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Detective Conan Vol. 1 (episodes 1 to 3)

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Vocab for episodes 1 to 3 of the animated series ‘Detective Conan’. This is volume 1/15. Check out the ‘Most Common Vocab’ set (vol 0) for a list of the most common terms throughout the series.

                

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ええ① yes, that is correct, right ② um, errr ③ huh? ④ grrr, gah, Must I? ⑤ good
お金 【おかね】money
お父さん 【おとうさん】father
こんなsuch (about something/someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker), like this
さん① Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms ② honorific used with occupational titles
じゃあ① then, well, so, well then ② combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles ③ plain copula
じゃ① then, well, so, well then ② combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles ③ plain copula
そう① so, really, seeming ② (after masu stem and adj-stem) appearing that, seeming that, looking like, having the appearance of
そんなsuch (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener), like that, that sort of
でも① but, however, still, yet, although, even though ② even, even if ③ or something
どんなwhat, what kind of
はい① yes ② OK (used to get attention prior to an utterance), okay ③ giddy-up, giddap
もう① already, anymore ② soon, shortly ③ more, further, other, again ④ interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)
もっと(some) more, even more, longer, further
ゆっくりslowly, at ease, restful
スカートskirt
ズボンtrousers
タクシーtaxi
パーティーparty
フィルムfilm
ホテルhotel
メートルmetre, meter, meter (i.e., a gauge), gauge
レストランrestaurant (esp. Western-style)
一 【いち】① one ② best in, the most (...) in (where an adjective follows)
一つ 【ひとつ】① one ② for one thing (often used in itemized lists) ③ (after a noun) only ④ (with a verb in negative form) (not) even ⑤ just (i.e. "just try it")
飲む 【のむ】① to drink, to gulp, to swallow ② to smoke (tobacco) ③ to engulf, to overwhelm ④ to keep down, to suppress ⑤ to accept (e.g. demand, condition) ⑥ to make light of, to conceal
雨 【あめ】rain
円 【えん】① Yen, money ② circle
下 【した】① below, down, under ② bottom ③ beneath, underneath ④ just after, right after ⑤ inferiority, one's inferior (i.e. one's junior), younger (e.g. of siblings) ⑥ trade-in ⑦ preliminary, preparatory
どうぞ① please, kindly ② by all means
花 【はな】① flower, blossom, bloom, petal ② blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), cherry blossom ③ ikebana ④ Japanese playing cards ⑤ beauty ⑥ (the) best
会社 【かいしゃ】① company, corporation ② workplace
外 【そと】① outside, exterior ② open air ③ other place
学校 【がっこう】school
休み 【やすみ】① rest, recess, respite ② vacation, holiday, absence, suspension ③ dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
見る 【みる】① to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe ② to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge ③ to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of ④ to view (e.g. flowers, movie) ⑤ (usu. after the -te form of a verb) to try
後 【あと】① behind, rear ② after, later ③ after one's death ④ remainder, the rest ⑤ descendant, successor, heir ⑥ more (i.e. five more minutes)
後ろ 【うしろ】back, behind, rear
今 【いま】now, the present time, just now, soon, immediately, (one) more
時 【とき】① time, hour ② occasion, moment
時間 【じかん】① time ② hours
車 【くるま】① car, automobile, vehicle ② wheel
手 【て】① hand, arm ② handle ③ hand, worker, help ④ trouble, care, effort ⑤ means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship ⑥ hand, handwriting ⑦ kind, type, sort ⑧ one's hands, one's possession ⑨ ability to cope ⑩ hand (of cards) ⑪ direction
週間 【しゅうかん】week, weekly
出す 【だす】① to take out, to get out ② to put out, to reveal, to show ③ to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in ④ to publish, to make public ⑤ to send (e.g. letter) ⑥ to produce (a sound), to start (fire) ⑦ to serve (food) ⑧ to begin
出る 【でる】① to go out, to exit, to leave ② to appear, to come forth, to be published ③ to answer (the phone or door)
出来る 【できる】① to be able (in a position) to do, to be up to the task ② to be ready, to be completed ③ to be made, to be built ④ to be good at, to be permitted (to do) ⑤ to become intimate, to take up (with somebody) ⑥ to grow, to be raised
書く 【かく】to write
女 【おんな】woman
女の子 【おんなのこ】girl
小さい 【ちいさい】small, little, tiny
少し 【すこし】① small quantity, little, few, something ② little while ③ short distance
上 【うえ】① above, up, over ② top, summit ③ surface, on ④ before, previous ⑤ superiority, one's superior (i.e. one's elder) ⑥ on top of that, besides, what's more ⑦ upon (further inspection, etc.), based on (and occurring after) ⑧ matters concerning..., as concerns ... ⑨ since (i.e. "for that reason") ⑩ suffix indicating higher social standing
水 【みず】water (cold, fresh)
先 【さき】① previous, prior, former, some time ago, preceding ② point (e.g. pencil), tip, end, nozzle ③ head (of a line), front ④ ahead, the other side ⑤ the future, hereafter ⑥ destination ⑦ the other party
前 【まえ】① ago, before (some event), previously, (minutes) to (the hour) ② in front (of), before (e.g. the house) ③ head (of a line), front (e.g. of a bus), fore part ④ in the presence of ⑤ helping, portion ⑥ privates, private parts
足 【あし】① foot ② leg ③ gait ④ pace
大学 【だいがく】① post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc. ② the Great Learning - one of the Four Books
大人 【おとな】adult
男 【おとこ】man
中 【なか】① inside, in ② among, within ③ center (centre), middle ④ during, while
電話 【でんわ】telephone
入る 【はいる】① to enter ② to break into ③ to join, to enroll ④ to contain, to hold, to accommodate ⑤ to have (an income of)
入れる 【いれる】① to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to set (a jewel, etc.) ② to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire ③ to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to ④ to include ⑤ to pay (one's rent, etc.) ⑥ to cast (a vote) ⑦ to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ⑧ to turn on (a switch, etc.) ⑨ to send (a fax), to call
百 【ひゃく】100, hundred
父 【ちち】father
本 【ほん】① book, volume ② main, head, this, our, present, real ③ counter for long cylindrical things
名前 【なまえ】① name, full name ② given name, first name
木 【き】tree, wood, timber
来る 【くる】① to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive ② to come back, to do ... and come back ③ to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue ④ to come from, to be caused by, to derive from ⑤ to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
話す 【はなす】to speak
何 【なに】① what ② how many (some counter)
何 【なん】① what ② how many (some counter)
九 【く】nine
行く 【いく】① to go ② to proceed, to take place ③ to die, to pass away ④ to continue
今日 【きょう】today, this day
今年 【ことし】this year
人 【ひと】① man, person ② human being, mankind, people ③ character, personality ④ man of talent, true man ⑤ other people ⑥ adult
八 【はち】eight
言う 【いう】① to say ② to call (i.e. to give a name)
大きい 【おおきい】big, large, great, loud
聞く 【きく】① to hear ② to listen (e.g. to music) ③ to ask, to enquire, to query
出かける 【でかける】to depart, to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to set out, to start, to be going out
話 【はなし】① talk, speech, chat, story, conversation ② discussions, negotiation, argument
目 【め】① eye, eyeball ② eyesight ③ look ④ experience ⑤ viewpoint ⑥ ordinal number suffix ⑦ somewhat, -ish
分かる 【わかる】① to be understood, to be comprehended, to be grasped ② to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out
母さん 【かあさん】mother
父さん 【とうさん】father
ですpolite copula in Japanese
日 【にち】① Sunday ② day (of the month) ③ counter for days
年 【ねん】① year (e.g. AD) ② counter for years
いるauxillary verb for continuing action or state
人 【にん】① counter for people ② (usu. in compound words) person
悪い 【わるい】① bad, poor, inferior ② evil, sinful ③ unprofitable, unbeneficial ④ at fault, to blame, in the wrong ⑤ sorry
遠い 【とおい】far, distant
家 【いえ】① house, residence, dwelling ② family, household ③ lineage, family name
会う 【あう】① to meet, to encounter ② to have an accident, to have a bad experience
顔 【かお】face (person)
帰る 【かえる】① to return, to come home, to go home, to go back ② (of a guest, customer, etc.) to leave ③ (of a baseball player rounding the bases) to get home
起きる 【おきる】① to get up, to rise ② to wake up ③ to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
強い 【つよい】① strong, powerful, mighty, potent ② resistant, resilient, durable
近く 【ちかく】① near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity ② nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"), close to ③ shortly, soon
