Chapter 9 English

Question 1

understand

Answer 1

わかります

Question 2

have

Answer 2

あります

Question 3

like

Answer 3

好き［な］
すき

Question 4

dislike

Answer 4

嫌い［な］
きらい

Question 5

good at

Answer 5

上手［な］
じょうず［な］

Question 6

poor at

Answer 6

下手［な］

Question 7

dish (cooked food), cooking

Answer 7

料理
りょうり

Question 8

drinks

Answer 8

飲み物
のみもの

Question 9

sport （～をします: play sports)

Answer 9

スポーツ

Question 10

baseball（～をします: play baseball)

Answer 10

野球
やきゅう

Question 11

dance （～をします: dance)

Answer 11

ダンス

Question 12

music

Answer 12

音楽
おんがく

Question 13

song

Answer 13

歌
うた

Question 14

classical music

Answer 14

クラシック

Question 15

jazz

Answer 15

ジャズ

Question 16

concert

Answer 16

コンサート

Question 17

karaoke

Answer 17

カラオケ

Question 18

Kabuki (traditional Japanese musical drama)

Answer 18

歌舞伎
かぶき

Question 19

picture, drawing

Answer 19

絵
え

Question 20

letter, character

Answer 20

字
じ

Question 21

Chinese characters

Answer 21

漢字
かんじ

Question 22

Hiragana script

Answer 22

ひらがな

Question 23

Katakana script

Answer 23

かたかな

Question 24

the Roman alphabet

Answer 24

ローマ字
ローマじ

Question 25

small change

Answer 25

細かいお金
こまかいおかね

Question 26

ticket

Answer 26

チケット

Question 27

time

Answer 27

時間
じかん

Question 28

something to do, errand

Answer 28

用事
ようじ

Question 29

appointment, promise

Answer 29

約束
やくそく

Question 30

(someone else’s) husband

Answer 30

ご主人
ごしゅじん

Question 31

(my) husband

Answer 31

夫／主人
おっと／しゅじん

Question 32

(someone else’s) wife

Answer 32

奥さん
おくさん

Question 33

(my) wife

Answer 33

妻／家内
つま／かない

Question 34

child

Answer 34

子ども
こども

Question 35

well, much

Answer 35

よく

Question 36

mostly, roughly

Answer 36

だいたい

Question 37

many, much

Answer 37

たくさん

Question 38

a little, a few

Answer 38

少し
すこし

Question 39

not at all (used with negatives)

Answer 39

全然
ぜんぜん

Question 40

early, quickly, fast

Answer 40

早く、速く
はやく

Question 41

because ~

Answer 41

～から

Question 42

why

Answer 42

どうして

Question 43

I’m sorry (to hear that). That’s a pity.

Answer 43

残念です［ね］
ざんえんです［ね］

Question 44

I am sorry.

Answer 44

すみません。

Question 45

hello (used on the phone)

Answer 45

もしもし

Question 46

oh

Answer 46

ああ

Question 47

Won’t you join me (us)?

Answer 47

いっしょにいかがですか。

Question 48

[~] is a bit difficult. (an euphemism used when declining an invitation)

Answer 48

［～は］ちょっと。。。

Question 49

So you cannot (come)?

Answer 49

だめですか。

Question 50

Please ask me again some other time. (used when refusing an invitation indirectly, considering someone’s feelings)

Answer 50

また今度お願いします
またこんどおねがいします