World-Wide Japanese Vocabulary Contest

Be a World-wide Word Champion!

Step 1: Your identification

Give yourself an identifying name, using either your actual first and last name or a made-up name.

Step 2: Figure out the answers

Supply the Japanese equivalent for the list of five English words or expressions to the right ----->

You may use this online dictionary or any other dictionary.

Step 3: Submit your answers

• Create a new email to: contest@englishjapaneseonlinedictionary.com

• In the subject header write "Word Contest"

• In the body, write your answers

• Be sure to use the same ID name, whether real or fictitious, each time so we can keep track of your score

• Send

Step 4: Awarding of points

The first 25 players who submit all the correct answers will be awarded points.

The first player with all the correct answers receives 25 points, the second receives 24, the third receives 23, the fourth receives 22, and so on.

Step 5: Check the World-wide standings

The names of the top 25 submitters will be published on this website once a week.

A new list of five items will be placed on this page each week, and the first 25 submitters with the correct answers will be given points as described above.

Accumulated point standings will be kept until Word Contest #2 is finished in December 2007. The player with the most number of points at the end of this contest will be recognized as the World Champion for year 2007. A certificate of achievement will be sent to the top three winners.

This contest is open to people of all nations and ages. The decision of our judges will be final.

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Word Contest: Hall of Fame

Contest #1 Champion: Deez Nuts

Contest #2 Champion: Steve

World-wide Word Championship #2 (Year 2007)

Word Contest #2 has now concluded.

Our hearty congratulations to the winners.

World Champion: Steve with 1196 pts.

World Champion Runner-up: JOEMAN with 1148 pts.
World Champion 2nd Runner-up: Kasomi with 1047 pts.
World Champion 3rd Runner-up: Locassen with 1023 pts.

Kudos to all of the participants of the contest. We urge all participants to continue their quest to improve their Nihongo.

World Champion Steve has been inducted into the Word Contest Hall of Fame.

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Week #52 Words, Oct. 14, 2007)

(Note: This is our final word contest question to complete a cycle of 52. Point totals will be verified and the winners will be declared fairly shortly. If any of you have not completed answering all questions, you may click on the archives and complete them.)

おばあさん　は　あさ　はやく　おきて　あたらしい　たいいくかん　で　うんどう　しました。

Give an example of each (in parts 1-4) from the above sentence.

1.  めいし         
2.　けいようし   
3.　ふくし       
4.　じょし          

5.　What is the meaning of the above sentence?

Week #51 (of 52) Words Oct. 6 - 13, 2007)

This is a question on food and its quality. What does each one mean?

1. 　まずい　ハンバーガー
2.　くさっている　バナナ
3.　おいしい　チョコレートケーキ
4.　すっぱい　いちご
5.　おじいさん　は　おいしい　ミートパイ　を　ぜんぶ　たべました。

Week #50 (of 52) Words Sept 18 - Oct. 5, 2007)

What are these classroom objects? Please write answers in English.
a.　えんぴつけずり
b.　セロテープ
c.　ものさし
d.　こくばんふき
e.　せんせい　の　ちゃいろい　いす

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