Chapter 6: Communication and Media

Question 1

電話が鳴る　でん・わ　が　な・る

Answer 1

V): the phone rings

Question 2

電話を切る　でん・わ　を　き・る

Answer 2

V): to hang up the phone

Question 3

電話に出る　でん・わ　に　で・る

Answer 3

V): to answer the phone

Question 4

(person/place に) 電話を掛ける　でん・わ　を　か・ける

Answer 4

V): to make a phone call (to someone/somewhere)

Question 5

電話（を）する　

Answer 5

V): to call (on the phone)

Question 6

内線　ない・せん

Answer 6

N): extension

Question 7

問い合わせる　と・い・あ・わせる

Answer 7

V): to inquire, to seek information

Question 8

電話ボックス

Answer 8

N): telephone booth

Question 9

通話料　つう・わ・りょう

Answer 9

N): telephone charge

Question 10

長距離電話　ちょう・きょ・り・でん・わ

Answer 10

N): long distance call

Question 11

国際電話　こく・さい・でん・わ

Answer 11

N): international call

Question 12

コレクトコール

Answer 12

N): collect call

Question 13

ダイアル　（する）

Answer 13

N): dial(ing)

V): to dial (a phone(number))

Question 14

プッシュホン

Answer 14

N): push-button telephone

Question 15

留守番電話　る・す・ばん・でん・わ

Answer 15

N): (telephone) answering machine

Question 16

ファックス

Answer 16

N): fax machine

Question 17

話し中　はな・し・ちゅう

Answer 17

N): (line) is busy

Question 18

ポケベル

Answer 18

N): pager/beeper (lit. pocket bell)

Question 19

間違い電話　ま・ちが・い・でん・わ

Answer 19

N): wrong number (lit wrong phone)

Question 20

いたずら電話

Answer 20

N): annoying/prank call

Question 21

伝言　でん・ごん

Answer 21

N): telephone message

Question 22

受話器を取る　じゅ・わ・き　を　と・る

Answer 22

N): telephone receiver

V): to pick up the reciever

Question 23

かけ直す　かけ・なお・す

Answer 23

V): to call back

Question 24

テレホンカード

Answer 24

N): prepaid telephone card

Question 25

通話　つう・わ

Answer 25

N): telephone conversation

Question 26

電報を打つ　でん・ぽう　を　う・つ

Answer 26

N): telegram

V): to send a telegram

Question 27

郵便　ゆう・びん

Answer 27

N): mail

Question 28

郵便を出す　ゆう・びん　を　だ・す

Answer 28

V): to mail

Question 29

X　を郵便で送る　ｘ　を　ゆう・びん　で　おく・る

Answer 29

V): to send “X” by mail

Question 30

郵便ポスト　

Answer 30

N): mailbox (for depositing items to be delivered)

Question 31

封筒　ふう・とう

Answer 31

N): envelope

Question 32

便箋　びん・せん

Answer 32

N): stationery

Question 33

葉書　は・がき

Answer 33

N): postal card

Question 34

絵葉書　え・は・がき

Answer 34

N): postcard with a picture (like you see in gift shops etc)

Question 35

切手　きっ・て

Answer 35

N): postal stamp

Question 36

切手を貼る　きっ・て　を　は・る

Answer 36

V): to put a stamp on

Question 37

小包　こ・づつみ

Answer 37

N): package

Question 38

郵便版語　ゆう・びん・ばん・ごう

Answer 38

N): postal code

Question 39

受け取る　う・け・と・る

Answer 39

V): to recieve

Question 40

はんこ

Answer 40

N): seal

Question 41

返事を書く　へん・じ　を　か・く

Answer 41

N): reply

V): to send a reply

Question 42

配達（する）　はい・たつ

Answer 42

N): delivery

V): to deliver

Question 43

船便　ふな・びん

Answer 43

N): surface mail

Question 44

航空便　こう・くう・びん

Answer 44

N): airmail

Question 45

速達　そく・たつ

Answer 45

N): express mail

Question 46

書留　かき・とめ

Answer 46

N): registered mail (like when they have it kept at the post office maybe??)

Question 47

現金書留　げん・きん・かき・とめ

Answer 47

N): cash registered mail

Question 48

宛名　あて・な

Answer 48

N): recipient’s adress

Question 49

宅配便　たく・はい・びん

Answer 49

N): door to door package delivery

Question 50

手紙　て・がみ

Answer 50

N): letter

Question 51

郵便局員　ゆう・びん・きょく・いん

Answer 51

N): post office clerk

Question 52

往復葉書　おう・ふく・は・がき

Answer 52

N): return postal card (“with prepaid detachable portion for the recipient’s reply”)

Question 53

年賀状　ねん・が・じょう

Answer 53

N): new year’s card

Question 54

差出人　さし・だし・にん

Answer 54

N): sender

Question 55

~ば conditionals

Answer 55

VERB:
う→え + れば
すれば
来れば く•れば

い ADJ:
drop い add ければ

Question 56

causative-passive construction¯_(ツ)_/¯

Answer 56

G: receiver は/が actor に ______ を causative-passive verb

Question 57

ジャーナリザム

Answer 57

N): journalism

Question 58

新聞を取る　しん・ぶん　を　と・る

Answer 58

V): to subscribe to a newspaper (取る can also be for magazine or other subscriptions of the nature)

