日本文化 ９

Question 1

潜む

Answer 1

ひそむ
to be hidden, concealed, to lurk, to be latent

Question 2

塞ぐ

Answer 2

ふさぐ
to close up, to cover (ears, eyes, mouth…), to obstruct

Question 3

込める

Answer 3

こめる
to put into (e.g. emotion, effort)
こめられる (“it” put into, passive)

Question 4

絶つ

Answer 4

たつ
to sever; to cut off, to suppress; to eradicate
usually たたない - does not stop, continues

Question 5

ほっとく

Answer 5

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

Question 6

曲がりくねる

Answer 6

まがりくねる
windy (road, river)

Question 7

ついでに

Answer 7

while (one is at it), as well, on one’s way (to)

Question 8

まさか

Answer 8

no way, you’re kidding!
expresses surprise at something unexpected, or a no way feeling (can it be?)

Question 9

無造作（な）

Answer 9

むぞうさ（な）
carelessly, simply, casual

Question 10

丹念（な）

Answer 10

たんねん（な）
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

Question 11

端的（な）

Answer 11

たんてき（な）
frank, direct, plain, straightforward, point-blank (like かんたん）

Question 12

操作

Answer 12

そうさ
operation, management; handling (like a steering wheel, used for machines and tech)

Question 13

側面

Answer 13

そくめん
side (like a box)

Question 14

恐れがある

Answer 14

おそれがある
have a fear of…

Question 15

わざわざ

Answer 15

taking the trouble (to do); going to the trouble of (doing); going out of one’s way (to do)、especially、on purpose

Question 16

誤る

Answer 16

あやまる
to make a mistake (in), to commit an error,

Question 17

一瞬にして

Answer 17

いっしゅんにして
in a blink of an eye, in an instant