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深夜食堂【しんやしょくどう】Season 1 (‘Midnight Dinner’) Vol. 1: episodes 1 to 5

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Vocab for episodes 1 to 5 of the TV series ‘深夜食堂【しんやしょくどう】Season 1’ (‘Midnight Dinner’). This is volume 1/2. Check out the ‘Most Common Vocab’ set (Vol. 0) for a list of the most common terms throughout the series.

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

⑤ お金【おかね】 • money

⑤ お母さん【おかあさん】 • mother

⑤ こんな • such (about something/someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker), like this

⑤ さん • ① Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms ② honorific used with occupational titles

⑤ じゃあ • ① then, well, so, well then ② combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles ③ plain copula

⑤ じゃ • ① then, well, so, well then ② combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles ③ plain copula

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 そんな • such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener), like that, that sort of

⑤ でも • ① but, however, still, yet, although, even though ② even, even if ③ or something

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 どんな • what, what kind 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 もしもし • ① hello (e.g. on phone) ② excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

⑤ もっと • (some) more, even more, longer, further

⑤ ギター • guitar

⑤ テレビ • television, TV

⑤ バター • butter

⑤ パーティー • party

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

⑤ ラジオ • radio

⑤ レストラン • restaurant (esp. Western-style)

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 ひと月【ひとつき】 • one month

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 円【えん】 • ① Yen, money ② circle

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 どうぞ • ① please, kindly ② by all means

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

⑤ 金【かね】 • ① money ② metal

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

⑤ 五【ご】 • five

⑤ 後【あと】 • ① behind, rear ② after, later ③ after one's death ④ remainder, the rest ⑤ descendant, successor, heir ⑥ more (i.e. five more minutes)

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

⑤ 時間【じかん】 • ① time ② hours

⑤ 車【くるま】 • ① car, automobile, vehicle ② wheel

⑤ 出す【だす】 • ① to take out, to get out ② to put out, to reveal, to show ③ to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in ④ to publish, to make public ⑤ to send (e.g. letter) ⑥ to produce (a sound), to start (fire) ⑦ to serve (food) ⑧ to begin

⑤ 出る【でる】 • ① to go out, to exit, to leave ② to appear, to come forth, to be published ③ to answer (the phone or door)

⑤ 出来る【できる】 • ① to be able (in a position) to do, to be up to the task ② to be ready, to be completed ③ to be made, to be built ④ to be good at, to be permitted (to do) ⑤ to become intimate, to take up (with somebody) ⑥ to grow, to be raised

⑤ 書く【かく】 • to write

⑤ 女【おんな】 • woman

⑤ 少し【すこし】 • ① small quantity, little, few, something ② little while ③ short distance

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 食べる【たべる】 • to eat

⑤ 上げる【あげる】 • ① to raise, to elevate ② to do up (one's hair) ③ to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.) ④ to land (a boat) ⑤ to show someone (into a room) ⑥ (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.) ⑦ to send someone (away) ⑧ to enrol (one's child in school) (enroll) ⑨ to increase (price, quality, status, etc.) ⑩ to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice) ⑪ to earn (something desirable) ⑫ to praise ⑬ to give (an example, etc.), to cite ⑭ to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) ⑮ to arrest ⑯ to nominate ⑰ to give ⑱ to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) ⑲ to bear (a child) ⑳ to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) ○ (of the tide) to come in ○ to vomit ○ (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else) ○ (after the -masu stem of a verb) to complete ○ used after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility

⑤ 生まれる【うまれる】 • to be born

⑤ 西【にし】 • west

⑤ 先【さき】 • ① previous, prior, former, some time ago, preceding ② point (e.g. pencil), tip, end, nozzle ③ head (of a line), front ④ ahead, the other side ⑤ the future, hereafter ⑥ destination ⑦ the other party

⑤ 先月【せんげつ】 • last month

⑤ 先生【せんせい】 • ① teacher, master, doctor ② with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific

⑤ 川【がわ】 • ① river, stream ② the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers)

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 大人【おとな】 • adult

⑤ 男【おとこ】 • man

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

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

⑤ 電話【でんわ】 • telephone

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 二【に】 • two

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 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 毎週【まいしゅう】 • every week

⑤ 毎日【まいにち】 • every day

⑤ 名前【なまえ】 • ① name, full name ② given name, first name

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

⑤ 何【なん】 • 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 今日【きょう】 • today, this day

⑤ 今年【ことし】 • this year

⑤ 三【さん】 • three

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 八つ【やっつ】 • eight

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

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

⑤ 時々【ときどき】 • sometimes, at times

⑤ 話【はなし】 • ① talk, speech, chat, story, conversation ② discussions, negotiation, argument

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

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 です • polite copula in Japanese

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 意味【いみ】 • meaning, significance

⑤ 映画【えいが】 • movie, film

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 歌【うた】 • ① song ② classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka) ③ modern poetry

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

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

⑤ 兄【あに】 • older brother

⑤ 兄さん【にいさん】 • ① older brother, elder brother ② brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship) ③ (vocative) young man, buddy, fella, laddie

⑤ 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 元気【げんき】 • health(y), robust, vigor, vigour, energy, vitality, vim, stamina, spirit, courage, pep

⑤ ご飯【ごはん】 • ① cooked rice ② meal

⑤ 好き【すき】 • liking, fondness, love

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

⑤ 仕事【しごと】 • ① work, job, business, occupation, employment, vocation, task ② work

⑤ 使う【つかう】 • ① to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use ② to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate ③ to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume ④ to use (language), to speak ⑤ to take (one's lunch), to circulate (bad money)

⑤ 始まる【はじまる】 • to begin

⑤ 姉【あね】 • older sister, elder sister

⑤ 姉さん【ねえさん】 • ① elder sister ② (vocative) young lady ③ miss (referring to a waitress, etc.) ④ ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors)

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 自分【じぶん】 • ① myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself ② I, me

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

⑤ 秋【あき】 • autumn, fall

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

⑤ 所【ところ】 • ① place, spot, scene, site ② address ③ district, area, locality ④ one's house ⑤ point ⑥ part ⑦ space, room ⑧ whereupon, as a result ⑨ (after present form of a verb) about to, on the verge of

