Japanese Reading 1 Flashcards

1
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暖房 だんぼう
(する)

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Heating (indoor)
To heat
「暖房が壊れてる」= the heating is broken
「寮(りょう)の暖房はごしょうしてる」= our dorm’s heating is malfunctioning

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電報 でんぽう

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Telegram

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電灯 でんとう

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Electrical light
「電灯をつけてくれ」= turn on the light
「彼は電灯を消し忘れた」= he forgot to turn off the light

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泥棒 どろぼう

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Thief
「警察官が泥棒を逮捕(たいほ)した」= the police officer arrested the thief
「警察官が泥棒を取り押さえた」= the police officer caught the thief

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5
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道具 どうぐ

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Tool, instrument, apparatus
「それを開ける道具が必要だ」= we need a tool to open that with
「これらの道具は家を建てるのに使われる」= these tools are used for building houses

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枝 えだ

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Branch, twig
「猫は枝の間に隠れた」= the cat hid amongst the branches

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遠慮 えんりょ

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Reserve, restraint, hesitation
「ありがと、でも遠慮しておく」= thank you, but I think I shouldn’t
「ベジタリアンなので肉は遠慮したい」= Because I’m a vegetarian, I want to refrain from eating meat
「私の説明を分からなかったら質問を聞くに遠慮しないで」= If you don’t understand my explanation, don’t hesitate to ask questions

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復習 ふくしゅう

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Review/revision (of learned material)
「英語の復習をしたか?」= did you review the English lesson?
「毎日単語の復習するべき」= you should review vocabulary every day

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9
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原因 げんいん

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Cause
「爆発(ばくはつ💥)の原因は何ですか」= what is the cause of the explosion?
「車の故障の原因を調べてる」= I am investigating the cause of the car’s malfunction
「彼のけっさきはいろいろな噂を原因となった」= his absence caused a lot of rumours

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10
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下宿 げしゅく

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Boarding, lodging
「私は下宿してる」= I am lodging
「彼はおばあさんと下宿してた」= he boarded with his aunt
「彼女は学生を下宿させてた」= She boarded students

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11
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ごちそう

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Feast, treat
「手伝ってくれたお礼にお昼をごちそうしたいです」= I want to treat you for lunch to thank you for your help

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12
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(お)礼 れい
*usually preceded by 対して たいして

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Thanks, gratitude
「彼女がしてくれたことに対して礼を述べた(のべた)」= He thanked her for what she did

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13
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対する たいする

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To face (each other), be directed toward, in response to
「彼女の親切な助言に対して彼は礼を述べた」= he thanked her for her help

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14
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ご主人 ごしゅじん

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Someone else’s husband

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15
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ご存じ ごぞんじ

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Knowing / (prior) knowledge
「ご存じですね」= you know about it
「ご存じのように、東京は世界の金融の中心地だ」= as you know, Tokyo is one of the financial centres of the world

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16
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具合 ぐあい

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Condition, state, health
「具合が悪い?」= are you feeling unwell?
「時計の具合が悪い」= something is wrong with my watch
「彼はずっと体の具合が良くない」= He has not been in good health for years

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17
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拝見 はいけん

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Seeing, looking at, checking
「免許証(めんきょしょう🪪)を拝見できますか?」= can I see your license?
「ちょっと運転免許証を拝見させてください」= please let me see your driver’s license

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18
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発音 はつおん

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Pronunciation

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19
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髭 ひげ

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Beard

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20
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引き出し ひきだし

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Drawer, withdrawal (from account)
「引き出しがどうしても開かない」= This drawer won’t open
「彼女は注意して引き出しを開けた」= she carefully opened the drawer

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21
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飛行場 ひこうじょう

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Airfield / strip

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22
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昼間 ひるま

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During the day / daytime
「星は昼間見られない」= stars cannot be seen during daytime
「昼間のツアーはありますか?」= do you offer daytime tours?

