# Kanji in Context Lesson 014: 280-289 # by Koichi Nishiguchi, Tamaki Kono, ISBN 4-7890-0753-7 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 落ちる [おちる] /fall, drop/ 落ち着く [おちつく] /settle down, calm down/ 落とす [おとす] /drop, throw down, lose/ 落とし物 [おとしもの] /lost article, lost property/ 落石 [らくせき] /falling rock(s)/ 転落 [てんらく] /fall, roll or tumble down/ 落雷 [らくらい] /lightning strike/ 墜落 [ついらく] /fall, crash/ 晴れる [はれる] /clear (up), feel refreshed or better/ 晴れ [はれ] /fine weather/ 秋晴れ [あきばれ] /fine autumn day/ 快晴 [かいせい] /fine weather/ 晴天 [せいてん] /fine weather, clear sky/ 投げる [なげる] /throw, pitch, give up/ 投手 [とうしゅ] /pitcher/ 投書 [とうしょ] /contibution, letter from a reader; contribute to a publication/ 投資 [とうし] /invest/ 投票 [とうひょう] /vote, cast a ballot/ 投機 [とうき] /speculation, venture/ 逃げる [にげる] /run away, get away, escape/ 逃げ出す [にげだす] /run away, flee/ 逃走 [とうそう] /run away, escape/ 逃がす [にがす] /release, set free, let escape/ 取り逃がす [とるにがす] /fail to catch/ 逃す [のがす] /fail to use (an opportunity)/ 見逃す [みのがす] /miss, overlook, pass over, let go unchallenged or unpunished/ 逃れる [のがれる] /escape, get away/ 過ぎる [すぎる] /pass, go past, elapse/ 通り過ぎる [とおりすぎる] /go past, pass (a place, etc.)/ 飲み過ぎ [のみすぎ] /drinking too much, excessive drinking/ 食べ過ぎ [たべすぎ] /eating too much, excessive eating/ 通過 [つうか] /pass (through)/ 過半数 [かはんすう] /majority, more than half/ 過労死 [かろうし] /early death caused by overwork/ 過程 [かてい] /process/ 過失 [かしつ] /error, fault/ 過ごす [すごす] /spend (a day, vacation, etc.)/ 過ち [あやまち] /error, fault/ 捨てる [すてる] /throw away, dispose of/ 見捨てる [みすてる] /walk out on, forsake/ 捨て犬 [すていぬ] /abandoned dog/ 四捨五入 [ししゃごにゅう] /round off (to the nearest whole number)/ 取捨選択 [しゅしゃせんたく] /sort out, choose, select/ 出発 [しゅっぱつ] /depart, leave/ 発車 [はっしゃ] /depart (as in trains or buses)/ ~発 [~はつ] /departing from ~, departing at (time)/ 発明 [はつめい] /invent/ 発見 [はっけん] /discover/ 発行 [はっこう] /issue, publish/ 発足 [ほっそく] /be inaugurated, start/ 発起人 [ほっきにん] /proposer, promoter/ 到着 [とうちゃく] /arrive/ 到底 [とうてい] /cannot possibly, (not) at all/ 到来 [とうらい] /come, arrive/ 計画 [けいかく] /create a plan or project/ 時計 [とけい] /watch, clock/ 会計 [かいけい] /accounting/ 家計 [かけい] /household budget/ 合計 [ごうけい] /add up, total; sum, total/ 計る [はかる] /measure, plot, design/ 決定 [けってい] /decide, determine/ 意思決定 [いしけってい] /decision-making/ 安定 [あんてい] /be stable or steady/ 安定した [あんていした] /stable/ 不安定な [ふあんていな] /unstable/ 定食 [ていしょく] /set meal/ 定年 [ていねん] /retirement age/ 定休日 [ていきゅうび] /regular day off/ 定める [さだめる] /decide (on), determine, appoint, lay down (a rule)/ 定かではない [さだかではない] /unknown/ 定石 [じょうせき] /standard move (in the games of go and shogi), standard method/ # end