Lesson 1 - Japanese (no kana) Flashcards

1
Q

どのように

A

how

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2
Q

迷う[道に]

A

lose [one’s way]

まよう[みちに]

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3
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先輩

A

senior (student, collegue, etc)

せんぱい

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4
Q

まるで

A

just (as in ‘X is just like Y’)

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5
Q

明るい[性格が〜]

A

cheerful [personality]

あかるい[せいかくが〜]

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6
Q

父親

A

father

ちちおや

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7
Q

A

lake

みずうみ

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8
Q

目指す

A

aim at, have one’s eye on

めざす

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9
Q

A

life

いのち

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10
Q

おせち料理

A

traditional Japanese food for the New Year

おせちりょうり

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11
Q

初詣で

A

traditional practice of visiting a shrine or temple during the New Year to pray for happiness

はつもうで

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12
Q

A

tatami mat

たたみ

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13
Q

座布団

A

square floor cushion for sitting or kneeling on

ざぶとん

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14
Q

A

floor

ゆか

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15
Q

正座

A

formal kneeling position, with buttocks on heels, body upright, and hands in lap

せいざ

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16
Q

おじぎ

A

bow (greeting)

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17
Q

作家

A

writer, author

さっか

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18
Q

〜中[留守〜]

A

while [while out]

〜ちゅう[るす〜]

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19
Q

いっぱい

A

full, crowded

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20
Q

どんなに

A

however, no matter how

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21
Q

立派[な]

A

wonderful, grand

りっぱ[な]

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22
Q

欠点

A

failing, shortcoming

けってん

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23
Q

〜過ぎ

A

past, after, gone

〜すぎ

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24
Q

似合う

A

suit, look good in

にあう

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25
Q

それで

A

so, therefore

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26
Q

お礼

A

thanks, appreciation

おれい

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27
Q

ポイント

A

key point

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28
Q

内容

A

contents

ないよう

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29
Q

聞き取る

A

comprehend by listening

ききとる

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30
Q

表現

A

expression

ひょうげん

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31
Q

迷う

A

be unable to decide [between A and B]

まよう

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32
Q

部分

A

part

ぶぶん

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33
Q

市民

A

citizen

しみん

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34
Q

会館

A

assembly hall

かいかん

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35
Q

市民会館

A

community center

しみんかいかん

36
Q

伝統的[な]

A

traditional

でんとうてき[な]

37
Q

実際に

A

actually

じっさいに

38
Q

そういう

A

that kind of

39
Q

ふだん

A

ordinary, usual

40
Q

何とか

A

somehow or other

なんとか

41
Q

イントネーション

A

intonation

42
Q

奨学金

A

scholarship, bursary

しょうがくきん

43
Q

推薦状

A

reference, letter of recommendation

すいせんじょう

44
Q

交流

A

social interchange

こうりゅう

(cf. _______パーティー: get-to-know-you party)

45
Q

司会

A

presiding over (a meeting or social event)

しかい

46
Q

目上

A

superior, of higher status

めうえ

47
Q

断る

A

refuse

ことわる

48
Q

引き受ける

A

accept

ひきうける

49
Q

印象

A

impression

いんしょう

50
Q

チェックする

A

check

51
Q

[お]住まい

A

residence

[お]すまい

52
Q

たたむ

A

fold

53
Q

重ねる

A

place one on top of the other

かさねる

54
Q

板張り

A

wooden (floor, ceiling, etc.)

いたばり

55
Q

素足

A

without socks

すあし

56
Q

使い分ける

A

use selectively

つかいわける

57
Q

良さ

A

merit, good quality

よさ

58
Q

読み取る

A

understand by reading or scrutinizing

よみとる

59
Q

旅行者

A

tourist, traveller

りょこうしゃ

60
Q

〜者

A

-er (person)

〜しゃ

61
Q

最も

A

most

もっとも

62
Q

非常に

A

very, extremely

ひじょうに

63
Q

それほど

A

to that extent

64
Q

代表する

A

represent

だいひょうする

65
Q

全体

A

whole

ぜんたい

66
Q

敷く

A

lay (a tatami mat), lay out (a futon, floor cusions)

しく

67
Q

ちょうど

A

just (as in ‘X is just like Y’)

68
Q

何枚も

A

many (flat objects)

なんまいも

69
Q

つける[名前を〜]

A

apply, give [a name to]

70
Q

やまとことば

A

word of purely Japanese origin

71
Q

動かす

A

move

うごかす

72
Q

組み合わせる

A

combine, join together

くみあわせる

73
Q

客間

A

drawing room, parlor

きゃくま

74
Q

居間

A

living room, sitting room

いま

75
Q

仕事部屋

A

workroom, study

しごとべや

76
Q

ワラ

A

straw

77
Q

イグサ

A

mat rush

78
Q

呼吸する

A

breathe

こきゅうする

79
Q

湿気

A

moisture, dampness

しっけ

80
Q

取る[湿気を〜]

A

remove [moisture]

とる[しっけを〜]

81
Q

快適[な]

A

comfortable

かいてき[な]

82
Q

清潔[な]

A

clean

せいけつ[な]

83
Q

本文

A

main text

ほんぶん

84
Q

一戸建て

A

detached house

いっこだて

85
Q

小学生

A

prime (elementary) school student

しょうがくせい