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23
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法律 ほうりつ

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Law
「法律が改正(かいせい)された」= the law was changed

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24
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放送 ほうそう

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Broadcast, program, announcement
「番組は今放送中です」= the program is currently on the air
「あのテレビ局は映画だけを放送してる」= that TV program only broadcasts movies

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25
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以外 いがい

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Excepting -
「私以外の誰もが知ってた」= everyone except me knew
「日曜日以外は働く」= I work every day except Sunday

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以下 いか

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Not exceeding, then going down
「隊長以下の者が建物に住む」= Men ranked captain and below live in this building
「彼の仕事は標準以下だ」= his work is below average

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27
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以内 いない

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Within, inside of, less than
「1時間以内に戻ってきます」= I will be back within the hour
「一週間以内に仕事を終える」= I can finish the work within a week

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28
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いっぱい

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1) One cup
2) full, filled, brimming
3) a lot, much, many
4) all of, the entire

「空には星がいっぱい見えた」= the sky was full of stars
「本をいっぱい持ってるね」= you have a lot of books
「バラの匂いが部屋いっぱいに満ちてた」= the scent of roses filled the room

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事務所 じむしょ

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Office
「1時間以内事務所に着く」= I’ll arrive at the office within an hour

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30
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鏡 かがみ

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Mirror

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31
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地震 じしん

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Earthquake

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32
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住所 じゅうしょ

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Address
「彼の住所忘れちゃった」= I forgot his address

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33
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海岸 かいがん

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Coast

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34
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会議 かいぎ

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Meeting, conference, assembly
「会議がどこあるか聞いた?」= have you heard where the meeting is?

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35
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会場 かいじょう

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Assembly hall

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36
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格好 かっこ(う)

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Appearance, figure

*格好つけてる = putting on a face, trying to look good

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37
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家内 かない

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Home, family, wife

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38
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見物 けんぶつ

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Sightseeing

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39
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喧嘩 けんか

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Quarrel, fight
「喧嘩する前に話し合おう」= let’s talk before fighting
「二人の男が通りで喧嘩してた」= two men were fighting on the street

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40
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研究 けんきゅう

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Research
*研究室 けんきゅうしつ = laboratory
「彼は医学の研究に携わってる」= he is engaged in medical research

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41
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機会 きかい

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Opportunity

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42
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近所 きんじょ

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Neighbourhood

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43
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国際 こくさい

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International
「英語は国際言語です」= English is an international language

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44
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この間

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The other day, lately, during this period
「この間彼に会った」= I met him the other day
「この間あなたがそう言ったね」= you said that the other day

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45
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このごろ

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These days, nowadays, at present
「この頃気分が悪い」= I haven’t been feeling good lately
「この頃父が車で仕事に行く」= these days father goes to work by car

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46
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故障 こしょう

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Fault, trouble, breakdown, failure, being out of order
「このエレベーターは故障してるようだ」= this elevator seems to be out of order
「車が故障したら歩こう」= let’s walk if the car breaks down

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47
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講堂 こうどう

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Auditorium

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48
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郊外 こうがい

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Suburbs

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49
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講義 こうぎ

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Lecture
「私は英語で講義をした」= I gave a lecture in English

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50
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工業 こうぎょう

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Industry (*as in company)

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51
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工場 こうじょう

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Factory

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52
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公務員 こうむいん

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Government worker

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53
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交通 こうつう

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Traffic

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54
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客 きゃく

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Customer, guest

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55
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教会 きょうかい

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(Christian) Church

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56
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競争 きょうそう

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Competition, contest, rivalry, race
*often “intense” rivalry described with 激(はげ)しい
「競争は激しくなった」= the rivalry become intense
「2社が競争してる」= two companies are competing

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57
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急行 きゅうこう

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Hurry, rush
「彼らは交通事故の現場に急行した」= they rushed to the scene of the crash
「これは急行ですか」= is this express?

