- budget-minded
- cut corners
- dabble
- daily needs (product)
- digress
- double-edged sword
- fad
- fickle
- jump in with both feet
- Kiwi
- leeway
- in a big way
- It came to me [ when / during / while ]...
- learn the rope
- outdoorsy
- over the top (OTT)
- paved
- pollen allergy
- product placement
- red tape
- scripted
- shark
- sleek
- stall
budget-minded
予算を気にする、節約志向の
Ex) family-friendly, budget-minded clothing
cut corners
手を抜く、工程をはしょる、to do something in the easiest, cheapest, or fastest way
Ex) We must not cut corners on quality or our product image will be damaged.
dabble
ちょっと手を出す、to take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or try a particular activity for a short period:
Ex) When he was younger, he dabbled in writing novels.
daily needs (product)
日用品、生活必需品、daily necessities
Ant.) Luxury product
digress
本題から脱線する、to turn aside from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing or speaking
Ex) Let's not digress. Let's stay on track.
double-edged sword
a situation with both positive and negative effects、諸刃の剣
Ex) The extension of their agreement could be a double-edged sword.
fad
一時的な熱中・流行、a style or activity that suddenly becomes popular but which usually does not stay popular for very long:
Ex) Do we really want to risk investing something that's just a fad?
fickle
変わりやすい、気まぐれな、移り気な、likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason
Ex) He is so fickle - He has not been interested in the same woman for more than a week!
jump in with both feet
じっくりと考える前に行動する、to become involved in a situation too quickly without thinking about it first
Ex) Don't just jump in with both feet before you think over carefully.
Kiwi
ニュージーランド人、a person from New Zealand
Ex) Jacinda Ardern takes over as Kiwi opposition leader.
leeway
余裕、ゆとり、slack, flexibility, an allowable margin of freedom or variation
Ex) The new rules allow managers greater leeway in making decisions.
in a big way
とても、すごく、very much; intensely.
Ex) I'm really interested in her in a big way.
You have helped me in a big way.
It came to me [ when / during / while ]...
思い立った、そのアイディアが思いついた、I came up with it ... , I got the idea from ...
Ex) It came to me just now, but do you want to hang out tomorrow?
Then it came to me that perhaps he did understand.
learn the rope
（仕事の）コツ・要領を学ぶ（覚える）
outdoorsy
Ant.) home-body
over the top (OTT)
過度の。too extreme, too excessive
Ex) The decorations were over the top.
paved
Ex) Our paths are paved.
pollen allergy
花粉症、allergy to pollen, hay fever
Ex) My eyes are itchy because of the pollen allergy.
product placement
Ex) Product placement in movies has long been used to sell consumer items.
red tape
お役所仕事、〔過度に煩雑な〕官僚主義的手続き
Ex) In India, due to the bureaucratic red tape, registrations usually take time.
scripted
（演説・放送など）原稿[台本]のある[による]。(of a speech, conversation, meeting, or public appearance) written or arranged in advance
Ex) He read from a scripted speech and refused to answer any questions at all at the end of it.
Ex) That reality show was actually scripted.
shark
強欲な人、高利貸し, a rapacious crafty person who gains by usury, extortion, swindling, or trickery
Ex) a mortgage shark
sleek
しゃれた、なめらかな、having trim graceful lines, elegant, stylish
Ex) the sleek lines of a sports car
stall
屋台、a shop at a festival; a booth, stand, or counter at which articles are displayed for sale
Ex) During Sakura Festival, the path leading to the shrine is lined with food stalls where people enjoy eating and drinking.
