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1000 Must-Know (ja.wiktionary.org)

1000 must-know words according to ja.wiktionary.org.

The following words could not be added due to limitations in Kanjibox as of 2015/1/6 (separated by comma).
十二指腸,小腸,直腸,肺臓,膵臓,膀胱,兄弟姉妹,いとこ,ヤモリ,両生類,イモリ,山椒魚,秋刀魚,鯵,蛞蝓,いいえ,あっ,はっ,はは,ははあ,さりながら,それに,なぜなら,檜,いかんせん,抹茶,紅茶,デシリットル,ミリリットル,キロリットル,ミリグラム,キログラム,トン,アール,ヘクタール,パスカル,ラテン文字,ギリシア文字,キリル文字

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⑤ あのう • say, well, errr ...

⑤ ええ • ① yes, that is correct, right ② um, errr ③ huh? ④ grrr, gah, Must I? ⑤ good

⑤ お父さん【おとうさん】 • father

⑤ お母さん【おかあさん】 • mother

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 はい • ① yes ② OK (used to get attention prior to an utterance), okay ③ giddy-up, giddap

⑤ もう • ① already, anymore ② soon, shortly ③ more, further, other, again ④ interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)

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

⑤ エレベーター • elevator, lift

⑤ カップ • cup

⑤ カレンダー • ① calendar ② calender (machine for flattening things)

⑤ キロ • kilo-, kilogram, kilogramme, kilometre, kilometer, 10^3

⑤ グラム • gram, gramme

⑤ コップ • glass (i.e. drinking vessel), tumbler

⑤ スプーン • spoon

⑤ スポーツ • sport, sports

⑤ ゼロ • zero

⑤ タクシー • taxi

⑤ テーブル • table

⑤ トイレ • toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory

⑤ ドア • door (Western-style)

⑤ ナイフ • knife

⑤ ネクタイ • tie, necktie

⑤ バス • ① bus ② bath ③ bass

⑤ パン • ① bread, pastries (e.g. croissants), pastry-based products ② pan, frying pan ③ panning (in a film)

⑤ フォーク • ① fork ② folk, folk song ③ hawk

⑤ ベッド • bed

⑤ ペン • pen

⑤ ボールペン • ball-point pen

⑤ メートル • metre, meter, meter (i.e., a gauge), gauge

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 一つ【ひとつ】 • ① one ② for one thing (often used in itemized lists) ③ (after a noun) only ④ (with a verb in negative form) (not) even ⑤ just (i.e. "just try it")

⑤ 飲む【のむ】 • ① to drink, to gulp, to swallow ② to smoke (tobacco) ③ to engulf, to overwhelm ④ to keep down, to suppress ⑤ to accept (e.g. demand, condition) ⑥ to make light of, to conceal

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

⑤ 雨【あめ】 • rain

⑤ 駅【えき】 • station

⑤ 下【した】 • ① below, down, under ② bottom ③ beneath, underneath ④ just after, right after ⑤ inferiority, one's inferior (i.e. one's junior), younger (e.g. of siblings) ⑥ trade-in ⑦ preliminary, preparatory

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

⑤ 花【はな】 • ① flower, blossom, bloom, petal ② blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), cherry blossom ③ ikebana ④ Japanese playing cards ⑤ beauty ⑥ (the) best

⑤ 会社【かいしゃ】 • ① company, corporation ② workplace

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

⑤ 学校【がっこう】 • school

⑤ 休む【やすむ】 • ① to be absent, to take a day off ② to rest, to have a break ③ to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire ④ to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business

⑤ 金【かね】 • ① money ② metal

⑤ 九つ【ここのつ】 • nine

⑤ 空【そら】 • sky, the heavens

⑤ 見る【みる】 • ① to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe ② to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge ③ to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of ④ to view (e.g. flowers, movie) ⑤ (usu. after the -te form of a verb) to try

⑤ 古い【ふるい】 • old (not person), aged, ancient, antiquated, stale, threadbare, outmoded, obsolete article

⑤ 五【ご】 • five

⑤ 五つ【いつつ】 • five

⑤ 午後【ごご】 • afternoon, p.m.

⑤ 午前【ごぜん】 • morning, a.m.

⑤ 後ろ【うしろ】 • back, behind, rear

⑤ 口【くち】 • ① mouth ② opening, hole, gap, orifice ③ mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece ④ gate, door, entrance, exit ⑤ speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip) ⑥ taste, palate ⑦ mouth (to feed) ⑧ opening (i.e. vacancy), available position ⑨ invitation, summons ⑩ kind, sort, type ⑪ opening (i.e. beginning) ⑫ counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords

⑤ 高い【たかい】 • ① high, tall ② expensive

⑤ 今【いま】 • now, the present time, just now, soon, immediately, (one) more

⑤ 左【ひだり】 • left, left hand side

⑤ 三つ【みっつ】 • three

⑤ 四つ【よっつ】 • four

⑤ 時【とき】 • ① time, hour ② occasion, moment

⑤ 時間【じかん】 • ① time ② hours

⑤ 耳【みみ】 • ① ear ② hearing ③ edge, crust ④ selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage

⑤ 七【しち】 • seven

⑤ 七【なな】 • seven

⑤ 七つ【ななつ】 • seven

⑤ 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 書く【かく】 • to write

⑤ 女【おんな】 • woman

⑤ 女の子【おんなのこ】 • girl

⑤ 小さい【ちいさい】 • small, little, tiny

⑤ 上【うえ】 • ① above, up, over ② top, summit ③ surface, on ④ before, previous ⑤ superiority, one's superior (i.e. one's elder) ⑥ on top of that, besides, what's more ⑦ upon (further inspection, etc.), based on (and occurring after) ⑧ matters concerning..., as concerns ... ⑨ since (i.e. "for that reason") ⑩ suffix indicating higher social standing

⑤ 上手【じょうず】 • ① skill, skillful, dexterity ② flattery

⑤ 食べる【たべる】 • to eat

⑤ 新聞【しんぶん】 • newspaper

⑤ 水【みず】 • water (cold, fresh)

⑤ 西【にし】 • west

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

⑤ 中【なか】 • ① inside, in ② among, within ③ center (centre), middle ④ during, while

⑤ 長い【ながい】 • ① long (distance) ② long (time), lengthy

⑤ 天気【てんき】 • ① weather, the elements ② fair weather, fine weather

⑤ 電気【でんき】 • ① electricity ② (electric) light

⑤ 電車【でんしゃ】 • (electric) train

⑤ 東【ひがし】 • east

⑤ 道【みち】 • ① road, street, way, path, course, route, lane ② distance, ways (e.g. "a long ways") ③ the way (of proper conduct, etc.), one's way, morals ④ teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma ⑤ field (of medicine, etc.), subject ⑥ way, method, means

⑤ 読む【よむ】 • to read

⑤ 二【に】 • two

⑤ 二つ【ふたつ】 • two

⑤ 日本語【にほんご】 • Japanese (language)

⑤ 入る【はいる】 • ① to enter ② to break into ③ to join, to enroll ④ to contain, to hold, to accommodate ⑤ to have (an income of)

⑤ 入れる【いれる】 • ① to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to set (a jewel, etc.) ② to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire ③ to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to ④ to include ⑤ to pay (one's rent, etc.) ⑥ to cast (a vote) ⑦ to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ⑧ to turn on (a switch, etc.) ⑨ to send (a fax), to call

