Chapter 1 Flashcards

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national character/traits

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こくみんせい(国民性)

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prejudice, bias

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へんけん(偏見)

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different culture(s), intercultural, cross-cultural

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いぶんか(異文化)

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4
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to come in contact with, to touch

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せっします(接します)

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5
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few, be limited in number

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かずすくない(数少ない)

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irrelevant, misdirected

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まとはずれ(的外れ)

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7
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generalisation, popularisation

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いっぱんか(一般化)

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8
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popular way, conventional way

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ぞくりゅう(俗流)

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9
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discussion, theory, doctrine

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〜ろん(〜論)

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10
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type, kind, sort

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たぐい(類)

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to mistake, misunderstand

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あやまります(誤ります)

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12
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other way round, conversely, inversely

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ぎゃくに(逆に)

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13
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to excel

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すぐれます(優れます)

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14
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insight, penetration, discernment

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どうさつりょく(洞察力)

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15
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precisely, aptly, accurately

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てきかく(的確)

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16
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to select, extract

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ちゅうしゅつします(抽出します)

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17
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few examples, few cases

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しょうすうれい(少数例)

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18
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in a short time, eventually

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やがて

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19
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to lead to

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つながります

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20
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merely, just

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たんなる(単なる)

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21
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racial, ethnic

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みんぞくてき(民族的)

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22
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cultural

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ぶんかてき(文化的)

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23
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to misunderstand

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さっかくします(錯覚します)

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24
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by chance, accidentally

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たまたま

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at once
いっきょに(一挙に)
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exaggeratedly
おおげさに(大げさに)
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to be apt to, to be liable to
とかきます
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to despise, look down on
べっしします(蔑視します)
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to coexist
きょうそんします(共存します)
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to collide, come across, be confronted
ぶつかります
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to keep someone at a distance, shun, keep away from
とおざけます(遠ざけます)
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sour
すっぱい(酸っぱい)
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fox
きつね(狐)
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to read silently
もくどくします(黙読します)
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context
ぶんみゃく(文脈)
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these
それらの
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to discuss, argue, debate
ろんじます(論じます)
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motif, motive
モチーフ
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not always, not necessarily
かならずしも(必ずしも)
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process, stage, course
かてい(過程)
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earlier, ahead of time
はやめに(早めに)
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secondhand bookstore
ふるほんや(古本屋)
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to drop in at, stop at
よります(寄ります)
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to apply
おうぼします(応募します)
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submerged, flooded, under water
みずびたし(水浸し)
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solitary life, living alone
ひとりぐらし(一人暮らし)
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during the day
ひるま(昼間)
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talkative, chatty
はなしずき(話し好き)
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one's goal/destination
もくてきち(目的地)
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to speak, talk (informal ver.)
しゃべります(喋ります)
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man and woman
だんじょ(男女)
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with or without
あるなし(有る無し)
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social dance
しゃこうダンス(社交ダンス)
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to sleep
ねむります(眠ります)
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existence and non-existence, presence and absence
うむ(有無)
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day and night
ちゅうや(昼夜)
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promising, hopeful
しょうらいせい(将来性)
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to be promoted to, to rise to a high position
しゅっせします(出世します)
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to be effective, be good
ききます(効きます)
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to follow, imitate
ならいます(倣います)
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to object to, refute
はんろんします(反論します)
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grilled (roasted, broiled) meat
やきにく(焼き肉)
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made in ~
〜せい(〜製)
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though, although
とはいえ
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incidentally, by the way
ちなみに
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eating out
がいしょく(外食)
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average mark
へいきんてん(平均点)
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skilled, capable, competent
ゆうのう(有能)
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to like, love, be fond of
すきます(好きます)
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useless, be of no use
なにもならない(何もならない)
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exception
れいがい(例外)
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therefore, consequently
したがって
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to hide, cover
かくします(隠します)
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front sign (sign at the entrance, eg: menu)
おもてかんばん(表看板)
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to persist to the end, stick to, push through
おしとおします(押し通します)
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debate, discussion
とうろん(討論)
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against, anti~
はん〜(反〜)
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each other('s)
たがい(互い)
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disagreement, inconsistency
ふいっち(不一致)
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compromise
じょうほ(譲歩)
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persuasion
せっとく(説得)
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to solve, resolve, settle
かいけつします(解決します)
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proceedings
ぎじ(議事)
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to make progress, advance, progress
しんこうします(進行します)
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to take a step, make a move
てをうちます(手を打ちます)
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management, operation
うんえい(運営)
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approval/disapproval, pros and cons
さんぴ(賛否)
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(mutual) agreement/consent
ごうい(合意)
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kind/sort of
いっしゅの(一種の)
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Mt. Everest
エベレスト
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to reach the summit of/the top of
とうちょうします(登頂します)
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mountaineer
とざんか(登山家)
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one's real intention(s), true meaning, one's purpose
しんい(真意)
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to overcome, get over, surmount
のりこえます(乗り越えます)
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(the line is) busy, (number is) engaged
はなしちゅう(話し中)
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superiority/inferiority, merits
ゆうれつ(優劣)
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to be inferior to
おとります(劣ります)
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to become sharp
とがります(尖がります)
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to rise, tower, soar
そびえます
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to get rusty
さびます
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to become clear
すみます(澄みます)
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to get muddy, cloudy
にごります(濁ります)
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act of putting on clothes, one's clothes
ちゃくい(着衣)
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point, tip, end
せん(先)
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to dry
かわかします(乾かします)
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to happen to see, find
みかけます(見かけます)
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gloom, dismalness
いんき(陰気)
108
negative, passive
しょうきょくてき(消極的)
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frivolous, insincere
ふまじめ(不真面目)
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careful, cautious, deliberate
しんちょう(慎重)
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careless, thoughtless
けいそつ(軽率)
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cowardly, timid, faint-hearted
きがよわい(気が弱い)
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quick temper, impatience, hot-headedness
たんき(短気)
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easy, optimistic, carefree
のんき(呑気)
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honest, straightforward
しょうじき(正直)
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liar
うそつき(嘘つき)
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precise, orderly
きちょうめん
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slovenly, lax (messy, lazy)
だらしない
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no sense of responsibility
むせきにん(無責任)
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to speak up
はつげんします(発言します)
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to settle down, keep calm
おちつきます(落ち着きます)
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egoistic, selfish
じぶんかって(自分勝手)
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modern times, recent times
きんだい(近代)
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classmate
どうきゅうせい(同級生)
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farm village
のうそん(農村)
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about ~
〜ほど
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quickly, rapidly, promptly
きゅうそくに(急速に)
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one's own country/home country/motherland
じこく(自国)
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to make the best use of/the most of
いかします(生かします)
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the West
(にしよう)西洋
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to hesitate, be uncertain
まよいます(迷います)
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selfish, egoistic, self-centered
りこてき(利己的)
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rational, reasonable
りせいてき(理性的)
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person in charge of ~
〜がかり(〜係)
135
start, beginning, opening
かいし(開始)
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to be based on, be grounded on
もとづきます(基づきます)
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individual variation, differences among individuals
こじんさ(個人差)
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not always, necessarily, exclusively
かぎらない(限らない)
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to criticise
ひはんします(批判します)
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to let your guard down
ゆだんします(油断します)
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to be lazy, neglect doing [something]
なまけます(怠けます)
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happiness
こうふく(幸福)
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to bring, beget [something abstract]
もたらします
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probability
かくりつ(確率)
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first prize
いっとうしょう(一等賞)
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scene [of event]
げんば(現場)
147
to comfort
なぐさめます(慰めます)
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time flies (like an arrow of light and shadow)
こういんやのごとし(光陰矢の如し)
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Lunar New Year
きゅうしょうがつ(旧正月)
150
Winter Solstice
とうじ(冬至)
151
human life
じんめい(人命)
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rescue
きゅうじょ(救助)
153
day and night
ちゅうや(昼夜)
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to let go, leave it (stop pursuing)
ほうります(放ります)
155
rumor
うわさ(噂)
156
patiently
こんきよく(根気よく)
157
to kill time
じかんつぶします(時間つぶします)
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to hide something
かくします(隠します)
159
heart attack
しんぞうほっさ(心臓発作)
160
late marriage
ばんこんか(晩婚化)
161
declining birth rate
しょうしか(少子化)
162
irony
ひにく(皮肉)
163
member of parliament
ぎいん(議員)
164
proposal (in government)
ぎあん(議案)
165
victory or defeat
しょうはい(勝敗)
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regular/public holiday
ていきゅうび(定休日)
167
efficacy (ability to produce a desired result)
ききめ(効き目)
168
welfare
ふくりこうせい(福利厚生)
169
majority
かはんすう(過半数)
170
aspirant (person with aspirations)
しぼうしゃ(志望者)
171
to pass [a proposal]
かけつします(可決します)