Study Set: Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese

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Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese

Vocabulary from chapters 1-15

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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 さん • ① Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms ② honorific used with occupational titles

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 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 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 ゆっくり • slowly, at ease, restful

⑤ アパート • ① apartment building, apartment block, apartment house ② apartment

⑤ クラス • class

⑤ トイレ • toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory

⑤ バス • ① bus ② bath ③ bass

⑤ 一【いち】 • ① one ② best in, the most (...) in (where an adjective follows)

⑤ 駅【えき】 • station

⑤ 円【えん】 • ① Yen, money ② circle

⑤ 下手【へた】 • ① unskillful, poor, awkward ② imprudent, untactful

⑤ 外【そと】 • ① outside, exterior ② open air ③ other place

⑤ 外国【がいこく】 • foreign country

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【ご】 • five

⑤ 午後【ごご】 • afternoon, p.m.

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 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 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 女【おんな】 • woman

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 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 生まれる【うまれる】 • to be born

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 千【せん】 • 1,000, thousand

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 男【おとこ】 • man

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 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 南【みなみ】 • south

⑤ 二【に】 • two

⑤ 二つ【ふたつ】 • two

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 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 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 遠い【とおい】 • far, distant

⑤ 音楽【おんがく】 • music, musical movement

⑤ 夏【なつ】 • summer

⑤ 家族【かぞく】 • family, members of a family

⑤ 回【かい】 • ① counter for occurrences ② counter for innings (baseball)

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 漢字【かんじ】 • Chinese characters, kanji

⑤ 顔【かお】 • face (person)

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 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 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 月曜日【げつようび】 • Monday

⑤ 建物【たてもの】 • building

⑤ ご飯【ごはん】 • ① cooked rice ② meal

⑤ 好き【すき】 • liking, fondness, love

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

⑤ 時計【とけい】 • watch, clock, timepiece

⑤ 自転車【じてんしゃ】 • bicycle

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 手紙【てがみ】 • letter

⑤ 秋【あき】 • autumn, fall

⑤ 春【はる】 • ① spring, springtime ② new year ③ prime (of one's life, etc.) ④ adolescence, puberty ⑤ sexuality

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 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 多い【おおい】 • many, numerous

⑤ 多分【たぶん】 • ① perhaps, probably ② generous, many, much, great

⑤ 貸す【かす】 • ① to lend, to loan ② to rent out, to hire out

⑤ 大切【たいせつ】 • important, valuable, worthy of care

⑤ 短い【みじかい】 • short

⑤ 地図【ちず】 • map

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 朝【あさ】 • morning

⑤ 鳥【とり】 • ① bird ② bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry

⑤ 度【ど】 • ① degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.) ② counter for occurrences and times ③ strength (of alcohol)

⑤ 冬【ふゆ】 • winter

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 売る【うる】 • to sell

⑤ 病気【びょうき】 • illness, disease, sickness

⑤ 一番【いちばん】 • ① best, first, number one ② game, round, bout, fall, event (in a meet)

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 家庭【かてい】 • home, family, household

⑤ 荷物【にもつ】 • ① luggage, baggage ② burden ③ payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

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 言葉【ことば】 • ① language, dialect ② word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark ③ speech, (manner of) speaking

⑤ 歯【は】 • tooth

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 宿題【しゅくだい】 • homework

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 全部【ぜんぶ】 • all, entire, whole, altogether

⑤ 速い【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 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 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 果物【くだもの】 • fruit

⑤ 皆さん【みなさん】 • all, everyone, everybody

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 机【つくえ】 • desk

⑤ 喫茶店【きっさてん】 • coffee lounge, coffee shop, (rather formal) cafe

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 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 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 財布【さいふ】 • purse, handbag, wallet

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【つらい】 • painful, bitter, heart-breaking

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 大変【たいへん】 • ① very, greatly ② immense, enormous, great ③ serious, grave, dreadful, terrible ④ difficult, hard

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 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 難しい【むずかしい】 • difficult

⑤ 晩【ばん】 • ① evening ② counter for nights

⑤ 彼【かれ】 • ① he, him ② boyfriend

⑤ 彼女【かのじょ】 • ① she, her ② girl friend, girlfriend, sweetheart

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 必要【ひつよう】 • ① necessary, needed, essential, indispensable ② necessity, need, requirement

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 玄関【げんかん】 • entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, foyer

⑤ 砂糖【さとう】 • sugar

⑤ 大丈夫【だいじょうぶ】 • safe, all right, OK, okay

⑤ 丁度【ちょうど】 • just, right, exactly

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

⑤ どっち • ① which way, which direction, where ② which one (esp. of two alternatives) ③ who

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 いくつ • ① how many? ② how old?

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)

④ ちゃん • suffix for familiar person

④ はっきり • clearly, plainly, distinctly

④ やっと • at last, at length

④ 上がる【あがる】 • ① to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised ② to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in ③ to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade ④ to get out (of water), to come ashore ⑤ to increase ⑥ to improve, to make progress ⑦ to be promoted, to advance ⑧ to be made (of profit, etc.) ⑨ to occur (esp. of a favourable result) ⑩ to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.) ⑪ to be finished, to be done, to be over ⑫ (of rain) to stop, to lift ⑬ to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die ⑭ to win (in a card game, etc.) ⑮ to be arrested ⑯ to turn up (of evidence, etc.) ⑰ to be deep fried ⑱ to be spoken loudly ⑲ to get stage fright ⑳ to be offered (to the gods, etc.) ○ to go, to visit ○ to eat, to drink ○ to be listed (as a candidate) ○ to serve (in one's master's home) ○ (in Kyoto) to go north ○ (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion

④ 以下【いか】 • ① not exceeding, and downward, ... and below ② below (e.g. standard), under (e.g. a level) ③ the below-mentioned, the following, the rest

④ 以外【いがい】 • with the exception of, excepting

④ 意見【いけん】 • opinion, view

④ 員【いん】 • member

④ 運ぶ【はこぶ】 • ① to carry, to transport, to move, to convey ② to come, to go ③ to wield (a tool, etc.), to use ④ to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress

④ 運転【うんてん】 • operation, motion, driving

④ 下げる【さげる】 • to hang, to lower, to move back, to wear, to dismiss, to grant

④ 会【かい】 • ① meeting, assembly, party ② association, club

④ 会話【かいわ】 • conversation

④ 楽しみ【たのしみ】 • ① enjoyment, pleasure, diversion, amusement, hobby ② anticipation, looking forward to

④ 楽しむ【たのしむ】 • to enjoy oneself

④ 気【き】 • ① spirit, mind, heart ② nature, disposition ③ motivation, intention ④ mood, feelings ⑤ atmosphere, essence

④ 気分【きぶん】 • feeling, mood

④ 急ぐ【いそぐ】 • to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner

④ 教会【きょうかい】 • church

④ 建てる【たてる】 • to build, to construct

④ 研究【けんきゅう】 • study, research, investigation

④ 見える【みえる】 • ① to be seen, to be in sight ② to look, to seem, to appear ③ to come

④ 見物【けんぶつ】 • sightseeing, sightseer, watching, watcher

④ 好く【すく】 • to like, to love, to be fond of

④ 高校【こうこう】 • senior high school

④ 合う【あう】 • ① to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet ② to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct ③ to be profitable, to be equitable ④ (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... to each other, to do ... together

④ 今度【こんど】 • now, this time, next time, another time

④ 始める【はじめる】 • ① to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate ② to open (e.g. a store), to start up, to establish (business. etc.) ③ to start (doing something), to begin to ...

