Chapter 10 - The News Section 3 - Politics (政治) Considering the topic is the news, all the bonus words have examples taken from clips of actual news programs or segments. This means they may be a bit longer and harder to follow and might not be as suitable for repeating or shadowing, so the timing has been changed to be shorter. This however offers a different kind of practice from the textbook sentences or ones made up just to illustrate a particular word. Table of Contents for N2 Vocabulary Videos: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ajw2oc6aB1Ncn9zc9bXMMFtaae6rf7qo/view?usp=share_link 00:00 Intro: Vocab 1223-1254 0:11 政策 0:36 治める 1:01 治まる 1:30 政党 1:52 与党 2:17 野党 2:38 掲げる 3:18 外交 3:41 外交官 4:10 コメント 4:30 発言 4:51 失言 5:17 国会 5:37 議論 6:01 延びる 6:19 延ばす 6:41 大臣 7:00 総理大臣 7:26 外務大臣 8:05 議員 8:25 市会議員 8:51 選挙 9:09 選挙権 9:37 候補者 10:02 演説 10:25 支持 10:46 支持率 11:14 支持者 11:39 各々 12:04 各自 12:25 莫大 12:44 不正 13:20 思想 13:40 改正 14:00 実施 14:25 要素 14:47 成立 15:09 事実 15:32 隠す 15:54 隠れる 16:18 抱える 16:46 支配 17:10 非難 17:34 要求 17:56 デモ 18:16 およそ 18:33 関連 18:58 QUIZ VOCABULARY 政策 a policy, measures 治める to govern [rule, reign] (over) / to put down [suppress], quell (riots) 政党 a political party 掲げる to tout [herald, advocate] (slogan, policy, etc.) 外交 diplomacy, diplomatic relations / door-to-door sales コメント comments, (to) comment (on) 発言 statement, remark, (to) make a statement, voice [utter, speak] (an opinion) 国会 the diet (National Assembly, Parliament) 議論 argument (discussion), (to) argue, discuss, debate 延びる to be extended, postponed, put off (lit: grow [get] longer, lengthen, stretch) 大臣 minister (of state) 議員 member of the (state) assembly (parliament, diet, MP, congressman, etc.) 選挙 an election, (to) elect, vote (for) 演説 a (public) speech, address, (to) make [deliver] a speech 支持 support, backing, (to) support, endorse, stand behind 各々 each (and every), all [every~] 莫大 vast, huge, immense, colossal (debt, loss, sums) 不正 injustice, inequity, wrongdoing [fraud] / fraudulent, dishonest, corrupt, illegal 思想 ideology, thought (ideas) 改正 revision, amendment, (to) revise, amend (make an amendment to) 実施 implementation, execution (to) carry out, conduct, institute (policy), hold (exams) 要素 an element (of) 成立 coming [into] existence, materialization, (to) pass [approve] (a bill), form (an organization) 事実 fact, the truth 隠す to hide, conceal 抱える to hold [carry] (in hands, an issue), to take on (responsibility) 支配 rule, domination, control, (to) govern, manage, rule, have dominion (over) 非難 criticism, (to) criticize, attack, find fault (with) 要求 demand, requirement, (to) require, demand, call [cry] for デモ demonstration (for demands, political) およそ roughly, about 関連 connection, relation, association, (to) be connected with, relate to (have to do with) 治まる to be governed, ruled, calm [quieten] down, blow over 与党 ruling party (in power) 野党 opposition party 外交官 a diplomat 失言 gaff, improper remark 延ばす to extend, lengthen, postpone (put off) 総理大臣 prime minister 外務大臣 foreign minister 市会議員 city assembly member 区会議員 ward assembly member 選挙権 right to vote 候補者 candidate 支持率 approval rating 支持者 supporter(s) 各自 each one (individually, respectively) 隠れる to hide (oneself), hidden Note: Japanese audio for sentences from: 初めての日本語能力試験N2単語2500. All translations, notes, definitions, and transcriptions (including accented romaji) were done by myself. Bonus words are also in the listed book, and this time I took time looking through news reports for example uses of each phrase. English voices are provided by Microsoft Text to Speech.
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