Top 101-200 Words Flashcards
今日
(きょう) 1. today; this day
2. these days; recently; nowadays
父
(ちち) father
台風
(たいふう) typhoon; hurricane
きれい
() 1. pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair
2. clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat
小説
(しょうせつ) novel; (short) story
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)
空港
(くうこう) airport
庭
(にわ) 1. garden; yard; courtyard
2. field (of action); area
毎月
(まいげつ) every month; each month; monthly
相手
(あいて) 1. companion; partner; company
2. other party; addressee
出身
(しゅっしん) person’s origin
押す
(おす) 1. to push; to press
2. to apply pressure from above; to press down
高い
(たかい) 1. high; tall
2. expensive
本
(ほん) 1. book; volume; script
2. this; present
アメリカ
() 1. America
2. USA
午前
(ごぜん) morning; A.M.
時々
(ときどき) sometimes; at times
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
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
電気
(でんき) 1. electricity
2. (electric) light
使う
(つかう) 1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
経験
(けいけん) experience
右
(みぎ) 1. right; right hand side
2. afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); forgoing; above
まだ
() 1. as yet; hitherto; only; still
2. not yet (with negative verb)
聞く
(きく) 1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music)
金曜日
(きにょうび) Friday
話
(はなし) 1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
作家
(さっか) author; writer; novelist; artist
地震
(じしん) earthquake
重い
(おもい) 1. heavy; weightly; massive
2. heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
毎年
(まいねん) every year; yearly; annually
病院
(びょういん) hospital
昔
(むかし) olden days; former
食べる
(たべる) 1. to eat
2. to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
南
(みなみ) south
高校
(こうこう) senior high school
頼む
(たのむ) 1. to request; to beg; to ask
2. to call; to order; to reserve
小さい
(ちいさい) small; tiny; little
音楽
(おんがく) music; musical movement
新聞
(しんぶん) newspaper
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)
北
(きた) 1. north
2. the North; northern territories
月曜日
(げつようび) Monday
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
種類
(しゅるい) 1. variety; kind; type; category
2. counter for different sorts of things
英語
(えいご) English (language)
約束
(やくそく) 1. promise; agreement; arrangement; one’s word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date
2. convention; rule
雨
(あめ) rain
どちら
() 1. which way; which direction; where
2. which one (esp. of two alternatives)
思い出
(おもいで) memories; recollections; reminiscence
落ちる
(おちる) 1. to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money)
2, to be omitted; to be missing
発表
(はっぴょう) announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known; breaking (news story); expressing (one’s opinion); releasing; unveiling
夕方
(ゆうがた) evening; dusk
読む
(よむ) 1. to read
2. to count
絵
(え) picture; drawing; painting; sketch
歌手
(かしゅ) singer
なぜ
() why; how
休み
(やすみ) 1. rest; recess; respite
2. vacation; holiday; absence; suspension
でも
() 1. but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so
2. even
日記
(にっき) diary; journal
とても
() 1. very; awfully; exceedingly
2. (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
いくら
() 1. how much?; how many?
2. even; even if
違い
(ちがい) difference; discrepancy
旅行
(りょこう) travel; trip
お金
(おかね) money
長い
(ながい) 1. long (distance)
2. long (time); lengthy
受ける
(うける) 1. to receive; to get
2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
自転車
(じてんしゃ) bicycle
新しい
(あたらしい) new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
探す
(さがす) 1. to search (for something desired, needed); to look for
2. to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)
病気
(びょうき) illness; disease; sickness
冬
(ふゆ) winter
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.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo)
2. to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
趣味
(しゅみ) 1. hobby; pastime
2. tastes; preference; liking
世界
(せかい) 1. the world; society; the universe
2. sphere; circle; world
犬
(いぬ) 1. dog
2. snoop
七つ
(ななつ) seven
違う
(ちがう) 1. to differ (from); to vary
2. to not be in the usual condition
準備
(じゅんび) preparation; setup; arrangements; provision; reserve
政府
(せいふ) government; administration
ページ
() page
どれ
() 1. which (of three or more)
2. whichever; any
中学生
(ちゅうがくせい) middle school student
夫婦
(ふうふ) 1. married couple; spouses; husband and wife; couple; pair
2. his and hers; pair of objects; one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
七
(しち) 1. seven
2. hepta-
性格
(せいかく) character; personality; disposition; nature
旅館
(りょかん) ryokan; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally run
いくら
() 1. how many?
2. how old?
今年
(ことし) this year
大切
(たいせつ) 1. important; necessary; indispensable
2. beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable
今月
(こんげつ) this month
生まれる
(うまれる) 1. to be born
2. to be produced
手紙
(てがみ) letter
心配
(しんぱい) 1. worry; concern; anxiety
2. care; help; aid; assistance
左右
(さゆう) 1. left and right
2. influence; control; domination
終わる
(おわる) to finish; to end; to close
図書館
(としょかん) library
弟
(おとうと) 1. younger brother, little brother; kid brother
2. pupil; apprentice
実は
(じつは) as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
先月
(せんげつ) last month