Study Set: Japanesepod101 Beginner

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Japanesepod101 Beginner

Vocab from beginner series 4-6 plus upper beginner

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747 entries — Created by Buch . — Last modified: 2014-07-19 05:13:09

⑤ お父さん【おとうさん】 • father

⑤ お母さん【おかあさん】 • mother

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 安い【やすい】 • ① cheap, inexpensive ② calm, peaceful, quiet

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

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 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 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 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 見せる【みせる】 • to show, to display

⑤ 高い【たかい】 • ① high, tall ② expensive

⑤ 時間【じかん】 • ① time ② hours

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 少し【すこし】 • ① small quantity, little, few, something ② little while ③ short distance

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 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 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 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 読む【よむ】 • to read

⑤ 二【に】 • 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 北【きた】 • north

⑤ 毎週【まいしゅう】 • every week

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 何【なに】 • 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 十【じゅう】 • 10, ten

⑤ 店【みせ】 • store, shop, establishment

⑤ 六【ろく】 • six

⑤ 言う【いう】 • ① to say ② to call (i.e. to give a name)

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 いる • auxillary verb for continuing action or state

⑤ 人【にん】 • ① counter for people ② (usu. in compound words) person

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 遠い【とおい】 • far, distant

⑤ 夏【なつ】 • summer

⑤ 会う【あう】 • ① to meet, to encounter ② to have an accident, to have a bad experience

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 顔【かお】 • face (person)

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 教える【おしえる】 • to teach, to inform, to instruct

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 建物【たてもの】 • building

⑤ ご飯【ごはん】 • ① cooked rice ② meal

⑤ 黒い【くろい】 • ① black ② dark ③ illicit, wicked, underground

⑤ 始まる【はじまる】 • to begin

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 持つ【もつ】 • ① to hold, to carry ② to possess

⑤ 時計【とけい】 • watch, clock, timepiece

⑤ 質問【しつもん】 • question, inquiry, enquiry

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 住む【すむ】 • to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide

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

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 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 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 売る【うる】 • to sell

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

⑤ 歩く【あるく】 • to walk

⑤ 問題【もんだい】 • problem, question

⑤ 野菜【やさい】 • vegetable

⑤ 有名【ゆうめい】 • ① famous ② fame

⑤ 夕方【ゆうがた】 • evening

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 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 色々【いろいろ】 • various

⑤ 思う【おもう】 • ① to think, to consider, to believe ② to think (of doing), to plan (to do) ③ to judge, to assess, to regard ④ to imagine, to suppose, to dream ⑤ to expect, to look forward to ⑥ to feel, to desire, to want ⑦ to recall, to remember

⑤ 終わる【おわる】 • to finish, to end, to close

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 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 階【かい】 • ① stories, storeys ② counter for storeys and floors of a building

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 君【きみ】 • you, buddy, pal

⑤ 公園【こうえん】 • (public) park

⑤ 細い【ほそい】 • thin, slender, fine

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 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 地下鉄【ちかてつ】 • underground train, subway

⑤ 番号【ばんごう】 • number, series of digits

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 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 本当に【ほんとうに】 • really, truly

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 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 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 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 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 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 降る【ふる】 • to precipitate, to fall (e.g. rain)

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 歳【さい】 • ① -years-old ② ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius

⑤ 財布【さいふ】 • purse, handbag, wallet

⑤ 若い【わかい】 • young

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 吹く【ふく】 • ① to blow (wind, etc.), to play a wind instrument ② to emit, to spout ③ to whistle

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 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 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 難しい【むずかしい】 • difficult

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

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 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 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 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 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 ころ • ① (approximate) time, around, about, toward ② suitable time (or condition) ③ time of year, season

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 交差点【こうさてん】 • crossing, intersection

⑤ 達【たち】 • pluralizing suffix (esp. for people & animals; formerly honorific)

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 砂糖【さとう】 • sugar

⑤ 撮る【とる】 • to take (a photo), to make (a film)

⑤ 誰【だれ】 • who

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 弁当【べんとう】 • bento (Japanese box lunch)

⑤ 僕【ぼく】 • ① I, me ② you (used addressing young children) ③ manservant

⑤ 隣【となり】 • neighbor (neighbour), next to (esp. living next door to)

⑤ 風邪【かぜ】 • cold (illness), common cold

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 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 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 くれる • to give, to let one have, to do for one, to be given

