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► 副詞
良く  [(1)よく]  [coll]    meaning:  common  rank: 1
☆ それは初心者が良くする失敗だ ⇨ That’s a common mistake beginners make
☆ それは日本では良く見る光景だ ⇨ That’s a common sight in Japan
☆ それは良く有るだ ⇨ That happens often. That’s a common occurrence
☆ 良く有る御質問 ⇨ Frequently asked questions

良く  [(1)よく]  [coll]    meaning:  frequent  rank: 1
☆ あのラーメンにはよくく ⇨ I go to that ramen restaurant often
☆ 彼女とは良く会う ⇨ I see her often

良く  [(1)よく]  [coll]    meaning:  how  rank: 1
☆ そんな薄着でよくくないね ⇨ How can you stand the cold with such light clothes?
☆ よくそんなこと言うね ⇨ How dare, can, you say that?
☆ よく平気でいられるね ⇨ How can you be so calm?

良く  [(1)よく]    meaning:  well  rank: 1
☆ あの姉妹はよくている ⇨ Those sisters really look alike
☆ どういう意味か良くからない ⇨ I don’t really understand what it means
☆ よくいらっしゃいました ⇨ You made it. Thank you very much for coming
☆ よくやった! ⇨ You did great! Well done!
☆ 塗装するれをよく取ることが大切だ ⇨ It is important to remove dirt well before you paint
☆ は良くらない ⇨ I don’t know very well

► 成句
  [(2)よく]  [欲の皮が突っ張る]    meaning:  greed  rank: 2
☆ は欲の突っ張っている ⇨ He has his greed skin stretched out. He is very greedy

► 名詞
  [(2)よく]    meaning:  ambition  rank: 2
☆ は欲がぎて仕事出世しない ⇨ He doesn’t get ahead at work because he has too little ambition

  [(2)よく]    meaning:  desire  rank: 2
☆ 食欲 ⇨ A desire to eat. Appetite

  [(2)よく]    meaning:  greed  rank: 2
☆ 欲が ⇨ A person with deep desire. A greedy person
☆ 欲に眩ん政治家 ⇨ A politician blinded by greed


More examples:
  • 老眼鏡いとくのものがよくえない ⇨ I can’t see something close without my reading glasses
  • よく平気でいられるね ⇨ How can you be so calm?
  • 「~」は「~」のでよく使われる表現だ ⇨ “…” is an expression often used to mean “…”
  • よくしたで、てるがあれば拾うがある ⇨ Things somehow work out in this world. Some dumps it and then some picks it up
  • 子供あのによく釣り行ったもんです ⇨ I would go fishing on that river all the time when I was a kid
  • 塗料使うによくかきぜなくてはいけない ⇨ Paint must be stirred vigorously before use
  • 電話くてよくこえない ⇨ The phone is too far, your voice is too faint and I cannot hear well
  • 電気をよくえる ⇨ Copper conducts electricity well
  • 一人でくよくよえてないでしてみなよ ⇨ Stop moping alone and tell me about it
  • よくもそんなえたもんだ ⇨ How dare you say something like that?
  • この抽象的過ぎてよくからない ⇨ This story is too abstract and I don’t really understand
  • それはよくえためたことです ⇨ I decided that upon a through deliberation
  • 彼女はいつもよくえないでものを言う ⇨ She always says things without really thinking
  • その二つの単語はよく混同される ⇨ Those two words often get mixed up with each other
  • はよく漫画登場する ⇨ Frogs often appear in cartoons