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ああ
Ah / Ah!
明るい （あかるい）
i-adjective
- light; well-lit; well-lighted
- bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; brightly-colored
- cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition)
- encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.); promising; of fair prospects
- familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); well versed (in)as 〜に○
- fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial
眩しい （まぶしい）
(i-adjective)
dazzling; radiant ? bright (very bright) ?
しかも （然も）
(Conjunction)
- moreover; furthermore (Usually written using kana alone)
- nevertheless; and yet (Usually written using kana alone)
土曜日 （どようび）
(Adverbial noun, Temporal noun)
Saturday
日曜日 （にちようび）
(Adverbial noun, Temporal noun)
Sunday
月曜日 （げつようび）
(Adverbial noun, Temporal noun)
Monday
火曜日 （かようび）
(Adverbial noun, Temporal noun)
Tuesday
水曜日 （すいようび）
(Adverbial noun, Temporal noun)
Wednesday
木曜日 （もくようび）
(Adverbial noun, Temporal noun)
Thursday
金曜日 （きんようび）
(Adverbial noun, Temporal noun)
Friday
週末 （しゅうまつ）
(Adverbial noun, Noun)
Weekend
土日 （どにち）
(Noun)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
平日 （へいじつ）
(Adverbial noun, Noun)
1. weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
(Noun)
2. kanji radical 73 (Only applies to ひらび)
週日 （しゅうじつ）
(Noun)
Weekday
開く （あく）
(Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb)
1. to open (e.g. doors) (esp. this kanji)
2. to open (e.g. business, etc.) (esp. this kanji)
3. to be empty (esp. 空○)
4. to be vacant; to be available; to be free (esp. 空○)
5. to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.) (esp. 明○)
6. to have been opened (of one’s eyes, mouth, etc.) (esp. 明○)
7. to come to an end (esp. 明○)
(Godan verb with ku ending, Transitive verb)
8. to open (one’s eyes, mouth, etc.) (esp. 明○)
(Godan verb with ku ending, intransitive verb)
9. to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events) (See also 穴が○)
悪 （あく）
(Noun)
evil; wickedness (Antonym: 善)
開ける （あける）
(ichidan verb, Transitive verb)
1. to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock (Only applies to this kanji)
2. to open (for business, etc.) (Only applies to this kanji)
3. to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room (esp. 空○)
4. to move out; to clear out (esp. 空○)
5. to be away from (e.g. one’s house); to leave (temporarily) (esp. 空○)
(ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
6. to dawn; to grow light (esp. 明○)
7. to end (of a period, season) (esp. 明○)
8. to begin (of the New Year) (esp. 明○)
9. to leave (one’s schedule) open; to make time (for) (esp. 明○)
10. to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)
上げる （あげる）
(ichidan verb, Transitive verb)
1. to raise; to elevate (See also 手を挙○)
2. to do up (one’s hair) (See also 髪を○)
3. to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
4. to land (a boat)
5. to deep-fry (Only applies to 揚○)
6. to show someone (into a room)
7. to summon (for geishas, etc.) (Usually written using kana alone, Only applies to 揚○)
8. to send someone (away)
9. to enrol (one’s child in school); to enroll
10. to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
11. to make (a loud sound); to raise (one’s voice) (See also 声を○)
12. to earn (something desirable)
13. to praise
14. to give (an example, etc.); to cite (usu. 挙○)
15. to summon up (all of one’s energy, etc.) (usu. 挙○)
16. to arrest (Only applies to 挙○)
17. to nominate (Only applies to 挙○)
18. to give (Polite (teineigo))
19. to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
20. to bear (a child)
21. to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) (usu. 挙○)
(ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
22. (of the tide) to come in
(ichidan verb, intransitive verb, Transitive verb)
23. to vomit
(Auxiliary verb, ichidan verb)
24. to do for (the sake of someone else) (Usually written using kana alone, Polite (teineigo), after the -te form of a verb)
25. to complete … (See also 作り○, after the -masu stem of a verb)
26. to humbly do … (Humble (kenjougo), See also 申し○, after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
明後日 （あさって）
(Adverbial noun, Temporal noun)
day after tomorrow
厚い （あつい）
(i-adjective)
- thick; deep; heavy (Only applies to this kanji)
- kind; cordial; hospitable; warm; faithful
- serious (of an illness) (Only applies to 篤い)
- abundant (Only applies to this kanji)
太い （ふとい）
(i-adjective)
- fat; thick
- deep (of a voice); thick; sonorous
- daring; shameless; brazen; audacious
濃厚 （のうこう）
(Na-adjective)
- rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; dense; strong (Antonym: 淡泊)
- very likely; highly possible
- passionate; hot
浴びる （あびる）
(ichidan verb, Transitive verb)
- to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in
- to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with
あまり （余り）
(Noun, No-adjective)
1. remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers (Usually written using kana alone, Only applies to this kana)
(Adverb)
2. not very; not much (Usually written using kana alone, with neg. sentence)
3. too much; excessively; overly (Usually written using kana alone, See also ○に, See also の余○, の○, esp. as ○に(も))
(Na-adjective, No-adjective)
4. extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
(Noun - used as a suffix)
5. more than; over (Only applies to this kana)
あまりに （余りに）
(Adverb)
too much; excessively; too (Usually written using kana alone)
あまりにも （余りにも）
(Adverb)
too much; excessive; too (Usually written using kana alone)
あれ （彼）
(Noun)
1. that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly) (Usually written using kana alone, See also 何○, See also 此○, See also 其○)
2. that person (used to refer to one’s equals or inferiors)
3. over there (Archaism)
4. down there (i.e. one’s genitals) (Colloquialism, Only applies to this kana)
5. period; menses (Colloquialism, Only applies to this kana)
6. hey (expression of surprise, suspicion, etc.); huh?; eh?Usually written using kana alone
(Noun)
7. that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time) (Usually written using kana alone)
あれこれ （彼此）
(Adverb, Pronoun)
1. this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that (Usually written using kana alone)
(Adverb)
2. around; about; round about; roughly; nearly; almost (Usually written using kana alone, Only applies to か○)
