VOCAB—master 2 Flashcards

1
Q

calibre (e.g. —calibre rifle) / aperture (the measurement of something round like the opening for a well)

A

口径

[こうけい]

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2
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(child’s) hug / carrying in one’s arms

to give a hug (child’s language) / to carry (a baby, pet, doll, etc.) in one’s arms

A

抱っこ
[だっこ]

抱っこする

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3
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flower pattern, flower print (on a shirt, etc.)

A

花柄

[はながら]

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4
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recording tape, audio tape

A

録音テープ

[ろくおんテープ]

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5
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announcement of time, time report / a news source that reports on current affairs

A

時報

[じほう]

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6
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black, black color (alt. use, often with art)

A

黒色

[こくしょく]

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7
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hermit, unworldly person, mountain man (one who has given up all worldly desires)

A

仙人

[せんにん]

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8
Q

decapitation

to decapitate / to cut off someone’s head with a blade

A

斬首
[ざんしゅ]

斬首する

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9
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Shin-Koshigaya

A

新越谷

[しんこしがや]

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10
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thermometer (alt. use)

A

寒暖計

[かんだんけい]

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11
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saving over, overwriting / superscription

to save / to save over (a computer file) / to overwrite

“save changes” button on a pc

to save changes

A

上書き
[うわがき]

上書きする

上書き保存
[うわがきほぞん]

上書き保存する

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12
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passing, going by (another car, etc.)

the passing lane, the middle lane(s) of a highway

A

追い越し
[おいこし]

追い越し車線
[おいこししゃせん]

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13
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frigid zone, cold belt

A

寒帯

[かんたい]

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14
Q

the soul (in a philosophical sense) / spiritual consciousness and awareness

A

霊魂

[れいこん]

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15
Q

Haruki Murakami

A

村上春樹

[むらかみはるき]

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16
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alpinist, mountaineer

A

岳人

[がくじん]

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17
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lattice, latticework, grating / window bars

a checkered pattern (on a shirt, etc.)

A

格子
[こうし]

格子柄
[こうしがら]

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18
Q

spaghetti (loan word)

A

スパゲッティ

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19
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shophouse, store (alt. use)

A

店屋

[みせや]

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20
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Kasukabe

A

春日部

[かすかべ]

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21
Q

semiconductor

A

半導体

[はんどうたい]

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22
Q

tape recorder (loan word)

A

テープレコーダー

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23
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two birds with one stone (ex. of a four character idiomatic compound)

A

一石二鳥

[いっせきにちょう]

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24
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auction

net auction, online auction

(loan word)

A

オークション

ネットオークション

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25
Q

Ministry of Finance

A

大蔵省

[おおくらしょう]

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26
Q

karuta (a traditional Japanese card game)

A

かるた

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27
Q

library room

A

図書室

[としょしつ]

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28
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sokushinbutsu – monks who practice austerity to the point of death and mummification

A

即身仏

[そくしんぶつ]

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29
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Kawasaki (city in Kanagawa prefecture between Yokohama and Tokyo)

A

川崎

[かわさき]

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30
Q

stewardess, (female) flight attendant (somewhat outdated)

loan word

A

スチュワーデス

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31
Q

yūgen – ‘that which is beyond what can be said’ (the mysteriously profound)

A

幽玄

[ゆうげん]

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32
Q

Miyazaki prefecture (on the east coast of kyushu)

A

宮崎県

[みやざきけん]

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33
Q

conger eel (anago)

A

穴子

[あなご]

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34
Q

a state of mind (e.g. enlightenment)

A

境地

[きょうち]

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35
Q

filial piety (a confucian philosophy—the virtue of respect for one’s parents, elders, and ancestors)

A

孝行

[こうこう]

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36
Q

‘Killing Commendatore’

A

騎士団長殺し

[きしだんちょうごろし]

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37
Q

piggyback (carrying on one’s back)

to give a piggyback ride / to carry (a young child) on one’s back

A

おんぶ

おんぶする

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38
Q

polka dots / drop(s) of water

polka dot pattern

A

水玉
[みずたま]

水玉模様
[みずたまもよう]

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39
Q

tuberculosis

A

結核

[けっかく]

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40
Q

a book of paintings (in print)

