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Reading Japanese with a Smile
Kanji from Chapter 9
60
Language - Japanese
Undergraduate 4
10/01/2012

Additional Language - Japanese Flashcards

 


 

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Term
ホテトル嬢
Definition

ホテルじょう

hotel call girl

ホテル+トルコ風呂(Turkish Bath)

Term
Definition

となり

next to, neighbor

Term
Definition

むすめ

daughter

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オホーツク海
Definition

オホーツクかい

Sea of Ohotsuku

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~に面した
Definition

~にめんした

facing onto ~

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助役
Definition

じょやく

Deputy Mayor

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出張
Definition

しゅっちょう

business trip

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地元
Definition

じもと

local

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選出
Definition

せんしゅつ

elected

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代議士
Definition

だいぎし

Diet member

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秘書
Definition

ひしょ

secretary

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選挙区
Definition

せんきょく

election district

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情勢
Definition

じょうせい

situation

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取材
Definition

しゅざい

gathering information

Term
取材を受ける
Definition

しゅざいをうける

to interview

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日程
Definition

にってい

schedule

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詰まる
Definition

つまる

to be packed or full (schedule, space, etc.)

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~ことになる
Definition

~ことになる

to become able to ~

Term
深夜
Definition

しんや

late at night

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酔う
Definition

よう

to get drunk or become intoxicated

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悩む
Definition

なやむ

to be worried or troubled

Term
ピンクチラシ
Definition

ピンクチラシ

a flyer (チラシ) concerning sexual matters (ピンク)

Term
証拠
Definition

しょうこ

proof, evidence

Term
意を決する
Definition

いをけっする

to decide to do, to ready oneself 

Term
受話器
Definition

じゅわき

telephone handset

Term
取り上げる
Definition

とりあげる

to pick up, to lift

Term
冷める
Definition

さめる

to cool down (temperature or emotion)

Term
部屋のチャイム
Definition

へやのチャイム

doorbell

Term
鳴る
Definition

なる

to sound, ring, chime or resound

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にこやかに
Definition

にこやかに

with a smile

Term
目を剥く
Definition

めをむく

to open one's eyes wide in surprise or anger

Term
公務員
Definition

こうむいん

government worker, civil servant

Term
確か
Definition

たしか

I thought, was pretty sure that

Term
女子大
Definition

じょしだい

women's university

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こんなとこ
Definition

こんなとこ

a place like this

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叱咤
Definition

しった

scolding, rebuke, reprimand

Term
たじろぐ
Definition

たじろぐ

to falter, to wince

Term
旗色の悪い
Definition

はたいろのわるい

situation/outlook looks bad

Term
仕送り
Definition

しおくり

allowance

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もっと真面目に
Definition

もっとまじめに

more seriously

Term
やらなきゃだめ
Definition

やらなきゃだめ

colloquial for やらなければだめ (must do)

Term
小一時間
Definition

こいちじかん

for nearly an hour

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説教
Definition

せっきょう

preach, sermon

Term
いかんせん
Definition

いかんせん

unfortunately

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迫力
Definition

はくりょく

force, intensity, impact

Term
冗談
Definition

じょうだん

joke

Term
本気
Definition

ほんき

serious

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付かぬ
Definition

つかぬ

neg. form of 付く meaning (to be decided)

Term
口調
Definition

くちょう

tone of voice

Term
延長する
Definition

えんちょうする

to extend, prolong, lengthen

Term
規定
Definition

きてい

agreement, rules

Term
通り
Definition

どおり

in accordance with, in agreement with

Term
内証にする
Definition

ないしょにする

to keep secret or confidential

Term
毅然
Definition

きぜん

fortitude, firmness, stubborness

Term
きっかけ
Definition

きっかけ

chance, start, excuse, motive

Term
何も聞きだせず
Definition

なにもききだせず

unable to ask

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あまつさえ
Definition

あまつさえ

besides, in addition, moreover

Term
尻尾をつかむ
Definition

しっぽをつかむ

to reveal a peson's secrets or weaknesses (lit. to grab by the tail)

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帰郷
Definition

ききょう

homecoming, returning to one's home

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白髪
Definition

しらが

grey hair(s)

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