単語表８ Flashcards
影
かげ shadow, silhouette, figure, shape; reflection, image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace, shadow (of one’s former self)
視力
しりょく eyesight
不定期
ふていき irregular, indeterminate, tramp (steamer)
藩主
はんしゅ feudal lord, daimyo
相違
そうい difference, discrepancy, variation
怒り
いかり anger, rage, fury, wrath, indignation
歩調
ほちょう pace, step, cadence
玉
たま ball, sphere, globe, orb; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet; bulb (i.e. a light bulb); lens (of glasses, etc.); bead (of an abacus); ball (i.e. a testicle); gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl; female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); person (when commenting on their nature), character; item, funds or person used as part of a plot; egg; coin; precious, beautiful, excellent
祭る
まつる to deify, to enshrine; to pray, to worship
ごっこ
playing at (something), game of make-believe, something done together
暗がり
くらがり darkness
幕藩体制
ばくはんたいせい the feudal system characteristic of the shogunate
小声
こごえ low voice, whisper
品質
ひんしつ (material) quality
収まる
おさまる to be in one’s place, to be installed, to settle into; to be delivered, to be obtained, to be paid; to be settled, to be sorted out; to lessen (e.g. of storms, pain), to calm down; to be fit tightly into (e.g. a frame), to be sheathed (in a scabbard)
天罰が下る
てんばつがくだる to receive divine punishment
墓石
ぼせき tombstone, gravestone
無条件
むじょうけん unconditional
一貫性
いっかんせい consistency
興醒め
きょうざめ kill-joy, wet-blanket, skeleton at the feast
忖度
そんたく surmise (about somebody’s feelings), guess, conjecture
隔世の感がある
かくせいのかんがある to be poles apart
渇水
かっすい water shortage
気安い
きやすい relaxed, familiar, easy to access, friendly
言いなり
いいなり doing as one is told, yes-man
特定
とくてい specific, particular, designated, special; to specify, to identify, to pinpoint
補語
ほご complement
庭園
ていえん garden, park
記述
きじゅつ description, descriptor
月灯かり
つきあかり moonlight
古木
こぼく old tree
立て役者
たてやくしゃ leading actor, person who acts as driving force behind something, key figure, leading spirit, central figure
穴だらけ
あなだらけ hole, aperture, opening, orifice; fault, flaw
実況
じっきょう actual state (of things), real state, actual condition, real condition, actual scene; live, on-the-scene; reporting live, live coverage, live broadcasting
油断
ゆだん negligence, carelessness, inattention, unpreparedness
紛争
ふんそう dispute, trouble, strife
かつ
yet, moreover, and
激怒
げきど rage, indignation, exasperation
摩擦
まさつ friction, rubbing, rubdown, chafe
群れ
むれ group, crowd, flock, herd, bevy, school, swarm, cluster (e.g. of stars), clump, pack (e.g. of dogs)
ワンパターン
predictable, repetitive, being in a rut, set in one’s ways
犠牲
ぎせい victim, sacrifice, scapegoat
娼婦
しょうふ prostitute, harlot
ややこしい
puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex
公務員
こうむいん government worker, public servant, civil servant
好結果
こうけっか good results or outcome
多発
たはつ repeated occurrence
途切れる
とぎれる to pause, to be interrupted
ひのき
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), Japanese cypress
親切心
しんせつしん kindness
区別がつかない
くべつがつかない unable to tell apart
探偵
たんてい detective, sleuth, investigator
杉
すぎ Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
どこからともなく
suddenly (appears) out of nowhere
回転数
かいてんすう number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed), number of rotations, speed of revolution, speed of rotation
いたいけ
innocent, helpless, tender
傾く
かたむく to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to; to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
口実
こうじつ excuse, pretext
息遣い
いきづかい breathing, respiration
町中
まちじゅう the whole town, all over the town, throughout the town
持ち堪える
もちこたえる to hold out (e.g. against pressure), to withstand, to endure
仕上げる
しあげる to finish up, to complete, to finish off, to get through, to polish off
折れ曲がる
おれまがる to bend, to wind, to twist, to zig-zag
奮発
ふんぱつ strenuous exertion, spurt; splurge
健在
けんざい in good health, well, going strong
畳屋
たたみや matmaker, mat dealer
横転
おうてん toppling sideways, turning sideways, falling over sideways; barrel roll
