第8日

Question 1

八面六臂（はちめんろっぴ）

Answer 1

competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile;

Question 2

悟る（さとる）

Answer 2

see; perceive; realize; understand; become aware [conscious] of something
sense; have an inkling of something; get wind of something
awake to (the danger)

Question 3

臨む（のぞむ）

Answer 3

look onto [out on] (the garden); face (onto, on); front (onto, on)
海に臨む家 - a house facing [fronting] (onto) the sea.
meet; face; be confronted (by)

Question 4

免れる（まぬかれる、まぬがれる）

Answer 4

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from
to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert; to elude; to be exempted from

Question 5

元首（げんしゅ）

Answer 5

the head of state

Question 6

折衷（せっちゅう）

Answer 6

compromise

Question 7

発芽（はつが）

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germination; sprouting; budding

Question 8

志望（しぼう）

Answer 8

a wish
a desire
an aspiration
an ambition (大望)
a choice (選択)

Question 9

声楽家（せいがくか）

Answer 9

vocalist

Question 10

発声（はっせい）

Answer 10

phonation; vocalization

Question 11

不景気（ふけいき）

Answer 11

bad [hard] times

a business depression; (a) recession; bad business; dullness

Question 12

展望（てんぼう）

Answer 12

a view; a prospect

Question 13

挑戦（ちょうせん）

Answer 13

a challenge; defiance

Question 14

防御（ぼうぎょ）

Answer 14

defense; protection

Question 15

徒競走（ときょうそう）

Answer 15

a footrace

Question 16

連想（れんそう）する

Answer 16

be reminded of something; associate (A with B)

Question 17

充実（じゅうじつ）する

Answer 17

enrich; make something satisfactory [complete]; complete; perfect

Question 18

気力（きりょく）

Answer 18

energy; spirit; vigor

Question 19

順調（じゅんちょう）に

Answer 19

smoothly; favorably; satisfactorily; (very) well;

without a hitch

Question 20

紅一点（こういってん）

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only female in company

Question 21

風物詩（ふうぶつし）

Answer 21

thing that reminds one of a particular season

Question 22

もっぱら

Answer 22

wholly; simply; entirely

devotedly; wholeheartedly

Question 23

みっともない

Answer 23

disgraceful; scandalous; indecent; shameful; unsightly; disreputable; shabby
ugly; bad‐looking

Question 24

見苦しい（みぐるしい）

Answer 24

unsightly; indecent; unseemly
disgraceful; dishonorable
poor; bad; awkward
shabby; disreputable

Question 25

気に障る（きにさわる）

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to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

Question 26

不快（ふかい）な

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unpleasant; disagreeable; uncomfortable

Question 27

素直（すなお）に

Answer 27

obediently; without protesting; gently; meekly

Question 28

謝る（あやまる）

Answer 28

apologize [make an apology] (to somebody for one's behavior); beg somebody's pardon

Question 29

身にしみる（みにしみる）

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to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

Question 30

堪える（こらえる、こたえる）

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to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with to restrain; to control; to keep a check on to forgive; to put up with; to pardon

Question 31

猛攻撃（もうこうげき）

Answer 31

fierce attack; onslaught

Question 32

息切れ（いきぎれ）する

Answer 32

get out of breath; get (become) short of breath | be winded

Question 33

がやがや

Answer 33

noisily; clamorously

Question 34

気配り（きくばり）

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attention | 〈思いやり〉 (have, show) consideration (for somebody)

Question 35

渋る（しぶる）

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falter; move [act] hesitantly

Question 36

ぎっしり

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close(ly); tight(ly); fully

Question 37

性格（せいかく）

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character; personality; disposition; nature

Question 38

ぎっしり詰まっている

Answer 38

be closely packed with

Question 39

均一（きんいつ）

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uniformity

Question 40

大物政治家（おおものせいじか）

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a big‐name politician

Question 41

合意（ごうい）

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consensus; mutual agreement; common consent

Question 42

容認（ようにん）

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admission; approval

Question 43

具体策（ぐたいさく）

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concrete plan

Question 44

同盟（どうめい）

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alliance; union

Question 45

危機感（ききかん）

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sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

Question 46

強める（つよめる）

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make something stronger; strengthen; build up

Question 47

ゆえに 故に

Answer 47

so (that); consequently; therefore; hence

Question 48

優れる（すぐれる）

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be better than (anybody else); surpass (somebody in skill); be superior to (the others)

