並べる, 双べる, ならべる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line
2. to enumerate, to itemize
3. to be equal (to), to compare well (with), to be as good (as)
二, 2, 弐, 弍, 貳, 貮, に, ふた, ふ, ふう
Numeric, ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.
two
賑やか, にぎやか
NA-adjective
bustling, busy, lively
肉, にく
1. flesh
2. meat
3. flesh (of a fruit), pulp
4. the physical body (as opposed to the spirit)
5. thickness
荷物, にもつ
See 御荷物・1
1. luggage, baggage, package
See 足まとい
2. burden
3. payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
庭, にわ
1. garden, yard, courtyard
2. field (of action), area
脱ぐ, ぬぐ
Godan verb, Transitive
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress
ぬるい, 温い, 緩い, 微温い, ぬくい
Only 温い, Only 微温い, Usually in kana, ぬくい is primarily used in Western Japan
1. lukewarm, tepid
Only ぬるい, See 緩い・ゆるい・1
2. lenient
Only ぬくい, See 温, Archaism
3. slow, stupid
ねこ, 猫, ネコ
1. cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
2. shamisen
3. geisha
See 猫車, Abbreviation
4. wheelbarrow
See 猫火鉢
5. clay bed-warmer
寝る, 寐る, ねる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive, See 眠る・1
1. to sleep (lying down)
2. to go to bed, to lie in bed
3. to lie down
4. to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
5. to lie flat (e.g. of hair)
ノート
See ノートブック, Abbreviation
1. notebook, copy-book, exercise book
Takes suru
2. note, noting down
3. (musical) note
See ノートパソコン
4. notebook computer, laptop
上る, 登る, 昇る, 陞る, のぼる
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to ascend, to go up, to climb
usu. 昇る
2. to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise
3. to go to (the capital)
4. to be promoted
5. to add up to
飲み物, 飲みもの, 飲物, のみもの
drink, beverage
飲む, 呑む, 飮む, のむ
Godan verb, Transitive, 呑む often means swallowing whole, gulping, etc.
1. to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine)
See 喫む, also written 喫む
2. to smoke (tobacco)
3. to engulf, to overwhelm
4. to keep down, to suppress
5. to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
乗る, 乘る, のる
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark
See 載る・のる・1
2. to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to mount
3. to reach, to go over, to pass
4. to follow, to stay (on track), to go with (the times, etc.)
5. to take part, to participate, to join
パーティー, パーティ
1. party (gathering, celebration, etc.)
2. party (group, political, etc.)
入る, 這入る, はいる
Godan verb, Intransitive, Antonym: 出る・1
1. to enter, to go into
2. to break into
3. to join, to enroll
4. to contain, to hold, to accommodate
5. to have (an income of)
はがき, 葉書, 葉書き, 端書, 端書き, ハガキ
See 郵便葉書, Abbreviation, Usually in kana
1. postcard
2. memo, note, card
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
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
始まる, はじまる
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to begin, to start, to commence
2. to happen (again), to begin (anew)
3. to date (from), to originate (in)
初めて, 始めて, 甫めて, はじめて
Adverb, May take 'no', See 始める・1
1. for the first time
after the -te form of a verb
2. only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., (one's) first
走る, 奔る, 趨る, はしる
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to run
2. to run (of a vehicle), to drive, to travel, to move, to sail
3. to rush (to), to dash, to race
4. to retreat, to flee, to defect (to)
occ. 奔る
5. to run away, to abscond, to elope
二十歳, 20歳, 二十, 廿, はたち
1. 20 years old
Only 二十, Only 廿, Archaism
2. twenty
働く, はたらく
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to work, to labor, to labour
2. to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play
3. to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice
Linguistics terminology
4. to be conjugated
八, 8, 捌, はち, や
Numeric, 捌 is used in legal documents
eight
二十日, 20日, 廿日, はつか
1. twentieth day of the month
2. twenty days
花, 華, はな
1. flower, blossom, bloom, petal
2. cherry blossom
3. beauty
4. blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
See 生け花・1
5. ikebana
話, 話し, 咄, 噺, はなし
Only 話, Only 話し
1. talk, speech, chat, conversation
2. topic, subject
3. discussions, negotiation, argument
4. rumor, hearsay
5. tale, story, fable
話す, 咄す, はなす
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat
2. to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss
3. to speak (a language)
早い, 速い, 疾い, 捷い, はやい
esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い
1. fast, quick, hasty, brisk
esp. 早い
2. early (in the day, etc.), premature
3. (too) soon, not yet, (too) early
See 手っ取り早い・1
4. easy, simple
春, はる
Adverb
1. spring, springtime
2. New Year
3. prime (of life), height (of one's prosperity), heyday
4. adolescence, puberty
5. sexuality, sexual desire
張る, 貼る, はる
Godan verb, Transitive, esp. 貼る
1. to stick, to paste, to affix
Intransitive
2. to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten, to put up (tent)
3. to form (e.g. ice on a pond)
4. to fill, to swell
5. to stick out, to slap
晴れ, 晴, 霽れ, はれ
May take 'no', See 快晴・かいせい
1. clear weather, fine weather
Antonym: 褻
2. formal, ceremonial, public
3. cleared of suspicion
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
半, はん
Noun, used as a prefix
1. half, semi-
Noun, used as a suffix
2. half-past
See 丁・ちょう・4
3. odd number
Archaism
4. unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
晩, ばん
Adverb
1. evening, night
See 晩飯・ばんめし, Abbreviation
2. dinner, evening meal
Counter
3. counter for nights
パン
originally written 麺麭 or 麪包
1. bread, pastries (e.g. croissants), pastry-based products
See フライパン
2. pan, frying pan
Takes suru
3. panning (in a film)
ハンカチ, ハンケチ
See ハンカチーフ, Abbreviation
handkerchief
番号, ばんごう
number, series of digits
晩御飯, 晩ご飯, 晩ごはん, ばんごはん
dinner, evening meal