Nouns

• せいほく – north-west
• ちほう – district; region
• おくり – seeing off; sending off​
• たいりく – continent
• こうきあつ – high (atmospheric) pressure
• ぜんたい – whole, entirely
• かいふく – restoration; rehabilitation; improvement​
• こんゆう – this evening; tonight​
• せいほくせい – west-northwest​
• ふうりょく – wind power
• はれ – clear weather
• まんげつ – full moon​
• あさって – day after tomorrow​
• せいせんしょくひん – perishable foods
• しきょう – market conditions​
• ちゅうおう – middle, center
• いちば – marketplace​
• おかあさん – mother
• ぜっこう – best; ideal; perfect​
• ラジオ – radio
• ゆうべ – evening
• まじょ – witch
• しゅうぎょう – pursuit of knowledge; training
• しきたり – custom; tradition
• とし – year
• よ – world
• ほうき – broom
• くすり – medicine
• おしまい – the end, being done for, that’s it
• せい – consequence; outcome; result
• リウマチ – rheumatism
• いちばん – number one; first
• たびだち – setting off (on a trip); departure​
• たび – trip, travel
• おくりもの – present; gift​
• ふた – cover; lid; cap​　
• さっき – a moment ago; just now
• らいしゅう – next week​
• キャンプ – camping
• どうぐ – tool
• コスモス – cosmos
• くろ – black
• かたち – form; shape; figure
• えがお – smiling face; smile​
• てがみ – letter
• まち – town, city
• ディスコ – discotheque
• くろう – trouble; hardship; difficulty
• うらぎり – treachery; betrayal
• くしら – living; livelihood
• すず – bell
• おと – sound
• みなみ – south
• しんじん – new face; newcomer
• おんがく – music
• うらない – fortune-telling
• ちかごろ – lately; recently
• こいうらない – love fortune-telling​
• とくぎ – special skill​
• しゅぎょう – training
• かんじ – feeling; sense; impression​
• かもつれっしゃ – freight train​
• ひとやすみ – (short) rest; breather
• びしょぬれ – sopping wet; dripping wet
• みずたまり – puddle; pool of water​
• ただ – ordinary; common; usual
• とけいとう – clock tower
• ほか – other (place, thing, person
• だいいち – first; foremost; number one​
• いんしょう – impression​
• どうろ – road; highway​
• じこ – accident; incident
• だいじこ – serious accident; major incident​
• ひじょうしき – lack of common sense; thoughtlessness
• じゅうしょ – address
• こうつう – traffic, transportation
• こうつうきそく – traffic rules​
• みせいねんしゃ – minor; person under age​
• ひつよう – necessity; requirement​
• どろぼう – thief
• あさっぱら – early morning
• なんぱ – smooth talker; ladies’ man; playboy
• しょうかい – introduction
• じょせい – woman, female
• しつれい – discourtesy; impoliteness​
• ほごしゃ – guardian; parent​
• みぶんしょうめいしょ – identity document; ID​
• おきゃくさん – customer, guest
• うばぐるま – baby carriage; pram
• パン – bread
• パンや – bread shop, bakery
• そら – sky
• サイン – signature​
• おしゃぶり – pacifier
• コーヒー – coffee
• あきへや – available room (hotel); vacancy
• トイレ – toilet, restroom
• した – down, below, under
• こな – flour;  dust; powder
• しろ – white
• のう – talent; gift; function​
• おとどけ – delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)​
• おとどけや – deliverer; delivery guy​

• おかね – money
• おなか – belly
• みせばん – tending a store​
• へやだい – room rent​
• でんわだい – telephone bill
• あさ – morning
• あさごはん – breakfast
• かいもの – shopping
• ホットケーキ – American pancake
• ちず – map
• はなし – talk, discussion, conversation, story
• おい – nephew
• たんじょうび – birthday
• プレゼント – present, gift
• つもり – intention; plan
• てんし – angel​
• みさき – cape (on coast)​
• むこう – over there; that way
• ようじん – care; precaution
• ほうこう – direction
• たまご – egg
• せっかく- kind; generous
• カラス – crow, raven
• めしつかい – servant
• さいご – last, final
• しゅだん – means; measure​
• いき – breath; breathing​
• おばちゃん – auntie
• カナリア – canary 
• へん – area
• ぬいぐるみ – stuffed toy
• びじん – beautiful woman
• しわざ – deed (esp. negative)
• こうかんじょうけん – bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand​
• じき – time
• とし – year
• モデル – model
• え – picture, painting
• ヌード – nude
• ファッションデザイナー　- fashion designer; couturier​
• おたく – your house; your home
• やね – roof
• クラブ – club
• おうかがい – call; visit​
• パーティー – party
• ひこう – aviation
• しょうたいじょう – (written) invitation; letter of invitation​
• おれい – reward

