VOCAB—advanced 4

Question 1

one trillion

Answer 1

一兆

[いっちょう]

Question 2

counter for positions or ranks (e.g. first rank, second rank, etc.)

Answer 2

—位

[—い]

Question 3

bottling, bottled

to bottle (wine, etc.)

Answer 3

瓶詰
[びんづめ]

瓶詰する

Question 4

yes

Jesus (from latin)

(loan word)

Answer 4

イエス

Question 5

the number of flat things

Answer 5

枚数

[まいすう]

Question 6

drop of water

Answer 6

水滴

[すいてき]

Question 7

orchestra (loan word)

Answer 7

オーケストラ

Question 8

a loss (of assets, profits, culture, etc.)

Answer 8

損失

[そんしつ]

Question 9

slightly, a little, partially / oh! oh my!

Answer 9

やや

Question 10

persecution

to persecute (for one’s beliefs, etc.)

Answer 10

迫害
[はくがい]

迫害する

Question 11

counter for tatami mats

Answer 11

—畳

[—じょう]

Question 12

soft, tender, limp, pliable (alt. kanji)

Answer 12

軟らかい

[やわらかい]

Question 13

common term / common language

Answer 13

共通語

[きょうつうご]

Question 14

fine powder

Answer 14

粉末

[ふんまつ]

Question 15

driver’s seat (in a car)

passenger seat (in a car)

Answer 15

運転席
[うんてんせき]

助手席
[じょしゅせき]

Question 16

washi (special Japanese-style paper used to create origami, etc.)

Answer 16

和紙

[わし]

Question 17

presentation (of a gift, etc.)

to present something (esp. as a gift) / to offer up something

Answer 17

進呈
[しんてい]

進呈する

贈呈
[ぞうてい]

贈呈する

Question 18

going under water

to go underwater / to dive (scuba diving, etc.)

submarine

Answer 18

潜水
[せんすい]

潜水する

潜水艦
[せんすいかん]

Question 19

a master’s degree / graduate from grad school

Answer 19

修士

[しゅうし]

Question 20

a willful ambition

to have a willful ambition (to accomplish something, etc.)

Answer 20

志望
[しぼう]

志望する

Question 21

bread crumbs

Answer 21

パン粉

[パンこ]

Question 22

ring, hoop

circle, rim, outer edges (of the world)

(kanji use)

Answer 22

輪
[わ]

環
[わ]

Question 23

key (loan word)

Answer 23

キー

Question 24

in its own way…. as appropriate…. as it suits the occasion…. / within its capacity…. within limitations….

Answer 24

それなり

それなりに

Question 25

(Japanese) roof tile

Answer 25

瓦

[かわら]

Question 26

really good quality, superior quality

Answer 26

良質

[りょうしつ]

Question 27

even…. if only…. if just…. as long as…. / the only thing needed

(particle suffix—alt. to さえ)

Answer 27

すら

Question 28

concession and compromise

to concede / to give way / to compromise (on an issue, etc.)

Answer 28

譲歩
[じょうほ]

譲歩する

Question 29

homepage, webpage (loan word)

Answer 29

ホームページ

Question 30

a drinking party, a get together at a bar

Answer 30

飲み会

[のみかい]

Question 31

hood of a car / bonnet (loan word)

Answer 31

ボンネット

Question 32

volleyball (loan word)

Answer 32

バレーボール

Question 33

windshield of a car (loan word)

Answer 33

フロントガラス

Question 34

the summit of a mountain

Answer 34

山頂

[さんちょう]

Question 35

the other party, the person ahead or in front (e.g. pass along info to the necessary person)

Answer 35

先方

[せんぽう]

Question 36

achievements, merits / a meritorious service or deed

Answer 36

功績

[こうせき]

Question 37

hero (loan word)

Answer 37

ヒーロー

Question 38

bowl, basin, (flower) pot (kanji use)

Answer 38

鉢

[はち]

Question 39

half the (total) amount

a half-priced sale

Answer 39

半額
[はんがく]

半額セール

Question 40

large river, rivers (usu. referring to many rivers at once)

Answer 40

河川

[かせん]

Question 41

wild thoughts and ideas

to have wild thoughts / to have wild ideas / to have delusions (of grandeur)

paranoia

Answer 41

妄想
[もうそう]

妄想する

妄想症
[もうそうしょう]

Question 42

restoration to an original state

to restore something to its original state / to reconstruct (as it was originally)

Answer 42

復元
[ふくげん]

復元する

Question 43

birth-control

to use contraception / to practice (or take) birth control

Answer 43

避妊
[ひにん]

避妊する

Question 44

supply and demand

Answer 44

需給

[じゅきゅう]

Question 45

decay, decomposition / corruption

to decay / to decompose (e.g. a dead body) / to be corrupt (e.g. political corruption)

Answer 45

腐敗
[ふはい]

腐敗する

Question 46

a literary style

Answer 46

作風

[さくふう]

Question 47

source and origin (kanji use)

Answer 47

源

[みなもと]

Question 48

change of residence and address (for mailing, etc.)

to change one’s residence

one’s new address

Answer 48

転居
[てんきょ]

転居する

転居先
[てんきょさき]

Question 49

man of substance or virtue / a giant

Answer 49

大人
[たいじん]

*** alt. reading = “adult”

Question 50

evaporation

to evaporate / to vaporize

Answer 50

蒸発
[じょうはつ]

蒸発する

Question 51

pottery, porcelain (earthenware objects)

ceramics

Answer 51

陶芸
[とうげい]

陶器
[とうき]

Question 52

bureaucrat

bureaucracy

Answer 52

官僚
[かんりょう]

官僚主義
[かんりょうしゅぎ]

Question 53

swelling, expansion

to swell / to inflate / to expand (e.g. the universe)

Answer 53

膨張
[ぼうちょう]

