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みんなの日本語 II [Vocab]

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Minna no Nihongo Shokyu 2 - All Vocabulary split out by lessons for the blue book. Please note that not all words and phrases in Minna no Nihongo are available in Bunpro, particularly with the lovely example sentences. **This is not intended to be a replacement for using your textbook!** All verbs are listed in their dictionary form, and not in the -masu/~ます form that MNN uses.

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Lesson 26

診（み）る

to examine (medically)

探（さが）す

to search (for something desired, needed), to look for

遅（おく）れる

to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue

時間（じかん）に遅（おく）れる

to be late, to be unpunctual

間（ま）に合（あ）う

to be in time for, to serve (suit, meet) the purpose, to be good enough, to be enough

やる

to do, to undertake, to perform, to play (a game), to study

拾（ひろ）う

to pick up, to find, to gather

連絡（れんらく）

to contact, to get in touch, contacting, getting in touch, communication, call, message, connection, coordination, junction, intercalary, intercalaris, internuncial

気分（きぶん）がいい

feel good (pleasant)

気分（きぶん）が悪（わる）い

feel sick, feel unwell

運動会（うんどうかい）

Athletic meet, Sports day

盆踊（ぼんおど）り

Bon Festival dance, Lantern Festival dance

フリーマーケット

場所（ばしょ）

place, location, spot, position, room, space, basho, wrestling tournament

ボランティア

財布（さいふ）

purse, handbag, wallet

ゴミ

rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse

国会議事堂（こっかいぎじどう）

parliament building, parliament house, National Diet Building (Japan), (US) Capitol, Houses of Parliament, National Assembly building

平日（へいじつ）

weekday, ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)

弁（べん）

speech, tongue, talk, eloquence, , dialect, brogue, accent, bento, Japanese box lunch, petal, valve, Oversight Department, division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices

今度（こんど）

now, this time, next time, another time

随分（ずいぶん）

very, extremely, surprisingly, considerably, contemptible, reprehensible

直接（ちょくせつ）

direct, immediate, personal, firsthand

いつでも

(at) any time, always, at all times, whenever

どこでも

誰（だれ）でも

anyone, anybody, everyone, everybody, whoever

何（なん）でも

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

こんな

such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker), like this

そんな

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener), like that, that sort of

あんな

such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener), so, that, sort of

片付（かたづ）く

to be put in order, to be tidied up, to be put to rights, to be disposed of, to be solved, to be finished, to be settled, to be married (off)

出（だ）す

to take out, to get out

燃（も）えるゴミ

burnable garbage, burnable waste

横（よこ）

horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down, the same level (social standing)

瓶（びん）

bottle, jar, decanter, flagon, phial, vial

缶（かん）

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

宇宙（うちゅう）

universe, cosmos, space

様（さま）

Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.

宇宙船（うちゅうせん）

spacecraft, cosmic radiation, space craft

怖（こわ）い

scary, frightening, eerie, dreadful

宇宙（うちゅう）ステーション

違（ちが）う

to differ (from), to vary

宇宙飛行士（うちゅうひこうし）

家（うち）

house, me, my, ours

クリーニング

cleaning, dry cleaning, laundry service

マンション

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

会場（かいじょう）

assembly hall, meeting place, venue, grounds

代（だい）

charge, cost, price, generation, age, school year, cohort, reign, era, a representative of, on behalf of, for, switchboard number, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., counter for generations, proxy application company, pronoun, substitute, period, fee

半分（はんぶん）

Lesson 27

飼（か）う

to keep (a pet or other animal), to have, to own, to raise, to rear, to feed

走（はし）る

見（み）える

to be seen, to be in sight

聞（き）こえる

to be heard, to be audible

開（ひら）く

to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack

心配（しんぱい）

worry, concern, anxiety, uneasiness, fear

ペット

鳥（とり）

声（こえ）

波（なみ）

花火（はなび）

道具（どうぐ）

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

キッチン

kitchen, chitin

教室（きょうしつ）

パーティールーム

party room, room for parties, multipurpose room

方（かた）

direction, way, person

後（ご）

家具（かぐ）

本棚（ほんだな）

bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase

建（た）てる

to build, to construct

素晴（すば）らしい

wonderful, splendid, magnificent

子供（こども）たち

大好（だいす）き

loveable, very likeable, like very much

主人公（しゅじんこう）

protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story), head of household

形（かたち）

form, shape, figure, visage

不思議（ふしぎ）

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

ポケット

例（たと）えば

付（つ）く

to be attached, to be connected with, to adhere, to stick, to cling

自由（じゆう）

freedom, liberty, as it pleases you

空（そら）

sky, the air, the heavens

飛（と）ぶ

to fly, to soar

昔（むかし）

olden days, former

自分（じぶん）

myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself

将来（しょうらい）

future (usually near), prospects

Lesson 28

売（う）れる

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

踊（おど）る

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

噛（か）む

to bite, to chew, to gnaw, to crash against (e.g. of waves), to break onto (shore), to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.), to mesh, to fit together, to be involved in, to fumble one's words (during a play, broadcast, etc.), to falter with one's words, to strongly confute, to argue down, to rebuke, to scold harshly

選（えら）ぶ

to choose, to select

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

メモ

note, memo, memorandum

真面目（まじめ）

diligent, serious, honest, sober, grave, earnest, steady

熱心（ねっしん）

zeal, enthusiasm

偉（えら）い

great, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent, awful, terrible

景色（けしき）

scenery, scene, landscape

美容院（びよういん）

beauty parlour, beauty parlor, beauty salon, hairdressing salon

台所（だいどころ）

経験（けいけん）

力（ちから）

force, strength, might, vigour (vigor), energy

人気（にんき）

popularity, popular feeling, business conditions

色（いろ）

味（あじ）

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

ガム

chewing gum, gum, rubber

品物（しなもの）

goods, article, thing

値段（ねだん）

給料（きゅうりょう）

salary, wages, pay

ボーナス

ゲーム

番組（ばんぐみ）

program (e.g. TV), programme

ドラマ

drama, TV drama, teledrama, play

歌手（かしゅ）

小説（しょうせつ）

novel, (short) story

小説家（しょうせつか）

novelist, fiction writer

息子（むすこ）

娘（むすめ）

暫（しばら）く

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

大抵（たいてい）

mostly, ordinarily, usually, generally

それに

besides, in addition, also, moreover

それで

and, thereupon, because of that

実（じつ）は

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

会話（かいわ）

ううん

no, um, er, well

お知（し）らせ

notice, notification

参加（さんか）

participation, joining, entry, adherence

体育館（たいいくかん）

無料（むりょう）

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

イベント

Lesson 29

開（あ）ける

to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock

閉（し）める

to close, to shut

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)

