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ある
to exist (inanimate objects), there is/are, to have
N5
いくつ
how many, how old
N5
いくら
how much (price), cost
N5
いつ
when
N5
いる
to exist (animate beings), there is/are (living things), to have (animate)
N5
か
question marker, interrogative
N5
が
subject marker, subject, emphasizes
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が
but, however, though
N5
~かった
past, i-adjectives
N5
から
from, since
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から
because, since, reasoning
N5
~が上手
【~がじょうず】
good at, skilled at, proficient in
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~が下手
【~がへた】
bad at, unskilled at, poor at
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~が好き
【~がすき】
like, to like
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~が嫌い
【 ~がきらい】
dislike, hate
N5
~くない
not, negative, i-adjectives
N5
~くなかった
not, past, negative, i-adjectives
N5
くらい
about, approximately, around, as much as
N5
けど
but, though, however, informal contrast
N5
こう・そう・ああ・どう
like this, like that, how
N5
ここ、そこ、あそこ、どこ
here, there, over there, where
N5
こちら、そちら、あちら、どちら
this way, that way, over there, which way
N5
この、その、あの、どの
this, that, that over there, which
N5
これ、それ、あれ、どれ
this, that, that over there, which
N5
こんな・そんな・あんな・どんな
like this, like that, what kind of
N5
~た
past, verbs
N5
だ
is, to be, informal
N5
~たい
want to do, desire (verbs)
N5
だけ
only, just, as much as
N5
だった
was, informal past
N5
~たり~たりする
do things like ~ and ~
N5
~だろう
probably, casual guess, informal uncertainty
N5
~つ
counter for general objects
N5
~て
te-form
N5
で
location of action, means, by, with
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~ている
ongoing action, state, continuous
N5
~てから
after doing ~, since doing ~
N5
~てください
please do, polite request
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でした
was, to be, polite past
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~でしょう
probably, polite guess, polite uncertainty
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です
copula (to be), polite
N5
ではありません
is not, polite negative
N5
ではありませんでした
was not, polite past negative
N5
~てはいけない
not allowed to do, must not, prohibited
N5
ではない
is not, informal negative
N5
ではなかった
was not, informal past negative
N5
~てもいい
it's okay to do, may, can
N5
と
and, with
N5
どうして
why, for what reason, how come
N5
どうやって
how, by what means, in what way
N5
どのくらい
how long, how much, how far, to what extent
N5
~ない
not, negative, verbs
N5
~ないで
without doing, do not
N5
~ないでください
please don't, do not (verbs)
N5
~なかった
not, past, negative, verbs
N5
に
location, time, direction, purpose
N5
ね
isn't it, right, confirmation, agreement
N5
~の
nominalization
N5
の
possession, attribute, of, 's
N5
~ので
because, since, softer reasoning
N5
~の中で~が一番
【~のなかで~がいちばん】
the most in, the best in, among
N5
は
topic marker, as for, contrast
N5
へ
direction, to, toward
N5
~ました
polite past tense (verbs)
N5
~ましょう
polite volitional form, let's do
N5
~ます
polite non-past (verbs)
N5
~ません
polite non-past negative (verbs)
N5
~ませんか
won't you?, shall we?, inviting someone
N5
~ませんでした
polite negative past tense (verbs)
N5
まで
until, to, as far as
N5
も
also, too
N5
や
and, such as, non-exhaustive list
N5
よ
emphasis, assertion, certainty
N5
より
more than, compared to
N5
を
direct object marker, object, action target
N5
何
【なに】
what
N5
何 + Counter
【なん + Counter】
how many, what kind, which (counter-based question)
N5
誰
【だれ】
who
N5
お~する
humble form
N4
お~になる
honorific form, respectful form
N4
~こと
nominalization (actions)
N4
~ことがある
have the experience of ~, there are times when ~
N4
こんなに・そんなに・あんなに・どんなに
this much, that much, that much (over there), how much, degree, extent
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しか
nothing but, only
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~すぎる
too much, excessively
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~そう
it looks like ~, it seems ~, appears ~
N4
~だけではなくて
not only ~ but also ~
N4
~つもり
intend to, plan to, supposed to
N4
~ていらっしゃる
honorific for ~ている, respectful ongoing actions
N4
でございます
polite copula, humble, honorific, neutral
N4
~てしまう
completely, unfortunately, accidentally, to finish
N4
~でしょうか
I wonder if, polite question, could it be
N4
~と思う
【~とおもう】
think that
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~と言う
【~という】
say that, call (something), it is said that
N4
~にくい
hard to do, difficult to do
N4
~にする
to make something ~, decide on ~
N4
~ほうがいい
had better, it’s better to, should
N4
~やすい
easy to do
N4
~よう
volitional, let’s, I’ll, intention, suggestion, decision
N4
御~
【ご~ / お~】
honorific prefix
N4
連用形
【れんようけい】
verb stem, conjunctive, continuative form
N4