第122回

Question 1

陛下

Answer 1

へいか
His/Her Majesty
**(1st) highness: pinnacle…compare….ground….
You look at Their Highness from your place groveling on the ground and compare yourself to them. 1407

Question 2

His/Her Majesty

Answer 2

陛下
へいか
**(1st) highness: pinnacle…compare….ground….
You look at Their Highness from your place groveling on the ground and compare yourself to them. 1407

Question 3

欠陥

Answer 3

けっかん
defect, flaw, fault
**(2nd) collapse: pinnacle…bound up…olden times…
If you bind up all the olden time values (so they don’t get swept away with the times) and say they are the pinnacle of what is considered correct, then the system is bound to collapse. 1412
**ALL: lack…collapse…
The machine was defective, it was lacking something, so it collapsed.
(pronunciation) けっかんの結果でこわれた

Question 4

defect, flaw, fault

Answer 4

欠陥
けっかん
**(2nd) collapse: pinnacle…bound up…olden times…
If you bind up all the olden time values (so they don’t get swept away with the times) and say they are the pinnacle of what is considered correct, then the system is bound to collapse. 1412
**ALL: lack…collapse…
The machine was defective, it was lacking something, so it collapsed.
(pronunciation) けっかんの結果でこわれた

Question 5

陥る

Answer 5

おちいる
fall into (a trap, difficulties, etc.)
**collapse: pinnacle…bound up…olden times…
If you bind up all the olden time values (so they don’t get swept away with the times) and say they are the pinnacle of what is considered correct, then the system is bound to collapse. 1412

Question 6

fall into (a trap, difficulties, etc.)

Answer 6

陥る
おちいる
**collapse: pinnacle…bound up…olden times…
If you bind up all the olden time values (so they don’t get swept away with the times) and say they are the pinnacle of what is considered correct, then the system is bound to collapse. 1412

Question 7

陥れる

Answer 7

おとしいれる
entrap (a person), ensnare
**collapse: pinnacle…bound up…olden times…
If you bind up all the olden time values (so they don’t get swept away with the times) and say they are the pinnacle of what is considered correct, then the system is bound to collapse. 1412

Question 8

entrap (a person), ensnare

Answer 8

陥れる
おとしいれる
**collapse: pinnacle…bound up…olden times…
If you bind up all the olden time values (so they don’t get swept away with the times) and say they are the pinnacle of what is considered correct, then the system is bound to collapse. 1412

Question 9

報道陣

Answer 9

ほうどうじん
group of reporters, press
**(1st) report: happiness…stamp…crotch…
I read a scandalous report that the celebrity was happy after having her 又 stamped with the mark of a man. 1625
**(3rd) camp: pinnacle….car….
I will have reached the pinnacle of camping when I finally get that car that you can camp in. 1402
**ALL: report…road…camp….
When reporters are reporting on something they will follow the road of the story as far as it takes them, and they will camp out for as long is necessary.

Question 10

group of reporters, press

Answer 10

報道陣
ほうどうじん
**(1st) report: happiness…stamp…crotch…
I read a scandalous report that the celebrity was happy after having her 又 stamped with the mark of a man. 1625
**(3rd) camp: pinnacle….car….
I will have reached the pinnacle of camping when I finally get that car that you can camp in. 1402
**ALL: report…road…camp….
When reporters are reporting on something they will follow the road of the story as far as it takes them, and they will camp out for as long is necessary.

Question 11

陳列

Answer 11

ちんれつ
exhibit, display
**(1st) line up: pinnacle….east….
The pinnacle of Eastern cooperation is when they line up on escalators. 1398
**(2nd) file: bones…saber….
Soldiers in a single file line are just a bunch of bone bags with sabers in a line. 875
**ALL: line up….file….

Question 12

exhibit, display

Answer 12

陳列
ちんれつ
**(1st) line up: pinnacle….east….
The pinnacle of Eastern cooperation is when they line up on escalators. 1398
**(2nd) file: bones…saber….
Soldiers in a single file line are just a bunch of bone bags with sabers in a line. 875
**ALL: line up….file….