消（き）える

to go out, to vanish, to disappear

壊（こわ）れる

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

割（わ）れる

to break, to be smashed, to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn, to be divided, to cleave, to come to light, to be identified, to be established, to become clear

折（お）れる

to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture, to be folded, to give in, to back down, to yield, to submit, to turn (a corner)

破（やぶ）れる

to get torn, to tear, to rip, to break, to wear out, to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.), to break down, to collapse, to fall into ruin

汚（よご）れる

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

外（はず）れる

to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear)

止（と）まる

to stop (moving), to come to a stop

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

落（お）とす

to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind

掛（か）かる

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money), to hang, to come into view

拭（ふ）く

to wipe, to dry

取（と）り替（か）える

to exchange, to replace

お皿（さら）

茶碗（ちゃわん）

rice bowl, tea cup, teacup

コップ

glass (i.e. drinking vessel), tumbler

グラス

glass (drinking vessel), glass, glasses, grass

袋（ふくろ）

bag, sack, pouch

書類（しょるい）

document, official papers

枝（えだ）

branch, bow, bough, twig, limb

駅員（えきいん）

(train) station attendant, station employee, station staff

交番（こうばん）

police box, small neighborhood police station

お返事（へんじ）

reply, answer, response

お先（さき）にどうぞ

please go ahead, after you

忘（わす）れ物（もの）

lost article, something forgotten

この位（くらい）

this much, this amount

側（がわ）

side (of something, or taking someone's side), part, (watch) case

辺（へん）

area, vicinity, region

網棚（あみだな）

(overhead) luggage rack (on a train, bus, 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

地震（じしん）

壁（かべ）

wall, partition, barrier, obstacle, Chinese Wall constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

針（はり）

needle, pin, hook, stinger, thorn, hand (e.g. clock, etc.), pointer, staple (for a stapler), needlework, sewing, malice, counter for stitches

指（さ）す

to point, to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person, to identify, to indicate, to point out, to play, to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)

駅前（えきまえ）

in front of a station

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.)

西（にし）

燃（も）える

to burn, to get fired up

Lesson 30

貼（は）る

to stick, to paste, to affix

掛（か）ける

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang, to suspend (from), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag)

飾（かざ）る

to decorate, to ornament, to adorn

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)

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

戻（もど）す

to put back, to return, to give back, to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling), to turn back (e.g. clock hand), to vomit, to throw up, to recover (of a market price)

仕舞（しま）う

to finish, to stop, to end, to put an end to, to bring to a close, to close (a business, etc.), to close down, to shut down, to shut up, to put away, to put back, to keep, to store, to finish ..., to do ... completely

決（き）める

to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix

予習（よしゅう）

preparation for a lesson

復習（ふくしゅう）

review, revision

ままに (As Is)

As is, While remaining, Left in a state

授業（じゅぎょう）

lesson, class work, teaching, instruction

講義（こうぎ）

ミーティング

予定（よてい）

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

知（し）らせ

news, word, tidings, notice, notification, information, omen

ガイドブック

カレンダー

予定表（よていひょう）

schedule, program, programme, itinerary

人形（にんぎょう）

doll, puppet, figure

花瓶（かびん）

鏡（かがみ）

mirror, looking-glass, barrel head

引（ひ）き出（だ）し

drawer, withdrawal, variety of knowledge

玄関（げんかん）

entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, foyer, entryway, mud room

廊下（ろうか）

corridor, hallway, passageway

池（いけ）

周（まわ）り

circumference, girth, surroundings, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity

真（ま）ん中（なか）

middle, centre, center, mid-way

隅（すみ）

corner, nook, recess, downstage right (on a noh stage)

まだ

リュックサック

rucksack, knapsack, backpack

防災（ぼうさい）非常袋（ひじょうぶくろ）

survival bag, bag filled with emergency supplies

非常時（ひじょうじ）

time of emergency, (in an) emergency

生活（せいかつ）

living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood

懐中電灯（かいちゅうでんとう）

(electric) torch, flashlight

とか

Among other things, For example, Such as

丸（まる）い

round, circular, spherical

夢（ゆめ）

嬉（うれ）しい

happy, glad, pleasant

嫌（いや）

disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant, reluctant

すると

thereupon, hereupon

覚（さ）める

to wake, to wake up, to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia), to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned

目（め）が覚（さ）める

to wake up, to awake, to perk up, to snap out (of a day dream, etc.)

Lesson 31

続（つづ）ける

to continue, to keep up, to keep on

見（み）つける

to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect, to spot

撮（と）る

to take (a photo)

受（う）ける

to receive, to get

申（もう）し込（こ）む

to apply for, to make an application, to propose (marriage), to offer (mediation), to make an overture (of peace), to challenge, to lodge (objections), to request (an interview), to subscribe for, to book, to reserve

休憩（きゅうけい）

rest, break, recess, intermission

連休（れんきゅう）

consecutive holidays

作文（さくぶん）

writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition

発表（はっぴょう）

announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one's opinion), releasing, unveiling

展覧会（てんらんかい）

結婚式（けっこんしき）

marriage ceremony, wedding, nuptials

葬式（そうしき）

本社（ほんしゃ）

head office, main office, headquarters, parent company, main shrine, this company, this shrine

支店（してん）

branch office, branch store

教会（きょうかい）

大学院（だいがくいん）

graduate school

動物園（どうぶつえん）

zoo, zoological gardens

温泉（おんせん）

お帰（かえ）り

return, welcome home

お子（こ）さん

ずっと

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

残（のこ）る

to remain, to be left

入学（にゅうがく）試験（しけん）

entrance examination, admission test, admission exam

村（むら）

卒業（そつぎょう）

graduation, completion (e.g. of a course), outgrowing something, moving on

映画館（えいがかん）

movie theatre, movie theater, cinema

閉（と）じる

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut

都会（とかい）

city, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

自由（じゆう）に

freely, at liberty, at will, as one likes

Lesson 32

運動（うんどう）

exercise, physical training, work-out

成功（せいこう）

失敗（しっぱい）

failure, mistake, blunder

合格（ごうかく）

success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility

止（や）む

to cease, to stop, to be over

晴（は）れる

to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining

曇（くも）る

to get cloudy, to cloud over, to become overcast, to cloud up, to fog up, to mist up, to become dim, to be gloomy, to be clouded (expression), to be downcast, to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.)