⑤ 年【とし】 • ① year ② age

⑤ 買う【かう】 • ① to buy ② to value, to have a high opinion ③ to stir, to provoke

⑤ 白【しろ】 • ① white ② good guy, 'white hat'

⑤ 白い【しろい】 • white

⑤ 百【ひゃく】 • 100, hundred

⑤ 父【ちち】 • father

⑤ 分【ふん】 • minute

⑤ 母【はは】 • mother

⑤ 北【きた】 • north

⑤ 本【ほん】 • ① book, volume ② main, head, this, our, present, real ③ counter for long cylindrical things

⑤ 木【き】 • tree, wood, timber

⑤ 来る【くる】 • ① to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive ② to come back, to do ... and come back ③ to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue ④ to come from, to be caused by, to derive from ⑤ to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

⑤ 話す【はなす】 • to speak

⑤ 魚【さかな】 • fish

⑤ 九【きゅう】 • nine

⑤ 九【く】 • nine

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

⑤ 今日【きょう】 • today, this day

⑤ 三【さん】 • three

⑤ 四【よん】 • four

⑤ 十【じゅう】 • 10, ten

⑤ 人【ひと】 • ① man, person ② human being, mankind, people ③ character, personality ④ man of talent, true man ⑤ other people ⑥ adult

⑤ 店【みせ】 • store, shop, establishment

⑤ 八【はち】 • eight

⑤ 八つ【やっつ】 • eight

⑤ 万【まん】 • ① 10,000, ten thousand ② myriads ③ everything, all

⑤ 六つ【むっつ】 • six

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

⑤ 大きい【おおきい】 • big, large, great, loud

⑤ 聞く【きく】 • ① to hear ② to listen (e.g. to music) ③ to ask, to enquire, to query

⑤ 立つ【たつ】 • ① to stand, to rise, to stand up ② to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position) ③ to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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

⑤ 母さん【かあさん】 • mother

⑤ 父さん【とうさん】 • father

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

⑤ 日【にち】 • ① Sunday ② day (of the month) ③ counter for days

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

⑤ いる • auxillary verb for continuing action or state

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

⑤ お茶【おちゃ】 • ① tea (usu. green) ② tea break (at work) ③ tea ceremony

⑤ 悪い【わるい】 • ① bad, poor, inferior ② evil, sinful ③ unprofitable, unbeneficial ④ at fault, to blame, in the wrong ⑤ sorry

⑤ 暗い【くらい】 • ① dark, gloomy ② dark (in colour), dull ③ depressed, dispirited ④ sorrowful, bitter (as in a dark past) ⑤ unclear, unfamiliar, unknown

⑤ 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 英語【えいご】 • English (language)

⑤ 遠い【とおい】 • far, distant

⑤ 音楽【おんがく】 • music, musical movement

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

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

⑤ 火曜日【かようび】 • Tuesday

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

⑤ 開ける【あける】 • ① to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package) ② to open (for business, etc.)

⑤ 楽しい【たのしい】 • enjoyable, fun

⑤ 寒い【さむい】 • ① cold (e.g. weather) ② dull, uninteresting, lame

⑤ 漢字【かんじ】 • Chinese characters, kanji

⑤ 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 強い【つよい】 • ① strong, powerful, mighty, potent ② resistant, resilient, durable

⑤ 近い【ちかい】 • near, close, short (distance)

⑤ 金曜日【きんようび】 • Friday

⑤ 兄【あに】 • older brother

⑤ 兄弟【きょうだい】 • siblings, brothers and sisters

⑤ 軽い【かるい】 • ① light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) ② light (i.e. of foot), nimble, agile ③ non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial ④ slight, small, gentle, soft ⑤ easy, simple ⑥ indiscriminate

⑤ 月【つき】 • ① moon ② month

⑤ 月曜日【げつようび】 • Monday

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

⑤ ご飯【ごはん】 • ① cooked rice ② meal

⑤ 広い【ひろい】 • spacious, vast, wide

⑤ 考える【かんがえる】 • to consider, to think about

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

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

⑤ 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 姉【あね】 • older sister, elder sister

⑤ 死ぬ【しぬ】 • to die

⑤ 私【わたし】 • ① I, me ② private affairs, personal matter, secrecy ③ selfishness

⑤ 紙【かみ】 • paper

⑤ 持つ【もつ】 • ① to hold, to carry ② to possess

⑤ 自転車【じてんしゃ】 • bicycle

⑤ 自動車【じどうしゃ】 • automobile

⑤ 借りる【かりる】 • ① to borrow, to have a loan ② to rent, to hire

⑤ 弱い【よわい】 • weak, frail, delicate, tender, unskilled, weak (wine)

⑤ 手紙【てがみ】 • letter

⑤ 住む【すむ】 • to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide

⑤ 重い【おもい】 • ① heavy, massive ② serious, important, severe, oppressed

⑤ 暑い【あつい】 • hot (weather, etc.), warm

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 新しい【あたらしい】 • new

⑤ 水曜日【すいようび】 • Wednesday

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

⑤ 青い【あおい】 • ① blue, green ② pale ③ unripe, inexperienced

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

⑤ 切る【きる】 • ① to cut (usu. to cut through) ② to sever (connections, ties) ③ to turn off (i.e. the light) ④ to terminate (i.e. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect ⑤ to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub) ⑥ to open (something sealed) ⑦ to start ⑧ to set (a limit) ⑨ to reduce, to decrease, to discount ⑩ to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry (or drain) ⑪ to cross ⑫ to do (something noticeable) ⑬ to turn (a vehicle) ⑭ to cut (the ball) ⑮ to shuffle (cards) ⑯ to trump ⑰ (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone) ⑱ (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish, to complete

⑤ 切手【きって】 • stamp (postage), merchandise certificate

⑤ 走る【はしる】 • ① to run ② to travel (movement of vehicles) ③ to hurry to ④ to retreat (from battle), to take flight ⑤ to run away from home ⑥ to elope ⑦ to tend heavily toward

⑤ 早い【はやい】 • ① fast, quick, hasty, brisk ② early (in the day, etc.), premature ③ (too) soon, not yet, (too) early ④ easy, simple, quick

⑤ 多い【おおい】 • many, numerous

⑤ 太い【ふとい】 • ① fat, thick ② deep (of a voice) ③ daring, shameless, brazen

⑤ 体【からだ】 • ① body ② health

⑤ 待つ【まつ】 • ① to wait ② to await, to look forward to, to anticipate ③ (usu. in negative form) to depend on, to need

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

⑤ 台所【だいどころ】 • kitchen

⑤ 短い【みじかい】 • short

⑤ 知る【しる】 • to know, to understand, to be acquainted with, to feel

⑤ 茶色【ちゃいろ】 • light brown, tawny

⑤ 着る【きる】 • ① to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on ② to bear (guilt, etc.)

⑤ 昼【ひる】 • ① noon, midday ② daytime ③ lunch

⑤ 朝【あさ】 • morning

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

⑤ 低い【ひくい】 • low (height, tone, rank, degree, cost, etc.), short

⑤ 土曜日【どようび】 • Saturday

⑤ 答える【こたえる】 • to answer, to reply

⑤ 働く【はたらく】 • ① to work, to labor, to labour ② to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play ③ to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice ④ to be conjugated

⑤ 動物【どうぶつ】 • animal

⑤ 肉【にく】 • ① flesh ② meat ③ the physical body (as opposed to the spirit) ④ thickness ⑤ ink pad

⑤ 日曜日【にちようび】 • Sunday

⑤ 売る【うる】 • to sell

⑤ 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 妹【いもうと】 • younger sister

⑤ 木曜日【もくようび】 • Thursday

⑤ 夜【よる】 • evening, night

⑤ 野菜【やさい】 • vegetable

⑤ 夕方【ゆうがた】 • evening

⑤ 洋服【ようふく】 • Western-style clothes (cf traditional Japanese clothes)

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

⑤ 四【し】 • four

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 明日【あした】 • tomorrow

⑤ 朝ご飯【あさごはん】 • breakfast

⑤ 歌う【うたう】 • ① to sing ② to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.)

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 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 昼ご飯【ひるごはん】 • lunch, midday meal

⑤ 赤【あか】 • ① red, crimson, scarlet ② red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange) ③ red light ④ red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading), (in) the red ⑤ complete, total, perfect, obvious

⑤ 易しい【やさしい】 • easy, plain, simple

⑤ 泳ぐ【およぐ】 • to swim

⑤ 絵【え】 • picture, drawing, painting, sketch

⑤ 戸【と】 • door (esp. Japanese-style)

⑤ 細い【ほそい】 • thin, slender, fine

⑤ 皿【さら】 • ① plate, dish, platter, disc ② serving, helping, course ③ kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

⑤ 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 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 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 飛ぶ【とぶ】 • to fly, to soar

⑤ 美味しい【おいしい】 • ① delicious, tasty ② nice (move in sport, trick, etc., nuance of being easy or a bit lucky), sweet

⑤ 鼻【はな】 • nose

⑤ 部屋【へや】 • ① room ② sumo stable

⑤ 無い【ない】 • ① nonexistent, not being (there) ② unpossessed, unowned, not had ③ unique ④ indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility ⑤ (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective) not ... ⑥ (after the -te form of a verb) to not be..., to have not ...

⑤ 遊ぶ【あそぶ】 • ① to play, to enjoy oneself, to have a good time ② to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.) ③ to be idle, to do nothing, to be unused ④ to go to (for pleasure or for study) ⑤ (in baseball) to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

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

⑤ 一昨日【おととい】 • day before yesterday

⑤ 黄色【きいろ】 • yellow, amber

⑤ 昨日【きのう】 • yesterday

⑤ 弟【おとうと】 • younger brother

⑤ 丸い【まるい】 • ① round, circular, spherical ② harmonious, calm

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

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

⑤ お腹【おなか】 • stomach

⑤ 汚い【きたない】 • dirty, unclean, filthy

⑤ 押す【おす】 • ① to push, to press ② to apply pressure from above, to press down ③ to stamp (i.e. a passport), to apply a seal

⑤ 果物【くだもの】 • fruit

⑤ ほか • other (esp. places and things), the rest

⑤ 覚える【おぼえる】 • ① to remember, to recollect, to memorize, to memorise ② to feel

⑤ 甘い【あまい】 • ① sweet, delicious ② fragrant (smelling), sweet (music) ③ lightly salted ④ naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going ⑤ half-hearted, not finished properly ⑥ tempting (e.g. words), promising

⑤ 机【つくえ】 • desk

⑤ 牛乳【ぎゅうにゅう】 • (cow's) milk

⑤ 狭い【せまい】 • narrow, confined, small

⑤ 靴【くつ】 • shoes, footwear

⑤ 靴下【くつした】 • socks, sock, stockings, stocking

⑤ 結婚【けっこん】 • marriage

⑤ 厚い【あつい】 • ① thick, deep, heavy ② kind, cordial, hospitable, warm, faithful ③ serious (of an illness) ④ abundant

⑤ 紅茶【こうちゃ】 • black tea

⑤ 座る【すわる】 • ① to sit, to squat ② to assume (a position) ③ to hold steady, to hold still

⑤ 子供【こども】 • child, children

⑤ 辞書【じしょ】 • dictionary, lexicon

⑤ 寝る【ねる】 • ① to lie down ② to go to bed, to lie in bed ③ to sleep (lying down) ④ to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) ⑤ to lie idle

⑤ 辛い【からい】 • ① spicy, hot ② salty ③ tough (on someone), adverse, harsh

⑤ 辛い【つらい】 • painful, bitter, heart-breaking

⑤ 静か【しずか】 • quiet, peaceful

⑤ 切符【きっぷ】 • ticket

⑤ 窓【まど】 • window

⑤ 置く【おく】 • ① to put, to place ② to leave (behind) ③ to do something in advance (usu. following te-form verb)

⑤ 遅い【おそい】 • ① slow ② late (e.g. "late at night") ③ too late

⑤ 痛い【いたい】 • ① painful, sore ② exceeding

⑤ 難しい【むずかしい】 • difficult

⑤ 猫【ねこ】 • ① cat ② shamisen ③ geisha ④ wheelbarrow ⑤ clay bed-warmer

⑤ 熱い【あつい】 • hot (thing)

⑤ 薄い【うすい】 • ① thin ② pale, light ③ watery, dilute, sparse ④ weak (taste, etc.) ⑤ slim (probability, etc.), small

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

⑤ 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 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 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 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 塩【しお】 • salt

⑤ 曇り【くもり】 • cloudiness, cloudy weather, shadow

⑤ 晩ご飯【ばんごはん】 • dinner, evening meal

⑤ 良い【いい】 • ① good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable ② sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared ③ profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial ④ OK

⑤ 椅子【いす】 • ① chair ② post, office, position

⑤ 鉛筆【えんぴつ】 • pencil

⑤ 鞄【かばん】 • bag, satchel, briefcase, basket

⑤ 鍵【かぎ】 • ① key ② lock

⑤ 玄関【げんかん】 • entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, foyer

⑤ 砂糖【さとう】 • sugar

⑤ 傘【かさ】 • umbrella, parasol

⑤ 脱ぐ【ぬぐ】 • to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress

⑤ 箸【はし】 • chopsticks

⑤ 風呂【ふろ】 • ① bath, bathtub ② bathroom, bathhouse ③ room for drying lacquerware ④ base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

⑤ ひらがな • hiragana, one of the Japanese syllabaries

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

⑤ 本棚【ほんだな】 • bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase

⑤ なぜ • why, how

⑤ 眼鏡【めがね】 • ① spectacles, glasses ② judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight

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

⑤ 明後日【あさって】 • day after tomorrow

⑤ 良い【よい】 • ① good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable ② sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared ③ profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial ④ OK

⑤ 伯父【おじ】 • uncle (older than one's parent)

⑤ 伯母【おば】 • aunt (older than one's parent)

⑤ そして • and, and then, thus, and now

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 どう • how, in what way, how about

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 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 しかし • however, but

⑤ また • again, and, also, still (doing something)

⑤ まだ • ① as yet, hitherto, still ② not yet (with negative verb)