Question 13

陰気な

Answer 13

いんきな
gloomy, melancholic
**(1st) shade: pinnacle….now….rising cloud…
You are at the pinnacle of shade throwing. If you look above your head right now you will see a cloud rising out of you, literally creating your own shade. 1718
**ALL (pronunciation): when you are feeling gloomy everything seems dark, almost inky（いんき）

Question 14

gloomy, melancholic

Answer 14

陰気な
いんきな
**(1st) shade: pinnacle….now….rising cloud…
That guy is throwing so much shade you can now see a cloud rising out of him. 1718
**ALL (pronunciation): when you are feeling gloomy everything seems dark, almost inky（いんき）

Question 15

陰る

Answer 15

かげる
be shaded (by a cloud)
**shade: pinnacle….now….rising cloud…
That guy is throwing so much shade you can now see a cloud rising out of him. 1718

Question 16

be shaded (by a cloud)

Answer 16

陰る
かげる
**shade: pinnacle….now….rising cloud…
That guy is throwing so much shade you can now see a cloud rising out of him. 1718

Question 17

陶器

Answer 17

とうき
pottery, earthenware, ceramics
**(1st) pottery: pinnacle….bound up…tin can….
A fancy looking pot won the pinnacle pottery award, but it was actually just a tin can bound up in clay to look like real pottery. 2117
**ALL: pottery….utensil…
とうき often reveals the secrets of time (とき)

Question 18

pottery, earthenware, ceramics

Answer 18

陶器
とうき
**(1st) pottery: pinnacle….bound up…tin can….
A fancy looking pot won the pinnacle pottery award, but it was actually just a tin can bound up in clay to look like real pottery. 2117
**ALL: pottery….utensil…
とうき often reveals the secrets of time (とき)

Question 19

旋律

Answer 19

せんりつ
melody
**(1st) rotation: a banner….a zoo….
It has a banner on top and a zoo of animals that rotate?A merry-go-round! 1125
**(2nd) rhythm: a column….brush….
“This character depicts a calligrapher’s brush and its rhythmic sway as it flows down a column writing kanji on the way.” 939
**ALL: rotation…rhythm….
The record rotates and produces a nice rhythm
Pronunciation: The percentage（りつ）of せん（そう）s that could be stopped by a good melody is too many to count.

Question 20

melody

Answer 20

旋律
せんりつ
**(1st) rotation: a banner….a zoo….
It has a banner on top and a zoo of animals that rotate?A merry-go-round! 1125
**(2nd) rhythm: a column….brush….
“This character depicts a calligrapher’s brush and its rhythmic sway as it flows down a column writing kanji on the way.” 939
**ALL: rotation…rhythm….
The percentage（りつ）of せん（そう）s that could be stopped by a good melody is too many to count.

Question 21

国旗

Answer 21

こっき
national flag
**(2nd) national flag: banner….bushel basket…
A national flag is a banner that shows what your country has in its bushel basket to offer. 1901

Question 22

national flag

Answer 22

国旗
こっき
**(2nd) national flag: banner….bushel basket…
A national flag is a banner that shows what your country has in its bushel basket to offer. 1901

Question 23

旗

Answer 23

はた
flag, banner, pennant
**national flag: banner….bushel basket…
A national flag is a banner that shows what your country has in its bushel basket to offer. 1901

Question 24

flag, banner, pennant

Answer 24

旗
はた
**national flag: banner….bushel basket…
A national flag is a banner that shows what your country has in its bushel basket to offer. 1901

Question 25

素朴な

Answer 25

そぼくな
simple, artless
**(1st) elementary: grow up….thread….
It is apparently considered an elementary skill, but I have grown up without learning how to sew (thread). 1652
**(2nd) crude: wood…wand….
A wooden wand must be kept in its crude natural state to effectively conduct the magic. 220
**ALL: elementary…crude…
(pronunciation) it is そ simple even ぼく could do it.

Question 26

simple, artless

Answer 26

素朴な
そぼくな
**(1st) elementary: grow up….thread….
It is apparently considered an elementary skill, but I have grown up without learning how to sew (thread). 1652
**(2nd) crude: wood…wand….
A wooden wand must be kept in its crude natural state to effectively conduct the magic. 220
**ALL: elementary…crude…
(pronunciation) it is そ simple even ぼく could do it.

Question 27

中枢

Answer 27

ちゅうすう
center, pivot, nucleus, backbone, mainstay
**(2nd) hinge: tree….ward….
Semi-pictograph: the tree is the wooden door and ward is the hinge it swings on. 1832

Question 28

center, pivot, nucleus, backbone, mainstay

Answer 28

中枢
ちゅうすう
**(2nd) hinge: tree….ward….
Semi-pictograph: the tree is the wooden door and ward is the hinge it swings on. 1832

Question 29

栓抜き

Answer 29

せんぬき
bottle opener, corkscrew
**(1st) plug: tree….umbrella….king…
A sweet liquid (syrup) was gushing from a hole in a tree. The king was informed. He rushed over to plug the hole with his umbrella to save this new resource. 282
**ALL: plug…slip out….

Question 30

bottle opener, corkscrew

Answer 30

栓抜き
せんぬき
**(1st) plug: tree….umbrella….king…
A sweet liquid (syrup) was gushing from a hole in a tree. The king was informed. He rushed over to plug the hole with his umbrella to save this new resource. 282
**ALL: plug…slip out….

