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Vocabulary

英国

eikoku — The United Kingdom; Britain.

文明

bunmei — Civilization; organized human society and culture.

及ぶ

oyobu — To reach; to extend to; to amount to.

ところ

tokoro — Place; point; situation or circumstance.

この

kono — This (thing near the speaker).

本

hon — Book; a bound publication.

届い

todoki — Arrived; reached (stem form of 届く).

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; does not exist or occur.

場所

basho — Place; location; spot.

ほとんど

hotondo — Almost; hardly any; nearly all.

なく

naku — Without; not existing (conjunctive negative form).

いたる

itaru — To reach; to extend to every part.

最も

mottomo — Most; extremely; to the greatest degree.

温かい

atatakai — Warm; welcoming; affectionate in feeling.

歓迎

kangei — Welcome; warm reception of a guest.

受け

uke — Receiving (stem form of 受ける).

熱烈

netsuretsu — Passionate; ardent; enthusiastic and intense.

称賛

shōsan — Praise; admiration; high commendation.

勝ち取っ

kachitot(te) — Won; earned (stem of 勝ち取る, to win).

世界

sekai — The world; the global sphere.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-like', '-al', or '-wide'.

人気

ninki — Popularity; public favor or appeal.

証拠

shōko — Evidence; proof; supporting facts.

販売

hanbai — Sales; selling of goods or products.

部数

busū — Number of copies; print run count.

記録

kiroku — Record; documented achievement or data.

明確

meikaku — Clear; definite; unambiguous and precise.

示さ

shimesa — Shown; indicated (passive stem of 示す).

おり

ori — Polite form of いる; currently existing or being.

現在

genzai — Currently; at present; the present time.

驚く

odoroku — To be surprised; to be astonished.

べき

beki — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or expectation.

合計

gōkei — Total; sum; grand total of amounts.

ある

aru — To exist; there is/are (for inanimate things).

百万

hyakuman — One million; 1,000,000.

部

bu — Counter for copies of books or documents.

達し

tasshi — Reached; attained (stem of 達する).

これ

kore — This; this thing (near the speaker).

出版

shuppan — Publishing; the act of releasing publications.

社

sha — Company; organization; firm (suffix).

同種

dōshu — Same kind; same type or category.

参考

sankō — Reference; material consulted for information.

書

sho — Book; written document or publication.

中

naka — Among; inside; within a group or space.

全く

mattaku — Completely; entirely; absolutely (often negative).

前例

zenrei — Precedent; previous example or instance.

もの

mono — Thing; object; matter; nominalizer.

考え

kangae — Thought; idea; opinion (stem of 考える).

いる

iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).

実績

jisseki — Actual results; track record; achievements.

結果

kekka — Result; outcome; consequence of an action.

主

omo / nushi — Main; primary; chief (or: master/owner).

多く

ōku — Many; a large number or amount.

友人

yūjin — Friend; personal acquaintance.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

本書

honsho — This book; the present volume being discussed.

示し

shimeshi — Showed; indicated (stem of 示す).

くださっ

kudasat(te) — Kindly did (honorific form of くださる).

ご

go — Honorific prefix for nouns of Chinese origin.

関心

kanshin — Interest; concern; attention toward something.

よっ

yot(te) — Due to; by means of (stem of よる).

もたらさ

motarasa — Brought about; caused (passive stem of もたらす).

あり

ari — There is/are; existence (classical/formal form).

彼ら

karera — They; them (third-person plural pronoun).

惜しみ

oshimi — Sparing; grudging (stem of 惜しむ, to begrudge).

支援

shien — Support; assistance; aid given to someone.

推薦

suisen — Recommendation; endorsement of a person or thing.

対し

taishi — Toward; with respect to; in relation to.

心より

kokoro yori — From the heart; sincerely; wholeheartedly.

感謝

kansha — Gratitude; thanks; appreciation for kindness.

申し上げ

mōshiage — Humbly say; express (humble honorific form).

改訂

kaitei — Revision; updated edition of a publication.

作業

sagyō — Work; task; operation; labor performed.

注意

chūi — Attention; caution; careful notice.

深く

fukaku — Deeply; profoundly; to a great degree.

丁寧

teinei — Polite; careful; thorough and considerate.

年々

nennen — Year by year; annually; each passing year.

続け

tsuzuke — Continued; kept on (stem of 続ける).

ローン

rōn — Loan; borrowed money to be repaid.

テニス

tenisu — Tennis; racquet sport played on a court.

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; such as.

現代

gendai — Modern times; contemporary era; the present age.

興味深い

kyōmibukai — Interesting; fascinating; provoking intellectual curiosity.

項目

kōmoku — Item; entry; category in a list.

追加

tsuika — Addition; supplement; adding something extra.

家主

yanushi — Landlord; house owner who rents property.

借主

karinushi — Tenant; borrower; person renting property.

夫

otto — Husband; married male partner.

妻

tsuma — Wife; married female partner.

債務

saimu — Debt; financial obligation owed to someone.

者

sha / mono — Person; individual (suffix for role/occupation).

債権

saiken — Credit; legal right to claim repayment.

関する

kansuru — To relate to; to concern; regarding.

法律

hōritsu — Law; legal statute; legislation.

について

ni tsuite — About; concerning; regarding a topic.

問い合わせ

toiawase — Inquiry; query; request for information.

最新

saishin — Latest; most recent; up-to-date.

情報

jōhō — Information; data; news or intelligence.

提供

teikyō — Provision; supply; offering of something.

疾病

shippei — Disease; illness; medical condition (formal term).

その

sono — That (thing near listener); that particular.

治療

chiryō — Treatment; medical care; therapy for illness.

法

hō — Method; way; law; approach (suffix).

および

oyobi — And; as well as (formal conjunction).

薬

kusuri — Medicine; drug; medication.

用途

yōto — Use; application; intended purpose.

用量

yōryō — Dosage; prescribed amount of medication.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; inadvertently; just now.

特別

tokubetsu — Special; particular; extraordinary treatment or attention.

払わ

harawa — Paid; given (passive stem of 払う).

索引

sakuin — Index; alphabetical or ordered reference list.

かなり

kanari — Considerably; fairly; quite a lot.

拡充

kakujū — Expansion; enhancement; enlargement of content.

目次

mokuji — Table of contents; list of chapters.

要約

yōyaku — Summary; abstract; condensed overview of content.

助け

tasuke — Help; assistance; aid (stem of 助ける).

借りる

kariru — To borrow; to rent; to take temporarily.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; act (nominalizer for verbs).

いかなる

ikanaru — Any; whatever; no matter what kind.

完全

kanzen — Complete; perfect; total; without deficiency.

満足

manzoku — Satisfaction; contentment; fulfillment of expectations.

いく

iku — To go; auxiliary indicating progressive completion.

回答

kaitō — Answer; response; reply to a question.

得

e / u — To obtain; to get; to be able to.

られる

rareru — Can; able to; passive/potential verb form.

よう

yō — So that; in order to; appearance or manner.

なる

naru — To become; to result in.

期待

kitai — Expectation; hope; anticipation of outcome.

シリーズ

shirīzu — Series; a set of related volumes or works.

二十七

nijūshichi — Twenty-seven; the number 27.

巻

kan — Volume; counter for bound books or scrolls.

数え

kazoe — Counted; numbered (stem of 数える).

七千

nanasen — Seven thousand; the number 7,000.

ページ

pēji — Page; a leaf of a printed document.

超える

koeru — To exceed; to surpass; to go beyond.

細かく

komakaku — Finely; in detail; minutely; in small print.

印刷

insatsu — Printing; the process of reproducing text mechanically.

内容

naiyō — Content; substance; what is contained inside.

収録

shūroku — Included; recorded; compiled within a publication.

それら

sorera — Those; those things (plural demonstrative pronoun).

計画

keikaku — Plan; project; scheme for future action.

おい

oi — In; at (old/formal form of において).

オリジナル

orijinaru — Original; not copied; the initial authentic version.

誠実

seijitsu — Sincere; faithful; honest and trustworthy.

もっ

mot(te) — With; by means of (stem of もって/持って).

制作

seisaku — Production; creation; making of a work.