⑤ お • honourable, honorable

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 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 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 この • this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

⑤ つける • to turn on, to switch on, to light up

④ いらっしゃる • ① to come, to go, to be (somewhere) ② (after a -te form, or the particle "de") is (doing), are (doing)

④ そろそろ • ① gradually, steadily, quietly, slowly ② soon, momentarily, before long, any time now

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 お子さん【おこさん】 • (someone else's) child

④ 安心【あんしん】 • relief, peace of mind

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 火【ひ】 • fire, flame, blaze

④ 火事【かじ】 • fire, conflagration

④ 花見【はなみ】 • cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing

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 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【きゅう】 • ① urgent, sudden, abrupt ② sharp, steep, precipitous ③ rapid, swift, fast ④ emergency, crisis ⑤ hurrying, haste ⑥ (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

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

④ 金持ち【かねもち】 • rich man

④ 空気【くうき】 • air, atmosphere

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

④ 今夜【こんや】 • this evening, tonight

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 上手い【うまい】 • ① skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful ② delicious, appetizing, appetising ③ fortunate, splendid, promising

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 社会【しゃかい】 • society, public

④ 出発【しゅっぱつ】 • departure

④ 小説【しょうせつ】 • novel, (short) story

④ 場合【ばあい】 • case, situation

④ 食事【しょくじ】 • ① meal ② to eat

④ 親切【しんせつ】 • kindness, gentleness

④ 赤ちゃん【あかちゃん】 • baby, infant

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 太る【ふとる】 • to grow fat (stout, plump), to become fat, to gain weight

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 昼休み【ひるやすみ】 • lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period

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

④ 通う【かよう】 • ① to go back and forth, to ply between ② to commute, to attend (school, church, etc.)

④ 通る【とおる】 • to pass (by), to go through, to walk along, to pass exams, to attend (e.g. school)

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

④ 動く【うごく】 • ① to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing ② to operate, to run, to go, to work ③ to be touched, to be influenced ④ to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver ⑤ certain, factual ⑥ to be transferred

④ 別【べつ】 • distinction, difference, different, another, particular, separate, extra, exception

④ 昼間【ひるま】 • daytime, during the day

④ 夕飯【ゆうはん】 • evening meal

④ 行う【おこなう】 • to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out

④ 気持ち【きもち】 • feeling, sensation, mood

④ 台風【たいふう】 • typhoon, hurricane

④ 引き出す【ひきだす】 • to pull out, to take out, to draw out, to withdraw

④ 見つける【みつける】 • ① to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect ② to locate, to find (e.g. something missing), to find fault ③ to be used to seeing, to be familiar with

④ 代【だい】 • ① charge, cost, price ② generation, age, reign ③ (geological) era ④ (after someone's name or title) a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone) ⑤ used after a phone number to indicate that it is a switchboard number ⑥ counter for decades of ages, eras, etc. ⑦ counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.) ⑧ proxy application company

④ 安全【あんぜん】 • ① safety ② security

④ 以内【いない】 • within, inside of, less than

④ 海岸【かいがん】 • coast, beach

④ 泣く【なく】 • to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl

④ 決める【きめる】 • to decide

④ 血【ち】 • blood, consanguinity

④ 交通【こうつう】 • communication, transportation, traffic, intercourse

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 指【ゆび】 • finger, toe, digit

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

④ 手伝う【てつだう】 • to help, to assist, to take part in

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 申し上げる【もうしあげる】 • ① to say, to tell, to state ② to do for

④ 申す【もうす】 • to be called, to say

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 息子【むすこ】 • son

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 伝える【つたえる】 • to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath

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

④ 悲しい【かなしい】 • sad, sorrowful

④ 部長【ぶちょう】 • ① head (chief, director) of a section or department ② head of a (school) club, head of a (school) team

④ 返事【へんじ】 • reply, answer, response

④ 鳴る【なる】 • to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble

④ 予定【よてい】 • plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate

④ 様【さま】 • ① Mr, Mrs or Ms ② used (gen. in fixed expressions) to make words more polite ③ manner, kind, appearance

④ 落ちる【おちる】 • ① to fall down, to drop ② to fail (e.g. exam) ③ to crash, to degenerate, to degrade ④ to fade, to come out (e.g. a stain)

④ 理由【りゆう】 • reason, pretext, motive

④ 落とす【おとす】 • ① to drop, to lose, to let fall ② to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains) ③ to download