Question 31

桟橋

Answer 31

さんばし
pier, jetty, wharf
**(1st) scaffold: tree/wood…float….
Scaffolding made of wood was made for the construction of the float that would carry the portable shrine. 393
(right side) float: two…fiesta (arrow)….
Two archers stood on the float and fired off decorated fiesta arrows into the crowd. pg.148
**(2nd) bridge: tree…angel…
What is the first bridge you think of? Bridge to Terebithia! And what happens? She swings from a tree and becomes an angel. 460
(right side) angel: witch (heavens)….tall (minus the top hat)…
Angels stand taller than the witches that wish to be them. pg.165
**ALL: scaffold….bridge….
A pier is a partial bridge that has scaffolding holding it up.

Question 32

pier, jetty, wharf

Answer 32

桟橋
さんばし
**(1st) scaffold: tree/wood…float….
Scaffolding made of wood was made for the construction of the float that would carry the portable shrine. 393
(right side) float: two…fiesta (arrow)….
Two archers stood on the float and fired off decorated fiesta arrows into the crowd. pg.148
**(2nd) bridge: tree…angel…
What is the first bridge you think of? Bridge to Terebithia! And what happens? She swings from a tree and becomes an angel. 460
(right side) angel: witch (heavens)….tall (minus the top hat)…
Angels stand taller than the witches that wish to be them. pg.165
**ALL: scaffold….bridge….
A pier is a partial bridge that has scaffolding holding it up.

Question 33

病棟

Answer 33

びょうとう
hospital ward
**(1st) ill: sickness….third class…
Why did Dulce have to fly back home (on a third class flight) early from Korea? Because she was ill. 1813
**(2nd) ridgepole: tree…East…
The wooden pole that makes the top most ridge of the roof is called the ridgepole. In the East it is often caped with dragon heads or other ornaments. 544
**ALL: ill…ridgepole…

Question 34

hospital ward

Answer 34

病棟
びょうとう
**(1st) ill: sickness….third class…
Why did Dulce have to fly back home (on a third class flight) early from Korea? Because she was ill. 1813
**(2nd) ridgepole: tree…East…
The wooden pole that makes the top most ridge of the roof is called the ridgepole. In the East it is often caped with dragon heads or other ornaments. 544
**ALL: ill…ridgepole…

Question 35

〜棟

Answer 35

〜むね
(counter for houses)
**ridgepole: tree…East…
The wooden pole that makes the top most ridge of the roof is called the ridgepole. In the East it is often caped with dragon heads or other ornaments. 544
ALL: my childhood house will always be in my むね

Question 36

(counter for houses)

Answer 36

〜棟
〜むね
**ridgepole: tree…East…
The wooden pole that makes the top most ridge of the roof is called the ridgepole. In the East it is often caped with dragon heads or other ornaments. 544
ALL: my childhood house will always be in my むね

Question 37

出棺

Answer 37

しゅっかん
carry out a coffin from a house
**(2nd) coffin: wood…bureaucrat….
There are so many bureaucrats that I wouldn’t mind seeing carried away in a wood coffin.
(right side) bureaucrat: maestro (minus the drop)….house/roof…
He is still dressed fancy, but he is stuck inside an office building aka a bureaucrat. 1363
ALL: it is しゅうかん to carry out a しゅっかん

Question 38

carry out a coffin from a house

Answer 38

出棺
しゅっかん
**(2nd) coffin: wood…bureaucrat….
There are so many bureaucrats that I wouldn’t mind seeing carried away in a wood coffin.
(right side) bureaucrat: maestro (minus the drop)….house/roof…
He is still dressed fancy, but he is stuck inside an office building aka a bureaucrat. 1363
ALL: it is しゅうかん to carry out a しゅっかん

Question 39

将棋

Answer 39

しょうぎ
shogi
**(1st) leader: turtle…vulture…glue….
The turtle on the road kept causing accidents, so the vultures stuck with it like glue. It became their leader. 789
**(2nd) chess piece: tree…bushel basket…
How Harry, Hermione and Ron should have beaten the chess pieces. They should have taken part of the whomping willow tree to destroy them and get to the bushel basket of treasure they were after. 1900
**ALL: leader…chess piece…

Question 40

shogi

Answer 40

将棋
しょうぎ
**(1st) leader: turtle…vulture…glue….
The turtle on the road kept causing accidents, so the vultures stuck with it like glue. It became their leader. 789
**(2nd) chess piece: tree…bushel basket…
How Harry, Hermione and Ron should have beaten the chess pieces. They should have taken part of the whomping willow tree to destroy them and get to the bushel basket of treasure they were after. 1900
**ALL: leader…chess piece…

