VOCAB—beginner 3 Flashcards
building / bill
loan word
ビル
ビルディング
bear
熊
[くま]
fruit (loan word)
フルーツ
gram (loan word)
グラム
for now… for the time being… tentatively…
とりあえず
young lady / daughter
お嬢さん
[おじょうさん]
electrical outlet
コンセント
preservation of health
保健
[ほけん]
minute, fine, detailed / trivial
細かい
[こまかい]
細か(な)
[こまか(な)]
being late (for arriving trains, etc.) / —delay
遅れ
[おくれ]
(chance) encounter
to have a (chance) encounter / to have an (unplanned) meeting
出会い
[であい]
出会いする
commonality
to have (something) in common / to have a shared interest, friend, etc.
共通
[きょうつう]
共通する
passion, enthusiasm
passionate
情熱
[じょうねつ]
情熱的
counter, service counter (loan word)
カウンタ
haiku
俳句
[はいく]
broadcasting
to broadcast
放送
[ほうそう]
放送する
railroad crossing
踏切
[ふみきり]
must not do… bad to do…
いけない
without a doubt… for sure…
違いない
[ちがいない]
limit(s), bounds
限り
[かぎり]
memorial day / anniversary
記念日
[きねんび]
protein
たんぱく質
[たんぱくしつ]
friendly suffix for (young) female
—ちゃん
from now on… hereafter…
以後
[いご]
farmer
farmers, peasants
農家
[のうか]
農民
[のうみん]
—province / —state (esp. in America)
—州
[—しゅう]
counter for mechanical objects
—台
[—だい]
editing
to edit (a book, etc.)
編集
[へんしゅう]
編集する
breathing, respiration
to breathe in and out
呼吸
[こきゅう]
呼吸する
discussion
to have a discussion
話し合い
[はなしあい]
話し合いする
each other, mutual
互い
[たがい]
お互い
could you please do (….) for me?
—てもらえませんか
—てくださいませんか
—ていただけませんか
—ていただけないでしょうか
visa (loan word)
ビザ
damn it!
ちくしょう
irritation
to feel irritated or annoyed
いらいら
いらいらする
journey
to go on a journey
旅
[たび]
旅する
judgment, decision
to make a judgement
判断
[はんだん]
判断する
bay
湾
[わん]
a fixed date
日にち
[ひにち]
sunglasses (loan word)
サングラス
sunset
日の入り
[ひのいり]
日没
[にちぼつ]
(no matter) how… however (much)…
どんなに
manners
manner mode, silent mode (esp. on cell phones)
(loan word)
マナー
マナーモード
seems to be good, looks good
does not seem… seems not to be… (neg. verb suffix)
よさそう
なさそう
reserve, restraint
to refrain from (doing something)
遠慮
[えんりょ]
遠慮する
sphere, orb
ball (in sports), globe, bulb
bead (on a necklace), pearl
bullet
(kanji use)
玉
[たま]
球
[たま]
珠
[たま]
弾
[たま]
s
single (unmarried)
独身
[どくしん]
broken bone
to break a bone / to fracture a bone
骨折
[こっせつ]
骨折する
seriously!? for real?
マジで
weirdo
変人
[へんじん]
athlete (loan word)
アスリート
LOL
笑
[えみ]
笑み
[えみ]
strength
強さ
[つよさ]
kitchen (loan word)
キッチン
turtle
亀
[かめ]
sooner or later… one of these days… / in any case…
at any rate… in any event…
いずれ
いずれにせよ
gun
銃
[じゅう]
corporation / enterprise
a major corporation, a big business (Sony, Toyota, etc.)
企業
[きぎょう]
大企業
[だいきぎょう]
mountain climbing
to go mountain climbing (mountaineering)
登山
[とざん]
登山する
adjustment, regulation
to adjust (volume, a machine’s settings etc.) / to regulate (production rates, etc.)
調整
[ちょうせい]
調整する
huge, enormous, really big (colloquial)
でかい
でっかい
almost… so close… (e.g. to finishing a climb) / regrettable
惜しい
[おしい]
normalcy (e.g. normal body temp.)
