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1
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Arau

A

(to) wash;

When you meet (au) AROUND homeless, you get dirty, you need to WASH

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Au

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(to) meet;

Should you bump into someone when you MEET, you’ll probably say OW!

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Basho

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location; place;

We always need to know at what PLACE a birthday BASH will take place.

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Beki da

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should;

BEKI DOES DALLAS SHOULD never be a movie in Japan

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Benri

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convenient;

Uncle Ben’s rice is very CONVENIENT since it cooks up fast.

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Binboo

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poor;

That BIMBO is really POOR after she lost her modeling career.

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Booshi

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cap; hat;

The red BOW SHE wears on her HAT is pretty cute.

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Bunka

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culture;

To some ignorant people, CULTURE is just a lot of BUNK

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Bunpoo

A

grammar;

GRAMMAR is the biggest speed BUMP in the study of language!

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Byooin

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hospital;

You may smell a lot of BO in a HOSPITAL

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Byooki

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sick; ill;

Sometimes BO is a clue that you may be SICK

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Chichi

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father;

CHEE, CHEE go the chimps, the FATHER of humankind

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Chuumon

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(to) order;

We ORDER something in a restaurant to CHEW ON

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Chuushoku

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lunch;

Japanese CHEW SHOCKING things for LUNCH sometimes, like octopus

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Danna

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husband;

Donna’s hustband DANNA is a fine man. He goes by DAN

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Dare

Donata

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who;

WHO would DARE question my authority!

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Doo itashimashite

A

you’re welcome;

YOU’RE WELCOME but DONT YOU DARE TOUCH MY MUSTACHE

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Doobutsu

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animal(s);

When you’re around ANIMALS like deer, its best to wear your DOE BOOTS!

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Doroboo

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thief;

The THEIF rang the DOORBELL

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Furui

A

old;

When our car gets OLD and breaks down, we has PHOOEY

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Futoi

A

thick; fat;

A FUTON is really THICK which makes is good to sleep on

Furui Futoi Futon
Old thick futon

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Futsuu

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common; usual; ordinary;

“It’s COMMON for us to walk on fours FOOTS” said the Alien. How about YOU

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Fufu

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husband and wife;

When a HUSBAND and WIFE go out to a fancy dinner, they leave little baby FUFU at home

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Ha

Burashi / migaku

A

tooth;
brush;

HA! said the dentist looking at the TOOTH. You have a BRUSH stuck in there!

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Geri

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diarrhea;

GARY ate some bad sushi and had to SHIT (DIARRHEA) all over the place!

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Haha

A

mother;

Oh, you think my momma jokes are FUNNY do ya!? HAHA

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Hajime

Hajimeru

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beginning; start;
(to) begin;

HA, JIMMY! This is only the BEGINNING! Let’s fight!

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Hakken

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discovery;

The explorers made the DISCOVERY of the ‘Hakken’, the Japanese Krakken that shoots fireballs.

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29
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Hantai

… no Hantai wa nani desu ka?

A

oppose;
[word] what is the opposite of that?;
Should your boss OPPOSE your idea, you HANDS ARE TIED

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Harau

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pay;

When you owe creditors, they HARASS you to PAY

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Haru

A

spring;

I will pay (harau) my bills in SPRING

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32
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Hataraku

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work;

WORK hard. Put that HAT on a RACK and break your back.

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33
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Hen

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strange; [na-adj, n]

Japanese HEN are very STRANGE since they carry katana kekeke

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Heta

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bad / poor at something; [Na-Adj, n]

Don’t be a HATER just cause you’re BAD and i’m not

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35
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Hiku

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(to) play a stringed instrument; [transitive verb]

When you PLAY a violin you get a HICKEY on your neck!

36
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Hima

A

free time; [n, Na-Adj]

HIMA got FREE TIME … but I dont… ;(

37
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Hoka

A

another; [n]

ANOTHER Hooka!

38
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Homeru

A

praise; [ichidan verb, transitive verb]

Everyone shouted and PRAISE Connor for hitting the HOME RUN!

39
Q

Houmen

A

direction; district; area; [n]

HOMING Pigeons have an insane sense of DIRECTION and can return HOME to their MEN

40
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Houhou

A

method; way; technique; [n]

How does Santa delivery all those packages? He has his WAY. HO HO HO!

41
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Hoshi

*single i

A

star; [n]

I wished upon a STAR, and HOPE SHE would marry me. I really (Hoshii) want it.

42
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Hoshii

*two i’s

A

want; desire; [i-adj]

I wished on that star (hoshi)

43
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Kare

Kareshii

A

He; [pn]
Boyfriend; [n]

HE drives a KAR (kuruma).
The BOYFRIEND drives with SHE (kanojo - girlfried)

44
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Imooto

A

Younger sister [humble]; [n]

My LITTLE SISTER is EMO TOO

45
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Isha

A

doctor; [n]

When my DOCTOR gives me a shot. I say EE SHA!