⑤ 食堂【しょくどう】 • ① dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, messroom ② restaurant, eatery, snack bar, diner

⑤ 声【こえ】 • voice

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

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 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 大きな【おおきな】 • big, large, great

⑤ 大好き【だいすき】 • loveable, very likeable, like very much

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

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

⑤ 池【いけ】 • pond

⑤ 着く【つく】 • ① to arrive at, to reach ② to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)

⑤ 朝【あさ】 • morning

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

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

⑤ 同じ【おなじ】 • ① same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike ② (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway, anyhow, in either case

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

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

⑤ 物【もの】 • ① thing, object ② the natural thing, a frequently done thing ③ used to express emotional involvement ④ used in giving a reason

⑤ 勉強【べんきょう】 • ① study ② diligence ③ discount, reduction

⑤ 方【ほう】 • side, direction, way

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 夕べ【ゆうべ】 • ① evening ② last night

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 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 門【もん】 • ① gate ② branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master ③ (biological) division ④ counter for cannons

⑤ 色々【いろいろ】 • various

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 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 町【まち】 • ① town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood ② street, road ③ 109.09 m ④ 0.99 hectares

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

⑤ 家庭【かてい】 • home, family, household

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

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

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

⑤ 次【つぎ】 • ① next, following, subsequent ② stage, station

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 酒【さけ】 • alcohol, sake

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 本当【ほんとう】 • truth, reality

⑤ 一昨日【おととい】 • day before yesterday

⑤ 昨日【きのう】 • yesterday

⑤ 弟【おとうと】 • younger brother

⑤ 両親【りょうしん】 • parents, both parents

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 過ぎ【すぎ】 • ① past, after ② too (much), over (e.g. eating)

⑤ 皆【みな】 • ① all, everyone, everybody ② everything

⑤ 皆【みんな】 • ① all, everyone, everybody ② everything

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

⑤ 今晩【こんばん】 • tonight, this evening

⑤ 今晩は【こんばんは】 • good evening

⑤ 歳【さい】 • ① -years-old ② ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius

⑤ 雑誌【ざっし】 • journal, magazine, periodical

⑤ 子供【こども】 • child, children

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 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 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 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 彼【かれ】 • ① he, him ② boyfriend

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

⑤ 必要【ひつよう】 • ① necessary, needed, essential, indispensable ② necessity, need, requirement

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 枚【まい】 • counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)

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 卵【たまご】 • ① eggs, egg, spawn, roe ② hen egg ③ (an expert) in the making

⑤ 塩【しお】 • salt

⑤ 可愛い【かわいい】 • ① cute, adorable, charming, lovely, pretty ② dear, precious, darling, pet ③ cute little, tiny

⑤ ころ • ① (approximate) time, around, about, toward ② suitable time (or condition) ③ time of year, season

⑤ ごろ • ① (approximate) time, around, about, toward ② suitable time (or condition) ③ time of year, season

⑤ 匹【ひき】 • ① counter for small animals ② counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size) ③ roll of cloth

⑤ ありがとう • Thank you

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 良く【よく】 • ① nicely, properly, well, skillfully ② frequently, often

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

⑤ 幾ら【いくら】 • how much?, how many?

⑤ 嫌い【きらい】 • ① dislike, hate ② suspicion, tendency, smack (of)

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

⑤ 誰【だれ】 • who

⑤ 貼る【はる】 • to stick, to paste, to affix

⑤ 箸【はし】 • chopsticks

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 嫌【いや】 • disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant, reluctant

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

⑤ あれ • ① that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly) ② that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors) ③ hey (expression of surprise or suspicion), eh? ④ that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time)

⑤ こちら • ① this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker), this direction ② here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is) ③ this one (something physically close to the speaker) ④ I, me ⑤ this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)

⑤ こっち • ① this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker), this direction ② here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is) ③ this one (something physically close to the speaker) ④ I, me ⑤ this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)

⑤ そして • and, and then, thus, and now

⑤ その • ① that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener), the ② um..., er..., uh...

⑤ それ • ① that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind), it ② that time, then

⑤ それから • and then, after that

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

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 ちょっと • ① just a minute, short time, just a little ② somewhat, easily, readily, rather ③ (before a verb in negative form) (will not) easily ④ hey!

⑤ いつも • ① always, usually, every time ② never (with neg. verb)

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

⑤ いくつ • ① how many? ② how old?

⑤ くれる • to give, to let one have, to do for one, to be given

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 こと • thing, matter, fact, circumstances, business, reason, experience

⑤ なる • ① to become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain ② to result in, to prove to be ③ to consist of, to be composed of ④ to succeed, to be complete ⑤ to change into, to be exchanged for ⑥ to play a role ⑦ to be promoted (shogi)

⑤ どうして • why?, for what reason, how, in what way, for what purpose, what for

⑤ うるさい • ① noisy, loud ② fussy ③ annoying, troublesome, tiresome, importunate ④ bossy

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

⑤ いかが • how, in what way, how about

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

⑤ きれい • ① pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair ② clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat ③ completely, entirely

⑤ 醤油【しょうゆ】 • soy sauce, shoyu

⑤ よう • ① (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) appearing ..., looking ... ② (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) way to ..., method of ...ing ③ (usu. after a noun) form, style, design ④ (usu. after a noun) like, similar to ⑤ thing (thought or spoken)

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

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)

⑤ これ • ① this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) ② this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group) ③ now

④ あんな • such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener), so, that, sort of

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 うん • ① yeah, uh huh ② some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)

④ けど • but, however, although

④ さっき • some time ago

④ すっかり • all, completely, thoroughly

④ ちゃん • suffix for familiar person

④ ビール • beer

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 日本【にっぽん】 • Japan

④ なさい • do (imperative form often used after ~masu base of verbs)

④ プレゼント • ① present, gift ② to give a present or gift

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

④ 家【うち】 • ① house, home (one's own) ② (one's) family, (one's) household

④ 帰り【かえり】 • return, coming back

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

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 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 子【こ】 • ① child ② young (animal) ③ young woman, young geisha ④ offshoot ⑤ interest ⑥ new shares ⑦ (after a noun or -masu stem) -er (often of young women)