正常
[せいじょう]
altitude, elevation / a high degree
高度
[こうど]
drum
太鼓
[たいこ]
twins
双子
[ふたご]
the first time
一回目
[いっかいめ]
big— / large size, the large part of… (kanji use)
大
[だい]
southwest
南西
[なんせい]
as much as possible, as much as one can
出来るだけ
[できるだけ]
jazz (loan word)
ジャズ
cross, x-mark (on errors, mistakes etc.)
バツ
property, (one’s) assets
資産
[しさん]
here and there, to and fro / all around, all over the place
あちこち
あちらこちら
dance, dancing
踊り
[おどり]
centimeter (loan word)
センチ
センチメートル
northeast
北東
[ほくとう]
on purpose
態と
> [わざと]
cash register (loan word)
レジ
just as expected, true to reputation
さすが
kilogram (loan word)
キロ
キログラム
sauce (loan word)
ソース
for some reason or another… somehow or other…
何となく
[なんとなく]
board
板
[いた]
meter (loan word)
メートル
besides… moreover… (additional info making the same point)
それに
cliff
崖
[がけ]
excuse me! say! (to draw attention informally) / err.., well… (interjection)
あの
あのう
well… so… well then…
では…
じゃ…
じゃあ…
an exception
exceptional
exceptionally…
例外
[れいがい]
例外的
例外的に
midnight, the middle of the night
the dead of night
夜中
[よなか]
真夜中
[まよなか]
ignoring
to ignore (someone) / to disregard / to neglect
無視
[むし]
無視する
experiment
to do an experiment
laboratory
実験
[じっけん]
実験する
実験室
[じっけんしつ]
bee
蜂
[はち]
rule (loan word)
ルール
playing cards / Trump
トランプ
raw— / uncooked, fresh
生
[なま]
one must not…. (something is unacceptable or disallowed)
—てはだめ
—てはならない
—てはいけない
electronic— / an electron
電子
[でんし]
how many are there?
幾つありますか？
> [いくつありますか?]
—-ありますか？
(with other counters)
coffee shop, café
喫茶店
[きっさてん]
slope, hill
坂
[さか]
space (loan word)
スペース
not necessarily… not always the case… (with neg. verbs)
必ずしも
[かならずしも]
center (of a circle, etc.), core / —centered
中心
[ちゅうしん]
motorcycle (loan word)
オートバイ
バイク
shit!
糞
> [くそ]
remarks
to make remarks / to give a statement
発言
[はつげん]
発言する
bragging, boasting
to show off / to brag / to be boast / to be prideful
自慢
[じまん]
自慢する
pre-school, day-care center
保育園
[ほいくえん]
how to read, way of reading
読み方
[よみかた]
personal experience / trial (lesson, etc.)
to have a personal experience / to do on one’s own or take a trial
体験
[たいけん]
体験する
(sliding-door) closet
押し入れ
[おしいれ]
passenger
乗客
[じょうきゃく]
technology / technique, skills
technical
技術
[ぎじゅつ]
技術的
cheering, support (for an athlete, etc.)
to cheer / to root for
応援
[おうえん]
応援する
flat
平ら
[たいら]
value, worth
価値
[かち]
(one’s) favorite, most preferred, best liked
bookmark (in a web browser)
気に入り
[きにいり]
お気に入り
clear, obvious, evident
明らか
[あきらか]
industry / industrial—
産業
[さんぎょう]
physical education (P.E.)
