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N3 Week 1 vocabulary

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⑤ 横【よこ】 • ① horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down ② side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth ③ side (of a box, etc.) ④ beside, aside, next to ⑤ unconnected

⑤ 階【かい】 • ① stories, storeys ② counter for storeys and floors of a building

⑤ 向こう【むこう】 • ① opposite side, other side, opposite direction ② over there, that way, far away, beyond ③ the other party, the other person ④ future (starting now)

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 飛ぶ【とぶ】 • to fly, to soar

⑤ 番号【ばんごう】 • number, series of digits

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 箱【はこ】 • ① box ② car (of a train, etc.) ③ shamisen case, shamisen

⑤ 両親【りょうしん】 • parents, both parents

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

⑤ 階段【かいだん】 • stairs, stairway, staircase

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

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

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

⑤ 窓【まど】 • window

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 冷蔵庫【れいぞうこ】 • refrigerator

⑤ 塩【しお】 • salt

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.)

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

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

④ 飛行場【ひこうじょう】 • airfield, airport

④ 無理【むり】 • unreasonable, impossible, overdoing

④ 理由【りゆう】 • reason, pretext, motive

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

④ 向かう【むかう】 • ① to face ② to go towards

④ 汚れる【よごれる】 • ① to get dirty, to become dirty ② to become sullied

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 乾く【かわく】 • to get dry

④ 関係【かんけい】 • relation, connection

④ 危険【きけん】 • ① danger, peril, hazard ② dangerous, hazardous

④ 指輪【ゆびわ】 • (finger) ring

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

④ 取り替える【とりかえる】 • to exchange, to replace

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

④ 駐車場【ちゅうしゃじょう】 • parking lot, parking place

④ 非常に【ひじょうに】 • very, extremely, exceedingly

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

④ 沸かす【わかす】 • ① to boil, to heat ② to excite

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

④ 冷える【ひえる】 • to grow cold, to get chilly, to cool down

④ 押し入れ【おしいれ】 • closet

④ 暖房【だんぼう】 • heating

④ 冷房【れいぼう】 • cooling, air-conditioning

④ ぶつ • to hit (a person), to strike, to beat

③ 電子レンジ • microwave oven

③ 食品【しょくひん】 • commodity, foodstuff

③ 茶わん【ちゃわん】 • rice bowl, tea cup, teacup

③ 安定【あんてい】 • stability, equilibrium

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

③ 加える【くわえる】 • to append, to sum up, to add (up), to include, to increase, to inflict

③ 家具【かぐ】 • furniture

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

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

③ 高速道路【こうそくどうろ】 • highway, freeway, expressway, motorway

③ 混ぜる【まぜる】 • to mix, to stir, to blend

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

③ 正確【せいかく】 • accurate, punctual, exact, authentic, veracious

③ 速度【そくど】 • speed, velocity, rate

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 鉄【てつ】 • iron

③ 鉄道【てつどう】 • railroad

③ 道路【どうろ】 • road, highway

③ 皮【かわ】 • ① skin, hide, pelt, fur ② rind, peel, husk, bark ③ shell, sheath, wrapping

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

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

③ 方向【ほうこう】 • ① direction, orientation, bearing, way ② course (e.g. of action)

③ 無料【むりょう】 • free, no charge

③ 数【かず】 • number, amount

③ 両【りょう】 • ① both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.) ② ryo (obsolete unit of currency) ③ 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin) ④ 2 tan (measure of fabric size) ⑤ counter for carriages (e.g. in a train)

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 汚す【よごす】 • ① to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain ② to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile

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

③ 確認【かくにん】 • affirmation, confirmation, validation

③ 関心【かんしん】 • concern, interest

③ 掘る【ほる】 • to dig, to excavate

③ 欠席【けっせき】 • absence, non-attendance

③ 賢い【かしこい】 • wise, clever, smart

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

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

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

③ 座席【ざせき】 • seat

③ 材料【ざいりょう】 • ingredients, material

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

③ 女優【じょゆう】 • actress

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

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 信用【しんよう】 • confidence, dependence, credit, faith, reliance, belief, credence

③ 成長【せいちょう】 • growth, grow to adulthood

③ 積もる【つもる】 • ① to pile up, to accumulate ② to estimate

③ 駐車【ちゅうしゃ】 • parking (e.g. car)

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

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

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

③ 表現【ひょうげん】 • ① expression, presentation ② representation, notation

③ 幅【はば】 • width, breadth

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 幼児【ようじ】 • infant, baby, child

