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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 でも • ① but, however, still, yet, although, even though ② even, even if ③ or something

⑤ と • ① if, when ② and ③ with ④ particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.)

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 タクシー • taxi

⑤ デパート • department store

⑤ レストラン • restaurant (esp. Western-style)

⑤ 右【みぎ】 • ① right, right hand side ② afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above

⑤ 駅【えき】 • station

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 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 学校【がっこう】 • school

⑤ 九日【ここのか】 • ① the ninth day of the month ② nine days

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 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 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 四日【よっか】 • ① fourth day of month ② four days

⑤ 十日【とおか】 • ① the tenth day of the month ② ten days

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 女【おんな】 • woman

⑤ 小さい【ちいさい】 • small, little, tiny

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 上手【じょうず】 • ① skill, skillful, dexterity ② flattery

⑤ 食べる【たべる】 • to eat

⑤ 男の子【おとこのこ】 • boy, male child, baby boy

⑤ 電話【でんわ】 • telephone

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 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 百【ひゃく】 • 100, hundred

⑤ 分【ふん】 • minute

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 六日【むいか】 • ① sixth day of the month ② six days

⑤ 何【なに】 • ① what ② how many (some counter)

⑤ 何【なん】 • ① what ② how many (some counter)

⑤ 行く【いく】 • ① to go ② to proceed, to take place ③ to die, to pass away ④ to continue

⑤ 七日【なのか】 • ① the seventh day of the month ② seven days

⑤ 日本【にほん】 • Japan

⑤ 大きい【おおきい】 • big, large, great, loud

⑤ 国【くに】 • ① country, (the) state ② region ③ home (i.e. hometown, home country)

⑤ 二十日【はつか】 • ① twentieth (day of the month) ② twenty days

⑤ 目【め】 • ① eye, eyeball ② eyesight ③ look ④ experience ⑤ viewpoint ⑥ ordinal number suffix ⑦ somewhat, -ish

⑤ 時【じ】 • ① hour, o'clock ② (specified) time, when ..., during ...

⑤ で • ① indicates location of action, at, in ② indicates time of action ③ indicates means of action, cause of effect, by ④ and then, so

⑤ 年【ねん】 • ① year (e.g. AD) ② counter for years

⑤ いる • auxillary verb for continuing action or state

⑤ 一日【ついたち】 • first day of the month

⑤ 医者【いしゃ】 • (medical) doctor, physician

⑤ 家【いえ】 • ① house, residence, dwelling ② family, household ③ lineage, family name

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 寒い【さむい】 • ① cold (e.g. weather) ② dull, uninteresting, lame

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 教室【きょうしつ】 • classroom

⑤ 犬【いぬ】 • ① dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris) ② snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.) ③ counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful

⑤ 好き【すき】 • liking, fondness, love

⑤ 黒【くろ】 • ① black ② dark ③ bad guy, 'black hat'

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 私【わたし】 • ① I, me ② private affairs, personal matter, secrecy ③ selfishness

⑤ 私たち【わたしたち】 • we, us

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 青【あお】 • ① blue ② green ③ green light ④ black (horse coat color) ⑤ immature, unripe, young

⑤ 赤い【あかい】 • ① red ② Red (i.e. communist)

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 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 鳥【とり】 • ① bird ② bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry

⑤ 病院【びょういん】 • hospital

⑤ 勉強【べんきょう】 • ① study ② diligence ③ discount, reduction

⑤ 料理【りょうり】 • ① cooking, cookery, cuisine ② dealing with something, handling, administration, management

⑤ 朝ご飯【あさごはん】 • breakfast

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 泳ぐ【およぐ】 • to swim

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 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 雪【ゆき】 • snow

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 部屋【へや】 • ① room ② sumo stable

⑤ 緑【みどり】 • ① green ② greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

⑤ 黄色【きいろ】 • yellow, amber

⑤ 真っ直ぐ【まっすぐ】 • ① straight (ahead), direct, upright, erect ② straightforward, honest, frank

⑤ お祖父さん【おじいさん】 • ① grandfather ② male senior-citizen

⑤ お祖母さん【おばあさん】 • ① grandmother ② female senior-citizen

⑤ 皆【みんな】 • ① all, everyone, everybody ② everything

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 喫茶店【きっさてん】 • coffee lounge, coffee shop, (rather formal) cafe

