VOCAB—advanced 1

Question 1

insecure, turbulent, unsettled, dangerous (e.g. a region after a major earthquake)

Answer 1

物騒

[ぶっそう]

Question 2

having strange tastes or hobbies, having unique curiosities

Answer 2

物好き

[ものずき]

Question 3

chill, the shivers / cold air

Answer 3

寒気

[さむけ]

Question 4

definitely is no…. it cannot be so…. (to describe situations)

Answer 4

はず[が]ない

Question 5

(financial) securities, bonds

Answer 5

証券

[しょうけん]

Question 6

swamp

Answer 6

沼

[ぬま]

Question 7

rough, rude, foul (language, etc.) / wild, violent (fight, etc.)

Answer 7

荒っぽい
[あらっぽい]

粗っぽい

Question 8

settlement of accounts

to settle accounts / to “close the books”

Answer 8

決算
[けっさん]

決算する

Question 9

(medical) treatment

to provide treatment (to an injury, wound, etc.)

Answer 9

手当て
[てあて]

手当てする

Question 10

impatient, having no patience, having a quick-temper

Answer 10

気が短い
[きがみじかい]

気の短い

Question 11

a big portion

a small portion

(when ordering food, etc.)

Answer 11

量が多い
[りょうがおおい]

量が少ない
[りょうがすくない]

Question 12

never mind…. forget about…. whether or not…., anyways….

(thing mentioned first is not as important as what follows)

Answer 12

….はともかく

….のはともかく

….のはともかくとして

Question 13

fist

Answer 13

拳

[こぶし]

Question 14

generated power (from a motor, etc.)

Answer 14

動力

[どうりょく]

Question 15

department store (formal use)

Answer 15

百貨店

[ひゃっかてん]

Question 16

maturity / ripeness

to mature (people, etc.) / to ripen (fruit, etc.)

Answer 16

成熟
[せいじゅく]

成熟する

Question 17

published weekly

weekly publication, weekly magazine

Answer 17

週刊
[しゅうかん]

週刊誌
[しゅうかんし]

Question 18

—person (in linguistics)

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Answer 18

—人称
[—にんしょう]

一人称
[いちんしょう]

二人称
[ににんしょう]

三人称
[さんにんしょう]

Question 19

shipping and transport

to ship / to transport (through a company, by truck, etc.)

Answer 19

運送
[うんそう]

運送する

Question 20

group, squad (in the military, etc.)

Answer 20

班

[はん]

Question 21

tree leaves, foliage

Answer 21

木の葉

[このは]

Question 22

profile, the side (of one’s) face

Answer 22

横顔

[よこがお]

Question 23

way, manner, kind, style, appearance (kanji use)

Answer 23

様

[よう]

Question 24

(corporate) acquisition / corruption, bribery

to acquire or buy out (esp. with companies) / to takeover / to bribe

Answer 24

買収
[ばいしゅう]

買収する

Question 25

sincerity, a true heart

Answer 25

真心

[まごころ]

Question 26

appeal, accusation, complaint (usu. in the legal sense)

Answer 26

訴え

[うったえ]

Question 27

school leave

to take a temporary leave of absence from school (esp. due to illness)

Answer 27

休学
[きゅうがく]

休学する

Question 28

straight and direct…. (e.g. looked me straight in the eye) / sane, reasonable

Answer 28

まとも

Question 29

depression, melancholy

Answer 29

憂鬱

[ゆううつ]

Question 30

great joy

to experience great joy

Answer 30

大喜び
[おおよろこび]

大喜びする

Question 31

broad (as in imprecise), rough, sketchy

Answer 31

大雑把

[おおざっぱ]

Question 32

senior high school (alt. use)

Answer 32

高等学校

[こうとうがっこう]

Question 33

unknown, not yet known, strange

Answer 33

未知

[みち]

Question 34

conjunction (grammar)

Answer 34

接続詞

[せつぞくし]

Question 35

the (solid) earth, the (vast) land

common male name

Answer 35

大地
[だいち]

大地
[たいち]

Question 36

precisely, exactly, tightly / coming to an exact stop

precisely…. exactly…. on the nose….

to come to a perfect stop / to do precisely

Answer 36

ぴたり

ぴたり

ぴたりする

Question 37

seal (sealing of an envelope)

Answer 37

封

[ふう]

Question 38

confluence

to have a confluence (e.g. rivers) / to merge (e.g. traffic) / to link up / to come together

Answer 38

合流
[ごうりゅう]

合流する

Question 39

circle, club or clique (loan word)

Answer 39

サークル

Question 40

a matter (e.g. the matter at hand), items, facts

Answer 40

事項

[じこう]

Question 41

forestry

Answer 41

林業

[りんぎょう]

Question 42

woman, lady (dated, formal)

Answer 42

婦人

[ふじん]

Question 43

armament (on a small scale)

to be armed / to bear arms / to have weapons

Answer 43

武装
[ぶそう]

武装する

Question 44

hikikomori (extreme recluses in modern Japan)

Answer 44

引き籠り

[ひきこもり]

Question 45

midair / space (kanji use)

to be (or float) in midair

Answer 45

宙
[ちゅう]

宙に

Question 46

spring, coil

Answer 46

ばね

Question 47

(firm) opposition, antagonism

to oppose (firmly) / to go against / to be antagonistic towards

Answer 47

対抗
[たいこう]

対抗する

Question 48

helmet (loan word)

Answer 48

ヘルメット

Question 49

servant

Answer 49

使用人

[しようにん]

Question 50

italics (in type)

Answer 50

斜体

[しゃたい]

Question 51

clothing material, fabrics

Answer 51

衣料

[いりょう]

Question 52

(geographical) basin, the land between mountains

Answer 52

盆地

[ぼんち]

Question 53

in the black (having a surplus)

Answer 53

黒字

[くろじ]

Question 54

prophecy

to make a prophecy / to prognosticate

Answer 54

予言
[よげん]

予言する

Question 55

pocket money, spending money / allowance

Answer 55

小遣い

[こづかい]

Question 56

supposing…. if we we are to assume that…. if….is the case….

