4000 FCE Vocabulary List

監 director; the person who has the authority to supervise or direct; janitor or custodian in a building

調味料 flavoring; spice; the act of adding seasoning to food

克服 overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of

選択 choice; variety; collection

包囲 seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army

彫刻 statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions

症状 sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient

シャトル public transport that consists of a bus or train, or airplane that runs between two points; spacecraft

醤油 soybean; most highly protein vegetable

風刺 a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm

病気 state that precedes vomiting; disease

ぼろぼろ torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged

スポットライト精神 the lamp that produces an intense beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; the focus of public attention

包囲 seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army

ぼろぼろ torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged

標本 model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class

彫刻 statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions

ほとんど hardly; barely; only just

似 existing, happening, or done at the same time

実質 fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built

素晴らしい impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand

実質 fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built

シルト mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake

主権は the power of a country to control its own government

散発 in irregular or unpredictable manner

浅 trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only

選択 choice; variety; collection

サスペンド hang freely; postpone; delay

彫刻 statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions

新芽 have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up

自発性 naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated

風刺 a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm

停滞は not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull

ほとんど hardly; barely; only just

土壌 material in the surface of the earth

新芽 have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up

恐怖 bright red; of a brilliant red color

標準化 normalize; cause to conform to a standard

脊髄 of or relating to the spine or spinal cord; in the region of, the backbone, or vertebral column

獲物 go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use