Study Set: 西の魔女が死んだ -the witch of the west is dead-

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西の魔女が死んだ -the witch of the west is dead-

Vocabulary from 西の魔女が死んだ by 梨木香歩

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⑤ 午後【ごご】 • afternoon, p.m.

⑤ 机【つくえ】 • desk

⑤ 本棚【ほんだな】 • bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase

⑤ 伯母【おば】 • aunt (older than one's parent)

④ 草【くさ】 • grass

③ ざっと • roughly, in round numbers

③ 去る【さる】 • ① to leave, to go away ② to pass, to elapse ③ to be distant ④ to send away, to drive off, to divorce ⑤ (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) ... completely ⑥ last ... (e.g. "last April")

③ 土地【とち】 • plot of land, lot, soil

③ 動作【どうさ】 • action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, behavior, execution, actuation, operation, manners

③ 話題【わだい】 • topic, subject

③ 決心【けっしん】 • determination, resolution

③ 上等【じょうとう】 • superiority, first-class, very good

③ 植物【しょくぶつ】 • plant, vegetation

③ 組む【くむ】 • ① to cross (legs or arms), to link (arms) ② to put together, to construct, to assemble, to produce (e.g. TV program) ③ to braid, to plait ④ to grapple, to wrestle ⑤ to unite, to link up, to form an alliance ⑥ to set (e.g. type) ⑦ to issue (e.g. money order)

③ 相当【そうとう】 • ① befitting, becoming, worthy of, proportionate, in keeping with, suitable ② considerable, substantial ③ to be worthy of, to be proportionate to ④ to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.), to be equivalent ⑤ extremely, considerably

③ 断る【ことわる】 • ① to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline ② to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance ③ to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)

③ 道路【どうろ】 • road, highway

③ 防ぐ【ふせぐ】 • to defend (against), to protect, to prevent

③ 幸運【こううん】 • good luck, fortune

③ 解決【かいけつ】 • settlement, solution, resolution

③ 感覚【かんかく】 • sense, sensation, feeling, intuition

③ 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

③ 光景【こうけい】 • scene, spectacle

③ 腰【こし】 • ① back, lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region ② body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring

③ 支配【しはい】 • rule, control, direction

③ 事務【じむ】 • business, office work

③ 湿気【しっけ】 • moisture, humidity, dampness

③ 床【ゆか】 • ① floor ② stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player) ③ dining platform built across a river

③ 神経【しんけい】 • nerve, sensitivity

③ 成長【せいちょう】 • growth, grow to adulthood

③ 精神【せいしん】 • mind, soul, heart, spirit, intention

③ 底【そこ】 • bottom, sole

③ 程度【ていど】 • degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number)

③ 泥【どろ】 • mud

③ 爆発【ばくはつ】 • explosion, detonation, eruption

③ 不思議【ふしぎ】 • wonder, miracle, strange, mystery, marvel, curiosity

③ 悪魔【あくま】 • devil, demon, fiend, Satan, evil spirit

③ 意志【いし】 • will, volition, intention, intent, determination

③ 慰める【なぐさめる】 • to comfort, to console, to amuse

③ 穏やか【おだやか】 • calm, gentle, quiet

③ 覚悟【かくご】 • resolution, resignation, readiness, preparedness

③ 基礎【きそ】 • foundation, basis

③ 既に【すでに】 • already, too late

③ 機嫌【きげん】 • humour, humor, temper, mood

③ 慌てる【あわてる】 • ① to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised), to be flustered, to panic ② to be in a hurry, to rush

③ 修理【しゅうり】 • repairing, mending, servicing

③ 障害【しょうがい】 • ① obstacle, impediment, hindrance, difficulty, barrier ② handicap, impairment, disability, disorder, malfunction

③ 食器【しょっき】 • tableware

③ 睡眠【すいみん】 • sleep

③ 整理【せいり】 • sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation, liquidation

③ 徹底【てってい】 • thoroughness, completeness, consistency

③ 独特【どくとく】 • peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic

③ 納得【なっとく】 • consent, assent, understanding, agreement, comprehension, grasp

③ 敷く【しく】 • ① to spread out, to lay out ② to take a position ③ to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

③ 唯一【ゆいいつ】 • only, sole, unique

③ 端【はし】 • end (e.g. of street), edge, tip, margin, point

③ 覆う【おおう】 • to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise

③ 丘【おか】 • hill, height, knoll, rising ground

③ 刺激【しげき】 • stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement, motivation, provocation

③ 絞る【しぼる】 • to press, to wring, to squeeze, to narrow (down), to whittle (down), to tighten

③ やがて • before long, soon, at length

③ 膝【ひざ】 • knee, lap

③ 枕【まくら】 • ① pillow, bolster ② introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in

③ 脇【わき】 • ① side, aside ② armpit ③ back-burner

③ 籠【かご】 • basket, cage

② 下品【げひん】 • vulgarity, meanness, indecency, coarseness

② 心理【しんり】 • mentality

② 外部【がいぶ】 • ① the outside ② external

② 教わる【おそわる】 • to be taught

② 交流【こうりゅう】 • ① intercourse, (cultural) exchange, intermingling ② alternating current, AC