(secondary forms)

Answer 56

….すれば

….すると

*** としたら has the same use, and is more common

Question 57

based on…. and…. / considering (all of these things)….

when the listed qualities are good

Answer 57

….といい ….といい

Question 58

since….happened…., now….

shows a result/realization that came about when something happened for the first time

Answer 58

—(て) こそ

Question 59

transportation facilities (often used when describing transportation as a whole)

Answer 59

交通機関

[こうつうきかん]

Question 60

a federation, a league (e.g. league of nations)

Answer 60

連盟

[れんめい]

Question 61

goodwill, good terms, friendliness (e.g. between countries)

Answer 61

親善

[しんぜん]

Question 62

item (of business, etc.) / event (e.g. at the olympics)

Answer 62

種目

[しゅもく]

Question 63

Okinawa

Answer 63

沖縄

[おきなわ]

Question 64

(sudden) evening shower

Answer 64

夕立

[ゆうだち]

Question 65

rationality, (ability to) reason

Answer 65

理性

[りせい]

Question 66

interview, press conference

to give an interview (usu. with a group) / to have a press conference

Answer 66

会見
[かいけん]

会見する

Question 67

corresponding terms

to correspond to / to be applicable / to fall under / to fulfill (certain requirements)

Answer 67

該当
[がいとう]

該当する

Question 68

flushing / washing with water

to flush (a toilet) / to wash something with water

Answer 68

水洗
[すいせん]

水洗する

Question 69

land number, house number (in rural addresses)

Answer 69

番地

[ばんち]

Question 70

attending school

to go to school / to attend school

Answer 70

登校
[とうこう]

登校する

Question 71

at that moment… in those times…

Answer 71

その頃

[そのころ]

Question 72

running away from home

to run away from home / to leave home

Answer 72

家出
[いえで]

家出する

Question 73

completion of a course

to complete a course of study (in university, et.)

Answer 73

修了
[しゅうりょう]

修了する

Question 74

after one occurrence, a situation or condition continues unchanged / doesn’t happen again

Answer 74

—(た) きり…. ない

—(た) きりだ

それきり….

Question 75

order, observance, discipline, regulation (e.g. within a certain school)

Answer 75

規律

[きりつ]

Question 76

(something) anxiously awaited, longed for

Answer 76

待ち遠しい

[まちどおしい]

Question 77

flesh color, skin color

Answer 77

肌色

[はだいろ]

Question 78

patent, (special) licensing, proprietary

Answer 78

特許

[とっきょ]

Question 79

bill, paper money (colloquial)

Answer 79

札

[さつ]

Question 80

chatting

to talk idly / to chat / to gossip

Answer 80

雑談
[ざつだん]

雑談する

Question 81

stove (loan word)

Answer 81

ストーブ

Question 82

that kind of feeling exists! (a sentence-ending expression of a strong judgment)

Answer 82

….ものがある

Question 83

not serious, unsteady, lacking sincerity

Answer 83

不真面目

[ふまじめ]

Question 84

masses (of people), horde, mob

Answer 84

群衆

[ぐんしゅう]

Question 85

lucidly, promptly and clearly, in a smart way (onomatopoeic)

Answer 85

はきはき

Question 86

reuse, recycling

to reuse (for a second time) / to recycle (old materials, etc.)

Answer 86

再利用
[さいりよう]

再利用する

Question 87

the Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF)

Answer 87

自衛隊

[じえいたい]

Question 88

(Japanese) cedar tree

Answer 88

杉

[すぎ]

Question 89

advantages and disadvantages / (one’s own) interests

Answer 89

利害

[りがい]

Question 90

displaying (esp. on computers) / “view” tab (in a word document, etc.)

to display (data, an error message, etc.) / to indicate

Answer 90

表示
[ひょうじ]

表示する

Question 91

maternity and gynecology department (OBGYN)

Answer 91

産婦人科

[さんふじんか]

Question 92

these things not being important…. despite…. regardless of….

Answer 92

….によらず

Question 93

bathing

to bathe / to enter a bath / to take a bath

Answer 93

入浴
[にゅうよく]

入浴する

Question 94

laboring

to labor / to serve (a company, etc.)

Answer 94

勤労
[きんろう]

勤労する

Question 95

flashlight

Answer 95

懐中電灯

[かいちゅうでんとう]

Question 96

getting used to, habituation

Answer 96

慣れ

[なれ]

Question 97

somehow…. in some way or another….

Answer 97

どうにか

どうにかこうにか

Question 98

devil, demon, evil spirit / māra

Answer 98

悪魔

[あくま]

Question 99

losing a battle or war

to lose a battle / to lose a war / to be defeated

Answer 99

敗戦
[はいせん]

敗戦する

Question 100

(great) shock, (forceful) impact

Answer 100

衝撃

[しょうげき]

Question 101

approval, licensing

to receive approval / to be authorized / to get clearance or licensing (e.g. for a new drug)

Answer 101

認可
[にんか]

認可する

Question 102

personal background, experience, career (an individual’s work and life roles)

Answer 102

経歴

[けいれき]

Question 103

specs, technical specification / means, method

Answer 103

仕様

[しよう]

Question 104

set meal, special (of the day)

Answer 104

定食

[ていしょく]

Question 105

reparations

to pay reparations (e.g. when being sued for damages, etc.)

