Lesson 5 Recognition Kanji

Question 1

事務員

Answer 1

じむいん

Office clerk

Question 2

建物

Answer 2

たてもの

Building

Question 3

玄関

Answer 3

げんかん

Entrance (house or building)

Question 4

貼り紙

Answer 4

はりがみ

Paper posted (on a board, wall, etc)

Question 5

発表する

Answer 5

はっぴょうする

To announce

Question 6

場所

Answer 6

ばしょ

Place

Question 7

佐藤

Answer 7

さとう

Family name

Question 8

相談する

Answer 8

そうだんする

To consult/discuss

Question 9

調子

Answer 9

ちょうし

Condition, state

Question 10

心配

Answer 10

しんぱい

Worry

Question 11

様子を見る

Answer 11

ようすをみる

To see how it goes

Question 12

勧誘

Answer 12

かんゆう

Inviting someone to join (a club)

Question 13

無人島

Answer 13

むじんとう

Deserted island

Question 14

居酒屋

Answer 14

いざかや

Japanese style pub

Question 15

歓迎会

Answer 15

かんげいかい

Welcome party

Question 16

将来

Answer 16

しょうらい

In the future

Question 17

一流

Answer 17

いちりゅう

First-rate

Question 18

就職する

Answer 18

しゅうしょくする

To get a job (eg at a firm)

Question 19

増える

Answer 19

ふえる

To increase

Question 20

塾

Answer 20

じゅく

Cram school

Question 21

予備校

Answer 21

よびこう

School designed to prepare students for college entrance exams

Question 22

落ちる

Answer 22

おちる

To fail (an exam)

Question 23

浪人

Answer 23

ろうにん

Unemployed samurai; student who is taking a year to study for college entrance exams

Question 24

傾向

Answer 24

けいこう

Tendency/pattern

Question 25

最近

Answer 25

さいきん

Recently

Question 26

確かに

Answer 26

たしかに

Certainly

Question 27

調査

Answer 27

ちょうさ

Survey, investigation

Question 28

好く

Answer 28

すく

To like (t)

Question 29

少子化

Answer 29

しょうしか

Decrease in the number of children due to low birth rates

Question 30

関して

Answer 30

(に)かんして

Concerning

Question 31

講義

Answer 31

こうぎ

Lecture

Question 32

年々

Answer 32

ねんねん

Every year

Question 33

減る

Answer 33

へる

To decrease (i)