銀行 【ぎんこう】bank
月 【つき】① moon ② month
犬 【いぬ】① dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) ② snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.) ③ counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful
好き 【すき】liking, fondness, love
考える 【かんがえる】to consider, to think about
黒 【くろ】① black ② dark ③ bad guy, 'black hat'
仕事 【しごと】① work, job, business, occupation, employment, vocation, task ② work
使う 【つかう】① to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use ② to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate ③ to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume ④ to use (language), to speak ⑤ to take (one's lunch), to circulate (bad money)
始まる 【はじまる】to begin
死ぬ 【しぬ】to die
私 【わたし】① I, me ② private affairs, personal matter, secrecy ③ selfishness
持つ 【もつ】① to hold, to carry ② to possess
時計 【とけい】watch, clock, timepiece
自分 【じぶん】① myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself ② I, me
写真 【しゃしん】① photograph, photo ② movie
借りる 【かりる】① to borrow, to have a loan ② to rent, to hire
住む 【すむ】to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
所 【ところ】① place, spot, scene, site ② address ③ district, area, locality ④ one's house ⑤ point ⑥ part ⑦ space, room ⑧ whereupon, as a result ⑨ (after present form of a verb) about to, on the verge of
乗る 【のる】① to get on, to ride in, to board, to mount, to get up on ② to spread (paints), to be taken in ③ to share in, to join, to feel like doing, to be mentioned in, to be in harmony with ④ to appear (in print), to be recorded, to be found in (a dictionary)
声 【こえ】voice
走る 【はしる】① to run ② to travel (movement of vehicles) ③ to hurry to ④ to retreat (from battle), to take flight ⑤ to run away from home ⑥ to elope ⑦ to tend heavily toward
早い 【はやい】① fast, quick, hasty, brisk ② early (in the day, etc.), premature ③ (too) soon, not yet, (too) early ④ easy, simple, quick
多い 【おおい】many, numerous
体 【からだ】① body ② health
待つ 【まつ】① to wait ② to await, to look forward to, to anticipate ③ (usu. in negative form) to depend on, to need
大きな 【おおきな】big, large, great
短い 【みじかい】short
知る 【しる】to know, to understand, to be acquainted with, to feel
度 【ど】① degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.) ② counter for occurrences and times ③ strength (of alcohol)
同じ 【おなじ】① same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike ② (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway, anyhow, in either case
風 【かぜ】wind, breeze
服 【ふく】① clothes (esp. Western clothes) ② counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
物 【もの】① thing, object ② the natural thing, a frequently done thing ③ used to express emotional involvement ④ used in giving a reason
歩く 【あるく】to walk
方 【ほう】side, direction, way
夜 【よる】evening, night
薬 【くすり】① medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs ② efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.) ③ (pottery) glaze ④ small bribe
有名 【ゆうめい】① famous ② fame
旅行 【りょこう】travel, trip
頭 【あたま】① head ② mind, brain, intellect ③ top ④ hair (on one's head) ⑤ bangs, fringe ⑥ top structural component of a kanji
明日 【あした】tomorrow
思う 【おもう】① to think, to consider, to believe ② to think (of doing), to plan (to do) ③ to judge, to assess, to regard ④ to imagine, to suppose, to dream ⑤ to expect, to look forward to ⑥ to feel, to desire, to want ⑦ to recall, to remember
終わる 【おわる】to finish, to end, to close
作る 【つくる】① to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct ② to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol) ③ to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train ④ to till ⑤ to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write ⑥ to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose ⑦ to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found ⑧ to have (a child) ⑨ to make up (one's face, etc.) ⑩ to fabricate (an excuse, etc.) ⑪ to form (a line, etc.) ⑫ to set (a record) ⑬ to commit (a sin, etc.)
一番 【いちばん】① best, first, number one ② game, round, bout, fall, event (in a meet)
横 【よこ】① horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down ② side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth ③ side (of a box, etc.) ④ beside, aside, next to ⑤ unconnected
ヶ月 【かげつ】(number of) months
絵 【え】picture, drawing, painting, sketch
階 【かい】① stories, storeys ② counter for storeys and floors of a building
君 【きみ】you, buddy, pal
公園 【こうえん】(public) park
次 【つぎ】① next, following, subsequent ② stage, station
取る 【とる】① to take, to pick up, to harvest, to earn, to choose ② to steal ③ to eat, to have (a meal) ④ to remove (one's glasses, etc.)
登る 【のぼる】① to ascend, to go up, to climb ② to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun), to rise ③ to go to (the capital) ④ to be promoted ⑤ to add up to ⑥ to advance (in price) ⑦ to swim up (a river), to sail up ⑧ to come up (on the agenda)
全部 【ぜんぶ】all, entire, whole, altogether
飛ぶ 【とぶ】to fly, to soar
庭 【にわ】garden
部屋 【へや】① room ② sumo stable
辺 【へん】① area, vicinity ② side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.) ③ circumstances
返す 【かえす】① to return (something), to restore, to put back ② to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate
方 【かた】① direction, way ② person, lady, gentleman ③ method of, manner of, way of ④ care of .. ⑤ person in charge of .. ⑥ side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
本当 【ほんとう】truth, reality
遊ぶ 【あそぶ】① to play, to enjoy oneself, to have a good time ② to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.) ③ to be idle, to do nothing, to be unused ④ to go to (for pleasure or for study) ⑤ (in baseball) to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
弟 【おとうと】younger brother
両親 【りょうしん】parents, both parents
番 【ばん】① number (in a series) ② (one's) turn ③ watch, guard, lookout ④ bout, match (sumo)
違う 【ちがう】① to differ (from), to vary ② to not be in the usual condition ③ to not match the correct (answer, etc.) ④ to be different from promised
一緒 【いっしょ】① together ② at the same time ③ same, identical
皆 【みな】① all, everyone, everybody ② everything
皆 【みんな】① all, everyone, everybody ② everything
覚える 【おぼえる】① to remember, to recollect, to memorize, to memorise ② to feel
警官 【けいかん】policeman
個 【こ】① counter for articles ② counter for military units ③ individual
呼ぶ 【よぶ】① to call out (to), to call, to invoke ② to summon (a doctor, etc.) ③ to invite ④ to designate, to name, to brand ⑤ to garner (support, etc.), to gather
困る 【こまる】to be troubled, to be worried, to be bothered, to be embarrassed, to be stumped
座る 【すわる】① to sit, to squat ② to assume (a position) ③ to hold steady, to hold still
歳 【さい】① -years-old ② ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius
子供 【こども】child, children
授業 【じゅぎょう】lesson, class work
初めて 【はじめて】① for the first time ② only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ...
静か 【しずか】quiet, peaceful
窓 【まど】window
置く 【おく】① to put, to place ② to leave (behind) ③ to do something in advance (usu. following te-form verb)
遅い 【おそい】① slow ② late (e.g. "late at night") ③ too late
痛い 【いたい】① painful, sore ② exceeding
熱い 【あつい】hot (thing)
晩 【ばん】① evening ② counter for nights
彼 【かれ】① he, him ② boyfriend
彼女 【かのじょ】① she, her ② girl friend, girlfriend, sweetheart
必要 【ひつよう】① necessary, needed, essential, indispensable ② necessity, need, requirement
並ぶ 【ならぶ】① to line up, to stand in a line ② to rival, to match, to equal
忘れる 【わすれる】to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)
忙しい 【いそがしい】busy, hectic, occupied, engaged
友達 【ともだち】friend, companion
欲しい 【ほしい】① wanted, wished for, in need of, desired ② (after the -te form of a verb) I want (you) to
頼む 【たのむ】① to request, to beg, to ask ② to call, to order, to reserve ③ to entrust to ④ to rely on
可愛い 【かわいい】① cute, adorable, charming, lovely, pretty ② dear, precious, darling, pet ③ cute little, tiny
ころ① (approximate) time, around, about, toward ② suitable time (or condition) ③ time of year, season
いいえ① no, nay ② well, er, why
余り 【あまり】① remainder, rest, balance, remains, scraps, residue, remnant ② not very (with negative sentence), not much ③ surplus, excess, fullness, too much ④ overjoyed, overwhelmed ⑤ more than, over
ありがとうThank you
降りる 【おりる】① to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount ② to quit, to withdraw, to pull back (from a position, a job) ③ to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)
良く 【よく】① nicely, properly, well, skillfully ② frequently, often
達 【たち】pluralizing suffix (esp. for people & animals; formerly honorific)
幾ら 【いくら】how much?, how many?
鍵 【かぎ】① key ② lock
大丈夫 【だいじょうぶ】safe, all right, OK, okay
沢山 【たくさん】many, a lot, much
誰 【だれ】who
僕 【ぼく】① I, me ② you (used addressing young children) ③ manservant
隣 【となり】neighbor (neighbour), next to (esp. living next door to)
なぜwhy, how
暇 【ひま】① spare time, free time, leisure ② time off, day off, vacation, holiday, leave ③ quitting (one's job), firing someone, divorcing (one's spouse) ④ (of one's time) free, (of one's business) slow ⑤ leaving, departing
良い 【よい】① good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable ② sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared ③ profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial ④ OK
あそこ① there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener), over there, that place, yonder ② that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener), that much, that point
あのthat (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
あれ① that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly) ② that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors) ③ hey (expression of surprise or suspicion), eh? ④ that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time)
こっち① this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker), this direction ② here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is) ③ this one (something physically close to the speaker) ④ I, me ⑤ this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
そしてand, and then, thus, and now
その① that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener), the ② um..., er..., uh...
それ① that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind), it ② that time, then
どうhow, in what way, how about
どっち① which way, which direction, where ② which one (esp. of two alternatives) ③ who
やる① to do ② to have sexual intercourse ③ to kill ④ to give (to inferiors, animals, etc.) ⑤ to do for (inferiors) ⑥ to send (e.g. somebody somewhere), to dispatch (e.g. letter) (despatch) ⑦ to move (something to), to row (a boat) ⑧ (used in place of other verb) to have (eat, drink, smoke), to study, to run or operate (a restaurant)
する① to do ② to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into) ③ to serve as, to act as, to work as ④ to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) ⑤ to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as ⑥ to decide on, to choose ⑦ to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) ⑧ to be (in a state, condition, etc.) ⑨ to be worth, to cost ⑩ to pass (of time), to elapse ⑪ verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs") ⑫ creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go") ⑬ to be just about to, to be just starting to, to try to, to attempt to
ちょっと① just a minute, short time, just a little ② somewhat, easily, readily, rather ③ (before a verb in negative form) (will not) easily ④ hey!
いつwhen, how soon
いつも① always, usually, every time ② never (with neg. verb)
くれるto give, to let one have, to do for one, to be given
ここ① here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining), this place ② these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker) ③ these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker), the next ...
ある① to be (usu. of inanimate objects), to exist, to live ② to have ③ to be located ④ to be equipped with ⑤ to happen, to come about
ことthing, matter, fact, circumstances, business, reason, experience
なる① to become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain ② to result in, to prove to be ③ to consist of, to be composed of ④ to succeed, to be complete ⑤ to change into, to be exchanged for ⑥ to play a role ⑦ to be promoted (shogi)
どうしてwhy?, for what reason, how, in what way, for what purpose, what for
うるさい① noisy, loud ② fussy ③ annoying, troublesome, tiresome, importunate ④ bossy
しかしhowever, but
またagain, and, also, still (doing something)
まだ① as yet, hitherto, still ② not yet (with negative verb)
もちろんof course, certainly, naturally
どこ① where, what place ② how much (long, far), what extent
このthis (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
よう① (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) appearing ..., looking ... ② (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) way to ..., method of ...ing ③ (usu. after a noun) form, style, design ④ (usu. after a noun) like, similar to ⑤ thing (thought or spoken)
つけるto turn on, to switch on, to light up
もう一度 【もういちど】once more, again
そこ① there (place relatively near listener) ② there (place just mentioned), that place ③ then (of some incident just spoken of), that (of point just raised)
これ① this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) ② this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group) ③ now
あんなsuch (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener), so, that, sort of
さっきsome time ago
だからso, therefore
日本 【にっぽん】Japan
なさいdo (imperative form often used after ~masu base of verbs)
ビル① building ② bill
以外 【いがい】with the exception of, excepting
以上 【いじょう】① not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards ② beyond ... (e.g. one's means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that) ③ above-mentioned, foregoing ④ since ..., seeing that ... ⑤ this is all, that is the end, the end
運動 【うんどう】motion, exercise
遠く 【とおく】far away, distant, at a distance, distant place, by far
下さる 【くださる】to give, to confer
家 【うち】① house, home (one's own) ② (one's) family, (one's) household
楽しみ 【たのしみ】① enjoyment, pleasure, diversion, amusement, hobby ② anticipation, looking forward to
帰り 【かえり】return, coming back
気 【き】① spirit, mind, heart ② nature, disposition ③ motivation, intention ④ mood, feelings ⑤ atmosphere, essence
起こす 【おこす】to raise, to cause, to wake someone
急ぐ 【いそぐ】to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner
金持ち 【かねもち】rich man
見える 【みえる】① to be seen, to be in sight ② to look, to seem, to appear ③ to come
高校 【こうこう】senior high school
高校生 【こうこうせい】senior high school student
今度 【こんど】now, this time, next time, another time
子 【こ】① child ② young (animal) ③ young woman, young geisha ④ offshoot ⑤ interest ⑥ new shares ⑦ (after a noun or -masu stem) -er (often of young women)
上手い 【うまい】① skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful ② delicious, appetizing, appetising ③ fortunate, splendid, promising
社長 【しゃちょう】company president, manager, director
小説 【しょうせつ】novel, (short) story
少年 【しょうねん】boys, juveniles
親 【おや】① parent, parents ② dealer (in cards) ③ founder ④ (pet) owner
世界 【せかい】the world, society, the universe
世話 【せわ】looking after, help, aid, assistance
生きる 【いきる】to live, to exist
通り 【とおり】avenue, street, way
動く 【うごく】① to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing ② to operate, to run, to go, to work ③ to be touched, to be influenced ④ to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver ⑤ certain, factual ⑥ to be transferred
日 【ひ】① day, days ② sun, sunshine, sunlight ③ case (esp. unfortunate), event
入院 【にゅういん】hospitalization, hospitalisation
不便 【ふべん】inconvenience, inexpediency, unhandiness
別 【べつ】distinction, difference, different, another, particular, separate, extra, exception
別に 【べつに】① (not) particularly, nothing ② separately, apart
用 【よう】① task, business ② use, duty, service ③ call of nature, excretion
用意 【ようい】preparation
立てる 【たてる】① to stand (something) up, to erect (something) ② to make (a noise, a sound) ③ to put (tooth, claw, pointed object) to ④ to set (a plan, etc.), to decide (objective, schedule)
力 【ちから】① force, strength, might, vigour (vigor), energy ② capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty ③ efficacy, effect ④ effort, endeavours (endeavors), exertions ⑤ power, authority, influence, good offices, agency ⑥ support, help, aid, assistance ⑦ stress, emphasis ⑧ means, resources
音 【おと】① sound, noise, report ② note (music) ③ fame
工場 【こうじょう】factory, plant, mill, workshop
行う 【おこなう】to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out
気持ち 【きもち】feeling, sensation, mood
首 【くび】① neck ② head ③ unemployed person
見つかる 【みつかる】to be found, to be discovered
見つける 【みつける】① to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect ② to locate, to find (e.g. something missing), to find fault ③ to be used to seeing, to be familiar with
泣く 【なく】to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl
君 【くん】Mr (junior), master, boy
血 【ち】blood, consanguinity
お礼 【おれい】thanking, expression of gratitude
交通 【こうつう】communication, transportation, traffic, intercourse
残る 【のこる】to remain, to be left
手伝う 【てつだう】to help, to assist, to take part in
場所 【ばしょ】① place, location, spot, position ② room, space ③ basho (sumo wrestling tournament)
生活 【せいかつ】living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood
線 【せん】line (also telephone, railway), wire, beam
全然 【ぜんぜん】① not at all (with neg. verb) ② wholly, entirely, completely
相談 【そうだん】consultation, discussion
息子 【むすこ】son
打つ 【うつ】① to hit (something inanimate), to strike, to beat (on something) ② to type, to tap (e.g. a key) ③ to inject ④ to indulge in gambling ⑤ to visit (on a pilgrimage)
調べる 【しらべる】to examine, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search
点 【てん】① spot, mark ② point, dot ③ mark (e.g. in exam), score, points ④ counter for goods or items
伝える 【つたえる】to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath
無理 【むり】unreasonable, impossible, overdoing
遊び 【あそび】① playing ② play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
様 【さま】① Mr, Mrs or Ms ② used (gen. in fixed expressions) to make words more polite ③ manner, kind, appearance
選ぶ 【えらぶ】to choose, to select
決まる 【きまる】① to be decided, to be settled ② to look good in (clothes)
全て 【すべて】all, the whole, entirely, in general, wholly, overall
確か 【たしか】① certain, sure, definite ② if I'm not mistaken, if I remember correctly
直す 【なおす】① to cure, to heal ② to fix, to correct, to repair ③ to do over again (after -masu base of verb) ④ to replace, to put back as it was ⑤ to convert (into a different state), to transform
移る 【うつる】① to move (house), to transfer (department) ② to change the target of interest or concern ③ to elapse (passage of time) ④ to be permeated by a colour or scent ⑤ to be infected, to be contagious, to spread (as in fire)
億 【おく】10^8, 100,000,000, hundred million
過ぎる 【すぎる】① to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond ② to pass (i.e. of time), to elapse ③ to have expired, to have ended, to be over ④ to exceed, to surpass, to be above ⑤ to be no more than ... ⑥ (often used after adjective stems or the -masu stems of verbs) to be excessive, to be too much, to be too ...
