Vocabulary blog #10
July 13, 2009
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survey: to look carefully at the whole.
In Japanese: 見晴らす
We surveyed the beautiful view.
hamper: to prevent from easily doing or achieving.
In Japanese: 邪魔をする／阻止する
He hampered her plan.
pedicure: care and treatment of the feet and toenails-compare manicure.
In Japanese: 足やつめの手入れ／ペディキュア
I used pedicure to paint my nail.
inflammation: a condition in which a part of the body becomes red, sore and
swollen because of infection or injury.
In Japanese: 炎症
I have inflammation of the ear.
circulation: the movement of blood around the body.
In Japanese: 循環
A person with good circulation is healthy.
panacea: something that will solve all the problems of a particular
situation.
In Japanese: あらゆる問題の解決策
I can’t think of panacea.
undeniable: true or certain.
In Japanese: 明白な／否定できない
It is an undeniable fact that crime is increasing.
sedentary: in which you spend a lot of time sitting down.
In Japanese: いつも座っている
A person who works at call center is a sedentary,
randomly: done, chosen, etc. without thinking or deciding in advance what
is going to happen.
In Japanese: 無作為に／手当たり次第に
I broke a code randomly.
threshold: the floor or ground at the bottom of a doorway, considered as
the entrance to a building or room.
In Japanese: 敷居
Don’t stride threshold in Japan.
hybrid: an animal or plant that has parents of different species or
varieties.
In Japanese: 雑種
A mule is a hybrid of a horse and a donkey.
manufacture: the process of producing goods in large quantities.
In Japanese: 製造
My father manages steel manufacture.
domestic: connected with the home of family.
In Japanese: 家庭の
I want to avoid domestic trouble, if possible.
industry: the production of goods from raw materials, especially in
factories.
In Japanese: 工業
This place is the center of much industry.
unit: a single thing, person or group that is complete by itself but can
also form part of larger.
In Japanese: １つのもの
Three more units of it are necessary.
gangster: a member of a group of violent criminals.
In Japanese: やくざ
He spoke like a gangster.
delinquent: showing a tendency to commit crimes.
In Japanese: 非行の
He was delinquent.
ideal method: perfect way.
In Japanese: 理想的な方法
I come up with ideal method to solve this problem!
criminal matter: a happening which connected with or involving crime.
In Japanese: 犯罪事件
The criminal matter which murder is miserable.
tyre（tire）: a thick rubber ring that fits around the edge of a wheel of a
car; bicycle, etc.
In Japanese: タイヤ
I need to pump air into tyre.
scrape: to remove from a surface by moving sharp and hard like a knife
across it.
In Japanese: こする
I scrape away mud off my shoes.
horizontally: flat and level.
In Japanese:水平に
I cut the cake in half horizontally.
stripe: a long narrow line of colour, that is a different color from the
areas next to it.
In Japanese: しま模様
A zebra has black and white stripes.
officer: a person who is in a position of authority in the government or a
large organization.
In Japanese: 役人
My father is executive officer.
vary: to change or be different according to the situation.
In Japanese: 変化する
The weather varies from hour to hour.
molecule: the smallest unit, usually consisting of a group of atoms, into
which a substance can be divided without a change in its chemical nature.
In Japanese: 分子／微量
A molecule of water consists of two atoms og hydrogen and one atom of
oxygen.
consistent: always behaving in the same way, or having the same opinions,
standards, etc.
In Japanese: 一致する
Her behavior is consistent with her words.
pin down: to explain or understand exactly.
In Japanese: はっきりさせる
The cause of the disease is difficult to pin down.
sleepiness: you feel sleep.
In Japanese: 眠気
I feel sleepiness, so I have to go to bed.
hallmark: characteristic.
In Japanese: 特徴/目印
The flower shop is hallmark.
clump: mass
In Japanese: 固まり
I saw a mass clump of snow in Hokkaido.
pre-exist: to exist from an earlier time.
In Japanese: 先在する
Monkey pre-exist in the earth.
symptom: a sign
The doctor explained her symptom.
trial: exam.
In Japanese: テスト
I have to study for trial.
obsession: the state in which a person’s mind is completely filled with
thoughts of one particular thing or person so that they cannot think of
anything else.
In Japanese: 取り付かれること／執念
An obsession about food is scary.
non-fiction: books, articles or texts about real facts, people and events.
In Japanese: ノンフィクション
This movie is non-fiction.
comprehension: the ability to understand.
In Japanese: 理解
Comprehension is not enough to you.
creature: a living thing, real or imaginary, that can move around, such as animal.
In Japanese: 生き物
I saw the small creature in the forest.
pursuit: the act of looking for or trying to find.
In Japanese: 追跡
Please in full pursuit after him!!
inflammatory: intended to cause very strong feelings of anger.
In Japanese: 怒りを煽る
Don’t say inflammatory words.
suppress: to put and end.
In Japanese: 鎮圧する
I suppressed a revolt.
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