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Lesson 6

招待（しょうたい）

周（まわ）り

circumference, girth, surroundings, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity

仕方（しかた）

way, method, means, resource, course

愛（あい）す

淹（い）れる

to make (tea, coffee, etc.), to brew a beverage (with hot water)

交換（こうかん）

exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)

パパ

確認（かくにん）

confirmation, verification, validation, review, check, affirmation, identification

鳴（な）る

to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble

太陽（たいよう）

都合（つごう）が悪（わる）い

期限（きげん）

term, period, time frame, time limit, deadline, cutoff (date)

過（す）ぎる

to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond, to pass (i.e. of time), to elapse, to have expired, to have ended, to be over, to exceed, to surpass, to be above, to be no more than ..., to be excessive, to be too much, to be too ...

屋上（おくじょう）

お帰（かえ）り

return, welcome home

なさる

いらっしゃる

to come, to go, to be (somewhere), is (doing), are (doing)

校長（こうちょう）

principal, headmaster

あちら

that way, that direction, over there, yonder, that (one), that person, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)

お子（こ）さん

任（まか）せる

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another, to leave to, to passively leave to someone else's facilities, to leave to take its natural course, to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim), to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

募集（ぼしゅう）

recruitment, invitation, selection, advertisement, taking applications, raising (funds, donations, etc.), collection, subscription, solicitation, flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

少々（しょうしょう）

just a minute, small quantity

パスポート

壊（こわ）れる

to be broken, to break, to fall through, to come to nothing

予定（よてい）

plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate

愛（あい）

love, affection, care, attachment, craving, desire

水泳（すいえい）

今（いま）すぐ

at once, immediately, right now

きつい

intense, severe, hard, determined, forceful, formidable, strong, tight, close

薄（うす）い

thin, pale, light, watery, dilute, sparse, weak (taste, etc.), slim (probability, etc.), small

石（いし）

stone, gem, jewel

磨（みが）く

to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth), to refine, to improve

水着（みずぎ）

bathing suit, swimsuit, swimmers

ガス

gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas), gasoline, gas, petrol, dense fog, thick fog, gas stove, gas cooker, gas range, flatulence, gas, wind, fart

喜（よろこ）ぶ

to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to congratulate, to gratefully accept

税金（ぜいきん）

ちゃん

suffix for familiar person

伝（つた）える

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

カップ

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

空気（くうき）

air, atmosphere, mood, situation, someone with no presence, someone who doesn't stand out at all

助（たす）かる

to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to escape harm, to be spared damage, to be helped, to be saved trouble

怪我（けが）

injury (to animate object), hurt

運転手（うんてんしゅ）

driver, chauffeur

将来（しょうらい）

future (usually near), prospects

約束（やくそく）を守（まも）る

to keep a promise, to keep one's word

復習（ふくしゅう）

review, revision

冗談（じょうだん）

jest, joke, funny story

連（つ）れて行（い）く

to take someone (to some place), to take someone along, to lead someone away

ゴミ

rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse

Lesson 7

ガラス

glass, pane, vitreous

実（じつ）は

as a matter of fact, by the way, to tell you the truth, to be honest, frankly

非常（ひじょう）に

very, extremely, exceedingly

桜（さくら）

cherry tree, cherry blossom, fake buyer, paid audience, shill, seat filler, hired applauder, horse meat

同僚（どうりょう）

coworker, co-worker, colleague, associate

水道（すいどう）

water service, water supply

テニス

二階建（にかいだ）て

two-storied building

マンション

apartment house, block of flats, condominium (usu. mid or high-rise), apartment building, flat

選（えら）ぶ

to choose, to select

包（つつ）む

to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in, to conceal, to hide, to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by

駄目（だめ）

no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken, hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless, cannot, must not, not allowed

汚（よご）れる

to get dirty, to become dirty, to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity

間違（まちが）える

to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation), to confuse, to mistake something for something else

釣（つ）る

to fish, to angle, to catch, to lure in, to tempt, to attract, to entice, to allure

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

盗（ぬす）む

祈（いの）る

to pray, to wish

あんなに

to that extent, to that degree, so much

自動（じどう）

automatic, intransitive verb

産業（さんぎょう）

industry, livelihood, occupation

付（つ）ける

to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to furnish (a house with), to wear, to put on, to keep a diary, to make an entry, to appraise, to set (a price), to allot, to budget, to assign, to bring alongside, to place (under guard or doctor), to follow, to shadow, to load, to give (courage to), to keep (an eye on), to establish (relations or understanding), to turn on (light)

