Keyword
collect
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig792
Readings
さい
(78%)
(21%)
Composed of
left hand
colorful dice
Used in vocabulary (99 in total)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
picking; collecting; harvesting
Examples (51 in total)
The plan was adopted at the meeting.
Is that why you hired me?
His proposals were adopted at the meeting.
Why was I turned down for the job?
I liked your idea and adopted it.
We've decided to adopt your idea.
You ought to have adopted his plan.
His proposal was adopted by the committee.
We should adopt his proposal.
He adopted the new method.
He adopted her idea.
They adopted a new policy.
We will adopt your method at our school.
We adopted an alternative method.
My plan was adopted by them.
My plan was eventually adopted.
If you don't know what kind of mushrooms they are, it's better to not pick them.
I think it better for us to adopt his plan.
He harvested the potatoes in his garden.
I'll show you how to separate gold from sand.
Tom picked flowers.
I'm pretty sure Tom will be hired.
Our teacher is grading tests.
The teacher was very fair when she marked our exams.
They intended to drill for oil.
The alphabet is adopted in many languages.
He was rejected because his health was poor.
Mr. Tanaka was hired as a salesman.
The company turned him down for no apparent reason.
The committee adopted the plan.
They adopted the proposal.
It was by no means unanimous, but your proposal was selected.
Tom adopted our method of bookkeeping.
The faculty meeting adopted the dean's proposal.
The company employs new staff seasonally.
They took a vote on the motion.
Edamame tastes best when freshly picked.
He has an interest in collecting insects.
My pastime is collecting insects.
I had the article accepted by a travel magazine.
The vote was 74 to 26 in favor.
This project may not pay off.
They adopted a new method of teaching English in that school.
The school adopted the new method of teaching English.
In tomorrow's meeting, we're planning to adopt a new marketing strategy.
Our high school has decided to adopt a new teaching method.
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the cease-fire resolution.
They closed down the ferry service since it was no longer economical.
Germany adopted a social security system in the 1880's.
He applied for the job and got it.
The student submitted a paper to an English-language journal, and the result was "conditional acceptance".