Answer 105

賠償
[ばいしょう]

賠償する

Question 106

junior college, vocationally oriented college (for short)

Answer 106

短大
[たんだい]

短期大学
[たんきだいがく]

Question 107

(woman’s) stockings (loan word)

Answer 107

ストッキング

Question 108

a feeling about, a hunch, foreboding

to have a hunch / to have a feeling or premonition (e.g. I have a bad feeling about this…)

Answer 108

予感
[よかん]

予感する

Question 109

not doing…. will suffice

to get by without having to do something

Answer 109

….ずに済む
[….ずにすむ]

….ないで済む

….なくて済む

Question 110

impulse

to have an impulse / to have an urge to do something (esp. a sudden urge)

Answer 110

衝動
[しょうどう]

衝動する

Question 111

trading firm

Answer 111

商社

[しょうしゃ]

Question 112

an association, a society

Answer 112

協会

[きょうかい]

Question 113

flat surface, level surface

Answer 113

平面

[へいめん]

Question 114

cement (loan word)

Answer 114

セメント

Question 115

the —- world

the political world

the financial world

Answer 115

—界
[—かい]

政界
[せいかい]

財界
[ざいかい]

Question 116

fax (loan word)

Answer 116

ファックス

Question 117

pearl

Pearl Harbor

Answer 117

真珠
[しんじゅ]

真珠湾

Question 118

(biological) specimen, (pathological) sample

Answer 118

標本

[ひょうほん]

Question 119

someone’s wife, a married woman (polite)

Answer 119

奥様

[おくさま]

Question 120

room for rent

house for rent

Answer 120

貸間
[かしま]

貸家
[かしや]

Question 121

a bell (spherical, often noise-making)

Answer 121

鈴

[すず]

Question 122

plain, unfigured (e.g. plain white paper, plain shirt)

Answer 122

無地

[むじ]

Question 123

exclusion, elimination, removal

to eliminate / to exclude / to do away with / to remove / to lift (sanctions, etc.)

Answer 123

排除
[はいじょ]

排除する

Question 124

taking a seat

to take a seat (in a specific location)

Answer 124

着席
[ちゃくせき]

着席する

Question 125

alternately, one after the other, being done in turns

Answer 125

交互

[こうご]

Question 126

the whole area, all over (a region or zone)

Answer 126

一帯

[いったい]

Question 127

retail

retail store, outlet

Answer 127

小売
[こうり]

小売店
[こうりてん]

Question 128

nations, countries (more than one)

Answer 128

国々

[くにぐに]

Question 129

luster, glaze, color(ing) / youthfulness, charm

Answer 129

艶

[つや]

Question 130

wool (loan word)

Answer 130

ウール

Question 131

penmanship

Answer 131

習字

[しゅうじ]

Question 132

high tide / the climax

low tide

Answer 132

高潮
[こうちょう]

低潮
[ていちょう]

Question 133

aid, relief, salvation (e.g. religious salvation)

Answer 133

救い

[すくい]

Question 134

refund

to get a refund

Answer 134

払い戻し
[はらいもどし]

払い戻しする

Question 135

wicked, malignant, vicious

Answer 135

悪質

[あくしつ]

Question 136

something is said to be…. something is considered to be…. something is believed to be….

Answer 136

….とされる

….とされている

Question 137

ability to listen, listening comprehension (in daily situations)

Answer 137

聞き取り

[ききとり]

Question 138

kitchen waste, food scraps (raw garbage)

Answer 138

生ゴミ

[なまゴミ]

Question 139

landlord, landlady

expert (in), authority (on)

Answer 139

大家
[おおや]

大家
[たいか]

Question 140

nutrient / nourishment

Answer 140

養分

[ようぶん]

Question 141

a way of use

Answer 141

使い道
[つかいみち]

使い途

Question 142

method and logic, rhyme and reason, a running thread

Answer 142

筋道

[すじみち]

Question 143

division into equal parts

to divide something into equal parts

Answer 143

等分
[とうぶん]

等分する

Question 144

alma mater

Answer 144

母校

[ぼこう]

Question 145

newly built

to be newly built / to be newly constructed

Answer 145

新築
[しんちく]

新築する

Question 146

word of mouth

to spread by word of mouth

Answer 146

口コミ
[くちコミ]

口コミで広がる

Question 147

Brazil (loan word)

Answer 147

ブラジル

Question 148

screen (loan word)

Answer 148

スクリーン

Question 149

notion of… conception of… idea of… sense of… (duty, etc.) / resignation to (a fact)

to resign to (fate, the truth, etc.)

idealism

Answer 149

観念
[かんねん]

観念する

観念論
[かんねんろん]

Question 150

remarkably….

Answer 150

めっきり

Question 151

method(s), system (in computing, etc.)

Answer 151

方式

[ほうしき]

Question 152

implication, (small) suggestion

to suggest something / to implicate / to hint at something

suggestive (e.g. a suggestive pause, wink, look etc.)

Answer 152

示唆
[しさ]

示唆する

示唆的

Question 153

(it’s common sense, but….) it’s best to….

(it goes without saying, but….) there’s nothing better than….

Answer 153

….に越したことはない

[….にこしたことはない

Question 154

Nobel Prize

Answer 154

ノーベル賞

[ノーベルしょう]

Question 155

one’s inferiors, one’s subordinates

now…. at present….

Answer 155

目下
[めした]

目下
[もっか]

Question 156

use of, exercise of

to use (one’s power, etc.) / to exercise (authority, rights, etc.)

Answer 156

行使
[こうし]

行使する

Question 157

because of (a person’s) characteristics or qualities….

