Words and Phrases Flashcards
渋谷
平板
しぶや ~ Shibuya
ただし / 但し
頭高
however, except, but, only
conjunction, usually written in kana
聞いてんのか
きいてんのか ~ Are you listening?
だから
頭高
that’s why…, because, so, therefore, for this reason
どうだか
どう: 頭高
How is it?
いいですか
いい: 頭高
May I?
曲
平板 / 頭高 / 尾高
きょく ~ tune, musical composition, piece of music, musical number
酷い
中高
ひどい ~ terrible, awful, cruel
多分
頭高
たぶん ~ probably, perhaps, maybe, presumably
全く
平板 / 尾高
まったく ~ completely, entirely, totally, absolutely, ^good grief
adverb, の adjective, ^abbreviation of 全くもう
全体
平板
ぜんたい ~ whole, all, enitrely, overall
感じ
平板
かんじ ~ feeling, sensation, impression, vibe, ring (familiarity)
だめ
尾高
no good, no, hopeless
だめだめ
no no no, don’t!, entirely useless, completely worthless
ぬるぬる / ぬらぬら
slimy, slippery, fatty, oily, greasy, creamy, dripping
平板
平板
へいばん ~ flat board, slab, flat plate, monotony
天気
頭高
てんき ~ weather, fine weather, element (atmospheric)
神
頭高
かみ ~ god, deity
流血
平板
りゅけつ ~ bloodshed, gore, bleeding
血流
けつりゅう ~ bloodflow, bloodstream
殺す
ころす ~ kill, murder, butcher, slaughter, assassinate, massacre
そうなんだ
is that so, I know, oh yeah
助け
尾高
たすけ ~ help, aid, assistance
帰らない
中高
かえらない ~ Not returning, can’t return, not coming back, not going home, staying out, not leaving
いや / いやだ
頭高 / 尾高
I refuse, no way, not a chance
まじで
seriously?, really?, for real?
いい
good, great, nice, fine, excellent
めんどくさい
bothersome, tiresome, annoying, tedious
活動
平板
かつど ~ activity, action
どんなこと
どんな: 頭高
what kind of thing?, what sort of thing?, what sort of matter?
こんばんは
good evening
たまに / 偶に
平板
sometimes, occasionally, infrequently, once in a while
adverb, usually written in kana
遊ぶ
平板
あそぶ ~ to play, to enjoy oneslef, to have a good time, to mess about, to hang out, to be idle
五段
いいだろう
alright, fair enough, fine
絶対に
中高 / 平板
ぜったに ~ absolutely, definitely, totally
許さない
中高
ゆるさない ~ unforgivable, I won’t allow it, I won’t let you
謝る
中高
あやまる ~ apologize, excuse oneself, say sorry
負ける
平板
まける ~ to lose, be defeated, be inferior to, be overcome with, succumb to
一段
無理
頭高
むり ~ impossible, unreasonable, far-fetched, can’t, overdoing
別にい / 別になにも
別にい: 平板
べつになにも ~ nothing, nothing special, nothing in particular, not really
べつにい ~ [all above], seperately, apart
別にい is the common abbreviation with extended meaning
全て
頭高
すべて ~ entirely, all, completely
味
平板
あじ ~ taste, flavor, flavored
いちご
中高
strawberry
たんぱく / 蛋白
平板 / 頭高
protein
エネルギー
中高
energy
政権
平板
せいけん ~ administration, political power
獲得
平板
かくとく ~ acquisition, possession, gain
ヒトラー
Hitler
内閣
頭高
ないかく ~ cabinet (government), ministry
誕生
平板
たんじょ ~ birth, creation, formation
noun,する verb
戦後
平板 / 頭高
せんご ~ postwar period, after war, after World War 2
民主主義
中高
みんしゅしゅぎ ~ democracy, democratism
結局
平板
けっきょく ~ in the end, eventually, after all, finally
生む
平板
うむ ~ to give birth, to bear (child), to produce, to yield, to give rise to
五段
事
尾高
こと ~ case (business), thing, matter, event, incident, affair
成る
頭高
なる ~ to become, to consist of, be composed of
する / 為る
(1)平板 (2)頭高
to do, to act, to work as, to make into, to turn into
する verb, usually written in kana
一同
中高
いちどう ~ all of us, all together, all present
衝撃音
中高
しょうげきおん ~ impact sound, impact noise
ざわめき/ 騒めき
平板 / 尾高
commotion, stir, noise, buzz
noun
回る
平板
まわる ~ to turn, to spin, to rotate, turn around, go around, revolve
五段
音
尾高
おと ~ sound, noise, note (musical),
音楽
頭高 / 平板
おんがく ~ music, musical
電子
頭高
でんし ~ electronic, electronic (esp. as prefix), electronics, electron