④ 具合【ぐあい】 • condition, state, manner, health

④ 確か【たしか】 • ① certain, sure, definite ② if I'm not mistaken, if I remember correctly

④ 直す【なおす】 • ① to cure, to heal ② to fix, to correct, to repair ③ to do over again (after -masu base of verb) ④ to replace, to put back as it was ⑤ to convert (into a different state), to transform

④ 案内【あんない】 • ① information, guidance, leading ② to guide, to show (around), to conduct

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 会議【かいぎ】 • meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress

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

④ 警察【けいさつ】 • police

④ 原因【げんいん】 • cause, origin, source

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

④ 事故【じこ】 • ① accident, incident, trouble ② circumstances, reasons

④ 似る【にる】 • to resemble, to be similar

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

④ 手袋【てぶくろ】 • glove, mitten, mitt

④ 準備【じゅんび】 • preparation, setup, arrangements, provision, reserve

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

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 触る【さわる】 • to touch, to feel

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

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

④ 地震【じしん】 • earthquake

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

④ 土産【みやげ】 • present, souvenir

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 倒れる【たおれる】 • ① to fall, to collapse, to drop, to fall senseless ② to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.) ③ to die ④ to go bankrupt, to be ruined, to have a bad debt ⑤ to be defeated (in a game) ⑥ to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)

④ 曇る【くもる】 • to become cloudy, to become dim

④ 熱【ねつ】 • fever, temperature

④ 背中【せなか】 • back (of body)

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

④ 複雑【ふくざつ】 • complex, complicated

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 変える【かえる】 • to change, to alter, to vary, to convert, to revise, to amend, to transform

④ 片付ける【かたづける】 • ① to tidy up, to put in order, to straighten up, to put away ② to settle (problem), to clear (dispute) ③ to finish, to bring something to an end ④ to marry off (e.g. a daughter) ⑤ to do away with someone, to bump someone off

④ 亡くなる【なくなる】 • to die

④ 忘れ物【わすれもの】 • lost article, something forgotten

④ 眠い【ねむい】 • sleepy, drowsy, somnolent

④ 眠る【ねむる】 • ① to sleep (not necessarily lying down) ② to die

④ 娘【むすめ】 • ① (my) daughter ② girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

④ 約束【やくそく】 • ① arrangement, promise, appointment, pact, engagement ② convention, rule

④ 優しい【やさしい】 • tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable, suave

④ 予約【よやく】 • ① reservation, appointment, booking, advance order ② contract, subscription, pledge

④ 利用【りよう】 • use, utilization, utilisation, application

④ 連れる【つれる】 • to lead, to take (a person)

④ 連絡【れんらく】 • ① to contact, to get in touch ② contacting, getting in touch, communication, call, message ③ connection, coordination, junction ④ intercalary, intercalaris, internuncial

④ 腕【うで】 • ① arm ② skill

④ 途中【とちゅう】 • ① on the way, en route ② in the middle of, midway

④ 頂く【いただく】 • ① to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy ② to eat, to drink ③ to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top) ④ to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)

④ 遅れる【おくれる】 • to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue

④ 怖い【こわい】 • ① scary, frightening, eerie, dreadful ② (I'm) afraid

④ 探す【さがす】 • to search (for something desired, needed), to look for

④ 捕まえる【つかまえる】 • to catch, to arrest, to seize

④ 乗り換える【のりかえる】 • to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train)

④ 見舞い【みまい】 • ① visiting ill or distressed people, writing get-well letters ② get-well gifts, get-well letters ③ expression of sympathy, expression of concern, enquiry, inquiry

④ 背【せ】 • ① back, spine ② reverse, rear side ③ height ④ ridge (of a mountain)

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 嘘【うそ】 • lie, falsehood, incorrect fact

④ 壊れる【こわれる】 • ① to be broken, to break ② to fall through, to come to nothing

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

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

④ 喧嘩【けんか】 • quarrel, brawl, fight, squabble, scuffle

④ 趣味【しゅみ】 • hobby, tastes, preference

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

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

④ 致す【いたす】 • to do

④ 揺れる【ゆれる】 • to shake, to sway

④ 寂しい【さびしい】 • lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate

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

④ おもちゃ • toy

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 もらう • ① to receive, to take, to accept ② to get somebody to do something (follows a verb in "te" form)