掛ける 【かける】① to hang (e.g. picture), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag) ② to sit ③ to be partway (verb), to begin (but not complete) ④ to take (time, money), to expend (money, time, etc.) ⑤ to make (a call) ⑥ to multiply ⑦ to secure (e.g. lock) ⑧ to put on (glasses, etc.) ⑨ to cover ⑩ to burden someone ⑪ to apply (insurance) ⑫ to turn on (an engine, etc.), to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.) ⑬ to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on ⑭ to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.) ⑮ to bind ⑯ to pour (or sprinkle, spray, etc.) onto ⑰ to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.) ⑱ to increase further ⑲ to catch (in a trap, etc.) ⑳ to set atop ○ to erect (a makeshift building) ○ to hold (a play, festival, etc.) ○ (after -masu stem of verb) indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone)
慣れる 【なれる】① to grow accustomed to, to get too familiar with ② to become domesticated, to become tame
簡単 【かんたん】simple
間違える 【まちがえる】① to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation) ② to confuse, to mistake something for something else
関係 【かんけい】relation, connection
隅 【すみ】corner, nook, recess
経験 【けいけん】experience
警察 【けいさつ】police
最近 【さいきん】latest, most recent, nowadays
最初 【さいしょ】beginning, outset, first, onset
事故 【じこ】① accident, incident, trouble ② circumstances, reasons
事務所 【じむしょ】office
似る 【にる】to resemble, to be similar
捨てる 【すてる】to throw away, to cast aside, to abandon, to resign, to break up with (someone)
女性 【じょせい】① woman, female ② feminine gender
紹介 【しょうかい】introduction, referral
珍しい 【めずらしい】① unusual, rare, curious ② new, novel ③ fine (e.g. gift)
怒る 【おこる】① to get angry, to get mad ② to tell someone off, to scold ③ to be angular, to be square
逃げる 【にげる】to escape, to run away
背中 【せなか】back (of body)
怖がる 【こわがる】to be afraid of, to fear, to dread, to be nervous (about), to be shy (of)
変 【へん】① strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, queer, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy ② unexpected ③ change ④ incident, disturbance, disaster, accident ⑤ flat (music)
変える 【かえる】to change, to alter, to vary, to convert, to revise, to amend, to transform
変わる 【かわる】to change, to be transformed, to vary, to be revised, to be different, to move location
娘 【むすめ】① (my) daughter ② girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
戻る 【もどる】to turn back, to return, to go back, to recover, to rebound
約束 【やくそく】① arrangement, promise, appointment, pact, engagement ② convention, rule
利用 【りよう】use, utilization, utilisation, application
裏 【うら】① bottom (or another side that is hidden from view), undersurface, opposite side, reverse side ② rear, back, behind (the house) ③ lining, inside ④ out of sight, behind the scenes ⑤ proof ⑥ opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.) ⑦ inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.) ⑧ bottom (of an inning), last half (of an inning)
連れる 【つれる】to lead, to take (a person)
腕 【うで】① arm ② skill
途中 【とちゅう】① on the way, en route ② in the middle of, midway
探す 【さがす】to search (for something desired, needed), to look for
捕まえる 【つかまえる】to catch, to arrest, to seize
治る 【なおる】to be cured, to get well, to be healed
背 【せ】① back, spine ② reverse, rear side ③ height ④ ridge (of a mountain)
お嬢さん 【おじょうさん】① daughter ② young lady
為 【ため】① good, advantage, benefit, welfare ② sake, purpose, objective, aim ③ consequence, result, effect ④ affecting, regarding, concerning
嘘 【うそ】lie, falsehood, incorrect fact
邪魔 【じゃま】hindrance, intrusion
駄目 【だめ】useless, no good, hopeless
きっとsurely, undoubtedly, almost certainly, most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
こう① in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker), thus, such ② uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)
これからafter this
それでand, thereupon, because of that
やっぱりalso, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely, of course
honourable, honorable
しばらく① little while, short while, moment, instant ② a while, quite a time ③ it's been a long time
しまうto finish, to close, to do something completely, to put away, to put an end to
すごい① terrible, dreadful ② amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific ③ to a great extent, vast (in numbers)
なるほどI see, That's right!, Indeed
つもり① intention, plan ② conviction, belief
はず① expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state, it should be so, bound to be, expected to be, must be ② nock (of a bow) ③ nock (of an arrow) ④ nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) (Sumo)
もらう① to receive, to take, to accept ② to get somebody to do something (follows a verb in "te" form)
わけconclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard, reason, cause, meaning, circumstances, situation
まま① as it is, as one likes, because, as ② condition, state
しっかりfirmly, tightly, reliable, level-headed, steady
ひどいcruel, awful, severe, very bad, serious, terrible, heavy, violent
お前 【おまえ】① you (masc) (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior) ② presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
こんなにso, like this, in this way
さっさとquickly
ずっと① continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way ② much (better, etc.), by far, far and away ③ far away, long ago ④ direct, straight
たっぷりfull, in plenty, ample
ちゃんとperfectly, properly, exactly
なんかthings like ..., or something like that ... (often derogatory)
まあyou might say, Oh!, Wow!, Well!
何か 【なにか】something
何とか 【なんとか】① something, something or other, so-and-so ② somehow, anyhow, one way or another
外出 【がいしゅつ】outing, trip, going out
金 【きん】① gold, golden (color), metaphor for (most) valuable, gold (medal, cup) ② money (written before an amount) ③ Friday ④ metal (fourth of the five elements) ⑤ Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE) ⑥ gold general (shogi) ⑦ karat, carat
人間 【にんげん】① human being, man, person ② character (of a person)
中学 【ちゅうがく】middle school, junior high school
年生 【ねんせい】pupil in ... year, student in ... year
名 【な】name, reputation
ただ今 【ただいま】① Here I am, I'm home! ② presently, right away, right now, just now
友人 【ゆうじん】friend
食う 【くう】① to eat ② to live, to make a living, to survive ③ to bite, to sting (as insects do) ④ to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of ⑤ to encroach on, to eat into, to consume ⑥ to defeat a superior, to threaten a position ⑦ to consume time and-or resources ⑧ to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
何で 【なんで】① why?, what for? ② how?, by what means?
中 【ちゅう】① medium, average, middle ② moderation ③ middle school ④ China ⑤ in, out of (e.g. three out of ten people) ⑥ during (a certain time when one did or is doing something), under (construction, etc.), while
そんなにso much, so, like that
社 【しゃ】① company, association, society ② regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour) ③ counter for companies, shrines, etc.
