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よく, 良く, 善く, 能く, 好く, 克く
Adverb, See 良い・1, Usually in kana
1. nicely, properly, well, skillfully, skilfully
2. frequently, often
3. I'm glad that you ..., thank you for ...
4. (you have) quite the nerve to, I don't know how you can ...
よく、そんな口がきけるな!
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良い, 好い, 善い, 佳い, 吉い, 宜い, よい, えい
Conjugated: 良く
See いい・1, also いい (all senses)
1. good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable
See いい・2
2. sufficient, enough, ready, prepared
See いい・3
3. profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial
See いい・4, as て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise
4. OK, all right, no problem
Suffix, after the -masu stem of a verb
5. easy to ...
私にはよい友達が数人いる。
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良く, 仲よく, 仲好く, なかよく
Adverb
on good terms (with), on friendly terms (with), (getting along) well, in harmony, happily, peacefully
彼らは仲良く一緒に暮らしている。
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よくある質問, 良くある質問, よくあるしつもん
Expression
frequently asked questions, FAQ
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よくあるご質問, 良くあるご質問, よくある御質問, 良くある御質問, よくあるごしつもん
Expression
frequently asked questions, FAQ
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良く, 運よく, うんよく
Adverb, Antonym: 運悪く
luckily
運よく彼らは逃れることができた。
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良く, 体よく, ていよく
Adverb
decently, gracefully, plausibly, politely, tactfully, discreetly
良く, 品よく, ひんよく
Adverb
properly, in a good manner, sophisticatedly, seemly, in a dignified way
よくなる, 良くなる
Expression, Godan verb, See 良い・1, See 成る・1, Usually in kana
to become better, to improve
明日になればきっと天候もよくなるだろう。
よくする, 良くする, 善くする, 能くする
Transitive, Usually in kana
1. to make good, to improve
2. to do often
3. to be kind to, to treat well, to do well
母は植木の世話をよくする人だ。
よくある, 良くある
Expression, Godan verb, Usually in kana
to often be the case, to occur frequently, to be common, to be popular
彼女がピアノを弾くのが聞こえることがよくあります。
よくやった, 良くやった
Expression, Interjection, Usually in kana
well done!, good job!, good work!, you did it!, bravo!
よくないね, 良くないね
Interjection, Usually in kana
1. (that's) no good, is it?
Antonym: いいね・2
2. dislike (on social media, etc.), thumbs-down, downvote
よくしたもの, 良くしたもの
Expression, Usually in kana
1. convenient thing, harmonious, well-made thing
2. things always work out
良くも悪くも, よくも悪くも, よくもわるくも
Expression
for better or worse, for good and bad, regardless of merit, both good and bad
人生をよくも悪くもうけいれなくてはならない。
良くも悪しくも, よくもあしくも
Expression, See 良くも悪くも
regardless of right or wrong, regardless of merit, both good and bad
よくよく, 良く良く, 能く能く, 善く善く
Adverb, Usually in kana
1. carefully, closely
2. very, extremely, exceedingly
3. have no choice, cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable
よくいらっしゃいました, 良くいらっしゃいました
Interjection, Usually in kana
it was very good of you to come, glad to see you
首尾よく, 首尾良く, しゅびよく
Adverb
successfully, with success
今までそのなぞを首尾よく解いた人はいなかった。
元気よく, 元気良く, げんきよく
Adverb
cheerfully, spiritedly, vigorously, lively
勢いよく, 勢い良く, いきおいよく, いきよいよく
Adverb
vigorously, with great force, energetically, enthusiastically, with spirit
体裁よく, 体裁良く, ていさいよく
Adverb
tastefully, respectfully, decently
手際よく, 手際良く, 手ぎわよく, てぎわよく
Adverb
efficiently, skillfully, adeptly, adroitly, deftly
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程よく, ほど良く, 程良く, ほどよく
Adverb
rightly, properly, moderately
根気よく, 根気良く, こんきよく
Adverb, See 根気
patiently, with perseverance
アンは根気よく編み物をしている。
威勢よく, 威勢良く, いせいよく
Adverb
with energy, vigorously, cheerfully, assertively, lustily
さあ、駆けつけ三杯、威勢よくぱっといきましょう。
愛想よく, 愛想良く, あいそよく
Expression, Adverb, Takes suru
engagingly, cordially, amiably, sociably, hospitably
彼は愛想よく話し掛けてきた。
よく焼き, 良く焼き, よくやき
May take 'no', See ウエルダン, Food term
well-grilled, extra grilled, well-done
気前よく, 気前良く, きまえよく
Expression, Adverb
generously, liberally, magnanimously
その不動産屋は銀座で気前よく金を使った。
景気よく, 景気良く, けいきよく
Expression, Adverb
with gusto, with wild abandon, enthusiastically, energetically
要領よく, 要領良く, ようりょうよく
Expression, Adverb, See 要領・ようりょう・1
quickly and skillfully, to the point, succinctly, concisely
機嫌よく, 機嫌良く, きげんよく
Expression, Adverb
cheerfully, happily, in good humour, with good grace, warmly
体よく断る, 体良く断る, ていよくことわる
Expression, Godan verb
to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them, to refuse gracefully, to decline politely
よくあること, よくある事, 良くある事
Expression, See 良くある, Usually in kana
common occurrence, everyday occurrence, not an uncommon case, normal thing, everyday affair
彼にはよくあることだがケアレスミスをする。