Lesson 11

50 of 110 Vocabulary

enough ②sufficiently ③division into ten
from the standpoint of ②the best ③first volume (of a two or three-volume set) ④with my compliments
to spend (time) ②to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption) ③to overdo ④to ... without acting on it
washing ②relaxation
to forestall ②to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to ask ②to search
no good ②hopeless ③neutral point ④no!
gradually ②steps
omission (of middle part of a text)
receiving ②eating ③please (give me; do for me)
(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
to joke ②to make fun of ③to romp ④to neck
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
first year (of an imperial era) ②year something (important) first happened or began
really ②indeed ③good grief
short ②brief
with one's own body ②barely (e.g. escape)
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.