膨張する

Question 54

lane of traffic (esp. on a highway)

the slow lane

the fast lane

Answer 54

車線
[しゃせん]

走行車線
[そうこうしゃせん]

高速車線
[こうそくしゃせん]

Question 55

dam / dumb (loan word)

Answer 55

ダム

Question 56

hard on the ears, jarring or rough sounds (e.g. loud music from cars)

Answer 56

耳障り

[みみざわり]

Question 57

minerals

Answer 57

鉱物

[こうぶつ]

Question 58

boy (alt. usage)

son of others, young master (honorific) / ‘Botchan’ by Sōseki

Answer 58

坊や
[ぼうや]

坊ちゃん
[ぼっちゃん]

お坊ちゃん

Question 59

training and development

to train / to develop skills (esp. vocationally, or pertaining to a specific job)

Answer 59

養成
[ようせい]

養成する

Question 60

layer, bed, stratum (geological formation)

Answer 60

地層

[ちそう]

Question 61

salaried…. with pay….

without pay…. unsalaried….

paid leave, paid vacation

Answer 61

有給
[ゆうきゅう]

有給休暇
[ゆうきゅうきゅうか]

無給
[むきゅう]

Question 62

energy conservation, energy saving

Answer 62

省エネ
[しょうエネ]

省エネルギー

Question 63

eyeball (specifically the pupil)

eye (alt., scientific use)

Answer 63

眼
[まなこ]

眼
[め]

Question 64

solicitation, canvassing

to solicit / to canvass (e.g. phone-banking)

Answer 64

勧誘
[かんゆう]

勧誘する

Question 65

light, headlight (of a car) / right (loan word)

Answer 65

ライト

Question 66

another day, a later day / sometime in the future…

Answer 66

後日

[ごじつ]

Question 67

on the road

Answer 67

路上

[ろじょう]

Question 68

foreign travel (vacation abroad)

domestic travel

Answer 68

海外旅行
[かいがいりょこう]

国内旅行
[こくないりょこう]

Question 69

fleeing

to flee / to desert / to runaway / to escape (from someone)

Answer 69

逃走
[とうそう]

逃走する

Question 70

nearness / soon…. before long….

Answer 70

近々

[ちかぢか]

Question 71

ravine, chasm, valley / (woman’s) cleavage

Answer 71

谷間

[たにま]

Question 72

pasting, affixing, sticking

“paste” (button on a pc, phone, etc.)

Answer 72

貼り付け

[はりつる]

Question 73

Europe (formal usage)

Answer 73

欧州

[おうしゅう]

Question 74

the core, the crux, the heart of the matter

Answer 74

核心

[かくしん]

Question 75

garage (loan word)

Answer 75

ガレージ

Question 76

spoken language, a colloquial expression

Answer 76

話し言葉

[はなしことば]

Question 77

the actual state, the actual scene / live, on-the-scene (in media coverage)

Answer 77

実況

[じっきょう]

Question 78

knitting

Answer 78

編み物

[あみもの]

Question 79

mural, fresco (large painting on a wall)

Answer 79

壁画

[へきが]

Question 80

drilling, functional practice

to do an exercise / to drill / to preform practice (maneuvers etc.)

Answer 80

演習
[えんしゅう]

演習する

Question 81

staying up late

to stay up late (at night) / to keep late hours

Answer 81

夜更かし
[よふかし]

夜更かしする

Question 82

self-evident (obvious)

Answer 82

自明

[じめい]

Question 83

hard, (frozen) solid, stiff from fright

tick-tock, clinking noise

(onomatopoeic)

Answer 83

かちかち

Question 84

leaflet, pamphlet

Answer 84

チラシ

Question 85

point of balance

to be balanced (e.g. a budget) / to be at a point of equilibrium

a lack of balance

Answer 85

均衡
[きんこう]

均衡する

不均衡

Question 86

ink (loan word)

Answer 86

インク

Question 87

one hundred million

one billion

ten billion

Answer 87

一億
[いちおく]

十億
[じゅうおく]

百億
[ひゃくおく]

Question 88

river (alt. kanji)

Answer 88

河

[かわ]

Question 89

pull yourself together! get a grip! don’t let it get you down!

Answer 89

しっかりしろ！

Question 90

of sound body and mind, healthy (overall)

Answer 90

健やか

[すこやか]

Question 91

stickiness, viscosity / tenacity, persistence

Answer 91

粘り

[ねばり]

Question 92

pursuit

to pursue something (e.g. an artistic goal) / to go after (an ideal, etc.)

Answer 92

追求
[ついきゅう]

追求する

Question 93

needlework

to do needlework / to sew (as an activity)

Answer 93

裁縫
[さいほう]

裁縫する

Question 94

a layer (e.g. a layer of mud)

Answer 94

層

[そう]

Question 95

without an occupation, being unemployed

Answer 95

無職

[むしょく]

Question 96

terrorism (loan word)

Answer 96

テロ

テロリズム

Question 97

an exact calculation

to make an exact calculation / to adjust to the correct amount

Answer 97

精算
[せいさん]

精算する

Question 98

a twinkling (of stars, etc.), a flicker (of light, etc.)

blinking, winking

to blink (one’s eyes) / to wink

Answer 98

瞬き
[またたき]

瞬き
[まばたき]

瞬きする

Question 99

distress (due to an accident)

to meet with disaster / to go missing or lost (due to an accident, etc.)

Answer 99

遭難
[そうなん]

遭難する

Question 100

the main point, purpose, or goal (of a statement, etc.)

