Minna Intermediate - Lesson 16 - Perspectives and Opinions

Express different perspectives and opinions and explain the reasoning behind them.

Course: Minna Intermediate

Vocabulary

  • こじんじょうほう (個人情報): personal information
  • りゅうしゅつ(する) (流出(する)): to leak; to flow out
  • しんぶんきじ (新聞記事): newspaper article
  • しゃかいめん (社会面): society page (newspaper)
  • がいよう (概要): overview; summary
  • すばやい: quick; swift
  • じじつ(~かんけい) (事実(~関係)): facts (of the case); factual circumstances
  • ふこう(な) (不幸(な)): unfortunate; unhappy
  • さいわい (幸い): fortunately; luckily
  • にがい(~たいけん) (苦い(~体験)): bitter experience; unpleasant experience
  • なぐさめる (慰める): to comfort; to console
  • ~づける(げんき~) (~づける(元気~)): to cheer up; to encourage
  • カード(かいいん~) (カード(会員~)): cardholder; card member
  • もれる (漏れる): to leak out; to be leaked
  • つうしん(する) (通信(する)): to communicate; to transmit
  • はんばい(する) (販売(する)): to sell
  • どうしゃ (同社): the company
  • かにゅう(する) (加入(する)): to join; to enroll
  • かのうせい (可能性): possibility; likelihood
  • じったい (実態): actual situation; reality
  • しめい (氏名): name
  • よきん(~こうざ) (預金(~口座)): bank account; deposit account
  • しょくぎょう (職業): occupation; profession
  • せいねんがっぴ (生年月日): date of birth

Kanji

  • 報 ホウ むく いる: report; reward
  • 可 カ: possible; permissible
  • 警 ケイ: warn; admonish
  • 被 ヒ こうむ る: to be subjected to; to cover
  • 害 ガイ: harm; damage
  • 態 タイ: state; condition
  • 氏 シ うじ: surname; clan
  • 預 ヨ あず げる あず かる: to entrust; to deposit
  • 職 ショク: job; post; duty
  • 項 コウ: item; clause; paragraph
  • 及 キュウ およ ぶ およ び およ ぼす: to reach; to extend to
  • 旬 ジュン: ten-day period; ten days
  • 未 ミ: not yet; future
  • 請 セイ シン こ う う ける: to request; to ask
  • 求 キュウ もと める: to request; to seek
  • 判 ハン バン: to judge; judgment; verdict

Frequently asked questions

What does 「こじんじょうほう」 mean in this lesson?
personal information
What does 「りゅうしゅつ(する)」 mean in this lesson?
to leak; to flow out
What does 「しんぶんきじ」 mean in this lesson?
newspaper article
What does 「しゃかいめん」 mean in this lesson?
society page (newspaper)
What does 「がいよう」 mean in this lesson?
overview; summary
What does 「すばやい」 mean in this lesson?
quick; swift
What does 「じじつ(~かんけい)」 mean in this lesson?
facts (of the case); factual circumstances
What does 「ふこう(な)」 mean in this lesson?
unfortunate; unhappy
What does 「さいわい」 mean in this lesson?
fortunately; luckily
What does 「にがい(~たいけん)」 mean in this lesson?
bitter experience; unpleasant experience
What does 「なぐさめる」 mean in this lesson?
to comfort; to console
What does 「~づける(げんき~)」 mean in this lesson?
to cheer up; to encourage
What does 「カード(かいいん~)」 mean in this lesson?
cardholder; card member
What does 「もれる」 mean in this lesson?
to leak out; to be leaked
What does 「つうしん(する)」 mean in this lesson?
to communicate; to transmit
What does 「はんばい(する)」 mean in this lesson?
to sell
What does 「どうしゃ」 mean in this lesson?
the company
What does 「かにゅう(する)」 mean in this lesson?
to join; to enroll
What does 「かのうせい」 mean in this lesson?
possibility; likelihood
What does 「じったい」 mean in this lesson?
actual situation; reality
What does 「しめい」 mean in this lesson?
name
What does 「よきん(~こうざ)」 mean in this lesson?
bank account; deposit account
What does 「しょくぎょう」 mean in this lesson?
occupation; profession
What does 「せいねんがっぴ」 mean in this lesson?
date of birth