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Question 1

春巻　(はるまき)

Answer 1

spring roll

Question 2

皆様　(みなさま)

Answer 2

everyone/everybody (polite)

Question 3

様子　(ようす)

Answer 3

manner

Question 4

不景気　(ふけいき)

Answer 4

recession

Question 5

不便　(ふべん)

Answer 5

inconvenience

Question 6

水不足　(みずぶそく)

Answer 6

lack of water

Question 7

姉妹　(しまい)

Answer 7

sisters

Question 8

姉妹都市　(しまいとし)

Answer 8

sister city

Question 9

漢方薬　(かんぽうやく)

Answer 9

chinese herbal medicine

Question 10

漢和辞典　(かんわじてん)

Answer 10

kanji dictionary

Question 11

卒業式　(そつぎょうしき)

Answer 11

graduation ceremony

Question 12

大卒　(だいそつ)

Answer 12

university graduate

Question 13

工学　(こうがく)

Answer 13

engineering

Question 14

工事　(こうじ)

Answer 14

construction

Question 15

大工　(だいく)

Answer 15

carpenter

Question 16

研究者　(けんきゅうしゃ)

Answer 16

researcher

Question 17

研修　(けんしゅう)

Answer 17

training

Question 18

研ぐ　(とぐ)

Answer 18

to sharpen

Question 19

探求　(たんきゅう)

Answer 19

inquiry

Question 20

究める　(きわめる)

Answer 20

to investigate thoroughly

Question 21

質問　(しつもん)

Answer 21

question

Question 22

質がいい　(しつがいい)

Answer 22

good quality

Question 23

素質　(そしつ)

Answer 23

aptitude

Question 24

質屋　(しちや)

Answer 24

pawn shop

Question 25

訪問　(ほうもん)

Answer 25

visit

Question 26

問う　(とう)

Answer 26

to question

Question 27

多数決　(たすうけつ)

Answer 27

decision by majority

Question 28

基本的・きほんてき

Answer 28

fundamental, basic

Question 29

挨拶・あいさつ

Answer 29

• greeting, salutation, salute, polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from someone
• speech(congratulatory/appreciative) speech, address
• reply, response
• courtesy visit (to offer condolences, congratulations, introduction, etc.)
• revenge, retaliation
• relationship (between people), connection
• intervention, mediation, mediator
• dialoging (w/ another Zen practitioner to ascertain ones level of enlightenment)

Question 30

表現・ひょうげん

Answer 30

expression, representation, description, representation of a group

Question 31

謙遜・けんそん

Answer 31

modesty, humility, being humble

Question 32

試し・ためし

Answer 32

trial, test

Question 33

様子・ようす

Answer 33

• state of affairs, situation, circumstances
• appearance, look, air, manner
• behavior, demeanor
• sign, indication

Question 34

状態・じょうたい

Answer 34

state, condition, situation, appearance, circumstances

Question 35

事情・じじょう

Answer 35

circumstances, conditions, situation, reasons, state of affairs

Question 36

申込書・もうしこみしょ

Answer 36

(written) application, application form

Question 37

原因・げんいん

Answer 37

cause, origin, source

Question 38

理由・りゆう

Answer 38

reason, pretext, motive

Question 39

能力・のうりょく

Answer 39

ability, faculty

Question 40

許可・きょか

Answer 40

permission, approval, authorization, license

Question 41

手段・しゅだん

Answer 41

means, way, measure

Question 42

動作・どうさ

Answer 42

• movement (of the body), action, motion, gesture
• bearing, carriage, behavior, demeanor
• operation (of a machine), running, working, functioning

Question 43

提案・ていあん

Answer 43

proposal, proposition, suggestion

Question 44

可能形・かのうけい

Answer 44

potential form

Question 45

表す・あらわす

Answer 45

• to represent, to signify, to stand for
• to reveal, to show, to display
• to express
• to make widely known

Question 46

目的語・もくてきご

Answer 46

object (of a sentence)

Question 47

意志・いし

Answer 47

will, volition, intention, intent, determination

Question 48

行う・おこなう

Answer 48

to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out, to conduct, to hold

Question 49

関係・かんけい

Answer 49

• relation, relationship, connection
• participation, involvement, concern
• influence, effect
• sexual relations, sexual relationships
• related to, connected to