A

画集

[がしゅう]

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41
Q

sea of trees (broad expanse of dense forest)

A

樹海

[じゅかい]

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42
Q

auditory hallucination

A

幻聴

[げんちょう]

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43
Q

hypnotism

A

催眠

[さいみん]

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44
Q

catalyst

A

触媒

[しょくばい]

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45
Q

interconnectedness, the underlying cause of all things

A

因縁

[いんねん]

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46
Q

haori (Japanese formal coat)

A

羽織

[はおり]

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47
Q

bangs

A

前髪

[まえがみ]

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48
Q

light motor vehicle (small cars esp. in Japan)

A

軽自動車

[けいじどうしゃ]

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49
Q

advance payment

to pay in advance / to pay up front

an advance payment, a pre-payment

A

前払い
[まえばらい]

前払いする

前払い金
[まえばらいきん]

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50
Q

bathtub (western style, usu. in a hotel room)

A

浴槽

[よくそう]

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51
Q

unpopular, uncool (esp. with the ladies), nerdish

A

モテない

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52
Q

tax evasion

to evade paying one’s taxes

A

脱税
[だつぜい]

脱税する

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53
Q

(at) a high price (esp. in business, stocks, etc.)

A

高値

[たかね]

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54
Q

District (local) Public Prosecutor’s Office

A

地検

[ちけん]

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55
Q

written evidence, record of (an investigation, interrogation, etc.) / protocol

A

調書

[ちょうしょ]

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56
Q

city water (water provided for irrigation, firefighting, drinking, etc.)

A

用水

[ようすい]

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57
Q

the dorsal muscles (the muscles along the spine)

A

背筋
[せすじ]

alt. [はいきん]

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58
Q

Nissan

Nissan Motor (Japanese car company)

A

日産
[にっさん]

日産自動車
[にっさんじどうしゃ]

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59
Q

marble (e.g. marble floors)

A

大理石

[だいりせき]

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60
Q

optics (scientific term)

A

光学

[こうがく]

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61
Q

marlin

A

カジキマグロ

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62
Q

strainer (usu. Japanese-style, used for soba)

A

ザル

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63
Q

crystal (gem) / quartz

a crystal ball

A

水晶
[すいしょう]

水晶玉
[すいしょうだま]

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64
Q

iceberg

A

氷山

[ひょうざん]

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65
Q

conscription (enlistment in the military)

to be enlisted / to be recruited or drafted (into the military)

A

徴兵
[ちょうへい]

徴兵する

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66
Q

real combat (in a war, etc.)

A

実戦

[じっせん]

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67
Q

funeral service (alt.)

funeral home

A

葬儀
[そうぎ]

葬儀場
[そうぎじょう]

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68
Q

summertime (alt. use)

A

夏場

[なつば]

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69
Q

infantry(man), foot soldier

A

歩兵

[ほへい]

70
Q

Shanghai (China)

A

上海
[しゃんはい]

シャンハイ

71
Q

Nanking (China)

A

南京
[なんきん]

ナンキン

72
Q

callus, corn (on hand, fingers, etc.)

A

タコ

73
Q

euthanasia

A

安楽死

[あんらくし]

74
Q

a direct hit

to make a direct hit (e.g. a typhoon hitting Tokyo, a bomb hitting its target)

A

直撃
[ちょくげき]

直撃する

75
Q

the length of an animal

A

体長

[たいちょう]

76
Q

one’s other self, an alter-ego, an avatar / an offshoot, offspring, parturition

A

分身

[ぶんしん]

77
Q

sign and seal

to sign and seal (important documents in an envelope, etc.)

A

署名捺印
[しょめいなついん]

署名捺印する

78
Q

heartburn, sour stomach

A

胸焼け

[むねやけ]

79
Q

carapace, shell / the back of something, instep (kanji use)

the back of the hand

A


[こう]

手の甲
[てのこう]

80
Q

dam (in a river, etc.)