③ 利口【りこう】 • clever, shrewd, bright, sharp, wise, intelligent

③ 両替【りょうがえ】 • change, money exchange

③ 零す【こぼす】 • ① to spill ② to grumble

③ 凍る【こおる】 • to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal

③ 栄養【えいよう】 • nutrition, nourishment

③ 穴【あな】 • ① hole ② deficit, shortage, missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.) ③ vacancy, opening ④ flaw ⑤ profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others ⑥ upset victory (with a large payoff)

③ 行儀【ぎょうぎ】 • manners, behavior, behaviour

③ 酸っぱい【すっぱい】 • sour, acid

③ 揚げる【あげる】 • ① to deep-fry ② to raise, to elevate ③ to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.) ④ to land (a boat) ⑤ to increase (price, quality, status, etc.) ⑥ to earn (something desirable) ⑦ (of the tide) to come in

③ 食器【しょっき】 • tableware

③ 整理【せいり】 • sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation, liquidation

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

③ 保存【ほぞん】 • preservation, conservation, storage, saving (e.g., to disk), maintenance

③ 蓋【ふた】 • cover, lid, cap

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

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 鍋【なべ】 • saucepan, pot

③ 溜まる【たまる】 • to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up

③ 埃【ほこり】 • dust

③ 茹でる【ゆでる】 • to boil

② 出来上がり【できあがり】 • finish, completion, ready, made for, cut out

② 出来上がる【できあがる】 • ① to be completed, to be finished, to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat) ② to be very drunk

② 仕上がる【しあがる】 • to be finished, to be completed, to be done

② 生意気【なまいき】 • impertinent, saucy, cheeky, conceit, audacious, brazen

② 真っ白【まっしろ】 • pure white

② 雨戸【あまど】 • sliding storm shutter

② 線路【せんろ】 • line, track, roadbed

② 退ける【どける】 • to remove, to take away, to dislodge, to put something out of the way

② 断水【だんすい】 • water outage

② 調味料【ちょうみりょう】 • flavoring (e.g. salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, etc.), seasoning

② 通路【つうろ】 • passage, pathway

② 定休日【ていきゅうび】 • regular holiday

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

② 方面【ほうめん】 • ① direction, district, area ② field (e.g. of study)

② 満員【まんいん】 • full house, no vacancy, sold out, standing room only, full (of people), crowded

② 目次【もくじ】 • table of contents

② 両側【りょうがわ】 • both sides

② 温める【あたためる】 • to warm, to heat

② 係【かかり】 • official, duty, person in charge

② 退く【どく】 • ① to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way ② to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede

② 量る【はかる】 • ① to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate) ② to conjecture, to infer, to surmise

② 日当たり【ひあたり】 • ① exposure to the sun, sunny place ② per day

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

② 回数券【かいすうけん】 • book of tickets

② 各自【かくじ】 • individual, each

② 関する【かんする】 • to concern, to be related

② 散らかす【ちらかす】 • to scatter around, to leave untidy

② 散らかる【ちらかる】 • to be in disorder, to lie scattered around

② 湿る【しめる】 • to be wet, to become wet, to be damp

② 畳む【たたむ】 • ① to fold (clothes) ② to close (a shop) ③ to vacate

② 掃く【はく】 • to sweep, to brush, to gather up

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

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

② 停車【ていしゃ】 • stopping (e.g. train)

② 熱する【ねっする】 • to heat, to heat up

② 片付く【かたづく】 • ① to be put in order, to be put to rights ② to be disposed of, to be solved ③ to be finished ④ to be married (off)

② 裏返す【うらがえす】 • to turn inside out, to turn the other way, to turn (something) over

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

② 冷凍【れいとう】 • freezing, cold storage, refrigeration

② 押さえる【おさえる】 • ① to pin something down, to hold something down, to hold something back, to stop, to restrain, to curb ② to seize, to grasp, to arrest ③ to gain control of something, to govern, to keep down (e.g. information), to suppress ④ to catch happening, to determine (important points), to find (proof), to understand

② 干す【ほす】 • ① to air, to dry, to desiccate ② to drain (off) ③ to drink up ④ to deprive of a role, job, etc. (usu. in the passive)

② 塩辛い【しおからい】 • salty (taste)

