会話で使う抽象名詞

Level Up Nouns — Ideas you need for real conversations。ネイティブが実際に使う100個を、意味・例文・発音つきでまとめました。

consensus合意・総意 — We couldn't reach a consensus on the band name.
setback（一時的な）つまずき・後退 — The injury was a setback, but I'll be back.
trade-off兼ね合い・トレードオフ — Paying high rent is the trade-off for a short commute.
perspective視点・ものの見方 — Talking to my grandma always gives me perspective.
momentum勢い・流れ — We need to keep the momentum going after the release.
integrity誠実さ・筋を通すこと — He has integrity, he paid me back without me asking.
closure心の区切り・けじめ — I just need closure, not an apology.
boundary（人間関係の）線引き・境界線 — I set a boundary: no work texts after nine.
incentive動機づけ・ご褒美・インセンティブ — A discount is a good incentive for people to bring their own cup.
accountability責任・説明責任 — My gym buddy gives me accountability.
assumption思い込み・前提 — Don't make assumptions about people from their clothes.
backlash反発・炎上 — The brand got huge backlash for that ad.
bias偏見・偏り・ひいき — I'm biased because it's my friend's band, but they're great.
breakthrough突破口・飛躍・大発見 — I had a breakthrough with the chorus last night.
capacity容量・能力・キャパ — The venue has a capacity of two hundred.
clarity明確さ・頭のすっきり感 — Journaling gives me clarity.
compassion思いやり・慈しみ — Our pastor talks a lot about compassion.
consequence（主に悪い）結果・報い — Every choice has consequences.
constraint制約・制限 — We have a lot of time constraints this week.
context文脈・背景 — Without context, that text sounds really rude.
discipline自制心・規律 — Motivation fades, but discipline gets you to the gym.
dynamic（人間関係の）力関係・空気感 — The dynamic in the band changed after the new drummer joined.
empathy共感力 — Working retail teaches you empathy.
entitlement特権意識・当然だと思う態度 — The entitlement of some customers is wild.
epiphanyひらめき・はっとする気づき — I had an epiphany at 4 a.m. while stocking shelves.
expertise専門知識・技能 — We need someone with marketing expertise.
flaw欠点・欠陥 — Everyone has flaws, that's what makes them human.
friction摩擦・あつれき — There's been some friction between the day and night crews.
grudge恨み — I don't hold grudges, I just remember everything.
hindsight後から分かること・後知恵 — In hindsight, I should've read the contract.
hype盛り上がり・過剰な宣伝 — The new album didn't live up to the hype.
initiative主体性・率先・取り組み — She took the initiative and fixed the website herself.
insight洞察・気づき — Thanks, that was a really useful insight.
intuition直感 — My intuition told me something was off about him.
leeway（時間・自由の）余裕・ゆとり — Can you give me a little leeway on the deadline?
legacy後世に残すもの・遺産 — What kind of legacy do you want to leave?
mindset考え方・マインドセット — You need a growth mindset in the gym and in business.
misconception（世間の）誤解・思い違い — A common misconception is that baristas just push buttons.
nuanceニュアンス・微妙な違い — Translation always loses some nuance.
obligation義務・しがらみ・義理 — Don't come out of obligation, come because you want to.
obstacle障害・壁 — Money is the biggest obstacle to opening the studio.
outcome結果・成り行き — Whatever the outcome, I'm proud of us.
outlier例外的な存在・外れ値 — That one bad review is an outlier.
pet peeve地味にイラッとすること — My biggest pet peeve is people who don't push their chair in.
pitfall落とし穴・よくある失敗 — The biggest pitfall for new shops is underpricing.
potential可能性・潜在能力 — This track has so much potential.
rapport信頼関係・打ち解けた関係 — Building rapport with regulars is half the job.
rationale根拠・理由づけ — What's the rationale behind raising prices?
reassurance安心させる言葉・安心感 — Sometimes I just need a little reassurance.
