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N5 All Vocabulary

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⑤ あのう • say, well, errr ...
⑤ ええ • ① yes, that is correct, right ② um, errr ③ huh? ④ grrr, gah, Must I? ⑤ good
⑤ お金 【おかね】 • money
⑤ お父さん 【おとうさん】 • father
⑤ お母さん 【おかあさん】 • mother
⑤ から • ① from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity), since ② from (originator) ③ because ④ out of (constituent, part) ⑤ through (e.g. window, vestibule) ⑥ after, since (following te-form verb)
⑤ こんな • such (about something/someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker), like this
⑤ さあ • come, come now
⑤ さん • ① Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms ② honorific used with occupational titles
⑤ じゃあ • ① then, well, so, well then ② combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles ③ plain copula
⑤ じゃ • ① then, well, so, well then ② combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles ③ plain copula
⑤ そう • ① so, really, seeming ② (after masu stem and adj-stem) appearing that, seeming that, looking like, having the appearance of
⑤ では • then, well, so, well then
⑤ でも • ① but, however, still, yet, although, even though ② even, even if ③ or something
⑤ どうも • ① thanks ② much (thanks), very (sorry), quite (regret) ③ quite, really ④ somehow ⑤ no matter how hard one may try ⑥ greetings, hello, goodbye
⑤ はい • ① yes ② OK (used to get attention prior to an utterance), okay ③ giddy-up, giddap
⑤ もう • ① already, anymore ② soon, shortly ③ more, further, other, again ④ interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)
⑤ もしもし • ① hello (e.g. on phone) ② excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
⑤ もっと • (some) more, even more, longer, further
⑤ ゆっくり • slowly, at ease, restful
⑤ アパート • ① apartment building, apartment block, apartment house ② apartment
⑤ カップ • cup
⑤ カメラ • camera
⑤ カレー • curry
⑤ カレンダー • ① calendar ② calender (machine for flattening things)
⑤ キロ • kilo-, kilogram, kilogramme, kilometre, kilometer, 10^3
⑤ ギター • guitar
⑤ クラス • class
⑤ グラム • gram, gramme
⑤ コート • ① coat ② court (i.e. tennis, basketball, etc.)
⑤ コップ • glass (i.e. drinking vessel), tumbler
⑤ シャツ • shirt, singlet
⑤ シャワー • shower
⑤ スカート • skirt
⑤ ストーブ • heater (from stove)
⑤ スプーン • spoon
⑤ スポーツ • sport, sports
⑤ スリッパ • slipper, slippers
⑤ ズボン • trousers
⑤ セーター • sweater, jumper
⑤ ゼロ • zero
⑤ タクシー • taxi
⑤ テーブル • table
⑤ テープ • tape
⑤ テスト • test
⑤ テレビ • television, TV
⑤ デパート • department store
⑤ トイレ • toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory
⑤ ドア • door (Western-style)
⑤ ナイフ • knife
⑤ ニュース • news
⑤ ネクタイ • tie, necktie
⑤ ノート • ① notebook, copy-book, exercise book ② note ③ notebook PC
⑤ ハンカチ • handkerchief
⑤ バス • ① bus ② bath ③ bass
⑤ バター • butter
⑤ パーティー • party
⑤ パン • ① bread, pastries (e.g. croissants), pastry-based products ② pan, frying pan ③ panning (in a film)
⑤ フィルム • film
⑤ フォーク • ① fork ② folk, folk song ③ hawk
⑤ プール • ① (swimming) pool ② pool (billiards) ③ pool (together)
⑤ ベッド • bed
⑤ ペン • pen
⑤ ホテル • hotel
⑤ ボールペン • ball-point pen
⑤ ポケット • pocket
⑤ マッチ • ① match (contest, lighting fires. etc.) ② to match with, to go well with
⑤ メートル • metre, meter, meter (i.e., a gauge), gauge
⑤ ラジオ • radio
⑤ レコード • ① record (e.g. LP) ② record (e.g. athletics)
⑤ レストラン • restaurant (esp. Western-style)
⑤ 安い 【やすい】 • ① cheap, inexpensive ② calm, peaceful, quiet
⑤ くらい • ① approximately, about, around, or so ② to (about) the extent that, (almost) enough that, so ... that ..., at least ③ as ... as ..., like
⑤ 一 【いち】 • ① one ② best in, the most (...) in (where an adjective follows)
⑤ 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")
⑤ 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
⑤ 右 【みぎ】 • ① right, right hand side ② afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above
⑤ 雨 【あめ】 • rain
⑤ 駅 【えき】 • station
⑤ 円 【えん】 • ① Yen, money ② circle
⑤ 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
⑤ 下さい 【ください】 • ① please give me ② (after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-) please do for me
⑤ 下手 【へた】 • ① unskillful, poor, awkward ② imprudent, untactful
⑤ どうぞ • ① please, kindly ② by all means
⑤ 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
⑤ 会社 【かいしゃ】 • ① company, corporation ② workplace
⑤ 外 【そと】 • ① outside, exterior ② open air ③ other place
⑤ 外国 【がいこく】 • foreign country
⑤ 外国人 【がいこくじん】 • foreigner
⑤ 学校 【がっこう】 • school
⑤ 学生 【がくせい】 • student (esp. a university student)
⑤ 休み 【やすみ】 • ① rest, recess, respite ② vacation, holiday, absence, suspension ③ dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
⑤ 休む 【やすむ】 • ① to be absent, to take a day off ② to rest, to have a break ③ to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire ④ to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business
⑤ 金 【かね】 • ① money ② metal
⑤ 九つ 【ここのつ】 • nine
⑤ 九日 【ここのか】 • ① the ninth day of the month ② nine days
⑤ 空 【そら】 • sky, the heavens
⑤ 見せる 【みせる】 • to show, to display
⑤ 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
⑤ 古い 【ふるい】 • old (not person), aged, ancient, antiquated, stale, threadbare, outmoded, obsolete article
⑤ 五 【ご】 • five
⑤ 五つ 【いつつ】 • five
⑤ 五日 【いつか】 • ① the fifth day of the month ② five days
⑤ 午後 【ごご】 • afternoon, p.m.
⑤ 午前 【ごぜん】 • morning, a.m.
⑤ 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)
⑤ 後ろ 【うしろ】 • back, behind, rear
⑤ 語 【ご】 • ① language ② word
⑤ 口 【くち】 • ① mouth ② opening, hole, gap, orifice ③ mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece ④ gate, door, entrance, exit ⑤ speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip) ⑥ taste, palate ⑦ mouth (to feed) ⑧ opening (i.e. vacancy), available position ⑨ invitation, summons ⑩ kind, sort, type ⑪ opening (i.e. beginning) ⑫ counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords
⑤ 高い 【たかい】 • ① high, tall ② expensive
⑤ 今 【いま】 • now, the present time, just now, soon, immediately, (one) more
⑤ 今月 【こんげつ】 • this month
⑤ 今週 【こんしゅう】 • this week
⑤ 左 【ひだり】 • left, left hand side
⑤ 三日 【みっか】 • ① the third day of the month ② three days
⑤ 山 【やま】 • ① mountain ② pile, heap ③ climax, critical point ④ speculated area covered by an examination
⑤ 四つ 【よっつ】 • four
⑤ 四日 【よっか】 • ① fourth day of month ② four days
⑤ 時 【とき】 • ① time, hour ② occasion, moment
⑤ 時間 【じかん】 • ① time ② hours
⑤ 耳 【みみ】 • ① ear ② hearing ③ edge, crust ④ selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage
⑤ 七 【しち】 • seven
⑤ 七 【なな】 • seven
⑤ 七つ 【ななつ】 • seven
⑤ 車 【くるま】 • ① car, automobile, vehicle ② wheel
⑤ 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
⑤ 週間 【しゅうかん】 • week, weekly
⑤ 十日 【とおか】 • ① the tenth day of the month ② ten days
⑤ 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
⑤ 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)
⑤ 出口 【でぐち】 • exit, gateway, way out, outlet, leak, vent
⑤ 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
⑤ 書く 【かく】 • to write
⑤ 女 【おんな】 • woman
⑤ 女の子 【おんなのこ】 • girl
⑤ 小さい 【ちいさい】 • small, little, tiny
⑤ 少し 【すこし】 • ① small quantity, little, few, something ② little while ③ short distance
⑤ 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
⑤ 上げる 【あげる】 • ① to raise, to elevate ② to do up (one's hair) ③ to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.) ④ to land (a boat) ⑤ to show someone (into a room) ⑥ (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.) ⑦ to send someone (away) ⑧ to enrol (one's child in school) (enroll) ⑨ to increase (price, quality, status, etc.) ⑩ to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice) ⑪ to earn (something desirable) ⑫ to praise ⑬ to give (an example, etc.), to cite ⑭ to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) ⑮ to arrest ⑯ to nominate ⑰ to give ⑱ to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) ⑲ to bear (a child) ⑳ to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) ○ (of the tide) to come in ○ to vomit ○ (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else) ○ (after the -masu stem of a verb) to complete ○ used after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility
⑤ 上手 【じょうず】 • ① skill, skillful, dexterity ② flattery
⑤ 食べる 【たべる】 • to eat
⑤ 新聞 【しんぶん】 • newspaper
⑤ 人 【じん】 • ① -ian (e.g. Italian, etc.) (attaches to name of country to denote nationality), -er (e.g. performer, etc.) (attaches to name of occupation) ② (usu. in compound words) man, person, people
⑤ 水 【みず】 • water (cold, fresh)
⑤ 生まれる 【うまれる】 • to be born
⑤ 西 【にし】 • west
⑤ 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
⑤ 先月 【せんげつ】 • last month
⑤ 先週 【せんしゅう】 • last week, the week before
⑤ 先生 【せんせい】 • ① teacher, master, doctor ② with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific
⑤ 千 【せん】 • 1,000, thousand
⑤ 川 【がわ】 • ① river, stream ② the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers)
⑤ 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
⑤ 足 【あし】 • ① foot ② leg ③ gait ④ pace
⑤ 大学 【だいがく】 • ① post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc. ② the Great Learning - one of the Four Books
⑤ 大人 【おとな】 • adult
⑤ 男 【おとこ】 • man
⑤ 男の子 【おとこのこ】 • boy, male child, baby boy
⑤ 中 【なか】 • ① inside, in ② among, within ③ center (centre), middle ④ during, while
⑤ 長い 【ながい】 • ① long (distance) ② long (time), lengthy
⑤ 天気 【てんき】 • ① weather, the elements ② fair weather, fine weather
⑤ 電気 【でんき】 • ① electricity ② (electric) light
⑤ 電車 【でんしゃ】 • (electric) train
⑤ 電話 【でんわ】 • telephone
⑤ 東 【ひがし】 • east
⑤ 道 【みち】 • ① road, street, way, path, course, route, lane ② distance, ways (e.g. "a long ways") ③ the way (of proper conduct, etc.), one's way, morals ④ teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma ⑤ field (of medicine, etc.), subject ⑥ way, method, means
⑤ 読む 【よむ】 • to read
⑤ 南 【みなみ】 • south
⑤ 二 【に】 • two
⑤ 二つ 【ふたつ】 • two
⑤ 二日 【ふつか】 • ① second day of the month ② two days
⑤ 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)
⑤ 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
⑤ 年 【とし】 • ① year ② age
⑤ 買う 【かう】 • ① to buy ② to value, to have a high opinion ③ to stir, to provoke
⑤ 白 【しろ】 • ① white ② good guy, 'white hat'
⑤ 白い 【しろい】 • white
⑤ 八日 【ようか】 • ① the eighth day of the month ② eight days
⑤ 半 【はん】 • half, semi-
⑤ 半分 【はんぶん】 • half
⑤ 百 【ひゃく】 • 100, hundred
⑤ 父 【ちち】 • father
⑤ 分 【ふん】 • minute
⑤ 母 【はは】 • mother
⑤ 北 【きた】 • north
⑤ 本 【ほん】 • ① book, volume ② main, head, this, our, present, real ③ counter for long cylindrical things
⑤ 毎週 【まいしゅう】 • every week
⑤ 毎日 【まいにち】 • every day
⑤ 名前 【なまえ】 • ① name, full name ② given name, first name
⑤ 木 【き】 • tree, wood, timber
⑤ 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 ...")
