Japanese Reading 2 Flashcards
(90 cards)
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安心 あんしん
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Peace of mind, relief
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医学 いがく
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Medical science, medicine
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伺う うかがう
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Call on (someone, a place)
Pay a visit
Wait on someone
2) to ask, inquire
3) to hear, be told
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火事 かじ
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Fire
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片付ける かたづける
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To tidy up, straighten, put away
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課長 かちょう
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Section manager, section chief
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絹 きぬ
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Silk
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空気 くうき
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Air, atmosphere
Mood, situation
2) someone with no presence, who doesn’t stand out
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校長 こうちょう
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Principal
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高等学校 こうとうがっこう
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Senior high school
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差し上げる さしあげる
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To give, offer
Hold up
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支度 したく
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Preparation, arrangements
Often used for dinner
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社長 しゃちょう
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Company President, manager, director
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出席 しゅっせき
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Attendance, presence, appearance
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出発 しゅっぱつ
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Departure
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招待 しょうたい
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Invitation
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邪魔 じゃま
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Disturbance, obstacle, nuisance, hindrance
邪魔する - be in the way
邪魔しないで - leave me alone
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空く すく
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To become less crowded, thin out, get empty
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随分 ずいぶん
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Quite
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育てる そだてる
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Bring up, raise, rear
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漬ける つける
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To soak, dip, steep
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鳴る なる
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To sound, ring, resound, echo, roar
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苦い にがい
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Bitter
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日記 にっき
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Diary, journal
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熱心 ねっしん
Zealous, enthusiastic, ardent, keen, eager
勉強熱心 hardworking
熱心に勉強する - study hard
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林 はやし
Woods, forest
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反対 はんたい
Opposition, resistance, hostility
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非常に ひじょうに
Very, extremely, exceedingly
非常 alone can also be emergency
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部長 ぶちょう
Section chief
2) head of a (school) club/team
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褒める ほめる
To praise, commend, compliment
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参る まいる
1) to come
2) to be defeated
3) to be annoyed, nonplussed
4) to be madly in love
> に参ってる
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迎える むかえる
1) to go out to meet (迎えに行く)
2) to receive, welcome, greet, salute
3) to claim, accept (as member)
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木綿 もめん
Cotton
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やはり
As expected, sure enough
After all, in the end, as one would expect, in any case
2) Still, all the same
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輸出 ゆしゅつ
Export, exportation
(Can be verb too)
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輸入 ゆにゅう
Import, importation
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任せる まかせる
To leave it to (someone)
任せて - trust me
想像に任せる - leave it to imagination
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集中力 しゅうちゅうりょく
Focus
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維持する いじする
Maintain, preserve
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平和 へいわ
Peace
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記録 きろく
Record, document (also verb)
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誤解 ごかい
Misunderstanding
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内容 ないよう
Content (inside something)
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解決する かいけつする
To solve (problems)
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能力 のうりょく
Ability
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余計 よけい
1. (all the) more, extra, spare, too much
2. Unnecessary, needless, uncalled-for
“余計なおせっかいだ” mind your business
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症状 しょうじょう
Symptoms
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稼ぐ かせぐ
To earn (money)
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訂正する ていせいする
To correct
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講師 こうし
Tutor (in a juku)
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名人 めいじん
専門家 せんもんか
Expert
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大家 たいか
Master, authority, leading figure
“彼は物理学の大会です” = he is the authority on physics
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博士 はかせ
Doctor (expert with phD)
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減らす へらす
To decrease
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照明 しょうめい
Prove, demonstrate, testify, verify
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もつれる
-したがもつれる
To tangle, get tangled
2) to trip over, have poor control over (feet, tongue)
- to speak unclearly, slur one’s words, lisp, pronounce poorly
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迷う まよう
-> 道に迷う
—> 迷い
To get lost, lose one’s way
2) to waver, hesitate, be puzzled
3) to give into temptation, lose control of oneself
4) to be charmed, infatuated
-> to lose one’s way
—> hesitation, bewilderment, perplexity, doubt, indecision
—> 2) illusion, delusion
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どうせ
Anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, *no matter what*
“どうせ行くんでしょ” = you’re going to go no matter what, aren’t you?
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単位 たんい
Credit (school)
2) unit, denomination
“ポンドは重さの単位である” = a pound is a unit of weight
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一定 いってい (also いちじょう)
Fixed, settled, constant, definite, defined, certain
“君はそれを一定の間隔を置いて練習すべきだ” = you have to practice it at regular intervals
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間隔 かんかく
Interval, space
“15分間隔” = 15 minute intervals
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返却 へんきゃく
Return of something, repayment
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変更 へんこう
Change, modification, alteration, revision, amendment
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期限 きげん
Time frame, period, term
2) time limit, deadline
Phrases for “on time”
- 期限を守って
- 期限内(ない)
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検討 けんとう
Consideration, examination, investigation, scrutiny, discussion, analysis, review
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きちんと
Properly, exactly, precisely
2) neat, tidy, clean
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につれ
As, with
“As ___, (something happens)”
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年齢 ねんれい
Age
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重ねる かさねる
To pile up, heap up, put on top of one another
3) to repeat many times, go through repeatedly
“恵子が手際よく食器を重ねて、シンクへ運んでゆく” = Keiko deftly piles up the cutlery and takes them to the sink.
“彼は悪事を重ねた” = he committed one crime after another
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手際よく てぎわよく
Efficiently, skilfully, adeptly, deftly (does something)
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食器 しょっき
Tableware, dishes
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ても始まらない
There’s no point in ___
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偽りのない
いつわりのない
Honest
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誠実 せいじつ
Honest, sincere
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仲直り なかなおり
Reconciliation, make peace with
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曲げる まげる
To bend, curl, arch
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髪を溶かす とかす
To brush, comb, untangle, unravel
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歯を磨く みがく
Brush teeth
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故意的 こいてき
わざと
Intentionally
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自明 じめい
Obvious, self-evident, self-explanatory
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初心者 しょしんしゃ
Beginner
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閉じ込める とじこめる
To lock up, shut up, imprison, be stuck in
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逆 ぎゃく
逆に ぎゃくに
Opposite, reverse
Conversely, on the contrary
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褒美 ほうび
Reward
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追う おう
To chase, run after, pursue
2) to drive out, get rid of, expel, relocate
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確認 かくにん
Confirm, verify, check, validate, identify
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あやしい
Suspicious
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余裕 よゆう
To afford something
To do something easily
(Verb)余裕 - afford to do / can easily do
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お小遣い おこづかい
Allowance, pocket money, personal expenses
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贅沢 ぜいたく
Luxury, extravagance, to indulge oneself
