Vocabulary Sprint w16a — public words, and する and な

Words this lesson teaches

説明

an explanation — 説明する, and 明 is the same 明 as 明るい, to make clear

必要

necessity, and necessary — 必要な before a noun; the gloss "necessary" hides the な

関係

a relationship, a connection — 関係する, and 関係ない means it is beside the point

原因

a cause — of an accident or a failure; the result is 結果

法律

the law — the body of law; a single rule is a 規則, from w08

政治

politics, government — 政治家 is a politician, with the 家 of a practitioner

戦争

war — 戦 to fight plus 争 to contend, which 競争 shares

競争

competition — the same 争, with 競, to vie; 競争する

講義

a university lecture — the 講 of w07's 講堂, where a 講義 is given

市

a city — the administrative unit, and the 市 of w12's 市民

郊外

the suburbs, the outskirts — outside the built-up part, not a separate town

訳

a reason, the circumstances — read やく the same character is a translation

億

a hundred million — ten thousand 万, because Japanese groups by ten thousands