Answers to Lectures & Tests
No-spoiler version (All answers are whited out)
| April | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4/14 | 西暦とは、何を基準にして始まったものであるか？ | キリストが誕生したころ |
| What is the starting point that Julian Calendar is based on? | ||
| When Christ was born | ||
| 4/18 | 定冠詞を答えんさい！ | ザ |
| Give me a definite article! | ||
| The | ||
| 4/20 | かんぺき | 完璧 |
| How to write Kanpeki in Kanji? | ||
| 完璧 | ||
| 4/23 | 四大文明の共通点は！？ | 河のそばにあった |
| What is the common feature of the Four Great Ancient Civilization? | ||
| They all situated close to rivers | ||
| 4/25 | 空き巣に遭いやすい時間帯、答えてみろ！ | 朝8時 |
| What time would you most likely to see an empty nest? | ||
| 8:00 am | ||
| 4/26 | 約数の和とその数が等しい自然数って・・・ | 完全数 |
| What do we call a number when it is equal to the sum of all its proper postivie divisors? | ||
| Perfect number | ||
| 4/30 | 太陽系で一番高い山の名前はどれでしょーか？ | オリンポス山 |
| Which is the tallest mountain in the solar system? | ||
| Olympus Mountain | ||
| May | ||
| 5/7 | 部首の中で、一番多く使用されているものはなーんや | くさかんむり |
| Which is the most common radical in the Kanji system? | ||
| "The grass head" radical | ||
| 5/9 | Test Question 1 | 午前8時 (8AM) |
| 5/9 | Test Question 2 | Before Christ |
| 5/10 | Test Question 1 | 6 |
| 5/10 | Test Question 2 | 完璧 (Millennium) |
| 5/11 | Test Question 1 | デカルト (Rene Descartes) |
| 5/11 | Test Question 2 | オリンポス山(Mt. Olympus) |
| 5/26 | エジプトで使われていた文字を何と言うかお答えなさい！ | 神聖文字 |
| Tell me the name of the writing used by ancient Egyptians! | ||
| Hieroglyphs | ||
| June | ||
| 6/8 | “役者がハムの意味？ | 下手な役者 |
| What is the meaning of Ham Actor"? | ||
| A bad actor | ||
(what is the origin? hamlet)
| 6/13 | “短距離走”は何運動といわれるか？ | 無酸素運動 |
| What kind of physical activity is "sprinting"? | ||
| Anaerobics | ||
| 6/15 | “人”という字の成り立ちって | 立っている姿 |
| How is the word "human (人)" developed? | ||
| From the shape of a standing person | ||
| 6/20 | “悪法もまた法なり”という言葉を残した人は誰ヨ？ | ソクラテス |
| Who said "law is the correct judgment of the state"? | ||
| Socrates | ||
| 6/27 | “ルサンチマン”とはなにか？ | 憎しみ、嫉妬 |
| What is "ressentiment"? | ||
| Hatred and jealousy | ||
| 6/30 | この中で実在する川の名前はど～れだ！ | ヤリキレナイ川 |
| Which of the following rivers actually exists? | ||
| Yarikirenai River | ||
| July | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7/4 | “殿”と“様”、どちらが敬称として上なのか、答えてみろ！ | もちろん“様” |
| Which one is a politer form? “殿(Dono)” or “様(Sama)”? (US version: Which uses examples to draw a conclusion?) | ||
| Sama (US version: Inductive reasoning) | ||
| 7/7 | “万葉集”で有名な七夕の歌を多く残した歌人は誰だべな？ | 柿本人麻呂 |
| Who is the song write who composed many famous pieces in Manyoushuu, including the "Song of Shichiseki"? | ||
| Kakinomotonohito Maro | ||
| 7/13 | “初心忘れるべからず”の“初心”はなんて意味だ？ | 未熟であったこと |
| We often say "Don't forget the time of being a newbie", what does "newbie" mean? | ||
| The immature | ||
| 7/14 | “曙”と“暁”、明るいのはどっちと思う？ | 曙 |
| Nautical dawn or civil dawn, which one's brighter? | ||
| Civil | ||
| 7/15 | アンデス山脈でメロンって採れると思うかい？ | 思わない |
| Is it possible to grow melons in the Andes Mountain Range? | ||
| No, it's not possible | ||
| 7/16 | 古代エジプト人の特徴的な青いアイラインの効果を言ってたもれ | 虫除け |
