まずい, 不味い
1. bad(-tasting), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant
See 拙い・2
2. poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy
3. ugly, unattractive, homely, plain
See 気不味い
4. awkward, problematic, troublesome, unfavorable, unfavourable, unwise
ごめん, 御免, ご免, ゴメン
Interjection, See ごめんなさい
1. I'm sorry, my apologies, excuse me, pardon me
See ごめんください・1
2. may I come in?
Honorific or respectful
3. permission, leave, license
4. dismissal, discharge
usu. as 〜はごめんだ
5. not wanting, objecting to, being fed up with, wishing to avoid
閉める, しめる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to close, to shut
本棚, ほんだな
bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase
丸い, 円い, まるい, まろい
丸い usu. refers to ball-shaped, and 円い to disc-shaped objects
1. round, circular, spherical
2. curved, smooth
See 丸く収まる
3. harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
弾く, ひく
Godan verb, Transitive, See 引く・ひく・7
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
横, よこ, ヨコ
See 横になる
1. horizontal (as opposed to vertical)
See 首を横に振る
2. side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth
3. side (of a box, etc.)
4. beside, aside, next to
See 横から口を挟む
5. unconnected
本当に, ほんとうに, ほんとに
Adverb
really, truly
曲がる, 曲る, まがる
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist
See 折れる・おれる・4
2. to turn
3. to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
よろしく, 宜しく, 宜敷く
Expression, Adverb
1. well, properly, suitably
2. best regards, please remember me, please treat me favorably (favourably), please take care of, please do
as ...よろしく
3. just like ..., as though one were ...
as よろしく…べし
4. by all means, of course
こんにちは, 今日は, こんにちわ
Interjection, は is pronounced as わ
hello, good day, good afternoon
どなた, 何方
Pronoun, Honorific or respectful
who
今朝, けさ, こんちょう
Adverb
this morning
誰か, だれか
Pronoun
someone, somebody
色, いろ
1. colour, color, hue, tint, tinge, shade
2. complexion, skin colour, skin color
3. look (on one's face), expression
4. appearance, air, feeling
5. personality, character
叔母, 伯母, おば, はくぼ, しゅくぼ
See 伯父・おじ, 伯母 can mean older and 叔母 can mean younger than one's parent
aunt
万年筆, まんねんひつ, まんねんぴつ, まんねんふで
fountain pen
脱ぐ, ぬぐ
Godan verb, Transitive
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress
紫色, むらさきいろ, ししょく
May take 'no'
purple, violet
今晩, こんばん
Adverb
tonight, this evening
おめでとう, 御目出度う, 御芽出度う
Interjection
congratulations!, well done!, best wishes!, all the best!
晴れる, 霽れる, はれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
1. to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining
2. to refresh (e.g. spirits)
See 疑いが晴れる
3. to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion)
4. to be dispelled, to be banished
昨夜, 昨夕, ゆうべ, ゆんべ, よべ
Adverb
last night, yesterday evening
ここ, 此処, 此所, 是, 茲, 爰
Pronoun, See そこ・1, See あそこ・1, See どこ・1
1. here, this place
2. this point, here, now
followed by a duration noun
3. these past ... (e.g. three years), these last ...
4. the next ... (e.g. few days), these next ...
これ, 此れ, 是, 之, 維, 惟
Pronoun, See それ・1, See あれ・1, See どれ・1, indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic
1. this, this one
usu. indicating someone in one's in-group
2. this person
as これから, これまで, etc.
3. now, this point (in time)
dated term
4. here
Adverb, formal or literary term
5. used to stress the subject of a sentence
カレーライス, カレー・ライス
Food term
curry and rice, rice and curry, curry rice
おはよう, お早う
Interjection, See おはようございます, used at any time of the day in some industries and workplaces
good morning
鶏肉, 鳥肉, とりにく, けいにく, ちょうにく
1. chicken meat
Only 鳥肉
2. fowl, poultry, bird meat
黒色, くろいろ, こくしょく
May take 'no'
black (colour, color)
開ける, 空ける, 明ける, あける
Only 開ける, Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock
2. to open (for business, etc.)
esp. 空ける
3. to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room
4. to move out, to clear out
5. to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily)
後ろ, 後, うしろ
May take 'no'
back, behind, rear
大人, おとな
May take 'no', NA-adjective
adult, grown-up
母さん, かあさん, かかさん
See お母さん・1
1. mother
Colloquialism, used when speaking to or about one's own wife
2. wife
いる, 要る
Godan verb, Intransitive
to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
がんばれ, 頑張れ, ガンバレ
Interjection, See 頑張る・1
hang in there, go for it, keep at it, do your best
おばさん, 伯母さん, 叔母さん
Honorific or respectful, Familiar language, 伯母さん is older than one's parent and 叔母さん is younger
aunt
赤色, あかいろ, せきしょく
May take 'no'
1. red, red color (colour)
Only せきしょく
2. communism, the left
マッチ
1. match (contest)
Takes suru, Intransitive
2. matching (with), going well (with)
テープレコーダー, テープ・レコーダー
tape recorder
辛い, からい
1. spicy, hot
2. salty
3. harsh (criticism), severe (punishment), strict
See 辛い・つらい・1
4. painful, bitter, difficult, tough
青色, あおいろ, せいしょく
May take 'no'
blue
下手, へた, ヘタ
NA-adjective, Antonym: 上手・じょうず・1
1. unskillful, poor, awkward
2. imprudent, untactful
暇, 閑, ひま, ヒマ
1. spare time, free time, leisure
2. time (it takes to do something), time required
3. time off, leave, vacation, holiday
4. dismissal, firing, severance, divorce
NA-adjective
5. free, not busy, unoccupied, idle
さようなら, 左様なら
Interjection, See さよなら・1
farewell, adieu, goodbye, so long
締める, しめる
Ichidan verb, Transitive, Antonym: 緩める・1
1. to tie, to fasten, to tighten
2. to wear (necktie, belt), to put on
See 〆る・しめる・1
3. to total, to sum
See 緊める・しめる
4. to be strict with
5. to economize, to economise, to cut down on
お菓子, おかし
See 菓子
confections, sweets, candy, cake