Minna Intermediate - Lesson 21 - Communication and Information Sharing

Develop communication skills, convey information clearly, and resolve misunderstandings.

Course: Minna Intermediate

Vocabulary

  • ひょうめい（する） (表明（する）): to state; to declare
  • こんきょ (根拠): basis; grounds
  • もとづく (基づく): to be based on; based on
  • もとに (基に): based on; on the basis of
  • ずひょう (図表): chart; diagram
  • のみみず (飲み水): drinking water
  • こだわり: particular preference; obsession
  • ふかさ（かかわりの～） (深さ（関わりの～）): depth-related ~
  • ききかん (危機感): sense of crisis; sense of urgency
  • いとめをつけない（きんに～） (糸目をつけない（金に～）): spare no expense ~
  • つうじん (通人): connoisseur; expert
  • ちゃづけ (茶漬け): rice with tea; tea poured over rice
  • つけもの (漬物): pickles; pickled vegetables
  • せんちゃ (煎茶): green tea
  • めし (飯): cooked rice; meal
  • だいきん (代金): price; payment
  • りょう (両): both; two
  • ぶ (分): part; share
  • ぎんみ（する） (吟味（する）): to examine carefully; to scrutinize
  • みあたる (見当たる): to be found; to be in sight
  • じょうりゅう (上流): upstream; upper reaches
  • くむ（みずを～） (くむ（水を～）): to draw water; to scoop water～
  • はやびきゃく (早飛脚): fast courier; rapid messenger
  • したてる (仕立てる): to tailor; to prepare; to make

Kanji

  • 守 シュ おも る もり: protect; guard
  • 糸 シ いと: thread; yarn
  • 漬 つ ける つ かる: to pickle; to soak
  • 煎 セン い る: to roast; to decoct
  • 両 リョウ: both; two
  • 吟 ギン: to chant; to recite poetry
  • 賃 チン: fare; charge; rent
  • 訳 ヤク わけ: translation; reason; excuse
  • 冽 レツ: cold; piercing
  • 較 カク: to compare; to contrast
  • 湯 トウ ゆ: hot water; hot spring
  • 縁 エン ふち: edge; relationship; fate
  • 沸 フツ わ く わ かす: to boil; to seethe
  • 炊 スイ た く: to cook (rice); to boil
  • 副 フク: vice; secondary; assistant
  • 汁 ジュウ しる: soup; juice; broth

Frequently asked questions

What does 「ひょうめい（する）」 mean in this lesson?
to state; to declare
What does 「こんきょ」 mean in this lesson?
basis; grounds
What does 「もとづく」 mean in this lesson?
to be based on; based on
What does 「もとに」 mean in this lesson?
based on; on the basis of
What does 「ずひょう」 mean in this lesson?
chart; diagram
What does 「のみみず」 mean in this lesson?
drinking water
What does 「こだわり」 mean in this lesson?
particular preference; obsession
What does 「ふかさ（かかわりの～）」 mean in this lesson?
depth-related ~
What does 「ききかん」 mean in this lesson?
sense of crisis; sense of urgency
What does 「いとめをつけない（きんに～）」 mean in this lesson?
spare no expense ~
What does 「つうじん」 mean in this lesson?
connoisseur; expert
What does 「ちゃづけ」 mean in this lesson?
rice with tea; tea poured over rice
What does 「つけもの」 mean in this lesson?
pickles; pickled vegetables
What does 「せんちゃ」 mean in this lesson?
green tea
What does 「めし」 mean in this lesson?
cooked rice; meal
What does 「だいきん」 mean in this lesson?
price; payment
What does 「りょう」 mean in this lesson?
both; two
What does 「ぶ」 mean in this lesson?
part; share
What does 「ぎんみ（する）」 mean in this lesson?
to examine carefully; to scrutinize
What does 「みあたる」 mean in this lesson?
to be found; to be in sight
What does 「じょうりゅう」 mean in this lesson?
upstream; upper reaches
What does 「くむ（みずを～）」 mean in this lesson?
to draw water; to scoop water～
What does 「はやびきゃく」 mean in this lesson?
fast courier; rapid messenger
What does 「したてる」 mean in this lesson?
to tailor; to prepare; to make