単語表５ Flashcards
強気
つよき confident, assured, self-assured, firm, strong, cocksure; bullish (e.g. market)
外交
がいこう diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door), canvassing
貶める
おとしめる to show contempt for, to look down upon, to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall, to make decline
蔑む
さげすむ to scorn, to despise, to hold in contempt, to look down on, to disdain
裁判
さいばん trial, judgement, judgment
訴える
うったえる to raise, to bring to (someone’s attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.), to work on (one’s emotions), to play on (one’s sympathies); to complain; to sue (a person), to take someone to court; to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
下院
かいん lower house, lower (legislative) body
上院
じょういん Upper House, Senate, Lords
惜しむ
おしむ to be frugal, to be sparing; to value, to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for); to be unwilling, to be reluctant
痴話喧嘩
ちわげんか lovers’ quarrel
兼任
けんにん concurrent post; to hold two posts concurrently
民主党
みんしゅとう Democratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party)
共和党
きょうわとう Republican Party
共産主義者
きょうさんしゅぎしゃ communist
過激
かげき extreme, radical
違反
いはん violation, offense, offence, breach, transgression, infringement, contravention
批判
ひはん criticism, judgement, judgment, comment
祖国
そこく motherland, fatherland, native country
かばう
to protect someone, to take under one’s wing, to plead for, to stick up for, to cover up for someone
人種
じんしゅ race (of people); type of person
崩壊
ほうかい collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in; decay
切り株
きりかぶ stump, stubble
渋い
しぶい astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart; austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated; sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky; stingy, tight-fisted
鈍い
にぶい dull (e.g. a knife), blunt; thickheaded, obtuse, stupid; dull (sound, color, etc.), dim (light); slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex), doting
鋭い
するどい sharp (blade), pointed; sharp (pain), stabbing, cutting (remark), stinging, pointed (question or look), screeching (noise); perceptive, keen, quick (mind), astute, shrewd, discerning; nimble, agile, quick
一羽
いちわ one (bird)
閉じる
とじる to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut
物好き
ものずき (idle) curiosity, whimsical, (having) strange tastes
そこそこに
hurriedly, in a hurry
憂いを帯びた顔
うれいをおびたかお sorrowful look
うつむく
to hang one’s head in shame, to look downward, to cast one’s eyes down
他愛
たあい altruism
衝動
しょうどう impulse, impetus, urge
説教
せっきょう propounding, preaching, sermonizing; remonstration, scolding, lecturing
もくもく
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.), rolling up, billowing up
崩れる
くずれる to collapse, to crumble; to get out of shape, to lose one’s shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy; to break down, to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market), to slump, to decline; to break money into small change; to turn bad (e.g. weather), to change for the worse, to deteriorate
根性
こんじょう willpower, guts, determination, grit, spirit; character, nature, disposition, personality
よそ
another place, somewhere else, strange parts; outside (one’s family or group), those people; unrelated matter
熱々
あつあつ piping hot, scalding; madly in love
あんまん
bun with anko filling
ほくほく
soft and flaky (e.g. pie, potatoes, squash), fresh-baked, fresh from the oven, not soggy; pleased with oneself, chuckling to oneself
焼き芋
やきいも roasted sweet potato, baked sweet potato
完熟
かんじゅく completely ripe, completely mature
いい年して
いいとしして (in spite of) being old enough to know better
慣らす
ならす to accustom, to train (e.g. one’s ear); to tame, to domesticate, to train (e.g. an animal)
腕が上がる
うでがあがる to gain in skill, to improve, to get better
腕がいい
うでがいい able, skilled
口答え
くちごたえ retort, back talk
犬も食わない
いぬもくわない avoided by everybody, disliked by everybody, not even a dog will eat
仲がいい
なかがいい close, intimate, on good terms
熱りが冷める
ほとぼりがさめる The heat is off, The excitement dies down
たまったものではない
