Keyword
standard
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig606
Readings
Composed of
water drops
old bird
ten
Used in vocabulary (288 in total)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
Examples (175 in total)
"Are you ready to go?" "Not yet. One minute."
I'm not ready yet.
Are you still not ready?
Is everything ready now?
I'm always ready.
I'm ready to start.
Are you ready to go home now?
Are you ready for bed?
She was getting ready for leaving home.
Is everything ready for tomorrow?
Are the preparations for tomorrow complete?
Let me know, when you are ready!
Let's go when you're ready.
Tell me when you're ready.
I'm ready.
Hang on a bit until I'm ready.
Were you ready?
Are you ready?
More time is needed for the preparations.
I'll let you know when it's ready.
I was ready too.
I'm not ready to go.
I've finished preparations for tomorrow.
My older brother did all the preparation.
We prepared our meals.
The soldiers are ready for battle.
The country was gearing up for war.
I'm busy getting ready for tomorrow.
Is everyone ready?
I'll wait here until my medicine is ready.
I'm busy preparing for the trip.
Are you ready to start your journey?
It's about time you got the tea ready.
I will see to it that everything is ready in time.
Are you ready to go out?
"We need to get ready for the party." "Oh, was that tonight?"
Will you help me prepare for the party?
We have to finish preparations for the party by tomorrow.
Who organised the party?
I prepared well for this examination.
Are you ready for today's exam?
He did not prepare for his examination.
He is busy preparing for an examination.
She is busy preparing for an examination.
The students prepared for the examination.
I'm busy preparing for the next exam.
Let's leave when you are ready.
Are you ready to leave?
Are you ready to set off?
We were not prepared for the assault.
I wonder if dinner is ready.
Dinner is almost ready.
My wife is preparing dinner right now.
She is busy preparing supper now.
Mother was busy getting ready for dinner.
We will soon be ready for the party.
Everything is ready now for the party.
She is getting breakfast ready.
Breakfast is ready.
Is breakfast ready?
My mother is preparing breakfast.
Is the food ready?
We have to be prepared to cope with violent storms.
Is everybody ready?
When will you complete the preparations?
He is busy preparing for the trip.
He's preparing for the journey.
They are preparing for their trip.
She has been busy preparing for her trip to the U.S.
She is busy preparing for the trip.
Are you ready for the trip?
Are you all set for the trip?
Let's get things ready beforehand.
She is preparing for college.
Let's get ready for lunch.
Mother prepared lunch for me.
I have to prepare for the English test.
My mother is preparing lunch.
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
My mother is busy cooking dinner.
Are you ready for Christmas?
He hadn't prepared for the test; still he passed it.
I asked my mother if breakfast was ready.
She said that she had been prepared for the examination for three days.
Aren't you ready to go?
The standards for admission to this school are very high.
He is a man with no standards.
My teacher told me that I should have spent more time preparing my presentation.
He is ready for an earthquake.
That restaurant prepares two thousand meals every day.
Dinner will be ready soon.
The students are very busy in preparation for the school festival.
The students were busy preparing for the school festival.
I had little time to prepare the speech.
Britain was not geared up for war then.
Please be ready by 2:30, OK?
He'll be back in two hours. In the meantime, let's prepare dinner.
I'll be ready to go by 2:30.
Are they all ready?
She is prepared for the interview tomorrow.
He was in charge of preparing a magazine for publication.
The book is now ready for publication.
What criteria do you use in deciding who to vote for?
John was busy preparing for his trip.
Is lunch ready?
Money is not a criterion of success.
We have to get the necessary capital ready for the plan.
Everything is ready.
Get ready in advance.
She's getting breakfast ready.
I must get breakfast ready.
I'll call you when dinner's ready.
The crew prepared for the voyage to outer space.
The crew is busy preparing for the voyage into outer space.
You should prepare for tomorrow's lessons.
This shirt is the standard size.
You can't judge their works by the same standards.
We tried to come up to the standard.
Even the most carefully made plans frequently result in failure.
She made elaborate preparations for the party.
Please wait until Tom and I are ready.
Let's have a party for Tom's birthday.
Tom is making dinner.
Is Tom ready?
Is Tom ready to go?
Tom was well prepared for the exam.
Tom and I aren't prepared.
His work is not up to standard.
He didn't meet the standards.
This school sets high moral standards for pupils.
Everybody is very busy getting ready for the New Year.
The train is ready to start.
Having made all the preparations, he set out for Tokyo.
My teacher told me that I should have spent more time preparing my speech.
He prepared his speech very carefully.
The team won the semifinals and advanced to the finals.
I'm prepared for the entrance examination.
The party was organized by Mac.
Please fasten your seat belts and prepare for departure.
We are busy preparing for our wedding and honeymoon.
Are you ready for Halloween?
The baby's growth is normal for his age.
What criterion did you use when you elected this essay as the winner?
My mother prepared our lunch.
Most students are preparing for the final exams.
I'm going to prepare for the final exams this afternoon.
Mary is staying up late this week to prepare for her finals.
Preparations are already under way for the Olympic Games.
Preparations for the ceremony are under way.
He is busy preparing for the entrance examination.
They say our house is too small by Western standards.
I was going to leave for Boston the next morning.
Are you all ready to go hiking?
My school is getting ready for the campus music festival.
He failed in the examination for lack of preparation.
Living standards should be higher.
We take our high standard of living for granted.
Statistics indicate that our living standards have risen.
In an affluent society most people have a high standard of living.
Brazil finished runners-up in the 1998 World Cup.
We drop off our luggage in a small prefab hut and promptly start preparations.
Foreigners who live in Japan are judged according to Japanese laws.
The reformed Labour Standards Act will be in force from Jan 1st 2004.
It is correct to say that psychological readiness is important in this therapy.
She prepares wholesome meals for her family.
Steel production of the year was the highest on record.
Each year in July, when the Championships are over, he starts to prepare for the next year.
The output is way below last year's level.
The regions with the fewest natural resources rely on importation to increase their standard of living.
The crew prepared for the voyage across the Pacific Ocean.
His work is below average.
In proportion as our GNP increases, our living standards go up.
You have to learn standard English.
I want to learn standard English.
Corporate bankruptcies continued at a high level last month.