Chapter 6, Section 1 - 町と都市 Flashcards

1
Q

街並み

まちなみ

A

townscape
street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street​

この通りには、古い町並みが残っている。
The old townscape still remains along the street.

N

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2
Q

住人

じゅうにん

A

resident; inhabitant

うちのマンションでは、住人同士が挨拶をすることが少ない。
Residents of our apartment building rarely greet each other.

N

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3
Q

街頭

がいとう

A

on the street

街頭で寄付金を募ることにしました。
We decided to ask for donations on the street.

N

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4
Q

明かり

あかり

A

lights
i.e. in a building

家の明かりがついている。
The lights were on at home.

N

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5
Q

地下街

ちかがい

A

underground shopping centre

東京駅周辺には地下街が広がっています。
There are underground shopping areas all around Tokyo Station.

N

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6
Q

規模

きぼ

A

scale

この施設はどのくらいの規模がありますか?
What is the scale of this facility?

N

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7
Q

人波

ひとなみ

A

surging crowd

渋谷駅の周辺は人波を縫って進まなければなりません。
You have to push through the surge of people in the area around Shibuya Station.

N

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8
Q

人気

ひとけ

A

sign of life; human presence​
also: humanity; humaneness

大きな通りから一本入ると人気がない。
The alley around the corner from this big street is deserted.

N

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9
Q

煌々と

こうこうと

A

brightly; dazzling

深夜コンビニの辺りだけが、煌々と明るい。
Only the area around the convenience store is brightly lit late at night.

Adv

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10
Q

整備〈する〉

せいび

A

maintenance

でこぼこだった道が最近整備された。
The bumpy road has been paved recently.

Adv

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11
Q

凸凹〈な〉

でこぼこ

A

bumpy; uneven; rugged
can also be: unequal; imbalance

バスは凸凹道を走りながらガタガタと音を立てた。
The bus rattled as it drove along the bumpy road.

N, (no) adj, Na adj, Sv intr

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12
Q

インフラ

A

infrastructure

都市ではインフラがほぼ整備されている。
Infrastructure is mostly developed in cities.

N

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13
Q

埋め立てる

うめたてる

A

to reclaim; to fill up

海を埋め立てて工場を作る計画
a plan to reclaim the sea and build a factory.

V trans

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14
Q

賑わう

にぎわう

A

to be crowded; to be bustling
to prosper

通りは買い物客でにぎわっている。
The streets are alive with shoppers.

V intr

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15
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設ける

もうける

A

to prepare; to provide
to set up; to organise

彼の話を詳しく聞きたいので、別の機会を設けることにした。
I set up another opportunity to meet him as I was interested to hear more about his story.

V trans

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16
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着手〈する〉

ちゃくしゅ

A

starting (work on); commencement
embark

工事がいつ着手されるかは、まだ決まっていない。
When construction will start is not yet decided.

N, Sv intr

17
Q

着工〈する〉

ちゃっこう

A

starting construction work

埋め立て工事の着工が、来年春に決定した。
It was decided that the reclamation construction will begin next spring.

N, Sv intr

18
Q

溶け込む

とけこむ

A

to blend in
also: to melt/dissolve into; adapt; merge

新しい駅は古い街並みの風景にうまく溶け込んでいる。
The new station blends into the scenery of the old townscape.

V intr

19
Q

おもむき

A

taste; charm

この街は、歴史的な趣を残している。
This town still has historical charm.

N

20
Q

斜面

しゃめん

A

slope

山が整備され、斜面に住居が建てられた。
The mountain was prepared to allow for houses to be built on its slopes.

N

21
Q

角度

かくど

A

angle

この町には角度が急な坂がいくつかある。
This town has several steep hills.

N

22
Q

余所

よそ

A

another place; somewhere else; strange parts

余所と比べると、ここは自然が残っている。
Compared to other places, there’s still nature around here.

N, N (no)

23
Q

遅らせる

おくらせる

A

to delay
lit: make late

悪天候が道路工事を遅らせた。
The bad weather caused a delay in the construction of the road.

V caus

24
Q

規模

きぼ

A

scale

この地域の開発の規模は予定より大きくなりそうだ。
The scale of development in this region will probably be larger than planned.

N

25
Q

持って来い

もってこい

A

just right; ideal; perfectly suitable​

この辺には交通量が少ないので、散歩にもってこいだ。
There’s not much traffic in these parts so it’s perfect for ambling.

Expr, N (no)

26
Q

点々と

てんてんと

A

here and there
little by little; sporadically; scattered in drops

駅から家までの道にはコンビニが点々とある。
There are convenience stores here and there on the road from the station to my house.

Adv (to)

27
Q

待ち望む

まちのぞむ

A

to look forward to; to wait eagerly for

住民はスーパのオープンを待ち望んでいる。
The residents are looking forward to the opening of the supermarket.

V trans

28
Q

存続〈する〉

そんぞく

A

continue existing

あの図書館は閉会が心配されていたが、存続が決まった。
People are worried the library will close, but it will stay open.

N, Sv intr

29
Q

若干

じゃっかん

A

a little bit; slightly

この地域の人口は去年に比べて若干減少した。
The population of this region has decreased somewhat in comparison to last year.

Adv, N

30
Q

若干名

じゃっかんめい

A

a small number of people

N, expr

31
Q

追放〈する〉

ついほう

A

expulsion
drive out/away

街から暴力を追放するキャンペーンが行われている。
There’s a campaign to drive out violence from our streets.

N, Sv trans

32
Q

永久追放〈する〉

えいきゅうついほう

A

permanent expulsion

N, Sv trans