並行
へいこう (going) side-by-side, abreast; concurrent, occurring together, at the same time; parallel
付加価値
ふかかち added value, value added
全力を挙げる
ぜんりょくをあげる to use all one’s strength (ability)
本来なら
ほんらいなら by all rights, properly speaking, legally speaking
緩やか
ゆるやか loose, slack; gentle, easy, slow; lenient, liberal, lax
造り
つくり make-up, structure, physique
足して二で割る
たしてにでわる to combine parts of two different things into a new thing, to compromise, to balance out
内情
ないじょう internal conditions, true state of affairs
厠
かわや privy, toilet
暴く
あばく to disclose, to divulge, to expose; to open (and rob) a grave
奇跡
きせき miracle, wonder, marvel
口調
くちょう tone (e.g. of voice, etc.), (verbal) expression
力づける
ちからづける to encourage (someone), to cheer (someone) up, to give someone a charge, to empower
あの世
あのよ the other world, world of the dead, netherworld
足す
たす to add (numbers); to add (something), to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one’s business)
収める
おさめる to dedicate, to make an offering, to pay (fees); to supply; to store; to finish, to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place); to achieve (e.g. a result)
山の手
やまのて hilly section of a city (usu. residential), Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
六角穴付き
ろっかくあなつき hexagon socket head, allen socket head
引き合う
ひきあう to pay, to be profitable; to pull against each other
揺れる
ゆれる to shake, to sway, to waver
揃える
そろえる to collect, to gather, to get together, to complete (a collection); to arrange, to put in order, to prepare, to get ready; to make uniform, to make even, to match
欠ける
かける to be chipped, to be damaged, to be broken; to be lacking, to be missing; to be insufficient, to be short, to be deficient, to be negligent toward; (of the moon) to wane, to go into eclipse
斜面
しゃめん slope, slanting surface, bevel
遅効
ちこう delayed effect
中刳り
なかぐり boring
懸け橋
かけはし suspension bridge, viaduct, temporary bridge; mediation, go-between
飛躍
ひやく leaping, activity; leapfrog (over a problem), making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides, making rapid progress; emerging; becoming active, playing an active part
博物館
はくぶつかん museum
さかのぼる
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin), to date back to, to trace back to, to make retroactive
歴然
れきぜん evident, plain, distinct, clear
噛む
かむ to bite, to chew, to gnaw; to crash against (e.g. of waves), to break onto (shore); to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.), to mesh, to fit together; to be involved in; to fumble one’s words (during a play, broadcast, etc.), to falter with one’s words; to strongly confute, to argue down, to rebuke, to scold harshly
速攻
そっこう swift attack, quick attack, fast break; right away, without delay, immediately
折れる
おれる to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture; to be folded; to give in, to back down, to yield, to submit; to turn (a corner)
根っから
ねっから by nature, from the very beginning, through and through, at heart; (followed by a verb in negative form) absolutely (not), (not) at all
気楽
きらく carefree, comfortable, at ease; easygoing, happy-go-lucky
外れ
はずれ end, verge, extremity, tip, outskirts; miss, failure
濃厚
のうこう rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.), thick, dense, strong; very likely, highly possible; passionate, hot
希望の星
きぼうのほし ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
対立
たいりつ confrontation, opposition, antagonism
当事国
とうじこく countries concerned (involved)
せいせい
feeling refreshed, feeling relieved
工具
こうぐ tool, implement
偽装
ぎそう camouflage, disguise; pretense, feigning, masquerade
六角レンチ
ろっかくレンチ hexagonal wrench, allen key
口を開く
くちをひらく to open one’s mouth (to talk)
当人
とうにん the one concerned, the said person
調節
ちょうせつ regulation, adjustment, control
どうか
please, somehow or other
速効
そっこう speedy effect
目的語
もくてきご object
進行中
しんこうちゅう ongoing, in progress, afoot
僧坊
そうぼう priests’ temple quarters
せこい
petty, small-minded, stingy, cheap (as in cheap shot, cheating, skirting the rules, etc.)