体育
[たいいく]
facility, institution
施設
[しせつ]
vending machine
自動販売機
[じどうはんばいき]
lunch (loan word)
ランチ
container
容器
[ようき]
topic or subject (of conversation)
話題
[わだい]
fortune, luck
運
[うん]
permitted, passable, OK (usu. as a suffix)
可
[か]
agriculture
農業
[のうぎょう]
absolutely not… not at all… (with neg. verbs) / the whole… everything…
一切
[いっさい]
lawyer
弁護士
[べんごし]
mushrooms
茸
> [きのこ]
business
business man
(loan word)
ビジネス
ビジネスマン
The East (the orient)
東洋
[とうよう]
soap
石鹸
[せっけん]
murder
殺人
[さつじん]
classification
to classify / to categorize
分類
[ぶんるい]
分類する
northwest
北西
[ほくせい]
influenza, the flu
to get the flu
(loan word)
インフルエンザ
インフルエンザにかかる
Edo (the old name for Tokyo)
The Edo Period (from 1603 - 1868)
江戸
[えど]
江戸時代
[えどじだい]
accidentally… carelessly… absent-mindedly…
to be careless / to do something accidentally
an honest (or careless) mistake
うっかり
うっかりする
うっかりミス
うっかり間違った
[うっかりまちがった]
snake
蛇
[へび]
oh, what? (utterance of surprise) / yes, good (informal agreement)
ええ
counter for long, cylindrical objects, pencils, bananas, bottles, etc.
—本
[—ほん] 2, 4, 5, 7, 9
[—ぼん] 3, 1000
[—ぽん] 1, 6, 8, 10, 100
juice (loan word)
ジュース
principal, schoolmaster
校長
[こうちょう]
psychology
the study of psychology
心理
[しんり]
心理学
as for— on the topic of— (usu. offering a characteristic or ability)
—なら
healthy, sturdy, durable
丈夫
[じょうぶ]
(an) emptiness, hollow, vacuum
空
[から]
unexpected, surprising
意外
[いがい]
inconvenient
不便
[ふべん]
metal
金属
[きんぞく]
cucumber
きゅうり
kindergarten
幼稚園
[ようちえん]
that’s right! (with emphasis) / really?! (meaning determined by intonation)
そうなんだ
そうなんです
sheet, bed sheet (loan word)
シーツ
a state after an action has taken place (tr. verb suffix)
—てある
civilization
文明
[ぶんめい]
how many times…? how often…?
several times, a few times
many times over, often / any number of times
何度
[なんど]
何度か
何度も / 何度でも
comfort, ease
(doing) comfortably… in a relaxed or enjoyable manner…
楽
[らく]
楽に
sky, heavens, heavenly— (kanji use)
天
[てん]
pregnancy
to become pregnant / to conceive
妊娠
[にんしん]
妊娠する
diet
to go on a diet
(loan word)
ダイエット
ダイエットする
medical treatment
to treat medically / to provide treatment
治療
[ちりょう]
治療する
mayonnaise (loan word)
マヨネーズ
next time
次回
[じかい]
opening, releasing
to open (to the public) / to release (a movie, etc.) / to put on exhibit
release date
公開
[こうかい]
公開する
公開日
[こうかいび]
sadness
sorrow, grief
悲しみ
[かなしみ]
哀しみ
meeting (on arrival), greeting or receiving (someone)
迎え
[むかえ]
counter for bound items, books, magazines, etc.
—冊
[—さつ]
pollution
to become polluted or contaminated
汚染
[おせん]
汚染する
ocean
海洋
[かいよう]
no trespassing
立ち入り禁止
[たちいりきんし]
reliance, trust
to rely on / to trust in (someone)
信頼
[しんらい]
信頼する
conclusion
to come to a conclusion
結論
[けつろん]
結論する
結論が出る
(one) part, (one portion)
一部
[いちぶ]
caffeine (loan word)
カフェイン
enemy, foe
敵
[てき]
South Korea
韓国
[かんこく]
mischief, prank / mischievous
to do mischief / to prank / to trick / to play a practical joke
いたずら
いたずらする
a doubt
I doubt it….
疑問
[ぎもん]
疑問に思う
excuse me (but I must be going…)
失礼します
[しつれいします]
effect, effectiveness / effects (e.g. sound effects)
効果
[こうか]
the shore
海辺
[うみべ]
either one, either of the two
どちらでも
return to one’s country
to return to one’s country
帰国
[きこく]
帰国する
solitude, loneliness, isolation
孤独
[こどく]
contents, interior
中身
[なかみ]
is made of…
…でできています
member (of an association, society, etc.), the membership
会員
[かいいん]
dining room (loan word)
ダイニングルーム
production
to produce (good, etc.)
