Vocabulary:
English to Japanese
Vocabulary:
Japanese to English
Vocabulary: Definitions
Reading 1:
Old Vocabulary: Definition
100

burnable

燃やせるごみ

100

カナダ

Canada

100

a light jacket that protects you from the wind

windbreaker

100

How did Tokushima get rid of garbage before the zero waste initiative?

They burned most of their garbage.
100

the time of day when the sun goes down and night begins

Sunset

200

switch

切り替える

200

廃物

scrap

200

a substance or object that can be recycled

recyclable

200

What was most challenging part of introducing the new recycling system?

The System is complicated; there are 45 different categories.

200

relating to the native people of a country, like Australia

Aboriginal

300

Impressed

感動して

300

分類

classification

300

to throw away something you do not want anymore

rid

300

How did people's attitude change after introducing the zero waste initiative? 


Now people think more carefully before they throw anything.

300

the act of telling what will happen to someone in the future by palm-reading or using a crystal ball

Fortune telling

400

unburnable

不燃物

400

キャンペーン

campaign

400

difficult in a way that is interesting or enjoyable

challenging

400

What advice did Kamikatsu Highschool Students give the Canadian Students?

Be Patient

400

a flat shape with three straight sides and three angles

Triangle
500

get rid of …

…を処分する

500

(手紙・伝言での)よろしくというあいさつ

regard

500

an advantage that results from something or help that you get from something

Benefit

500

What campaign did Tokushima have with their recycling system?

They get points by brining in different kinds of paper waste for recycling.

500

a (religious) ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person

funeral