固
Words/compounds
Example sentences
固有
生存本能はあらゆる生物に固有のものである。
The instinct for survival is inherent in every living thing.
The instinct for survival is inherent in every living thing.
 
日本は北方領土を日本固有のものにしたがっている。
Japan claims the Northern Territories for its own.
Japan claims the Northern Territories for its own.
固形
彼らは固形燃料を携えていた。
They brought solid fuel with them.
They brought solid fuel with them.
固体
物質が直接固体から気体に変わる過程を昇華という。
The process by which substances are turned directly from a solid state into a gas is called sublimation.
The process by which substances are turned directly from a solid state into a gas is called sublimation.
固執
彼は原案に固執した。
He adhered to the original plan.
He adhered to the original plan.
 
彼は法律の条文の意味に固執する。
He keeps to the letter of the law.
He keeps to the letter of the law.
 
母系の祖母はその旧式のドレスを着ることに固執する。
My maternal grandmother persists in wearing that old-fashioned dress.
My maternal grandmother persists in wearing that old-fashioned dress.
 
両親が喜んで経済的に援助してくれるのに、なぜ君は自分で学費を払うことに固執するのか。
Why do you insist on paying for your school expenses yourself, when your parents are willing to give you financial support?
Why do you insist on paying for your school expenses yourself, when your parents are willing to give you financial support?
固定
書棚は壁に固定したほうがいい。
You had better fix the bookcase to the wall.
You had better fix the bookcase to the wall.
 
年をとるほど、ますます固定観念にとらわれるものです。
The older you grow, the more you tend to adhere to fixed ideas.
The older you grow, the more you tend to adhere to fixed ideas.
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