生産
[せいさん]
生産する
feeling disappointed
to be disappointed
がっかり
がっかりする
rich person
金持ち
[かねもち]
thought, ideology
思想
[しそう]
interview
to do an interview (on tv, etc.)
(loan word)
インタビュー
インタビューする
who (honorific)
どなた
ingredient, component, composition
成分
[せいぶん]
about how many
幾つくらい
> [いくつくらい]
stopping, suspension
to stop ( a vehicle, etc.), to suspend (service, etc.)
停止
[ていし]
停止する
discount
to offer a discount / to mark down / to reduce a price
—discount (e.g. 50% discount)
割引
[わりびき]
割引する
—割引 (e.g. ５割引）
warning
to give a warning
警告
[けいこく]
警告する
care
to look after / to care for (others)
世話
[せわ]
世話する
the other day… not so long ago…
この間
[このあいだ]
こないだ
lemon (loan word)
レモン
speed (loan word)
スピード
jump
to jump
(loan word)
ジャンプ
ジャンプする
throat
喉
[のど]
咽
the other day, a few days ago
先日
[せんじつ]
sunrise
日の出
[ひので]
日出
[にっしゅつ]
octopus
fried octopus dumplings
蛸
> [たこ]
たこ焼き
[たこやき]
gladly… with pleasure…
喜んで
[よろこんで]
hot and humid
蒸し暑い
[むしあつい]
it should be…. it must be so…. (to describe situations)
….はず[だ]
is that so? (usu. rhetorical)
そうか
そうですか
perfectly… completely… exactly the right…
ぴったり
analysis
to analyze
分析
[ぶんせき]
分析する
reading aid for kanji characters
振り仮名
> [ふりがな]
section, division / counter for chapters in a book
課
[か]
and etc… and so on…
等
> [など]
Japanese-style bar (izakaya)
居酒屋
[いざかや]
rainbow
虹
[にじ]
correction, revision
to make corrections (e.g. in a sentence) / to make revisions
訂正
[ていせい]
訂正する
post / postbox, mailbox (loan word)
ポスト
satisfaction
to be satisfied / to be content
degree of satisfaction
満足
[まんぞく]
満足する
満足度
[まんぞくど]
in front of the station
駅前
[えきまえ]
a battle, a fight
戦い
[たたかい]
going out
to go on an outing / to go out (of the house)
外出
[がいしゅつ]
外出する
surface
表面
[ひょうめん]
railway track, line
線路
[せんろ]
taking it easy
to take it easy / to be laid-back
のんびり
のんびりする
or… otherwise…
又は
> [または]
twice a day
一日に二回
[いちにちににかい]
regret
to regret (something) / to have regrets
後悔
[こうかい]
後悔する
tiny, really small (colloquial)
小っちゃい
> [ちっちゃい]
southeast
southeast (alt.) / east-south
南東
[なんとう]
東南
[とうなん]
elephant
象
[ぞう]
printing
to print (something)
印刷
[いんさつ]
印刷する
(in) replacement, a substitute
代わり
[かわり]
sweater (loan word)
セーター
group, organization
団体
[だんたい]
needle / (clock) hand
針
[はり]
—rate —percentage
—率
[—りつ]
(a university) professor
教授
[きょうじゅ]
(sticky) rice cake
餅
> [もち]
underpants / trousers (loan word)
パンツ
unnatural
不自然
[ふしぜん]
wisdom
insight leading to wisdom (esp. in Buddhism)
知恵
[ちえ]
智慧
智恵
I’m the one who should really be saying so… (used as a response)
こちらこそ
rice (grain)
米
[こめ]
beach (area around the seashore)
浜辺
[はまべ]
nuts
peanuts
(loan word)
ナッツ
ピーナッツ
flow
流れ
[ながれ]
task, things to do business (to complete) / purpose, use (often as suffix)
用
[よう]
prohibition
to prohibit / to be prohibited / to be banned
禁止
[きんし]
禁止する
vitamin (loan word)
ビタミン
taste, preference
好み
[このみ]
suffering
苦しみ
[くるしみ]
railroad
鉄道
[てつどう]
advice
to give advice / to offer advice
(loan word)
アドバイス
アドバイスする
tape (loan word)
テープ
working and operations / work—
to do work (in a business setting) / to operate
