漢検4級 Flashcards
絶叫
ぜっきょう
scream, shriek, shout, exclamation
巡業
じゅんぎょう
provincial tour
乾燥
かんそう
dryness, aridity, insipidity, dehydration, desiccation
一環
いっかん
link (e.g. a part of a larger plan)
無惨
むざん
cruelty, atrocity, cold-bloodedness, tragedy, misery
陣営
じんえい
camp (group of same ideological beliefs), faction (of political party)、military camp, encampment, cantonment
交響曲
こうきょうきょく
symphony
趣意
しゅい
main meaning, opinion, idea, aim, motive, gist, meaning
兼務
けんむ
holding two posts concurrently
詳述
しょうじゅつ
detailed explanation
厳戒
げんかい
strict guard
押収
おうしゅう
seizure, confiscation
草稿
そうこう
notes, draft, draught, manuscript
起稿
きこう
drafting, draughting
為替
かわせ
exchange (e.g. foreign)
獲得
かくとく
acquisition, possession
偉大
いだい
greatness
仰せ
おおせ
statement, command, wishes (of a superior)
伺候
しこう
waiting upon (someone)
監修
かんしゅう
editorial) supervision, general editorship、supervising director (of anime, TV series etc.
惨め
みじめ
miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable
盗掘
とうくつ
illegal digging, illegal mining, grave robbing, tomb robbing
舟遊び
ふなあそび
boating, sailing
一介
いっかい
mere, only a …
誇示
こじ
ostentation, display
稲刈り
いねかり
rice reaping, rice harvesting
煮物
にもの
food cooked by boiling or stewing
逆襲
ぎゃくしゅう
counterattack
依拠
いきょ
dependence
吹雪
ふぶき
snow storm, blizzard
床柱
とこばしら
alcove post
打撃
だげき
blow, shock, strike, damage、batting (baseball)
布陣
ふじん
battle formation, lineup
茶菓子
ちゃがし
tea cakes
詳報
しょうほう
full report, particulars
末恐ろしい
すえおそろしい
ominous, likely to grow worse
繰り返す
くりかえす
to repeat, to do something over again
無為
むい
idleness, inactivity
更衣室
こういしつ
locker room, changing room, dressing room
相違
そうい
difference, discrepancy, variation
刈る
かる
to cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest, to clip, to shear, to reap, to trim, to prune
攻勢
こうせい
offensive (movement), aggression
波及
はきゅう
spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple
執筆
しっぴつ
writing (e.g. as a profession)
舟運
しゅううん
transportation by water (i.e. by ship)
介助
かいじょ
help, assistance, aid
温床
おんしょう
hotbed, breeding ground
仰ぐ
おおぐ
to look up (at), to look up (to), to respect, to revere, to ask for, to seek, to turn to someone, to depend on
詳解
しょうかい
detailed explanation
帰依
きえ
devotion, (religious) conversion
殖産
しょくさん
production increase, enhancement of one’s fortune
陣痛
じんつう
labour pains, labor pains, birth pains, contractions
占拠
せんきょ
occupation (e.g. of territory), exclusive possession
脂肪
しぼう
fat, grease, blubber
趣
おもむき
meaning, tenor, gist
誇大
こだい
exaggeration, hyperbole
一握
いちあく
handful
称呼
しょうこ
appellation, designation
空襲
くうしゅう
air-raid
偉ぶる
えらぶる
to put on airs, to swagger, to act self-importantly
近況
きんきょう
recent state, present state, present condition, current status, current circumstances
獣肉
じゅうにく
animal flesh
戯曲
ぎきょく
play, drama
円陣
えんじん
forming a circle, circular formation (orig. in battle), huddle, ring
薬剤
やくざい
medicine, drug
背丈
せたけ
stature, height
ステップ 14
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奥義
おうぎ
secrets, mysteries, esoterica, hidden purpose
芋掘り
いもほり
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing)
称号
しょうごう
title, name, degree
誇張
こちょう
emphase, exagération
激震
げきしん
severe earthquake
恐怖
きょうふ
fear, dread, dismay, terror, horror, scare, panic
吹鳴
すいめい
blowing (a whistle)
悲惨
ひさん
disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful, woeful
反抗
はんこう
opposition, resistance, insubordination, defiance, hostility, rebellio
作為
さくい
artificiality、act, commission (of a crime)
奥底
おくそこ
depths, bottom (of one’s heart)
恵与
けいよ
presentation, giving, bestowing
沼地
ぬまち
marshland, wetland, swampland
戒告
かいこく
admonition, warning, caution
称賛
しょうさん
praise, admiration, commendation, approbation
乾季
かんき
dry season
興趣
きょうしゅ
interest (in something)
儀典
ぎてん
ceremony, rite, ritual, service
御中
おんちゅう
and Company, Messrs, for the attention of …
巨万
きょまん
huge fortune, millions
依存
いそん
dependence, dependent, reliance
双肩
そうけん
shoulders
堅苦しい
かたくるしい
formal, strict, ceremonious, stiff
尽かす
つかす
to use completely, to use up, to exhaust
襲来
しゅうらい
invasion, raid, attack, visitation (of a calamity)
偉力
いりょく
power, might, authority, influence
刺客
しかく
assassin、to assassinate
迎撃
げいげき
intercept, interception, counter attack
掘削
くっさく
digging out, excavation
臨終
りんじゅう
deathbed, dying hour, one’s death
維持
いじ
maintenance, preservation, improvement
出陣
しゅつじん
departure for the front
惨事
さんじ
disaster, horrible accident
包含
ほうがん
to include, to comprise, to contain, to implicate
芝生
しばふ
lawn
軒下
のきした
under the overhang of a Japanese roof
傾斜
けいしゃ
inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip
援護
えんご
covering, protection, backing, relief
御意
ぎょい
your will, your pleasure
陰影
いんえい
shadow, gloom
元凶
げんきょう
ringleader, main culprit
進退伺い
しんたいうかがい
informal resignation, unofficial resignation
才色兼備
さいしょくけんび
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
発汗
はっかん
sweating, perspiration
恵贈
けいぞう
presentation
獣類
じゅうるい
beasts, mammals
追及
ついきゅう
investigation (e.g. into someone’s guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down
里芋
さといも
taro (Colocasia esculenta), dasheen, eddo
木枯らし
こがらし
cold wintry wind
驚天動地
きょうてんどうち
astounding, startling, world-shaking, amazing, earth-shattering
投稿
とうこう
contribution, submission, posting (e.g. to a newsgroup or mailing list)
召致
しょうち
calling together
豪勢
ごうせい
luxury, magnificence, extravagance
押印
おういん
affixing one’s seal
感触
かんしょく
feel (i.e. tactile sensation), touch, feeling, sensation, texture (e.g. food, cloth)
一軒家
いっけんや
house, detached house, single house
駆ける
かける
to run (race, esp. horse), to dash、to gallop (one’s horse), to canter、to advance (against one’s enemy)
凶作
きょうさく
bad harvest, poor crop
屈指
くっし
leading, foremost, preeminent, outstanding, one of the best
震災
しんさい
earthquake disaster
言及
げんきゅう
reference, allusion
援軍
えんぐん
reinforcement
寂然
せきぜん
lonely, desolate、forlornness, desolation
鋭角
えいかく
acute angle
歳末
さいまつ
year end
交響楽
こうきょうがく
symphony (orchestra)
通称
つうしょう
popular name, nickname, alias
盛況
せいきょう
success, prosperity
試掘
しくつ
prospecting, trial digging
ステップ 17
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ステップ 2
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惨敗
ざんぱい
ignominious defeat, crushing failure, utterly beaten, overwhelming defeat
屈強
くっきょう
robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy
兼行
けんこう
doing simultaneously
木陰
こかげ
shade of tree, bower
召集
しょうしゅう
convening, calling together (e.g. parliament)
恵方
えほう
favourable direction, favorable direction, lucky direction
距離
きょり
distance, range
暇つぶし
ひまつぶし
waste of time, killing time
原稿
げんこう
manuscript, copy
彩り
いろどり
coloring, colouring, coloration, colouration, assortment, color scheme, colour scheme, makeup
耐震
たいしん
severe earthquake
援助
えんじょ
assistance, aid, support
壱
いち
one (in documents)
項目
こうもく
(data) item, entry
堅持
けんじ
holding on to, sticking to
含有
がんゆう
contain, include
皆無
かいむ
nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
有為転変
ういてんぺん
mutability (of worldly affairs), fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
監察
かんさつ
inspection, inspector
脱脂
だっし
removal of fat
仕込み
しこみ
training, education, upbringing
更衣
こうい
changing one’s clothes
緯度
いど
latitude (nav.)
刀剣
とうけん
sword, dagger, knife, bayonet
箱詰め
はこづめ
packed in a box (e.g. chocolates)
内需
ないじゅ
domestic demand
遊戯
ゆうぎ
game, play, sports
ステップ 15
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年越し
としこし
New Year’s Eve, end of the year
陰性
いんせい
negative
不可侵
ふかしん
inviolability, sacredness, nonaggression
侵犯
しんぱん
violation, invasion, infringement
雲隠れ
くもがくれ
disappearance
業を煮やす
ごうをにやす
to lose one’s temper, to be exasperated, to become irritated
要項
ようこう
important points, main points
枯れ枝
かれえだ
dead branch (or twig, etc.), withered branch
狂気
きょうき
madness, insanity
脚注
きゃくちゅう
footnote
傾注
けいちゅう
devotion, concentration
狂喜
きょうき
wild joy, ecstasy
遠距離恋愛
えんきょりれんあい
long distance relationship
煮豆
にまめ
cooked beans
軒灯
けんとう
lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house, door light
血縁
けつえん
blood relative or relationship, consanguinity
増殖
ぞうしょく
increase, multiplication, propagation
精彩
せいさい
brilliance, luster, lustre, colorfulness, colourfulness、vividness, life
先駆
せんく
forerunner, pioneer, precursor、herald
必需
ひつじゅ
necessary
介護
かいご
nursing, care, caregiving, caring
記載
きさい
record, statement, description, mention, listing, registration, booking, entry
印鑑
いんかん
stamp, seal
傾倒
けいとう
admiration, adoration, concentration on, idolizing, idolising
芝草
しばくさ
lawn, sod, turf
車間距離
しゃかんきょり
distance between two trains or vehicles
慎重
しんちょう
careful, cautious, prudent, discreet, deliberate
互恵
ごけい
reciprocity, mutual benefit
糸繰り
いとくり
reel, spinner
瞬発
しゅんぱつ
instantaneous
慎む
つつしむ
to be careful, to be discreet、to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain
祈願
きがん
prayer, supplication
分遣
ぶんけん
detachment, detail
不振
ふしん
dullness, depression, slump, stagnation
玄関
げんかん
entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, foyer, entryway, mud room
鳥獣
ちょうじゅう
birds and wild animals, wildlife
誇称
こしょう
boasting, exaggeration
肩幅
かたはば
shoulder width (breadth)
採掘
さいくつ
mining
巡回
じゅんかい
going around, patrol, round, tour
介入
かいにゅう
intervention
奇想天外
きそうてんがい
fantastic idea, bizarre
互い違い
たがいちがい
alternate, alternation
和敬清寂
わけいせいじゃく
harmony, respect, purity and tranquility, the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
鎖骨
さこつ
collarbone, clavicle
大気圏
たいきけん
the atmosphere
鉛筆
えんぴつ
pencil
奥社
おくしゃ
rear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
枯朽
こきゅう
Wither, die
狩人
かりゅうど
hunter
儀礼
ぎれい
etiquette, courtesy
確執
かくしつ
discord, antagonism
尋ねる
たずねる
to ask, to enquire, to inquire、to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate
強豪
きょうごう
veteran, champion
御殿
ごてん
palace, court
目撃
もくげき
witnessing, observing, sighting
趣向
しゅこう
plan, idea, design, plot
威勢
いせい
power, might, authority
ステップ 9
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不詳
ふしょう
unknown, unidentified, unspecified
勧める
すすめる
to recommend, to advise, to encourage, to offer (wine)
焼き芋
やきいも
roasted sweet potato, baked sweet potato
精鋭
せいえい
elite, picked, powerful, efficient
呉越同舟
ごえつどうしゅう
bitter enemies (placed by fate) in the same boat
恐縮
きょうしゅく
feeling obliged, being grateful, being thankful, being sorry, being ashamed
汚物
おぶつ
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine), muck, waste, garbage, dirt, dust
ステップ 5
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皆勤
かいきん
perfect attendance
朱肉
しゅにく
thick red ink (used for signature seals), red ink pad, vermillion ink, cinnabar ink
薪能
たきぎのう
noh theater performed at night by a fire
綿菓子
わたがし
cotton candy
殖やす
ふやす
to increase, to add to, to augment
縁起
えんぎ
omen, sign of luck、origin, causation
詳細
しょうさい
detail, particulars
出迎え
でむかえ
meeting, reception
お巡りさん
おまわりさん
police officer
仰天
ぎょうてん
being amazed, being horrified, being taken aback
柔順
じゅうじゅん
obedient, gentle, meek, submissive, docile
浸透
しんとう
permeation, penetration, soaking
乳菓
にゅうか
emulsion
香典
こうでん
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money), funeral offering, condolence gift, incense money
警戒
けいかい
vigilance, precaution, watch, lookout, alertness
統御
とうぎょ
control
陰惨
いんさん
sadness and gloom
光彩
こうさい
brilliance, splendour, splendor
愛称
あいしょう
pet name, nickname, name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
憶説
おくせつ
hypothesis, speculation, surmise, conjecture
尋常
じんじょう
common, usual
浸出
しんしゅつ
infiltration, permeation, exudation, percolation, effusion, extraction
畳語
じょうご
syllable repetition (indicating plurals)
鑑賞
かんしょう
appreciation (e.g. of art), aesthetic sense
射撃
しゃげき
firing, shooting, fire, gunshot, marksmanship
振動
しんどう
oscillation, vibration
屈従
くつじゅう
servile submission, subservience
震源
しんげん
hypocentre (of an earthquake), hypocenter
芋版
いもばん
stamp made with a potato
返り咲き
かえりざき
comeback (e.g. in business), reinstatement
抵抗
ていこう
resistance, opposition, standing up to
下剤
げざい
laxative
圏内
けんない
within the sphere
汚水
おすい
filthy water, sewage
威張る
いばる
to put on airs, to act big, to throw one’s weight about, to be overbearing, to be domineering, to be bossy, to be pushy, to be proud, to be haughty, to be arrogant, to swagger, to boast, to brag
勧進
かんじん
temple solicitation
較差
かくさ
range
彩雲
さいうん
glowing clouds
客扱い
きゃくあつかい
hospitality
召喚
しょうかん
summons, summonsing, citation, subpoena, arraigning, calling, summoning
恒星
こうせい
fixed) star (i.e. not a planet, meteorite, etc.
注釈
ちゅうしゃく
notes, comment, remark, annotation
太鼓
たいこ
drum
講釈
こうしゃく
lecture, exposition
利殖
りしょく
money-making
奇異
きい
odd, strange, wonderful
歳入
さいにゅう
annual revenue (government), annual income (government), budget receipts
発掘
はっくつ
excavation, exhumation
重畳
ちょうじょう
placed one upon another, piled up、superimposition, superposition
訓戒
くんかい
warning, admonition, lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
丈余
じょうよ
over ten feet
奥地
おくち
interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
柔弱
にゅうじゃく
weakness, effeminacy, enervation
紫
むらさき
purple, violet
沼沢
しょうたく
marsh, swamp
甘受
かんじゅ
submission to, putting up with
剣豪
けんごう
master fencer
打てば響く
うてばひびく
to be responsive, to show immediate results
威儀
いぎ
dignity, majesty, dignified manner
水彩画
すいさいが
watercolor painting, watercolour painting
丈夫
じょうぶ
healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable
影像
えいぞう
silhouette
床下
ゆかした
under the floor
丸刈り
まるがり
close clipping
秀才
しゅうさい
prodigy
意気込み
いきごみ
ardor, enthusiasm
縁談
えんだん
marriage proposal, engagement
矛盾
むじゅん
contradiction, inconsistency
調剤
ちょうざい
compounding medicine
憶測
おくそく
guess, speculation, supposition
魚介
ぎょかい
marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
斜線
しゃせん
oblique line, forward slash
尽日
じんじつ
last day of the month (year), New Year’s Eve, all day long
維新
いしん
reformation, revolution, renewal
ステップ 18
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修飾
しゅうしょく
ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing)
兼職
けんしょく
pluralism, plurality, concurrent post
論拠
ろんきょ
grounds of an argument
論旨
ろんし
point of an argument, drift of an argument
人為
じんい
human work, human agency, art, artificiality
脚本
きゃくほん
script, screenplay, scenario
舟歌
ふなうた
sailor’s song, boat song, shanty
樹脂
じゅし
resin, rosin
深奥
しんおう
esoteric doctrines, mysteries
浸水
しんすい
inundation, submersion, flood
斜陽
しゃよう
setting sun, declining
触角
しょっかく
feeler, antenna
襲名
しゅうめい
succession to another’s professional name
木剣
ぼっけん
bokken, wooden sword
駆る
かる
to drive (car), to spur on, to impel
未詳
みしょう
unknown, unidentified
駆使
くし
to use freely, to make free use of, to have good command (e.g. of a language)
雌犬
めすいぬ
bitch, female dog
監視
かんし
monitoring, watching, observation, surveillance, guarding, inspection
威圧
いあつ
coercion, overpowering、to overpower, to overawe, to daunt
含味
がんみ
taste, thinking over carefully
事項
じこう
matter, item, facts
脱却
だっきゃく
ridding oneself, freeing oneself of, growing out of
製菓
せいか
confectionery production, baking (e.g. pastries, sweets)
汚点
おてん
stain, blot, flaw, disgrace
斜面
しゃめん
slope, slanting surface, bevel
陰干し
かげぼし
drying in the shade
脂質
ししつ
lipid, fats, adipose
児戯
じぎ
mere child’s play
雌雄
しゆう
male and female (animal)
理不尽
りふじん
unreasonable, irrational, outrageous, absurd
剣
つるぎ
sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword), sabre, saber, blade
執刀
しっとう
performing a surgical operation
驚異
きょうい
wonder, miracle
舟航
しゅうこう
boating, sailing
封鎖
ふうさ
blockade、freezing (funds)
駆動
くどう
driving force
色彩
しきさい
colour, color, hue, tints
金環
きんかん
gold ring
悪鬼
あっき
evil spirit, demon, devil
皆済
かいさい
settlement
朱筆
しゅひつ
red-ink brush
旬刊
じゅんかん
published every ten days
迎え火
むかえび
welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
甘味料
かんみりょう
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.), sweetening agent, sweetening
休暇
きゅうか
holiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)
ステップ 13
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生殖
せいしょく
reproduction
依頼
いらい
request, commission, dispatch, despatch
冷や汗
ひやあせ
cold sweat
盾
たて
shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext
交歓
こうかん
exchange of courtesies (cordialities), fraternization, fraternisation
浸入
しんにゅう
permeation of liquid or gas
斜め
ななめ
slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique、unusual, slanted (view of the world), bad (mood)
寝坊
ねぼう
sleeping in late, oversleeping
巨頭
きょとう
leader, magnate
狂騒
きょうそう
mania, wild excitement
線香
せんこう
incense stick
駆け込み
かけこみ
last-minute rush, stampede
鎖国
さこく
national isolation, exclusion of foreigners
失脚
しっきゃく
losing one’s standing, being overthrown, falling
芝刈り
しばかり
lawn mowing
好奇
こうき
inquisitiveness
紫電
しでん
purple lightning, flash, swordflash
襲撃
しゅうげき
attack, charge, raid
気丈
きじょう
stout-hearted, firm
兼業
けんぎょう
side line, second business
鑑定
かんてい
judgement, judgment, expert opinion, appraisal
依然
いぜん
still, as yet, as it has been
根拠
こんきょ
basis, foundation
相互
そうご
mutual, reciprocal
奇術
きじゅつ
magic, conjuring, sleight of hand, legerdemain
荒天
こうてん
stormy weather
返却
へんきゃく
return of something, repayment
歳費
さいひ
annual expenditure
介在
かいざい
mediation, interposition, intervention
漁獲
ぎょかく
fishing, catch, haul
暇人
ひまじん
person with a lot of free time on their hands, person of leisure, idler
紅葉狩り
もみじがり
autumn-leaf viewing, fall-leaf viewing
狭まる
せばまる
to narrow, to contract
侵す
おかす
to invade, to raid, to violate (airspace, etc.), to intrude, to trespass
威力
いりょく
power, might, authority, influence
巡る
めぐる
to go around
応召
おうしょう
respond to a call for military service, being called to the colours (colors)
戒名
かいみょう
posthumous Buddhist name
行儀
ぎょうぎ
manners, behavior, behaviour
盾突く
たてつく
to oppose, to resist, to defy
名鑑
めいかん
directory, list
握り拳
にぎりこぶし
clenched fist
歓呼
かんこ
acclamation, jubilation
汗水たらして
あせみずたらして
dripping with sweat, doing something by the sweat of one’s brow
鬼才
きさい
wizard, genius, great talent
北極圏
ほっきょくけん
Arctic Circle, the Arctic
風刺
ふうし
satire, irony, sarcasm
刈り入れ
かりいれ
harvest
名刺
めいし
business card
先鋭
せんえい
radical, acute, sharp
凶器
きょうき
dangerous weapon, lethal weapon, deadly weapon
鼓吹
こすい
inspiration, advocacy, encouragement
柔和
にゅうわ
gentleness, mildness, meekness
香水
こうすい
perfume
山奥
やまおく
deep in the mountains, mountain recesses
振る舞い
ふるまい
behavior, behaviour, conduct
深更
しんこう
middle of the night, dead of night, midnight
脂汗
あぶらあせ
cold sweat, greasy sweat
芝居
しばい
play, drama
秀でる
ひいでる
to excel, to surpass
冷菓
れいか
chilled sweets, ices, ice cream
決壊
けっかい
break (rip) down
積載
せきさい
lading, loading, carrying
流儀
りゅうぎ
style, fashion、school (e.g. of poetry)
栄枯
えいこ
vicissitudes, ups and downs
載録
さいろく
recording, transcription
ステップ 3
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拠点
きょてん
position, location, base, point
淡彩
たんさい
light colouring, light coloring
紫煙
しえん
purple smoke, tobacco smoke
尽力
じんりょく
efforts, assistance
捕獲
ほかく
capture, seizure
無尽蔵
むじんぞう
inexhaustible supply
乱獲
らんかく
excessive fishing, overfishing, overhunting, excessive taking
執行
しっこう
execution, carrying out, performance, enforcement, exercise, service
生煮え
なまにえ
half-cooked, rare
握手
あくしゅ
handshake
脚
あし
leg、bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji
薪水
しんすい
fuel and water, firewood and water、gathering firewood and drawing water, kitchen work, housework
瞬く
またたく
to twinkle (e.g. stars), to flicker, to waver
抗争
こうそう
dispute, resistance
朱色
しゅいろ
vermilion, scarlet
誇り
ほこり
pride, boast
軍需
ぐんじゅ
munitions, military stores
鉛管
えんかん
lead pipe
損壊
そんかい
damage, destruction
恒常
こうじょう
constancy
歳出
さいしゅつ
annual expenditure
縦横無尽
じゅうおうむじん
freely, right and left, as one pleases
歓送
かんそう
hearty send-off
巨漢
きょかん
giant
鉱床
こうしょう
mineral deposit, ore deposit
引き継ぎ
ひきつぎ
taking over, handing over, transfer of control, inheriting, passing on the baton
皆目
かいもく
entirely
尋問
じんもん
cross-examination, interrogation, questioning
かんで含める
かんでふくめる
in an easy-to-understand manner, in a very kind and detailed way
脚色
きゃくしょく
dramatization (e.g. film), dramatisation
謹慎
きんしん
penitence, discipline, house arrest
秀逸
しゅういつ
excellence
富豪
ふごう
wealthy person, millionaire
別項
べっこう
special heading, separate paragraph
凶事
きょうじ
calamity, misfortune
陰気
いんき
gloom, melancholy
箇所
かしょ
passage, place, point, part
ステップ 4
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枯れ野
かれの
desolate field
草刈り
くさかり
mowing, mower
歓談
かんだん
pleasant talk, chat
野獣
やじゅう
beast, monster, wild animal
剣舞
けんぶ
sword dance
余儀
よぎ
another method, another problem
仰角
ぎょうかく
angle of elevation
寸暇
すんか
moment’s leisure, free minute
祈雨
きう
Pray for rain
髪飾り
かみかざり
hair ornaments
秀歌
しゅうか
splendid tanka or waka
消却
しょうきゃく
erasure, paying back debt, effacement
環視
かんし
looking around, looking about
触覚
しょっかく
sense of touch
繰り延べ
くりのべ
postponement
旨
むね
center (centre), pillar, principle、purport, gist, drift, meaning
思い込み
おもいこみ
wrong impression, subjective impression, assumption, prejudice
交互
こうご
mutual, reciprocal, alternate
泥沼
どろぬま/でいしょう
bog, marsh, swamp, quagmire, morass
侵害
しんがい
infringement, violation, trespass, impairment
鋭利
えいり
sharpness
震動
しんどう
shock, tremor, impact, vibration
振興
しんこう
promotion, encouragement
総監
そうかん
inspector general, commissioner
下旬
げじゅん
month (last third of)
連載
れんさい
serialization, serialisation, serial story
典雅
てんが
grace, elegance, refined, classic
狭量
きょうりょう
narrow-mindedness
駆け回る
かけまわる
to run around, to bustle about
執念
しゅうねん
tenacity, implacability
黒鉛
こくえん
graphite
音響
おんきょう
sound, noise, echo, acoustics
寂滅
じゃくめつ
nirvana、death
戒律
かいりつ
(religious) precept, discipline, commandment, mitzvah
煙突
えんとつ
chimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe
鑑識
かんしき
judgement, judgment, discernment, discrimination, having eye for
小高い丘
こだかいおか
small hill, low hill, hillock
転載
てんさい
reprinting
やり繰り
やりくり
making do, getting by (somehow), managing
更かす
ふかす
to sit up late
瞬時
しゅんじ
moment, instant
幾日
いくにち
how many days?, what day (of month)?
雅量
がりょう
magnanimity, generosity, tolerance
健脚
けんきゃく
good walker
屈む
かがむ
to stoop, to lean over, to bend down, to crouch
ステップ 8
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監禁
かんきん
confinement
地球儀
ちきゅうぎ
globe (map)
攻撃
こうげき
attack, strike, offensive
陣地
じんち
(military) encampment, position
水浸し
みずひたし
flooded out, submersion
養殖
ようしょく
aquaculture (e.g. fish, shellfish, seaweed), culture (e.g. pearls), raising, cultivation
偉容
いよう
dignity, majestic appearance
薪拾い
たきぎひろい
firewood gathering
千尋
せんじん
great depth, bottomless、great height
紫外線
しがいせん
ultra-violet rays
不況
ふきょう
recession, depression, slump
迎春
げいしゅん
New Year’s greetings
大奥
おおおく
inner palace (in Edo Castle), palace’s ladies chambers, shogun’s harem
柔軟
じゅうなん
flexible, lithe, soft, pliable
救援
きゅうえん
relief, rescue, reinforcement
鑑査
かんさ
inspection, audit, judgement, judgment
戯れる
たわむれる
to be playful, to gambol, to be amused (with something), to play, to sport, to frolic, to joke
撃退
げきたい
repulse, repel (i.e. the enemy)
光輝
こうき
brightness, splendour, splendor
朱印
しゅいん
red seal
獣道
けものみち
animal trail
偏狭
へんきょう
narrow-mindedness, intolerance, illiberality, narrowness
惨劇
さんげき
tragedy, tragic event
縁故
えんこ
relation, connection, affinity
駆け足
かけあし
running fast, double time
ステップ 11
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手狭
てぜま
narrow, small, cramped
恵雨
けいう
welcome rain
対抗
たいこう
opposition, antagonism
屈折
くっせつ
bending, indentation
執着
しゅうちゃく
attachment, adhesion, tenacity, fixation, obsession
屈服
くっぷく
yielding, submission, surrender, giving way, succumbing
越境
えっきょう
border transgression
不朽
ふきゅう
everlasting, immortal, eternal, immortality, imperishable
風雅
ふうが
elegance, grace, refinement, good taste
大詰め
おおづめ
final scene, the end, finale
奇襲
きしゅう
surprise attack
背水の陣
はいすいのじん
fighting with one’s back to the wall, having burnt one’s bridges, last stand, from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
遣わす
つかわす
to send, to dispatch, to despatch、to bestow (favour, etc.), to grant (e.g. pardon)
依願
いがん
in accordance with one’s request
雅
みやび
refinement, elegance
ステップ 19
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雅号
がごう
alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
豪快
ごうかい
hearty, exciting, stirring, lively, heroic, largehearted, splendid
御用
ごよう
your order, your business, official business
肩身
かたみ
shoulders
知恵
ちえ
wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence
閉鎖
へいさ
closing, closure, shutdown, lockout, unsociable
香料
こうりょう
flavoring, flavouring, spices
初旬
しょじゅん
first 10 days of the month
違反
いはん
violation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach
保釈
ほしゃく
bail
応援
おうえん
aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering
緯線
いせん
parallel