Answer 100

趣旨

[しゅし]

Question 101

chronicity (a medical or condition or neg. situation of extended duration)

chronic

chronic illness

Answer 101

慢性
[まんせい]

慢性的

慢性病
[まんせいびょう]

Question 102

every station

a train that stops at every station (a local train)

Answer 102

各駅
[かくえき]

各駅停車
[かくえきていしゃ]

Question 103

mass-killing

to massacre / to commit a mass-killing / to commit genocide

Answer 103

虐殺
[ぎゃくさつ]

虐殺する

Question 104

acknowledgement and acceptance

to acknowledge and accept / to understand a matter (e.g. inconvenience from construction)

Answer 104

了承
[りょうしょう]

了承する

Question 105

bearing comparison with

to be on par with / to bear comparison with / to match / to rival / to equal

Answer 105

匹敵
[ひってき]

匹敵する

Question 106

pure understanding, moment of enlightenment (satori)

Answer 106

悟り

[さとり]

Question 107

urine

Answer 107

尿

[にょう]

Question 108

gun (alt. use) / fugu fish (slang)

Answer 108

鉄砲

[てっぽう]

Question 109

sopping wet (onomatopoeic)

Answer 109

びしょびしょ

Question 110

junk mail, spam

Answer 110

迷惑メール

[めいわくメール]

Question 111

discipline (from a parent, etc.), the teaching of manners

Answer 111

しつけ

Question 112

idiom

a four character idiomatic compound

Answer 112

熟語
[じゅくご]

四字熟語
[よじじゅくご]

Question 113

tangled, complicated, intricate (gen. less formal use)

Answer 113

ややこしい

Question 114

prostitute

a high-class prostitute

Answer 114

娼婦
[しょうふ]

高級娼婦
[こうきゅうしょうふ]

Question 115

room for bathing (usu. separate from a bathroom)

Answer 115

浴室

[よくしつ]

Question 116

gist, general meaning, tenor (kanji use)

Answer 116

趣

[おもむき]

Question 117

steps (taken) / treatment

to take (necessary) steps or measures / to treat (medically) / to dispose of

Answer 117

処置
[しょち]

処置する

Question 118

just (now) / quite (near)

inadvertently or by mistake

Answer 118

つい

Question 119

cover, covering

to cover (for) / to cover (up)

(loan word)

Answer 119

カバー

カバーする

Question 120

oppression

to oppress (a group of people, etc.)

Answer 120

圧迫
[あっぱく]

圧迫する

Question 121

gulf coast, bay coast

Answer 121

湾岸

[わんがん]

Question 122

lead (e.g. in a pencil)

Answer 122

鉛

[なまり]

Question 123

(electronic) calculator

Answer 123

電卓

[でんたく]

Question 124

jogging

to go jogging

(loan word)

Answer 124

ジョギング

ジョギングする

Question 125

naughty, mischievous

a naughty child, a mischievous kid

a rascal

Answer 125

やんちゃ

やんちゃな子供

やんちゃ坊主
[やんちゃぼうず]

Question 126

absolute zero / no points earned (on a test)

Answer 126

零点

[れいてん]

Question 127

cross-examination

to cross-examine / to interrogate / to question

Answer 127

尋問
[じんもん]

尋問する

Question 128

squirrel

Answer 128

リス

Question 129

a relation, some kind of connection

Answer 129

関わり

[かかわり]

Question 130

reproduction or recreation / reappearance

to reproduce / to recreate (e.g. an image in a painting) / to reappear (for a second time)

Answer 130

再現
[さいげん]

再現する

Question 131

pulse (as measured through the veins)

Answer 131

脈

[みゃく]

Question 132

copper coin

Answer 132

銅貨

[どうか]

Question 133

stock prices

Answer 133

株価

[かぶか]

Question 134

geta (traditional Japanese wooden clogs)

Answer 134

下駄

[げた]

Question 135

helicopter (loan word)

Answer 135

ヘリコプター

Question 136

coal mine

coal pit

Answer 136

炭鉱
[たんこう]

炭坑
[たんこう]

Question 137

multi-use

to be multi-use / to serve more than one purpose

Answer 137

兼用
[けんよう]

兼用する

Question 138

a piece (in chess, shogi, etc.)

Answer 138

駒

[こま]

Question 139

orphan

orphanage

Answer 139

孤児
[こじ]

孤児院
[こじいん]

Question 140

monorail (loan word)

Answer 140

モノレール

Question 141

noisily…. loudly….

to be noisy / to be loud / to be abuzz (with the sound of people talking)

(onomatopoeic)

Answer 141

がやがや

がやがやする

Question 142

making, creating, producing / make-up, appearance (of something)

(physical) make-up, structure, construction (of something)

Answer 142

作り
[つくり]

造り
[つくり]

Question 143

jungle (loan word)

Answer 143

ジャングル

Question 144

nectar, syrup, molasses, honey, dew (kanji use)

Answer 144

蜜

[みつ]

Question 145

mine (place from which minerals are extracted)

Answer 145

鉱山

[こうざん]

Question 146

flower bed

Answer 146

花壇

[かだん]

Question 147

essay (alt. use) / miscellaneous writings, literary writings

Answer 147

随筆

[ずいひつ]

Question 148

punishment (alt. use)

to punish (someone)

Answer 148

処罰
[しょばつ]

処罰する

Question 149

getting out of bed

to get out of bed / to rise from bed (in the morning)

Answer 149

起床
[きしょう]

起床する

Question 150

illusions, fantastic visions

illusory, fairy-tale like, wondrous

Answer 150

幻想
[げんそう]

幻想的

Question 151

loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage

Answer 151

損得

[そんとく]

Question 152

by and large…. on the whole…. in general….

Answer 152

概ね

> [おおむね]

Question 153

many problems, various problems

Answer 153

諸問題

[しょもんだい]

Question 154

a small snack (usually to have with a drink at a bar, etc.)

Answer 154

つまみ

おつまみ

Question 155

opening of an envelope

to open an envelope / to break a seal

Answer 155

開封
[かいふう]

開封する

Question 156

menu of daily food offerings / a program or schedule of events

Answer 156

献立

[こんだて]

Question 157

laughable, comical and ridiculous

Answer 157

滑稽

[こっけい]

Question 158

a step, one step / small degree

the first step

the very first step

step by step

Answer 158

一歩
[いっぽ]

最初の一歩

第一歩

一歩一歩

Question 159

toast (loan word)

Answer 159

トースト

Question 160

a course of events, a progression of events

Answer 160

成り行き

[なりゆき]

Question 161

enrollment

to be enrolled / to be registered (in a school, etc.)