Question 59

。。。にのる

Answer 59

V): to appear in …

Question 60

マスコミ

Answer 60

N): mass communication

Question 61

新聞記事　しん・ぶん・き・じ

Answer 61

N): newspaper article

Question 62

広告（する）（を出す）　こう・こく

Answer 62

N): advertisement
V): to advertise
V): to put out an advertisement

Question 63

記者　き・しゃ

Answer 63

N): reporter

Question 64

出版（する）　しゅっ・ぱん

Answer 64

N): publishing

V): to publish

Question 65

週刊誌　しゅう・かん・し

Answer 65

N): weekly magazine

Question 66

漫画　まん・が

Answer 66

N): comic book/magazine/cartoon

Question 67

事典　じ・てん

Answer 67

N): encyclopedia

Question 68

小説　しょう・せつ

Answer 68

N): novel

Question 69

エッセイ

Answer 69

N): essay

Question 70

教科書　きょう・か・しょ

Answer 70

N): textbook

Question 71

雑誌　ざっ・し

Answer 71

N): magazine

Question 72

辞書　じ・しょ

Answer 72

N): dictionary

Question 73

～冊　さつ

Answer 73

G): counter for volumes (books etc)

Question 74

放送（する）　ほう・そう

Answer 74

N): broadcast

V): to broadcast

Question 75

エヌエイチケー

Answer 75

N): NHK japanese govt. owned radio and television network

Question 76

民放　みん・ぽう

Answer 76

N): commercial broadcasting

Question 77

番組　ばん・ぐみ

Answer 77

N): (tv/radio) program

Question 78

ホーム・ドラーマ

Answer 78

N): soap opera

Question 79

トーク・ショー

Answer 79

N): talk show

Question 80

アニメ

Answer 80

N): you know what this is, nerd

Question 81

時代劇　じ・だい・げき

Answer 81

N): “samurai drama” period drama more specifically like samurai period but u kno

Question 82

連続ドラマ　れん・ぞく

Answer 82

N): dramatic series; miniseries

Question 83

教育番組　きょう・いく・ばん・ぐみ

Answer 83

N): educational programming

Question 84

チャネルを変える

Answer 84

N): to change channel

Question 85

シーエム

Answer 85

N): (traditional) commercial, CM (from commercial message)

Question 86

スタジオ

Answer 86

N): studio

Question 87

マイク

Answer 87

N): microphone

Question 88

出演する　しゅつ・えん

Answer 88

V): to appear (as a performer)

Question 89

。。。に出る

Answer 89

V): to appear on (as a performer)

Question 90

司会者　し・かい・しゃ

Answer 90

N): MC

Question 91

タレント

Answer 91

N): TV personality

Question 92

アンテナ

Answer 92

N): antenna

Question 93

衛星放送　えい・せい・ほう・そう

Answer 93

N): satellite broadcast

Question 94

見出し　み・だ・し

Answer 94

N): headline

Question 95

社説　しゃ・せつ

Answer 95

N): editorial

Question 96

。。。欄　らん

Answer 96

N): … section

Question 97

案内広告　あん・ない・こう・こく

Answer 97

N): classified ad

Question 98

事件　じ・けん

Answer 98

N): event, incident

Question 99

伝える　つ・たえる

Answer 99

V): to report, to convey information

Question 100

発表（する）　はっ・ぴょう

Answer 100

N): announcement

V): to announce

Question 101

英字新聞　えい・じ・しん・ぶん

Answer 101

N): newspaper printed in English

Question 102

購読（する）　こう・どく

Answer 102

N): subscription

V): to subscribe

Question 103

文庫本　ぶん・こ・ぼん

Answer 103

N): paperback book

Question 104

参考書　さん・こう・しょ

Answer 104

N): reference book

Question 105

印刷（する）　いん・さつ

Answer 105

N): printing

V): to print

Question 106

目次　もく・じ

Answer 106

N): table of contents

Question 107

索引　さく・いん

Answer 107

N): index

Question 108

翻訳（する）ほん・やく

Answer 108

N): translation

V): to translate

Question 109

中継（する）　ちゅう・けい

Answer 109

N): live, remote broadcast (to do/make a..)

Question 110

録音（する）　ろく・おん

Answer 110

N): recording

V): to record a sound

Question 111

録画（する）　ろく・が

Answer 111

N): video recording

V): to videotape; record a video

Question 112

公衆電話　こう・しゅう・でん・わ

Answer 112

N): public phone

Question 113

月刊誌　げっ・かん・し

Answer 113

N): monthly magazine

Question 114

貼る　は・る

Answer 114

V): to paste

Question 115

送る　おく・る

Answer 115

V): to send

Question 116

N1 (recipient)　は/が　N2 (agent, actor)　に/から　う line > あ line + れる/drop る add られる/される/こられる

Answer 116

G): Passives: N1 (recipient) was (verb) by N2 (agent)

*also used as a milder honorific verb

Question 117

N1 (causer)　は/が　N2 (recipient)　に/を　う line > あ line + せる/drop る add させる/させる/こさせる

Answer 117

G): Causatives: N1 lets/makes (respectively) N2 (verb)

Question 118

X　は/が　Y　に　（Z を）　う line > あ line + せられる/drop る add させられる/させられる/こさせられる

Answer 118

G): Causative-Passives: X is caused (made/forced more like) by Y to do Z

Question 119

V:
う line > え line + ば
drop る + れば
すれば/くれば
い ADJ:
drop い + ければ
です/だ > なら(ば)、であれば

Answer 119

G): ば conditionals: if… (and only if)

*なら (without ば) – conclusion drawn from secondhand information

Question 120

(A　は　B　に)　～て verb + ほしい/いただきたい/もらいたい

Answer 120

G): (A) wants something done for them (by B)

Question 121

。。。（する）ことがある

Answer 121

G): there are occasions when…

Question 122

。。。に　ちがいない

Answer 122

G): there’s no doubt about…

Question 123

～ても、でも

Answer 123

G): even if; even though;