Question 49

鑑賞（かんしょう）する

Answer 49

read (poetry); listen to (music); see [watch] (a play) | (can) appreciate

Question 50

恩師（おんし）

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one's (former) teacher

Question 51

勢い（いきおい）

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``` power; force energy; vigor; spirit; life; drive (an) influence; authority (an) impetus; momentum a tendency; a trend ```

Question 52

弱まる（よわまる）

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to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

Question 53

思える（おもえる）

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to seem; to appear likely

Question 54

表明（ひょうめい）する

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express; manifest; demonstrate; declare

Question 55

教書（きょうしょ）

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〈大統領の〉 a message | 〈法王の〉 a (papal) bull

Question 56

実施（じっし）

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enforcement

Question 57

吸収（きゅうしゅう）する

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absorb; suck in; assimilate

Question 58

表面（ひょうめん）

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the surface; the face

Question 59

放射（ほうしゃ）する

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radiate; emit

Question 60

因子（いんし）

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gene; factor; agent

Question 61

人件費削減（じんけんひさくげん）

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reduction of labor cost

Question 62

補う（おぎなう）

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fill up (a vacancy); compensate for; make good; make up for; supplement (one's income by doing a side job)

Question 63

創業（そうぎょう）する

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start (business); found; establish

Question 64

昇降（しょうこう）

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going up and down; rise and fall

Question 65

一世（いっせい）

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generation; lifetime

Question 66

風靡（ふうび）する

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dominate

Question 67

長引く（ながびく）

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be prolonged; be protracted; drag on; be delayed

Question 68

不況（ふきょう）

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(a) recession; a business [trade] depression [recession]

Question 69

本格（ほんかく）的な

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genuine; real; orthodox; regular; standard; full‐scale

Question 70

崩壊（ほうかい）

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(a) collapse; a breakdown; a fall

Question 71

不振（ふしん）

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slump; depression

Question 72

追い打ち（おいうち）

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attacking a fleeing enemy

Question 73

縮小（しゅくしょう）する

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reduce; curtail; retrench; cut [scale] down

Question 74

新興（しんこう）

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new; rising

Question 75

勢力（せいりょく）

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power; influence; strength; energy

Question 76

低価格（ていかかく）

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budget price; low cost; low-cost; low price

Question 77

武器（ぶき）

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a weapon; arms

Question 78

台頭（たいとう）

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rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power; gathering strength

Question 79

購買（こうばい）

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buying; purchase

Question 80

激しい（はげしい）

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violent; strong; fierce; furious

Question 81

重視（じゅうし）

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regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

Question 82

織り込む（おりこむ）

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to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in

Question 83

手厚い（てあつい）

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warm; cordial; courteous

Question 84

顧客（こきゃく）

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client; buyer; customer

Question 85

支持（しじ）する

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support somebody; stand by [behind] somebody; back somebody (up); be for [in favor of] (a proposition); take one's stand

Question 86

看板（かんばん）

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a signboard; a sign; a doorplate

Question 87

贈答（ぞうとう）

Answer 87

an exchange of presents [gifts]

Question 88

安住（あんじゅう）

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living in peace; being content with one's present position

Question 89

豊富（ほうふ）

Answer 89

wealth; abundance; plenty

Question 90

値札（ねふだ）

Answer 90

a price tag

Question 91

派手（はで）な

Answer 91

flamboyant; gay; showy; gaudy; loud

Question 92

挑む（いどむ）

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for

Question 93

原点（げんてん）

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origin (coordinates); starting point

Question 94

商法（しょうほう）

Answer 94

business practice; business method; commerce

Question 95

構成（こうせい）

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organization; organization; configuration; composition

Question 96

挑戦（ちょうせん）

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challenge; defiance

Question 97

需要（じゅよう）

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(a) demand

Question 98

掘る（ほる）

Answer 98

delve [dig in] (the ground); excavate (a canal)

Question 99

掘り起こす（ほりおこす）

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to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

Question 100

好立地（こうりっち）

Answer 100

good location

Question 101

品々（しなじな）

Answer 101

various articles

Question 102

貴重（きちょう）な

Answer 102

precious; valuable

Question 103

合併（がっぺい）

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a) combination; (a) consolidation; (an) amalgamation; (a) merger

Question 104

再編（さいへん）

Answer 104

reorganization; reorganization; reshuffle

Question 105

恐れる（おそれる）

Answer 105

to fear; to be afraid of