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

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 試合【しあい】 • match, game, bout, contest

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

④ 社長【しゃちょう】 • company president, manager, director

④ 食事【しょくじ】 • ① meal ② to eat

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

④ 生きる【いきる】 • to live, to exist

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

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 答え【こたえ】 • response, reply, answer, solution

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

④ 入院【にゅういん】 • hospitalization, hospitalisation

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

④ 別に【べつに】 • ① (not) particularly, nothing ② separately, apart

④ 味【あじ】 • ① flavor, flavour, taste ② charm, style ③ experience ④ smart, clever, witty, strange

④ 音【おと】 • ① sound, noise, report ② note (music) ③ fame

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

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

④ 代わり【かわり】 • ① substitute, deputy, proxy, alternate, relief, compensation, second helping ② in place of, as a substitute for

④ 聞こえる【きこえる】 • ① to be heard, to be audible ② to be said to be, to be reputed

④ 気持ち【きもち】 • feeling, sensation, mood

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 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 別れる【わかれる】 • to be divided, to part from, to separate, to bid farewell

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

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

④ 近所【きんじょ】 • neighbourhood, neighborhood

④ 君【くん】 • Mr (junior), master, boy

④ 形【かたち】 • ① form, shape, figure ② visage

④ 決める【きめる】 • to decide

④ 血【ち】 • blood, consanguinity

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

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

④ 残る【のこる】 • to remain, to be left

④ 指【ゆび】 • finger, toe, digit

④ 糸【いと】 • thread, yarn, string

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

④ 勝つ【かつ】 • to win, to gain victory

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

④ 昔【むかし】 • olden days, former

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 点【てん】 • ① spot, mark ② point, dot ③ mark (e.g. in exam), score, points ④ counter for goods or items

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 無理【むり】 • unreasonable, impossible, overdoing

④ 毛【け】 • hair, fur

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 決まる【きまる】 • ① to be decided, to be settled ② to look good in (clothes)

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

④ 会議【かいぎ】 • meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress

④ 慣れる【なれる】 • ① to grow accustomed to, to get too familiar with ② to become domesticated, to become tame

④ 簡単【かんたん】 • simple

④ 関係【かんけい】 • relation, connection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 逃げる【にげる】 • to escape, to run away

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

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

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

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

④ 払う【はらう】 • ① to pay ② to brush, to wipe

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 変わる【かわる】 • to change, to be transformed, to vary, to be revised, to be different, to move location

④ 亡くなる【なくなる】 • to die

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

④ 夢【ゆめ】 • dream

④ 戻る【もどる】 • to turn back, to return, to go back, to recover, to rebound

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

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

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

④ 裏【うら】 • ① bottom (or another side that is hidden from view), undersurface, opposite side, reverse side ② rear, back, behind (the house) ③ lining, inside ④ out of sight, behind the scenes ⑤ proof ⑥ opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.) ⑦ inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.) ⑧ bottom (of an inning), last half (of an inning)

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

④ 歴史【れきし】 • history

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

④ 増える【ふえる】 • to increase, to multiply

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

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

④ 嬉しい【うれしい】 • happy, glad, pleasant

④ 謝る【あやまる】 • to apologize, to apologise

④ 趣味【しゅみ】 • hobby, tastes, preference

④ 田舎【いなか】 • ① rural area, countryside, the sticks ② hometown

④ 味噌汁【みそしる】 • miso soup

④ ご馳走【ごちそう】 • ① feast, treating (someone) ② to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

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 これから • after this

④ それで • and, thereupon, because of that

④ それに • besides, moreover

④ もし • if, in case, supposing

④ やっぱり • also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely, of course

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

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

④ すごい • ① terrible, dreadful ② amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific ③ to a great extent, vast (in numbers)

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

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 わけ • conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard, reason, cause, meaning, circumstances, situation

④ まま • ① as it is, as one likes, because, as ② condition, state

④ しっかり • firmly, tightly, reliable, level-headed, steady

④ なかなか • ① very, considerably, easily, readily, fairly, quite, highly, rather ② by no means (with negative verb)

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

③ いらっしゃい • ① (used as a polite imperative) come, go, stay ② welcome!

③ お前【おまえ】 • ① you (masc) (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior) ② presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

③ こんなに • so, like this, in this way

③ たっぷり • full, in plenty, ample

③ だけど • however

③ ちゃんと • perfectly, properly, exactly

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 どうせ • anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at best, at most, at all

③ なんか • things like ..., or something like that ... (often derogatory)

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

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

③ 金【きん】 • ① gold, golden (color), metaphor for (most) valuable, gold (medal, cup) ② money (written before an amount) ③ Friday ④ metal (fourth of the five elements) ⑤ Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE) ⑥ gold general (shogi) ⑦ karat, carat

③ 週【しゅう】 • week

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

③ 人生【じんせい】 • (human) life (i.e. conception to death)

③ 生【なま】 • ① raw, uncooked, fresh ② natural, unedited, unprocessed, crude ③ live (i.e. not recorded) ④ inexperienced, unpolished, green ⑤ impudence, sauciness ⑥ unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer ⑦ partially, somewhat, half-, semi-

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

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

③ 年間【ねんかん】 • year (period of)

③ 本人【ほんにん】 • the person himself

③ 毎【ごと】 • each respectively

③ 名【な】 • name, reputation

③ ただ今【ただいま】 • ① Here I am, I'm home! ② presently, right away, right now, just now

③ 話しかける【はなしかける】 • to accost a person, to talk (to someone)

③ 食う【くう】 • ① to eat ② to live, to make a living, to survive ③ to bite, to sting (as insects do) ④ to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of ⑤ to encroach on, to eat into, to consume ⑥ to defeat a superior, to threaten a position ⑦ to consume time and-or resources ⑧ to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

③ 何で【なんで】 • ① why?, what for? ② how?, by what means?

