第119回

Question 1

感慨

Answer 1

かんがい
deep emotion
**(2nd) rue: resentment....waitress....
Karen resented the waitress for not refunding he meal, so she told her she would rue the day she denied her. 1595
**ALL: emotion....rue....
Rueing something is a very deep emotion.

Question 2

deep emotion

Answer 2

感慨
かんがい
**(2nd) rue: resentment....waitress....
Karen resented the waitress for not refunding he meal, so she told her she would rue the day she denied her. 1595
**ALL: emotion....rue....
Rueing something is a very deep emotion.

Question 3

憎しみ

Answer 3

にくしみ
hatred
**hate: state of mind…increase….
No matter if I am in a good state of mind or a bad state of mind, my hate for Trump only increases. 673

Question 4

hatred

Answer 4

憎しみ
にくしみ
**hate: state of mind…increase….
No matter if I am in a good state of mind or a bad state of mind, my hate for Trump only increases. 673

Question 5

愛憎

Answer 5

あいぞう
love and hatred
**(2nd) hate: state of mind…increase….
No matter if I am in a good state of mind or a bad state of mind, my hate for Trump only increases. 673

Question 6

love and hatred

Answer 6

愛憎
あいぞう
**(2nd) hate: state of mind…increase….
No matter if I am in a good state of mind or a bad state of mind, my hate for Trump only increases. 673

Question 7

懐中電灯

Answer 7

かいちゅうでんとう
flashlight
**(1st) pocket: state of mind…needle….eye….garment…..
The tailor was sewing a pocket into the woman’s garment, but the woman was not in the best state of mind. The needle visibly (eye) stuck out of the garment as the tailor worked in it, and she struggled to fight off the intrusive thoughts. 891
**ALL: pocket…middle…electricity…lamp…
A small electric lamp you can carry in your pocket.

Question 8

flashlight

Answer 8

懐中電灯
かいちゅうでんとう
**(1st) pocket: state of mind…needle….eye….garment…..
The tailor was sewing a pocket into the woman’s garment, but the woman was not in the best state of mind. The needle visibly (eye) stuck out of the garment as the tailor worked in it, and she struggled to fight off the intrusive thoughts. 891
**ALL: pocket…middle…electricity…lamp…
A small electric lamp you can carry in your pocket.

Question 9

懐かしむ

Answer 9

なつかしむ
remember fondly, miss, long for
**pocket: state of mind…needle….eye….garment…..
The tailor was sewing a pocket into the woman’s garment, but the woman was not in the best state of mind. The needle visibly (eye) stuck out of the garment as the tailor worked in it, and she struggled to fight off the intrusive thoughts. 891

Question 10

remember fondly, miss, long for

Answer 10

懐かしむ
なつかしむ
**pocket: state of mind…needle….eye….garment…..
The tailor was sewing a pocket into the woman’s garment, but the woman was not in the best state of mind. The needle visibly (eye) stuck out of the garment as the tailor worked in it, and she struggled to fight off the intrusive thoughts. 891

Question 11

遺憾に思う

Answer 11

いかんにおもう
feel sorry, regret (formal)
**(1st) bequeath: precious…road…
People bequeath precious items to loved ones in their will so that sometime down the road when they die, they will get them. 1909
(top part) precious: purse….shell/money….
Most people carry their precious money in their purse. 1908
**(2nd) remorse: state of mind…emotion….
When you feel remorse for something bad you have done, it is a feeling so strong it is an entire state of mind. 678
**ALL: bequeath…remorse….think….
When someone says this phrase, they are bequeathing their remorse to the listening.

Question 12

feel sorry, regret (formal)

Answer 12

遺憾に思う
いかんにおもう
**(1st) bequeath: precious…road…
People bequeath precious items to loved ones in their will so that sometime down the road when they die, they will get them. 1909
(top part) precious: purse….shell/money….
Most people carry their precious money in their purse. 1908
**(2nd) remorse: state of mind…emotion….
When you feel remorse for something bad you have done, it is a feeling so strong it is an entire state of mind. 678
**ALL: bequeath…remorse….think….
When someone says this phrase, they are bequeathing their remorse to the listening.

