Translation Practice Misc. Vocab 3 Flashcards
奈良
Nara (なら)
彩り
colouring; colour scheme (いろどり)
徒歩
walking; going on foot (とほ)
情緒
emotion; feeling; atmosphere (じょうちょ)
大和
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture) (Historical Term) (やまと)
滋味
nutriment; wholesome; savouriness (じみ)
創作
creation; production (そうさく)
ゆったり
comfortable; calm; relaxed
波紋
ripple (はもん)
風情
taste; elegance; charm (ふぜい)
漂う
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air (ただよう)
街並み
townscape; street (of stores and houses) (まちなみ)
先行
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before (せんこう)
宝庫
treasury; treasure house; treasure trove (ほうこ)
コクのある
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich
大和なでしこ
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus) (Flower); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan (やまとなでしこ)
底冷え
penetrating cold (そこびえ)
グルメ
fine food; high-quality food (From French “gourmet”)
混雑
congestion; crowding; jam (こんざつ)
未知数
unknown number; unknown quantity (みちすう)
絶景
superb view; picturesque scenery (ぜっけい)
雪化粧
coating of snow; blanket of snow (ゆきげしょう)
祇園
Gion (ぎおん)
都心部
inner-city area; city center (としんぶ)
観測
observation; survey; measurement (かんそく)
煩わしい
troublesome; annoying; complicated (わずらわしい)
自体
itself; one’s own body; oneself (じたい)
社寺
shrines and temples (しゃじ)
町家
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse (まちや)
ふわり
softly; gently; lightly
舞う
to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about) (まう)
マーク
mark; sign; symbol
防寒対策
taking precautions against the cold (e.g. by dressing warmly) (ぼうかんたいさく)
芳しい
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic (かんばしい)
色とりどり
multicoloured; of various colours; diverse; of all kinds (いろとりどり)
愛でる
to love; to cherish (めでる)
城南宮
Jonangu Shrine (じょうなんぐう)
可憐
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute (かれん)
立ち向かう
to fight against; to oppose; to face (たちむかう)
力強い
powerful; strong (ちからづよい)
桃色
pink (colour); pink (ももいろ)
開花
flowering; blooming; blossoming (かいか)
時季
season; time of year (じき)
例年
average (normal, ordinary) year (れいねん)
名所
famous place (めいしょ)
屈指
leading; foremost (くっし)
しだれ梅
weeping plum (Prunus mume f. pendula) (しだれうめ)
椿
common camellia (Camellia japonica) (つばき)
賑わう
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with (にぎわう)
神苑
shrine gardens (しんえん)
降り注ぐ
to rain incessantly; to downpour (ふりそそぐ)
圧巻
highlight; best part (あっかん)
民主主義
democracy (みんしゅしゅぎ)
中南米
Central and South America (ちゅうなんべい)
国家
state; country; nation (こっか)
組織的
systematic; organized; organizational (そしきてき)
拉致
taking captive; kidnapping; abduction (らち)
人身売買
human trafficking (じんしんばいばい)
特有
characteristic (of); peculiar (to) (とくゆう)
非難
criticism; blame (ひなん)
慰安婦
comfort woman; prostitute who worked in military brothels (Historical term, Euphemistic) (いあんふ)
不合理
irrational; illogical (ふごうり)
議論
argument; discussion; dispute (ぎろん)
終止符を打つ
to put an end (to); to bring to an end (しゅうしふをうつ)
