6.8 Words

Front 1

End of the rainy season

(I heard that the rainy season will be over next week.)

Back 1

梅雨明け

Hint 1

Tsuyuake

Front 2

Being selected for a contest; being nominated

(His painting was nominated for the contest.)

Back 2

入選

Hint 2

Nyuusen

Front 3

To narrow (something)

(Let's narrow down our search field even further.)

Back 3

狭める

Hint 3

Sebameru

Front 4

Spoken language

(Spoken and written languages are a little different.)

Back 4

話し言葉

Hint 4

Hanashikotoba

Front 5

Idiom, common expression

("Have one's hands free" is an idiom.)

Back 5

慣用句

Hint 5

Kan'youku

Front 6

Lingering summer heat

(The lingering summer heat was harsh this year, too.)

Back 6

残暑

Hint 6

Zansho

Front 7

To be next door to; to adjoin

(This town lies between the sea and the mountain.)

Back 7

隣り合う

Hint 7

Tonariau

Front 8

New Year's gift money

(I gave New Year's gift money to my nephew and niece.)

Back 8

お年玉

Hint 8

Otoshidama

Front 9

Japanese reading

(Kanji has both Chinese-derived and Japanese readings.)

Back 9

訓読み

Hint 9

Kun'yomi

Front 10

Tokyo Metropolitan Government

(That tall building is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.)

Back 10

都庁

Hint 10

Tochou

Front 11

Rumble (onomatopoeia)

(I can hear thunder rumbling.)

Back 11

ごろごろ

Hint 11

Gorogoro

Front 12

Drinking water (colloquial)

(People used to drink water from rivers.)

Back 12

飲み水

Hint 12

Nomimizu

Front 13

Consulate

(He went to the American consulate.)

Back 13

領事館

Hint 13

Ryoujikan

Front 14

Clerical staff

(A new clerk has joined us.)

Back 14

事務員

Hint 14

Jimuin

Front 15

Bon dance festival

(We all went to the Bon dance festival together.)

Back 15

盆踊り

Hint 15

Bon'odori

Front 16

Bridegroom

(The bride and groom showed up side by side.)

Back 16

花婿

Hint 16

Hanamuko

Front 17

High atmospheric pressure

(This heat is due to high atmospheric pressure.)

Back 17

高気圧

Hint 17

Koukiatsu

Front 18

Fire extinguisher

(I replaced the fire extinguisher.)

Back 18

消火器

Hint 18

Shoukaki

Front 19

Colorless

(Alcohol is colorless.)

Back 19

無色

Hint 19

Mushoku

Front 20

To give a discount, to deduct

(I'll deduct 2,000 yen from the retail price.)

Back 20

割り引く

Hint 20

Waribiku

Front 21

Chinese-derived kanji reading

(What's the Chinese-derived reading of this kanji?)

Back 21

音読み

Hint 21

On'yomi

Front 22

Common language

(English is a common language in India.)

Back 22

共通語

Hint 22

Kyoutsuugo

Front 23

Plants and trees

(The plants and trees in this garden are drying out.)

Back 23

草木

Hint 23

Kusaki

Front 24

Cold wintry wind

(A cold wintry wind is blowing outside.)

Back 24

木枯らし

Hint 24

Kogarashi

Front 25

To become tight, to be firm

(You can tighten it by turning the lever to the right.)

Back 25

締まる

Hint 25

Shimaru

Front 26

Weekly holiday

(We get two days off a week at this company.)

Back 26

週休

Hint 26

Shuukyuu

Front 27

To look and compare

(She looked alternately at the two of them, reading their faces.)

Back 27

見比べる

Hint 27

Mikuraberu

Front 28

To come off, to peel off

(The paint on the wall is peeling off.)

Back 28

剥げる

Hint 28

Hageru

Front 29

Important points

(Please read the application guidelines carefully.)

Back 29

要項

Hint 29

Youkou

Front 30

Western style

(His house has a Western-style toilet.)

Back 30

洋式

Hint 30

Youshiki

Front 31

To suspect, to doubt

(The police are suspicious of the group.)

Back 31

怪しむ

Hint 31

Ayashimu

Front 32

Reference book

(This reference book is very useful.)

Back 32

参考書

Hint 32

Sankousho

Front 33

Home delivery of food

(We ordered sushi delivery to our house.)

Back 33

出前

Hint 33

Demae

Front 34

A visit to a grave

(I'm going to visit the grave with my family tomorrow.)