政府（せいふ）

government, administration

指輪（ゆびわ）

作品（さくひん）

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.), opus, performance, production

授業中（じゅぎょうちゅう）

火事（かじ）

fire, conflagration

観光（かんこう）

sightseeing, tourism

サラリーマン

office worker, company employee, company man, salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

スーツケース

女性（じょせい）

woman, female, feminine gender

関西（かんさい）

Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka)

広告（こうこく）

advertisement, advertising, announcement, notice

宇宙飛行士（うちゅうひこうし）

時代（じだい）

period, epoch, era, age, the times, those days, oldness, ancientness, antiquity, antique, period piece

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

植（う）える

to plant, to grow, to raise, to insert, to transplant, to implant, to set (type), to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent), to instill (idea, value, etc.), to instil, to inculcate

味方（みかた）

friend, ally, supporter, taking sides with, supporting, standing by, backing up

プロジェクト

しっかり

tightly (holding on), firmly, securely, strongly (built), solidly, sturdily, steadily, properly, well, sufficiently, hard (working, etc.), fully, completely, reliably, dependably, levelheadedly, shrewdly, wisely, cleverly

道具（どうぐ）

tool, implement, instrument, utensil, apparatus, device, means

俳優（はいゆう）

actor, actress, player, performer

鍋（なべ）

saucepan, pot, stew, hot pot

アルコール

様（よう）

appearing ..., looking ..., way to ..., method of ...ing, form, style, design, like, similar to, thing (thought or spoken)

居（お）る

to be (animate), to exist, to be ..ing, to (have the audacity to) do

為（ため）

good, advantage, benefit, welfare, sake, purpose, objective, aim, consequence, result, effect, affecting, regarding, concerning

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

行（おこな）う

to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out

御座（ござ）る

Lesson 8

気（き）

spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, motivation, intention, mood, feelings, atmosphere, essence

日（ひ）

day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, case (esp. unfortunate), event

心（こころ）

mind, heart, spirit, the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

又（また）は

特（とく）に

particularly, especially

変（か）わる

to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary, to move to, to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual

相手（あいて）

companion, partner, company, other party, addressee, opponent (sports, etc.)

返（かえ）る

to return, to come back, to go back, to turn over, (after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely, (to become) completely

結果（けっか）

result, consequence, outcome, effect, coming to fruition, bearing fruit, as a result, consequently, therefore

或（あ）る

a certain ..., some ...

体（からだ）

body, torso, trunk, build, physique, frame, figure, health, constitution, corpse, dead body

全（すべ）て

everything, all, the whole, entirely, completely, wholly, all

情報（じょうほう）

information, news, intelligence, advices, data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

確（たし）か

sure, certain, positive, definite, reliable, trustworthy, safe, sound, firm, accurate, correct, exact, If I'm not mistaken, If I remember correctly, If I remember rightly

目的（もくてき）

purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention

進（すす）む

to advance, to go forward, to precede, to go ahead (of), to make progress, to improve, to deepen, to heighten, to be fast (of a clock), to be ahead, to do of one's own free will

例（れい）

custom, practice, habit, usual, said, aforementioned, instance, example, case, illustration, usage, precedent

比（くら）べる

to compare, to make a comparison, to compete, to vie

立（た）てる

to stand up, to put up, to set up, to erect, to raise, to thrust into, to bury into, to dig into, to make (a noise), to start (a rumour), to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.), to cause, to make, to establish, to set up, to develop, to formulate, to put up (a political candidate), to make (one's leader), to treat with respect, to give (someone) their due, to make (someone) look good, to avoid embarrassing (someone), to sharpen, to make clear, to shut, to close, to make tea (matcha), to perform the tea ceremony, to divide by, to do ... vigorously

描（えが）く

to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

中々（なかなか）

very, considerably, easily, readily, fairly, quite, highly, rather, by no means (with negative verb), not readily, middle, half-way point, excellent, wonderful, very good

表（おもて）

surface, face (i.e. the visible side of an object), front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. 'head') of a coin, outside, exterior, appearance, public, first half (of an innings), top (of an inning), cover (for tatami mats, etc.), foreground

十分（じゅうぶん）

plenty, enough, sufficient, satisfactory, adequate, division into ten, perfectly, thoroughly, fully, in full

守（まも）る

to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow

昔（むかし）

olden days, former

様子（ようす）

state, state of affairs, situation, circumstances, appearance, look, aspect, sign, indication

頂（いただ）く

to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy, to eat, to drink, to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top), to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)

打（う）つ

to hit, to strike, to beat, to slap, to pound, to mark, to type

残（のこ）す

to leave (behind), to leave (undone), to not finish, to save, to set aside, to reserve, to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death), to bequeath, to stay (in the ring), to hold on