④ 思い出す【おもいだす】 • to recall, to remember

④ 止める【とめる】 • ① to stop (something or someone), to turn off ② to concentrate on, to pay attention to ③ to remember, to bear in mind ④ to fix into place ⑤ to park, to leave somewhere for a time

④ 試験【しけん】 • examination, test, study, trial, experiment

④ 試合【しあい】 • match, game, bout, contest

④ 時代【じだい】 • ① period, epoch, era, age ② the times, those days ③ oldness, ancientness, antiquity ④ antique, period piece

④ 社会【しゃかい】 • society, public

④ 集める【あつめる】 • to collect, to assemble, to gather

④ 小学校【しょうがっこう】 • primary school, elementary school, grade school

④ 場合【ばあい】 • case, situation

④ 食事【しょくじ】 • ① meal ② to eat

④ 親【おや】 • ① parent, parents ② dealer (in cards) ③ founder ④ (pet) owner

④ 人口【じんこう】 • ① population ② common talk

④ 世界【せかい】 • the world, society, the universe

④ 世話【せわ】 • looking after, help, aid, assistance

④ 正しい【ただしい】 • right, just, correct, righteous, honest, truthful, proper, straightforward, perfect

④ 説明【せつめい】 • explanation, exposition

④ 送る【おくる】 • ① to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch ② to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person) ③ to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury ④ to spend (time), to live one's life ⑤ to pass (down the line) ⑥ to affix okurigana

④ 足りる【たりる】 • ① to be sufficient, to be enough ② to be worth doing, to be worthy ③ to be sufficient, to answer, to do

④ 村【むら】 • village

④ 大事【だいじ】 • important, valuable, serious matter

④ 大体【だいたい】 • general, substantially, outline, main point, approximately, about

④ 知らせる【しらせる】 • to notify, to advise, to inform

④ 着物【きもの】 • ① clothing, clothes ② kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)

④ 注意【ちゅうい】 • caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice

④ 通り【とおり】 • avenue, street, way

④ 店員【てんいん】 • shop assistant, employee, clerk, salesperson

④ 都合【つごう】 • circumstances, condition, convenience

④ 特に【とくに】 • particularly, especially

④ 日【ひ】 • ① day, days ② sun, sunshine, sunlight ③ case (esp. unfortunate), event

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

④ 発音【はつおん】 • pronunciation

④ 不便【ふべん】 • inconvenience, inexpediency, unhandiness

④ 育てる【そだてる】 • to raise, to rear, to bring up

④ 学部【がくぶ】 • ① department of a university ② undergraduate (course, program, etc.)

④ 客【きゃく】 • ① guest, visitor ② customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger

④ 教育【きょういく】 • training, education

④ 空港【くうこう】 • airport

④ 君【くん】 • Mr (junior), master, boy

④ 決して【けっして】 • never, by no means, decidedly, indisputably

④ 決める【きめる】 • to decide

④ 湖【みずうみ】 • lake

④ お礼【おれい】 • thanking, expression of gratitude

④ 参る【まいる】 • ① to go, to come, to call ② to be defeated, to collapse, to die ③ to be annoyed, to be nonplussed ④ to be madly in love ⑤ to visit (shrine, grave)

④ 残る【のこる】 • to remain, to be left

④ 指【ゆび】 • finger, toe, digit

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

④ 受ける【うける】 • ① to receive, to accept, to get, to inherit ② to catch (e.g. a ball), to parry (e.g. a blow), to take (lesson, test, damage), to sustain (damage), to incur (loss) ③ to become popular, to be well-received, to go down well

④ 住所【じゅうしょ】 • address (e.g. of house), residence, domicile

④ 焼く【やく】 • ① to bake, to grill ② to develop (photos) ③ to suntan ④ to burn (in flames, down, CD, DVD, etc.), to scorch ⑤ to be jealous, to be envious

④ 場所【ばしょ】 • ① place, location, spot, position ② room, space ③ basho (sumo wrestling tournament)

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

④ 深い【ふかい】 • deep, profound, thick, close

④ 申す【もうす】 • to be called, to say

④ 神社【じんじゃ】 • Shinto shrine

④ 生活【せいかつ】 • living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood

④ 製【せい】 • -made, make

④ 昔【むかし】 • olden days, former

④ 線【せん】 • line (also telephone, railway), wire, beam

④ 全然【ぜんぜん】 • ① not at all (with neg. verb) ② wholly, entirely, completely

④ 相談【そうだん】 • consultation, discussion

④ 打つ【うつ】 • ① to hit (something inanimate), to strike, to beat (on something) ② to type, to tap (e.g. a key) ③ to inject ④ to indulge in gambling ⑤ to visit (on a pilgrimage)

④ 調べる【しらべる】 • to examine, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search

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 投げる【なげる】 • ① to throw, to cast away ② to face defeat, to give up

④ 湯【ゆ】 • ① hot water ② hot bath, hot spring

④ 日記【にっき】 • diary, journal

④ 倍【ばい】 • ① twice, double ② times, -fold

④ 反対【はんたい】 • opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, contrast, objection, dissension, reverse, opposite, vice versa

④ 美しい【うつくしい】 • beautiful, lovely

④ 負ける【まける】 • to lose, to be defeated

④ 移る【うつる】 • ① to move (house), to transfer (department) ② to change the target of interest or concern ③ to elapse (passage of time) ④ to be permeated by a colour or scent ⑤ to be infected, to be contagious, to spread (as in fire)

④ 引っ越す【ひっこす】 • to move (house), to change residence

④ 課長【かちょう】 • section manager, section chief

④ 過ぎる【すぎる】 • ① to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond ② to pass (i.e. of time), to elapse ③ to have expired, to have ended, to be over ④ to exceed, to surpass, to be above ⑤ to be no more than ... ⑥ (often used after adjective stems or the -masu stems of verbs) to be excessive, to be too much, to be too ...

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 慣れる【なれる】 • ① to grow accustomed to, to get too familiar with ② to become domesticated, to become tame

④ 簡単【かんたん】 • simple

④ 間違える【まちがえる】 • ① to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation) ② to confuse, to mistake something for something else

④ 関係【かんけい】 • relation, connection

④ 喜ぶ【よろこぶ】 • ① to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased ② to congratulate ③ to gratefully accept

④ 寄る【よる】 • to visit, to drop in, to approach

④ 機械【きかい】 • ① machine, mechanism ② instrument, appliance, apparatus

④ 季節【きせつ】 • season

④ 技術【ぎじゅつ】 • art, craft, technique, technology, engineering, skill

④ 景色【けしき】 • scenery, scene, landscape

④ 経験【けいけん】 • experience

④ 経済【けいざい】 • economics, business, finance, economy

④ 迎える【むかえる】 • ① to go out to meet ② to receive, to welcome ③ to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family) ④ to call for, to summon, to invite ⑤ to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)

④ 国際【こくさい】 • international

④ 最近【さいきん】 • latest, most recent, nowadays

④ 最後【さいご】 • ① last, end, conclusion ② (after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga") no sooner than, right after (often having negative consequences)

④ 最初【さいしょ】 • beginning, outset, first, onset

④ 妻【つま】 • ① wife ② garnish (esp. one served with sashimi) ③ embellishment

④ 済む【すむ】 • ① to finish, to end, to be completed ② to merely result in something less severe than expected ③ to feel at ease ④ (neg) to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry

④ 残念【ざんねん】 • deplorable, bad luck, regret, disappointment

④ 似る【にる】 • to resemble, to be similar

④ 失敗【しっぱい】 • failure, mistake, blunder

④ 失礼【しつれい】 • ① discourtesy, impoliteness ② Excuse me, Goodbye ③ to leave ④ to be rude

④ 捨てる【すてる】 • to throw away, to cast aside, to abandon, to resign, to break up with (someone)

