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日本語中級J501第一課

Selected vocabulary from lesson one.

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217 entriesCreated by Ryan M. — Last modified: 2014-12-05 08:37:52
本来 【ほんらい】① originally, primarily ② essentially, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself ③ proper, legal
開始 【かいし】start, commencement, beginning, initiation
行動 【こうどう】action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation
使用 【しよう】use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation
食品 【しょくひん】commodity, foodstuff
大会 【たいかい】convention, tournament, mass meeting, rally
地 【ち】① earth, ground, land, soil ② place ③ territory ④ bottom (of a package, book, etc.) ⑤ earth (one of the five elements)
土地 【とち】plot of land, lot, soil
年代 【ねんだい】age, era, period, date
立場 【たちば】standpoint, position, situation
力 【りょく】strength, power
不 【ふ】un-, non-, negative prefix
者 【しゃ】someone of that nature, someone doing that work
逆 【ぎゃく】① reverse, opposite ② converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
急速 【きゅうそく】rapid (e.g. progress)
今回 【こんかい】now, this time, lately
正直 【しょうじき】① honesty, integrity, frankness ② honestly, frankly
単なる 【たんなる】mere, simple, sheer
的 【てき】-like, typical
登山 【とざん】mountain climbing
当たる 【あたる】① to be hit, to strike ② to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed ③ to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to ④ to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.) ⑤ to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win ⑥ to be successful, to go well, to be a hit ⑦ to face, to confront ⑧ to lie (in the direction of) ⑨ to undertake, to be assigned ⑩ to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted ⑪ to be called upon (by the teacher) ⑫ to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at ⑬ to be unnecessary ⑭ (in baseball) to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak ⑮ (in fishing) to feel a bite ⑯ (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil ⑰ to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison) ⑱ to shave
波 【なみ】wave
部分 【ぶぶん】portion, section, part
迷う 【まよう】① to lose one's way ② to waver, to hesitate, to be of two minds over, to be puzzled, to be perplexed ③ to give into temptation, to lose control of oneself ④ to turn in one's grave
目的 【もくてき】purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention
有能 【ゆうのう】able, capable, efficient, skill
陽気 【ようき】① cheerful, merry ② season, weather
理想 【りそう】ideal, dream
流れる 【ながれる】to stream, to flow (liquid, time, etc.), to run (ink), to be washed away
例外 【れいがい】exception
例 【れい】① custom, practice, habit, usual ② said, aforementioned ③ instance, example, case, illustration, usage ④ precedent ⑤ annual
表す 【あらわす】① to reveal, to show, to display ② to express ③ to represent, to signify, to stand for ④ to make widely known
協力 【きょうりょく】cooperation, collaboration
幸せ 【しあわせ】happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
感 【かん】feeling, sensation, emotion, admiration, impression
可能 【かのう】possible, practicable, feasible
解決 【かいけつ】settlement, solution, resolution
含む 【ふくむ】① to contain, to comprise, to have, to hold, to include, to embrace ② to hold in the mouth ③ to bear in mind, to understand, to harbor (grudge, etc.), to harbour ④ to express (emotion, etc.), to imply
疑問 【ぎもん】question, problem, doubt, guess
議論 【ぎろん】argument, discussion, dispute, controversy
競技 【きょうぎ】game, match, contest
共通 【きょうつう】① commonness, community ② -wide
教師 【きょうし】teacher (classroom)
傾向 【けいこう】tendency, trend, inclination
現実 【げんじつ】reality
個人 【こじん】individual, private person, personal, private
誤解 【ごかい】misunderstanding
国民 【こくみん】nation, nationality, people, citizen
困難 【こんなん】difficulty, distress
差 【さ】difference, variation
最も 【もっとも】most, extremely
散歩 【さんぽ】walk, stroll
賛成 【さんせい】approval, agreement, support, favour, favor
除く 【のぞく】to remove, to exclude, to except
常識 【じょうしき】common knowledge, conventional wisdom, general knowledge, common sense
性 【せい】① nature (of a person) ② sex ③ gender ④ -ty (suffix indicating quality or condition), -ity, -ness
性格 【せいかく】character, personality
性質 【せいしつ】nature, property, disposition
成績 【せいせき】results, record, grades
責任 【せきにん】① duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) ② liability, onus
接する 【せっする】① to come in contact with, to touch, to connect (with) ② to attend (to) ③ to receive (visitors)
