Lesson 9 Vocabulary

Question 1

Education

Answer 1

教育
きょういく

Question 2

To train; educate

Answer 2

教育する
きょういくする

Question 3

Present conditions; status quo

Answer 3

現状
げんじょう

Question 4

System; institution

Answer 4

制度
せいど

Question 5

(Suffix) system

Answer 5

-制
-せい

Question 6

The point at issue

Answer 6

問題点
もんだいてん

Question 7

Contentment; satisfaction

Answer 7

満足
まんぞく

Question 8

To be satisfied with

Answer 8

(~に)満足する
(~に)まんぞくする

Question 9

Public (institution)

Answer 9

公立
こうりつ

Question 10

Private (institution)

Answer 10

私立
しりつ

Question 11

Duty; obligation

Answer 11

義務
ぎむ

Question 12

Compulsory education

Answer 12

義務教育
ぎむきょういく

Question 13

Going on (to the next stage of education)

Answer 13

進学
しんがく

Question 14

Rate; percentage

Answer 14

-率
-りつ

Question 15

Junior college

Answer 15

短大
たんだい

Question 16

Vocational/ technical school

Answer 16

専門学校
せんもんがっこう

Question 17

To include

Answer 17

含める
ふくめる

Question 18

Almost; nearly

Answer 18

(Number/quantity) -近く
-ちかく

Question 19

To go on (to a university); to make progress; advance

Answer 19

(~に)進む
(~に)すすむ

Question 20

Academic/ educational background

Answer 20

学歴
がくれき

Question 21

(To) bully(ing)

Answer 21

いじめ(る)

Question 22

Refusal to go to school (psychological problem)

Answer 22

登校拒否
とうこうきょひ

Question 23

Deviation score indicating the degree of difficulty of each school:s entrance exam

Answer 23

偏差値
へんさち

Question 24

~ versus ~

Answer 24

~対~
~たい~

Question 25

Room; space; time (to spare)

Answer 25

ゆとり

Question 26

Student (usually at junior/ senior high school)

Answer 26

生徒 せいと

Question 27

(To) Try; challenge

Answer 27

(~に)挑戦(する) (~に)ちょうせん(する)

Question 28

Waiting for another chance to enter a university

Answer 28

浪人する ろうにんする

Question 29

Student waiting for another chance to enter a university

Answer 29

浪人生 ろうにんせい

Question 30

Japanese warrior

Answer 30

侍 さむらい

Question 31

(To) Mean(ing)

Answer 31

意味(する) いみ(する)

Question 32

(To) hope; wish

Answer 32

希望(する) きぼう(する)

Question 33

Preperatory school for university entrance examinations

Answer 33

予備校 よびこう

Question 34

To point; indicate

Answer 34

指す さす

Question 35

Hell

Answer 35

地獄 じごく

Question 36

To suffer

Answer 36

(~で/に) 苦しむ (~で/に) くるしむ

Question 37

Home; family

Answer 37

家庭 かてい

Question 38

Desperate; frantic

Answer 38

必死(の) ひっし(の)

Question 39

Cooperation/ to cooperate

Answer 39

協力(する) きょうりょく(する)

Question 40

Night meal

Answer 40

夜食 やしょく

Question 41

Preperation/ to prepare

Answer 41

用意(する) ようい(する)

Question 42

Student preparing for an examination

Answer 42

受験生 じゅけんせい

Question 43

Environment

Answer 43

環境 かんきょう

Question 44

Unlucky

Answer 44

縁起の悪い えんぎのわるい

Question 45

To slide; skate; be slippery

Answer 45

すべる

Question 46

To fail in a test (phrase)

Answer 46

試験にすべる しけんにすべる

Question 47

Alumnus

Answer 47

出身者 しゅっしんしゃ

Question 48

(Social) position; status

Answer 48

地位 ちい

Question 49

To recognize; notice; admit

Answer 49

認める みとめる

Question 50

One's life

Answer 50

人生 じんせい

Question 51

Happiness/ happy

Answer 51

幸せ(な) しあわせ(な)

Question 52

Possibilty; potentiality

Answer 52

可能性 かのうせい

Question 53

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Answer 53

文部科学省/文科省 もんぶかがくしょう/もんかしょう

Question 54

Statistics

Answer 54

統計 とうけい

Question 55

Judgement/ to judge

Answer 55

判断(する) はんだん(する)

Question 56

Before

Answer 56

以前 いぜん

Question 57

Prime minister

Answer 57

首相 しゅしょう

Question 58

Short for 東京大学 (University of Tokyo)

Answer 58

東大 とうだい

Question 59

(To) Welcome

Answer 59

歓迎(する) かんげい(する)

Question 60

(To commit) Suicide

Answer 60

自殺(する) じさつ(する)

Question 61

To follow; keep up

Answer 61

(~に)ついていく

Question 62

Cause; origin

Answer 62

原因 げんいん

Question 63

Other people; others

Answer 63

他人 たにん

Question 64

To seek; request; demand

Answer 64

求める もとめる

Question 65

Main; leading; major

Answer 65

主(な) おも(な)

Question 66

Another; different; extra

Answer 66

別(の) べつ(の)

Question 67

To produce; bear

Answer 67

生む うむ

Question 68

Academic ability

Answer 68

学力 がくりょく

Question 69

Numeral; figure

Answer 69

数字 すうじ

Question 70

To raise; elevate; increase

Answer 70

上げる あげる

Question 71

Falling; declining

Answer 71

低下 ていか

Question 72

To fall; decline

Answer 72

(~が)低下する (~が)ていかする

Question 73

Now; nowadays

Answer 73

今では いまでは

Question 74

To drop; go down

Answer 74

(~が)下がる (~が)さがる

Question 75

To reduce; cut down

Answer 75

減らす へらす

Question 76

Common sense; common knowledge

Answer 76

常識 じょうしき

Question 77

Common-sense; ordinary (adjective)

Answer 77

常識的(な) じょうしきてき(な)

Question 78

Phenomenon

Answer 78

現象 げんしょう

Question 79

Pi

Answer 79

円周率 えんしゅうりつ

Question 80

To rely on; depend on

Answer 80

(~に)頼る (~に)たよる

Question 81

Vicious circle

Answer 81

悪循環 あくじゅんかん

Question 82

To state; express

Answer 82

(~を/について)述べる (~を/について)のべる

Question 83

As stated/ described above

Answer 83

以上、述べたように いじょう、のべたように

Question 84

Reading and writing

Answer 84

読み書き よみかき

Question 85

Calculation; count

Answer 85

計算 けいさん

Question 85

To calculate

Answer 85

計算する けいさんする

Question 86

Giving official approval; inspecting

Answer 86

検定 けんてい

Question 87

To give official approval

Answer 87

検定する けんていする

Question 88

Foundation; basis

Answer 88

基本 きほん

Question 89

Fundamental; basic

Answer 89

基本的(な) きほんてき(な)

Question 90

Equal; even

Answer 90

平等(な) びょうどう(な)

Question 91

Equality; impartiality

Answer 91

平等 びょうどう

Question 92

Solution; closure of problem

Answer 92

解決 かいけつ

Question 93

To solve; resolve; settle

Answer 93

解決する かいけつする

Question 95

Taking this opportunity

Answer 95

~を機会に ~をきかいに