Question 13

抄訳

Answer 13

しょうやく
abridge translation, a translation of selected passages
**(1st) extract: fingers….a few….
When a surgeon extracts something from their patient they can only use a few fingers because the incision is small. 699
**(2nd) translate: words…shakuhachi….
When you translate it is not just the literal words, but also the culture (shakuhachi) that you have to make understandable. 1154
**ALL: extract…translate….

Question 14

abridge translation, a translation of selected passages

Answer 14

抄訳
しょうやく
**(1st) extract: fingers….a few….
When a surgeon extracts something from their patient they can only use a few fingers because the incision is small. 699
**(2nd) translate: words…shakuhachi….
When you translate it is not just the literal words, but also the culture (shakuhachi) that you have to make understandable. 1154
**ALL: extract…translate….

Question 15

扶養家族

Answer 15

ふようかぞく
one’s dependents
**(1st) aid: fingers…husband…
Husbands are always reaching out their hands and asking for aid from their wives. 902
**(2nd) foster: sheep….food….
In Babe the sheep fostered him as he tried to avoid being turned into food. 1591
**(4th) tribe: banner…dart…
What is stereotypically “tribal”? Being shot by a poison dart and being presented to the gathered tribe. 1307
**ALL: aid….foster…house…tribe…
The members of your family that you aid a foster are your dependents.
(pronunciation) they are the ふよう (diff-meaning of unnecessary or useless) parts of the family.

Question 16

one’s dependents

Answer 16

扶養家族
ふようかぞく
**(1st) aid: fingers…husband…
Husbands are always reaching out their hands and asking for aid from their wives. 902
**(2nd) foster: sheep….food….
In Babe the sheep fostered him as he tried to avoid being turned into food. 1591
**(4th) tribe: banner…dart…
What is stereotypically “tribal”? Being shot by a poison dart and being presented to the gathered tribe. 1307
**ALL: aid….foster…house…tribe…
The members of your family that you aid a foster are your dependents.
(pronunciation) they are the ふよう (diff-meaning of unnecessary or useless) parts of the family.

Question 17

把握

Answer 17

はあく
grasp (the meaning)
**(1st) grasp: fingers…mosaic….
When making a mosaic, your fingers grasp at all the small different pieces and try to put it together into something beautiful. 1889
**(2nd) grip: fingers….roof….
Santa has to have really good grip in his fingers to do his job because he is always almost slipping and falling off roofs. 1139

Question 18

grasp (the meaning)

Answer 18

把握
はあく
**(1st) grasp: fingers…mosaic….
When making a mosaic, your fingers grasp at all the small different pieces and try to put it together into something beautiful. 1889
**(2nd) grip: fingers….roof….
Santa has to have really good grip in his fingers to do his job because he is always almost slipping and falling off roofs. 1139

Question 19

披露宴

Answer 19

ひろうえん
(wedding) reception, banquet
**(1st) expose: fingers/hand….pelt….
The caveman reached out his hand and lifted her skirt to reveal her pelt.868
**(2nd) dew: rain…path….
What is that rain-like water that collects along the path in the early morning? Dew. 1377
**(3rd) banquet: house…day….woman….
The work of the day, that stood between the woman and her rest, was preparing a banquet. 203
**ALL: expose…dew…banquet…
At the wedding reception/banquet secrets were exposed in the speeches, peoples eyes got dewy and there was lots of food (banquet).
(pronunciation) that guy who exposed a secret in his speech, ひ ruined（ろうえんed) it.

Question 20

(wedding) reception, banquet

Answer 20

披露宴
ひろうえん
**(1st) expose: fingers/hand….pelt….
The caveman reached out his hand and lifted her skirt to reveal her pelt.868
**(2nd) dew: rain…path….
What is that rain-like water that collects along the path in the early morning? Dew. 1377
**(3rd) banquet: house…day….woman….
The work of the day, that stood between the woman and her rest, was preparing a banquet. 203
**ALL: expose…dew…banquet…
At the wedding reception/banquet secrets were exposed in the speeches, peoples eyes got dewy and there was lots of food (banquet).
(pronunciation) that guy who exposed a secret in his speech, ひ ruined（ろうえんed) it.