④ 習慣【しゅうかん】 • custom, habit, manners

④ 女性【じょせい】 • ① woman, female ② feminine gender

④ 召し上がる【めしあがる】 • to eat

④ 将来【しょうらい】 • future (usually near), prospects

④ 招待【しょうたい】 • invitation

④ 笑う【わらう】 • ① to laugh ② to smile ③ to sneer, to ridicule

④ 紹介【しょうかい】 • introduction, referral

④ 政治【せいじ】 • politics, government

④ 席【せき】 • ① seat ② location (of a gathering, etc.), place ③ position, post

④ 折る【おる】 • to break, to fold, to pick flowers

④ 戦争【せんそう】 • war

④ 続ける【つづける】 • to continue, to keep up, to keep on

④ 卒業【そつぎょう】 • graduation, completion (e.g. of a course)

④ 男性【だんせい】 • ① man, male ② masculine gender

④ 恥ずかしい【はずかしい】 • shy, ashamed, embarrassed

④ 珍しい【めずらしい】 • ① unusual, rare, curious ② new, novel ③ fine (e.g. gift)

④ 程【ほど】 • ① degree, extent, bounds, limit ② indicates approx. amount or maximum, upper limit

④ 適当【てきとう】 • ① suitable, adequate, relevant, appropriate, fit ② random, halfhearted, on the spot, whatever works

④ 怒る【おこる】 • ① to get angry, to get mad ② to tell someone off, to scold ③ to be angular, to be square

④ 届ける【とどける】 • to deliver, to forward, to send, to report, to file notice (to the authorities)

④ 熱【ねつ】 • fever, temperature

④ 泊まる【とまる】 • ① to stay at (e.g. hotel) ② to be docked, to be berthed, to be moored

④ 比べる【くらべる】 • ① to compare, to make a comparison ② to compete, to vie

④ 必ず【かならず】 • always, without exception, necessarily, certainly, without fail, positively, invariably

④ 付く【つく】 • ① to be attached, to be connected with, to adhere, to stick, to cling ② to remain imprinted, to scar, to stain, to dye ③ to bear (fruit, interest, etc.) ④ to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.), to increase (of strength, etc.) ⑤ to take root ⑥ to accompany, to attend, to follow, to study with ⑦ to side with, to belong to ⑧ to possess, to haunt ⑨ to be lit, to be lighted ⑩ to be settled, to be resolved, to be decided ⑪ to be given (of a name, price, etc.) ⑫ to be sensed, to be perceived ⑬ to be lucky ⑭ (after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words) to become (a state, condition, etc.)

④ 夫【おっと】 • husband

④ 普通【ふつう】 • ① general, ordinary, usual ② normally, generally, usually ③ train that stops at every station

④ 挨拶【あいさつ】 • ① greeting, greetings, salutation, salute ② speech (congratulatory or appreciative), address ③ reply, response ④ a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark) ⑤ (orig. meaning) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)

④ 為【ため】 • ① good, advantage, benefit, welfare ② sake, purpose, objective, aim ③ consequence, result, effect ④ affecting, regarding, concerning

④ 一生懸命【いっしょうけんめい】 • very hard, with utmost effort, with all one's might, for dear life

④ 頑張る【がんばる】 • to persist, to insist on, to stand firm, to try one's best

④ 興味【きょうみ】 • interest (in something)

④ 驚く【おどろく】 • to be surprised, to be astonished

④ 講義【こうぎ】 • lecture

④ 趣味【しゅみ】 • hobby, tastes, preference

④ 尋ねる【たずねる】 • ① to ask, to enquire, to inquire ② to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate

④ 随分【ずいぶん】 • ① very, extremely, surprisingly, considerably ② contemptible, reprehensible

④ 是非【ぜひ】 • ① certainly, without fail ② right and wrong, pros and cons

④ 盛ん【さかん】 • ① popular ② prosperous ③ enthusiastic ④ energetic, vigorous

④ 先輩【せんぱい】 • senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer

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

④ 駄目【だめ】 • useless, no good, hopeless

④ 暖房【だんぼう】 • heating

④ 丁寧【ていねい】 • polite, courteous, careful, care, kind, close, thorough, conscientious

④ きっと • surely, undoubtedly, almost certainly, most likely (e.g. 90 percent)

④ おかしい • strange, funny, amusing, ridiculous

④ びっくり • ① to be surprised, to be amazed, to be frightened, to be astonished ② surprise (e.g. surprise party) ③ surprise

④ ご • honourable, honorable

④ しばらく • ① little while, short while, moment, instant ② a while, quite a time ③ it's been a long time

④ しまう • to finish, to close, to do something completely, to put away, to put an end to

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)

④ とうとう • finally, at last, reaching a head

③ がっかり • feel disappointed, dejected, lose heart, feel emotionally drained, feel let down

③ さっぱり • ① feeling refreshed, feeling relieved ② neat, trimmed ③ plain, simple ④ completely, entirely ⑤ not in the least (in sentence with negative verb), not at all ⑥ completely ignorant, not doing at all

③ ずっと • ① continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way ② much (better, etc.), by far, far and away ③ far away, long ago ④ direct, straight

③ だらけ • ① implying (negatively) that something is full of (e.g. mistakes) ② covered all over (e.g. with blood)

③ どんどん • ① drumming (noise) ② rapidly, steadily

③ のんびり • carefree, at leisure

③ ぴったり • exactly, neatly, sharp

③ まあ • you might say, Oh!, Wow!, Well!

③ 何とか【なんとか】 • ① something, something or other, so-and-so ② somehow, anyhow, one way or another

③ 火山【かざん】 • volcano

③ 外す【はずす】 • ① to unfasten, to undo ② to remove, to take off, to deinstall ③ to leave, to step out, to slip away ④ to miss (a target)

③ 外れる【はずれる】 • to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear)

③ 学ぶ【まなぶ】 • to study (in depth), to learn, to take lessons in

③ 気に入る【きにいる】 • to be pleased with, to suit

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 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 人間【にんげん】 • ① human being, man, person ② character (of a person)

③ 人気【にんき】 • popularity, popular feeling, business conditions

③ 先日【せんじつ】 • the other day, a few days ago

③ 大いに【おおいに】 • very, much, greatly, a lot of

③ 大した【たいした】 • considerable, great, important, significant, a big deal

③ 大半【たいはん】 • majority, mostly, generally

③ 中学【ちゅうがく】 • middle school, junior high school

③ 電子【でんし】 • ① electron ② (esp. as a prefix) electronic, electronics

③ 一方【いっぽう】 • ① one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party ② on the one hand, on the other hand ③ whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn ④ (after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only

③ 運【うん】 • fortune, luck

③ 家事【かじ】 • ① housework, domestic chores ② family affairs, household matters

③ 海外【かいがい】 • foreign, abroad, overseas

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 使用【しよう】 • use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation

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

③ 場【ば】 • ① place ② occasion, situation ③ field (physics)

③ 世の中【よのなか】 • society, the world, the times

③ 先ず【まず】 • ① first (of all), to start with, about, almost, anyway, well, now ② hardly (with neg. verb)

③ 多少【たしょう】 • more or less, somewhat, a little, some

③ 大会【たいかい】 • convention, tournament, mass meeting, rally

③ 知事【ちじ】 • prefectural governor

③ 中心【ちゅうしん】 • center, centre, middle, heart, core, focus, pivot, emphasis, balance

③ 注文【ちゅうもん】 • order, request

③ 土地【とち】 • plot of land, lot, soil

③ 特急【とっきゅう】 • ① limited express (train, faster than an express) ② great hurry

③ 年代【ねんだい】 • age, era, period, date

③ 発【はつ】 • ① departure, departing (from ...), departing (at time ...) ② beginning ③ issued by (e.g. document) ④ counter for gunshots, counter for blows (punches)

③ 不運【ふうん】 • unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, fate

③ 育つ【そだつ】 • to be raised (e.g. child), to be brought up, to grow (up)

③ 一流【いちりゅう】 • first-class, top grade, school (of art), foremost, top-notch, unique