③ 中【ちゅう】 • ① medium, average, middle ② moderation ③ middle school ④ China ⑤ in, out of (e.g. three out of ten people) ⑥ during (a certain time when one did or is doing something), under (construction, etc.), while

③ あんなに • to that extent, to that degree

③ そんなに • so much, so, like that

③ みたい • -like, sort of, similar to, resembling

③ 大【おお】 • big, large

③ 大【だい】 • ① the large part of ② big, large, great ③ approximate size, no larger than ④ -university ⑤ large (e.g. serving size), loud (e.g. volume setting)

③ 後【ご】 • after

③ 以来【いらい】 • since, henceforth

③ 歌手【かしゅ】 • singer

③ 思わず【おもわず】 • unintentionally, reflexively, spontaneously, involuntarily, instinctively

③ 重大【じゅうだい】 • serious, important, significant, grave, weighty

③ 出会い【であい】 • meeting, rendezvous, encounter

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

③ 切れる【きれる】 • ① to cut well, to be sharp ② to break (off), to snap, to wear out ③ to be injured ④ to burst, to collapse ⑤ to be disconnected, to be out of, to expire, to sever (connections) with ⑥ to be shrewd, to have a sharp mind ⑦ to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a time) ⑧ to flip, to lose one's temper ⑨ to be able to do completely

③ 台【だい】 • ① stand, rack, table ② support ③ belt ④ counter for machines, incl. vehicles ⑤ setting (e.g. in jewellery)

③ 地方【ちほう】 • ① area, locality, district, region, province ② countryside, rural area ③ coast (esp. as seen from the water) ④ person singing ballads in Noh, person in charge of music in a Japanese dance performance

③ 注文【ちゅうもん】 • order, request

③ 度【たび】 • time (three times, each time, etc.), times

③ 売れる【うれる】 • ① to sell (well) ② to be well known, to be popular, to be famous

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【ぶん】 • sentence, text

③ 母親【ははおや】 • mother

③ 思い出【おもいで】 • memories, recollections, reminiscence

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

③ 始まり【はじまり】 • origin, beginning

③ 元【もと】 • former, ex-

③ 引退【いんたい】 • retire

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

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

③ 幸い【さいわい】 • happiness, blessedness

③ 高速【こうそく】 • ① high speed, high gear ② highway, freeway, expressway, motorway

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

③ 今回【こんかい】 • now, this time, lately

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

③ ところで • ① by the way, incidentally ② even if, no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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

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

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

③ 追う【おう】 • ① to chase, to run after, to pursue ② to follow (i.e. a set order, a trend) ③ to drive out, to oust, to expel ④ to drive (i.e. a herd) ⑤ (in passive voice) to be pressed (for time, etc.)

③ 通す【とおす】 • to let pass, to overlook, to continue, to keep, to make way for, to persist in

③ 波【なみ】 • wave

③ 馬【うま】 • ① horse ② promoted bishop (shogi)

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

③ 秒【びょう】 • second (60th min)

③ 辺り【あたり】 • ① on the bank of, by the side of (e.g. a river, pond) ② (in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby

③ 本物【ほんもの】 • genuine article

③ 命【いのち】 • (mortal) life

③ 木曜【もくよう】 • Thursday

③ 友情【ゆうじょう】 • friendship, fellowship, camaraderie

③ 流す【ながす】 • ① to drain, to pour, to spill, to shed (blood, tears) ② to wash away ③ to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.), to circulate, to broadcast, to beam ④ to cruise (e.g. taxi) ⑤ to float, to set adrift

③ 留学【りゅうがく】 • studying abroad (usu. at university level)

③ 数【かず】 • number, amount

③ 面【めん】 • ① face ② mask, face guard ③ (in kendo) striking the head ④ surface (esp. a geometrical surface) ⑤ page ⑥ aspect, facet, side ⑦ chamfer ⑧ counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

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

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

③ 回り【まわり】 • ① circumference, perimeter, edge ② surroundings, locality, neighborhood ③ rotation, circulation

③ 他【た】 • other (esp. people and abstract matters)

③ 愛【あい】 • love, affection

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

③ 違い【ちがい】 • difference, discrepancy

③ 印象【いんしょう】 • impression

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

③ 加減【かげん】 • ① addition and subtraction ② allowance for ③ degree, extent, measure ④ condition, state of health ⑤ seasoning, flavor, flavour, moderation, adjustment ⑥ influence (of the weather) ⑦ chance

③ 解く【とく】 • ① to solve, to answer ② to untie ③ to comb, to untangle (hair)

③ 汗【あせ】 • ① sweat, perspiration ② moisture, condensation

③ 希望【きぼう】 • hope, wish, aspiration

③ 詰める【つめる】 • ① to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up ② to shorten (length or distance), to move over, to make room (for someone) ③ to work out (details)

③ 給料【きゅうりょう】 • salary, wages

③ 教師【きょうし】 • teacher (classroom)

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

③ 経つ【たつ】 • to pass, to lapse

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

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

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

③ 好み【このみ】 • liking, taste, choice

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

③ 骨【ほね】 • bone

③ 最も【もっとも】 • most, extremely

③ 最高【さいこう】 • highest, supreme, the most

③ 殺す【ころす】 • to kill

③ 辞める【やめる】 • to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)

③ 種類【しゅるい】 • ① variety, kind, type, category ② counter for different sorts of things

③ 女優【じょゆう】 • actress

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

③ 説【せつ】 • theory

③ 絶対【ぜったい】 • ① absolutely, unconditionally ② absolute, unconditional, unmistakable ③ absoluteness

③ 相変わらず【あいかわらず】 • as ever, as usual, the same

③ 単純【たんじゅん】 • simplicity

③ 駐車【ちゅうしゃ】 • parking (e.g. car)

③ 動詞【どうし】 • verb

③ 熱心【ねっしん】 • zeal, enthusiasm

③ 燃える【もえる】 • to burn, to get fired up

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 髪の毛【かみのけ】 • hair (head)

③ 不思議【ふしぎ】 • wonder, miracle, strange, mystery, marvel, curiosity

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

③ 婦人【ふじん】 • woman, lady, adult female

③ 浮かぶ【うかぶ】 • ① to float, to be suspended ② to rise to surface ③ to come to mind, to have inspiration

③ 方針【ほうしん】 • objective, plan, policy

③ 命令【めいれい】 • ① order, command, decree, directive ② (software) instruction, statement

