► 動詞
注意 [(1)ちゅうい] [注意する] meaning: attention rank: 1
☆ 注意しろ！ ⇨ Pay attention! Watch out!
☆ 彼は服に塗料が付かないように注意した ⇨ He paid attention so that the paint won’t get on his clothes (☛ Pay attention to a potential problem)
意識 [(1)いしき] [意識する] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ 彼女は他人の目を意識し過ぎだ ⇨ She’s paying too much attention to people’s eyes, how they see her
注目 [ちゅうもく] [注目する] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ 世界中のファンは大型新人のデビューに注目した ⇨ The fans all over the world paid attention to the debut of the super rookie
☆ 注目して下さい ⇨ Attention please (☛ Pay attention by looking. Cannot be used over radio)
喚起 [(1)かんき] [喚起する] [liter] meaning: attention rank: 4
☆ 政府はオンライン詐欺に対する注意を喚起している ⇨ The government is campaigning against online scams (☛ Call people’s attention to something and encourage to take actions)
心する [(2)こころする] [liter] meaning: attention rank: 4
☆ 心して臨む ⇨
見向く [(2)みむく] meaning: attention rank: 4
☆ 彼は女房以外の女には見向きもしない ⇨ He doesn’t look at, pay any attention to, other women than his wife (☛ Usually in negative as 見向きもしない)
► 成句
気 [き] [気になる] [coll] meaning: attention rank: 1
☆ 彼女は別に美人ではないが、すごく気になる ⇨ She is not really pretty but I cannot stop thinking about her
気 [き] [気を取られる] meaning: attention rank: 1
☆ 他の事に気を取られているうちにそのことを忘れてしまった ⇨ I forgot about it while getting distracted by other things
気 [き] [気に留める] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ その時は特別気に留めなかった ⇨ I particularly didn’t pay attention to it at that time
念 [ねん] [念を入れる] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ 念には念を入れて計算を確かめた ⇨ I checked the calculations thoroughly to be really sure (☛ 念には念を入れる is an accentuated version of 念を入れる)
目 [め] [目もくれない] meaning: attention rank: 3
☆ 彼は彼女以外の女には目もくれない ⇨ He won’t even look at, pay any attention to, other women than her (☛ Won’t consider important)
► 名詞
関心 [かんしん] meaning: attention rank: 1
☆ 環境問題への関心が高まっている ⇨ People are paying more attention to the environmental issues
☆ 米国大統領選挙には世界中の関心が集まる ⇨ The US presidential election draws interests, attention, from the rest of the world
注意 [(1)ちゅうい] meaning: attention rank: 1
☆ 注意事項 ⇨ The points of note. The things to be careful of (☛ Pay attention to a potential problem)
注意 [(1)ちゅうい] [注意を払う] meaning: attention rank: 1
☆ 私はそれに注意を払っていなかった ⇨ I wasn’t paying attention to that
目 [め] [目を離す] meaning: attention rank: 1
☆ 優勝争いは目が離せない ⇨ You can’t take your eyes off the championship battle
細心 [さいしん] [liter] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ 放射能物質の取り扱いには細心の注意を払う必要が有る ⇨ There is a need to handle radioactive materials with utmost caution (☛ Literally means “a fine mind”. The closest attention, utmost caution and care)
注目 [ちゅうもく] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ 彼女はその映画に出演して注目を浴びた ⇨ She got everybody’s attention when she starred in that movie
☆ 注目！ ⇨ Attention! (☛ Pay attention by looking. Cannot be used over radio)
要注意 [(3)ようちゅうい] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ あの道は自転車が多いから車の運転には要注意だ ⇨ There are a lot of bicycles on that road so you have to be careful when driving a car
☆ 彼は以前から警察に要注意人物と見られていた ⇨ He has been regarded as a potential troublemaker by police
脚光 [きゃっこう] [脚光を浴びる] meaning: attention rank: 3
☆ 彼は当時新進の政治家として脚光を浴びた ⇨ At the time he was in the limelight as a new-wave politician
不注意 [(2)ふちゅうい] meaning: attention rank: 3
☆ 運転中の不注意が事故に繋がった ⇨ Inattention while driving led to the accident
目立ちたがり [めだちたがり] meaning: attention rank: 3
☆ あいつは目立ちたがりだ ⇨ He’s an attention-seeker
► 形容動詞
上の空 [(4)うわのそら] meaning: attention rank: 4
☆ 彼女は結婚式を控えて何を言っても上の空だ ⇨ She has her wedding coming up and she doesn’t pay any attention to what I say (☛ Preoccupied by something else and doesn’t pay any attention to anything else)
► 感嘆詞
あの [(2)あの] [coll] meaning: attention rank: 1
☆ あの、これ幾らですか？ ⇨ Ah, how much is this? (☛ A phrase to start a sentence. Itself has no meaning)
☆ あの、ちょっとお聞きしたいんですが ⇨ Ahm, could I ask a question? (☛ A phrase to start a sentence. Itself has no meaning)
おい [(1)おい] [coll] [rude] [男] meaning: attention rank: 1
☆ おい、お前！ ⇨ Hey, you! (☛ Very rude)
ちょっと [(1)ちょっと] [coll] [casual] meaning: attention rank: 1
☆ ちょっと、あんた！ ⇨ Hey, you!
☆ ちょっと、いい加減にしろよ ⇨ Hey, knock it off
おーい [(1)おーい] [coll] [peer] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ おーーい！ ⇨ Heeeey! (☛ When calling to someone far away. Shout out long)
こら [(1)こら] [coll] [rude] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ おい、こら！ ⇨ Hey, you!
さあ [(1)さあ] [coll] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ さあ、始めましょう ⇨ OK, let’s get started
なあ [(1)なあ] [coll] [peer] [男] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ なあ、お前どう思う？ ⇨ Hey, what do you think?
ねえ [(1)ねえ] [coll] [peer] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ ねえ、お父さん、これ買って！ ⇨ Hey dad, will you buy this for me?
☆ ねえ、ちょっと待って！ ⇨ Hey, wait a minute!
☆ ねえねえ、聞いてよ ⇨ Hey hey, listen to this
ほら [(1)ほら] [coll] [peer] meaning: attention rank: 2
☆ ほら、見てごらん！ ⇨ Hey, look at this!
そら [(1)そら] [coll] [rude] meaning: attention rank: 3
☆ そら見たことか！ ⇨ There, I told you so!
☆ そら！ ⇨ There you go! (☛ When you toss something at someone)
それ [(1)それ] [coll] meaning: attention rank: 3
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やい [(1)やい] [coll] [rude] [男] meaning: attention rank: 3
☆ やい！ ⇨ Yo, you!
どれ [(1)どれ] [coll] meaning: attention rank: 4
☆ どれ、見せてごらん ⇨ OK, well, let me take a look
やれ [(1)やれ] [coll] [peer] meaning: attention rank: 4
☆ うちの母親は「やれ、ああせい、こうせい」とうるさい ⇨ My mother is bossy like “hey, do it this way, do it that way” (☛ Used only in figurative indirect speeches)