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⑤ どうも • ① thanks ② much (thanks), very (sorry), quite (regret) ③ quite, really ④ somehow ⑤ no matter how hard one may try ⑥ greetings, hello, goodbye

⑤ ノート • ① notebook, copy-book, exercise book ② note ③ notebook PC

⑤ ペン • pen

⑤ ボールペン • ball-point pen

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 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 九つ【ここのつ】 • nine

⑤ 五【ご】 • five

⑤ 五つ【いつつ】 • five

⑤ 三つ【みっつ】 • three

⑤ 四つ【よっつ】 • four

⑤ 七【なな】 • seven

⑤ 七つ【ななつ】 • seven

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 電話【でんわ】 • telephone

⑤ 二【に】 • two

⑤ 二つ【ふたつ】 • two

⑤ 百【ひゃく】 • 100, hundred

⑤ 父【ちち】 • father

⑤ 母【はは】 • mother

⑤ 来年【らいねん】 • next year

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

⑤ 九【きゅう】 • nine

⑤ 三【さん】 • three

⑤ 四【よん】 • four

⑤ 十【じゅう】 • 10, ten

⑤ 八【はち】 • eight

⑤ 八つ【やっつ】 • eight

⑤ 六【ろく】 • six

⑤ 六つ【むっつ】 • six

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

⑤ 兄【あに】 • older brother

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

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 仕事【しごと】 • ① work, job, business, occupation, employment, vocation, task ② work

⑤ 姉【あね】 • older sister, elder sister

⑤ 写真【しゃしん】 • ① photograph, photo ② movie

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

⑤ 妹【いもうと】 • younger sister

⑤ 四【し】 • four

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

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

⑤ 弟【おとうと】 • younger brother

⑤ 番【ばん】 • ① number (in a series) ② (one's) turn ③ watch, guard, lookout ④ bout, match (sumo)

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

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

⑤ 帽子【ぼうし】 • hat, cap

⑤ 友達【ともだち】 • friend, companion

⑤ ありがとう • Thank you

⑤ 鉛筆【えんぴつ】 • pencil

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

⑤ 誰【だれ】 • who

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

⑤ あそこ • ① there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener), over there, that place, yonder ② that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener), that much, that point

⑤ あの • that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

⑤ 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 する • ① to do ② to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into) ③ to serve as, to act as, to work as ④ to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) ⑤ to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as ⑥ to decide on, to choose ⑦ to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) ⑧ to be (in a state, condition, etc.) ⑨ to be worth, to cost ⑩ to pass (of time), to elapse ⑪ verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs") ⑫ creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go") ⑬ to be just about to, to be just starting to, to try to, to attempt to

⑤ いくつ • ① how many? ② how old?

⑤ ここ • ① here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining), this place ② these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker) ③ these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker), the next ...

⑤ ある • ① to be (usu. of inanimate objects), to exist, to live ② to have ③ to be located ④ to be equipped with ⑤ to happen, to come about

⑤ どこ • ① where, what place ② how much (long, far), what extent

⑤ この • this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

⑤ どの • which, what (way)

⑤ そこ • ① there (place relatively near listener) ② there (place just mentioned), that place ③ then (of some incident just spoken of), that (of point just raised)

④ 下さる【くださる】 • to give, to confer

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

④ 紹介【しょうかい】 • introduction, referral

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 土産【みやげ】 • present, souvenir

④ 漫画【まんが】 • comic, cartoon

③ 上【じょう】 • ① from the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of ② aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above ③ first volume (e.g. book) ④ superior quality, best, top, high class ⑤ going up ⑥ governmental, imperial ⑦ presenting, showing

③ 黒板【こくばん】 • blackboard

③ 番目【ばんめ】 • cardinal number suffix

③ すぐ • ① immediately, at once, directly ② soon, before long, shortly ③ easily, without difficulty ④ right (near), nearby, just (handy)

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

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

② 飴【あめ】 • (hard) candy, toffee

① 刑【けい】 • penalty, sentence, punishment

チョーク • ① chalk ② choke ③ chock

タコス • tacos

おば • (used with suffix -san or -sama) endearing term for unrelated older woman, (with suffix -san) term used by a child to address unrelated adult female

水【すい】 • ① Wednesday ② shaved ice (served with flavored syrup) ③ water (fifth of the five elements)

下【か】 • under (being in said condition or environment)

バック • ① back ② to go backwards, to reverse ③ to refund a customer

朝【ちょう】 • ① dynasty ② reign ③ period, epoch, age ④ court

下敷き【したじき】 • ① desk pad, mat ② something lying underneath, pinned under, crushed beneath

たこ • callus, callosity, corn