Summer - 2014 Flashcards
居合わせる
いあわせる
to happen to be present
公然
こうぜん
open, public, official, overt
至る, 到る
いたる
to arrive at (e.g. a decision), to reach (a stage), to attain, to lead to (a place), to get to, to come, to arrive, to result in
追いつく
おいつく
to overtake, to catch up (with)
腕
うで
arm, skill
頑固
がんこ
stubbornness, obstinacy
好む
このむ
to like, to prefer
好むと好まざるとにかかわらず
このむとこのまざるとにかかわらず
whether one likes it or not
躓く
つまずく, つまづく
to stumble, to trip, to fail
憂い
うれい
sorrow, grief, anguish, distress, trouble, affliction, anxiety, fear, misgivings
比較的
ひかくてき
comparative, relative
比喩
ひゆ, けいゆ
simile, metaphor, allegory, parable
保護
ほご, ほうご
care, protection, shelter, safeguard, guardianship, favor, favour, patronage
螳螂, 蟷螂, 鎌切
かまきり, とうろう, いもじり, いいぼむしり, カマキリ
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
蟋蟀, 蛩, 蛬
こおろぎ, コオロギ
cricket (Gryllidae spp.), any insect that chirps in autumn
虫かご
むしかご
insect cage
籠鳥
ろうちょう
caged bird
耳を塞ぐ
みみをふさぐ
to stop (plug) one’s ears
悔い改める
くいあらためる
to repent, to be penitent
叉焼
チャーシュー
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
千六本, 繊六本
せんろっぽん, せろっぽう
julienne (esp. of daikon), long, thin strips
けじめを付ける
けじめをつける
to draw the line (between two situations), to make a clear distinction, to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
けじめ
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
踏ん切り
ふんぎり
determination, decision
佇む, 彳む
たたずむ
to stand (still) a while, to loiter, to stop
夕涼み, 夕涼, 夕凉
ゆうすずみ
evening cool, cool of the evening
刑罰
けいばつ
judgement, judgment, penalty, punishment
火葬
かそう
cremation
訪れ
おとずれ
visit, call, arrival (e.g. of spring), advent, coming, appearance, news, tidings, word
欺く
あざむく
to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool, to be as … as … (e.g. ‘‘as bright as day’’, ‘‘as beautiful as a rose’’)
誤魔化す
ごまかす
to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent, to cheat, to swindle, to tamper, to juggle, to manipulate, to dodge, to beg the question (issue, difficulties), to varnish over, to gloss over
見なす, 看做す, 見做す
みなす
to consider as, to regard (as equivalent), to deem (as), to equate
贖い
あがない
atonement, redemption, compensation
モチーフ, モティーフ
motif
永らえる, 長らえる
ながらえる
to have a long life, to live a long time
否定
ひてい
negation, denial, repudiation, NOT operation
清い, 浄い
きよい
clear, pure, noble
惑わす
まどわす
to bewilder, to perplex, to puzzle, to delude, to mislead, to deceive, to tempt, to seduce
懲らしめ
こらしめ
chastisement
懲らしめる, 懲しめる
こらしめる
to chastise, to punish, to discipline
配下
はいか
subordinates, one’s followers
避難
ひなん
taking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation, escape
輝き, 赫き, 耀き
かがやき
brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, radiance, glitter
洪水
こうずい
flood
例示
れいじ
exemplification, illustrating by example
当てはめる
あてはめる
to apply, to adapt
書き綴る, 書きつづる
かきつづる
to put into written form, to communicate or express by writing, to chronicle
閣下
かっか
your Excellency, his (or her) Excellency
落ち度
おちど
mistake, error, fault, slip, blunder, omission, oversight, lapse
象徴
しょうちょう
symbol
役割, 役割り
やくわり
part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties
民族
みんぞく
people, race, nation, ethnic group, ethnos
定住
ていじゅう
settlement, permanent residency, to settle down in, to reside in
非常に
ひじょうに
very, extremely, exceedingly
民
たみ
nation, people
窮地
きゅうち
dilemma, predicament
反撃
はんげき
counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow
反する, 叛する
はんする
to be contrary to, to be inconsistent with, to contradict, to act contrary to (rules or guidelines), to violate, to transgress, to oppose, to rebel, to revolt
賛成
さんせい
approval, agreement, support, favour, favor
酸性
さんせい
acidity, acidic
投げ出す
なげだす
to throw down, to throw out, to stretch out (one’s legs), to abandon, to resign, to give freely, to give generously, to sacrifice (e.g. one’s life), to start to throw
武力
ぶりょく
armed might, military power, the sword, force
縷々綿々
るるめんめん
going on and on in tedious detail
違反, 違犯
いはん
violation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach
謙る, 遜る
へりくだる
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener, to abase oneself
炸薬, さく薬
さくやく
explosives
全うする
まっとうする
to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out
見学旅行
けんがくりょこう
field trip, observation tour
脱水症状
だっすいしょうじょう
dehydration
脱水
だっすい
evaporation, dehydration, dessication
体験
たいけん
personal experience, physical experience, one’s own experience
混乱
こんらん
disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem
魔法
まほう
magic, witchcraft, sorcery
制限速度
せいげんそくど
speed limit
捨て去る
すてさる
to abandon (ship)
排斥
はいせき
rejection, expulsion, boycott, ostracism
危険
きけん
danger, peril, hazard, dangerous, hazardous
年取る, 歳取る
としとる
to grow old, to age
報告
ほうこく
report, information
吐く
はく
to vomit, to throw up, to spit up, to emit, to send forth, to breathe out, to give (an opinion), to make (a comment), to express, to tell, to confess
不従順
ふじゅうじゅん
disobedience
歌詞
かし
song lyrics, words of a song, libretto
芝生
しばふ
lawn
交流
こうりゅう
(cultural) exchange, interchange, interaction, (inter-) mingling, (social, etc.) networking, intercourse, alternating current, AC
滅びる, 亡びる
ほろびる
to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed
説く
とく
to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade
呟く
つぶやく
to mutter, to murmur, to grumble, to tweet (Twitter)
欲しがる
ほしがる
to desire, to want, to wish for, to covet
前例
ぜんれい
precedent
窺う, 覗う
うかがう
to peep (through), to peek, to examine (esp. covertly), to await (one’s chance), to guess, to infer, to gather, to surmise
罵る
ののしる
to abuse (verbally), to curse at, to shout abuse at, to speak ill of
汚名
おめい
stigma, dishonour, dishonor, infamy
祖先
そせん
ancestor
満腹
まんぷく
filling the stomach, full stomach
手柄
てがら
achievement, feat, meritorious deed, distinguished service
情け深い
なさけぶかい
tender-hearted, compassionate, charitable, good-hearted
計る, 測る, 量る
はかる
to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate), to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
付き添う, 付添う
つきそう
to attend on, to wait upon, to accompany, to escort and wait on, to chaperone
棺, 柩
かん, ひつぎ
coffin, casket
しがみ付く
しがみつく
to cling
貪る
むさぼる
to covet, to indulge in, to deeply desire, to lust insatiably for, to devour greedily
不動産屋
ふどうさんや
real estate agent, realtor
例外
れいがい
exception
塞ぐ, 壅ぐ
ふさぐ
to stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up, to shut up, to cover (ears, eyes, etc.), to close (eyes, mouth), to stand in the way, to obstruct, to occupy, to fill up, to take up, to perform one’s role, to do one’s duty, to feel depressed, to mope
患う, 煩う
わずらう
to be ill, to suffer from, to worry about, to be concerned about, to have trouble doing …, to be unable to …, to fail to …
思い煩う, 思いわずらう
おもいわずらう
to worry about, to be vexed
快楽
かいらく, けらく
pleasure
堪え忍ぶ
たえしのぶ
to put up with, to endure, to bear patiently
現れ, 表れ
あらわれ
embodiment, manifestation, materialization, materialisation, expression, indication
突風
とっぷう
squall, sudden gust
言い広める, 言広める
いいひろめる
to spread word of, to trumpet, to bruit
待ち受ける
まちうける
to await, to expect
熟睡
じゅくすい
sound sleep
見抜く
みぬく
to see through
部族
ぶぞく
tribe, clan, house
司会者
しかいしゃ
chairman, moderator, toastmaster, master of ceremonies, chairperson, host (of a TV show, etc.)