Answer 157

….のことだから

Question 158

pleasant, agreeable, willing

Answer 158

快い

[こころよい]

Question 159

P.S.

Answer 159

追伸

[ついしん]

Question 160

federal state(s), the commonwealth, confederation

Answer 160

連邦

[れんぽう]

Question 161

lining-up

to line up / to form an orderly line

Answer 161

整列
[せいれつ]

整列する

Question 162

external appearance, facade, exterior (of a building, etc.)

Answer 162

外観

[がいかん]

Question 163

crystal

to crystalize

Answer 163

結晶
[けっしょう]

結晶する

Question 164

thunderstorm

Answer 164

雷雨

[らいう]

Question 165

saving something for later, putting off, postponement

Answer 165

後回し

[あとまわし]

Question 166

at once…. promptly….

Answer 166

とっさに

Question 167

house, household, home, husband (kanji use)

Answer 167

宅

[たく]

Question 168

legitimate, valid, justifiable (demand, etc.)

legitimacy, validity, justifiability

Answer 168

正当
[せいとう]

正当性

Question 169

satisfactory, favorable (conditions, etc.)

Answer 169

良好

[りょうこう]

Question 170

all present, all concerned, everyone (formal)

Answer 170

一同

[いちどう]

Question 171

chorus (loan word)

Answer 171

コーラス

Question 172

brittle, fragile, tender-hearted (person)

Answer 172

もろい

Question 173

very thirsty, very dry / cackle, rattling / laugh loudly (onomatopoeic)

Answer 173

からから

Question 174

last— past— (day, week, month, year, etc.)

Answer 174

昨

[さく]

Question 175

particularly when…. only when…. especially when…. (expressing unusual circumstances, a bad coincidence, etc.)

because something is believed, there shouldn’t be negative circumstances (when used with a neg. sentence)

Answer 175

….に限って

….に限り

Question 176

(business) profit, profitability

Answer 176

採算

[さいさん]

Question 177

it was not worth one’s efforts to do….

despite the effort, the results were not good

Answer 177

—(た) 甲斐もなく
[—(た) かいもなく]

—(の) かいもなく

Question 178

tides, currents / a (new) opportunity

taking the opportunity…. (after something changes)

Answer 178

潮
[しお]

潮に

Question 179

good feeling, good will, affection

Answer 179

好意

[こうい]

Question 180

number, edition, make, model, issue (kanji use)

Answer 180

号

[ごう]

Question 181

leader (loan word)

Answer 181

リーダー

Question 182

almanac, calendar (traditional usage)

Answer 182

暦

[こよみ]

Question 183

riches, resources, wealth, esp. when there is an abundance (kanji use)

Answer 183

富

[とみ]

Question 184

please have a seat (polite)

also many other situational uses

Answer 184

お掛けください

> [おかけください]

Question 185

ocean current

Answer 185

海流

[かいりゅう]

Question 186

oil (especially kerosene, etc.)

loan word

Answer 186

オイル

Question 187

lead

to lead / to take the lead

(loan word)

Answer 187

リード

リードする

Question 188

quite right… understandable… for good reason…

although contrary to what you would expect…. (conjunction providing info different from a logical prediction)

Answer 188

もっとも

Question 189

oil painting

Answer 189

油絵

[あぶらえ]

Question 190

amalgamation, merger, fusion

to amalgamate / to merge (companies, etc.) / to fuse or combine

Answer 190

合併
[がっぺい]

合併する

Question 191

equation, formula (for solving a problem in mathematics, chemistry, etc.)

Answer 191

方程式

[ほうていしき]

Question 192

evening twilight

Answer 192

夕暮れ

[ゆうぐれ]

Question 193

(Japanese-style) paper sliding screen

Answer 193

襖

[ふすま]

Question 194

United Nations (the U.N.)

Answer 194

国連

[こくれん]

Question 195

segmenting

to break into segments / to partition / to divide up (e.g. a government’s land)

Answer 195

分割
[ぶんかつ]

分割する

Question 196

without the existence of these circumstances….

Answer 196

….を抜きにして[は]

[….をぬきにして[は]

Question 197

heron

Answer 197

鷺

> [さぎ]

Question 198

when it comes to a certain topic…. when the subject turns to….

(when it comes to a certain topic, one acts in a different or recognizable way)

Answer 198

….となると

….のこととなると

Question 199

regulation, crackdown (e.g. crackdown on illegal parking)

Answer 199

取り締まり

[とりしまり]

Question 200

in charge / homeroom teacher

to be the one in charge (esp. a teacher)

Answer 200

担任
[たんにん]

担任する

Question 201

a matter of (one’s personal) taste

Answer 201

好き好き

[ずきずき]

Question 202

one-by-one, one at a time

Answer 202

一つ一つ

[ひとつひとつ]

Question 203

family finances

Answer 203

家計

[かけい]

Question 204

expedition of, promotion of

to expedite (a process, etc.) / to move forward / to promote / to spur on

Answer 204

促進
[そくしん]

促進する

Question 205

green, environmentally friendly (loan word)

Answer 205

グリーン

Question 206

intellectual, intelligent person (loan word)

Answer 206

インテリ

Question 207

clothes (as a category), classification of clothing

Answer 207

衣類

[いるい]

Question 208

Costa Rica (loan word)

Answer 208

コスタリカ

Question 209

drinking water (colloquial)

Answer 209

飲み水

[のみみず]

Question 210

fate (predestination)

Answer 210

宿命

[しゅくめい]

Question 211

advisement

to advise (on an important matter, etc.) / to give advice / to warn

Answer 211

忠告
[ちゅうこく]

忠告する

Question 212

dimensions, measurements, magnitude

Answer 212

寸法

[すんぽう]

Question 213

looking away

to look away / to take one’s eyes off (the road, etc.)