Back 34

墓参り

Hint 34

Hakamairi

Front 35

Unhappy, unfortunate

(There's no one less unfortunate than he is.)

Back 35

不幸せ

Hint 35

Fushiawase

Front 36

Vehicle-free promenade

(The street turns into a vehicle-free promenade on Sundays.)

Back 36

歩行者天国

Hint 36

Hokousha tengoku

Front 37

To make do

(I made do with cookies for lunch.)

Back 37

間に合わせる

Hint 37

Ma ni awaseru

Front 38

Example problem

(Let's solve the example problem together.)

Back 38

例題

Hint 38

Reidai

Front 39

Stomach and intestines

(He has a weak stomach.)

Back 39

胃腸

Hint 39

Ichou

Front 40

Outing, pleasure trip

(Autumn is a good season for outing.)

Back 40

行楽

Hint 40

Kouraku

Front 41

Water power, hydraulic power

(This island relies on hydraulic power to generate electricity.)

Back 41

水力

Hint 41

Suiryoku

Front 42

To imitate, to model after

(I wrote it by imitating his handwriting.)

Back 42

似せる

Hint 42

Niseru

Front 43

Not good at, weak (not nigate)

(I'm not good at math.)

Back 43

不得意

Hint 43

Futokui

Front 44

To soften, to ease up

(When I hear this tune, I feel at ease.)

Back 44

和らぐ

Hint 44

Yawaragu

Front 45

Intonation (loanword)

(Make sure to note the intonation difference.)

Back 45

イントネーション

Hint 45

Intone-shon

Front 46

Ornamental

(This is an ornamental potted plant.)

Back 46

鑑賞

Hint 46

Kanshou

Front 47

Damp, gloomy

(Since it's been raining for days, the whole house is damp.)

Back 47

湿っぽい

Hint 47

Shimeppoi

Front 48

To be full of, to be crowded with

(This area is crowded with houses.)

Back 48

立て込む

Hint 48

Tatekomu

Front 49

Parents, legal guardians

(Parents, please come this way.)

Back 49

父兄

Hint 49

Fukei

Front 50

Street corner

(There was a cafe on the street corner.)

Back 50

街角

Hint 50

Machikado

Front 51

Comparatively, rather

(This movie is rather interesting.)

Back 51

割に

Hint 51

Wari ni

Front 52

Sitting cross-legged

(He is sitting cross-legged while talking.)

Back 52

あぐら

Hint 52

Agura

Front 53

Written language

(Written language and spoken language are quite different sometimes.)

Back 53

書き言葉

Hint 53

Kakikotoba

Front 54

Glass door (loanword)

(The shop's glass door was broken.)

Back 54

ガラス戸

Hint 54

Garasu do

Front 55

Ready-made, ready-to-wear

(His figure doesn't fit the ready-made clothing size.)

Back 55

既製

Hint 55

Kisei

Front 56

Fainting

(She freaked out so much that she fainted.)

Back 56

気絶

Hint 56

Kizetsu

Front 57

Year end

(The department store has kicked off the year-end sales.)

Back 57

歳末

Hint 57

Saimatsu

Front 58

Smog (loanword)

(The city sky is gray because of smog.)

Back 58

スモッグ

Hint 58

Sumoggu

Front 59

Full speed, full steam

(I ran at full speed for the first time in years.)

Back 59

全速力

Hint 59

Zensokuryoku

Front 60

Octopus

(An octopus has eight legs.)

Back 60

たこ

Hint 60

Tako

Front 61

Underground passage

(Let's go through the underpass.)

Back 61

地下道

Hint 61

Chikadou

Front 62

Beginning of the year

(Your subordinate came to give you New Year's greetings.)

Back 62

年始

Hint 62

Nenshi

Front 63

Slow, sluggish

(This train is really slow.)

Back 63

のろい

Hint 63

Noroi

Front 64

Jump, hop

(Frogs are jumping around the pond.)

Back 64

ぴょんぴょん

Hint 64

Pyonpyon

Front 65

Poor person

(In some cases, poor people can get extremely rich.)

Back 65

貧乏人

Hint 65

Binbounin

Front 66

Moon viewing

(We enjoy moon viewing in September.)

Back 66

月見

Hint 66

Tsukimi

Front 67

Corn

(This corn is sweet and delicious.)

