First Semester Vocab
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- 霞ヶ関 / 霞ãŒé–¢(ã‹ã™ã¿ãŒã›ã) area in Tokyo, Japanese Government Departments
- è¬›å ‚(ã“ã†ã©ã†) auditorium
- 談話 (ã ã‚“ã‚) a talk; conversation, ーã™ã‚‹ to speak about/on
- 課題ãŒå±±ç©ã™ã‚‹ mountain (pile) of difficult problems/issues
- é‡å¤§ãªæ„義をæŒã¤ have/hold great significance, be (truly) significant
- é †å®ˆã™ã‚‹(ã˜ã‚…ã‚“ã—ã‚…) to observance, obey (laws, rules etc)
- 本丸(ã»ã‚“ã¾ã‚‹) inner citadel, dungeon
- çªç ´å£ã«(ã¨ã£ã±ã“ã†) as a breach, pt of contention
- 決別(ã‘ã¤ã¹ã¤) separation; farewell
- 舵å–ã‚Š (ã‹ã˜ã¨ã‚Š) helmsman, steering; guidance
- å…‹æœ(ã“ããµã) subjugation; conquest, ーã™ã‚‹ overcome, triumph over, rise above
- 明ã‘暮れる(ã‚ã‘ãれる) to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
- ã¾ã‚„ã‹ã— deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
- å”±ãˆã‚‹(ã¨ãªãˆã‚‹) to advocate, chant, call upon
- 白紙委任(ã¯ãã—ã„ã«ã‚“) carte blanche; blank check; unconditional authority
- 一掃ã™ã‚‹(ã„ã£ãã†) to wipe out
- 一元化(ã„ã¡ã’ã‚“ã‹) unification; centralization; centralisation
- æ–è¡Œ decisive action, ーã™ã‚‹ to carry out
- èºé€²(ã‚„ãã—ã‚“) breakthrough, advances, dash
- 社民党 Social Democratic Party
- 蚊屋; 蚊帳(P) ã€ã‹ã‚„】 (n) mosquito net
- ã•ã‚‰ã•ã‚Œã‚‹ to be exposed to
- 富ã‚ã‚‹(ã¨ã‚ã‚‹) rich, wealthy
- 傾注(ã‘ã„ã¡ã‚…ã†) devotion; concentration, devote onself to, concentrate on
- [階層] / [ãƒã‚¤ã‚¢ãƒ©ãƒ¼ã‚ー] hierarchy, 階層制㮠hierarchical, 階級社会 hierarchical society
- 形式 formality
- 多義性 ambiguity (of a word), 曖昧ã•(ã‚ã„ã¾ã„ã•) ambiguity
- 謙éœã•ã›ã‚‹ humbling
- 人類å¦è€… anthropologist; ethnologist
- ã«å°‚念ã™ã‚‹ devote/dedicate self to, ã«å°‚念ã—ã¦ã„ã‚‹ get wrapped up in
- 抑(ãã‚‚ãã‚‚) in the first place; to begin with
- 滞在ã™ã‚‹ to stay, visit, reside in
- å¹å¥ã™ã‚‹(ã™ã„ãã†) play wind instruments
- 売春(ã°ã„ã—ã‚…ã‚“) prostitution, 売春婦(ãµ/ã·) prostitute
- ã«çºã‚ã‚‹(ã¾ã¤ã‚ã‚‹) about; concerning; associated with, ã“ã®æ¹–ã«çºã‚る悲ã—ã„物語 the sad story about this lake
- 屈ã™ã‚‹ (ãã£ã™ã‚‹) to yield/bend/cave in/buckle (圧力,権å¨,è¦æ±‚ã« to pressure/authority/demands)
- 比喩的 (ã²ã‚†ã¦ã) figurative, 比喩的æ„味 figurative meaning
- 抽象的(ã¡ã‚…ã†ã—ょã†ã¦ã) abstract
- 厚生労åƒçœ Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- è³›å¦ä¸¡è«– the pros and cons [利害得失 pros and cons, advantages and disadvantages]
- é“州制 administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states
- è³›å¦ä¸¡è«–併記(ã¸ã„ã) writing the pros and cons side by side
- æ¨©é™ power; authority; jurisdiction
- 財æº(ã–ã„ã’ã‚“) revenue source, (source of) funds, resources,
- 政局 the political situation
- ー熟ã™(ã“ãªã™) to handle/master something, (break to pieces, digest)
- æ‹…ä¿(ãŸã‚“ã½) security, guarantee, (collateral for a mortgage)
- ä»˜å¸¯æ±ºè° ã€ãµãŸã„ã‘ã¤ãŽã€‘ (n) supplementary (additional) resolution; ED
- 大乱(ãŸã„らん) rebellion; great uprising
- ãšã‚‹ãšã‚‹ sound or act of dragging, loose/inconclusive unwanted situation, trailingly
- æ±ºç€ settlement, decision, ーをã¤ã‘ã‚‹ finalize, settle, wrap up
- å¾“é †(ã˜ã‚…ã†ã˜ã‚…ã‚“) obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
- ä»®ã«(ã‹ã‚Šã«) temporarily, provisionally, for example, for argument's sake
- 無所属(ã‚€ã—ょãžã) independent, nonpartisan
- 手足 ã€ã¦ã‚ã—】 (n) one's hands and feet; limbs; (P); EP
- 縛る ã€ã—ã°ã‚‹ã€‘ (v5r) to tie; to bind
- ＰＴＳＤ・心的外傷後ストレス障害
- 給付金 benefits, payment
- 痛手(ã„ãŸã§) serious wound, を与ãˆã‚‹ deal a hard blow, を被る(ã“ã†ã‚€ã‚‹) to suffer a hard blow
- 養æˆã™ã‚‹ to train, nurture, bring along, cultivate
- å–ã‚Šçºã‚ã‚‹(ã¨ã‚Šã¾ã¨ã‚ã‚‹) compile, collect, arrange (ideas)
- ç´ä»˜(ã®ã†ãµ) payment or supply (税金をç´ä»˜ã™ã‚‹)
- åŽç´ ã€ã—ã‚…ã†ã®ã†ã€‘ (n,vs) crop; harvest; receipts; putting or stowing away; (P); EP
- 経費 ã€ã‘ã„ã²ã€‘ (n) expenses; cost; outlay
- å±±å ´ ã€ã‚„ã¾ã°ã€‘ (n) climax; turning point
- 対立ムード antagonistic/confrontational mood/sentiment
- 処方箋; 処方ã›ã‚“ ã€ã—ょã»ã†ã›ã‚“】 (n) prescription
- å¾Œç™ºåŒ»è–¬å“ generic drugs/medicine
- 円滑 ã€ãˆã‚“ã‹ã¤ã€‘ (adj-na,n) harmony; smoothness; (P); EP
- ウルグアイ ラウンド Uruguay round of multilateral trade negotiations
- 本部を置ã to put or to place a headquarters (in a particular area)
- 著作権 ã€ã¡ã‚‡ã•ãã‘ん】 (n) copyright; (P); EP
- 商標権 trademark rights
- 特許権 ã€ã¨ã£ãょã‘ん】 (n) patent rights; ED
- 個々 ã€ã“ã“】 (n) individual; one by one; (P); EP
- 貿易紛争 trade disputes
- æ訴国 countries suing/presenting a case
- 確固ã¨ã—ãŸæ³•çš„æ ¹æ‹ (ã‹ã£ã“) a firm legal basis
- 保護主義 preservationist
- 焼酎(ã—ょã†ã¡ã‚…ã†)
- éšœå£(ã—ょã†ã¸ã) enclosing wall, barrier (通商,音速,関税 trade, sound, tariff)
- ä»²è£ ã€ã¡ã‚…ã†ã•ã„】 (n) arbitration; intercession; mediation; (P); EP
- 甲類 ã€ã“ã†ã‚‹ã„】 Group A cases (Domestic Affairs Adjustment Law)
- ç¦å›ºåˆ‘ imprisonment
- å‹è¨´ ã€ã—ょã†ã】 (n) winning a lawsuit; (P); EP
- 決裂 the breakdown or rupture (of a friendship, negotiations)
- å…ˆé€ã‚Š(ã•ããŠãã‚Š) postpone [延期ã™ã‚‹, ã‚ã¨ã¾ã‚ã—ã«ã™ã‚‹]
- ãšã‚Œè¾¼ã‚€ drag on, be delayed
- å—託 being entrusted with; taking charge of; (P); EP
- æ–¹å¼ method, system, mode
- 開放 open, throw open, liberalization, 開放経済 an open economy
- æ€æƒ‘ ã€ãŠã‚‚ã‚ã】 (n) expectation
- 絡ã¿åˆã† ã€ã‹ã‚‰ã¿ã‚ã†ã€‘ (v5u) to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled; (P); EP
- 乱用 ã€ã‚‰ã‚“よã†ã€‘ (n,vs) abuse; (P); EP
- [鉱工æ¥]鉱工æ¥å“(ã“ã†) [mining and manufacturing industry] industrial goods
- é›»å商å–引 / EC, e-commerce
- é–£åƒšä¼šè° ministerial conference
- 貿易政ç–検討機関 Trade Policy Review Board
- 一般ç†äº‹ä¼š general council
- 紛争解決機関 Dispute Settlement Body
- 物å“ç†äº‹ä¼š(ã¶ã£ã´ã‚“) Council for trade in goods
- 貿易関連知的所有権ç†äº‹ä¼š Council for trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights
- サービスç†äº‹ä¼š Council for trade in services
- 最æµã®(ã•ã„ã‘ã„) most favorable
- 互æµåŽŸå‰‡(ã”ã‘ã„) reciprocity princible, rule of mutual benefit
- 軽減 ã€ã‘ã„ã’ん】 (n,vs) abatement; (P); EP
- è¦å®š regulation (speed, size), (no kids, no speeding) provisions
- 拘æŸåŠ› binding force, 法的拘æŸåŠ›ãŒã‚ã‚‹ legally binding
- 対立 confrontation; opposition; antagonism; (P); EP
- è»¢æ› convert; divert; (P); EP
- [補助金] 輸出補助金 [subsidiary aid, subsidy, grant] export subsidies
- éžå¸¸æ™‚態宣言 declaration of a state of emergency
- 人æè‚²æˆ talent cultivation, fostering talent
- 統計 ã€ã¨ã†ã‘ã„】 (n,vs) statistics; (P); EP
- é¦–è„³ä¼šè° ã€ã—ã‚…ã®ã†ã‹ã„ãŽã€‘ (n) summit meeting; top-level conference; ED
- å›³å¼ ã€ãšã—ã】 (n) scheme; (P); EP
- 群島 ã€ãã‚“ã¨ã†ã€‘ (n) island group; archipelago
- [è©•è°ä¼š] æ±ãƒ†ã‚£ãƒ¢ãƒ¼ãƒ«æ°‘æ—抵抗評è°ä¼š [council] (CNRT) National Council of Timorese Resistance
- å—ã‘çš¿(ã–ら) saucer (a means of dealing with the fallout)
- 戦線 ã€ã›ã‚“ã›ã‚“】 (n) (war) front; (P); EP
- è»äº‹ä»‹å…¥ ã€ãã‚“ã˜ã‹ã„ã«ã‚…ã†ã€‘ (n) armed intervention; military intervention; ED
- 解体 dismantling (a house or group), to scrap, break up
- åœ§å‹ a sweeping victory
- 財務相 Financial Ministers, Ministers of Finance
- 通例 customarily, usually, ordinarily
- 抜本処ç†(ã°ã£ã½ã‚“) drastic processing, sweeping overhaul
- 貧困(ã²ã‚“ã“ã‚“) poor
- 資金洗浄(ã›ã‚“ã˜ã‚‡ã†) / マãƒãƒ¼ãƒãƒ³ãƒ€ãƒªãƒ³ã‚° money laundering
- 撲滅 extermination/eradication (of people, enemies, diseases), (ãŒã‚“)ーé‹å‹• crusade against cancer
- プラザåˆæ„ Plaza agreement (1985 agreement of G5 nations)
- ãƒ‰ãƒ«é«˜æ˜¯æ£ redress or revision of the dollar appreciation/high-valued dollar
- å”調介入 coordinated intervention
- æ—¨ã®å£°æ˜Žã‚’出㙠to state, proclaim, inform
- ルーブルåˆæ„ Rouble Agreement/Louvre Accord
- ä¸‹è½ (ã’らã) depreciation/decline/fall (of/in the dollar, drop(in price)
- 食ã„æ¢ã‚ã‚‹ prevent (延焼(ãˆã‚“ã—ょã†)the spread of /fire), resist(an enemy), hold back(emotions)
- ã«ä¹—り出㙠to set out/set sail, embark upon (a war, 事æ¥), venture on, (to lean forward)
- 最貧国債務(ã•ã„ã²ã‚“ã“ãã•ã„ã‚€) debt owed by the world's poorest nations
- 利害関係者 stakeholder; person holding other people's stakes in a venture (legal)
- ãƒãƒ¼ãƒžæ³•çŽ‹ (Pope)
- 旧敵国æ¡é … provisions for former enemy nations, former enemy clauses
- 国連防ç½ä¸–ç•Œä¼šè° The UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction
- éžæˆ¦é—˜åœ°åŸŸ noncombat area
- 候補者討論会 presidential candidate debate
- å¸æ³•å–引 plea-bargain
- 多国ç±è» multinational forces
- 退é¿å‹§å‘Š(ãŸã„ã²) evacuation notice
- テãƒå±é™ºåº¦ threat level
- æ ¸ç‡ƒæ–™å†å‡¦ç† nuclear reprocessing
- 交通è¦åˆ¶ traffic regulations, 輸入è¦åˆ¶ import regulations
- çµ±åˆå¤±èª¿ç—‡ schizophrenia
- イラク新法 special measures law of Iraq reconstruction
- é ˜äº‹æ¡ç´„ consular treaty
- 日本ç·é ˜äº‹é¤¨ Consulate General
- 劣化ウラン弾(ã‚Œã£ã‹) depleted uranium shell
- 人間ã®ç›¾(ãŸã¦) human shield
- 石油備蓄(ã³ã¡ã) oil stockpile
- 対人地雷(ã˜ã‚‰ã„) antipersonnel landmine, mine
- 財務長官 Secretary of the Treasury
- 起訴猶予ã«ã™ã‚‹ (ããゆã†ã‚ˆ) to shelve an indictment
- æ³•æ¡ˆä¿®æ£ amendment of bill
- ミサイル防衛 Missile Defense
- 特別会計 special account
- è£œæ¬ (ã»ã‘ã¤) a fill-in, substitute, replacement, è£œæ¬ é¸æŒ™ special or by-election
- 基本計画 master plan, ground plan
- 公示 public announcement, edict
- 行政訴訟 administrative litigation
- [所信] 所信表明演説 [one's opinions/convictions] general policy speech
- 政治資金 political fund
- 政界å†ç·¨ political realignment/reshuffling
- 育å…ä¼‘æ¥ paternity leave
- 三ä½ä¸€ä½“(ã•ã‚“ã¿ã„ã£ãŸã„) The (holy) trinity, a trinity
- [官房] (内閣)官房長官(ã‹ã‚“ã¼ã†) [secretariat] Chief Cabinet Secretary
- ä½æ°‘[国民]投票 referendum
- 通常国会 / 常会 regular session of the Diet
- æ¦å™¨è¼¸å‡ºä¸‰åŽŸå‰‡ three basic principles of arms export
- 税制大綱(ãŸã„ã“ã†) outline of tax system
- [審査会] 政治倫ç†å¯©æŸ»ä¼š [(review) board] Political Ethics Committee
- 辞è·å‹§å‘Šæ±ºè° to advise a member of the Diet to resign
- 逮æ•è¨±è«¾è«‹æ±‚(ãょã ã) request to allow the arrest of a Diet member
- éžæ ¸ä¸‰åŽŸå‰‡ the Three Non-Nuclear Principles
- 首相官邸(ã‹ã‚“ã¦ã„) the Prime Minister's Official Residence
- 統一地方é¸æŒ™(ã„ã¤) nationwide local elections
- [潜在] / [潜在能力] / 潜在æ„è˜ [potential, latency] / [(経済的ãª) (ec) potential, latent ability] one's subconscious
- ヨーãƒãƒƒãƒ‘å…±åŒä½“
- EC (European Community)
- 国際復興開発銀行(世界銀行)
- IBRD (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
- 国際労åƒæ©Ÿé–¢
- ILO (International Labor Organization)
- 国際通貨基金
- IMF (International Monetary Fund)
- ä¸è·é›¢æ ¸æˆ¦åŠ›
- INF (Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces)
- 国際å”力事æ¥å›£ / ジャイカ
- JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
- 北米自由貿易å”定 / ナフタ
- NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
- 北大西洋æ¡ç´„機構 / ナトー
- NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
- éžæ”¿åºœçµ„ç¹”
- NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)
- 新興工æ¥çµŒæ¸ˆåœ°åŸŸ / ニーズ
- NIES (Newly Industrialized Economies)
- éžå–¶åˆ©çµ„ç¹”
- NPO (Non-Profit Organizations)
- 経済å”力開発機構
- OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
- 石油輸出国機構 / オペック
- OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
- 平和ç¶æŒè»
- PKF (Peace Keeping Forces)
- 平和ç¶æŒæ´»å‹•
- PKO (Peace Keeping Operations)
- 戦略兵器制é™äº¤æ¸‰ / サルト
- SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)
- 戦略兵器削減æ¡ç´„ / スタート
- START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty)
- å›½é€£è²¿æ˜“é–‹ç™ºä¼šè° / アンクタッド
- UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
- 国連難民高ç‰å¼å‹™å®˜äº‹å‹™æ‰€
- UNHCR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
- 世界ä¿å¥æ©Ÿé–¢
- WHO (World Health Organization)