言いがかり
いいがかり
false accusation, pretext, commitment
可能性
かのうせい
potentiality, likelihood, possibility, availability
誇り
ほこり
pride, boast
傲慢, ごう慢, 強慢
ごうまん
pride, haughtiness, arrogance, insolence, hubris
安泰
あんたい
peace, security, tranquility, tranquillity
論
ろん
argument, discussion, dispute, controversy, discourse, debate, theory (e.g. of evolution), doctrine, essay, treatise, comment
論語読みの論語知らず
ろんごよみのろんごしらず
a mere scholar, unable to practically use what he has learned, someone who knows a theory, but cannot apply it
謙遜, 謙そん
けんそん
humble, humility, modesty, being humble
卑下
ひげ
self-abasement, humility, self-depreciation
いじける
to grow timid (e.g. from an inferiority complex), to lose one’s nerve, to become perverse, to become contrary
警戒
けいかい
vigilance, precaution, watch, lookout, alertness, to be vigilant, to be cautious, to guard (against)
思い巡らす, 思いめぐらす
おもいめぐらす
to think over
蓄える, 貯える
たくわえる
to store, to lay in stock, to have a beard, to grow a beard
収集, 蒐集, 拾集, 収輯
しゅうしゅう
gathering up, collection, accumulation
患い
わずらい
illness, sickness
煩い
わずらい
worry, agony, vexation
勝る, 優る
まさる
to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival, to outweigh, to preponderate
着飾る
きかざる
to dress up
添える, 副える
そえる
to garnish, to accompany (as a card does a gift), to add to as support, to prop up, to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.), to mimic, to imitate, to draw something near to oneself, to approach nearby
切
せつ
eager, earnest, ardent, kind, keen, acute
思いがけない
おもいがけない
unexpected, contrary to expectations, by chance, casual
規則
きそく
rules, regulations, conventions
忠実
ちゅうじつ, まめ
faithful, loyal, devoted, hardworking, painstaking, diligent, healthy, fit
全財産
ぜんざいさん
everything one owns
家令
かれい
steward, butler
思慮深い
しりょぶかい
prudent
召し使い
めしつかい
servant, menial
厳罰
げんばつ
severe punishment, rigorous measures
処する
しょする
to manage, to deal with, to cope with, to sentence, to condemn, to punish
対立
たいりつ
confrontation, opposition, antagonism
俄雨, 俄か雨, にわか雨
にわかあめ
rain shower
獄, 人屋, 囚獄
ごく, ひとや
jail, gaol, prison
獄吏
ごくり
jailer, gaoler
和解
わかい, わげ
reconciliation, settlement, accommodation, compromise, mediation, rapprochement, settlement, translation of a foreign language into Japanese
確実
かくじつ
certainty, reliability, soundness
犯罪
はんざい
crime
差し向かい
さしむかい
face to face
善因善果
ぜんいんぜんか
good action lead to good rewards, one good turn deserves another
包括的
ほうかつてき
comprehensive
限界
げんかい
limit, bound
重なる
かさなる
to be piled up, to lie on top of one another, to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate, to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously
幾度, 幾たび
いくど, いくたび
(how) many times, (how) often
応じる
おうじる
to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for
見捨てる, 見棄てる, 見すてる
みすてる
to abandon, to fail, to desert, to forsake
叶う, 適う, 敵う
かなう
to come true (wish), to be suited, to match (implies competition), to rival, to bear (e.g. I can’t bear the heat)
安眠
あんみん
quiet sleep
擬人化
ぎじんか
personification, anthropomorphication
水腫
すいしゅ
dropsy, edema, oedema
肺水腫
はいすいしゅ
pulmonary edema, pulmonary oedema
末座
まつざ
lowest seat
上座
かみざ, じょうざ
chief seat, seat of honor, seat of honour, head of the table
両面
りょうめん
both sides, two sides, double-sided
断り, 断わり
ことわり
notice, notification, warning, permission, consent, rejection, refusal, nonacceptance, declination, declining, excuse, plea
対
つい
pair, couple, set, antithesis, counter for items that come in pairs, counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
娶る
めとる
to marry (a woman), to take to wife
仕上げ, 仕上
しあげ
end, finishing touches, being finished
あざ笑う, 嘲笑う, せせら笑う, 嘲ら笑う
あざわらう, せせらわらう
to sneer at, to ridicule
役立つ, 役だつ
やくだつ
to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose
役に立つ
やくにたつ
to be helpful, to be useful
争い
あらそい
dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest
忠告に従う
ちゅうこくにしたがう
to follow advice, to act upon advice
困窮
こんきゅう
poverty, distress
屠る
ほふる
to slaughter, to massacre, to defeat, to butcher
忠実な僕
ちゅうじつなしもべ
faithful servant
清貧
せいひん
honourable poverty, honorable poverty
碾き臼, 碾臼
ひきうす
quern, hand mill
傷害罪
しょうがいざい
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
振り込め詐欺
ふりこめさぎ
remittance fraud, bank transfer scam
増す
ます
to increase, to grow
植わる
うわる
to be planted
耕作
こうさく
cultivation, farming
牧畜
ぼくちく
stock-farming
食卓
しょくたく
dining table
夕食
ゆうしょく
evening meal, dinner
用意
ようい
preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
同様
どうよう
identical, equal to, same (kind), like, similarity