Question 41

棚

Answer 41

たな
shelf, rack
**shelf: tree…companion….
The shelf held my most reliable companions (made from trees), books. 214

Question 42

shelf, rack

Answer 42

棚
たな
**shelf: tree…companion….
The shelf held my most reliable companions (made from trees), books. 214

Question 43

浴槽

Answer 43

よくそう
bathtub
**(1st) bathe: water…valley…
Where would be the most picturesque place to bathe? In the crystal clear water of the valley. 852
**(2nd) vat: tree….cadet…
There is a giant vat made out of wood, it is for all the weary cadets to pile into and relax in. 1260
(right side) cadet: one…bend….sun….
Cadet Kelly was the one girl that bent the school rules and was her commander’s sun. 1257
**ALL: bathe…cadet…

Question 44

bathtub

Answer 44

浴槽
よくそう
**(1st) bathe: water…valley…
Where would be the most picturesque place to bathe? In the crystal clear water of the valley. 852
**(2nd) vat: tree….cadet…
There is a giant vat made out of wood, it is for all the weary cadets to pile into and relax in. 1260
(right side) cadet: one…bend….sun….
Cadet Kelly was the one girl that bent the school rules and was her commander’s sun. 1257
**ALL: bathe…cadet…

Question 45

投書欄

Answer 45

とうしょらん
letter-to-the-editor column
**(1st) throw: fingers….missile…
If you were going to launch a missile with your hands I guess you would have to throw it. 762
**(3rd) column: tree…gates…east….
The columns you see in the East aren’t the stone ones we are used to. They are wooden and often found at the entrance gates of temples. 1756
**ALL: throw…write…column….
You thrown something you wrote at the newspaper hoping you will get published.
(pronunciation) you are trying to（とう）show（しょ）them all something.

Question 46

letter-to-the-editor column

Answer 46

投書欄
とうしょらん
**(1st) throw: fingers….missile…
If you were going to launch a missile with your hands I guess you would have to throw it. 762
**(3rd) column: tree…gates…east….
The columns you see in the East are the stone ones we are used to. They are wooden and often found at the entrance gates of temples. 1756
**ALL: throw…write…column….
You thrown something you wrote at the newspaper hoping you will get published.
(pronunciation) you are trying to（とう）show（しょ）them all something.

Question 47

殉職

Answer 47

じゅんしょく
die on duty
**(1st) martyrdom: bones….decameron (10days)…
After a person dies it takes 10 days for them to become eligible for martyrdom. The number of days it take for only bones to be left. 872
**(2nd) post: ear….kazoo….
The man had a very good musical ear, so he was assigned to the post of kazoo musical director for the festival. 887
(right side) kazoo: sound….fiesta…
The sound fo the fiesta is the kazoo! pg.179
**ALL: martyrdom….post….

Question 48

die on duty

Answer 48

殉職
じゅんしょく
**(1st) martyrdom: bones….decameron (10days)…
After a person dies it takes 10 days for them to become eligible for martyrdom. The number of days it take for only bones to be left. 872
**(2nd) post: ear….kazoo….
The man had a very good musical ear, so he was assigned to the post of kazoo musical director for the festival. 887
(right side) kazoo: sound….fiesta…
The sound fo the fiesta is the kazoo! pg.179
**ALL: martyrdom….post….

Question 49

養殖

Answer 49

ようしょく
cultivate (fish, marine life)
**(1st) foster: sheep….food…
In Babe the sheep fostered him as he tried to avoid becoming food. 1591
**(2nd) augment: bones…straightaway….
When doctors fix (straightaway) bones that have been severely broken, they sometimes have to augment them with metal. 874
**ALL: foster….augment….
When you are cultivating something you are foster its growth, but also augmenting it to fit you needs.

Question 50

cultivate (fish, marine life)

Answer 50

養殖
ようしょく
**(1st) foster: sheep….food…
In Babe the sheep fostered him as he tried to avoid becoming food. 1591
**(2nd) augment: bones…straightaway….
When doctors fix (straightaway) bones that have been severely broken, they sometimes have to augment them with metal. 874
**ALL: foster….augment….
When you are cultivating something you are foster its growth, but also augmenting it to fit you needs.
Pronunciation: when you cultivate your own food you end up with よ（う）い、good,　しょく（じ）

Question 51

殖やす

Answer 51

ふやす
increase (transitive)
**augment: bones…straightaway….
When doctors fix (straightaway) bones that have been severely broken, they sometimes have to augment them with metal. 874

Question 52

increase (transitive)

Answer 52

殖やす
ふやす
**augment: bones…straightaway….
When doctors fix (straightaway) bones that have been severely broken, they sometimes have to augment them with metal. 874