Lesson 2

Question 1

たけど
[clause 1] だけど [clause 2]

Answer 1

however, but

Question 2

noun + だらけ

Answer 2

full of (something undesirable)

Question 3

どんなに～ても

Answer 3

no matter how much

Question 4

どうしても + phrase

Answer 4

no matter what; at any cost

Question 5

+ふりをする
verb (casual)
い adjective
noun + の
な adjective + な

Answer 5

to pretend; to act as if

Question 6

ふと + action

Answer 6

suddenly; accidentally; unexpectedly

Question 7

noun/ verb (stem form) + がち

Answer 7

tend to ____; has the tendency to ___

Question 8

verb (stem form) +がたい

Answer 8

very difficult to ___; impossible to ____

Question 9

noun/ vern (stem form) + 気味

Answer 9

appears to be; a little; a bit

Question 10

noun/ verb (dictionary form) + ごとに

Answer 10

each; every; at intervals of

Question 11

+ ほど
verb (casual)
Noun
な adjective + な
い adjective

Answer 11

degree; extent; upper limit

Question 12

[Noun] + ほど + [verb/adj (ない forms)]

Answer 12

X is not as ___ as Y.

Question 13

一度に + phrase

Answer 13

all at once

Question 14

いくら + [verb/noun/adjective (ても forms)]

Answer 14

no matter how ____

Question 15

verb (dictionary form) + 一方だ
いっぽう

Answer 15

more and more; continue to

Question 16

一体 + question
いったい

Answer 16

emphasis; what in the world; what on earth

Question 17

phrase + じゃない

Answer 17

confirmation of information; most likely; maybe

Question 18

noun + か何か

Answer 18

or something

Question 19

verb (stem form) + かける/かけの

Answer 19

not yet finished; in the middle of

Question 20

+ 代わりに
verb (casual)
noun + の
その

Answer 20

instead of; as a substitute