Answer 161

在籍
[ざいせき]

在籍する

Question 162

how many people

how many people are there (e.g. at a restaurant)

Answer 162

何名
[なんめい]

何名様ですか？

Question 163

(one’s) will, an intention, a motive (kanji use)

Answer 163

志

[こころざし]

Question 164

Japanese traditional flat-thonged sandals

Answer 164

草履

[ぞうり]

Question 165

code (esp. in computing and mathematics) / signs, markings

Answer 165

符号

[ふごう]

Question 166

pure— undiluted— (e.g. pure kindness) / raw— crude—

Answer 166

生—

[き—]

Question 167

Japanese traditional socks (with a split toe)

Answer 167

足袋

> [たび]

Question 168

a full length piece of writing (novel, poem, film, etc.)

a full length novel

Answer 168

長編
[ちょうへん]

長編小説
[ちょうへんしょうせつ]

Question 169

gang, gangster (loan word)

Answer 169

ギャング

Question 170

the arrival of, the coming of

to arrive (when something is awaited) / to come when (expected)

Answer 170

到来
[とうらい]

到来する

Question 171

proof, evidence

testimony

(kanji use)

Answer 171

証
[しょう]

証
[あかし]

Question 172

end of war, cessation of hostilities

Answer 172

終戦

[しゅうせん]

Question 173

garden (esp. man-made), orchard, plantation

Answer 173

園

[その]

Question 174

within reach, handy, familiar

Answer 174

手近

[てじか]

Question 175

omnipresence

to be universal / to be omnipresent / to be ubiquitous (e.g. universal significance)

omnipresent

Answer 175

普遍
[ふへん]

普遍する

普遍的

Question 176

lava

Answer 176

溶岩

[ようがん]

Question 177

the end, the extremity, the limits

without end, boundless

eternally… interminably…

Answer 177

果て
[はて]

果てしない

果てしなく

Question 178

paper money, banknote (more formal use)

Answer 178

紙幣

[しへい]

Question 179

hatred

to have hatred for

hate crime

Answer 179

憎悪
[ぞうお]

憎悪する

憎悪犯罪
[ぞうおはんざい]

Question 180

pure (of heart), clear (thinking), noble

Answer 180

清い

[きよい]

Question 181

sacred place, sanctuary (usually a shrine or a temple)

Answer 181

神殿

[しんでん]

Question 182

lightly fluttering, floating, flickering light (onomatopoeic)

Answer 182

ひらひら

Question 183

self-respect, self-esteem

Answer 183

自尊心

[じそんしん]

Question 184

statue of the buddha, image of the buddha

Answer 184

仏像

[ぶつぞう]

Question 185

excavation

to excavate (in archeology)

Answer 185

発掘
[はっくつ]

発掘する

Question 186

beat, (musical) time, tempo, meter

an instance, a chance occurence

Answer 186

拍子

[ひょうし]

Question 187

counter for boats or ships

Answer 187

—隻

[せき]

Question 188

meticulous, painstaking, elaborate and detailed

Answer 188

克明

[こくめい]

Question 189

Tokyo Bay

Answer 189

東京湾

[とうきょうわん]

Question 190

woman (loan word)

Answer 190

ウーマン

Question 191

captain (loan word)

Answer 191

キャプテン

Question 192

seashell

Answer 192

貝殻

[かいがら]

Question 193

degeneration

to degenerate / to waste away / to fall into decay (e.g. historical civilizations)

Answer 193

衰退
[すいたい]

衰退する

Question 194

all together, in one batch

to put everything together / to be in one batch / to be in one lump

lump-sum payment

Answer 194

一括
[いっかつ]

一括する

一括払い
[いっかつはらい]

Question 195

germs, bacterium (scientific use)

Answer 195

細菌

[さいきん]

Question 196

hostility, animosity

to be hostile towards / to feel animosity towards

Answer 196

敵対
[てきたい]

敵対する

Question 197

an allowance, (given) pay

to be given an allowance / to be given a grant / to be given wages or salary

Answer 197

給与
[きゅうよ]

給与する

Question 198

clothing, costume, adornment, dress (alt. use, esp. for traditional clothing)

Answer 198

衣装
[いしょう]

衣裳

Question 199

genitals

Answer 199

性器

[せいき]

Question 200

magnetism

Answer 200

磁気

[じき]

Question 201

suffix for castle names

Answer 201

—城

[—じょう]

Question 202

nominal, (in) name, (in) title / under the pretext of….

Answer 202

名目

[めいもく]

Question 203

an illustrated reference book (e.g. field guide), picture book, picture dictionary

Answer 203

図鑑

[ずかん]

Question 204

mining

to mine (for coal, etc.)

miner

Answer 204

採掘
[さいくつ]

採掘する

採掘師
[さいくつし]

Question 205

kanji radical

Answer 205

部首

[ぶしゅ]

Question 206

the framework (e.g. of a project)

Answer 206

枠組み

[わくぐみ]

Question 207

brand new product, line of products

brand new article, item

Answer 207

新製品
[しんせいひん]

新品
[しんぴん]

Question 208

weather map, weather chart

Answer 208

天気図

[てんきず]

Question 209

the public gaze, public notice (e.g. noticing a beautiful woman)

to attract attention

to avoid attention

Answer 209

人目
[ひとめ]

人目につく

人目を気にする

Question 210

earthworm

Answer 210

ミミズ

Question 211

advance ticket

Answer 211

前売り券

[まえうりけん]

Question 212

neighbor (alt. use)

Answer 212

隣人

[りんじん]

Question 213

legal person, judicial person / corporation (formed with legal personnel)

Answer 213

法人

[ほうじん]

Question 214

hyperbole

to exaggerate / to engage in hyperbole

Answer 214

誇張
[こちょう]

誇張する

Question 215

announcement

to make an announcement

(loan word)

Answer 215

アナウンス

アナウンスする

アナウンスメント

Question 216

font (loan word)

Answer 216

フォント

Question 217

inherent, innate

inborn, congenital, hereditary

a hereditary disease

Answer 217

先天
[せんてん]

先天的

先天病
[せんてんびょう]

Question 218

lower back pain

Answer 218

腰痛

[ようつう]

Question 219

tank (esp. of liquid) / gas tank / military tank

loan word

Answer 219

タンク

Question 220

social life

sociable

sociability

Answer 220

社交
[しゃこう]

社交的

社交性

Question 221

no small number of…. not a little….

Answer 221

少なからず
[すくなからず]

少なからぬ
[すくなからぬ]

Question 222

shop that sells western-style goods (especially clothes and accessories)

Answer 222

洋品店

[ようひんてん]

Question 223

cutting, clipping, (totally) removing, taking off

“cut” (button on a pc, phone, etc.)

Answer 223

切り取り

[きりとり]

Question 224

revision of text

to revise text / to make alterations to (a dictionary, a timetable, etc.)

revised edition

Answer 224

改訂
[かいてい]

改訂する

改訂版
[かいていばん]

Question 225

obscure, indistinct, vague

Answer 225

漠然

[ばくぜん]

Question 226

exhausted, worn out (onomatopoeic)

Answer 226

くたくた

Question 227

tokonoma (traditional Japanese room – an alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

Answer 227

床の間

[とこのま]

Question 228

consumer electronics, home (electronic) appliances

Answer 228

家電
[かでん]

家電製品
[かでんせいひん]

Question 229

diagram (loan word)

Answer 229

ダイアグラム

ダイヤグラム

Question 230

curve

to curve

(loan word)

Answer 230

カーブ

カーブする

Question 231

foreplay

Answer 231

前戯

[ぜんぎ]

Question 232

a vote, a ballot

counter for votes

Answer 232

票
[ひょう]

—票
[ひょう] or [びょう] or [ぴょう]

Question 233

windshield wipers (loan word)

Answer 233

ワイパー

Question 234

a (verbal) dispute

to have a dispute (e.g. between a husband and wife)

Answer 234

口論
[こうろん]

口論する

Question 235

World War II

Answer 235

第二次大戦
[だいにじたいせん]

第二次世界大戦
[だいにじせかいたいせん]

Question 236

an outline, an introduction, general remarks

Answer 236

概論

[がいろん]

Question 237

arable land, farmable land

Answer 237

耕地

[こうち]

Question 238

simple (thinking), naivety, artlessness

Answer 238

素朴

[そぼく]

Question 239

mask(ing), disguising

to mask / to wear a mask / to disguise (one’s identity) / to go incognito

Answer 239

覆面
[ふくめん]

覆面する

Question 240

porcelain, china, earthenware

Answer 240

瀬戸物

[せともの]

Question 241

left-wing (in politics, etc.)

right-wing (in politics, etc.)

Answer 241

左翼
[さよく]

右翼
[うよく]

Question 242

prevention of crime

security camera

Answer 242

防犯
[ぼうはん]

防犯カメラ

Question 243

radius

Answer 243

半径

[はんけい]

Question 244

substitution, place-holding

to use as a substitute for / to use as a placeholder (usu. for objects, not people)

substitute food

Answer 244

代用
[だいよう]

代用する

代用食
[だいようしょく]

Question 245

ruin, dilapidation

to fall into ruin (e.g. a country after war) / to become dilapidated / to be destroyed

Answer 245

荒廃
[こうはい]

荒廃する

Question 246

clearly…. distinctly…. vividly…. (imagining something, etc.)

Answer 246

ありあり

Question 247

purity of heart, naivety

Answer 247

純情

[じゅんじょう]

Question 248

the ultimate…. the extreme…. the eventual…. (e.g. the ultimate goal)

Answer 248

究極

[きゅうきょく]

Question 249

collecting and gathering

to collect and gather (insects, plants, etc.)

Answer 249

採集
[さいしゅう]

採集する

Question 250

knight

Answer 250

騎士

[きし]

Question 251

accelerator, gas pedal (loan word)

Answer 251

アクセル

Question 252

grace, blessings, benefits (e.g. benefits from mother nature)

Answer 252

恩恵

[おんけい]

Question 253

hiccup

to have the hiccups

Answer 253

しゃっくり

しゃっくりする

Question 254

scribble / grafitti

to scribble / to sketch / to doodle / to scrawl / to do graffiti

sketchbook

Answer 254

落書き
[らくがき]

落書きする

落書き帳

Question 255

slimy and slippery (onomatopoeic)

Answer 255

ぬるぬる

Question 256

detached, indifferent to, uninterested

flowing gently

Answer 256

淡々

[たんたん]

Question 257

an art gallery (esp. when works are for sale)

Answer 257

画廊

[がろう]

Question 258

going up (increasing) / uploading / close-up

to go up / to rise / to up-load something

(loan word)

Answer 258

アップ

アップする

Question 259

office (loan word)

Answer 259

オフィス

Question 260

freshwater

freshwater fish

Answer 260

淡水
[たんすい]

淡水魚

Question 261

(musical) conductor

Answer 261

指揮者

[しきしゃ]

Question 262

illusions / delusions

to have illusions / to be “seeing things” / to mistake something for something else

Answer 262

錯覚
[さっかく]

錯覚する

Question 263

a bachelor’s degree / graduate from a university

Answer 263

学士

[がくし]

Question 264

exclusive (a specialist in) / an exclusive—

to be exclusive to / to be a specialist in / to be specially attached to

an exclusive contract

an exclusive chef

Answer 264

専属
[せんぞく]

専属する

専属契約

専属料理人

Question 265

a hit (to the body)

to (land) a blow / to deliver a hit (to the body) / to give a beating (in fighting)

Answer 265

打撲
[だぼく]

打撲する

Question 266

unexpectedly…. without dreaming it would ever happen….

