Week 6: 卒業ホームラン

Question 1

卒業

Answer 1

そつぎょう

Question 2

素振り

Answer 2

そぶり

behaviour, attitude

Question 3

続ける

Answer 3

つづける

Question 4

間延び

Answer 4

まのび

slow, stupid

Question 5

髪をすく

Answer 5

かみをすく

comb hair

Question 6

しょぼつく

Answer 6

to drizzle

Question 7

気のない

Answer 7

きのない

indifferent

Question 8

模式

Answer 8

もしき

mock exam

Question 9

気を取り直す

Answer 9

きをとりなおす

to completely rethink

Question 10

応援

Answer 10

おうえん

support, backing, cheering

Question 11

鼻で笑う

Answer 11

はなでわらう

to laugh scornfully

Question 12

冗談

Answer 12

じょうだん

jest

Question 13

可能性

Answer 13

かのうせい

possibility, potentially

Question 14

試合

Answer 14

しあい

match

Question 15

大量

Answer 15

たいりょう

large, massive

Question 16

奪う

Answer 16

うばう

snatch away

Question 17

響き

Answer 17

ひびき

echo

Question 18

自然

Answer 18

しぜん

nature

Question 19

胸が痛む

Answer 19

むねがいたむ

anguished, chest pain

Question 20

補欠

Answer 20

ほけつ

substitute

Question 21

心の奥

Answer 21

こころのおく

inner heart

Question 22

番手

Answer 22

ばんて

ranking

Question 23

監督

Answer 23

かんとく

supervision, control

Question 24

連勝

Answer 24

れんしょう

consecutive wins

Question 25

黙る

Answer 25

だまる

to be silent

Question 26

窓

Answer 26

まど

window

Question 27

座卓

Answer 27

ざたく

low table

Question 28

弾ませる

Answer 28

はずませる

to spring, bound

Question 29

努力

Answer 29

どりょく

great effort

Question 30

結果

Answer 30

けっか

result, consequence

Question 31

屁理屈

Answer 31

へりくつ

quibble, argument for argument’s sake

Question 32

振り向く

Answer 32

ふりむく

turn one’s face

Question 33

絶対

Answer 33

ぜったい

absolutely, unconditionally

Question 34

将来

Answer 34

しょうらい

future

Question 35

連れ立つ

Answer 35

つれだつ

to accompany

Question 36

河川敷

Answer 36

かせんしき

flood plain

Question 37

甲子園

Answer 37

こうしえん

（球場）

Question 38

出場

Answer 38

しゅつじょう

stage appearance

Question 39

頃

Answer 39

ころ

time

Question 40

望み

Answer 40

のぞみ

wish, desire

Question 41

精一杯

Answer 41

せいいっぱい

the best one can do

Question 42

普段

Answer 42

ふだん

usual

Question 43

向き直る

Answer 43

むきなおる

turn around, to face about

Question 44

踏む

Answer 44

ふむ

step on, tread on

Question 45

係り

Answer 45

かかり

charge

Question 46

悪びれる

Answer 46

わるびれる

to be shy, to be timid

Question 47

素直

Answer 47

すなお

obedient, meek

Question 48

背中

Answer 48

せなか

back

Question 49

目をそらす

Answer 49

めをそらす

to avert one’s eyes

Question 50

盆

Answer 50

ぼん

Obon

Question 51

正月

Answer 51

しょうがつ

New Years

Question 52

明け暮れる

Answer 52

あけくれる

morning and evening, all the time

Question 53

獲得

Answer 53

かくとく

acquisition, possession

Question 54

喜び

Answer 54

よろこび

joy, delight

Question 55

瞬間

Answer 55

しゅんかん

instant, moment

Question 56

爆発

Answer 56

ばくはつ

explosion

Question 57

記憶

Answer 57

きおく

memory

Question 58

背筋

Answer 58

せすじ

spinal muscles

Question 59

生々しい

Answer 59

なまなましい

lively, green, fresh, raw

Question 60

同時に

Answer 60

どうじ

simultaneously

Question 61

交差点

Answer 61

こうさてん

crossing

Question 62

泣き崩れる

Answer 62

なきくずれる

to break down crying

Question 63

合流

Answer 63

ごうりゅう

union, merge

Question 64

一番乗り

Answer 64

いちばんのり

leader of a charge, first to arrive

Question 65

競う

Answer 65

きそう

to compete with

Question 66

引け目

Answer 66

ひけめ

sense of inferiority

Question 67

おくびにも出さない

Answer 67

おくびにもださない

not revealing thoughts

Question 68

言い聞かせる

Answer 68

いいきかせる

to instruct, warn

Question 69

呼ぶ

Answer 69

よぶ

to call out

Question 70

必ず

Answer 70

かならず

without exception

Question 71

詫びる

Answer 71

わびる

to apologise

Question 72

本音

Answer 72

ほんね

real intention, true opinion