03-2013 Flashcards
礼儀正しい
[れいぎただしい]
polite (person)
呆れる; 惘れる
[あきれる]
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted
騒ぎ
[さわぎ]
uproar; disturbance
三度目の正直
[さんどめのしょうじき]
third time lucky; third time’s the charm
第三者
[だいさんしゃ]
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
石の上にも三年
[いしのうえにもさんねん]
perseverance prevails; three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
三人寄れば文殊の知恵
[さんにんよればもんじゅのちえ]
two heads are better than one
三日坊主
[みっかぼうず]
one who can stick to nothing; unsteady worker
大家族
[だいかぞく]
extended family; large family
感想
[かんそう]
impressions; thoughts
詩集
[ししゅう]
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
一人暮らし; 一人暮し; 独り暮らし; ひとり暮し
[ひとりぐらし]
a single life; a solitary life; living alone
裕福
[ゆうふく]
affluence; prosperity
商家
[しょうか]
mercantile house; store; merchant
傾く
[かたむく; かたぶく]
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward
自費出版
[じひしゅっぱん]
self-publishing; publishing at one’s own expense
出版
[しゅっぱん]
publication
老衰
[ろうすい]
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
詩人
[しじん]
poet
転換点
[てんかんてん]
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
節目; フシ目
[ふしめ; フシめ]
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree; etc.)
罪悪感
[ざいあくかん]
feelings of guilt
味な
[あじな]
smart; clever; witty; strange
口ずさむ; 口遊む; 口吟む; 口号む
[くちずさむ]
to hum; to sing to oneself; to compose impromptu (poems)
果たす; 果す
[はたす]
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do
成し遂げる; 為し遂げる
[なしとげる]
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
再考
[さいこう]
reconsideration
現代
[げんだい]
nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day
口を尖らす; 口をとがらす
[くちをとがらす]
to pout
相応しい
[ふさわしい]
appropriate; adequate; suitable
立場
[たちば]
standpoint; position; situation
存外
[ぞんがい]
beyond or contrary to expectations
要件
[ようけん]
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition; sine qua non
区別; 區別
[くべつ]
distinction; differentiation; classification
育児休暇
[いくじきゅうか]
childcare leave; maternity leave
育児
[いくじ]
childcare; nursing; upbringing
完全
[かんぜん]
perfection; completeness
迫る; 逼る
[せまる; せる]
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
有言実行
[ゆうげんじっこう]
carrying out one’s words; being as good as one’s word; making good on one’s promise
中途半端
[ちゅうとはんぱ]
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked; half-cocked
放置
[ほうち]
leave as is; leave to chance; leave alone; neglect
暖簾に腕押し; のれんに腕押し
[のれんにうでおし]
not worth doing; waste of effort
張り合い; 張合い
[はりあい]
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
柏手; 拍手
[かしわで; はくしゅ]
clapping one’s hands in prayer (at a shrine)
家庭環境
[かていかんきょう]
one’s family (home) background (environment)
保護者
[ほごしゃ]
guardian; protector; patron
手本
[てほん]
copybook; model; pattern
親御
[おやご]
another’s parent; another’s parents
受けて立つ
[うけてたつ]
to accept somebody’s challenge; to take up the gauntlet
怖気づく; 怖じ気づく; 怖気付く; 怖じ気付く
[おじけづく; おじけつく]
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one’s nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to have the wind up
余興
[よきょう]
side show; entertainment
止す
[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
真似
[まね]
mimicry; imitation; behavior; behavior; pretense
分裂
[ぶんれつ]
split; division; break up
否定的
[ひていてき]
negative; contradictory
妬み
[ねたみ]
jealousy; envy
予想外
[よそうがい]
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
獄中
[ごくちゅう]
during imprisonment; while in jail (gaol)
前進
[ぜんしん]
advance; drive; progress
対決
[たいけつ]
confrontation; showdown
同情
[どうじょう]
sympathy; compassion; sympathize; sympathize; pity; feel for
哀れ; 憐れ; 憫れ
[あわれ]
pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos; pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable; alack; alas
賢い; 畏い
[かしこい]
wise; clever; smart
余っ程; 余程
[よっぽど; よほど]
very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite; just about to
感激
[かんげき]
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
数字
[すうじ]
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
場面
[ばめん]
scene; setting (e.g. of novel)
口実
[こうじつ]
excuse; pretext
お経
[おきょう]
Buddhist sutra
掘り下げる; 掘下げる
[ほりさげる]
to dig down; to delve into; to get to the bottom of (a matter); to investigate further
近辺
[きんぺん]
neighborhood; neighborhood; vicinity
動詞
[どうし]
verb
他動詞
[たどうし]
transitive verb (direct obj.)
