Lesson 7

52 of 125 Vocabulary

tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
as (i.e. in the role of) ②apart from... (used to change the topic) ③even (e.g. "not even a single person") ④thinking that...
cannot do without something ②have to do
to throw ②to give up ③to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to line up ②to rival
something like ...
how many times ②how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
even if ②wow
popularity ②condition (e.g. market)
beginning ②first (in line, etc.) ③origin
to start ②to start up (a business, society, etc.) ③to start ...
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
pitcher ②pitcher (container)
Hyōgo Prefecture (Kinki area)
other (place, thing, person) ②outside ③nothing except ④besides...
wanting (to have) ②I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
soon ②having no time to ...
honor ②prestige ③honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
manufacturer (esp. a major company) ②maker ③person who creates things
overall victory ②(being in) heaven
sumo wrestler ②strong man ③Deva king
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.) ②counter for carriages (e.g. in a train) ③ryō ④counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
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.