Unit Test 2 Vocab

なんで？

Why?

(お笑い) おわらい

comedy

(～と言えば) といえば

when it comes to~; speaking of

（～に～を）つける

to attach [ruV/Transitive]

(普通) ふつう

normal

いやす

to heal; to comfort [uV/Transitive]

(自然) しぜん

nature

(意外と) いがいと

unexpectedly; [~er] than expected

(日帰り) ひがえり

day trip

(片道) かたみち

one-way

(当時) とうじ

at that time; in those days

(正解) せいかい

correct answer

（～に）きづく

to notice [uV/Intransitive]

(高さ) たかさ

height

(特別な）とくべつな

special

(街) まち

town; city; street

(見上げる) みあげる

to look up [ruV/Transitive]

(～と/に)くらべて

compared to ~

(感じる) かんじる

to feel [ruV/Transitive]

(終点) しゅうてん

terminus

(周り) まわり

surroundings

(一流) いちりゅう

first class; top notch

(活躍する) かつやくする

to succeed; to play an active part [irrV/Intransitive]

（～に）しゅうちゅうする

to concentrate (on~) [irrV/Intransitive]

(verb plain/present) べきだ

ought to [verb]; must [verb]

(思いつく) おもいつく

to come up (with an idea) [uV/Transitive]

たまに

once in a while; occasionally

(整理する) せいりする

to organize; to sort out [irrV/Transitive]

(期待する) きたいする

to expect; to anticipate; to hope [irrV/Transitive]

(通学)
つうがく

school commute

(往復)

おうふく

there and back; round trip; return trip

(乗り換え)

のりかえ

transfer

(に通う)

～にかよう

to commute [uV/Intransitive]

(絶対に)

ぜったいに

absolutely; definitely

(自炊)

じすい

self-cooking; cooking at home

(外食)

がいしょく

eating out; dining out

ほとんど～ない

hardly; rarely; almost never

(社会人)

しゃかいじん

working adult

うらやましい

envious; jealous

(実家)

じっか

parents' house; family home

もったいない

What a waste!; It's a shame!

もったいない

wasteful

いかが

a more polite way to say どう (how)

(寮)

りょう

dormitory

ほとんどの～

most of~; the majolity of~

(洗濯機)

せんたくき

washing machine

(欧米)

おうべい

western countries

(一般的)

いっぱんてき

common; widespread

(仕送り)

しおくり

financial support from parents

(生活費)

せいかつひ

living expenses; cost of living

(足りる)

たりる

to be sufficient; to be enough [ruV/Intransitive]

(場合)

ばあい

case; situation

(稼ぐ)

かせぐ

to earn; to make money [uV/Transitive]

(就職)

しゅうしょく

getting a full-time job

(理由)

りゆう

reason

(この間)

このあいだ

the other day; just recently

(許す)

ゆるす

to forgive [uV/Transitive]

(完璧)

かんぺき

perfect; flawless; ideal

(見た目)

みため

appearance; look; visual aspect

(渡る)

わたる

to cross (a river, a bridge, a road, etc.) [uV/Transitive]

(Aに対するB)

AにたいするB

B towards A

(本物)

ほんもの

real thing; genuine

(verb-stem + 続ける)

つづける

to continue to V; to continue V-ing

（XにYを）かける

to put (Y on X); to pour (Y over X) [ruV/Transitive]

(半額)

はんがく

half price

(届ける)

とどける

to deliver [ruV/Transitive]

(骨が折れる)

ほねがおれる

to have one's ___ broken [ruV/Intransitive]