| Tell me, what was the purpose of this eyeliner, widely used by the ancient Egyptians? | ||
| Insect repellent | ||
| 7/19 | Test Question 1 | 立っている姿 |
| 7/19 | Test Question 2 | ハム |
| 7/20 | Test Question 1 | 万葉集 |
| 7/20 | Test Question 2 | 悪法もまた法なり |
| 7/21 | Test Question 1 | 虫除け |
| 7/21 | Test Question 2 | 強者への嫉妬・憎悪 |
| 7/22 | Test Question 1 | メロン |
| 7/22 | Test Question 2 | 日が昇る前の明け方 |
| September | ||
| 9/1 | ドッジボールの意味? | 避ける |
| When was soccer first introduced in the Olympics? | ||
| 1900 | ||
| 9/17 | マゼランの航海の動機とは? | 香辛料の利益 |
| Magellan is known for making the first voyage around the globe, but what was his motive for doing so? | ||
| To make profit from spices. | ||
| October | ||
| 10/14 | Test Question 1 | 断食 Hyperbole |
| 10/14 | Test Question 2 | 触れると成長が早くなる The Growth speeds up |
| 10/15 | Test Question 1 | マゼラン Ferdinand Magellan |
| 10/15 | Test Question 2 | 避ける 1900 |
| 10/17 | Test Question 1 | 交感神経と副交感神経 All of the above |
| 10/17 | Test Question 2 | teacher |
| 10/18 | Test Question 1 | 2円 Two yen |
| 10/18 | Test Question 2 | 太陽王 The Sun King |
| 10/19 | Test Question 1 | 11～12月 Sardine |
| 10/19 | Test Question 2 | エサの色素 Shellfish pigment |
| November | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11/28 | Test Question 1 | oct |
| 11/28 | Test Question 2 | 背中から肩 |
| 11/29 | Test Question 1 | 体内の毒素を排出する |
| 11/29 | Test Question 2 | チリとアルゼンチン |
| 11/30 | Test Question 1 | 賭け金 |
| 11/30 | Test Question 2 | シェイクスピア |
| December | ||
| 12/1 | Test Question 1 | 南極 30度 |
| 12/1 | Test Question 2 | 100万ドル |
| 12/2 | Test Question 1 | 結核菌 |
| 12/2 | Test Question 2 | フランス語 |
Spoiler version (All answers are shown)
| April | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4/14 | 西暦とは、何を基準にして始まったものであるか？ | キリストが誕生したころ |
| What is the starting point that Julian Calendar is based on? | ||
| When Christ was born | ||
| 4/18 | 定冠詞を答えんさい！ | ザ |
| Give me a definite article! | ||
| The | ||
| 4/20 | かんぺき | 完璧 |
| How to write Kanpeki in Kanji? | ||
| 完璧 | ||
| 4/23 | 四大文明の共通点は！？ | 河のそばにあった |
| What is the common feature of the Four Great Ancient Civilization? | ||
| They all situated close to rivers | ||
| 4/25 | 空き巣に遭いやすい時間帯、答えてみろ！ | 朝8時 |
| What time would you most likely to see an empty nest? | ||
| 8:00 am | ||
| 4/26 | 約数の和とその数が等しい自然数って・・・ | 完全数 |
| What do we call a number when it is equal to the sum of all its proper postivie divisors? | ||
| Perfect number | ||
| 4/30 | 太陽系で一番高い山の名前はどれでしょーか？ | オリンポス山 |
| Which is the tallest mountain in the solar system? | ||
| Olympus Mountain | ||
| May | ||
| 5/7 | 部首の中で、一番多く使用されているものはなーんや | くさかんむり |
| Which is the most common radical in the Kanji system? | ||
| "The grass head" radical | ||
| 5/9 | Test Question 1 | 午前8時 |
| 5/9 | Test Question 2 | Before Christ |
| 5/10 | Test Question 1 | 6 |
| 5/10 | Test Question 2 | 完璧 |
| 5/11 | Test Question 1 | デカルト |
| 5/11 | Test Question 2 | オリンポス山 |
| 5/26 | エジプトで使われていた文字を何と言うかお答えなさい！ | 神聖文字 |
| Tell me the name of the writing used by ancient Egyptians! | ||
| Hieroglyphs | ||
| June | ||
| 6/8 | “役者がハムの意味？ | 下手な役者 |
