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.
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)