Keyword
state of affairs
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig156
Readings
Composed of
water drops
older brother
Used in vocabulary (78 in total)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
war situation; progress of a battle
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
Examples (99 in total)
I'm not happy about this situation.
Just tell me what you know about the situation.
The situation is worse than I thought.
What should they do in this situation?
I don't remember what happened.
Can you describe the situation you were in?
Is there anyone here who can explain what's going on?
The situation is worse than we believed.
This is a difficult situation.
I'm far from happy about this situation.
He knows the situation well enough.
How did this dangerous state come about?
Only slowly did he begin to understand the situation.
Please inform me of any changes in the situation.
The situation remains unchanged.
Under such circumstances, we cannot succeed.
The situation gets worse and worse.
I ended up seeing it under bad circumstances.
I'm not happy with this situation.
That was a very delicate situation.
She is able to grasp the situation.
The situation is horrible.
There are complicated circumstances behind the matter.
Tell me the situation.
The situation was getting difficult to deal with.
It took him a while to realize the situation.
It took her a while to realize the situation.
I wish you would tell me what I ought to do in this difficult situation.
I know the situation is very difficult for us.
How do we get out of this situation?
Was that word appropriate in that situation?
I think it's unlikely that a situation like this one would ever occur again.
How long will this situation last?
Do you regard the situation as serious?
We are fully aware of the importance of the situation.
Your analysis of the situation is accurate.
How would you analyze the situation?
Under no circumstances must you leave the room.
I can't keep up with the recent British music scene.
Your attendance will affect your final grade.
The situation is hopeless.
The situation appears desperate.
We must be able to differentiate between objects and situations.
I am afraid of the situation getting worse.
The situation is growing progressively worse.
The situation could only be settled by war.
The situation is capable of improvement.
I've added my recommendations to improve the situation.
Their efforts made the situation better to a certain degree.
You must judge the situation and act accordingly.
You should make the best of a bad situation.
It's hard to stay calm in a situation like that.
However, as soon as I saw the situation at the train station I began to regret this decision.
There's no need for violence.
The war is going in our favor.
The war situation was desperate.
I hope you will correct the situation immediately.
Please let me know the status.
Why don't you adapt your way of life to circumstances?
I made it plain that the situation was unfavourable to us.
Imagine a situation where you are all alone.
That depends, but usually about three times a week.
Attendance should be good provided the weather is favorable.
We have to take advantage of this situation.
The human brain can adapt to new situations.
You must adapt to a variety of conditions.
What would you do in a situation like this?
What would you do in this situation?
Tom was in trouble financially.
Tom decided not to say anything until he knew more about the situation.
I accommodated my plan to those new circumstances.
The situation got out of their control.
I am sure the situation will take a turn for the better.
He made a close analysis of the situation.
The situation became worse by the minute.
The bazaar ended a great success.
Circumstances surrounding the textile industry have changed.
The world economy is in recession now.
The economy was in miserable condition.
In spite of their tiny restaurant they managed to pull through the recession.
For circumstantial evidence, that's plenty.
How's your project going?
Please report the progress.
The general situation is advantageous to us.
The patient's condition changes every day.
Cheer up! Things aren't as bad as you think.
The recovery of Japan's economy, which has been in a recession for some time, is finally under way.
The Japanese economy is in depression.
Progress is monitored daily and stored in a database.
The economist instinctively anticipated the current depression.
The economist anticipated a prolonged depression.
The stock market is very active.
Environmental pollution is causing abnormal weather conditions.
Social unrest may come about as a result of this long recession.
The industry has seen many booms and busts in the past.
The Japanese economy was in an unprecedented boom at that time.
The current political situation is not very stable.
Corporate results deteriorated because of recession.
The Japanese government will take measures to counter depression.