みたい-like, sort of, similar to, resembling
間 【かん】① interval, period of time ② among, between, inter-
大 【おお】big, large
大 【だい】① the large part of ② big, large, great ③ approximate size, no larger than ④ -university ⑤ large (e.g. serving size), loud (e.g. volume setting)
後 【ご】after
名 【めい】① counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such) ② first name ③ famous, great
一体 【いったい】① ...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?") ② one object, one body, unity ③ one form, one style ④ one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.) ⑤ generally, in general
見事 【みごと】① splendid, magnificent, beautiful, admirable ② praiseworthy act, feat, commendable deed
作家 【さっか】author, writer, novelist, artist
使用 【しよう】use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation
者 【もの】person (rarely used w.o. a qualifier)
親友 【しんゆう】close friend, bosom (old, intimate) friend, buddy, crony, chum
先ず 【まず】① first (of all), to start with, about, almost, anyway, well, now ② hardly (with neg. verb)
大会 【たいかい】convention, tournament, mass meeting, rally
地 【ち】① earth, ground, land, soil ② place ③ territory ④ bottom (of a package, book, etc.) ⑤ earth (one of the five elements)
父親 【ちちおや】father
力 【りょく】strength, power
主人 【しゅじん】① head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady ② one's husband ③ (one's) employer, (one's) master ④ host, hostess
不 【ふ】un-, non-, negative prefix
者 【しゃ】someone of that nature, someone doing that work
元 【もと】former, ex-
羽 【はね】① feather, plume, wing ② blade (fan, propeller, etc.)
屋根 【やね】roof
確かめる 【たしかめる】to ascertain, to check, to make sure
確実 【かくじつ】certainty, reliability, soundness
向く 【むく】① to face ② to turn toward ③ to be suited to, to be fit for
高速 【こうそく】① high speed, high gear ② highway, freeway, expressway, motorway
残り 【のこり】remnant, residue, remaining, left-over
指す 【さす】① to point ② to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person ③ to identify, to indicate, to point out
試す 【ためす】to attempt, to test, to try out
事実 【じじつ】fact, truth, reality
実は 【じつは】as a matter of fact, by the way, to tell you the truth, to be honest, frankly
実験 【じっけん】experiment
取り出す 【とりだす】① to take out, to produce, to pick out ② to fetch, to retrieve
受け取る 【うけとる】① to receive, to get, to accept ② to take, to interpret, to understand
ところで① by the way, incidentally ② even if, no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
助ける 【たすける】to help, to save, to rescue, to give relief to, to spare (life), to reinforce, to promote, to abet
助手 【じょしゅ】helper, helpmeet, assistant, tutor
神 【かみ】god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami
人物 【じんぶつ】character, personality, person, man, personage, talented man
全員 【ぜんいん】all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew, everyone, everybody
息 【いき】① breath, breathing ② tone, mood
追う 【おう】① to chase, to run after, to pursue ② to follow (i.e. a set order, a trend) ③ to drive out, to oust, to expel ④ to drive (i.e. a herd) ⑤ (in passive voice) to be pressed (for time, etc.)
通 【つう】① connoisseur, authority ② counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
通学 【つうがく】commuting to school, school commute
的 【てき】-like, typical
都市 【とし】town, city, municipal, urban
土曜 【どよう】Saturday
道路 【どうろ】road, highway
特定 【とくてい】specific, special, particular
発明 【はつめい】invention
犯人 【はんにん】offender, criminal
費 【ひ】cost, expense
飛び出す 【とびだす】① to jump out, to rush out, to fly out ② to appear (suddenly) ③ to protrude, to project ④ to butt in
部 【ぶ】① department (in an organization), division, bureau ② club ③ part, component, element ④ category ⑤ counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
物語 【ものがたり】tale, story, legend
平気 【へいき】coolness, calmness, composure, unconcern
辺り 【あたり】① on the bank of, by the side of (e.g. a river, pond) ② (in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby
放す 【はなす】to separate, to set free, to turn loose
無事 【ぶじ】safety, peace, quietness
命 【いのち】(mortal) life
流す 【ながす】① to drain, to pour, to spill, to shed (blood, tears) ② to wash away ③ to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.), to circulate, to broadcast, to beam ④ to cruise (e.g. taxi) ⑤ to float, to set adrift
流れる 【ながれる】to stream, to flow (liquid, time, etc.), to run (ink), to be washed away
列 【れつ】queue, line, row, column, sequence, string, train
谷 【たに】valley
例 【れい】① custom, practice, habit, usual ② said, aforementioned ③ instance, example, case, illustration, usage ④ precedent ⑤ annual
幸せ 【しあわせ】happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
知り合い 【しりあい】acquaintance
引き受ける 【ひきうける】① to be responsible for ② to take over, to take up ③ to guarantee, to undertake ④ to contract (a disease)
他 【た】other (esp. people and abstract matters)
愛 【あい】love, affection
依頼 【いらい】① request, commission, dispatch, despatch ② dependence, trust
移動 【いどう】① removal, migration, movement ② mobile (e.g. communications)
引っ掛かる 【ひっかかる】to be caught in, to be stuck in, to be cheated
鋭い 【するどい】pointed, sharp
煙突 【えんとつ】chimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe
可能 【かのう】possible, practicable, feasible
解決 【かいけつ】settlement, solution, resolution
確認 【かくにん】affirmation, confirmation, validation
完成 【かんせい】① complete, completion ② perfection, accomplishment
観察 【かんさつ】observation, survey
観念 【かんねん】① idea, notion, conception ② sense (e.g. of duty) ③ resignation, preparedness, acceptance ④ observation and contemplation
間違い 【まちがい】mistake
許す 【ゆるす】① to permit, to allow, to approve ② to exempt (from fine), to excuse (from), to pardon, to forgive, to release, to let off ③ to confide in ④ to give up, to yield
叫ぶ 【さけぶ】to shout, to cry
恐らく 【おそらく】perhaps, likely, probably, I dare say
劇場 【げきじょう】theatre, theater, playhouse
減る 【へる】to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate
現れる 【あらわれる】① to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise ② to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
現場 【げんば】actual spot, scene, scene of the crime
限り 【かぎり】① limit, limits, bounds ② degree, extent, scope ③ as far as possible, as much as possible, to the best of one's ability ④ unless (after neg. verb) ⑤ the end, the last
個人 【こじん】individual, private person, personal, private
骨 【ほね】bone
最高 【さいこう】highest, supreme, the most
最低 【さいてい】① least, lowest, worst ② nasty, disgusting, horrible, yuck!
罪 【つみ】crime, fault, indiscretion, sin
札 【さつ】note, paper money
殺す 【ころす】to kill
事件 【じけん】event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal
示す 【しめす】to denote, to show, to point out, to indicate, to exemplify
情報 【じょうほう】① news, gossip, (military) intelligence ② information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
状況 【じょうきょう】state of affairs (around you), situation, circumstances
信じる 【しんじる】to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in
心臓 【しんぞう】heart
神経 【しんけい】nerve, sensitivity
性 【せい】① nature (of a person) ② sex ③ gender ④ -ty (suffix indicating quality or condition), -ity, -ness
仲間 【なかま】company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner
泥 【どろ】mud
毒 【どく】poison, toxicant
突然 【とつぜん】abrupt, sudden, unexpected, all at once
任せる 【まかせる】① to entrust (e.g. a task) to another, to leave to ② to passively leave to someone else's facilities ③ to leave to take its natural course ④ to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim) ⑤ to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
濃い 【こい】① deep (colour), dark ② strong (flavour, smell, etc.) ③ thick (consistency), dense ④ strong (possibility, etc.) ⑤ thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"), close, deep (love, etc.)