Question 21

拘束

Answer 21

こうそく
restrain (a person), confine, bind
**(1st) arrest: hand/fingers…phrase…
When someone is arrested, their hands are bound, and the officer says the phrase “you have the right to remain silent”. 706
**(2nd) bundle: tree…mouth….
The industrial rubber band stretched around the cut trees, like an ever expanding mouth, bundling them together. 1793
**ALL: arrest….bundle….

Question 22

restrain (a person), confine, bind

Answer 22

拘束
こうそく
**(1st) arrest: hand/fingers…phrase…
When someone is arrested, their hands are bound, and the officer says the phrase “you have the right to remain silent”. 706
**(2nd) bundle: tree…mouth….
The industrial rubber band stretched around the cut trees, like an ever expanding mouth, bundling them together. 1793
**ALL: arrest….bundle….

Question 23

稚拙な

Answer 23

ちせつな
childish, unskillful
**(1st) immature: wheat….turkey….
During Thanksgiving kids often act immature by putting wheat sprigs in their hair to pretend they are Native American or gobble like a turkey. 962
**(2nd) bungling: fingers/hand….exit….
He bungled the job, so he awkwardly pointed (fingers) towards the door and said he would make his exit now. 831
**ALL: immature….bungling…
(pronunciation) 小さい子はちせつ

Question 24

childish, unskillful

Answer 24

稚拙な
ちせつな
**(1st) immature: wheat….turkey….
During Thanksgiving kids often act immature by putting wheat sprigs in their hair to pretend they are Native American or gobble like a turkey. 962
**(2nd) bungling: fingers/hand….exit….
He bungled the job, so he awkwardly pointed (fingers) towards the door and said he would make his exit now. 831
**ALL: immature….bungling…
(pronunciation) 小さい子はちせつ

Question 25

拙い

Answer 25

つたない
unskillful, clumsy
**bungling: fingers/hand….exit….
He bungled the job, so he awkwardly pointed (fingers) towards the door and said he would make his exit now. 831

Question 26

unskillful, clumsy

Answer 26

拙い
つたない
**bungling: fingers/hand….exit….
He bungled the job, so he awkwardly pointed (fingers) towards the door and said he would make his exit now. 831

Question 27

抹消

Answer 27

まっしょう
erase, strike (from a list)
**(1st) rub: finger/hands…..extremity….
Please take your fingers and rub my extremities (feet, hands). 694
(right side) extremity: the top branch is longer indicating that it has reached the extremity of its growth. 231
**(2nd) extinguish: water….spark….
They used water to extinguish the spark of the flame. 155
**ALL: rub…extinguish…
(pronunciation) once you erase it, it won’t しょう at all (ま)

Question 28

erase, strike (from a list)

Answer 28

抹消
まっしょう
**(1st) rub: finger/hands…..extremity….
Please take your fingers and rub my extremities (feet, hands). 694
(right side) extremity: the top branch is longer indicating that it has reached the extremity of its growth. 231
**(2nd) extinguish: water….spark….
They used water to extinguish the spark of the flame. 155
**ALL: rub…extinguish…
(pronunciation) once you erase it, it won’t しょう at all (ま)

Question 29

包括的な

Answer 29

ほうかつてきな
comprehensive, inclusive
**(1st) wrap: bind up…snake…
The snake wrapped its body around its victim binding it in place. 569
**(2nd) fasten: finger…tongue…
Things I would love to fasten down on some people: their fingers so they keep their hands to themselves and their tongues so they shut up. 714
**ALL: wrap…fasten….
When something is comprehensive it wraps up everyone and fastens them together.