④ ひどい • cruel, awful, severe, very bad, serious, terrible, heavy, violent

④ 痩せる【やせる】 • ① to become thin, to lose weight, to reduce (one's) weight, to slim ② to be barren, to be infertile, to be sterile

④ もうすぐ • very soon

③ 外出【がいしゅつ】 • outing, trip, going out

③ 週【しゅう】 • week

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

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 名【めい】 • ① counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such) ② first name ③ famous, great

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

③ 開始【かいし】 • start, commencement, beginning, initiation

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

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

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 中止【ちゅうし】 • suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption

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

③ 用心【ようじん】 • care, precaution, guarding, caution

③ 話題【わだい】 • topic, subject

③ 姉妹【しまい】 • sisters

③ 主人【しゅじん】 • ① head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady ② one's husband ③ (one's) employer, (one's) master ④ host, hostess

③ 空く【すく】 • ① to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty ② to be hungry

③ 少々【しょうしょう】 • just a minute, small quantity

③ 者【しゃ】 • someone of that nature, someone doing that work

③ 易い【やすい】 • easy

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

③ 営業【えいぎょう】 • business, trade, sales, operations

③ 会費【かいひ】 • membership fee

③ 確かめる【たしかめる】 • to ascertain, to check, to make sure

③ 観光【かんこう】 • sightseeing

③ 禁止【きんし】 • prohibition, inhibition, ban

③ 金額【きんがく】 • amount of money

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

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

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

③ 参加【さんか】 • participation

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

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 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 植物【しょくぶつ】 • plant, vegetation

③ 身分【みぶん】 • social position, social status

③ 数える【かぞえる】 • to count, to enumerate

③ 正直【しょうじき】 • ① honesty, integrity, frankness ② honestly, frankly

③ 断る【ことわる】 • ① to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline ② to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance ③ to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)

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 的【てき】 • -like, typical

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 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 波【なみ】 • wave

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

③ 犯人【はんにん】 • offender, criminal

③ 番目【ばんめ】 • cardinal number suffix

③ 費【ひ】 • cost, expense

③ 飛ばす【とばす】 • ① to fly, to fire, to hurl ② to skip over, to omit, to drop (e.g. stitch) ③ to run or drive fast, to gallop ④ to spread a rumour (rumor), to tell a story ⑤ to remove, to get rid of, to transfer ⑥ to attack, to jeer at

③ 氷【こおり】 • ① ice ② shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

③ 秒【びょう】 • second (60th min)

③ 不自由【ふじゆう】 • ① discomfort, inconvenience ② poverty, want, destitution ③ disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.)

③ 迷う【まよう】 • ① to lose one's way ② to waver, to hesitate, to be of two minds over, to be puzzled, to be perplexed ③ to give into temptation, to lose control of oneself ④ to turn in one's grave

③ 迷子【まいご】 • lost (stray) child

③ 役【やく】 • ① use, service, role ② post, position ③ scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.), hand

③ 協力【きょうりょく】 • cooperation, collaboration

③ 幸せ【しあわせ】 • happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing

③ 乗せる【のせる】 • ① to give (someone) a ride, to give a lift, to pick up, to help on board ② to deceive, to take for a ride

③ 色【しょく】 • counter for colours

③ 愛【あい】 • love, affection

③ 以降【いこう】 • on and after, as from, hereafter, thereafter, since

③ 偉い【えらい】 • ① great, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent ② awful, terrible

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

③ 違反【いはん】 • violation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach

③ 奥【おく】 • interior, inner part, inside

③ 割る【わる】 • to divide, to cut, to break, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip, to crack, to smash, to dilute

③ 管理【かんり】 • control, management (e.g. of a business)

③ 間違い【まちがい】 • mistake

③ 記念【きねん】 • commemoration, memory

③ 給料【きゅうりょう】 • salary, wages

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 強盗【ごうとう】 • ① robber, mugger ② robbery, burglary

③ 胸【むね】 • breast, chest

③ 禁煙【きんえん】 • ① No Smoking!, Smoking Prohibited! ② abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking

③ 迎え【むかえ】 • meeting, greeting, welcome

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

③ 誤解【ごかい】 • misunderstanding

③ 座席【ざせき】 • seat

③ 最低【さいてい】 • ① least, lowest, worst ② nasty, disgusting, horrible, yuck!