自動詞
[じどうし]
intransitive verb (no direct obj)
他動
[たどう]
transitive verb
簡単; 簡短; 簡端
[かんたん]
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
手順
[てじゅん]
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
厚
[あつ]
thickness
適宜
[てきぎ]
suitable; appropriate; appropriately
画面
[がめん]
terminal screen; scene; picture; the field (in TV); photo
トホホ; とほほ; トホホホ
[]
boo-hoo; boo-hoo-hoo
気分
[きぶん]
feeling; mood
人数
[にんずう; ひとかず]
the number of people
バイト敬語
[バイトけいご]
polite Japanese as used by young part-time employees in restaurants; etc.
料金
[りょうきん]
fee; charge; fare
拘束時間
[こうそくじかん]
total hours spent working
確認
[かくにん]
affirmation; confirmation; validation
桜前線
[さくらぜんせん]
cherry blossom front
借金
[しゃっきん]
debt; loan; liabilities
占領
[せんりょう]
occupation; capture; possession; have a room to oneself
証拠; 證據
[しょうこ]
evidence; proof
屹度; 急度
[きっと; キッと]
surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely
得ない
[えない]
(after the -masu stem of a verb) unable to…; cannot …
歪み
[ひずみ; ゆがみ; いがみ]
strain; distortion; bend
全体
[ぜんたい]
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
統一
[とういつ]
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
無意識
[むいしき]
unconsciousness; the unconscious
意識
[いしき]
consciousness; awareness; sense;
氷山
[ひょうざん]
iceberg
信念
[しんねん]
belief; faith; conviction
自己催眠
[じこさいみん]
auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism
憶測; 臆測
[おくそく]
guess; speculation; supposition
旨い汁
[うまいしる]
the lion’s share; the cream
行事
[ぎょうじ]
event; function
沈む
[しずむ]
to sink; to feel depressed; to descend
随分; 隨分
[ずいぶん]
very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably; contemptible; reprehensible
釈迦に説法
[しゃかにせっぽう]
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; lecturing to the Buddha
技術
[ぎじゅつ]
art; craft; technique; technology; engineering; skill
成績
[せいせき]
results; record; grades
操り
[あやつり]
manipulation; puppet
奥底
[おくそこ; おうてい]
depths; bottom (of one’s heart)
端的
[たんてき]
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
統御; 統馭
[とうぎょ]
control
発揮
[はっき]
exhibition; demonstration; show; display; manifestation
精神統一
[せいしんとういつ]
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
舞台負け
[ぶたいまけ]
stage fright
潜在意識
[せんざいいしき]
subconscious (awareness)
船酔い
[ふなよい]
seasickness
車酔い
[くるまよい]
car sickness
お寝小; 御寝小
[おねしょ]
bed-wetting
薄; 芒
[すすき; ススキ]
Japanese pampas grass
尾花
[おばな]
Japanese pampas grass
正体
[しょうたい]
natural shape; one’s true colors; one’s true colours; true character; identity; true identity; consciousness; one’s senses
枯れる
[かれる]
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one’s personality; abilities; etc.)
幽霊
[ゆうれい]
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
漆; 漆樹
[うるし]
lacquer; varnish; japan; lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)
湿疹
[しっしん]
eczema; rash
気のせい; 気の所為
[きのせい]
in one’s imagination
呼吸
[こきゅう]
breath; respiration; knack; trick; secret (of doing something)
催眠
[さいみん]
hypnotism
直径; 直経
[ちょっけい]
diameter
毛根
[もうこん]
hair root
実態
[じったい]
true state; actual condition; reality
能率的
[のうりつてき]
efficient
能率
[のうりつ]
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
暗示
[あんじ]
hint; suggestion
絶望
[ぜつぼう]
despair; hopelessness
輝き
[かがやき]
radiance
引っ繰り返る; 引っくり返る; ひっくり返る; 引繰り返る
[ひっくりかえる]
to be overturned; to be upset; to topple over; to be reversed
飼う
[かう]
to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed
設備
[せつび]
equipment; device; facilities; installation
見逃す; 見逃がす; 見のがす
[みのがす]
to miss; to overlook; to leave at large
展示
[てんじ]
exhibition; display