③ 他【ほか】 • other (esp. places and things), the rest

③ 学期【がっき】 • school term, semester

③ 活気【かっき】 • energy, liveliness

③ 活動【かつどう】 • action, activity

③ 感じる【かんじる】 • to feel, to sense, to experience

③ 感情【かんじょう】 • emotion, feeling, feelings, sentiment

③ 感動【かんどう】 • being deeply moved emotionally, excitement, passion, deep emotion, impression

③ 観光【かんこう】 • sightseeing

③ 期間【きかん】 • period, term, interval

③ 期待【きたい】 • expectation, anticipation, hope

③ 記事【きじ】 • article, news story, report, account

③ 逆【ぎゃく】 • ① reverse, opposite ② converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)

③ 求める【もとめる】 • to seek, to request, to demand, to want, to wish for, to search for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to buy

③ 教科書【きょうかしょ】 • textbook, text book

③ 苦しい【くるしい】 • painful, difficult

③ 苦手【にがて】 • poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of)

③ 計算【けいさん】 • ① calculation, reckoning, count ② forecast

③ 決心【けっしん】 • determination, resolution

③ 決定【けってい】 • decision, determination

③ 県【けん】 • ① prefecture (of Japan) ② county (of China)

③ 語る【かたる】 • to talk, to tell, to recite

③ 幸い【さいわい】 • happiness, blessedness

③ 号【ごう】 • ① number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group ② sobriquet, pen-name

③ 合わせる【あわせる】 • ① to match (rhythm, speed, etc.) ② to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up ③ to face, to be opposite (someone) ④ to compare, to check with ⑤ to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate) ⑥ to place together, to connect, to overlap ⑦ to mix, to combine ⑧ to put blade to blade, to fight

③ 黒板【こくばん】 • blackboard

③ 参加【さんか】 • participation

③ 事情【じじょう】 • circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons

③ 自身【じしん】 • by oneself, personally

③ 自然【しぜん】 • ① nature, spontaneity ② naturally, spontaneously

③ 式【しき】 • ① equation, formula, expression ② ceremony ③ style

③ 実は【じつは】 • as a matter of fact, by the way, to tell you the truth, to be honest, frankly

③ 守る【まもる】 • ① to protect, to guard, to defend ② to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow

③ 首都【しゅと】 • capital city, metropolis

③ 州【しゅう】 • ① state, province, county (UK), department (of ancient China) ② continent

③ 終える【おえる】 • to finish

③ 宿【やど】 • inn, lodging

③ 出身【しゅっしん】 • ① person's origin (town, city, country, etc.) ② institution from which one graduated ③ director in charge of employee relations

③ 書類【しょるい】 • documents, official papers

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 常に【つねに】 • always, constantly

③ 身【み】 • ① body ② oneself ③ one's place, one's position ④ main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container(as opposed to its lid)

③ 身長【しんちょう】 • height (of body), stature

③ 進歩【しんぽ】 • progress, development

③ 正式【せいしき】 • due form, official, formality

③ 実に【じつに】 • indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite

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

③ 全く【まったく】 • ① really, truly, entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly ② indeed ③ good grief (expression of exasperation)

③ 組み立てる【くみたてる】 • to assemble, to set up, to construct

③ 相手【あいて】 • ① companion, partner, company ② other party, addressee ③ opponent (sports, etc.)

③ 対【たい】 • ① opposite, opposition ② versus, vs ③ to (i.e. "we won the game five to three") ④ equal footing, equal terms ⑤ against ..., anti-, toward ..., to ...

③ 単に【たんに】 • simply, merely, only, solely

③ 単語【たんご】 • word, vocabulary, (usually) single-character word

③ 中央【ちゅうおう】 • centre, central, center, middle

③ 調子【ちょうし】 • ① tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm ② vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack ③ condition, state of health ④ impetus, spur of the moment, strain ⑤ trend

③ 低下【ていか】 • fall, decline, lowering, deterioration, degradation

③ 的【てき】 • -like, typical

③ 鉄道【てつどう】 • railroad

③ 都市【とし】 • town, city, municipal, urban

③ 当たる【あたる】 • ① to be hit, to strike ② to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed ③ to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to ④ to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.) ⑤ to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win ⑥ to be successful, to go well, to be a hit ⑦ to face, to confront ⑧ to lie (in the direction of) ⑨ to undertake, to be assigned ⑩ to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted ⑪ to be called upon (by the teacher) ⑫ to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at ⑬ to be unnecessary ⑭ (in baseball) to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak ⑮ (in fishing) to feel a bite ⑯ (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil ⑰ to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison) ⑱ to shave

③ 当時【とうじ】 • at that time, in those days

③ 同様【どうよう】 • identical, equal to, same (kind), like, similarity

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 農業【のうぎょう】 • agriculture

③ 発表【はっぴょう】 • announcement, publication

③ 番目【ばんめ】 • cardinal number suffix

③ 表【ひょう】 • table (e.g. Tab 1), chart, list

③ 不満【ふまん】 • dissatisfaction, displeasure, discontent, complaints, unhappiness, disgruntled

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 部分【ぶぶん】 • portion, section, part

③ 意識【いしき】 • ① consciousness ② awareness, sense ③ mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

③ 胃【い】 • ① stomach ② Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

③ 違い【ちがい】 • difference, discrepancy

③ 一般【いっぱん】 • general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average

③ 印象【いんしょう】 • impression

③ 越す【こす】 • ① to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across ② to go over (e.g. with audience) ③ to pass time (e.g. a winter) ④ to surpass, to be better than, to exceed ⑤ to move house ⑥ to go, to come

③ 温泉【おんせん】 • spa, hot spring, onsen

③ 可能【かのう】 • possible, practicable, feasible

③ 過ごす【すごす】 • ① to pass (time), to spend ② to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption), to drink (alcohol) ③ to overdo, to do too much ④ to ... without acting on it

③ 過去【かこ】 • the past, bygone days, the previous

③ 患者【かんじゃ】 • (a) patient

③ 関心【かんしん】 • concern, interest

③ 含む【ふくむ】 • ① to contain, to comprise, to have, to hold, to include, to embrace ② to hold in the mouth ③ to bear in mind, to understand, to harbor (grudge, etc.), to harbour ④ to express (emotion, etc.), to imply

③ 希望【きぼう】 • hope, wish, aspiration

③ 記念【きねん】 • commemoration, memory

③ 吸収【きゅうしゅう】 • absorption, suction, attraction

③ 許す【ゆるす】 • ① to permit, to allow, to approve ② to exempt (from fine), to excuse (from), to pardon, to forgive, to release, to let off ③ to confide in ④ to give up, to yield

③ 許可【きょか】 • permission, approval, authorization

③ 教師【きょうし】 • teacher (classroom)

③ 苦労【くろう】 • troubles, hardships

③ 偶然【ぐうぜん】 • (by) chance, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity

③ 傾向【けいこう】 • tendency, trend, inclination

③ 経つ【たつ】 • to pass, to lapse

③ 芸術【げいじゅつ】 • (fine) art, the arts

③ 券【けん】 • ticket, coupon, bond, certificate

③ 建築【けんちく】 • construction, architecture

③ 減る【へる】 • to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate

③ 現れる【あらわれる】 • ① to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise ② to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

③ 現金【げんきん】 • cash, ready money, mercenary, self-interested

③ 現在【げんざい】 • now, current, present, present time, as of

③ 現代【げんだい】 • nowadays, modern era, modern times, present-day

③ 限り【かぎり】 • ① limit, limits, bounds ② degree, extent, scope ③ as far as possible, as much as possible, to the best of one's ability ④ unless (after neg. verb) ⑤ the end, the last

③ 限る【かぎる】 • to restrict, to limit, to confine

③ 個人【こじん】 • individual, private person, personal, private

③ 交換【こうかん】 • exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)