③ 面倒【めんどう】 • trouble, difficulty, care, attention

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

③ 余計【よけい】 • too much, unnecessary, extraneous, abundance, surplus, excess, superfluity

③ 溶ける【とける】 • to melt, to thaw, to fuse, to dissolve

③ 涙【なみだ】 • ① tear, tears, lachrymal secretion ② sympathy

③ 恋【こい】 • love, tender passion

③ 恋人【こいびと】 • lover, sweetheart

③ 抱く【いだく】 • ① to embrace, to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby), to hug ② to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor), to bear (e.g. a grudge), to entertain (e.g. suspicion) ③ to sleep with ④ to sit on eggs

③ 越える【こえる】 • ① to cross over, to cross, to pass through, to pass over (out of) ② to exceed

③ 喜び【よろこび】 • joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations

③ 最【さい】 • ① the most, the extreme ② prime, conspicuous

③ 案【あん】 • ① idea, plan, thought ② draft plan, motion, rough copy ③ expectation

③ 運命【うんめい】 • fate

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

③ 懐かしい【なつかしい】 • dear, desired, missed

③ 感謝【かんしゃ】 • thanks, gratitude

③ 器用【きよう】 • skillful, handy

③ 筋【すじ】 • ① muscle ② string, sinew, line, stripe ③ plot, plan ④ source (of business information) ⑤ reason, logic

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

③ 件【けん】 • matter, case, item

③ 嫌う【きらう】 • to hate, to dislike, to loathe

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

③ 女房【にょうぼう】 • ① wife ② court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace

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

③ 新鮮【しんせん】 • fresh

③ 申し訳【もうしわけ】 • apology, excuse

③ 絶滅【ぜつめつ】 • destruction, extinction

③ 巣【す】 • ① nest, rookery, breeding place, hive ② den ③ haunt ④ (spider's) web

③ 第【だい】 • ordinal

③ 張る【はる】 • ① to stick, to paste, to affix ② to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten ③ to form (e.g. ice on a pond) ④ to fill, to swell ⑤ to stick out, to put, to slap ⑥ to be expensive

③ 釣り【つり】 • ① fishing, angling ② change (e.g. for a purchase)

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

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

③ 梅【うめ】 • ① plum, Japanese apricot, prunus mume ② lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

③ 癖【くせ】 • a habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice), peculiarity

③ 黙る【だまる】 • to be silent

③ 離す【はなす】 • to part, to divide, to separate, to release

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

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

③ 値【あたい】 • ① price, cost ② value, worth, merit ③ variable (computer programming, programing) ④ value, count, number ⑤ to have value, to have merit

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

③ 影【かげ】 • ① shadow, silhouette ② reflection, image ③ presence, sign ④ light (stars, moon)

③ 故郷【こきょう】 • home town, birthplace, old village, historic village, native place, one's old home

③ 街【まち】 • ① town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood ② street, road ③ 109.09 m ④ 0.99 hectares

③ いつか • sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time

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

③ ごく • ① quite, very ② quindecillion (US), octillion (Europe), 10^48

③ 近頃【ちかごろ】 • lately, recently, nowadays

③ つながる • to be tied together, to be connected to, to be related to

③ ごちそうさま • ① word used after one has been treated (esp. used after a meal) ② used after hearing something lovey-dovey

③ おめでとう • congratulations!, an auspicious occasion!

③ 私【あたし】 • I, me

③ いわゆる • what is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak

③ あいにく • unfortunately, Sorry, but ...

③ そのまま • without change, as it is (i.e. now)

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

③ 潰す【つぶす】 • ① to smash, to crush ② to shut down ③ to thwart, to block ④ to kill (time) ⑤ to waste (e.g. talents)

③ 諦める【あきらめる】 • to give up, to abandon

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

③ とにかく • anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case

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

③ 茹でる【ゆでる】 • to boil

③ いや • no, nay, well

③ かなり • considerably, fairly, quite

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

③ 匂い【におい】 • ① odour, odor, scent, smell, stench ② aura, whiff, smacks of ..., sense, flavour, flavor

③ せい • cause, reason, fault

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

② あら • oh, ah

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 上る【のぼる】 • ① to ascend, to go up, to climb ② to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun), to rise ③ to go to (the capital) ④ to be promoted ⑤ to add up to ⑥ to advance (in price) ⑦ to swim up (a river), to sail up ⑧ to come up (on the agenda)

② 水分【すいぶん】 • moisture

② 大木【たいぼく】 • large tree

② 分【ぶん】 • ① part, segment, share, ration ② rate ③ degree, one's lot, one's status, relation, duty, kind, lot ④ in proportion to, just as much as

② 人々【ひとびと】 • each person, people, men, human, everybody

② お休み【おやすみ】 • ① holiday, day off, absence ② sleep, rest ③ Good night

② がる • ① to feel (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion) ② to behave as if one were

② 小【しょう】 • ① smallness, small item ② short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days) ③ elementary school ④ younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name)

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

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

② 切れ【きれ】 • ① piece, slice, strip, scrap ② cloth ③ sharpness ④ counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

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

② 飯【めし】 • ① meals, food ② cooked rice ③ one's livelihood

② 弟子【でし】 • pupil, disciple, adherent, follower, apprentice, young person, teacher's student-helper

② 元々【もともと】 • originally, by nature, from the start

② お帰り【おかえり】 • ① return ② welcome home

② 曲【きょく】 • tune, piece of music

② 小指【こゆび】 • ① little finger, pinky ② little toe

② 深夜【しんや】 • late at night

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

② 直前【ちょくぜん】 • just before

② 薬指【くすりゆび】 • ring finger, third finger

② 中指【なかゆび】 • middle finger

② 寄せる【よせる】 • ① to come near, to let someone approach ② to collect, to gather, to receive ③ to add ④ to put aside

② 起床【きしょう】 • rising, getting out of bed

② 自宅【じたく】 • one's home

② 照る【てる】 • to shine

② 性別【せいべつ】 • distinction by sex, sex, gender

② いただきます • expression of gratitude before meals

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

② 冷める【さめる】 • ① to become cool, to come down (fever) ② to cool down (interest), to abate, to subside, to dampen

② 連れ【つれ】 • companion, company

② 余り【あんまり】 • ① remainder, rest, balance, remains, scraps, residue, remnant ② not very (with negative sentence), not much ③ surplus, excess, fullness, too much ④ overjoyed, overwhelmed ⑤ more than, over

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 人差し指【ひとさしゆび】 • index finger

② 段【だん】 • ① step, stair, (flight of) steps, (row of) stitches, columns (of print) ② grade, rank, level ③ counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.)

