語彙8章

Question 1

海峡

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かいきょう - channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

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ぽっかり

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1: (Onomatopoeic or mimetic word) lightly;
2: gaping wide

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発足

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ほっそく - starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

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精密

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せいみつ - precise; exact; detailed; minute; close

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鉄

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てつ - iron

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発生源

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はっせいげん - source; origin

Question 2

日没

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にちぼつ

Question 3

海底

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かいてい - 1: bottom of the ocean;
2: (Noun or verb acting prenominally) undersea; submarine

Question 5

打ち上げる

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うちあげる - 1: to launch; to shoot up;

2: (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore);
3: to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close;
4: to report (to boss, etc.)

Question 6

起伏

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きふく - 1: undulation;
2: ups and downs; highs and lows

Question 7

どんより

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1: heavy; leaden; dull;
2: glazed (eyes)

Question 7

ざあざあ

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sound of rushing water; sound of pouring rain; white noise sound

Question 8

変換

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へんかん - change; conversion; transformation; translation

Question 9

緩やか

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ゆるやか - 1: loose; slack;

2: gentle; easy; slow;
3: lenient; liberal; lax

Question 10

じめじめ

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damp and humid; sodden; wet; clammy

Question 11

仕組み

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しくみ - 1: structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance;
2: plan; plot; contrivance

Question 12

偉大

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いだい - greatness

Question 12

電圧

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でんあつ - voltage

Question 13

加工

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かこう - manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

Question 15

今にも

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at any time; soon

Question 16

申請

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しんせい - application; request; petition

Question 17

出力

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しゅつりょく - output (e.g. of dynamo)

Question 19

ひっそり

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quiet; still; silent; deserted

Question 20

ごうごう

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thunderous; rumbling

Question 20

手掛ける

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てがける - to handle; to manage; to work with; to rear; to look after; to have experience with

Question 21

果たして

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はたして - 1: as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; as a result;
2: really? (in questions); ever?

Question 22

吹き荒れる

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ふきあれる - to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

Question 23

さびる

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to rust; to become rusty

Question 24

立ち込める

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たちこめる - to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

Question 25

集中豪雨

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しゅうちゅうっごうう - local downpour; severe rain fall

Question 26

未だに

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いまだに - still; even now; until this very day

Question 28

取得

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しゅとく - acquisition

Question 30

打ち寄せる

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うちよせる - to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack

Question 31

高温多湿

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こうおんたしつ - high temperature and humidity; hot and humid (climate)

Question 32

人工知能

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じんこうちのう - AI; artificial intelligence

Question 33

ぽつぽつ

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bit by bit; piece by piece; spots; pimples

Question 34

果てしなく

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eternally; interminably

Question 36

塗装

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とそう - coating; painting

Question 37

画期的

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かっきてき - ground-breaking; epoch-making

Question 38

離陸

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りりく - takeoff

Question 39

中腹

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ちゅうふく - mountain side; halfway up

Question 40

特許

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とっきょ - 1: patent; special permission; licence (license); concession; franchise; charter;
2: (Noun or verb acting prenominally) proprietary

Question 42

銅

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どう - copper

Question 43

試作

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しさく - trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype

Question 44

こうこうと

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brilliant; dazzling; light; bright

Question 45

天体観測

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てんたいかんそく - astronomical observation

Question 47

多様化

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たようか - diversification

Question 48

傾斜

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けいしゃ - inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

Question 49

突風

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とっぷう - squall; sudden gust