③ 好み【このみ】 • liking, taste, choice

③ 好む【このむ】 • to like, to prefer

③ 更に【さらに】 • furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover

③ 構う【かまう】 • ① to mind, to care about, to be concerned about ② to care for, to look after ③ to prepare for ④ to intefere with, to meddle in ⑤ to tease

③ 腰【こし】 • ① back, lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region ② body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring

③ 混雑【こんざつ】 • confusion, congestion

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 座席【ざせき】 • seat

③ 再び【ふたたび】 • again, once more, a second time

③ 最も【もっとも】 • most, extremely

③ 材料【ざいりょう】 • ingredients, material

③ 札【さつ】 • note, paper money

③ 賛成【さんせい】 • approval, agreement, support, favour, favor

③ 伺う【うかがう】 • ① to visit, to ask, to inquire, to hear, to be told ② to implore (a god for an oracle), to seek direction (from your superior) ③ to visit ④ to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

③ 支える【ささえる】 • ① to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up ② to hold at bay, to stem, to check

③ 似合う【にあう】 • to suit, to match, to become, to be like

③ 時刻【じこく】 • instant, time, moment

③ 示す【しめす】 • to denote, to show, to point out, to indicate, to exemplify

③ 実際【じっさい】 • ① practicality, practical ② reality, actuality, actual conditions ③ bhutakoti (limit of reality)

③ 主婦【しゅふ】 • housewife, mistress (of the house), homemaker

③ 収入【しゅうにゅう】 • income, receipts, revenue

③ 周囲【しゅうい】 • ① surroundings, environs ② circumference

③ 週末【しゅうまつ】 • weekend

③ 住宅【じゅうたく】 • residence, housing, residential building

③ 重要【じゅうよう】 • important, momentous, essential, principal, major

③ 宿泊【しゅくはく】 • lodging

③ 述べる【のべる】 • to state, to express, to mention

③ 順番【じゅんばん】 • turn (in line), order of things, sequential order

③ 諸【しょ】 • various, many, several

③ 招く【まねく】 • to invite

③ 笑顔【えがお】 • smiling face, smile

③ 城【しろ】 • castle

③ 常識【じょうしき】 • common knowledge, conventional wisdom, general knowledge, common sense

③ 情報【じょうほう】 • ① news, gossip, (military) intelligence ② information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)

③ 状況【じょうきょう】 • state of affairs (around you), situation, circumstances

③ 職【しょく】 • employment

③ 食欲【しょくよく】 • appetite (for food)

③ 申し込む【もうしこむ】 • to apply for, to make an application, to propose (marriage), to offer (mediation), to make an overture (of peace), to challenge, to lodge (objections), to request (an interview), to subscribe for, to book, to reserve

③ 真似【まね】 • mimicry, imitation, behavior, behaviour, pretense, pretence

③ 性格【せいかく】 • character, personality

③ 成績【せいせき】 • results, record, grades

③ 精神【せいしん】 • mind, soul, heart, spirit, intention

③ 絶えず【たえず】 • constantly, always, continually, steadily

③ 増加【ぞうか】 • increase, increment, addition

③ 尊敬【そんけい】 • respect, esteem, reverence, honour, honor

③ 損【そん】 • loss, disadvantage

③ 対象【たいしょう】 • target, object (of worship, study, etc.), subject (of taxation, etc.)

③ 大陸【たいりく】 • continent

③ 単位【たんい】 • ① unit, denomination ② credit (in school)

③ 知識【ちしき】 • knowledge, information

③ 地域【ちいき】 • area, region

③ 仲直り【なかなおり】 • reconciliation, make peace with

③ 著者【ちょしゃ】 • author (usu. of a particular book, etc.), writer

③ 調査【ちょうさ】 • investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey

③ 努力【どりょく】 • great effort, exertion, endeavour, endeavor, effort

③ 得意【とくい】 • ① triumph, prosperity ② pride ③ one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty ④ frequent customer (client, etc.)

③ 突然【とつぜん】 • abrupt, sudden, unexpected, all at once

③ 任せる【まかせる】 • ① to entrust (e.g. a task) to another, to leave to ② to passively leave to someone else's facilities ③ to leave to take its natural course ④ to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim) ⑤ to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

③ 認める【みとめる】 • ① to recognize, to recognise, to appreciate ② to observe, to notice ③ to admit, to approve

③ 熱心【ねっしん】 • zeal, enthusiasm

③ 悩む【なやむ】 • to be worried, to be troubled

③ 泊める【とめる】 • to give shelter to, to lodge

③ 判断【はんだん】 • judgement, judgment, decision, adjudication, conclusion, decipherment, divination

③ 犯罪【はんざい】 • crime

③ 否定【ひてい】 • ① negation, denial, repudiation ② NOT operation

③ 被害【ひがい】 • damage

③ 非常【ひじょう】 • emergency, extraordinary, unusual

③ 必ずしも【かならずしも】 • (not) always, (not) necessarily, (not) all, (not) entirely

③ 付き合い【つきあい】 • association, socializing, socialising, fellowship

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 婦人【ふじん】 • woman, lady, adult female

③ 握る【にぎる】 • to grasp, to seize, to mould sushi, to mold sushi

③ 異なる【ことなる】 • to differ, to vary, to disagree

③ 影響【えいきょう】 • influence, effect

③ 遠慮なく【えんりょなく】 • without reservation

③ 応じる【おうじる】 • to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for

③ 価値【かち】 • value, worth, merit

③ 我慢【がまん】 • patience, endurance, perseverance, tolerance, self-control, self-denial

③ 悔やむ【くやむ】 • ① to mourn, to lament ② to be sorry, to regret, to repent

③ 街【がい】 • .. street, .. quarter, .. district

③ 歓迎【かんげい】 • welcome, reception

③ 監督【かんとく】 • ① supervision, control, superintendence, direction ② director, superintendent, supervisor, coach, foreman, manager, overseer, controller, boss

③ 企業【きぎょう】 • enterprise, undertaking, corporation, business

③ 既に【すでに】 • already, too late

③ 却って【かえって】 • on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead

③ 休暇【きゅうか】 • holiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)

③ 結果【けっか】 • ① result, consequence, outcome, effect ② coming to fruition, bearing fruit

③ 結局【けっきょく】 • after all, eventually, in the end

③ 克服【こくふく】 • subjugation, conquest, victory

③ 主張【しゅちょう】 • claim, request, insistence, assertion, advocacy, emphasis, contention, opinion, tenet

③ 種【しゅ】 • ① kind, variety ② (biological) species ③ (logical) species

③ 宗教【しゅうきょう】 • religion

③ 就職【しゅうしょく】 • finding employment, inauguration

③ 出張【しゅっちょう】 • official tour, business trip

③ 症状【しょうじょう】 • symptoms, condition

③ 挙げる【あげる】 • ① to raise, to elevate ② to show someone (into a room) ③ to send someone (away) ④ to increase (price, quality, status, etc.) ⑤ to praise ⑥ to give (an example, etc.), to cite ⑦ to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) ⑧ to arrest ⑨ to nominate ⑩ to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)

③ 上司【じょうし】 • superior authorities, boss

③ 冗談【じょうだん】 • jest, joke

③ 条件【じょうけん】 • condition, conditions, term, terms, requirement, requirements

③ 振り【ぶり】 • ① style, manner ② after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year)

③ 振る【ふる】 • ① to wave, to shake, to swing ② to sprinkle, to throw (dice) ③ to cast (actor), to allocate (work) ④ to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump ⑤ to abandon, to give up, to ruin ⑥ to add kana indicating a reading of a word ⑦ to slightly change headings, to change directions ⑧ to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct ⑨ to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine) ⑩ to bring up the main topic ⑪ to replace, to substitute ⑫ to set up a joke for somebody else

