Lesson 4: The Limits of Science (Part 1)

Marugoto Master N2 lesson 4: 15 vocabulary entries, 5 grammar points, and a short reading passage.

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Vocabulary

  • いっぺん（する） (一変（する）): change completely
  • ありよう: state
  • いとなみ (営み): activity
  • れいてつ（な） (冷徹（な）): coolheaded
  • しんり (真理): truth
  • エピソード: episode
  • つむぐ (紡ぐ): spin
  • つらぬく (貫く): penetrate
  • みかえり (見返り): compensation;kickback
  • まんにひとつ (万に一つ): one in ten thousand; highly unlikely
  • りんり (倫理): ethics
  • すえる (据える): to set; to place; to install
  • ぜんよう（する） (善用（する）): to make good use of; to utilize effectively
  • みんせい (民生): people's livelihood; civil affairs
  • ないほう（する） (内包（する）): to contain; to encompass

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Frequently asked questions

What does 「いっぺん（する）」 mean in this lesson?
change completely
What does 「ありよう」 mean in this lesson?
state
What does 「いとなみ」 mean in this lesson?
activity
What does 「れいてつ（な）」 mean in this lesson?
coolheaded
What does 「しんり」 mean in this lesson?
truth
What does 「エピソード」 mean in this lesson?
episode
What does 「つむぐ」 mean in this lesson?
spin
What does 「つらぬく」 mean in this lesson?
penetrate
What does 「みかえり」 mean in this lesson?
compensation;kickback
What does 「まんにひとつ」 mean in this lesson?
one in ten thousand; highly unlikely
What does 「りんり」 mean in this lesson?
ethics
What does 「すえる」 mean in this lesson?
to set; to place; to install
What does 「ぜんよう（する）」 mean in this lesson?
to make good use of; to utilize effectively
What does 「みんせい」 mean in this lesson?
people's livelihood; civil affairs
What does 「ないほう（する）」 mean in this lesson?
to contain; to encompass