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B2 · People & family
B2 · 人と家族
仲間 (nakama)
used to describe somebody who is the same as you in some way, or in the same situation
I recognized a fellow sufferer, waiting nervously outside the exam room.
私は試験室の外で緊張して待っている、同じ苦しみを抱える仲間だと気づいた。
fellow members/citizens/workers
類義語associatecompanioncolleaguepeermatepartner対義語strangerrivalenemyoutsider養子にする (youshi ni suru)
to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)
a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt
子供のいないカップルが養子を迎えることを奨励するキャンペーン
She was forced to have her baby adopted.
類義語take infosterchooseselectembraceaccept対義語rejectabandondisownrenouncerefuse見捨てる, 置き去りにする
to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
The baby had been abandoned by its mother outside a hospital.
その赤ちゃんは、病院の外に母親によって置き去りにされていた。
類義語relinquishdesertforsakeleavequitrenouncewaive対義語keepretaincontinuemaintainsupport自己 (jiko)
the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel
His private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)
彼の私的な/仕事上の自己（＝家/職場でどのように振る舞うか）
Only with a few people could she be her real self(= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be).
類義語individualidentityegobeingperson対義語otherexternalnon-self債券, 社債, 公債
a document showing that money has been lent to a government or company, which pays interest and repays it on a set date
The company issued five-year bonds to finance its new factory.
その会社は新工場の資金を調達するために5年債を発行した。
Bond prices usually fall when market interest rates rise.
類義語debenturesecurityfixed-income security対義語stockequity直面する, 遭遇する, ぶつかる
to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else
We encountered several problems when we moved to a new house.
新しい家に引っ越したとき、私たちはいくつかの問題に直面した。
類義語meetingconfrontationexperiencerun-in対義語avoidanceescapedeparture
