► 名詞
感じ [かんじ] [coll] meaning: way rank: 1
☆ その部分をもう少し柔らかい感じで弾いてくれる？ ⇨ Can you play that part a little softer?
☆ もっと強く揉んでくれる？こんな感じ？ ⇨ Can you massage harder? Like this?
感じ [かんじ] [感じを掴む] [coll] meaning: way rank: 1
☆ 何度も練習してやっと感じを掴んだ ⇨ I practiced many times and got the feel, knack, learned how
手 [て] [coll] meaning: way rank: 1
☆ ああ、そういう手があったか！ ⇨ Oh, I didn’t think about doing it that way!
☆ このまま何もしないという手もある ⇨ We don’t do anything and just let it go. That’s an option
☆ その手は通用しない ⇨ That way of doing things, that kind of trick, won’t work
☆ それは最後の手だ ⇨ That’s the last resort
手 [て] [手は無い] [coll] meaning: way rank: 1
☆ この機会を利用しない手は無い ⇨ There is no way we don’t take advantage of this opportunity
☆ 彼女みたいな美人に誘われて断る手は無い ⇨ There is no way you say no when a beauty like her approaches you
手 [て] [手を使う] [coll] meaning: way rank: 1
☆ 彼は勝つためならどんな手でも使う ⇨ He will resort to anything in order to win
☆ 彼は汚い手を平気で使う ⇨ He uses dirty trick without hesitation
風 [(1)ふう] [coll] meaning: way rank: 1
☆ あっちがどんな風に考えようと関係ない ⇨ I don’t care whichever way, however, they think
☆ あんな風な髪型にしたい ⇨ I want a hairdo like that
☆ こんな風にやってごらん ⇨ Do it like this
☆ そういう風な考え方は私には出来ない ⇨ I cannot think like that
☆ そんな風に扱ったら壊れるよ ⇨ It will break if you handle it that way
☆ そんな風に言ったら彼は気を悪くするよ ⇨ He will get it wrong if you say, put, it that way
☆ どんなふうにやれば良いのか分からない ⇨ I can’t tell what way, how, I should do it
方法 [ほうほう] meaning: way rank: 1
☆ どういう方法でやっても構わない ⇨ You can do it whichever way you like
遣り方 [やりかた] meaning: way rank: 1
☆ あいつはやり方が汚い ⇨ The way he operates is very dirty
☆ このゲームのやり方が分からない ⇨ I don’t know how to play this game
☆ そういうやり方では旨く行かない ⇨ That way of doing it, that technique, won’t work well
☆ 商売はやり方次第だ ⇨ Business is all about how you manage it
様 [(1)よう] meaning: way rank: 1
☆ あなたはどの様に考えますか？ ⇨ What do you think? What is your opinion?
☆ あの様になるとは思ってもいなかった ⇨ I never thought it would turn out that way
☆ この様にやって下さい ⇨ Please do it like this
☆ それは考えようによっては私達に有利になる ⇨ That will be to our advantage depending on the way we think about it
☆ どうにもしようがない ⇨ There is no way to handle it. There is nothing you can do
☆ どのようにすれば良いのですか？ ⇨ What way, how, should I do it?
☆ 交渉は決着しましたか？そのようです ⇨ Has the negotiation concluded? It seems that way
☆ 好きなようにすればいい ⇨ You can do whatever the way you like
☆ 彼女は見ようによっては相当な美人だ ⇨ She is quite pretty depending on how you look at her
仕方 [しかた] meaning: way rank: 2
☆ カメラの操作の仕方が分からない ⇨ I don’t know how to operate this camera (☛ Interchangeable with 遣り方, although 仕方 is almost always follows an object as ～の仕方)
手段 [(1)しゅだん] [liter] meaning: way rank: 2
☆ 彼等は強硬手段に訴えた ⇨ They resorted to a forceful measure
☆ 核爆弾は最後の手段だ ⇨ Nuclear bombs are the last resort
☆ 彼は目的を達成するためには手段を問わない ⇨ He uses any means to achieve his objectives (☛ A means to achieve something significant)
調子 [ちょうし] meaning: way rank: 2
☆ 彼は激しい調子で非難した ⇨ He criticized with severe tones
地理 [(1)ちり] [coll] meaning: way rank: 2
☆ 僕はこの辺の地理には詳しくない ⇨ I’m not familiar with this area. I don’t know my way around here (☛ Knowledge of a certain town, area, how to get around)
一手 [(1)いって] meaning: way rank: 3
☆ 恋愛は押しの一手だ ⇨ To woo someone, push is the only way to go, you have to be aggressive and persistent
勝手 [かって] meaning: way rank: 3