noun, prenominal adjective
周波数
中高
しゅうはすう ~ frequency, frequency (esp. waveforms)
生徒
頭高
せいと ~ pupil, student, follower
授業中
平板
じゅぎょう ちゅう ~ during class, during a lesson, while teaching
noun
けど / けれど
but, however, although
公務
頭高
こうむ ~ official business, public business, public affairs
風紀
頭高
ふうき ~ public morals, morals, manners
部
平板
ぶ ~ department (in organization), unit, section, ministry, division
委員長
中高
いいんちょう ~ chairman, committee chairman
蟇
中高
ひきがえる ~ toad, bufo toad
郡
頭高
ぐん ~ district, county
失敗
平板
しっぱい ~ failure, blunder, error, mistake, bungle
飲物
中高
のみもの ~ drink, beverage
中身
中高
なかみ ~ inside, contents, filling, substance
本能
平板 / 頭高 / 中高
ほんのう ~ instinct
学園
平板
がくえん ~ academy, campus, college, school
牙
頭高
きば ~ fang, tusk
剥く
平板
むく ~ to peel, to skin, to open wide, to bare (ex. teeth)
者
尾高
もの ~ person, someone, person who…
判明
平板
はんめい ~ establishing, proving, confirming, identifying
騎士
頭高 / 尾高
きし ~ knight
合併
平板
がっぺい ~ merger, amalgamation, combination, union, consolidation
脱げる
中高
ぬげる ~ to take off, to come off, to slip off, to slip down
面白い
中高
おもしろい ~ interesting, amusing
手がかり
中高
てがかり ~ clue, key, trail, scent, track, hand hold
親友
平板
しにゅう ~ close friend, bosom friend, buddy, pal, chum
星
平板
ほし ~ star, light emiting heavenly body (excl. sun & moon)
異星人
中高
いせいじん ~ alien, alien (from another planet, culture, group of peple)
弁明
平板
べんめい ~ justification, explanation, excuse, vindication, apology
即刻
平板
そっこく ~ immediately, instantly, at once, instant, right away
処罰
頭高 / 平板
しょばつ ~ punishment, penalty
鈴 / 鐘
(1)頭高 (2)平板
すず / かね ~ bell, chime
爆発音
中高
ばくはつおん ~ explosion sound, sound of creating an explosion
催涙弾
中高
さいるいだん ~ tear gas, tear gas bomb, lachrymatory bomb
鈴木
-no defined accent-
Suzuki
逃げ
尾高
にげ ~ escape, getaway, evasion
noun
れる / られる
-no defined accent-
れる ~ potential suffix, to be able to, can do
られる ~ passive suffix, emphasis on the affected in a sentence
など
頭高
etc., and so on, and so forth, or something
- can be used to lessen significance of previous word
制服
平板
せいふく ~ uniform, school uniform
制
平板 / 頭高
せい ~ system, organization, control, command
盗み出す
尾高
ぬすみだす ~ to steal (from somewhere), stealing (from a store, person) , theft
張り
平板
はり ~ stretch, tension, springiness, resilience
ばり ~ in the style of, reminiscent of, attached or stretched on
てみる
中高
to try something (casually), to attempt to do something (for the first time, or to see the outcome)
typically follows another verb
漲る
中高
みなぎる ~ to overflow, to be full (to brim), to be filled (with emotion), to pervade (atmosphere)
素早い
中高
すばやい ~ quick, fast, prompt, nimble, agile, quick (to understand), sharp (thinking)
極
頭高
きょく / ごく ~ very, extreme, quite, climax, culmination
程度
頭高
ていど ~ degree, amount, grade, extent, level
攻撃
尾高
こうげき ~ attack, strike, offensive, censure, criticism
効く
平板
きく ~ to be effective, to be efficacious, to do it’s work
才能
平板
さいのう ~ talent, ability, aptitude
人工
平板
じんこう~ artificial, man-made, human work, human skill
燃える
平板
もえる ~ to burn, to get fired up, to catch fire, to blaze
ほとんど
中高
almost, nearly, practically, largely
殴る
中高
なぐる ~ to hit, to strike, to punch
蹴る
頭高
ける ~ to kick, to reject, to refuse
一番
中高 / 平板
いちばん ~ number one, first, best
戦い
平板
たたかい ~ fight, battle, struggle, conflict
批判
平板
ひはん ~ criticism, judgement, comment
操作
頭高
そうさ ~ operation, manipulation, processing
拡大
平板
かくだい ~ enlargement, expansion, magnification, amplification
実験
平板
じっけん ~ experiment, experimentation
