Chapter 1

Question 1

しょうかい

紹介

Answer 1

introduction

Question 2

はじめて

初めて

Answer 2

for the first time

Question 3

Vたばかり

Answer 3

have just done～

Question 4

いしやま

石山

Answer 4

[family name]

Question 5

しつれいですが

失礼ですが

Answer 5

excuse me

,but…

Question 6

～でいらっしゃる

Answer 6

honorific form of です

Question 7

もうす

申す

Answer 7

humble form of 言う

Question 8

よろしくおねがいします

よろしくお願いします

Answer 8

more polite way of saying どうぞよろしく

お願いします literally means ‘I request’

Question 9

おしえる

教える

Answer 9

to teach

Question 10

～ねんまえから

～年前から

Answer 10

since～years ago

Question 11

りゅうがくする

留学する

Answer 11

to study abroad

Question 12

みた

三田

Answer 12

[family name]

Question 13

しゅくだい

宿題

Answer 13

homework

Question 14

おおい

多い

Answer 14

there is/are a lot

Question 15

がんばる

Answer 15

to do one’s best

to try hard

Question 16

だいがくいんせい

大学院生

Answer 16

graduate student

Question 17

いけだ

池田

Answer 17

[family name]

Question 18

ともだち

友達

Answer 18

friend

Question 19

かとう

加藤

Answer 19

[family name]

Question 20

ぼく

僕

Answer 20

I (most neutral form for male speakers)

Question 21

～くん

～君

Answer 21

[a form attached to a name in addressing someone.

It is used toward someone equal or lower in status.]

Question 22

だいがくいん

大学院

Answer 22

graduate school

Question 23

でんきこうがく

電気工学

Answer 23

electrical engineering

Question 24

（～を）せんこうする

（～を）専攻する

Answer 24

to major (in～)

Question 25

まゆみ

Answer 25

[female given name]

Question 26

がくぶ

学部

Answer 26

college

undergraduate school

Question 27

きみ

君

Answer 27

you (it is generally used by male speakers toward someone equal or lower in status.)

Question 28

しゅみ

趣味

Answer 28

hobby

Question 29

（～が）じょうず（な）

（～が）上手（な）

Answer 29

good (at～)

Question 30

こんど

今度

Answer 30

one of these days

Question 31

いちど

一度

Answer 31

once

Question 32

ぜひ

Answer 32

by all means

Question 33

おねがいします

お願いします

Answer 33

Please.

Question 34

ところで

Answer 34

by the way

Question 35

まだまだです

Answer 35

(I am) not good yet.

Question 36

しょうみ

賞味

Answer 36

interest

Question 37

じつは

実は

Answer 37

actually

in fact

Question 38

ちゅうがく

中学

Answer 38

junior high school

Question 39

となり

隣

Answer 39

next door

next to

Question 40

かぞく

家族

Answer 40

family

Question 41

たけし

Answer 41

[male given name]

Question 42

あそぶ

遊ぶ

Answer 42

to play

Question 43

ぶんか

文化

Answer 43

culture

Question 44

ちしき

知識

Answer 44

knowledge

Question 45

ほうふ（な）

豊富（な）

Answer 45

bountiful

plenty

Question 46

ひこうき

飛行機

Answer 46

airplane

Question 47

（～に）すわる

（～に）座る

Answer 47

to sit (in/on～)

Question 48

じょせい

女性

Answer 48

woman

Question 49

はなしかける

話しかける

Answer 49

to talk to

Question 50

かえる

帰る

Answer 50

to go home

Question 51

まえだ

前田

Answer 51

[family name]

Question 52

あき

Answer 52

[female given name]

Question 53

せんげつ

先月

Answer 53

last month

Question 54

（～を）そつぎょうする

（～を）卒業する

Answer 54

to graduate (from～)

Question 55

（～に）つとめる

（～に）勤める

Answer 55

to work (for～)
to be employed (at～)

Question 56

～しゅうかん

～週間

Answer 56

～week(s)

Question 57

きゅうか

休暇

Answer 57

vacation

Question 58

とる

取る

Answer 58

to take

Question 59

かえるところ（だ）

帰るところ（だ）

Answer 59

to be returning home

Question 60

（～で）うまれる

（～で）生まれる

Answer 60

to be born (in/at～)

[v.i.]

Question 61

（～で）そだつ

（～で）育つ

Answer 61

to grow up (in～)

[v.i.]

