just

公正な、正当な

人を公平に扱い、道徳的にも正しいこと。

やさしい英語で： Fair and morally right, treating people as they deserve.

• We want a just society.
• The judge gave a just punishment.
• They believed they were fighting for a just cause.

類義語： fair, right, equitable

反対語： unjust, unfair

よく使う表現： just punishment, just society, just cause

正確な、的確な

事実に合っていて、正しく的確なこと。

やさしい英語で： Correct and based on the facts.

• That is a just observation.
• Her report gave a just assessment of the damage.
• His description of the situation was just.

類義語： accurate, correct, true

反対語： inaccurate, incorrect

よく使う表現： just assessment, just estimate, just observation

ただ、だけ

それだけで、ほかには何もないことを表す。

やさしい英語で： Only this thing or action, without anything more.

• I just want water.
• She brought just one bag.
• Are you angry, or just tired?

類義語： only, simply, merely

よく使う表現： just one, just a little, just want something, just need something

たった今、ついさっき

今、または話の中の時点から、ほんの少し前であること。

やさしい英語で： A very short time before now or before the time being described.

• He has just arrived.
• I just saw your message.
• We had just eaten when our guests arrived.

使い方： have/has just + past participle (She has just called me.); had just + past participle (I had just sat down when the phone rang.)

類義語： recently, a moment ago

よく使う表現： just arrived, just finished, just now

結局、ただ

それまでの努力が無駄に思える、予想外の残念な結果を強調する。

やさしい英語で： Use this before an unexpected result that makes an earlier effort seem wasted.

• I hurried home, just to find nobody there.
• She saved for months, just to lose the money.
• We waited all morning, just to learn the meeting was cancelled.

使い方： do something, just to + verb (We drove across town, just to find the shop closed.)

類義語： only

よく使う表現： just to find, just to lose, just to discover