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解
カイ, ゲ / と.く, と.かす, と.ける, ほど.く, ほど.ける, わか.る, さと.る | unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
訳す
やくす | to translate, to interpret
文
ぶん | sentence, text
天
テン / あまつ, あめ, あま- | heavens, sky, imperial
才
サイ| genius, years old, cubic shaku
先生
せんせい, せんじょう | teacher, master, doctor, with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific, previous existence
由
ユ, ユウ, ユイ / よし, よ.る | wherefore, a reason
内
ナイ, ダイ / うち | inside, within, between, among, house, home
藤
トウ, ドウ / ふじ | wisteria
要
ヨウ / い.る, かなめ | need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
同時
どうじ | simultaneous(ly), concurrent, same time, synchronous, together
物
ブツ, モツ / もの, もの- | thing, object, matter
春
シュン / はる | springtime, spring (season)
昔
むかし | olden days, former
着
チャク, ジャク / き.る, -ぎ, き.せる, -き.せ, つ.く, つ.ける | don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
感動
かんどう | being deeply moved emotionally, excitement, passion, deep emotion, impression
習慣
しゅうかん | custom, habit, manners
探す, 捜す
さがす | to search (for something lost), to seek (a suspect in a crime), to search (for something desired, needed), to look for
雨
ウ / あめ, あま-, -さめ | rain
昔話
むかしばなし | folklore, legend, reminiscence
歳
サイ, セイ / とし, とせ, よわい | year-end, age, occasion, opportunity
早朝
そうちょう | early morning
使う, 遣う
つかう | to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak, to take (one’s lunch), to circulate (bad money)
銀行
ぎんこう | bank
知る, 識る
しる | to know, to understand, to be acquainted with, to feel
右
みぎ | right, right hand side, afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above
油
あぶら | oil
参る, 詣る
まいる | to go, to come, to call, to be defeated, to collapse, to die, to be annoyed, to be nonplussed, to be madly in love, to visit (shrine, grave)
大根
だいこん, だいこ | daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus), ham actor
擦る
なする | to rub in
材料
ざいりょう | ingredients, material
バス賃
バスちん | bus fare
安全第一
あんぜんだいいち | safety first
中古
ちゅうこ, ちゅうぶる | used, second-hand, old, Middle Ages
野菜
やさい | vegetable
足下, 足元, 足もと, 足許
あしもと, そっか | at one’s feet, underfoot, one’s step (as in ‘‘watch your step’’), gait, pace, step, you, thou
注意
ちゅうい | caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice
睡眠
すいみん | sleep
空港
くうこう | airport
線区
せんく| train line, bus line
ホーム
platform, home
終日
しゅうじつ, ひねもす, ひめもす, ひもすがら | all day, for a whole day
前菜
ぜんさい | relishes, hors d’oeuvres, smorgasbord
質問
しつもん | question, inquiry, enquiry
塵, 芥
ごみ, ゴミ, あくた | rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse
其れ共
それとも | or, or else
丈
だけ | only, just, as
上がる, 揚がる, 挙がる, 上る
あがる | to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, (of rain) to stop, to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one’s master’s home), (in Kyoto) to go north, (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion
冷酒, 冷や酒
ひやざけ, れいしゅ | cold sake
乾燥器, 乾燥機
かんそうき | drying machine, dryer, desiccator
入力設定
にゅうりょくせってい | input settings, input configuration
両替
りょうがえ | change, money exchange
御神籤, お神籤, お御籤, 御御籤, おみ籤
おみくじ | written oracle, fortune slip
乗り場, 乗場
のりば | place for boarding vehicles
立ち入り禁止, 立入禁止, 立入り禁止, 立ち入禁止
たちいりきんし | no entry, Keep Off!, No Trespassing
現在
げんざい | now, current, present, present time, as of
伸びる, 延びる
のびる | to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to spread, to make progress, to grow (beard, body height), to grow stale (soba), to be straightened, to be flattened, to be smoothed, to be exhausted, to be postponed, to be prolonged
