)
実行力 [(3)じっこうりょく] meaning: action rank: 3
☆ 彼は言葉だけで実行力が無い ⇨ He is all talk and has no ability, power, to act (☛ Carrying out)
措置 [(1)そち] meaning: action rank: 3
☆ 彼は超法規的措置によって釈放された ⇨ He was released from jail by an extrajudicial measure (☛ Actions, usually official or legal, to solve problems)
措置 [(1)そち] [措置を取る] meaning: action rank: 3
☆ 政府はインフレに対して何の有効な措置もとっていない ⇨ The government hasn’t taken any effective measures against inflation (☛ Actions, usually official or legal, to solve problems)
万策 [ばんさく] [万策尽きる] meaning: action rank: 4
☆ 万策尽きた ⇨ We have exhausted 10 thousand countermeasures. There’s nothing more we can do
方策 [ほうさく] meaning: action rank: 4
☆ 貧富の差を解消する簡単な方策は無い ⇨ There is no easy measure to eliminate the gap between the rich and the poor
► 形容動詞
無策 [(1)むさく] meaning: action rank: 4
☆ 悪化する経済に政府は全く無策だ ⇨ The government is incapable of taking meaningful actions for the declining economy