問題 , もんだい
1. question (e.g. on a test) , problem
2. problem (e.g. societal, political) , question , issue , subject (e.g. of research) , case , matter
3. question (i.e. doubt)
4. public discussion , controversy
5. trouble , problem , inconvenience , difficulty
会社 , かいしゃ
1. company , corporation , firm
2. one's workplace
午前 , ごぜん
Adverb
morning , a.m.
自分 , じぶん
Pronoun
1. myself , yourself , oneself , himself , herself
2. I , me
Dialect: Kansai-ben
3. you
写真 , しゃしん
1. photograph , photo , picture , photography
See 活動写真 , Obsolete term , Abbreviation
2. moving picture , movie
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 ...
Colloquialism
3. first time , (one's) first
子供 , 子ども , こども
child , children
時間 , じかん
1. time
2. hour
3. period , class , lesson
多い , おおい
1. many , numerous , a lot
2. large amount of , large quantity of , a lot , much
3. frequent , common
病院 , びょういん
hospital , clinic , doctor's office , doctor's surgery , infirmary
大きな , おおきな
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) , See 小さな
big , large , great
銀行 , ぎんこう
bank , banking institution
電話 , でんわ
Takes suru , Transitive , Intransitive
1. telephone call , phone call , to call
See 電話機 , Abbreviation
2. telephone (device) , phone
映画 , えいが
movie , film , motion picture
近く , ちかく
May take 'no' , Adverb , See 近い・1
1. near , neighbourhood , neighborhood , vicinity
Noun, used as a suffix
2. nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year") , close to
3. shortly , soon
新しい , あたらしい
new , novel , fresh , recent , latest , up-to-date , modern
仕事 , しごと
Takes suru , Intransitive
1. work , job , labor , labour , business , task , assignment , occupation , employment , to work
Physics terminology
2. work
持つ , もつ
Godan verb , Transitive
1. to hold (in one's hand) , to take , to carry
2. to possess , to have , to own
3. to maintain , to keep
4. to last , to be durable , to keep , to survive
5. to take charge of , to be in charge of
毎日 , まいにち
Adverb
every day , daily
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
自動車 , じどうしゃ
car , automobile , motorcar , motor vehicle , auto
意味 , いみ
Takes suru , Transitive
meaning , significance , sense , to mean
はじめ , 始め , 初め
Adverb
1. beginning , start , outset , opening
esp. 初め
2. first (in line, etc.)
esp. 始め
3. origin
esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.
4. such as ... , not to mention ...
みる , 見る , 観る , 視る
Ichidan verb , Transitive
1. to see , to look , to watch , to view , to observe
2. to examine , to look over , to assess , to check , to judge
See 看る
3. to look after , to attend to , to take care of , to keep an eye on
4. to experience , to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
Auxiliary verb , after the -te form of a verb
5. to try ... , to have a go at ... , to give ... a try
出る , でる
Ichidan verb , Intransitive , Antonym: 入る・はいる・1
1. to leave , to exit , to go out , to come out , to get out
2. to leave (on a journey) , to depart , to start out , to set out
3. to move forward
4. to come to , to get to , to lead to , to reach
5. to appear , to come out , to emerge , to surface , to come forth , to turn up , to be found , to be detected , to be discovered , to be exposed , to show , to be exhibited , to be on display
右 , みぎ
May take 'no' , See 左・1
1. right , right-hand side
2. right hand
3. the above (in a piece of vertical writing) , above-mentioned
4. the right (wing) , rightist
5. the better (of two)
若い , わかい
1. young , youthful
2. immature , green
3. low (number) , small
家庭 , かてい
home , household , family , hearth
外国人 , がいこくじん
See 内国人
foreigner , foreign citizen , foreign national , alien , non-Japanese
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
近い , ちかい
1. near , close , short (distance)
2. close (in time) , soon
3. close (relationship) , friendly , intimate
4. closely related
5. similar , almost the same , close to , nearly
質問 , しつもん
Takes suru , May take 'no' , Transitive , Intransitive
question , inquiry , enquiry , to ask a question
少し , 寡し , 些し , すこし
Adverb
1. a little , a bit , a small amount , a few , some , slightly , somewhat
2. a little while , a short time , a moment , a minute
3. a little way , a short distance
大きい , おおきい
1. big , large , great
2. loud
3. extensive , spacious
4. important , decisive , valuable
5. older , grown up
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)
生徒 , せいと
pupil , student , schoolchild
少ない , 尠い , 寡い , すくない
few , little , small (amount) , low , scarce , insufficient , seldom , rare
一緒 , いっしょ
usu. adverbially as 〜に
1. (doing) together
2. one lump , one mixture , the same category
May take 'no'
3. the same , identical
4. (at) the same time
出す , だす
Godan verb , Transitive
1. to take out , to get out
2. to put out , to reveal , to show
3. to submit (e.g. thesis) , to turn in
See あぶり出す・あぶりだす
4. to publish , to make public
See 手紙を出す
5. to send (e.g. letter)
旅行 , りょこう
Takes suru , Intransitive
travel , trip , journey , excursion , tour , to travel
作る , 造る , 創る , つくる
Godan verb , Transitive , 造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc.; 創る usu. for creating
1. to make , to produce , to manufacture , to build , to construct
2. to prepare (food) , to brew (alcohol)
See 野菜を作る
3. to raise , to grow , to cultivate , to train
4. to till
5. to draw up (a document) , to make out , to prepare , to write
歌 , 唄 , 詩 , うた
Only 歌 , 唄 , esp. 唄 for folk songs and shamisen songs
1. song , singing
See 短歌
2. classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)
Only 詩
3. modern poetry
公園 , こうえん
occ. 公苑 in park names
(public) park