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58
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真ん中 まんなか

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Middle, centre, midpoint, heart
「車は通りの真ん中にで故障した」= the car broke down in the middle of the street
「ライオンは檻の真ん中にいた」= the lion was in the middle of the cage

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59
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港 みなと

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Harbour

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60
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湖 みずうみ

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Lake

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61
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生 なま

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Raw
「生の魚」= raw fish
「日本ではよく魚を生で食べる」= we often eat fish raw in Japan

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62
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寝坊 ねぼう

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Oversleeping
「寝坊してしまった」

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63
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お祝い おいわい

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Congratulations
「あなたの成功をお祝いする」= I congratulate you on your success
「私は彼に入学に合格したお祝いを言った」= I congratulated him on passing his entrance exam

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64
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お嬢さん おじょうさん

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Another person’s daughter

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65
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屋上 おくじょう

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Rooftop

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66
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お見舞い おみまい

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Going to visit a sick person (in hospital)

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67
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表 おもて

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Surface, face, front (of a building), outside, appearance
「表に出ようか」= shall we take this outside?
「この紙はどちらが表だか見分けがつかない」= I can’t tell which is the right side of this paper

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68
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押入れ おしいれ

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Closet

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69
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お宅 おたく

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Your house, your home, your family
「明日お宅に伺う」= I’ll visit your house tomorrow
「お宅の犬は大きいね」= your dog is big

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70
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威張る いばる

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To act big, throw one’s weight around, be overbearing, be domineering, bossy, pushy, proud, arrogant, boast, brag

「いきなり入って威張ってもらっても困る」= you can’t just come and order people around
「あの人は威張るから好きになれない」= that man is too boastful for my liking
「彼は英雄だったが威張ってなかった」= he was a hero, but he didn’t boast

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借金 しゃっきん
*related word 達する たっする

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Loan, debt, borrowing money
達する = to reach, get to, attain

「彼の借金は100ドルに達した」= his debt amounted to 100 dollars

72
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くれぐれも
*common phrase くれぐれもよろしく

A

1) sincerely, earnestly
2) repeatedly, over and over again

「あのかたにくれぐれもよろしく」= give him my best regards

73
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用事 ようじ

A

Tasks, things to do, errands

「彼女は用事で外出中です」= she is out on errands
「悪いけど他に用事がある」= sorry, but I have another engagement
「そのあと何か用事がありますか?」= do you have anything to do after that?
「ポーラは緊急の用事で呼び出された」= Paula was called out on business
「用事以外は入場お断り」= no admittance except on business

74
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資料 しりょう

A

Materials, data, document

「彼女は本を書くための資料を集めてる」= she’s gathering material for writing a book
「どのような資料でも送っていただけると嬉しいです」= I would appreciate any information you can send to us

75
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工場 こうじょう

A

Factory

76
Q

お釣り おつり

A

Change (cash)

77
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冷房 れいぼう

A

Air conditioning

78
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利用 りよう

A

Use, application

「ホテルのプールが利用できる」= You can use the hotel’s pool
「時間をうまく利用してね」= make good use of your time

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留守 るす

A

Absence, being away from home

「午後は家を留守にします」= I’ll be away from home in the afternoon
「兄は今留守です」= My brother’s out right now

80
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坂 さか

A

Slope

「坂を登った」= we climbed the slope

81
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産業 さんぎょう

A

Industry (in general)

82
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政治 せいじ

A

Politics

83
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生命 せいめい

A

Life, existence

「彼の生命は危険な状態にあると思います。」= I think his life is in danger
「生命は他の惑星に存在しているのだろうか」= I wonder if life exists on other planets

84
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生産 せいさん

A

Production

85
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席 せき

A

Seat, post, position

86
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戦争 せんそう

A

War

87
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市民 しみん

A

Citizen

88
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品物 しなもの

A

Goods, things

89
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新聞社 しんぶんしゃ

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Newspaper company

90
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失敗 しっぱい

A

Failure

「失敗を怖がることはありません」= don’t be afraid of making mistakes
「文学的な見地から言えば、彼の作品は失敗です」= From a literary point of view, his work is a failure

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下着 したぎ

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Underwear

92
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食料品 しょくりょうひん

A

Groceries

93
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習慣 しゅうかん

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Habit, custom, practice

94
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相談 そうだん

A

To discuss

95
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水道 すいどう

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Water supply, water service

「水道の水が止められた」= the water system was turned off

96
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角 すみ

A

Corner

97
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砂 すな

A

Sand

98
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掏摸 すり

A

Pickpocket

99
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修理する しゅうり

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To repair, fix, service

100
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退院 たいいん

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Discharge from hospital

101
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棚 たな

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Shelves

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丁寧 ていねい

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Polite, courteous, civil

103
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適当 てきとう

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Suitable, proper, adequate

104
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店員 てんいん

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Employee of a store, shop assistant, clerk

