Lesson 11

10 Kanji

90 of 110 Vocabulary

to give (esp. to someone of lower status) ②to provide ③to assign ④to cause
light ②bright (of a color) ③cheerful ④encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
foot ②leg ③gait ④pace
sweet-tasting ②fragrant (smelling) ③lightly salted ④naive
fashion ②school (of thought) ③class ④current (electrical, water, etc.)
to begin to say ②to be the first to say
different culture
various ②various colors
smiling face
to get ②to understand ③to be able to ..., can ...
to get angry ②to tell someone off ③to be angular
washing ②sashimi chilled in iced water
slow ②late (in the day) ③later (than expected or usual) ④too late
younger brother ②brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband) ③pupil
to return ②to turn over ③to become extremely
behind one's back
she ②girlfriend
endurance ②self-control
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort)
to weigh on one's mind ②to be interested (in) ③to feel like (doing)
mouth ②opening ③counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords
to cut into (a conversation)
to mourn ②to be sorry
approximately ②to (about) the extent that ③as ... as ...
to live ②to spend (time)
describing ②form ③personal appearance
result ②coming to fruition ③as a result
sphere ②category
omitting the rest
end ②last ③no sooner than ④one's final moments
Mr. ②makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) ③state
time ②hour ③period
to pass (of time)
end ②noh dance in plain clothes
enough ②sufficiently ③division into ten
from the standpoint of ②first volume (e.g. book) ③superior quality ④ana-
to pass (time) ②to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption) ③to overdo ④to ... without acting on it
washing ②relaxing
to forestall ②to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to ask ②to search
no good ②hopeless ③neutral point (in go)
gradually ②steps
omission (of middle part of a text)
receiving ②eating ③please
(hand) gesture
by all means ②whether (one is) willing or not ③on no account ④in the end
independence ②independence (e.g. of a nation) ③separation
mind ②attitude ③spirit (of a matter)
to melt into ②to blend into (surroundings)
drumming (noise) ②rapidly ③continuously
consent ②understanding
to take lessons in
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
with a friendly grin
human being ②character (of a person)
sleeping in late ②late riser
with a clash ②unexpectedly (meeting someone) ③suddenly (ending)
daily ②days (e.g. of one's youth) ③every day
Note: In order to match dictionary entries, some of the words listed here are shown in simpler forms than what you see in the book, and compound words may be split into multiple entries.