Chapter 5

Question 1

共働き
ともばたらき

Answer 1

Dual income (two adults both working in a household)

Question 2

抱っこひも
だっこひも

Answer 2

Baby carrier

Question 3

今や
いまや

Answer 3

Now at last (different to how it was in the past)

Question 4

助手席
じょしゅせき

Answer 4

Passenger seat in a vehicle (shotgun)

Question 5

機能
きのう

Answer 5

Feature/function

Question 6

使いこなる
つかいこなる

Answer 6

To master (a tool/skill)

Question 7

操作
そうさ

Answer 7

Management/operation/handling

Question 8

耳にする
みみにする

Answer 8

To hear by chance

Question 9

バブル経済
ばぶるけいざい

Answer 9

Bubble economy

Question 10

非正規雇用
ひせいきこよう

Answer 10

Irregular/informal employment ie part-time

Question 11

ワークシェアリング

Answer 11

Work sharing ie two people doing a job normally only one person would do

Question 12

導入する
どうにゅうする

Answer 12

To bring in/introduce/install

Question 13

かつて

Answer 13

Formerly/once before

Question 14

浸透する
しんとうする

Answer 14

To penetrate/permeate/pervade

Question 15

充実する
じゅうじつする

Answer 15

To achieve/complete

Question 16

調和を取る
ちょうわをとる

Answer 16

To harmonise with

Question 17

望ましい
のぞましい

Answer 17

Desirable

Question 18

貴重な
きちょうな

Answer 18

Precious/valuable

Question 19

領域
りょういき

Answer 19

Domain/territory

Question 20

男らしい
おとこらしい

Answer 20

Manly/masculine

Question 21

女らしい
おんならしい

Answer 21

Womanly/Feminine

Question 22

振る舞う
ふるまう

Answer 22

To act/behave/conduct yourself

Question 23

対面
たいめん

Answer 23

Honour/dignity/appearances

Question 24

性的役割分担
せいてきやくわりぶんたん

Answer 24

Gender role assignment

Question 25

意識する いしきする

Answer 25

To be aware of

Question 26

生産 せいさ

Answer 26

Differences between the sexes

Question 27

豊富な ほうふな

Answer 27

Plentiful/abundant

Question 28

雑談 ざつだん

Answer 28

Chatting/idle talk

Question 29

蓄える たくわえる

Answer 29

To stack up/store

Question 30

一気に いっきに

Answer 30

At once/at the same time

Question 31

知識 ちしき

Answer 31

Knowledge/information

Question 32

手が荒れる てがあれる

Answer 32

Rough on the hands

Question 33

泡切れ あわぎれ

Answer 33

Lather rinse (washing up)

Question 34

収集する しゅうしゅうする

Answer 34

Accumulate/collect/gather

Question 35

顔負け かおまけ

Answer 35

Same level as/a match for

Question 36

つかむ

Answer 36

To catch hold of/to have/to know

Question 37

知恵 ちえ

Answer 37

Wisdom

Question 38

依然として いぜんとして

Answer 38

Still/as yet

Question 39

はるかに

Answer 39

By far

Question 40

確実に かくじつに

Answer 40

Certainly/definitely

Question 41

従来 じゅうらい

Answer 41

Traditional

Question 42

ステレオタイプ

Answer 42

Stereotype

Question 43

縛る しばる

Answer 43

Bound to

Question 44

自然体 しぜんたい

Answer 44

Naturally