Verbs

• むかう – to go towards; to head towards​
• でかける – to leave, to go out, to depart
• あう – to meet, to fit
• とぶ – to fly
• かわる – to change; to be transformed
• せかす – to hurry (up)
• ぐずつく – to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular
• ​おこなう – to perform; to do
• あらわれる – to appear; to come in sight
• たつ – to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
• する – to do; to carry out
• かりる – to borrow, to rent, to hire
• こだわる – to fuss (over); to worry too much (about); to be picky (about)
• まかす – to entrust; to leave to a person​
• かく – to write
• にてる – to resemble; to look like
• がんばる – to remain in a place,  to do one’s best​
• なれる – to get used to; to grow accustomed to
• つける – to turn on; to switch on
• ふさがる – to be occupied
• とめる – to stop; to turn off​
• すみつく – to settle (in a place); to settle down​
• できる – to be able to
• やる – to do
• かんがえる – to think (about, of); to think over
• あける – to end (of a period, season)
• くっつく ­- to stick to; to cling to
• うかぶ – to float
• みかける – to (happen to) see; to notice
• くれる – to do for one; to take the trouble to do
• ついてくる – to follow; to come along with one
• とどける – to deliver; to forward; to send​
• まがる – to turn​
• あずかる – to take care of; to keep; to hold on to
• よる – to drop by; to make a short visit​
• ひらく – to open
• てつだう – to help; to assist
• かかる – to take (a resource, e.g. time or monvhんmey)
• つける – to attach; to add
• はたらく – to work; to labor
• おわる – to finish​
• たりる – to be sufficient; to be enough​
• のぼる – to go up, to ascend 
• ゆるす – to forgive; to pardon
• ねらう – to be after (something or someone)
• やめる – to stop (an activity)
• ちかづく – to approach; to get close​

• うつる –  to move (house)
• にがす – to set free; to let go; to release​​
• あがる – to rise; to go up; to come up
• おとす – to drop; to lose
• ひろう- to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped)​
• かえす – to return (something)
• やぶける – to get torn; to break​
• さわぐ – to make noise
• なおる – to return to normal; to recover, to be restored
• まかせる – to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to
• かく – to draw; to paint​​
• こむ – to be crowded; to be packed
• きどる – to act like (something one isn’t); to pretend to be​
• うかがう – to call on someone; to call at a place; to pay a visit; 
• うけたまわる – to hear; to be told; to receive (order)

Adjective

• はやい – early, fast
• なまいき – cheeky
• しんちょう – careful; cautious
• たいせつ – important; crucial
• ​ざんねん – regrettable; disappointing
• わかい – young
• たいへん – difficult; hard; challenging​
• うらやましい – envious; jealous​
• かわいい – lovely; pretty
• へた – unskillful; awkward​
• しらない – unknown
• いろいろ – various; all sorts of
• まあまあ – so-so, not so bad
• めずらしい – unusual, rare
• だいじ – important; serious; crucial​
• かっこいい – cool
• べつ – different; another
• うけとる – to receive; to get
• いろんな – various
• おもしろい – interesting; fascinating
• やさしい – kind
• クタクタ – exhausted; worn out; dead tired
• ヒマ – (being) inactive; (of one’s business) slow
• きらく – carefree; comfortable; at ease​
• あおい – blue
• まじめ – honest; sincere​, serious