③ 材料【ざいりょう】 • ingredients, material

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 支払う【しはらう】 • to pay

③ 事件【じけん】 • event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal

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 週末【しゅうまつ】 • weekend

③ 祝い【いわい】 • congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift

③ 出席【しゅっせき】 • ① attendance, presence, appearance ② to attend, to be present, to appear

③ 出版【しゅっぱん】 • publication

③ 署名【しょめい】 • signature

③ 諸【しょ】 • various, many, several

③ 女優【じょゆう】 • actress

③ 信じる【しんじる】 • to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in

③ 信号【しんごう】 • traffic lights, signal, semaphore

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 性格【せいかく】 • character, personality

③ 成績【せいせき】 • results, record, grades

③ 責任【せきにん】 • ① duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) ② liability, onus

③ 双子【ふたご】 • twins, a twin

③ 孫【まご】 • grandchild

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

③ 遅刻【ちこく】 • lateness, late coming

③ 通過【つうか】 • passage through, transit, passing

③ 天候【てんこう】 • weather

③ 怒鳴る【どなる】 • to shout, to yell

③ 到着【とうちゃく】 • arrival

③ 届く【とどく】 • ① to reach, to arrive, to get through, to get at ② to be attentive, to pay attention ③ to be delivered, to carry (e.g. sound)

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 燃える【もえる】 • to burn, to get fired up

③ 髪の毛【かみのけ】 • hair (head)

③ 販売【はんばい】 • sales, selling, marketing

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 舞台【ぶたい】 • ① stage (theatre, theater) ② scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

③ 変更【へんこう】 • change, modification, alteration, revision, amendment

③ 便【びん】 • ① flight (e.g. airline flight), trip (e.g. train trip), service ② mail, post, letter ③ opportunity, chance

③ 預かる【あずかる】 • ① to look after, to take care of, to keep, to hold on to, to keep in custody ② to take charge of, to be entrusted with, to receive on deposit ③ to reserve (judgment), to leave undecided

③ 理解【りかい】 • understanding, comprehension, appreciation, sympathy

③ 老人【ろうじん】 • the aged, old person

③ 乾杯【かんぱい】 • ① toast, drink (in celebration or in honor of something) ② drinking one's glass dry ③ cheers

③ 付き合う【つきあう】 • ① to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with ② to go along with, to follow someone's lead, to accompany someone, to compromise

③ 年齢【ねんれい】 • age, years

③ 追いかける【おいかける】 • to chase, to run after, to pursue

③ 隠す【かくす】 • to hide, to conceal

③ 遠慮【えんりょ】 • diffidence, restraint, reserve, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness

③ 感謝【かんしゃ】 • thanks, gratitude

③ 機嫌【きげん】 • humour, humor, temper, mood

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

③ 緊張【きんちょう】 • tension, mental strain, nervousness

③ 繰り返す【くりかえす】 • to repeat, to do something over again

③ 件【けん】 • matter, case, item

③ 健康【けんこう】 • health, sound, wholesome

③ 次第【しだい】 • ① dependent upon ② as soon as, immediately (upon) ③ circumstances ④ order, precedence, program, programme, agenda

③ 自慢【じまん】 • pride, boast

③ 臭い【くさい】 • ① stinking, smelly ② suspicious, fishy ③ clumsy

③ 渋滞【じゅうたい】 • congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation

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

③ 証明【しょうめい】 • proof, verification

③ 詳しい【くわしい】 • knowing very well, detailed, full, accurate

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

③ 冗談【じょうだん】 • jest, joke

③ 譲る【ゆずる】 • to turn over, to assign, to hand over, to transmit, to convey, to sell, to dispose of, to yield, to surrender

③ 申し訳【もうしわけ】 • apology, excuse

③ 成功【せいこう】 • success, hit

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

③ 素敵【すてき】 • lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great, fantastic, superb, cool, capital

③ 誕生【たんじょう】 • birth, creation, formation

③ 豆【まめ】 • ① legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.), beans, peas ② soya bean (soybean), soy (Glycine max) ③ miniature, tiny ④ child