男性（だんせい）

man, male, masculine gender

致（いた）す

無（な）くなる

to be lost (e.g. luggage), to be missing, to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to be reduced to zero, to not occur any more, to disappear (e.g. pain), to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

社会（しゃかい）

society, public, community, the world, social studies

光（ひかり）

暫（しばら）く

little while, short while, moment, instant, a while, quite a time, it's been a long time

名（な）

name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance

似（に）る

to resemble, to look like, to take after, to be similar (in status, condition, etc.), to be close, to be alike, to be like

立場（たちば）

standpoint, position, situation

済（す）む

to finish, to end, to be completed, to merely result in something less severe than expected, to feel at ease, to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry

一方（いっぽう）

one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party, on the one hand, on the other hand, whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn, just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only

何（なん）とか

something, something or other, so-and-so, somehow, anyhow, one way or another

活動（かつどう）

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

思（おも）い出（だ）す

to recall, to remember, to recollect

決（けっ）して

never, by no means, not in the least, in no way

連（つ）れる

to lead, to take (a person)

酷（ひど）い

cruel, heartless, hard, harsh, severe, violent, intense, strong, heavy, extreme, very bad, terrible, awful, excessive, exorbitant, unreasonable, outrageous, unfair, unjust

正（ただ）しい

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

迎（むか）える

to go out to meet, to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail, to reach, to approach, to enter (a phase, era, etc.), to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family), to call for, to summon, to invite, to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)

申（もう）し上（あ）げる

to say, to tell, to state, to express, to offer, to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.), to do

参（まい）る

to go, to come, to call, to be defeated, to collapse, to die, to be annoyed, to be nonplussed, to be madly in love, to visit (shrine, grave)

Lesson 9

振（ふ）る

to wave, to shake, to swing, to sprinkle, to turn down (somebody), to dump

友人（ゆうじん）

表情（ひょうじょう）

facial expression, countenance, look, appearance, expression (vocal, etc.)

調査（ちょうさ）

investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey

並（なら）ぶ

to line up, to stand in a line, to rival, to match, to equal

回（まわ）る

to turn, to revolve, to visit several places, to function well, to pass a certain time

気分（きぶん）

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)

割合（わりあい）

rate, ratio, percentage, proportion, comparatively, contrary to expectations

突然（とつぜん）

abrupt, sudden, unexpected

尋（たず）ねる

to ask, to enquire, to inquire, to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate

では

then, well, so, well then, if not ..., unless ...

腕（うで）

arm, skill, efforts, ability

種類（しゅるい）

variety, kind, type, category, counter for kinds, species, etc.

自由（じゆう）

freedom, liberty, as it pleases you

他人（たにん）

another person, other people, others, unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood), outsider, stranger

イメージ

(one's) image, (computer) image, mental image, impression, artist's impression

呉（く）れる

to give, to let (one) have, to do for one, to take the trouble to do, to do to someone's disadvantage

教育（きょういく）

training, education

家庭（かてい）

home, family, household

可笑（おか）しい

funny, amusing, comical, laughable, ridiculous, strange, odd, funny, peculiar, weird, unusual, eccentric, improper, unsuitable, unbecoming, suspicious

何（なん）でも

any, anything, whatever, whatever one likes, everything, all, I am told, I hear, I understand, they say

金額（きんがく）

amount of money, sum of money

抱（だ）く

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug, to have sex with, to make love to, to sleep with, to sit on (eggs), to brood

血（ち）

blood, consanguinity

目標（もくひょう）

mark, objective, target

ケース

case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.), Computer-Aided Software Engineering, CASE

大（おお）きさ

size, dimensions, volume

度（たび）

time (three times, each time, etc.), times

不思議（ふしぎ）

wonderful, marvelous, strange, incredible, amazing, curious, miraculous, mysterious, strangely enough, oddly enough, for some reason, curiously

すると

thereupon, hereupon

によると

according to (someone)

通（とお）る

to go by, to take (a route), to connect, to be admitted, to go through, to spread throughout, to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.), to be understood, to make sense

記憶（きおく）

memory, recollection, remembrance, storage

代（か）わり

substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, second helping, another cup, seconds, upcoming program, upcoming programme

差（さ）

difference, variation

旅（たび）

travel, trip, journey

申（もう）す

to say, to be called, to do

特別（とくべつ）

ファックス

焼（や）く

to burn, to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake, to toast, to barbecue, to heat, to heat up, to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.), to bake, to fire, to burn, to tan (i.e. suntan), to burn, to print (a photo), to burn (an optical disc), to be jealous of, to be envious of, to envy

