Lesson 1 Flashcards
Class reunion
同窓会 (どうそうかい)
To get/to gain/to understand
得る (える)
Classmate / Schoolmate in the same grade
同級生 (どうきゅうせい)
Occupation
職業 (しょくぎょう)
Place of employment
就職先(しゅうしょくさき)
The rate of employment
就職率(しゅうしょくりつ)
Difficulty in finding an employment
就職難(しゅうしょくなん)
Attraction / charm / appeal
魅力(みりょく)
Easy / simple / ease
簡単(かんたん)
Journalist
ジャーナリスト
Media
メディア
Special edition / feature story (story, article, TV program…) / to feature
特集(とくしゅう)
Headline
見出し(みだし)
Worth / equivalent to / quite
相当(そうとう)
debut / to debut
デビュー
Actress
女優(じょゆう)
Actor
俳優(はいゆう)
The cast / performer
出演者(しゅつえんしゃ)
Celebrity
著名人(ちょめいじん)
New coverage / to collect data or materials for broadcast or publication / to interview
取材(しゅざい)
Journalist / reporter
記者(きしゃ)
Industry / the trade
業界(ぎょうかい)
Achievements or results in business or academic research
業績(ぎょうせき)
Situation / circumstances / the state of affairs
状況(じょうきょう)
to live / to make one’s living
暮らす(くらす)
Quality
品質(ひんしつ)
To accept / to receive
受け入れる(うけいれる)
Complaint / Grievance
苦情(くじょう)
クレーム
All one’s strength / all one’s energy
全力(ぜんりょく)
Lecture / course
講座(こうざ)
Lecturer / teacher / speaker
講師(こうし)
Reliable / promising
頼もしい(たのもしい)
Spirit / guts / energy and concentration
気合(きあい)
Opening of a port or airport / to open a port or airport
開港(かいこう)
closing of a port or airport / to closea port or airport
閉講(へいこう)
Performance / real stage (not rehearsal or practice)
本番(ほんばん)
Terrible / awful / terribly / severely / mercilessly
散々(さんざん)
To bring to life / to make use of
生かす(いかす)
The universe / space / the cosmos
宇宙(うちゅう)
Spacecraft / spaceship
宇宙船(うちゅうせん)
Rough / crude / sketchy (rugueux, grossier, inachevé)
大雑把(おおざっぱ)
Hydrangea (hortensia)
あじさい
Finally / at last
とうとう
food
食料
One’s alma mater
母校(ぼこう)
Good health
健勝(けんしょう)
The season / the time of the year
時節(じせつ)
Due date / fixed date / expiration date
期日(きじつ)
Life / lifetime
生涯(しょうがい)
Cancellation of a light or a sailing
欠航(けっこう)
Attendance and (or) absence)
出欠席(しゅっけっせき)
Organizer of a social gathering
幹事(かんじ)
The beginning (the first 10 days) of a month
上旬(じょうじゅん)
The middle (the middle 10 days) of the month
中旬(ちゅうじゅん)
The end (the last 10 days) of the month
下旬(げじゅん)
Proactive / positive / aggressive
積極的(せっきょくてき)
Unmotivated / passive / negative
消極的(しょうきょくてき)
Old friend
旧友(きゅうゆう)
To drink together
酌み交わす(くみかわす)
Old friendship
旧交(きゅうこう)
Class teacher / to be in charge of a class
担任(たんにん)
Prediction / estimate / to predict / to estimate / to forecast
予測(よそく)
Will / volition / determination / one’s own will
意思(いし)
Carelessly / without thinking / incautiously
うっかり
To break / to tear / to rip / to violate
破る(やぶる)
To measure / to estimate
測る(はかる)
Profit
利益(りえき)
Accessory
アクセサリー
Gradually / steadily / little by little
徐々(じょじょ)
Effort / endeavor / hard work
努力(どりょく)
Offer
提案 (ていあん)
Photography
撮影(さつえい)
Big / substantial
大幅(おおはば)
Decrease / reduction / decline
減少(げんしょう)
Serious
深刻(しんこく)
Deficit
赤字(あかじ)
Challenge / defiance
挑戦(ちょうせん)