Always-Hearing Words Flashcards
取り合えず （とりあえず）
(Adverb)
(meaning I always hear → for now)
1. first of all; at once; right away (Usually written using kana alone)
2. for now; for the time being (Usually written using kana alone)
なんか
(Expression, Suffix)
things like …; or something like that …(often derogatory ?)
なん
? used for casual expression ? (such as in “心配○○” ?)
何となく （なんとなく）
(Adverb)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why (Usually written using kana alone)
良い （いい/よい）
(i-adjective)
- good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable (Usually written using kana alone)
- sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared
- profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
- OK
でも
(Conjunction)
1. but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well
(Particle)
2. even
3. however; no matter how; even if; even though
4. … or something
5. either … or …; neither … nor … (as 〜○○〜○○)
(Prefix)
6. pseudo-; quack; in-name-only (before an occupation, etc.)
7. for lack of anything better to do (See also ○○しか, before an occupation, etc.)
リモートコントローラー
remote controller
ボタン
button
押す （おす）
(Godan verb with su ending, Transitive verb)
- to push; to press (Only applies to this kanji)
- to apply pressure from above; to press down (Applies to this kanji and 圧○)
- to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal (Applies to this kanji and 捺○, See also 判を○○)
- to affix (e.g. gold leaf) (Only applies to this kanji)
- to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence (Only applies to this kanji)
- to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress (Applies to this kanji and 圧○)
- to push (events along); to advance (a plan) (Only applies to this kanji)
- to do in spite of …; to do even though …; to force (Only applies to this kanji)
- to make sure (Only applies to this kanji, See also 念を○○, ねんを○○, See also 駄目を○○, だめを○○)
- to be pressed for time (Only applies to this kanji)
- to advance troops; to attack (Only applies to this kanji)
- (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface (Only applies to this kanji)
する + くれる ?
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掃除 （そうじ）
(Noun, Suru verb)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
エアコン / エアコンディショナー
air conditioner
つく ? which meaning / kanji ?
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終わる （おわる）
(Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb, Auxiliary verb)
to finish; to end; to close (also written 了○, 卒○, etc.)
こそ
(Particle) for sure (emphasize preceding word)
今度 （こんど）
(Adverbial noun, Temporal noun)
- this time; now
- next time; another time; shortly; soon
- recently; previous; last
帰る （かえる）
(Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb)
- to return; to come home; to go home; to go back (See also 返○)
- to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
- to get home; to get to home plate (Baseball term)
掛かる （かかる）
(Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb)
1. to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) (Usually written using kana alone)
(Godan verb with ru ending)
2. to hang (Usually written using kana alone)
3. to come into view; to arrive (Usually written using kana alone, See also お目に○○)
4. to come under (a contract, a tax) (Usually written using kana alone)
5. to start (engines, motors) (Usually written using kana alone)
6. to attend; to deal with; to handle (Usually written using kana alone)
(Godan verb with ru ending, Auxiliary verb)
7. to have started to; to be on the verge of (Usually written using kana alone)
(Godan verb with ru ending)
8. to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover (Usually written using kana alone)
(Godan verb with ru ending, Auxiliary verb)
9. to (come) at (Usually written using kana alone)
(Godan verb with ru ending)
10. to be fastened (Usually written using kana alone, See also 鍵が○○)
11. to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.) (Usually written using kana alone)
12. to be caught in (Usually written using kana alone, See also 罠に○○)
13. to get a call (Usually written using kana alone, See also 電話が○○)
14. to depend on (Usually written using kana alone)
時間 （じかん）
(Noun)
- time
- hour
仕事 （しごと）
(Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective)
- work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task
- work (Physics terminology)
戻る （もどる）
(Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb)
- to turn back (e.g. half-way)
- to return; to go back
- to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned
- to rebound; to spring back
送る （おくる）
(Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb)
- to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; to transmit
- to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person)
- to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury
- to spend (time); to live one’s life
- to pass (down the line)
- to affix ○○gana (See also ○○仮名)
気にする （きにする）
(Expression, Suru verb - irregular) to mind (negative nuance ?); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
気にするな （きにするな）
(Expression)
Never mind!; Don’t worry about it
(does it sound negative/mean ?)
気分 （きぶん）
(Noun)
feeling, mood
悪い （わるい）
(i-adjective)
- bad; poor; inferior
- evil; sinful ?
