Tobira Begininng Japanese Vocab

Tobira Begininng Japanese Vocab

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Vocabulary From Tobira I+II: Beginning Japanese Matched as many terms as I could. Many noun + suru verbs did not have entries and were omitted.

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Lesson 16

単語

愛（あい）す

to love

単語

味（あじ）

flavor, flavour, taste, charm, style, experience, smart, clever, witty, strange

単語

苛（いじ）める

to tease, to torment, to persecute, to chastise

単語

意地悪（いじわる）

malicious, ill-tempered, unkind

単語

急（いそ）ぐ

to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner

今（いま）まで

嫌（いや）

disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant, reluctant

単語

嘘（うそ）をつく

to tell a lie, to fib

単語

腕（うで）

arm, skill, efforts, ability

売（う）り切（き）れる

選（えら）ぶ

金（かね）を貯（ため）る

起（お）こす

to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)

一昨年（おととし）

蚊（か）

階段（かいだん）

stairs, stairway, staircase

単語

画家（がか）

painter, artist

単語

乾（かわ）かす

to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate

単語

曲（きょく）

song, tune, composition, piece of music

単語

キロ

kilo-, 1000, kilogram, kilogramme, kilometre, kilometer, kilo-, 1024, 2^10

単語

元気（げんき）を出（だ）す

to cheer up

単語

健康（けんこう）

health, healthy, sound, fit, wholesome

単語

後（ご）

after, post-

単語

ご馳走（ちそう）

feast, treating (someone)

単語

A17

ゴミ箱（ばこ）

trash can, garbage can

差（さ）す

叱（しか）る

事故（じこ）にあう

to have an accident, to meet with an accident

単語

冗談（じょうだん）

jest, joke, funny story

単語

新幹線（しんかんせん）

Shinkansen, bullet train

単語

信号（しんごう）

signal, signalling, signaling, traffic light, traffic signal

単語

人生（じんせい）

(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

単語

親戚（しんせき）

relative, relation, kin

単語

ずっと

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way, always, much (better, etc.), by far, far and away, far away, long ago, direct, straight, really, very

単語

台（だい）

stand, rack, table, bench, podium, pedestal, platform, stage, support, holder, counter for machines, incl. vehicles, setting (e.g. in jewellery), level (e.g. price level), range (e.g. after physical units), period (of time, e.g. a decade of one's life), elevated area, viewing platform, dish tray, meal, tall building, tower

単語

建（た）てる

to build, to construct

単語

頼（たの）む

to request, to beg, to ask

単語

地方（ちほう）

district, region, area, locality, the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area

単語

点（てん）

dot, spot, speck, mark, grade, score, points, point, goal, run, aspect, detail, part, respect, way, viewpoint, punctuation mark, dot stroke, counter for points, marks, goals, etc., counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art

単語

天才（てんさい）

genius, prodigy, natural gift

単語

満点（まんてん）を取（と）る

to get full marks

単語

動物園（どうぶつえん）

zoo, zoological gardens

単語

特（とく）に

particularly, especially

単語

泥棒（どろぼう）

thief, burglar, robber, theft

単語

殴（なぐ）る

to strike, to hit, to beat, to punch

単語

匂（にお）い

odour, odor, scent, smell, stench, aura, whiff, smacks of ..., sense, flavour, flavor

単語

A19

によって

according to, by (means of), due to, because of

盗（ぬす）む

ハイテク

馬鹿（ばか）にする

to make fun of, to look down on, to make light of

単語

始（はじ）まる

to begin, to start, to commence

単語

発見（はっけん）

discovery, detection, finding

単語

半分（はんぶん）

half

単語

びっくりするほど

surprisingly, stunningly, astonishingly, wonderfully

単語

蓋（ふた）

cover, lid, cap

単語

踏（ふ）む

to step on, to tread on, to experience, to undergo, to estimate, to value, to appraise, to rhyme, to inherit (the throne, etc.), to follow (rules, morals, principles, etc.)

単語

降（ふ）る

to fall (e.g. rain), to precipitate

単語

ボタン

button

単語

翻訳（ほんやく）

translation, de-encryption, decryption, deciphering, rendering

単語

前（ぜん）

the last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, one-time, former, pre- (e.g. 'premodern'), before, earlier

単語

又（また）

again, once more, once again, another time, some other time, also, too, as well, likewise, on the other hand, while, and, in addition, besides, moreover, furthermore, or, otherwise, really, how, (what, why) on earth, indirect

単語

未（ま）だ未（ま）だ

still some way to go before the goal, still more to come, much more, not yet

単語

無視（むし）

disregarding, ignoring

単語

無駄遣（むだづか）い

waste (of money, time, etc.), squandering, frittering away

単語

メートル

metre, meter

単語

目的（もくてき）

purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention

単語

酔（よ）っ払（ぱら）い

drunkard

単語

ライブ

live (broadcasting, music, etc.)