Answer 213

よそ見
[よそみ]

よそ見する

Question 214

runny nose, snot, (nasal) mucus

Answer 214

鼻水

[はなみず]

Question 215

flat and thin

Answer 215

平たい

[ひらたい]

Question 216

a place to put something / a place for storage

a bicycle storage spot

Answer 216

置き場
[おきば]

自転車置き場

Question 217

fire prevention, fireproof—

Answer 217

防火

[ぼうか]

Question 218

fault, indiscretion

Answer 218

過ち

[あやまち]

Question 219

conversion

to convert (a file, etc.)

Answer 219

変換
[へんかん]

変換する

Question 220

rust

Answer 220

錆

[さび]

Question 221

originally, essentially, by nature (formal)

Answer 221

元来

[がんらい]

Question 222

about to go out (of the house), getting ready to leave

are you going out? are you leaving?

(polite language)

Answer 222

お出かけ
[おでかけ]

お出かけですか

Question 223

equal (status, terms, etc.), level (playing field)

Answer 223

対等

[たいとう]

Question 224

attractive force (metaphorical), gravitational pull (physical), attraction, allure, magnetism

Answer 224

引力

[いんりょく]

Question 225

New Zealand (loan word)

Answer 225

ニュージーランド

Question 226

life, living, existence (kanji use) / —student (as as suffix)

Answer 226

生
[せい]

生
[しょう]

Question 227

expansion and enlargement

to expand (systems, institutions, etc.) to enlarge (an area of existence)

Answer 227

拡充
[かくじゅう]

拡充する

Question 228

keyboard (loan word)

Answer 228

キーボード

Question 229

objection, rebuttal

to object to (accusations, etc.) / to rebute / to have a counterargument

Answer 229

反論
[はんろん]

反論する

Question 230

restraining, confinement

to restrain, to confine, to constrain (e.g. a criminal)

Answer 230

拘束
[こうそく]

拘束する

Question 231

curtailment, restraint

to curtail / to suppress / to restrain / to get under control (e.g. one’s anger)

Answer 231

抑制
[よくせい]

抑制する

Question 232

contrary to expectations….

even though…. was thought, the results were different

Answer 232

….と思いきや
[….とおもいきや]

…. かと思いきや + [….]

Question 233

the Japanese syllabary

Answer 233

五十音

[ごじゅうおん]

Question 234

coastlands / coastal—

Answer 234

沿岸

[えんがん]

Question 235

(clinical) thermometer

Answer 235

体温計

[たいおんけい]

Question 236

first love / ‘puppy love’

Answer 236

初恋

[はつこい]

Question 237

expiration date

credit card expiration date

Answer 237

有効期限
[ゆうこうきげん]

カードの有効期限

Question 238

teacup

Answer 238

湯飲み

[ゆのみ]

Question 239

lobby, ante-room, (guest) waiting room

Answer 239

控え室

[ひかえしつ]

Question 240

bat, baseball bat (loan word)

Answer 240

バット

Question 241

pattern (loan word)

Answer 241

パターン

Question 242

academic theory

Answer 242

学説

[がくせつ]

Question 243

president, director-general (alt. use)

Answer 243

総裁

[そうさい]

Question 244

sleeveless (shirt, etc.)

Answer 244

袖無し

[そでなし]

Question 245

pull-ups / suspension, hanging

to do pull-ups / to be in a state of hanging or suspension

Answer 245

懸垂
[けんすい]

懸垂する

Question 246

….is true, although it is different from what is naturally thought
s

Answer 246

….ものの

….とはいうものの

Question 247

offering a job

to recruit (situationally) / to offer a job (through advertisements, etc.)

job information (esp. for prospective hires)

Answer 247

求人
[きゅうじん]

求人する

求人情報
[きゅうじんじょうほう]

Question 248

breast (common use)

breast (medical use) / udder

Answer 248

乳房
[ちぶさ]

乳房
[にゅうぼう]

Question 249

the look of one’s face, countenance

the look of one’s eyes, the expression made with one’s eyes

Answer 249

顔つき
[かおつき]

目つき
[めつき]

Question 250

beam, crossbeam, column

digit (in mathematics)

Answer 250

桁

[けた]

Question 251

initials / first letter of a word

Answer 251

頭文字

[かしらもじ]

Question 252

entering, introduction into

to gain admission / to be introduced (into a match,etc.) / to enter a gate / to become an apprentice or student

Answer 252

入門
[にゅうもん]

入門する

Question 253

hedge / barrier wall

fence, hedge, barrier, wall, railing (kanji use)

Answer 253

垣根
[かきね]

垣
[かき]

Question 254

South Africa

Answer 254

南アフリカ

[みなみアフリカ]

Question 255

first-name (loan word)

Answer 255

ファーストネーム

Question 256

enclosure

to enclose something (within a letter or package)

Answer 256

同封
[どうふう]

同封する

Question 257

rainbow-colored

Answer 257

虹色

[にじいろ]

Question 258

plateau, highland

Answer 258

高原

[こうげん]

Question 259

compensations

to receive compensation (reimbursement from an insurance co., etc.)

Answer 259

補償
[ほしょう]

補償する

Question 260

it’s worth one’s efforts to do…. it was worth one’s efforts to do….

Answer 260

—(る) 甲斐がある
[—(る) かいがある]

—(た) かいがある

—(の) かいがある

Question 261

electric current

Answer 261

電流

[でんりゅう]

Question 262

assignment, allotment (of tickets, etc.)

