Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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しょうかい

紹介

A

introduction

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2
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はじめて

初めて

A

for the first time

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3
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Vたばかり

A

have just done~

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4
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いしやま

石山

A

[family name]

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5
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しつれいですが

失礼ですが

A

excuse me

,but…

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6
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~でいらっしゃる

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honorific form of です

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7
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もうす

申す

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humble form of 言う

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8
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よろしくおねがいします

よろしくお願いします

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more polite way of saying どうぞよろしく

お願いします literally means ‘I request’

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9
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おしえる

教える

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to teach

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10
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~ねんまえから

~年前から

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since~years ago

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11
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りゅうがくする

留学する

A

to study abroad

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12
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みた

三田

A

[family name]

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13
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しゅくだい

宿題

A

homework

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14
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おおい

多い

A

there is/are a lot

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15
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がんばる

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to do one’s best

to try hard

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16
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だいがくいんせい

大学院生

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graduate student

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17
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いけだ

池田

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[family name]

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18
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ともだち

友達

A

friend

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19
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かとう

加藤

A

[family name]

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20
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ぼく

A

I (most neutral form for male speakers)

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21
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~くん

~君

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[a form attached to a name in addressing someone.

It is used toward someone equal or lower in status.]

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22
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だいがくいん

大学院

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graduate school

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23
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でんきこうがく

電気工学

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electrical engineering

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24
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(~を)せんこうする

(~を)専攻する

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to major (in~)

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まゆみ
[female given name]
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がくぶ | 学部
college | undergraduate school
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きみ | 君
you (it is generally used by male speakers toward someone equal or lower in status.)
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しゅみ | 趣味
hobby
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(~が)じょうず(な) | (~が)上手(な)
good (at~)
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こんど | 今度
one of these days
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いちど | 一度
once
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ぜひ
by all means
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おねがいします | お願いします
Please.
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ところで
by the way
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まだまだです
(I am) not good yet.
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しょうみ | 賞味
interest
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じつは | 実は
actually | in fact
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ちゅうがく | 中学
junior high school
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となり | 隣
next door | next to
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かぞく | 家族
family
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たけし
[male given name]
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あそぶ | 遊ぶ
to play
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ぶんか | 文化
culture
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ちしき | 知識
knowledge
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ほうふ(な) | 豊富(な)
bountiful | plenty
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ひこうき | 飛行機
airplane
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(~に)すわる | (~に)座る
to sit (in/on~)
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じょせい | 女性
woman
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はなしかける | 話しかける
to talk to
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かえる | 帰る
to go home
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まえだ | 前田
[family name]
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あき
[female given name]
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せんげつ | 先月
last month
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(~を)そつぎょうする | (~を)卒業する
to graduate (from~)
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(~に)つとめる | (~に)勤める
``` to work (for~) to be employed (at~) ```
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~しゅうかん | ~週間
~week(s)
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きゅうか | 休暇
vacation
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とる | 取る
to take
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かえるところ(だ) | 帰るところ(だ)
to be returning home
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(~で)うまれる | (~で)生まれる
to be born (in/at~) | [v.i.]
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(~で)そだつ | (~で)育つ
to grow up (in~) | [v.i.]
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~ことになっている
it has been arranged that~
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ひとばん | 一晩
one night
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とまる | 泊まる
``` to stay (over night) [v.i.] ```
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とても
very (much)
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(~が)きにいる | (~が)気に入る
to like~ | to be fond (of~)
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あいだに | 間に
while | during the time when
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りょうしん | 両親
parents (literally both parents)
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ところ | 所
place
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めいし | 名刺
(name) card | business card
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でんわばんごう | 電話番号
telephone number
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あおやま | 青山
[family name]
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ひろし | 弘
[male given name]
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にっき | 日記
diary
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なりた | 成田
Narita (international airport)
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まち | 町
town | city
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(~に)つく | (~に)着く
to arrive (at~)
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じゅうすうじかん | 十数時間
ten plus a few hours
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かかる
``` it takes (with respect to time or money) [v.i.] ```
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ひづけへんこうせん | 日付変更線
international date line
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おなじ | 同じ
same
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くうこう | 空港
airport
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むかえる | 迎える
to welcome to meet to greet
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みつかる | 見つかる
~is found | [v.i.]
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とめる | 泊める
to have~stay (over night) | [v.t.]
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~ことになった
it has been decided/arranged that~
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じぶん | 自分
oneself
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ファーストネーム
first name
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(~を・・・で)よぶ | (~を・・・で)呼ぶ
to call~by...
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としうえ | 年上
older
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どうも
somehow | no matter how hard one may try
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~にくい
hard to~ | difficult to~
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じさボケ | 時差ボケ
jet lag
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ねむる | 眠る
to sleep
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アパートさがし
apartment hunting
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つれていく | 連れていく
to take someone to
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ちかく | 近く
nearby | in the neighborhood
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けっきょく | 結局
finally | in the end
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あるく | 歩く
to walk
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てきとう(な) | 適当(な)
appropriate | suitable
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みつける | 見つける
to find~ | [v.t.]
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ひっこす | 引っ越す
to move to a new place of residence
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~ことにする
to decide to~
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こんばん | 今晩
tonight
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ちじん | 知人
acquaintance
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Vたら
when V
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わかい | 若い
young
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だんせい | 男性
man | male
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ていねい(な)
polite
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ペラペラ
fluently
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じこしょうかい | 自己紹介
self-introduction
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びっくりする
to be surprised
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きょねん | 去年
last year
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しかた | 仕方
way (of doing something)
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そのうち
before long | one of these days
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それから
and then | after that
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ちゅうねん | 中年
middle-aged
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おたがい | お互い
each other
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うつくしい | 美しい
beautiful
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むすめ | 娘
daughter
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とても~ない
can't possible~
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ぶんぽう | 文法
grammar
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かんがえかた | 考え方
way of thinking
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ずいぶん
quite a lot
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ちがう | 違う
to differ | to be different
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~らしい
it seems that~ | evidently
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カルチャーショック
culture shock