作業
[さぎょう]
作業する
friendship
友情
[ゆうじょう]
gem, jewel
宝石
[ほうせき]
thumb
親指
[おやゆび]
Europe (loan word)
ヨーロッパ
model (loan word)
モデル
fog / mist
霧
[きり]
millimeter (loan word)
ミリ
ミリメートル
change
to change
(loan word)
チェンジ
チェンジする
whichever one, any one (when there are 3+ options)
どれでも
hygiene
sanitary, hygienic
衛生
[えいせい]
衛生的
on the occasion of… / certain circumstances, opportunity, time, juncture
際
[さい]
zen
zen temple
禅
[ぜん]
禅寺
[ぜんでら]
the year before last (colloquial)
一昨年
[おととし]
adventure
to go on an adventure
冒険
[ぼうけん]
冒険する
statue
像
[ぞう]
fat
脂肪
[しぼう]
volume (loan word)
ボリューム
forecast
to forecast (the weather, etc.) / to make a prediction
weather forecast
予報
[よほう]
予報する
天気予報
army / —army
the military
the army corps
軍
[ぐん]
軍隊
[ぐんたい]
軍団
[ぐんだん]
(one’s) impression
印象
[いんしょう]
woodland, forest
森林
[しんりん]
contract, (written) agreement
to enter into a contract / to sign an agreement
契約
[けいやく]
契約する
what did you say?
何と言いましたか？
[なんといいましたか?]
painter, artist
画家
[がか]
day by day, daily
日々
[ひび]
so it is, isn’t it… / oh well… well then… (meaning determined by intonation)
そうね
そうですね
elderly people
年寄り
[としより]
housework, chores / family affairs
to do housework / to do the chores
家事
[かじ]
家事をする
tattoo
入れ墨
[いれずみ]
flexible
warm-up exercises, calisthenics (in order to get flexible)
柔軟
[じゅうなん]
柔軟体操
[じゅうなんたいそう]
emphasis
to emphasize / to stress (a particular point)
強調
[きょうちょう]
強調する
the person himself, the said person
本人
[ほんにん]
moustache
口ひげ
[くちひげ]
leaf (colloquial) / marijuana (slang)
葉っぱ
[はっぱ]
empty
空っぽ
[からっぽ]
shell / shellfish
貝
[かい]
just finished… something just occurred… something just ended…
—(た)ばかり[だ]
—(た)ところ[だ]
poop
to go poop
うんこ
うんこする
contest, (athletic) competition
競技
[きょうぎ]
target
対象
[たいしょう]
silver
銀
[ぎん]
solution
to solve / to provide an answer (to a problem)
解答
[かいとう]
解答する
king
王
[おう]
王様
suburbs
郊外
[こうがい]
safety
(going) safely… (doing) without problems…
無事
[ぶじ]
無事に
and then… and thus… and now…
そして
suffix for young male
—君
[—くん]
great, admirable
to find someone admirable
偉い
[えらい]
偉いと思う
design, plan (e.g. for engineering projects)
to make a design / to create a layout
設計
[せっけい]
設計する
bus stop
バス停
[バスてい]
little by little…
少しずつ
[すこしずつ]
size (loan word)
サイズ
processing, handling
to process (documents, etc.) / to handle / to deal with
処理
[しょり]
処理する
nutrition
栄養
[えいよう]
counter for thin, flat objects, paper, etc.
—枚
[—まい]
system, institution, organizational structure (e.g. medicaid)
制度
[せいど]
vocabulary
語彙
[ごい]
nothing but…
do nothing but…
—ばかり
—てばかりいる
do in advance, do in preparation for something else
—(て)おく
discovery, revelation
to make a discovery / to have a revelation
発見
[はっけん]
発見する
North Korea
北朝鮮
[きたちょうせん]
(one’s) rights, privilege
権利
[けんり]
extra
余分
[よぶん]
suicide
自殺
[じさつ]
online (loan word)
オンライン
hometown (colloquial)
古里
> [ふるさと]
science (as a school subject)
理科
[りか]
payment
支払い
[しはらい]
knowing (honorific)
ご存知
[ごぞんじ]
comment
to comment on / to leave a comment
(loan word)
コメント
コメントする
eel
鰻
> [うなぎ]
subtle (difference, etc.) / delicate (situation, etc.)
