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Standard Japanese: Intermediate Lesson 13 Vocabulary

改まる・改まりますあらたまるto be renewed; to be improved; to be formal
出会うであうto meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter伸ばすのばすto stretch; to extend; to develop (a skill)酔うようto get drunk; to get motion sick; to be intoxicated教わるおそわるto be taught; to learn fromたどるたどるto follow (a path); to trace; to go through (a course)つながるつながるto be connected; to be linked; to lead to乗るのるto ride; to get on; to take (transport)訴えるうったえるto sue; to complain; to appeal to; to resort to控えるひかえるto hold back; to refrain; to wait, stand by; to jot down; to be imminent引き受けるひきうけるto take on; to undertake; to accept responsibility for
援助する・援助しますえんじょするto aid; to support
対するたいするto face; to be directed at / toward; to treat; in contrast to
改善する・改善しますかいぜんするto improve
減少する・減少しますげんしょうするto decrease; to decline
出版する・出版しますしゅっぱんするto publish
伝言する・伝言しますでんごんするto pass on a message; to leave word
愛情あいじょうlove; affection
後片付けあとかたづけtidying up afterwards; cleaning up
育児いくじchildcare, nursing意志いしwill; volition; intention
一途いっとa steady course (e.g. keeps rising or falling)
円安えんやすdepreciation of the yen; weak yen
外交がいこうdiplomacy
額がくpicture frame; amount (of money); sum
学級がっきゅうclass (at school)
格好かっこうappearance; shape; attire; style感覚かんかくsense; feeling; sensation君きみyou (familiar; often used by men to address equals or juniors)休憩きゅうけいrest, break, intermission
魚介類ぎょかいるいseafood; fish and shellfish
組くみclass; group; set
グランドグランド(sports) ground; playing field
傾向けいこうtendency, trend, inclination現象げんしょうphenomenon
件数けんすうnumber of cases (incidents, items)
権利けんりright; entitlement
校舎こうしゃschool building; schoolhouse
黒板こくばんblackboard混雑こんざつcongestion; crowding
参考書さんこうしょreference book; study guide
時間割じかんわりtimetable, schedule仕組みしくみstructure; mechanism; scheme事情じじょうcircumstances; reasons; situation自信じしんconfidence (in oneself)芝生しばふlawn
住宅問題じゅうたくもんだいhousing problem
収入しゅうにゅうincome
出産しゅっさんchildbirth
出生しゅっしょうbirth
出席しゅっせきattendance; to attend
出版社しゅっぱんしゃpublisher; publishing house; publishing company
状況じょうきょうstate of affairs, situation上昇じょうしょうrising, ascending, climbing
商品開発しょうひんかいはつproduct development
政治せいじpolitics整備せいびmaintenance, servicing; to put in place, improve (facilities, systems, etc.)
整備不良せいびふりょうfaulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
正門せいもんmain gate; main entrance
石炭せきたんcoal
装置そうちequipment, installation, apparatus
算盤そろばんabacus
体験たいけんpersonal experience
頼みたのみrequest; favor; reliance
短所たんしょweak point; shortcoming
長所ちょうしょstrong point, merit; advantage
朝礼ちょうれいmorning assembly; morning meeting
チョークチョークchalk
月々つきづきevery month; monthly; month by month
テキストテキストtextbook; text
テニスコートテニスコートtennis court
テレビ局テレビきょくtelevision station
統計とうけいstatistics
徳川家康とくがわいえやすTokugawa Ieyasu (founder of Tokugawa shogunate)
日中にっちゅうJapan and China; daytime
値上がりねあがりprice increase; rise in price
年間ねんかんa year; per year; a period of ... years
年月ねんげつyears; time
排気ガスはいきガスexhaust gas; vehicle emissions
背景はいけいbackground; setting
晩婚ばんこんlate marriage
ハンバーグハンバーグhamburger steak
非婚ひこんnot marrying (by choice)
一晩ひとばんone night批判ひはんcriticism日々ひびdaily; every day
肥満ひまんobesity
不況ふきょうrecession; slump復習ふくしゅうreview (of lessons), revisionブームブームboom; fadペットペットpet毎年まいとしevery year
休み時間やすみじかんrecess; break time
夕飯ゆうはんdinner, supper, evening meal
輸入食品ゆにゅうしょくひんimported food
予習よしゅうpreparation of lessons (for class)
ラッシュアワーラッシュアワーrush hour