⑤ 来月 【らいげつ】 • next month
⑤ 来週 【らいしゅう】 • next week
⑤ 来年 【らいねん】 • next year
⑤ 六日 【むいか】 • ① sixth day of the month ② six days
⑤ 話す 【はなす】 • to speak
⑤ 一人 【ひとり】 • one person
⑤ 一日 【いちにち】 • ① one day ② first day of the month
⑤ 何 【なに】 • ① what ② how many (some counter)
⑤ 何 【なん】 • ① what ② how many (some counter)
⑤ 魚 【さかな】 • fish
⑤ 九 【きゅう】 • nine
⑤ 九 【く】 • nine
⑤ 行く 【いく】 • ① to go ② to proceed, to take place ③ to die, to pass away ④ to continue
⑤ 今日 【きょう】 • today, this day
⑤ 今年 【ことし】 • this year
⑤ 三 【さん】 • three
⑤ 四 【よん】 • four
⑤ 七日 【なのか】 • ① the seventh day of the month ② seven days
⑤ 十 【じゅう】 • 10, ten
⑤ 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
⑤ 店 【みせ】 • store, shop, establishment
⑤ 二人 【ふたり】 • two persons, two people, pair, couple
⑤ 八 【はち】 • eight
⑤ 毎月 【まいげつ】 • every month, each month, monthly
⑤ 毎年 【まいとし】 • every year, yearly, annually
⑤ 万 【まん】 • ① 10,000, ten thousand ② myriads ③ everything, all
⑤ 六 【ろく】 • six
⑤ 六つ 【むっつ】 • six
⑤ 大きい 【おおきい】 • big, large, great, loud
⑤ 聞く 【きく】 • ① to hear ② to listen (e.g. to music) ③ to ask, to enquire, to query
⑤ 国 【くに】 • ① country, (the) state ② region ③ home (i.e. hometown, home country)
⑤ 立つ 【たつ】 • ① to stand, to rise, to stand up ② to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position) ③ to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
⑤ 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
⑤ 時々 【ときどき】 • sometimes, at times
⑤ 二十日 【はつか】 • ① twentieth (day of the month) ② twenty days
⑤ 話 【はなし】 • ① talk, speech, chat, story, conversation ② discussions, negotiation, argument
⑤ 目 【め】 • ① eye, eyeball ② eyesight ③ look ④ experience ⑤ viewpoint ⑥ ordinal number suffix ⑦ somewhat, -ish
⑤ 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
⑤ 母さん 【かあさん】 • mother
⑤ 父さん 【とうさん】 • father
⑤ です • polite copula in Japanese
⑤ ずつ • ① apiece, each ② at a time, piecemeal
⑤ 時 【じ】 • ① hour, o'clock ② (specified) time, when ..., during ...
⑤ 日 【にち】 • ① Sunday ② day (of the month) ③ counter for days
⑤ 年 【ねん】 • ① year (e.g. AD) ② counter for years
⑤ 山 【さん】 • Mt (suffix used with the names of mountains), Mount
⑤ いる • auxillary verb for continuing action or state
⑤ 人 【にん】 • ① counter for people ② (usu. in compound words) person
⑤ 一日 【ついたち】 • first day of the month
⑤ お兄さん 【おにいさん】 • ① older brother, elder brother ② (vocative) young man, buddy, fella, laddie
⑤ お姉さん 【おねえさん】 • ① elder sister ② (vocative) young lady ③ miss (referring to a waitress, etc.) ④ ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors)
⑤ お手洗い 【おてあらい】 • toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom
⑤ お茶 【おちゃ】 • ① tea (usu. green) ② tea break (at work) ③ tea ceremony
⑤ 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
⑤ 暗い 【くらい】 • ① dark, gloomy ② dark (in colour), dull ③ depressed, dispirited ④ sorrowful, bitter (as in a dark past) ⑤ unclear, unfamiliar, unknown
⑤ 意味 【いみ】 • meaning, significance
⑤ 医者 【いしゃ】 • (medical) doctor, physician
⑤ 引く 【ひく】 • ① to pull ② to draw (attention, etc.), to attract (interest, etc.) ③ to draw back ④ to draw (a card) ⑤ to draw (plan, line, etc.) ⑥ to catch (cold) ⑦ to play (string instr.) ⑧ to look up (e.g. dictionary), to consult ⑨ to haul, to pull (vehicles) ⑩ to subtract ⑪ to ebb, to fade ⑫ to descend (from), to inherit (a characteristic) ⑬ to quote, to raise (as evidence) ⑭ to lay (a cable), to draw (a cable)
⑤ 映画 【えいが】 • movie, film
⑤ 映画館 【えいがかん】 • movie theatre (theater), cinema
⑤ 英語 【えいご】 • English (language)
⑤ 遠い 【とおい】 • far, distant
⑤ 音楽 【おんがく】 • music, musical movement
⑤ 夏 【なつ】 • summer
⑤ 夏休み 【なつやすみ】 • summer vacation, summer holiday
⑤ 家 【いえ】 • ① house, residence, dwelling ② family, household ③ lineage, family name
⑤ 家族 【かぞく】 • family, members of a family
⑤ 歌 【うた】 • ① song ② classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka) ③ modern poetry
⑤ 火曜日 【かようび】 • Tuesday
⑤ 会う 【あう】 • ① to meet, to encounter ② to have an accident, to have a bad experience
⑤ 回 【かい】 • ① counter for occurrences ② counter for innings (baseball)
⑤ 海 【うみ】 • sea, beach
⑤ 開ける 【あける】 • ① to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package) ② to open (for business, etc.)
⑤ 楽しい 【たのしい】 • enjoyable, fun
⑤ 寒い 【さむい】 • ① cold (e.g. weather) ② dull, uninteresting, lame
⑤ 漢字 【かんじ】 • Chinese characters, kanji
⑤ 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
⑤ 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
⑤ 牛肉 【ぎゅうにく】 • beef
⑤ 去年 【きょねん】 • last year
⑤ 強い 【つよい】 • ① strong, powerful, mighty, potent ② resistant, resilient, durable
⑤ 教える 【おしえる】 • to teach, to inform, to instruct
⑤ 教室 【きょうしつ】 • classroom
⑤ 近い 【ちかい】 • near, close, short (distance)
⑤ 近く 【ちかく】 • ① near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity ② nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"), close to ③ shortly, soon
⑤ 金曜日 【きんようび】 • Friday
⑤ 銀行 【ぎんこう】 • bank
⑤ 兄 【あに】 • older brother
⑤ 兄さん 【にいさん】 • ① older brother, elder brother ② brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship) ③ (vocative) young man, buddy, fella, laddie
⑤ 兄弟 【きょうだい】 • siblings, brothers and sisters
⑤ 軽い 【かるい】 • ① light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) ② light (i.e. of foot), nimble, agile ③ non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial ④ slight, small, gentle, soft ⑤ easy, simple ⑥ indiscriminate
⑤ 月 【つき】 • ① moon ② month
⑤ 月曜日 【げつようび】 • Monday
⑤ 建物 【たてもの】 • building
⑤ 犬 【いぬ】 • ① dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) ② snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.) ③ counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful
⑤ 元気 【げんき】 • health(y), robust, vigor, vigour, energy, vitality, vim, stamina, spirit, courage, pep
⑤ ご飯 【ごはん】 • ① cooked rice ② meal
⑤ 好き 【すき】 • liking, fondness, love
⑤ 広い 【ひろい】 • spacious, vast, wide
⑤ 黒 【くろ】 • ① black ② dark ③ bad guy, 'black hat'
⑤ 黒い 【くろい】 • ① black ② dark ③ illicit, wicked, underground
⑤ 有る 【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
⑤ 作文 【さくぶん】 • ① writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition ② formal writing with little real meaning
⑤ 仕事 【しごと】 • ① work, job, business, occupation, employment, vocation, task ② work
⑤ 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)
⑤ 始まる 【はじまる】 • to begin
⑤ 姉 【あね】 • older sister, elder sister
⑤ 姉さん 【ねえさん】 • ① elder sister ② (vocative) young lady ③ miss (referring to a waitress, etc.) ④ ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors)
⑤ 止まる 【とまる】 • ① to stop, to halt ② to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place) ③ to come to a halt ④ to be limited to
⑤ 死ぬ 【しぬ】 • to die
⑤ 私 【わたし】 • ① I, me ② private affairs, personal matter, secrecy ③ selfishness
⑤ 紙 【かみ】 • paper
⑤ 持つ 【もつ】 • ① to hold, to carry ② to possess
⑤ 時計 【とけい】 • watch, clock, timepiece
⑤ 自転車 【じてんしゃ】 • bicycle
⑤ 自動車 【じどうしゃ】 • automobile
⑤ 自分 【じぶん】 • ① myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself ② I, me
⑤ 質問 【しつもん】 • question, inquiry, enquiry
⑤ 写真 【しゃしん】 • ① photograph, photo ② movie
⑤ 借りる 【かりる】 • ① to borrow, to have a loan ② to rent, to hire
⑤ 弱い 【よわい】 • weak, frail, delicate, tender, unskilled, weak (wine)
⑤ 手紙 【てがみ】 • letter
⑤ 秋 【あき】 • autumn, fall
⑤ 習う 【ならう】 • to learn
⑤ 住む 【すむ】 • to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
⑤ 春 【はる】 • ① spring, springtime ② new year ③ prime (of one's life, etc.) ④ adolescence, puberty ⑤ sexuality
⑤ 始め 【はじめ】 • beginning, start, origin
⑤ 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
⑤ 暑い 【あつい】 • hot (weather, etc.), warm
⑤ 少ない 【すくない】 • few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom
⑤ 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)
⑤ 色 【いろ】 • ① colour, color ② complexion ③ appearance, look ④ love, lust, sensuality, love affair, lover ⑤ kind, type, variety
⑤ 食べ物 【たべもの】 • food
⑤ 食堂 【しょくどう】 • ① dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, messroom ② restaurant, eatery, snack bar, diner
⑤ 新しい 【あたらしい】 • new
⑤ 図書館 【としょかん】 • library
⑤ 水曜日 【すいようび】 • Wednesday
⑤ 声 【こえ】 • voice
⑤ 青 【あお】 • ① blue ② green ③ green light ④ black (horse coat color) ⑤ immature, unripe, young
⑤ 青い 【あおい】 • ① blue, green ② pale ③ unripe, inexperienced
⑤ 赤い 【あかい】 • ① red ② Red (i.e. communist)
⑤ 切る 【きる】 • ① to cut (usu. to cut through) ② to sever (connections, ties) ③ to turn off (i.e. the light) ④ to terminate (i.e. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect ⑤ to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub) ⑥ to open (something sealed) ⑦ to start ⑧ to set (a limit) ⑨ to reduce, to decrease, to discount ⑩ to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry (or drain) ⑪ to cross ⑫ to do (something noticeable) ⑬ to turn (a vehicle) ⑭ to cut (the ball) ⑮ to shuffle (cards) ⑯ to trump ⑰ (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone) ⑱ (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish, to complete
⑤ 切手 【きって】 • stamp (postage), merchandise certificate
⑤ 洗う 【あらう】 • ① to wash ② to investigate
⑤ 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
⑤ 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
⑤ 多い 【おおい】 • many, numerous
⑤ 多分 【たぶん】 • ① perhaps, probably ② generous, many, much, great
⑤ 太い 【ふとい】 • ① fat, thick ② deep (of a voice) ③ daring, shameless, brazen
⑤ 体 【からだ】 • ① body ② health
⑤ 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
⑤ 貸す 【かす】 • ① to lend, to loan ② to rent out, to hire out
⑤ 台所 【だいどころ】 • kitchen
⑤ 大きな 【おおきな】 • big, large, great
⑤ 大好き 【だいすき】 • loveable, very likeable, like very much
⑤ 大使館 【たいしかん】 • embassy
⑤ 大切 【たいせつ】 • important, valuable, worthy of care
⑤ 短い 【みじかい】 • short
⑤ 知る 【しる】 • to know, to understand, to be acquainted with, to feel
⑤ 地図 【ちず】 • map
⑤ 池 【いけ】 • pond
⑤ 茶色 【ちゃいろ】 • light brown, tawny
⑤ 着く 【つく】 • ① to arrive at, to reach ② to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)
⑤ 着る 【きる】 • ① to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on ② to bear (guilt, etc.)
