単語表1 Flashcards
百害あって一利なし
ひゃくがいあっていちりなし all pain, no gain, doing no good and a lot of harm, having no redeeming features, being a complete disadvantage, a hundred harms and not a single gain
必然性
ひつぜんせい necessity, inevitability
許容範囲
きょようはんい tolerance level, permissible range, acceptable limits
刈る
かる to cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest, to clip, to shear, to reap, to trim, to prune
手を加える
てをくわえる to perform some process, to apply some treatment; to revise, to correct
風潮
ふうちょう tide, current; tendency
無精ひげ
ぶしょうひげ stubble, unshaven face, beard one has because one is too lazy to shave, 5-o’clock shadow
どうしたって
by all means, no matter what, at any rate
腹を割って話す
はらをわってはなす to speak frankly, to speak unreservedly, to open up to each other, to talk candidly, to speak by laying everything on the table, to talk straight from the gut, to have a heart-to-heart talk
整髪料
せいはつりょう hairdressing product (creams, gels, etc.); hairdressing fee, charge for a haircut
押っ立てる
おったてる to raise, to set up
重力
じゅうりょく gravity, gravitation, gravitational pull
逆らう
さからう to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy
頑固
がんこ stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded
寝癖
ねぐせ bed hair, hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one’s sleep, sleeping habit
値する
あたいする to be worth, to deserve, to merit
癖毛
くせげ kinky hair, frizzy hair, unruly hair, curly hair
用途
ようと use, usefulness, utility, service, purpose
さわやか
fresh, refreshing, invigorating; clear (e.g. voice), fluent, eloquent
支持
しじ support, holding up, propping; support, backing, endorsing
無難
ぶなん safe, secure; acceptable, passable, faultless, innocuous
格好
かっこう shape, form, figure, posture, pose; appearance; state, situation; suitable, fit, reasonable; about
法度
はっと law, ban, prohibition, ordinance
ご法度
ごはっと contraband, taboo, strictly forbidden
長髪
ちょうはつ long hair
土俵
どひょう (wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag, gabion
入り込む
はいりこむ to go into, to come into, to penetrate, to get in, to step in (a house); to become complicated
物珍しい
ものめずらしい curious
光景
こうけい scene, spectacle, sight, view
雄大
ゆうだい grandeur, magnificence, splendour, splendor
動機
どうき motive, incentive; motif
些細
ささい trivial, slight
未練がましい
みれんがましい regretful, irresolute; stubborn (not knowing when to give up)
志望動機
しぼうどうき reason for (one’s) application (esp. to a company)
たじたじ
overwhelmed, recoiling, cringing
水差し
みずさし pitcher, water jug, watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
はんぱない
to a great extent, impressive, staggering, horrible, complete, whole, total
得になる
とくになる to do (a person) good, to bring profit
臨む
のぞむ to look out on; to face; to deal with; to attend (e.g. function), to appear (e.g. in court)
公平
こうへい fairness, impartial, justice
無精
ぶしょう indolence, laziness, sloth
押っ立つ
おったつ to stand, to rise
凍結
とうけつ freeze (e.g. program, food)
後部座席
こうぶざせき rear (back) seat
搭乗
とうじょう embarkation, boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
田畑
たはた fields (of rice and other crops)
雪野原
ゆきのはら snow-covered field
稜線
りょうせん ridgeline, lines of a mountain ridge
きらめく
to glitter, to glisten, to sparkle, to twinkle, to glare, to gleam
遺骨
いこつ remains, ashes of deceased
壺
つぼ jar, pot, vase; dice cup; depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall); target (when aiming an arrow); (figurative) bull’s-eye; key point (of a conversation, etc.); acupuncture point, moxibustion point; nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.)
