Japanese Vocab Flashcards
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家電
kaden
appliance
そこら辺
sokorahen
Thereabouts; around there; that area
健康
Kenkou
health
環境
kankyou
environment; circumstance
(ring-boundary)
挑戦
chousen
challenge
実家 jikka
(one’s parents’) home
生産的- seisan-teki
Productive
給食 kyuushyoku
provision of lunch , lunch service
(school, office, etc.)
明確
meikaku
clear; precise; definite; distinct
(bright-clear)
同年代
dounendai
the same generation; coeval
詐欺師 sagishi
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
相手- aite
opponent
独裁者
dokusaisha
dictator, despot
ぐったり
guttari
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
学び
manabi
learning; study
魅力
miryoku
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
進歩
shinpo
progress; advance; improvement; development
怪しい - ayashii
doubtful; unsure; uncertain; untrustworthy; unreliable; clumsy; awkward; shaky; poor
感情 kanjou
Feelings, emotions
随分 - zuibun
very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably; awfully; terribly
周辺 - shuuhen
in the vicinity of, in the area right around
商品 - shouhin
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
ペテン師 petenshi
swindler; imposter; crook
敵 - tekí
Enemy, opponent, rival
苛める - ijimeru
To abuse, bully, treat badly
流行っている - hayatte-iru
getting fashionable
入院 Nyuu-in
hospitalized
偶然 guuzen
Coincidence
少年 - shounen
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
親戚 shinseki
relative; relation; kin
深める - fukameru
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
典型的-な tenkeiteki-na
typical
突っ込む - tsukkomu
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff; to shove; to plunge into; to charge into; to rush into; to ram into; to crash into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to get to the heart (of something)
情報 jyouhou
information; news; report; intelligence, data
選択 sentaku
choice; selection; option
Choose to do laundry
緊急 kinkyuu
urgency, emergency
競争 - kyousou
Race, contest
農業 nougyou
agriculture
幻 - maboroshi
phantom; vision; illusion; apparition
はっきり - hakkiri
clearly; plainly; distinctly, to be clear; to be definite; to be certain; to be exact; to become clear; to clear up
上司 jyoushi
boss
活動 katsudou
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action
心理学 - shinrigaku
psychology
嵌まる hamaru
to get into something (e.g., fútbol, zebra gamer); to go into;
relating to feelings
2. to be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap
3. to get addicted to; to get deep into; to become crazy about; to become stuck on
適当 -tekitou (na)
suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit; fair
領事館 ryoujikan
Consulate
礼儀正しい reigitadashii
politely (about a person)
まとめる - matomeru
to collect; to put (it all) together; to integrate; to consolidate; to unify; to summarize; to aggregate
教訓 - kyoukun
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
標準語 - hyojungo
Standard Japanese
動画 douga
video (esp. digital); video clip; clip
攻撃 - kougeki
attack; assault; raid; onslaught; offensive; criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation
治療法 chiryouhou
Treatment (cure-method)
贅沢 - zeitaku
luxury; extravagance
味方 - mikata
Ally, supporter
役に立つ - yakunitatsu
to be helpful, to be useful — usually things
流れる - nagareru
- to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
- to be washed away; to be carried
- to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray
- to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate
- to be heard (e.g. music); to be played
共通 - kyoutsuu
common; shared; mutual
大使館 taishikan
Embassy
個人 kojin
individual; private person; personal; private
商店街 - shoutengai
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
必死 - hisshí
