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氏, し
Suffix, Honorific or respectful
1. Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss
2. clan
Pronoun
3. he, him
Counter
4. counter for people
人は氏より育ち。
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死, し
1. death
Baseball term
2. (an) out
See 五刑・2, historical term
3. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
人は生まれるやいなや、死に向かう。
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誌, し
Noun, used as a suffix, Counter, See 雑誌, Abbreviation
magazine, journal
彼はタイム誌を予約購読している。
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師, し
1. teacher, master, mentor
Suffix
2. religious leader
3. specialist
historical term
4. five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
彼は彼らの師と仰がれた。
士, し
1. man (esp. one who is well-respected)
See 侍・1
2. samurai
Noun, used as a suffix
3. person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed), member
視, し
Suffix, See 疑問視, See 問題視, following a noun
viewing as ..., seeing as ..., treating as ..., regarding as ...
司, し
See 律令制, Archaism, historical term
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
詞, し
1. words, writing, lyrics
See 填詞
2. ci (form of Chinese poetry)
See 辞・3
3. independent word
使, し
1. messenger
See 検非違使, Abbreviation
2. police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
See 煩悩・2, Buddhist term
3. klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
子, し
1. child (esp. a boy)
See 子爵
2. viscount
Honorific or respectful
3. founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master
See 諸子百家
4. masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature)
Pronoun, Archaism, of one's equals
5. you
その子は母親に甘えた。
し
Particle, Conjunction
1. and, besides, moreover, what's more, not only ... but also
usu. indicates one of several reasons
2. because, since
at sentence end; gives reason for an unstated but deducible conclusion
3. the thing is, for one thing
トムも来なかったしジェーンも来なかった。
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姉, し
Suffix, Honorific or respectful
honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status
姉は私のズボンにアイロンをかけてくれる。
紙, し
Suffix, See 新聞紙・2, Abbreviation
1. newspaper
2. paper
Counter
3. counter for newspapers
紙に線を１本引きなさい。
觜, し
See 二十八宿, See 白虎・びゃっこ・2, Astronomy term
Chinese "Turtle Beak" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
シ
Music term
1. ti (7th note of a major scale in movable-do solfège), si
2. B (note in the fixed-do system)
し
Auxiliary verb, See 選ばれし者・えらばれしもの, See た・1, Archaism, equiv. of modern 〜た
did, (have) done
トムも来なかったしジェーンも来なかった。
あずさ, 梓, し, アズサ
Only あずさ, アズサ, See 夜糞峰榛
1. Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)
See キササゲ
2. yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata)
See 赤芽柏・1
3. Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
4. printing block
See 梓弓, Abbreviation
5. catalpa bow
巳, み, し
1. the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Serpent
See 巳の刻, Obsolete term
2. hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon)
3. south-southeast
4. fourth month of the lunar calendar
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食, しょく, じき, し
1. food, foodstuff
Only しょく
2. eating, appetite
Counter
3. meal, portion
あのレストランは毎日二千食準備している。
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新しい, あたらしい
new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
あなたの新しい車は調子よく動いていますか。
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支援, しえん
Takes suru, Transitive
support, backing, aid, assistance, to support, to assist
私たちは支援を訴えた。
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難しい, むずかしい, むつかしい
Antonym: 易しい
1. difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.)
euphemistic
2. impossible, unfeasible
3. fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased
4. gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look)
Archaism
5. dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable
あの老人は食べ物に難しい。
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教える, おしえる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to teach, to instruct
2. to tell, to inform, to show
3. to preach
地下鉄へ行く道を教えていただけませんか。
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ほしい, 欲しい
See 欲しがる
1. wanting (to have), desiring, wishing for
Auxiliary adjective, after the -te form of a verb
2. I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
私は鉛筆をけずるナイフがほしい。
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厳しい, 酷しい, きびしい
1. severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless
2. hard (to do), difficult, tricky
3. intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather), inclement
彼は厳しい批判にさらされた。
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美しい, 愛しい, うつくしい
beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
あなたは美しい蝶々です。
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らしい
Auxiliary adjective, expresses judgement based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay
1. seeming ..., appearing ...
Suffix, after a noun, adverb or adj. stem
2. -ish, like a ..., typical of ..., appropriate for ..., becoming of ..., worthy of the name ...
彼は学生らしい。
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激しい, 烈しい, 劇しい, はげしい
1. violent, furious, tempestuous
2. extreme, intense, fierce, strong
3. fervent, vehement
4. incessant, relentless
Archaism
5. precipitous, steep
その２チームは激しく戦った。
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忙しい, いそがしい
1. busy, occupied, hectic
2. restless, hurried, fidgety
あいつはのらりくらりの仕事にお忙しい事だ。
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正しい, ただしい
1. right, correct
2. proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful
これが正しいかどうか自信がないんだ。
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幸せ, 倖せ, 仕合わせ, 仕合せ, しあわせ, しやわせ
NA-adjective
happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
金持ちが幸せとは限らない。
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話し合う, 話しあう, 話合う, はなしあう
Godan verb, Transitive
to discuss, to talk together
ここでその問題について話し合いましょう。
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嬉しい, うれしい
1. happy, glad, pleased, delighted, overjoyed
2. joyful, delightful, gratifying, pleasant
あなたに再会できてうれしい。
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貧しい, まずしい
1. poor, needy
2. lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate
われわれは貧しい人あざ笑ってはいけない。
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塩, しお
1. salt, common salt, table salt, sodium chloride
2. hardship, toil, trouble
Food term
3. saltiness
Noun, used as a prefix, Colloquialism
4. cold, unwelcoming, indifferent
このスープは塩が少し足りない。
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悲しい, 哀しい, 愛しい, かなしい
of a person
1. sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful
of a thing, incident, etc.
2. sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous
そんな悲しい目で見ないで。
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よろしい, 宜しい
Honorific or respectful
good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can
あなたに頼んでもよろしいですか。
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おいしい, 美味しい
1. good(-tasting), nice, delicious, tasty
2. attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.), appealing, convenient, favorable, desirable, profitable
おいしい食事をありがとう。
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苦しい, くるしい
1. painful, difficult, tough, hard
2. distressing, (psychologically) difficult, stressful, awkward (e.g. position)
3. straitened (circumstances), tight (financial situation), needy, struggling
4. strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.), lame (e.g. excuse), forced (e.g. smile), far-fetched
Suffix, See 寝苦しい・ねぐるしい, See 見苦しい・みぐるしい, after -masu stem of verb; often ぐるしい
5. hard to do, unpleasant
彼の家族はかなり生活が苦しい。
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珍しい, めずらしい
1. rare, uncommon, unusual, curious
2. new, novel
3. fine, nice, splendid, precious
これは珍しい種類の魚です。
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話し合い, 話合い, はなしあい
Takes suru
discussion, talk, tête-à-tête, conference, to discuss
英語の授業では、時々輪になって座り、読んでいる本について話し合いをすることもあります。
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おかしい, 可笑しい
1. funny, amusing, comical, laughable, ridiculous
2. strange, odd, funny, peculiar, weird, wrong, unusual, eccentric
3. wrong, unsuitable, improper, inappropriate, unbecoming
4. suspicious
洗濯機の調子がどこかおかしい。
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詳しい, 精しい, 委しい, くわしい
1. detailed, full, minute
Antonym: 疎い・2
2. knowing very well, knowledgeable (about), well-acquainted (with), well-informed (about), familiar (with)
もっと詳しい情報が欲しい。
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