Adverbs

• そんなに – so much
• キラキラ – glittering; sparkling
• それこそ – especially; particularly​
• ワクワク – trembling; getting nervous; excited
• せめて – at least
• せっかく – with trouble; at great pains
• とうぶん – for a while (from now)
• もうじき – nearly, almost, soon
• はじめて – for the first time
• とんと – not at all
• あやうく – almost; nearly​
• うまく – skilfully; cleverly​
• えんりょなく – without reservation; freely; frankly​
• ついでに – while one is at it
• うんと – with a great amount of effort
• しばらく – for a while, for sometime
• とおく – far away, distant place
• たくさん – a lot, plenty
• どこまで – how far; to what extent
• しめる – to close, to shut
• やたら – excessively; profusely
• かならず – always, without exception
• ぜひ – certainly; without fail​

Other words

• あなた – you
• によって – due to; because of​
• さい – (counter for age); … years old; age (of) …​
• いざとなったら – when needed; when the moment arrives​
• ちょうだい – please (give me; do for me)​
• いつのまに – when; at what point​
• だから – so; therefore
• かしら – I wonder; do you think?
• きみ – you
• とびだし – something that leaps or thrusts out​
• きわまりない- extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds
• さすが – as one would expect; just as you’d expect (from)
• こまった – impossible; hopeless​
• おまちどおさま – I’m sorry to have kept you waiting​
• かもしれない – maybe, perhaps
• いくら – how much
• どちら – which direction, where
• てがはなせない – right in the middle of something
• そういう – like that; that sort of
• このまま – as things are; like this

Nouns

• はいたつ – delivery
• おおいそぎ – great hurry; great haste
• あずかり – under supervision​
• しない – within the city
• しゅうちゅう – concentration (on a task); focusing one’s attention​
• にもつ – parcel
• やくそく – appointment
• いらい – request
• りょうり – cooking, dish
• オーブン – oven
• おんど – temperature
• きかい – machine, appliance
• まご – grandchild​
• じまん – pride
• ニシン – herring
• かぼちゃ – pumpkin
• むだあし – visit for no reason
• いなか – hometown​
• めいあん – good idea​
• おくさま – madam
• しこみ – training; education; upbringing​
• だんどり – program; plans; arrangements​
• ころあい – suitable time; good time​
• フルスピード – full speed
• とけい – clock, watch
• かまど – traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove​
• ひげ – moustache; beard; whiskers
• ずぶぬれ – dripping wet; soaked; drenched​
• パイ – pie
• あたま – head
• きのう – yesterday
• ミルク – milk
• みせ – shop
• おみまい – calling on someone who is ill
• おことわり – declining; refusal; rejection
• けさ – this morning
• ほんにん – the person in question; the person themselves; said person​
• さんぽ – walk, stroll
• かんせい – completion
• じんりき – human power; human effort
• ひこうき – airplane; aircraft​
• つばさ – wing​
• どうたい – body; trunk; fuselage (aircraft)​
• くみたて – construction; framework; assembly; organisation​
• べつ – distinction; difference
• パイロット – pilot
• かいがん – coast, beach
• ふじちゃく -emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing​
• ひこうせん –  airship; blimp​
• くんれん – training; practice
• じてんしゃ – bicycle
• いきおい – force
• きゅうカーブ – sharp curve; sharp turn​
• ちょうし –  way; manner; style
• かお – face
• なかま – friend, mate
• さいこう – best
• せかいいっしゅう – round-the-world trip
• さいのう – talent, ability
• じしん – confidence
• おふくろ – one’s mother​
• むすこ – son
• べんきょう – study
• しょくじ – meal, dinner
• ことば – word, speech
• テスト – test, trial
• ひとくぎり – end; break​
• しょうばい –  trade; business
• きどう – orbit; trajectory​
• こや – hut; cabin; shed
• かのじょ – girlfriend
• きゃくせんび – beauty of slender female legs​

