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VOCABULARY
生真面目
ki
き
ma
ま
ji
じ
me
め
earnest / serious to a fault
overly serious, strait-laced, punctilious
na_adjective
noun
Example sentences
彼かれは生き真ま面じ目めで冗じょう談だんが通つうじない。
He is serious to a fault and doesn't get jokes.
生き真ま面じ目めな性せい格かくが災わざわいした。
His overly serious personality worked against him.
彼かの女じょの生き真ま面じ目めさに皆みなが信しん頼らいを寄よせる。
Everyone trusts her for her earnestness.
そんなに生き真ま面じ目めに考かんがえなくていいよ。
You don't have to think about it so strait-laced.

Practice exercises

1
彼かれはいつも生真面目きまじめな態度たいどで仕事しごとに取とり組くむ。
He always tackles his work with an earnest attitude.
Answer
生真面目きまじめ
2
学生がくせいの頃ころの彼女かのじょは、融通ゆうずうが利きかないほど生真面目きまじめだった。
As a student, she was earnest to the point of being inflexible.
Answer
生真面目きまじめだった生真面目きまじめでした
3
彼かれは生真面目きまじめな人ひとだ。
He is an earnest person.
Answer
生真面目きまじめ
4
彼かれは生真面目きまじめで、冗談じょうだんでも本気ほんきに受うけ取とってしまう。
He is earnest and takes even jokes seriously.
Answer
生真面目きまじめで
5
部下ぶかがこれほど生真面目きまじめならなら、指示しじを少すこし緩ゆるめてやったほうがよいだろう。
If the subordinate is this earnest, it would be better to ease the instructions a little.
Answer
生真面目きまじめなら