Japanese 言の葉 Listening (Music)

Question 1

意識

Answer 1

いしいき
consciousness / awareness

Question 2

… と意識したことはありません。

Answer 2

(I) have never thought/ considered …

私は特別、音楽が好きと意識したことはありません。
= I’ve never thought of myself as particularly fond of music.

Question 3

反対に

Answer 3

on the other hand

反対に学生の頃、歌や楽器のテストは緊張して嫌でしたね
= On the other hand, when I was a student, I was nervous and hated taking singing and musical instrument tests.

Question 4

演奏

Answer 4

えんそう
musical performance

Question 5

ありせん

Answer 5

doesn’t exist ありません　(casual)

Question 6

無縁

Answer 6

むえん
unrelated / irrelevant / indifferent

同時に楽器はまったく無縁になりました。
= At the same time, musical instruments became completely irrelevant.

Question 7

緊張

Answer 7

きんちょう
tension / strain / nervousness / stress

今までで一番緊張した。
= I was more nervous than ever.

Question 8

その時々をフォローしてくれます

Answer 8

= (It) follows the times/ (It) changes with the times

おんがくはそのときどきをフォローしてくれますよね。
= Music follows the times. / Music changes with the times.

Question 9

随分

Answer 9

随分
ずいぶん
very / fairly / considerably

Question 10

気持ちが助けられる。

Answer 10

= (It) helps (my) mood / feeling

音楽で随分気持ちが助けられたりします。
= Music can really help your mood.

Question 11

癒す

Answer 11

いやす
heal

あなたは私を癒す。
= You make me feel better. / You heal me.

Question 12

時には

Answer 12

ときには
sometimes / at times / occasionally

Question 13

怒りの気持ちを鎮めてくれる。

Answer 13

　　　　　　　　
いかりの気持ちをしずめてくれる。
= (It) calms feelings of anger

時には怒りの気持ちを鎮めてくれたりします。
= Sometimes it calms down your anger.

Question 14

素敵な

Answer 14

すてきな
= wonderful / lovely / nice

Question 15

応援歌

Answer 15

おうえんか
= a cheering song / a rousing song / a supporters’ song

私にも　一曲　素敵な応援歌があります。
= I also have a wonderful cheering song.

Question 16

一曲

Answer 16

いっきょく
= a piece of music / a tune

Question 17

落ち込む

Answer 17

おちこむ
= to feel down / to feel sad / to be depressed / to be in low spirits

Question 18

勇気

Answer 18

ゆうき
= courage / bravery / valour / nerve / boldness

Question 19

怒り

Answer 19

いかり
= anger / rage / fury / indignation

Question 20

鎮める or 静める

Answer 20

しずめる
= to quieten / to calm (ex. a child / a crowd / one’s feelings)

Question 21

名人

Answer 21

めいじん
= master / expert

Question 22

紹介

Answer 22

しょうかい
= introduction

Question 23

なんて

Answer 23

= things like / something like / someone like /
such a thing as / (the fact) that / to think that​

Question 24

励ます

Answer 24

はげます
= 1. to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up
2. to raise one’s voice

Question 25

塵

Answer 25

ちり　・　ごみ
= dust / rubbish

Question 26

積もる

Answer 26

つもる
= 　to pile up / accumulate

Question 27

PROVERB
“塵も積もれば山となる”

Answer 27

PROVERB
ちりもつもればやまとなる
= “When dust accumulates, it becomes a mountain”

　[similar in meaning to, “It all adds up”]

Question 28

PROVERB
“知らぬが仏”

Answer 28

PROVERB
しらぬがほとけ
= “Ignorance / Not knowing is Buddha”

[equivalent to “Ignorance is bliss”]

Question 29

馴染み

Answer 29

なじみ
= familiarity / intimacy / acquaintance

Question 30

PROVERB
”知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼”

Answer 30

しらぬほとけよりなじみのおに
= “Better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don’t”

[“Better the devil you know”]

Question 31

諺

Answer 31

ことわざ
= proverb / saying

Question 32

貯金

Answer 32

ちょきん
= putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank)

Question 33

乱す

Answer 33

みだす
= to throw into disorder / to disarrange / to disturb
(order, peace, etc.) / to corrupt (public morals) /
to dishevel (hair)

Question 34

PROVERB
“嘘も方便”

Answer 34

うそもほうべん
= circumstances may justify a lie​

[“The ends justify the means”]

Question 35

限る

Answer 35

かぎる

2. 1. to restrict; to limit; to confine (v.t.)
3. to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to (v.i.)
4. to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)​

Question 36

PROVERB
“目は口ほどに物を言う”

Answer 36

めはくちほどにものをいう
= The eyes say as much as the mouth

[“The eyes are the windows to the soul”]

Question 37

目つき

Answer 37

めつき
= the look in someone’s eyes

Question 38

感情

Answer 38

かんじょう
= feeling / emotion