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【Today's Vocabs】
緊張(きんちょう):nervousness
不安(ふあん):anxiety
心配(しんぱい):worry
プレッシャー:pressure
小心者(しょうしんもの):coward, someone who easily gets nervous
あがり症(しょう):stage fright
【QuizGraduation cap】Level: ★★
Which of the following options is closest in meaning to 案外 in the sentence below?
やられた理由(りゆう)がわかれば案外(あんがい)怖(こわ)くなかったりするものだ。
1.やっぱり
2.意外(いがい)と
3.全然(ぜんぜん)
4.よっぽど
Answer: 意外と
案外:contrary to expectations (adverb)
Once you see why you got outdone, it can actually become not so scary.
やっぱり:as one thought
意外と:unexpectedly, surprisingly
*意外に also works
全然〜ない:not ~ at all
よっぽど:more ~ (contrary to expectations)
【Today's Quote】
俺(おれ)が何(なに)かに絶望(ぜつぼう)するとしたら バレーができなくなった時(とき)だけだ
If I ever feel driven to despair, that would only be when I can no longer play volleyball.
---Kageyama
Kageyama dropping keigo makes such an intense mood
【Cultural-ish Insight】
Some regard being left-handed as a huge disadvantage since letters and most tools are designed for the right-handed. This tendency has been strong in Japan and many children have been forced to "fix" it, though such cases are getting rarer today.
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Join me learning Japanese with the sports manga/anime masterpiece!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WithHaikyuu
Discord: https://discord.gg/Xqf6FKVPca
【Today's Vocabs】
緊張(きんちょう):nervousness
不安(ふあん):anxiety
心配(しんぱい):worry
プレッシャー:pressure
小心者(しょうしんもの):coward, someone who easily gets nervous
あがり症(しょう):stage fright
【QuizGraduation cap】Level: ★★
Which of the following options is closest in meaning to 案外 in the sentence below?
やられた理由(りゆう)がわかれば案外(あんがい)怖(こわ)くなかったりするものだ。
1.やっぱり
2.意外(いがい)と
3.全然(ぜんぜん)
4.よっぽど
Answer: 意外と
案外:contrary to expectations (adverb)
Once you see why you got outdone, it can actually become not so scary.
やっぱり:as one thought
意外と:unexpectedly, surprisingly
*意外に also works
全然〜ない:not ~ at all
よっぽど:more ~ (contrary to expectations)
【Today's Quote】
俺(おれ)が何(なに)かに絶望(ぜつぼう)するとしたら バレーができなくなった時(とき)だけだ
If I ever feel driven to despair, that would only be when I can no longer play volleyball.
---Kageyama
Kageyama dropping keigo makes such an intense mood
【Cultural-ish Insight】
Some regard being left-handed as a huge disadvantage since letters and most tools are designed for the right-handed. This tendency has been strong in Japan and many children have been forced to "fix" it, though such cases are getting rarer today.
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