# Kanji in Context Lesson 007: 156-173 # by Koichi Nishiguchi, Tamaki Kono, ISBN 4-7890-0753-7 # Version 1.1 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 世界 [せかい] /world/ 世話 [せわ] /care (as in "take care of")/ 世代 [せだい] /generation/ 二世 [にせい] /second generation (immigrant, etc.)/ 中世 [ちゅうせい] /the Middle Ages, the medieval period/ この世 [このよ] /the world, the present life/ あの世 [あのよ] /the next world, the afterlife/ 世の中 [よのなか] /the world, life/ 世界 [せかい] /world/ 文学界 [ぶんがくかい] /literary world/ 政界 [せいかい] /political world/ 財界 [ざいかい] /financial world/ 限界 [げんかい] /limit, bounds/ 倍 [ばい] /double, twice, two times/ ~倍 [~ばい] /~fold, ~magnification/ 十二時半 [じゅうにじはん] /twelve-thirty/ 半年 [はんとし] /a half year/ 半分 [はんぶん] /half/ 前半 [ぜんはん] /the first half/ 後半 [こうはん] /the second half/ 大半 [だいはん] /the greater part of, the larger portion of, the majority of, for the most part/ 三十代半ば [さんじゅうだいなかば] /one's middle thirties/ 全部 [ぜんぶ] /all/ 日本全国 [にほんぜんこく] /all over Japan, all parts of Japan/ 全体主義 [ぜんたいしゅぎ] /totalitarianism/ 全く [まったく] /quite, entirely, thoroughly, completely/ 全うする [まっとうする] /accomplish, fulfill/ 時間 [じかん] /time/ 年間 [ねんかん] /yearly, a year/ 夜間 [やかん] /at night, night (school)/ 間 [あいだ] /interval, gap, space, distance/ 日本間 [にほんま] /Japanese-style room/ 洋間 [ようま] /Western-style room/ 茶の間 [ちゃのま] /living room/ 人間 [にんげん] /human being, mankind/ 世間 [せけん] /the world, people/ ~回 [~かい] /~ time(s)/ 前回 [ぜんかい] /last time/ 今回 [こんかい] /this time/ 次回 [じかい] /next time/ 回答 [かいとう] /reply, answer/ 回る [まわる] /turn (round), go (round)/ 回り道 [まわりみち] /detour, roundabout way/ 回向 [えこう] /hold a memorial service/ 先週 [せんしゅう] /last week/ 今週 [こんしゅう] /this week/ 来週 [らいしゅう] /next week/ ~週間 [~しゅうかん] /~ week (s)/ 週末 [しゅうまつ] /weekend/ 週休二日性 [しゅうきゅうふつかせい] /the five-day workweek system/ 毎日 [まいにち] /every day/ 毎週 [まいしゅう] /every week/ 毎月 [まいげつ] /every month/ 毎年 [まいねん] /every year/ 体 [からだ] /body/ 体力 [たいりょく] /physical strength/ 体格 [たいかく] /physique, build/ 大体 [だいたい] /on the whole, by and large, roughly, for the most part; main (points)/ 一体 [いったい] /What on earth (did you do, etc.)/ 一体になる [いったいになる] /become one with, be united/ 世間体 [せけんてい] /appearance/ 体裁 [ていさい] /appearance, form, style/ 頭 [あたま] /head/ 頭痛 [ずつう] /headache/ 先頭 [せんとう] /the forefront, the head, the lead, the top/ ~頭 [~とう] /(counter for big animals)/ 東京音頭 [とうきょうおんど] /Tokyo Ondo, Tokyo Dance Song/ 頭文字 [かしらもじ] /the first letter (of a word), initials/ 口 [くち] /mouth/ 入口 [いりぐち] /entrance/ 出口 [でぐち] /exit/ 早口で [はやくちで] /(speak) fast/ 火口 [かこう] /(volcanic) crater/ 口述試験 [こうじゅつしけん] /oral examination/ 異口同音に [いくどうおんに] /with one voice, with one accord/ 目 [め] /eye/ お目にかかる [おめにかかる] /see (honorific)/ 目安 [めやす] /standard, yardstick, criterion/ 目上の人 [めうえのひと] /one's superior, one's senior/ 目下の人 [めしたのひと] /one's inferior, one's junior/ 目前 [もくぜん] /before one's eye, immediate, impending/ 目的 [もくてき] /purpose/ 目標 [もくひょう] /goal, objective/ 面目 [めんぼく] /face, honor, reputation/ 目の当たりに [まのあたりに] /before one's eyes/ 耳 [みみ] /ear/ 早耳 [はやみみ] /sharp-eared/ 耳鼻科 [じびか] /otolaryngology/ 手 [て] /hand/ 切手 [きって] /(postage) stamp/ 手前 [てまえ] /this side/ 手間 [てま] /time, labor, effort/ 手伝う [てつだう] /help, assist/ 上手な [じょうずな] /skilled, good (tennis player, drawing, etc.)/ 下手な [へたな] /unskillful, poor (tennis player, drawing, etc.)/ 選手 [せんしゅ] /athlete, player/ 手綱 [たづな] /reins/ 足 [あし] /foot, leg, paw/ ~足 [~そく] /~ pair(s) of (shoes, socks, etc.)/ 不足 [ふそく] /shortage, insufficiency; lack, be short of/ 水不足 [みずふそく] /water shortage/ 足りる [たりる] /be enough, be sufficient/ 足す [たす] /add, supply/ 足袋 [たび] /Japanese-style socks/ 心 [こころ] /mind, heart, spirit/ 本心 [ほんしん] /one's real intention, mind/ 中心 [ちゅうしん] /center, middle/ 関心 [かんしん] /concern, interest/ 感心 [かんしん] /admire, be very impresed/ 感心な [かんしんな] /admirable/ 心中 [しんじゅう] /double suicide; commit suicide together/ 居心地がいい [いごこちがいい] /comfortable, cozy (room), feel at home/ 力 [ちから] /power, force (physical) strength/ 力仕事 [ちからしごと] /physical labor, job that requires muscle power/ 力強い [ちからづよい] /powerful, mighty, strong/ 学力 [がくりょく] /academic ability/ 体力 [たいりょく] /(physical) strength/ 全力で [ぜんりょくで] /with all one's might, to the best of one's ability/ 能力 [のうりょく] /ability, capacity/ 努力 [どりょく] /effort; make efforts/ 権力 [けんりょく] /power, authority/ 原子力発電所 [げんしりょくはつでんしょ] /nuclear power plant/ 馬力 [ばりき] /horsepower, energy (to do work)/ 力量 [りきりょう] /ability/ #end