intolerable, unbearable, unendurable; tremendous, out of this world, irresistible; cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do
至る
いたる to arrive at (e.g. a decision), to reach (a stage), to attain; to lead to (a place), to get to; to come, to arrive, to result in
圧倒
あっとう overwhelm, overpower, overwhelming
平静
へいせい calm, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
平静を保つ
へいせいをたもつ to keep one’s temper, to maintain one’s composure, to remain calm, to keep presence of mind, to preserve one’s equilibrium
装う
よそおう to dress; to pretend, to feign
装い
よそおい dress, outfit, equipment, makeup, adornment, guise, get-up
戦い
たたかい battle, fight, struggle, conflict
現役
げんえき active duty, active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school, student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
確保
かくほ guarantee, maintain, ensure, insure, secure, reservation
地道
じみち steady, honest, sober, straightforward
水準
すいじゅん level, standard; water level
見聞き
みきき information, experience, observation, seeing and hearing
濃密
のうみつ thick, dense, rich (as in taste or content), deep (colour), strong (smell, scent); crowded
ちりばめる
to inlay, to set, to stud (e.g. star-studded sky), to enchase (a thing) with, to mount (gem)
もやもや
hazy, murky, misty, foggy, fuzzy; gloomy, feeling depressed, feeling sad
ばれる
to leak out (a secret), to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.) (behavior)
音節
おんせつ syllable
お手本
おてほん example, role model
手本
てほん copybook; model, pattern
曖昧
あいまい vague, ambiguous, unclear; fuzzy
御自身
ごじしん himself, yourself, herself
理屈
りくつ theory, reason
納得
なっとく consent, assent, agreement; understanding, comprehension, grasp
兼ね備える
かねそなえる to have both, to possess both, to combine with
程遠い
ほどとおい far away, far off
記載
きさい record, statement, description, mention, listing, registration, booking, entry
修正
しゅうせい amendment, correction, revision, modification, alteration, retouching, update, fix
ちまた
the public (esp. much-discussed, much-heard), the street (e.g. “word on the street”); street, district, quarters; location (of a battle, etc.), scene (e.g. of carnage); divide (e.g. between life and death); fork (in a road), crossroads
惜し気無く
おしげなく generously, unsparingly, lavishly
恐れる
おそれる to fear, to be afraid of
理にかなう
りにかなう to make sense
厭う
いとう to be loath to, to balk at (doing), to grudge (doing), to spare (oneself), to be weary of, to shun, to dislike (an activity, an environment), to hate (an activity); to take (good) care of
技能
ぎのう technical skill, ability, capacity
偽り
いつわり lie, falsehood, fiction, fabrication
感情
かんじょう emotion, feeling, feelings, sentiment
偽る
いつわる to lie, to cheat, to pretend, to feign, to falsify; to trick, to deceive
自明
じめい obvious, self-evident, trivial, axiomatic, self-explanatory
事柄
ことがら matter, thing, affair, circumstance
今更
いまさら now (after such a long time), at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something), at this point of time; afresh, anew, again
白々しい
しらじらしい barefaced (e.g. lie), shameless, transparent; pure white, very clear
くっつける
to attach, to stick together, to paste, to glue; to place together, to put side-by-side; to make someone get married, to get someone hitched
冷やかす
ひやかす to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at; to cool, to refrigerate; to window-shop, to look at without buying
ねたむ
to be jealous of, to envy, to begrudge
黒板
こくばん blackboard
風景
ふうけい scenery, scene, landscape, view, sight; scene (e.g. of a crime)
没する
ぼっする to sink, to go down, to set; to pass away, to die; to disappear, to vanish; to confiscate
埋没
まいぼつ burying, embedding, implantation
つつある
(with masu stem) to be doing, to be in the process of doing
干渉
かんしょう interference, intervention, meddling
愛想よく
あいそよく engagingly, cordially, amiably, sociably, hospitably
ふてくされる
to become sulky, to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
竹取物語
たけとりものがたり Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
購読
こうどく paid subscription (e.g. magazine)
佳境
かきょう climax (story), best part, most interesting part
使者
ししゃ messenger, envoy, emissary
姫
ひめ princess, young lady of noble birth; girl; small, cute, lesser (in names of species); prostitute
