すごい！<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>先輩（せんぱい）！

 <span class='study-area-input'>____</span>に今日（きょう）は雨（あめ）が降（ふ）りすぎだろ...

<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>の君（きみ）でもこの問題（もんだい）は難（むずか）しいだろう。

いいカーブだ。<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>ダルビッシュ。

<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>食（く）いすぎたな。椅子（いす）から立（た）てない。

こんなおめでたい席（せき）に、<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>あの格好（かっこう）はない。

一流（いちりゅう）のオーケストラの演奏（えんそう）は<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>ですね。

<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>落（おと）し物（もの）が多（おお）すぎる。注意（ちゅうい）しないと。

指圧（しあつ）のしすぎで、<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>親指（おやゆび）が痛（いた）い。

涙（なみだ）が出（で）るほど夕焼（ゆうや）けが綺麗（きれい）だ。<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>神様（かみさま）だ。

<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>君（きみ）でも、あれだけ食（た）べればカロリー<span class='chui'>取（と）り過（す）ぎ</span>です。

会話（かいわ）が漫才（まんざい）のようだ。<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>関西（かんさい）人（じん）。

<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>神戸牛（こうべぎゅう）だ。世界一（せかいいち）脂（あぶら）の乗（の）った肉（にく）だ。

<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>解説者（かいせつしゃ）も、今日（きょう）の試合（しあい）の結末（けつまつ）は予想（よそう）<span class='chui'>できなかった</span>。

<span class='study-area-input'>____</span>空手（からて）の稽古（けいこ）を積（つ）んできただけに、15kgのダンベルは持（も）てる。

<p><span data-gp-id='496'>さすが</span>, also often appearing in the kanji form <span data-gp-id='496'>流石（さすが）</span>, is an adverb that indicates the speaker's feeling of being impressed that something has lived up to its reputation, or what was expected of it. In English, this comes across as 'as expected of (A)', or 'that is just like (A)'.</p>

<p>As <span data-gp-id='496'>流石（さすが）</span> is an adverb, it may appear at the beginning of phrases (either with or without に), or directly preceded a noun when の is used.</p>

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<section class='caution'><h4>Caution</h4>
<p>Although uncommon, <span data-gp-id='496'>さすが</span> may occasionally have a negative connotation. In these cases, it is similar to 'even' in English. This use of <span data-gp-id='496'>さすが</span> implies that 'as one had though, even (A) couldn't (B)', and similar nuances.</p>

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<span data-gp-id='496'>さすが</span>田中（たなか）くん！発注（はっちゅう）ミスの天才（てんさい）だね！</div>

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<strong>As expected</strong>, Tanaka-kun! You are a genius at making order errors!</div></li></ul></section>

<section class='funfact'><h4>Fun-fact</h4>
<p>The kanji structure of <span data-gp-id='496'>流石（さすが）</span> is a type of kanji use known as 借字（しゃくじ） in Japanese. This basically means 'borrowed symbol', and indicates that the meaning of the kanji is not related to the meaning of the word at all.</p></section>

<p>Just dropping this there here in case other people encounter it.</p>
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<p>I’ve already reported it as a bug/typo.</p>

流石(さすが)as one would expect, only natural, that is just like..., even

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