Answer 262

割り当て

[わりあて]

Question 263

silence, being speechless

Answer 263

無言

[むごん]

Question 264

introduce a list of examples (grammatically)

Answer 264

[N, N, N….] といった [gen. N]

Question 265

constantly…. unremittingly….

Answer 265

絶えず

[たえず]

Question 266

….is about it ….is about the only one

emphasizing the ‘only’ from a larger group of things

Answer 266

[….のは] ….ぐらいのものだ

Question 267

topic(s) for discussion, an agenda

Answer 267

議題

[ぎだい]

Question 268

contempt, disdain

to hold in contempt / to scorn / to disdain / to despise

Answer 268

軽蔑
[けいべつ]

軽蔑する

Question 269

encouragement

to give someone encouragement / to motivate

Answer 269

激励
[げきれい]

激励する

Question 270

download

to download (on a computer, etc.)

(loan word)

Answer 270

ダウンロード

ダウンロードする

Question 271

….as a good opportunity to take another action

….as a good chance to do something else

(formal)

Answer 271

….を契機に

[….をけいきに]

Question 272

eaves / narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

Answer 272

軒

[のき]

Question 273

okurigana (kana suffix for verbs, adjectives, etc.)

Answer 273

送り仮名

[おくりがな]

Question 274

an abundance, large amounts, large quantities

a small quantity (e.g. a pinch of salt) / a small dose (of medicine)

Answer 274

多量
[たりょう]

少量
[しょうりょう]

Question 275

water-filled paddy field

Answer 275

水田

[すいでん]

Question 276

bold, bold-type, thick characters

boldface (in type)

Answer 276

太字
[ふとじ]

ボールド体
[ボールドたい]

Question 277

allotment

to share / to allot / to divvy up (chores, etc.)

Answer 277

分担
[ぶんたん]

分担する

Question 278

surrendering

to surrender (to an enemy, etc.)

Answer 278

降伏
[こうふく]

降伏する

Question 279

(subjective) value, worth

Answer 279

値打ち

[ねうち]

Question 280

interrogative (grammar)

Answer 280

疑問詞

[ぎもんし]

Question 281

slow business conditions, economic slump

Answer 281

不景気

[ふけいき]

Question 282

appendix, supplement

Answer 282

付録

[ふろく]

Question 283

balance (of funds)

account balance

an account balance inquiry

Answer 283

残高
[ざんだか]

口座の残高
[こうざのざんだか]

残高照会
[ざんだかしょうかい]

Question 284

school entrance ceremony

graduation ceremony

Answer 284

入学式
[にゅうがくしき]

卒業式
[そつぎょうしき]

Question 285

spoon (for measuring food, etc.)

tablespoon

teaspoon

Answer 285

匙
> [さじ]

大さじ
[おおさじ]

小さじ
[こさじ]

Question 286

Norway (loan word)

Answer 286

ノルウェー

Question 287

swimming (alt. use)

swimmer

Answer 287

泳ぎ
[およぎ]

泳ぎ手
[およぎて]

Question 288

invaluable, irreplaceable (human being, friendship, etc.)

Answer 288

尊い
[とうとい]

(alt. ) 貴い
(alt. ) たっとい

Question 289

seatbelt (loan word)

Answer 289

シートベルト

Question 290

household(s), homes (e.g. 30,000 homes lost power)

Answer 290

世帯

[せたい]

Question 291

the essentials, the necessities

Answer 291

必需品

[ひつじゅひん]

Question 292

wrap (plastic, saran, etc.) / rap

to wrap something / to rap

(loan word)

Answer 292

ラップ

ラップする

Question 293

charity, philanthropy

Answer 293

慈善

[じぜん]

Question 294

access

to access (the internet, etc.)

(loan word)

Answer 294

アクセス

アクセスする

Question 295

hindrance

to hinder / to obstruct / to interfere with

Answer 295

妨害
[ぼうがい]

妨害する

Question 296

rush

rush hour

(loan word)

Answer 296

ラッシュ

ラッシュアワー

Question 297

storage

to store / to put (something) in storage

storehouse, (large) storage room

Answer 297

貯蔵
[ちょぞう]

貯蔵する

貯蔵庫
[ちょぞうこ]

Question 298

clattering sound / a commotion

to clatter / to rattle / to cause a commotion

(onomatopoeic)

Answer 298

ばたばた

ばたばたする

Question 299

cream (loan word)

Answer 299

クリーム

Question 300

something is…., but on the other hand is….

used to contrasting or opposing sides

Answer 300

….反面

[….はんめん]

Question 301

valid, appropriate, right

validity, propriety

Answer 301

妥当
[だとう]

妥当性

Question 302

client, patron, customer (alt., formal use)

customer satisfaction

Answer 302

顧客
[こきゃく]

顧客満足
[こきゃくまんぞく]

Question 303

wife (literary)

Answer 303

女房

[にょうぼう]

Question 304

cut, cutting

to cut

(loan word)

Answer 304

カット

カットする

Question 305

abstention

to abstain (from voting, etc.) / to renounce / to withdrawal (from a sport game etc.)

Answer 305

棄権
[きけん]

棄権する

Question 306

joint ownership

to co-own / to share (in ownership)

Answer 306

共有
[きょうゆう]

共有する

Question 307

no seats available (full house)

Answer 307

満席

[まんせき]

Question 308

(jumping or hopping) lightly….

jumping, hopping, skipping lightly

(onomatopoeic)

Answer 308

ぴょんと

ぴょんぴょん

Question 309

character, personality, personal appearance (usually positive)

Answer 309

人柄

[ひとがら]

Question 310

a human life

lifesaving, saving (someone’s) life

Answer 310

人命
[じんめい]

人命救助
[じんめいきゅうじょ]

Question 311

(mandatory) retirement age

Answer 311

定年

[ていねん]

Question 312

intervention

to intervene / to have an intervention / to step in to (a business dealing, etc.)

