Chapter 1 Flashcards by Kai Keykeeper

国民性

こくみんせい

national character, national traits

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人々

ひとびと

people

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文化

ぶんか

culture; civilization; civilisation

Noun

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偏見

へんけん

prejudice; bias; distorted view

Noun

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異文化

いぶんか

different culture; foreign culture

Noun

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接する

せっする

to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close

to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to serve; to take care of; to look after; to act towards; to deal with; to see

to receive (news); to get; to hear

Suru verb - special class, Intransitive verb

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数少ない

かずすくない

few in number

I-adjective (keiyoushi)

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体験

たいけん

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

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的外れ

まとはずれ

Other forms
的はずれ

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle ‘no’, Noun

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一般化

いっぱんか

generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

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試みる

こころみる

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

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だいたい

大体

in-text in hiragana, not kanji

generally, roughly

Adverb (fukushi)

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俗流

ぞくりゅう

俗流民文化論 = 俗流民文化　〜論 obs! refugees = るみん/流民

popular way, conventional way

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〜論

ろん

discussion, theory, doctrine

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多く

おおく

most, many, a lot of
mainly, chiefly, usually, often

Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle ‘no’

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類い

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たぐい

類い

in-text in hiragana, not kanji
比い: Rarely-used kanji form

type, kind, sort

Noun

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謝る

あやまる

wrong, mistake, misunderstand
to apologize; to apologise

Godan verb with ru ending

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逆に

ぎゃくに

other way around, conversely, inversely
on the contrary

Adverb (fukushi)

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豊富

ほうふ

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

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むしろ

寧ろ

in-text in hiragana
Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
寧【むしろ】
Notes
寧: Irregular okurigana usage.

rather; better; instead; if anything

Adverb (fukushi)

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優れる

すぐれる

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

outstanding, prominent, excel (v. excel)

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

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洞察力

どうさつりょく

insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
insight, penetration, discenment

Noun

的確

てきかく

Other forms
的確【てっかく】、適確【てきかく】、適確【てっかく】

accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
precisely, aptly, accurately

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

本質 | ほんしつ

real nature, essence, substance ## Footnote Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

届く | とどく

reach, get at ## Footnote Godan verb with ku ending, Intransitive verb

酸っぱい | すっぱい

sour; acid ## Footnote I-adjective (keiyoushi)

きつね | 狐 ## Footnote Usually written using kana alone Other forms 狐【けつね】、狐【きつ】、キツネ Notes きつ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

in-text: 1. Fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes) other: 2. fox (i.e. a sly person) 3. 3. soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu 4. light brown; golden brown ## Footnote Noun

洋の東西を問わず | ようのとうざいをとわず

in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient ## Footnote Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Adverb (fukushi)

共通 | きょうつう

Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun 1. common; shared; mutual Suru verb, Intransitive verb 2. to be common (to); to be shared (by) Noun, used as a suffix 3. -wide

心理 | しんり

state of mind; mentality; psychology ## Footnote Noun

抽出する | ちゅうしゅつする

select, extract ## Footnote Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

常識的 | じょうしきてき

ordinary; sensible; commonplace sensible, commonplace ## Footnote Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

少数例 | しょうすうれい

few examples, few cases

危険性 | きけんせい

riskiness; (level of) danger dangerousness ## Footnote Noun

やがて | 軈て ## Footnote Usually written using kana alone Other forms 頓て【やがて】、漸て【やがて】 Notes 軈て: Rarely-used kanji form. 頓て: Rarely-used kanji form. 漸て: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.

in a short time, eventually ## Footnote Adverb (fukushi)

つながる | 繋がる ## Footnote Usually written using kana alone Other forms 繫がる【つながる】、接続る【つながる】 Notes 繫がる: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. 接続る: Irregular kanji usage.

in-text: lead to also: to be tied together; to be related ## Footnote Godan verb with ru ending, Intransitive verb

単なる | たんなる

mere, simple, sheer ## Footnote Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

個人的 | こじんてき

personal; individual; private ## Footnote Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

差 | さ

difference; variation ## Footnote Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

民族的 | みんぞくてき

ethnic; racial; national ## Footnote Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

文化的 | ぶんかてき

cultural ## Footnote Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

錯覚する | さっかくする

in-text: misunderstand other: optical illusion; hallucination misapprehension; delusion ## Footnote Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

程度 | ていど

degree, extent degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about; approximately ## Footnote Noun, Adverb (fukushi), Noun, used as a suffix

〜どうし ## Footnote in-text in hiragana kanji forms: 同士同志 notes どし: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

felllow, co 〜 ## Footnote Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

たまたま | 偶々 ## Footnote Usually written using kana alone

by chance, accidentally ## Footnote Adverb (fukushi)

一挙に | いっきょに

at once at a stroke; with a single swoop ## Footnote Adverb (fukushi)

大げさに | おおげさに ## Footnote other: 大袈裟に言う Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with u ending to exaggerate; to overstate Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Suru verb - included to exaggerate 大げさにする

exaggeratedly ## Footnote Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

誤解する | ごかいする

misunderstand, get a false idea, mistake ## Footnote Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

とかく | 兎角 ## Footnote Usually written using kana alone Other forms 左右【とかく】

in-text: be apt to, be liable to other: (doing) various things; (doing) this and that at any rate; anyhow; anyway things that do not exist; rabbit horns ## Footnote Adverb (fukushi)

蔑視する | べっしする

despise, look down on, hold somebody in contempt ## Footnote Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

理解 | りかい

in-text: understand other: sympathy understanding; comprehension; appreciation ## Footnote Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

困難 | こんなん

in-text: difficulty hardships (adj. hard, difficult) other: difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress infeasibility; inability (to carry out) ## Footnote Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

共存する | きょうそんする ## Footnote Other forms きょうぞんする

coexist ## Footnote Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

ぶつかる ## Footnote Other forms ぶっつかる

come across, be confronted by ## Footnote Godan verb with ru ending, Intransitive verb

遠ざける | とおざける

keep somebody at a distance, shun, keep away from ## Footnote Ichidan verb, Transitive verb