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良い好い善いよい佳い吉い宜いえい～い Adj.Freq #139
1

Also いい (all senses)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

Examples
私にはよい友達が数人いる。
I have several good friends.
2

sufficient; enough; ready; prepared

3

profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

4

As て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise

OK; all right; fine; no problem

5

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

easy to ...

よく良く善く能く好く克くAdverbUsually kanaFreq #143
1

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully

Examples
そのプロジェクトはよく計画されていて興味深いが、当面の利益には大した結果をもたらさないと見られている。
The project is well-planned and interesting, but its immediate impact on the bottom line is not considered substantial.
2

frequently; often

Examples
みつなは綺麗好きだから、よく自ら進んで掃除をしています。
Mitsuna is very tidy so she often cleans up without being asked.
3

I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

Examples
ジャック、よく来てくれたね。
You are welcome, Jack!
4

(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...

Examples
よく、そんな口がきけるな！
How dare you say that!
よし良し善し好しえしUsually kanaFreq #904
1

'ku' adjective (archaic)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

いいこといい事好い事善い事Usually kanaFreq #1941
1

Expressions; Common noun

good thing; nice thing

2

Expressions; Common noun; Usu. as 〜をいいことに(して)

good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity

3

Female; Interjection

interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

いい人よい人善い人好い人いいひと (いい人／善い人／好い人)よいひと (よい人／善い人／好い人)NounExpressionFreq #4058
1

good-natured person; good person

2

(one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

よく言う良く言うよくいうExpressionGodan verbFreq #2920
1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty

2

to say well; to say cleverly; to say elegantly

3

to say often; to say frequently

4

Oft. as an admonition in the form of よく言うよ

to say without shame; to say impudently

改善かいぜんNounFreq #5462
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

betterment; improvement

Examples
２国間の貿易上のアンバランスを改善しなければならない。
The trade imbalance between two nations should be improved.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Oft. written カイゼン

kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

最善さいぜんNoun～の Adj.Freq #6184
1

the very best; utmost

Examples
それが私たちが今できる最善の方法だ。
That's the best way we can do now.
善ぜんNounFreq #7018
1

good; goodness; right; virtue

Examples
競争それ自体は善でも悪でもない。
Competition is neither good nor evil in itself.
善意ぜんいNounFreq #9707
1

virtuous mind

2

good intentions; good will

Examples
公平に評すれば、彼は善意からやったのだと認めなければならない。
To do him justice, we must admit that his intentions were good.
3

positive mindset

4

Law

bona fides; good faith

善良ぜんりょうNoun～な Adj.Freq #10231
1

good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest

Examples
善良な市民は法律に従う。
A good citizen obeys the laws.
良き佳き善きよきFreq #11784
1

Common noun

goodness

Examples
私たちは彼をよき先輩として尊敬している。
We respect him as a good senior.
2

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

good

善人ぜんにんNounFreq #12814
1

good person; virtuous person

Examples
善人必ずしも栄える者でない。
Not all good men will prosper.
2

good-natured person; gullible person

よくも善くもAdverbUsually kanaFreq #16696
1

how dare ...; how could ...

Examples
よくも彼女にそんなことがいえるものだ。
How dare you say such a thing to her!
よくも顔をつぶしてくれたな。
You really made me lose face.
2

surprisingly; unexpectedly

善悪ぜんあくNounFreq #17069
1

right and wrong; good and evil

Examples
赤ん坊は善悪について何も知らない。
A baby does not know good or evil.
善処ぜんしょNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #19031
1

dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)

Examples
善処いたします。
I'll have to go and see what I can do.
偽善ぎぜんNoun～の Adj.Freq #19639
1

hypocrisy

Examples
偽善とは悪徳が徳に対して払う忠順の誓いである。
Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.
善行ぜんこうNoun～の Adj.Freq #24348
1

good deed; good conduct; benevolence

Examples
一つの善行はもう一つの善行に値する。
One good turn deserves another.
よくする良くする善くする能くするTransitiveUsually kanaする VerbFreq #5122
1

to make good; to improve

Examples
仕事をよりよくする方法について考えるよりも金もうけする方法を考える方が先なのである。
Figuring a way to make a dollar comes ahead of thinking about how to do the job better.
2

to do often

Examples
これは学生がよくする間違いだ。
This is a mistake students are apt to make.
3

to be kind to; to treat well; to do well

Examples
母は植木の世話をよくする人だ。
My mother looks after the plants well.
よくよく良く良く能く能く善く善くAdverbUsually kanaFreq #5723
1

carefully; closely

Examples
間違いをしないようによくよく注意しよう。
Let's take the utmost caution against errors.
2

very; extremely; exceedingly

Examples
そんな話にだまされるなんて、よくよくおめでたいね。
You must be very naive to be taken in by such a story.
3

have no choice; cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable

よくもまあ善くもまあAdverbUsually kanaFreq #17182
1

Emphatic

just how; how (dare you)

Examples
よくもまあ、そんな振舞いができるもんだ。
How dare you behave like that!
最善を尽くす最善をつくすさいぜんをつくすExpressionGodan verbFreq #21547
1

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

Examples
どの先生も最善を尽くす。
Every teacher does their best.
偽善者ぎぜんしゃNounFreq #25038
1

hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin

Examples
我々の睡眠中は偽善者ではない。
We are not hypocrites in our sleep.
よくぞ善くぞAdverbPoliteUsually kanaFreq #27790
1

how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully

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