- unprofitable; unbeneficial
- at fault; to blame; in the wrong
- sorry
色々 （いろいろ）
(Na-adjective, No-adjective, Adverb, Adverb taking the ‘to’ particle, Noun)
1. various; all sorts of; variety of (Usually written using kana alone)
(Noun)
2. various colors (colours) (Archaism)
考える （かんがえる）
(ichidan verb, Transitive verb)
- to think about; to take into consideration
- to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
- to intend; to decide (to do); to plan
- to come up with; to devise; to scheme
- to predict; to anticipate; to expect
- to suspect; to doubt
- to consider (somebody to be something); to look on
考え (かんがえ）
(Noun)
- thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept
- idea; notion; imagination
- intention; plan; design
- consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection
- wish; hope; expectation
お疲れ(様)(です/でした) （おつかれ(さま)(です/でした)）
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疲れる （つかれる）
(ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
- to get tired; to tire
- to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects)
- to starve (Archaism)
意味 （いみ）
(Noun, Suru verb)
meaning; significance; sense
有る （ある）
(Godan verb with ru ending (irregular verb), intransitive verb)
- to be; to exist; to live (Usually written using kana alone, usu. of inanimate objects)
- to have (Usually written using kana alone)
- to be located (Usually written using kana alone)
- to be equipped with (Usually written using kana alone)
- to happen; to come about (Usually written using kana alone)
何で （なんで）
(Adverb)
- why?; what for? (Usually written using kana alone)
- how?; by what means?
何でも （なんでも）
(Expression, Adverb)
1. any; whatever one likes; by all means; anything; everything (Usually written using kana alone)
(Expression)
2. I am told; I understand; they say; I hear (Usually written using kana alone, at start of sentence)
動画 （どうが）
(Noun, No-adjective, Suru verb) 1. video; movie; moving picture 2. animation; animated cartoon (Noun) 3. in-betweens (animation)
嬉しい （うれしい）
(i-adjective)
happy; glad; pleasant
感じる （かんじる）
(ichidan verb)
to feel; to sense; to experience
違う （ちがう）
(Godan verb with u ending, intransitive verb)
- to differ (from); to vary
- to not be in the usual condition
- to not match the correct (answer, etc.)
- to be different from promised (See also 話が○)
- isn’t it?; wasn’t it? (Kansai dialect, at sentence-end, often as 〜のと○か)
最近 （さいきん）
(Adverbial noun, Temporal noun, No-adjective)
1. recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
(No-adjective)
2. nearest; closest
前 （ぜん）
(Noun - used as a prefix)
1. the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. “the last mayor”); previous; one-time; former
2. pre- (e.g. “premodern”) (before the name of an era)
(No-adjective, Noun)
3. before; earlier
前 （まえ）
(Adverbial noun, Temporal noun, Suffix)
- ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour)
- in front (of); before (e.g. the house)
- head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part
- in the presence of
- helping; portion (See also 人○ にん○)
- privates; private parts
少し （すこし）
(Adverb, Noun)
- small quantity; little; few; something
- little while
- short distance
少しも （すこしも）
(Expression, Adverb)
anything of; not one bit (with negative sentence)
早く （はやく）
(Adverb)
- early; soon
- quickly; swiftly; rapidly; fast
会う （あう）
(Godan verb with u ending, intransitive verb)
- to meet; to encounter; to see (逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
- to have an accident; to have a bad experience (Usually written using kana alone, esp. 遭う when in kanji)
別 （べつ）
(No-adjective, Na-adjective, Noun, Noun - used as a suffix, Noun - used as a prefix)
distinction; difference; different; another; particular; separate; extra; exception
別に （べつに）
(Adverb)
- (not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially
- separately; apart; additionally; extra
来る （くる）
(Kuru verb - special class, intransitive verb)
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
(Kuru verb - special class, intransitive verb, Auxiliary verb)
2. to come back; to do … and come back (See also 行って○)
3. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
(Kuru verb - special class, intransitive verb)
4. to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
5. to come to (i.e. “when it comes to spinach …”) (See also と○ら)
お願い / 御願い （おねがい）
(Noun, Suru verb)
- request; wish (Polite (teineigo))
- please (Abbreviation, See also ○します)
お願いいたします （おねがいいたします）
(Expression)
1. please (Humble (kenjougo), See also ○します)
帰る （かえる）
(Godan verb with ru ending, intransitive verb)
- to return; to come home; to go home; to go back (See also 返る)
- to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
- to get home; to get to home plate (Baseball term)
知る （しる）
(Godan verb with ru ending, Transitive verb)
- to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
- to notice; to feel
- to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
- to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure)
- to experience; to go through; to learn
- to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know
- to concern
朝食 （ちょうしょく）
(Noun)
breakfast
朝食後 （ちょうしょくご）
(Adverbial noun, Temporal noun)
after breakfast
用意 （ようい）
(Noun, Suru verb)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
幾つか （いくつか）
(No-adjective)
a) few; some; several (Usually written using kana alone