Frantic, desperate
能力 - nouryoku
ability, function
励ます hagemasu
To encourage
偏見 - henken
prejudice; bias; distorted view
本音 - Honne
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
和む - nagomu
to chillax
精神 seishin
mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos, attitude; mentality; will; intention
Tsukare
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
混乱 konran
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
出版 shuppan
publication, publishing
タメ口- tameguchi
Informal language
競争 - kyousou
Race
副作用 - fukusayou
Side effect
大げさ oogesa
grandiose; exaggerated
悩む nayamu
To be worried or troubled
騒ぐ sawagu / sawaide-iru
uproar; disturbance
Daikon oroshi
grater
泡だて器 awadateki
whisk
ゴムベラ gomubera
spatula
薬缶 yakan
kettle
太平洋 taiheiyou
Pacific Ocean
大西洋 taiseiyou
Atlantic Ocean
例外 reigai
exception
洋食 yōshoku
Western food
交通事故 koutsuu jikou
traffic accident
飛び込み tobikomi
diving, plunging
水泳 suiei
swimming as a sport
積もる tsumoru
to pile up
地元 jimoto
place where you grew up
一時的 ichijiteki
temporary
解決 kaiketsu
solution
消費税 shōhizei
(sales) tax, consumption tax rate; sales tax rate; VAT rate
予測 yosoku
prediction
不可能 fukanou (na)
impossible
噂話 uwasabanashi
gossip
お手本 otehon
role model
言語 gengo
language
中古 chyuuko
secondhand, used
稼ぐ kasegu
to earn, to make money
難民 nanmin
refugee
評価
hyouka (suru)
(positive) evaluation; rating highly; assessment; estimation; rating; judging, appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement; praising,
also: valuation; appraisal (hyouka kakaku)
Positive nuance
諦める akirameru
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
自棄糞 yakekuso
desperate
年齢 nenrei
age
選挙 senkyo
election
がっかり gakkari
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to lose heart; to feel let down
増やす fuyasu
increase
利益 rieki
profit
組織 soshiki
organization
役員 yaku-in
board member, director; executive, officer; official; person in charge
参加者 sanka-shya
participant
成績 seiseki
Score or grades in school
親友 shinyū
best friend
演奏 ensou
(musical or dance) performance
工事 kouji
Construction work
ふ安定 fuantei
unstable
しんや shinya
Deep night
銃 jyū
gun
生活 seikatsu
Livelihood, life
戦う tatakau
to wage war, fight, struggle
安定 antei
stability; steadiness; consistency; equilibrium; balance; composure
発表 happyo
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known; breaking (news story); expressing (one’s opinion); releasing; unveiling
憧れる akogareru
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
意地悪 ijiwaru
Malicious, ill tempered
批判的 hihanteki
Critical, judgmental
肯定的 kouteiteki
Affirmative, in agreement with
正直 shyojiki
honest; frank; candid; straightforward
向ける mukeru
to turn (towards); to point; to aim; to direct
2. to head to; to go towards
3. to allot; to allocate
4. to send; to dispatch (e.g. a person)
飽きる akiru
to get old, to get tired of something
成熟 seijuku
maturity, ripeness
If you went to seis jukus you’d be pretty mature by the end
幼い osanai
childish, immature, litte
話題 wadai
topic, hot topic
文房具 bunbougu
stationary, school supplies
封筒 fuutou
envelope
質 shitsu
quality
冷凍 reitou
freezing
複雑 fukusatsu
complicated
解凍 kaitou
Unfreeze
会場 Kaijyou
Venue
投票 touhyou
Vote (launch into-ballot)
思いつく omoitsuku
To just think of something, to come into your mind
主催 shyusai
sponsorship
勤める tsutomeru
to work (for); to be employed (at a place or an activity); to serve (in); to work hard at at an activity, close to gambaru
好奇心
koukishin
goes with ‘motsu’
curiosity
xx mottanaide
恐怖 kyoufu
fear, terror, panic
緑茶 ryokucha
green tea
苦手 nigate
not one’s favorite
出す dasu
take out, offer, serve
払う harau
to pay
現金 genkin
cash
雇う yatou
to hire
季節 kisetsu
season; time of year
消費 shouhi
Consumption
消化 shyouka
Digesting (literal food or metaphorical info)