止まる, 留まる, 停まる, 駐まる, 止る, 留る
とまる | to stop (moving), to come to a stop, to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended, to alight, to perch on
方
かた | direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of .., person in charge of .., side (e.g. ‘‘on my mother’s side’’)
年寄り, 年寄, 年より
としより | old people, the aged, coach, coaches
卓球
たっきゅう | table tennis, ping-pong
盛り合わせ
もりあわせ | combination platter
酸っぱい
すっぱい | sour, acid
試飲
しいん | sampling a drink, tasting
喋る
しゃべる | to talk, to chat, to chatter
掲げる
かかげる | to publish, to print, to carry (an article), to put up, to hang out, to hoist, to fly (a sail), to float (a flag, kite, etc.), to tuck up (e.g. sleeves), to roll up, to tout (a principle, plan, etc.), to adopt (a slogan), to stoke a fire, to fan a flame
お会計
おかいけい | (restaurant) bill
小説
しょうせつ | novel, (short) story
経営
けいえい | management, administration
繁盛, 繁昌
はんじょう | prosperity, flourishing, thriving
御洒落, お洒落
おしゃれ, オシャレ | smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious, someone smartly dressed, to dress up, to be fashionable
常連客
じょうれんきゃく | regular customer
楽しみ, 愉しみ
たのしみ | enjoyment, pleasure, diversion, amusement, hobby, anticipation, looking forward to
浸
シン / ひた.す, ひた.る | immersed, soak, dip, steep, moisten, wet, dunk
ご注意, 御注意
ごちゅうい | caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice
下る, 降る
くだる | to descend, to go down, to come down, to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), to pass (of time), to surrender, to capitulate, (often in neg. form) to be less than, to be inferior to, to have the runs, to have diarrhea
印刷
いんさつ | printing
潜る
もぐる, むぐる | to dive (into or under water), to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under, to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
触れる
ふれる | to touch, to feel, to experience, to come in contact with, to be emotionally moved (by), to perceive, to touch on a subject, to allude to, to be in conflict (with), to violate (law, copyright, etc.), to proclaim
間もなく, 間も無く
まもなく | soon, before long, in a short time, (after verb) lacking time to …, without time to …
福島県
ふくしまけん | Fukushima prefecture (Tohoku area)
遠い
とおい | far, distant
禁止
きんし | prohibition, inhibition, ban
たこ焼き, たこ焼, 蛸焼, 蛸焼き
たこやき | octopus dumplings
建立
こんりゅう, けんりつ | (act of) building (temple, monument, etc.), erection
小銭
こぜに | coins, small change
換える, 替える, 代える
かえる | to replace, to exchange, to interchange, to substitute
曲がる, 曲る
まがる | to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
そんな
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener), like that, that sort of
密か, 秘か, 窃か
ひそか | secret, private, surreptitious
日, 陽
ひ | day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, case (esp. unfortunate), event
まったり
rich (taste), full-bodied (flavour, flavor), mellow(ness), laid-back (lifestyle), relaxed, comfortable
日々, 日日
ひび, にちにち | every day, daily, day after day, days (e.g. good old days)
満喫
まんきつ | having enough of (food, drink, etc.), having one’s fill, fully enjoying
だが, ですが
but, however, (and) yet, nevertheless, still, for all that
なりに
in one’s own way or style
惚ける, 恍ける
とぼける | to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression, to play the fool, to be in one’s dotage
味わう
あじわう | to taste, to savor, to relish
味
ミ / あじ, あじ.わう | flavor, taste
魅力
みりょく | charm, fascination, glamour, glamor, attraction, appeal
ギャグ
joke, gag
漫才, 万才
まんざい | two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit), comic dialogue
どう言う風に, どういう風に, どうゆう風に
どういうふうに, どうゆうふうに | in what way (do you mean)