② 口実【こうじつ】 • excuse, pretext

② 勢い【いきおい】 • ① force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life ② influence, authority, power, might ③ impetus, momentum, course (of events) ④ naturally, necessarily

② 正面【しょうめん】 • front, frontage, facade, main

② 早速【さっそく】 • at once, immediately, without delay, promptly

② 直後【ちょくご】 • immediately following

② 電流【でんりゅう】 • electric current

② 湯気【ゆげ】 • steam, vapour, vapor

② 畑【はたけ】 • ① field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.), cultivated land, vegetable plot, kitchen garden, plantation ② field (of specialization), sphere, area

② 方角【ほうがく】 • direction, way, compass point

② 両側【りょうがわ】 • both sides

② 灰色【はいいろ】 • grey, gray, ashen

② 寄せる【よせる】 • ① to come near, to let someone approach ② to collect, to gather, to receive ③ to add ④ to put aside

② 固まる【かたまる】 • ① to harden, to solidify ② to become firm, to become certain ③ to gather (together), to assemble, to huddle together

② 清掃【せいそう】 • cleaning

② 頂点【ちょうてん】 • top, summit

② 北極【ほっきょく】 • ① North Pole ② the Arctic

② 翌日【よくじつ】 • next day

② 日差し【ひざし】 • sunlight, rays of the sun

② 人差し指【ひとさしゆび】 • index finger

② 後悔【こうかい】 • regret, repentance

② 裁縫【さいほう】 • sewing

② 姿勢【しせい】 • attitude, posture

② 受話器【じゅわき】 • (telephone) receiver

② 妥当【だとう】 • valid, proper, right, appropriate

② 透明【とうめい】 • transparency, cleanness

② 瞳【ひとみ】 • ① pupil (of eye) ② eye

② 雑巾【ぞうきん】 • house-cloth, dust cloth

② ほうき • broom

① 一見【いっけん】 • ① look, glimpse, glance ② to glance, to glimpse ③ apparently, seemingly

① 残酷【ざんこく】 • cruelty, harshness

① 使い道【つかいみち】 • a use, purpose to which something is put

① 梢【こずえ】 • treetop, tip of a branch

① 身近【みぢか】 • near oneself, close to one, familiar

① 辛抱【しんぼう】 • patience, endurance

① 成果【せいか】 • results, fruits

① 生まれつき【うまれつき】 • by nature, by birth, native

① 先天的【せんてんてき】 • a priori, inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary

① 宣言【せんげん】 • declaration, proclamation, announcement

① 促す【うながす】 • to urge, to press, to prompt, to suggest, to demand, to stimulate, to quicken, to incite, to invite (attention to)

① 体験【たいけん】 • personal experience

① 台無し【だいなし】 • mess, spoiled, spoilt, (come to) nothing

① 展望【てんぼう】 • view, outlook, prospect

① 転校【てんこう】 • change schools

① 動揺【どうよう】 • disturbance, unrest, shaking, trembling, pitching, rolling, oscillation, agitation, excitement, commotion

① 漠然【ばくぜん】 • obscure, vague, equivocal

① 発言【はつげん】 • utterance, speech, proposal

① 悲鳴【ひめい】 • shriek, scream

① 避難【ひなん】 • taking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation, escape

① 負担【ふたん】 • burden, charge, responsibility

① 沸騰【ふっとう】 • boiling, seething

① 弁解【べんかい】 • justification, rationalization, pretext, explanation, exculpation, defence, defense, excuse

① 舗装【ほそう】 • pavement, road surface

① 明瞭【めいりょう】 • clarity, clearness

① 励ます【はげます】 • to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice)

① 練る【ねる】 • ① to knead, to work over ② to polish up (e.g. a plan) ③ to drill, to train

① 駆ける【かける】 • ① to soar, to fly ② to run, to dash

① 箇所【かしょ】 • passage, place, point, part

① 微か【かすか】 • faint, dim, weak, indistinct, hazy, poor, wretched

① 堂々【どうどう】 • ① magnificent, grand, impressive, dignified, majestic, imposing, stately ② fair, square, open ③ grandly, boldly, confidently ④ fairly, squarely ⑤ unreservedly, without apology, without hesitation

① 粥【かゆ】 • thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel

① 日頃【ひごろ】 • normally, habitually

① 微塵【みじん】 • particle, atom

① 呟く【つぶやく】 • to mutter, to murmur

① 瞑る【つぶる】 • to close the eyes

下見【したみ】 • preview, preliminary inspection, siding (on a house)

五分五分【ごぶごぶ】 • as likely as not, 50-50, even match, tie

後生【ごしょう】 • afterlife

長年【ながねん】 • long time, many years

うようよ • in swarms, crawling with

仕業【しわざ】 • act, action, deed

思いっきり【おもいっきり】 • with all one's strength, with all one's heart, resignation, resolution

小道【こみち】 • path, lane

前方【ぜんぽう】 • forward, frontward

早起き【はやおき】 • early rising

野犬【やけん】 • stray dog, ownerless dog

旅人【たびびと】 • traveller, traveler, wayfarer, tourist

生業【せいぎょう】 • occupation, livelihood, calling

一回り【ひとまわり】 • ① one turn, one round ② (a) size ③ to go around, to make a circuit, to take a turn

逆上【ぎゃくじょう】 • frenzy, distraction

試練【しれん】 • test, trial, probation, ordeal, tribulation

前向き【まえむき】 • facing forward, front-facing, forward-looking, positive, proactive

畑【はた】 • ① field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.), cultivated land, vegetable plot, kitchen garden, plantation ② field (of specialization), sphere, area

流出【りゅうしゅつ】 • ① discharge, outward flow, efflux, effluence ② leak of (private) information or pictures

草木【くさき】 • plants, vegetation

草木【そうもく】 • plants, vegetation

常【つね】 • usual state of things

奥歯【おくば】 • molars, back teeth

疑い【うたがい】 • doubt, question, uncertainty, skepticism, scepticism, suspicion, distrust

軽薄【けいはく】 • frivolous, superficial

後片付け【あとかたづけ】 • tidying up, cleaning, clearing away, putting in order

根性【こんじょう】 • will-power, guts, temper, nature, spirit

雑草【ざっそう】 • weed

自業自得【じごうじとく】 • paying for one's mistakes, getting one's just deserts, suffering the consequences (of one's own actions), reap what you sow

収拾【しゅうしゅう】 • control, settling, coping

寝付く【ねつく】 • ① to go to bed, to go to sleep, to fall asleep ② to be laid up (with a cold), to be ill in bed

窓際【まどぎわ】 • (at the) window

憎悪【ぞうお】 • hatred

反論【はんろん】 • objection, refutation, rebuttal

悲痛【ひつう】 • bitterness, pathos

片目【かため】 • one eye

無責任【むせきにん】 • irresponsibility

裏庭【うらにわ】 • rear garden, back yard

割り【わり】 • ① rate, ratio, proportion, percentage ② profit ③ assignment ④ 10%, unit of ten percent ⑤ sumo match, schedule of sumo matches ⑥ diluted with (of drinks), mixed with

早寝【はやね】 • go to bed early

無神経【むしんけい】 • insensibility, thick-skinned

居心地【いごこち】 • comfort

威嚇【いかく】 • ① menace, threat, intimidation ② to threaten, to intimidate

横柄【おうへい】 • arrogance, haughtiness, insolence

果敢【かかん】 • resolute, determined, bold

会釈【えしゃく】 • nod, salutation, greeting, recognition, bow

感嘆【かんたん】 • admiration, wonder

管轄【かんかつ】 • jurisdiction, control

仰天【ぎょうてん】 • being amazed, being horrified, being taken aback

金網【かなあみ】 • wire netting, wire mesh, wire screen

屈辱【くつじょく】 • disgrace, humiliation

欠如【けつじょ】 • lack, privation, deficiency

嫌悪【けんお】 • disgust, hate, repugnance

座禅【ざぜん】 • zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

充満【じゅうまん】 • being filled with, teeming with, pregnant with

遂行【すいこう】 • accomplishment, execution

聖域【せいいき】 • sacred precincts, sanctuary, consecrated ground

粗野【そや】 • rustic, rude, vulgar, rough

即座【そくざ】 • immediate, right there on the spot, impromptu

沢【さわ】 • ① swamp, marsh ② mountain stream, valley, dale

脱皮【だっぴ】 • shedding, molting, emergence

鍛練【たんれん】 • tempering, forging, hardening, disciplining, training

断末魔【だんまつま】 • death agony

敵対【てきたい】 • hostility, antagonism, opposition

洞【ほら】 • cave, den, grotto

派閥【はばつ】 • clique, faction

卑劣【ひれつ】 • mean, foul play, cowardly, base

繭【まゆ】 • cocoon

無惨【むざん】 • cruelty, atrocity, cold-bloodedness, tragedy, misery

悠長【ゆうちょう】 • ① leisurely, slow, deliberate, easygoing ② conspicuous, exceeding, deliberate

抑揚【よくよう】 • intonation, accent, modulation, inflection

はす • ① sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus ② rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

腕立て伏せ【うでたてふせ】 • push-up (exercise)

修行【しゅぎょう】 • pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, ascetic practice, ascetic practise, discipline

妄想【もうそう】 • wild idea, delusion

切り株【きりかぶ】 • stump, stubble

雌鳥【めんどり】 • female bird, hen

樫【かし】 • evergreen oak

蟻【あり】 • ant

荒唐無稽【こうとうむけい】 • absurdity, nonsense, preposterous

挫折【ざせつ】 • frustration, setback, discouragement

呪文【じゅもん】 • spell, charm, incantation, magic word

脱臼【だっきゅう】 • dislocation

辺鄙【へんぴ】 • hard to reach place, remote place

鱗【うろこ】 • ① scale (of fish) ② serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

朦朧【もうろう】 • dim, hazy, vague, indistinct, ambiguous, faint, obscure

瞑想【めいそう】 • meditation, contemplation

蚯蚓【みみず】 • earthworm

藪【やぶ】 • thicket, bush, grove, scrub

枕元【まくらもと】 • near one's pillow, at one's bedside