単語表４ Flashcards
全体像
ぜんたいぞう complete picture, panorama, what it all adds up to, bird’s eye view, all-embracing portrait, overall perspective, overview
体験談
たいけんだん story of one’s experience, recounting of one’s experiences, narrative, testimonial
検定
けんてい official certification, approval, inspection; certification examination, licensing examination, licensure examination
検定試験
けんていしけん certification examination, licensing examination, licensure examination
難関
なんかん barrier, obstacle, difficulty, hurdle, deadlock
徹底的
てっていてき thorough, complete
負荷
ふか burden, load (e.g. cpu time, electricity, etc.)
一切
いっさい all, everything, the whole, lock, stock, and barrel; absolutely not (with negative), without exception, entirely not
版
はん edition, version, printing, impression, implementation (e.g. software); plate, block, cast; editions of a publication
複数回
ふくすうかい plural (number)
幅広い
はばひろい extensive, wide, broad
熱心
ねっしん zeal, enthusiasm
在住
ざいじゅう residing, living, dwelling
貸金
かしきん loan, advance
費やす
ついやす to spend, to expend, to consume; to waste, to squander, to throw away; to devote
伸び悩む
のびなやむ to be sluggish (business), to make little progress, to not grow as much as expected
妥協
だきょう compromise, giving in
当てる
あてる to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against; to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer); to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
申し込む
もうしこむ to apply for, to make an application, to propose (marriage), to offer (mediation), to make an overture (of peace), to challenge, to lodge (objections), to request (an interview), to subscribe for, to book, to reserve
就く
つく to ascend (the throne), to accede; to take (seat, position, course, etc.), to assume; to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart; to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice
一生
いっしょう whole life, a lifetime, all through life, one existence, a generation, an age, the whole world, the era; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one’s life
ネック
neck; bottleneck, obstruction; neckline
教本
きょうほん textbook
固まる
かたまる to harden, to solidify; to become firm, to become certain; to gather (together), to assemble, to huddle together
藁をもすがる
わらをもすがる to grasp at straws, to resort to desperate measures
わら
straw
重視
じゅうし importance, stress, serious consideration; to take something seriously, to attach importance, to stress
門をたたく
もんをたたく to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship, to ask to be made a pupil
苦笑い
にがわらい bitter smile, wry smile, forced smile, strained laugh
苦笑
くしょう bitter smile, wry smile, strained laugh, sarcastic laugh
実力
じつりょく (real) ability, true strength, merit, efficiency, competency; arms, force
試行錯誤
しこうさくご trial and error
途方に暮れる
とほうにくれる to be at a loss, to be puzzled
主宰者
しゅさいしゃ president, chairman
鬼気迫る
ききせまる to be bloodcurdling, to be ghastly
改善
かいぜん betterment, improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
現状
げんじょう present condition, existing state, status quo, current state
突き抜ける
つきぬける to pierce through, to break through
突き動かす
つきうごかす to stimulate, to stir up, to arouse
弱点
じゃくてん weak point, weakness, shortcoming, defect, flaw, sore spot, tender spot
正視
せいし looking straight ahead; viewing sincerely; normal vision
配分
はいぶん distribution, allotment
こつ
knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang
つかむ
to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one’s hands on, to clutch; to understand, to grasp, to comprehend
知的
ちてき intellectual
品がある
ひんがある refined (character, manners), classy, polished
単に
たんに simply, merely, only, solely
流暢
りゅうちょう fluent (language skill), flowing
情熱
じょうねつ passion, enthusiasm, zeal
刺激
しげき stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill
信頼
しんらい reliance, trust, faith, confidence
信頼のおける
しんらいのおける reliable, authentic
だけあって
.. being the case, (precisely) because …, as might be expected (from ..)
引き出し
ひきだし drawer; withdrawal, drawing out; variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
導く
みちびく to guide, to lead, to show the way, to conduct; to derive, to deduce
醸し出す
かもしだす to engender, to bring about
録音
ろくおん (audio) recording
初回
しょかい first time, first innings, initial attempt; first, initial
しみじみ
earnestly, keenly, fully, deeply, heartily, seriously; calmly
矯正
きょうせい correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.), remedy, rectification, redress, reform
記号
きごう symbol, code, sign, notation
総ざらい
そうざらい general review (e.g. of one’s lessons), dress rehearsal
叩き込む
たたきこむ to drive into, to throw into, to hit into
教わる
おそわる to be taught (by), to learn from
商品
しょうひん commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise
いわば
so to speak, so to call it, as it were
鍛える
きたえる to forge, to temper; to drill, to train, to discipline
財産
ざいさん property, fortune, assets
母音
ぼいん vowel
改善点
かいぜんてん points of improvement, improved areas; points needing improvement, problem areas
スパルタ教育
スパルタきょういく hard education, hard training, Spartan education
着実
ちゃくじつ steady, sound, trustworthy, solid
子音
しいん consonant
極める
きわめる to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly, to master
集会
しゅうかい meeting, assembly, gathering, congregation, convention, rally
核
かく pit (of a fruit), stone; core; nucleus, nuclear; nuclear weaponry
柔軟
じゅうなん flexible, lithe, soft, pliable
調整
ちょうせい adjustment, regulation, coordination, reconciliation, tuning, fixing, tailoring
自立
じりつ independence, self-reliance
わいわい
noisily, clamorously, many people making a din
霧
きり fog, mist; spray
頂上
ちょうじょう top, summit, peak
過度
かど excess, immoderation
明かり
あかり light, illumination, glow, gleam; lamp, light
明かりを消す
あかりをけす to turn the lights off
灯る
ともる to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb), to be lighted, to be burning
求道者
きゅうどうしゃ investigator, one who seeks the way
取り戻す
とりもどす to take back, to regain, to get back, to recover
感覚
かんかく sense, sensation, feeling, intuition
大量
たいりょう large quantity, massive (quantity), mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
山積み
やまづみ huge mound, heap, pile
組み込む
くみこむ to insert, to include, to cut in (printing)
正直
しょうじき honesty, integrity, frankness; honestly, frankly
怠ける
なまける to be idle, to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one’s work)
慢心
まんしん self-conceit, pride
思い知らす
おもいしらす to teach somebody a lesson, to have a revenge on, to get even with, to make someone realize, to make someone realise
思い知らせる
おもいしらせる to teach somebody a lesson, to have a revenge on, to get even with, to make someone realize, to make someone realise
急激
きゅうげき sudden, precipitous, radical
停滞
ていたい stagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention, accumulation, falling into arrears
呼吸
こきゅう breathing, respiration; knack, trick, secret (of doing something); harmony, balance, synchronization, accord; short interval, short pause
力をつける
ちからをつける to build up one’s strength, to get stronger; to give (someone) strength, to cheer (someone) up, to encourage (someone)
再確認
さいかくにん reaffirmation, reconfirmation, revalidation
桁違い
けたちがい an order of magnitude higher, off by a digit, in a different league, unbelievable, incomparable, unimaginable
さらなる
even more, still more, further
押し付けがましい
おしつけがましい pushy, pushing, self-assertive
盛り上がり
もりあがり climax, uprush; bulge
盛り上がる
もりあがる to swell, to rise, to bulge, to be piled up; to rouse, to get excited
燃え尽きる
もえつきる to burn out
収穫
しゅうかく harvest, crop, ingathering; fruits (of one’s labors), results
限界
げんかい limit, bound
憧れ
あこがれ yearning, longing, aspiration
つつ
while; even though, despite
同志
どうし like-mindedness, (being of the) same mind, shared sentiment; comrade, fellow, kindred soul
演習
えんしゅう practice, practising; exercises, manoeuvres, maneuvers; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.), practicum
本番
ほんばん performance, take, going before an audience or on-air; game, season, crucial moment; actual sexual intercourse (i.e. not simulated), penetration
望む
のぞむ to desire; to wish for, to expect; to see, to command (a view of)
課す
かす to levy, to charge, to assess, to impose, to assign
題目
だいもく book title, heading; topic, subject, theme; Nichiren Buddhist chant
厳密に言うと
げんみつにいうと strictly speaking
概要
がいよう outline, summary, overview, abridgment, synopsis
自負
じふ conceit, bragging about one’s own ability
受身
うけみ the defensive; passive attitude, passivity, passiveness; the passive, passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
円滑
えんかつ smooth, undisturbed, uninterrupted, harmonious
一石二鳥
いっせきにちょう killing two birds with one stone
多読
たどく wide (extensive) reading
要約
ようやく summary, digest
究明
きゅうめい investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
価格設定
かかくせってい price decision, price setting, pricing
移行
いこう switching over to, migration, transition
躊躇
ちゅうちょ hesitation, indecision, vacillation
声色
こわいろ tone of voice; mimicry, imitative voice
既習
きしゅう already learned
固める
かためる to harden, to freeze, to strengthen, to solidify, to make (a fist), to tramp down (snow, dirt); to put together, to collect, to gather, to consolidate; to make secure, to stabilize, to settle down, to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.), to establish (evidence); to fortify, to reinforce, to support; to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.); to swear, to resolutely vow, to sincerely promise; to tie tightly, to fasten; to hold a bow fully drawn
望ましい
のぞましい desirable, hoped for, preferable, advisable
目安
めやす criterion, standard, yardstick, reference, aim; rough estimate, approximation
不備
ふび defect, deficiency, imperfection, inadequacy; Yours in haste
開始時刻
かいしじこく starting time
時刻
じこく instant, time, moment
簡潔
かんけつ brevity, conciseness, simplicity
反省
はんせい reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation; regret, repentance, remorse, being sorry
振り込み
ふりこみ payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player’s winning tile
依頼書
いらいしょ written request, request for …, application for …
経費
けいひ expenses, cost, outlay
申請書
しんせいしょ written application
精算
せいさん exact calculation, squaring of accounts, adjustment
備考
びこう note, remarks, NB
郵送
ゆうそう mailing
同一
どういつ identical, same, one and the same, equal; fair, equal treatment, without discrimination
送付先
そうふさき addressee
滑らか
なめらか smooth (e.g. skin or ground), glassy, velvety; fluent, smooth (speaking), without a hitch
体得
たいとく mastery, knack, realization, realisation, experience, comprehension
実施
じっし enforcement, implementation, putting into practice, carrying out, operation, working (e.g. working parameters), enactment
難易度
なんいど degree of difficulty
親知らず
おやしらず wisdom tooth
抜群
ばつぐん preeminence, distinction, extraordinariness; outstanding, excellent, exceptional, surpassing, extraordinary, distinguished
費用対効果
ひようたいこうか cost-effectiveness
漫然
まんぜん aimless, rambling, desultory
近道
ちかみち short way, shortcut
性質
せいしつ nature, property, disposition
見切り発車
みきりはっしゃ starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision, starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
メリハリの利いた
めりはりのきいた explicit, clear, unambiguous, meaningful, lively
メリハリを利かせた
メリハリをきかせた explicit, clear, unambiguous, meaningful, lively
めりはり
modulation (of voice); variation, variety; liveliness, full-bodied
区切る
くぎる to demarcate, to delimit, to divide (an area), to mark off, to cut off; to punctuate, to put an end to (e.g. a sentence), to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
喪中
もちゅう mourning
防犯
ぼうはん prevention of crime
騒ぎ
さわぎ uproar, disturbance
遠近法
えんきんほう perspective
構図
こうず composition
闇雲
やみくも recklessly, blindly, at random
教授法
きょうじゅほう teaching methodology, pedagogy
修士
しゅうし master’s (academic degree)
速決
そっけつ prompt decision, summary judgment, summary judgement
弁論
べんろん discussion, debate, argument
都道府県
とどうふけん administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures
優秀賞
ゆうしゅうしょう award of excellence, merit award
地区
ちく district, section, sector
優良賞
ゆうりょうしょう prize for excellence, prize of excellence
失望
しつぼう disappointment, despair
徹底
てってい thoroughness, completeness, consistency; thorough enforcement, seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
的確
てきかく precise, accurate, appropriate, exactly the right
考慮
こうりょ consideration, taking into account
手助け
てだすけ a help
すがすがしい
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air), brisk, bracing, fresh, refreshed
全問
ぜんもん all the questions (in exam)
不正解
ふせいかい incorrect, wrong, incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
表面的
ひょうめんてき on the surface
必須
ひっす indispensable, required
揺るぎ無い
ゆるぎない solid, firm, steady, unshakeable, unwavering
後押し
あとおし pushing, backing, boosting, supporting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.), pusher
渡す
わたす to ferry across (e.g. a river), to carry across, to traverse; to lay across, to build across; to hand over, to hand in, to pass, to give, to transfer
抱く
いだく to embrace, to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby), to hug; to harbour (e.g. grudge), to harbor, to bear, to have (e.g. ambition), to entertain (e.g. hope, suspicion); to have sex with, to make love to, to sleep with; to sit on eggs
共感
きょうかん sympathy, empathy, response
感銘
かんめい deep impression
維持
いじ maintenance, preservation, improvement
写り
うつり projection, reflection, image, reception (e.g. TV), picture quality; match, harmony
背景
はいけい background, scenery, backdrop, setting, circumstance, context; backing, support (from behind the scenes)