⑤ 昼 【ひる】 • ① noon, midday ② daytime ③ lunch
⑤ 朝 【あさ】 • morning
⑤ 鳥 【とり】 • ① bird ② bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
⑤ 低い 【ひくい】 • low (height, tone, rank, degree, cost, etc.), short
⑤ 度 【ど】 • ① degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.) ② counter for occurrences and times ③ strength (of alcohol)
⑤ 土曜日 【どようび】 • Saturday
⑤ 冬 【ふゆ】 • winter
⑤ 答える 【こたえる】 • to answer, to reply
⑤ 働く 【はたらく】 • ① to work, to labor, to labour ② to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play ③ to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice ④ to be conjugated
⑤ 動物 【どうぶつ】 • animal
⑤ 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
⑤ 肉 【にく】 • ① flesh ② meat ③ the physical body (as opposed to the spirit) ④ thickness ⑤ ink pad
⑤ 日曜日 【にちようび】 • Sunday
⑤ 売る 【うる】 • to sell
⑤ 八百屋 【やおや】 • greengrocer
⑤ 病院 【びょういん】 • hospital
⑤ 病気 【びょうき】 • illness, disease, sickness
⑤ 風 【かぜ】 • wind, breeze
⑤ 服 【ふく】 • ① clothes (esp. Western clothes) ② counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
⑤ 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
⑤ 勉強 【べんきょう】 • ① study ② diligence ③ discount, reduction
⑤ 歩く 【あるく】 • to walk
⑤ 方 【ほう】 • side, direction, way
⑤ 妹 【いもうと】 • younger sister
⑤ 毎朝 【まいあさ】 • every morning
⑤ 明るい 【あかるい】 • ① bright, colourful ② cheerful ③ familiar (with), knowledgeable (about) ④ fair (e.g. politics), clean
⑤ 木曜日 【もくようび】 • Thursday
⑤ 問題 【もんだい】 • problem, question
⑤ 夜 【よる】 • evening, night
⑤ 野菜 【やさい】 • vegetable
⑤ 薬 【くすり】 • ① medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs ② efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.) ③ (pottery) glaze ④ small bribe
⑤ 有名 【ゆうめい】 • ① famous ② fame
⑤ 夕方 【ゆうがた】 • evening
⑤ 洋服 【ようふく】 • Western-style clothes (cf traditional Japanese clothes)
⑤ 旅行 【りょこう】 • travel, trip
⑤ 料理 【りょうり】 • ① cooking, cookery, cuisine ② dealing with something, handling, administration, management
⑤ 今朝 【けさ】 • this morning
⑤ 四 【し】 • four
⑤ 上着 【うわぎ】 • coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment
⑤ 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
⑤ 入り口 【いりぐち】 • entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth
⑤ 明日 【あした】 • tomorrow
⑤ 門 【もん】 • ① gate ② branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master ③ (biological) division ④ counter for cannons
⑤ 開く 【あく】 • ① to open (e.g. doors) ② to open (e.g. business, etc.)
⑤ 色々 【いろいろ】 • various
⑤ 歌う 【うたう】 • ① to sing ② to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.)
⑤ 終わる 【おわる】 • to finish, to end, to close
⑤ 買い物 【かいもの】 • shopping, purchased goods
⑤ 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.)
⑤ 飲み物 【のみもの】 • drink, beverage
⑤ 町 【まち】 • ① town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood ② street, road ③ 109.09 m ④ 0.99 hectares
⑤ 赤 【あか】 • ① red, crimson, scarlet ② red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange) ③ red light ④ red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading), (in) the red ⑤ complete, total, perfect, obvious
⑤ 屋 【や】 • ① (something) shop ② somebody who sells (something) or works as (something) ③ somebody with a (certain) personality trait ④ house ⑤ roof
⑤ 小さな 【ちいさな】 • small, little, tiny
⑤ 一番 【いちばん】 • ① best, first, number one ② game, round, bout, fall, event (in a meet)
⑤ 泳ぐ 【およぐ】 • to swim
⑤ 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
⑤ 黄色い 【きいろい】 • yellow
⑤ 家庭 【かてい】 • home, family, household
⑤ ヶ月 【かげつ】 • (number of) months
⑤ 荷物 【にもつ】 • ① luggage, baggage ② burden ③ payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
⑤ 絵 【え】 • picture, drawing, painting, sketch
⑤ 階 【かい】 • ① stories, storeys ② counter for storeys and floors of a building
⑤ 角 【かど】 • ① corner (e.g. desk, pavement) ② edge
⑤ 橋 【はし】 • bridge
⑤ 曲がる 【まがる】 • ① to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist ② to turn ③ to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
⑤ 勤める 【つとめる】 • ① to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in) ② to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of) ③ to conduct a religious service
⑤ 鶏肉 【けいにく】 • chicken meat
⑤ 言葉 【ことば】 • ① language, dialect ② word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark ③ speech, (manner of) speaking
⑤ 戸 【と】 • door (esp. Japanese-style)
⑤ 交番 【こうばん】 • ① police box ② alternation, alternating (e.g. current)
⑤ 公園 【こうえん】 • (public) park
⑤ 向こう 【むこう】 • ① opposite side, other side, opposite direction ② over there, that way, far away, beyond ③ the other party, the other person ④ future (starting now)
⑤ 細い 【ほそい】 • thin, slender, fine
⑤ 皿 【さら】 • ① plate, dish, platter, disc ② serving, helping, course ③ kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
⑤ お皿 【おさら】 • plate, dish
⑤ 歯 【は】 • tooth
⑤ 次 【つぎ】 • ① next, following, subsequent ② stage, station
⑤ 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.)
⑤ 酒 【さけ】 • alcohol, sake
⑤ お酒 【おさけ】 • alcohol, sake
⑤ 宿題 【しゅくだい】 • homework
⑤ 消える 【きえる】 • to go out, to vanish, to disappear
⑤ 消す 【けす】 • ① to erase, to delete, to cross out ② to turn off power ③ to extinguish, to put out
⑤ 晴れ 【はれ】 • ① clear weather ② public, formal ③ cleared of suspicion
⑤ 晴れる 【はれる】 • ① to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining ② to refresh (e.g. spirits) ③ to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion) ④ to be dispelled, to be banished
⑤ 雪 【ゆき】 • snow
⑤ 全部 【ぜんぶ】 • all, entire, whole, altogether
⑤ 大勢 【おおぜい】 • many, crowd, great number of people
⑤ 地下鉄 【ちかてつ】 • underground train, subway
⑤ 飛ぶ 【とぶ】 • to fly, to soar
⑤ 庭 【にわ】 • garden
⑤ 豚肉 【ぶたにく】 • pork
⑤ 番号 【ばんごう】 • number, series of digits
⑤ 美味しい 【おいしい】 • ① delicious, tasty ② nice (move in sport, trick, etc., nuance of being easy or a bit lucky), sweet
⑤ 鼻 【はな】 • nose
⑤ 部屋 【へや】 • ① room ② sumo stable
⑤ 文章 【ぶんしょう】 • ① sentence, article, composition ② (writing) style
⑤ 辺 【へん】 • ① area, vicinity ② side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.) ③ circumstances
⑤ 返す 【かえす】 • ① to return (something), to restore, to put back ② to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate
⑤ 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")
⑤ 本当 【ほんとう】 • truth, reality
⑤ 万年筆 【まんねんひつ】 • fountain pen
⑤ 無くす 【なくす】 • ① to lose something ② to get rid of ③ to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)
⑤ 鳴く 【なく】 • ① to sing (bird) ② to bark, to purr, to make sound (animal)
⑤ 面白い 【おもしろい】 • interesting, amusing
⑤ 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
⑤ 葉書 【はがき】 • ① postcard ② memo, note, card
⑤ 留学生 【りゅうがくせい】 • overseas student, exchange student
⑤ 緑 【みどり】 • ① green ② greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
⑤ 練習 【れんしゅう】 • practice, practise
⑤ 一昨日 【おととい】 • day before yesterday
⑤ 一昨年 【いっさくねん】 • year before last
⑤ 一昨年 【おととし】 • year before last
⑤ 黄色 【きいろ】 • yellow, amber
⑤ 昨日 【きのう】 • yesterday
⑤ 真っ直ぐ 【まっすぐ】 • ① straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect ② straightforward, honest, frank
⑤ 側 【がわ】 • ① side (of something, or taking someone's side), part ② (watch) case
⑤ 弟 【おとうと】 • younger brother
⑤ 箱 【はこ】 • ① box ② car (of a train, etc.) ③ shamisen case, shamisen
⑤ 両親 【りょうしん】 • parents, both parents
⑤ 丸い 【まるい】 • ① round, circular, spherical ② harmonious, calm
⑤ 番 【ばん】 • ① number (in a series) ② (one's) turn ③ watch, guard, lookout ④ bout, match (sumo)
⑤ お菓子 【おかし】 • confections, sweets, candy
⑤ お祖母さん 【おばあさん】 • ① grandmother ② female senior-citizen
⑤ お腹 【おなか】 • stomach
⑤ 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
⑤ 一緒 【いっしょ】 • ① together ② at the same time ③ same, identical
⑤ 汚い 【きたない】 • dirty, unclean, filthy
⑤ 奥さん 【おくさん】 • wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam
⑤ 押す 【おす】 • ① to push, to press ② to apply pressure from above, to press down ③ to stamp (i.e. a passport), to apply a seal
⑤ 果物 【くだもの】 • fruit
⑤ 灰皿 【はいざら】 • ashtray
⑤ 皆 【みな】 • ① all, everyone, everybody ② everything
⑤ 皆 【みんな】 • ① all, everyone, everybody ② everything
⑤ 皆さん 【みなさん】 • all, everyone, everybody
⑤ 階段 【かいだん】 • stairs, stairway, staircase
⑤ ほか • other (esp. places and things), the rest
⑤ 覚える 【おぼえる】 • ① to remember, to recollect, to memorize, to memorise ② to feel
⑤ 甘い 【あまい】 • ① sweet, delicious ② fragrant (smelling), sweet (music) ③ lightly salted ④ naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going ⑤ half-hearted, not finished properly ⑥ tempting (e.g. words), promising
⑤ 危ない 【あぶない】 • ① dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious ② in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk ③ uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful ④ close (i.e. a close call), narrow ⑤ look out!, watch out!