• けしき – scenery; scene; landscape​
• ひる – evening
• じゅもん – spell; charm; incantation; magic word​
• しょくにん – craftsman; artisan
• かみさま – God, god
• くろう – trouble; hardship; difficulty
• ごうう – heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour​
• じゆう – freedom; liberty
• ​しゅうり – repair; servicing​
• ほんじつ – today; this day​
• なんきょく – South pole
• なんきょくたんけん – Antarctic expedition​
• さいかい – reopening; resumption; restarting​
• かんべん – pardon; forgiveness
• ぼうけん – adventure
• ケーキ – cake
• じけん – incident; trouble; scandal​
• ロープ – rope
• とつぜん – sudden; unexpected​
• とっぷう – gust (of wind); blast​
• ちじょう – above ground
• せっしょく – touch; contact;
• ふうせん – ballon
• さかだち – being upside down; being in reverse​
• じょうたい – state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances​
• げんざい – the present; present time; now​
• さぎょう – work; operation; task
• ​パトカー – patrol car
• おもちゃ – toy
• しょうねん – juvenile; young boy
• しっぽ – tail end; tip​
• しみん – citizen; public​
• こうどう – conduct; behaviour
• ヘリウム – helium
• ブラシ – brush
• しょうとつ – collision; crash
• こうど – altitude; height
• すんぜん – just before
• とう – tower
• かくど – angle​
• きせき – miracle; wonder
• とり – bird
• しょうじょ – girl
• こうけい – scene; spectacle
• じょういん – crew member; crewman

Verbs

• むかえにくる – to pick someone up​
• みせる – to make (something or someone) look
• やける – to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked​
• あきらめる – to give up
• わたす – to hand over; to give
• やく – to heat up​, to bake, to grill
• しこむ – to train; to teach
• さめる – to cool down; to get cold​
• おきる – to get up; to rise
• まわる – to go around
• いる – to stay
• ふる – to wave; to shake
• いわう – to celebrate; to congratulate
• きたえる – to train; to discipline​
• ささえる – to support; to prop
• ける – to kick
• たおす – to throw down; to bring down
• かかる – to come into view; to arrive
• かたむける – to lean; to tilt
• まわる – to turn
• ジタバタする – to get into a panic; to make a fuss
• よこむく- to turn sideways​
• けす – to erase; to rub out
• なやむ – to be worried; to be troubled​
• ことわる – to reject; to turn down; to decline​

• あます – to save; to leave over; to spare​
• ながれる – to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray​
• うつす – to project; to reflect
• あおる – to flap (in the wind)​
• のこす – to leave behind
• こていする – to fix(in place); to secure; to anchor; to fasten down​
• つづく –  to last; to go on​
• とびさる – to fly away
• さらう – to carry off; to run away with
• はなす – to release; to let go
• おちつく – to calm down
• もやす – to burn​
• ぶつかる – to bump into; to collide with
• ぬける – to come out; to escape
• ひっかかる – to be caught in; to be stuck in​
• ぶらさがる – to hang down (from); to dangle
• うけとめる – to catch

Adjectives

• うつくしい – beautiful
• あたたかい – warm
• ていちょう – polite; courteous
• ふりょう – bad, poor
• にくらしい – odious; hateful
• すなお – honest, frank
• あかるい – cheerful
• つめたい – coldhearted, unfriendly
• よわい – weak
• まっさお – ghastly pale
• くるしい – painful; difficult; tough; hard​
• いじわる – malicious; ill-tempered; unkind​
• むちゅう – absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about
• かんじん – essential; important; crucial; vital; main​
• さかさま – inverted; upside down
• ひっし – frantic; desperate
• ​すさまじい – terrible; dreadful; awful
• ゆうかん – brave
• かんどうてき – moving; touching; stirring​

Adverbs

• ずいぶん – very, extremely
• ワクワク – trembling; getting nervous; excited; 
• ほかに – in addition; besides
• ​ガンガン – clanging; banging
• すぐに – immediately, right away
• ちっとも – (not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the 
• うまく – successfully; smoothly
• ぜんぜん – (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
• なんども – many times over; often; repeatedly
• かるがる – lightly; easily; carelessly​

Other words

• ギリギリセーフ –  just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.
• あとで – later (on); afterwards​
• あんなん – such a thing; something like that
• そのかわり – instead
• かまわない – no problem; it doesn’t matter​　
• という – called; named; that says; that​
• おいで – (please) come; go; stay​
• このまえ – the other day; previously
• とうぶん – for the time being​
• こういう – such; this sort of; like this​

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