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Question 1

国際

Answer 1

international

こくさい

Noun・の-Adjective
ex:
国際を勉強しています
I study international affairs
国際の会議に参加しました
I participated in an international conference

Question 2

細かい

Answer 2

small; fine; minute; detailed

こまかい

い-Adjective
In terms of size, granularity, or precision
ex:
細かい部分を見逃しました
I missed the small details
彼は細かい仕事が得意です
He is good at precise work
細かい説明をしてください
Please give a detailed explanation

Question 3

米

Answer 3

rice

こめ

Noun

Question 4

込む

Answer 4

to be crowded; going into, fully (suffix)

こむ

Godan Intransitive Verb
ex:
電車が込んでいます
The train is crowded
Common Compound Verbs
話し込む - to get into a deep conversation
書き込む - to write in, to fill out
飛び込む - to jump into
持ち込む - to bring in
思い込む - to assume, to be convinced

Question 5

今度

Answer 5

this time; next time; upcoming

こんど

Noun・Adverb
This time when current event, next time when future event
ex:
今度はうまくいきました
This time, it went well
今度、映画を見ましょう
Let’s watch a movie next time
今度の会議は月曜日です
The upcoming meeting is on Monday

Question 6

この間

Answer 6

the other day; recently; a few days ago

このあいだ

Noun・Adverb
ex:
この間、映画を見ました
The other day, I watched a movie

Question 7

この頃

Answer 7

these days; nowadays

このごろ

Noun・Adverb
ex:
この頃、忙しいです
I’m busy these days
この頃は毎日運動しています
Nowadays, I exercise every day

Question 8

今夜

Answer 8

tonight

こんや

Noun・Adverb
ex:
今夜、パーティーがあります
There is a party tonight

Question 9

これから

Answer 9

from now on

Noun・Adverb
ex:
これからの天気はどうですか？
How is the weather from now on?

Question 10

故障

Answer 10

breakdown; malfunction

こしょう

Noun・breakdown
する Verb・to break down
ex:
故障を修理しないといけません
I have to repear the breakdown
車が故障しました
The car broke down
このパソコンは故障しています
This computer is malfunctioning

Question 11

答え

Answer 11

answer; reply

こたえ

Noun
This is a noun form of 答える (to answer, to reply)
ex:
答えは正しいです
The answer is correct

Question 12

事

Answer 12

abstract, general thing; matter; event; fact

こと

Noun・Normalizer
事 is for intangible concepts, and 物 is for tangible concepts.
As a normalizer, it turns verbs into “the act of …”
ex:
大切な事を話します
I will talk about something important
日本語を勉強する事が好きです
I like (the act of) studying Japanese

Question 13

小鳥

Answer 13

small bird; songbird

こたえ

Noun
ex:
小鳥が歌っています
A little bird is singing

Question 14

校長

Answer 14

principal; headmaster

こうちょう

Noun
ex:
校長に会いたいです
I want to meet the principal

Question 15

講堂

Answer 15

auditorium; lecture hall

こうどう

Noun
ex:
講堂で授業があります
There is a class in the auditorium

Question 16

郊外

Answer 16

suburbs; outskirts

こうがい

Noun
ex:
私は郊外に住んでいます
I live in the suburbs

Question 17

講義

Answer 17

lecture; class

こうぎ

Noun
ex:
私はその講義に参加しました
I attended that lecture

Question 18

工業

Answer 18

industry; manufacturing

こうぎょう

Noun
Referring to industrial or manufacturing sectors
ex:
日本は高度な工業国です
Japan is a highly industrialized country

Question 19

工場

Answer 19

factory; workshop

こうじょう

Noun
ex:
工場で働いています
I work at a factory

Question 20

高校

Answer 20

high school

こうこう

Noun

Question 21

高校生

Answer 21

high school student

こうこうせい

Noun

Question 22

公務員

Answer 22

goverment worker; public servant; civil servant

こうむいん

Noun
ex:
彼は公務員として働いています
He works as a civil servant

Question 23

交通

Answer 23

traffic; transportation

こうつう

Noun
ex:
この道は交通が多いです
This road has a lot of traffic
東京の交通はとても便利です
Tokyo’s transportation is very convenient

Question 24

壊れる

Answer 24

to break; to be broken; to be damaged

こわれる

Ichidan Intransitive Verb
Transitivity-pair with 壊す
ex:
机が壊れました
The desk broke

Question 25

壊す

Answer 25

to break; to destroy; to damage

こわす

Godan Transitive Verb
Transitivity-pair with 壊れる
ex:
彼は机を壊しました
He broke the desk

Question 26

高校生

Answer 26

high school student

こうこうせい

Noun

Question 27

首

Answer 27

neck

くび

Noun
It can also mean to lose one’s job
ex:
彼は首が痛いです
His neck hurts
彼は会社で失敗して、首になった
He made a mistake at the company and got fired