③ 診る【みる】 • to examine (medically)

③ 診察【しんさつ】 • medical examination

③ 推薦【すいせん】 • recommendation

③ 成功【せいこう】 • success, hit

③ 製品【せいひん】 • manufactured goods, finished goods, product

③ 請求【せいきゅう】 • claim, demand, charge, application, request, billing (for a service)

③ 専攻【せんこう】 • major subject, special study

③ 訴える【うったえる】 • ① to sue (a person), to take someone to court ② to resort to (e.g. arms, violence) ③ to appeal to, to call for ④ to raise, to bring to (someone's attention) ⑤ to complain

③ 態度【たいど】 • attitude, manner, behaviour

③ 第【だい】 • ordinal

③ 通訳【つうやく】 • interpretation (i.e. oral translation)

③ 提案【ていあん】 • proposal, proposition, suggestion

③ 徹夜【てつや】 • all night, all-night vigil, sleepless night

③ 伝統【でんとう】 • tradition, convention

③ やつ • ① (derog) fellow, guy, chap ② thing, object ③ (derogatory or familiar) he, she, him, her

③ 同僚【どうりょう】 • coworker, colleague, associate

③ 憧れる【あこがれる】 • to long for, to yearn after, to admire, to be attracted by

③ 道徳【どうとく】 • morals

③ 特徴【とくちょう】 • feature, trait, characteristic, pecularity

③ 独立【どくりつ】 • independence (e.g. Independence Day), self-support

③ 納得【なっとく】 • consent, assent, understanding, agreement, comprehension, grasp

③ 俳優【はいゆう】 • actor, actress, player, performer

③ 縛る【しばる】 • to tie, to bind

③ 発展【はってん】 • ① development, growth, advancement, unfurling ② expansion, extension, enlargement ③ playing around, having an active sex life

③ 批判【ひはん】 • criticism, judgement, judgment, comment

③ やがて • before long, soon, at length

③ やかましい • ① noisy, boisterous ② strict, faultfinding, carping, fussy

③ よろしく • ① well, properly, suitably ② best regards, please remember me, please treat me favorably (favourably), please take care of

③ たちまち • at once, in a moment, suddenly, all at once

③ しかる • to scold

③ 親戚【しんせき】 • relative

③ 羨ましい【うらやましい】 • ① envious (feeling, etc.), jealous ② enviable (position, etc.)

③ おとなしい • obedient, docile, quiet

③ しゃべる • to talk, to chat, to chatter

③ 諦める【あきらめる】 • to give up, to abandon

③ 纏める【まとめる】 • to put in order, to collect, to bring to a conclusion, to put (it all) together

③ どうしても • by all means, at any cost, no matter what, after all, in the long run, cravingly, at any rate, surely

③ 膝【ひざ】 • knee, lap

② せめて • at least, at most

② 中年【ちゅうねん】 • middle-age, middle age, midlife, one's middle years

② 南北【なんぼく】 • south and north

② 以後【いご】 • ① after this, from now on, hereafter ② thereafter, since (verb) (after -te form of verb), after (time), since (then)

② 使い【つかい】 • errand, message, messenger, bearer, use, usage, trainer, tamer, mission, familiar spirit, going as envoy

② 自習【じしゅう】 • self-study

② 手前【てまえ】 • ① before, this side ② one's standpoint, one's appearance ③ we ④ you

② 集まる【あつまる】 • to gather, to collect, to assemble

② 大学院【だいがくいん】 • graduate school

② 知人【ちじん】 • friend, acquaintance

② 発売【はつばい】 • sale, offering for sale, release (for sale), launch (product)

② 園【えん】 • ① garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation ② place, location

② 感想【かんそう】 • impressions, thoughts

② 期【き】 • ① period, time ② (geological) age

② 教わる【おそわる】 • to be taught

② 語学【ごがく】 • language study

② 指定【してい】 • designation, specification, assignment, appointment, pointing at

② 実物【じつぶつ】 • real thing, original, actual

② 取り入れる【とりいれる】 • ① to harvest, to reap ② to take in, to gather in ③ to adopt

② 商業【しょうぎょう】 • commerce, trade, business

② 乗車【じょうしゃ】 • taking a train, bus, etc., entraining

② 親類【しんるい】 • relation, kin

② 組【くみ】 • ① set (of items) ② group (of people), class (of students), company (esp. construction), family (i.e. mafia), team ③ typesetting, composition

② 早速【さっそく】 • at once, immediately, without delay, promptly

② 対立【たいりつ】 • confrontation, opposition, antagonism

② 登場【とうじょう】 • ① entry (on stage), appearance (on screen) ② entrance, introduction (into a market)

② 日常【にちじょう】 • ordinary, regular, everyday, usual

② 部品【ぶひん】 • parts, accessories, components

② 育児【いくじ】 • childcare, nursing, upbringing

② 延長【えんちょう】 • ① extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening ② Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

② 解放【かいほう】 • ① release, unleashing, liberation, emancipation, setting free ② deallocation (of computer memory)

② 改札【かいさつ】 • ① examination of tickets ② ticket gate, ticket barrier

② 各地【かくち】 • every place, various places

② 覚ます【さます】 • ① to awaken ② to disabuse ③ to sober up

② 敬語【けいご】 • honorific, term of respect

② 国籍【こくせき】 • nationality

② 床屋【とこや】 • barbershop, barber

② 寝坊【ねぼう】 • sleeping in late

② 祖先【そせん】 • ancestor

② 相違【そうい】 • difference, discrepancy, variation

② 窓口【まどぐち】 • ① ticket window, teller window, counter ② contact person, point of contact

② 大戦【たいせん】 • great war, great battle

② 着替える【きがえる】 • to change one's clothes

② 背負う【せおう】 • to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder

② 美容【びよう】 • beauty of figure or form

② お辞儀【おじぎ】 • bow, bowing

② 応援【おうえん】 • aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering

② 確信【かくしん】 • conviction, belief, confidence

② 活躍【かつやく】 • ① activity (esp. energetic), great efforts, conspicuous service ② to flourish, to participate actively, to play an active role

② 及ぼす【およぼす】 • to exert, to cause, to exercise

② 継続【けいぞく】 • continuation

② 言葉遣い【ことばづかい】 • speech, expression, wording

② 高級【こうきゅう】 • high class, high grade

② 紺【こん】 • navy blue, deep blue

② 醜い【みにくい】 • ① ugly, unattractive ② unsightly, unseemly

② 新幹線【しんかんせん】 • bullet train (very high speed), Shinkansen

② 宣伝【せんでん】 • propaganda, publicity, advertisement, advertising

② 素人【しろうと】 • amateur, novice

② 但し【ただし】 • but, however, provided that

② 脱線【だっせん】 • derailment, digression

② 天才【てんさい】 • genius, prodigy, natural gift

② 吐く【はく】 • ① to breathe ② to tell (lies) ③ to vomit, to disgorge

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 稽古【けいこ】 • practice, practise, training, study

② みっともない • shameful, indecent

② 謙遜【けんそん】 • humble, humility, modesty

② ごめん • your pardon, declining (something), dismissal, permission

② 頂戴【ちょうだい】 • ① receiving, reception, getting, being given ② eating, drinking, having ③ (also used after -te forms) please, please do for me

① 間【ま】 • space, room, time, pause

① 持てる【もてる】 • ① to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.) ② to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed ③ to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last ④ possessed ⑤ possessing riches, having wealth

① 主【おも】 • ① chief, main, principal, important ② main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

① 一部【いちぶ】 • ① one part, one portion, one section, some ② one copy (e.g. of a document)

① 運賃【うんちん】 • freight rates, shipping expenses, fare

① 縁【えん】 • ① fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together) ② relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection ③ family ties, affinity ④ opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship) ⑤ pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes) ⑥ narrow open-air veranda

① 下痢【げり】 • diarrhoea, diarrhea

① 何だか【なんだか】 • (a) little, somewhat, somehow

① 課題【かだい】 • subject, theme, task, challenge, issue, matter

① 介護【かいご】 • nursing

① 学歴【がくれき】 • academic background

① 寒気【さむけ】 • ① chill, the shivers, shivering fit ② cold, coldness, cold air

① 勧誘【かんゆう】 • invitation, solicitation, canvassing, canvasing, inducement, persuasion, encouragement

① 耐える【たえる】 • ① to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with ② to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave ③ to be fit for, to be equal to

① 監視【かんし】 • observation, guarding, inspection, surveillance

① 観【かん】 • ① look, appearance ② spectacle, sight ③ observation meditation ④ outlook on ..., view of ...

