615 But such action could compromise Japan's international image compromise ☆〈名声などを〉傷つける，汚す.
616 key private-sector contractors >intrusion
617 thesis plagiarism cases plagiarism "1【不可算名詞】 剽窃(ひようせつ).
2【可算名詞】 剽窃行為[物]" pléɪdʒərìzm
618 lava vent / new craters lava "lava (流動状の)溶岩
vent
(空気・液体などを抜いたり入れたりする)穴，抜け口，口; 通気[通風]孔.
Crater (火山の)噴火口." lάːvə
619 Three craters were observed shooting lava and cinders 100 meters into the air, with smoke reaching roughly 1,500 meters cinder "
【可算名詞】 【地質】 (火山から噴出した)噴石.
【可算名詞】 (石炭などの)燃え殻; 消し炭."
620 Molten magma molten "溶けたマグマ
「molten」は動詞「melt」の過去分詞
(音節melt・ed; melt・ed，《古語》 mol・ten" mˈəʊltn
621 doing some soul-searching over the matter. soul‐searching 鋭い自己反省，自己省察，反省.
622 intelligence "
諜報機関.
情報の，諜報の."
623 Reports said the plan included draping the victim in an Islamic State flag before execution, which was to be filmed and released on the Internet. drape "
〈…を〉〔衣類・掛け布などで〕おおう[飾る] 〔with，in〕." dréɪp
624 direct exhortations were coming from an Australian member of the Islamic State group to conduct demonstration killings in Australia. exhortation 熱心な勧め[勧告], 奨励. èksɔɚtéɪʃən
625 The company faces sluggish sales to individual PC users. face to
626 Toshiba says it 【doubts】 the business will ever return to profitability
627 The country is expected to overtake Thailand this year to become Southeast Asia's largest car market. over take "〈人などを〉追い越す[抜く]; 〈他の車を〉追い越す.
Japan's economy has overtaken that of many other countries. 日本の経済力はほかの多くの国々の経済力をしのいでいる."
628 They say the patient 【was discharged 】on Thursday
629 The disease causes a progressive decline in vision.
630 to assess the safety and efficacy of the treatment. efficacy 効能(のあること), 効き目.
631 The surgery is seen as 【a major step forward】 in regenerative medicine.
632 work together 【on behalf of 】the 2 countries' shared security and values.
633 the number of Ebola cases【 is doubling】【 every 3 weeks】
634 【the gravity】 and scale of the situation require a level of international action【 unprecedented】 for a health emergency.
635 The UN believes that isolating people in these countries is【 not the proper path.】
636 Ukraine hopes that【 the ongoing ceasefire】【 will transform into】 a real peace.
637 Consumers are snapping up Apple's new iPhone6 handsets, just released in Japan. snap "snap up 素早くまたは簡単につかむまたはとらえる
(get hold of or seize quickly and easily)
〔+目的語+up〕
a〈ものを〉さっとひったくる; 〈…に〉とびつく，〈…を〉先を争って[われがちに]取る.
B〈人の〉言葉を急にさえぎる."
638 iPhone fans 【formed long lines】 at mobile phone shops 【in Tokyo and elsewhere.】
639 The latest models are 【bigger--with screens of】 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches.
640 Customers 【can get 】an iPhone6 【effectively for free】 by 【agreeing to】 certain conditions, including signing up for a new, 2-year contract. effectively "実際上，事実上.
Agree to
〔+to+(代)名詞〕〔申し出などに〕応ずる，同意する 《★受身可》.
I agreed to the proposal."
641 is an alumnus of this school. alumnus a・lum・nus ) 《主に米国で用いられる》 (男子)卒業生，同窓生，校友. əlˈʌmnəs
642 during his 6-month stint from last November aboard the ISS stint "【可算名詞】 割り当て仕事; 一定期間の労働.
Do a stint in the army (一定期間)兵役に服する."
643 He served as commander of the space outpost for the last 2 months of his stay, becoming the first Japanese to do so. outpost "1辺境の植民[居留]地.
2【陸海軍, 軍事】 前哨(ぜんしよう), 前哨部隊[地点]."
644 he enjoyed playing baseball all by himself, taking advantage of zero gravity "
all alone―all by oneself
唯一人で"
daft "aばかな，まぬけの; ばかげた.
B気のふれた."
654 they were confident they had swayed enough undecided voters to stave off independence. stave "stave off
《 【他動詞】+ 【副詞】》
《★【語形】 過去形・過去分詞は staved》〈危険・破滅などを〉くい止める, 避ける.
Stave
〈…に〉おけ板をつける.
〈おけ・ボートなどを〉突き破る，〈…に〉穴をあける 〈in〉"
655 to give Scotland more powers if voters reject 【secession,】
656 The Yes side, in particular, 【energized 】young people and previously【 disillusioned】 working-class voters.
657 rally "
〈市場・景気が〉立ち直る.