Answer 266

思い掛けず

[おもいがけず]

Question 267

circumference (in geometry)

Answer 267

円周

[えんしゅう]

Question 268

sprain, twisting

to sprain / to twist (an ankle, etc.)

Answer 268

捻挫
[ねんざ]

捻挫する

Question 269

whistling

to whistle (from the mouth)

Answer 269

口笛
[くちぶえ]

口笛を吹く
[くちぶえをふく]

Question 270

repetition

to repeat (over and over) / to reiterate

practice by repetition

Answer 270

反復
[はんぷく]

反復する

反復練習
[はんぷくれんしゅう]

Question 271

being virtual, being hypothetical / virtual—

to be virtual / to be imaginary / to be hypothetical or supposed

virtual (as an adj.)

Answer 271

仮想
[かそう]

仮想する

仮想的

Question 272

transplantation

to transplant (e.g. organs, an image of a person) / to graft (tissue)

Answer 272

移植
[いしょく]

移植する

Question 273

hostage

Answer 273

人質

[ひとじち]

Question 274

vice-president (of a company, etc.)

Answer 274

副社長

[ふくしゃちょう]

Question 275

the vicinity (in the neighborhood)

the vicinity (in the nearby area)

Answer 275

近隣
[きんりん]

近辺
[きんぺん]

Question 276

newly joined— newly arrived— newly entered—

a new employee, a new hire

Answer 276

新入
[しんにゅう]

新入社員
[しんにゅうしゃいん]

Question 277

abduction

to abduct / to kidnap

Answer 277

誘拐
[ゆうかい]

誘拐する

Question 278

sideview mirror

Answer 278

サイドミラー

Question 279

the appointed day, the scheduled day

Answer 279

日取り

[ひどり]

Question 280

tomorrow (very formal)

Answer 280

明日

[みょうにち]

Question 281

rearview mirror (loan word)

Answer 281

バックミラー

Question 282

trigger (of a gun)

to pull the trigger

Answer 282

引き金
[ひきがね]

引き金を引く

Question 283

authority, power, right (kanji use)

the right to do— (as a suffix)

Answer 283

権
[けん]

—権

Question 284

a mess, spoiled, ruined

to make a mess of things

to get ruined / to be spoiled

Answer 284

台無し
[だいなし]

台無しにする

台無しになる

Question 285

en route, half-way / on the way to…. bound for….

Answer 285

途上

[とじょう]

Question 286

keeping in check,

to keep in check / to obstruct / to impede / to prevent / to hinder

Answer 286

阻止
[そし]

阻止する

Question 287

capital punishment (death sentence)

Answer 287

死刑

[しけい]

Question 288

med school

Answer 288

医大

[いだい]

Question 289

civil war

Answer 289

内乱

[ないらん]

Question 290

looting

to loot, to pillage, to plunder

Answer 290

略奪
[りゃくだつ]

略奪する

Question 291

occupation, seizure

to occupy (e.g. occupy wall street) / to seize possession of (e.g. a country’s territory)

Answer 291

占領
[せんりょう]

占領する

Question 292

(both) grandparents

Answer 292

祖父母

[そふぼ]

Question 293

combined— composite— multidisciplinary— multifunction—

to be combined (of multiple things) / to be complex

multifunction machine

Answer 293

複合
[ふくごう]

複合する

複合機
[ふくごうき]

Question 294

revenge

to get revenge / to seek retribution / to retaliate

Answer 294

報復
[ほうふく]

報復する

Question 295

introvert

introverted

Answer 295

内向
[ないこう]

内向的

Question 296

extrovert

extroverted

Answer 296

外向
[がいこう]

外向的

Question 297

working hard, actively, or energetically

crunching, munching / tearing, ripping, scratching

(onomatopoeic)

Answer 297

ばりばり

Question 298

former— previous— prior— old—

Answer 298

先—

[せん—]

Question 299

nursing, protective care

to provide nursing or care (for the elderly, children, handicapped, etc.)

Answer 299

養護
[ようご]

養護する

Question 300

lightly…. slightly…. thinly…. faintly….

Answer 300

薄ら
> [うっすら]

うっすらと

Question 301

hey! yo! (usu. impolite interjection used to get someone’s attention)

Answer 301

おい

Question 302

a search

to search for (esp. someone or something missing, like a child)

a search party

Answer 302

捜索
[そうさく]

捜索する

捜索隊
[そうさくたい]

Question 303

voyage (esp. by boat)

to voyage / to navigate / to sail (the open seas)

navigator, voyager

Answer 303

航海
[こうかい]

航海する

航海者
[こうかいしゃ]

Question 304

landfall / disembarkation

to make landfall (e.g. a typhoon) / to disembark (e.g. troops)

Answer 304

上陸
[じょうりく]

上陸する

Question 305

eyeball (anatomical use)

Answer 305

眼球

[がんきゅう]

Question 306

noble, aristocrat

noble class, nobility

Answer 306

貴族
[きぞく]

貴族階級
[きぞくかいきゅう]

Question 307

double— double-layered— twofold—

Answer 307

二重

[にじゅう]

Question 308

sloppy, messy, rough, crude

miscellaneous—

(kanji use)

Answer 308

雑
[ざつ]

雑—
[ざつ—]

Question 309

the above…. the above-mentioned…. (e.g. in the article above)

the following…. the below…. (e.g. in the following text)

Answer 309

上記(の)….
[じょうき(の)….]

下記(の)….
[かき(の)….]