続（つづ）く

to continue, to last, to go on

引（ひ）く

風邪（かぜ）をひく

to catch a cold

冷（ひ）やす

to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate, to calm down, to cool off, to regain one's composure, to relax, to be frightened (at), to be scared (of)

混（こ）む

to be crowded, to be packed, to be complex

空（す）く

to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty, to be hungry

出（で）る

to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out

試合（しあい）

match, game, bout, contest

無理（むり）

unreasonable, unnatural, unjustifiable, impossible, forcible, forced, compulsory, excessive (work, etc.), immoderate, to work too hard, to try too hard, irrational

十分（じゅうぶん）

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

可笑（おか）しい

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

煩（うるさ）い

先生（せんせい）

teacher, master, doctor

火傷（やけど）

怪我（けが）

injury (to animate object), hurt

咳（せき）

cough, coughing, tussis

インフルエンザ

太陽（たいよう）

星（ほし）

star, any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon), offender, perpetrator (police slang)

風（かぜ）

wind, breeze, draught, draft

東（ひがし）

南（みなみ）

北（きた）

国際（こくさい）

水道（すいどう）

water service, water supply

エンジン

チーム

今夜（こんや）

this evening, tonight

夕方（ゆうがた）

遅（おそ）く

こんなに

so, like this, in this way

そんなに

so much, so, like that

あんなに

to that extent, to that degree, so much

ヨーロッパ

元気（げんき）

lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited

胃（い）

stomach, Chinese 'stomach' constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

ストレス

星（ほし）占（うらな）い

astrology, horoscope

牡牛座（おうしざ）

Taurus (constellation), the Bull

働（はたら）きすぎ

overactivity, overwork

困（こま）る

to be troubled, to be worried, to be bothered, to be embarrassed, to be stumped

宝（たから）くじ

lottery, lottery ticket

宝（たから）くじに当（あ）たる

to win a lottery

健康（けんこう）

health, healthy, sound, fit, wholesome

恋愛（れんあい）

love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections, romance

恋人（こいびと）

lover, sweetheart

ラッキーアイテム

good-luck charm

石（いし）

stone, gem, jewel

Lesson 33

逃（に）げる

to escape, to run away

騒（さわ）ぐ

to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy, to rustle, to swoosh, to make merry, to clamor, to clamour, to make a fuss, to kick up a fuss, to lose one's cool, to panic, to act flustered, to feel tense, to be uneasy, to be excited

諦（あきら）める

to give up, to abandon (hope, plans), to resign oneself (to)

投（な）げる

to throw, to cast away, to face defeat, to give up

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

始（はじ）まる

to begin, to start, to commence

出席（しゅっせき）

attendance, presence, appearance, to attend, to be present, to appear

伝（つた）える

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

注意（ちゅうい）

caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice

外（はず）す

to unfasten, to undo, to remove, to take off, to deinstall, to leave, to step out, to slip away, to miss (a target)

席（せき）を外（はず）す

to leave one's seat, to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.), to step outside, to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

戻（もど）る

to turn back (e.g. half-way), to return, to go back, to recover (e.g. something lost), to be returned, to rebound, to spring back

リサイクル

駄目（だめ）

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

同（おな）じ

same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike

警察官（けいさつかん）

police officer, policeman, policewoman

警察（けいさつ）

席（せき）

seat, location (of a gathering, etc.), place, position, post

マーク

mark, symbol, insignia, logo, paying attention to, focusing on, watching, guarding, markup, registering a record (in sport, etc.)

ボール

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

締（し）め切（き）り

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

規則（きそく）

rules, regulations, conventions

危険（きけん）

danger, peril, hazard

使用禁止（しようきんし）

prohibition of use (of), ban on using (something)

立（た）ち入（い）り禁止（きんし）

No Entry, No Trespassing, No Admittance, Off Limits, Keep Out, Keep Off, off-limits, restricted, forbidden

徐行（じょこう）

入口（いりぐち）

entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth

出口（でぐち）

exit, gateway, way out, outlet, leak, vent

非常口（ひじょうぐち）

emergency exit, fire exit, emergency way out

割引（わりびき）

discount, reduction, rebate, (after a number) tenths discounted, tenths reduced

飲（の）み放題（ほうだい）

all you can drink, bottomless cup

使用中（しようちゅう）

in use, occupied (e.g. toilet), engaged

中（ちゅう）

medium, average, middle, moderation, middle school, China, in, out of (e.g. three out of ten people), during (a certain time when one did or is doing something), under (construction, etc.), while, volume two (of three)

どう言（い）う

what kind of, what sort of

後（あと）で

程（ほど）

degree, extent, bounds, limit, indicates approx. amount or maximum, upper limit

駐車違反（ちゅうしゃいはん）

parking violation

罰金刑（ばっきんけい）

financial penalty, fine

起（お）きる

to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire)

助（たす）け合（あ）う

to help each other, to cooperate

元々（もともと）

originally, by nature, from the start

悲（かな）しい

もっと

(some) more, even more, longer, further

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

相手（あいて）

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

気持（きも）ち

feeling, sensation, mood

Lesson 34

磨（みが）く

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

組（く）み立（た）てる

to assemble, to set up, to construct

降（お）りる

to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down

気（き）がつく

to notice, to become aware, to perceive, to realize, to realise, to be scrupulous, to be attentive, to recover consciousness, to come to oneself

漬（つ）ける

to soak, to seep, to dip in, to pickle

見（み）つかる

to be found, to be discovered

質問（しつもん）

question, inquiry, enquiry

差（さ）す

お城（しろ）

説明書（せつめいしょ）

(printed) instructions, manual, explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note), description

図（ず）

drawing, picture, diagram, figure, illustration, chart, graph, sight, scene

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

矢印（やじるし）

arrow (mark or symbol), directional marker or indicator

黒臼子（くろうすご）

Alaska blueberry (Vaccinium ovalifolium), early blueberry, oval-leaf bilberry, oval-leaf blueberry, oval-leaf huckleberry