105
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天気予報 てんきよほう

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Weather forecast

106
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展覧会 てんらんかい

A

Exhibition

107
Q

途中 とちゅう

A

On the way, en route

「学校へ行く途中でトムに会った」= I met Tom on my way to school
「途中であきらめるな」= don’t give up halfway

108
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特急 とっきゅう

A

Limited express train

109
Q

都合 つごう

A

Circumstances, condition, convenience

「昼食後ではご都合いただけますか」= Would after lunch be convenient for you?
「6時で都合はよろしいですか」= Will six o’clock suit you?

110
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結構 けっこう

A

Splendid, nice, wonderful, lovely, fine
Sufficient, satisfactory, enough, ok
Having enough, “I’m fine”, “no thanks”
Rather, quite, fairly, pretty, quite a bit

111
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受付 うけつけ

A

Reception (desk)

112
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運転手 うんてんしゅ

A

Driver

113
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裏 うら

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Reverse side, bottom side (Opp. of 表)

114
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売り場 うりば

A

Selling area

115
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割合 わりあい

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Rate, ratio, proportion, percentage

「クラスの女生徒の男生徒に対する割合は3対2だ」= the proportion of girls to boys in our class is 3 to 2

116
Q

予習 よしゅう

A

Prep for a lesson

117
Q

用 よう

A

Business, task, errand, use, purpose

118
Q

用意 ようい

A

Prep, arrangement, getting ready

119
Q

湯 ゆ

A

Hot water

120
Q

指輪 ゆびわ

A

Ring

121
Q

残念 ざんねん

A

Regrettable, unfortunate

122
Q

浅い あさい

A

Shallow

123
Q

深い ふかい

A

Deep

124
Q

細かい こまかい

A

Small, trivial, fine
Sensitive, attentively

125
Q

盛ん さかん

A

Prosperous, popular, enthusiastic, eager

「それはこの国でもっとも盛んなスポーツだった」= It was the most popular sport in this country.

126
Q

それほど

A

To that extent, to that degree, that much

「彼はそれほど背が高くない」= He is not so tall

127
Q

すっかり

A

Completely

128
Q

とうとう

A

Ultimately, at last

「彼はとうとう望みがかなった」= He finally got his wish

129
Q

集める あつめる

A

To collect, gather

130
Q

増える ふえる

A

To increase

131
Q

ふむ

A

To step on

132
Q

払う はらう

A

To pay

133
Q

冷える ひえる

A

To grow cold

134
Q

開く ひらく

A

To unseal, unpack

135
Q

拾う ひろう

A

To pick up, to find, to gather

136
Q

噛む かむ

A

To bite, to chew

137
Q

乾く かわく

A

To get dry

138
Q

飾る かざる

A

To decorate

139
Q

回る まわる

A

To go around

140
Q

向かう むかう

A

To go towards

141
Q

投げる なげる

A

To throw/cast away

142
Q

治る なおる

A

To fix, be repaired, cure, recover

143
Q

残る のこる

A

To remain, to be left

「塩が残っていますか」= is there any salt left?

144
Q

乗り換える のりかえる

A

To transfer trains

145
Q

塗る ぬる

A

To paint, to plaster

146
Q

入院 にゅういん

A

Hospitalisation

147
Q

行う おこなう

A

To perform, carry out

148
Q

折れる おれる
折る おる

A

To be broken/break

149
Q

降りる おりる

A

To get off, to come down

150
Q

下げる さげる

A

To hang, to suspend, to wear
To reduce, to lower

「ラジオの音を下げてくれませんか」= can you turn down the radio?

151
Q

騒ぐ さわぐ

A

To make noise, to make racket, be noisy

「この部屋で騒いではいけません」= don’t be noisy in this room

152
Q

触る さわる

A

To touch

153
Q

調べる しらべる

A

To investigate

154
Q

生じる しょうじる

A

To produce, to yield, to cause

「事故は不注意から生じる」= Accidents arise from carelessness
「彼の成功は、彼の勤勉の結果から生じた」= His success resulted from hard work

155
Q

滑る すべる

A

To slip, to slide

「私は滑って階段から転げ落ちた」= I slipped and fell down the stairs.

156
Q

済む すむ

A

To end, complete

「軽い打撲傷で済んだ」= he got away with a few bruises

157
Q

倒れる たおれる

A

To fall down, collapse, take a fall, to topple

「彼は気を失いあお向けに倒れた」= He fainted and fell on his back
「彼は過労で倒れた」= My father fell ill because he worked too hard

158
Q

足りる たりる

A

To be enough, sufficient

「朝食用のパンはぎりぎり足りる」= We have barely enough bread for breakfast

159
Q

足す たす

A

To add (numbers)

160
Q

訪ねる たずねる

A

To visit, to call on

「明日彼を訪ねるつもりだ」= I’ll call on him tomorrow
「私のおじは3日ごとに私を訪ねてくる」= My uncle calls on me every three days

161
Q

尋ねる たずねる

A

To ask, to enquire, inquire

「私の名前を知っていますかと彼にたずねた」= I asked him if he knew my name
「では明日その事について彼に尋ねてみます」= I will ask him about it tomorrow, then

162
Q

届ける とどける

A

To send, deliver, forward

「この書類を今すぐ彼女に届けてほしい」= I want you to take this paper to her right away

163
Q

通る とおる

A

To go past, to go along, travel along

「君の声はよく通るな」= Your voice carries well
「私は毎日その教会の前を通る」= I go by that church every day
「容易に試験に通ると思う」= I expect her to pass the examination easily
「彼はジョニーという名で通っていた」= He went by the name of Johnny

164
Q

取り替える とりかえる

A

To exchange, swap, barter

「これを小さいサイズと取り替えてほしいのです」= I want to exchange this for a smaller size
「彼らは欠陥テレビを新しいのと取りかえた」= They replaced the defective TV with a new one

165
Q

捕まえる つかまえる

A

To catch, to capture, to arrest, seize, restrain

「兄が大きな魚を捕まえた」= My brother caught a big fish
「その男は少年の手をつかまえた」= The man took the boy by the hand

166
Q

付く つく

A

To be attached, connected with, adhere, stick, cling
2) to be acquired

「その車には新しいエンジンがついている」= The car has a new engine
「彼は善悪の区別が付かない」= He can’t tell right from wrong
「彼は、喫煙のくせがついた」= He acquired the habit of smoking

167
Q

釣る つる

A

To fish, to catch

168
Q

植える うえる

A

To plant, to grow, to raise

「誰がその木を植えたのですか」= Who planted the tree?

169
Q

打つ うつ

A

To hit, strike, knock, beat, punch

「彼は心臓がどきどき打っているのを感じた」= He felt his heart beating fast
「雨が窓を打った」= The rain whipped against the window
「階段から落ちて背中を強く打ちました」= I fell down the stairs and hit my back very hard

170
Q

移る うつる

A

To move, transfer (department)

「今、席を移ってもかまいませんか」= Would you mind if I changed seats now?

171
Q

写す うつす

A

To copy, reproduce, transcribe, duplicate

「このページをノートに写しておきなさい」= Copy this page in your notebook
「彼は友達のノートを写すのに忙しかった」= He was busy copying his friend’s notebook

172
Q

沸かす わかす

A

To boil, heat

「お湯を少し沸かしてください」= Boil some water
「ジェシーはコーヒーを入れる為にお湯を沸かしている」= Jessie is boiling water to make coffee

173
Q

焼ける やける

A

To burn, burn down, roast

「全村が火事で焼けてなくなった」= The whole village was consumed by the fire

174
Q

痩せる やせる

A

To become thin, to lose weight

「彼は痛ましいほどやせていた」= He was painfully thin
「やせるためには、何かスポーツをするのが一番だ」= In order to lose weight, it is best to take up some sport

175
Q

汚れる よごれる

A

To get dirty

176
Q

揺れる ゆれる

A

To shake, to sway, to waver

「その地震で家々が揺れた」= The earthquake shook the houses
「車はがたがた揺れた」= The car gave a jolt

177
Q

食堂 しょくどう

A

Dining room / hall