JLPT Context-Specific Vocabulary 3

Question 1

A shop sign reads '本日定休日.' What does this communicate to customers?

Accepted Answer

Today is the regular closing day

Answer

'定休日' (teikyūbi) means 'regular holiday/closing day,' indicating the shop follows a set day-off schedule.

Question 2

Which phrase would be used in an apology letter from a company to customers about a product defect?

Accepted Answer

ご迷惑をおかけして申し訳ございません

Answer

'ご迷惑をおかけして申し訳ございません' is the formal corporate apology for causing inconvenience.

Question 3

At a construction site, a sign reads '工事中立入禁止.' What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

No entry due to ongoing construction

Answer

'立入禁止' means 'no entry/trespassing prohibited,' and '工事中' means 'under construction.'

Question 4

A teacher says '提出期限は金曜日です' to students. What does '提出期限' mean in this academic context?

Accepted Answer

Submission deadline

Answer

'提出' means 'submission' and '期限' means 'deadline/time limit,' so this is the due date for turning in work.

Question 5

On a medicine bottle label, '食後30分以内に服用' instructs the patient to take the medication:

Accepted Answer

Within 30 minutes after eating

Answer

'食後' means 'after meals' and '以内に' means 'within,' so the instruction is to take it within 30 minutes of eating.

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