Lesson 7

Question 1

立

Answer 1

くんよみ　た
おんよみ　リツ、リュウ

立つ to stand
立場 position
独立 independence
私立 private (i.e. school)
立秋 beginning of autumn
役立つ to be of use

Question 2

男

Answer 2

くんよみ　おとこ
おんよみ　ダン、ナン

男 boy, man
男性 male
長男 first born son
次男 second born son
男女 boy and girl
男の子 a boy

Question 3

女

Answer 3

くんよみ　おんな、め
おんよみ　ジョ、二ョ、二ョウ

女 girl, woman
女心 woman’s mind
女房 speakers wife
女性 female
女神 goddess
長女 first born daughter

Question 4

子

Answer 4

くんよみ　こ
おんよみ　シ、ス

子 child
子供 child, children
親子 parent and child
養子 adopted child
子犬 puppy
扇子 folding Japanese fan

Question 5

生

Answer 5

くんよみ　い、う、は、き、なま
おんよみ　セイ、ショウ

生 raw
生徒 pupil, student
先生 teacher
生える to grow
生きる to live
生まれる to be born

Question 6

stomach

Answer 6

い

Question 7

lungs

Answer 7

はい

Question 8

muscles

Answer 8

きんにく

Question 9

dimples

Answer 9

えくぼ

Question 10

thumb

Answer 10

おやゆび

Question 11

index finger

Answer 11

ひとさしゆび

Question 12

middle finger

Answer 12

なかゆび

Question 13

ring finger

Answer 13

くすりゆび

Question 14

pinky (little finger(

Answer 14

こゆび

Question 15

armpit

Answer 15

わきのした

Question 16

arm

Answer 16

うで

Question 17

bone

Answer 17

ほね

Question 18

breast, chest

Answer 18

むね

Question 19

front teeth

Answer 19

まえば

Question 20

molars

Answer 20

おくば

Question 21

tongue

Answer 21

した

Question 22

beard

Answer 22

ひげ

Question 23

pimple

Answer 23

にきび

Question 24

tongue twister

Answer 24

はや口ことば

Question 25

a garden, a yard

Answer 25

にわ

Question 26

a back garden, a backyard

Answer 26

うらにわ

Question 27

a chicken, a hen, a cock

Answer 27

にわとり

Question 28

meaning (of something)

Answer 28

いみ

Question 29

almost all, the majority

Answer 29

ほとんど

Question 30

number(s)

Answer 30

かず

Question 31

puppy

Answer 31

子いぬ

Question 32

kitten

Answer 32

子ねこ

Question 33

the most, number one

Answer 33

一ばん

Question 34

speech, language, word, expression

Answer 34

ことば

Question 35

therefore, for that reason

Answer 35

ですから/だから

Question 36

red wine

Answer 36

あかワイン

Question 37

white wine

Answer 37

しろワイン

Question 38

yes (more formal than はい)

Answer 38

ええ

Question 39

low, flat (い adjective)

Answer 39

ひくい

Question 40

short in length (い adjective)

Answer 40

みじかい

Question 41

to have a pet (regular)

Answer 41

かう

Question 42

to show (いる/える)

Answer 42

みせる

Question 43

かう (to have a pet) verb usage

Answer 43

Conjugates exactly like かう (to buy)

(animal) をかう
I have (animal) for a pet

Question 44

みせる (to show) verb usage

Answer 44

The item that is being shown is marked with を. に makes the person to whom it is being shown.

(item) をみせる
to show (item)

(person)にみせる
to show to (person)

Question 45

bird and rabbit counter 〜わ

Answer 45

1　いちわ　7　 ななわ
2　にわ　　8　はちわ
3　さんわ　9 きゅうわ
4　よんわ　10 じゅうわ
5　ごわ　　11 じゅういちわ
6　ろくわ　12 じゅうにわ

Question 46

position counter 〜ばん

Answer 46

1　いちばん　7　ななばん
2　にばん　　8　はちばん
3　さんばん　9　きゅうばん
4　よんばん　10　じゅうばん
5　ごばん　　11　じゅういちばん
6　ろくばん　12　じゅうにばん

Question 47

showing order or rank in numbered items

Answer 47

The 目（め）counter is not a counter by itself. It must be attached to other counters for it to have meaning. It gives order and rank to numbered items. It can be attached to any counter.

Question 48

perfect; just right

Answer 48

ちょうどいい

Question 49

popular

Answer 49

にんきがある

Question 50

a long time ago

Answer 50

むかし

Question 51

let’s decide

Answer 51

きめましょう

Question 52

judge

Answer 52

しんさいいん