威嚇
いかく menace, threat, intimidation; to threaten, to intimidate
膝
ひざ knee; lap, knee and thigh (while sitting)
峠
とうげ ridge, (mountain) pass, difficult part
差し掛かる
さしかかる to come near to, to approach
雑木林
ぞうきばやし grove of mixed trees, copse
下草
したくさ undergrowth, weeds beneath a tree
覆う
おおう to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
梢
こずえ treetop, tip of a branch
降り積もる
ふりつもる to fall and pile up (e.g. snow), to lie thick
地面
じめん ground, earth’s surface
かなた
beyond, across, the other side, the distance
凪ぐ
なぐ to become calm, to die down
真っ青
まっさお deep blue, bright blue; ghastly pale, pallid, white as a sheet
吸い寄せる
すいよせる to draw in, to attract
枝
えだ branch, bow, bough, twig, limb
蓋を閉める
ふたをしめる to shut the lid
蓋を開ける
ふたをあける to open the lid, to lift a lid; to open the lid (on), to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect), to look at the condition of something; to open (of a theatre)
野鳥
やちょう wild bird
耳を澄ます
みみをすます to listen carefully, to strain one’s ears
にこやか
smiling
目をやる
めをやる to look towards
袋
ふくろ bag, sack, pouch; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
包まる
くるまる to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket), to cover oneself
ほどなく
soon, before long, shortly thereafter
眠りに落ちる
ねむりにおちる to fall asleep
いつもの
usual, habitual
またぐ
to step over, to step across, to stride over, to stride across, to cross; to stretch over, to span, to bridge, to saddle, to straddle
亀裂
きれつ crack, crevice, fissure, chap, rift
下り立つ
おりたつ to go down and stand; to alight, to get down
照る
てる to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
観光都市
かんこうとし tourist city
面する
めんする to face on, to look out on to
やし
palm tree
港
みなと harbour, harbor, port
噎せ返る
むせかえる to choke, to sob convulsively, to cough
熱帯植物
ねったいしょくぶつ tropical plant
桟橋
さんばし wharf, bridge, jetty, pier
大小
だいしょう sizes (various), large and small; daisho (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macau dice game), tai sai, dai siu, big and small
係留
けいりゅう mooring, anchorage
沿い
ぞい along
芝生
しばふ lawn
夕暮れ
ゆうぐれ evening, dusk, twilight
呪う
のろう to curse, to put a curse on, to detest intensely
盛り
さかり peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season), height (e.g. of summer); prime (of one’s life), one’s best days; rutting, being in heat
言い聞かせる
いいきかせる to tell someone to do something, to warn, to persuade, to instruct
修学旅行
しゅうがくりょこう excursion, field trip, school trip
燃料
ねんりょう fuel
補給
ほきゅう supply, supplying, replenishment
奇妙
きみょう strange, queer, curious
新鮮
しんせん fresh
地中海
ちちゅうかい Mediterranean Sea
南氷洋
なんひょうよう Antarctic Ocean
あっけない
unsatisfying, disappointing, abrupt, not enough, too quick, too short, over too soon
人類
じんるい mankind, humanity
洗い流す
あらいながす to wash away, to rinse off
穏やか
おだやか calm, gentle, quiet
背を向ける
せをむける to pretend not to see, to turn one’s back on
茂る
しげる to grow thickly, to be in full leaf, to be rampant, to luxuriate, to be luxurious
あらゆる
all, every
気まぐれ
きまぐれ whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper
編入
へんにゅう admission, incorporation
担任
たんにん in charge (of something); class teacher, homeroom teacher, form teacher
学級委員
がっきゅういいん class representative
任命
にんめい appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation
骨折
こっせつ bone fracture
ギプスをはめる
to be in a (plaster) cast
しゃっくり
hiccough, hiccup
ひっくり返す
ひっくりかえす to turn over, to turn upside down, to turn up, to turn inside out, to turn out; to knock over, to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision), to upset, to reverse
始業式
しぎょうしき opening ceremony (of the school term)
級友
きゅうゆう classmate
病人
びょうにん sick person, patient, invalid
病室
びょうしつ sickroom, hospital room
こじんまり
snugly, neatly, compactly, cosily
形作る
かたちづくる to form, to shape, to make, to mold, to mould, to build up
町並み
まちなみ townscape, street (of stores and houses), (look of) stores and houses on street
新緑
しんりょく fresh verdure, new green leaves
天守閣
てんしゅかく castle tower, keep, donjon
わずかに
slightly, only, barely, narrowly
顔を覗く
かおをのぞく to examine someone’s expression
窓辺
まどべ by the window
言わんとする
いわんとする (what) one is trying to say, (what) one wants to say, (what) one is saying, (what) one means
かぶれる
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant), to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
かぶれ
rash, eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about, having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
かぶる
to put on (one’s head), to wear, to have on, to pull over (one’s head), to crown (oneself); to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.), to pour (water, etc.) on oneself, to dash on oneself, to ship water; to bear (e.g. someone’s debts, faults, etc.), to take (blame), to assume (responsibility), to shoulder (burden); to overlap (e.g. sound or color); to be similar, to be redundant; to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.); to close, to come to an end; to get a full house, to sell out; to blunder, to bungle, to fail; to be deceived
今頃
いまごろ about this time
いくらなんでも
no matter how you put it, whatever the circumstances may be, say what you like, no matter how you look at it
笑いもの
わらいもの laughingstock, butt of ridicule
浮かない顔
うかないかお looking depressed, long face
恨む
うらむ to resent, to curse, to feel bitter, to blame, to bear a grudge; to regret
花瓶
けびょう vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper)
生ける
いける to arrange (flowers), to plant; living, live
交代
こうたい alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns
連中
れんちゅう company, lot, bunch, gang, pack, those guys, group; troupe, company (of musicians)
協力
きょうりょく cooperation, collaboration