Lesson 8

Question 1

天

Answer 1

くんよみ　あめ、あま
おんよみ　テン

天　　　　heaven
天気 weather
天の川 the Milky Way
雨天 rainy weather
天才 genius
天国 heaven

Question 2

空

Answer 2

くんよみ　そら、あ、から、あき
おんよみ　くう

空　　　　sky
空港 airport
空 empty
空家 vacant house
空き缶 empty can
青空 blue sky

Question 3

気

Answer 3

くんよみ　none
おんよみ　キ、ケ

気　　　　spirit; mood
元気 stamina; vigor; health
気配 indication
気持ち feeling; mood
空気 air
気合 fighting spirit

Question 4

雨

Answer 4

くんよみ　あめ、あま
おんよみ　ウ

雨　　　rain
大雨 heavy rain
雨雲 rain clouds
雨蛙 tree frog
雨量 amount of rain
雨天 rainy weather

Question 5

山

Answer 5

くんよみ　やま
おんよみ　サン

山　　　　mountain
富士山 Mt. Fuji
山脈 mountain range
山村 mountain village
山登り mountain climbing
火山 volcano

Question 6

川

Answer 6

くんよみ　かわ
おんよみ　セン

川　　　　　river
河川 rivers, river system
小川 brook; stream
コロラド川 Colorado river
川上 upper reaches of a river
川下 downstream

Question 7

film

Answer 7

フィルム

Question 8

development

Answer 8

げんぞう

Question 9

disposable camera

Answer 9

つかいすてカメラ

Question 10

film shop

Answer 10

しゃしんや

Question 11

photograph

Answer 11

しゃしん

Question 12

Polaroid

Answer 12

ポラロイド

Question 13

negative (film)

Answer 13

ネガ

Question 14

tripod

Answer 14

さんきゃく

Question 15

butterfly

Answer 15

ちょうちょう

Question 16

grasshopper

Answer 16

ばった

Question 17

spider

Answer 17

くも

Question 18

catapiller

Answer 18

けむし

Question 19

scorpion

Answer 19

さそり

Question 20

ladybug

Answer 20

てんとうむし

Question 21

my father

Answer 21

ちち

Question 22

my mother

Answer 22

はは

Question 23

ice

Answer 23

こおり

Question 24

pharmacy

Answer 24

やっきょく

Question 25

A very common way of saying “How old are you”

Answer 25

いくつですか

Question 26

to become; be (regular)

Answer 26

なる

Question 27

to start; to begin (regular)

Answer 27

はじまる

Question 28

to originate, start, begin (いる/える)

Answer 28

はしめる

Question 29

to end; finish

Answer 29

おわる

Question 30

なる verb usage

Answer 30

The particle に is used to make the thing that the topic is becoming

[noun] になる
to become [noun]

Question 31

はじまる verb usage

Answer 31

The thing that is started is marked with が unless は for stressing purposes

[something] がはじまる
[something] begins

Question 32

はじめる verb usage

Answer 32

Used when something is actively started by someone.

[something] をはじめる
to start or initiate [something]

Question 33

おわる verb usage

Answer 33

The particle が is used to mark the thing that is ending unless は for emphasis

[thing]がおわる
a [thing] ends

Question 34

The difference between はじまる and はじめる

Answer 34

はじまる is for events that start passively (nobody initiates it)

はじめる is for when events are started by someone.