ことわざ

Question 1

漂う

Answer 1

ただよう

float, drift, wander

Question 2

楽観的

Answer 2

らっかんてき

optimistic, hopeful

Question 3

上辺

Answer 3

うわべ

surface, exterior, outward appearance

Question 4

羨む

Answer 4

うらやむ

to envy

Question 5

躊躇

Answer 5

ちゅうちょ

hesitation, indecision

Question 6

現実味

Answer 6

げんじつみ

sense of reality

Question 7

蹴る

Answer 7

ける

refuse, reject, kick

Question 8

潤す

Answer 8

うるおす

1. moisten, wet
2. profit, benefit

Question 9

掻く

Answer 9

かく

1. scratch
2. prespire
3. paddle, shovel

Question 10

所得税

Answer 10

しょとくぜい

income tax

Question 11

控除

Answer 11

こうじょ

tax deduction, subsidy

Question 12

的中する

Answer 12

てきちゅうする
strike home
hit the mark
become realised

Question 13

姑

Answer 13

しゅうとめ

mother-in-law

Question 14

検討

Answer 14

けんとう

discussion, investigation, scrutiny

Question 15

地道

Answer 15

じみち

steady, honest

Question 16

諺

Answer 16

ことわざ

proverb

Question 17

天高く馬肥ゆる秋

Answer 17

てんたかくうまこゆるあき

clear blue autumn sky, horses growing stout (i.e. good weather in autumn makes crop grow strong to give delicious food)

Question 18

気候

Answer 18

きこう

weather

Question 19

早起きは三文の徳

Answer 19

はやおきはさんもんのとく

early bird gets the worm

Question 20

寄らば大樹の陰

Answer 20

よらばたいじゅのかげ

look for shelter under big tree/ serve the powerful for your own good

Question 21

権力

Answer 21

けんりょく

political power, authority, influence

Question 22

光陰矢の如し

Answer 22

こういんやのごとし

time flies like an arrow

Question 23

災い転じて福となす

Answer 23

わざわいてんじてふくとなす

learn from past mistakes of future good/ after bad comes good

Question 24

活用

Answer 24

かつよう

practical use

Question 25

老いては子に従う

Answer 25

おいてはこにしたがう

be guided by your children when you’re old

Question 26

肥える

Answer 26

こえる

grow fat

Question 27

肥料

Answer 27

ひりょう

fertiliser

Question 28

肥大

Answer 28

ひだい

swell, enlarge, obesity

Question 29

肥満

Answer 29

ひまん

corpulence, obestiy

Question 30

徳

Answer 30

とく

virtue

Question 31

道徳

Answer 31

どうとく

morals

Question 32

徳用品

Answer 32

とくようひん

economical/ value product

Question 33

徳川幕府

Answer 33

とくがわばくふ

Tokugawa (Edo) shogunate (1603-1867)

Question 34

樹木

Answer 34

じゅもく

trees

Question 35

大樹

Answer 35

たいじゅ

big tree

Question 36

樹立

Answer 36

じゅりつ

founding

Question 37

如し

Answer 37

ごとし

like, as if

Question 38

欠如

Answer 38

けつじょ

lack/ want

Question 39

突如

Answer 39

とつじょ

suddenly

Question 40

災い

Answer 40

わざわい

disaster/ misfortune

Question 41

災難

Answer 41

さいなん

disaster/ misfortune

Question 42

防災

Answer 42

ぼうさい

protection against disasters