Chapter 3 Vocab

Question 1

engineer (as in electrical engineer)

Answer 1

エンジニア

Question 2

company

Answer 2

かいしゃ —— 会社
かいしゃいん businessman
ぼうえきがいしゃ trading company

Question 3

scholar

Answer 3

がくしゃ —— 学者

Question 4

research

Answer 4

けんきゅう —— 研究
けんきゅう（を）する to do research

Question 5

wallet, purse

Answer 5

さいふ —— 財布

Question 6

ceremony

Answer 6

しき —— 式

Question 7

self, oneself, I

Answer 7

じぶん —— 自分

Question 8

company president

Answer 8

しゃちょう —— 社長

Question 9

freedom

Answer 9

じゆう—— 自由
じゆう（な）is a な -adjective meaning free

Question 10

getting a job

Answer 10

しゅうしょく —— 就職
～にしゅうしょくする to get a job at ～

Question 11

invitation

Answer 11

しょうたい —— 招待
～を～にしょうたいする to invite

Question 12

future

Answer 12

しょうらい —— 将来

Question 13

farewell party

Answer 13

そうべつかい —— 送別会

Question 14

graduation

Answer 14

そつぎょう —— 卒業
～をそつぎょうする graduate from ～

Question 15

electricity, electric light

Answer 15

でんき —— 電気

Question 16

reunion party

Answer 16

どうそうかい —— 同窓会

Question 17

year, age

Answer 17

とし —— 年
年をとる to grow old
年が上 older

Question 18

entering a school

Answer 18

にゅうがく —— 入学
～ににゅうがくする to enter ～

Question 19

moving (house, residence, etc.)

Answer 19

ひっこし —— 引っ越し
ひっこし（を）する to move (house, residence)

Question 20

ordinary, regular

Answer 20

ふつう —— 普通

Question 21

lawyer

Answer 21

べんごし —— 弁護士

Question 22

response, reply

Answer 22

へんじ —— 返事
へんじをする to respond.

Question 23

trading

Answer 23

ぼうえき —— 貿易
ぼうえきがいしゃ trading company

Question 24

warm water, hot water

Answer 24

ゆ —— 湯

Question 25

study abroad

Answer 25

りゅうがく —— 留学
りゅうがく（を）する to study abroad
りゅうがくせい international student

Question 26

(for something) to open

Answer 26

あく —— 開く

Question 27

to get together, to gather

Answer 27

あつまる —— 集まる
(place) にあつまる

Question 28

to wake up (someone)

Answer 28

おこす —— 起こす

Question 29

to drop (something)

Answer 29

おとす —— 落とす

Question 30

(for something) to end

Answer 30

おわる —— 終わる

Question 31

(for a telephone) to ring

Answer 31

かかる

Question 32

(for something) to change

Answer 32

かわる —— 変わる／替わる

Question 33

to try to do one’s best, to hang on

Answer 33

がんばる —— 頑張る

Question 34

(for something) to be decided

Answer 34

きまる —— 決まる

Question 35

to turn off

Answer 35

けす —— 消す

Question 36

(for something) to close

Answer 36

しまる —— 閉まる

Question 37

to die

Answer 37

しぬ —— 死ぬ

Question 38

to be different

Answer 38

ちがう —— 違う
A とＢはちがうA and B are different. A はＢとちがうA is different from B.

Question 39

(for something) to turn on

Answer 39

つく —— 付く／点く

Question 40

to cure; to fix; to repair (something)

Answer 40

なおす —— 治す／直す

Question 41

(for something) to heal, to be fixed

Answer 41

なおる —— 治る／直る

Question 42

to pass away, to die; to disappear, to get lost, to run
out of

Answer 42

なくなる —— 亡くなる／無くなる
さいふがなくなる a wallet is missing
お金がなくなる I run out of money.

Question 43

to leave (something)

Answer 43

のこす —— 残す

Question 44

(for something) to be left, to remain

Answer 44

のこる —— 残る

Question 45

(for something) to begin

Answer 45

はじまる —— 始まる

Question 46

to work

Answer 46

はたらく —— 働く

Question 47

to move (house, etc.), to relocate

Answer 47

ひっこす —— 引っ越す

Question 48

to chill, to let (something) cool down

Answer 48

ひやす —— 冷やす

Question 49

(for someone) to be mistaken

Answer 49

まちがう —— 間違う
commonly used as まちがえている

Question 50

to make (something) dirty

Answer 50

よごす —— 汚す

Question 51

to bring (water, bath) to boil

Answer 51

わかす —— 沸かす
（お）ゆをわかす bring water to boil
（お）ふろをわかす prepare a bath

Question 52

(for water, bath) to be boiled

Answer 52

わく —— 沸く
（お）ゆがわくwater is boiling

Question 53

to open (something)

Answer 53

あける —— 開ける

Question 54

to collect, to gather together (something/someone)

Answer 54

あつめる —— 集める

Question 55

(for someone/something) to be born

Answer 55

うまれる —— 生まれる

Question 56

to end (something), to finish (something)

Answer 56

おえる —— 終える

Question 57

(for something) to fall

Answer 57

おちる —— 落ちる

Question 58

to change (something)

Answer 58

かえる —— 変える

Question 59

to think intellectually, to take (something) into
consideration

Answer 59

かんがえる —— 考える

Question 60

(for something) to go out, to go off

Answer 60

きえる —— 消える

Question 61

to close (something)

Answer 61

しめる —— 閉める

Question 62

to continue (something)

Answer 62

つづける —— 続ける

Question 63

to attend

Answer 63

でる —— 出る
しきにでる to attend a ceremony

Question 64

to give a ride (to someone)

Answer 64

のせる —— 乗せる
～を～にのせる

Question 65

to begin (something)

Answer 65

はじめる —— 始める

Question 66

(for something) to cool down

Answer 66

ひえる —— 冷える

Question 67

to miss (something), to make a mistake

Answer 67

まちがえる —— 間違える

Question 68

(for something) to become dirty

Answer 68

よごれる —— 汚れる

Question 69

young

Answer 69

わかい —— 若い
わかい is used to describe teenagers and young people older than teenagers, but not small children.

Question 70

same

Answer 70

おなじ —— 同じ
A とＢはおなじ = A and B are the same.
A はＢとおなじ = A is the same as B.
な must be deleted before a noun, as in おなじ人

Question 71

free

Answer 71

じゆう（な） —— 自由（な）
じゆうな生 活 free (independent) lifestyle

Question 72

important

Answer 72

だいじ（な） —— 大事（な）