抜ける 【ぬける】① to come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing, to escape ② to exit (a program loop)
被害 【ひがい】damage
不思議 【ふしぎ】wonder, miracle, strange, mystery, marvel, curiosity
棒 【ぼう】pole, rod, stick
面倒 【めんどう】trouble, difficulty, care, attention
戻す 【もどす】to restore, to put back, to return, to give back
優勝 【ゆうしょう】overall victory, championship
勇気 【ゆうき】courage, bravery, valour, valor, nerve, boldness
預かる 【あずかる】① to look after, to take care of, to keep, to hold on to, to keep in custody ② to take charge of, to be entrusted with, to receive on deposit ③ to reserve (judgment), to leave undecided
溶ける 【とける】to melt, to thaw, to fuse, to dissolve
要求 【ようきゅう】demand, firm request, requisition, requirement, desire
輪 【わ】① ring, circle, loop ② hoop ③ wheel
涙 【なみだ】① tear, tears, lachrymal secretion ② sympathy
冷静 【れいせい】calm, composure, coolness, serenity
恋 【こい】love, tender passion
恋人 【こいびと】lover, sweetheart
永久 【えいきゅう】① eternity, perpetuity, immortality ② Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
降ろす 【おろす】① to take down (e.g. flag), to launch (e.g. boat), to drop, to lower (e.g. ladder), to let (a person) off, to unload, to discharge ② to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle), to let (a person) off ③ to withdraw money from an account ④ to wear (clothing) for the first time ⑤ to fillet (e.g. a fish)
効く 【きく】① to be effective, to show effect ② to do its work, to carry out its function well ③ to be possible to use
気付く 【きづく】to notice, to recognize, to recognise, to become aware of, to perceive, to realize, to realise
捜す 【さがす】to search (for something lost), to seek (a suspect in a crime)
付き合う 【つきあう】① to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with ② to go along with, to follow someone's lead, to accompany someone, to compromise
伸ばす 【のばす】① to grow long (beard, hair, etc.) ② to lengthen, to extend, to stretch ③ to reach out, to hold out ④ to straighten, to smooth out ⑤ to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.) ⑥ to dilute, to thin out ⑦ to postpone ⑧ to prolong ⑨ to strengthen, to develop, to expand
握る 【にぎる】to grasp, to seize, to mould sushi, to mold sushi
握手 【あくしゅ】handshake
隠れる 【かくれる】to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear
殴る 【なぐる】to strike, to hit
稼ぐ 【かせぐ】to earn income, to labor, to labour
刑事 【けいじ】① (police) detective ② criminal matter
件 【けん】matter, case, item
姿 【すがた】figure, shape, appearance
渋滞 【じゅうたい】congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation
詳しい 【くわしい】knowing very well, detailed, full, accurate
冗談 【じょうだん】jest, joke
状態 【じょうたい】current status, condition, situation, circumstances, state
侵入 【しんにゅう】penetration, invasion, raid, aggression, trespass
振り 【ぶり】① style, manner ② after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year)
申し訳 【もうしわけ】apology, excuse
真実 【しんじつ】truth, reality
組織 【そしき】① organization, organisation ② structure, construction ③ tissue ④ system
第 【だい】ordinal
第一 【だいいち】first, foremost, number one
やつ① (derog) fellow, guy, chap ② thing, object ③ (derogatory or familiar) he, she, him, her
特徴 【とくちょう】feature, trait, characteristic, pecularity
独特 【どくとく】peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic
博士 【はかせ】① doctorate, PhD, Dr (as a title) ② expert, learned person
秘密 【ひみつ】secret, secrecy
文句 【もんく】① phrase ② complaint
癖 【くせ】a habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice), peculiarity
黙る 【だまる】to be silent
優秀 【ゆうしゅう】superiority, excellence
俺 【おれ】(masc) I, me (rough or arrogant-sounding first-person pronoun, formerly also used by women)
傷 【きず】① wound, injury, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scrape, scar ② chip, crack, scratch, nick ③ flaw, defect, weakness, weak point ④ stain (on one's reputation), disgrace, dishonor, dishonour ⑤ (emotional) hurt, hurt feelings
怪しい 【あやしい】① suspicious, dubious, doubtful, dodgy ② charming, bewitching
絞る 【しぼる】to press, to wring, to squeeze, to narrow (down), to whittle (down), to tighten
途端 【とたん】just (now, at the moment, etc.)
級 【きゅう】class, grade, rank, school class, grade
氏 【し】① Mr ② clan ③ he, him ④ counter for people
おしゃべりchattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip, chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth
溢れる 【あふれる】to overflow, to brim over, to flood
私 【あたし】I, me
尻 【しり】① buttocks, behind, rump, bottom ② undersurface, bottom ③ last place, end ④ consequence
まさかby no means, never!, well, I never!, you don't say!
親戚 【しんせき】relative
誰か 【だれか】someone, somebody
すぐ① immediately, at once, directly ② soon, before long, shortly ③ easily, without difficulty ④ right (near), nearby, just (handy)
とにかくanyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case
謎 【なぞ】① riddle, puzzle, enigma, mystery ② enigmatic, mysterious
みょう① strange, unusual ② (something) superb, (something) excellent
ただ① ordinary, common, usual ② free of charge ③ unaffected, as is, safe ④ only, merely, just, simply ⑤ but, however, nevertheless
いやno, nay, well
かなりconsiderably, fairly, quite
吠える 【ほえる】to bark, to bay, to howl, to bellow, to roar, to cry
かかるto suffer from
せいcause, reason, fault
つまりin short, in brief, in other words, that is to say, in the long run, after all, blockade, stuffing, ultimate
おじさん① uncle ② old man, mister (vocative)
小学生 【しょうがくせい】elementary school student, primary school student, grade school student
分 【ぶん】① part, segment, share, ration ② rate ③ degree, one's lot, one's status, relation, duty, kind, lot ④ in proportion to, just as much as
がる① to feel (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion) ② to behave as if one were
とくto do something in readiness for, to get something (needful) done
意地悪 【いじわる】malicious, ill-tempered, unkind
帰す 【かえす】to send (someone) back, to send (someone) home
工事 【こうじ】construction work, construction, work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)
国立 【こくりつ】national
死体 【したい】dead body, corpse, cadaver
飯 【めし】① meals, food ② cooked rice ③ one's livelihood
歩 【ほ】① step, stride ② counter for steps
品 【ひん】① thing, article, goods ② dignity, class, quality ③ counter for meal courses ④ flirtatiousness, coquetry
心当たり 【こころあたり】having some knowledge of, happening to know
真っ暗 【まっくら】① total darkness, pitch dark ② bleak future, poor prospects
役目 【やくめ】duty, business, role
決まり 【きまり】① rule, regulation ② settlement, conclusion, end, agreement, arrangement ③ habit, custom
都 【と】metropolitan, municipal
構造 【こうぞう】structure, construction
高層 【こうそう】multistory, multistoried, high-rise, high, tall
散らかす 【ちらかす】to scatter around, to leave untidy
初歩 【しょほ】elements, rudiments, ABCs of ...
照る 【てる】to shine
成分 【せいぶん】ingredient, component, composition
成立 【せいりつ】① coming into existence, arrangements, establishment, conclusion, completion ② to come into existence, to be true, to hold (i.e. hold true)
逃がす 【にがす】to let loose, to set free, to let escape
頭脳 【ずのう】head, brains, intellect
未 【み】not yet, un-
足跡 【あしあと】footprints
個所 【かしょ】passage, place, point, part
余所 【よそ】another place, somewhere else, strange parts
やっ付ける 【やっつける】to beat, to attack (an enemy), to do away with, to finish off
老い 【おい】old age, old person, the old, the aged
済み 【ずみ】arranged, taken care of, settled, completed
家 【か】-ist (used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.), -er
嫁 【よめ】① wife, bride ② (one's) daughter-in-law
活躍 【かつやく】① activity (esp. energetic), great efforts, conspicuous service ② to flourish, to participate actively, to play an active role
器具 【きぐ】utensil, apparatus, implement, device, gadget
教養 【きょうよう】culture, education, refinement, cultivation
殺人 【さつじん】murder
縮む 【ちぢむ】to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
倉庫 【そうこ】storehouse, warehouse, godown
あう① to meet, to encounter ② to have an accident, to have a bad experience
体操 【たいそう】gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics
跳ねる 【はねる】① to jump, to leap, to prance, to spring up, to bound, to hop ② to break up, to close, to come to an end ③ to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
天才 【てんさい】genius, prodigy, natural gift
吐く 【はく】① to breathe ② to tell (lies) ③ to vomit, to disgorge
瞳 【ひとみ】① pupil (of eye) ② eye
包丁 【ほうちょう】kitchen knife, carving knife
櫛 【くし】comb
隙間 【すきま】crevice, crack, gap, opening
でたらめ① irresponsible utterance, nonsense, bullshit, codswallop ② random, haphazard, unsystematic
松の木 【まつのき】pine tree
狙い 【ねらい】aim
狙う 【ねらう】to aim at
さすが① as one would expect ② still, all the same ③ even... (e.g. "even a genius...")