何（なん）だか

(a) little, somewhat, somehow, kind of

価値（かち）

value, worth, merit

回答（かいとう）

きちんと

precisely, accurately, neatly

付（つ）き合（あ）う

to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with, to go along with, to follow someone's lead, to accompany someone, to compromise

市（し）

すっかり

all, completely, thoroughly

下（くだ）さる

to give, to confer, to bestow, to kindly do for one, to oblige, to favour, to favor

主人（しゅじん）

head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, one's husband, (one's) employer, (one's) master, host, hostess

Lesson 10

ドイツ

問（と）い合（あ）わせ

enquiry, inquiry, ENQ, query, interrogation

随分（ずいぶん）

very, extremely, surprisingly, considerably, contemptible, reprehensible

医師（いし）

doctor, physician

会場（かいじょう）

assembly hall, meeting place, venue, grounds

エネルギー

energy, strength, power, stamina, get-up-and-go, food energy, calories

分野（ぶんや）

field, sphere, realm, division, branch

申（もう）し込（こ）み

application, entry, request, subscription, offer, proposal, overture, challenge

意外（いがい）

unexpected, surprising

構（かま）う

to mind, to care about, to be concerned about, to care for, to look after, to prepare for, to interfere with, to meddle in, to tease

葉（は）

下（お）ろす

to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat), to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge, to withdraw (money), to use for the first time, to wear for the first time, to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches), to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an alter), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down, to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus), to invoke (a spirit), to call down

市民（しみん）

citizen, citizenry, public, city inhabitant, townspeople, bourgeoisie, middle class

協力（きょうりょく）

cooperation, collaboration

ヨーロッパ

現場（げんば）

actual spot, scene, scene of the crime, site, location, setting, shop floor, factory floor, (on) site

細（こま）かい

small, fine, minute, minor, trivial, sensitive, attentive

裏（うら）

bottom (or another side that is hidden from view), undersurface, opposite side, reverse side, rear, back, behind (the house), lining, inside, out of sight, behind the scenes, proof, opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.), inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.), bottom (of an inning), last half (of an inning)

ボール

ball, ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone), bowl, board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

場面（ばめん）

scene, setting (e.g. of novel)

並（なら）べる

to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line, to enumerate, to itemize, to be equal (to), to compare well (with), to be as good (as)

複雑（ふくざつ）

complex, complicated, mixed (feelings)

楽（らく）

comfort, ease, relief, (at) peace, relaxation, easy, simple, without trouble, without hardships, (economically) comfortable, raku pottery, sukha (happiness)

誘（さそ）う

to invite, to ask (someone to do), to call (for), to take (someone) along, to tempt, to lure, to entice, to seduce, to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.), to arouse (e.g. sympathy), to provoke

小学校（しょうがっこう）

primary school, elementary school, grade school

底（そこ）

直（なお）る

to be cured, to get well, to be healed, to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed

喋（しゃべ）る

to talk, to chat, to chatter

残（のこ）り

remnant, residue, remaining, left-over

偶（たま）に

occasionally, once in a while

未来（みらい）

the future (usually distant), future tense, the world to come

主（おも）に

mainly, primarily

直（なお）す

to cure, to heal, to fix, to correct, to repair, to do over again (after -masu base of verb), to replace, to put back as it was, to convert (into a different state), to transform

詩（し）

poem, verse of poetry

倒（たお）れる

to fall, to collapse, to drop, to fall senseless, to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.), to die, to go bankrupt, to be ruined, to have a bad debt, to be defeated (in a game), to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)

飾（かざ）る

to decorate, to ornament, to adorn

塗（ぬ）る

to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear, to put up (wallpaper)

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

宜（よろ）しい

good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can

止（や）む

to cease, to stop, to be over

熱（ねつ）

heat, fever, temperature, zeal, passion, enthusiasm, mania, craze, rage

複数（ふくすう）

several, plural, plurality, multiple

分（わ）かれる

to branch, to fork, to diverge, to separate, to split, to divide, to disperse, to scatter

訪（たず）ねる

線（せん）

line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off

収入（しゅうにゅう）

income, receipts, revenue

売（う）れる

to sell (well), to be well known, to be popular, to be famous

そろそろ

slowly, quietly, steadily, gradually, gingerly, soon, momentarily, before long, any time now

伺（うかが）う

to ask, to inquire, to hear, to be told, to implore (a god for an oracle), to seek direction (from your superior), to visit, to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

光（ひか）る

to shine, to glitter, to be bright

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