Textbook Flashcards
従来
juurai
up til now, traditional, conventional
一味 hitoaji
unique flavour, special charm/characteristic
参会 sankai
attendance
会合 kaigou
集会 shuukai
meeting, assembly
通り一遍
toori ippen
casual, superficial, perfunctory, conventional
紋切り型 monkirigata
hackneyed, stereotyped phrase
印象付ける inshoudzukeru
to impress someone
工夫 kufuu
devise, scheming
気の利いた ki no kiita
sensible, smart, clever
自分らしい jibunrashii
characteristic, like oneself, worthy of oneself
姓名 seimei
full name
名乗る nanoru
to give one’s name, to introduce oneself
落ち着いた
ochitsuita
calm, composed
明確 meikaku
clear, precise
誇る hokoru
/(hokori wo motte)
to boast, to be proud
その物
the very thing, itself
当初 tousho
beginning, outset
冷やかす
hiyakasu
to banter, to take the mic
誰よりも dareyorimo…
e.g. dare yorimo saki ni
more. .. than anyone
e. g. first/in front of anyone
興味深い kyoumibukai
very interesting
気取る kidoru
to put on airs, to pretend to be something (affectatious)
少しも sukoshimo
not in the least
すなお sunao
honest, frank, upfront
関連付ける kanrendzukeru
to connect/correlate/associate/relate
鳥飼い torikai
bird breeder, someone who keeps birds as a pet
植木 ueki
garden shrubs
植木屋 uekiya
gardener
一致 (suru)
to conform, to consist, to cooperate, to match
無味乾燥 mumikansou
dull, uninteresting
別段 betsudan
particular, special
何時までも itsumademo
forever, for eternity, indefinitely
独自dokuji
one’s own, personal, original, independent
典型的 tenkeiteki
typical
繋がり tsunagari
link, relationship
つぼみ
tsubomi
bud (flower bud); also a promising young person/budding beauty
からかう
karakau
to tease
てっきり tekkiri
certainly, without a doubt
適切 tekisetsu
fitting, appropriate, apt
生かす ikasu
to make the best of
利点 riten
advantage
資料 shiryou
materials, document, data
恩師 onshi
teacher
励む hagemu
to strive, to endeavour, work hard
何とか nantoka
どうにか dounika
somehow or other, somehow manage to do
万里の長城 banrinochoujou
(万里 = thousands of miles;
choujou = great wall)
great wall of china
とにかく tonikaku
at any rate, anyhow, somehow or other (similar to dounika, nantoka)
解説書 kaisetsusho
instruction manual
初心者 shoshinsha
beginner
故郷 kokyou
hometown
verb + sai
when -ing something
e.g. shusseki wo toru sai - when taking attendance
分別 bunbetsu
separation (e.g. of rubbish), classification, stratification
ちゃんと
diligently, earnestly
きちんと
properly, accurately, appropriately, neatly, orderly
気にかける ki ni kakeru
to weigh on one’s mind, to worry about, to be concerned about
この際 konosai
on this occasion, now, in these circumstances
iwasete moraimasu
i’ll let you say …
都会 tokai
都市 toshi
city
田舎者 inakamono
hillbilly, bumpkin
親バカ oyabaka
overfond parent, doting parent
公式 koushiki
formula (maths)
楽 raku
easy, comfortable
爆発的 bakuhatsuteki
explosive
身近 midzhika
near oneself, familiar, close to one
易しい - yasashii
e.g. yasashiku kaita
easy, plain, simple
simply written
非常に hijouni
exceedingly, extremely
情勢 jousei
state of affairs, condition, situation, circumstances
ためになる
to be useful, to be good for you, to be of benefit
講演会 kouenkai
lecture
悲惨 hisan
disastrous, tragic, miserable
Ni あやかって
to follow …’s example, to follow in …’s footsteps,
(used in phrase - ‘to be named after’), e.g.
ijin ni ayakatte tsukeru
根強い nedzuyoi
deep-seated, firmly-rooted
連続 renzoku
consecutive, continuation, succession
首位 shui
first place
返り咲く kaerizaku
返り咲き kaerizaki
to comeback, to bloom a second time;
comeback, reinstatement, reflowering
上位 jyoui
superior, top ranking
圏外 kengai
out of range, out of contention
保険 hoken
insurance, guarantee
生命 seimei
life
生命保険 seimeihoken
life insurance
実施 jisshi (suru)
implementation, enforcement, carry out
華やか hanayaka
brilliant, showy, gorgeous, florid
兼備 kenbi (suru)
to combine, to be proficient in both
女性像 joseizou
female image
偉人 ijin
great person, emminent figure
恩人 onjin
benefactor, patron
芸名 geimei
stage name
愛情 aijou
love
雑種 zasshu
mongrel, hybrid
急進的 kyuushinteki
radical, extreme
鷹 taka
hawk
率直 shocchoku
frank, candid, direct, straightforward
気絶 kizetsu
faint, swoon
正常 seijou
normal, normalcy
恥辱 chijoku
shame, insult, disgrace
がっかり gakkari (suru)
to be disappointed, to lose heart, to feel let down
出張 shucchou
business trip
支社 shisha
branch office
打ち合わせ uchiawase
advanced arrangements/preparations;
北京 pekin
beijing (Peking)
手ごろ tegoro
reasonable, suitable (e.g. tegoro na nedan);
handy, convenient
種類 shurui
variety, type, kind (also counter for kinds)
手軽 tegaru
easy, simple, informal, cheap
配布 (suru) haifu
to distribute
いきなり ikinari
abruptly, suddenly, without warning
持ち帰る mochikaeru
to bring back, take home