Lesson 5

Question 1

大

Answer 1

くんよみ　おお
おんよみ　ダイ、タイ

大きい big
大学 college
拡大 enlargement
大通り main street
大変 terrible, disastrous
大量 a large quantity

Question 2

中

Answer 2

くんよみ　なか
おんよみ　チュウ

中 inside, in
中心 the middle, center
中学校 junior high school
途中 on the way
仕事中 on duty

Question 3

小

Answer 3

くんよみ　ちい（さい）、こ、お
おんよみ　ショウ

小さい small
小学校 elementary school
小川 brook, stream
小猫 small cat
小説 a novel
大小 big and small

Question 4

円

Answer 4

くんよみ　まる
おんよみ　エン

円い round
100円 100 yen
円高 high value of the yen
円形 round, round shape
楕円 ellipse
半円 half circle

Question 5

人

Answer 5

くんよみ　ひと
おんよみ　ジン、二ン

人 person, people
人間 human
日本人 Japanese person
成人 an adult
恋人 lover
宇宙人 space alien

Question 6

目

Answer 6

くんよみ　め、ま
おんよみ　モク、ボク

目 eye
目的 purpose
目立つ to stand out
目前 before one’s eyes
目標 a goal
右目 right eye

Question 7

parking lot

Answer 7

ちゅうしゃじょう

Question 8

taxi stand

Answer 8

タクシーのりば

Question 9

elevator

Answer 9

エレベーター

Question 10

escalator

Answer 10

エスカレーター

Question 11

bus stop

Answer 11

バスてい

Question 12

library

Answer 12

としょかん

Question 13

railroad crossing

Answer 13

ふみきり

Question 14

sidewalk

Answer 14

ほどう

Question 15

calculator

Answer 15

けいさんき

Question 16

tape (cellophane)

Answer 16

セロ テープ

Question 17

two-sided tape

Answer 17

りょうめんテープ

Question 18

stapler

Answer 18

ホッチキス

Question 19

file cabinet

Answer 19

ファイル

Question 20

paper clip

Answer 20

ペーパー クリップ

Question 21

folder

Answer 21

フォルダー

Question 22

ballpoint pen

Answer 22

ボールペン

Question 23

ink

Answer 23

インク

Question 24

correction fluid

Answer 24

しゅうせいえき

Question 25

hole puncher

Answer 25

パンチ

Question 26

penciled sharpener

Answer 26

えんぴつけずり

Question 27

appointment book

Answer 27

システムてちょう

Question 28

laptop computer

Answer 28

ラップ トップ

Question 29

safe (to secure valuable)

Answer 29

きんこ

Question 30

piggy bank

Answer 30

ちょきんばこ

Question 31

tip (for services)

Answer 31

チップ

Question 32

where, which, and who (polite)

Answer 32

どちら

Question 33

voice

Answer 33

こえ

Question 34

animal cry, chirp, roar

Answer 34

なきごえ

Question 35

everybody

Answer 35

みんな

Question 36

children

Answer 36

こどもたち

Question 37

picnic

Answer 37

ピクニック

Question 38

Disneyland

Answer 38

ディズニーランド

Question 39

public bath (artificially heated)

Answer 39

せんとう

Question 40

thing(s)

Answer 40

もの

Question 41

hot spring

Answer 41

おんせん

Question 42

after all, in the end

Answer 42

けっきょく

Question 43

housework

Answer 43

かじ

Question 44

cleaning

Answer 44

そうじ

Question 45

laundry

Answer 45

せんたく

Question 46

Chinese cooking

Answer 46

中（ちゅう）かりょうり

Question 47

woman’s bath

Answer 47

おんなゆ

Question 48

men’s bath

Answer 48

おとこゆ

Question 49

men’s and woman’s bath

Answer 49

こんよく

Question 50

to answer (える/いる）

Answer 50

こたえる

Question 51

terrible (い adjective)

Answer 51

ひどい

Question 52

bright (い adjective)

Answer 52

あかるい

Question 53

dark (い adjective)

Answer 53

くらい

Question 54

verb usage (こたえる)

Answer 54

The answering phrase sounds better if it is changed to its informal form. The thing being answered is marked with に and the person to whom you are answering is marked with に.

[phrase] とこたえる
to answer with [phrase]

[thing] にこたえる
to answer [thing]

Question 55

The ています form

Answer 55

The ています form is the verb+ing form in English. It is used when an action is currently taking place or is ongoing. Verb in the positive て form with います ending.

[positive て form verb] + います
I am [verb]-ing

If it is いません then the action was not occuring. いました then it was occuring in the past. いませんでした then it wasn’t occuring in the past.

Question 56

ています vs てます

Answer 56

In spoken Japanese, people often drop the い sound in the ています verb form. In speaking it sounds more relaxed and casual.

Question 57

This is better than that

Answer 57

Depending on context より can mean “than, more than, or instead of”.

[item 1] is more [adjective] than [item 2]
[item 2] より[item 1]のほうが[adjective]です

Question 58

Using より alone

Answer 58

Can be used on it’s own to say more than, instead of, than, or rather than.

Question 59

Using のほうが alone

Answer 59

You can use this by itself
あしたのほうがいいです

Tomorrow is better

Question 60

Saying “or” in Japanese using か

Answer 60

か is used between words in a list to say “or”. It is optional to have か on the last item of the list.

えんぴつかペンでかいてください

Please write it with a pencil or pen