花瓶, かびん, はながめ, かへい
(flower) vase
前, まえ
1. in front (of), before (e.g. a building)
May take 'no', Adverb
2. before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour)
3. (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line)
4. forward, ahead
5. (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone)
明後日, あさって, みょうごにち
Adverb
1. day after tomorrow
Only あさって, May take 'no', See あさっての方を向く
2. wrong (e.g. direction)
二人, 2人, ふたり, ににん
two persons, two people, pair, couple
いつ, 何時
Pronoun
1. when, at what time, how soon
dated term
2. normal times, ordinary days
やさしい, 易しい
Antonym: 難しい・むずかしい・1
easy, plain, simple
ある, 有る, 在る
Godan verb, Intransitive, See 居る・いる・1, usu. of inanimate objects
1. to be, to exist, to live
2. to have
3. to be located
4. to be equipped with
5. to happen, to come about
閉まる, 締まる, 緊まる, しまる
Godan verb, Intransitive, esp. 閉まる
1. to be shut, to close, to be closed
Only 締まる
2. to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit
3. to be locked
4. to tighten, to be tightened
5. to become sober, to become tense
おまわりさん, お巡りさん
See 巡査, Familiar language
police officer
いる, 居る
Ichidan verb, Intransitive, See ある・1
1. to be (of animate objects), to exist
2. to stay
Auxiliary verb, after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state
3. to be ...-ing, to have been ...-ing
暖かい, 温かい, あたたかい, あったかい
暖かい usu. refers to air temperature
1. warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot
Only 温かい
2. considerate, kind, genial
Only 暖かい
3. warm (of a colour), mellow
4. having enough money
ぼたん, 牡丹, ぼうたん, ボタン
1. tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa), moutan
Only ぼたん
2. wild boar (meat)
危ない, あぶない
1. dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious
2. in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk
3. uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful
4. close (call), narrow (escape)
Interjection
5. look out!, watch out!, be careful!
女, おんな
Noun, used as a prefix, See 男・1, less polite than 女性 or 女の人
1. woman, female
2. female lover, girlfriend, mistress, (someone's) woman
箱, 函, 匣, 筥, 筐, 凾, はこ, ハコ
1. box, case, chest, package, pack, crate
2. car (of a train, etc.)
3. shamisen case, shamisen
See 箱物・1, Colloquialism, often written as ハコ
4. public building, community building
See 箱屋・2, Archaism
5. man who carries a geisha's shamisen
奥さん, おくさん
Honorific or respectful
wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam
お兄さん, おにいさん
See 兄さん・1, Honorific or respectful
1. older brother, elder brother
See 兄さん・3, Familiar language, oft. vocative
2. young man, buddy, fella, laddie
お姉さん, お姐さん, おねえさん
See 姉さん・1, Honorific or respectful, usu. お姉さん
1. older sister, elder sister
See 姉さん・2, vocative
2. young lady
See 姉さん・3, referring to a waitress, etc.; usu. お姐さん
3. miss
See 姉さん・4, used by geisha to refer to their superiors; usu. お姐さん
4. ma'am
5. older girl
水曜日, すいようび
Adverb
Wednesday
すぐに, 直ぐに
Adverb, See 直ぐ・1
immediately, right away, at once, instantly
10日, 十日, 一〇日, とおか
1. 10th day of the month
2. ten days
晩御飯, 晩ご飯, 晩ごはん, ばんごはん
dinner, evening meal
昼ご飯, 昼ごはん, 昼御飯, ひるごはん
lunch, midday meal
3日, 三日, みっか
1. 3rd day of the month
2. three days
4日, 四日, よっか
1. 4th day of the month
2. four days
夕飯, ゆうはん, ゆうめし
evening meal, dinner, supper
一昨年, おと年, おととし, いっさくねん
Adverb
year before last
ラジオカセット, ラジオ・カセット
radio-cassette, tape recorder
飴, あめ
Food term
1. (hard) candy, toffee
2. rice-sugar, sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.
See 飴色, Abbreviation
3. amber, yellowish-brown
私, わたくし
Pronoun, See 私・わたし, usu. more formal than わたし
1. I, me
May take 'no', Antonym: 公・おおやけ・2
2. personal (affairs, etc.), private
3. selfishness, partiality
4. secrecy, confidentiality
ご飯, 御飯, ごはん
1. cooked rice
2. meal
ちょうど, 丁度, 恰度
Adverb
1. exactly, precisely, just, right, opportunely, fortunately
2. just (like), as if, as though
大丈夫, だいじょうぶ, だいじょぶ
NA-adjective
1. safe, secure, sound, problem-free, without fear, all right, alright, OK, okay
Adverb
2. certainly, surely, undoubtedly
Interjection, Colloquialism
3. no thanks, I'm good, that's alright
Only だいじょうぶ, See 大丈夫・だいじょうふ, Archaism
4. great man, fine figure of a man
一昨日, おととい, おとつい, いっさくじつ
Adverb
day before yesterday
強い, つよい
1. strong, potent, competent, domineering, tough
2. strong, brawny, powerful, healthy, rugged
3. good (at), skilled, knowledgeable
as 〜に強い
4. being able to handle, know how to deal (with), durable (against), resistant (to), resilient
5. firm, rigid, solid
どう, 如何
Adverb, See こう・1, See そう・1, See ああ
how, in what way, how about
ぬるい, 温い
1. lukewarm, tepid
See 緩い・ゆるい・2, usu. written as 緩い
2. lenient