Question 310

boiling water

Answer 310

熱湯

[ねっとう]

Question 311

Lake— (in place names)

Lake Biwa (biggest lake in Japan, near Kyoto)

Answer 311

—湖
[—こ]

琵琶湖
[びわこ]

Question 312

horse riding

to ride a horse

Answer 312

乗馬
[じょうば]

乗馬する

Question 313

the breasts

milk

Answer 313

乳

[ちち]

Question 314

supplement

to supplement / to complement / to add (more) to

supplementary information

Answer 314

補足
[ほそく]

補足する

補足情報
[ほそくじょうほう]

Question 315

constellation / star sign, zodiac sign

Answer 315

星座

[せいざ]

Question 316

rash / eczema

Answer 316

湿疹

[しっしん]

Question 317

appointment

loan word

Answer 317

アポ

アポイント

アポイントメント

Question 318

all-you-can-eat buffet, smorgasbord

viking

(loan word)

Answer 318

バイキング

Question 319

a non-payment

to not pay / to miss a payment (e.g. with utilities)

Answer 319

滞納
[たいのう]

滞納する

Question 320

overly-friendly (e.g. an overly friendly salesman)

Answer 320

なれなれしい

Question 321

glorious

Answer 321

華々しい

[はなばなしい]

Question 322

an exemption

to be exempt from (e.g. from military service) / an exoneration or discharge

Answer 322

免除
[めんじょ]

免除する

Question 323

while at the same time also doing….

Answer 323

—かたわら、

—(る) かたわら、

Question 324

—clique —faction —school

Answer 324

—派

[—は]

Question 325

confusing, misleading, easily mixed-up

Answer 325

紛らわしい

[まぎらわしい]

Question 326

once you do…. it’s (all) over

Answer 326

—(た) が最後….

Question 327

misgivings, doubt and suspicion

Answer 327

疑惑

[ぎわく]

Question 328

earning a living together (both husband and wife)

working together to earn an income (as a couple)

Answer 328

共稼ぎ
[ともかせぎ]

共働き
[ともはたらき]

Question 329

methodical, scrupulous

Answer 329

几帳面

[きちょうめん]

Question 330

suitable, appropriate (somewhat formal) / appropriately….

Answer 330

適宜

[てきぎ]

Question 331

owing everything to…. existing only due to the presence of….

Answer 331

(N1) あっての (N2)

Question 332

sugar content (amt. of sugar)

Answer 332

糖分

[とうぶん]

Question 333

a deduction (from taxes, etc.)

to deduct

the (total) amount deducted

Answer 333

控除
[こうじょ]

控除する

控除額
[こうじょがく]

Question 334

even…. not even…. (in my wildest dreams)

Answer 334

—(る) だに

—だに

Question 335

whaling

the whaling controversy

Answer 335

捕鯨
[ほげい]

捕鯨問題
[ほげいもんだい]

Question 336

not enough (and therefore disappointing), too quick, long, short, etc. (e.g. golden week was too quick this year)

Answer 336

あっけない

あっけなく….

Question 337

(not) even one…. (not) any….

Answer 337

N + たりとも…. (ない)

Question 338

a very wealthy person, a millionaire

Answer 338

富豪

[ふごう]

Question 339

thick. … rich…. (flavor, etc.)

severely. … strongly…. sternly….

Answer 339

こってり

こってりと

こってりする

*** ごってり for emphasis

Question 340

completely exhausted…. dead tired…. (to the point of being limp or senseless)

Answer 340

ぐったり

ぐったりと

ぐったりする

Question 341

heartbroken…. crestfallen…. extremely disappointed and dejected….

Answer 341

がっくり

がっくりと

がっくりする

Question 342

clearly indicate two contrasting actions

Answer 342

V1 (stem) つ + V2 (stem) つ….

Question 343

like…. as if…. the same as…. (an alternate, less common usage)

Answer 343

—ごとき….

—ごとく….

Question 344

those who are…. that which is….

usu. used to show what is expected of a person with certain qualifications or standing

Answer 344

N1 + たる + N2

N1 + ともあろう + N2

*** N2 is usu. 者 (もの)

Question 345

even if one does something…. (there’s really nothing that can be done)

Answer 345

—(た) + ところで….

Question 346

even…. even if…. even including…. (alt., formal use)

Answer 346

〜といえども

Question 347

a mix-up

to get mixed-up / to confuse with something else (e.g. one word with another word)

Answer 347

混同
[こんどう]

混同する

Question 348

slander, defamation

to slander / to speak-ill of (e.g. in a political campaign)

Answer 348

中傷
[ちゅうしょう]

中傷する

Question 349

one mind, one heart, one’s whole heart

wholeheartedly….

Answer 349

一心
[いっしん]

一心に

Question 350

an article (in linguistics)

Answer 350

冠詞

[かんし]

Question 351

once something happens…. once something occurs…. (an alt. use)

Answer 351

〜ともなると….

〜ともなれば….

Question 352

recorded information, written account, booking

to record (important) information / to make an account of / to register / to book (usu. for things like passports, family registry, etc.)

Answer 352

記載
[きさい]

記載する

Question 353

yearbook / almanac

Answer 353

年鑑

[ねんかん]

Question 354

withdrawal

to withdrawal from (a lawsuit, a club, etc.) / to secede

Answer 354

脱退
[だったい]

脱退する

Question 355

seedling

seedling, sapling, young tree

Answer 355

苗
[なえ]

苗木
[なえぎ]

Question 356

ear of a plant, head of a plant

ear of rice, head of rice

Answer 356

穂
[ほ]

稲穂
[いなほ]

Question 357

I wish…. if only…. (usu. expressing dissatisfaction with results)

Answer 357

〜ものを

Question 358

(full) medical care

to diagnose and treat medically / to examine and then treat

Answer 358

診療
[しんりょう]

診療する

Question 359

paid subscription

to pay for a subscription (to a magazine, etc.)