単語

理由（りゆう）

reason, pretext, motive

Lesson 17

単語

挨拶（あいさつ）

greeting, greetings, salutation, salute, condolences, congratulations, speech (congratulatory or appreciative), address, reply, response, revenge, retaliation, a fine thing to say, dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment), relationship (between people), connection, intervention, mediation, mediator

単語

生（い）きる

to live, to exist, to make a living, to subsist, to be in effect, to be in use, to function, to come to life, to be enlivened, to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

単語

噂（うわさ）

rumour, rumor, report, hearsay, gossip, common talk

お祈（いの）り

大雨（おおあめ）

大雪（おおゆき）

heavy snow, 'major snow' solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

単語

A19

お客様（きゃくさま）

guest, visitor, , customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger

単語

押（お）す

to push, to press

単語

お世話（せわ）になる

to be much obliged (to someone), to receive favor (favour), to be indebted, to be grateful

単語

お参（まい）り

worship, shrine visit

単語

お持（も）て成（な）し

hospitality, reception, treatment, service, entertainment

お礼（れい）

温度（おんど）

外国人（がいこくじん）

foreigner, foreign citizen, foreign national, alien, non-Japanese

単語

A20

学長（がくちょう）

(university) president, chancellor, principal, provost

単語

肩（かた）

shoulder

単語

活動（かつどう）

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.), action, movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

観光客（かんこうきゃく）

季節（きせつ）

北（きた）

北口（きたぐち）

north entrance, north exit

単語

厳（きび）しい

severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless, stern, austere, grave, solemn, majestic, intense (cold), harsh

単語

急（きゅう）に

swiftly, rapidly, quickly, immediately, hastily, hurriedly, suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly, sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.), steeply

単語

教育（きょういく）

training, education

単語

教授（きょうじゅ）

professor, teaching, instruction

くしゃみ

口（く）

咲（さ）く

締（し）め切（き）り

deadline, closing, cut-off, end, cofferdam, closed (door, window, etc.)

単語

塾（じゅく）

cram school, private tutoring school, juku

単語

首相（しゅしょう）

prime minister, chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), premier

単語

出張（しゅっちょう）

business trip, official trip

単語

書類（しょるい）

document, official papers

単語

知（し）らせる

to notify, to advise, to inform

単語

生活（せいかつ）を送（おく）る

to lead a life, to live a life

単語

大統領（だいとうりょう）

president (of a nation), big man, boss, buddy, mate

単語

正（ただ）しい

right, correct, proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful

単語

近（ちか）づく

to approach, to draw near, to get close, to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know

単語

伝（つた）える

to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath

単語

爪（つめ）

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof, plectrum, pick, hook, clasp

詰（つ）め

手（て）を叩（たた）く

天国（てんごく）

paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven

単語

突然（とつぜん）

abrupt, sudden, unexpected

単語

届（とど）く

to reach, to arrive, to get through, to get at, to be attentive, to pay attention, to be delivered, to carry (e.g. sound)

単語

届（とど）ける

to deliver, to forward, to send, to report, to notify, to file notice (to the authorities), to give notice, to register

単語

西（にし）

west

単語

西口（にしぐち）

west entrance, west exit

単語

日本食（にほんしょく）

Japanese food, Japanese meal

単語

人間（にんげん）

human being, person, man, mankind, humankind, character (of a person)

単語

眠（ねむ）る

to sleep (not necessarily lying down), to die, to lie idle (e.g. of resources), to be dormant, to be unused, to close one's eyes

単語

話（はな）し合（あ）う

to discuss, to talk together

薔薇（ばら）

東（ひがし）

東口（ひがしぐち）

表現（ひょうげん）

expression, presentation, representation, notation

単語

部長（ぶちょう）

head (chief, director) of a section or department, head of a (school) club, head of a (school) team

平和（へいわ）

学（まな）ぶ

見（み）つかる

to be found, to be discovered

南（みなみ）

南口（みなみぐち）

訳（やく）す

to translate, to interpret

単語

役（やく）に立（た）つ

to be helpful, to be useful

単語

浴衣（ゆかた）

yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

Lesson 18

単語

アイロン

iron (for pressing clothes), hair iron, hair tong, curling tong

単語

アイロンを掛（か）ける

to iron, to do the ironing

単語

赤（あか）ちゃん

baby, infant

単語

穴（あな）が開（あ）く

to have a hole, to be pierced (with a hole)

単語

安心（あんしん）

relief, peace of mind

単語

応援（おうえん）

aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering

単語

終（お）わり

the end

単語

解決（かいけつ）

settlement, solution, resolution

単語

我慢（がまん）

endurance, patience, perseverance, bearing (with something), self-control, self-restraint

単語

通（かよ）う

to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between, to go to (school, work, etc.), to attend, to commute, to frequent, to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity), to be communicated (e.g. thought), to resemble

単語

空手（からて）

karate, empty handed

単語

考（かんが）え

thinking, thought, view, opinion, concept, idea, notion, imagination, intention, plan, design, consideration, judgement, deliberation, reflection, wish, hope, expectation

単語

危険（きけん）

danger, peril, hazard

単語

経済（けいざい）

economy, economics

単語

交差点（こうさてん）

crossing, intersection

単語

後輩（こうはい）

junior (at work, school, etc.), younger people, younger student

残業（ざんぎょう）

時間（じかん）を守（まも）る

失敗（しっぱい）

failure, mistake, blunder

単語

小（しょう）テスト

quiz, short test, mini test

単語

梳（す）く

to comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair)

単語

退院（たいいん）

leaving hospital, discharge from hospital

単語

大事（だいじ）

important, valuable, serious matter

経（た）つ

地球（ちきゅう）

都合（つごう）がいい

都合（つごう）が悪（わる）い

出会（であ）う

to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon, to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.), to emerge and engage (an enemy)

どうしよう

年（ねん）

悩（なや）み

trouble, troubles, worry, distress, sorrows, anguish, agony, problem

単語

入院（にゅういん）

hospitalization, hospitalisation

単語