Ch. 1 Dialogue Kanji

Question 1

(に)聞き返す

Answer 1

Pronunciation: (に)ききかえす

English: to raise a question about something that has just been said

Question 2

昔話

Answer 2

Pronunciation: むかしばなし

English: old tale

Question 3

専攻

Answer 3

Pronunciation: せんこう

English: major

Question 4

色々(と)

Answer 4

Pronunciation: いろいろ(と)

English: a lot, (so) much, many things, all sorts of things
*色々(な): various

Question 5

専門

Answer 5

Pronunciation: せんもん

English: one’s specialization, one’s specialized field

Question 6

地方

Answer 6

Pronunciation: ちほう

English: region, area, country

Question 7

田舎

Answer 7

Pronunciation: いなか

English: countryside, rural area

Question 8

その他(に)

Answer 8

Pronunciation: そのほか(に)

English: besides, in addition to that

Question 9

関東(地方)

Answer 9

Pronunciation: かんとう(ちほう)

English: the Kanto Region

Question 10

関西(地方)

Answer 10

Pronunciation: かんさい(ちほう)

English: the Kansai Region

Question 11

周り

Answer 11

Pronunciation: まわり

English: surroundings, vicinity

Question 12

内容

Answer 12

Pronunciation: ないよう

English: content

Question 13

地名

Answer 13

Pronunciation: ちめい

English: place name

Question 14

名物

Answer 14

Pronunciation: めいぶつ

English: well-known product, local specialty

Question 15

(に/と)関係がある

Answer 15

Pronunciation: (に/と)かんけいがある

English: to be related (to), have some connection (to)

Question 16

伝統的(な)

Answer 16

Pronunciation: でんとうてき(な)

English: traditional

Question 17

行事

Answer 17

Pronunciation: ぎょうじ

English: event

Question 18

年

Answer 18

Pronunciation: とし

English: year

Question 19

特別な

Answer 19

Pronunciation: とくべつな

English: special, particular

Question 20

(を)行う

Answer 20

Pronunciation: (を)おこなう

English: to conduct, carry out

Question 21

(お)正月

Answer 21

Pronunciation: (お)しょうがつ

English: New Year’s

Question 22

そういう

Answer 22

Pronunciation: そういう

English: (things) like that, that sort of (story)

Question 23

-達

Answer 23

Pronunciation: -たち

English: (plural marker for people)

Question 24

そんな

Answer 24

Pronunciation: そんな

English: such, like that

Question 25

一般的(な)

Answer 25

Pronunciation: いっぱんてき(な)

English: general, common

Question 26

紙芝居

Answer 26

Pronunciation: かみしばい

English: a story told through pictures

Question 27

絵

Answer 27

Pronunciation: え

English: picture, painting
*絵本 (えほん): picture book)

Question 28

大変

Answer 28

Pronunciation: たいへん

English: very, greatly
*大変勉強になりました: You’ve taught me a lot.

Question 29

本当(の)

Answer 29

Pronunciation: ほんとう(の)

English: true, actual, real

Question 30

出身

Answer 30

Pronunciation: しゅっしん

English: one’s origin (town, country, etc.)
*出身地 (しゅっしんち): one’s birthplace, native place

Question 31

自然

Answer 31

Pronunciation: しぜん

English: nature
*自然(な): natural, unaffected

Question 32

厳しい

Answer 32

Pronunciation: きびしい

English: severe, strict, intense

Question 33

気持ち

Answer 33

Pronunciation: きもち

English: feeling, sensation, mood
*気持ちがいい (きもちがいい): to feel good

Question 34

梅雨

Answer 34

Pronunciation: つゆ

English: the rainy season in Japan (usually early June to mid-July)

Question 35

初め

Answer 35

Pronunciation: はじめ

English: the beginning, at first

Question 36

湿度

Answer 36

Pronunciation: しつど

English: humidity

Question 37

うまい

Answer 37

Pronunciation: うまい

English: delicious, tasty (mainly used by males)

Question 38

じゃがいも

Answer 38

Pronunciation: じゃがいも

English: potato

Question 39

東北地方

Answer 39

Pronunciation: とうほくちほう

English: the Tohoku region

Question 40

祭り

Answer 40

Pronunciation: まつり

English: festival
*三大祭り (さんだいまつり): three big festivals

Question 41

観光客

Answer 41

Pronunciation: かんこうきゃく

English: tourist

Question 42

僕

Answer 42

Pronunciation: ぼく

English: I (male)

Question 43

おすすめ

Answer 43

Pronunciation: おすすめ

English: one’s recommendation