► 副詞
ぱっと [ぱっと] meaning: good rank: 2
☆ チームの成績は余りぱっとしない ⇨ The performance of the team has not been very good (☛ Usually used in negative sentences as ぱっと～ない)
☆ 会社の新しいロゴは余りぱっとしない ⇨ The new logo of the company is not very eye-catching (☛ Usually used in negative sentences as ぱっと～ない)
ぴりっと [(2)ぴりっと] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ チームはどうもピリッとしない ⇨ The team’s performance lacks sharpness
満更 [まんざら] [満更～ない] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ うちの女房も年にしては満更捨てたものでもない ⇨ My wife should not be dismissed despite her age, she is still quite attractive for her age
► 動詞
優れる [(3)すぐれる] meaning: good rank: 1
☆ この素材は耐熱性に優れる ⇨ This material excels at resisting heat
違う [ちがう] [coll] meaning: good rank: 1
☆ このワインは高いだけあって流石に味が違うね ⇨ This wine is very expensive and indeed tastes different, very good. You can taste the difference of the price
行ける [いける] [coll] meaning: good rank: 2
☆ このビールはいけるね ⇨ This beer is good (☛ Usually about food and drink)
冴える [(2)さえる] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 彼女の着こなしはとても冴えている ⇨ The way she dresses is so sharp
☆ 板前の技が冴えている ⇨ The skills of the chef are shining
秀でる [(3)ひいでる] [liter] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 彼は学問に秀でていた ⇨ He excelled at academics
修まる [(3)おさまる] meaning: good rank: 5
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► 成句
捨てる [すてる] [捨てたものではない] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 彼は歌手としても捨てたもんじゃない ⇨ You shouldn’t discard, dismiss, him as a singer. He is rather good as a singer
線 [(1)せん] [良い線を行く] [coll] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 彼女はなかなかいい線行っている ⇨ She is kind of good looking
☆ 彼等の音楽はいい線行っている ⇨ Their music is pretty good
隅 [(1)すみ] [隅に置けない] meaning: good rank: 4
☆ 彼は意外に隅に置けない ⇨ He is sneaky good and you shouldn’t underestimate him (☛ Literally “leave at the corner”)
► 名詞
良さ [(1)よさ] meaning: good rank: 2
☆ 彼の頭の良さは次元が違う ⇨ His goodness of brain, intelligence, is at a different level
☆ 私はこの手の音楽の良さがよく分からない ⇨ I don’t really understand the goodness of this kind of music, what is good about it
吉 [(2)きち] [liter] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 待ったのが吉と出た ⇨ I waited, and that was the right move (☛ Good luck)
善 [(1)ぜん] [liter] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 多くの人は人間は善だと信じている ⇨ Many people believe humans are good (by nature)
良性 [りょうせい] [tech] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 良性腫瘍 ⇨ A benign tumor
吉日 [きちじつ] meaning: good rank: 4
☆ 思い立ったが吉日 ⇨ The day you thought about doing something is the good luck day. Don’t delay what you set out to do (☛ A common phrase. An alternate pronunciation of きちじつ)
善人 [ぜんにん] meaning: good rank: 4
☆ 善人が損をする社会 ⇨ A society where good people lose
優 [(1)ゆう] meaning: good rank: 4
☆ 彼は数学で優を取った ⇨ He got “excellent”, A, in math (☛ The best grade of 優・良・可・不可)
善かれ [(2)よかれ] meaning: good rank: 4
☆ それは善かれと思ってしたことだった ⇨ I did that with a good intention. I thought that was a good thing to do
良 [(1)りょう] [liter] meaning: good rank: 4
☆ 彼の数学の成績は良だった ⇨ His math grade was “good”, B
技有り [(3)わざあり] meaning: good rank: 4
☆ 技有りのラーメン ⇨ A great ramen (made by a great chef with great skills)
► 形容詞
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
旨い [(2)うまい] [coll] meaning: good rank: 1
☆ その話はどうも旨過ぎる ⇨ The story is too good to be true and fishy