Back 67

とうもろこし

Hint 67

Toumorokoshi

Front 68

To stretch out, to enlarge

(Please enlarge this photograph.)

Back 68

引き伸ばす

Hint 68

Hikinobasu

Front 69

Lightly fluttering, floating

(A leaf fluttered down.)

Back 69

ひらひら

Hint 69

Hirahira

Front 70

Outskirts of town

(She's working in a factory on the outskirts of town.)

Back 70

町外れ

Hint 70

Machihazure

Front 71

Knowledgeable (wise) person

(That elderly person is very knowledgeable.)

Back 71

物知り

Hint 71

Monoshiri

Front 72

Afterword

(Please read the afterword carefully.)

Back 72

後書き

Hint 72

Atogaki

Front 73

Light clothing

(Children wear light clothing even during winter.)

Back 73

薄着

Hint 73

Usugi

Front 74

Gargle

(Someone is gargling loudly.)

Back 74

がらがら

Hint 74

Garagara

Front 75

Summer greeting

(I sent a summer greeting card to my teacher.)

Back 75

暑中見舞い

Hint 75

Shochuu mimai

Front 76

Vertical writing

(Please write your composition vertically.)

Back 76

縦書き

Hint 76

Tategaki

Front 77

Going to bed early

(Going to bed early is good for your health.)

Back 77

早寝

Hint 77

Hayane

Front 78

Uncertain, unreliable

(Human memory is unreliable.)

Back 78

不確か

Hint 78

Futashika

Front 79

Pan-fried noodles

(I ate pan-fried noodles at the festival.)

Back 79

焼きそば

Hint 79

Yakisoba

Front 80

Japanese style

(That house has a Japanese-style toilet.)

Back 80

和式

Hint 80

Washiki

Front 81

Student discount

(It's quite cheap with a student discount.)

Back 81

学割

Hint 81

Gakuwari

Front 82

Heavy clothing

(I usually try not to wear heavy clothing.)

Back 82

厚着

Hint 82

Atsugi

Front 83

Rainfall, rainy weather

(We couldn't see the moon because of the rainy weather.)

Back 83

雨降り

Hint 83

Amefuri

Front 84

Dictation, writing practice

(We practice writing kanji every morning.)

Back 84

書き取り

Hint 84

Kakitori

Front 85

Hard, solid

(The pond is frozen solid.)

Back 85

かちかち

Hint 85

Kachikachi

Front 86

Masculine, manly

(He's a very manly person.)

Back 86

男性的

Hint 86

Danseiteki

Front 87

The beginning of the month

(I always meet him at the beginning of the month.)

Back 87

月初め

Hint 87

Tsukihajime

Front 88

Same surname

(In Japan, it's common for a married couple to have the same surname.)

Back 88

同姓

Hint 88

Dousei

Front 89

Long conversation, long talk

(My mother is having a long talk on the phone.)

Back 89

長話

Hint 89

Nagabanashi

Front 90

Flesh color, skin color

(She's wearing a skin-colored shirt.)

Back 90

肌色

Hint 90

Hadairo

Front 91

(Osaka or Kyoto) prefectural office

(He works for a (Osaka or Kyoto) prefectural office.)

Back 91

府庁

Hint 91

Fuchou

Front 92

Prefectural (Osaka or Kyoto)

(She goes to a (Osaka or Kyoto) prefectural university.)

Back 92

府立

Hint 92

Furitsu

Front 93

Regular square (colloquial)

(There was a regular square window in his room.)

Back 93

真四角

Hint 93

Mashikaku

Front 94

Retail store, outlet

(This product can also be purchased at retail stores.)

Back 94

小売店

Hint 94

Kouriten

Front 95

Wicked woman

(He was deceived by a wicked woman.)

Back 95

悪女

Hint 95

Akujo

Front 96

To damage, to ransack

(His house was ransacked by a burglar.)

Back 96

荒らす

Hint 96

Arasu

Front 97

Western-style room

(This table is not suitable for a Western-style room.)

Back 97

洋室

Hint 97

Youshitsu

Front 98

Passenger plane

(A passenger plane crashed.)

Back 98

旅客機

Hint 98

Ryokakuki

Front 99

One's own country

(Let's cherish cultures of our own country.)

Back 99

自国

Hint 99

Jikoku

Front 100

Money, currency

(I saw some old currency at the museum.)

Back 100

貨幣

Hint 100

Kahei