► 動詞
関わる [(3)かかわる] meaning: involve rank: 1
☆ これは国防に関わる問題だ ⇨ This is a matter concerning national security (☛ Can be written as 係る, 拘る)
☆ 面倒には関わりたくない ⇨ I don’t want to be involved with trouble (☛ Can be written as 係る, 拘る)
絡む [(2)からむ] [coll] meaning: involve rank: 1
☆ 彼は収賄に絡んでいる ⇨ He is involved in bribery
☆ 政治に絡む話はしたくない ⇨ I don’t want to talk about the topics involving politics
関係 [かんけい] [関係する] meaning: involve rank: 1
☆ 彼は人妻と関係していた ⇨ He was involved with a married woman
☆ 彼は暴力団と関係している ⇨ He is involved with mafia
伴う [(3)ともなう] [liter] meaning: involve rank: 2
☆ 登山には常に危険が伴う ⇨ Mountain climbing always involves, comes with, inherent danger
巻き込む [(3)まきこむ] meaning: involve rank: 2
☆ 彼は陰謀に巻き込まれた ⇨ He was drawn into a conspiracy (☛ Involve someone against his/her will)
☆ 彼は高速道路で事故に巻き込まれた ⇨ He got involved in an accident (someone else caused) on the freeway (☛ Involve someone against his/her will)
介入 [かいにゅう] [介入する] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ ソビエトはプラハの春に介入した ⇨ The Soviet intervened with Prague Spring
噛む [(1)かむ] [一枚噛む] [coll] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ この策略にはあいつが一枚噛んでいるに違いない ⇨ He must be playing a part in this scheme (☛ Literally “bite one sheet”. Involve, usually in a nefarious scheme)
絡める [(3)からめる] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ 個人のことに仕事を絡めるのは止めて欲しい ⇨ I don’t want you to involve business in personal matters
関与 [(1)かんよ] [関与する] [liter] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ 彼は贈賄に関与していた ⇨ He was involved in bribery
立ち入る [(3)たちいる] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ 他人の事に立ち入るつもりはない ⇨ I have no intention of sticking my nose in somebody else’s business
纏わる [(3)まつわる] [liter] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ 妖怪にまつわる伝説を纏めた本 ⇨ A book that gathers legends about monsters
与る [(3)あずかる] [liter] meaning: involve rank: 4
☆
かかずらわる [(5)かかずらわる] [coll] meaning: involve rank: 4
☆ 彼はまたろくでもないことにかかずらわっているに違いない ⇨ He must be involved with things he should not again
相関 [そうかん] [相関する] meaning: involve rank: 4
☆ それらの問題は相関している ⇨ Those problems are interrelated (☛ Involve mutually)
飲み込む [(3)のみこむ] [liter] meaning: involve rank: 4
☆ 彼等は政治スキャンダルに飲み込まれた ⇨ They were embroiled a political scandal
乗り掛かる [(4)のりかかる] meaning: involve rank: 4
☆ 乗り掛かった舟だ ⇨ It is a ship I am half-boarded. It is something I’m already involved (so might as well continue) (☛ A common phrase)
踏み入れる [(4)ふみいれる] [足を踏み入れる] meaning: involve rank: 4
☆ 彼等は泥沼に足を踏み入れてしまった ⇨ They have had their feet stepped into a quagmire
► 成句
手 [て] [手を出す] [coll] meaning: involve rank: 2
☆ 彼は他人の奥さんに手を出した ⇨ He got involved with somebody else’s wife (☛ Get involved with something you shouldn’t)
☆ 彼は博打に手を出して全てを失った ⇨ He got involved with gambling and lost everything (☛ Get involved with something you shouldn’t)
手 [て] [手を汚す] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ 彼は自分の手を汚したがらない ⇨ He doesn’t want to soil his hands, do dirty work
► 名詞
縁 [(1)えん] meaning: involve rank: 2
☆ 私は賭け事とは全く縁が無い ⇨ I have nothing to do with gambling. I never do any gambling
関連 [かんれん] meaning: involve rank: 2
☆ 彼はコンピューター関連の仕事をしている ⇨ He does computer-related work
☆ 私は法律関連の知識は殆ど無い ⇨ I don’t have much knowledge concerning law
巻き添え [まきぞえ] meaning: involve rank: 2
☆ 多くの民間人が戦闘の巻き添えで死亡した ⇨ Many civilians caught in the crossfire of the battle and died
巻き添え [まきぞえ] [巻き添えを食う] meaning: involve rank: 2
☆ 秘書達は政治家のスキャンダルの巻き添えを食って仕事を失った ⇨ The assistants of the politician lost their jobs because of the ripple effect of his scandal (☛ To be involved involuntarily and suffer a result)
介入 [かいにゅう] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ 日銀の介入が予想される ⇨ An intervention by the Bank of Japan is expected
絡み [からみ] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ 彼等は作品の著作権の絡みで揉めている ⇨ They are arguing over the copyright of the work
関与 [(1)かんよ] [liter] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ 彼は事件への関与を否定した ⇨ He denied his involvement in the scandal
当事者 [(3)とうじしゃ] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ その問題は政府ではなく、当事者間で解決すべきだ ⇨ That issue should be resolved between those directly involved, and not by the government
とばっちり [とばっちり] [とばっちりを食らう] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ 両親の喧嘩のとばっちりを食った ⇨ I got caught in the crossfire of my parents fighting (☛ To be involved involuntarily and suffer a result)
深入り [ふかいり] [深入りする] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ 他人のことには深入りしたくない ⇨ I don’t want to be involved too deep in somebody else’s business (☛ Literally “enter deep”)
当事 [とうじ] meaning: involve rank: 4
☆ 当事国の代表が会合した ⇨ The representatives of the countries involved had a meeting
► 形容動詞
無縁 [むえん] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ 彼は流行とは無縁の生活を送っている ⇨ He lives a life that has nothing to do with the pop culture
► 接尾辞
絡み [(1)がらみ] meaning: involve rank: 3
☆ 政治絡みの話題は疲れる ⇨ Politics-related topics tire me