A

[せき]

81
Q

sex dream, wet dream

A

性夢

[せいむ]

82
Q

(horse-drawn) carriage, wagon

A

馬車

[ばしゃ]

83
Q

reindeer

A

トナカイ

84
Q

a festival float

A

山車

[だし]

85
Q

Japanese pampas grass (a.k.a. silver grass or zebra grass)

A

ススキ

86
Q

one’s way back, the way back home

A

帰路

[きろ]

87
Q

sonata

concerto

concerto (loan word)

A

奏曲
[そうきょく]

協奏曲
[きょうそうきょく]

コンチェルト

88
Q

shipwreck

to have a shipwreck

A

難破
[なんぱ]

難破する

89
Q

the direction the wind is blowing

the status or state of something in progress (figurative use)

A

風向き

[かぜむき]

90
Q

Tokyo and Nagoya

Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway (Tomei Expressway)

A

東名
[とうめい]

東名高速道路
[とうめいこうそくどうろ]

91
Q

(a cause for) concern, worry or anxiety (e.g. about the future)

A

気がかり

[きがかり]

92
Q

symphony (piece of orchestral music)

A

交響曲

[こうきょうきょく]

93
Q

Japanese sword

A

日本刀

[にほんとう]

94
Q

metaphor

simile

(literary use)

A

暗喩
[あんゆ]

明喩
[めいゆ]

95
Q

falling rocks

A

落石

[らくせき]

96
Q

lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp)

A

カンテラ

97
Q

a proportional increase (in money)

surcharge, extra charge (e.g. for after hours use)

A

割増
[わりまし]

割増料金
[わりましりょうきん]

98
Q

a feudal lord

A

殿様

[とのさま]

99
Q

a sealed letter

A

封書

[ふうしょ]

100
Q

administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures

A

都道府県

[とどうふけん]

101
Q

Asakusa (region in Tokyo)

A

浅草

[あさくさ]

102
Q

toppling over sideways

to overturn (e.g. a truck) / to topple over (sideways)

A

横転
[おうてん]

横転する

103
Q

insect repellent

insecticide, pesticide

A

防虫剤
[ぼうちゅうざい]

殺虫剤
[さっちゅうざい]

104
Q

(chemical) substance, agent, drug, dose (as a suffix)

A

—剤

[—ざい]

105
Q

periodontal disease (gum disease)

A

歯周病

[ししゅうびょう]

106
Q

sell-by date, best before date (for perishable food)

A

賞味期限

[しょうみきげん]

107
Q

letter of resignation

A

辞表

[じひょう]

108
Q

(high) boots, leather boots, rubber boots

A

長靴

[ながぐつ]

109
Q

packed in a box (e.g. chocolates)

A

箱詰め

[はこづめ]

110
Q

wheat field, barley field, cornfield

A

麦畑

[むぎばたけ]

111
Q

kannon (avalokiteshvara) the buddhist deity of mercy

A

観音

[かんのん]

112
Q

Japan and Germany (Japanese-German)

Japan and France (Japanese-French)

A

日独
[にちどく]

日仏
[にちふつ]

113
Q

Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare

A

厚生労働省

[こうせいろうどうしょう]

114
Q

Watanabe (popular Japanese surname)

A

渡辺

[わたなべ]

115
Q

fats and oils

A

油脂

[ゆし]

116
Q

diploma (graduation certificate)

A

卒業証明書

[そつぎょうしょうめいしょ]

117
Q

an accumulation of snow (snow cover)

A

積雪

[せきせつ]

118
Q

a portrait, a likeness (often a caricature)

A

似顔絵

[にがおえ]

119
Q

anus

A

肛門

[こうもん]

120
Q

treasurer

A

会計係

[かいけいがかり]

121
Q

handwriting (as an example of penmanship)

A

筆跡

[ふであと]

122
Q

family restaurant (loan word)

A

ファミレス

123
Q

supplements (e.g. vitamins and supplements)

loan word

A

サプリメント

124
Q

a toll-free number, a free-dial (loan word)

A

フリーダイヤル

125
Q

one size fits all, free-size (loan word)

A

フリーサイズ

126
Q

security guard, guardian (loan word)

A

ガードマン

127
Q

a felt-tipped pen (loan word)

A

サインペン

128
Q

a private house, ‘my home’ (loan word)

A

マイホーム

129
Q

a seat for seniors and the handicapped, ‘silver seat’ (alt. loan word)

A

シルバーシート

130
Q

Kōtō City (a ward in Tokyo on the waterfront of the Tokyo Bay including Toyosu)

