Lesson 1 - English

Question 1

how

Answer 1

どのように

Question 2

lose [one’s way]

Answer 2

迷う[道に]

まよう[みちに]

Question 3

senior (student, collegue, etc)

Answer 3

先輩

せんぱい

Question 4

just (as in ‘X is just like Y’)

Answer 4

まるで

Question 5

cheerful [personality]

Answer 5

明るい[性格が〜]

あかるい[せいかくが〜]

Question 6

father

Answer 6

父親

ちちおや

Question 7

lake

Answer 7

湖

みずうみ

Question 8

aim at, have one’s eye on

Answer 8

目指す

めざす

Question 9

life

Answer 9

命

いのち

Question 10

traditional Japanese food for the New Year

Answer 10

おせち料理

おせちりょうり

Question 11

traditional practice of visiting a shrine or temple during the New Year to pray for happiness

Answer 11

初詣で

はつもうで

Question 12

tatami mat

think straw mat used for flooring in traditional Japanese rooms

Answer 12

畳

たたみ

Question 13

square floor cushion for sitting or kneeling on

Answer 13

座布団

ざぶとん

Question 14

floor

Answer 14

床

ゆか

Question 15

formal kneeling position, with buttocks on heels, body upright, and hands in lap

Answer 15

正座

せいざ

Question 16

bow (greeting)

Answer 16

おじぎ

Question 17

writer, author

Answer 17

作家

さっか

Question 18

while [while out]

Answer 18

〜中[留守〜]

〜ちゅう[るす〜]

Question 19

full, crowded

Answer 19

いっぱい

Question 20

however, no matter how

Answer 20

どんなに

Question 21

wonderful, grand

Answer 21

立派[な]

りっぱ[な]

Question 22

failing, shortcoming

Answer 22

欠点

けってん

Question 23

past, after, gone

Answer 23

〜過ぎ

〜すぎ

Question 24

suit, look good in

Answer 24

似合う

にあう

Question 25

so, therefore

Answer 25

それで

Question 26

thanks, appreciation

Answer 26

お礼 | おれい

Question 27

key point

Answer 27

ポイント

Question 28

contents

Answer 28

内容 | ないよう

Question 29

comprehend by listening

Answer 29

聞き取る | ききとる

Question 30

expression

Answer 30

表現 | ひょうげん

Question 31

be unable to decide [between A and B]

Answer 31

迷う | まよう

Question 32

part

Answer 32

部分 | ぶぶん

Question 33

citizen

Answer 33

市民 | しみん

Question 34

assembly hall

Answer 34

会館 | かいかん

Question 35

community center

Answer 35

市民会館 | しみんかいかん

Question 36

traditional

Answer 36

伝統的[な] | でんとうてき[な]

Question 37

actually, in reality, in practice

Answer 37

実際に | じっさいに

Question 38

that kind of

Answer 38

そういう

Question 39

ordinary, usual

Answer 39

ふだん

Question 40

somehow or other

Answer 40

何とか | なんとか

Question 41

intonation

Answer 41

イントネーション

Question 42

scholarship, bursary

Answer 42

奨学金 | しょうがくきん

Question 43

reference, letter of recommendation

Answer 43

推薦状 | すいせんじょう

Question 44

social interchange | (cf. _______パーティー: get-to-know-you party)

Answer 44

交流 | こうりゅう

Question 45

presiding over (a meeting or social event)

Answer 45

司会 | しかい

Question 46

superior, of higher status

Answer 46

目上 | めうえ

Question 47

refuse

Answer 47

断る | ことわる

Question 48

accept

Answer 48

引き受ける | ひきうける

Question 49

impression

Answer 49

印象 | いんしょう

Question 50

check

Answer 50

チェックする

Question 51

residence

Answer 51

[お]住まい | [お]すまい

Question 52

fold

Answer 52

たたむ

Question 53

place one on top of the other

Answer 53

重ねる | かさねる

Question 54

wooden (floor, ceiling, etc.)

Answer 54

板張り | いたばり

Question 55

without socks

Answer 55

素足 | すあし

Question 56

use selectively

Answer 56

使い分ける | つかいわける

Question 57

merit, good quality

Answer 57

良さ | よさ

Question 58

understand by reading or scrutinizing

Answer 58

読み取る | よみとる

Question 59

tourist, traveller

Answer 59

旅行者 | りょこうしゃ

Question 60

-er (person)

Answer 60

〜者 | 〜しゃ

Question 61

most

Answer 61

最も | もっとも

Question 62

very, extremely

Answer 62

非常に | ひじょうに

Question 63

to that extent

Answer 63

それほど

Question 64

represent

Answer 64

代表する | だいひょうする

Question 65

whole

Answer 65

全体 | ぜんたい

Question 66

lay (a tatami mat), lay out (a futon, floor cusions)

Answer 66

敷く | しく

Question 67

just (as in 'X is just like Y')

Answer 67

ちょうど

Question 68

many (flat objects)

Answer 68

何枚も | なんまいも

Question 69

apply, give [a name to]

Answer 69

つける[名前を〜]

Question 70

word of purely Japanese origin

Answer 70

やまとことば

Question 71

move

Answer 71

動かす | うごかす

Question 72

combine, join together

Answer 72

組み合わせる | くみあわせる

Question 73

drawing room, parlor

Answer 73

客間 | きゃくま

Question 74

living room, sitting room

Answer 74

居間 | いま

Question 75

workroom, study

Answer 75

仕事部屋 | しごとべや

Question 76

straw

Answer 76

ワラ

Question 77

mat rush

Answer 77

イグサ

Question 78

breathe

Answer 78

呼吸する | こきゅうする

Question 79

moisture, dampness

Answer 79

湿気 | しっけ

Question 80

remove [moisture]

Answer 80

取る[湿気を〜] | とる[しっけを〜]

Question 81

comfortable

Answer 81

快適[な] | かいてき[な]

Question 82

clean

Answer 82

清潔[な] | せいけつ[な]

Question 83

main text

Answer 83

本文 | ほんぶん

Question 84

detached house

Answer 84

一戸建て | いっこだて

Question 85

prime school student

Answer 85

小学生 | しょうがくせい