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 掃除【そうじ】 • cleaning, sweeping

⑤ 帽子【ぼうし】 • hat, cap

⑤ 郵便局【ゆうびんきょく】 • post office

⑤ 冷たい【つめたい】 • ① cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing ② coldhearted, unfeeling

⑤ 可愛い【かわいい】 • ① cute, adorable, charming, lovely, pretty ② dear, precious, darling, pet ③ cute little, tiny

⑤ 匹【ひき】 • ① counter for small animals ② counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size) ③ roll of cloth

⑤ ありがとう • Thank you

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 貴方【あなた】 • ① you (referring to someone of equal or lower status) ② dear (what a wife calls a husband)

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 なぜ • why, how

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 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 とても • ① very, awfully, exceedingly ② (before a negative form) (not) at all, by no means, simply (cannot)

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 いつ • when, how soon

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 どこ • ① where, what place ② how much (long, far), what extent

⑤ きれい • ① pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair ② clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat ③ completely, entirely

⑤ お風呂【おふろ】 • bath

④ 運転手【うんてんしゅ】 • driver, chauffeur

④ 家【うち】 • ① house, home (one's own) ② (one's) family, (one's) household

④ 正月【しょうがつ】 • New Year, New Year's Day, the first month, January

④ 生きる【いきる】 • to live, to exist

④ 赤ちゃん【あかちゃん】 • baby, infant

④ 入学【にゅうがく】 • entry to school or university, matriculation

④ 真ん中【まんなか】 • middle, centre, center, mid-way

④ 歯医者【はいしゃ】 • dentist

④ 自由【じゆう】 • freedom, liberty, as it pleases you

④ 心配【しんぱい】 • ① worry, concern, anxiety ② care, help, aid, assistance

④ 水泳【すいえい】 • swimming

④ 星【ほし】 • ① star, any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon) ② suspect (police slang)

④ 手袋【てぶくろ】 • glove, mitten, mitt

④ 裏【うら】 • ① bottom (or another side that is hidden from view), undersurface, opposite side, reverse side ② rear, back, behind (the house) ③ lining, inside ④ out of sight, behind the scenes ⑤ proof ⑥ opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.) ⑦ inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.) ⑧ bottom (of an inning), last half (of an inning)

④ 嬉しい【うれしい】 • happy, glad, pleasant

④ 素晴らしい【すばらしい】 • wonderful, splendid, magnificent

④ すごい • ① terrible, dreadful ② amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific ③ to a great extent, vast (in numbers)

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 ただ今【ただいま】 • ① Here I am, I'm home! ② presently, right away, right now, just now

③ 歌手【かしゅ】 • singer

③ 画家【がか】 • painter, artist

③ 強力【きょうりょく】 • powerful, strong

③ 室【しつ】 • ① room ② Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

③ 書店【しょてん】 • bookshop, bookstore

③ 丸【まる】 • ① circle ② full (e.g. month, day, etc.) ③ perfection, purity ④ suffix for ship names

③ 助ける【たすける】 • to help, to save, to rescue, to give relief to, to spare (life), to reinforce, to promote, to abet

③ 選手【せんしゅ】 • player (in game), team member

③ 地球【ちきゅう】 • the earth, the globe

③ 頭【とう】 • counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)

③ 馬【うま】 • ① horse ② promoted bishop (shogi)

③ 野球【やきゅう】 • baseball

③ 一緒に【いっしょに】 • together (with), at the same time, in a lump

③ 教師【きょうし】 • teacher (classroom)

③ 済みません【すみません】 • sorry, excuse me, thank you

③ 象【ぞう】 • elephant

③ 零時【れいじ】 • 12 o'clock (midnight)

③ 猿【さる】 • ① monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata) ② sly person ③ sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) ④ clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

③ 旗【はた】 • ① flag ② pataka (banner)

③ 鬼【おに】 • ① ogre, demon ② spirit of a deceased person ③ ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.) ④ it (i.e. in a game of tag) ⑤ Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

③ 虎【とら】 • ① tiger (feline, Panthera tigris) ② trouble

③ 舌【した】 • ① tongue ② tongue-like object, clapper (of a bell), talon (of a lock)

