day 16stubborn, careful, fickle

stubborn, careful, fickle

Describe stubborn, careful and fickle people, and say 'someone like that, of all people' with ～ともあろう.

today’s words

• とも · (in ともあろう) someone like … of all people
• 寛容 かんよう · tolerance, generosity
• 頑固 がんこ · stubborn
• きざ · affected, show-off, corny
• 几帳面 きちょうめん · methodical, neat
• 気まぐれ きまぐれ · whim; fickle
• 強硬 きょうこう · hard-line, firm
• 勤勉 きんべん · hard-working, diligent
• 軽率 けいそつ · rash, thoughtless
• 心がけ こころがけ · attitude, care one takes
• 個性 こせい · individuality
• こだわる · to be particular about
• 根気 こんき · patience, persistence
• ごまかす · to cover up, fiddle
• 残酷 ざんこく · cruel
• しつけ · upbringing, manners, discipline
• 辛抱 しんぼう · patience, endurance
• 自主 じしゅ · independence, doing of one's own accord
• 自立 じりつ · independence, standing on one's own
• 人格 じんかく · character, personality (as a person)
• 誠実 せいじつ · sincere, honest
• 善良 ぜんりょう · good, decent
• 背く そむく · to go against, disobey
• ぞんざい · careless, rough (in manner)
• 怠慢 たいまん · negligence
• たくましい · sturdy, tough
• 尊ぶ とうとぶ · to value, respect

sentences

• お金のプロともあろう人が、財布を忘れるなんて。 · A money professional, of all people, forgetting his wallet!
• 父は頑固で、一度決めたことは変えない。 · My father is stubborn: once he's decided something, he won't change it.
• 彼女は几帳面で、机の上がいつもきれいだ。 · She's very neat: her desk is always tidy.
• 気まぐれな天気が続いている。 · The weather has been changeable.
• 子供の個性と人格を尊ぶことが大切だ。 · It's important to respect each child's individuality and character.