実験室
中高
じっけんしつ ~ laboratory, lab, experimental room
実は
中高
じつは ~ as a matter of fact, actually, by the way, to tell you the truth
人気
平板
にんき ~ popular, popularity, popular feeling, business conditions
笑顔
頭高
えがお ~ smile, smiling face
お菓子
中高
おかし ~ confections, sweets, sweetmeats, candy, snacks
番号
中高
ばんごう ~ number, series of digits
便利
頭高
べんり ~ convenient, useful, handy, helpful
許す
中高
ゆるす ~ to forgive, to approve, to allow, to permit, to excuse, to pardon
授業
頭高
じゅぎょう ~ class, lesson, class work, teaching
吸う
平板
すう ~ to inhale, to breathe in, to suck, to smoke, to sip, to slurp
深い
中高
ふかい ~ deep, profound, dense, thick, close (relationship)
浅い
平板 / 中高
あさい ~ shallow, superficial, slight (wound), short (time), light (sleep), pale (color), inadequate (knowledge)
仕方
平板
しかた ~ way, method, means, resource
料理
頭高
りょうり ~ cooking, cookery, cuisine, handling, management
noun, する verb
寿司 / 鮨
尾高 / 頭高
すし ~ sushi, anything made with vinegared rice
未来
頭高
みらい ~ the future, futurity, future tense, the world to come
女性
平板
じょせい ~ woman (polite), female, feminine gender
的
平板
てき ~ -ive, -ical, -ly, -ive, -like, along the lines of
まと ~ mark, target
てき: used as noun suffix to create adjectives
性器
頭高
せいき ~ genitals, genitalia
膣 / 腟
尾高 / 頭高
ちつ ~ vagina, vaginal, vaginae
男性
平板
だんせい ~ man (polite), male, masculine gender
性格
平板
せいかく ~ character (of person), personality, disposition, nature
胸 / 胸乳
(1)尾高 (2)平板
むね / むなち ~ breast, chest, bosom, bust
太もも / 太股 / 太腿
平板 / 中高
ふともも ~ butt, buttocks, thigh, arse, ass
股
(1) 尾高 / (2) 頭高
また / もも ~ crotch, groin, crutch, fork in the road, ^thigh
noun, ^only applies to もも, ^の adjective
桃
平板
もも ~ peach, peaches, prunus persica
持ち出し
平板
もちだし ~ an item taken out, something carried out, providing own money for payment
noun
つもり / 積もり
平板
intention, plan, purpose, expectation, assumption, thought, estimatation
noun, usually written in kana
王女
頭高
おうじょ ~ princess
名人
中高
めいじん ~ master, expert, virtuoso
noun
魔法
平板
まほう ~ magic, sorcery, witchcraft, spell
魔法使い
中高
まほうつかい ~ magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch
魔 / 魔物
(1)頭高 (1,2)平板
ま / まもの ~ demon, evil spirit, devil, apparition, monster
火花
平板
ひばな ~ spark, sparkle, spark plug
幸福
平板
こうふく ~ happiness, joy, well-being, blessedness, welfare
お休み
平板
おやすみ ~ holiday, day off, absence, sleep, rest
noun, abbreviation of おやすみなさい ~ good night
侵入
平板
しんにゅう ~ invasion, incursion, raid, aggression, intrusion, trespass, penetration
ずる/ 狡
平板
cunning deed, sly fellow, cheater
noun, usually written in kana
もやし / 萌やし
平板 / 尾高
bean sprouts
noun
計画性
平板
けいかくせい ~ planning, planning ability, deliberateness
落ち着き
平板
おちつき ~ calmness, composure, steadiness, stability, presence of mind
noun
確か
頭高
たしか ~ certain, sure, definite, positive, (adv.) if I’m not mistaken
確かに ~ certainly, surely
敵
平板
てき ~ opponent, rival, adversary, enemy, threat
素敵
平板
すてき ~ lovely, wonderful, nice, superb, fantastic, cool
以内
頭高
いない ~ within, inside of, less than
黙る
中高
だまる ~ to be silent, to be quiet
五段
覚える
中高
おぼえる ~ to memorize, to commit to memory, to bear in mind, to remember
一段
知る
平板
しる ~ to know, to be aware of, to cognize, to understand
五段
精一杯
中高
せいいっぱい ~ the best one can do, to the best of one’s ability
涙
頭高
なみだ ~ tears, lachrymal secretion
掻き分ける
平板 / 中高
かきわける ~ to push through, to push aside
一段
上げる
平板
あげる ~ to raise, to elevate, to do-up (one’s hair), to fly (a kite), to give
一段 / “to give” meaning usually written in kana
約束
平板
