► 副詞
直ぐ [(1)すぐ] [coll] meaning: easy rank: 1
☆ 彼はすぐ怒る ⇨ He gets angry easily (☛ Prone to, typically undesirable actions, results)
☆ 彼女はちょっとしたことで直ぐに狂乱する ⇨ She easily flips out on little things (☛ Prone to, typically undesirable actions, results)
あっさり [(3)あっさり] meaning: easy rank: 2
☆ 彼はあっさり間違いを認めた ⇨ He readily admitted his mistakes, without making excuses
軽々 [(3)かるがる] meaning: easy rank: 2
☆ 彼は百キロを軽々と持ち上げた ⇨ He easily lifted 220 pounds, as if nothing (☛ Usually about physical movements)
☆ 鹿は塀を軽々と飛び越えた ⇨ The deer jumped over the fence easily (☛ Usually about physical movements)
中々 [なかなか] [中々～ない] [coll] meaning: easy rank: 2
☆ 良い人がなかなか見つからない ⇨ We haven’t been able to find a good person
☆ 首の痛みがなかなか取れない ⇨ My neck pain won’t go away easily (☛ Alwasy negative as “中々～ない”)
ころり [(2)ころり] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ 彼は彼女の魅力にころりと参ってしまった ⇨ He quickly fell to her charms (☛ Easily succumb to something)
すらすら [(1)すらすら] [coll] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ 彼は数学の問題をすらすら解いた ⇨ He solved math questions easily (☛ Usually about mental challenges)
難無く [(3)なんなく] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ 彼等は予選を難無く通過した ⇨ They cleared through the qualifications without difficulty, easily
ひょいと [(1)ひょいと] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ 彼は机をひょいと持ち上げた ⇨ He lifted up a desk with ease (☛ About physical movements)
☆ 彼は舞台の上にひょいと飛び乗った ⇨ He jumped onto the stage with ease (☛ About physical movements)
安安 [(3)やすやす] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ 私達はそう安安とは引き下がらない ⇨ We won’t back down that easily
優に [(1)ゆうに] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ 十人は優に乗れる筏 ⇨ A raft at the very least ten people can board easily
☆ 優に十万人を超える人達が集まった ⇨ Many people, easily more than 100,000 of them, gathered (☛ Easily surpass or accommodate)
温々 [(1)ぬくぬく] meaning: easy rank: 4
☆ あの国では一部のエリートだけがぬくぬくと生きている ⇨ Only a handful of elites live easy in that country (☛ Unfairly easily, comfortably)
ひょいひょい [(1)ひょいひょい] [coll] meaning: easy rank: 4
☆ そんなにひょいひょい約束出来るようなことじゃないよ ⇨ It is not something I can promise that easily
☆ 彼は一人で樽をひょいひょい担いで行った ⇨ He carried the barrel as if nothing on his own
► 動詞
流す [(2)ながす] [coll] meaning: easy rank: 2
☆ 疲れていたので練習は流した ⇨ I was tired so I went easy during the practice
► 成句
御用 [(2)ごよう] [お安い御用] [polite] meaning: easy rank: 2
☆ それはお安い御用です ⇨ That is a simple business. That’s a piece of cake for me
一筋縄 [(4)ひとすじなわ] [一筋縄では行かない] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ 社会を変えるというのは一筋縄では行かない ⇨ Changing the society is not easy, there is no simple solution (☛ Always used in a negative setence as “一筋縄では行かない”. Literally means “won’t go with one rope”)
☆ 彼は一筋縄では行かない男だ ⇨ He is not an easy guy to deal with (☛ Literally means “won’t go with one rope”)
赤子 [あかご] [赤子の手を捻る] meaning: easy rank: 4
☆ それは赤子の手を捻るようなものだ ⇨ That’s like twisting a baby’s hand, taking candy from a baby, a very easy thing to do
柔らかい [(4)やわらかい] [御手柔らかに] meaning: easy rank: 4
☆ 御手柔らかに御願い致します (おてやわらかに) ⇨ Please handle me with soft hands, go easy on me (☛ A common phrase typically when you face a superior opponent in a competition)
► 名詞
楽 [(2)らく] [楽をする] meaning: easy rank: 1
☆ 楽をして勝つ方法は無い ⇨ There is no easy way to win. You can’t win without working hard
初級 [しょきゅう] meaning: easy rank: 2
☆ 初級幾何学講座 ⇨ A basic geometry program
朝飯前 [(5)あさめしまえ] [coll] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ 腕立て伏せ五百回など彼には朝飯前だ ⇨ He can do 500 pushups before breakfast. It is a piece of cake for him
ぬるま湯 [ぬるまゆ] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ こんなぬるま湯の環境に浸かっていては駄目だ ⇨ You will ruin yourself if you stay in an unchallenging, environment like this (☛ A metaphor for something too easy and unchallenging)
ぼろい [(2)ぼろい] [coll] [peer] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ ボロい商売 ⇨ A cushy job (☛ Originally western dialect)
楽勝 [らくしょう] [coll] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ 腕立て伏せ100回は楽勝だ ⇨ 100 pushups are a piece of cake for me
王道 [おうどう] meaning: easy rank: 4
☆ 学問に王道無し ⇨ There’s no king’s path, easy way, for learning (☛ A proverb)
手間要らず [(3)てまいらず] meaning: easy rank: 4
☆ 手間いらずの料理 ⇨ A dish you can make with the minimal fuss (☛ Without hassle)
左団扇 [(4)ひだりうちわ] meaning: easy rank: 4
☆ 彼は親の遺産で左団扇で暮らしている ⇨ He is living an easy comfortable life with the inheritance from his parents (☛ Literally “(cooling oneself comfortably with) a fan in the left hand”.)