③ 独身【どくしん】 • bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate

③ 迷惑【めいわく】 • trouble, bother, annoyance

③ 免許【めんきょ】 • license, permit, licence, certificate

③ 誘う【さそう】 • ① to invite, to ask, to call (for) ② to tempt, to lure, to induce

③ 離れる【はなれる】 • to be separated from, to leave, to go away, to be a long way off

③ 雷【かみなり】 • thunder

③ 餌【えさ】 • feed, bait

③ 蓋【ふた】 • cover, lid, cap

③ ご覧【ごらん】 • ① (after the -te form of a verb) (please) try to ② (please) look ③ seeing, looking, watching

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 ただ • ① ordinary, common, usual ② free of charge ③ unaffected, as is, safe ④ only, merely, just, simply ⑤ but, however, nevertheless

③ ろうそく • candle

③ 騙す【だます】 • to trick, to cheat, to deceive

③ せっかく • with trouble, at great pains, long-awaited

③ 詫びる【わびる】 • to apologize, to apologise

③ おじさん • ① uncle ② old man, mister (vocative)

② 日にち【ひにち】 • the number of days, date

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

② 上品【じょうひん】 • elegant, refined, polished

② 売り切れる【うりきれる】 • to be sold out

② 着ける【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)

② 代わる【かわる】 • to take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for, to be exchanged, to change places with, to take turns, to be replaced

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 終点【しゅうてん】 • terminus, last stop (e.g. train)

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

② 心当たり【こころあたり】 • having some knowledge of, happening to know

② 線路【せんろ】 • line, track, roadbed

② 退院【たいいん】 • leaving hospital, discharge from hospital

② 飛行【ひこう】 • aviation

② 平日【へいじつ】 • ① weekday, ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday) ② kanji radical 73

② 名物【めいぶつ】 • famous product, special product, speciality, specialty

② 録音【ろくおん】 • (audio) recording

② 等【とう】 • ① class, order, rank ② et cetera (etc.), and the like ③ equal

② 落ち着く【おちつく】 • to calm down, to settle down, to be steady, to settle in, to take up one's residence, to harmonize with, to harmonise with, to match, to restore presence of mind

② 都【と】 • metropolitan, municipal

② 詰まる【つまる】 • ① to be blocked, to be packed ② to hit the ball near the handle of the bat (baseball)

② 終了【しゅうりょう】 • end, close, termination

② 消防署【しょうぼうしょ】 • fire station

② 停止【ていし】 • suspension, interruption, stoppage, ban, standstill, halt, hang-up, deadlock, stalemate, abeyance

② 停車【ていしゃ】 • stopping (e.g. train)

② 拝見【はいけん】 • seeing, look at

② 美容【びよう】 • beauty of figure or form

② 未満【みまん】 • less than, insufficient

② 輸送【ゆそう】 • transport, transportation

② 予報【よほう】 • forecast, prediction

② 年寄り【としより】 • ① old people, the aged ② sumo coaches

② 引っ越し【ひっこし】 • moving (dwelling, office, etc.), changing residence

② 家【か】 • -ist (used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.), -er

② 括弧【かっこ】 • parenthesis, brackets

② 看板【かんばん】 • sign, signboard, doorplate, poster, billboard, appearance, figurehead, policy, attraction, closing time

② 撮影【さつえい】 • photographing

② 司会【しかい】 • chairmanship, leading a meeting

② 車掌【しゃしょう】 • (train) conductor

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 遅れ【おくれ】 • delay, lag, postponement, falling behind

② 只【ただ】 • free of charge

② さすが • ① as one would expect ② still, all the same ③ even... (e.g. "even a genius...")

② ふざける • to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to joke, to make fun of, to flirt, to mess around, to screw around, to josh

② めでたい • ① happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous ② naive

① 音【おん】 • ① sound, noise, report ② note (music) ③ Chinese-derived character reading

① 一目【いちもく】 • ① (a) glance, (a) look, (a) glimpse ② (a) stone (in Go) ③ complete view, bird's-eye view

① 印鑑【いんかん】 • stamp, seal

① 回送【かいそう】 • forwarding

① 看護【かんご】 • nursing, (army) nurse

① 緊急【きんきゅう】 • urgent, pressing, emergency

① 区【く】 • ward, district, section

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

① 見合わせる【みあわせる】 • ① to exchange glances, to look at each other ② to postpone, to suspend operations, to refrain from performing an action

① いい加減【いいかげん】 • ① irresponsible, perfunctory, careless ② lukewarm, half-baked, halfhearted, vague ③ reasonable, moderate (usu. in suggestions or orders) ④ considerably, quite, rather, pretty