② 老い【おい】 • old age, old person, the old, the aged

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 感激【かんげき】 • deep emotion, impression, inspiration

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

② 興奮【こうふん】 • excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal

② 後悔【こうかい】 • regret, repentance

② ご免なさい【ごめんなさい】 • I beg your pardon, excuse me

② 拘置【こうち】 • detention, confinement, arrest

② 高級【こうきゅう】 • high class, high grade

② 紺【こん】 • navy blue, deep blue

② 削る【けずる】 • ① to shave (wood or leather), to sharpen, to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off ② to cross out, to reduce, to curtail, to remove, to erase, to delete

② 撮影【さつえい】 • photographing

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

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

② 染み【しみ】 • stain, spot

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

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

② 丁目【ちょうめ】 • district of a town, city block (of irregular size)

② 独り【ひとり】 • alone, unmarried, solitary

② 評論【ひょうろん】 • criticism, critique

② 鈴【すず】 • bell (often globular)

② 武士【ぶし】 • warrior, samurai

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

② 載せる【のせる】 • to load (luggage), to carry, to take on board

② よる • ① to be due to, to be caused by ② to depend on, to turn on ③ to be based on, to come from

② そば • ① buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) ② soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles)

② 糊【のり】 • paste, glue, starch

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

② いきなり • abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning

② とっくに • long ago, already, a long time ago

② 遡る【さかのぼる】 • to go back, to go upstream, to make retroactive

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

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 頬【ほほ】 • cheek (of face)

② きっかけ • chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion

① ちょくちょく • often, frequently, now and then, occasionally

① どうやら • it seems like, it appears that, somehow or other

① 間【ま】 • space, room, time, pause

① 流【りゅう】 • style of, method of, manner of, school (of thought)

① 床【とこ】 • ① bed, bedding ② sickbed ③ alcove ④ riverbed ⑤ seedbed ⑥ straw "core" of a tatami mat ⑦ floor

① 意地【いじ】 • disposition, spirit, willpower, obstinacy, backbone, appetite

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

① 押し切る【おしきる】 • ① to face down the opposition, to overcome resistance, to have one's own way ② to press and cut

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

① 掛け【かけ】 • ① credit ② partially, half

① 鞠【まり】 • ball

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

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

① 見合い【みあい】 • formal marriage interview

① 行為【こうい】 • act, deed, conduct

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

① 再会【さいかい】 • another meeting, meeting again, reunion

① 残酷【ざんこく】 • cruelty, harshness

① 仕入れる【しいれる】 • to lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure

① 社交【しゃこう】 • social life, social intercourse

① 手軽【てがる】 • easy, simple, informal, offhand, cheap

① 出演【しゅつえん】 • ① performance, stage appearance ② to act (in a play)

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

① 新人【しんじん】 • ① new face, newcomer ② modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

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

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

① 切ない【せつない】 • ① painful, heartrending, trying ② oppressive, suffocating, miserable

① 折【おり】 • chance, suitable time

① 染みる【しみる】 • ① to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate ② to (enter a wound or sensitive area and) sting ③ to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice)

① 素材【そざい】 • raw materials, subject matter

① 妥協【だきょう】 • compromise, giving in

① 地獄【じごく】 • hell

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

① 展示【てんじ】 • exhibition, display

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

① 脳【のう】 • brain, memory

① 半端【はんぱ】 • remnant, fragment, incomplete set, fraction, odd sum, incompleteness

① 漂う【ただよう】 • to drift about, to float, to hang in air

① 復活【ふっかつ】 • ① revival (e.g. musical), come-back ② restoration, rebirth, resurrection

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

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

① 蔵【くら】 • warehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator

① 添える【そえる】 • ① to garnish, to accompany (as a card does a gift) ② to add to as support, to prop up ③ to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.)

① 取引【とりひき】 • transactions, dealings, business

① よし • common reed (Phragmites australis)

① 嫉妬【しっと】 • jealousy, envy

① 腫れる【はれる】 • to swell (from inflammation), to become swollen

① 唾【つば】 • saliva, spit, sputum

① 頂【いただき】 • crown (of head), summit (of mountain), spire

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

① とりあえず • at once, first of all, for the time being, for now

① わざわざ • expressly, specially, doing something especially rather than incidentally

おい • ① hey!, oi! ② me

お休みなさい【おやすみなさい】 • good night

こら • ① interjection meant to scold or reprove someone, hey! ② interjection to call out to someone, hey!

させる • to make (someone) do

たかが • it's only ... (something), at most

とき • regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

ほら • look!, look out!, look at me!

まんまと • successfully, fairly, artfully, nicely, thoroughly

アート • art

アドバイス • advice

オードブル • hors d'oeuvre

キャビア • caviar, caviare

ゲイ • gay

ゲスト • guest

コラム • column (e.g. in newspaper), stand-alone feature article framed by a box

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

サイン • ① autograph, signature ② sign ③ sine

サラダ • salad

スープ • (Western) soup

スター • star

スナック • ① snack ② snack bar

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

ダンス • dance

チャレンジ • self-challenge, trying hard to do something

ディーラー • dealer

デビュー • debut

ニュー • ① new ② newly purchased item

ハーフ • ① half ② someone of mixed race

ハーモニー • harmony

バー • ① bar ② VAR

バイブル • Bible

ヒット • hit, success, safe hit (baseball), being a hit

ピアニスト • pianist

ピザ • pizza

フライ • ① fried seafood or vegetables in general (fry) ② fly

フライパン • fry pan, frying pan

ベース • ① base ② bass

ホステス • hostess

ポスター • poster

ポテト • potato

マスター • ① to master, to learn ② proprietor, manager, bar-owner ③ master (e.g. arts, science)

