Lesson 8 Vocabulary Kana/Kanji

Question 1

ハンサム[な]

Answer 1

handsome

Question 2

きれい[な]

Answer 2

beautiful, clean

Question 3

しずか[な], 静か[な]

Answer 3

quiet

Question 4

にぎやか[な]

Answer 4

lively

Question 5

ゆうめい[な], 有名[な]

Answer 5

famous

Question 6

しんせつ[な], 親切[な]

Answer 6

helpful, kind, considerate (not used about one’s own family members)

Question 7

げんき[な], 元気[な]

Answer 7

healthy, energetic, cheerful

Question 8

ひま[な], 暇[な]

Answer 8

free (time)

Question 9

べんり[な], 便利[な]

Answer 9

convenient

Question 10

すてき[な]

Answer 10

fine, nice, wonderful

Question 11

おおきい, 大きい

Answer 11

big, large

Question 12

ちいさい, 小さい

Answer 12

small, little

Question 13

あたらしい, 新しい

Answer 13

new

Question 14

ふるい, 古い

Answer 14

old (not used to describe a person’s age)

Question 15

いい (よい)

Answer 15

good

Question 16

わるい, 悪い

Answer 16

bad

Question 17

あつい, 厚い, 熱い

Answer 17

hot

Question 18

さむい, 寒い

Answer 18

cold (referring to temperature)

Question 19

つめたい, 冷たい

Answer 19

cold (referring to touch)

Question 20

むずかしい, 難しい

Answer 20

difficult

Question 21

やさしい, 易しい

Answer 21

easy

Question 22

たかい, 高い

Answer 22

expensive, tall, high

Question 23

やすい, 安い

Answer 23

inexpensive

Question 24

ひくい, 低い

Answer 24

low

Question 25

おもしろい

Answer 25

interesting

Question 26

おいしい

Answer 26

delicious, tasty

Question 27

いそがしい, 忙しい

Answer 27

busy

Question 28

たのしい, 楽しい

Answer 28

enjoyable

Question 29

しろい, 白い

Answer 29

white

Question 30

くろい, 黒い

Answer 30

black

Question 31

あかい, 赤い

Answer 31

red

Question 32

あおい, 青い

Answer 32

blue

Question 33

さくら, 桜

Answer 33

cherry (blossom)

Question 34

やま, 山

Answer 34

mountain

Question 35

まち, 町

Answer 35

town, city

Question 36

たべもの, 食べ物

Answer 36

food

Question 37

ところ, 所

Answer 37

place

Question 38

りょう, 寮

Answer 38

dormitory

Question 39

レストラン

Answer 39

restaurant

Question 40

せいかつ, 生活

Answer 40

life

Question 41

[お]しごと, [お]仕事

Answer 41

work, business (～をします: do one’s job, work)

Question 42

どう

Answer 42

how

Question 43

どんな～

Answer 43

what kind of ～

Question 44

とても

Answer 44

very

Question 45

あまり

Answer 45

not so (used with negatives)

Question 46

そして

Answer 46

and (used to connect sentences)

Question 47

～が、～

Answer 47

～, but ～

Question 48

おげんきですか。, お元気ですか。

Answer 48

How are you?

Question 49

そうですね。

Answer 49

Well, let me see. (pausing)

Question 50

[～、]もういっぱいいかがですか。, [～、]もう一杯いかがですか。

Answer 50

Won’t you have another cup of [～]?

Question 51

いいえ、けっこうです。

Answer 51

No, thank you.

Question 52

もう～です[ね]。

Answer 52

It’s already ～ [, isn’t it?].

Question 53

そろそろしつれいします。, そろそろ失礼します。

Answer 53

It’s time I was going

Question 54

またいらっしゃってください。

Answer 54

Please come again.

Question 55

シャンハイ

Answer 55

Shanghai (上海)

Question 56

きんかくじ, 金閣寺

Answer 56

Kinkakuji Temple (the Golden Pavilion)

Question 57

ふじさん, 富士山

Answer 57

Mt. Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan