Minna Intermediate - Lesson 13 - Hobbies and Interests

Talk about hobbies, passions, and the reasons behind personal interests.

Course: Minna Intermediate

Vocabulary

  • かぶしきがいしゃ (株式会社): joint-stock company; Co., Ltd.
  • ずいひつ (随筆): essay; miscellaneous prose
  • けいか(する) (経過(する)): to pass; to elapse
  • へんか(する) (変化(する)): to change; to transform
  • しんじょう (心情): feelings; emotions
  • かんちがい(する) (勘違い(する)): to misunderstand; to be mistaken
  • にちじょう(てき) (日常(的)): everyday; routine
  • しゃこう (社交): socializing; social interaction
  • ざつだん(する) (雑談(する)): to chat; to make small talk
  • にゅうえんりょう (入園料): admission fee (park/zoo)
  • おとな (大人): adult
  • しょうにん (小人): child
  • そのうち: before long; eventually
  • ちゅうもく(する) (注目(する)): to pay attention to; to notice
  • ご (語): word; language
  • しこう(する) (思考(する)): to think; to contemplate
  • とい (問い): question; inquiry
  • ぜんぶん (全文): entire text; full text
  • のみこむ: to swallow; to understand
  • つくだに (佃煮): tsukudani; soy-simmered preserved food
  • いご (以後): after; thereafter
  • いこう (以降): from then on; thereafter
  • いらい (以来): since; ever since
  • いったい (一体): one body; what on earth

Kanji

  • 株 かぶ: stock; share; stump
  • 佃 つくだ: paddy; surname
  • 煮 シャ に る に える に やす: to boil; to simmer
  • 降 コウ お りる お ろす ふ る: to descend; to fall
  • 熟 ジュク う れる: ripe; mature; skilled
  • 覚 カク おぼ える さ ます さ める: to remember; to awaken
  • 退 タイ しりぞ く しりぞ ける: to retreat; to withdraw
  • 錯 サク: mistake; confusion
  • 誤 ゴ あやま る: mistake; error
  • 極 キョク ゴク きわ める きわ まる きわ み: extreme; utmost
  • 頃 ころ: about; period
  • 辞 ジ や める: to resign; to take leave
  • 詰 キツ つ める つ まる つ む: to pack; to question
  • 看 カン: to watch; to nurse
  • 駐 チュウ: to park; to station
  • 典 テン: code; ceremony

Frequently asked questions

What does 「かぶしきがいしゃ」 mean in this lesson?
joint-stock company; Co., Ltd.
What does 「ずいひつ」 mean in this lesson?
essay; miscellaneous prose
What does 「けいか(する)」 mean in this lesson?
to pass; to elapse
What does 「へんか(する)」 mean in this lesson?
to change; to transform
What does 「しんじょう」 mean in this lesson?
feelings; emotions
What does 「かんちがい(する)」 mean in this lesson?
to misunderstand; to be mistaken
What does 「にちじょう(てき)」 mean in this lesson?
everyday; routine
What does 「しゃこう」 mean in this lesson?
socializing; social interaction
What does 「ざつだん(する)」 mean in this lesson?
to chat; to make small talk
What does 「にゅうえんりょう」 mean in this lesson?
admission fee (park/zoo)
What does 「おとな」 mean in this lesson?
adult
What does 「しょうにん」 mean in this lesson?
child
What does 「そのうち」 mean in this lesson?
before long; eventually
What does 「ちゅうもく(する)」 mean in this lesson?
to pay attention to; to notice
What does 「ご」 mean in this lesson?
word; language
What does 「しこう(する)」 mean in this lesson?
to think; to contemplate
What does 「とい」 mean in this lesson?
question; inquiry
What does 「ぜんぶん」 mean in this lesson?
entire text; full text
What does 「のみこむ」 mean in this lesson?
to swallow; to understand
What does 「つくだに」 mean in this lesson?
tsukudani; soy-simmered preserved food
What does 「いご」 mean in this lesson?
after; thereafter
What does 「いこう」 mean in this lesson?
from then on; thereafter
What does 「いらい」 mean in this lesson?
since; ever since
What does 「いったい」 mean in this lesson?
one body; what on earth