ติดโพย (PopThai)

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Pronunciation

アメリカでは大学(だいがく)への申込(もうしこみ)の手続き(てつづき)の一つ(ひとつ)に「なぜＸ大学(だいがく)に行き(いき)たいのか」ということに関して(にかんして)エッセイを書く(かく)というのがあります。

Vocabulary List

アメリカ () (n,adj-f) (1) American; (2) (abbr) (See アメリカンコーヒー) American coffee (weaker than regular Japanese coffee); (P) [EDICT] (亜米利加) (n) (uk) America; (P) [EDICT] で () (aux) (abbr) (arch) (See である) to be [EDICT] () (n) (sl) detective [EDICT] () (aux) (pol) (See だ・1) polite copula in Japanese; (P) [EDICT] () (conj,int) (See それでは) then; well; so; well then; (P) [EDICT] () (conj) (1) but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; (prt) (2) even; (3) however; no matter how; even if; even though; (4) ... or something; (5) (as 〜でも〜でも) either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; (pref) (6) (before an occupation, etc.) pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; (7) (before an occupation, etc.) (See でもしか) for lack of anything better to do; (P) [EDICT] (出) (n,n-suf) (1) coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon); (2) attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on; (3) start; beginning; (4) origins; background; person (or item) originating from ...; graduate of ...; native of ...; member of ... (lineage); (5) architectural member that projects outward; (6) highest point of the stern of a ship; (7) (uk) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb as 〜出がある or 〜出がない, etc.) amount (comprising something); amount of time or effort required to do something; (P) [EDICT] は (葉) ใบไม้ [LongdoJP] () (int) (1) (pol) yes; (2) OK (used to get attention prior to an utterance); okay; (3) giddy-up; giddap; (P) [EDICT] () (v5r,aux-v,suf) (hon) (ksb [EDICT] () (suf) (ksb [EDICT] (歯) (n) tooth; (P) [EDICT] (刃) (n) edge (of a knife or sword); (P) [EDICT] (派) (n,n-suf) clique; faction; school; (P) [EDICT] (破) (n) (See 序破急) (in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song [EDICT] (葉) (n) leaf; (P) [EDICT] 大学 (だいがく) (n) (1) (See 総合大学) post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; (2) (abbr) (See 大学寮,国学・こくがく・2) former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); (3) (See 四書) the Great Learning - one of the Four Books; (P) [EDICT] (dà xué, ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ) university [CE-DICT] へ () (int) oh, yes?; really? [EDICT] () (adj-na,n) (See 下手・へた,平凡) bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand [EDICT] () (adj-na,n) blunder; bungle; gaffe [EDICT] () (exp) (ksb [EDICT] の () (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT] () (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT] () (suf,prt) (literary equiv. of だけ) only; nothing but; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (See スラグ) slag [EDICT] (乃) (prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P) [EDICT] (之) (prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.) [EDICT] (幅) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (布) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (箆) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] (篦) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] 一つ (ひとつ) หนึ่งชิ้น/อย่าง [LongdoJP] (ひとつ) (num) (1) one; (n) (2) for one thing (often used in itemized lists); (3) (after a noun) only; (4) (with a verb in negative form) (not) even; (n-adv) (5) just (i.e. "just try it"); (P) [EDICT] に (二) สอง [LongdoJP] () (prt) indicates location of action (formal literary form of "de"); at; in; (P) [EDICT] () (prt) (See に,は) for (in regard to); in order to [EDICT] () (exp) also; too; not ... either; as well; even [EDICT] () (exp) (1) (also にゃあ) (See ねば) if not ... (negative conditional); (2) (See には) for (in regard to); in order to [EDICT] (荷) (n) (1) load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods; (2) burden; responsibility; (P) [EDICT] (似) (suf) takes after (his mother) [EDICT] (丹) (n) red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion; (P) [EDICT] (土) (n) (arch) soil (esp. reddish soil) [EDICT] (尼) (n,n-suf) (abbr) (See 比丘尼) bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun) [EDICT] (弐) (num) two (used in legal documents) [EDICT] なぜ (何故) ทำไม [LongdoJP] 行く (いく(P);ゆく(P)) (v5k-s,vi) (1) (See 来る・くる) to go; (2) (い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use) (See 旨く行く) to proceed; to take place; (3) (逝く only) to die; to pass away; (aux-v) (4) to continue; (P) [EDICT] たい (他意) (n) ill will; malice; another intention; secret purpose; ulterior motive; fickleness; double-mindedness [EDICT] (体) (n,n-suf) (1) body; physique; posture; (2) shape; form; style; (3) substance; identity; reality; (4) {math} field; (ctr) (5) counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.) [EDICT] (対) (n,conj) (1) opposite; opposition; (2) versus; vs; (3) to (i.e. "we won the game five to three"); (4) equal footing; equal terms; (5) against ...; anti-; toward ...; to ...; (P) [EDICT] (帯) (n-suf) band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.); (P) [EDICT] (態) (n,n-suf) {ling} (See ボイス) voice [EDICT] (隊) (n,n-suf) (1) party; group; crew; team; body; (2) company (of troops); corps; unit; squad [EDICT] か () (n) cawing (of a crow) [EDICT] () (prt) (fam) marks yes-no question; (P) [EDICT] () (prt) (1) (ksb [EDICT] () (prt) interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; (P) [EDICT] () (prt) (abbr) (See かもしれない) may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly [EDICT] () (prt) (See か,よ) sentence-ending particle expressing doubt [EDICT] () (prt) (1) from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; (2) from (originator); (3) because; (4) out of (constituent, part); (5) through (e.g. window, vestibule); (6) after; since (following te-form verb); (P) [EDICT] (下) (suf) under (being in said condition or environment) [EDICT] (化) (suf) (See 化する) action of making something; -ification [EDICT] (佳) (adj-na,n) beautiful; good; excellent [EDICT] (加) (n) (1) addition; increase; (2) (abbr) (See 加奈陀) Canada; (P) [EDICT] (可) (n,n-suf) passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair; (P) [EDICT] (夏) (n) Xia (dynasty of China; perhaps mythological) [EDICT] (家) (suf) (See 政治家) -ist (used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.); -er [EDICT] (科) (n,n-suf) (1) department; section; (2) (taxonomical) family; (P) [EDICT] (果) (n) (1) {Buddh} (See 因・2) phala (attained state, result); (2) {Buddh} (See 悟り・2) enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); (3) (See 果物) fruit; (ctr) (4) counter for pieces of fruit [EDICT] (架) (n) unit of equipment; rack [EDICT] (火) (n) (1) (abbr) (See 火曜) Tuesday; (2) (See 五行・1) fire (second of the five elements) [EDICT] (荷) (suf,ctr) counter for loads (that can be carried on one's shoulders) [EDICT] (菓) (n) (1) (arch) fruit; (suf,ctr) (2) counter for fruit [EDICT] (課) (n,n-suf) (1) lesson; (2) section (in an organization); division; department; (ctr) (3) counter for lessons and chapters (of a book); (P) [EDICT] (過) (pref) (1) surplus- (attaches to start of Sino-Japanese words); excess-; over-; (2) per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents) [EDICT] (蚊) (n) mosquito; (P) [EDICT] (香) (n) smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume [EDICT] (日) (n-suf) (1) day of month; (ctr) (2) counter for days [EDICT] (戈) (n) ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe) [EDICT] (顆) (n) (1) condyle; (ctr) (2) (arch) counter for grains and small spheres [EDICT] と () (prt,conj) among other things; such things as; or something like that; (P) [EDICT] () (n) regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen [EDICT] () (prt) (1) even; (2) even if; even though; (3) because of; on the grounds that [EDICT] () (prt) indicates word or phrase being defined; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (sl) last (in a contest) [EDICT] () (prt) (1) certainly; of course; to be sure; surely; (2) even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although; (3) (with neg. verb) without even; without so much as; (4) (after an adverb) (See 遅くとも) at the (least, earliest, etc.); (5) (sometimes esp. an emphatic form of the particle と) (See と・1,と・2,と・3,と・4) emphatic particle; (P) [EDICT] () (v5r) (equiv. of -ている indicating continuing action as a verb ending; poss. contraction of -て ending + おる auxiliary verb) is being [EDICT] () (n) fatty, more expensive tuna meat; (P) [EDICT] () (adv-to,adv) (on-mim) tap; knock; bonk [EDICT] (戸) (n) (1) (戸 only) (See 扉) door (esp. Japanese-style); (2) (arch) entrance (to a home); (3) (arch) narrows; (P) [EDICT] (門) (n) (1) (戸 only) (See 扉) door (esp. Japanese-style); (2) (arch) entrance (to a home); (3) (arch) narrows; (P) [EDICT] (人) (suf) person [EDICT] (徒) (n) party; set; gang [EDICT] (斗) (n) (1) (obs) to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres); (2) (See 枡形) square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (3) (See 二十八宿) Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (P) [EDICT] (途) (n) way; (P) [EDICT] (都) (n,adj-no) metropolitan; municipal [EDICT] こと () (adv-to) (on-mim) clunk; thump [EDICT] (古都) (n) ancient city; former capital; (P) [EDICT] (糊塗) (n,vs) covering up; glossing over [EDICT] に関して (にかんして) (exp) related to; in relation to [EDICT] エッセイ () (n,adj-no) essay; (P) [EDICT] を () (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT] 書く (かく) (v5k,vt) (1) to write; (2) (See 描く・かく・1) to draw; (P) [EDICT] が () (prt) (positive sentence end) I dare say; (negative sentence end) though, honestly [EDICT] () (suf,v5r) (1) to feel (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion); (2) to behave as if one were [EDICT] () (n) scree [EDICT] () (adv-to) (1) (on-mim) thump; thud (dull sound representing something being hit); (2) severe; difficult; hard [EDICT] (我) (n) (1) {Buddh} obstinacy; (2) atman; the self; the ego [EDICT] (画) (n) picture; drawing; painting; sketch [EDICT] (蛾) (n) moth [EDICT] (賀) (n) (See 賀の祝) congratulation [EDICT] (雅) (n,adj-na) (1) (ant [EDICT] ある (或) (adj-pn) (uk) a certain ...; some ...; (P) [EDICT] (或る) (adj-pn) (uk) a certain ...; some ...; (P) [EDICT] (在る) (v5r-i,vi) (1) (uk) (See 居る・いる・1) to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; (2) to have; (3) to be located; (4) to be equipped with; (5) to happen; to come about; (P) [EDICT] ます (升) (n) (1) measuring container; measure; (2) box (seating at a theatre, etc.); (3) square on a grid; cell of a grid; (4) (斗 only) square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (P) [EDICT] (枡) (n) (1) measuring container; measure; (2) box (seating at a theatre, etc.); (3) square on a grid; cell of a grid; (4) (斗 only) square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (P) [EDICT] (桝) (n) (1) measuring container; measure; (2) box (seating at a theatre, etc.); (3) square on a grid; cell of a grid; (4) (斗 only) square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (P) [EDICT] (斗) (n) (1) measuring container; measure; (2) box (seating at a theatre, etc.); (3) square on a grid; cell of a grid; (4) (斗 only) square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (P) [EDICT] (増す) (v5s,vi,vt) to increase; to grow; (P) [EDICT]