# Kanji in Context Lesson 114 : 1392-1402 # by Koichi Nishiguchi, Tamaki Kono, ISBN 4-7890-0753-7 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 滑べる [すべる] /slide, slip/ 滑らかな [なめらかな] /smooth/ 滑走 [かっそう] /slide, roll/ 滑走路 [かっそうろ] /runway/ 円滑な [えんかつな] /smooth/ 潜水 [せんすい] /dive, submerge/ 潜水夫 [せんすいふ] /diver/ 潜水艦 [せんすいかん] /submarine/ 潜在的な [せんざいてき] /hidden, latent, potential/ 潜入 [せんにょう] /infiltrate/ 潜る [もぐる] /dive, crawl into/ 潜む [ひそむ] /lurk, be in hiding/ 渇く [かわく] /be thirsty, get dry/ 枯渇 [こかつ] /run dry, run out, be exhausted/ 渇水 [かっすい] /drought, water shortage/ 渇望 [かつぼう] /crave, long for/ 金沢 [かなざわ] /Kanazawa (the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture)/ 沢田 [さわだ] /Sawada (surname)/ 沢 [さわ] /marsh, mountain stream/ 光沢 [こうたく] /luster/ 毛沢東 [もうたくとう] /Mao Tse-Tung/ 潤沢な [じゅんたくな] /abundant/ 贅沢な [ぜいたくな] /extravagant, luxurious/ 洪水 [こうずい] /flood/ 津波 [つなみ] /tsunami, tidal wave/ 津軽半島 [つがるはんとう] /Tsugaru Peninsula (the peninsula at the northern tip of Honshu)/ 興味津々 [きょうみしんしん] /very interested/ 浪費 [ろうひ] /waste/ 浮浪者 [ふろうしゃ] /vagabond, tramp, hobo/ 浪人 [ろうにん] /masterless samurai, student who has failed the university extrance examinations and will resit them the following year; be forced to resit university examinations/ みそ汁 [みそしる] /miso soup/ 汁 [しる] /juice, sap, broth, soup/ 果汁 [かじゅう] /fruit juice/ 渋谷 [しぶや] /Shibuya (an area in downtown Tokyo)/ 渋い [しぶい] /quiet and tasteful, glum, astringent/ 渋 [しぶ] /astringent juice/ 渋る [しぶる] /be reluctant (to do), hesitate/ 渋滞 [じゅうたい] /be delayed or congested; traffic jam/ 苦渋 [くじゅう] /anguish/ 渋面 [じゅうめん] /sour face, scowl/ 淡い [あわい] /light, pale/ 淡路島 [あわじしま] /Awaji Island (the largest island in the Seto Inland Sea)/ 冷淡な [れいたんな] /cold-hearted, cold/ 淡泊な [たんぱくな] /plain (food), aloof or indifferent (person)/ 濃淡 [のうたん] /light and shade, shadowing/ 淡水 [たんすい] /fresh water/ 淡水魚 [たんすいぎょ] /freshwater fish/ 滞在 [たいざい] /stay/ 滞納 [たいのう] /default in payment, fail to keep up payment/ 渋滞 [じゅうたい] /be delayed or congested; traffic jam/ 沈滞 [ちんたい] /stagnate, become dull/ 滞る [とどこおる] /be left undone, fall into arrears/ # end