① 控える【ひかえる】 • ① to be temperate in, to restrain oneself from excessive ... ② to make notes ③ to hold back ④ to be in preparation for, to be in waiting for ⑤ to be soon, to be in the offing ⑥ to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)

① 作戦【さくせん】 • ① tactics, strategy ② military or naval operations

① 残高【ざんだか】 • (bank) balance, remainder

① 自己【じこ】 • self, oneself

① 終日【しゅうじつ】 • all day, for a whole day

① 推測【すいそく】 • guess, conjecture

① 設定【せってい】 • ① establishment, creation ② options or preference settings (in computer software), configuration, assignment, setup

① 待ち合わせ【まちあわせ】 • appointment

① 旦那【だんな】 • husband (informal), master (of house, shop, etc.), word used to address a male patron or customer (sir, boss, master, governor), patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess

① 着陸【ちゃくりく】 • landing, alighting, touch down

① 津波【つなみ】 • tsunami, tidal wave

① 内緒【ないしょ】 • ① secrecy, confidentiality, privacy, secret ② one's circumstances (esp. fiscal) ③ inner realization, personal enlightenment ④ kitchen

① 妊娠【にんしん】 • conception, pregnancy

① 発生【はっせい】 • ① outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence, origin ② ontogeny, development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

① 避難【ひなん】 • taking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation, escape

① 美【び】 • beauty

① 福【ふく】 • good fortune

① 片付け【かたづけ】 • tidying up, finishing

① 防火【ぼうか】 • fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof

① 優先【ゆうせん】 • preference, priority, precedence

① 予想【よそう】 • expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture

① 立ち寄る【たちよる】 • to stop by, to drop in for a short visit

① 良好【りょうこう】 • favorable, favourable, satisfactory

① 来場【らいじょう】 • attendance

① 産む【うむ】 • to give birth, to deliver, to produce

① 心【しん】 • ① heart, mind ② spirit, vitality, inner strength ③ Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

① 専用【せんよう】 • ① exclusive use, personal use, dedicated ② private (e.g. network)

① 届【とどけ】 • report, notification, registration

① 屋敷【やしき】 • residence, estate, grounds, premises, mansion

① 書【しょ】 • ① document, book ② penmanship, handwriting, calligraphy (esp. Chinese)

① 奢る【おごる】 • to give (someone) a treat

① くじ • lottery, lot

① 完璧【かんぺき】 • perfect, complete, flawless

① 混む【こむ】 • ① to be crowded, to be packed ② to be complex ③ to go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly ④ to do intently ⑤ to continue in the same state

① 惚ける【とぼける】 • ① to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression ② to play the fool ③ to be in one's dotage

ぎりぎり • ① at the last moment, just barely ② grinding sound

びしょびしょ • saturated, wet through

オレンジ • orange

テレビ局【てれびきょく】 • television station

ブレーキ • brake

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

本木【もとき】 • original stock

ばあちゃん • granny, grandma, gran, female senior-citizen (familiar form of address)

かまくら • mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house

駅員【えきいん】 • station attendant

花屋【はなや】 • florist

高台【たかだい】 • elevation, high ground

新年【しんねん】 • New Year

通り【どおり】 • ① in accordance with ..., following ... ② .. Street, .. Avenue

通話【つうわ】 • ① telephone call, talking, calling ② counter for telephone calls

店長【てんちょう】 • shop manager

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

入力【にゅうりょく】 • input, (data) entry

病室【びょうしつ】 • sickroom, hospital room

本社【ほんしゃ】 • ① head office, main office, headquarters ② main shrine ③ this company, this shrine

来店【らいてん】 • coming to the store

店【てん】 • -store, -shop

手作り【てづくり】 • handmade, homegrown, hand-crafted, homemade

お待ち【おまち】 • waiting, waiting time

もう少し【もうすこし】 • a bit more, a bit longer

引き【びき】 • -off (price reduction)

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)