46
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Isu

A

chair; stool; [n]

He fell off the CHAIR then yelled “I SU You”

47
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Itai

A

painful; [i-adj]

I TIED the tie too tight and it was PAINFUL

48
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Jisho

A

dictionary; [n]

Website: Jisho.com

49
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Jidai

A

era; age; period of time; [n]

GEE, people DIE in every age

50
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Jitensha

A

bicycle; [n]

GEE, TEN gears!? Awe SHAT

51
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Josei

Dansei

A

woman; female; [n]
lit. female gender
man;

Josephine, or JOSEI as I call her, is a WOMAN

52
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Junbi

A

preparation; [n, suru verb, transitive verb]

The JUNE BEE PREPARED to fly

53
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Kaban

A

bag; backpack; book bag; [n]

When I got to the KABAN (cabin) I bring a BACKPACK

54
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Kado

A

corner; [n]

Chad was in the CORNER counting cards

55
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Kaisha

A

company; [n]

The geisha worked at a Kaisha counting cash

56
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Kanai

A

wife [humble - n];

CAN I tell you stories about my WIFE? O can i.

57
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Kanari

A

relatively; fairly; [adv]

The CANARY is a RELATIVELY small bird

58
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Kanojo

A

she; her; [pronoun]
girlfriend [noun]

CAN OJ really have killed HER? His Girlfriend?

59
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Kao

A

face; [n]

The COW had a Kawaii (cute) KAO (face)

60
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Karada

A

body; [n]

A KARATE chop to the BODY hurts!

61
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Karai

A

spicy; hot; [i-adj]

Don’t KARAI just cause its so HOT

62
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Karappo

A

empty; [na-adj, n]

Ah KARAPPO, my Kohi is EMPTY!

63
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Kariru

Kasu

A

borrow; rent; [ichidan verb, transitive verb]
to lend; to loan; to rent out;

Can i BORROW some cash for a new KAR RIU?
KAS I care about U, I’ll LEND it.

64
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Kasa

A

umbrella; [n]

Never open an UMBRELLA in someones KASA

65
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Kashu

A

singer; [n]

“KASHUUU!”
bless you! … Oh… you were SINGING?

66
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Katsu

A

to win; gain victory; [godan v with tsu ending, Intransitive v]

The KATSU WON over the INU

67
Q

Iru (other than ‘to be; to exist; usage)

Hitsuyo

A

Need [v - intransitive v]
Necessary; needed; [adj]

I REALLY NEED to Hits You Yo!
Is that NECESSARY?

68
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Kondo

A

this time; now; [n, adv]

You CAN DO it THIS TIME… but next time youre i trouble

69
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Katsudou

Shumi

A

activities; [n, suru verb]
hobby;

Shumi is hobby that kats do like activity

70
Q

Kaze

A

virus; cold [n]

CAUZE of the common COLD millions get sick each year

71
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Kega

A

injury; [n, suru verb]

The frat kids held a KEGGAR and all got INJURED

72
Q

Muchi

Keiken

A

Ignorance;
experience; [n, suru verb, t-verb]

Ken doesnt have much experience - hes ignorant

73
Q

Kekka

A

result; [n, suru verb]

The RESULT of a birthday party is KEKKA (cake)

74
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Kekko

Kekko desu

A

fine; just right; [Na-adj, adv, n]

usually used as ‘kekko desu’ in response meaning “no im fine”. Is CAKE okay?
Kekko desu = “no thank you, i’m fine”

75
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Kenka

A

quarrel;

Barbie got in KENS CAR because she got in a QUARREL with her mom

76
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Machi

Kinjo

A

town; neighborhood;
neighborhood;

My son (KIN) JOGs around the NEIGHBOORHOOD
Machi no kinjo
77
Q

Kippu

A

ticket;

think - final fantasy moogle ticket giver saying ‘kippu kippu’

78
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Kirai

A

dislike; [na-adj, n]

I DISLIKE Spicy (karai) food - and Dark [kurai] rooms, they both make me CRY

79
Q

Kissaten

A

coffee house; [n]

I KISSED A TEN at the COFFEE HOUSE

80
Q

Shitsumon

Kotae

A

question;
answer;

A COAT TIE is the ANSWER to being too informal

81
Q

Kurai

A

dark; gloomy; [i-adj]

I dislike (kirai) Spicy (karai) food - and Dark [kurai] rooms, they both make me CRY

82
Q

Kurasu

2 meanings

A

class;
stay/live somewhere;

I LIVED in CLASS during college

83
Q

Kusuri

A

medicine; [n]

The CURSURY diagnosis was illness [byouki] like a cold [kaze] so go to the hospital [byouin] for MEDICINE

84
Q

Kuuki

A

air; atmosphere; [n]

85
Q

Koro

Kado

A

around;
corner;

Koro kado - around corner

86
Q

Mottomo

A

most; extremy

Most important etc

87
Q

Yasui

Nikui

A

** Easy To Do & Hard To Do **
■　[masu stem of a verb]＋ yasui ＝ easy to…
■　[masu stem of a verb]＋ nikui ＝ hard (or difficult)

Ie: Wakarimasu = wakari + yasui/nikui
So: easy/hard to understand

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