Lesson 18

16 Kanji

50 of 52 Vocabulary

cushion ②cushion (to soften the blow)
switch ②switch ③switch (from one thing to another)
(Western) soup
outside ②the open (air) ③other place
insect ②worm ③thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings ④nervousness
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm)
toil ②painstaking piece of work
light ②bright (of a color) ③cheerful ④encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
dark ②depressed ③dark (in color) ④ill-boding
embarrassing ②disgraceful
to open (e.g. doors) ②to open (e.g. business, etc.) ③to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.) ④to have a hole
to apologize ②to refuse ③to be unable to bear
to drop ②to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.) ③to lose (a match) ④to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
hot water ②hot bath
to grow hot (e.g. water) ②to get excited (at) ③to ferment ④to melt (of metal)
to fall down ②to turn out ③to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism) ④to roll
to break ②to wreck ③to break (a bill, etc.)
to bloom ②to rise up (of breaking waves)
to be shut ②to be firm (of a body, face, etc.) ③to be locked ④to tighten
to be saved ②to escape harm ③to be helped
to request ②to call ③please
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.) ②to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.)
to pollute ②to disgrace
to fall ②to set (of the sun or moon) ③to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.) ④to be inferior (to)
to tidy up ②to settle (problem) ③to finish ④to marry off (e.g. a daughter)
to think (about, of) ②to consider ③to think (that) ④to intend (to do)
to disappear ②to go out (of a fire, light, etc.) ③to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.) ④to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be broken ②to break (down) ③to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.)
to get dirty ②to become sullied
order (for an item) ②request
thank you (for your hard work) ②see you
seems ②right?
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.
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