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Quick Glossary (用語辞典)champagne = シャンペン
awareness = 気づいて
usage = 慣用法
Examples(例文)
English Usage of "Sense"
Like many other Japanese-English terms, high sense is English, but its meaning is different from the Japanese-English meaning. In English, it means a higher than usual awareness of something.
Johnny has a high sense of social responsibility: he feels recycling and helping the homeless are very important issues.
The word sense is used with other words, such as "fashion," and I think this is close to the Japanese-English meaning.
Sam doesn't have very good fashion sense: he thinks his yellow tie looks great with his pink shirt.
How do you say "high sense" (the Japanese-English meaning) in English?
In Japanese, however, high sense is used to mean "good taste" or "refined taste." (Note that it is possible to use many different adjectives with the word "taste.") The following sentences are a few examples of "adjective + taste":
York has good taste in wines.
Kim has great taste in film and music.
Exercises (練習)Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence.