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1
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国民性

こくみんせい

A

national character, national traits

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人々

ひとびと

A

people

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文化

ぶんか

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culture; civilization; civilisation

Noun

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偏見

へんけん

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prejudice; bias; distorted view

Noun

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異文化

いぶんか

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different culture; foreign culture

Noun

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接する

せっする

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to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close

to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to act towards; to deal with; to see

to receive (news); to get; to hear

Suru verb - special class, Intransitive verb

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数少ない

かずすくない

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few in number

I-adjective (keiyoushi)

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体験

たいけん

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

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的外れ

まとはずれ

Other forms
的はずれ

A

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle ‘no’, Noun

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一般化

いっぱんか

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generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

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試みる

こころみる

A

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

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だいたい

大体

in-text in hiragana, not kanji

A

generally, roughly

Adverb (fukushi)

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俗流

ぞくりゅう

俗流民文化論 = 俗流 民 文化 　〜論 obs! refugees = るみん/流民

A

popular way, conventional way

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〜論

ろん

A

discussion, theory, doctrine

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多く

おおく

A

most, many, a lot of
mainly, chiefly, usually, often

Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle ‘no’

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類い

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たぐい

類い

in-text in hiragana, not kanji
比い: Rarely-used kanji form

A

type, kind, sort

Noun

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謝る

あやまる

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wrong, mistake, misunderstand
to apologize; to apologise

Godan verb with ru ending

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逆に

ぎゃくに

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other way around, conversely, inversely
on the contrary

Adverb (fukushi)

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豊富

ほうふ

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abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

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むしろ

寧ろ

in-text in hiragana
Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
寧 【むしろ】
Notes
寧: Irregular okurigana usage.

A

rather; better; instead; if anything

Adverb (fukushi)

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優れる

すぐれる

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to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

outstanding, prominent, excel (v. excel)

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

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洞察力

どうさつりょく

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insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
insight, penetration, discenment

Noun

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的確

てきかく

Other forms
的確 【てっかく】、適確 【てきかく】、適確 【てっかく】

A

accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
precisely, aptly, accurately

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

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本質

ほんしつ

A

real nature, essence, substance

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle ‘no’

26
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届く

とどく

A

reach, get at

Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb

27
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酸っぱい

すっぱい

A

sour; acid

I-adjective (keiyoushi)

28
Q

きつね

狐

Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
狐 【けつね】、狐 【きつ】、キツネ
Notes
きつ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

A

in-text:
1. Fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)
other:
2. fox (i.e. a sly person)
3. 3. soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu
4. light brown; golden brown

Noun

29
Q

洋の東西を問わず

ようのとうざいをとわず

A

in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Adverb (fukushi)

30
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共通

きょうつう

A

Noun which may take the genitive case particle ‘no’, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. common; shared; mutual

Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. to be common (to); to be shared (by)
Noun, used as a suffix
3. -wide

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心理

しんり

A

state of mind; mentality; psychology

Noun

32
Q

抽出する

ちゅうしゅつする

A

select, extract

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

33
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常識的

じょうしきてき

A

ordinary; sensible; commonplace
sensible, commonplace

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

34
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少数例

しょうすうれい

A

few examples, few cases

35
Q

危険性

きけんせい

A

riskiness; (level of) danger
dangerousness

Noun

36
Q

やがて

軈て

Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
頓て 【やがて】、漸て 【やがて】
Notes
軈て: Rarely-used kanji form. 頓て: Rarely-used kanji form. 漸て: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.

A

in a short time, eventually

Adverb (fukushi)

37
Q

つながる

繋がる

Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
繫がる 【つながる】、接続る 【つながる】
Notes
繫がる: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. 接続る: Irregular kanji usage.

A

in-text:
lead to
also:
to be tied together; to be related

Godan verb with ru ending, Intransitive verb

38
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単なる

たんなる

A

mere, simple, sheer

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

39
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個人的

こじんてき

A

personal; individual; private

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

40
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差

さ

A

difference; variation

Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

41
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民族的

みんぞくてき

A

ethnic; racial; national

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

42
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文化的

ぶんかてき

A

cultural

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

43
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錯覚する

さっかくする

A

in-text:
misunderstand

other:
optical illusion; hallucination
misapprehension; delusion

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle ‘no’

44
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程度

ていど

A

degree, extent
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about; approximately

Noun, Adverb (fukushi), Noun, used as a suffix

45
Q

〜どうし

in-text in hiragana
kanji forms:
同士
同志
notes
どし: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

A

felllow, co 〜

Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

46
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たまたま

偶々

Usually written using kana alone

A

by chance, accidentally

Adverb (fukushi)

47
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一挙に

いっきょに

A

at once
at a stroke; with a single swoop

Adverb (fukushi)

48
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大げさに

おおげさに

other:
大袈裟に言う
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with u ending
to exaggerate; to overstate
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Suru verb - included
to exaggerate
大げさにする

A

exaggeratedly

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

49
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誤解する

ごかいする

A

misunderstand, get a false idea, mistake

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

50
Q

とかく

兎角

Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
左右 【とかく】

A

in-text:
be apt to, be liable to

other:
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that
at any rate; anyhow; anyway
things that do not exist; rabbit horns

Adverb (fukushi)

51
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蔑視する

べっしする

A

despise, look down on, hold somebody in contempt

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

52
Q

理解

りかい

A

in-text:
understand

other:
sympathy
understanding; comprehension; appreciation

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

53
Q

困難

こんなん

A

in-text:
difficulty hardships (adj. hard, difficult)

other:
difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress
infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

54
Q

共存する

きょうそんする

Other forms
きょうぞんする

A

coexist

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

55
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ぶつかる

Other forms
ぶっつかる

A

come across, be confronted by

Godan verb with ru ending, Intransitive verb

56
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遠ざける

とおざける

A

keep somebody at a distance, shun, keep away from

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

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