► 形容詞
甘い [(2)あまい] [coll] meaning: easy rank: 1
☆ 世の中そんなに甘くない ⇨ Human world is not that easy. Nothing is easy in this world
☆ 才能だけで勝てるほどプロ野球は甘くない ⇨ You cannot win just with talent you are born with in the pro baseball. It’s not that easy
軽い [(0,2)かるい] meaning: easy rank: 1
☆ 三十分ほど軽くジョギングした ⇨ I jogged at a light pace for about 30 minutes
☆ 彼にとっては腕立て伏せ200回は軽い ⇨ 200 pushups are no big deal for him
☆ 彼は年に十億円は軽く稼いでいる ⇨ He is easily, at least, making ¥1 billion a year
☆ 私は苦情を申し立てたが軽くあしらわれた ⇨ I made a complaint but got brushed off
易しい [(3)やさしい] meaning: easy rank: 1
☆ 初心者向きの易しいピアノ曲 ⇨ An easy piano music for beginners
☆ 口で言うのは易しい ⇨ It is easy to just say, talk
易い [(2)やすい] meaning: easy rank: 1
☆ ガラスは割れやすい ⇨ Glass is easy to break
☆ このウィルスは伝染しやすい ⇨ This virus is easy to spread
☆ この教科書は分かりやすい ⇨ This textbook is easy to understand
☆ 彼は話しやすい ⇨ He is easy to talk to
☆ 老人は骨折しやすい ⇨ Old people are prone to break bones
容易い [(3)たやすい] [liter] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ それは言うのは容易いが、やるのは難しい ⇨ It is easy to say it, but doing it is difficult
ちょろい [(3)ちょろい] [coll] [peer] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ 10キロ走なんてちょろい ⇨ A 10 km run is a piece of cake for me
生易しい [(5)なまやさしい] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ 何にしても世界一になるのは生易しいことではない ⇨ It is not simple and easy to be the best in the world in whatever area (☛ Without effort)
造作無い [(1)ぞうさない] meaning: easy rank: 4
☆ 彼にとってはこの錠を開けることなど造作無い ⇨ It is an easy task for him to pick this lock
► 形容動詞
簡単 [かんたん] meaning: easy rank: 1
☆ それはそんなに簡単じゃない ⇨ It is not that easy
☆ それは簡単そうに見えるが実は難しい ⇨ That looks easy but actually is very difficult
☆ 取扱いの簡単さが客に好評だ ⇨ The customers love the ease of use
☆ 彼は何でも簡単に諦める ⇨ He gives everything up easily
☆ 試験は簡単だった ⇨ The test was easy
気軽 [きがる] meaning: easy rank: 1
☆ あそこの寿司屋は超高級だから気軽には入れない ⇨ That sushi restaurant is super expensive so you can’t just walk in (without serious consideration) (☛ Doesn’t mean “light-hearted”. Rather “without worrying, hesitating”)
☆ 御気軽にお申し付け下さい ⇨ Please ask without hesitating, feel free to ask (☛ Doesn’t mean “light-hearted”. Rather “without worrying, hesitating”)
楽 [(2)らく] meaning: easy rank: 1
☆ 彼は楽に一億円以上稼いでいる ⇨ He’s easily making more than ¥100 million
☆ 楽な仕事 ⇨ An easy job
安易 [(1)あんい] meaning: easy rank: 2
☆ 規則は安易には変更出来ない ⇨ The rules cannot be changed without serious consideration
手軽 [てがる] meaning: easy rank: 2
☆ プロ級の料理が手軽に作れる調理器 ⇨ A cooking appliance that lets you make pro-level meal easily (☛ Without hassle)
容易 [ようい] [liter] meaning: easy rank: 2
☆ それは口でいうほど容易なことではない ⇨ It is not as easy as you say
☆ 子供でも容易に使える道具 ⇨ A tool even children can easily use
余裕 [よゆう] [coll] meaning: easy rank: 2
☆ 腕立て伏せ百回は余裕だ ⇨ 100 pushups are easy for me
楽々 [(3)らくらく] meaning: easy rank: 2
☆ 彼は塀を楽々と飛び越えた ⇨ He jumped over the fence easily
☆ 彼等は予選を楽々と突破した ⇨ They cruised through the qualifying
優雅 [(1)ゆうが] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ 彼は優雅に暮らしている ⇨ He is living (financially) comfortably
楽ちん [(3)らくちん] [coll] [peer] meaning: easy rank: 3
☆ この機械を使うと難しい料理も楽ちんに出来る ⇨ Difficult cooking will be a piece of cake when you use this machine
安直 [あんちょく] meaning: easy rank: 4
☆ 安直な考え ⇨ An expedient, easy-way-out, idea (☛ Always negative)