⑤ 机 【つくえ】 • desk
⑤ 喫茶店 【きっさてん】 • coffee lounge, coffee shop, (rather formal) cafe
⑤ 吸う 【すう】 • ① to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale ② to suck, to sip, to slurp ③ to absorb, to soak up ④ to kiss
⑤ 牛乳 【ぎゅうにゅう】 • (cow's) milk
⑤ 狭い 【せまい】 • narrow, confined, small
⑤ 靴 【くつ】 • shoes, footwear
⑤ 靴下 【くつした】 • socks, sock, stockings, stocking
⑤ 警官 【けいかん】 • policeman
⑤ 結構 【けっこう】 • ① splendid, nice, wonderful, delicious, sweet ② sufficient, fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"), (by implication) no thank you ③ well enough, OK, tolerable ④ reasonably, fairly, tolerably
⑤ 結婚 【けっこん】 • marriage
⑤ 個 【こ】 • ① counter for articles ② counter for military units ③ individual
⑤ 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
⑤ 厚い 【あつい】 • ① thick, deep, heavy ② kind, cordial, hospitable, warm, faithful ③ serious (of an illness) ④ abundant
⑤ 紅茶 【こうちゃ】 • black tea
⑤ 降る 【ふる】 • to precipitate, to fall (e.g. rain)
⑤ 今晩 【こんばん】 • tonight, this evening
⑤ 困る 【こまる】 • to be troubled, to be worried, to be bothered, to be embarrassed, to be stumped
⑤ 座る 【すわる】 • ① to sit, to squat ② to assume (a position) ③ to hold steady, to hold still
⑤ 再来年 【さらいねん】 • year after next
⑤ 歳 【さい】 • ① -years-old ② ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius
⑤ 財布 【さいふ】 • purse, handbag, wallet
⑤ 咲く 【さく】 • to bloom
⑤ 冊 【さつ】 • counter for books
⑤ 雑誌 【ざっし】 • journal, magazine, periodical
⑤ 子供 【こども】 • child, children
⑤ 辞書 【じしょ】 • dictionary, lexicon
⑤ 若い 【わかい】 • young
⑤ 授業 【じゅぎょう】 • lesson, class work
⑤ 初めて 【はじめて】 • ① for the first time ② only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ...
⑤ 寝る 【ねる】 • ① to lie down ② to go to bed, to lie in bed ③ to sleep (lying down) ④ to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) ⑤ to lie idle
⑤ 辛い 【からい】 • ① spicy, hot ② salty ③ tough (on someone), adverse, harsh
⑤ 辛い 【つらい】 • painful, bitter, heart-breaking
⑤ 吹く 【ふく】 • ① to blow (wind, etc.), to play a wind instrument ② to emit, to spout ③ to whistle
⑤ 生徒 【せいと】 • pupil
⑤ 静か 【しずか】 • quiet, peaceful
⑤ 切符 【きっぷ】 • ticket
⑤ 洗濯 【せんたく】 • washing, laundry
⑤ 掃除 【そうじ】 • cleaning, sweeping
⑤ 窓 【まど】 • window
⑤ 大変 【たいへん】 • ① very, greatly ② immense, enormous, great ③ serious, grave, dreadful, terrible ④ difficult, hard
⑤ 置く 【おく】 • ① to put, to place ② to leave (behind) ③ to do something in advance (usu. following te-form verb)
⑤ 遅い 【おそい】 • ① slow ② late (e.g. "late at night") ③ too late
⑤ 痛い 【いたい】 • ① painful, sore ② exceeding
⑤ 閉まる 【しまる】 • to be shut, to close, to be closed
⑤ 渡す 【わたす】 • ① to ferry across (a river, etc.), to carry across, to traverse ② to lay across, to build across ③ to hand over, to hand in, to pass, to give, to transfer
⑤ 渡る 【わたる】 • ① to cross over, to go across ② to extend, to cover, to range, to span
⑤ 難しい 【むずかしい】 • difficult
⑤ 猫 【ねこ】 • ① cat ② shamisen ③ geisha ④ wheelbarrow ⑤ clay bed-warmer
⑤ 熱い 【あつい】 • hot (thing)
⑤ 背広 【せびろ】 • business suit
⑤ 薄い 【うすい】 • ① thin ② pale, light ③ watery, dilute, sparse ④ weak (taste, etc.) ⑤ slim (probability, etc.), small
⑤ 晩 【ばん】 • ① evening ② counter for nights
⑤ 彼 【かれ】 • ① he, him ② boyfriend
⑤ 疲れる 【つかれる】 • ① to get tired, to tire ② to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects)
⑤ 飛行機 【ひこうき】 • aeroplane, airplane, aircraft
⑤ 封筒 【ふうとう】 • envelope
⑤ 並ぶ 【ならぶ】 • ① to line up, to stand in a line ② to rival, to match, to equal
⑤ 並べる 【ならべる】 • ① to line up, to set up ② to enumerate, to itemize
⑤ 閉める 【しめる】 • to close, to shut
⑤ 便利 【べんり】 • convenient, handy, useful
⑤ 帽子 【ぼうし】 • hat, cap
⑤ 忘れる 【わすれる】 • to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)
⑤ 忙しい 【いそがしい】 • busy, hectic, occupied, engaged
⑤ 磨く 【みがく】 • ① to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth) ② to refine, to improve
⑤ 枚 【まい】 • counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
⑤ 毎晩 【まいばん】 • every night
⑤ 友達 【ともだち】 • friend, companion
⑤ 郵便局 【ゆうびんきょく】 • post office
⑤ 要る 【いる】 • to need
⑤ 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
⑤ 浴びる 【あびる】 • to bathe, to bask in the sun, to shower
⑤ 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
⑤ 卵 【たまご】 • ① eggs, egg, spawn, roe ② hen egg ③ (an expert) in the making
⑤ 涼しい 【すずしい】 • cool (of weather), refreshing
⑤ 冷たい 【つめたい】 • ① cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing ② coldhearted, unfeeling
⑤ 冷蔵庫 【れいぞうこ】 • refrigerator
⑤ 塩 【しお】 • salt
⑤ 可愛い 【かわいい】 • ① cute, adorable, charming, lovely, pretty ② dear, precious, darling, pet ③ cute little, tiny
⑤ 居る 【いる】 • ① to be (of animate objects), to exist ② to stay ③ (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)
⑤ ころ • ① (approximate) time, around, about, toward ② suitable time (or condition) ③ time of year, season
⑤ ごろ • ① (approximate) time, around, about, toward ② suitable time (or condition) ③ time of year, season
⑤ いいえ • ① no, nay ② well, er, why
⑤ 匹 【ひき】 • ① counter for small animals ② counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size) ③ roll of cloth
⑤ 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
⑤ 暖かい 【あたたかい】 • warm, mild, genial
⑤ 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.)
⑤ 曇り 【くもり】 • cloudiness, cloudy weather, shadow
⑤ 交差点 【こうさてん】 • crossing, intersection
⑤ 段々 【だんだん】 • gradually, by degrees
⑤ 二十歳 【はたち】 • 20 years old
⑤ 晩ご飯 【ばんごはん】 • dinner, evening meal
⑤ 良い 【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
⑤ 良く 【よく】 • ① nicely, properly, well, skillfully ② frequently, often
⑤ 達 【たち】 • pluralizing suffix (esp. for people & animals; formerly honorific)
⑤ 椅子 【いす】 • ① chair ② post, office, position
⑤ 鉛筆 【えんぴつ】 • pencil
⑤ 何方 【どなた】 • who?
⑤ 花瓶 【かびん】 • (flower) vase
⑤ 掛かる 【かかる】 • ① to take ② to hang ③ to come into view, to arrive ④ to come under (a contract, a tax) ⑤ to start (engines, motors) ⑥ to attend, to deal with, to handle ⑦ to have started to, to be on the verge of ⑧ to overlap (e.g. information in a manual), to cover ⑨ to (come) at ⑩ to be fastened ⑪ to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.) ⑫ to be caught in ⑬ to get a call ⑭ to depend on
⑤ 鞄 【かばん】 • bag, satchel, briefcase, basket
⑤ 貴方 【あなた】 • ① you (referring to someone of equal or lower status) ② dear (what a wife calls a husband)
⑤ 嫌い 【きらい】 • ① dislike, hate ② suspicion, tendency, smack (of)
⑤ 鍵 【かぎ】 • ① key ② lock
⑤ 玄関 【げんかん】 • entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, foyer
⑤ 砂糖 【さとう】 • sugar
⑤ 撮る 【とる】 • to take (a photo), to make (a film)
⑤ 傘 【かさ】 • umbrella, parasol
⑤ 大丈夫 【だいじょうぶ】 • safe, all right, OK, okay
⑤ 脱ぐ 【ぬぐ】 • to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress
⑤ 誰 【だれ】 • who
⑤ 誕生日 【たんじょうび】 • birthday
⑤ 弾く 【ひく】 • to play (piano, guitar)
⑤ 丁度 【ちょうど】 • just, right, exactly
⑤ 貼る 【はる】 • to stick, to paste, to affix
⑤ 締める 【しめる】 • ① to tie, to fasten ② to total, to sum ③ to be strict with ④ to economize (economise), to cut down on
⑤ 賑やか 【にぎやか】 • bustling, busy
⑤ 箸 【はし】 • chopsticks
⑤ 風呂 【ふろ】 • ① bath, bathtub ② bathroom, bathhouse ③ room for drying lacquerware ④ base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
⑤ ひらがな • hiragana, one of the Japanese syllabaries
⑤ 弁当 【べんとう】 • bento (Japanese box lunch)
⑤ お弁当 【おべんとう】 • bento (Japanese box lunch)
⑤ 本棚 【ほんだな】 • bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase
⑤ 立派 【りっぱ】 • splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent, legal, legitimate
⑤ 隣 【となり】 • neighbor (neighbour), next to (esp. living next door to)
⑤ なぜ • why, how
⑤ 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
⑤ 眼鏡 【めがね】 • ① spectacles, glasses ② judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight
⑤ 丈夫 【じょうぶ】 • healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable
⑤ 風邪 【かぜ】 • cold (illness), common cold
⑤ 明後日 【あさって】 • day after tomorrow
⑤ 嫌 【いや】 • disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant, reluctant
⑤ 煙草 【たばこ】 • tobacco, cigarettes
⑤ 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
⑤ 伯父 【おじ】 • uncle (older than one's parent)
⑤ 伯母 【おば】 • aunt (older than one's parent)
⑤ 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
⑤ あの • that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
⑤ 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)
⑤ こちら • 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)
⑤ 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)
⑤ そちら • ① that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener) ② there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener) ③ that one (something close to the listener) ④ you, your family ⑤ that person (someone close to the listener)
⑤ そっち • ① that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener) ② there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener) ③ that one (something close to the listener) ④ you, your family ⑤ that person (someone close to the listener)
⑤ 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...
⑤ 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
⑤ それから • and then, after that
⑤ だけ • only, just, as
⑤ つまらない • ① dull, uninteresting, boring ② insignificant, trifling
⑤ とても • ① very, awfully, exceedingly ② (before a negative form) (not) at all, by no means, simply (cannot)
⑤ どう • how, in what way, how about
⑤ どっち • ① which way, which direction, where ② which one (esp. of two alternatives) ③ who
⑤ どれ • ① which (of three or more) ② whichever, any ③ well, now, let me see
⑤ 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)
⑤ 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
⑤ 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!
⑤ いつ • when, how soon
⑤ いつも • ① always, usually, every time ② never (with neg. verb)
⑤ どちら • ① which way, which direction, where ② which one (esp. of two alternatives) ③ who
⑤ いくつ • ① how many? ② how old?
⑤ 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 ...