The stock market rallied today. 株式市場は今日は立ち直った."
658 The dollar soared to 【a】 【fresh six-year high 】near ¥108.90 in Tokyo trading on Thursday.
659 greenback 《米口語》 (米国の)ドル紙幣.
660 ", has been re-created 【in Lego blocks,】, with vivid colors used for its snow-capped peak and lush greenery that spreads down to the foot of the miniature mountain.
, have been re-created【 with the blocks】"
lush 〈草など〉青々とした，みずみずしく茂った. lˈʌʃ
661 an executive committee comprising LEGO Japan Ltd. and other companies has been organizing exhibitions
comprise "
〈全体が〉〈部分から〉成る; 〈…を〉含む.
The United States comprises fifty states"
662 An outdated fixation on grains warps Japan’s agricultural policy
663 We believe agricultural policy that is fixated on increasing Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate could, ironically, be a major disadvantage to the revitalization of Japan’s agriculture.
disadvantage "下位の、またはより好ましくない位置にあるという特質
(the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position)
V * 〈…を〉不利にする."
664 has trumpeted the revitalization of regional areas and an economic growth strategy as centerpieces of its policy lineup.
trumpet "
〈…を〉大声で知らせる，吹聴(ふいちよう)する." trˈʌmpɪt
665 methods that harness the unique characteristics of individual regions is crucial for achieving both of these goals
harness "
〈…の〉自然力を動力化する，〈自然力を〉利用する."
666 We hope business developments across the entire process 【from 】production 【to】 processing to retail will generate growth industries that 【enable 】regional areas 【to flourish】.
667 However, we find it disconcerting that
disconcert "
〈計画などを〉くつがえす，混乱させる."
668 on a caloric intake basis.
"caloric intake
カロリー摂取量; カロリー摂取"
669 While that might sound admirable, 【it is a stretch to say that】 a self-sufficiency rate based on caloric intake is an accurate barometer of the true ability of Japan’s agricultural sector.
670 pigs and cattle raised by dairy farmers in Japan dairy dair・y 酪農の. dé(ə)ri
671 they hold【 great promise】 as export products
672 has 【undeniably】 sidetracked the development of growth industries.
sidetrack "
〈人を〉はぐらかす，脱線させる 《★しばしば受身で用いる》.
Undeniably 否定できないほど，紛れもなく，明白に."
673 This 【runs counter to】 the concept of “aggressive agricultural policies.”
674 when food was scarce.
scarce "
【叙述的用法の形容詞】 〈食物・生活必需品など〉不足で，少なくて，欠乏して
〈物の数が〉少ない，まれな 《★【類語】 ⇒rare１》."
675 There is little point in using this food situation【 as a yardstick.】
676 an increasing amount of arable land and paddies that have become abandoned arable
arable land 耕地.
677 is standing on a precipice
precipice "
危地，危機
(ほぼ垂直の急な)絶壁，がけ
be [stand] on the edge [brink] of a precipice 危機にひんしている." présəpɪs
accrue "〔…に〕〔…から〕生じる 〔to〕 〔from〕.
Certain responsibilities accrue to us from our use of public facilities." əkrúː
geothermal generation 地熱発電.
681 If electric power corporations are required to foot the high costs of maintaining
foot "
《口語》 (しばしば人のために)〈勘定を〉支払う."
682 【The question is the extent】 【to which】 the public should be required to cover the rising financial burden that accompanies the widespread adoption of renewable energy.
680 It is also much easier to maintain solar power generation systems than wind or geothermal power systems. 678 the purchase cost is covered by money accrued from electricity bills paid by ordinary households and business corporations. 645 such as mackerel in miso sauce mackerel サバ mˈæk(ə)rəl
646 Points 【were given for】 the color and weight of the pumpkins, which ranged from 50 to 80 centimeters in diameter.
647 citing poor weather as the reason 【for the flaws】 flaw "
欠点，弱点; 不備な点，欠陥 〔in〕." flˈɔː
648 Building permits, which【 give a sense of】【 what construction will be like】【 in the months ahead】, were down 5.6 percent from July to an annualized 998,000 units. "sense of
〔…することの〕意義，価値，合理性, (知的・道徳的な)感覚，観念，認識, (美・方向などに対する本能的な)センス，勘，判断能力, 〔…の〕感覚(機能), (漠然とした)感じ，気持ち"
649 "building permit 建設許可"
650 a growth strategy action 【plan to be compiled 】around next January.
651 I can feel it in my bones feel (it) in one's bones (直覚的に)〈…と〉確信する, 直感する; 予感がする 〈that〉.
652 But financial consultant Michael MacPhee, a No voter, said he 【would】【 observe the returns “with anxiety.】”
653 Scottish independence is “【the daftest idea 】I’ve ever heard,” he said.