⑤ 醤油【しょうゆ】 • soy sauce, shoyu

④ けれども • but, however, although

④ だから • so, therefore

④ コーヒー • coffee

④ エスカレーター • escalator

④ カーテン • curtain, curtains

④ サンドイッチ • sandwich

④ ママ • ① Mama ② female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

④ 火【ひ】 • fire, flame, blaze

④ 起こす【おこす】 • to raise, to cause, to wake someone

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

④ 空気【くうき】 • air, atmosphere

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 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 止める【やめる】 • to end, to stop, to cease, to resign

④ 私【わたくし】 • ① I, me ② private affairs, personal matter, secrecy ③ selfishness

④ 社会【しゃかい】 • society, public

④ 少年【しょうねん】 • boys, juveniles

④ 心【こころ】 • ① mind, heart, spirit ② the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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

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

④ 生きる【いきる】 • to live, to exist

④ 赤ちゃん【あかちゃん】 • baby, infant

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 地理【ちり】 • geography

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

④ 通り【とおり】 • avenue, street, way

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

④ 工場【こうじょう】 • factory, plant, mill, workshop

④ 明日【あす】 • tomorrow

④ 首【くび】 • ① neck ② head ③ unemployed person

④ 台風【たいふう】 • typhoon, hurricane

④ 回る【まわる】 • ① to turn, to revolve ② to visit several places ③ to function well ④ to pass a certain time

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

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

④ 苦い【にがい】 • bitter

④ 空港【くうこう】 • airport

④ 血【ち】 • blood, consanguinity

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

④ 細かい【こまかい】 • ① small ② fine, minute ③ minor, trivial ④ sensitive, attentive

④ 指【ゆび】 • finger, toe, digit

④ 拾う【ひろう】 • to pick up, to find, to gather

④ 植える【うえる】 • to plant, to grow

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

④ 申す【もうす】 • to be called, to say

④ 進む【すすむ】 • ① to advance, to go forward ② to precede, to go ahead (of) ③ to make progress, to improve ④ to deepen, to heighten ⑤ to do of one's own free will

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

④ 草【くさ】 • grass

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 虫【むし】 • insect, bug, cricket, moth, worm

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 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 道具【どうぐ】 • implement, tool, means

④ 悲しい【かなしい】 • sad, sorrowful

④ 美しい【うつくしい】 • beautiful, lovely

④ 米【こめ】 • (husked grains of) rice

④ 毛【け】 • hair, fur

④ 葉【は】 • leaf

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 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 億【おく】 • 10^8, 100,000,000, hundred million

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

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

④ 固い【かたい】 • ① hard, solid, tough ② stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing) ③ strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved) ④ safe, steady, honest, steadfast ⑤ obstinate, stubborn ⑥ bookish, formal, stuffy

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

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

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

④ 畳【たたみ】 • tatami mat (Japanese straw floor coverings)

④ 触る【さわる】 • to touch, to feel

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

④ 祖父【そふ】 • ① grandfather ② old man ③ kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

④ 祖母【そぼ】 • grandmother

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 電灯【でんとう】 • electric light

④ 塗る【ぬる】 • to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear

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 盗む【ぬすむ】 • to steal

④ 背中【せなか】 • back (of body)

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 髪【かみ】 • hair (on the head)

④ 夫【おっと】 • husband

④ 布団【ふとん】 • ① futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor) ② round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

④ 壁【かべ】 • ① wall, barrier ② Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

④ 法律【ほうりつ】 • law

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 戻る【もどる】 • to turn back, to return, to go back, to recover, to rebound

④ 踊る【おどる】 • to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

④ 歴史【れきし】 • history

④ 腕【うで】 • ① arm ② skill

④ 難い【にくい】 • difficult, hard

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

④ 柔らかい【やわらかい】 • soft, tender, limp

④ 壊す【こわす】 • ① to break, to destroy, to demolish ② to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage ③ to break (a bill, etc.)

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

④ 嬉しい【うれしい】 • happy, glad, pleasant

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

④ 厳しい【きびしい】 • ① severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless ② stern, austere, grave, solemn, majestic ③ intense (cold)

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

④ 味噌【みそ】 • ① miso, bean paste ② key (main) point

④ 味噌汁【みそしる】 • miso soup

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

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

④ こう • ① in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker), thus, such ② uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)

④ または • or, otherwise

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 髭【ひげ】 • ① moustache, beard, whiskers ② extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal

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 だって • ① after all, because ② but, however ③ even, even if ④ too, as well, also ⑤ they say, I hear, you mean

③ とんでもない • ① unthinkable, unexpected, outrageous, offensive ② don't mention it, you're welcome

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 週【しゅう】 • week

③ 人間【にんげん】 • ① human being, man, person ② character (of a person)

③ 男の人【おとこのひと】 • man

③ 土【つち】 • ① earth, soil, dirt ② the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land ③ low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud) ④ (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou)

③ 分ける【わける】 • to divide, to separate, to make distinctions, to differentiate (between)

③ 分かれる【わかれる】 • ① to branch, to fork, to diverge ② to separate, to split, to divide ③ to disperse, to scatter

③ だが • but, however, (and) yet, nevertheless, still, for all that

③ 月【がつ】 • month (of the year), used after number or question word (e.g. nan or nani)

③ 気体【きたい】 • vapour, vapor, gas

③ 起こる【おこる】 • to occur, to happen

③ 牛【うし】 • ① cattle, cow, ox, oxen ② beef ③ Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

③ 自動【じどう】 • ① automatic, self-motion ② intransitive verb

③ 親しい【したしい】 • intimate, close (e.g. friend)

③ 正午【しょうご】 • noon, mid-day

③ 動かす【うごかす】 • ① to move, to shift, to operate, to set in motion, to mobilize, to mobilise ② to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence ③ to deny, to change

③ 風【ふう】 • ① method, manner, way, style ② appearance, air ③ tendency ④ folk song (genre of the Shi Jing) ⑤ wind (one of the five elements)

③ 文字【もじ】 • ① letter (of alphabet), character ② literal

③ 味わう【あじわう】 • to taste, to savor, to relish

③ 夕食【ゆうしょく】 • evening meal, dinner

③ 姉妹【しまい】 • sisters

③ 少女【しょうじょ】 • young lady, little girl, virgin, maiden, daughter

③ 銀【ぎん】 • ① silver, silver coin, silver paint ② silver general (shogi)

③ 昼食【ちゅうしょく】 • ① lunch, midday meal ② food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

③ 屋根【やね】 • roof

③ 家具【かぐ】 • furniture

③ 絵画【かいが】 • picture, painting

③ 額【ひたい】 • forehead, brow

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

③ 苦しい【くるしい】 • painful, difficult

③ 向ける【むける】 • to turn towards, to point

③ 幸い【さいわい】 • happiness, blessedness

③ 根【ね】 • ① root (of a plant) ② root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.) ③ root root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis ④ one's true nature ⑤ (fishing) reef

③ 作物【さくもつ】 • produce (e.g. agricultural), crops

③ 思想【しそう】 • thought, idea, ideology

③ 指す【さす】 • ① to point ② to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person ③ to identify, to indicate, to point out

③ 実【み】 • ① fruit, nut ② seed ③ (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc. ④ content, substance