① 企画【きかく】 • planning, project, plan, design

① 既婚【きこん】 • marriage, married

① 休める【やすめる】 • to rest, to suspend, to give relief

① 共働き【ともばたらき】 • (husband and wife) both working, dual income

① 極めて【きわめて】 • exceedingly, extremely, decisively

① 愚痴【ぐち】 • ① idle complaint, grumble ② moha (ignorance, folly)

① 軍艦【ぐんかん】 • warship, battleship

① 刑【けい】 • penalty, sentence, punishment

① 携帯【けいたい】 • something carried (in the hand), handheld

① 圏【けん】 • ① sphere, circle, range ② category (only in the context of "category theory")

① 元年【がんねん】 • first year (of a specific reign)

① 呼び止める【よびとめる】 • to challenge, to call somebody to halt

① 戸籍【こせき】 • census, family register

① 語句【ごく】 • words, phrases

① 誤る【あやまる】 • ① to make a mistake, to err ② to mislead, to misguide

① 交渉【こうしょう】 • ① negotiations, discussions ② connection

① 工学【こうがく】 • engineering

① 高まる【たかまる】 • to rise, to swell, to be promoted

① 産物【さんぶつ】 • product, result, fruit

① 指摘【してき】 • pointing out, identification

① 視野【しや】 • field of vision, outlook

① 歯科【しか】 • dentistry

① 侍【さむらい】 • warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai

① 時差【じさ】 • time difference

① 自覚【じかく】 • self-consciousness, self-awareness

① 自己【じこ】 • self, oneself

① 主【ぬし】 • ① head (of a household, etc.), leader, master ② owner, proprietor, proprietress ③ subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed) ④ guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.) ⑤ husband ⑥ you

① 主任【しゅにん】 • person in charge, responsible official, senior staff

① 手順【てじゅん】 • process, procedure, sequence, protocol, instruction

① 柔軟【じゅうなん】 • flexible, lithe, soft, pliable

① 重んじる【おもんじる】 • to respect, to honor, to honour, to esteem, to prize

① 塾【じゅく】 • coaching school, cramming school, juku

① 助詞【じょし】 • particle, postposition

① 勝手【かって】 • ① one's own convenience, one's way ② convenience or ease of use, knowledge of how to use ③ circumstances, situation (e.g. financial), environment ④ kitchen ⑤ arbitrary

① 上昇【じょうしょう】 • rising, ascending, climbing

① 上陸【じょうりく】 • landing, disembarkation

① 新入生【しんにゅうせい】 • freshman, first-year student

① 身の回り【みのまわり】 • one's personal belongings, one's vicinity, one's daily life, everyday necessities

① 身振り【みぶり】 • gesture

① 人材【じんざい】 • man of talent, capable person, talented person

① 粋【いき】 • ① chic, stylish, refined, sophisticated, smart ② understanding, sympathetic ③ the best

① 世代【せだい】 • generation, the world, the age

① 正当【せいとう】 • just, justifiable, right, due, proper, equitable, reasonable, legitimate, legal, lawful

① 説く【とく】 • to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade

① 選考【せんこう】 • selection, screening

① 相応【そうおう】 • suitability, fitness

① 妥協【だきょう】 • compromise, giving in

① 体験【たいけん】 • personal experience

① 待ち合わせ【まちあわせ】 • appointment

① 大衆【たいしゅう】 • general public

① 秩序【ちつじょ】 • order, regularity, system, method

① 張り紙【はりがみ】 • paper patch, paper backing, poster

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

① 定食【ていしょく】 • set meal, special (of the day)

① 適応【てきおう】 • adaptation, accommodation, conformity

① 伝説【でんせつ】 • tradition, legend, folklore

① 導入【どうにゅう】 • introduction, bringing in, leading in, installation

① 特技【とくぎ】 • special skill

① 特集【とくしゅう】 • feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report

① 認識【にんしき】 • recognition, cognizance, cognisance

① 美【び】 • beauty

① 標語【ひょうご】 • motto, slogan, catchword

① 頻繁【ひんぱん】 • frequent, incessant

① 敏感【びんかん】 • sensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to), well attuned to

① だるい • sluggish, feel heavy, languid, dull

① 滑稽【こっけい】 • funny, humorous, humourous, comical, laughable, ridiculous, joking

① 粥【かゆ】 • thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel

① ちょう • super-, ultra-, hyper-, very, really (conversational)

こそこそ • sneakily, move stealthily

その後【そのご】 • after that, afterwards, thereafter

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

ひんやり • to feel (pleasantly) cool

アイヌ • Ainu

インディアン • Indian

カウンター • ① counter ② service counter (e.g. at a bank) ③ counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.) ④ automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

カバー • ① cover (e.g. book) ② kava (Piper methysticum)

クリスチャン • Christian

コネ • connection, pull

コピー • ① copy, photocopy ② blurb on a book jacket ③ catch copy

サービス • ① service, support system ② goods or services without charge

サボる • to be truant, to play hooky, to skip school, to skip out, to be idle, to sabotage by slowness

サンタクロース • Santa Claus

ショック • shock

スーツ • suit

スコットランド • ① Scotland ② Scottish

センター • centre, center

チーム • team

チップ • ① gratuity, tip ② chip

チョコレート • chocolate

デザイナー • designer

トーナメント • tournament

ネーム • ① name ② storyboard (esp. of manga and doujinshi)

バイト • ① work (esp. part time or casual) ② byte, octet ③ bite ④ cutting tool, bit

パーセント • percent, percentage

パワー • power

ヒーロー • hero

ピッチャー • pitcher

ファースト • ① first ② first baseman, first base ③ fast

フラストレーション • frustration

プロ • professional

プログラム • program, programme

ホームステイ • homestay

ボーイ • ① boy ② bellboy, porter, waiter

ボランティア • volunteer

ポンポン • ① pompon, pompons, bobbles ② tummy, tumtum ③ bang-bang, pop-pop, tap-tap ④ without reservation, unreservedly, snappishly, outspokenly

マスコット • mascot

マック • ① Mac ② McDonald's

メーカー • manufacturer, maker

メール • ① email ② mail (usu. in phrases and compound words) ③ male

メニュー • menu

ラッシュアワー • rush hour

レクリエーション • ① recreation ② re-creation

レッスン • lesson

レベル • ① level ② rebel ③ revel

レポート • report, paper

アメリカ • America

アメリカ合衆国 • the United States of America

下す【くだす】 • ① to make (a decision), to pass (judgement, etc.), to hand down (orders, etc.) ② to let go down, to lower ③ to do oneself, to do by oneself

いつの間にか【いつのまにか】 • before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares

あとで • afterwards

国外【こくがい】 • outside the country

今【こん】 • ① the current ..., this ② today's ...