Answer 359

購読
[こうどく]

購読する

Question 360

acid

sourness, sour taste

(kanji use)

Answer 360

酸

[さん]

Question 361

I’m unsure…. I don’t really know (if)…. I don’t understand….

Answer 361

〜のやら

〜ことやら

〜ものやら

Question 362

negligent, lazy, careless / negligence, procrastination

Answer 362

怠慢

[たいまん]

Question 363

saturation / saturated—

to be saturated

Answer 363

飽和
[ほうわ]

飽和する

Question 364

expressing a decision that does not reflect the facts or the truth

Answer 364

V (た) ことにする

V (た) ことになる

Question 365

a sunny place

Answer 365

日なた

[ひなた]

Question 366

beside…. by the side of…. on the bank of…. (esp. of a river, pond, etc.)

Answer 366

辺り
> [ほとり]

畔
[ほとり]

Question 367

not enough, unsatisfactory or disappointing (implying something is missing)

Answer 367

物足りない

[ものたりない]

Question 368

contemplating two opposing choices (with an air of uncertainty)

Answer 368

〜のやら 〜のやら….

Question 369

monster

Answer 369

怪獣

[かいじゅう]

Question 370

revolutionary, ground-breaking

transition from one era to another

Answer 370

画期的
[かっきてき]

画期

Question 371

dictatorship, despotism

to rule as a dictator / to behave tyrannically

Answer 371

独裁
[どくさい]

独裁する

Question 372

styrofoam

Answer 372

発泡スチロール

[はっぽうスチロール]

Question 373

without regards for…. without paying attention to…. despite….

Answer 373

N + をよそに

Question 374

smile (alt.)

Answer 374

微笑

[びしょう]

Question 375

collection, compiled information

to collect or compile information / to levy (esp. related to taxes, withholdings, etc.)

tax certificate slip, statement of (yearly) earnings

Answer 375

徴収
[ちょうしゅう]

徴収する

源泉徴収票
[げんせんちょうしゅうひょう]

Question 376

hands down…. far and away…. by a long shot…. definitely (the best, etc.)

Answer 376

断然

[だんぜん]

Question 377

and therefore…. and so consequently…. (alt.)

when expressing the cause or reasoning

Answer 377

〜がゆえに….

N + (の) ゆえに….

N + (の) ゆえの….

Question 378

….can be done easily,

it’s not hard to….

it’s not hard to imagine….

Answer 378

〜に難くない
[〜にかたくない]

想像に難くない
[そうぞうにかたくない]

Question 379

scenario

script or screenplay

(loan word)

Answer 379

シナリオ

Question 380

phrase

strawberry

(loan word)

Answer 380

フレーズ

*** the French word for strawberry is “fraise”

Question 381

it is only…. at the most (e.g. it is only just one mistake)

Answer 381

たかが….

Question 382

a raid

to raid / to take by force / to descend on

Answer 382

襲撃
[しゅうげき]

襲撃する

Question 383

every other week

Answer 383

隔週

[かくしゅう]

Question 384

1. pretty much everything…. pretty much all over….

2. adding emphasis to separate one noun from others

Answer 384

N + という + N (same)

Question 385

wholly. … exclusively…. solely…. (e.g. my Sundays are solely devoted to studying)
chiefly. … principally…. mainly….

Answer 385

もっぱら….

Question 386

meddlesome, interfering / butting in

Answer 386

おせっかい

Question 387

a careless person, a scatterbrain

Answer 387

おっちょこちょい

Question 388

upon the realization of….

Answer 388

〜とみると

Question 389

dumbfounded

being dumbfounded…. overcome with amazement or surprise….

Answer 389

呆然
> [ぼうぜん]

ぼうぜんと

ぼうぜんとする

Question 390

drainage

to drain (water, etc.)

Answer 390

排水
[はいすい]

排水する

Question 391

without any distinction between these things….

Answer 391

N1 + といわず N2 + といわず….

Question 392

power, might (of a nation, etc.)

Answer 392

威力

[いりょく]

Question 393

forfeiture / confiscation, seizure

to forfeit a game / to confiscate / to seize / to impound (a car)

a forfeited game

Answer 393

没収
[ぼっしゅう]

没収する

没収試合
[ぼっしゅうじあい]

Question 394

drastic, vehement, really intense

Answer 394

猛烈

[もうれつ]

Question 395

If you ask me…. If I may offer my opinion….

Answer 395

N + に言わせれば….

Question 396

stretcher (used to carry sick / injured people)

Answer 396

担架

[たんか]

Question 397

to take on an aspect of…. seeming to be…. behaving as….

Answer 397

〜びる (as ichidan verb)

Question 398

chic, stylish, tasteful, refined

Answer 398

粋

[いき]

Question 399

not in the least…. not at all…. (alt. use)

Answer 399

〜も何でもない
[〜もなんでもない]

〜も何ともない

Question 400

echo, reverberation / repercussion

to echo / to reverberate (with an original sound) / to have repercussions / to have a reaction or response to

Answer 400

反響
[はんきょう]

反響する

Question 401

(even if it’s) ….. or ….. still….

e.g. sooner or later….

Answer 401

A1 + かれ + A2 + かれ

Question 402

jump-rope, jumping rope

Answer 402

縄跳び

[なわとび]

Question 403

debt, liabilities

Answer 403

負債

[ふさい]

Question 404

worshipping, deeply admiring

to worship (gods, ancestors, etc.) / to deeply admire (e.g. the leader of a cult

Answer 404

崇拝
[すうはい]

崇拝する

Question 405

an insult, contempt

to insult / to slight / to treat with contempt

Answer 405

侮辱
[ぶじょく]

侮辱する

Question 406

indignation, resentment

to resent / to be indignant towards (to feel anger or annoyance from what is perceived as unfair treatment)

Answer 406

憤慨
[ふんがい]

憤慨する

Question 407

pier, jetty

Answer 407

桟橋

[さんばし]