Question 30

comprehensive, inclusive

Answer 30

包括的な
ほうかつてきな
**(1st) wrap: bind up…snake…
The snake wrapped its body around its victim binding it in place. 569
**(2nd) fasten: finger…tongue…
Things I would love to fasten down on some people: their fingers so they keep their hands to themselves and their tongues so they shut up. 714
**ALL: wrap…fasten….
When something is comprehensive it wraps up everyone and fastens them together.

Question 31

挟む

Answer 31

はさむ
put in/between, pinch
**sandwiched: fingers….scissors…..
Her fingers were sandwiched between her “scissors” 1357

Question 32

put in/between, pinch

Answer 32

挟む
はさむ
**sandwiched: fingers….scissors…..
Her fingers were sandwiched between her “scissors” 1357

Question 33

挟撃

Answer 33

きょうげき
attack on/from both sides
**(1st) sandwiched: fingers….scissors…..
Her fingers were sandwiched between her “scissors” 1357
**(2nd) beat: car…missile…hand….
The U.S. may be able to beat Japan at car races and missile launches, but they can beat the U.S. at the rock-paper-scissors hand game. 766
**ALL: sandwiched….beat…
When you are sandwiched in by the enemy it is had to beat them.

Question 34

attack on/from both sides

Answer 34

挟撃
きょうげき
**(1st) sandwiched: fingers….scissors…..
Her fingers were sandwiched between her “scissors” 1357
**(2nd) beat: car…missile…hand….
The U.S. may be able to beat Japan at car races and missile launches, but they can beat the U.S. at the rock-paper-scissors hand game. 766
**ALL: sandwiched….beat…
When you are sandwiched in by the enemy it is had to beat them.

Question 35

拷問

Answer 35

ごうもん
torture
**(1st) torture: fingers...consider....
Torturing someone by cutting their fingers off one at a time gives them time to consider if they want to tell the truth. 1344
**ALL: torture...question....

Question 36

ごうもん

Answer 36

拷問
torture
**(1st) torture: fingers...consider....
Torturing someone by cutting their fingers off one at a time gives them time to consider if they want to tell the truth. 1344
**ALL: torture...question....

Question 37

捜査

Answer 37

そうさ
search for a criminal
**(1st) search: fingers…speaketh…crotch…
She moved her fingers around saying “how about here?”, searching for the perfect spot in her crotch. 1201
**(2nd) investigate: tree…shelf…
An investigation needs to be done to look into what kind of trees are being used to make these shelves. Are they the stolen sacred nymph trees? 1920
**ALL: search….investigate….

Question 38

search for a criminal

Answer 38

捜査
そうさ
**(1st) search: fingers…speaketh…crotch…
She moved her fingers around saying “how about here?”, searching for the perfect spot in her crotch. 1201
**(2nd) investigate: tree…shelf…
An investigation needs to be done to look into what kind of trees are being used to make these shelves. Are they the stolen sacred nymph trees? 1920
**ALL: search….investigate….

Question 39

捜す

Answer 39

さがす
seek, look for, search
**search: fingers…speaketh…crotch…
She moved her fingers around saying “how about here?”, searching for the perfect spot in her crotch. 1201

Question 40

seek, look for, search

Answer 40

捜す
さがす
**search: fingers…speaketh…crotch…
She moved her fingers around saying “how about here?”, searching for the perfect spot in her crotch. 1201

Question 41

措置

Answer 41

そち
measures, steps
**(1st) set aside: fingers…once upon a time….
Take your fingers, stick them in your brain, pick up the heteronormative fairy tails (once upon a time) you were told, and set them aside. We don’t need those. 1272
**(2nd) placement: eye…sraightaway/fix….
As I rearrange my bookshelves, I look (eye) for the perfect placement for each book. 895
**ALL: set aside….placement…
When measures/steps are taken, things are set aside and put into place for when they are needed in the future.
(pronunciation) they take these measure そ that ち does not get spilled.

