Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Question 1

いりぐち (入口）

Answer 1

entrance

Question 2

えいがかん (映画館)

Answer 2

movie theater

Question 3

おうだんほどう (横断歩道)

Answer 3

pederstian crossing

Question 4

かいさつ (ぐち) (改札(口)）

Answer 4

ticket gate

Question 5

かいだん (階段)

Answer 5

stairs

Question 6

かくえきていしゃ (各駅停車)

Answer 6

local train (literally: train that stops at every station)

Question 7

ガソリンスタンド

Answer 7

gas station

Question 8

かど (角)

Answer 8

corner

Question 9

きゅうこう (れっしゃ) (急行(列車))

Answer 9

express train

Question 10

こうさてん (交差点)

Answer 10

intersection

Question 11

JR

Answer 11

Japan Railway, pronounced as ジェイアール. Formerly government owned but now privatized railray system.

Question 12

しやくしょ (市役所)

Answer 12

city hall

Question 13

しんごう (信号)

Answer 13

traffic signal

Question 14

たいしかん (大使館)

Answer 14

embassy, たいし ambassador

Question 15

タクシー

Answer 15

taxi

Question 16

ターミナル

Answer 16

terminal, バスターミナル bus depot

Question 17

ちかてつ (地下鉄)

Answer 17

subway

Question 18

ちず (地図）

Answer 18

map

Question 19

ちゅうしゃじょう (駐車場)

Answer 19

parking lot

Question 20

つぎ (次)

Answer 20

next

Question 21

つきあたり (突き当たり)

Answer 21

at the end of the street, T-road

Question 22

でぐち (出口)

Answer 22

exit

Question 23

でんしゃ (電車)

Answer 23

train

Question 24

どうろ (道路)

Answer 24

road, street

Question 25

とっきゅう (れっしゃ) (特急(列車))

Answer 25

limited express train

Question 26

はし (橋)

Answer 26

bridge

Question 27

バスてい (バス停)

Answer 27

bus stop

Question 28

ふつう (れっしゃ) (普通 (列車))

Answer 28

local train, same as かくえきていしゃ

Question 29

へん (辺)

Answer 29

area, このへん this area

Question 30

みち (道)

Answer 30

road, street, way

Question 31

あいだ (間)

Answer 31

between

Question 32

こちらがわ (こちら側)

Answer 32

this side

Question 33

さき (先)

Answer 33

beyond, further ahead

Question 34

てまえ (手前)

Answer 34

just before

Question 35

むかいがわ (向かい側)

Answer 35

the other side, the opposite side

Question 36

ちかい (近い)

Answer 36

close to, near, こうえんにちかい close to park

Question 37

とおい (遠い)

Answer 37

far from, こうえんからとおい far away from the park

Question 38

こむ (混む)

Answer 38

to become crowded

Question 39

とおる (通る)

Answer 39

to go through, to pass

Question 40

とまる (止まる)

Answer 40

(for something or someone) to stop [intransitive verb]

Question 41

まがる (曲がる)

Answer 41

(for someone or something) to turn [intransitive verb]

Question 42

よる (寄る)

Answer 42

to drop by

Question 43

わたる (渡る)

Answer 43

to cross (bridge, road, etc.)

Question 44

おりる (降りる)

Answer 44

to get off

Question 45

とめる (止める)

Answer 45

to stop (something) [transitive verb]

Question 46

のりかえる (乗り換える)

Answer 46

to transfer, to change transportation

Question 47

みえる (見える)

Answer 47

can see ～(literally: something is visible)

Question 48

まっすぐ (真っ直ぐ)

Answer 48

straight

Question 49

すぐ

Answer 49

soon, shortly

Question 50

で

Answer 50

limit

Question 51

を (the definition you haven’t seen before)

Answer 51

place in which movement occurs)

Question 52

を (Chapter 1 definition)

Answer 52

out of ～、from ～

Question 53

～いき (～行き)

Answer 53

bound for ～, 東京行き bound for Tokyo, 京都行き bound for Kyoto

Question 54

～かん (～館)

Answer 54

mansion, building, 図書館 library, 体育館 gym, 水族館 aquarium, 博物館 museum, 美術館 art museum, 旅館 Japanese style inn, 映画館 movie theatre, 大使館 embassy

Question 55

～ぐち (～口)

Answer 55

～entrance/exit, 西口 west exit

Question 56

～せん (～線)

Answer 56

～line (train line), 山手線 the Yamanote Line, 中央線 the Chuo Line

Question 57

～つめ (～つ目)

Answer 57

ordinal numbers, 一つ目 first

Question 58

～ばんせん (～番線)

Answer 58

track number (train), 三番線 Train 3

Question 59

～メートル

Answer 59

meter (distance measurement), 10 メートル ten meters

Question 60

～という

Answer 60

called ～

Question 61

～のをたのしみにしています (～のを楽しみにしています)

Answer 61

to be looking forward to ～, お会い出来るのを楽しみにしています I am looking forward to seeing you.

Question 62

みちなりに (道なりに)

Answer 62

following the road

Question 63

道と道の間

Answer 63

between the streets