Question 28

雲

Answer 28

cloud

くも

Noun

Question 29

比べる

Answer 29

to compare

くらべる

Ichidan Transitive Verb
ex:
このりんごとそのりんごを比べてください
Please compare this apple and that apple

Question 30

暮れる

Answer 30

to get dark; to come to an end

くれる

Ichidan Intransitive Verb
ex:
冬になると、早く暮れます
When it becomes winter, it gets dark early
一日が暮れました
The day `ended

Question 31

草

Answer 31

grass; weeds; LOL (slang)

くさ

Noun
ex:
庭に草が生えています
There is grass growing in the garden
それは面白いね、草
That’s funny, LOL
彼の話に草生えた
I laughed at his story (lit. Grass grew at his story)

Question 32

空気

Answer 32

air; atmosphere

くうき

Noun
Air we breath. Atmosphere can also be figurative
ex:
朝の空気は気持ちいいです
The morning air feels good
彼が来たとき、空気が変わりました
When he came, the atmosphere changed

Question 33

空港

Answer 33

airport

くうこう

Noun

Question 34

怖い

Answer 34

scary; frightening; afriad

こわい

い-Adjective

Question 35

客

Answer 35

guest; customer; visitor; client

きゃく

Noun
ex:
店員は客に親切です
The clerk is kind to customers
お客様、こちらへどうぞ
Dear customer, this way, please

Question 36

教育

Answer 36

education; schooling; training

きょういく

Noun・education
する Verb・to educate
ex:
教育は大切です
Education is important
先生が子供たちを教育します
The teacher is educating the children
会社で新しい人を教育しています
We are training new people at the company

Question 37

教会

Answer 37

church; christian church

きょうかい

Noun

Question 38

興味

Answer 38

interest, curiosity (in something)

きょうみ

Noun
ex:
私は音楽に興味があります
I have an interest in music

Question 39

競争

Answer 39

competition; rivalry; contest

きょうそう

Noun・competition
する Verb・to compete
ex:
私たちはその競争に勝ちました
We won that competition
みんなでゲームを競争しました
We competed in a game together

Question 40

急

Answer 40

urgent; sudden; abrupt

きゅう

Noun・urgency, emergency, rush
な-Adjective・sudden, urgent, rapid
ex:
急がありました
There was an emergency 急に雨が降りました Suddenly, it rained 急な電話がありました There was an urgent` phone call

Question 41

急行

Answer 41

moving at high speed; express train

きゅうこう

Noun・express train
する Verb・to move at high speed, to rush
ex:
この電車は急行です
This train is an express train
警察が現場に急行しました
The police rushed to the scene

Question 42

間違える

Answer 42

to make a mistake (in something)

まちがえる

Ichidan Transitive Verb
ex:
答えを間違えました
I made a mistake in the answer
電車を間違えました
I got the wrong train

Question 43

参る

Answer 43

to come; to go; to be defeated, exhausted, troubled

まいる

Godan Intransitive Verb
Humble form of 行く and 来る
Colloquially used for defeated, exhausted
ex:
今、会社に参ります
I am coming to the office now
暑くて参りました
I’m exhausted from the heat

Question 44

真面目

Answer 44

serious; earnest; diligent

まじめ

Noun・な-Adjective
ex:
彼の真面目が好きです
I like his seriousness
彼は真面目な人です
He is a serious person
真面目に勉強します
I study seriously

Question 45

負ける

Answer 45

to lose; to be defeated

まける

Ichidan Intransitive Verb
ex:
サッカーの試合で負けました
I lost the soccer game
私たちは強いチームに負けました
We were defeated by a strong team

Question 46

漫画

Answer 46

comic

まんが

Noun

Question 47

間に合う

Answer 47

to be in time; to be enough

まにあう

Godan Intransitive Verb
ex:
電車に間に合いました
I made it in time for the train
お金は間に合っています
I have enough money

Question 48

真中

Answer 48

center; middle

まんなか

Noun
ex:
テーブルの真中に花があります
There is a flower in the center of the table
部屋の真中にイスを置きました
I put a chair in the middle of the room

Question 49

または

Answer 49

or; otherwise

Conjunction
Formal version of それとも
ex:
お茶、またはコーヒーを飲みますか？
Would you drink tea or coffee
えんぴつ、またはペンで書いてください
Please write with a pencil or pen

Question 50

周り

Answer 50

surroundings; around; vicinity; people around

まわり

Noun・の-Adjective
ex:
家の周りを歩きます
I walk around the house
周りがうるさいです
The surroundings are noisy
周りの人は優しいです
The people around (me) are kind
周りの景色がきれいです
The surrounding scenery is beautiful