Answer 312

介入
[かいにゅう]

介入する

Question 313

ambition

Answer 313

野心
[やしん]

野望
[やぼう]

Question 314

expenses (e.g. on an expense report)

Answer 314

経費

[けいひ]

Question 315

a vulnerability, soft spot, weakness

Answer 315

弱み

[よわみ]

Question 316

telephone receiver

Answer 316

受話器

[じゅわき]

Question 317

virus

computer virus

(loan word)

Answer 317

ウイルス

コンピューターウィルス

Question 318

memory lapse

to slip one’s mind / to momentarily forget something (one knows well)

Answer 318

度忘れ
[どわすれ]

度忘れする

Question 319

threat, intimidation

to intimidate / to threaten / to terrorize

Answer 319

脅迫
[きょうはく]

脅迫する

Question 320

regular (expression, etc.), formal, legitimate

Masaki (common male name)

Answer 320

正規
[せいき]

正規
[まさき]

Question 321

a little bit…. somewhat….

Answer 321

いささか

Question 322

blackboard

Answer 322

黒板

[こくばん]

Question 323

running fast / double time

to run very fast / to go double time / to do something in a hurry

Answer 323

駆け足
[かけあし]

駆け足する

Question 324

diplomatic relations

Answer 324

国交

[こっこう]

Question 325

ventilation

to ventilate

a vent (ventilation opening in a home, etc.)

ventilator fan

Answer 325

換気
[かんき]

換気する

換気口
[かんきこう]

換気扇
[かんきせん]

Question 326

this…. or that…. (when a choice must be made, although there are other suitable options)

Answer 326

….なり ….なり

Question 327

despite this occurrence….

when something happens in spite of an ongoing action that would otherwise derail it

Answer 327

….中を
[….なかを]

….中では
[….なかでは]

Question 328

hardness, firmness, stiffness

Answer 328

硬さ

[かたさ]

Question 329

bruise / birthmark

Answer 329

痣

> [あざ]

Question 330

being flustered, being confused

to get flustered / to be confused / to be lost

(onomatopoeic)

Answer 330

まごまご

まごまごする

*** also: まごつく

Question 331

trees and shrubs (e.g. in a garden), arbor

Answer 331

樹木

[じゅもく]

Question 332

(still) not convinced, unable to accept…

Answer 332

納得が行かない

[なっとくがいかない]

Question 333

preliminary investigations

to do preliminary research / to do preliminary investigations

Answer 333

下調べ
[したしらべ]

下調べする

Question 334

leeway, elbow room, margin (for error)

Answer 334

ゆとり

Question 335

main point, gist, essentials / a knack for, a hang of, the ropes

good at handling things, knowing how to deal with things

Answer 335

要領
[ようりょう]

要領がいい

要領のいい

Question 336

kotatsu (Japanese table with an electric heater and a coverlet)

Answer 336

炬燵

> [こたつ]

Question 337

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Answer 337

外務省

[がいむしょう]

Question 338

corner, section of a store (loan word)

Answer 338

コーナー

Question 339

condom (loan word)

Answer 339

コンドーム

Question 340

maiden name

Answer 340

旧姓

[きゅうせい]

Question 341

burnable garbage

non-burnable garbage

Answer 341

燃えるゴミ
[もえるゴミ]

燃えないゴミ
[もえないゴミ]

Question 342

sticky / clinging, clingy person

to stick together / to cling to

(onomatopoeic)

Answer 342

べたべた

べたべたする

Question 343

(window) screen, (insect) screen, screen door

Answer 343

網戸

[あみど]

Question 344

drawing, raffle

to have a drawing (of lottery tickets, etc.) / to raffle off

Answer 344

抽選
[ちゅうせん]

抽選する

Question 345

a living, a livelihood

to make a living

Answer 345

生計
[せいけい]

生計を立てる

Question 346

ticklish

Answer 346

くすぐったい

Question 347

(one’s) later years

Answer 347

晩年

[ばんねん]

Question 348

break-out! escape!

to break-out / to escape (from a bad situation) / to abandon (ship, etc.)

Answer 348

脱出
[だっしゅつ]

脱出する

Question 349

to be out or away (from home, etc.), absence

Answer 349

不在

[ふざい]

Question 350

shape up! act properly!

enough already! enough nonsense!

to talk nonsense

Answer 350

いい加減にしなさい
[いいかげんにしなさい]

いい加減にしろ

いい加減なことを言う

Question 351

animosity

Answer 351

反感

[はんかん]

Question 352

treatment (in the workplace, etc.)

to treat or compensate employees / to receive customers, clients, or guests

Answer 352

待遇
[たいぐう]

待遇する

Question 353

the count, the total number (of participants, etc.)

Answer 353

総数

[そうすう]

Question 354

fireplace

Answer 354

暖炉

[だんろ]

Question 355

The Doll Festival (March 3rd in Japan)

Answer 355

ひな祭り

[ひなまつり]

Question 356

the whole surface / all of one side

Answer 356

一面

[いちめん]

Question 357

kindred spirits, like-minded people

Answer 357

同志

[どうし]

Question 358

bathhouse, public bath

Answer 358

風呂屋

[ふろや]

Question 359

masterpiece, one’s best work / an amusing blunder (as sarcasm), a boner

Answer 359

傑作

[けっさく]

Question 360

Osaka or Kyoto prefecture (suffix / kanji use)

Answer 360

府

[ふ]

Question 361

conquest

to conquest / to conquer (a territory, etc.)

conqueror

Answer 361

征服
せいふく

征服する

征服者
[せいふくしゃ]

Question 362

footnote

Answer 362

脚注

[きゃくちゅう]

Question 363

including…. for example….

when giving a singular representation of a larger group or list of items

Answer 363

….をはじめ

….をはじめとして

….をはじめとする….

