日本文化 １２

Question 1

なじむ

Answer 1

Nになじむ
to become familiar with, to get used to, to become accustomed to, adjust (get to used to), become closer
like 親しくなる

Question 2

気にかける

Answer 2

きにかける
to weigh on one’s mind, to trouble one’s heart, to be concerned about
like 心配する (“care”, anxious)

Question 3

訂正する

Answer 3

ていせいする
to correct (correction)

Question 4

受け止める

Answer 4

うけとめる
to accept, took (to understand the feelings, news, situation), imagine catching the feeling like a ball

Question 5

湧き起こる

Answer 5

わきおこる
to surge, to well up, to burst (comes naturally from nothing)

Question 6

吟味する

Answer 6

ぎんみする
to closely examine, scrutinize, close inspection, careful selection, after thinking a lot then choose

Question 7

力づける

Answer 7

ちからづける
to encourage (someone), to cheer (someone) up, to empower
(when they are sad)

Question 8

耐えぬく

Answer 8

たえぬく
to endure until the end (from たえる）
たえぬかせる
to make someone endure until the end

Question 9

名残惜しい

Answer 9

なごりおしい
reluctant (to part), will miss you

Question 10

しきりに

Answer 10

constantly, frequently, repeatedly, persistently

Question 11

思いがけない

Answer 11

おもいがけない
unexpected, contrary to expectations, by chance

Question 12

あらためて

Answer 12

once again, afresh, another time, again

Question 13

ともかく

Answer 13

anyway, like とにかく
(put other things to the side feeling)

Question 14

ポカリと

Answer 14

to pop, but also mean vacantly, blankly, absentmindedly
like ぼんやり
popping bubble kind of thinking person

Question 15

しばしば

Answer 15

often, よく