お化け【おばけ】 • goblin, apparition, monster, ghost

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

才【さい】 • ① -years-old ② ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius

市役所【しやくしょ】 • municipal office, council, city hall

試着【しちゃく】 • wearing clothes to try on

車内【しゃない】 • inside a carriage

車両【しゃりょう】 • rolling stock, railroad cars, vehicles

手数料【てすうりょう】 • handling charge, commission

終電【しゅうでん】 • last train

消防車【しょうぼうしゃ】 • fire-engine

雪だるま【ゆきだるま】 • snowman

体調【たいちょう】 • physical condition

通行人【つうこうにん】 • passerby, pedestrian, foot passenger

店内【てんない】 • store interior

当店【とうてん】 • this store

内側【うちがわ】 • inside, interior, inner part

番線【ばんせん】 • track number

放題【ほうだい】 • as much as you would like to, as much as one likes

留守電【るすでん】 • answering machine

録画【ろくが】 • (video) recording

右側【みぎがわ】 • right side, right hand

左側【ひだりがわ】 • left, left (hand) side

人身【じんしん】 • the human body, one's person

係員【かかりいん】 • official (e.g. customs), clerk in charge

立ち入り禁止【たちいりきんし】 • no entry, Keep Off!, No Trespassing

情けない【なさけない】 • miserable, pitiable, shameful, deplorable

取り止める【とりやめる】 • to cancel, to call off

ぶつ • ① stock, products ② stolen goods, loot, spoils

お疲れ様【おつかれさま】 • ① thank you, many thanks, much appreciated ② that's enough for today

花束【はなたば】 • bunch of flowers, bouquet

画像【がぞう】 • image, picture, portrait

皆様【みなさま】 • everyone

開演【かいえん】 • curtain raising, starting (e.g. play, concert)

機長【きちょう】 • pilot

喫煙【きつえん】 • smoking

居酒屋【いざかや】 • bar, pub, tavern

京成【けいせい】 • train line Tokyo - Narita

警察官【けいさつかん】 • policemen, policeman, police officer

警報【けいほう】 • alarm, warning

ご苦労【ごくろう】 • trouble (I have put you through)

口座【こうざ】 • account (e.g. bank)

やむを得ず【やむをえず】 • unavoidably, inevitably, necessarily, reluctantly, against one's will

震度【しんど】 • Japanese earthquake scale (level 1: weak to level 7: devastation)

人違い【ひとちがい】 • mistaking one person for another

前髪【まえがみ】 • forelock, bangs

宅配【たくはい】 • home delivery

発信【はっしん】 • dispatch, despatch, transmission, submission

閉店【へいてん】 • closing shop

忘年会【ぼうねんかい】 • year-end party

頼り【たより】 • reliance, dependence

零【れい】 • zero, nought

届け【とどけ】 • report, notification, registration

未成年【みせいねん】 • minor, not of age

持ち込み【もちこみ】 • bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink), carry-on (e.g. luggage)

患い【わずらい】 • illness, sickness

髪形【かみがた】 • hair style, coiffure, hairdo

師【し】 • ① teacher, master, one's mentor ② religious leader ③ specialist

祖【そ】 • ancestor, forefather, progenitor

杯【はい】 • ① sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages ② counter for cupfuls ③ counter for ships, octopuses and squid

機【き】 • ① chance, opportunity ② machine ③ aircraft ④ counter for aircraft ⑤ counter for remaining lives (in video games)

暗証【あんしょう】 • code, cipher, password

歌舞伎【かぶき】 • kabuki, Japanese classical drama

救急【きゅうきゅう】 • first-aid, emergency (aid)

駆け込み【かけこみ】 • last-minute rush, stampede

結婚式【けっこんしき】 • marriage ceremony, wedding

わさび • wasabi (Japanese horseradish)

蛇【へび】 • ① snake ② serpent, large snake

水槽【すいそう】 • water tank, cistern, fish tank

誠に【まことに】 • indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite

搭乗【とうじょう】 • embarkation, boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)

豆腐【とうふ】 • tofu, bean-curd

日系【にっけい】 • (of) Japanese descent

乳製品【にゅうせいひん】 • dairy products

彼氏【かれし】 • boyfriend

披露宴【ひろうえん】 • reception (wedding)

保育園【ほいくえん】 • nursery school, day nursery

すし • sushi, anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

振り替え【ふりかえ】 • transfer (money), change

揺りかご【ゆりかご】 • cradle

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

かける • to suspend between two points, to build (a bridge, etc.), to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)

うなぎ • eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

あう • ① to meet, to encounter ② to have an accident, to have a bad experience

韓国【かんこく】 • (South) Korea

惚れる【ほれる】 • to fall in love, to be in love, to be charmed with, to lose one's heart to

鰯【いわし】 • pilchard (esp. the Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus), sardine (esp. the sardine of the Japanese pilchard)