Question 42

measures, steps

Answer 42

措置
そち
**(1st) set aside: fingers…once upon a time….
Take your fingers, stick them in your brain, pick up the heteronormative fairy tails (once upon a time) you were told, and set them aside. We don’t need those. 1272
**(2nd) placement: eye…sraightaway/fix….
As I rearrange my bookshelves, I look (eye) for the perfect placement for each book. 895
**ALL: set aside….placement…
When measures/steps are taken, things are set aside and put into place for when they are needed in the future.
(pronunciation) they take these measure そ that ち does not get spilled.

Question 43

掛ける

Answer 43

かける
hang, suspend from, cover
**hang: fingers…ivy….magic wand….
The evil witch hung up her decorations, the fingers of her victims, and lots of ivy to make it look extra creepy, all using her magic wand. 727

Question 44

hang, suspend from, cover

Answer 44

掛ける
かける
**hang: fingers…ivy….magic wand….
The evil witch hung up her decorations, the fingers of her victims, and lots of ivy to make it look extra creepy, all using her magic wand. 727

Question 45

挿入

Answer 45

そうにゅう
insert, put into
**(1st) insert: fingers….thousand….roots….
The tree inserted its finger-like baby roots which then grew and divided into thousands of roots. 1197

Question 46

insert, put into

Answer 46

挿入
そうにゅう
**(1st) insert: fingers….thousand….roots….
The tree inserted its finger-like baby roots which then grew and divided into thousands of roots. 1197

Question 47

挿絵

Answer 47

さしえ
illustrations (in a book, etc.)
**(1st) insert: fingers….thousand….roots….
The tree inserted its finger-like baby roots which then grew and divided into thousands of roots. 1197
**(2nd) picture: thread…meeting….
There is a thread of emotional understanding between the viewer and a picture when they see/meet it. 1446
**ALL: insert….picture….

Question 48

illustrations (in a book, etc.)

Answer 48

挿絵
さしえ
**(1st) insert: fingers….thousand….roots….
The tree inserted its finger-like baby roots which then grew and divided into thousands of roots. 1197
**(2nd) picture: thread…meeting….
There is a thread of emotional understanding between the viewer and a picture when they see/meet it. 1446
**ALL: insert….picture….

Question 49

控除

Answer 49

こうじょ
deduct, subtract
**(1st) withdraw: fingers….empty….
Once she withdrew her fingers I felt empty inside. 1415
**(2nd) exclude: pinnacle…scale…
The scale could weigh almost anything, but the items that would take it to its pinnacle (extreme), aka too heavy, were excluded. 1787
**ALL: withdraw….exclude….
When you subtract something, you withdraw it and exclude it from the total.
(pronunciation) the world would be so much better if we subtracted factories (こうじょ) from it.

Question 50

deduct, subtract

Answer 50

控除
こうじょ
**(1st) withdraw: fingers….empty….
Once she withdrew her fingers I felt empty inside. 1415
**(2nd) exclude: pinnacle…scale…
The scale could weigh almost anything, but the items that would take it to its pinnacle (extreme), aka too heavy, were excluded. 1787
**ALL: withdraw….exclude….
When you subtract something, you withdraw it and exclude it from the total.
(pronunciation) the world would be so much better if we subtracted factories (こうじょ) from it.

Question 51

控室

Answer 51

ひかえしつ
waiting room, anteroom
**(1st) withdraw: fingers….empty….
Once she withdrew her fingers I felt empty inside. 1415

Question 52

waiting room, anteroom

Answer 52

控室
ひかえしつ
**(1st) withdraw: fingers….empty….
Once she withdrew her fingers I felt empty inside. 1415

Question 53

据える

Answer 53

すえる
put into position, set, place, lay, install
**set: fingers…reside….
The idea of residing somewhere that is all my own is scary, so we are just going to take our fingers, pick that idea up, and set it aside for a while. 1144

Question 54

put into position, set, place, lay, install

Answer 54

据える
すえる
**set: fingers…reside….
The idea of residing somewhere that is all my own is scary, so we are just going to take our fingers, pick that idea up, and set it aside for a while. 1144