単語表7 Flashcards
お手数
おてすう trouble, bother
心ここにあらず
こころここにあらず there in body, but not in spirit, distracted, in one ear and out the other
言わす
いわす to be able to say, to get someone to say, to induce someone to say, to let someone speak out
生殖細胞
せいしょくさいぼう germ cell, reproductive cell
そびれる
to miss a chance, to fail to do
認証
にんしょう certification, attestation, authentication, confirmation; Imperial attestation
にらむ
to glare at, to scowl at, to glower at; to stare intensely at, to examine carefully; to estimate, to guess, to suspect, to judge; to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person), to watch; to take account of, to take into consideration
油を売る
あぶらをうる to loaf (particularly on the job), to idle one’s time away, to dawdle
不気味
ぶきみ weird, ominous, eerie, uncanny, ghastly
ためらう
to hesitate
別件
べっけん separate case, another matter
天罰
てんばつ divine punishment, wrath of God, justice of heaven, nemesis; suitable punishment, just deserts, come-uppance
家庭菜園
かていさいえん kitchen garden
記録
きろく record, minutes, document; record (e.g. in sports), results, score; to record, to document; to set a record (e.g. in sports), to show a result, to reach a value
進捗
しんちょく progress, being under way
免れる
まぬがれる to escape from, to be rescued from, to avoid, to evade, to avert, to elude, to be exempted, to be relieved from pain, to get rid of
巻き戻し
まきもどし rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
見下す
みくだす to despise, to look down on
共通
きょうつう commonness, community; to be common, to be shared; -wide
純愛
じゅんあい pure love
進み具合
すすみぐあい state of progress
村興し
むらおこし revitalization of a village, village renewal (project)
消費税
しょうひぜい consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
適する
てきする to fit, to suit
箱根
はこね Hakone (place, last name)
半世紀
はんせいき half century
冒頭
ぼうとう beginning, start, outset
心境
しんきょう mental state
最高水準
さいこうすいじゅん highest level, high-water mark
木の端
きのはし fragment of wood
弁解
べんかい justification, rationalization, pretext, explanation, exculpation, defence, defense, excuse, apology
各位
かくい everyone, each and every one (of you), ladies and gentlemen
添える
そえる to garnish, to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support, to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); to mimic, to imitate; to draw something near to oneself, to approach nearby
噴火
ふんか eruption
もはや
already, now; no longer, not any more
作り出す
つくりだす to manufacture, to produce, to raise (crops); to invent, to dream up, to create
概念
がいねん general idea, concept, notion
後々
あとあと distant future
遺伝子
いでんし gene; genetic
通用
つうよう popular use, circulation; to pass as
着手
ちゃくしゅ to start work (on), to undertake; embarkation, launch
議論
ぎろん argument, discussion, dispute, controversy
突き放す
つきはなす to thrust away, to push aside; to refuse bluntly, to forsake
正気
しょうき sanity, consciousness, soberness
やや
a little, partially, somewhat, slightly, semi-, -ish, on the … side, a short time, a while
起こりうる
おこりうる to be possible to occur
潤む
うるむ to be wet, to be moist; to get dim, to become blurred, to get cloudy, to get muddy, to be bleared; to become tear-choked
精読
せいどく intensive reading, conning
恒例
こうれい established practice, custom
配置
はいち arrangement (of resources), deployment, stationing, posting, disposition, configuration, layout
道幅
みちはば width of a road
合宿
がっしゅく lodging together, training camp, boarding house
バタバタ
flapping, rattling (sound), noisily, clattering noise; commotion, kerfuffle
風情
ふぜい taste, elegance, charm; appearance, air; the likes of …, lowly people such as …
いずれにせよ
at any rate, in any event, either way, anyway
一斉
いっせい simultaneous, all at once
関係詞
かんけいし relative
焦点
しょうてん focus (e.g. photographic), focal point
代名詞
だいめいし pronoun; synonym, classic example, pattern, byword, representative
中庭
なかにわ courtyard, quadrangle, middle court
基準
きじゅん standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum
明細
めいさい details, particulars; detailed statement
姪
めい niece
権力
けんりょく (political) power, authority, influence
理科
りか science
湯あたり
ゆあたり dizziness caused by prolonged hot bath
納品
のうひん delivery of goods
都合
つごう circumstances, condition, convenience; to arrange, to manage; to lend money, to raise money; in all, in total, all told
間に立つ
あいだにたつ to mediate, to intervene