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 終える【おえる】 • to finish

③ 小麦【こむぎ】 • wheat

③ 植物【しょくぶつ】 • plant, vegetation

③ 神【かみ】 • god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami

③ 人類【じんるい】 • mankind, humanity

③ 数字【すうじ】 • numeral, figure, digit, numeric character

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

③ 生き物【いきもの】 • living thing, animal

③ 太陽【たいよう】 • sun, solar

③ 身体【しんたい】 • ① body ② health

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

③ 的【てき】 • -like, typical

③ 鉄【てつ】 • iron

③ 鉄道【てつどう】 • railroad

③ 当てる【あてる】 • ① to hit ② to expose ③ to apply (e.g. patch) ④ to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class) ⑤ to guess (an answer) ⑥ to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

③ 等しい【ひとしい】 • equal, similar, like, equivalent

③ 道路【どうろ】 • road, highway

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

③ 悲しむ【かなしむ】 • to be sad, to mourn for, to regret

③ 筆【ふで】 • writing brush

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 放す【はなす】 • to separate, to set free, to turn loose

③ 明後日【みょうごにち】 • day after tomorrow

③ 残す【のこす】 • to leave (behind, over), to bequeath, to save, to reserve

③ 円い【まるい】 • ① round, circular, spherical ② harmonious, calm

③ 依頼【いらい】 • ① request, commission, dispatch, despatch ② dependence, trust

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 衣服【いふく】 • clothes

③ 鋭い【するどい】 • pointed, sharp

③ 液体【えきたい】 • liquid, fluid

③ 煙【けむり】 • smoke, fumes

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

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

③ 居間【いま】 • living room (western style)

③ 恐らく【おそらく】 • perhaps, likely, probably, I dare say

③ 恐ろしい【おそろしい】 • terrible, dreadful

③ 胸【むね】 • breast, chest

③ 備える【そなえる】 • ① to furnish, to provide for, to equip, to install ② to have ready, to prepare for ③ to possess, to have, to be endowed with, to be armed with

③ 肩【かた】 • shoulder

③ 賢い【かしこい】 • wise, clever, smart

③ 減らす【へらす】 • to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten

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

③ 硬い【かたい】 • ① hard, solid, tough ② stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing) ③ strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved) ④ safe, steady, honest, steadfast ⑤ obstinate, stubborn ⑥ bookish, formal, stuffy

③ 刻む【きざむ】 • to mince, to carve, to engrave, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to chisel, to notch

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

③ 骨【ほね】 • bone

③ 札【さつ】 • note, paper money

③ 床【ゆか】 • ① floor ② stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player) ③ dining platform built across a river

③ 象【ぞう】 • elephant

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

③ 畳【じょう】 • ① counter for tatami mats ② measure of room size (in mat units)

③ 寝室【しんしつ】 • bedroom

③ 心臓【しんぞう】 • heart

③ 孫【まご】 • grandchild

③ 袋【ふくろ】 • ① bag, sack ② skin of an orange (and other like fruits) ③ dead end ④ plot of land surrounded by water

③ 泥【どろ】 • mud

③ 倒す【たおす】 • ① to throw down, to bring down, to blow down, to fell, to knock down ② to kill, to defeat, to beat ③ to overthrow, to trip up, to ruin ④ to leave unpaid, to cheat

③ 頭痛【ずつう】 • headache

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 内容【ないよう】 • subject, contents, matter, substance, detail, import

③ 濃い【こい】 • ① deep (colour), dark ② strong (flavour, smell, etc.) ③ thick (consistency), dense ④ strong (possibility, etc.) ⑤ thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"), close, deep (love, etc.)

③ 肌【はだ】 • ① skin ② body (in the context of intimate bodily contact) ③ surface, grain (e.g. of wood), texture ④ disposition, temperament, character, type

③ 皮膚【ひふ】 • skin

③ 貧しい【まずしい】 • poor, needy

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 幅【はば】 • width, breadth

③ 腹【はら】 • ① abdomen, belly, stomach ② one's mind, one's real intentions, one's true motive ③ loop (physics) ④ counter for hard roe

③ 埋める【うめる】 • ① to bury (e.g. in the ground) ② to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall), to fill (a seat, a vacant position) ③ to plug gaps, to stop a gap ④ to make amends, to cover up for something ⑤ to put cold water in a bath ⑥ to cover, to scatter something over

③ 未来【みらい】 • ① the future (usually distant) ② future tense ③ the world to come

③ 余る【あまる】 • to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many

③ 与える【あたえる】 • ① to give (esp. to someone of lower status), to bestow, to grant, to confer, to present, to award ② to provide, to afford, to offer, to supply ③ to assign ④ to cause ⑤ to pass (a variable to a function)

③ 幼い【おさない】 • ① very young ② childish, immature

③ 恋しい【こいしい】 • yearned for, longed for, missed

③ 鈍い【にぶい】 • dull (e.g. a knife), thickheaded, obtuse, slow, stupid

③ 伸ばす【のばす】 • ① to grow long (beard, hair, etc.) ② to lengthen, to extend, to stretch ③ to reach out, to hold out ④ to straighten, to smooth out ⑤ to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.) ⑥ to dilute, to thin out ⑦ to postpone ⑧ to prolong ⑨ to strengthen, to develop, to expand

③ 慰める【なぐさめる】 • to comfort, to console, to amuse

③ 稲【いね】 • rice-plant

③ 隠す【かくす】 • to hide, to conceal

③ 隠れる【かくれる】 • to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear

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

③ 殴る【なぐる】 • to strike, to hit

③ 蚊【か】 • mosquito

③ 怪我【けが】 • injury (to animate object), hurt

③ 懐かしい【なつかしい】 • dear, desired, missed

③ 筋肉【きんにく】 • muscle, sinew

③ 金属【きんぞく】 • metal

③ 健康【けんこう】 • health, sound, wholesome

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

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

③ 書斎【しょさい】 • a study, library

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

③ 食卓【しょくたく】 • dining table

③ 唇【くちびる】 • lips

③ 世紀【せいき】 • century, era

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

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 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 梅【うめ】 • ① plum, Japanese apricot, prunus mume ② lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

③ 秘密【ひみつ】 • secret, secrecy

③ 妨げる【さまたげる】 • to disturb, to prevent, to obstruct, to hinder

③ 嵐【あらし】 • storm, tempest

③ 俺【おれ】 • (masc) I, me (rough or arrogant-sounding first-person pronoun, formerly also used by women)

③ 傷【きず】 • ① wound, injury, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scrape, scar ② chip, crack, scratch, nick ③ flaw, defect, weakness, weak point ④ stain (on one's reputation), disgrace, dishonor, dishonour ⑤ (emotional) hurt, hurt feelings

③ 端【はし】 • end (e.g. of street), edge, tip, margin, point

③ 雷【かみなり】 • thunder

③ 飽きる【あきる】 • to get tired of, to lose interest in, to have enough

③ 怪しい【あやしい】 • ① suspicious, dubious, doubtful, dodgy ② charming, bewitching

③ 桜【さくら】 • ① cherry tree, cherry blossom ② decoy, fake buyer, shill ③ hired applauder

③ 激しい【はげしい】 • violent, vehement, intense, furious, tempestuous

③ 褒める【ほめる】 • to praise, to admire, to speak well

③ それとも • or, or else

③ つなぐ • to tie, to fasten, to connect, to transfer (phone call)