微妙
[びみょう]
shut up!
黙れ
[だまれ]
suitable, proper, appropriate (fit)
適当
[てきとう]
wrist watch
腕時計
[うでどけい]
just like a… resembling… similar to… (as a suffix)
—みたい
voting / ballot
to vote
投票
[とうひょう]
投票する
fashion (loan word)
ファッション
appropriate
適切
[てきせつ]
basis, foundation
基礎
[きそ]
answer (in reply or response)
to provide an answer
回答
[かいとう]
回答する
improvement (in skill or ability)
to improve / to make progress to become proficient (in one’s studies etc.)
上達
[じょうたつ]
上達する
report (loan word)
レポート
things
物事
[ものごと]
that’s right
that’s right isn’t it?
そう
そうだよ
そうだよね
(long-term) happiness, well-being
幸福
[こうふく]
as usual… as before… as one would expect…
相変わらず
[あいかわらず]
England
Great Britain, The United Kingdom
イギリス
英国
[えいこく]
air-conditioning, air conditioner (loan word)
エアコン
shadow
影
[かげ]
sports day / athletic meet
運動会
[うんどうかい]
(formal) receipt
領収書
[りょうしゅうしょ]
adjustment
to make an adjustment (on controls, knobs, etc.)
調節
[ちょうせつ]
調節する
pee
to go pee
おしっこ
おしっこする
philosophy
philosophical
philosopher
哲学
[てつがく]
哲学的
哲学者
counter for small, medium-sized animals
—匹
[ひき] 2, 4, 5, 7, 9
[びき] 3, 1000
[ぴき] 1, 6, 8, 10, 100
unhappiness, misfortune
不幸
[ふこう]
—direction —orientation —aspect (e.g. southern facing) / well-suited for— / situational tendency
—向き
[—むき]
the reverse
conversely… on the contrary…
逆
[ぎゃく]
逆に
plum
梅
[うめ]
youth, young man
young person
青年
[せいねん]
青少年
[せいしょうねん]
shade of the sun
日陰
[ひかげ]
all year, throughout the year
年中
[ねんじゅう]
curiosity
好奇心
[こうきしん]
strong (color, flavor, etc.), concentrated
濃い
[こい]
well, I’m off… see you later… (polite phrase said by a person leaving)
行って来ます
[いってきます]
the outside / external—
外部
[がいぶ]
ambulance
救急車
[きゅうきゅうしゃ]
particle for listing reasons or qualities
—し
publishing
to publish (a book, etc.)
publishing company, publishing house
出版
[しゅっぱん]
出版する
出版社
[しゅっぱんしゃ]
(light and easy) mountain climbing
to climb a mountain (as a simple day trip, etc.)
山登り
[やまのぼり]
山登りする
Asia (loan word)
アジア
dry cleaning
to do dry cleaning
(loan word)
クリーニング
クリーニングする
what on earth… what in the world… (forms an emphatic question)
一体
[いったい]
national language / Japanese (as a school subject in Japan)
国語
[こくご]
examination and consideration
to consider (something) / to scrutinize
検討
[けんとう]
検討する
selfish
我が儘
> [わがまま]
would you like to…? won’t you…? why don’t we…? (asking questions in the neg.)
—ないか？
—みませんか？
sitting Japanese style
to sit on one’s heels (in Japanese style)
正座
[せいざ]
正座する
welcome, hello how may I help you? (polite way to greet customers)
いらっしゃいませ
crime / sin
罪
[つみ]
a talent, an ability
才能
[さいのう]
performance
to perform (music, etc.)
a performing musician
演奏
[えんそう]
演奏する
演奏家
[えんそうか]
—ish —like / having a certain quality (verb suffix)
—っぽい
one should (do something)
—(た)ほうがいい
slack, loose
緩い
[ゆるい]
election
to elect (into office)
選挙
[せんきょ]
選挙する
have a good day! see you later! (polite phrase said to a person leaving)
行ってらっしゃい
[いってらっしゃい]
chapter
章
[しょう]
tradition
traditional
伝統
[でんとう]
伝統的
one should not (do something)
—ないほうがいい
being in love
to fall in love / to experience romance
恋愛
[れんあい]
恋愛する
first, foremost, number one (priority, etc.)