四国【しこく】 • Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

四六時中【しろくじちゅう】 • around the clock, day and night (Note: 4 x 6 = 24)

女【じょ】 • ① woman, girl, daughter ② Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

小山【こやま】 • hill, knoll

小川【おがわ】 • streamlet, brook

前年【ぜんねん】 • the preceding year, the previous year, last year

大雨【おおあめ】 • heavy rain

大国【たいこく】 • large country, major powers

入国【にゅうこく】 • entry to a country

年上【としうえ】 • older, senior

白書【はくしょ】 • white paper

白人【はくじん】 • white person, Caucasian

こう言う【こういう】 • such, like this

パス • ① path ② pass (e.g. skipping a move, passing an examination, ticket to allow entry, etc.)

モデル • model

一文【いちぶん】 • (a) sentence

駅員【えきいん】 • station attendant

学院【がくいん】 • institute, academy

帰国【きこく】 • return to one's country

気持ちいい【きもちいい】 • good feeling, feeling good

近づく【ちかづく】 • to approach, to get near, to get acquainted with, to get closer

近海【きんかい】 • coastal waters, adjacent seas

近年【きんねん】 • recent years

見知らぬ【みしらぬ】 • unknown, unacquainted, strange

言い切る【いいきる】 • to declare, to assert, to state definitively

考え方【かんがえかた】 • way of thinking

自体【じたい】 • itself

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.)

習い【ならい】 • as is habit, the way life normally is

重る【おもる】 • to get heavy, to grow serious

親子【おやこ】 • parent and child

先手【せんて】 • ① the first move, forestalling, initiative ② black player (shogi)

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.)

中元【ちゅうげん】 • ① 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival ② Bon gifts

東京【とうきょう】 • Tokyo (current capital of Japan)

同室【どうしつ】 • the same room

入力【にゅうりょく】 • input, (data) entry

病死【びょうし】 • (dying a) natural death

不気味【ぶきみ】 • weird, ominous, eerie, uncanny, ghastly

お返し【おかえし】 • ① return gift, return favour (favor) ② revenge ③ change (in a cash transaction)

その他【そのた】 • etc., otherwise, besides, in addition, the rest, the others, and so forth

下等【かとう】 • inferior, base, vulgar, low grade, lower class

科【か】 • ① department, section ② (taxonomical) family

快感【かいかん】 • pleasant feeling

快速【かいそく】 • high speed, celerity, mobility, express (train that bypasses many stations)

顔色【かおいろ】 • complexion, countenance, expression

九州【きゅうしゅう】 • Kyushu (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

苦しみ【くるしみ】 • pain, anguish, distress, suffering, hardship

言い回し【いいまわし】 • expression, phraseology

お年玉【おとしだま】 • New Year's gift

号車【ごうしゃ】 • classifier for naming train cars

国内【こくない】 • internal, domestic

取り仕切る【とりしきる】 • to operate a business, to run a business, to manage all by oneself

終身【しゅうしん】 • the whole life

助け合う【たすけあう】 • to help each other, to cooperate

人的【じんてき】 • human, personal

正反対【せいはんたい】 • bipolar, polar, polarity, exactly opposite

船員【せんいん】 • sailor

船長【せんちょう】 • ship's captain

送り返す【おくりかえす】 • to send back

太平洋【たいへいよう】 • Pacific Ocean

大都市【だいとし】 • metropolis, large city

中国語【ちゅうごくご】 • Chinese (language)

不公平【ふこうへい】 • unfairness, injustice, partiality

部員【ぶいん】 • staff, member

居酒屋【いざかや】 • bar, pub, tavern

共【ども】 • ① first-person plural (or singular) ② second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

後程【のちほど】 • later on, eventually, afterwards

厚生【こうせい】 • ① welfare, public welfare, social welfare ② (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

座【ざ】 • ① seat, one's place, position ② attaches to the names of theatres and constellations

最大【さいだい】 • greatest, largest, maximum

ちらし • ① scattering ② leaflets

状【じょう】 • ① shape, state ② letter, correspondence

新婦【しんぷ】 • bride

積極【せっきょく】 • positive, progressive

専業【せんぎょう】 • special occupation, principal occupation, specialty, monopoly

戦死【せんし】 • death in action, killed in action, KIA

戦略【せんりゃく】 • strategy, tactics

層【そう】 • ① layer, seam, bed, stream, class ② sheaf ③ storey (of a building), story, floor

相棒【あいぼう】 • partner, pal, accomplice

台湾【たいわん】 • Taiwan

大仏【だいぶつ】 • large statue of Buddha

中略【ちゅうりゃく】 • omission, ellipsis

超人【ちょうじん】 • ① superman, superwoman ② Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future), overman

痛む【いたむ】 • to hurt, to feel a pain, to be injured

働きかける【はたらきかける】 • to work on someone, to influence, to appeal to, to begin to work

難解【なんかい】 • difficult to understand, unintelligible, abstruse

難破【なんぱ】 • shipwreck

認知【にんち】 • acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition

歳【とし】 • ① year ② age

年末【ねんまつ】 • end-of-year

薄らぐ【うすらぐ】 • to become thin, to fade, to grow pale

反論【はんろん】 • objection, refutation, rebuttal

比【ひ】 • ① ratio, proportion ② match, equal ③ explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing) ④ Philippines

飛び付く【とびつく】 • to jump at, to be attracted by

病状【びょうじょう】 • condition of a disease (patient)

こだわる • ① to fuss over, to be particular about ② to be obsessive, to be fixated

悪循環【あくじゅんかん】 • vicious circle

一所懸命【いっしょけんめい】 • ① very hard, with utmost effort, with all one's might, desperately, frantically, for dear life, all-out effort, sticking at living in and defending one place ② sticking at living in one place

遠征【えんせい】 • ① expedition, campaign, (performer's) tour ② away series (baseball)

果樹【かじゅ】 • fruit tree

会釈【えしゃく】 • nod, salutation, greeting, recognition, bow

機器【きき】 • machinery and tools

気遣い【きづかい】 • consideration, concern, fear, worry, solicitude

久し振り【ひさしぶり】 • a long time (since the last time), it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)

掲示板【けいじばん】 • bulletin board, display board, notice board, electronic bulletin board, BBS

厳格【げんかく】 • severe, rigid, strictness, rigor, rigour, austerity

お釣り【おつり】 • change (i.e. money), balance

御無沙汰【ごぶさた】 • not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence

攻略【こうりゃく】 • ① capture ② walkthrough or specific advice (e.g. in computer games)

江戸【えど】 • old name of Tokyo

鎖国【さこく】 • national isolation, exclusion of foreigners

さくらんぼ • (edible) cherry

三振【さんしん】 • strike out (baseball), fanning out

山荘【さんそう】 • mountain villa, mountain retreat, mountain cottage

手振り【てぶり】 • movements or gestures of hands or arms

遵守【じゅんしゅ】 • compliance, adherence (to a set of rules), (religious) observance

新郎【しんろう】 • bridegroom

大相撲【おおずもう】 • professional sumo wrestling

脱落【だつらく】 • ① loss, dropping out, falling by the wayside ② omission, lacuna, gap, hiatus ③ desertion, defection ④ apostasy

中華【ちゅうか】 • Chinese (e.g. food)

同級生【どうきゅうせい】 • classmate, classmates

廃業【はいぎょう】 • cessation of business, discontinuation of business

媒体【ばいたい】 • media, medium

披露宴【ひろうえん】 • reception (wedding)

漂流【ひょうりゅう】 • drifting, drift

リーグ • league

杭【くい】 • stake, picket

漕ぎ着ける【こぎつける】 • to row (a boat) up to (a pier), to attain, to reach (a certain stage), to manage to do

叩き込む【たたきこむ】 • to drive into, to throw into, to hit into

鱈【たら】 • ① gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, inc. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack) ② Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)

とやかく • anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, all kinds of this, this and that

同棲【どうせい】 • cohabitation, living together

馴染む【なじむ】 • to become familiar with, to fit in, to adapt oneself, to get used to, to grow accustomed to

破綻【はたん】 • failure, bankruptcy