Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Psychology ... Awareness Test Vocab... Week 22

 Step #3 ~ Vocabulary Check

 


Ok now…

Do you remember these words from last week?

1.     #1, #2, #3, & #4, please…

#1 ~yuusen” ~ priority

#2~yuusen suru” ~ prioritize

#3 ~ninshiki” ~ recognition

#4 ~ninshiki suru” ~recognize

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

OK now…

How about the next 2, please…

2.     #5, & #6, please….

#5 ~Subayai shikō wa, watashitachi wa nani wo suru no wo                   tetsudaimasu ka?

         *What DOES fast-thinking help us to do?

#6 ~Kamigata ga kawatte mo, hito o ninshiki suru no wo                      tasukeru.)

*It helps us to recognize a person even if their hair has changed

*It helps us to recognize a person even if their hairstyle has 

   changed

*It helps us to recognize a person even if they have a different 

  hairstyle

*It helps us to recognize a person even if their hairstyle changed

(If needed: Please make a note)


Sounds good…now…

The next 3….

1.     #7, #8, & #9, please…

#7 ~Subayai shikō wa hito o ninshiki suru no ni yakudatsu ga…” 

*Fast thinking helps us to recognize people but..

#8 ~Nani wo yoku minogashimasu ka?” ~

*What DOES it often miss?

#9 ~Subaya-shikō ha nani ga kawatta no ka o 

           miotoshi-gachi da” ~

*It often misses what has changed.

*It often misses things that have changed.

*It often misses changes

(If needed: Please make a note)


OK now…

1.     #10, #11, & #12, please….

#10 ~Naze iroiro na koto wo miotoshite shimau no ka?

*Why does it miss many things?

#11 ~ Subayai shikō wa nani o yūsen shimasu ka?” ~

*What DOES fast-thinking prioritize?

#12 ~ Subayai shikou wa, nani ga chigauka yorimo "dare de aru ka" wo ninshiki suru koto o yuusen shimasu..

*Fast thinking prioritizes recognizing "who it is" over "what’s           different".

*Fast thinking prioritizes "who it is" over "what is different".

*Fast thinking prioritizes "who it is" more than 

 "what is different".

(If needed: Please make a note)


Please turn your pages over

 


Ok now…

Please turn your papers over and…

The last 3….

1.     #13, #14& #15, please….

#13 ~ Subayai-shikō ga chīsana shōsai o miotoshite toki ni”~

   *When your fast thinking misses small details...

#14 ~ Nanto yobareteimasu ka?” ~

      *What is it called?

#15 ~ Soreha “henka miotoshi” to yobarete imasu.” ~

*It is called “Change Blindness”

(If needed: Please make a note)

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Psychology ... Awareness Test Vocab... Week 21

Step #3 ~ Vocabulary Check




Sounds good now...

1.     The first 2, please...

#1 ~denki wo kesu #1” ~ turn off

#2 ~denki wo kesu #2” ~ turn out

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now...

2.     The next 3, please...

#3 ~ “(hyoumen kara) fukitobasu” ~ blow off

#4 ~ fukikesu” ~ blow out

#5 ~ Kanojo wa fukaku tamaiki shite, rōsoku no hi o fuki keshita

*She sighed so deeply that she blew out the candles

*She sighed so hard that the candles blew out

*She sighed deeply and blew out the candles

(If needed: Please make a note)


Sounds good now...

The next 4, please...

3.     #6, #7, #8, & #9, please….

#6 ~ hi wo kesu” ~ put out

                                    put out a fire

#7 ~ enki suru” ~ put off

#8 ~ Kare wa hi wo kesu tame ni, nani o tsukatta no?

*What did he use to put out the fire?

*What did he use to put the fire out?

#9 ~ Kare wa wain o tsukatte hi o keshita

*He used wine to put out the fire

*He used wine to put the fire out

*He used wine to put it out

*He put out the fire with wine

*He put it out with wine

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Step #4 ~ Conversation Question

 

OK now…

Question…

Recently

4.     What kind of things DO you put off doing?

(+ an additional question or 2 if possible)

#1 ~ put off + doushi + ing

*I put off buying room shoes for my son

*I put off taking my clothes to the dry cleaners

 

Step #5 ~ Vocabulary Continued….

 

Sounds good now...

The next 3, please...

5.     #10, #11, & #12, please….

#10 ~kiri toru” ~ cut off

#11 ~~kara kiri toru” ~ cut out

#12 ~yamete / ikagen ni shinasai” ~ cut it out

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Step #6 ~ Cut it Out

 

Alright and ….

If we take a look over here….

6.     "Cut it out" is an informal idiom used to tell someone to stop doing something

annoying, inappropriate, or bothersome.

 

Step #7 ~ Cut it Out



Sounds good now…

How about these next ones…

7.     #13, please...

#13 ~ “Īkagen'nishiro, futari tomo!” Mō kimitachi no kuchi genka shiteiru no wo kiku no wa akiteiru!

*Cut it out, you two—I'm fed up of listening to you arguing

*Cut it out, you two—I'm sick of hearing you argue!

*Cut it out, you two—I'm tired of listening to you argue!

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds god now…

8.     How about #14 & #15, please...

#14 ~Karakau / ijimeru” ~ tease

#15 ~ Īkagen'nishiro!  Imōto o karakau no wa yame nasai.

*Cut it out! Stop teasing your sister.

*Cut it out!  Don’t tease your sister

*Cut it out! Stop to tease your sister

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good and…

The last 2, please…

9.      #16 & #17, please...

#16 ~itai” ~ hurt

#17 ~Itai yo! Yamete!

*That hurts! Cut it out!

*It hurts! Cut it out!

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Psychology ... Awareness Test Vocab... Week 22

  Step # 3 ~ Vocabulary Check   Ok now… Do you remember these words from last week? 1.      # 1 , # 2 , # 3 , & # 4 , please… ...