Tobira Chapter 1 Number 2

Question 1

みなさん

皆さん

Answer 1

everyone

Question 2

たいりく

Answer 2

continent

Question 3

都市

Answer 3

city

Question 4

ほっかいどう

北海道

Answer 4

Hokkaido (northernmost island)

Question 5

本州

Answer 5

Honshu (largest island)

Question 6

四国

Answer 6

Shikoku (the smallest of Japan’s four major islands)

Question 7

きゅうしゅう

九州

Answer 7

Kyushu (third largest of Japan’s four major islands)

Question 8

ぜんたいの

全体の

Answer 8

whole; entire; general

Question 9

25分の1

21分の1

Answer 9

one twenty-fifth/ one twenty-first

Question 10

と/どう/ふ/けん
都/道/府/県
東京都/北海道/大阪府/京都府/長野県

Answer 10

prefecture

Question 11

しゅと

Answer 11

capital city

Question 12

せんそう

Answer 12

war

Question 13

人にメッセージを伝える

Answer 13

to pass (knowledge) on; tell; inform

Question 14

きこう

気候

Answer 14

climate

Question 15

気温

Answer 15

(atmospheric) temperature

Question 16

さ

差

Answer 16

gap; difference

Question 17

終わり

Answer 17

the end

Question 18

ひとびと

人々

Answer 18

people

Question 19

を 楽しむ

Answer 19

to enjoy

Question 20

めいしょ

名所

Answer 20

famous place; place of interest

Question 21

例えば

Answer 21

for example

Question 22

もっとも

Answer 22

most; extremely

Question 23

(お)しろ

Answer 23

castle

Question 24

〜前

Answer 24

ago

Question 25

かべ

Answer 25

wall

Question 26

が 残る

Answer 26

to remain; be left over

Question 27

さつえい

Answer 27

filming; shooting (of a movie; photograph, etc)

Question 28

かんこう

Answer 28

sightseeing

Question 29

もくてき

目的

Answer 29

purpose

Question 30

かい

階

Answer 30

th floor

Question 31

けんがく

見学

Answer 31

visit; tour ( of a place)

Question 32

ちり

地理

Answer 32

geography