今や遅しと
いまやおそしと impatiently, eagerly
正規
せいき regular, normal, formal, legal, established, legitimate
赤の他人
あかのたにん complete stranger, total stranger
老化
ろうか ageing, aging, senile deterioration
水しぶき
みずしぶき sheet of spray
人心地がつく
ひとごこちがつく to come to one’s senses, to recover consciousness, to feel relieved, to feel relaxed
即座
そくざ immediate, right there on the spot, impromptu, instant, instantaneous
老舗
しにせ old shop, shop of long standing; well-established, first of the kind, veteran
後が無い
あとがない having one’s back to the wall, having nowhere to go, having no way out, not having another chance
別に
べつに (not) particularly, nothing; separately, apart
空き時間
あきじかん free time
廃棄
はいき disposal, abandonment, scrapping, discarding, abolition; annulment, cancellation, abrogation, repeal
査収
さしゅう check and accept (e.g. a receipt)
待ち遠しい
まちどおしい looking forward to, anxiously awaited
意気込み
いきごみ ardor, enthusiasm
細胞
さいぼう cell
凌ぐ
しのぐ to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation); to pull through, to get over, to survive; to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight
内径
ないけい bore, inside diameter
締め日
しめび time limit, closing day, deadline
転記
てんき posting (of notes, notices, etc.), transcription
振るう
ふるう to swing, to wield (physically), to exert; to exercise (e.g. power, ability), to exhibit, to display, to wield (metaphorically); to flourish, to prosper, to thrive
解除
かいじょ cancellation, rescinding, release, calling off, lifting (sanctions), delisting
土壇場
どたんば last moment, eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
納期
のうき appointed day of delivery, time for payment
やりかねない
capable of anything, liable to do
こらえる
to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with; to restrain, to control, to keep a check on; to forgive, to put up with, to pardon
展開
てんかい development, evolution, progressing, unfolding; expansion, spreading out, extending, deployment, building up; expansion
しかねない
capable of anything, liable to do
精算書
せいさんしょ statement of accounts, bill
生殖
せいしょく reproduction
支配
しはい domination, rule, control, direction, guidance
請求
せいきゅう claim, demand, charge, application, request, billing (for a service)
歳月
さいげつ time, years
連続
れんぞく serial, consecutive, continuity, occurring in succession, continuing
町興し
まちおこし revitalization of a town, town renewal (project)
いわし
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus), sardine (esp. sardine of Japanese pilchard)
管理
かんり control, management (e.g. of a business)
納品書
のうひんしょ statement of delivery, delivery slip, delivery note
帳簿
ちょうぼ account book, register, ledger
呪縛
じゅばく curse, spell
対向
たいこう counter-, corresponding, face, opposite
持ち越す
もちこす to carry over, to carry forward, to keep (for later), to defer
采配
さいはい baton (of command); order, command, direction
心なしか
こころなしか somehow, somewhat, seemingly
法
ほう law, act, principle; method; mood; dharma
写す
うつす to transcribe, to duplicate, to reproduce, to imitate, to trace; to describe; to film, to picture, to photograph
堪能
たんのう proficient, skillful; enjoying, satisfaction, satiation, having one’s fill (of)
瞬時
しゅんじ moment, instant
郊外
こうがい suburb, outskirts
反論
はんろん objection, refutation, rebuttal
交配
こうはい mating, crossbreeding, cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation
一夫多妻
いっぷたさい polygamy, polygyny
不幸
ふこう unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death
測定
そくてい measurement
懇願
こんがん entreaty, supplication, petition
世
よ world, society, age, generation
展示
てんじ exhibition, display
保証
ほしょう guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty
手間を取る
てまをとる to be detained, to take time
種
たね seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kind, variety, quality, tone; material (e.g. for an article), matter (e.g. of a story), subject, theme, (news) copy; ingredient, leaven (bread), main ingredient of a sushi; cause, source; trick, secret, magician’s trick, inside story; paternal blood, lineage; breed (of a stock), sperm, semen
夏ばて
なつばて suffering from summer heat, summer heat fatigue
待ちわびる
まちわびる to be tired of waiting, to wait impatiently
池
いけ pond
後回し
あとまわし putting off, postponing
倍速
ばいそく speed (of CD ROM drives)
減便
げんびん reduction in service (flights, buses, etc.)
狂気
きょうき madness, insanity
両者
りょうしゃ pair, the two, both persons, both things
格納
かくのう storage, housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
宣言
せんげん declaration, proclamation, announcement
思い続ける
おもいつづける to think constantly about, to dwell on
異常
いじょう strangeness, abnormality, disorder
平静
へいせい calm, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
判定
はんてい judgement, judgment, decision, adjudication, award, verdict, determination
企業買収
きぎょうばいしゅう corporate acquisition (buyout)
人事ではない
ひとごとではない it’s not just someone else’s problem
一途に
いちずに wholeheartedly, earnestly
不倫
ふりん adultery, immorality, impropriety
物別れ
ものわかれ failure to reach agreement
懲りる
こりる to learn by experience, to learn one’s lesson, to learn the hard way; to have enough (of), to be disgusted with
できたて
just made, fresh (from the oven), newly-built (house)
身を入れる
みをいれる to exert oneself, to devote oneself to
逆説
ぎゃくせつ paradox
提起
ていき bring suit, file a claim, raise a question
含む
ふくむ to contain, to comprise, to have, to hold, to include, to embrace; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind, to understand, to harbor (grudge, etc.), to harbour; to express (emotion, etc.), to imply
順次
じゅんじ in order, sequential, seriatim
普及
ふきゅう diffusion, spread, popularization, promulgation, familiarization
数多く
かずおおく in great numbers
座る
すわる to sit, to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady, to hold still
きっぱり
clearly, plainly, decisively, distinctly, flatly
いよいよ
more and more, all the more, increasingly; at last, finally, beyond doubt; (at the) last moment, worst possible time
請求書
せいきゅうしょ bill, job invoice
イレギュラー
irregular
かば焼き
かばやき loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
普通車
ふつうしゃ standard size car; ordinary carriage (train), second-class carriage
考え込む
かんがえこむ to ponder, to brood
よす
to cease, to desist, to cut it out, to lay off (an activity), to drop (a subject) to abolish, to resign, to give up
かねない
quite capable of …, might happen, not unlikely to
音源
おんげん sound source, sound generator, tone generator
並
なみ average, medium, common, ordinary; line, row of (e.g. houses); mid-grade; same level, equal, each (e.g. month), set of (e.g. teeth)
切り替え
きりかえ exchange, conversion, replacement, switching (to), switchover
計る
はかる to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate); to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
予習
よしゅう preparation for a lesson
取り柄
とりえ worth, redeeming feature, merit, gain, profit
要相談
ようそうだん negotiable, further discussion needed
職員室
しょくいんしつ staff room
油を絞る
あぶらをしぼる to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke; to press oil
謙虚
けんきょ modesty, humility
防止
ぼうし prevention, check
速度
そくど speed, velocity, rate
退出
たいしゅつ leaving (e.g. work at end of day), withdrawal (e.g. from a noble’s or superior’s presence), exit (e.g. from a market)
書き込み
かきこみ writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
人心地
ひとごこち consciousness
間接話法
かんせつわほう indirect speech, indirect narration
発行
はっこう issue (publications), publishing; raising an event (software)
素敵
すてき lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great, fantastic, superb, cool, capital
集中的
しゅうちゅうてき intensive, concentrated, focused
ためになる
to be of benefit, to be useful, to be good for you
数値
すうち numerical value, numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
先行詞
せんこうし antecedent
神頼み
かみだのみ entreaty to a deity
幹事
かんじ executive secretary, coordinator, organizer, person in charge of making arrangements
廊下
ろうか corridor, hallway, passageway
領収書
りょうしゅうしょ (formal) receipt
計測
けいそく measurement, measure, instrumentation
同士
どうし fellow, mutual, companion, comrade
抱かせる
だかせる to raise, to inspire, to arouse
三角関数
さんかくかんすう trigonometric function
修飾
しゅうしょく ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing); modification, qualification
罰
ばつ punishment, penalty