Vocabulary
N4 Vocabulary
- メリット = merit, advantage, benefit
- キャリア = career, work experience
- ビジネス = business
- 機会(きかい) = chance, opportunity
- 久しぶり = after a long time
- 緊張(きんちょう) = nervousness, tension
- 広がる(ひろがる) = to spread, to expand
- 文化(ぶんか) = culture
N3 Vocabulary
- 参加(さんか)する = to participate, to join
- 初心者(しょしんしゃ) = beginner
- 理解(りかい) = understanding, comprehension
- 知識(ちしき) = knowledge
- 発見(はっけん) = discovery
- 発信(はっしん) = sending out, transmitting (information)
- 最新(さいしん) = latest, most recent
- 広がる(ひろがる) = to widen, broaden (also used at N3 nuance)
N2 Vocabulary
- 翻訳(ほんやく) = translation (written)
- 雇用主(こようぬし) = employer
- 協会(きょうかい) = association, society
- 視野(しや) = field of vision, outlook
- 感情(かんじょう) = emotions, feelings
- 再発見(さいはっけん) = rediscovery
- 大事にする = to value, to treasure
- 受け止める(うけとめる) = to accept, to take (an idea, criticism, etc.)
N1 Vocabulary
- 抽象(ちゅうしょう) = abstraction (not in your sample, but implied in “abstract ideas”)
- 振興(しんこう) (from 米国語学教育振興協会) = promotion, encouragement
- 第一言語(だいいちげんご) = first language (technical/academic)
- 第二言語(だいにげんご) = second language
- バックアップ = backup (used metaphorically in the transcript, but advanced nuance)
Expressions
1. 緊張(きんちょう) = nervousness, tension (N4–N3)
Example:
その日は 緊張(きんちょう) しましたよー。
Translation:
I was really nervous that day.
2. 理解(りかい) = understanding, comprehension (N3)
Example:
外国語を話すと、理解(りかい) が深くなりますね。
Translation:
When you speak a foreign language, your understanding deepens.
3. 協会(きょうかい) = association, society (N2)
Example:
米国語学教育協会(きょうかい) では、外国語が話せる人は大切だと書いてある。
Translation:
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages wrote that people who can speak foreign languages are important.
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