Search a Japanese or English word using kanji, kana or romaji:
休み, やすみ
1. rest, recess, respite
2. vacation, holiday, absence, suspension
3. dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
１０時４０分から１１時まで休み時間です。
See more > common
休む, やすむ
Conjugated: 休み
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to be absent, to take a day off
2. to rest, to have a break
3. to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire
4. to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business
彼はしばらくの間休んだ。
See more > common
を
Particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
3. indicates an area traversed
4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
See more > common
取る, とる
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch
2. to pass, to hand, to give
3. to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation)
4. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose
5. to remove, to get rid of, to take off
座席をとっておいてください。
See more > common
とる, 摂る
Godan verb, Transitive, See 取る・7, Usually in kana
to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins)
いつもは７時に夕食をとるんです。
See more > common
とる
Godan verb, Auxiliary verb, equiv. of -ている indicating continuing action as a verb ending
to be ...-ing
こ、こら！ナニやっとるかぁぁ！！
撮る, 録る, とる
Godan verb, Transitive, esp. 撮る
1. to take (a photo)
esp. 録る
2. to record (video, audio, etc.), to make (a film)
これは私の妹を撮った写真です。
See more > common
採る, とる
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to adopt (method, proposal, etc.), to take (measure, course of action, etc.), to decide on
2. to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather (e.g. mushrooms), to catch (e.g. insects)
3. to extract (e.g. juice), to take (e.g. a sample)
4. to assume (an attitude)
5. to take on (workers, students), to employ, to hire
このカップに尿をとってください。
See more > common
べき, 可き
Auxiliary, Usually in kana, after plain verbs
1. should, must, that one ought to, to be done
passive ending
2. -able
3. probably, likely
あなたにはまず最初に尋ねるべきだったでしょうか。
See more > common
なの
Expression, Female term or language, Colloquialism, at sentence-end with falling intonation; used to make an assertion
1. that's the way it is, yes
at sentence-end with rising intonation
2. is that so?, is it?
母は私がアルバイトをすることに反対なの。
は
Particle, pronounced わ in modern Japanese
1. topic marker particle
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
See more > common