③ 私【あたし】 • I, me

③ 蹴る【ける】 • ① to kick ② to refuse, to reject

③ 尻【しり】 • ① buttocks, behind, rump, bottom ② undersurface, bottom ③ last place, end ④ consequence

③ 鼠【ねずみ】 • ① mouse, rat ② dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour)

③ 袖【そで】 • sleeve

③ 叩く【たたく】 • ① to strike, to clap, to dust, to beat ② to play drums ③ to abuse, to flame (e.g. on the Internet), to insult ④ to use up money

③ しゃべる • to talk, to chat, to chatter

③ 掴む【つかむ】 • to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on

③ 釘【くぎ】 • nail (i.e. small metal spike)

③ うさぎ • rabbit, hare, cony

③ 鍋【なべ】 • saucepan, pot

③ 紐【ひも】 • ① string, cord ② man who is financially dependent on a woman (such as a gigolo or, in the case of a prostitute, a pimp), pimp

③ 葡萄【ぶどう】 • grape

③ 脇【わき】 • ① side, aside ② armpit ③ back-burner

③ 嗅ぐ【かぐ】 • to sniff, to smell

③ 頬【ほお】 • cheek (of face)

③ つまり • in short, in brief, in other words, that is to say, in the long run, after all, blockade, stuffing, ultimate

② 女の人【おんなのひと】 • woman

② 上下【じょうげ】 • high and low, up and down, unloading and loading, praising and blaming

② 前後【ぜんご】 • around, throughout, front and back, before and behind, before and after, about that (time), longitudinal, context, nearly, approximately

② 東西【とうざい】 • ① East and West ② whole country ③ Orient and Occident, Western and Eastern ④ Your attention, please!

② 南北【なんぼく】 • south and north

② 今日【こんにち】 • today, this day

② はあ • ① yes, indeed, well ② ha! ③ what?, huh? ④ sigh

② ローマ字【ろーまじ】 • Latin alphabet, transliteration of Japanese in "Roman" or Latin letters, romanization, romanisation, romaji

② 金魚【きんぎょ】 • goldfish

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 ちぎる • to cut up fine, to pick (fruit)

② 住まい【すまい】 • dwelling, house, residence, address

② 貝【かい】 • shell, shellfish

② 曲げる【まげる】 • to bend, to crook, to lean, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle)

② 国語【こくご】 • ① Japanese (language) ② national language ③ native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

② 交ぜる【まぜる】 • to mix

② 算数【さんすう】 • arithmetic

② 勢い【いきおい】 • ① force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life ② influence, authority, power, might ③ impetus, momentum, course (of events) ④ naturally, necessarily

② 清い【きよい】 • clear, pure, noble

② 体育【たいいく】 • physical education, gymnastics, athletics

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

② 湯気【ゆげ】 • steam, vapour, vapor

② 役所【やくしょ】 • government office, public office

② 理科【りか】 • science

② 和服【わふく】 • Japanese clothes

② 一昨日【いっさくじつ】 • day before yesterday

② 温める【あたためる】 • to warm, to heat

② 煙い【けむい】 • smoky

② 乾かす【かわかす】 • to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate

② 険しい【けわしい】 • ① precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep ② grim, severe, stern

② 荒い【あらい】 • rough, rude, wild

② 浅い【あさい】 • shallow, superficial

② 洗面所【せんめんじょ】 • washroom, bathroom

② 争う【あらそう】 • ① to compete, to contest, to contend ② to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose ③ (usu. in negative form) to deny (e.g. evidence)

② 憎い【にくい】 • ① hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable ② (with irony) lovely, lovable, wonderful, etc.

② 憎らしい【にくらしい】 • odious, hateful

② 永い【ながい】 • ① long (distance) ② long (time), lengthy

② 定規【じょうぎ】 • (measuring) ruler

② 便所【べんじょ】 • toilet, lavatory, rest room, latrine, comfort station

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

② 溶かす【とかす】 • to melt, to dissolve

② 頼もしい【たのもしい】 • reliable, trustworthy, hopeful, promising

② 冷やす【ひやす】 • to cool, to chill, to refrigerate

② 紅葉【もみじ】 • ① autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour) ② leaves turning red, red leaves ③ leaves turning yellow, yellow leaves ④ (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

② 鈍い【のろい】 • dull (e.g. a knife), thickheaded, obtuse, slow, stupid

② 住居【じゅうきょ】 • dwelling, house, residence, address

② 出掛ける【でかける】 • to depart, to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to set out, to start, to be going out

② 増やす【ふやす】 • to increase, to add to, to augment

② 軟らかい【やわらかい】 • soft, tender, limp

② 塩辛い【しおからい】 • salty (taste)

② 辛い【づらい】 • difficult to (do something)

② 下駄【げた】 • geta (Japanese footwear), wooden clogs

② 緩い【ゆるい】 • loose, lenient, slow

② 堅い【かたい】 • ① hard, solid, tough ② stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing) ③ strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved) ④ safe, steady, honest, steadfast ⑤ obstinate, stubborn ⑥ bookish, formal, stuffy

② 紫【むらさき】 • ① purple, violet ② Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell) ③ type of soy sauce

② 斜め【ななめ】 • ① slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique ② unusual, slanted (view of the world), bad (mood)

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

② 障子【しょうじ】 • shoji (paper sliding door)

② 甚だしい【はなはだしい】 • extreme, excessive, terrible, intense, severe, serious, tremendous, heavy (damage)

② 杉【すぎ】 • Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica

② 惜しい【おしい】 • ① regrettable, disappointing ② precious, dear, valuable ③ too good for, deserving better ④ almost but not quite

② 草履【ぞうり】 • zori (Japanese footwear sandals)

② 彫刻【ちょうこく】 • carving, engraving, sculpture

② 跳ねる【はねる】 • ① to jump, to leap, to prance, to spring up, to bound, to hop ② to break up, to close, to come to an end ③ to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

② 縄【なわ】 • rope, hemp

② 犯す【おかす】 • ① to commit (e.g. crime), to perpetrate ② to transgress, to contravene ③ to violate, to ravish, to rape, to deflower

② 廊下【ろうか】 • corridor

② 悔しい【くやしい】 • regrettable, mortifying, vexing

② 茶碗【ちゃわん】 • rice bowl, tea cup, teacup

② 襖【ふすま】 • fusuma (Japanese sliding screen)

② 瓦【かわら】 • roof tile

② 繋げる【つなげる】 • to tie, to fasten, to connect, to transfer (phone call)

② こしょう • pepper

② たんす • chest of drawers, bureau, cabinet, tansu, dresser

② 爪【つめ】 • ① nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof ② plectrum, pick ③ hook, clasp

② 姪【めい】 • niece

② 痒い【かゆい】 • itchy, itching

② 頬【ほほ】 • cheek (of face)

② 匙【さじ】 • spoon

① ぞんざい • rude, careless, slovenly

① 工場【こうば】 • factory, plant, mill, workshop

① 身体【からだ】 • ① body ② health

① 演習【えんしゅう】 • practice, practise, exercises, manoeuvres, maneuvers, practicum

① 固体【こたい】 • solid (body), solid matter, solid-state

① 兆【ちょう】 • ① sign, omen, indication, portent ② 10^12, 1,000,000,000,000, trillion (American), (obs) billion (British)

