第105回

Question 1

索引

Answer 1

さくいん
index
**(1st) cord: chapel….thread…
A thread that is used in a chapel absorbs the holy power and gets stronger becoming a cord. 1465
**ALL: cord…pull…
Imagine an index with a bunch of labeled cords, and you pull one to be taken to that information.
(pronunciation) you refer to an index when you are writing a さく（ぶん）and you need more いんformation on a topic.

Question 2

累計

Answer 2

るいけい
(grand) total
**(1st) accumulate: rice field…threads…
It is hard to distinguish the different sections of rice fields, so they are marked with thread. But each year it gets buried, so the threads are accumulating below the rice fields. 1464
**(2nd) plot: words…needle…
An evil plot: to say the words of an incantation and stick needles in a voodoo doll. 359
**ALL: accumulate…plot…
The grand total is the result of you accumulating everything you had plotted to get.

Question 3

畳

Answer 3

たたみ
tatami
**tatami mat: rice field…crown…shelf….
Tatami mats are sectioned like rice fields, they are the crowning jewel of a traditional house, no heavy shelves are allowed on top of them. 1923

Question 4

〜畳

Answer 4

〜じょう
(counter for number of tatami mats in a room)
**tatami mat: rice field…crown…shelf….
Tatami mats are sectioned like rice fields, they are the crowning jewel of a traditional house, no heavy shelves are allowed on top of them. 1923

Question 5

畳む

Answer 5

たたむ
fold up
**tatami mat: rice field…crown…shelf….
Tatami mats are sectioned like rice fields, they are the crowning jewel of a traditional house, no heavy shelves are allowed on top of them. 1923

Question 6

右翼

Answer 6

うよく
the right wing, rightist
**(2nd) wing: feathers…uncommon….
It is very uncommon for people to have wings (feathers), those few people who do are called angels. 1937

Question 7

翼

Answer 7

つばさ
wing
**wing: feathers…uncommon….
It is very uncommon for people to have wings (feathers), those few people who do are called angels. 1937

Question 8

裸

Answer 8

はだか
nude, naked
**naked: cloak…fruit….
Under their cloaks they were totally naked. His berries and her melons were fully exposed. 1205

Question 9

裸体画

Answer 9

らたいが
nude pictures
**(1st) naked: cloak…fruit….
Under their cloaks they were totally naked. His berries and her melons were fully exposed. 1205
**(3rd) brush-stroke: ceiling…sprout…shovel…
The sprout watched from inside as with every stroke/strike of the shovel a hole was dug for it outside. 1254
**All: naked…body…brush-stroke….

Question 10

軌道

Answer 10

きどう
orbit, (railroad) tracks
**(1st) rut: car….baseball/nine….
Combine the images of a car whose tires are stuck in a rut and can’t move, and a baseball team that is stuck in a rut of losing. 306
**ALL: rut…road….
An orbit or a track is a rut-like road. It never goes anywhere new.
(pronunciation) きep it on this specific path.

Question 11

掲載

Answer 11

けいさい
publish, carry an article
**(1st) put up a notice: fingers….siesta/nap….
They had to put up (fingers) notices in the train about not taking naps because people kept missing their stops. 726
(right side) siesta/nap: sun…aroma…
It is noon/lunchtime, so the sun is directly overhead, the aroma of the lunch you just ate is in the air, and you are drifting off to sleep in the warm sun. pg. 171
(bottom right) aroma: bound up…spoon….
The aroma of the curry you could spoon into your face all day? Just want to bind it up and capture it. 478
**(2nd) load: Thanksgiving….car…
On Thanksgiving we load the car up with all the food we are contributing to the family dinner. 383
**ALL: put up a notice…load…
When you publish something online, you first put it up and then it loads.
(pronunciation) if you have been published before other people think “Oけい this person has さい（のう)”

Question 12

載せる

Answer 12

のせる
place (on)/load, publish
**load: Thanksgiving….car…
On Thanksgiving we load the car up with all the food we are contributing to the family dinner. 383

Question 13

軟らかい

Answer 13

やわらかい
soft (not used with people, fluffy image, if squished it bounces back)
**soft: car…yawning…
“If the cushions of one’s car are too soft, one may begin yawning at the wheel.” 509

Question 14

柔軟な

Answer 14

じゅうなんな
flexible, limber, supple
**(1st) tender: Halberd axe…tree…
A good quality halberd axe can cut through even the most sturdy of trees like it is a piece of tender meat. 1312
**(2nd) soft: car…yawning…
“If the cushions of one’s car are too soft, one may begin yawning at the wheel.” 509
**ALL: tender…soft…

Question 15

軟弱な

Answer 15

なんじゃくな
weak, feeble
**(1st) soft: car…yawning…
“If the cushions of one’s car are too soft, one may begin yawning at the wheel.” 509
**(2nd) weak: two bows…ice….
Bows are made weak and brittle when they are frozen and icy. 1323
**ALL: soft…weak…

Question 16

硬い

Answer 16

かたい
hard, solid, stiff
**stiff: rocks…grow late…
As it grows late your joints get tired and become as stiff as if they were made from rock. 750

Question 17

強硬な

Answer 17

きょうこうな
firm (attitude), stubborn, uncompromising
**(1st) strong: vast….insect….
A truly strong person can handle being covered in a vast number of insects. 1321
(left/top) vast: bow…elbow…
If the shooter has a good strong elbow, a bow can shoot an arrow over vast distances. 1320
**(2nd) stiff: rocks…grow late…
As it grows late your joints get tired and become as stiff as if they were made from rock. 750
**ALL: strong…stiff….

Question 18

柔らかい

Answer 18

やわらかい
soft, tender, gentle (can use with people’s personalities, if you squish it it does not return to its shape)
**tender: Halberd axe…tree…
A good quality halberd axe can cut through even the most sturdy of trees like it is a piece of tender meat. 1312

Question 19

柔道

Answer 19

じゅうどう
Judo
**(1st) tender: Halberd axe…tree…
A good quality halberd axe can cut through even the most sturdy of trees like it is a piece of tender meat. 1312