Chapter 9 Japanese

Question 1

わかります

Answer 1

understand

Question 2

あります

Answer 2

have

Question 3

好き［な］
すき

Answer 3

like

Question 4

嫌い［な］
きらい

Answer 4

dislike

Question 5

上手［な］
じょうず［な］

Answer 5

good at

Question 6

下手［な］

Answer 6

poor at

Question 7

料理
りょうり

Answer 7

dish (cooked food), cooking

Question 8

飲み物
のみもの

Answer 8

drinks

Question 9

スポーツ

Answer 9

sport （～をします: play sports)

Question 10

野球
やきゅう

Answer 10

baseball（～をします: play baseball)

Question 11

ダンス

Answer 11

dance （～をします: dance)

Question 12

音楽
おんがく

Answer 12

music

Question 13

歌
うた

Answer 13

song

Question 14

クラシック

Answer 14

classical music

Question 15

ジャズ

Answer 15

jazz

Question 16

コンサート

Answer 16

concert

Question 17

カラオケ

Answer 17

karaoke

Question 18

歌舞伎
かぶき

Answer 18

Kabuki (traditional Japanese musical drama)

Question 19

絵
え

Answer 19

picture, drawing

Question 20

字
じ

Answer 20

letter, character

Question 21

漢字
かんじ

Answer 21

Chinese characters

Question 22

ひらがな

Answer 22

Hiragana script

Question 23

かたかな

Answer 23

Katakana script

Question 24

ローマ字
ローマじ

Answer 24

the Roman alphabet

Question 25

細かいお金
こまかいおかね

Answer 25

small change

Question 26

チケット

Answer 26

ticket

Question 27

時間
じかん

Answer 27

time

Question 28

用事
ようじ

Answer 28

something to do, errand

Question 29

約束
やくそく

Answer 29

appointment, promise

Question 30

ご主人
ごしゅじん

Answer 30

(someone else’s) husband

Question 31

夫／主人
おっと／しゅじん

Answer 31

(my) husband

Question 32

奥さん
おくさん

Answer 32

(someone else’s) wife

Question 33

妻／家内
つま／かない

Answer 33

(my) wife

Question 34

子ども
こども

Answer 34

child

Question 35

よく

Answer 35

well, much

Question 36

だいたい

Answer 36

mostly, roughly

Question 37

たくさん

Answer 37

many, much

Question 38

少し
すこし

Answer 38

a little, a few

Question 39

全然
ぜんぜん

Answer 39

not at all (used with negatives)

Question 40

早く、速く
はやく

Answer 40

early, quickly, fast

Question 41

～から

Answer 41

because ~

Question 42

どうして

Answer 42

why

Question 43

残念です［ね］
ざんえんです［ね］

Answer 43

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

Question 44

すみません。

Answer 44

I am sorry.

Question 45

もしもし

Answer 45

hello (used on the phone)

Question 46

ああ

Answer 46

oh

Question 47

いっしょにいかがですか。

Answer 47

Won’t you join me (us)?

Question 48

［～は］ちょっと。。。

Answer 48

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

Question 49

だめですか。

Answer 49

So you cannot (come)?

Question 50

また今度お願いします
またこんどおねがいします

Answer 50

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