① 内臓【ないぞう】 • internal organs, intestines, viscera

① 塩【えん】 • salt

① 鉛【なまり】 • lead (the metal)

① 汚らわしい【けがらわしい】 • filthy, unfair

① 下痢【げり】 • diarrhoea, diarrhea

① 快い【こころよい】 • pleasant, agreeable

① 貝殻【かいがら】 • shell

① 久しい【ひさしい】 • long, long-continued, old (story)

① 及び【および】 • and, as well as

① 茎【くき】 • stalk

① 固める【かためる】 • to harden, to freeze, to fortify

① 慌ただしい【あわただしい】 • busy, hurried, confused, flurried

① 告げる【つげる】 • to inform

① 昆虫【こんちゅう】 • insect, bug

① 獣【けもの】 • beast, brute

① 小銭【こぜに】 • coins, small change

① 親父【おやじ】 • one's father, old man, one's boss

① 晴天【せいてん】 • fine weather

① 清らか【きよらか】 • clean, pure, chaste

① 浅ましい【あさましい】 • wretched, miserable, shameful, mean, despicable, abject

① 促す【うながす】 • to urge, to press, to prompt, to suggest, to demand, to stimulate, to quicken, to incite, to invite (attention to)

① 著しい【いちじるしい】 • remarkable, considerable

① 腸【ちょう】 • guts, bowels, intestines

① 蝶【ちょう】 • butterfly

① 定める【さだめる】 • to decide, to establish, to determine

① 胴【どう】 • ① trunk, torso, body, abdomen, waist ② plastron (in kendo), touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo) ③ frame (of a drum, etc.), sound box (of a shamisen, etc.), hull (of a ship)

① 肺【はい】 • lung

① 卑しい【いやしい】 • greedy, vulgar, shabby, humble, base, mean, vile

① 扉【とびら】 • ① door, gate, opening ② title page

① 眉【まゆ】 • eyebrow, eyebrows

① 紛らわしい【まぎらわしい】 • confusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous

① 並びに【ならびに】 • and (also), both ... and, as well as

① 片仮名【かたかな】 • katakana, one of the Japanese syllabaries

① 僕【しもべ】 • servant, manservant, menial

① 役場【やくば】 • town hall

① 率いる【ひきいる】 • to lead, to spearhead (a group), to command (troops)

① 暦【こよみ】 • calendar, almanac

① 掌【てのひら】 • the palm (of one's hand)

① 難い【がたい】 • difficult, hard

① 奉る【たてまつる】 • to offer, to present, to revere, to do respectfully

① 乏しい【とぼしい】 • meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor

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

① 襟【えり】 • neck, collar, lapel, neckband

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

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

① 尊い【とうとい】 • precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred

① 衣類【いるい】 • clothes, clothing, garments

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

① 渋い【しぶい】 • ① tasteful (clothing), cool, an aura of refined masculinity ② astringent, sullen, bitter (taste), raspy (voice) ③ grim, quiet ④ sober, stingy

① 裾【すそ】 • (trouser) cuff, (skirt) hem, cut edge of a hairdo, fringe, foot of mountain

① 悪い【にくい】 • ① hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable ② (with irony) lovely, lovable, wonderful, etc.

① きのこ • mushroom

① 蜂蜜【はちみつ】 • honey

① かかと • heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

① 尊い【たっとい】 • precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred

① 股【もも】 • ① thigh ② femoral

① 腿【もも】 • ① thigh ② femoral

アルファベット • alphabet

カーペット • carpet

カフェ • ① cafe ② hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

キッチン • ① kitchen ② chitin

キャベツ • cabbage

クローゼット • closet

ケチャップ • ketchup, catsup

ゴキブリ • cockroach

サラダ • salad

システム • system

シナモン • cinnamon

シャープペンシル • propelling or mechanical pencil

ジッパー • zip fastener, slide fastener, Zipper (tradename)

スペイン語 • Spanish (language)

センチメートル • centimeter

ソース • ① sauce (esp. Worcestershire sauce) ② source

チーズ • ① cheese ② say cheese! (when taking photographs)

チャック • ① chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill) ② fastener, zipper

デザート • ① dessert ② desert

トマト • tomato

ドイツ語 • German (language)

ドレッシング • dressing

バナナ • banana

パソコン • personal computer

ピンク • pink

ファスナー • fastener, zipper

フランス語 • French (language)

フローリング • wooden floor (from flooring)

ヘクタール • hectare

ベルト • Belt for western clothes

マヨネーズ • mayonnaise

マンション • large apartment (from mansion), apartment house

ミリ • ① milli-, 10^-3 ② millimetre, millimeter

ミルク • milk

ライオン • lion

リットル • litre

間食【かんしょく】 • eating between meals, snacking

高さ【たかさ】 • height

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

子ども【こども】 • child, children

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

日本語【にっぽんご】 • Japanese (language)

キロメートル【きろめーとる】 • kilometer, kilometre

今日【こんじつ】 • today, this day

十【とお】 • 10, ten

アラビア語 • Arabic (language)

シャーペン • mechanical pencil, automatic pencil

ああ • like that (used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener), so

えっ • Huh?, What's up?

あ • ① Ah! (expression of surprise, recollection, etc.), Oh! ② Hey! (to get someone's attention)

パパ • Papa

一週間【いっしゅうかん】 • one week

兄弟【けいてい】 • siblings, brothers and sisters

古今【ここん】 • ancient and modern times, all ages, past and present

姉弟【してい】 • older sister and younger brother

自転車【じでんしゃ】 • bicycle

食道【しょくどう】 • esophagus, gullet, esophageal

親族【しんぞく】 • relatives

朝食【ちょうしょく】 • breakfast

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

兄妹【けいまい】 • older brother and younger sister

悪い【にくい】 • difficult, hard

明日【みょうにち】 • tomorrow

昼食【ちゅうじき】 • ① lunch, midday meal ② food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

昼食【ひるげ】 • ① lunch, midday meal ② food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

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)

魚貝類【ぎょかいるい】 • marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish

魚類【ぎょるい】 • the fishes

玉ねぎ【たまねぎ】 • onion (edible plant, Allium cepa)

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

商う【あきなう】 • ① to sell ② to handle, to trade in

焼き魚【やきざかな】 • grilled fish

人参【にんじん】 • ① carrot ② Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

大根【だいこん】 • ① daikon radish (Raphanus sativus) ② ham actor

大麦【おおむぎ】 • barley (Hordeum vulgare)

単車【たんしゃ】 • motorcycle

中国語【ちゅうごくご】 • Chinese (language)

柱【はしら】 • ① pillar, post ② support, prop, mainstay ③ counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

鳥類【ちょうるい】 • birds

麦【むぎ】 • wheat, barley, oat (oats)

番茶【ばんちゃ】 • coarse tea

目玉焼き【めだまやき】 • sunny-side-up fried eggs

曜日【ようび】 • day of the week

昨日【さくじつ】 • yesterday

葉っぱ【はっぱ】 • leaf

根っこ【ねっこ】 • root, stub, stump

緑茶【りょくちゃ】 • green tea, Japanese tea

お袋【おふくろ】 • one's mother;

