Reading Flashcards
帰り支度
preparations for returning (home)
かえりじたく
詰め込む
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
つめこむ
屋上
rooftop
おくじょう
ため息
sigh
ためいき
見かける
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
みかける
彼は駅で誰も見かけなかった。
He did not see anyone else at the station.
こんなふうに
in this way; like this
放課後
after school (at the end of the day)
ほうかご
softly; gently; quietly; lightly
そっと
肩
shoulder
かた
叩く
to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang; to slap; to spank; to tap; to pat; to clap (one’s hands); to play (the drums)
たたく
肩をたたく
高速
high-speed; rapid; express
こうそく
新しい高速道路でドライブを楽しんだ。
We enjoyed driving along the new expressway.
道路
road; highway
どうろ
作業
work; operation; task
さぎょう
彼等は作業を終えてしまった。
They have finished their work.
exhausted; worn out; dead tired
くたくた
仲間
companion; fellow; friend; mate; comrade; partner; colleague; coworker; associate
なかま
田中さんは父のつり仲間の一人だ。
Mr. Tanaka is one of my father’s fishing companions.
勇気
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
ゆうき
勇気づける - To encourage; to cheer
隠す
to hide; to conceal
かくす
私は母がケーキを隠すのを見た。
I saw my mother hide the cake.
TV
波
wave (Sea)
ups and downs (Idiomatic expression)
なみ
落着き
calmness; composure; presence of mind
おちつき
渡す
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer
to lay across; to build across
わたす
経つ
to pass (of time); to elapse
五分が経たたないうちに。。。
たつ
前方
forward; frontward; ahead
ぜんぽう
前方に赤い車が見える。
I see a red car ahead.
青年
youth; young man
せいねん
告白
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission
professing one’s feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love
こくはく
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
ぐにゃぐにゃ
空気
air; atmosphere
mood; situation
someone with no presence; someone who doesn’t stand out at all
くうき
幾つか
(a) few; some; several
Also いくつか
秋にはいくつかの台風が日本を襲う。
Several typhoons hit Japan in autumn.
鼻
はな (Nose)
近づける
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near
ちかづける
毛
hair
fur; wool
down; plumage; feathers
け
湿る
しめる
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet
to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits; to feel depressed
空気穴のいくつか開いた茶色い箱に鼻を近づけると湿った犬の毛の匂いがしました。
土砂降り
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
どしゃぶり
玄関
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule; porch; foyer; mud room
げんかん
気が付く
to notice; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of); to perceive; to sense; to suspect
きがつく
面倒
trouble; bother
めんどう
巣
nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
す
雛
young bird; chick; fledgling
ひな
獣医
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
じゅうい
置き去り
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
おきざり
私を置き去りにしていかないでくれ。
Don’t leave me behind!
勝手
one’s own convenience; one’s way; selfishness
surroundings; environment; way of doing things
かって
自分勝手な都合にまかせてしまう
か弱い
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
かよわい
softly; gently; quietly; lightly
そっと
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; disheveled; untidy; tousled
ぼさぼさ
ぼさぼさの毛
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly; on the spur of the moment
とっさに
せい
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
Because of
それはその子犬の目のせい(かもしれない)ー It’s because of that puppy’s eyes
丸い
round; circular; spherical
まるい
Nの側
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while
Nのそば
森のそば
実
fruit; nut
seed
(in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.
み
基地
base (military, expedition, etc.)
きち
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
ぶるぶる
ぶるぶる震える
I
No
piping hot; scalding
madly in love; passionately in love
あつあつ
surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
きっと
診察台
examination table (at a doctor’s office)
しんさつだい
検査
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
けんさ
臓器
internal organs; viscera
ぞうき
測る
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
はかる
体温
body temperature
たいおん
体温計 - Thermometer
体重
(body) weight
たいじゅう
体重計 - Scales
信頼
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
しんらい
診療所
clinic; medical office; infirmary
しんりょうしょ
夢中
absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to
むちゅう
彼女は研究に夢中だ。
She is absorbed in her study.
飼育
breeding; raising; rearing
しいく
Animalを飼育する
手製
handmade; homemade
てせい
夕食は彼女のお手製だった。
She cooked the dinner herself.
これらは彼女の手製のケーキです。
These are cakes of her baking.
皺
wrinkle; crease
しわ
この服はすぐしわになる。
This dress creases easily.
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
徐々に
じょじょに
上達
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress
じょうたつ
私の日本語は徐々に上達しつつあるが、まだ言いたいことの半分も言いません。
額
Forehead; brow
ひたい
皺
Wrinkle; crease
Ripple
しわ
思い出す
to recall; to remember; to recollect
おもいだす
彼の額の皺を見ると、家の後ろに魚の池を思い出す
夢中
absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to
forgetting oneself; daze; trance; ecstasy; delirium
むちゅう
少年はコンピューターゲームで遊ぶのに夢中だった
The boy was absorbed in playing a computer game.
小林はその音楽に夢中だ