黒（くろ）

白（しろ）

赤（あか）い

赤（あか）

red, crimson, scarlet

青（あお）

青（あお）い

紺色（こんいろ）

deep blue, navy blue

紺（こん）

navy blue, deep blue

黄色（きいろ）

茶色（ちゃいろ）

light brown, tawny

醤油（しょうゆ）

soy sauce, shoyu

ソース

sauce (esp. Worcestershire sauce), source

お客（きゃく）さん

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

夕（ゆう）べ

evening, last night

さっき

some time ago, just now

茶道（さどう）

tea ceremony, Way of Tea

点（た）てる

to make tea (matcha), to perform the tea ceremony

先（さき）に

before, earlier than, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently

載（の）せる

to place on (something), to load (luggage), to carry, to take on board, to publish (a picture, an article), to run (an ad)

苦（にが）い

親子丼（おやこどん）

oyakodon, bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg

材料（ざいりょう）

ingredients, material

グラム

箇（か）

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted), a noun read using its on-yomi

玉（たま）ねぎ

onion (Allium cepa)

調味料（ちょうみりょう）

flavoring (e.g. salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, etc.), seasoning

適当（てきとう）

suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, noncommittal, vague, equivocal, unserious, irresponsible

大（おお）きさ

size, dimensions, volume

鍋（なべ）

saucepan, pot, stew, hot pot

火（ひ）を掛（か）ける

to set on fire, to ignite

煮（に）る

to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe

火（ひ）

fire, flame, blaze

煮（に）える

to boil, to cook, to be cooked

丼（どんぶり）

porcelain bowl, bowl of rice with food on top

経（た）つ

to pass, to lapse

Lesson 35

咲（さ）く

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

治（なお）る

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

直（なお）る

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

クリック

入力（にゅうりょく）

input, (data) entry

正（ただ）しい

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

向（む）こう

opposite side, other side, opposite direction

島（しま）

港（みなと）

harbour, harbor, port

近所（きんじょ）

neighbourhood, neighborhood

屋上（おくじょう）

海外（かいがい）

foreign, abroad, overseas

歴史（れきし）

機会（きかい）

chance, opportunity

許可（きょか）

permission, approval, authorization, license, to permit, to authorize

丸（まる）

circle (sometimes used for zero)

振（ふ）り仮名（がな）

furigana, kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation

設備（せつび）

equipment, device, facilities, installation

レバー

lever, joystick, liver

キー

key (lock, keyboard, piano, clue, island, cay, etc.)

カーテン

curtain, curtains

紐（ひも）

string, cord, man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp), pimp

炊飯器（すいはんき）

葉（は）

それなら

If that's the case ..., If so ..., That being the case ...

夜行（やこう）バス

overnight bus, night bus

さあ

come, come now, come along, go on, hurry up

旅行社（りょこうしゃ）

travel agent, travel agency

詳（くわ）しい

detailed, full, accurate, knowing very well, well-acquainted, well-informed

スキー場（じょう）

ski resort, ski area

交（まじ）わる

to cross, to intersect, to join, to meet, to associate with, to mingle with, to consort with, to have a sexual relationship, to copulate

関係（かんけい）

relation, relationship, connection

仲良（なかよ）く

on good terms with, on cordial terms with, getting along well with, happily, peacefully, to make friends with, to be good friends with, to get along with

必要（ひつよう）

necessary, needed, essential, indispensable

朱（しゅ）

vermilion, cinnabar

Lesson 36

会（あ）う

to meet, to encounter, to see

貯金（ちょきん）

putting money aside, savings, deposit (e.g. in a bank), accumulated surplus of wins, wins in the bank

事故（じこ）にあう

to have an accident, to meet with an accident

事故（じこ）

accident, incident, trouble, circumstances, reasons

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 ...

慣（な）れる

to get used to, to grow accustomed to, to become familiar with, to become skilled in, to become experienced at, to become tame, to become domesticated

腐（くさ）る

to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk), to corrode, to weather, to crumble, to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice), to become depraved, to be degenerate, to be morally bankrupt, to be corrupt, to be depressed, to be dispirited, to feel discouraged, to feel down, indicates scorn or disdain for another's action, to lose a bet, to be drenched, to become sopping wet

剣道（けんどう）

kendo, swordmanship, fencing, way of the sword

柔道（じゅうどう）

ラッシュアワー

曲（きょく）

song, tune, composition, piece of music

毎週（まいしゅう）

毎月（まいつき）

every month, each month, monthly

この頃（ごろ）

these days, nowadays, now, at present, recently, lately

やっと

at last, at length, barely, narrowly, just, by the skin of one's teeth

かなり

considerably, fairly, quite

必（かなら）ず

always, without exception, necessarily, certainly, without fail, positively, invariably

絶対（ぜったい）に

absolutely, unconditionally, never (with neg. verb)

上手（うま）く

skilfully, skillfully, well, aptly, cleverly, successfully, smoothly, deliciously

上手（じょうず）

skill, skillful, dexterity

出来（でき）るだけ

as much as one can, as much as possible, if at all possible

ほとんど

mostly, nearly, practically, well-nigh, almost invariably, all but, just about, almost

お客様（きゃくさま）

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

特別（とくべつ）

いらっしゃる

To be (Honorific), To come (Honorific), To go (Honorific)

水泳（すいえい）

チャレンジ

taking on (a challenge), attempt, try, tackling, challenging (someone to a contest)

乗（の）り物（もの）

世紀（せいき）

遠（とお）く

far away, distant, at a distance, distant place, by far

珍（めずら）しい

unusual, rare, curious, new, novel, fine (e.g. gift)

汽車（きしゃ）

train (sometimes specifically a steam train)

汽船（きせん）

steamship, steamboat, steamer

大勢（おおぜい）

many, crowd, great number of people

運（はこ）ぶ

to carry, to transport, to move, to convey, to come, to go, to wield (a tool, etc.), to use, to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress

利用（りよう）

use, utilization, utilisation, application

毎年（まいとし）

every year, annually

Lesson 37

褒（ほ）める

to praise, to admire, to speak well

叱（しか）る

招待（しょうたい）

頼（たの）む

to request, to beg, to ask

盗（と）る

to take (nuance of stealing)

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.)

壊（こわ）す

to break, to destroy, to demolish, to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage, to break (a bill, etc.)

汚（よご）す

to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain, to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile

行（おこな）う

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

輸出（ゆしゅつ）

export, efferent

輸入（ゆにゅう）

importation, import, introduction, afferent

翻訳（ほんやく）

translation, de-encryption, decryption, deciphering, rendering

発明（はつめい）

invention, intelligent, clever, being enlightened, having the meaning of everything become clear

発見（はっけん）

discovery, detection, finding

米（こめ）

(husked grains of) rice, 88 years old

麦（むぎ）

wheat, barley, oat (oats)

石油（せきゆ）

oil, petroleum, kerosene

原料（げんりょう）

インスタントラーメン

デート

date (with someone), (social) outing (for two), date night

泥棒（どろぼう）

thief, burglar, robber, theft

警官（けいかん）

世界中（せかいじゅう）

around the world, throughout the world

何語（なにご）

皆様（みなさま）

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

その後（あと）

after that, afterwards, thereafter

金色（きんいろ）

golden (colour, color)

本物（ほんもの）

genuine article, real thing, real deal

金（きん）

美（うつく）しい

beautiful, lovely

豪華（ごうか）

wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, splendour, pomp, extravagance

彫刻（ちょうこく）

carving, engraving, sculpture

言（い）い伝（つた）え

tradition, legend

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

彫（ほ）る

to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel, to tattoo

仲間（なかま）

company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner, member of the same category

しかし

一生懸命（いっしょうけんめい）

very hard, with utmost effort, with all one's might, for dear life

鼠（ねずみ）

mouse, rat, dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour)

Lesson 38

育（そだ）てる

to raise, to rear, to bring up, to train, to teach, to educate, to promote the growth of..., to nurture, to foster, to develop

入院（にゅういん）

hospitalization, hospitalisation

退院（たいいん）

leaving hospital, discharge from hospital

入（い）れる

to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. a tattoo), to score (a point )

電源（でんげん）

source of electricity, electrical power, power (button on TV, etc.)

切（き）る

to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery)

鍵（かぎ）

嘘（うそ）をつく

to tell a lie, to fib

嘘（うそ）

lie, falsehood, incorrect fact, Really!, Unbelievable!, No way!

大（おお）きな

big, large, great

小（ちい）さな

small, little, tiny

赤（あか）ちゃん

小学校（しょうがっこう）

primary school, elementary school, grade school

中学校（ちゅうがっこう）

junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school

海岸（かいがん）

工場（こうじょう）

factory, plant, mill, workshop

仮名（かな）

kana, Japanese syllabary (e.g. hiragana, katakana)

指輪（ゆびわ）

習慣（しゅうかん）

habit, custom, cultural practice

製（せい）

一昨年（おととし）

year before last

お先（さき）に失礼（しつれい）します

pardon me for leaving (first)

お先（さき）に

before, previously, ahead, Pardon me for leaving (before you)

回覧（かいらん）

circulation (esp. documents), sending round

研究室（けんきゅうしつ）

laboratory, seminar room, professor's office

きちんと

precisely, accurately, neatly

整理（せいり）

sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation, liquidation, settlement, consolidation, clearance (e.g. debt), paying off, retrenchment, curtailment, cutting down, disposal

方法（ほうほう）

method, process, manner, way, means, technique

という意味（いみ）だ

冊（さつ）

counter for books, volume

判子（はんこ）

seal (used for signature)

押（お）す

to push, to press

双子（ふたご）

姉妹（しまい）

年生（ねんせい）

pupil in ... year, student in ... year

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

性格（せいかく）

character, personality, disposition, nature

大人（おとな）しい

obedient, docile, quiet

優（やさ）しい

tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable, nice

世話（せわ）

looking after, help, aid, assistance

世話（せわ）をする

to take care of

お世話（せわ）になる

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

時間（じかん）

時間（じかん）が経（た）つ

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

零点（れいてん）

気（き）が強（つよ）い

strong-willed, strong of heart

喧嘩（けんか）

quarrel, brawl, fight, squabble, scuffle, argument

年齢（ねんれい）

仕方（しかた）

way, method, means, resource, course

Lesson 39

答（こた）える

to answer, to reply

質問（しつもん）に答（こた）える

to answer a question

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

死（し）ぬ

to die, to pass away

びっくり

to be surprised, to be amazed, to be frightened, to be astonished, to get startled, to jump

がっかり

to be disappointed, to be dejected, to be downhearted, to lose heart, to feel let down, to feel exhausted, to feel drained

安心（あんしん）

relief, peace of mind

離婚（りこん）

太（ふと）る

to grow fat (stout, plump), to become fat, to gain weight

痩（や）せる

to become thin, to lose weight, to reduce (one's) weight, to slim, to be barren, to be infertile, to be sterile

複雑（ふくざつ）

complex, complicated, mixed (feelings)

邪魔（じゃま）

hindrance, obstacle, nuisance, to visit (somebody's home), demon who hinders Buddhist training, demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

硬（かた）い

hard, solid, tough, stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing), strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved), safe, steady, honest, steadfast, obstinate, stubborn, bookish, formal, stuffy

柔（やわ）らかい

soft, tender, limp, limber, gentle, mild, informal, lighter

汚（きたな）い

dirty, filthy, foul, unclean

恥（は）ずかしい

shy, ashamed, embarrassed, disgraceful, shameful

首相（しゅしょう）

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

津波（つなみ）

tsunami, tidal wave

台風（たいふう）

typhoon, hurricane

雷（かみなり）

lightning, thunder, thunderbolt, god of thunder, god of lightning, anger, fit of anger

火事（かじ）

fire, conflagration

ハイキング

お見合（みあ）い

formal marriage interview

操作（そうさ）

operation, management, processing, manipulating to one's benefit, to operate, to manipulate, to fiddle (e.g. the books)

屋（や）

(something) shop, somebody who sells (something) or works as (something), somebody with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof

フロント

front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.), reception (e.g. in a hotel), front desk, front office, team management

号室（ごうしつ）

suffix for room numbers

タオル

石鹸（せっけん）

お疲（つか）れ様（さま）

thank you for your hard work, good work, see you, goodbye, goodnight

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.)

途中（とちゅう）

on the way, en route, in the middle of, midway

トラック

truck, track (running, CD, DVD, etc.)

打（ぶ）つかる

to strike against, to collide with, to bump into, to conflict, to encounter, to meet, to clash

大人（おとな）

また

Also, As well, Moreover, Again, Additionally

洋服（ようふく）

Western-style clothes (cf traditional Japanese clothes)

西洋化（せいようか）

westernization, westernisation

合（あ）う

to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet

今（いま）では

成人式（せいじんしき）

coming-of-age ceremony

伝統的（でんとうてき）

traditional, conventional

Lesson 40

数（かぞ）える

to count, to enumerate

計（はか）る

to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate), to conjecture, to infer, to surmise

確（たし）かめる

to ascertain, to check, to make sure

出発（しゅっぱつ）

到着（とうちゃく）

酔（よ）う

to get drunk, to become intoxicated

上手（うま）くいく

to go smoothly, to turn out well, to do the trick, to have peaceful relations

問題（もんだい）

question (e.g. on a test), problem

相談（そうだん）

consultation, discussion, discussing, asking (somebody) for advice

天気予報（てんきよほう）

weather forecast, weather report

忘年会（ぼうねんかい）

新年会（しんねんかい）

New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)

二次会（にじかい）

after-party, second party (of the night), second meeting

発表会（はっぴょうかい）

recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil), presentation (e.g. product launch)

大会（たいかい）

convention, tournament, mass meeting, rally

マラソン

marathon, long-distance race, malathion

コンテスト

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

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)

間違（まちが）い

mistake, error, blunder, accident, mishap, trouble, improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman), indiscretion

傷（きず）

wound, injury, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scrape, scar, chip, crack, scratch, nick, flaw, defect, weakness, weak point, stain (on one's reputation), disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, (emotional) hurt, hurt feelings

ズボン

trousers, pants

年寄（としよ）り

old people, the aged, trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay, senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate), important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

長（なが）さ

重（おも）さ

高（たか）さ

height, altitude

便（びん）

flight (e.g. airline flight), trip (e.g. train trip), service, mail, post, letter, opportunity, chance

個（こ）

counter for articles, counter for military units, individual

本（ほん）

book, volume, script, counter (for long cylindrical objects like pencils, etc.)

センチ

centimeter, centi-, 10^-2, sentimental

ミリ

milli-, 10^-3, millimetre, millimeter

以上（いじょう）

not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards, beyond ... (e.g. one's means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that), above-mentioned, foregoing, since ..., seeing that ..., this is all, that is the end, the end

以下（いか）

not exceeding, and downward, ... and below, below (e.g. standard), under (e.g. a level), the below-mentioned, the following, the rest

七夕祭（たなばたまつ）り

Star Festival (held in July or August), Tanabata, Festival of the Weaver

テスト

成績（せいせき）

results, record, grades, marks

ところで

by the way, incidentally

いらっしゃる

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

様子（ようす）

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

事件（じけん）

event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal

オートバイ

爆弾（ばくだん）

bomb, alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shochu highball, also beer with whiskey)

積（つ）む

to pile up, to stack, to load (car, ship, etc.), to pack, to acquire, to accumulate

運転手（うんてんしゅ）

driver, chauffeur

急（きゅう）に

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

動（うご）かす

to move, to shift, to stir

犯人（はんにん）

offender, criminal, culprit

男（おとこ）

手（て）に入（い）れる

to obtain, to procure

今（いま）でも

even now, still, as yet

杯（はい）

sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages

Lesson 41

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)

下（くだ）さる

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

上（あ）げる

to raise, to elevate

下（さ）げる

to hang, to suspend, to wear (e.g. decoration)

親切（しんせつ）

kind, gentle, considerate, generous, friendly, nice

可愛（かわい）い

cute, adorable, charming, lovely, pretty

祝（いわ）い

congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift

お年玉（としだま）

New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

お見舞（みま）い

calling on someone who is ill, enquiry, inquiry

興味（きょうみ）

interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for)

情報（じょうほう）

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

文法（ぶんぽう）

発音（はつおん）

猿（さる）

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate, sly person, idiot, hick, sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut), clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook, bathhouse prostitute

餌（えさ）

(animal) feed, fodder, pet food, bait, lure, enticement

玩具（おもちゃ）

絵本（えほん）

絵（え）はがき

picture postcard

スクリュードライバー

ハンカチ

靴下（くつした）

socks, sock, stockings, stocking

手袋（てぶくろ）

glove, mitten, mitt

幼稚園（ようちえん）

暖房（だんぼう）

冷房（れいぼう）

cooling, air-conditioning

温度（おんど）

祖母（そぼ）

祖父（そふ）

grandfather, old man, kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

孫（まご）

お孫（まご）さん

叔父（おじ）

uncle (younger than one's parent)

おじさん

uncle, old man, mister, manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

おばさん

管理人（かんりにん）

manager, administrator, supervisor, custodian, concierge, superintendent, janitor

この間（あいだ）

the other day, lately, recently, during this period

一言（ひとこと）

single word, a few words, brief comment

ずつ

apiece, each, at a time, piecemeal

二人（ふたり）ずつ

two by two, by twos, as a couple

お宅（たく）

your house, your home, your family, your husband, your organization, you (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close)

昔々（むかしむかし）

long ago, once upon a time

或（あ）る

a certain ..., some ...

苛（いじ）める

to tease, to torment, to persecute, to chastise

亀（かめ）

tortoise, turtle, heavy drinker, turtle crest, turtle mon

助（たす）ける

to save, to rescue, to help, to assist, to support (financially), to contribute (to), to provide aid, to facilitate, to stimulate, to promote, to contribute to

姫様（ひめさま）

princess, daughter of a nobleman

暮（く）らす

to live, to get along, to spend (time)

陸（りく）

煙（けむり）

真（ま）っ白（しろ）

pure white, blank (e.g. mind, paper)

中身（なかみ）

contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade

Lesson 42

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

沸（わ）かす

to boil, to heat, to excite, to melt (metal)