しらける
to be spoiled (spoilt), to be dampened, to become subdued (e.g. lively atmosphere), to be unamused or bored, to become apathetic; to fade, to turn white, to grow light (at dawn)
掲げる
かかげる to publish, to print, to carry (an article); to put up, to hang out, to hoist, to fly (a sail), to float (a flag, kite, etc.); to tuck up (e.g. sleeves), to roll up; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.), to adopt (a slogan); to stoke a fire, to fan a flame
見当
けんとう aim, mark, estimate, guess, approximation, direction
汗を流す
あせをながす to work hard, to sweat; to wash off one’s sweat
性犯罪
せいはんざい sex crime
埋葬
まいそう burial
警戒
けいかい vigilance, precaution, watch, lookout, alertness; to be vigilant, to be cautious, to guard (against)
価値観
かちかん sense of values, values, value system
群衆
ぐんしゅう group (of people), crowd, horde, throng, mob, multitude
乗り物
のりもの vehicle, conveyance, transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival), playground facility
卒都婆
そとば stupa, dagoba; wooden grave tablet
噴水
ふんすい water fountain
飛ばす
とばす to fly, to fire, to hurl, to launch, to make fly; to skip over, to omit, to drop (e.g. stitch); to run or drive fast, to gallop; to spread a rumour (rumor), to tell a story, to tell a joke; to remove, to get rid of, to transfer; to attack, to jeer at
巡り合わせ
めぐりあわせ fate, chance
伸びる
のびる to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to spread; to make progress, to grow (beard, body height); to grow stale (soba); to be straightened, to be flattened, to be smoothed; to be exhausted; to be postponed, to be prolonged
骨
ほね bone; frame; outline, core; backbone, spirit, fortitude; laborious, troublesome, difficult
とろける
to melt (to a liquid); to be enchanted with, to be charmed, to be bewitched
権限
けんげん power, authority, jurisdiction
硬い
かたい hard, solid, tough; stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing); strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe, steady, honest, steadfast; obstinate, stubborn; bookish, formal, stuffy
精度
せいど precision, accuracy
納会
のうかい the last meeting (of the year, the term, etc.)
突き当たり
つきあたり end (e.g. of street, hallway, etc.)
掘る
ほる to dig, to excavate, to hollow; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
大名
だいみょう daimyo (Japanese feudal lord), daimio
穴だらけにする
あなだらけにする to fill with holes, to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
響き
ひびき echo, reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum), noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell), feeling of a sound, emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read
個人差
こじんさ individual differences, personal equation
山門
さんもん main temple gate; temple
思い返す
おもいかえす to re-think, to think back upon, to change one’s mind
薄暗い
うすぐらい dim, gloomy
完結
かんけつ conclusion, completion
無敵
むてき invincible, unrivaled, unrivalled
六角
ろっかく hexagon
円錐
えんすい cone
顔を上げる
かおをあげる to raise one’s face, to lift one’s head, to raise one’s eyes
海老
えび prawn, shrimp, lobster, crayfish
迂回
うかい detour; to detour, to circumvent; turning movement
墓
はか gravesite, tomb
角
かど corner (e.g. desk, pavement); edge
あわび
abalone, ear shell
当惑
とうわく bewilderment, perplexity, embarrassment, confusion
越し
ごし across, over, beyond, through, crossing; throughout (a period of time), for
直近
ちょっきん latest, most recent, nearest (in time)
合否
ごうひ success or failure, result
端面
たんめん edge, edge face, end face
ため息
ためいき sigh
言いくるめる
いいくるめる to deceive somebody into believing (e.g. that black is white), to cajole, to talk into, to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence), to argue away, to wheedle
肉汁
にくじゅう meat soup, bouillon, juices (from grilled meat), gravy
揃う
そろう to become complete, to be all present, to be a full set, to have everything at one’s disposal; to be equal, to be uniform; to gather, to assemble
塗り壁
ぬりかべ plaster or mortar-covered wall
あり方
ありかた the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things, how things are
大トロ
おおトロ fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
おだてる
to flatter, to soft-soap; to instigate, to stir up
振り返る
ふりかえる to turn head, to look over one’s shoulder, to turn around, to look back; to think back (on), to reminisce, to look back (on), to reflect (on)
貴重
きちょう precious, valuable
見当がつかない
けんとうがつかない having not the slightest idea
にもかかわらず
in spite of, nevertheless, although, despite, no matter the, regardless of
破産
はさん bankruptcy, insolvency
発覚
はっかく detection, coming to light
緩める
ゆるめる to loosen, to slow down
罪
つみ crime, sin, wrongdoing, indiscretion; penalty, sentence, punishment; fault, responsibility, culpability; thoughtlessness, lack of consideration
水道
すいどう water service, water supply
よそ者
よそもの stranger, outsider
実情
じつじょう real condition, actual circumstances, actual state of affairs
際立つ
きわだつ to be prominent, to be conspicuous
いくつも
many, great number of
めす
female (animal)
町中
まちなか downtown
とろとろ
dozing, drowsily; simmering; sticky, syrupy; oily, brimming with melted fat; dawdling
居場所
いばしょ whereabouts, place, location; place where one belongs, where one fits in, place where one can be oneself
奥方
おくがた lady, nobleman’s wife
旋盤
せんばん lathe
虚しい
むなしい empty, void, vacant; vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective; lifeless
振動
しんどう oscillation, vibration
立方体
りっぽうたい cube
つく
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on), to be lighted; to catch fire
日数
にっすう a number of days
こっそり
stealthily, secretly
谷間
たにま valley, ravine, chasm, dell; cleavage
軽トラ
けいトラ minitruck, light truck, small truck, light pickup
歪む
ゆがむ to warp, to swerve, to deflect, to be crooked, to be distorted, to be bent, to incline, to slant, to be perverted, to be gross-grained, to get bent, to be strained
交じり
まじり mixed, mingled
墓地
ぼち cemetery, graveyard
懲りない
こりない (someone who) doesn’t learn their lesson, obstinate
日程
にってい schedule, program, programme, agenda
劇的
げきてき dramatic, exciting, touching; extreme
募金
ぼきん fund-raising, collection of funds
道のり
みちのり distance, journey, itinerary; way, process
覆い尽くす
おおいつくす to cover fully, to wrap around
張り
はり stretch, tension; resilience, springiness, tone; will-power, pluck, pride
ましてや
much less, to say nothing of
隔世
かくせい previous age
根
ね root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.); root root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis; one’s true nature; (fishing) reef
堅苦しい
かたくるしい formal, strict, ceremonious, stiff
水素
すいそ hydrogen (H)
夜気
やき night air, stillness of night, cool evening
まとも
the front; honesty, uprightness, directness; decency, normality
外国籍
がいこくせき foreign citizenship, foreign nationality
宣伝文句
せんでんもんく sales message, sales copy
覆い被さる
おおいかぶさる to hang over, to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
熱烈
ねつれつ ardent, passionate, vehement
怪しむ
あやしむ to suspect
滑稽
こっけい funny, humorous, humourous, comical, laughable, ridiculous, joking
プリプリ
angrily, in a huff, in anger; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
一帯
いったい region, zone, whole place
八百屋
やおや greengrocer
ダモクレスの剣
ダモクレスのつるぎ sword of Damocles
お決まり
おきまり standard, set, routine, regular, usual, conventional, stereotyped, same old
懐中電灯
かいちゅうでんとう electric torch, flashlight
まろやか
round, circular, spherical; mild (taste), mellow (voice)
そのあたり
thereabouts, vicinity, that area; that situation, those circumstances
ろくに
well, enough, sufficiently
大器晩成
たいきばんせい Great talents mature late
駆け込み
かけこみ last-minute rush, stampede
有力者
ゆうりょくしゃ influential person, man of importance
ブロック塀
ブロックべい concrete-block wall
城下町
じょうかまち castle town, city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
未練
みれん lingering affection, attachment, regret, regrets, reluctance, ruefulness
停学
ていがく suspension from school
床屋
とこや barbershop, barber
注文
ちゅうもん order, request
切削
せっさく cutting, a cut, machining
不公平
ふこうへい unfairness, injustice, partiality