やくそく ~ promise, agreement, contract, pact
noun,する verb
守る
中高
まもる ~ to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (a promise)
五段
決める
平板
きめる ~ to decide, to choose, to determine, to resolve
一段
どうか / 如何か
頭高
if you would, would you mind, please
消える
平板
きえる ~ to disappear, to vanish, to become lost, to fade (feeling), to go out (fire/TV)
一段
そう / 然う
in that way, thus, ^appearing that, ^seeming that, ^looking like
adverb, ^な adjective, usually written in kana
希望
平板
きぼう ~ hope, ambition, (bright) prospects
としても
even if…, assuming that…, supposing that…
(after a word) [used in hypothetical situations]
向かう
平板
むかう ~ to face, to head towards, to go towards
五段
向こう
平板 / 中高
むこう ~ the opposite side, opposite direction, over there, far away
noun
やっぱ
頭高 / 尾高
too, also, either, likewise, all the same
なんか
頭高
something like…, someone like…, the likes of…, things like…
つながる / 繋がる
平板
to be connected to, to be tied to, to be linked to, to be related to
五段
重なる
平板
かさなる ~ to pile up, to happen over and over/one after another
五段
ある / 有る / 在る
頭高
to exist, to be, to live, to have
inanimate objects, 五段
きっと / 屹度
頭高
surely, undoubtedly, most likely, having no slack, rigid
忘れる
平板
わすれる ~ to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of
一段
つなぐ / 繋ぐ
頭高
to connect, to link together, to tie, to fasten, to maintain
五段
失う
平板
うしなう ~ to lose, to miss (a chance), to concede (goals)
五段
失せる
中高
うせる ~ to disappear, to vanish, to fade away, to leave
一段
挑む
中高
いどむ ~ to challenge to (a fight, a game), to contend for, to tackle (a problem), to go after (a prize), to pressure (someone) for sex
五段
ちゃんと
平板
dilligently, seriously, earnestly, legitimately, perfectly, properly, exactly
する verb
全部
頭高
ぜんぶ ~ all, entire, whole, altogether
adverb, の adjective, noun
あのね
平板
I’ll tell you what, look here, I say, I know what, just a minute
feminine interjection
しょうもない / 仕様もない
中高
stupid, meaningless, worthless, pointless
い adjective, usually written in kana
仕様
平板
しよう ~ way, method, means, resource, remedy
noun
綺麗事
平板 / 尾高
きれいごと ~ beautiful things, glossing over, lip service
noun
笑う
平板
わらう ~ to laugh, to smile, to sneer, to ridicule, to be flabbergasted
五段
歌う
平板
うたう ~ to sing, to recite (a poem)
五段
信じる
平板 / 中高
しんじる ~ to believe, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in
一段
変える
平板
かえる ~ to change, to alter, to transform, to convert, to reform
一段
新時代
中高
しんじだい ~ new era, new age, new period, new epoch
noun
記憶
平板
きおく ~ memory, recollection, remembrance
noun
魔王
中高
まおう ~ Satan, the Devil, Prince of Darkness
noun
影
頭高
かげ ~ shadow, silhouette, figure, shape
noun
果てしない
中高
はてしない ~ endless, boundless, everlasting
い adjective
届く
中高
とどく ~ to reach, to touch, to carry (of sound), to be delivered, to arrive
五段
ように / 様に
頭高
in order to (reach goal), so that, hoping or wishing for something
expression. usually written in kana
夢
頭高
ゆめ ~ dream
noun
夢中
平板
むちゅう ~ absorbed in, immersed in, crazy about, obsessed with, devoted to, forgetting oneself, tranced, dazed, within a dream*
な adjective / noun*
わ
頭高
indicates emotion or admiration, indicates emphasis
particle
見せる
中高
to show, to display, to make (someone) look, to be entertaining, to do in view of others
一段
綱渡り
中高
つなわたり ~ tightrope walking, funambulism, walking on thin ice, pulling a risky balancing act
する verb
みたい
頭高
-like, -sort of, similar to, resembling
な adjective
旋律
平板
せんりつ ~ melody, tune
noun
運命
平板
うんめい ~ fate, destiny, lot
noun
あれこれ / 彼是
中高
this and that, this or that, one thing or another
