Lesson 8 Vocabulary

Question 1

Traditional performing arts

Answer 1

伝統芸能

Question 2

Kyogen (play) [comical plays performed during Noh intermissions]

Answer 2

きょうげん

Question 3

To be shy; embarassed; ashamed

Answer 3

恥ずかしい

Question 4

Science

Answer 4

科学

Question 5

Scientific

Answer 5

科学的(な)

Question 6

Scientist

Answer 6

科学者

Question 7

Proof/to prove

Answer 7

証明(する)

Question 8

To occur; happen

Answer 8

(が)起こる

Question 10

Patient

Answer 10

患者

Question 11

Lecture

Answer 11

講義

Question 12

(To)Experiment; test

Answer 12

実験(する)

Question 13

Average; mean

Answer 13

平均

Question 14

To rise; go up

Answer 14

(が)上げる

Question 15

Cell (of living things)

Answer 15

さいぼう

Question 16

Virus

Answer 16

ウィルス

Question 17

Cancer

Answer 17

がん

Question 18

To decrease

Answer 18

減る

Question 19

Act; conduct

Answer 19

こうい

Question 20

To adopt; take in

Answer 20

取り入れる

Question 21

Dance

Answer 21

踊り

Question 22

To dance

Answer 22

踊る

Question 23

Center

Answer 23

中心

Question 24

Play (performed on stage)

Answer 24

劇

Question 25

Completion/to complete; be completed

Answer 25

(が)完成(する)

Question 26

Master; head of household; owner (of shops); one’s husband

Answer 26

主人

Question 27

Subordinate warrior; servant

Answer 27

家来

Question 28

Itinerant buddhist monk

Answer 28

やまぶし

Question 29

(To)Enter(ing) (on stage); appear(ing) (on screen)

Answer 29

登場(する)

Question 30

Characters (in a play or novel)

Answer 30

登場人物

Question 31

Superhuman

Answer 31

超人的(な)

Question 32

Tragedy

Answer 32

悲劇

Question 33

Main character

Answer 33

主人公

Question 34

Humorous

Answer 34

ユーモラス(な)

Question 35

On the way; halfway

Answer 35

途中で

Question 36

Position; standpoint

Answer 36

立場

Question 37

Satire/to satirize

Answer 37

ふうし(する)

Question 38

To deceive

Answer 38

だます

Question 39

To act important

Answer 39

偉そうにする

Question 40

To tease

Answer 40

からかう

Question 41

Powerless

Answer 41

無力

Question 42

One’s social position/ status

Answer 42

身分

Question 43

Splendid; fine; prominent; admirable

Answer 43

立派(な)

Question 44

To do a foolish thing

Answer 44

バカなことをする

Question 45

To depict; describe

Answer 45

えがく

Question 46

Being away from home

Answer 46

留守

Question 47

Poison

Answer 47

毒

Question 48

Wooden bucket

Answer 48

おけ

Question 49

To get closer; come near; approach

Answer 49

(に)近づく

Question 50

Patience; tolerance/ to have patience/ put up with (something or someone)

Answer 50

(~を~に)がまん(する)

Question 51

Lid; cover

Answer 51

ふた

Question 52

(To) smell

Answer 52

におい(がする)

Question 53

Brown sugar

Answer 53

くろざとう

Question 54

Japanese scroll painting or calligraphy

Answer 54

かけじく

Question 55

To tear

Answer 55

破る

Question 56

Rice bowl; teacup ( for tea ceremony )

Answer 56

ちゃわん

Question 57

To break ( a glass, window,plate, etc.)

Answer 57

割る

Question 58

Daily routine; daily

Answer 58

日常

Question 59

Close to someone; handy; easily accessible

Answer 59

身近(な)

Question 60

Way; method

Answer 60

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