Words In Context

Question 1

微動だにしない

Answer 1

びどう
Not move at all, be completely unaffected

その会社は財界不況にも微動だにしなかった
The firm was quite unaffected by the recession.

Question 2

容姿

Answer 2

ようし
face figure; one’s appearance/form

結婚相手を選ぶなら容姿は二の次で人間性が問題だと思う.　I think that in choosing a marriage partner physical appearance should take second place to character.

Question 3

掌握

Answer 3

しょうあく
hold, seize, grasp

報道をしっかり掌握する
hold a firm control over the press

Question 4

掌

Answer 4

たなごころ

palm of the hand

Question 5

諸国

Answer 5

しょこく
various countries

国内のみならずアジア近隣諸国からも厳しい批判を招く
draw fierce criticism not only at home but also from Asian neighbors

Question 6

誉れ

Answer 6

ほまれ

honor

Question 7

栄誉

Answer 7

えいよ
honor, distinction; fame

栄 as in 光栄
栄える （さかえる）

カンヌ国際映画祭主演男優賞受賞という栄誉を手にする
be honored as Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival

Question 8

名誉

Answer 8

めいよ
honor, distinction; reputation, good name

そのように売り上げが大きいとは、セールスマンにとって名誉である
Having such a big sell is an honor for a salesman

それは会社の名誉に関係する
It concerns the reputation of the company

Question 9

訴訟

Answer 9

そしょう
lawsuit

訴える　（うたえる） to sue
訟 rarely used elsewhere

Xを相手取って商標権侵害の訴訟を起こす
File a trademark-infringement lawsuit against X

Question 10

精魂

Answer 10

せいこん
soul, spirit

魂を込める・魂を傾ける
pour one’s heart and soul into

Question 11

踏ん切り

Answer 11

ふんぎり
decision, decisiveness

踏ん切りがつく
make up one’s mind

踏ん切りがつかない
can’t make up one’s mind

大丈夫間違いないという彼の言葉に僕もようやく踏ん切りがついた.
His assurance at last made me decide to venture it.

Question 12

奈落

Answer 12

ならく
Abyss, Hell, Abadon, the pit of darkness

奈落の底におちる
Fall into the bottom of the abyss

Question 13

お告げ

Answer 13

おつげ

an oracle; a revelation; a divine message.

Question 14

AがAならBもBだ

Answer 14

If A is like that (usu. negative, weird or extreme), so is B

親が親なら子も子だ
What can you expect from a child with parents like that

Question 15

用心

Answer 15

ようじん
care, precaution

用心深い careful

Question 16

しびれ

Answer 16

numbness (of body parts), pins and needles

Question 17

案の定

Answer 17

あんのじょう
As one expected

案の定新しいゲームソフトは夫を魅了してしまった.
As I had anticipated, my husband was entranced by the new game software.

Question 18

担う

Answer 18

になう

bear, carry load on one’s shoulder

Question 19

手荒（な）

Answer 19

てあら

rough, harsh, violent (treatment)

Question 20

十二分

Answer 20

じゅうにぶん
more than enough, to the fullest extent, 120% percent

Stronger version of 十分

十二分に自分の面倒を見られる
be more than capable of looking after oneself

Question 21

考慮（する）

Answer 21

こうりょ
consider, give thought to

慮る （おもんぱかる、おもんばかる）consider carefully

その点については十分考慮した.
We have given careful consideration to the point.

Question 22

慮る

Answer 22

おもんぱかる・おもんばかる
consider carefully

広く世論をおもんぱかるに今や改革を断行すべき機は熟した.　Judging from general public opinion, the time is ripe for really decisive reform.
Taking public opinion as a whole into account, the time has come for thorough reforms to be carried out.

Question 23

毟る

Answer 23

むしる
pluck, tear off

髪の毛をむしる　tear one’s hair
雑草をむしる　pick weeds

Question 24

皆無

Answer 24

かいむ
nil, none, nothing at all

彼は化学の知識が皆無だ
He knows absolutely nothing [nothing whatsoever] about chemistry.

Question 25

苦境

Answer 25

くきょう
a (difficult) predicament

苦境に陥る
get caught in a difficult predicament, get in a bind

財政的苦境に陥る
run into financial difficulties

Question 26

逮捕

Answer 26

たいほ

arrest

Question 27

即

Answer 27

そく

immediately

Question 28

見くびる

Answer 28

みくびる
look down on, have poor opinion of, undervalue

彼を子供だと思って見くびるとひどい目にあうぞ.
If you look down on him as a child, you’ll find yourself in trouble.

Question 29

ぺてん

Answer 29

trickery

人をぺてんにかける　cheat/trick somebody

Question 30

手筈

Answer 30

てはず
plan, arrangements

手はずどおりに according to the plan
手はずは万端

Question 31

天恵

Answer 31

てんけい
Heaven’s blessing; a gift of nature

この地は天恵乏しく, 住む人は貧しい
This land does not have many natural blessings, and the people who live here are poor.

Question 32

階層

Answer 32

かいそう
class, rank, position in social hierarchy

彼は国民すべての階層に人気がある.
He is popular with the public at all social levels.

Question 33

刷り込む

Answer 33

すりこむ
to stencil, print a pattern with ink

名刺に自宅のアドレスを刷り込む
print one’s home address on one’s business card.

Question 34

相性

Answer 34

あいしょう
affinity, compatibility; chemistry (between people)

あの二人は相性が悪いようだ.　Those two don’t seem to get on well together.

買ったソフトがうまく動かなくてサポートに電話をしたら, 相性の問題だとはねつけられてしまった.
I couldn’t get the software I bought to work, and when I called customer support they said that it was a compatibility problem and that they couldn’t help.

Question 35

適正

Answer 35

てきせい
aptitude

彼は今の職業に対する適性に欠けているようだ.　He doesn’t seem to have the aptitude for his present job [line of work].

Question 36

譲る

Answer 36

ゆずる
hand over

弟に店を譲って故郷に帰った.
I passed the shop to my brother and went back to my hometown.

Question 37

攻略

Answer 37

こうりゃく
capture, conquest

我軍は敵陣地を次々と攻略した.
Our army overran enemy positions one after another.

Question 38

万端

Answer 38

ばんたん
everything

用意[準備]万端整った
everything is ready

我々は敵を迎え撃つ準備が万端整っている.
We are be fully prepared to engage the enemy.

Question 39

異端

Answer 39

いたん
heresy, heterodoxy

異端審問
The Inquisition

Question 40

待遇

Answer 40

たいぐう
treatment (e.g. treating sb. well); salary, compensation

あのホテルは待遇がとてもよかった.
The hotel had excellent service.

この会社は待遇がいい.
This company pays its employees well

Question 41

忌み嫌う

Answer 41

いみきらう
to detest, loathe, abhor

あいつは俺のことをまるでヘビか何かのように忌み嫌っているんだ.
That guy hates me like poison.

Question 42

紡ぐ

Answer 42

つむぐ
to spin, yarn

わらから黄金を紡ぐ.
Spin straw into gold.

Question 43

道しるべ

Answer 43

みちしるべ
signpost

本書が初学者の道しるべともなるであろうことを願っている.
I hope this book will serve as a guide to beginners.

Question 44

電磁

Answer 44

でんじ

electromagnetic

Question 45

炸薬

Answer 45

さくやく

explosives

Question 46

杭

Answer 46

くい
stake, pile

出る杭は打たれる.
The stake that sticks out will get hammered down. Anyone who stands out will be forced to conform.

Note the difference from 枕（まくら）