マヨネーズ • mayonnaise

ミディアムレア • medium rare

ムード • mood

メニュー • menu

ライス • rice (esp. when served on a plate)

ランク • rank, standing

ロック • ① lock ② rock ③ roc

ワイン • wine

なんだかんだ • something or other, one thing or another, this or that

ヵ月【かげつ】 • (number of) months

今や【いまや】 • now

今時【いまどき】 • present day, today, recently, these days, nowadays, at this hour

だし • festival car (float)

子女【しじょ】 • child

出来【でき】 • ① workmanship, craftsmanship, execution, finish ② grades, results, score, record ③ quality (e.g. of a crop) ④ dealings, transactions

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

上【うわ】 • upper, upward, outer, surface, top

上げ【あげ】 • rise in price, making a tuck

東北【とうほく】 • ① north-east ② Northern most six prefectures of Honshu

日本人【にっぽんじん】 • Japanese person, Japanese people

年下【としした】 • younger, junior

年上【としうえ】 • older, senior

聞かす【きかす】 • to inform about, to read to, to sing for

母子【ぼし】 • mother and child

今日【こんち】 • today, this day

見かけ【みかけ】 • outward appearance

何にも【なんにも】 • nothing at all

時半【じはん】 • ① about an hour, short time ② half past (the hour)

食【しょく】 • ① meal, (one's) diet, food, foodstuff, foodstuffs ② eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)

すいません • excuse me;

アッ • oh, ah

ワルツ • waltz

下【もと】 • under (esp. influence or guidance)

さては • and then, besides, on top of that

そうですね • that's so, isn't it

そうね • Oh well

それにしても • nevertheless, at any rate, even so

ちゃう • to do something completely

かい • marks yes-no question

へえ • oh, yes?, really?

たら • ① indicates supposition, if ... then ② (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

行きつけ【いきつけ】 • favourite, favorite, preferred, regular, usual

イタリアン • Italian

っぽい • -ish, -like

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

かね • interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

だい • ① marks wh-question (what, where, who) ② strengthens one's judgment or conclusion

そりゃ • ① very, extremely ② that is

かも • may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly

ありがと • Thank you

えっ • Huh?, What's up?

ちまう • to do something completely;

うーん • hmm, well

母ちゃん【かあちゃん】 • mum, mom

れる • ① auxiliary verb indicating passive voice (inc. the "suffering passive") ② auxiliary verb indicating the potential form ③ auxiliary verb indicating spontaneous occurrence ④ auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions

こう言う【こういう】 • such, like this

ヤクザ • ① professional gambler or ruffian (esp. a member of the Japanese mafia), yakuza (member) ② uselessness, purposelessness

カード • ① card ② curd

カット • cut, cutting

リング • ring

会長【かいちょう】 • president (of a society), chairman

開店【かいてん】 • opening (of a shop)

帰国【きこく】 • return to one's country

試食【ししょく】 • sampling food

持ち歩く【もちあるく】 • to carry

小道【こみち】 • path, lane

ちどり • plover

そう言う【そういう】 • such, like that, that sort of, very

茶【ちゃ】 • ① tea ② tea plant (Camellia sinensis) ③ tea preparation, making tea ④ brown

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

南口【みなみぐち】 • south entrance

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

一夜【いちや】 • one night, all night, overnight, one evening

気持【きもち】 • feeling, sensation, mood

目茶目茶【めちゃめちゃ】 • ① disorderly, messy, ruined ② absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash

風味【ふうみ】 • taste, flavor, flavour

待ち【まち】 • waiting, waiting time

売れっ子【うれっこ】 • favorite, favourite, popular person

親思い【おやおもい】 • love or affection for one's parents

この世【このよ】 • this world, the present life

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

手前【てめえ】 • ① you (used by young males) ② oneself

たて • ① central, main, head, chief ② just (done), freshly (baked), indicates activity only just occurred ③ counter for consecutive losses

そうそう • ① so long, so often, so many, so much ② oh, yes!, that's right, hmmm

家路【いえじ】 • the road home

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

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

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

具【ぐ】 • ① tool, means, ingredients ② counter for armor (armour), suits, sets of furniture

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 to try ⑥ to see that..., to find that...

見返す【みかえす】 • to look (stare) back at, to triumph over

後ろ向き【うしろむき】 • back facing, turning one's back to, pessimistic

思い直す【おもいなおす】 • to re-think, to think back upon, to change one's mind

指名【しめい】 • name, nominate, designate

新味【しんみ】 • novelty

人一倍【ひといちばい】 • more than others, redoubled, unusual

前向き【まえむき】 • facing forward, front-facing, forward-looking, positive, proactive

都内【とない】 • metropolitan area

当たり【あたり】 • hit, success, reaching the mark, per ..., vicinity, neighborhood, neighbourhood

当店【とうてん】 • this store

本当【ほんと】 • truth, reality

毎回【まいかい】 • every time, each round

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

路地【ろじ】 • ① alley, alleyway, lane ② bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof) ③ teahouse garden ④ path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

和牛【わぎゅう】 • Wagyu beef, Japanese beef

さ迷う【さまよう】 • to loiter, to putter, to prowl, to wander about, to roam about, to knock around

むしり取る【むしりとる】 • to tear off, to pluck off

温かい【あったかい】 • warm, mild, genial

かき混ぜる【かきまぜる】 • to mix, to stir, to scramble, to churn

路上【ろじょう】 • (on the) road, (on the) way

活【かつ】 • ① living, life ② judo art of resuscitation

お袋【おふくろ】 • one's mother;

一段【いちだん】 • ① more, much more, still more, all the more ② part (of a talk) ③ Japanese verb group ④ first rank (in martial arts, etc.)