混（ま）ぜる

to mix, to stir, to blend

計算（けいさん）

calculation, reckoning, count, forecast

並（なら）ぶ

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

丈夫（じょうぶ）

healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable

アパート

apartment building, apartment block, apartment house

弁護士（べんごし）

lawyer, attorney

音楽家（おんがくか）

文化（ぶんか）

culture, civilization, civilisation

自然（しぜん）

nature, spontaneity

教育（きょういく）

training, education

社会（しゃかい）

society, public, community, the world, social studies

政治（せいじ）

politics, government

法律（ほうりつ）

戦争（せんそう）

平和（へいわ）

目的（もくてき）

purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention

論文（ろんぶん）

thesis, essay, treatise, paper, article

楽（たの）しみ

enjoyment, pleasure, diversion, amusement, hobby

ミキサー

薬缶（やかん）

蓋（ふた）

cover, lid, cap

栓抜（せんぬ）き

bottle opener, corkscrew

缶（かん）切（き）り

缶詰（かんづめ）

packing (in cans), canning, canned goods, tin can, confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work), being stuck in a confined space

のし袋（ぶくろ）

paper bag for putting a present in, envelope used for gifting money

風呂敷（ふろしき）

wrapping cloth, cloth wrapper

算盤（そろばん）

体温計（たいおんけい）

medical thermometer

なぜ

どのくらい

how long, how far, how much

国連（こくれん）

UN, United Nations

ローン

カップ麺（めん）

instant noodles sold in a cup, cup noodles

世界初（せかいはつ）

による

By means of, According to, Depending on, Because of, Due to

広（ひろ）める

to spread, to propagate, to popularize, to disseminate, to broaden, to extend, to widen, to enlarge

割（わ）る

to divide, to cut, to break, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip, to crack, to smash, to dilute

市場調査（しじょうちょうさ）

market research

注（そそ）ぐ

to pour (into), to fill, to sprinkle on from above, to shed (e.g. tears), to concentrate one's spirit (strength, attention) on, to fall onto (of rain, snow)

Lesson 43

増（ふ）える

to increase, to multiply

減（へ）る

to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate

上（あ）がる

to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised

下（さ）がる

to come down, to go down, to fall, to drop, to sink, to get lower

切（き）れる

to break, to snap, to be cut, to split, to crack, to be injured, to wear out, to be worn out, to burst, to collapse, to wear off, to stop working, to go dead, to expire (time limit, etc.), to run out, to become due, to run out (of stock, etc.), to be exhausted, to be used up, to be sold out, to be out of, to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship), to break up, to have severed ties, to be cut off, to be disconnected, to cut well, to be sharp, to be sharp-minded, to be keen, to be shrewd, to be quick-witted, to be able, to be short of, to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a record time), to dry off, to curve, to veer, to shuffle (cards), to get angry, to snap, to blow one's top, to lose one's temper, to flip, to be able to do completely

ボタン

取（と）れる

to come off, to be removed, (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear, to be caught, to be harvested, to be interpreted (as), to be taken as, (of balance, etc.) to be attained, to be obtainable

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)

ガソリン

gasoline, petrol

今（いま）にも

at any time, soon

わあ

wow!, oh!, eek!, gee!

薔薇（ばら）

ドライブ

drive, trip by car, driving

謝（あやま）る

to apologize, to apologise

知（し）り合（あ）う

to get to know (someone), to make acquaintance

Lesson 44

泣（な）く

to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl

笑（わら）う

乾（かわ）く

シャツ

shirt (underwear), undershirt, singlet

滑（すべ）る

to glide, to slide (e.g. on skis), to slip, to fail (an examination), to bomb (when telling a joke), to drop, to go down, to come down, to fall (e.g. in status)

起（お）こる

to occur, to happen

調節（ちょうせつ）

regulation, adjustment, control

安全（あんぜん）

safety, security

濃（こ）い

deep (colour), dark, strong (flavour, smell, etc.), thick (consistency), dense, strong (possibility, etc.), thick (i.e. 'as thick as thieves'), close, deep (love, etc.)

薄（うす）い

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

厚（あつ）い

thick, deep, heavy

太（ふと）い

細（ほそ）い

thin, slender, fine

空気（くうき）

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

涙（なみだ）

tear, tears, lachrymal secretion, sympathy

和食（わしょく）

Japanese food, Japanese cuisine

洋食（ようしょく）

Western cooking, Western-style meal, Western-style food, Japanized Western cuisine

御数（おかず）

accompaniment for rice dishes, side dish, food for thought (esp. in the context of conversation)

量（りょう）

quantity, amount, volume, portion (of food)

倍（ばい）

twice, double, times, -fold

シングル

single, single bed, hotel room with a single bed, single-breasted, single-cuffed, single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters), singles (e.g. in tennis), single-figure handicap (in golf), shingle

ツイン

洗濯物（せんたくもの）

laundry, the washing

ＤＶＤ（ディー・ブイ・ディー）

digital versatile disc, DVD

カット

cut, cutting, haircut, shuffle (cards), shuffling, scene, shot (in a movie)

シャンプー

ショート

short, , shortstop, short (circuit), short hair, short selling

嫌（いや）がる

to hate, to dislike

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

順序（じゅんじょ）

order, sequence, procedure

表現（ひょうげん）

expression, presentation, representation, notation

例（たと）えば

for example, for instance, e.g.

別（わか）れる

to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from, to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce, to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved

これ等（ら）

縁起（えんぎ）が悪（わる）い

of bad omen, ill augur, boding evil, bad fortune

Lesson 45

信（しん）じる

to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in

キャンセル

知（し）らせる

to notify, to advise, to inform

保証書（ほしょうしょ）

written guarantee, guarantee letter, warranty, warranty card

領収書（りょうしゅうしょ）

simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses), hand-written receipt

キャンプ

中止（ちゅうし）

suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption

梅（うめ）

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume), Chinese plum, lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

楽（たの）しみにする

to look forward to something

係員（かかりいん）

person in charge, official, attendant

コース

course (route, trail, course of study, course of action, plan, option), full course meal (multiple dishes served in sequence), prix fixe meal

スタート

位（くらい）

throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat, government position, court rank, social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung, grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank, digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.), place, degree, extent, amount

優勝（ゆうしょう）

overall victory, championship

悩（なや）み

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

目覚（めざ）まし

alarm clock, opening one's eyes, keeping one's eyes open, type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap

大学生（だいがくせい）

university student, college student

回答（かいとう）

鳴（な）る

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

セット

set, set meal, combo-meal, combo, combination meal, hairdo

それでも

but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding

Lesson 46

渡（わた）す

to hand over, to pass, to give

帰（かえ）って来（く）る

to return, to come back

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)

入学（にゅうがく）

entry to school or university, matriculation, enrolment (in university, etc.)

