Chapter 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

アジアけんきゅう (アジア研究)

Answer 1

Asian studies

Question 2

アメリカ

Answer 2

America, the United States

Question 3

イギリス

Answer 3

England

Question 4

いちねんせい (一年生)

Answer 4

freshman, first-year student (the suffix せい may be dropped.)

Question 5

いま (今)

Answer 5

now

Question 6

えいご (英語)

Answer 6

English

Question 7

オーストラリア

Answer 7

Australia

Question 8

がくせい (学生)

Answer 8

student

Question 9

カナダ

Answer 9

Canada

Question 10

かんこく (韓国)

Answer 10

South Korea

Question 11

けいえいがく (経営学)

Answer 11

management, business administration

Question 12

こうがく (工学)

Answer 12

engineering

Question 13

こうこう (高校)

Answer 13

high school

Question 14

ごご (午後)

Answer 14

p.m., afternoon

Question 15

ごぜん (午前)

Answer 15

a.m., morning

Question 16

こちら

Answer 16

this person, this way

Question 17

さんねんせい (三年生)

Answer 17

junior, third-year student (the suffix せい may be dropped.)

Question 18

スペイン

Answer 18

Spain

Question 19

せんこう (専攻)

Answer 19

major

Question 20

だいがく (大学)

Answer 20

college, university

Question 21

だいがくいんせい (大学院生)

Answer 21

graduate student

Question 22

だいがくせい (大学生)

Answer 22

college student

Question 23

たいわん (台湾)

Answer 23

Taiwan

Question 24

ちゅうごく (中国)

Answer 24

China

Question 25

なまえ (名前)

Answer 25

name

Question 26

にねんせい (二年生)

Answer 26

sophomore, second-year student (the suffix せい may be dropped.)

Question 27

にほん (日本)

Answer 27

Japan

Question 28

ビジネス

Answer 28

business

Question 29

フランス

Answer 29

France

Question 30

ぶんがく (文学)

Answer 30

literature

Question 31

メキシコ

Answer 31

Mexico

Question 32

よねんせい (四年生)

Answer 32

senior, fourth-year student (the suffix せい may be dropped.)

Question 33

らいねん (来年)

Answer 33

next year

Question 34

りゅうがくせい (留学生)

Answer 34

international student

Question 35

れきし (歴史)

Answer 35

history

Question 36

ぼく (僕)

Answer 36

I (normally used by males)

Question 37

わたし (私)

Answer 37

I (used by both males and females)

Question 38

です

Answer 38

(to) be

Question 39

いちじ (一時)

Answer 39

one o’clock

Question 40

にじ (二時)

Answer 40

two o’clock

Question 41

さんじ (三時)

Answer 41

three o’clock

Question 42

よじ (四時)

Answer 42

four o’clock

Question 43

ごじ (五時)

Answer 43

five o’clock

Question 44

ろくじ (六時)

Answer 44

six o’clock

Question 45

しちじ (七時)

Answer 45

seven o’clock

Question 46

はちじ (八時)

Answer 46

eight o’clock

Question 47

くじ (九時)

Answer 47

nine o’clock

Question 48

じゅうじ (十時)

Answer 48

ten o’clock

Question 49

じゅういちじ (十一時)

Answer 49

eleven o’clock

Question 50

じゅうにじ (十二時)

Answer 50

twelve o’clock

Question 51

はん (半)

Answer 51

half past～, いちじはん　1:30

Question 52

どこ

Answer 52

where

Question 53

どちら

Answer 53

where (more polite than どこ), which way

Question 54

なに／なん (何)

Answer 54

what

Question 55

か

Answer 55

question marker

Question 56

の

Answer 56

noun modified marker (of), (‘s)

Question 57

は

Answer 57

topic marker

Question 58

も

Answer 58

similarity marker (also, too)

Question 59

お～ (御～)

Answer 59

polite prefix, おなまえ polite form of なまえ (name)

Question 60

～ご (語)

Answer 60

language, にほんご Japanese language

Question 61

～じ (時)

Answer 61

～o’clock

Question 62

～じん (人)

Answer 62

-nationality, アメリカじん American

Question 63

～せい (生)

Answer 63

-student, だいがくせい college student, いちねんせい freshman

Question 64

～ねん (年)

Answer 64

year, いちねん first year