Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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大手

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大手, おおて
May take ‘no’
1. major company, big company

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隣 neighbor
 (town) + 米 (rice / America) +  (date)
★★★☆☆
16 strokes
SOLO
Onyomi
RIN - don't bother.	
Mnemonic
I'm dating an American, from the neighboring town.
Kunyomi
となり ( のxxx )	next to- could be the seat next to yours, could be the house next to yours. 1/2 KANA
★★★☆☆
Jukugo
隣人りんじん	
a homey ☆☆☆☆☆
隣 (neighbor) + 人 (person) = 隣人 (a homey)

someone from the neighborhood - a homey.

ジョーダンさんは彼の隣に座った。
Parts: さん (み) 彼 (かれ) 隣 (となり) 座る (すわる)
Mr Jordan sat down beside him.

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date
(top radical) 夕 (evening) +  (fuck)
Evening + fuck = a date.
Used In
瞬 舞 隣
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堂 assembly hall

尚 (all the more) + 土 (earth)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Onyomi
DOU	
I went to the wrong assembly hall and missed a lecture on parasites. . . D'OH!

Mnemonic
It takes earth to make a hall out of bricks. . . all the more earth if it’s an assembly hall !

Jukugo
食堂しょくどう
dining hall, cafeteria ★★★☆☆
食 (eat) + 堂 (assembly hall) = 食堂 (dining hall, cafeteria)

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モデル出来しました

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出来, でき
ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー
モデル出来しました The model is ready.
ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー
出来
Readings
しゅったい
shuttaiしゅつらい
shutsurai
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
Takes the aux. verb suru
 occurrence, happening, taking place

Noun (futsuumeishi)
Takes the aux. verb suru
completion

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Kanjis
出ON: シュツ, スイ KUN: で.る, -で, だ.す, -だ.す, い.でる, い.だす
exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

Stroke: 5 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-5-2 FC: 2277.7

来ON: ライ, タイ KUN: く.る, きた.る, きた.す, き.たす, き.たる, き, こ
come, due, next, cause, become

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6
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感心,

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感心, かんしん
Takes suru
1. admiration, being impressed
NA-adjective
2. admirable, praiseworthy
3. astonishment, being appalled
我々は彼女の勇気に感心する。
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7
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ちょっくら

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ちょっくら
Adverb, See ちょっと・1
a little, for a moment, a short while, just a minute
そんなの忘れてちょっくら晩飯でも食いにこいや。

そんなの忘れてちょっくら晩飯でも食いにこいや。
Parts: そんな 忘れる (わすれる) ちょっくら 晩飯 (ばんめし) でも 食う (くう) 来る (くる) や
Forget your troubles for a while and come and have dinner with us.

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8
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割 divide
害 (damage) +  (rightsword)
★★★★★
12 strokes
COCK
This gets a COCK rating, because it's probably the #1 offender for NOKURI AND KUNKUN. Most jukugo that look like they should be pronounced KATSU will not only wind up being pronounced WARI, but the RI won't be even written down. Be careful.
Onyomi
KATSU	
Mnemonic
He damaged the CAT with the sword, dividing it in two.
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9
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大丈夫

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大丈夫, だいじょうぶ, だいじょぶ
NA-adjective
1. safe, secure, sound, problem-free, without fear, all right, alright, OK, okay
Adverb
2. certainly, surely, undoubtedly
Interjection, Colloquialism
3. no thanks, I'm good, that's alright
Only だいじょうぶ, See 大丈夫・だいじょうふ, Archaism
4. great man, fine figure of a man
いや、大丈夫だ。
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丈 robust
★★★☆☆
3 strokes
PK
Onyomi
JOU	
Mnemonic
JOE Stalin had a robust dictatorship going there for a while.
Kunyomi
たけ	height; stature
★☆☆☆☆
Jukugo
大丈夫だいじょうぶ	
No problem. ★★★★★ CCW
大 (big) + 丈夫 (sturdy, firm,healthy) = 大丈夫 (No problem.)

literally, ‘No problem.’ But, don’t believe a Japanese if they say this. A salariman can get drunk, stumble into the street, get his legs cut off by a bus, and still claim to be ‘daijoubu.’

丈夫じょうぶ
sturdy, firm,healthy ★☆☆☆☆
丈 (robust) + 夫 (husband) = 丈夫 (sturdy, firm,healthy)

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終 end
糸 (string) + 冬 (winter)
★★★★★
11 strokes
Onyomi
SHUU	
Mnemonic
At the end of winter, the string of your SHOES finally froze off.
Kunyomi
お*わり	"the end" - usually written at the end of old movies. Also said out loud by someone who wants to declare victory and change the subject.
★★★★★
( が ) お*わる	to end
★★★★★
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12
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無事終

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無事終了
Readings
ぶじしゅうりょう
bujishuuryou
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
Takes the aux. verb suru
yojijukugo
 ending without incident, being successfully brought to completion, finishing something without a hitch
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13
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フリーズがががってない

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There is no freeze.

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14
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ピボットが0になってない。

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the pivot isnt zero.

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15
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名前かぶりがあった。

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there are overlapping names.

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16
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頂点

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頂 summit/climax

丁 (nail) Same-ON +  (headright)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
Onyomi
CHOU	
Mnemonic
At the climax of the movie, Margaret CHOU got a nail through her head!

Kunyomi
いただ*き the summit of a mountain. A sort of literary or formal word. F1/2 KANA
☆☆☆☆☆
いただ*く :to do, have, eat, etc. used by inferior person when addressing superior person. F1/2 KANA
☆☆☆☆☆

17
Q

数値

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すうち=Numerical ranking, value

頂点の数値0になっていない。

18
Q

入念

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入念, にゅうねん
ーーーーーーーーーーーーー
入念, にゅうねん
NA-adjective
careful, elaborate, scrupulous
ーーーーーーーーーーーーーー
19
Q

データを出す前には入念にチェックしろって。。

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I told you to check the data carefully before you submit it.

20
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用意

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用意, ようい
Takes suru
preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
ーーーーーーーーーーーーーー
用 utilize
ーーーーー
意 meaning
ーーーーー
音 (sound) +  (bottomheart)
★★★★★
13 strokes
BETA
Onyomi
I	
Mnemonic
I believe that the sound of my heart means I am alive.
21
Q

指差し

A
指差し=ゆびさし=pointing at
---------------------------------------
using you finger to discriminate 
-------------------------------------
差 discriminate
羊 (sheep) + 左 (left)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
DUPESAME ON
Onyomi
SA	
Mnemonic
I SAAAW conformist sheep discriminate against left-wingers. Political as fuck!

(For all you rightwing/libertarians out there, feel free to substitute this other mnemonic; “I SAAAW left-wing sheep discriminate against my Ayn Rand full-body anime pillow.”)

22
Q

ちょっぴり

A

ちょっぴり, ちょぴり
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
a tiny bit, just a smidgin, a wee bit, very slightly

23
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何故

A

なぜ
why ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA
何 (what?!?) + 故 (breakdown, accident) = 何故 (why)

故 breakdown, accident
古 (old) + (director)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
BETA
Onyomi
KO
Don’t let the KODOMO (子)have an accident if you are the babysitter.

Mnemonic
The director is so old, he keeps having accidents on set.

24
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確か

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確か, 確, , たしか

25
Q

階層

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階層, かいそう,hierarchy

26
Q

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層 layer
 (corpse) + 曽 (gain)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA
Onyomi
SOU	
Mnemonic
When ice cube gets started killing crackers, the pile of corpses gains layers SO fast it is like, damn, he really doesn't like crackers.

Jukugo
一層いっそう
all the more ★☆☆☆☆
一 (one) + 層 (layer) = 一層 (all the more)

all the more. As in, ‘He ignores me and it just makes me love him all the more.’

xxx 層そう
layer of XXX ★☆☆☆☆ SUF

SUFFIX meaning, ‘layer of xxx.’ As in,

オゾン層 (おぞんそう = ozone layer)

階層かいそう
stratum of society ☆☆☆☆☆
階 (story of a building) + 層 (layer) = 階層 (stratum of society)

stratum of society - broke, blue-collar, middle-class, rich, oligarch

27
Q

頂点の値を>0にしろとか。。。

そもそも頂点の値って何なん?

A

You want the vertex value to be 0. 0….

What is a vertex value anyway?

28
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あっさり

A

あっさり, アッサリ
Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Takes suru, Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
1. easily, readily, quickly, flatly (refuse)

29
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認める, みとめる

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認める, みとめる
Conjugated: 認め
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to recognize, to recognise, to observe, to notice
2. to deem, to judge, to assess
3. to approve, to deem acceptable, to allow
4. to admit, to accept, to confess (to a charge)
5. to watch steadily, to observe carefully
彼は遺書をしたためた。

30
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認めおった

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He admitted it.

31
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面倒

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めんどくさい, 面倒くさい, 面倒臭い, めんどうくさい
Usually in kana
bothersome, tiresome, bother to do

32
Q

A
倒 knock down
 (personleft) + 到 (arrive) Same-ON
★★★★☆
10 strokes
Onyomi
TOU	
Mnemonic
When the person arrives, knock him down by tripping his TOES.
Kunyomi
( を ) たお*す	I knock something down
★★★☆☆
( が ) たお*れる	something gets toppled
★★★☆☆
33
Q

A
到 arrive
至 (until) +  (rightsword)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes
SIDEKICK
Onyomi
TOU	
He arrived on tipTOE (FYI he was a ninja)

Mnemonic
He won’t arrive until his sword is finished.

Jukugo
到着とうちゃく する
arrive ★★☆☆☆ NP
到 (arrive) + 着 (wear / arrive) = 到着 (arrive)

arrive- usually you only hear this over the loudspeakers at train stations, airports, etc.

34
Q

A
至 until
 (decapitated cow) + 土 (earth)
★★☆☆☆
6 strokes
SOLO
There's no really useful jukugo but you'll sometimes see 至 as a PREFIX meaning, 'the most'.
Onyomi
SHI	
Mnemonic
SHE decapitated the cow until its head fell down and hit the earth.

Kunyomi
( に ) いた*る to get to, to arrive. To extend to. Until the very top/bottom/end. (至るところ= everywhere, wall-to-wall) (xxx至るまで= all the way to xxx, even to the extent of xxx)
★★☆☆☆

35
Q

自身がリガーになって初めて身をもって覚える事が出来るんじゃないかあ!

A

You can’t learn that firsthand until you become a rigger yourself!

自身, じしん

36
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身をもって

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by one’s own action

37
Q

見習

A
見習い, 見習, みならい
1. apprenticeship, probation, learning by observation
ーーーーーーーーーー
見
見 look
目 (eye) +  (human legs)
★★★★★
7 strokes
DUPE PN
Onyomi
KEN	
Mnemonic
I looked with my eye as rats gnawed off KENny's little human legs.
Kunyomi
( を ) み*る	to look, to see
★★★★★
( を ) み*せる	show something to someone
★★★★★
( が or に ) み*える	be able to see. As in, "Can you see that bird in the distance?"
★★★★★
み*せびらかす	to show off. This is not an offensive term - you can even say it about yourself, "I'd like to show off my new boyfriend!"
★☆☆☆☆
ーーーーーーーーーーーー
習
習 learn
白 (white) + 羽 (feathers)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
Onyomi
SHUU	
Mnemonic
If you learn how to use your white Air Jordan SHOES correctly, they'll be like feathers that float you up to the basket.
Kunyomi
なら*う	learn - but not like 'I learned Bob's last name!' Instead of single facts, 習う means to take lessons in something - karate, flower arranging. (BOOBOO: not used with math, science, or religion)
★★★☆☆
Jukugo
練習れんしゅう する	
practice ★★★★☆
練 (practice) + 習 (learn) = 練習 (practice)

practice , as in guitar, tennis, or jerking off

復習ふくしゅう する
review ★★★☆☆
復 (return or re-do) + 習 (learn) = 復習 (review )

review what you’ve learned - like vocabulary or even kanji.

習慣しゅうかん
custom ★★★☆☆
習 (learn) + 慣 (adapt) = 習慣 (custom)

a custom or practice (of a person or a culture)

38
Q

A
害 damage
 (crown) + 主 (master/mainly) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★☆
10 strokes
BETA
Onyomi
GAI	
Mnemonic
That GUY punched the master right in the fucking mouth, damaging his crown in the process.

Jukugo
公害こうがい
pollution. ★★☆☆☆
公 (public) + 害 (damage) = 公害 (pollution.)

pollution. Has a more broad meaning than the related word 汚染(おせん)。 Not just dirty smoggy air, but also noise pollution, the annoyance of someone talking on a cellphone on a train, and 情報公害 (じょうほうこうがい): “ad pollution” - the inescapable advertisements one sees everywhere. BOOBOO:If you want to say “environmental pollution,” you have to use 汚染、 not 公害。

被害ひがい
casualties ★★☆☆☆
被 (get injured) + 害 (damage) = 被害 (casualties)

damage (to property) or casualties (human): used about earthquakes, wars, and crimes.

被害者ひがいしゃ
victim ★★☆☆☆ NP
被害 (casualties) + 者 (professional) = 被害者 (victim)

妨害ぼうがい
interference ★★☆☆☆
妨 (prevent) + 害 (damage) = 妨害 (interference)

interference - a person interferes with you. (妨害 is used with people, while the related term 阻害(そがい) is used about objects)

39
Q

A
遅 slow / late
 (motion) +  (corpse) + 羊 (sheep)
★★★★★
2 strokes
Onyomi
CHI	
Dinner was ok but our CHEESE fondue was hella late.

Mnemonic
You move slow like a corpse tied to the back of a sheep. And the corpse is hella fat.

Kunyomi
おそ*い	to be slow moving / to be late
★★★★★
( が ) おく*れる	to be late
☆☆☆☆☆
Jukugo
遅刻ちこく する	
arrive late ★★☆☆☆
遅 (slow / late) + 刻 (engrave) = 遅刻 (arrive late )

to arrive late for school or work.