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Altocolony no Teiri, Part 2
The close of アルトコロニーの定理 holds Ordermade, the song where a child bargains over which body parts to be issued. That conceit makes it an unusually practical vocabulary lesson - 支障, 面倒, 欠ける, 恐れ入る all turn up in ordinary polite Japanese - while Sakebe adds the language of carrying something forward: 受け継ぐ, 挑戦状, 否が応でも.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 惑わす | to bewilder, to lead astray (まどわす) | 噂に惑わされてはいけない。You mustn't be led astray by rumours. |
| 決まり | a rule, a settled practice (きまり) | この寮には細かい決まりが多い。This dormitory has a lot of detailed rules. |
| たやすい | easy, simple to do | 口で言うのはたやすいことだ。It's easy enough to say. |
| 失う | to lose (うしなう) | 地図を失って道に迷った。I lost the map and got lost. |
| 権利 | a right, an entitlement (けんり) | 誰にでも意見を言う権利がある。Everyone has the right to voice an opinion. |
| 尋ねる | to ask, to inquire (たずねる) | 駅までの道を尋ねた。I asked the way to the station. |
| 不機嫌 | in a bad mood, sullen (ふきげん) | 朝から不機嫌そうな顔をしている。He's looked sullen since this morning. |
| 恐れ入る | to be much obliged, to beg pardon (おそれいる) | 恐れ入りますが、少々お待ちください。I do beg your pardon, but please wait a moment. |
| 支障 | a hindrance, an obstacle (ししょう) | 作業に支障が出ている。It's interfering with the work. |
| 面倒 | troublesome, a bother (めんどう) | 手続きが面倒で後回しにした。The paperwork was a bother so I put it off. |
| 欠ける | to be lacking, to be chipped (かける) | この計画は具体性に欠けている。This plan lacks concreteness. |
| 酸っぱい | sour, tart (すっぱい) | このみかんは少し酸っぱい。This mandarin is a little sour. |
| 殺める | to take a life, to kill (あやめる) | 人を殺めることだけは許されない。Taking a life is the one thing that cannot be forgiven. |
| 裁く | to judge, to try (in court) (さばく) | 法が公平に裁くべきだ。The law should judge impartially. |
| 鼓膜 | the eardrum (こまく) | 大きな音で鼓膜が痛くなった。The loud noise made my eardrums hurt. |
| 達者 | skilled, fluent, in good health (たっしゃ) | 祖母は今も達者に暮らしている。My grandmother is still living in good health. |
| 映る | to be reflected, to show up (うつる) | 湖に山が映っている。The mountain is reflected in the lake. |
| 照らし出す | to light up, to illuminate (てらしだす) | 月が庭を照らし出していた。The moon lit up the garden. |
| 不確か | uncertain, unreliable (ふたしか) | 記憶が不確かで断言できない。My memory is uncertain so I can't say for sure. |
| 嫌気 | disgust, being fed up (いやけ) | 同じ作業の繰り返しに嫌気がさした。I got fed up with repeating the same task. |
| 眠気 | sleepiness, drowsiness (ねむけ) | 会議中に眠気に襲われた。Drowsiness hit me during the meeting. |
| ささやか | modest, small-scale | ささやかな贈り物を用意した。I prepared a modest gift. |
| 挑戦状 | a written challenge (ちょうせんじょう) | 彼はライバルに挑戦状を送った。He sent his rival a challenge. |
| 受け継ぐ | to inherit, to carry on (うけつぐ) | 父の店を受け継ぐことにした。I decided to take over my father's shop. |
| 否が応でも | whether one likes it or not (いやがおうでも) | 締切は否が応でもやって来る。The deadline comes whether you like it or not. |
| 立派 | splendid, respectable, fully-fledged (りっぱ) | 立派な理由があるなら聞こう。If there's a good reason, let's hear it. |
| 誤解 | a misunderstanding (ごかい) | 説明不足で誤解を招いた。Poor explanation invited a misunderstanding. |
| 限界 | a limit, the breaking point (げんかい) | 体力の限界を感じた。I felt I'd reached the limit of my stamina. |
| 例える | to liken, to compare to (たとえる) | 人生を旅に例える人は多い。Many people liken life to a journey. |
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