焼（や）ける

to burn, to be roasted, to be heated, to be sunburnt, to fade (in the sun), to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset), to be jealous, to be envious

留守（るす）

absence, being away from home, house-sitting, house-sitter, being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.), neglecting

宅配便（たくはいびん）

express home delivery service

原因（げんいん）

cause, origin, source

こちら

this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker), this direction

半年（はんとし）

half a year, six months

ちょうど

exactly, precisely, just, right, as if, as though, quite

たった今（いま）

just now, a moment ago, this very minute

ガスレンジ

gas cooker, gas range

具合（ぐあい）

condition, state, manner, health

申（もう）し訳（わけ）ありません

I'm sorry, (it's) inexcusable, thank you very much (for help, etc.)

向（む）かう

to face, to go towards

床（ゆか）

floor, stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player), dining platform built across a river

転（ころ）ぶ

to fall down, to fall over, to turn out, to play out, to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize, to roll, to tumble, (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

ベル

慌（あわ）てる

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised), to be flustered, to panic, to be in a hurry, to rush

順番（じゅんばん）に

in turns, in series, in number order, by rotation

出来事（できごと）

incident, affair, happening, event

Lesson 47

風（かぜ）が吹（ふ）く

吹（ふ）く

to blow (e.g. wind), to play a wind instrument

亡（な）くなる

集（あつ）まる

to gather, to collect, to assemble

分（わ）かれる

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

音（おと）

sound, noise, report, note, fame, Chinese-derived character reading

匂（にお）い

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

厳（きび）しい

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

酷（ひど）い

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

科学（かがく）

医学（いがく）

medical science, medicine

文学（ぶんがく）

パトカー

救急車（きゅうきゅうしゃ）

賛成（さんせい）

approval, agreement, support, favour, favor

反対（はんたい）

opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, objection, dissension, reverse, opposite, vice versa, contrast

大統領（だいとうりょう）

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

によると

according to (someone)

婚約（こんやく）

engagement, betrothal

どうも

thanks, thank you, somehow, in spite of oneself, try as one might, no matter how hard one may try (to,not to), for some reason

化粧（けしょう）

make-up, makeup, cosmetics

女性（じょせい）

woman, female, feminine gender

男性（だんせい）

man, male, masculine gender

長生（ながい）き

longevity, long life

理由（りゆう）

reason, pretext, motive

Lesson 48

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

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

録音（ろくおん）

(audio) recording

塾（じゅく）

cram school, private tutoring school, juku

生徒（せいと）

ファイル

間（あいだ）

space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch

いい事（こと）

good thing, nice thing

忙（いそが）しい

busy, hectic, occupied, engaged

営業（えいぎょう）

business, trade, sales, operations

其（そ）れまで

until then, till then, up to that time

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

楽（たの）しむ

to enjoy (oneself)

親（おや）

parent, parents, dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.), founder, (pet) owner

小学生（しょうがくせい）

elementary school student, primary school student, grade school student

パーセント

percent, percentage

次（つぎ）

next, following, subsequent

習字（しゅうじ）

普通（ふつう）

normal, ordinary, regular, usual, common, average

Lesson 49

勤（つと）める

to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in)

会社（かいしゃ）

company, corporation

過（す）ごす

to pass (time), to spend, to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption), to drink (alcohol), to take care of, to support, to overdo, to do too much, to ... without acting on it

召（め）し上（あ）がる

to eat, to drink

仰（おっしゃ）る

to say, to speak, to tell, to talk

なさる

ご覧（らん）になる

to see, to look, to watch, try to

ご存（ぞん）じ

knowing, (an) acquaintance

旅館（りょかん）

ryokan, Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

バス停（てい）

奥様（おくさま）

wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam

偶（たま）に

occasionally, once in a while

組（くみ）

set (of items), group (of people), class (of students), company (esp. construction), family (i.e. mafia), team, typesetting, composition

熱（ねつ）

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

よろしくお伝（つた）えください

please give my best regards to ...

失礼（しつれい）します

excuse me, pardon me, I beg your pardon

経歴（けいれき）

personal history, career

医学部（いがくぶ）

faculty of medicine, department of medicine, school of medicine, medical school

目指（めざ）す

to aim at, to have an eye on, to go toward, to head for

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

ｉＰＳ（アイピーエス）細胞（さいぼう）

induced pluripotent stem cell, iPS cell

細胞（さいぼう）

開発（かいはつ）

development, exploitation

マウス

mouse (esp. laboratory)

人（ひと）

man, person, others

受賞（じゅしょう）

winning (a prize)

講演会（こうえんかい）

lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker), lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)

Lesson 50

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)

居（お）る

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

申（もう）す

to say, to be called, to do

致（いた）す

To do (Humble), To venerably do

拝見（はいけん）

seeing, look at

存（ぞん）じる

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

お目（め）にかかる

to meet (someone of higher status), to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status), to be visible, to be seen, to be noticed

淹（い）れる

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

用意（ようい）

preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)

私（わたくし）

I (formal), me, personal (affairs, etc.), private, selfishness, partiality, secrecy, confidentiality

ガイド

guide, tour guide, conductor, guiding, leading

メールアドレス

スケジュール

再来週（さらいしゅう）

week after next

再来月（さらいげつ）

month after next

再来年（さらいねん）

year after next

初（はじ）めに

first, firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the beginning, at the beginning, Introduction, Preface

緊張（きんちょう）

tension, mental strain, nervousness

賞金（しょうきん）

prize, monetary award

麒麟（きりん）

giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), qilin (Chinese unicorn), horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day

その頃（ころ）

at that time, in those days, at that moment, then

頃（ころ）

(approximate) time, around, about, toward

叶（かな）う

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled

応援（おうえん）

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

心（こころ）から

from the bottom of one's heart, heartily, sincerely

感謝（かんしゃ）

thanks, gratitude

お礼（れい）

thanks, gratitude

迷惑（めいわく）

trouble, bother, annoyance

迷惑（めいわく）をかける

to cause trouble (for someone), to annoy, to bother, to inconvenience

生（い）かす

to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc), to let live, to keep alive, to revive, to resuscitate

ミュンヘン

Munich, Muenchen

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