| What is the meaning of Ham Actor"? | ||
| A bad actor (Hamlet) | ||
| 6/13 | “短距離走”は何運動といわれるか？ | 無酸素運動 |
| What kind of physical activity is "sprinting"? | ||
| Anaerobics | ||
| 6/15 | “人”という字の成り立ちって | 立っている姿 |
| How is the word "human (人)" developed? | ||
| From the shape of a standing person | ||
| 6/20 | “悪法もまた法なり”という言葉を残した人は誰ヨ？ | ソクラテス |
| Who said "law is the correct judgment of the state"? | ||
| Socrates | ||
| 6/27 | “ルサンチマン”とはなにか？ | 憎しみ、嫉妬 |
| What is "ressentiment"? | ||
| Hatred and jealousy | ||
| 6/30 | この中で実在する川の名前はど～れだ！ | ヤリキレナイ川 |
| Which of the following rivers actually exists? | ||
| Yarikirenai River (Pis Pis River in US version) | ||
| July | ||
| 7/4 | “殿”と“様”、どちらが敬称として上なのか、答えてみろ！ | もちろん“様” |
| Which one is a politer form? “殿(Dono)” or “様(Sama)”? (US version: Which uses examples to draw a conclusion?) | ||
| Sama (US version: Inductive reasoning.) | ||
| 7/7 | “万葉集”で有名な七夕の歌を多く残した歌人は誰だべな？ | 柿本人麻呂 |
| Who is the song write who composed many famous pieces in Manyoushuu, including the "Song of Shichiseki"? | ||
| Kakinomotonohito Maro | ||
| 7/13 | “初心忘れるべからず”の“初心”はなんて意味だ？ | 未熟であったこと |
| We often say "Don't forget the time of being a newbie", what does "newbie" mean? | ||
| The immature | ||
| 7/14 | “曙”と“暁”、明るいのはどっちと思う？ | 曙 |
| Nautical dawn or civil dawn, which one's brighter? | ||
| Civil | ||
| 7/15 | アンデス山脈でメロンって採れると思うかい？ | 思わない |
| Is it possible to grow melons in the Andes Mountain Range? | ||
| No, it's not possible | ||
| 7/16 | 古代エジプト人の特徴的な青いアイラインの効果を言ってたもれ | 虫除け |
| Tell me, what was the purpose of this eyeliner, widely used by the ancient Egyptians? | ||
| Insect repellent | ||
| 7/19 | Test Question 1 | 立っている姿 |
| 7/19 | Test Question 2 | ハム |
| 7/20 | Test Question 1 | 万葉集 |
| 7/20 | Test Question 2 | 悪法もまた法なり |
| 7/21 | Test Question 1 | 虫除け |
| 7/21 | Test Question 2 | 強者への嫉妬・憎悪 |
| 7/22 | Test Question 1 | メロン |
| 7/22 | Test Question 2 | 日が昇る前の明け方 |
| September | ||
| 9/1 | ドッジボールの意味? | 避ける |
| When was soccer first introduced in the Olympics? | ||
| 1900 | ||
| 9/17 | マゼランの航海の動機とは? | 香辛料の利益 |
| What motivated Magellan's voyage? | ||
| The profit of Spice | ||
| October | ||
| 10/14 | Test Question 1 | 断食 |
| 10/14 | Test Question 2 | 触れると成長が早くなる |
| 10/15 | Test Question 1 | マゼラン |
| 10/15 | Test Question 2 | 避ける |
| 10/17 | Test Question 1 | 交感神経と副交感神経 |
| 10/17 | Test Question 2 | smoking-allowed |
| 10/18 | Test Question 1 | 2円 |
| 10/18 | Test Question 2 | 太陽王 |
| 10/19 | Test Question 1 | 11～12月 |
| 10/19 | Test Question 2 | エサの色素 |
| November | ||
| 11/28 | Test Question 1 | oct |
| 11/28 | Test Question 2 | From the back to the shoulders 背中から肩 |
| 11/29 | Test Question 1 | It discharges toxins 体内の毒素を排出する |
| 11/29 | Test Question 2 | Chile and Argentina チリとアルゼンチン |
| 11/30 | Test Question 1 | A gamble 賭け金 |
| 11/30 | Test Question 2 | William Shakespeare シェイクスピア |
| December | ||
| 12/1 | Test Question 1 | South pole; 30 degrees 南極 30度 |
| 12/1 | Test Question 2 | 1,000,000 dollars 100万ドル |
| 12/2 | Test Question 1 | He discovered tuberculosis 結核菌 |
| 12/2 | Test Question 2 | French フランス語 |
