4000 CPE Vocabulary List

くすぶらせる burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment

やや a little; a bit; in a small amount or degree

約款 provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding

一斉射撃 release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault

衣服 relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing

似 existing, happening, or done at the same time

くすぶらせる burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment

日陰 a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

分離 isolate; separate; divide from the main body

簡潔 brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words

スコア act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation

ストローク a blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen

似 existing, happening, or done at the same time

一斉射撃 release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault

分離 isolate; separate; divide from the main body

海山 bottom of a sea or ocean

お酒 one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection

お針子 woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman

制裁 approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance

落書き write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines

敏感 able to feel;  responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others

衣服 relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing

あだ名 nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name

日陰 a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

シャフト axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow

墓 burial vault; a receptacle for sacred relics, especially in an altar

シャックル chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom

枝分かれ divide into classes; form, arrange or deposit in layers

修辞 relating to space; existing in or connected with space

日陰 a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

な adequate; enough; being as much as is needed

スプラッシュ cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud

スクーナー船 originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass

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

シャフト axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow

満足 acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose

な adequate; enough; being as much as is needed

風刺 form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly

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

スループ single-mast sailing boat