⑤ 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
⑤ こと • thing, matter, fact, circumstances, business, reason, experience
⑤ 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)
⑤ 石鹸 【せっけん】 • soap
⑤ それでは • ① well then ... ② in that situation, in which case
⑤ すぐに • instantly, immediately
⑤ どうして • why?, for what reason, how, in what way, for what purpose, what for
⑤ うるさい • ① noisy, loud ② fussy ③ annoying, troublesome, tiresome, importunate ④ bossy
⑤ あちら • ① that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener), over there, yonder ② that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener), that ③ that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener) ④ there (place distant from both speaker and listener), over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
⑤ あっち • ① that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener), over there, yonder ② that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener), that ③ that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener) ④ there (place distant from both speaker and listener), over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
⑤ まずい • ① unappetising, unappetizing, unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation) ② unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy ③ ugly, homely, plain, unattractive ④ awkward, untimely, inopportune, unfavorable, unwise
⑤ しかし • however, but
⑤ また • again, and, also, still (doing something)
⑤ まだ • ① as yet, hitherto, still ② not yet (with negative verb)
⑤ どこ • ① where, what place ② how much (long, far), what extent
⑤ など • ① et cetera, etc., and the like, and so forth ② (indicating an approximate quote or vague suggestion) or something ③ (lessening the significance or value of the previous word) the likes of
⑤ いかが • how, in what way, how about
⑤ この • this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
⑤ きれい • ① pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair ② clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat ③ completely, entirely
⑤ 醤油 【しょうゆ】 • soy sauce, shoyu
⑤ 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)
⑤ つける • to turn on, to switch on, to light up
⑤ どの • which, what (way)
⑤ もう一度 【もういちど】 • once more, again
⑤ お風呂 【おふろ】 • bath
⑤ 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)
⑤ 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
④ かな • ① I wonder (sentence ending prt) ② should I? (question prt when thinking out loud), is it? ③ I wish that (with a negative), I hope that
④ コーヒー • coffee
④ っけ • particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
④ ページ • page
④ 家 【うち】 • ① house, home (one's own) ② (one's) family, (one's) household
④ 火 【ひ】 • fire, flame, blaze
④ 会 【かい】 • ① meeting, assembly, party ② association, club
④ 開く 【ひらく】 • ① to open (e.g. a bank-account, festival, etc.) ② to spread out, to open up (flower bud, umbrella, etc.), to widen (gap, distance, width) ③ to hold, to give (party, conference, etc.)
④ 間 【あいだ】 • ① space (between), gap, interval, distance ② time (between), pause, break ③ span (temporal or spatial), stretch, period (while) ④ relationship (between, among) ⑤ members (within, among)
④ 気 【き】 • ① spirit, mind, heart ② nature, disposition ③ motivation, intention ④ mood, feelings ⑤ atmosphere, essence
④ 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)
④ 私 【わたくし】 • ① I, me ② private affairs, personal matter, secrecy ③ selfishness
④ 字 【じ】 • ① character (i.e. kanji) ② hand-writing, penmanship ③ the ... word (i.e. "the L word" = "love")
④ 親 【おや】 • ① parent, parents ② dealer (in cards) ③ founder ④ (pet) owner
④ 村 【むら】 • village
④ 答え 【こたえ】 • response, reply, answer, solution
④ 日 【ひ】 • ① day, days ② sun, sunshine, sunlight ③ case (esp. unfortunate), event
④ 味 【あじ】 • ① flavor, flavour, taste ② charm, style ③ experience ④ smart, clever, witty, strange
④ 用 【よう】 • ① task, business ② use, duty, service ③ call of nature, excretion
④ 一度 【いちど】 • ① once, one time, on one occasion ② temporarily, for a moment ③ one degree, one tone, one musical interval
④ 音 【おと】 • ① sound, noise, report ② note (music) ③ fame
④ 行く 【ゆく】 • ① to go ② to proceed, to take place ③ to die, to pass away ④ to continue
④ 明日 【あす】 • tomorrow
④ 夕飯 【ゆうはん】 • evening meal
④ 石 【いし】 • ① stone ② gem, jewel
④ 草 【くさ】 • grass
④ 点 【てん】 • ① spot, mark ② point, dot ③ mark (e.g. in exam), score, points ④ counter for goods or items
④ 毛 【け】 • hair, fur
④ 葉 【は】 • leaf
④ 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)
④ 砂 【すな】 • sand, grit
④ 祖母 【そぼ】 • grandmother
④ 曇る 【くもる】 • to become cloudy, to become dim
④ 熱 【ねつ】 • fever, temperature
④ 夫 【おっと】 • husband
④ 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)
④ 優しい 【やさしい】 • tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable, suave
④ 背 【せ】 • ① back, spine ② reverse, rear side ③ height ④ ridge (of a mountain)
④ 鏡 【かがみ】 • mirror
④ 棚 【たな】 • ① shelf, shelves, ledge, rack ② trellis
④ 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)
④ それで • and, thereupon, because of that
④ もし • if, in case, supposing
④ ぶつ • to hit (a person), to strike, to beat
④ ながら • ① while, during, as ② while, although, though, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding ③ all, both ④ as (i.e. "as always", "as long ago"), in (i.e. "in tears")
④ すり • pickpocket
④ そうして • and, like that
③ らしい • ① seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay), appearing ... ② (after a noun, adverb or adjective stem) -ish, like a ..., typical of ..., appropriate for ..., becoming of ..., worthy of the name ...
③ 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
③ 行 【ぎょう】 • ① line (i.e. of text), row, verse ② carya (austerities) ③ samskara (formations) ④ running script (a semi-cursive style of kanji)
③ 週 【しゅう】 • week
③ 上 【じょう】 • ① from the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of ② aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above ③ first volume (e.g. book) ④ superior quality, best, top, high class ⑤ going up ⑥ governmental, imperial ⑦ presenting, showing
③ 生 【なま】 • ① raw, uncooked, fresh ② natural, unedited, unprocessed, crude ③ live (i.e. not recorded) ④ inexperienced, unpolished, green ⑤ impudence, sauciness ⑥ unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer ⑦ partially, somewhat, half-, semi-
③ 長 【ちょう】 • chief, head
③ 土 【つち】 • ① earth, soil, dirt ② the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land ③ low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud) ④ (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou)
③ 毎 【ごと】 • each respectively
③ 名 【な】 • name, reputation
③ 友 【とも】 • friend, companion, pal
③ 来 【らい】 • ① next (year, etc.) ② since (last month, etc.)
③ 生まれ 【うまれ】 • birth, birthplace
③ 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
③ 学 【がく】 • learning, scholarship, erudition, knowledge
③ 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.
③ 間 【かん】 • ① interval, period of time ② among, between, inter-
③ 大 【おお】 • big, large
③ 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)
③ 中 【じゅう】 • ① through, throughout, in the course of ② all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
③ 生 【せい】 • ① life, living ② I, me, myself
③ 月 【がつ】 • month (of the year), used after number or question word (e.g. nan or nani)
③ 後 【ご】 • after
③ 名 【めい】 • ① counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such) ② first name ③ famous, great
③ 楽 【らく】 • comfort, ease
③ 牛 【うし】 • ① cattle, cow, ox, oxen ② beef ③ Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
③ 空 【から】 • emptiness, vacuum, blank
③ 自動 【じどう】 • ① automatic, self-motion ② intransitive verb
③ 室 【しつ】 • ① room ② Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
③ 質 【しつ】 • quality
③ 者 【もの】 • person (rarely used w.o. a qualifier)
③ 図 【ず】 • figure (e.g. Fig 1), drawing, picture, illustration
③ 台 【だい】 • ① stand, rack, table ② support ③ belt ④ counter for machines, incl. vehicles ⑤ setting (e.g. in jewellery)
③ 大使 【たいし】 • ambassador
③ 題 【だい】 • ① title, subject, theme, topic ② problem (on a test), question ③ counter for questions (on a test)
③ 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)
③ 地下 【ちか】 • ① basement, cellar, underground place ② underground, below ground ③ secret, under cover
③ 度 【たび】 • time (three times, each time, etc.), times
③ 病 【やまい】 • illness, disease
③ 風 【ふう】 • ① method, manner, way, style ② appearance, air ③ tendency ④ folk song (genre of the Shi Jing) ⑤ wind (one of the five elements)
③ 文 【ぶん】 • sentence, text
③ 野 【の】 • ① plain, field ② hidden (structural) member ③ wild ④ lacking a political post
③ 旅 【たび】 • travel, trip, journey
③ 銀 【ぎん】 • ① silver, silver coin, silver paint ② silver general (shogi)
③ 不 【ふ】 • un-, non-, negative prefix
③ 者 【しゃ】 • someone of that nature, someone doing that work
③ 元 【もと】 • former, ex-
③ 火曜 【かよう】 • Tuesday
③ 他 【ほか】 • other (esp. places and things), the rest
③ 丸 【まる】 • ① circle ② full (e.g. month, day, etc.) ③ perfection, purity ④ suffix for ship names
③ 勤め 【つとめ】 • ① service, duty, business, responsibility, task ② Buddhist religious services
③ 金曜 【きんよう】 • Friday
③ 月曜 【げつよう】 • Monday
③ 号 【ごう】 • ① number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group ② sobriquet, pen-name
③ 昨 【さく】 • last (year), yesterday
③ 宿 【やど】 • inn, lodging
③ 章 【しょう】 • ① chapter, section ② medal
③ 全 【ぜん】 • all, whole, entire, complete, overall, pan-
③ 側 【そば】 • near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while
③ 鉄 【てつ】 • iron
③ 土曜 【どよう】 • Saturday
③ 頭 【とう】 • counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)
③ 内 【うち】 • ① inside, within ② while ③ among, amongst, between ④ we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.), our ⑤ my spouse ⑥ I (primarily used by women and children), me
③ 日曜 【にちよう】 • Sunday
③ 筆 【ふで】 • writing brush
③ 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
③ 木曜 【もくよう】 • Thursday
③ 油 【あぶら】 • oil
③ 昨夜 【ゆうべ】 • ① evening ② last night
③ 昨夜 【さくや】 • ① evening ② last night
③ 留学 【りゅうがく】 • studying abroad (usu. at university level)
③ 毎月 【まいつき】 • every month, each month, monthly
③ 毎年 【まいねん】 • every year, yearly, annually
③ 明後日 【みょうごにち】 • day after tomorrow
③ 面 【めん】 • ① face ② mask, face guard ③ (in kendo) striking the head ④ surface (esp. a geometrical surface) ⑤ page ⑥ aspect, facet, side ⑦ chamfer ⑧ counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
③ 例 【れい】 • ① custom, practice, habit, usual ② said, aforementioned ③ instance, example, case, illustration, usage ④ precedent ⑤ annual
③ 他 【た】 • other (esp. people and abstract matters)
③ 無 【む】 • ① nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero ② un-, non-
③ 等 【ら】 • ① pluralizing suffix (often humble, derogatory or familiar), and others, et alios, and the like, and followers ② or so (rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.) ③ (after the stem of an adjective) nominalizing suffix
③ 両 【りょう】 • ① both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.) ② ryo (obsolete unit of currency) ③ 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin) ④ 2 tan (measure of fabric size) ⑤ counter for carriages (e.g. in a train)
③ 色 【しょく】 • counter for colours
③ 内 【ない】 • inside, within
③ 無 【ぶ】 • ① un-, non- ② bad ..., poor ...