② 蛇口【じゃぐち】 • faucet, tap

② 焦げる【こげる】 • to burn, to be burned

② 酢【す】 • vinegar

② 炊飯器【すいはんき】 • rice cooker

② 洗剤【せんざい】 • detergent, washing material

② 炊く【たく】 • to cook (esp. grain, pulses, etc., such as rice or beans), to boil

② 汲む【くむ】 • ① to draw (water), to ladle, to dip, to scoop, to pump ② to have a drink together ③ to consider, to sympathize with, to sympathise with

② こしょう • pepper

② こする • to rub, to scrub

② 雑巾【ぞうきん】 • house-cloth, dust cloth

② 濡らす【ぬらす】 • to wet, to soak, to dip

② 秤【はかり】 • scales, weighing machine

② 剥く【むく】 • to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull

② かぶせる • to cover (with something), to put on (e.g. on someone else's head), to plate something (with a metal), to pour or dash a liquid (on something), to charge (a person with a guilt)

② 撫でる【なでる】 • to brush gently, to stroke, to caress

② 溜める【ためる】 • ① to amass, to accumulate, to store ② to leave unpaid

② こぼれる • ① to spill, to fall out of, to overflow ② to peek through, to become visible (although normally not) ③ to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

② ほうき • broom

① 向き【むき】 • direction, orientation, aspect, situation, exposure, suitability, tendency

① 蒸す【むす】 • to steam, to poultice, to be sultry

① 正常【せいじょう】 • normalcy, normality, normal

① 天井【てんじょう】 • ceiling, ceiling price

① 電源【でんげん】 • ① source of electricity, electrical power ② power (button on TV, etc.)

① 負んぶ【おんぶ】 • carrying on one's back (e.g. baby)

① 抱っこ【だっこ】 • (child's) hug, carrying a baby in one's arms

① 無断【むだん】 • without permission, without notice

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

① 流し【ながし】 • ① sink ② cruising (e.g. taxi)

① 汚れ【よごれ】 • dirt, filth

① 塵取り【ちりとり】 • dustpan

① 布巾【ふきん】 • tea-towel, dish cloth

① 炒める【いためる】 • to cook, to fry, to saute, to stir-fry

① じゅうたん • carpet

カーペット • carpet

キッチン • ① kitchen ② chitin

コンセント • ① electrical outlet (concentric plug) ② consent ③ concentric

バス停 • bus stop

リアクション • reaction

ワイングラス • wine glass

味見【あじみ】 • sampling, tasting

コーヒーカップ • coffee cup

ごみ箱【ごみばこ】 • garbage can, garbage box, rubbish bin, trash can, dust bin, dustbin

画面【がめん】 • terminal screen, scene, picture, the field (in TV), photo

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

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

子育て【こそだて】 • raising children

次回【じかい】 • next time (occasion)

全面【ぜんめん】 • whole surface, entire

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

番線【ばんせん】 • track number

無休【むきゅう】 • without a holiday, nonstop

右側【みぎがわ】 • right side, right hand

右側【うそく】 • right side, right hand

次【じ】 • ① next ② hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence) ③ order, sequence, time, times

お玉【おたま】 • ① ladle ② egg

特急列車【とっきゅうれっしゃ】 • limited express train

各駅【かくえき】 • every station

各国【かっこく】 • ① each nation ② many nations, many countries

指定席【していせき】 • reserved seat

自信【じしん】 • self-confidence

自由席【じゆうせき】 • unreserved seat

乗車券【じょうしゃけん】 • passenger ticket

送信【そうしん】 • transmission, sending

非常口【ひじょうぐち】 • emergency exit

正座【せいざ】 • kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

掃除機【そうじき】 • vacuum cleaner

降車【こうしゃ】 • alighting, getting off, getting down

窓側【まどがわ】 • window-side

我がまま【わがまま】 • ① selfishness, egoism, self-indulgence, wilfulness, willfulness ② disobedience ③ whim

人懐っこい【ひとなつっこい】 • friendly, affable, amiable, sociable, loving company, (animals) taking kindly to men

整理券【せいりけん】 • numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service)

網戸【あみど】 • screen door

搾る【しぼる】 • to press, to wring, to squeeze, to narrow (down), to whittle (down), to tighten

吊す【つるす】 • to hang, to hang up

拈る【ひねる】 • ① to twist, to wrench, to turn (a switch on or off, etc.), to wring (a neck) ② to puzzle over ③ to defeat easily

呻る【うなる】 • to groan, to moan, to roar, to howl, to growl, to hum, to buzz, to sough