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Tobira-Quiz Vocab
Vocab to Study for next Vocab Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (~を)学ぶ | (~を)まなぶ to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in |
| 現代 | げんだい nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day |
| 番組 | ばんぐみ program (eg: TV) |
| 代表的〔な〕 | だいひょうてき(な) representative; exemplary; model |
| 国内 | こくない internal; domestic |
| 試合 | しあい match; game; bout; contest |
| 選手 | せんしゅ player (in game); team member |
| 勝つ | かつ to win; to gain victory |
| 成長(する) | せいちょう(する) growth; grow to adulthood |
| 例えば | たとえば for example; e,g |
| 笑顔 | えがお smiling face; smile 笑顔千両(えがおせんりょう) beautiful smile; there being a great charm about one's smile |
| 大声 | おおごえ large voice |
| 負げる | まげる To lose, to be defeated |
| 表現(する) | ひょうげん(する) 1: expression; presentation; To express/present 2: (math) representation; notation |
| 絶対 | ぜったい 1: absolutely; unconditionally; (No-adjective) 2: absolute; unconditional; unmistakable; 3: (Noun) absoluteness |
| 礼 | れい thanking; expression of gratitude; bow |
| ~に向かって | ~にむかって Toward, for / to, in the direction of |
| Verb~合う | Verb(- masu)+あう V (to/for) each other; V with |
| 表す | あらわす 1: to reveal; to show; to display; 2: to express; 3: to represent; to signify; to stand for; 4: to make widely known |
| 正しい | ただしい (adj-i) right; just; correct; righteous; honest; truthful; proper; straightforward; perfect |
| (~を)育つ / 育てる | (~を)そだつ / そだてる (育つ)=to be raised (eg: child); to be brought up; to grow (up) (そだてる)=to raise; to rear; to bring up |
| 通う | かよう 1: to go back and forth; to ply between; 2: to commute; to attend (school, church, etc) |
| 能力 | のうりょく ability; faculty |
| 彼 | かれ 1: he; him; (No-adjective) 2: his; 3: boyfriend |
| 後ろ | うしろ back; behind; rear (~に~を)与える |
| 含む | ふくむ 1: to include; to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to embrace; 2: to hold in the mouth; 3: to bear in mind; to understand; to harbor (grudge, etc); 4: to express (emotion, etc); to imply |
| 精神 | せいしん mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention |
| 折る | おる to break; to fold; to pick flowers |
| 打つ | うつ 1: to hit (something inanimate); to strike; to beat (on something); 2: to type; to tap (eg a key); 3: to inject; 4: to indulge in gambling; 5: to visit (on a pilgrimage) |
| 投げる | なげる 1: to throw; to cast away; 2: to face defeat; to give up |
| 驚く | おどろく to be surprised; to be astonished |
| 席 | せき 1: seat; 2: location (of a gathering, etc); place; 3: position; post |
| (~に)迷う | (~に)まよう 1: to lose one's way; be uncertain, to hesitate; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; 3: to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself; 4: to turn in one's grave |
| 一般的(な) | いっぱんてき(な) popular; typical; general, common |
| 相談(する) | そうだん(する) consultation; discussion To consult, to discuss |
| 先輩 | せんぱい senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate |
| 後輩 | こうはい junior (at work or school) |
| 道具 | どうぐ implement; tool; means |
| ~を通して | ~おとおして Through |
| 種類 | しゅるい Kind; sort;type |
| 健康 | けんこう Health; (けんこう+な) Healthy |
| 番組 | ばんぐみ TV/Radio program |
| 相撲 | すもう Sumo wrestling |
| 国内 | こくない A country’s interior 国内の=Domestic, internal |
| 全て | すべて Entirely, all; (as noun=)everything, all |
| リアルタイム | Real time, live |
| 観戦(する) | かんせん(する) Watching (a sports game); to watch a sports game |
| 国技 | こくぎ National sport |
| 力士 | りきし Sumo wrestler |
| 土俵 | どうひょう Sumo ring |
| ガッツポーズをする | To raise one’s fist(s) in triumph |
| 〔~が〕叫ぶ | (~が)さけぶ 〔Vi〕 To shout out, yell, cry out |
| くやしい | くやしい 〔Someone is〕 frustrated; (something is) regrettable) |