ちなみに • by the way, in this connection, incidentally, in passing

演歌【えんか】 • ① enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad ② troubadour

塩っぱい【しょっぱい】 • ① stingy ② hoarse ③ wearisome

塩分【えんぶん】 • salt, salt content

皆様【みなさま】 • everyone

巻き【まき】 • ① roll (e.g. of cloth) ② winding ③ volume (of book)

寄り道【よりみち】 • dropping in on the way, breaking one's journey, making a stopover, going out of one's way

競る【せる】 • to compete, to bid, to sell at auction

好物【こうぶつ】 • favourite dish (favorite), favourite food

最悪【さいあく】 • the worst

作詞【さくし】 • (writing) song lyrics

三枚【さんまい】 • ① three flat objects (e.g. tickets, pieces of cloth, etc.) ② filleting (a fish)

若者【わかもの】 • young man, youth, lad

初恋【はつこい】 • first love, puppy love

常連【じょうれん】 • ① regular customer, regular patron, frequenter ② constant companion

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

精【せい】 • ① spirit, sprite, nymph ② energy, vigor (vigour), strength ③ fine details ④ semen

絶交【ぜっこう】 • breaking off a relationship, permanent breach of friendship, rupture

探し求める【さがしもとめる】 • to search for, to seek for, to look for

男優【だんゆう】 • actor

店仕舞い【みせじまい】 • closing up shop, stopping business, going out of business

あなた • beyond, across, the other side, the distance

浮かれる【うかれる】 • to make merry, to be festive

閉店【へいてん】 • closing shop

踊り子【おどりこ】 • dancer

絡まる【からまる】 • to be entwined, to be involved

裏切り【うらぎり】 • treachery, betrayal, perfidy

腕利き【うできき】 • ① able, capable, competent ② able person, person of ability

相性【あいしょう】 • affinity, compatibility

利く【きく】 • ① to be effective, to show effect ② to do its work, to carry out its function well ③ to be possible to use

甘み【あまみ】 • sweetness, sugary taste

甘み【うまみ】 • sweetness, sugary taste

小娘【こむすめ】 • young girl, lass, adolescent female

降り積もる【ふりつもる】 • to fall and pile up (e.g. snow), to lie thick

抜き【ぬき】 • ① without, not including, dispensed with ② (beating) in succession

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

お願い【おねがい】 • ① request, wish ② please

たま • occasional, rare

もしか • if, in case

お陰【おかげ】 • (your) backing, assistance, thanks or owing to

ごまかし • hanky-panky, juggling, cheating, deception, smoke and mirrors

じゃがいも • potato (Solanum tuberosum)

あん摩【あんま】 • ① massage, esp. the Anma Japanese type of massage ② masseur, masseuse

伊達【だて】 • ① elegance, dandyism, sophistication, having style ② affectation, showing off, putting on an air, appearances, just for show

異端【いたん】 • heresy

兄貴【あにき】 • one's senior, elder brother

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

後ろ姿【うしろすがた】 • retreating figure, appearance from behind

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

裁き【さばき】 • judgment, judgement, decision, verdict

師匠【ししょう】 • ① master, teacher ② sumo coach who owns his stable

旨く【うまく】 • ① skilfully, skillfully, well, aptly, cleverly ② successfully, smoothly ③ deliciously

首筋【くびすじ】 • nape of the neck, back of the neck, scruff of the neck

寿【ことぶき】 • congratulations!, long life!

祝儀【しゅうぎ】 • congratulations, celebration, congratulatory gift, tip

寸前【すんぜん】 • on the verge, just in front of

全盛期【ぜんせいき】 • heyday, golden age

俗【ぞく】 • mark in dictionary indicating slang, customs, manners, the world, worldliness, vulgarity, mundane things, the laity

大嫌い【だいきらい】 • very dislikeable, hate, loathe, abhor

弾ける【はじける】 • to burst open, to split open, to pop

丁【ちょう】 • ① counter for sheets, pages, leaves, etc. ② counter for blocks of tofu, counter for servings in a restaurant ③ counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc. ④ even number ⑤ 109.09 m

塚【つか】 • mound

吐き出す【はきだす】 • to vomit, to spit out

特製【とくせい】 • special make, deluxe

入り浸る【いりびたる】 • ① to stay long, to hang around, to hang out ② to be immersed, to be soaked, to seep in

納豆【なっとう】 • natto (fermented soybeans)

あいつ • he, she, that guy

不器用【ぶきよう】 • awkward, clumsy, unskillfulness, lack of ability

無我夢中【むがむちゅう】 • being absorbed in, losing oneself in

野郎【やろう】 • rascal

弥生【やよい】 • Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE - 300 CE)

雄鳥【おんどり】 • cock, rooster, chanticleer

揚げ【あげ】 • fried bean curd

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

桜花【おうか】 • cherry blossom

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

豪勢【ごうせい】 • luxury, magnificence, extravagance

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

釣り銭【つりせん】 • change (e.g. for dollar)

遥々【はるばる】 • from afar, over a great distance, all the way

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

こなす • to break to pieces, to digest, to handle easily

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

あび • red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)

奴等【やつら】 • they, those guys

あんた • you (familiar form of anata)

粗衣【そい】 • simple clothes, humble clothes

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

たまる • to bear (often adds emphasis), to endure

即【そく】 • ① instantly, immediately, at once ② that is (to say), namely

それだけ • that much, as much, to that extent, only that, that alone, no more than that

とび • ① black kite (bird of prey, Milvus migrans) ② construction worker, scaffold erector, firefighter ③ Inverness cape

マジ • cannot, should not, will not, must not

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

界隈【かいわい】 • neighborhood, neighbourhood

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

喧噪【けんそう】 • tumult, great noise, clatter, hustle and bustle

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

手頃【てごろ】 • moderate, handy

焼酎【しょうちゅう】 • shochu (Japanese liquor similar to vodka)

腎臓【じんぞう】 • kidney

ちょうど • just, right, exactly

糞【くそ】 • damn (adds emphasis and or annoyance to next word, e.g. damn hot, damn kids, etc.), damned

ほとんど • mostly, almost

贔屓【ひいき】 • favour, favor, patronage, partiality

こいつ • this fellow, this guy, this person

酔い潰れる【よいつぶれる】 • to drink oneself dead drunk, to drink oneself unconscious

一兎【いっと】 • one rabbit;

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)

られる • ① auxiliary verb indicating passive voice (inc. the "suffering passive") ② auxiliary verb indicating the potential form ③ auxiliary verb indicating spontaneous occurrence ④ auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions

愈【いよ】 • more and more, increasingly; extremely, very;