③ 愛 【あい】 • love, affection
③ 煙 【けむり】 • smoke, fumes
③ 奥 【おく】 • interior, inner part, inside
③ 差 【さ】 • difference, variation
③ 差す 【さす】 • ① to raise (e.g. hands, umbrella), to stretch out ② to be tinged ③ to wear at one's side (e.g. sword) ④ to shine ⑤ to provoke a feeling
③ 散歩 【さんぽ】 • walk, stroll
③ 背 【せい】 • height, stature
③ 疲れ 【つかれ】 • tiredness, fatigue
③ 瓶 【びん】 • bottle
③ 付ける 【つける】 • ① to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment) ② to furnish (a house with) ③ to wear, to put on ④ to keep a diary, to make an entry ⑤ to appraise, to set (a price) ⑥ to bring alongside ⑦ to place (under guard or doctor) ⑧ to follow, to shadow ⑨ to load, to give (courage to) ⑩ to keep (an eye on) ⑪ to establish (relations or understanding) ⑫ to turn on (light)
③ 布 【ぬの】 • ① cloth ② bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
③ 腹 【はら】 • ① abdomen, belly, stomach ② one's mind, one's real intentions, one's true motive ③ loop (physics) ④ counter for hard roe
③ 便 【びん】 • ① flight (e.g. airline flight), trip (e.g. train trip), service ② mail, post, letter ③ opportunity, chance
③ 居る 【おる】 • ① to be (animate), to be, to exist ② (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing) ③ (after -masu base of verb) indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions
③ 郵便 【ゆうびん】 • mail, postal service
③ もしも • if
③ 寝 【ね】 • sleep
③ 死 【し】 • death, decease
③ 誕生 【たんじょう】 • birth, creation, formation
③ 張る 【はる】 • ① to stick, to paste, to affix ② to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten ③ to form (e.g. ice on a pond) ④ to fill, to swell ⑤ to stick out, to put, to slap ⑥ to be expensive
③ 履く 【はく】 • ① to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.), to put on (or wear) footwear ② to affix a sword to one's hip ③ to affix a bowstring to a bow
③ ぬるい • lukewarm, tepid
③ いつか • sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time
③ 私 【あたし】 • I, me
③ かく • ① to scratch ② to perspire ③ to shovel, to paddle
③ 誰か 【だれか】 • someone, somebody
③ すぐ • ① immediately, at once, directly ② soon, before long, shortly ③ easily, without difficulty ④ right (near), nearby, just (handy)
③ ふと • suddenly, casually, accidentally, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally
③ いや • no, nay, well
③ ある • a certain ..., some ...
③ まれ • rare, seldom
③ かかる • to suffer from
③ せい • cause, reason, fault
② あら • oh, ah
② おや • oh!, oh?, my!
② 円 【まる】 • ① Yen, money ② circle
② 上る 【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)
② 前 【ぜん】 • ① the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"), previous, one-time, former ② (before the name of an era) pre- (e.g. "premodern") ③ before, earlier
② 二十 【にじゅう】 • twenty
② 分 【ぶ】 • ① one-tenth, one percent (one-tenth of a wari), 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun), 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes), 0.375 grams (one-tenth of a monme), 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale) ② one-quarter of a ryou (obsolete unit of currency) ③ thickness ④ advantageous circumstances
② 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
② 毎 【まい】 • every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend), each
② 今日 【こんにち】 • today, this day
② がる • ① to feel (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion) ② to behave as if one were
② 下 【しも】 • ① lower reaches (of a river) ② bottom, lower part ③ lower half (of the body, esp. the privates), feces (faeces), urine, menses ④ end, far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan) ⑤ dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)
② 小 【しょう】 • ① smallness, small item ② short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days) ③ elementary school ④ younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name)
② 高 【こう】 • ① High (abbreviation of "High School" following a school's name) ② high-
② 家 【け】 • house (e.g. of Tokugawa), family
② 古 【ふる】 • ① used item, secondhand item ② old, used, previous
② とどまる • ① to stop, to halt ② to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place) ③ to come to a halt ④ to be limited to
② 飯 【めし】 • ① meals, food ② cooked rice ③ one's livelihood
② 歩 【ほ】 • ① step, stride ② counter for steps
② 料 【りょう】 • material, charge, rate, fee
② 町 【ちょう】 • ① town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood ② street, road ③ 109.09 m ④ 0.99 hectares
② 問 【もん】 • counter for questions
② 館 【かん】 • house, hall, building
② 空 【くう】 • ① empty air, sky ② shunya (emptiness, the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phemomenon) ③ air force ④ fruitlessness, meaninglessness ⑤ void (one of the five elements)
② 業 【ぎょう】 • ① work, business ② study
② 園 【えん】 • ① garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation ② place, location
② 角 【かく】 • ① angle ② square (or cube) ③ bishop (shogi) ④ third degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale) ⑤ Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ⑥ jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
② 局 【きょく】 • ① channel (i.e. TV or radio), station, department ② affair, situation
② 曲 【きょく】 • tune, piece of music
② 校 【こう】 • ① school ② proof (of a book, document, etc.), counter for proofs
② 水曜 【すいよう】 • Wednesday
② 飛行 【ひこう】 • aviation
② 一昨日 【いっさくじつ】 • day before yesterday
② 等 【とう】 • ① class, order, rank ② et cetera (etc.), and the like ③ equal
② 可 【か】 • passable, acceptable, tolerable, fair
② 灰 【はい】 • ash, ashes
② 交差 【こうさ】 • ① crossing, intersection ② (genetic) crossing over
② 再 【さい】 • re-, again, repeated
② 便 【べん】 • convenience, facility, excreta, stools, evacuation
② 夕 【ゆうべ】 • ① evening ② last night
② 余り 【あんまり】 • 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
② 段 【だん】 • ① step, stair, (flight of) steps, (row of) stitches, columns (of print) ② grade, rank, level ③ counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.)
② 辛い 【づらい】 • difficult to (do something)
② 付 【づけ】 • dated (e.g. a letter), date of effect (e.g. a rule change)
② 家 【か】 • -ist (used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.), -er
② 縦 【たて】 • ① the vertical, height ② front-to-back, length
② あう • ① to meet, to encounter ② to have an accident, to have a bad experience
② 弾 【たま】 • ① ball, sphere, globe, orb ② bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet ③ ball (in sports) ④ pile (of noodles, etc.) ⑤ bullet ⑥ bulb (i.e. a light bulb) ⑦ ens (of glasses, etc.) ⑧ bead (of an abacus) ⑨ egg ⑩ gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl ⑪ female entertainer (e.g. a geisha) ⑫ person (when commenting on their nature), character ⑬ item, funds or person used as part of a plot ⑭ coin ⑮ precious, beautiful, excellent
② 廊下 【ろうか】 • corridor
② 茶碗 【ちゃわん】 • rice bowl, tea cup, teacup
② 飴 【あめ】 • (hard) candy, toffee
② よる • ① to be due to, to be caused by ② to depend on, to turn on ③ to be based on, to come from
② そば • ① buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) ② soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles)
② わた • ① cotton plant (Gossypium spp.) ② batting, wadding, padding
② さて • well, now, then
② かな • Japanese syllabary (alphabets), kana
② ならう • to imitate, to follow, to emulate
② なる • to bear fruit
② 伯母さん 【おばさん】 • aunt (older than one's parent)
① いざ • now, come (now), well
① 社 【やしろ】 • shrine (usually Shinto)
① 上 【かみ】 • ① upper reaches (of a river), upper stream ② top, upper part, upper half (of the body) ③ long ago ④ beginning, first ⑤ person of high rank (e.g. the emperor) ⑥ government, imperial court ⑦ imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto), capital region (i.e. Kansai), region (or direction of) the imperial palace ⑧ head (of a table) ⑨ wife, mistress (of a restaurant)
① 生 【き】 • pure, undiluted, raw, crude
① 長 【おさ】 • chief, head
① 東 【あずま】 • ① eastern Japan ② six-stringed Japanese zither ③ my spouse
① 入る 【いる】 • to get in, to go in, to come in, to flow into, to set, to set in
① 下 【げ】 • ① lowness (of degree, value, etc.), inferiority ② second volume (of two), third volume (of three)
① はる • to do
① 木 【もく】 • ① Thursday ② wood (first of the five elements)
① 間 【ま】 • space, room, time, pause
① 業 【ごう】 • karma (i.e. actions committed in a former life)
① 古 【いにしえ】 • antiquity, ancient times
① 字 【あざ】 • section of village
① 体 【てい】 • appearance, air, condition, state, form
① 答 【こたえ】 • response, reply, answer, solution
① 動 【どう】 • motion, change, confusion
① 同 【どう】 • the same, the said, ibid.
① 文 【ふみ】 • letter, writings
① 有 【ゆう】 • ① existence ② possession, having ③ limited company
① 音 【おん】 • ① sound, noise, report ② note (music) ③ Chinese-derived character reading
① 弟 【おと】 • younger brother
① 着 【ぎ】 • clothes, outfit, uniform, gi
① ぺーじ • page
① 門 【かど】 • ① gate ② branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master ③ (biological) division ④ counter for cannons
① 例 【ためし】 • ① custom, practice, habit, usual ② said, aforementioned ③ instance, example, case, illustration, usage ④ precedent ⑤ annual
① 戸 【こ】 • counter for houses
① 喫茶 【きっさ】 • tea drinking, tea house
① 初 【はつ】 • first, new
① 働 【どう】 • work, labor, labour
① 財 【たから】 • treasure
① 塩 【えん】 • salt
① お巡りさん 【おまわりさん】 • policeman (friendly term)
① 悪 【あく】 • evil, wickedness
① 鉛 【なまり】 • lead (the metal)
① 金 【こがね】 • gold
① 荷 【に】 • ① load, baggage, cargo, freight, goods ② burden, responsibility
① 画 【かく】 • stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
① 覚え 【おぼえ】 • memory, sense, experience
① 角 【つの】 • horn
① 掛け 【かけ】 • ① credit ② partially, half
① 供 【とも】 • companion, follower, attendant, retinue
① 教え 【おしえ】 • teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine
① 故 【こ】 • the late (deceased)
① 故 【ゆえ】 • reason, cause, circumstances
① 公 【おおやけ】 • official, public, formal, open, governmental
① 財 【ざい】 • ① fortune, riches ② goods
① 作 【さく】 • a work, a harvest
① 雑 【ざつ】 • ① rough, crude, sloppy, messy ② miscellaneous
① 自転 【じてん】 • rotation (usu. on an axis), turning, spin
① 借り 【かり】 • borrowing, debt, loan
① 弱 【じゃく】 • weakness, the weak, little less than
① 住 【じゅう】 • dwelling, living
① 丈 【たけ】 • height, stature, length, measure, all (one has)
① 先 【せん】 • the future, priority, precedence, former, previous, old, late
① 天 【てん】 • ① sky ② heaven ③ svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth) ④ deva (divine being of Buddhism)
① 筒 【つつ】 • ① pipe, tube, cylinder ② gun barrel ③ gun
① 難 【なん】 • difficulty, hardships, defect
① 乳 【ちち】 • ① milk ② breast ③ loop ④ decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
① 派 【は】 • clique, faction, school
① 杯 【さかずき】 • sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages
① 美 【び】 • beauty
① 封 【ふう】 • seal
① 弁 【べん】 • Oversight Department (division of the daijokan responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices)
① 優 【ゆう】 • ① gentle ② elegant, classy ③ superior, skilled ④ excellent (in marking, grading, etc.) ⑤ actor
① 用紙 【ようし】 • ① blank form ② sheets of paper, sheet of paper
① 欲 【よく】 • greed, craving, desire, avarice, wants
① 冷蔵 【れいぞう】 • cold storage, refrigeration
① 音 【ね】 • ① sound, noise, report ② note (music) ③ fame ④ Chinese-derived character reading
① 頭 【かしら】 • ① head ② mind, brain, intellect ③ top ④ hair (on one's head) ⑤ bangs, fringe ⑥ top structural component of a kanji
① 綺麗 【きれい】 • ① pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair ② clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat ③ completely, entirely
① 蔵 【くら】 • warehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
① 並 【なみ】 • average, medium, common, ordinary
① 官 【かん】 • government service, the bureaucracy
① 強 【きょう】 • ① a little over, a little more than ② powerhouse, one of the biggest, one of the most powerful
① 書 【しょ】 • ① document, book ② penmanship, handwriting, calligraphy (esp. Chinese)
① 当 【とう】 • this (business organisation or place)
① 意 【い】 • ① feelings, thoughts ② meaning
① 語彙 【ごい】 • vocabulary, lexicon, lexis, terminology
① 甘い 【うまい】 • ① skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful ② delicious, appetizing, appetising ③ fortunate, splendid, promising
① 悪い 【にくい】 • ① hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable ② (with irony) lovely, lovable, wonderful, etc.