☆ 世の中にはそんな旨い話は無い ⇨ There is no sweet deal like that in this world
美味しい [(3)おいしい] [coll] [peer] meaning: good rank: 1
☆ そんな美味しい仕事は滅多に無い ⇨ There are few cushy job like that
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 )
宜しい [(3)よろしい] [polite] meaning: good rank: 1
☆ 御気分は宜しいですか？ ⇨ Are you feeling OK? (☛ Polite when referred to someone/something other than yourself)
良し [(1)よし] meaning: good rank: 2
☆ この酒は冷やして飲むも良し、温めて飲むのも良しだ ⇨ This sake is good to drink chilled or hot
良し [(1)よし] [良しとする] meaning: good rank: 2
☆ これで良しとしよう ⇨ Let’s call this good enough
味わい深い [(6)あじわいぶかい] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 味わい深い小説 ⇨ A very good novel with beautiful, complex, nuances
芳しい [(4)かんばしい] [芳しく無い] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 新製品の売上げは芳しく無い ⇨ The sales of the new product has not been very good (☛ Usually used in negative as 芳しく無い)
捗々しい [(5)はかばかしい] [捗々しくない] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 新製品の売れ行きは捗々しくない ⇨ The sales of the new product hasn’t been great (☛ Usually used in negative sentences as “捗々しくない”)
宜しい [(3)よろしい] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ この下着はどうも宜しくない ⇨ This underwear is just uncomfortable
色良い [(3)いろよい] meaning: good rank: 4
☆ 彼等から色好い返事は聞かれなかった ⇨ We didn’t hear, get, favorable, positive, responses from them
程良い [(3)ほどよい] meaning: good rank: 4
☆ 程よい甘さのお菓子 ⇨ A cake with perfect sweetness (☛ Something is just right, not too much, not too little)
► 形容動詞
結構 [(1)けっこう] [polite] meaning: good rank: 1
☆ それは大変結構なことです ⇨ That’s great, wonderful
上手 [じょうず] meaning: good rank: 1
☆ 彼は聞き上手だ ⇨ He is a good listener
上等 [じょうとう] meaning: good rank: 2
☆ 彼女の服はいかにも上等な感じだ ⇨ Her clothes look very high quality and expensive
中々 [なかなか] [coll] meaning: good rank: 2
☆ これもいいけどそっちもなかなかだ ⇨ This one is good but that was not bad either
☆ 彼はゴルフがなかなかの腕前だ ⇨ He is pretty good at golf
陸 [(2)ろく] [coll] meaning: good rank: 2
☆ 最近テレビにはろくな番組がない ⇨ There are no good programs on TV
☆ 最近ろくなことが無い ⇨ Recently nothing good happens to me
上質 [じょうしつ] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 上質の革で出来た鞄 ⇨ A bag made with high-quality leather (☛ Of good quality)
上々 [じょうじょう] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 試験の結果は上々だった ⇨ The test results were pretty good (☛ Very good, often unexpectedly, if not the best)
上等 [じょうとう] [coll] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 80点取れれば上等だ ⇨ It is very respectable if you score 80
善良 [ぜんりょう] [liter] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 善良な人 ⇨ A good, honest, moral, person (☛ About human character)
優良 [ゆうりょう] [liter] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 彼は大学を優良な成績で卒業した ⇨ He graduated from the college with very good grades
良好 [りょうこう] [liter] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 術後の経過は良好だ ⇨ The prognosis of the operation has been very good (☛ Usually used for some inspection results)
良質 [りょうしつ] [liter] meaning: good rank: 3
☆ 良質なタンパク質 ⇨ High quality protein (☛ Of good quality)
あっぱれ [(3)あっぱれ] [liter] meaning: good rank: 4
☆ 彼は年寄りを助けるあっぱれな若者だ ⇨ He is a great young man who helps elderlies (☛ Worthy of praise)
上等 [じょうとう] [coll] meaning: good rank: 4
☆ ケンカを売ってくるなんて上等じゃねえか ⇨ You wanna fight with me? Good for you, you chump!
► 連体詞
出来た [(1)できた] [coll] meaning: good rank: 4
☆ 彼は本当に出来た人だ ⇨ He’s a really nice, selfless, considerate, person