想像 【そうぞう】imagination, guess
存在 【そんざい】existence, being
程度 【ていど】degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number)
動詞 【どうし】verb
届く 【とどく】① to reach, to arrive, to get through, to get at ② to be attentive, to pay attention ③ to be delivered, to carry (e.g. sound)
必ずしも 【かならずしも】(not) always, (not) necessarily, (not) all, (not) entirely
表現 【ひょうげん】① expression, presentation ② representation, notation
浮かぶ 【うかぶ】① to float, to be suspended ② to rise to surface ③ to come to mind, to have inspiration
豊富 【ほうふ】abundance, wealth, plenty, bounty
優れる 【すぐれる】to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
勇気 【ゆうき】courage, bravery, valour, valor, nerve, boldness
理解 【りかい】understanding, comprehension, appreciation, sympathy
老人 【ろうじん】the aged, old person
論じる 【ろんじる】to argue, to discuss, to debate
平均 【へいきん】① average, mean ② balance, equilibrium
効く 【きく】① to be effective, to show effect ② to do its work, to carry out its function well ③ to be possible to use
偶々 【たまたま】casually, unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance
頼る 【たよる】to rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on
手続き 【てつづき】procedure, (legal) process, formalities
年齢 【ねんれい】age, years
案 【あん】① idea, plan, thought ② draft plan, motion, rough copy ③ expectation
影響 【えいきょう】influence, effect
応募 【おうぼ】subscription, application
温暖 【おんだん】warmth
既に 【すでに】already, too late
記憶 【きおく】① memory, recollection, remembrance ② storage
儀式 【ぎしき】ceremony, rite, ritual, service
酸っぱい 【すっぱい】sour, acid
種 【しゅ】① kind, variety ② (biological) species ③ (logical) species
従う 【したがう】to abide (by the rules), to obey, to follow, to accompany
慎重 【しんちょう】discretion, prudence, caution, care
成功 【せいこう】success, hit
説得 【せっとく】persuasion
提出 【ていしゅつ】① to present, to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis), to hand in, to file, to turn in ② presentation, submission, filing
徹夜 【てつや】all night, all-night vigil, sleepless night
無視 【むし】disregard, ignore
劣る 【おとる】to fall behind, to be inferior to
寧ろ 【むしろ】rather, better, instead
基づく 【もとづく】to be grounded on, to be based on, to be due to, to originate from
おしゃべりchattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip, chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth
ぶつかるto strike, to collide with, to bump into
やがてbefore long, soon, at length
我が儘 【わがまま】① selfishness, egoism, self-indulgence, wilfulness, willfulness ② disobedience ③ whim
つながるto be tied together, to be connected to, to be related to
かく① to scratch ② to perspire ③ to shovel, to paddle
それでもbut (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding
しゃべるto talk, to chat, to chatter
ただ① ordinary, common, usual ② free of charge ③ unaffected, as is, safe ④ only, merely, just, simply ⑤ but, however, nevertheless
曖昧 【あいまい】① vague, ambiguous, unclear ② fuzzy
東西 【とうざい】① East and West ② whole country ③ Orient and Occident, Western and Eastern ④ Your attention, please!
入社 【にゅうしゃ】entry to a company
心理 【しんり】mentality
見直す 【みなおす】to look again, to get a better opinion of
語学 【ごがく】language study
少数 【しょうすう】minority, few
短期 【たんき】short term
的確 【てきかく】precise, accurate
農村 【のうそん】agricultural community, farm village, rural
有無 【うむ】① existence or nonexistence, presence or absence ② consent or refusal, yes or no ③ flag indicator, presence or absence marker
落ち着く 【おちつく】to calm down, to settle down, to be steady, to settle in, to take up one's residence, to harmonize with, to harmonise with, to match, to restore presence of mind
過程 【かてい】process
乾かす 【かわかす】to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate
名詞 【めいし】noun
治す 【なおす】① to cure, to heal ② to fix, to correct, to repair ③ to do over again (after -masu base of verb) ④ to replace, to put back as it was ⑤ to convert (into a different state), to transform
欧米 【おうべい】Europe and America, the West
家 【か】-ist (used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.), -er
活躍 【かつやく】① activity (esp. energetic), great efforts, conspicuous service ② to flourish, to participate actively, to play an active role
澄む 【すむ】to clear (e.g. weather), to become transparent
濁る 【にごる】to become muddy, to get impure
文脈 【ぶんみゃく】context
錆びる 【さびる】to rust, to become rusty
尖る 【とがる】① to taper to a point, to become sharp ② to look displeased, to look sour
きっかけchance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion
ならうto imitate, to follow, to emulate
のんきcarefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless, happy-go-lucky, easygoing
陰気 【いんき】gloom, melancholy
沿う 【そう】① to run along, to run beside ② to follow (a plan, etc.), to act in accordance with
議案 【ぎあん】① legislative bill, measure ② agenda item
経歴 【けいれき】personal history, career
軽率 【けいそつ】rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty
原則 【げんそく】principle, general rule
誤る 【あやまる】① to make a mistake, to err ② to mislead, to misguide
合意 【ごうい】agreement, consent, mutual understanding
試みる 【こころみる】to try, to test
資格 【しかく】qualifications, requirements, capabilities
社交 【しゃこう】social life, social intercourse
修飾 【しゅうしょく】① ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing) ② modification, qualification
譲歩 【じょうほ】concession, conciliation, compromise
進行 【しんこう】advance, progress
妥協 【だきょう】compromise, giving in
体験 【たいけん】personal experience
討論 【とうろん】debate, discussion
読み上げる 【よみあげる】to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll
配置 【はいち】arrangement (of resources), deployment, stationing, posting, disposition
発言 【はつげん】utterance, speech, proposal
偏見 【へんけん】prejudice, narrow view
本質 【ほんしつ】essence, true nature, substance, reality
問う 【とう】① to ask, to question, to inquire ② to charge (i.e. with a crime), to accuse ③ to care (about) ④ without regard to (with negative verb)
理性 【りせい】reason, sense
恋愛 【れんあい】love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections
共存 【きょうぞん】coexistence
出生 【しゅっしょう】birth
生かす 【いかす】① to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc) ② to let live, to keep alive ③ to revive, to resuscitate
大げさ 【おおげさ】grandiose, exaggerated
民族 【みんぞく】people, race, nation
異 【い】① difference (of opinion) ② strange, odd, unusual ③ different
嘘つき 【うそつき】liar (sometimes said with not much seriousness), fibber
こたつtable with heater, (orig) charcoal brazier in a floor well
役立つ 【やくだつ】to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose
几帳面 【きちょうめん】methodical, punctual, steady
そびえるto rise, to tower, to soar
類 【たぐい】① kind, sort, type ② equal, match, peer
それらthose over there
キーワードkeyword, buzzword, catch-phrase
ダンスdance
外食 【がいしょく】eating out
大雨 【おおあめ】heavy rain
男女 【だんじょ】man and woman, men and women
見かける 【みかける】to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of
古本屋 【ふるほんや】second hand bookstore (bookshop)
持ち出す 【もちだす】① to take out, to carry out, to bring out from where it belongs ② to mention something, to broach a topic, to bring up (a subject), to raise (an issue), to mention
自国 【じこく】one's own country
真意 【しんい】real intention, true motive, true meaning
昼夜 【ちゅうや】day and night
早め 【はやめ】early
遠ざける 【とおざける】to keep away, to keep at a distance
下記 【かき】the following
型 【がた】① model, type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.) ② type, style, pattern ③ mold (mould), template, model ④ kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.) ⑤ form (i.e. customary procedure) ⑥ size (i.e. clothing, shoes)
別紙 【べっし】enclosure
毎回 【まいかい】every time, each round
焼き肉 【やきにく】yakiniku (Japanese dish of fried meat), Korean barbecue
的外れ 【まとはずれ】out of focus, off the point, miss the mark
数少ない 【かずすくない】few in number
押し通す 【おしとおす】to persist in, to carry out, to have one's own way, to push through, to carry through
議事 【ぎじ】proceedings
互いに 【たがいに】mutually, with each other, reciprocally, together
賛否 【さんぴ】yes and no, for and against
若者 【わかもの】young man, youth, lad
消極 【しょうきょく】negative, conservative
乗り越える 【のりこえる】to climb over, to ride across, to surmount
着衣 【ちゃくい】one's clothes
反論 【はんろん】objection, refutation, rebuttal
宝くじ 【たからくじ】lottery
明治 【めいじ】Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
一人暮らし 【ひとりぐらし】a single life, a solitary life, living alone
登頂 【とうちょう】climbing to the summit
一挙 【いっきょ】one effort, one action
錯覚 【さっかく】① optical illusion, hallucination ② misapprehension, delusion
水浸し 【みずびたし】flooded out, submersion
抽出 【ちゅうしゅつ】① extraction, abstraction ② selection (from a group), sampling, eduction
同級生 【どうきゅうせい】classmate, classmates
洞察 【どうさつ】discernment, insight
めったthoughtless, reckless, seldom (neg. verb), careless
優劣 【ゆうれつ】(relative) merits, superiority or inferiority, quality
利己 【りこ】self-interest
狐 【きつね】① fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes) ② fox (i.e. a sly person) ③ soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu ④ light brown