① はじく • ① to flip, to snap ② to repel
① ちょう • super-, ultra-, hyper-, very, really (conversational)
① むら • unevenness, inconsistency, erraticness, irregularity
① くじ • lottery, lot
おおい • ① hey!, oi! ② me
おい • ① hey!, oi! ② me
しか • only, nothing but
ださい • primitive, unsophisticated, out of fashion
つい • ① just (now) ② quite (near) ③ unintentionally, unconsciously, by mistake, against one's better judgement (judgment)
つつ • while, though
とき • regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
なら • ① if, in case, if it is the case that, if it is true that ② as for, on the topic of ③ if possible, if circumstances allow
にも • also, too, not ... either, as well, even
のみ • only, nothing but
カー • car
カート • cart
コピー • ① copy, photocopy ② blurb on a book jacket ③ catch copy
スト • strike
ティ • ① tea ② tee
ニュー • ① new ② newly purchased item
パン屋 • bakery
フィル • fill
ペーパー • paper
メモ • memorandum
レス • ① response ② less ③ -less ④ loess
Yシャツ • shirt, business shirt, dress shirt
一 【ひと】 • ① one ② best in, the most (...) in (where an adjective follows)
一月 【いちがつ】 • January
何時 【なんじ】 • what time?
休 【きゅう】 • rest, taking a day off, being finished, being absent, retire, sleep
本 【もと】 • ① origin, source ② base, foundation ③ cause ④ ingredient ⑤ (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location ⑥ original cost (or capital, principal, etc.) ⑦ trunk ⑧ first section of a waka ⑨ counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)
五 【いつ】 • five
五 【い】 • five
午 【うま】 • seventh sign of Chinese zodiac (The Horse, 11am-1pm, south, May)
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
後日 【ごにち】 • in the future, another day, later
今 【こん】 • ① the current ..., this ② today's ...
七 【な】 • seven
子 【み】 • ① fruit, nut ② seed ③ (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc. ④ content, substance
出来 【しゅったい】 • occurrence, happening, taking place
出来 【でき】 • ① workmanship, craftsmanship, execution, finish ② grades, results, score, record ③ quality (e.g. of a crop) ④ dealings, transactions
女 【じょ】 • ① woman, girl, daughter ② Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
上 【うわ】 • upper, upward, outer, surface, top
上げ 【あげ】 • rise in price, making a tuck
前 【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
千 【ち】 • 1,000, thousand
川 【かわ】 • ① river, stream ② the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers)
大人 【だいにん】 • adult
天 【あめ】 • ① sky ② heaven ③ svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth) ④ deva (divine being of Buddhism)
天 【あま】 • ① sky ② heaven ③ svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth) ④ deva (divine being of Buddhism)
東 【ひむかし】 • east
東 【ひんがし】 • east
二 【ふた】 • two
二 【ふ】 • two
二 【ふう】 • two
入り 【いり】 • ① entering ② setting (of the sun) ③ containing, content, audience ④ income ⑤ beginning
入れ 【いれ】 • container, receptacle
百 【もも】 • 100, hundred
万年 【まんねん】 • ① ten thousand years ② eternity
いずれ • ① where, which, who ② anyway, anyhow, at any rate, sooner or later, eventually, at some future date or time
一人 【いちにん】 • one person
九 【ここの】 • nine
九 【この】 • nine
九 【ここ】 • nine
今日 【こんち】 • today, this day
今日 【こんじつ】 • today, this day
今年 【こんねん】 • this year
三 【み】 • three
四 【よ】 • four
十 【と】 • 10, ten
十 【とお】 • 10, ten
二人 【ににん】 • two persons, two people, pair, couple
入 【にゅう】 • go in
入 【じゅ】 • go in
八 【やっつ】 • eight
八 【や】 • eight
八 【やつ】 • eight
六 【む】 • six
六 【むう】 • six
二十 【はたち】 • 20 years old
とも • ① certainly, of course, to be sure, rather ② even if, no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how) ③ at the (least, earliest, etc.)
ふん • ① hmm, well ..., humph, huh, pshaw, pish ② roughly, harshly, violently
高 【たか】 • quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
高 【だか】 • quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
国人 【くにびと】 • indigenous person, inhabitant of a country
出 【で】 • ① coming out, going out, outflow, efflux, rising (of the sun or moon) ② attending (work), appearing (on stage), one's turn to go on ③ start, beginning ④ origins, background, person (or item) originating from ..., graduate of ..., native of ..., member of ... (lineage) ⑤ architectural member that projects outward ⑥ highest point of the stern of a ship ⑦ amount (comprising something), amount of time or effort required to do something
何の 【なんの】 • what kind, what sort
食 【しょく】 • ① meal, (one's) diet, food, foodstuff, foodstuffs ② eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
そら • look!, look out!, look at me!
下 【もと】 • under (esp. influence or guidance)
げ • seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of
たい • ① (after the -masu stem of a verb) want to ... do something, would like to ... ② (at sentence-end) indicates emphasis ③ (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb) very ...
かい • marks yes-no question
たら • ① indicates supposition, if ... then ② (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
たり • ① -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") ② (used adverbially) doing such things as... ③ expresses a command
なり • ① or, whether or not ② (after dictionary form verb) as soon as, right after ③ (after past tense verb) while still, with previous state still in effect
生 【うぶ】 • ① innocent, naive, unsophisticated, inexperienced, green, wet behind the ears ② birth-
ノー • no
日 【か】 • ① day of month ② counter for days
かね • interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
って • casual quoting particle
たる • (those) who are, (that) which is, often used in relation to qualifications and requirements for a position, in the capacity of
だい • ① marks wh-question (what, where, who) ② strengthens one's judgment or conclusion
そうです • ① that is so, that is right, it looks to me, I am of the impression ② people say that (after plain verb, adj), it is said that, I hear that
かよ • sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
なる • ① who is called, that is called ② that is
おば • (used with suffix -san or -sama) endearing term for unrelated older woman, (with suffix -san) term used by a child to address unrelated adult female
月 【げつ】 • Monday
小 【こ】 • ① small, little, slight ② slightly less than, just about ③ somewhat, somehow ④ minor (sometimes derogatory), petty
水 【すい】 • ① Wednesday ② shaved ice (served with flavored syrup) ③ water (fifth of the five elements)
下 【か】 • under (being in said condition or environment)
わい • (sentence end, mainly male) indicates emotion
とて • ① even ② even if, even though ③ because of, on the grounds that
まい • ① probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.) ② don't (doesn't) intend to, intend not to ③ must not, (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
これ • (used to get the attention of one's equals or inferiors) hey, oi, yo
それ • there! (used to call someone's attention to something)
外 【がい】 • outside of, not covered by
気 【け】 • ① sign, indication, trace, touch, feeling ② somehow, for some reason, seeming to be
土 【ど】 • ① Saturday ② earth (third of the five elements)
時 【どき】 • time for -, time of -, - time, (suitable) time to -
しめ • (Shinto) rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
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
コード • ① code ② cord ③ chord
パー • ① par ② paper (in rock-paper-scissors game) ③ apiece, each ④ percent
パート • ① part ② part-timer ③ part-time (work)
ペット • ① pet ② trumpet
ボール • ① ball ② bowl ③ board (e.g. cardboard, pasteboard)
ポスト • ① post, position ② postbox, mail box, pillar box ③ post-
悪 【わる】 • bad thing, bad person
医 【い】 • medicine, the healing art, healing, curing, doctor
下手 【したて】 • ① humble position, inferior ② underarm grip on opponent's belt (sumo)
下手 【しもて】 • ① lower part, foot, lower direction ② left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV), stage right (actor's POV)
会 【え】 • gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
開ける 【ひらける】 • ① to become opened up, to improve, to get better ② to develop, to progress, to become civilized (civilised), to be up-to-date ③ to be enlightened, to be sensible
去年 【こぞ】 • last year
京 【けい】 • ① imperial capital (esp. Kyoto) ② final word of an iroha-uta ③ 10^16, 10,000,000,000,000,000, ten quadrillion (American), (obs) ten thousand billion (British)
京 【きょう】 • ① imperial capital (esp. Kyoto) ② final word of an iroha-uta ③ 10^16, 10,000,000,000,000,000, ten quadrillion (American), (obs) ten thousand billion (British)
兄弟 【けいてい】 • siblings, brothers and sisters
計 【けい】 • ① plan ② meter, measuring device ③ (in) total, total (of)
元 【もと】 • ① origin, source ② base, foundation ③ cause ④ ingredient ⑤ (somebody's) side, (somebody's) location ⑥ original cost (or capital, principal, etc.) ⑦ trunk ⑧ first section of a waka ⑨ counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)
私 【あたくし】 • I, me
私 【あたい】 • I, me
私 【あて】 • I, me
字引 【じびき】 • dictionary
時計 【ときはかり】 • watch, clock, timepiece
自転車 【じでんしゃ】 • bicycle
質 【たち】 • quality, nature (of person)
写 【しゃ】 • photograph, copy, transcribe, duplicate, reproduce, trace, describe, picture
手洗い 【てあらい】 • ① washing one's hands, water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands ② restroom, lavatory, toilet ③ hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
上手 【じょうて】 • ① skill, skillful, dexterity ② flattery
上手 【じょうしゅ】 • ① skill, skillful, dexterity ② flattery
ふり • ① pretence (pretense), show ② appearance, behaviour ③ swing, swinging ④ lacking a reservation or introduction (at a restaurant, etc.) ⑤ unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment
真 【しん】 • ① truth, reality, genuineness ② seriousness ③ logical TRUE ④ printed style writing ⑤ star performer
図書 【としょ】 • books
図書館 【ずしょかん】 • library
族 【ぞく】 • ① tribe, clan, band ② (taxonomical) tribe ③ group (of the periodic table)
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.)
茶 【ちゃ】 • ① tea ② tea plant (Camellia sinensis) ③ tea preparation, making tea ④ brown
朝 【あした】 • morning
朝 【ちょう】 • ① dynasty ② reign ③ period, epoch, age ④ court
京 【みやこ】 • capital, metropolis
東京 【とうきょう】 • Tokyo (current capital of Japan)
堂 【どう】 • ① temple, shrine, hall ② prefix to building meaning "magnificent"
肉 【しし】 • ① flesh ② meat ③ the physical body (as opposed to the spirit) ④ thickness ⑤ ink pad
毎朝 【まいちょう】 • every morning
野 【や】 • ① plain, field ② hidden (structural) member ③ wild ④ lacking a political post
野 【ぬ】 • ① plain, field ② hidden (structural) member ③ wild ④ lacking a political post
夕 【ゆう】 • ① evening ② last night
一度 【ひとたび】 • ① once, one time, on one occasion ② temporarily, for a moment ③ one degree, one tone, one musical interval
魚 【うお】 • fish
今朝 【こんちょう】 • this morning
上手 【かみて】 • ① upper part ② upper stream, upper course of a river ③ right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV), stage left (actor's POV) ④ skillful (only in comparisons), dexterity (only in comparisons) ⑤ over-arm grip on opponent's belt (sumo)
弟 【おとと】 • younger brother
店 【てん】 • -store, -shop
悪い 【にくい】 • difficult, hard
入り口 【いりくち】 • entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth
入り口 【はいりぐち】 • entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth
明日 【みょうにち】 • tomorrow
銀 【しろがね】 • ① silver, silver coin, silver paint ② silver general (shogi)
着 【ちゃく】 • ① counter for suits of clothing ② arriving at ...
