彼は委員に選ばれた。 He was elected as a committee member.

委員会 committee, board, panel

委員長 committee chairman

執行委員会 executive committee

学級委員 class representative

いきなりの質問 a sudden question

いきなり訪問する visit someone without notice

私は誰かにいきなり声をかけられた。 I was called by someone all of a sudden.

⇒突然 suddenly

一概に決め付ける conclude decisively

一概に否定する deny completely

一概に彼のせいだとは言えない can not say it's completely his fault

一日だけ会うことができる can meet you just for one day

一日三回 three times a day

⇒一日 the first day of the month

一日千秋の思いで待つ wait impatiently as if one day would last for one thousand autumns

一気飲み drinking at a gulp

一気に飲む drink at a gulp

本を一気に読む read a book at a stretch

それを買いたい一心から私はお金を貯めた。 I saved up money from the sheer desire to buy that.

一心に勉強する study whole heartedly

一心に祈る pray with one's whole heart

一心不乱 deep concentration/single-mindedness

一心同体 one flesh/to act with one heart and mind ( shows proximity between two people)

生徒はいっせいに話しだす。 Students start to talk at once.

全員が一斉に席を立つ。 Everyone gets up from their seats all at once.

移民を受け入れる accept immigrants

移民法 immigration law

洪水で家を失う lose one's house in a flood

信用を失う lose one's credit

自信を失う lose confidence

人気を失う lose popularity

バスの運賃が値上がりする。 The bus fare goes up.

電車の運賃を払う pay the train fare