A

江東区

[こうとうく]

131
Q

(feudal) court, palace (in ancient Japan)

A

御殿

[ごてん]

132
Q

a doctor’s visit

to visit (a patient) / to make a house call

A

往診
[おうしん]

往診する

133
Q

ex-emperor who becomes a monk (in Japan)

(catholic) pope / religious leader

A

法皇

[ほうおう]

134
Q

The Imperial Household

A

皇室

[こうしつ]

135
Q

powder room, makeup room

A

化粧室

[けしょうしつ]

136
Q

ball (formal dance event)

A

舞踏会

[ぶとうかい]

137
Q

urinary organs

urology

A

泌尿器
[ひにょうき]

泌尿器科
[ひにょうきか]

138
Q

good or bad luck / sunshine and shadow

A

吉凶

[きっきょう]

139
Q

prepared ink, India or China ink (used in calligraphy, painting, etc.)

A

墨汁

[ぼくじゅう]

140
Q

common male names using 郎

A

太郎
[たろう]

次郎
[じろう]

一郎
[いちろう]

141
Q

straw bag

counter for sacks, counter for bags, counter for bales

A


[ひょう]

—俵
[—ひょう —びょう —ぴょう]

142
Q

a special box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)

A

幕の内弁当

[まくのうちべんとう]

143
Q

steam whistle (on a train)

A

汽笛

[きてき]

144
Q

(nautical) military vessel, war fleet

A

艦艇

[かんてい]

145
Q

humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism), virtue, duty

A

仁義

[じんぎ]

146
Q

the national debt

A

国債

[こくさい]

147
Q

buddhist nun

A

尼僧

[にそう]

148
Q

bombardment

to bombard / to shell (with cannons, heavy artillery, etc.)

A

砲撃
[ほうげき]

砲撃する

149
Q

a military staff officer (often in charge of planning, plotting, etc.)

A

参謀

[さんぼう]

150
Q

strong person, person putting on a brave front (after the name of a 12th-century warrior monk)

A

弁慶

[べんけい]

151
Q

(in all cases) ought to do….

A

須く

> [すべからく]

152
Q

falconer

A

鷹匠

[たかじょう]

153
Q

the stratosphere

A

成層圏

[せいそうけん]

154
Q

chastity

chastity belt

A

貞操
[ていそう]

貞操帯
[ていそうたい]

155
Q

cloth (for Japanese clothes), textile, drapery

A

呉服

[ごふく]

156
Q

scarlet, vermilion

A

朱色

[しゅいろ]

157
Q

queen (alt.), queen consort

A

王妃

[おうひ]

158
Q

(derogatory, archaic) a foreigner from Portugal or Spain; more broadly, a westerner in general

food prepared using chili peppers or welsh onions / exotic— (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style)

A

南蛮
[なんばん]

南蛮—

159
Q

stolen base (in baseball)

to steal a base

A

盗塁
[とうるい]

盗塁する

160
Q

recitation (of poetry)

to recite (a Japanese or Chinese poem)

A

朗詠
[ろうえい]

朗詠する

161
Q

commander-in-chief

A

総帥

[そうすい]

162
Q

lacquerware

A

漆器

[しっき]

163
Q

dinner-time drink

to drink at home with one’s evening meal

A

晩酌
[ばんしゃく]

晩酌する

164
Q

direct control

to be under the direct control of…. / to be under jurisdiction

A

直轄
[ちょっかつ]

直轄する

165
Q

alchemy

alchemist

A

錬金術
[れんきんじゅつ]

錬金術師
[れんきんじゅつし]

166
Q

boat race

A

競艇

[きょうてい]

167
Q

thorny shrub / wild rose bush

A

[いばら]

168
Q

molar (tooth)

A

臼歯

[きゅうし]

169
Q

prostate gland

thyroid gland

A

前立腺
[ぜんりつせん]

甲状腺
[こうじょうせん]

170
Q

metallurgy (study of the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements)

A

冶金

[やきん]

171
Q

stationing of troops

to be stationed at (a military base, etc.)

A

駐屯
[ちゅうとん]

駐屯する

172
Q

happiness in the next world

A

冥福

[めいふく]