adverb / pronoun ~ usually written in kana
お腹が空く
お腹 ~ 平板 / 空く ~ 平板
おなかがすく ~ to become hungry, to get an empty stomach
expression, 五段
認める
平板
みとめる ~ to recognize, to observe, to notice, to deem, to approve, to accept
一段
戻る
中高
もどる ~ to turn back, to return, to go back, to recover (something), to rebound
もとる ~ to go against, to deviate from
五段
いる / 居る
平板
to be, to exist, to stay
animate objects, 一段
ギリギリ / 限り限り
頭高
just barely, only just, at the very limit, at the last moment
な adjective, adverb, onomatopoeic
邪魔者
平板
じゃまもの ~ obstacle, hindrance, impediment, obstruction, nuisance, burden
noun
閉じる
中高
とじる ~ to close (book, eyes), to shut
一段
開く
中高
ひらく ~ to open, to undo, to unpack, to bloom, to be wide (gap), to widen
五段
までも / 迄も
平板
to (an extent), up to, so far as, even
expression, usually written in kana
までもない / 迄も無い
複雑
there is no need to…, doesn’t amount to doing…, unnecessary
expression, usually written in kana
複雑
平板
ふくざつ ~ complex, complicated, intricate, mixed (feelings)
な adjective, noun
終わり
平板
おわり ~ end, the end, ending, close, conclusion
noun
終わる
平板
おわる ~ to end, to come to an end, to finish, to close
五段
何時までも
頭高
いつまでも ~ forever, for good, eternally, as long as one takes, indefinitely, endlessly
adverb, usually written in kana
越える
平板
こえる ~ to cross over, to pass through, to go beyond, to exceed
一段
つぶる / 瞑る
平板
to close (one’s eyes), to shut
五段, usually written in kana
みんな / 皆
平板 / 尾高
everyone, everybody, all
noun, pronoun, adverb, usually written in kana
より
平板
than, rather than, instead of, from, out of, since, except
particle
くれぐれ / 暮れ暮れ
平板
nightfall
noun
追っ手
平板
おって ~ pursuer, pursuing party, posse
noun
追って
平板
おって ~ later on, shortly, presently, afterwards
adverb
生身
平板 / 中高
なまみ ~ living flesh, flesh and blood
の adjective, noun
置いて行く
中高
おいていく ~ to leave behind
五段
ほら / ほれ
頭高
look! see! here! there! hey!
interjection
此れは此れは
中高
これはこれは ~ oh!, dear me, my goodness, well well, I say
emphatic expression of surprise, usually written in kana
素晴らしい
中高
すばらしい ~ wonderful, splendid, magnificent
い adjective
頼む
中高
たのむ ~ to request, to beg, to ask, to call, to order, to entrust to
五段
質問
平板
しつもん ~ question, inquiry, enquiry
noun, する verb
一回
平板 / 中高
いっかい ~ one time, once, one round, one game
noun, 回 is counter for occurences
抱く
(1) 中高 / (2) 平板
いだく / だく ~ to hold in one’s arms, to embrace, to hug, to make love to, to have (a thought)
五段
今回
頭高
こんかい ~ this time, now
noun, adverb
魔神 / 魔人
平板
まじん ~ devil, evil spirit, genie, human with supernatural powers
noun
蝙蝠
頭高
こうもり ~ bat (animal)
noun
揉む
平板
もむ ~ to rub, to crumble, to massage, to jostle, to shake,
五段
何でも
頭高
なんでも ~ any, anything, whatever, whatever one likes, i am told…^, they say…^
expression, usually written in kana, ^adverb at the start of a sentence^
銃
頭高
じゅう ~ gun, rifle, small arms, firearm
noun
肉片
平板
にくへん ~ piece of meat, cut of meat
noun
了解
頭高
りょうかい ~ comprehension, consent, understanding, agreement
OK, roger
noun, する verb
眠る
平板
ねむる ~ to sleep, to rest (in peace), to lie (buried), to sleep (in the grave)
五段
しまう / 仕舞う
平板
to finish, to stop, to end, to do to completion, to close (business)
五段, usually written in kana
泣く
平板
なく ~ to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl
五段
糞
(1) 尾高 / (2) 頭高
くそ / ふん ~ damn, damn it, shit, damned, shitty, terrible, ^feces, ^excrement
interjection, noun, な adjective, ^only applies to ふん
糞食らえ
複雑
くそくらえ ~ eat shit!, fuck off!, fuck you!
expression, interjection