極端
kyoukutan (na) (ni)
Extreme, extremely
Nuance: Opposite of the usual pattern
化粧 keshyou
Make up, cosmetics, decoration
化学 kagaku
Chemistry
理屈 rikutsu
reason; logic
予想 yosou
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
予算 yosan
Budget
定義 teigi
Definition
正常
seijou (na)
normalcy; normality; normal
seijouna kangaekata = normal way of thinking
詳しく kuwashiku
in detail
混雑 konzatsu
crowdedness
混む、混んだ komu/konda
crowded
ウロウロする uro uro suru
wonder around lost
勝負
shoubu
game, fight, match, challenge to decide which one is a winner
it’s a fight, ofcourse I’m gonna shove-u (shobu)
ピンピンする
pin-pin suru
(someone is) unexpectedly full of life, very lively
When Ferdinand got pricked with a PIN he became unexpectedly full of lif
くたくた kutakuta
very exhausted
Kanako after ballet…
権力 kenryoku
Political power or authority as in end of power
The revenge of Kenryoku (Ken doll wearing a rucksack)
分担
buntan
Share tasks and responsibilities
Cada bun tiene su tan, hay que dividirselos
限る kagiru
to restrict; to limit; to confine
寧ろ
mushiro
rather; better; instead; if anything
Mushiro sounds sort of like muchbettro if a slurred drunk guy says it
自立
jiritsu
independence; self-reliance; self control
ji is self and ritsu sounds sort of like recto — rectitude, self-control
航空券 koukuuken
plane ticket
遺伝
iden
genetic, hereditary
Twins are genetically IDENtical
不便
fuben
inconvinience
bad-convenience
活躍
katsuyaku
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation
観光
kankou
tourism
imaginate un turista en Seul…hacer turismo en korea sería kankoku kank
在宅勤務 zaitakukinmu
working-from-home
住宅街
jyuutakugai
residential area
保険
hoken
insurance
Imaginate un buhonero hawkin’ insurance…
試す
tamesu
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
Tal (m) vez sirva una vez que le hagas tamesu…
影響 eikyou
influence
eikyo eikyo one day…gente bailando bajo la influencia de la musica…
注ぐ tsugu
- to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
典型
tenkei
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype; perfect example
ten quei ser así, es típicio…
表情
hyoujou
facial expression (surface-feeling)
sounds like “Hey Joe” - imagine Joe’s expressive face as you say hello
誤解
gokai
misunderstanding
al-GO K’HAY- no se entendió
瞬間
shunkan
moment, instant
it all happened so fast…he tried to shun the can, but it hit him…
バリバリ baribari
vigorously
同僚
douryou
colleague, co-worker
imagine a row of deer (does) all working together as colleagues or cowor
妊娠
ninshin
pregnancy
a pregnant ninja (nin) whose sin or mistake was getting pregnant
時差ぼけ jisaboke
jet lag
調子
choushi
tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm; vein; mood; way; manner; style; knack; condition; state of health; impetus; spur of the moment; strain; trend
imagine someone being choosy about getting the tune of a song just right
喘息 zensoku
asthma
問題外 mondaiigai
out of the question
汚染 osen
pollution
駐車場 chyuushyajou
parking lot
調査 chousa
investigation, inquiry
役 yaku
role, assignment, responsibility
仏教 bukkyou
Buddhism
宗教 shyuukyou
religion
星占い hoshiuranai
astrology
強気 tsuyoki
boldly! confidently; assured; self-assured; firm; strong; cocksure
過去kako
- the past; bygone days
Noun - one’s past (that one would prefer remained secret)
日常 nichijou
everyday, cotidiano
責任 sekinin
duty; responsibility
衛生 eisei
hygiene
新鮮 shinsen
fresh
成長 seychou
growing up, becoming an adult
屋外 okugai
outdoors; outside
市長 shichou
mayor
そもそも somosomo
In the first place, para empezar
宣伝 senden
publicity, advertising, propaganda
口コミ kuchikomi
word of mouth (also online)
貯金 chokin
saving
脂肪shibou
fat, blubber
沈黙 chinmoku
silence with other people
一部 ichibu
just one part (not the whole)
平和 heiwa
peace, harmony