あやふやuncertain, vague, ambiguous
いざnow, come (now), well
じっくりdeliberately, carefully
ひょっとpossibly, accidentally
見方 【みかた】viewpoint
仕上げ 【しあげ】end, finishing touches, being finished
由 【よし】reason, significance, cause
指示 【しじ】indication, instruction, designation, directions
初 【はつ】first, new
床 【とこ】① bed, bedding ② sickbed ③ alcove ④ riverbed ⑤ seedbed ⑥ straw "core" of a tatami mat ⑦ floor
御負け 【おまけ】① freebie (e.g. with a purchase), something additional, bonus, an extra ② (on the spot) price reduction ③ exaggeration
開発 【かいはつ】development, exploitation
慣れ 【なれ】practice, practise, experience
緩める 【ゆるめる】to loosen, to slow down
危害 【きがい】injury, harm, danger
警部 【けいぶ】police inspector
原点 【げんてん】origin (coordinates), starting point
限定 【げんてい】limit, restriction
固定 【こてい】fixation, fixing (e.g. salary, capital)
いい加減 【いいかげん】① irresponsible, perfunctory, careless ② lukewarm, half-baked, halfhearted, vague ③ reasonable, moderate (usu. in suggestions or orders) ④ considerably, quite, rather, pretty
冴える 【さえる】to be clear, to be serene, to be cold, to be skillful
作用 【さよう】action, operation, effect, function
策 【さく】plan, policy
取り付ける 【とりつける】to furnish, to install, to get someone's agreement
手配 【てはい】arrangement, search (by police)
除外 【じょがい】exception, exclusion
勝手 【かって】① one's own convenience, one's way ② convenience or ease of use, knowledge of how to use ③ circumstances, situation (e.g. financial), environment ④ kitchen ⑤ arbitrary
焦る 【あせる】to be in a hurry, to be impatient
証拠 【しょうこ】evidence, proof
証言 【しょうげん】evidence, testimony
真珠 【しんじゅ】pearl
辛抱 【しんぼう】patience, endurance
推理 【すいり】reasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.)
粋 【すい】① chic, stylish, refined, sophisticated, smart ② understanding, sympathetic ③ the best
正体 【しょうたい】natural shape, one's true colors, one's true colours, true character, consciousness, senses
折 【おり】chance, suitable time
捜査 【そうさ】search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation, inquiry, enquiry
対 【つい】① pair, couple, set ② antithesis ③ counter for items that come in pairs ④ counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
旦那 【だんな】husband (informal), master (of house, shop, etc.), word used to address a male patron or customer (sir, boss, master, governor), patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess
知性 【ちせい】intelligence
追跡 【ついせき】pursuit, tracking (e.g. in computer graphics), keeping records on, tracing
鉄棒 【てつぼう】iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics)
伝説 【でんせつ】tradition, legend, folklore
内緒 【ないしょ】① secrecy, confidentiality, privacy, secret ② one's circumstances (esp. fiscal) ③ inner realization, personal enlightenment ④ kitchen
内部 【ないぶ】interior, inside, internal
乃至 【ないし】① from ... to, between ... and ② or
罰 【ばち】(divine) punishment, curse, retribution
半端 【はんぱ】remnant, fragment, incomplete set, fraction, odd sum, incompleteness
負う 【おう】① to bear, to carry on one's back ② to take responsibility for, to accept a duty ③ to be injured ④ to owe
負傷 【ふしょう】injury, wound
閉鎖 【へいさ】closing, closure, shutdown, lockout, unsociable
保護 【ほご】care, protection, shelter, safeguard, guardianship, favor, favour, patronage
歩み 【あゆみ】① walking ② progress, advance
予め 【あらかじめ】beforehand, in advance, previously
予感 【よかん】presentiment, premonition
連中 【れんちゅう】colleagues, company, a lot, those guys (slightly impolite)
難い 【がたい】difficult, hard
見逃す 【みのがす】to miss, to overlook, to leave at large
行ける 【いける】to look (taste, etc.) good
引っ掛ける 【ひっかける】① to hang (something) on (something), to throw on (clothes) ② to hook, to catch, to trap, to ensnare ③ to cheat, to evade payment, to jump a bill ④ to drink (alcohol) ⑤ to splash someone (with) ⑥ to hit the ball off the end of the bat (baseball)
なつくto become emotionally attached
ちょうsuper-, ultra-, hyper-, very, really (conversational)
なめる① to lick ② to taste ③ to experience (esp. a hardship) ④ to make fun of, to make light of, to put down, to treat with contempt
いやいやreluctantly, by no means, unwillingly
とりあえずat once, first of all, for the time being, for now
おい① hey!, oi! ② me
こら① interjection meant to scold or reprove someone, hey! ② interjection to call out to someone, hey!
させるto make (someone) do
たったonly, merely, but, no more than
つい① just (now) ② quite (near) ③ unintentionally, unconsciously, by mistake, against one's better judgement (judgment)
ときregular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
ほらlook!, look out!, look at me!
インチキ① cheating, fake, bogus ② travelling seller of trinkets, magic tricks, etc. (traveling)
オーストラリアAustralia
サッカー① soccer ② seersucker
ジャンボjumbo
スピードspeed
スリルthrill
センチ① centimeter ② centi-, 10^-2 ③ sentimental
ソース① sauce (esp. Worcestershire sauce) ② source
テニスtennis
テロterror, terrorism
デートdate, go on a date
トンネル① tunnel ② fielding error (baseball)
ネックレスnecklace
ハンマーhammer
パトカーpatrol car
パワーpower
ヒーローhero
ピアノpiano
ファン① fan ② fun
プロprofessional
ベランダbalcony, verandah
ベンチbench
ホームズHolmes
ミステリーmystery
ライバルrival, competition
ラブレターlove-letter
レールrail
ロケット① locket ② rocket
アメリカAmerica
外れ 【はずれ】① end, verge, extremity, tip, outskirts ② miss, failure
後 【のち】① later, afterwards, since ② future ③ after one's death
後日 【ごじつ】in the future, another day, later
四月 【しがつ】April
出来 【でき】① workmanship, craftsmanship, execution, finish ② grades, results, score, record ③ quality (e.g. of a crop) ④ dealings, transactions
上 【うわ】upper, upward, outer, surface, top
上げ 【あげ】rise in price, making a tuck
生み出す 【うみだす】① to create, to bring forth, to produce ② to invent, to think up and bring into being ③ to give birth to, to bear
なにせat any rate, anyhow
見え 【みえ】show, display, appearance, vanity, charm, attraction
半年 【はんとし】half year
おいおい① Hey!, Wait a minute!, Whoa! ② boohoo, waaaa
ふん① hmm, well ..., humph, huh, pshaw, pish ② roughly, harshly, violently
アッoh, ah
ウッoof, ough, ulp
ちゃうto do something completely
だれる① to lose interest, to weaken, to slacken ② to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock)
ああlike that (used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener), so
わあ① wow! (surprise) ② yeah!, alright! (joy) ③ waah! (crying)
だい① marks wh-question (what, where, who) ② strengthens one's judgment or conclusion
なんだWhat!
えっHuh?, What's up?
わい(sentence end, mainly male) indicates emotion
ちまうto do something completely;
フッ① hah (derisively), pooh ② pfft (of something disappearing), poof ③ huff, puff
れる① auxiliary verb indicating passive voice (inc. the "suffering passive") ② auxiliary verb indicating the potential form ③ auxiliary verb indicating spontaneous occurrence ④ auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions
言える 【いえる】to be possible to say, to be able to say
バッグbag
パパPapa
ロープrope
空手 【からて】① karate ② empty handed
試作 【しさく】trial manufacture, experiment, test piece, prototype
体 【たい】① body, physique, posture ② shape, form, style ③ substance, identity, reality ④ field ⑤ counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.)