☆ このソフトは使った事が無いので勝手が良く分からない ⇨ I’ve never used this software so I don’t know my way around it
勝手 [かって] [勝手が違う] meaning: way rank: 3
☆ 新しい家は未だ勝手が違って変な感じがする ⇨ I’m still not used to my new house and it still feels weird (☛ The state of being accustomed to the way something works)
手法 [しゅほう] meaning: way rank: 3
☆ 独特の手法を使った絵 ⇨ A painting with very unique painting method (☛ A technical method)
常套手段 [(6)じょうとうしゅだん] meaning: way rank: 3
☆ 内政干渉を訴えるのがあの国の常套手段だ ⇨ Complaining about a domestic policy interference is the M.O. of that country (☛ The way someone always resorts to, usually unscrupulously)
術 [(2)すべ] [liter] meaning: way rank: 3
☆ 地震は予防する術が無い ⇨ There is no way to prevent earthquakes
術 [(2)すべ] [為す術が無い] [liter] meaning: way rank: 3
☆ 彼の怪我は酷すぎて為す術もなかった (なすすべ) ⇨ His injuries were so bad there was no way to treat them, nothing you could do
っぷり [っぷり] meaning: way rank: 3
☆ 彼女は小柄なのに凄い飲みっぷりだ ⇨ She is petite but drinks like a fish (☛ An accentuated form of 振り（ぶり）)
手口 [(1)てぐち] meaning: way rank: 3
☆ インターネット上で巧妙な手口を使って金銭を騙し取る犯罪が増えている ⇨ Crimes of defrauding money using deceptive methods have been increasing on internet (☛ Usually about a method a criminal uses)
振り [(2)ぶり] meaning: way rank: 3
☆ 子供達の成長振りには目を見張る物がある ⇨ The way the children are growing is eye-opening, striking
☆ 政府の行き当たりばったりの対応振りは見ていて情けない ⇨ It’s pathetic to watch the way the government reacts in a knee-jerk manner
☆ 彼女は小柄なのに凄い飲みっぷりだ ⇨ She is petite but drinks like a fish (☛ Often becomes っぷり when accentuated)
方式 [ほうしき] [tech] meaning: way rank: 3
☆ ファイルの圧縮には色々な方式がある ⇨ There are many different ways, formats, techniques, to compress a file
様式 [ようしき] meaning: way rank: 3
☆ バロック様式の建物 ⇨ A Baroque-style building
☆ 日本人独特の行動様式 ⇨ The behavior styles, patterns, unique to Japanese
☆ 様式美 ⇨
致し方 [いたしかた] [liter] meaning: way rank: 4
☆ こうなっては致し方無い ⇨ There is nothing we can do in this situation
切り口 [(2)きりくち] meaning: way rank: 4
☆ 斬新な切り口の社会評論 ⇨ A social criticism with a unique, refreshing, approach, point of view (☛ Usually about the way to see, analyze things and build logics)
作風 [さくふう] meaning: way rank: 4
☆ 彼の独特の作風 ⇨ His distinctive artistic style (☛ An artistic style)
遣り口 [(2)やりくち] meaning: way rank: 4
☆ 彼等のやり口はいつも汚い ⇨ They always do things in dirty ways (☛ Always negative connotations)
由 [(1)よし] meaning: way rank: 4
☆ 彼には真実を知る由も無い ⇨ There is no way for him to find out the truth
流儀 [りゅうぎ] meaning: way rank: 4
☆ 彼は自分の流儀に拘る ⇨ He insists on doing things his own way
流派 [(1)りゅうは] meaning: way rank: 4
☆ 茶道には幾つかの流派が有る ⇨ Japanese tea ceremonies have several different styles (☛ Usually artistic styles)
► 接尾辞
方 [(2)かた] meaning: way rank: 1
☆ この漢字の読み方が分からない ⇨ I don’t know how to read this kanji
☆ 寝方が悪かったようで首が痛い (ねかた) ⇨ It seems I slept wrong and my neck hurts
☆ 市役所への行き方を教えてくれる？ ⇨ Will you tell me how to go to the city hall?
☆ 彼は独特の話し方をする ⇨ He has a distinctive manner of speaking
☆ 彼女の笑い方は下品だ ⇨ She has a vulgar manner of laughing
☆ 生き方は人それぞれだ ⇨ The way of life depends on each person. There are different ways to live
風 [ふう] meaning: way rank: 1
☆ 韓国風の焼き肉 ⇨ Korean-style BBQ
流 [りゅう] meaning: way rank: 3
☆ 私は私流の生き方で生きる ⇨ I live my life my way
☆ 表千家流の茶道 (おもてせんけりゅう) ⇨ Omotesenke style tea ceremony