第8課

Question 1

探す

Answer 1

look for
さがす

Question 2

教師

Answer 2

teacher
きょうし

Question 3

対象

Answer 3

target/object of
たいしょう

Question 4

お目にかかる

Answer 4

humble 会う

Question 5

詳しい

Answer 5

detailed/know a lot
くわしい

Question 6

けっこう

Answer 6

fine/good “no thank you”

Question 7

しゃべる

Answer 7

chatter

Question 8

親類

Answer 8

relatives (not necessarily blood related)
しんるい

Question 9

必ず

Answer 9

surely

Question 10

翻訳

Answer 10

translation
ほんやく

Question 11

編集

Answer 11

editing
へんしゅう

Question 12

早速

Answer 12

immediately
さっそく

Question 13

雇う

Answer 13

to hire
やとう

Question 14

ぴったり

Answer 14

perfect fit

Question 15

感動する

Answer 15

moved/impressed
かんどう

Question 16

祖先

Answer 16

ancestor
そせん

Question 17

伝説

Answer 17

legend
でんせつ

Question 18

思い出す

Answer 18

to recall

Question 19

憧れ

Answer 19

longing/yearning
あこがれ

Question 20

抱く

Answer 20

to embrace
いだく

Question 21

鎖国

Answer 21

national isolation
さこく

Question 22

許す

Answer 22

to allow
ゆるす

Question 23

温かい

Answer 23

warm (touch)

Question 24

気

Answer 24

feeling

Question 25

決心

Answer 25

determined/resolved
けっしん

Question 26

方法

Answer 26

method
ほうほう

Question 27

幸い

Answer 27

luckily/fortunately
さいわい

Question 28

向かう

Answer 28

head toward
むかう

Question 29

近く

Answer 29

near

Question 30

幕府

Answer 30

The Shogunate
ばくふ

Question 31

驚い

Answer 31

surprised
おどろい

Question 32

決定

Answer 32

to officially decide
けってい

Question 33

現れる

Answer 33

to appear
あらわれる

Question 34

通訳

Answer 34

interpreter
つうやく

Question 35

不便

Answer 35

inconvenient
ふべん

Question 36

学ぶ

Answer 36

to learn

Question 37

一生

Answer 37

throughout one’s whole life

Question 38

語学

Answer 38

study of language

Question 39

天才

Answer 39

genius
てんさい

Question 40

戻る

Answer 40

to return after a while
もどる

Question 41

立派

Answer 41

splendidly
りっぱ