日本語道場
Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2
N2
Compounds
notches, serration, indentation, jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac), carving, engraving, cutting
mincing, cutting, chopping, notch
to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash
serious, severe, grave, acute
becoming more serious or severe, aggravation, intensification
lateness, tardiness
Example sentences
I was late to school.
Oooh, get a move on. We'll end up late! Come on, I'll tie your shoelaces for you.
Oh no! I'm late again!! I'm going to get the nickname 'King of Late arrival'.
The plane will get in on time.
The posters were immediately removed from the wall.
With 19 cases of death forming over 20% of the whole, the grave reality of overwork-deaths has been thrown into relief.
On TV someone with a serious look on his face is talking about the problems of our country's future.
With a shortage of midwives added to that of obstetricians it has become clear all over again that our country's obstetric care is in an extremely grave situation.