第101回

Question 1

排他的な

Answer 1

はいたてきな
exclusive
**(1st) refuse to accept: fingers…jail cell….
The prisoner wrapped their fingers around the jail cell bars and shook them, refusing to accept the truth. 1762
**(2nd) other: person….scorpion….
Other than the person with the scorpion nail polish, I don’t remember anything from the movie Holes. 1034
**ALL: refuse to accept….other….bull’s eye….
When something is exclusive, it refuses to accept others.

Question 2

開拓

Answer 2

かいたく
open up, bring (land) under cultivation
**(2nd) clear the land: fingers…rocks….
This is God clearing the land. Extending one of his large fingers down to Earth, and flicking away rocks on a piece of land. 703
**ALL: open….clear the land….
You open up a piece of land to cultivation by clearing it of obstacles, like rocks.

Question 3

抑制

Answer 3

よくせい
control, restrain, suppress
**(1st) repress: fingers…box…stamps…
A stamped box just arrived, and something is trying to get out! But you repress it with your hands. 1835
**ALL: repress….system….
(pronunciation) people often say (よくせい) “control yourself!”

Question 4

抑える

Answer 4

おさえる
hold down, suppress (a rebellion), repress
**repress: fingers…box…stamps…
A stamped box just arrived, and something is trying to get out! But you repress it with your hands. 1835

Question 5

誘拐

Answer 5

ゆうかい
kidnap, abduct
**(1st) entice: words…excel….
People who excel with their words are good at enticing other people. 982
(right side) excel: wheat…fist….
People who do physical work (like harvesting wheat) excel at using their fists. 980
**(2nd) kidnap: finger….mouth….dagger….
A hand reached out and covered her mouth. She felt a dagger at her neck. She was being kidnapped. 708
**ALL: entice…kidnap….

Question 6

扱う

Answer 6

あつかう
handle, deal with, conduct, manage, treat
**handle: finger….outstretched hands….
Semi-pictograph of boobs being handled by a pair of outstretched hands. 745

Question 7

撮影

Answer 7

さつえい
make a film, take a picture
**(1st) snapshot: finger…utmost….
Having a steady finger is of the utmost importance when trying to take a good snapshot. 885
(right side) utmost: sun….take….
It is of the utmost importance to take some time to get sun everyday! Especially during this Corona virus outbreak. 884
**(2nd) shadow: scenery…shape….
As the sun rose over the beautiful temple scenery of Kyoto, the shadows made amazing shapes on the ground. 1848
**ALL: snapshot…shadow…

Question 8

撮る

Answer 8

とる
take (a picture), make (a film)
**snapshot: finger…utmost….
Having a steady finger is of the utmost importance when trying to take a good snapshot. 885
(right side) utmost: sun….take….
It is of the utmost importance to take some time to get sun everyday! Especially during this Corona virus outbreak. 884

Question 9

挑戦

Answer 9

ちょうせん
challenge
**(1st) challenge: fingers….portent (sign/warning of something to come)….
He pointed at me and then ran his finger across his throat, portending the challenge he would serve me later in the parking lot. 710
(right side) portent: (pictograph of a turtle shell)…
Since the world rests on the back of a turtle, what better way to tell the future than by rending turtle shells? It will show you things that portend coming evil. 250
**(2nd) war: simple…fiesta…
A simple, fun fiesta can easily turn into a war. It is all just fun and games until someone gets hurt. 2079
**ALL: challenge…war…

Question 10

挑む

Answer 10

いどむ
challenge, defy
**challenge: fingers….portent (sign/warning of something to come)….
He pointed at me and then ran his finger across his throat, portending the challenge he would serve me later in the parking lot. 710
(right side) portent: (pictograph of a turtle shell)…
Since the world rests on the back of a turtle, what better way to tell the future than by rending turtle shells? It will show you things that portend coming evil. 250

Question 11

一兆円

Answer 11

いっちょうえん
one trillion yen
**(1st) portent: (pictograph of a turtle shell)…
Since the world rests on the back of a turtle, what better way to tell the future than by rending turtle shells? It will show you things that portend coming evil. 250

Question 12

兆し

Answer 12

きざし
signs, symptoms, indications
**portent: (pictograph of a turtle shell)…
Since the world rests on the back of a turtle, what better way to tell the future than by rending turtle shells? It will show you things that portend coming evil. 250

Question 13

援助

Answer 13

えんじょ
help, assist, aid
**(1st) abet (help): fingers….migrating ducks….
The students would always abet the pair if migrating ducks (Wilfred and Diana) by letting them eat bits of food from their hands. Less hunting for Diana. 2101
(right side) migrating ducks: claws…two….friendship….
“Claws” joined, the two ducks (Wilfred and Diana) always migrated together. pg.412
**(2nd) help: shelf….power….
Filling you shelves with good books helps contribute to your mental power. 1921
**ALL: abet…help….

Question 14

緩和

Answer 14

かんわ
relieve, ease, relax
**(1st) slacken: thread/a life….migrating ducks…
You can tell that Wilfred’s thread is starting to slacken because Diana is always doing the hunting alone. It is very sad. 2102
(right side) migrating ducks: claws…two….friendship….
“Claws” joined, the two ducks (Wilfred and Diana) always migrated together. pg.412
**(2nd) harmony: wheat…mouth….
When everyone has enough wheat to eat there is harmony in the community. Enough food for everyone. 963
**ALL: slacken…harmony….
(pronunciation) think “can we” just relax?

Question 15

緩やかな

Answer 15

ゆるやかな
loose, slack, slow
**slacken: thread/a life….migrating ducks…
You can tell that Wilfred’s thread is starting to slacken because Diana is always doing the hunting alone. It is very sad. 2102
(right side) migrating ducks: claws…two….friendship….
“Claws” joined, the two ducks (Wilfred and Diana) always migrated together. pg.412