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東京スカイツリー

L19

とうきょうスカイツリーTokyo Skytree (broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo)

葛飾北斎

L19

かつしかほくさいKatsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), famous Edo-period ukiyo-e artist

いりますto be needed; to be necessary

しらべますto examine; to look up

修理します

しゅうりしますrepair; mending

きみyou; buddy

ことばlanguage; dialect

きものkimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length)

はじめbeginning; start

おわりend; ending

this way; this direction

that way; that direction

that way; that direction

which way; which direction

みんなで

L20

all together (of people)

おなかがいっぱいです

L20

to be full (lit. 'full stomach')

良かったら

よかったらif you like

おもいますto think; to consider

いいますto say; to utter

かちますto win; to gain victory

まけますto lose; to be defeated

役に立ちます

やくにたちますto be helpful; to be useful

うごきますto move; to stir

やめますto stop; to turn off

気をつけます

きをつけますto be careful; to pay attention

留学します

りゅうがくしますstudying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)

むだfutility; waste

ふべんinconvenience; inexpediency

terrible; dreadful

ほんとうtruth; reality

じどうしゃcar; automobile

こうつうtraffic; transportation

ぶっかprices of commodities; prices (in general)

ほうそうbroadcasting; broadcast

animation; animated film

マンガcartoon; comic

ゆめdream; dream

てんさいgenius; prodigy

しあいmatch; game

いけんopinion; view

はなしtalk; speech

ちきゅうEarth; the globe

つきMoon; month

さいきんrecently; lately

たぶんprobably; likely

surely; undoubtedly

ほんとうにreally; truly

久しぶりですね

L21

ひさしぶりですねIt's been a while, hasn't it?

でも飲みませんか

L21

でものみませんかHow about a drink?

of course; certainly

もう帰らないと

L21

もうかえらないとI have to be getting home now.

アインシュタイン

L21

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

ガガーリン

L21

Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968)

キング牧師

L21

キングぼくしMartin Luther King (1929-1968)

フランクリン

L21

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

かぐや姫

L21

かぐやひめKaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya

天神祭

L21

てんじんまつりTenjin Festival (Osaka)

吉野山

L21

よしのやまMount Yoshino (in Nara Prefecture)

カンガルー

キャプテン・クック

L21

Captain James Cook (1728-1779)

ヨーネン

L21

Jonen (fictional company name)

きますto wear (from the shoulders down); to put on

white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus)

かぶります

to put on (one's head); to wear

かけますto hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang

生まれます

うまれますto be born

わたしたちwe; us

sweater; jumper

suit (clothing); suit

ぼうしhat; cap

めがねglasses; eyeglasses

べんとうbento; Japanese box lunch

robot; (mere) puppet

つごうcircumstances; condition

えーと

L22

let me see; well

おめでとう

congratulations!; well done!

お探しですか

L22

おさがしですかAre you looking for something?

ダイニングキッチン

L22

eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room

わしつJapanese-style room

おしいれcloset (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe

ふとんfuton; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet

万里の長城

L22

ばんりのちょうじょうGreat Wall of China

みんなのアンケート

L22

Everyone's Survey (fictional survey name)

ききます(聞きます)

L23

先生にto ask (a question)

まわしますto turn; to rotate

ひきますto pull; to tug

かえますto change; to alter

さわりますto touch; to feel

でます(出ます)

L23

おつりがto leave; to exit

あるきますto walk

わたります(渡ります)

L23

橋をto cross (e.g. a bridge)

まがります(曲がります)

L23

右へto turn (e.g. right); to bend

さびしいlonely; lonesome

ゆhot water; hot bath

おとsound; noise

こしょうfault; trouble

みちroad; path

こうさてんcrossing; intersection

しんごうsignal; signalling

かどangle; square

ちゅうしゃじょうparking lot; car park

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