帝
みかど emperor (of Japan), mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
翁
おう old man, venerable gentleman; venerable, old, father
居敷
いしき kimono seat lining
兵
へい (common) soldier, rank and file; army, troops; warfare, strategy
連れ去る
つれさる to take away, to kidnap
不死
ふし immortality, eternal life; undeath, undead
頂
いただき crown (of head), summit (of mountain), spire; easy win for one; something received
焼く
やく to burn; to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake, to toast, to barbecue; to heat, to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.), to bake, to fire, to burn; to tan (i.e. suntan), to burn; to print (a photo), to burn (an optical disc); to be jealous of, to be envious of, to envy
命ずる
めいずる to command, to appoint
由来
ゆらい origin, source, history, derivation, reason, destiny
くだり
passage, paragraph
幕を閉じる
まくをとじる to come to an end, to close the curtain
幕
まく curtain, bunting; act (in play)
読み終わる
よみおわる to finish reading, to read through
前髪
まえがみ forelock, bangs
垂れる
たれる to hang, to droop, to dangle, to sag, to lower, to pull down; to leave behind (at death), to give, to confer; to drip, to ooze, to trickle, to drop
鼻梁
びりょう bridge of the nose
覆い
おおい cover, mantle, shroud, hood
まくれる
to be turned up, to be turned inside out, to ride up, to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
唇
くちびる lips
どれもこれも
each and every, all
決して
けっして never, by no means, not in the least, in no way
収斂
しゅうれん astringency; extraction (of taxes); convergence, contraction
つくづく
completely, really, thoroughly, deeply, severely, intently
確信
かくしん conviction, belief, confidence
幸福
こうふく happiness, blessedness, joy, well-being
空恐ろしい
そらおそろしい having vague fears
一人一人
ひとりひとり one by one, each, one at a time
一生分
いっしょうぶん lifetime supply, lifetime’s worth (of something)
蕩尽
とうじん squandering, dissipation
深刻
しんこく serious, severe, grave, acute
にわかに
suddenly
曇らせる
くもらせる to cloud, to make dim or dull, to frown
ぎこちない
awkward, clumsy, stiff, crude, unrefined, constrained
振る
ふる to wave, to shake, to swing; to sprinkle, to throw (dice); to cast (actor), to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump; to abandon, to give up, to ruin; to add kana indicating a reading of a word; to slightly change headings, to change directions; to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct; to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine); to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic; to replace, to substitute; to set up a joke for somebody else
遠回り
とおまわり detour, roundabout way
時間を稼ぐ
じかんをかせぐ to gain time, to play for time, to buy time
分かれ道
わかれみち branch, forked road, crossroads, branch road, parting of the ways, turning point
参考書
さんこうしょ reference book
詰め込む
つめこむ to cram, to stuff, to jam, to squeeze, to compress, to pack, to crowd
苦になる
くになる to be bothered (by something), to suffer
頑丈
がんじょう solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy
一目
ひとめ glance, look, glimpse; complete view, bird’s-eye view
気に障る
きにさわる to hurt one’s feelings, to rub someone the wrong way
デリカシー
delicacy, tact, considerateness, sensitivity, thoughtfulness
思いやり
おもいやり consideration, thoughtfulness, sympathy, compassion, feeling, kindness, understanding, regard, kindheartedness
指針
ししん needle (compass, gauge, etc.), hand (clock), indicator, pointer, index; guiding principle, guideline, guide
公益
こうえき public interest, public benefit, public good
公益財団
こうえきざいだん public utility foundation
法人
ほうじん corporate body, corporation, (legal) person, (juridical) person
協会
きょうかい association, society, organization, organisation
登録商標
とうろくしょうひょう registered trademark
商標
しょうひょう trademark
養成
ようせい training, development
正確性
せいかくせい accuracy
聞き流す
ききながす to ignore
自立型
じりつがた stand-alone
やり直し
やりなおし redoing
改革
かいかく reform, reformation, innovation
見据える
みすえる to gaze at, to stare at, to focus on, to make sure of
引き上げ
ひきあげ pulling up, drawing up, salvage, re-flotation; raising, increase, upward revision; repatriation, evacuation
最下部
さいかぶ lowest part, bottom (or footer) of a page, computer screen, on-screen window, etc.
重要
じゅうよう important, momentous, essential, principal, major
飛ぶ
とぶ to fly, to soar; to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop
訪れる
おとずれる to visit, to call on; to arrive, to come, to appear
試行錯誤
しこうさくご trial and error
改良
かいりょう improvement, reform
重ね
かさね pile, heap, layers (e.g. of clothing), set (e.g. of boxes), course (e.g. of stones); counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one’s overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
出来上がる
できあがる to be completed, to be finished, to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
形態
けいたい form, shape, figure
駆使
くし free use; to use freely, to make free use of, to have good command (e.g. of a language); to drive someone on
同種
どうしゅ same kind (race), homogeneousness
高負荷
こうふか high-capacity, high-intensity, high-load
余念
よねん another idea
余念がない
よねんがない being concentrating one one thing, devote oneself completely to something
代わる代わる
かわるがわる alternately, by turns
万一
まんいち emergency, unlikely event; by some chance, by some possibility
甘い
あまい sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared; fragrant (smelling), sweet (music); lightly salted, light in salt, not spicy; naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going, lenient; half-hearted, not finished properly; insufficient, not satisfactory, inadequate, loose; mild; tempting, enticing, luring
とことんまで
to the bitter end, to the hilt
基本方針
きほんほうしん basic policy, fundamental policy, fundamental plan of action
みなす
to consider as, to regard (as equivalent), to deem (as), to equate
切望
せつぼう longing for, earnest desire, desperate desire, hope, yearning, hankering
じっくり
deliberately, carefully, thoroughly, without rushing
達成可能
たっせいかのう achievable, attainable
達成
たっせい achievement
なお
furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, in addition, greater, further
引き受け
ひきうけ undertaking, underwriting, acceptance
膨大
ぼうだい huge, vast, enormous, colossal, extensive, multitudinous; swelling, expansion
積む
つむ to pile up, to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.), to pack; to acquire, to accumulate
追求
ついきゅう pursuing (goal), pursuit, seeking, search; to pursue (e.g. goal), to seek
効率
こうりつ efficiency, efficacy, performance, utility factor
卓越
たくえつ preeminence, excellence, superiority, transcendence
話者
わしゃ speaker, narrator
母語話者
ぼごわしゃ native speaker
一線を画する
いっせんをかくする to draw a line between, to clearly differentiate, to distinguish between
やり込み
やりこみ speedrun, playing through a video game for additional challenge (e.g. as quickly as possible, to obtain the highest score, without using a certain weapon, etc.)