通り 【どおり】① in accordance with ..., following ... ② .. Street, .. Avenue
天下一品 【てんかいっぴん】best article under heaven, peerless
同じく 【おなじく】similarly, same (idea), same (name)
不用意 【ふようい】unpreparedness, carelessness
本朝 【ほんちょう】this land, our country, Imperial Court
見た目 【みため】appearance
飲ます 【のます】to make somebody drink
こんなふうにin this way, like this
大金持ち 【おおがねもち】very rich person
姉 【ねえ】① used after the name of someone who is an older sister figure ② used with various honorifics to mean (older) sister
兄ちゃん 【にいちゃん】familiar form of "older brother"
お客様 【おきゃくさま】guest, visitor, customer
快感 【かいかん】pleasant feeling
気取り 【きどり】affectation, pretension
近辺 【きんぺん】neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
君たち 【きみたち】(used colloquially by young females) you (plural), all of you, you all
みる① to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe ② to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge ③ to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of ④ to view (e.g. flowers, movie) ⑤ to try ⑥ to see that..., to find that...
考え事 【かんがえごと】(deep) thinking
次回 【じかい】next time (occasion)
実り 【みのり】① ripening (of a crop) ② crop, harvest
出番 【でばん】one's turn
商談 【しょうだん】business discussion, negotiation
新 【しん】① new, neo- ② Gregorian calendar ③ Xin (dynasty of China)
切断 【せつだん】cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection
伝う 【つたう】to go along, to walk along, to follow
頭取 【とうどり】(bank) president
内側 【うちがわ】inside, interior, inner part
犯行 【はんこう】crime, criminal act, offence, offense
番犬 【ばんけん】watchdog
本命 【ほんめい】① favorite, favourite, sure thing, likely winner, certainty ② one's heart's desire
名乗る 【なのる】to call oneself (name, label, etc.), to give one's name (as), to impersonate or claim (to be someone)
追いつく 【おいつく】to overtake, to catch up (with)
取り引き 【とりひき】transactions, dealings, business
お手伝い 【おてつだい】① maid ② help
落着 【らくちゃく】being settled, coming to a conclusion
言い残す 【いいのこす】to leave word with (a person), to state in one's will, to leave (something) unsaid, to forget to mention
たちどころにat once, there and then
追って 【おって】① later on, shortly, presently, afterwards, in due course, by and by ② P.S.
犯 【はん】perpetrators of (some) crime, (some type of) crime
移管 【いかん】transfer of control
引っ込める 【ひっこめる】to draw in, to take in
仮 【かり】① temporary, provisional, interim ② fictitious, assumed (name), alias
解消 【かいしょう】cancellation, liquidation, resolution, reduction (e.g. of stress)
居候 【いそうろう】lodger who pays nothing for room and board, freeloader, sponger
挟み込む 【はさみこむ】to insert
軍医 【ぐんい】military physician or surgeon
見抜く 【みぬく】to see through
殺害 【さつがい】killing, murder
自信 【じしん】self-confidence
主治医 【しゅじい】attending physician, physician in charge, (one's) family doctor
主将 【しゅしょう】commander-in-chief, (team) captain
探り出す 【さぐりだす】to spy out, to smell out
段違い 【だんちがい】wide difference, remarkable difference
沈着 【ちんちゃく】① settling or depositing (at the bottom of something), deposition, pigmentation ② composure, calmness
追い詰める 【おいつめる】to corner, to drive to the wall, to run down, to track down, to chase after
通報 【つうほう】① report, tip, bulletin ② message (in information and communication theory)
凍り付く 【こおりつく】to freeze to, to be frozen to
得 【とく】① profit, advantage, benefit, gain ② rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
読破 【どくは】finish reading a book
突き止める 【つきとめる】to make sure, to locate, to find out, to ascertain
あなたbeyond, across, the other side, the distance
付け根 【つけね】root, joint, base, crotch
平行棒 【へいこうぼう】parallel bars
変装 【へんそう】disguise, masquerade
暮れ 【くれ】year end, sunset, nightfall, end
容疑 【ようぎ】suspect, charge
頼り 【たより】reliance, dependence
令状 【れいじょう】warrant, summons, written order
連行 【れんこう】taking (a suspect to the police)
労 【ろう】labor, labour, toil, trouble, pains, work, effort, striving
目覚ましい 【めざましい】brilliant, splendid, striking, remarkable
平成 【へいせい】Heisei era (1989.1.8- )
難なく 【なんなく】easily
一人暮らし 【ひとりぐらし】a single life, a solitary life, living alone
居場所 【いばしょ】whereabouts
招待客 【しょうたいきゃく】invitee
風変わり 【ふうがわり】strange, eccentric
ついてるto be lucky, to be in luck
引き延ばし 【ひきのばし】① extension, prolongation ② enlargement
もしかif, in case
愛顧 【あいこ】patronage, favour, favor
異端 【いたん】heresy
渦中 【かちゅう】vortex, maelstrom, whirlpool, convulsions, upheaval
怪しむ 【あやしむ】to suspect
あく① lye ② harsh taste ③ scum (formed when cooking some foods) ④ (excessive) strength of will
監禁 【かんきん】confinement
貴様 【きさま】you
救急 【きゅうきゅう】first-aid, emergency (aid)
救世主 【きゅうせいしゅ】saviour, messiah
狂言 【きょうげん】① kyogen (farce played during a Noh cycle), play, drama ② make-believe, ruse, trick
駆動 【くどう】driving force
拳銃 【けんじゅう】pistol, handgun, revolver
検出 【けんしゅつ】detection, sense (e.g. sensor)
鋼鉄 【こうてつ】steel
擦り付ける 【なすりつける】to blame another
旨く 【うまく】① skilfully, skillfully, well, aptly, cleverly ② successfully, smoothly ③ deliciously
漆黒 【しっこく】jet black
小僧 【こぞう】① youngster ② young Buddhist priest
刃物 【はもの】edged tool, cutlery
潜り込む 【もぐりこむ】to slip into, to crawl into (under), to conceal oneself (under)
銭湯 【せんとう】bath-house, public bath
待ち伏せる 【まちぶせる】to ambush
探偵 【たんてい】detective, sleuth, investigator
特製 【とくせい】special make, deluxe
内密 【ないみつ】privacy, secrecy
いかなるany kind of (with neg. verb)
あいつhe, she, that guy
とるto take, to catch (fish), to capture
密室 【みっしつ】① room that cannot be entered (i.e. because it's locked from the inside) ② secret room
密輸 【みつゆ】smuggling, contraband trade
迷宮 【めいきゅう】mystery, maze, labyrinth
目撃 【もくげき】① to observe, to witness ② eye-witness
野郎 【やろう】rascal
誘拐 【ゆうかい】abduction, kidnapping, kidnaping
蘭 【らん】① orchid ② Holland, The Netherlands
いく① to go ② to proceed, to take place ③ to die, to pass away ④ to continue
凶悪 【きょうあく】atrocious, fiendish, brutal, villainous
よい① good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable ② sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared ③ profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial ④ OK
いい① good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable ② sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared ③ profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial ④ OK
江戸川 【えどがわ】Edo River
賜物 【たまもの】gift, boon, result, fruit
お嬢様 【おじょうさま】(term of respect for) another's daughter, daughter of a high-class family
奴等 【やつら】they, those guys
あんたyou (familiar form of anata)
ずくめentire, complete, unqualified, without exception
おらfirst person pronoun (usually male)
かけるto suspend between two points, to build (a bridge, etc.), to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
マジcannot, should not, will not, must not
桶 【おけ】bucket
笠 【かさ】① conical hat (East-Asian style), coolie hat ② something shaped like a conical hat, shade (of a lamp)
今頃 【いまごろ】about this time
ふちdeep pool, abyss, the depths
糞 【くそ】damn (adds emphasis and or annoyance to next word, e.g. damn hot, damn kids, etc.), damned
うろつく① to loiter, to putter, to prowl, to wander aimlessly, to knock around ② to be confused from not knowing what to do
こいつthis fellow, this guy, this person
さらう① to carry off, to run away with, to kidnap, to abduct ② to monopolize, to make one's own
がらみabout, concerning, related to, -ish
爺さん 【じいさん】① grandfather (may be used after name as honorific) ② male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
ない① not (verb-negating suffix; may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation) ② emphatic suffix (used after the root of an adjective)
られる① auxiliary verb indicating passive voice (inc. the "suffering passive") ② auxiliary verb indicating the potential form ③ auxiliary verb indicating spontaneous occurrence ④ auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions