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日本語中級J501第一課

Selected vocabulary from lesson one.

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217 entries — Created by Ryan M. — Last modified: 2014-12-05 08:37:52
③ 本来 【ほんらい】 • ① originally, primarily ② essentially, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself ③ proper, legal
③ 開始 【かいし】 • start, commencement, beginning, initiation
③ 行動 【こうどう】 • action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation
③ 使用 【しよう】 • use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation
③ 食品 【しょくひん】 • commodity, foodstuff
③ 大会 【たいかい】 • convention, tournament, mass meeting, rally
③ 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)
③ 土地 【とち】 • plot of land, lot, soil
③ 年代 【ねんだい】 • age, era, period, date
③ 立場 【たちば】 • standpoint, position, situation
③ 力 【りょく】 • strength, power
③ 不 【ふ】 • un-, non-, negative prefix
③ 者 【しゃ】 • someone of that nature, someone doing that work
③ 逆 【ぎゃく】 • ① reverse, opposite ② converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
③ 急速 【きゅうそく】 • rapid (e.g. progress)
③ 今回 【こんかい】 • now, this time, lately
③ 正直 【しょうじき】 • ① honesty, integrity, frankness ② honestly, frankly
③ 単なる 【たんなる】 • mere, simple, sheer
③ 的 【てき】 • -like, typical
③ 登山 【とざん】 • mountain climbing
③ 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
③ 波 【なみ】 • wave
③ 部分 【ぶぶん】 • portion, section, part
③ 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
③ 目的 【もくてき】 • purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention
③ 有能 【ゆうのう】 • able, capable, efficient, skill
③ 陽気 【ようき】 • ① cheerful, merry ② season, weather
③ 理想 【りそう】 • ideal, dream
③ 流れる 【ながれる】 • to stream, to flow (liquid, time, etc.), to run (ink), to be washed away
③ 例外 【れいがい】 • exception
③ 例 【れい】 • ① custom, practice, habit, usual ② said, aforementioned ③ instance, example, case, illustration, usage ④ precedent ⑤ annual
③ 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
③ 協力 【きょうりょく】 • cooperation, collaboration
③ 幸せ 【しあわせ】 • happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
③ 感 【かん】 • feeling, sensation, emotion, admiration, impression
③ 可能 【かのう】 • possible, practicable, feasible
③ 解決 【かいけつ】 • settlement, solution, resolution
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 疑問 【ぎもん】 • question, problem, doubt, guess
③ 議論 【ぎろん】 • argument, discussion, dispute, controversy
③ 競技 【きょうぎ】 • game, match, contest
③ 共通 【きょうつう】 • ① commonness, community ② -wide
③ 教師 【きょうし】 • teacher (classroom)
③ 傾向 【けいこう】 • tendency, trend, inclination
③ 現実 【げんじつ】 • reality
③ 個人 【こじん】 • individual, private person, personal, private
③ 誤解 【ごかい】 • misunderstanding
③ 国民 【こくみん】 • nation, nationality, people, citizen
③ 困難 【こんなん】 • difficulty, distress
③ 差 【さ】 • difference, variation
③ 最も 【もっとも】 • most, extremely
③ 散歩 【さんぽ】 • walk, stroll
③ 賛成 【さんせい】 • approval, agreement, support, favour, favor
③ 除く 【のぞく】 • to remove, to exclude, to except
③ 常識 【じょうしき】 • common knowledge, conventional wisdom, general knowledge, common sense
③ 性 【せい】 • ① nature (of a person) ② sex ③ gender ④ -ty (suffix indicating quality or condition), -ity, -ness
③ 性格 【せいかく】 • character, personality
③ 性質 【せいしつ】 • nature, property, disposition
③ 成績 【せいせき】 • results, record, grades
③ 責任 【せきにん】 • ① duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) ② liability, onus
③ 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)
③ 想像 【そうぞう】 • imagination, guess
③ 存在 【そんざい】 • existence, being
③ 程度 【ていど】 • degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number)
③ 動詞 【どうし】 • verb
③ 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)
③ 必ずしも 【かならずしも】 • (not) always, (not) necessarily, (not) all, (not) entirely
③ 表現 【ひょうげん】 • ① expression, presentation ② representation, notation
③ 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
③ 豊富 【ほうふ】 • abundance, wealth, plenty, bounty
③ 優れる 【すぐれる】 • to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
③ 勇気 【ゆうき】 • courage, bravery, valour, valor, nerve, boldness
③ 理解 【りかい】 • understanding, comprehension, appreciation, sympathy
③ 老人 【ろうじん】 • the aged, old person
③ 論じる 【ろんじる】 • to argue, to discuss, to debate
③ 平均 【へいきん】 • ① average, mean ② balance, equilibrium
③ 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
③ 偶々 【たまたま】 • casually, unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance
③ 頼る 【たよる】 • to rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on
③ 手続き 【てつづき】 • procedure, (legal) process, formalities
③ 年齢 【ねんれい】 • age, years
③ 案 【あん】 • ① idea, plan, thought ② draft plan, motion, rough copy ③ expectation
③ 影響 【えいきょう】 • influence, effect
③ 応募 【おうぼ】 • subscription, application
③ 温暖 【おんだん】 • warmth
③ 既に 【すでに】 • already, too late
③ 記憶 【きおく】 • ① memory, recollection, remembrance ② storage
③ 儀式 【ぎしき】 • ceremony, rite, ritual, service
③ 酸っぱい 【すっぱい】 • sour, acid
③ 種 【しゅ】 • ① kind, variety ② (biological) species ③ (logical) species
③ 従う 【したがう】 • to abide (by the rules), to obey, to follow, to accompany
③ 慎重 【しんちょう】 • discretion, prudence, caution, care
③ 成功 【せいこう】 • success, hit
③ 説得 【せっとく】 • persuasion
③ 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
③ 徹夜 【てつや】 • all night, all-night vigil, sleepless night
③ 無視 【むし】 • disregard, ignore
③ 劣る 【おとる】 • to fall behind, to be inferior to
③ 寧ろ 【むしろ】 • rather, better, instead
③ 基づく 【もとづく】 • to be grounded on, to be based on, to be due to, to originate from
③ おしゃべり • chattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip, chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth
③ ぶつかる • to strike, to collide with, to bump into
③ やがて • before long, soon, at length
③ 我が儘 【わがまま】 • ① selfishness, egoism, self-indulgence, wilfulness, willfulness ② disobedience ③ whim
③ つながる • to be tied together, to be connected to, to be related to
③ かく • ① to scratch ② to perspire ③ to shovel, to paddle
③ それでも • but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding
③ しゃべる • to talk, to chat, to chatter
③ ただ • ① ordinary, common, usual ② free of charge ③ unaffected, as is, safe ④ only, merely, just, simply ⑤ but, however, nevertheless
③ 曖昧 【あいまい】 • ① vague, ambiguous, unclear ② fuzzy
② 東西 【とうざい】 • ① East and West ② whole country ③ Orient and Occident, Western and Eastern ④ Your attention, please!
② 入社 【にゅうしゃ】 • entry to a company
② 心理 【しんり】 • mentality
② 見直す 【みなおす】 • to look again, to get a better opinion of
② 語学 【ごがく】 • language study
② 少数 【しょうすう】 • minority, few
② 短期 【たんき】 • short term
② 的確 【てきかく】 • precise, accurate
② 農村 【のうそん】 • agricultural community, farm village, rural
② 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
② 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
② 過程 【かてい】 • process
② 乾かす 【かわかす】 • to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate
② 名詞 【めいし】 • noun
② 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
② 欧米 【おうべい】 • Europe and America, the West
② 家 【か】 • -ist (used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.), -er
② 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
② 澄む 【すむ】 • to clear (e.g. weather), to become transparent
② 濁る 【にごる】 • to become muddy, to get impure
② 文脈 【ぶんみゃく】 • context
② 錆びる 【さびる】 • to rust, to become rusty
② 尖る 【とがる】 • ① to taper to a point, to become sharp ② to look displeased, to look sour
② きっかけ • chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion
② ならう • to imitate, to follow, to emulate
② のんき • carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless, happy-go-lucky, easygoing
① 陰気 【いんき】 • gloom, melancholy
① 沿う 【そう】 • ① to run along, to run beside ② to follow (a plan, etc.), to act in accordance with
① 議案 【ぎあん】 • ① legislative bill, measure ② agenda item
① 経歴 【けいれき】 • personal history, career
① 軽率 【けいそつ】 • rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty
① 原則 【げんそく】 • principle, general rule
① 誤る 【あやまる】 • ① to make a mistake, to err ② to mislead, to misguide
① 合意 【ごうい】 • agreement, consent, mutual understanding
① 試みる 【こころみる】 • to try, to test
① 資格 【しかく】 • qualifications, requirements, capabilities
① 社交 【しゃこう】 • social life, social intercourse
① 修飾 【しゅうしょく】 • ① ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing) ② modification, qualification
① 譲歩 【じょうほ】 • concession, conciliation, compromise
① 進行 【しんこう】 • advance, progress
① 妥協 【だきょう】 • compromise, giving in
① 体験 【たいけん】 • personal experience
① 討論 【とうろん】 • debate, discussion
① 読み上げる 【よみあげる】 • to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll
① 配置 【はいち】 • arrangement (of resources), deployment, stationing, posting, disposition
① 発言 【はつげん】 • utterance, speech, proposal
① 偏見 【へんけん】 • prejudice, narrow view
① 本質 【ほんしつ】 • essence, true nature, substance, reality
① 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)
① 理性 【りせい】 • reason, sense
① 恋愛 【れんあい】 • love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections
① 共存 【きょうぞん】 • coexistence
① 出生 【しゅっしょう】 • birth
① 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
① 大げさ 【おおげさ】 • grandiose, exaggerated
① 民族 【みんぞく】 • people, race, nation
① 異 【い】 • ① difference (of opinion) ② strange, odd, unusual ③ different
① 嘘つき 【うそつき】 • liar (sometimes said with not much seriousness), fibber
① こたつ • table with heater, (orig) charcoal brazier in a floor well
① 役立つ 【やくだつ】 • to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose
① 几帳面 【きちょうめん】 • methodical, punctual, steady
① そびえる • to rise, to tower, to soar
① 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