奥行【おくゆき】 • depth, length

自動販売機【じどうはんばいき】 • vending machine

若者【わかもの】 • young man, youth, lad

象【しょう】 • phenomenon

総菜【そうざい】 • side dish, daily (household) dish

内装【ないそう】 • interior design, interior, upholstery

難しい【むつかしい】 • difficult

白菜【はくさい】 • Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris var. amplexicaulis), white rape, bok choy, pak choi

発熱【はつねつ】 • ① generation of heat ② (attack of) fever

腹痛【ふくつう】 • stomach ache, abdominal pain

腹痛【はらいた】 • stomach ache, abdominal pain

仏語【ふつご】 • French (language)

なくす • ① to lose something ② to get rid of ③ to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)

零【れい】 • zero, nought

難い【かたい】 • difficult, hard

海老【えび】 • prawn, shrimp, lobster, crayfish

香る【かおる】 • to smell sweet, to be fragrant

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

浅はか【あさはか】 • shallow, superficial, frivolous, thoughtless, foolish, silly

痛ましい【いたましい】 • pitiful, heartbreaking, tragical

芋【いも】 • ① tuber, taro, potato ② yokel, bumpkin

炎症【えんしょう】 • inflammation, irritation

愉しい【たのしい】 • enjoyable, fun

肝【きも】 • ① liver, innards ② courage, spirit, pluck, guts

胆【きも】 • ① liver, innards ② courage, spirit, pluck, guts

肝臓【かんぞう】 • liver

忌まわしい【いまわしい】 • ① unpleasant, disagreeable, abominable, disgusting, unsavory ② unlucky, inauspicious

亀【かめ】 • tortoise, turtle

菊【きく】 • chrysanthemum, Chrysantemum morifolium

恭しい【うやうやしい】 • respectful, reverent

桐【きり】 • paulownia tree, Paulownia tomentosa

くり • Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

ほたる • firefly (Luciola cruciata), lightning bug, glowworm

鶏【にわとり】 • ① (domestic) chicken ② chicken (meat)

鶏【くたかけ】 • ① (domestic) chicken ② chicken (meat)

潔い【いさぎよい】 • manly, sportsmanlike, pure, upright

鯉【こい】 • common carp, koi carp (Cyprinus carpio)

唆す【そそのかす】 • to instigate, to tempt

旨い【うまい】 • fortunate, splendid, promising

鹿【しか】 • deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)

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

小豆【あずき】 • adzuki beans

松【まつ】 • ① pine tree ② highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

疎い【うとい】 • ① distant, estranged, disinterested ② poorly informed, unfamiliar, ignorant

たい • ① sea bream (Sparidae), porgy ② tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)

大腸【だいちょう】 • large intestine, large bowel, colon

大豆【だいず】 • soya bean (soybean), soy (Glycine max)

鷹【たか】 • falcon (Falconidae family), hawk

嘆かわしい【なげかわしい】 • sad, wretched, deplorable

淡い【あわい】 • light, faint, pale, fleeting

いのしし • wild boar

朝鮮語【ちょうせんご】 • Korean (language)

坪【つぼ】 • unit of land measurement, 3.95 square yards, 3.31 square meters

唐辛子【とうがらし】 • ① capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers), chili pepper (chile, chilli), cayenne, red pepper ② Guinea pepper

桃【もも】 • peach, prunus persica (tree)

藤【ふじ】 • wisteria, Wisteria floribunda

豚【ぶた】 • pig

培う【つちかう】 • to cultivate, to foster

はぎ • ① bush clover, Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza) ② dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn)

麦芽【ばくが】 • malt

眉【まみえ】 • eyebrow, eyebrows

眉毛【まゆげ】 • eyebrows

便秘【べんぴ】 • constipation

盲腸【もうちょう】 • cecum, caecum, blind gut

柳【やなぎ】 • ① willow (any tree of genus Salix) ② weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

羊【ひつじ】 • sheep

梨【なし】 • nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta), Japanese pear, Asian pear, sand pear, apple pear

麗しい【うるわしい】 • beautiful, lovely

はす • ① sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus ② rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

風邪【ふうじゃ】 • cold (illness), common cold

聴く【きく】 • ① to hear ② to listen (e.g. to music) ③ to ask, to enquire, to query

つり銭【つりせん】 • change (e.g. for dollar)

臭い【におい】 • ① odour, odor, scent, smell, stench ② aura, whiff, smacks of ..., sense, flavour, flavor

よい • ① good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable ② sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared ③ profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial ④ OK

いい • ① good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable ② sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared ③ profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial ④ OK

竜【たつ】 • ① dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon) ② naga (semidivine human-cobra chimera in Indian mythology) ③ promoted rook (shogi)

独語【どくご】 • ① monologue, soliloquy ② German (language)

ミリメートル • millimeter, millimetre

烏【からす】 • crow, raven

いか • cuttlefish, squid

甥【おい】 • nephew

ぼたん • ① tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa), moutan ② wild boar (meat)

蛾【が】 • moth

蟹【かに】 • crab

柿【かき】 • kaki, Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

鰹【かつお】 • skipjack tuna, bonito (Katsuwonus pelamis)

韓国語【かんこくご】 • Korean (language)

蟻【あり】 • ant

遽しい【あわただしい】 • busy, hurried, confused, flurried

獅子【しし】 • ① lion ② left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

菖蒲【しょうぶ】 • sweet flag (Acorus calamus), calamus

腎臓【じんぞう】 • kidney

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

西瓜【すいか】 • watermelon

蝉【せみ】 • cicada, locust

胆嚢【たんのう】 • gall bladder

くも • spider

椎茸【しいたけ】 • shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

ねぎ • Welsh onion (species of scallion, Allium fistulosum), green onion, spring onion

はえ • ① fly (of infraorder Muscomorpha) ② person of no worth, pisher, scrub

蜂【はち】 • ① bee ② wasp

鮪【まぐろ】 • ① tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.), tunny ② northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

ます • trout, sea trout

みかん • mandarin orange (esp. the satsuma mandarin, Citrus unshiu)

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

鷲【わし】 • eagle (Accipitridae family)

わに • crocodile, alligator, crocodilian

哺乳類【ほにゅうるい】 • mammal, mammalian

爬虫類【はちゅうるい】 • reptiles

すね • shin, shank, lower leg

脾臓【ひぞう】 • spleen

膵臓【すいぞう】 • pancreas

なめる • ① to lick ② to taste ③ to experience (esp. a hardship) ④ to make fun of, to make light of, to put down, to treat with contempt

蚯蚓【みみず】 • earthworm

蜥蜴【とかげ】 • lizard

かぎゅう • ① snail ② cochlea

きりぎりす • ① Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri) ② katydid, bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae), long-horned grasshopper

霙【みぞれ】 • ① sleet (mixture of snow and rain) ② shaved ice topped with honey

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

かえる • ① frog ② kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

鮭【さけ】 • ① salmon (any fish of the family Salmonidae) ② chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

とんぼ • dragonfly, damselfly

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

きじ • green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), Japanese pheasant

きゅうり • cucumber

蛸【たこ】 • octopus

龍【りゅう】 • ① dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon) ② naga (semidivine human-cobra chimera in Indian mythology) ③ promoted rook (shogi)

ない • ① not (verb-negating suffix; may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation) ② emphatic suffix (used after the root of an adjective)