⑦ 芸者 and 舞妓

Question 1

2 Entry on a stage

Answer 1

登場 とうじょう

Question 2

3 Gion

Answer 2

祇園 ぎおん

Question 3

4 Jinja Shinto shrine

Answer 3

神社 じんじゃ

Question 4

5 Worship

Answer 4

参拝 さんぱい

Question 5

6 Cherry blossom viewing

Answer 5

花見 はなみ

Question 6

7 Recess Break

Answer 6

休憩 きゅうけい

Question 7

8 Dango dumpling

Answer 7

団子 だんご

Question 8

9 Daytime

Answer 8

昼間 ひるま

Question 9

10 Shamizen

Answer 9

三味線 しゃみせん

Question 10

11 Battle Combat

Answer 10

合戦 かっせん

Question 11

12 To master To go to the extremes

Answer 11

極める きわめる

Question 12

13 Young lady

Answer 12

少女 しょうじょ

Question 13

14 To climb

Answer 13

上る のぼる

Question 14

15 Now Currently

Answer 14

現在 げんざい

Question 15

16 Fall Decrease

Answer 15

減少 げんしょう

Question 16

17 Tradition

Answer 16

伝統 でんとう

Question 17

1 Notice Observation

Answer 17

注目 ちゅうもく

Question 18

18 Afterwards After that

Answer 18

その後 そののち

Question 19

19 Banquet Dinner party

Answer 19

宴席 えんせき

Question 20

20 To aim

Answer 20

目指す めざす

Question 21

21 Age

Answer 21

年齢 ねんれい

Question 22

22 Restriction Restrain

Answer 22

制限 せいげん

Question 23

23 Not less than

Answer 23

以上 いじょう

Question 24

24 Makeup Cosmetics

Answer 24

化粧 けしょう

Question 25

25 Certainly Without fail

Answer 25

是非 ぜひ

Question 26

26 Once One time

Answer 26

一度 いちど

Question 27

27 Evidence Proof

Answer 27

証拠 しょうこ

Question 28

28 Particular Unique

Answer 28

独特 どくとく

Question 29

29 To encounter To meet by chance

Answer 29

出会 うであう

Question 30

30 Picture

Answer 30

写真 しゃしん

Question 31

登場 とうじょう

• じゃ

[ja]
then; well; so; well then; combination of ‘de’ and ‘wa’ particles; plain copula
* じゃ

蛇

[ja]
snake; serpent; large snake
* じ

字

[ji]
character (i.e. kanji); hand-writing; penmanship; the … word (i.e. “the L word” = “love”)
* じ

事

[ji]
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
* じ

個

[ji]
counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc.)

Answer 31

2 Entry on a stage

• じゃ

[ja]
then; well; so; well then; combination of ‘de’ and ‘wa’ particles; plain copula
* じゃ

蛇

[ja]
snake; serpent; large snake
* じ

字

[ji]
character (i.e. kanji); hand-writing; penmanship; the … word (i.e. “the L word” = “love”)
* じ

事

[ji]
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
* じ

個

[ji]
counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc.)

Question 32

祇園 ぎおん

Answer 32

3 Gion

Question 33

神社 じんじゃ

Answer 33

4 Jinja Shinto shrine

Question 34

参拝 さんぱい

Answer 34

5 Worship

Question 35

花見 はなみ

Answer 35

6 Cherry blossom viewing

Question 36

休憩 きゅうけい

Answer 36

7 Recess Break

Question 37

団子 だんご

Answer 37

8 Dango dumpling

Question 38

昼間 ひるま

Answer 38

9 Daytime

Question 39

三味線 しゃみせん

Answer 39

10 Shamizen

Question 40

合戦 かっせん

Answer 40

11 Battle Combat

Question 41

極める きわめる

Answer 41

12 To master To go to the extremes

Question 42

少女 しょうじょ

Answer 42

13 Young lady

Question 43

上る のぼる

Answer 43

14 To climb

Question 44

現在 げんざい

Answer 44

15 Now Currently

Question 45

減少 げんしょう

Answer 45

16 Fall Decrease

Question 46

伝統 でんとう

Answer 46

17 Tradition

Question 47

注目 ちゅうもく

Answer 47

1 Notice Observation

Question 48

その後 そののち

Answer 48

18 Afterwards After that

Question 49

宴席 えんせき

Answer 49

19 Banquet Dinner party

Question 50

目指す めざす

Answer 50

20 To aim

Question 51

年齢 ねんれい

Answer 51

21 Age

Question 52

制限 せいげん

Answer 52

22 Restriction Restrain

Question 53

以上 いじょう

Answer 53

23 Not less than

Question 54

化粧 けしょう

Answer 54

24 Makeup Cosmetics

Question 55

是非 ぜひ

Answer 55

25 Certainly Without fail

Question 56

一度 いちど

Answer 56

26 Once One time

Question 57

証拠 しょうこ

Answer 57

27 Evidence Proof

Question 58

独特 どくとく

Answer 58

28 Particular Unique

Question 59

出会 うであう

Answer 59

29 To encounter To meet by chance

Question 60

写真 しゃしん

Answer 60

30 Picture