Air 1 + 2

Question 1

幾

Answer 1

many (before a counter or noun (+も)) (いく)

Question 2

動悸

Answer 2

palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing (どうき)

Question 3

崩れ落ちる

Answer 3

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in (くずれおちる)

Question 4

振り絞る

Answer 4

to use to the full (one’s voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one’s strength, courage, etc.) (ふりしぼる)

Question 5

地面

Answer 5

ground; earth’s surface (じめん)

Question 6

もわっと

Answer 6

stiflingly (hot air)

Question 7

熱気

Answer 7

heat; hot air (ねっき)

Question 8

立ちくらみ

Answer 8

dizziness (from standing up too fast) (たちくらみ)

Question 9

大群

Answer 9

large crowd; large swarm (たいぐん)

Question 10

押し寄せる

Answer 10

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy) (おしよせる)

Question 11

潮

Answer 11

tide; current; sea water (しお)

Question 12

陽光

Answer 12

sunshine; sunlight (ようこう)

Question 13

遮る

Answer 13

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone’s way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.) (さえぎる)

Question 14

首筋

Answer 14

nape of the neck; back of the neck (くびすじ)

Question 15

土地

Answer 15

locality; region; place (とち)

Question 16

ど田舎

Answer 16

remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks (どいなか)

Question 17

ささくれ

Answer 17

fine split (e.g. in wood)

Question 18

ケツ

Answer 18

ass; arse; buttocks (Colloquial)

Question 19

底をつく

Answer 19

to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted (そこをつく)

Question 20

へんぴ

Answer 20

hard to reach place; remote place

Question 21

下車

Answer 21

getting out (of a car) (げしゃ)

Question 22

夢のまた夢

Answer 22

(beyond) one’s wildest dreams (ゆめのまたゆめ)

Question 23

一稼ぎ

Answer 23

making some money; earning (ひとかせぎ)

Question 24

出立

Answer 24

departure (しゅったつ)

Question 25

ランドセル

Answer 25

randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children

Question 26

背負う

Answer 26

to carry on one's back (せおう)

Question 27

姉弟

Answer 27

older sister and younger brother (してい)

Question 28

呼び止める

Answer 28

to call (someone) to stop (よびとめる)

Question 29

突っ込む

Answer 29

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff (つっこむ)

Question 30

真上

Answer 30

right above; just above; directly above (まうえ)

Question 31

かざす

Answer 31

to hold over something

Question 32

念

Answer 32

sense; idea; thought; feeling (ねん)

Question 33

込める

Answer 33

to put into (e.g. emotion, effort) (こめる)

Question 34

朝顔

Answer 34

Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil) (あさがお)

Question 35

成長記録

Answer 35

record of growth (せいちょうきろく)

Question 36

足下

Answer 36

at one's feet; underfoot (あしもと)

Question 37

かっ

Answer 37

adds strength or emphasis to verbs (とぶ)

Question 38

荒涼

Answer 38

desolate; dreary; bleak (こうりょう)

Question 39

うだる

Answer 39

to be oppressed by heat

Question 40

立ち込める

Answer 40

to hang over; to shroud; to envelop (たちこめる)

Question 41

閉ざす

Answer 41

to block (a street, entrance, etc.) (とざす)

Question 42

遮へい

Answer 42

shielding; sheltering; screening (しゃへい)

Question 43

さらに

Answer 43

furthermore; again; after all; more and more

Question 44

顎

Answer 44

jaw; chin (あご)

Question 45

揺らぐ

Answer 45

to swing; to sway; to shake; to tremble (ゆらぐ)

Question 46

一羽

Answer 46

one (bird or rabbit) (いちわ)

Question 47

翻る

Answer 47

to flutter (in the wind); to flap; to fly (ひるがえる)

Question 48

堤防

Answer 48

bank; embankment; levee (ていぼう)

Question 49

空腹感

Answer 49

sensation of hunger (くうふくかん)

Question 50

眠気

Answer 50

sleepiness; drowsiness (ねむけ)

Question 51

襲う

Answer 51

to attack (おそう)

Question 52

気絶

Answer 52

faint; fainting; losing consciousness (きぜつ)

Question 53

寝入る

Answer 53

to fall asleep (ねいる)

Question 54

死活問題

Answer 54

matter of life or death (しかつもんだい)

Question 55

きょろきょろ

Answer 55

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around

Question 56

追い剥ぎ

Answer 56

highwayman; bandit; brigand; mugger (おいはぎ)

Question 57

まねごと

Answer 57

imitation; copy; make-believe

Question 58

ふらふら

Answer 58

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet)

Question 59

足取り

Answer 59

walk; stride; pace; step (あしどり)

Question 60

おぼつかない

Answer 60

unreliable; unsteady; insecure; shaky

Question 61

追い越す

Answer 61

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake (おいこす)

Question 62

老婆

Answer 62

old woman (ろうば)

Question 63

のっそり

Answer 63

sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; lumbering

Question 64

身ぐるみ剥がれる

Answer 64

to be stripped of all one has (みぐるみはがれる)

Question 65

弱り果てる

Answer 65

to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out (よわりはてる)

Question 66

ロクな

Answer 66

satisfactory; decent; good

Question 67

ないがしろにする

Answer 67

to make light of; to ignore; to slight (ないがしろ)

Question 68

追い抜く

Answer 68

to pass (a car); to overtake (おいぬく)

Question 69

覗き込む

Answer 69

to look into; to peep into; to peer into (のぞきこむ)

Question 70

行き倒れ

Answer 70

collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.) (いきだおれ)

Question 71

組合

Answer 71

association; union; guild (くみあい)

Question 72

担ぐ

Answer 72

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder (かつぐ)

Question 73

漁協

Answer 73

fishery cooperative (Abbreviation) (ぎょきょう)

Question 74

スチロール

Answer 74

styrene; Styrol

Question 75

食欲

Answer 75

appetite (for food) (しょくよく)

Question 76

囲む

Answer 76

to surround; to encircle; to enclose (かこむ)

Question 77

捨てる神あれば拾う神あり

Answer 77

when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel (すてるかみあればひろうかみあり)

Question 78

潜る

Answer 78

to go under; to pass under; to go through (くぐる)

Question 79

真夏日

Answer 79

day on which the temperature rises above 30°C (まなつび)

Question 80

とびきり

Answer 80

exceptionally; extraordinarily

Question 81

寝食

Answer 81

bed and food; eating and sleeping (しんしょく)

Question 82

いわば

Answer 82

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

Question 83

行方

Answer 83

(one's) whereabouts (ゆくえ)

Question 84

講じる

Answer 84

to take (e.g. measures); to work out (e.g. a plan) (こうじる)