| べらべら話す | べらべらはなす To talk glibly, constantly; blab |
| (~を)ぼかにする | To look down on, make fun of Exe: ぼかにしたジェスチャーをする |
| 武道 | ぶどう Martial arts |
| 道場 | どうじょう Training hall for martial arts |
| 挨拶(する) | (~に)あいさつ(する) Greeting |
| 感謝(する) | (~に)かんしゃ(する) Thanks, gratitude, To give thanks/gratitude |
| 礼儀正しい | れいぎただしい Well-mannered, courteous, polite |
| 心・技・体 | しん・ぎ・たい Spirit—Technique—Physical strength |
| 精神 | せいしん Mind, spirit, will 精神力 |
| 能力 | のうりょく Ability, capacity, competence 運動能力 |
| プレー〔をする〕 | To play |
| (~が)三振(する) | (~が)さんしん(する) Strikeout; To strike out |
| 〔~を〕折る | (~を)おる To fracture, to break (a stick-like object) |
| 〔~を〕打つ | (~を)うつ To hit, to strike |
| グローブ | Baseball glove |
| 〔~を〕投げる | (~を)なげる To throw, to pitch |
| 〔~に〕驚く | (~に)おどろく 〔Vi〕 To be surprised, to be shocked |
| そんな | Such, like that |
| スパイク | Spikes (track shoes) |
| 手入れ | ていれ Maintenance, care, repair(s) |
| (~に~を)与える | (~に~を)あたえる (Vt) To give |
| ロサンジェルス | Los Angeles |
| 金(メダル) | きん(メダル) Gold (metal) |
| (~を)譲る | (~を)ゆずる (Vt) To give over, to hand over, give up (one’s seat) |
| (~を)生かす | (~を)いかす (Vt) To make the most of (one’s abilities) |
| 部活 | ぶかつ Club activities (Short for 部活動(ぶかつどう)) |
| 関係 | かんけい Relationship(s) 上下関係 (じょうげかんけい) pecking order; hierarchical relationship |
| マナージャー | Manager |
| (~に)入部(する) | (~に)にゅうぶ(する) Joining a club; to join a club |
| 部員 | ぶいん Club/group member |
| 主将 | しゅしょう Team captain |
| 休憩(する) | きゅうけい(する) Rest / Break; To rest, take a break |
| ”お待たせ。。。“ | おまたせ。。。 Sorry to keep you waiting |
| サークル | Circle, club, group |
| 詳しい | くわしい Detailed, full |
| ~させていただけませんか。 | Could I______? |
| その辺 | そのへん (A space/area) near there; around there |
| 帯 | おび Belt, sash |
| 道具 | どうぐ Tool, instrument, equipment |
| 毎~のように。。。 | まい~のように。。。 Almost every ~ |
| Sentence と考(かんが)えられている/思(おも)われている | It is considered that ~, It is believed that ~ |
| ~など(は)/~なんて | Things/people/etc like ~ |
| まず。。。 | First of all, first, to begin with, before everything |
| Verb(-masu) 合う | V (to/for) each other; V with/together 見せ合った:Looked at together |
| Verb(plain, non-past)+ように。。。 | So that ~, in such a way that~ みんなに聞こえるように。。。=So that they can hear (me) |
| ある(Noun) | ;A (noun), a certain (noun), some (one/thing) 昔、昔、ある所に。。。=Long, long ago in a certain place。。。 |
| Sentence+{の・ん}+{ではないどろうか / ではないでしょうか / じゃないかな} I think that ~, Isn’t it that ~? “厳(きび)しいじゃないんな。=I think that (it) is strict。。。 | I think that ~, Isn’t it that ~? “厳(きび)しいじゃないんな。=I think that (it) is strict。。。 |
| Verb(-nai form)+ず(に) | Without V-ing, instead of V-ing 辞書を見ずに=Without looking at the dictionary |
| {そう/こう/ああ}いう(Noun) | That/this kind of, such___ そういう所で=At these type of places/locations |
| Sentenceと言える{だろう/でしょう} | It probably can be said that~, It is probably alright to say that~ 奈良(なら)は日本で一番歴史(いちばんれきし)の古(ふる)い町(まち)の一つと言えるでしょう。=It can probably be said that Nara is one of the older towns with the most history |
| XはY(という)ことなの{である/だ} | X is Y; X means that Y |
| ~ん{だけど/ですが} | But。。。 Also used when making an offer to someone to go/do/see something |
| それで | So, because of that, that’s why, for that reason ああ、それで、みんなうれしそうにしているんですね。=So that’s why everyone seems so happy。。。 |
| (Question word)~ても | No matter what/who/when/where/how 世界中、どこに行っても、マクドナルドが食べられる。=No matter where you go throughout the world, you can eat at a McDonalds |
| ~うちに | While~still ~ないうちに=Before (something happens) |
| できれば / できたら | If possible, If you don’t mind, If it’s alright |
| Verb (plain past)~たばかり | Have just V-ed 今、食べたばかりですから。。。=Since/because I have just finished eating right now。。。 |