VOCAB Episode 4

Question 1

(き）決める

Answer 1

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1. to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one’s mind; to resolve; to set one’s heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix​
2. to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)​
3. to persist in doing; to go through with​
4. to always do; to have made a habit of　＊​as 決めている
5. to take for granted; to assume​
6. to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines​
7. to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing​
8. to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)​　＊Martial arts term, Sumo term
9. to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs​

Question 2

飯　（めし）

Answer 2

1. cooked rice​
2. meal; food​
3. one’s livelihood​

Question 3

おい、飯　（めし）だぞ？

Answer 3

“Hey you, food’s up!”

Question 4

召し　（めし）

Answer 4

Noun

1. summons; call​

Question 5

運命　（うんめい）

Answer 5

Noun

1. fate; destiny; lot​

Question 6

レネー

Answer 6

Noun 1. Super-cool Lady

Question 7

召し抱え

めしかかえ

Answer 7

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

1. to call (someone) to you; to call together; to call to come

Question 8

召し上がる

めしあがる

Answer 8

Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb

1. to eat; to drink​Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Question 9

召し使い

Answer 9

Noun

1. servant; menial​

Question 10

彼（かれ）は　怒って（おこって）召使い（めしつかい）を叱った。

Answer 10

He got angry and told off his servant.

Question 11

ご自由に（ごじゆうに）召し上がって（めしあがって）ください。

Answer 11

Please help yourself to anything you like.

Question 12

船　（ふね）

Answer 12

Noun
1. ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship　＊Only applies to 船, Only applies to 舟, 舟 is often small and hand-propelled
2. tank; tub; vat; trough
Noun - used as a suffix, Counter
3. counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

Question 13

向こう　（む）こう

Answer 13

Noun

1. opposite side; other side; opposite direction​
2. over there; that way; far away; beyond​
3. the other party; the other person​
4. future (starting now)​

Question 14

召し

Answer 14

めし

召： seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)　Kun: め.す　On: ショウ
taught in junior high
1540 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Question 15

飯

Answer 15

飯：meal, boiled rice　Kun: めし　On: ハン
taught in grade 4
1046 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Question 16

夕飯（ゆうはん）を食べている時（とき）電話（でんわ）が　かかってきた。

Answer 16

The telephone rang while I was having supper.

Question 17

夕飯　は　もう食べましたか？

Answer 17

Have you had dinner?

Question 18

朝御飯（あさごはん）　はできています。

Answer 18

Breakfast is ready.

Question 19

フランク

Answer 19

Noun:　とても　おもしろい　and　 かしこい！

Question 20

船

Answer 20

ふね

船：Radical: boat 舟
Parts: 舟 ハ 口
ship, boat
Kun: ふね、 ふな-　On: セン
taught in grade 2
713 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Question 21

決める

Answer 21

きめる

決：Radical: water 水 (氵, 氺)
decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Kun: き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
On: ケツ
taught in grade 3
71 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Question 22

運命

Answer 22

うんめい

運：Radical: walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Kun: はこ.ぶ　On: ウン
taught in grade 3
255 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

命：Radical: mouth, opening 口口
fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
Kun: いのち　On: メイ、 ミョウ
taught in grade 3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Question 23

向こう　

Answer 23

むこう

向：Radical: mouth, opening 口
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Kun: む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
On: コウ
taught in grade 3
182 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Question 24

遊びたいなら（あそびたい）ちゃんと　ルールを　決めて（きめて）おきなさい！

Answer 24

If we’re going to play, make your mind up about the rules!

Question 25

再び　

ふたたび

Answer 25

Adverb

1. again; once more; a second time​

Question 26

試みる

こころみる

Answer 26

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)​

Other forms
心見る 【こころみる】

Question 27

彼女は　再び（ふたたび）試みる（こころみる）事を決めた。

Answer 27

She made up her mind to try again.

Question 28

側

がわ

Answer 28

Noun, Suffix

1. side (of something, or taking someone’s side); part​
2. (watch) case​

Question 29

彼女の家（いえ）は　川の向こう側（がわ）にある。

Answer 29

Her house is across the river.

Question 30

向こうに見る人は　私の叔父（おじ）です。

叔父：Uncle

Answer 30

The man you see over there is my uncle.