Lesson 15

50 of 175 Vocabulary

funny ②ridiculous
liking ②wish
materials ②material (for a novel, experiment, etc.) ③grounds (for a decision, judgment, etc.) ④(market) factor
gross national product
self-consciousness
dictionary ②letter of resignation
to tie ②to restrict (freedom)
field of vision ②one's outlook (e.g. on life)
capital (city)
observance (of laws, rules, etc.)
capable person ②human resources
sea bream (Sparidae) ②tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
important ②valuable ③serious matter ④great undertaking ⑤safe
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board) ②to throw into (e.g. jail) ③to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
full of (e.g. mistakes) ②covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
author (usu. of a particular book)
tuna (esp. canned)
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.