Lesson 8

14 Kanji

50 of 56 Vocabulary

center ②-centered
science ②to think about scientifically
average ②balance
to rise ②to enter (esp. from outdoors) ③to be complete ④above
to decrease (in size or number)
to harvest ②to take in ③to adopt (e.g. an idea)
drama ②powerful drug
head (of a household) ②one's husband ③(one's) employer ④host
entrance (on the stage) ②appearance (on the scene)
tragedy ②tragedy
protagonist ②head (of a household)
on the way ②in the middle of
position ②viewpoint
to trick ②to coax
(social) standing ②identity ③one's circumstances
splendid ②praiseworthy ③legal ④undeniable (e.g. crime)
idiot ②stupid ③trivial ④incredibly ⑤fervent enthusiast ⑥Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
to draw ②to depict ③to picture in one's mind ④to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
absence ②house-sitting ③being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.)
poison ②harm ③ill will ④abusive language
to approach ②to get acquainted with
endurance ②self-control
odor ②aura
to tear ②to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.) ③to defeat ④to break (e.g. silence)
to divide ②to cut ③to break ④to dilute
law ②method ③mood ④dharma
village
sure ②reliable ③If I'm not mistaken
to grow ②to cut (teeth)
to erase ②to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.) ③to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.) ④to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to chase ②subsequently
to run away ②to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.) ③to win without being overtaken ④to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.)
self-confidence
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.