買い 【かい】 • ① buying, shopping ② buyer ③ purchase
言 【げん】 • word, remark, statement
早 【はや】 • already, now, by this time
理 【り】 • ① reason, principle, logic ② general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon) ③ (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
え • picture, drawing, painting, sketch
知 【ち】 • ① wisdom ② jnana (higher knowledge)
たて • ① central, main, head, chief ② just (done), freshly (baked), indicates activity only just occurred ③ counter for consecutive losses
安 【やす】 • cheap
英 【えい】 • Britain, British
道 【どう】 • ① road ② way ③ Buddhist teachings ④ Taoism ⑤ modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido) ⑥ historical administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.) ⑦ province (Tang-era administrative region of China) ⑧ province (modern administrative region of Korea)
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
足 【そく】 • counter for pairs (of socks, shoes, etc.)
はだける • ① to open, to bare, to expose ② to stretch
地 【じ】 • ① ground, land, earth, soil ② the region in question, the local area ③ skin ④ texture, fabric, material, weave ⑤ base, background ⑥ one's true nature ⑦ narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story) ⑧ real life, actuality ⑨ (in the game of go) captured territory ⑩ Noh chorus ⑪ (in Japanese dance) accompaniment music ⑫ (in Japanese music) basic phrase (usu. repetitive) ⑬ base part (of multiple shamisens)
一月 【ひとつき】 • one month
ひとつがい • pair, couple, brace
園 【その】 • ① garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation ② place, location
遠 【とお】 • distant
黄 【き】 • yellow
門 【と】 • door (esp. Japanese-style)
語 【かたり】 • talking
昨年 【さくねん】 • last year
新 【しん】 • ① new, neo- ② Gregorian calendar ③ Xin (dynasty of China)
石 【こく】 • ① measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.) ② measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
側 【そく】 • ① near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while ② third person
側 【はた】 • ① near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while ② third person
大勢 【たいぜい】 • many, crowd, great number of people
大勢 【たいせい】 • general trend, current thought
勢 【はずみ】 • ① bounce, spring, rebound ② momentum, inertia ③ spur of the moment, impulse
直 【なお】 • ① ordinary, common ② doing nothing
しかし • however, but
曲 【くせ】 • a habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice), peculiarity
本当 【ほんと】 • truth, reality
面白 【おもしろ】 • amusing, interesting
曜日 【ようび】 • day of the week
側 【わき】 • ① side, aside ② armpit ③ back-burner
黄色 【こうしょく】 • yellow, amber
黄色 【おうしょく】 • yellow, amber
どこ • ① where, what place ② how much (long, far), what extent
勤 【きん】 • be fit for, be equal to, serve
勤 【ごん】 • be fit for, be equal to, serve
左側 【ひだりがわ】 • left, left (hand) side
左側 【さそく】 • left, left (hand) side
昨日 【さくじつ】 • yesterday
次 【じ】 • ① next ② hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence) ③ order, sequence, time, times
直 【じき】 • ① soon, in a moment, before long, shortly ② nearby, close ③ direct ④ spot transaction, cash transaction
直 【ちょく】 • ① direct, in person, frankness, honesty, simplicity, cheerfulness, correctness, being straight ② night duty, shift (e.g. in a factory)
面 【つら】 • ① face (often derog. or vulg.), mug ② surface
側 【かたわら】 • ① side, edge, beside, besides, nearby ② while (doing)
両親 【ふたおや】 • parents, both parents
軽 【けい】 • light
こく • ① to let loose (e.g. a fart) ② to utter (e.g. a lie)
乗 【じょう】 • ① (nth) power ② counter for vehicles ③ multiplication ④ Buddha's teachings
ぶつ • ① stock, products ② stolen goods, loot, spoils
しか • certainly (for certain) (used in negative sense)
なり • style, way, shape, form, appearance, state
つがい • ① (one) pair (e.g. of birds), brace, couple ② joint, hinge
明 【みょう】 • ① vidya (wisdom) ② mantra ③ the coming (4th of July, etc.)
頭 【がしら】 • ① (after a noun) top of .., head of .. ② (after the -masu stem of a verb) the moment that ..
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!
煙 【けぶり】 • smoke, fumes
煙 【けむ】 • smoke, fumes
煙 【けぶ】 • smoke, fumes
降る 【くだる】 • ① to descend, to go down, to come down ② to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.) ③ to pass (of time) ④ to surrender, to capitulate ⑤ (often in neg. form) to be less than, to be inferior to ⑥ to have the runs, to have diarrhea
果物 【かぶつ】 • fruit
かば • hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
菓子 【かし】 • pastry, confectionery
灰皿 【はいさら】 • ashtray
皆さん 【みんなさん】 • all, everyone, everybody
関 【せき】 • barrier, gate
機 【はた】 • loom
座 【ざ】 • ① seat, one's place, position ② attaches to the names of theatres and constellations
再来 【さいらい】 • return, second coming, second advent, reincarnation
夫 【つま】 • ① wife ② garnish (esp. one served with sashimi) ③ embellishment
緒 【いとぐち】 • thread end, beginning, clue
誌 【し】 • magazine
初め 【はじめ】 • beginning, start, origin
緒 【お】 • cord, strap, thong
祖母 【ばば】 • grandmother
祖母 【おおば】 • grandmother
祖母 【おば】 • grandmother
祖母 【うば】 • grandmother
中 【うち】 • ① inside, within ② while ③ among, amongst, between ④ we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.), our ⑤ my spouse ⑥ I (primarily used by women and children), me
難しい 【むつかしい】 • difficult
歳 【とし】 • ① year ② age
段 【たん】 • ① variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length ② 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres) ③ six ken (10.91 m)
かなた • beyond, across, the other side, the distance
あなた • beyond, across, the other side, the distance
付け 【つけ】 • ① fixed ② bill, bill of sale ③ tab (for later payment), credit
付け 【づけ】 • dated, date, fixed, external
布 【ふ】 • ① cloth ② bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
布 【にの】 • ① cloth ② bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
布 【にぬ】 • ① cloth ② bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
忙しい 【せわしい】 • busy, hectic, occupied, engaged
また • again, and, also, still (doing something)
なくす • ① to lose something ② to get rid of ③ to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)
余 【よ】 • over, more than
浴 【よく】 • bath
利 【り】 • advantage, benefit, profit, interest
零 【れい】 • zero, nought
紅 【くれない】 • ① deep red, crimson ② rouge, lipstick
紅 【べに】 • ① deep red, crimson ② rouge, lipstick
いえ • no, nay, well
匹 【き】 • ① counter for small animals ② counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size) ③ roll of cloth
暖かい 【あったかい】 • warm, mild, genial
曇 【くもり】 • cloudiness, cloudy weather, shadow
蔵 【そう】 • possession, ownership
まれ • rare, seldom
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
要 【かなめ】 • ① pivot ② vital point, cornerstone, keystone ③ Japanese photinia
祖母さん 【ばあさん】 • ① grandmother ② female senior citizen
降り 【ふり】 • ① rainfall, snowfall ② alighting, descending
祖 【そ】 • ancestor, forefather, progenitor
良 【りょう】 • ① good ② B grade (in an A, B, C ... system)
杯 【はい】 • ① sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages ② counter for cupfuls ③ counter for ships, octopuses and squid
洗い 【あらい】 • ① washing ② sashimi chilled in iced water
初 【うぶ】 • ① innocent, naive, unsophisticated, inexperienced, green, wet behind the ears ② birth-
機 【き】 • ① chance, opportunity ② machine ③ aircraft ④ counter for aircraft ⑤ counter for remaining lives (in video games)
難し 【かたし】 • difficult, hard;
たま • occasional, rare
違う 【たがう】 • ① to differ, to be different ② to run counter to ③ to change (into something out of the ordinary)
好き 【ずき】 • ① -phil, -phile, enthusiast (for), love (of) ② being attractive (to), to tend to be liked (by)
がけ • ① -clad ② in the midst of ③ tenths ④ times (i.e. multiplied by) ⑤ able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
個 【か】 • counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted), a noun read using its on-yomi
あおい • ① mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae) ② Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
一寸 【いっすん】 • ① one sun (approx. 3.03 cm) ② a little bit (of time, distance, etc.)
よる • ① to be due to, to be caused by ② to depend on, to turn on ③ to be based on, to come from
がき • ① brat, kids ② preta (hungry ghost), ghoul
あく • ① lye ② harsh taste ③ scum (formed when cooking some foods) ④ (excessive) strength of will
たのしい • enjoyable, fun
履 【くつ】 • shoes, footwear
くり • Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
鶏 【にわとり】 • ① (domestic) chicken ② chicken (meat)
鶏 【とり】 • ① (domestic) chicken ② chicken (meat)
鶏 【かけ】 • ① (domestic) chicken ② chicken (meat)
鶏 【くたかけ】 • ① (domestic) chicken ② chicken (meat)
鶏肉 【とりにく】 • chicken meat
たかい • ① high, tall ② expensive
邪 【よこしま】 • wicked, evil
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)
たい • ① sea bream (Sparidae), porgy ② tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
丁 【ちょう】 • ① counter for sheets, pages, leaves, etc. ② counter for blocks of tofu, counter for servings in a restaurant ③ counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc. ④ even number ⑤ 109.09 m
豚 【ぶた】 • pig
とる • to take, to catch (fish), to capture
また • again, and, also, still (doing something)
なり • ① to be (an affirmation) ② to be (location) ③ sum of money (used to express an exact sum on a receipt, envelope, certificate, etc.)
暇 【いとま】 • 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
眼鏡 【がんきょう】 • ① spectacles, glasses ② judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight
いく • ① to go ② to proceed, to take place ③ to die, to pass away ④ to continue
丈夫 【じょうふ】 • hero, manly person, warrior
丈夫 【ますらお】 • hero, manly person, warrior
如何 【いかん】 • ① how, in what way ② circumstances
風邪 【ふうじゃ】 • cold (illness), common cold
面 【おもて】 • ① face ② surface ③ mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
嫌 【や】 • disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant, reluctant
眼 【め】 • ① eye, eyeball ② eyesight ③ look ④ experience ⑤ viewpoint ⑥ ordinal number suffix ⑦ somewhat, -ish
眼 【まなこ】 • ① eye, eyeball ② eyesight ③ look ④ experience ⑤ viewpoint ⑥ ordinal number suffix ⑦ somewhat, -ish
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
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
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
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
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
伯父 【はくふ】 • uncle (older than one's parent)
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
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
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
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
あび • red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)
締め 【しめ】 • summing up, judo choking (strangling) techniques
あんた • you (familiar form of anata)
お巡り 【おまわり】 • policeman
たい • Thailand
巡り 【めぐり】 • ① circumference, girth ② tour, pilgrimage ③ circulation (e.g. of blood)
暖か 【あたたか】 • warm, mild, genial
かど • charge, grounds, suspicion
かける • to suspend between two points, to build (a bridge, etc.), to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
あの • say, well, errr ...
こーひー • coffee
あし • common reed (Phragmites australis)
あぶ • horsefly, gadfly
いか • cuttlefish, squid
あう • ① to meet, to encounter ② to have an accident, to have a bad experience
すず • tin
誰 【たれ】 • who
誰 【た】 • who
くも • spider
ちょうど • just, right, exactly
うるさい • ① noisy, loud ② fussy ③ annoying, troublesome, tiresome, importunate ④ bossy
碗 【わん】 • bowl (porcelain)
すり • pickpocket
いたち • ① weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi) ② mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, inc. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
かえる • ① frog ② kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
など • ① et cetera, etc., and the like, and so forth ② (indicating an approximate quote or vague suggestion) or something ③ (lessening the significance or value of the previous word) the likes of
さて • well, now, then
さて • well, now, then
ある • a certain ..., some ...
たばこ • tobacco, cigarettes
たばこ • tobacco, cigarettes
うじ • maggot, larva, grub
いと • greatly, really
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)
とる • is being