判断基準
はんだんきじゅん evaluation criteria, evaluation standard
実習生
じっしゅうせい trainee, intern
厚労省
こうろうしょう Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
しょぼい
shabby, dull; gloomy
態勢
たいせい attitude, posture, preparedness, readiness
形だけ
かたちだけ merely for form’s sake
目論む
もくろむ to plan, to form a plan, to scheme, to envision, to intend to do
奈落の底
ならくのそこ abyss
手にする
てにする to hold (in one’s hand), to take (into one’s hand); to own, to obtain
連れる
つれる to lead, to take (a person)
祖母
そぼ grandmother
農家
のうか farmer, farming family; farmhouse
地主
じぬし landlord, landowner
農地改革
のうちかいかく agrarian reform
旧家
きゅうか old family
没落
ぼつらく ruin, fall, collapse
跡取り
あととり heir, heiress, inheritor, successor
実業界
じつぎょうかい business world, business circles
身を投じる
みをとうじる to throw oneself (into an activity)
敗戦
はいせん defeat, losing a war
混乱
こんらん disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem
乗じる
じょうじる to take advantage of, to follow blindly; to multiply
食品加工業
しょくひんかこうぎょう food industry
会社を起こす
かいしゃをおこす to set up a company
高度経済成長
こうどけいざいせいちょう rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
波に乗る
なみにのる to go with the flow, to go with the times
はた目
はため outsider’s perspective, as seen by an observer
裕福
ゆうふく affluence, prosperity
あっさり
easily, readily, quickly; lightly (flavored food, applied makeup)
部下
ぶか subordinate person
譲り
ゆずり inheritance, something given or received
以後
いご after this, from now on, hereafter; thereafter, since (verb) (after -te form of verb), after (time), since (then)
あまり
remainder, rest, balance, remains, scraps, residue, remnant; not very (with negative sentence), not much; surplus, excess, fullness, too much; more than, over
資産
しさん property, fortune, means, assets
あらかた
mostly, almost
政界
せいかい political world
悠々自適
ゆうゆうじてき living a life of leisure with dignity, living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares, otium cum dignitate
市販
しはん selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.), making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software), over-the-counter, off-the-shelf, store-bought
書籍
しょせき book, publication
堪能
かんのう proficient, skillful; patience, perseverance, fortitude
熟知
じゅくち being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about
捧げる
ささげる to lift up; to give, to offer, to consecrate; to devote, to sacrifice, to dedicate
奨励賞
しょうれいしょう encouragement award, honorable mention (award), honourable mention
奨励
しょうれい encouragement, promotion, inducement, incitement, stimulation
最大化
さいだいか maximization, maximisation
構成
こうせい organization, organisation, configuration, composition
詳細
しょうさい detail, particulars
受動
じゅどう passive
柱
はしら pillar, post; support, prop, mainstay; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
成り立つ
なりたつ to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of; to be practical (logical, feasible, viable), to be concluded, to hold true
透明性
とうめいせい transparency
サボる
to be truant, to play hooky, to skip school, to skip out, to be idle, to sabotage by slowness
工夫
くふう scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
分業
ぶんぎょう division of labor, division of labour, specialization, specialisation, assembly-line production
精通
せいつう acquaintance, having knowledge, being expert, being versed in, conversant; first ejaculation
ひよこ
young bird, chick; hina doll, doll displayed during the Girls’ Festival; green, wet behind the ears, juvenile
全容
ぜんよう full portrait, whole aspect, full story
検討
けんとう consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion, analysis, review
不参加
ふさんか abstention, nonparticipation
めど
aim, goal; prospect, outlook
めどが立つ
めどがたつ the prospects for a solution look brighter, there is hope that we can (accomplish a certain thing)
余裕
よゆう surplus, margin, leeway, room, time, allowance, flexibility, scope, rope; composure, placidity, complacency, calm
延長
えんちょう extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening; Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
画一
かくいつ uniformity, standardization, standardisation
画一的
かくいつてき uniform, standard
総合的
そうごうてき synthetic, comprehensive
判断材料
はんだんざいりょう basis for decision, evidence for judging
主目的
しゅもくてき main purpose, primary objective
突き出す
つきだす to push out, to project, to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
同様
どうよう identical, equal to, same (kind), like, similarity
小手先
こてさき tip of one’s hand; cheap (trick), superficial (wit), lukewarm, perfunctory
手法
しゅほう technique, method
図る
はかる to plan, to attempt, to devise; to plot, to conspire, to scheme; to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek; to deceive, to trick, to take in
意欲
いよく will, desire, ambition, urge (e.g. creative urge)
共鳴
きょうめい resonance, sympathetic (sound), (being in) sympathy
余地
よち place, room, margin, scope
意思
いし intention, purpose
非効率
ひこうりつ inefficient
非効率的
ひこうりつてき inefficient
比較
ひかく comparison
関係代名詞
かんけいだいめいし relative pronoun
おそらく
perhaps, likely, probably, I dare say
答え合わせ
こたえあわせ checking answers (e.g. to homework problems), verifying one’s answers
塊
かたまり lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster; group, crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.), personification
頭から
あたまから from the beginning, without hesitation, flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely, completely
切り離す
きりはなす to detach, to decapitate, to cut loose, to let loose, to dismember
悪化
あっか (suffer) deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption
特性
とくせい special characteristic, special quality, trait, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity
要望
ようぼう demand for, request
定期
ていき fixed period, fixed term; regular, periodic, periodical; fixed-term commutation pass; fixed-term deposit; futures contracts
慈善事業
じぜんじぎょう philanthropic work, charitable enterprise
慈善
じぜん charity, philanthropy
折に触れて
おりにふれて occasionally, on opportunity
折
おり opportunity, chance, occasion, time; fold, pleat, crease; small food box (wooden or cardboard)
病む
やむ to fall ill, to be ill
ちびちび
little by little, piecemeal, bit by bit
結核
けっかく tuberculosis, tubercule
栄養
えいよう nutrition, nourishment
丈夫
じょうぶ healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable
耐える
たえる to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with; to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave; to be fit for, to be equal to
電化製品
でんかせいひん electrical appliances, electric appliances
炊事
すいじ cooking, culinary arts
重労働
じゅうろうどう heavy labor, heavy labour, hard labor (in prison), hard labour
おまけに
to make matters worse, besides, what’s more, in addition, on top of that
例に漏れず
れいにもれず no exception, without exception, always the same
困難
こんなん difficulty, distress
兵営
へいえい barracks
余儀なく
よぎなく unavoidably, necessarily, inevitably
間際
まぎわ on the verge of, just before, on the point of
眼差し
まなざし (a) look, gaze
さまよう
to loiter, to putter, to prowl, to wander about, to roam about, to knock around
皮肉
ひにく cynicism, sarcasm, irony, satire
生き延びる
いきのびる to survive, to live long
妙に思う
みょうにおもう to think (something) strange
潔い
いさぎよい manly, sportsmanlike, gracious, gallant, resolute, brave; pure (heart, actions, etc.), upright, blameless; unsullied (e.g. scenery or object), pure, clean
欲
よく greed, craving, desire, avarice, wants
引き取る
ひきとる to take over, to take back, to collect, to claim; to take charge of, to take custody of, to look after, to take care of, to adopt; to retire to a private place, to withdraw, to get out
養う
やしなう to support, to maintain, to provide for, to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed, to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.), to develop, to build up; to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
頷く
うなずく to nod, to bow one’s head in assent, to agree
黒土
こくど black terracotta, black soil
食糧事情
しょくりょうじじょう food situation
凄まじい
すさまじい terrific, fierce, terrible, tremendous, dreadful, awful, amazing, absurd, cutthroat, intense
無法状態
むほうじょうたい lawlessness
栄養失調
えいようしっちょう malnutrition
紙一重
かみひとえ paper-thin (difference)
殺気
さっき thirst for blood, bloodlust
恥知らず
はじしらず shameless (person)
あくせく
fussily, busily, sedulously, worrying about (small things)
特効薬
とっこうやく specific medicine, wonder drug, silver bullet
開発
かいはつ development, exploitation
ストレプトマイシン
streptomycin
薹が立つ
とうがたつ to become hard and fibrous, to go to seed, to have passed one’s prime, to have lost the first bloom of one’s youth
ゆくゆく
on the way, someday
店舗
てんぽ shop, store
賃貸し
ちんがし lease, rent, hire