Question 364

on-stage performance

to perform on-stage (e.g. musical, opera, theatre)

Answer 364

上演
[じょうえん]

上演する

Question 365

Osaka

Answer 365

大阪

[おおさか]

Question 366

director, trustee

board of directors, board of trustees

Answer 366

理事
[りじ]

理事会
[りじかい]

Question 367

the ruling party (the government party currently in power)

the opposition party (opposing the ruling party)

Answer 367

与党
[よとう]

野党
[やとう]

Question 368

from the back, from the rear

in the background, behind the scenes

Answer 368

背後

[はいご]

Question 369

personal business, personal use, private activities

Answer 369

私用

[しよう]

Question 370

wrapping and packaging

to wrap (as prep for sending or gifting) / to put into packaging

wrapping paper

Answer 370

包装
[ほうそう]

包装する

包装紙
[ほうそうし]

Question 371

groper, (sexual) molester, pervert

groping, molestation

to be sexually harassed (on a crowded train, etc.)

Answer 371

痴漢
[ちかん]

痴漢行為
[ちかんこうい]

痴漢にあう

Question 372

ballad, song

popular song (esp. in older days)

Answer 372

歌謡
[かよう]

歌謡曲
[かようきょく]

Question 373

boiling

to boil / to seethe (esp. in science)

the boiling point

Answer 373

沸騰
[ふっとう]

沸騰する

沸騰点

Question 374

borrowing, a debt (owed to someone)

Answer 374

借り

[かり]

Question 375

foreign currency / foreign goods

Answer 375

外貨

[がいか]

Question 376

just as soon as…. immediately upon….

Answer 376

—(る) なり….

Question 377

Ueno

Answer 377

上野

[うえの]

Question 378

latitude

Answer 378

緯度

[いど]

Question 379

Colombia (loan word)

Answer 379

コロンビア

Question 380

length and width (of a painting, etc.)

Answer 380

縦横

[じゅうおう]

Question 381

longitude

Answer 381

経度

[けいど]

Question 382

writer (often in self-reference)

Answer 382

筆者

[ひっしゃ]

Question 383

crescent moon

Answer 383

三日月

[みかづき]

Question 384

dial

to dial (a phone)

(loan word)

Answer 384

ダイヤル

ダイヤルする

Question 385

a mansion

Answer 385

邸宅

[ていたく]

Question 386

(certain) amount, quantity

to be or separate into a certain amount or quantity (e.g. an amount that serves 6 people)

Answer 386

分量
[ぶんりょう]

分量する

Question 387

going slowly (esp. in a car)

to go slowly / to drive slowly

Answer 387

徐行
[じょこう]

徐行する

Question 388

(managing) two things at once

to manage two things at once / to juggle / to coexist with

Answer 388

両立
[りょうりつ]

両立する

Question 389

lowering a price

to lower a price / to reduce the price (on a house, etc.)

Answer 389

値引き
[ねびき]

値引きする

Question 390

deed(s), action(s), act(s), conduct

Answer 390

行い

[おこない]

Question 391

the return of something

to return something / to repay (e.g. a book to a library, a rental car)

Answer 391

返却
[へんきゃく]

返却する

Question 392

(new) opportunity, chance, possibility

Answer 392

契機

[けいき]

Question 393

free gift / discount

to receive a free gift / to get a ‘freebie’ / to get a discount

Answer 393

お負け
> [おまけ]

おまけする

Question 394

pencil sharpener

Answer 394

鉛筆削り

[えんぴつけずり]

Question 395

spinach

Answer 395

ほうれん草

[ほうれんそう]

Question 396

hey… listen… come on…

isn’t that right…? (indicating emphasis)

(a feminine interjection)

Answer 396

ねえ

Question 397

enormous, vast, a huge amount

Answer 397

莫大

[ばくだい]

Question 398

book of (discounted) tickets

Answer 398

回数券

[かいすうけん]

Question 399

pipe, tube, cylinder / gun barrel

Answer 399

筒

> [つつ]

Question 400

caregiving

to provide nursing care (e.g. to the elderly)

a caregiver

Answer 400

介護
[かいご]

介護する

介護士
[かいごし]

Question 401

the following— the next— (day, month, spring, etc.)

usu. written

Answer 401

翌—

[よく—]

Question 402

illustration

loan word

Answer 402

イラスト

イラストレーション

Question 403

please take a look at this…. (honorific expression)

Answer 403

ご覧ください

[ごらんください]

Question 404

bursting with youth and energy

bursting at the seams (e.g. tight clothes)

(fish) jumping around in a net

(onomatopoeic)

Answer 404

ぴちぴち

ぴちぴちと

ぴちぴちとする

Question 405

words stemming from one’s true feelings (what one really thinks)

to speak one’s mind / to be brutally honest

Answer 405

本音
[ほんね]

本音を言う

Question 406

soy bean(s)

Answer 406

大豆

[だいず]

Question 407

adzuki bean

Answer 407

小豆

[あずき]

Question 408

counter for lozenges, tablets, pills, etc.

lock, padlock

(kanji use)

Answer 408

—錠
[—じょう]

錠
[じょう]

Question 409

a person, a guy / a thing or object (very casual or derogatory)

Answer 409

奴

> [やつ]

Question 410

To whom it may concern…. Dear so and so….

Yours respectfully…. Yours sincerely…. Yours truly….

these two work in concord within the same letter, etc.

Answer 410

拝啓
[はいけい]

敬具
[けいぐ]