第一
[だいいち]
comparison
to compare and contrast
comparatively…, relatively…
比較
[ひかく]
比較する
比較的
the remaining— / the rest, the leftover
leftovers (esp. food)
残り
[のこり]
残り物
[のこりもの]
bonsai tree
盆栽
[ぼんさい]
cancellation
to cancel
(loan word)
キャンセル
キャンセルする
respect
to respect (someone)
尊敬
[そんけい]
尊敬する
you (very informal)
お前
[おまえ]
ward (district within a prefecture)
—区
[—く]
kilometer (loan word)
キロ
キロメートル
management
to manage (a business, etc.) / to administer / to control
management fee / caretaker fee (for an apartment)
管理
[かんり]
管理する
管理費
in a state of excitement
to be in a state of excitement / to be thrilled
(onomatopoeic)
わくわく
わくわくする
language study
a language school
語学
[ごがく]
語学学校
[ごがくがっこう]
championship
to win first place / to win the championship
優勝
[ゆうしょう]
優勝する
each… respectively…
それぞれ
mud
泥
[どろ]
well. .. but… ‘cause… (causal conjunction)
even. … too…. so…. (emphasizing a noun)
だって….
rotation
to spin / to turn around / to revolve
回転
[かいてん]
回転する
the vicinity
around (here)… in the vicinity…
辺り
[あたり]
この辺り
shopping
to go shopping
(loan word)
ショッピング
ショッピングする
way of doing
やり方
[やりかた]
examination of tickets
to examine tickets
ticket gate (in a train station)
改札
[かいさつ]
改札する
改札口
[かいさつぐち]
summer vacation
winter vacation
夏休み
[なつやすみ]
冬休み
[ふゆやすみ]
number of times, frequency
回数
[かいすう]
meditation
to meditate
瞑想
[めいそう]
瞑想する
alarm clock
目覚まし時計
[めざましどけい]
improvement, betterment
to improve (in relationships, situations, etc.)
改善
[かいぜん]
改善する
appearance
格好
[かっこう]
speed, velocity
quickness
速度
[そくど]
速さ
[はやさ]
cookie (loan word)
クッキー
(bad) habit
癖
[くせ]
cancer
癌
> [がん]
thereupon… because of that…
それで
The West (western countries)
西洋
[せいよう]
fan, admirer (loan word)
ファン
non-smoking / quitting smoking
to quit smoking / to refrain from smoking
(a seat in) the non-smoking section
禁煙
[きんえん]
禁煙する
禁煙席
[きんえんせき]
no wonder…
当たり前
[あたりまえ]
unthinkable, outrageous / no way! absolutely not!
とんでもない
sisters
姉妹
[しまい]
sorry to keep you waiting…
お待たせしました
[おまたせしました]
the fine arts
art museum
artist (of fine art)
美術
[びじゅつ]
美術館
美術家
bathing suit, swimsuit
水着
[みずぎ]
train platform
home / platform (abbr.)
(loan word)
プラットホーム
ホーム
sex
to have sex
(loan word)
セックス
セックスする
(the) earth, soil, dirt (kanji use)
土
[つち]
success, (good) hit, (correct) guess, to come true
当たり
> [あたり]
well (source of water)
井戸
[いど]
qualifications (for a job, etc.)
資格
[しかく]
registration
to register / to sign up for
登録
[とうろく]
登録する
boobs
おっぱい
alcohol (loan word)
アルコール
pro
professional
(loan word)
プロ
プロフェッショナル
language / word (kanji use)
語
[ご]
that much… to that extent… (emphasizing suchness)
あんな
あんなに
peculiar, uncommon, unusual
変わった
[かわった]
desert
砂漠
[さばく]