② 円【まる】 • ① Yen, money ② circle

② 国立【こくりつ】 • national

② 寺院【じいん】 • temple

② 消防【しょうぼう】 • fire fighting, fire department

② 竹【たけ】 • ① bamboo ② middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

② 風船【ふうせん】 • balloon (esp. small, toy variety)

② 消防署【しょうぼうしょ】 • fire station

② 勇ましい【いさましい】 • ① brave, valiant, gallant, courageous ② stirring, vigorous, rousing

② どう致しまして【どういたしまして】 • you are welcome, don't mention it, not at all, my pleasure

② 飴【あめ】 • (hard) candy, toffee

① 鞠【まり】 • ball

① 丘陵【きゅうりょう】 • hill

① 誇る【ほこる】 • to boast of, to be proud of

① 人民【じんみん】 • people, public

① 調理【ちょうり】 • cooking, food preparation

① 覆い【おおい】 • mantle, cover, shroud, hood

サッカー • ① soccer ② seersucker

バス停 • bus stop

パンダ • panda

パン屋 • bakery

一月【いちがつ】 • January

九月【くがつ】 • September

五月【ごがつ】 • May

あとで • afterwards

三月【さんがつ】 • March

四月【しがつ】 • April

七月【しちがつ】 • July

十一月【じゅういちがつ】 • November

十月【じゅうがつ】 • October

十二月【じゅうにがつ】 • December

中国【ちゅうごく】 • ① China ② South-west most region of Honshu, middle of a country, the Hiroshima area

二月【にがつ】 • February

八月【はちがつ】 • August

友だち【ともだち】 • friend, companion

六月【ろくがつ】 • June

二十四日【にじゅうよっか】 • twenty-fourth day of the month

も • ① also, too, words of similar weight ② about (emphasizing an upper limit), as much as, even ③ more, further, other, again

うわあ • Wow!, Holy smokes!, Aaargh!, O my God!

花屋【はなや】 • florist

広大【こうだい】 • huge, very large, vast, extensive, magnificent, grand

切り口【きりくち】 • cut end, section, opening, slit

本屋【ほんや】 • ① bookstore, bookshop ② publisher ③ main building

万事【ばんじ】 • all, everything

料理人【りょうりにん】 • cook, chef

女神【めがみ】 • goddess

入学式【にゅうがくしき】 • school entrance ceremony

国立公園【こくりつこうえん】 • a national park

一輪車【いちりんしゃ】 • unicycle, monocycle, wheelbarrow

気を付けて【きをつけて】 • take care, be careful

警察署【けいさつしょ】 • police station

在留【ざいりゅう】 • stay, remain, reside

地蔵【じぞう】 • Ksitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers)

朝御飯【あさごはん】 • breakfast

晩御飯【ばんごはん】 • dinner, evening meal

昼御飯【ひるごはん】 • lunch, midday meal

転倒【てんとう】 • ① falling down, tumbling, overturning, turning over ② reversing, inverting, inversion ③ getting upset

学校給食【がっこうきゅうしょく】 • school lunch

どうも有難うございます【どうもありがとうございます】 • thank you very much

熊【くま】 • bear (animal)

獣医【じゅうい】 • veterinarian

援ける【たすける】 • to help, to save, to rescue, to give relief to, to spare (life), to reinforce, to promote, to abet

卓球【たっきゅう】 • table tennis, ping-pong

追随【ついずい】 • follow

鶴【たず】 • crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

桃【もも】 • peach, prunus persica (tree)

縄跳び【なわとび】 • ① skipping rope, jump rope ② skipping, rope-jumping

また • again, and, also, still (doing something)

漫才【まんざい】 • comedian, comic dialogue

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

たい • Thailand

お誕生日おめでとう【おたんじょうびおめでとう】 • Happy Birthday

笠【かさ】 • ① conical hat (East-Asian style), coolie hat ② something shaped like a conical hat, shade (of a lamp)

韓国【かんこく】 • (South) Korea

黍団子【きびだんご】 • millet dumplings

雀【すずめ】 • ① tree sparrow (Passer montanus) ② talkative person, knowledgeable person

くも • spider

りんご • ① apple ② apple tree (Malus pumila)

ぎょうざ • gyoza (crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables)

きりん • ① giraffe ② qilin (Chinese unicorn) ③ Kirin (brand of beer)

爺さん【じいさん】 • ① grandfather (may be used after name as honorific) ② male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)