Question 62

～ことになっている

Answer 62

it has been arranged that～

Question 63

ひとばん

一晩

Answer 63

one night

Question 64

とまる

泊まる

Answer 64

to stay (over night)
[v.i.]

Question 65

とても

Answer 65

very (much)

Question 66

（～が）きにいる

（～が）気に入る

Answer 66

to like～

to be fond (of～)

Question 67

あいだに

間に

Answer 67

while

during the time when

Question 68

りょうしん

両親

Answer 68

parents (literally both parents)

Question 69

ところ

所

Answer 69

place

Question 70

めいし

名刺

Answer 70

(name) card

business card

Question 71

でんわばんごう

電話番号

Answer 71

telephone number

Question 72

あおやま

青山

Answer 72

[family name]

Question 73

ひろし

弘

Answer 73

[male given name]

Question 74

にっき

日記

Answer 74

diary

Question 75

なりた

成田

Answer 75

Narita (international airport)

Question 76

まち

町

Answer 76

town

city

Question 77

（～に）つく

（～に）着く

Answer 77

to arrive (at～)

Question 78

じゅうすうじかん

十数時間

Answer 78

ten plus a few hours

Question 79

かかる

Answer 79

it takes (with respect to time or money)
[v.i.]

Question 80

ひづけへんこうせん

日付変更線

Answer 80

international date line

Question 81

おなじ

同じ

Answer 81

same

Question 82

くうこう

空港

Answer 82

airport

Question 83

むかえる

迎える

Answer 83

to welcome
to meet
to greet

Question 84

みつかる

見つかる

Answer 84

～is found

[v.i.]

Question 85

とめる

泊める

Answer 85

to have～stay (over night)

[v.t.]

Question 86

～ことになった

Answer 86

it has been decided/arranged that～

Question 87

じぶん

自分

Answer 87

oneself

Question 88

ファーストネーム

Answer 88

first name

Question 89

（～を・・・で）よぶ

（～を・・・で）呼ぶ

Answer 89

to call～by…

Question 90

としうえ

年上

Answer 90

older

Question 91

どうも

Answer 91

somehow

no matter how hard one may try

Question 92

～にくい

Answer 92

hard to～

difficult to～

Question 93

じさボケ

時差ボケ

Answer 93

jet lag

Question 94

ねむる

眠る

Answer 94

to sleep

Question 95

アパートさがし

Answer 95

apartment hunting

Question 96

つれていく

連れていく

Answer 96

to take someone to

Question 97

ちかく

近く

Answer 97

nearby

in the neighborhood

Question 98

けっきょく

結局

Answer 98

finally

in the end

Question 99

あるく

歩く

Answer 99

to walk

Question 100

てきとう（な）

適当（な）

Answer 100

appropriate

suitable

Question 101

みつける

見つける

Answer 101

to find～

[v.t.]

Question 102

ひっこす

引っ越す

Answer 102

to move to a new place of residence

Question 103

～ことにする

Answer 103

to decide to～

Question 104

こんばん

今晩

Answer 104

tonight

Question 105

ちじん

知人

Answer 105

acquaintance

Question 106

Vたら

Answer 106

when V

Question 107

わかい

若い

Answer 107

young

Question 108

だんせい

男性

Answer 108

man

male

Question 109

ていねい（な）

Answer 109

polite

Question 110

ペラペラ

Answer 110

fluently

Question 111

じこしょうかい

自己紹介

Answer 111

self-introduction

Question 112

びっくりする

Answer 112

to be surprised

Question 113

きょねん

去年

Answer 113

last year

Question 114

しかた

仕方

Answer 114

way (of doing something)

Question 115

そのうち

Answer 115

before long

one of these days

Question 116

それから

Answer 116

and then

after that

Question 117

ちゅうねん

中年

Answer 117

middle-aged

Question 118

おたがい

お互い

Answer 118

each other

Question 119

うつくしい

美しい

Answer 119

beautiful

Question 120

むすめ

娘

Answer 120

daughter

Question 121

とても～ない

Answer 121

can’t possible～

Question 122

ぶんぽう

文法

Answer 122

grammar

Question 123

かんがえかた

考え方

Answer 123

way of thinking

Question 124

ずいぶん

Answer 124

quite a lot

Question 125

ちがう

違う

Answer 125

to differ

to be different

Question 126

～らしい

Answer 126

it seems that～

evidently

Question 127

カルチャーショック

Answer 127

culture shock