4000 Eiken Vocabulary List

label:
n. ラベル paper affixed to anything by inscription; slip of ribbon, parchment; writing annexed by way of addition

laborer:
n. 労働者 worker; someone who works with their hands

labour:
n. 労働 effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth

labyrinth:
n. 迷路 maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages

lace:
v. レース thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks; add a touch of flavor to

lamb:
n. ラム the young of the sheep; simple, unsophisticated person

lame:
a. ラメ moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible

landing:
n. リンク touchdown; an act of coming down to the earth

landscape:
n. 風景 scenery; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

landslide:
n. 地すべり slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory

lane:
n. 車線 passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road

lap:
n. ラップ the flap that lies over another part; area of control or responsibility; upper side of the thighs of a seated person

largely:
ad. 主 in a large manner; for the most part; mainly

lark:
v. ヒバリ any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early

larynx:
n. 喉頭 the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production

laser:
n. レーザー an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light

lash:
n. ラッシュ any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid

lasting:
a. 持続 continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable

latent:
a. 潜在 present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden

launch:
v. 打ち上げ begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off