Improvement

改善
Meaning:
A positive change (noun)

Example:
I made an improvement on my daily routine by including yoga
every morning.
毎朝ヨガを取り入れることで、日課を改善した。
 Blizzard
吹雪
Meaning:
Snow storm (noun)

Example:
The trains were all delayed because of the blizzard.
吹雪のために列車はすべて遅れていた。
 Commute
通う
Meaning:
To travel between home and work or
school. (verb)

Example:
I commute to work every day by train.
私は毎日電車で通っている。
 Grumpy
気難しい
Meaning:
Easily annoyed; having a bad temper or mood.
(adjective)

Example:
My friend is grumpy when he doesn’t have his coffee.
私の友人はコーヒーを飲まないと気難しいんだ。
 Bustling
賑やか
Meaning:
Crowded, busy, or lively.
(adjective)

Example:
The center of Tokyo is always
bustling.
東京の中心部はいつも賑やかだ。
 Crunchy
カリカリ
Meaning:
Crispy, firm, or breakable.
(adjective)

Example:
I enjoy eating crunchy foods.
カリカリしたものを食べるのが好きなんだ。
 Coast
海岸
Meaning:
The place where the land meets the sea.
(noun)

Example:
I love to spend time by the coast during the summer.

夏は海岸で過ごすのが好きだ。
 Easy-going
のんき者
Meaning:
Someone who is easy to get
along with.
(ad-verb)

Example:
My friends are very easy-going.
私の友人たちはとてものんきだ。
 Shambles
混乱
Meaning:
A situation that is in disorder or confusion.
(noun)

Example:
After the party, the living room was in
shambles.
パーティーの後、リビングルームは混乱してい
た。
 Sensible
賢明
Meaning:
Based on or acting on good judgment and
practical ideas or understanding. (adjective)

Example:
It would be sensible to take an umbrella if the weather
forecast shows rain.
天気予報で雨が降るようなら、傘を持っていくのがいいだろう。
 Identify
見分ける
Meaning:
To recognize, find or tell apart from something
else. (verb)

Example:
It was difficult to identify the song from reading only some
of the lyrics.
歌詞の一部だけを読んで曲を見分けるのは難しかった。
 Determine
見きわめる
Meaning:
To make a strong decision, decide what will
happen or decide what is the truth. Similar to
identify. (verb)

Example:
It took a long time to determine if the suspect was telling the
truth.
容疑者が真実を話しているかどうかを見極めるには長い時間がかか
った。
じょうほ
Compromise
譲歩
Meaning:
To change your opinion and agree with someone
else or giving up your original ideas to agree and
not fight with someone. (verb)

Example:
Sometimes you have to compromise so that everything can stay
peaceful.
すべてを平和に保つためには、譲歩しなければならないこともあ
る。
さえぎ
Interrupt
遮る
Meaning:
To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing
something, or to cause an activity or event to stop
for a short time. (verb)

Example:
The man had a habit of interrupting her when she was speaking.
その男は、彼女が話しているときに遮るくせがあった。
 Practical
実用的
Meaning:
To be able to be done or put into action.
(adjective)

Example:
Wearing a raincoat when it rains is a practical idea to stay
dry.
雨の日にレインコートを着るのは、濡れないための実用的なアイデ
アだ。
きょこう
Fictional
虚構
Meaning:
Something made from the imagination; especially in
stories. (adjective)

Example:
“The Tale of the Bamboo cutter” is a fictional
story that is famous in Japan.
「竹取物語」は日本で有名な架空の物語である。
はいきょ
Abandoned
廃墟
Meaning:
No longer being used or cared for because its
owner does not want it anymore; left without
care or protection. (adjective)

Example:
I love to explore abandoned places in
Japan.
私は日本の廃墟を探索するのが大好きだ。
 Encounter
出会う
Meaning:
A meeting, especially one that happens by
chance. (noun)

Example:
My friend encountered a bear on his way home.
私の友人は帰宅途中に熊に出会った。
めんえきりょく
Immune
免疫力
Meaning:
① To be protected against a particular disease by particular
substances in the blood.
② Immune also means to be protected from or unable to be
influenced by something, esp. something bad.
(adjective)

Example:
① Most people who've had chickenpox once are immune to it for
the rest of their lives.
一度水疱瘡にかかった人のほとんどは、その後一生水疱瘡にかからない。
② She says her father is immune to criticism from strangers.
彼女は父親が他人からの批判に免疫がないのだと言っている。
 Enthusiastic
熱心
Meaning:
A subject or activity that interests you very much.
(adjective)

Example:
I am always enthusiastic about anything that involves Sailor
Moon.
セーラームーンが絡むものにはいつも熱心だ。
そうてい
Envision
想定
Meaning:
To imagine or expect that something is a likely or
desirable possibility in the future. (verb)

Example:
How do you envision yourself ten years from now?
10 年後の自分をどのように想定しますか？
なじ
Adapt
馴染む
Meaning:
To change your ideas or behaviour to make them
suitable for a new situation. (verb)

Example:
I knew a lot about Japan before moving here so I was able to
adapt to life quickly.
日本に来る前に日本についていろいろ知っていたので、すぐに生活に馴染むことが
できた。
 Boost
高める
Meaning:
To increase or raise. (verb)

Example:
Most people boost their confidence by studying a new
language.
多くの人は、新しい言語を勉強することで自信を高める。
たの
Reliable
頼もしい
Meaning:
To be trusted or believed because he, she, or it
works or behaves well in the way you expect.
(adjective)

Example:
Public transportation in Japan is usually quite reliable and
fast. / To be reliable is a very good personality trait.日本の公共交通機関は
信頼性が高く、スピードも速い。/信頼できることは、性格的にとても良いことだ。
 Dedicated
心がけ
Meaning:
Believing that an activity or idea is important and
giving a lot of energy and time to it. (adjective)

Example:
She was dedicated to protecting the environment.
彼女は環境保全に心心を尽くしていた。
 Hasty
せっかち
Meaning:
Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes
without the necessary care or thought. (noun)

Example:
When one is impatient, it usually results in hasty and poor
decision making.
せっかちになると、たいてい性急で間違った決定を下すことになる。
がいこうてき
Outgoing
外向的
Meaning:
Friendly and energetic and finding it easy and
enjoyable to be with others. (adjective)

Example:
Having an outgoing personality helps one get along with different types
of people.
外向的な性格は、さまざまな人々とうまくやっていくのに役立つ。
 Durable
丈夫
Meaning:
Able to last and be used for a long time without
becoming damaged. (adjective)

Example:
Most fake products are not made from durable materials
and are easily broken.
ほとんどの偽物は丈夫な素材を使っていないので、簡単に壊れてしまう。
がれき
Debris
瓦礫
Meaning:
The remains of anything broken down or
destroyed; ruins. (adjective)

Example:
There were debris of buildings and houses after the tsunami.
津波の後、建物や家屋の瓦礫が散乱していた。

Bargain
ねぎ

値切る
Meaning:
To try to make someone agree to give you
something that is better for you, such as a better
price or better working conditions. (verb)

Example:
She loves thrift shopping because she can always haggle
the price down.彼女は古着屋が大好きで、いつでも値切ることができ
るからだ。