recognition評価・認められること — She deserves more recognition for what she does.
sacrifice犠牲 — My parents made a lot of sacrifices for me.
scope範囲・規模 — That's outside the scope of this project.
self-awareness自己認識・自覚 — He has zero self-awareness.
self-esteem自己肯定感 — Going to the gym did a lot for my self-esteem.
staminaスタミナ・持久力 — Two-hour sets take serious stamina.
stigma偏見・負のイメージ — There's still a stigma around therapy in Japan.
takeaway学び・要点 — My biggest takeaway from the podcast was to start small.
transition移行・切り替え・つなぎ — The transition from day shifts to nights was rough.
turnover離職率・入れ替わり — Turnover at that cafe is crazy, nobody stays.
upside良い面・利点 — The upside of night shifts is the empty gym.
downside欠点・悪い面 — The downside of working from home is I never change clothes.
willpower意志の力 — I have zero willpower around donuts.
outlook見通し・ものの見方 — She has such a positive outlook on life.
benchmark基準・目安 — Our first-year sales are the benchmark now.
bandwidth（心・時間の）余裕・余力 — I don't have the bandwidth for this today.
buy-in（関係者の）賛同・納得 — We need buy-in from the staff before changing the schedule.
deal-breakerそれだけは無理な条件・致命的な問題 — Smoking is a deal-breaker for me.
egoプライド・自尊心・自我 — Leave your ego at the door.
guilt罪悪感 — I felt so much guilt for missing her show.
impostor syndromeインポスター症候群・自分は偽物だという感覚 — I still get impostor syndrome every time someone calls me a producer.
instinct本能・直感 — My first instinct was to run.
intention意図・つもり — I had good intentions, I swear.
loophole抜け穴 — He found a loophole in the contract.
mentality考え方・気質 — That "work till you drop" mentality needs to die.
morale士気・やる気 — Free pizza does wonders for morale.
narrative語られ方・物語 — The media pushed a narrative that wasn't true.
nicheすき間・得意分野・ニッチ — Lo-fi jazz covers of anime songs is a weird niche, but it works.
norm当たり前・標準 — Working remotely is the norm now.
overhead固定費・間接費 — Our overhead is mostly rent.
peer pressure同調圧力・仲間からの圧力 — I only started drinking because of peer pressure.
phase段階・一時的な時期 — It's just a phase, he'll grow out of it.
privilege恵まれた立場・特権・光栄 — It's a privilege to play on this stage.
quirkちょっとした癖・変わった点 — One of my quirks is that I can't eat without music on.
ripple effect波及効果 — One sick barista had a ripple effect on the whole week.
sanity正気・心の平穏 — I go to the gym for my sanity, not my abs.
scapegoat身代わり・スケープゴート — Don't make the new guy the scapegoat.
spectrum範囲・幅・スペクトル — We get customers from all across the spectrum.
status quo現状 — Nobody wants to challenge the status quo.
stereotype固定観念・ステレオタイプ — Not all Osaka people are loud. Okay, most of us are, but it's still a stereotype.
sweet spotちょうどいいところ・最適なバランス — Fifteen minutes is the sweet spot for a power nap.
tendency傾向・癖 — I have a tendency to overcommit.
thrillスリル・ゾクゾクする興奮 — Nothing beats the thrill of a new song coming together.
track record実績・これまでの成績 — She has a great track record with small businesses.
trait特性・性格 — Patience is my best trait, and also my only one.
turning point転機 — Joining that church was a turning point in my life.
wake-up call警鐘・目を覚まさせる出来事 — The hospital visit was a wake-up call.
workaround回避策・応急処置 — The app is broken, but I found a workaround.
consistency継続性・一貫性 — Consistency beats intensity at the gym.
prejudice偏見 — Some older customers still have a prejudice against tattoos.
upbringing生い立ち・育ち — My upbringing in Osaka made me loud and honest.

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