| Japanese | Reading | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
あいかわらず N | as ever, as usual, the same | |
あいまい N | vague, ambiguous | |
あかんぼう N | baby | |
あきれる N | to be amazed, to be shocked | |
あくび N | yawn | |
あたりまえ N | usual, common, ordinary | |
あちらこちら N | here and there | |
あてはまる N | to be applicable, to come under (a category), to fulfill | |
あてはめる N | to apply, to adapt | |
あふれる N | to flood, to overflow, to brim over | |
あぶる N | to scorch | |
あらすじ N | outline, summary | |
あれこれ N | one thing or another, this and that, this or that | |
あわただしい N | busy, hurried, confused, flurried | |
あわてる N | to become confused | |
いきなり N | (uk) abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning | |
いちいち N | one by one, separately | |
いってまいります N | good bye, I'm leaving | |
いってらっしゃい N | have a good day, take care | |
いつのまにか N | before one knows, unnoticed, unawares | |
いよいよ N | more and more, all the more, increasingly, at last, beyond doubt | |
うっかり N | carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently | |
うどん N | noodles (Japanese) | |
うろうろ N | loiteringly, aimless wandering | |
うんと N | a great deal, very much | |
ええと N | let me see, well, er.... | |
おおざっぱ N | rough (not precise), broad, sketchy | |
おかけください N | please take a seat | |
おかげさまで N | Thanks to god, thanks to you | |
おかず N | side dish, accompaniment for rice dishes | |
おきのどくに N | my condolences | |
おくさん N | (hon) wife, your wife, madam | |
おげんきで N | take care, goodbye | |
おさきに N | before, ahead, previously | |
おしゃれ N | smartly dressed, someone smartly dressed, fashion-conscious | |
おじゃまします N | Excuse me for disturbing you | |
おだいじに N | Take care of yourself | |
おととい N | day before yesterday | |
おととし N | year before last | |
おとなしい N | obedient, docile, quiet | |
おどかす N | to threaten, to coerce | |
おねがいします N | please | |
おはよう N | (abbr) Good morning | |
おまたせしました N | Sorry to have kept you waiting | |
おまちください N | Please wait a moment | |
おまちどおさま N | Sorry to have kept you waiting | |
おめでたい N | happy event, matter for congratulation, auspicious event, pregnancy | |
おやすみ N | (1) holiday, absence, rest, (2) (exp) Good night | |
おやつ N | (1) between meal snack, afternoon refreshment | |
かしこまりました N | certainly! | |
かじる N | to chew, to bite (at), to gnaw, to nibble | |
かゆい N | itchy, itching | |
からかう N | to ridicule, to tease, to banter with, to make fun of | |
かるた N | (n) playing cards (pt: carta) | |
かわいがる N | to love, to be affectionate | |
きっかけ N | chance, start, cue, excuse | |
ぎっしり N | tightly, fully | |
くしゃみ N | sneeze | |
くたびれる N | to get tired, to wear out | |
くだらない N | good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless | |
くっつく N | to adhere to, to keep close to | |
くっつける N | to attach | |
くどい N | verbose, importunate, heavy (taste) | |
くるむ N | to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by, to wrap up | |
くれぐれも N | repeatedly, sincerely, earnestly | |
けれど/けれども N | but, however | |
こしらえる N | to make, to manufacture | |
こちらこそ N | it is I who should say so | |
こっそり N | stealthily, secretly | |
こないだ N | the other day, lately, recently | |
こぼす N | to spill | |
こぼれる N | to overflow, to spill | |
こらえる N | to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with | |
こんばんは N | good evening | |
ごくろうさま N | Thank you very much for your.... | |
ごぞんじですか N | do you know? | |
ごちそうさま N | feast | |
ごめんください N | May I come in? | |
さきおととい N | two days before yesterday | |
さっさと N | quickly | |
さようなら N | good-bye | |
さわやか N | fresh, refreshing, invigorating | |
しあさって N | two days after tomorrow | |
しいんとする N | silent (as the grave), (deathly) quiet | |
しっぽ N | tail (animal) | |
しつこい N | insistent, obstinate | |
しびれる N | to become numb, to go to sleep (i.e., a limb) | |
しぼむ N | to wither, to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt | |
しみじみ N | keenly, deeply, heartily | |
しゃがむ N | to squat | |
しゃっくり N | hiccough, hiccup | |
しゃぶる N | to suck, to chew | |
しょうがない N | (it's) no use, impossible, inevitable | |
じゃんけん N | (n) rock-scissors-paper game | |
じゅうたん N | carpet | |
すくなくとも N | at least | |
すっきり N | shapely, clear, neat | |
すっぱい N | sour, acid | |
すまない N | sorry (phrase) | |
すれちがう N | to pass by one another, to disagree |