Level 4 Flashcards

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Past
きょ、こ

When you were a little 子 (こ) a lot happened. But you want to bury it (dirt radical above private radical) all in the past in your little kyoto house (which is different from your regular kyoto house きょう)

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Number, edition, model
ごう

Grandpa is ごういち
He’s been trapped in the prison for a while and is GOing crazy, saying a bunch of random numbers (This uses the mouth, ground and prison radicals)

The same reading is used when 号 is a vocab word. It is the onyomi reading and used like jukugo because it is usually with another number.

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Center
おう

Middle of a person is their center
Imagine you’re looking at the 王’s center (same reading)

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Hit

Street fingers hitting everyone since DAy one

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Ice
こおり
You have to CORe through the ice to be able to go ice fishing
Water + drop radical

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Say Humbly
もう

The MOre you say, the more famous you get so it’s important to say it humbly so people don’e get sick of you

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Previous
せん
Slide + legs + dirt radical
Referring to CENtaurs running through the dirt, a mythical creature from previous times

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Famous, name
めい
みょう
Evening, mouth! MAY you have a good night! Means famous, imagine the star bowing to the audience

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  1. Year
    ねん
    These are nendoroids, little Japanese figurine toys that are released yearly
  2. Year, age
    とし
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Early, fast, quick
Sun + cross
そう

The sun rises above the cross SO fast

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Hundred
ひゃく

Goofy laughing because he’s stacked a hundred leaves on the sun.

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Man
だん、なん
Looks like a man with a big head running. He’s gonna run till DAWN until he has NUN’ left in the tank

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Town
1. Kanji: ちょう
Ms. Chou is back, patrolling the streets of this town

  1. Vocab: まさ
    But then she want crazy and took a match to burn the town down. The rice paddy looks like a soccer match field.
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  1. Stone
    せき
    The stone SKIdded across the ground
  2. Stone
    いし
    Throwing the stone is so EASY
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子牛

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Calf
こうし

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切手

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Postage stamp
きって [kitte]

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白い

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White
しろい

はく= kanji reading
しろ= vocab reading

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二十日

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Twentieth day
はつか
Words that count days are an exceptional reading. 二 (に) and 十 (じゅう) are exceptions and 日 (にち) is か which is kunyomi

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丸ごと

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In it’s entirety
まるごと
You have to GO TO the entire length of the circumference of the circle to know it’s entirety

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出かける

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To go out
でかける
出 kunyomi reading is で and onyomi is しゅつ

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口にする

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To mention
口 (mouth) に (particle defining location) する (to do).
ちにする

Can be used to describe multiple actions completed by the mouth i.e. to say, to eat, to drink, etc.

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生きる

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To live, to be alive, to exist
いきる
Jesse McCartney song: “Because you live, I live”

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右手

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Right hand side, right arm
みぎて

Jukugo

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四日

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Fourth day
よっか (yokka)
四 is よん but becomes a small つ

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四つ

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Four things
よっつ
四 is よん but becomes a small つ

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四千

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Four thousand
よんせん

Jukugo but 四 uses kunyomi as the onyomi reading is し which means death (死)

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四十

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Forty
よんじゅう

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左手

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Left hand side, left arm
ひだりて

Although jukugo, does not use onyomi readings. Uses kunyomi, as body parts usually do

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World
1. せい, せ
It’s your job to save the world

  1. よ(kunyomi)
    Yo! It’s your job to save the world.
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Master
しゆ

It’s master shifu or “shu” from kung fu panda

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四百

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Four hundred
よんひゃく
Remember, four uses the kunyomi reading.

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32
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年中

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Year round
ねんじゅう

ちゅう changing to ぢゅう, but since ぢ is very rare it just switches to じ and you end up with じゅう.

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Letter, character, symbol

Jeez, how many kids are under this roof writing letters?

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Flower
はな

Hannah planted these flowers.

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Copy
しゃ

S in the kanji for sha, sha, sha

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先生

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Teacher, doctor, sensei
せんせい

Jukugo word (past + life)

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Bamboo
たけ

TAKe all the bamboo you need.

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Energy, spirit
き, け

You need the KEy to the treasure box to unlock the energy spirit ball.

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申し申し

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Hello on telephone (only used when speaking on the phone. Is often not written out)
もうしもうし

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Shellfish, shell
かい

I went out in my kayak to catch some shellfish.

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早い

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Early, fast, quick
はやい

HA YAH! I’m an early riser, I’m ready to take on the day.

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Flat, peace
へい (ひょう、びょう)

The arms are flat but they’re waving HEY!

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先月

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Last month
せんげつ

As of last month, your centaur gets up every night and ones to sleep in your bed.

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44
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Ears
みみ

Singing “mi mi mi”

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45
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百万

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Million
ひゃくまん

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46
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一年生

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First year student
いちねんせい

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47
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申す

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To say humbly, to say
もうす

“To say” but in formal situations only

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先ず

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First of all, to start with
まず

Adverb, rare reading and an exception.
First of all and to start with, you have to make it through this maze

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Foot, sufficient
1. そく
You put a sock on your foot

  1. あし
    You put a sock on to cover your ashy feet
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50
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Not
ふ, ぶ

You’re a fool…NOT!

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51
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先々月

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Month before last
せんせんげつ

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52
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Copy
しゃ
Upside down C and an S in the beggar radical for “copy” and “sha”

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少年

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Boy
しょうねん

Back in the day, “few years” automatically referred to little boys.

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54
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年内

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By the end of the year
ねんない

55
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一打

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One strike, one stroke, one hit
いちだ

56
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かき氷

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Shaved ice
かきごおり

かき means ice and there is rendaku.

57
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五百

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Five hundred
ごひゃく

五百+ unit

58
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See

I know you have an eye but you can’t see ME

59
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Village
むら

The villagers drew a mural for the trees out downto make their homes.

60
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Man
おとこ

This man has been running since dawn when he could have just used the autocar

61
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Red
あか

The rainbow is A KInd of miracle and the first color is red

62
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Other
1. た
The leader alligator doesn’t TAlk to the others unless he’s bossing them around.

  1. ほか
    He doesn’t talk to other, what a hoe
63
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Substitute, replace, period, age
だい, たい

Only 大 people can be substitutes (same reading as “big”)

64
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Plate, dish
さら

SARrein dishes rack per jamadoh

65
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先日

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The other day, a few days ago
せんじつ

Jukugo word for 日 (いち and じつ)
The other day you saw two centaurs. Gee, two centaurs that’s crazy.

66
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去年

A

Last year
きょねん

67
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2011年

A

Year 2011
にせんじゅういちねん

Start with two thousand (二千/にせん), then you need to add eleven to it (十一/じゅういち). Then, you simply add the reading for 年

68
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二百

A

Two hundred
にひゃく

69
Q

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Car
1. しゃ
Not the shaman driving this fancy car.

  1. くるま
    COol Ride SHaman!
70
Q

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Name, reputation

71
Q

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Thread
いと

Don’t eat the thread!

72
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打つ

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To hit something, to pound something, to type
うつ

Other reading is だ

73
Q

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Tip, ahead, first, future
さき

Everything that happened PREVIOUSLY is just the tip of the iceberg. For all our SAKES, let the past go.

74
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早々

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As soon as, immediately after, quickly, early
そいそい, はやばや

75
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名人

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Expert, master
めいじん

A famous person is an expert at their job.

76
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Rest
きゅう

The leader is eating some refreshing cucumbers under the tree.

77
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Treasure
1. ほう
The treasure is in the king’s HOme

  1. たから
    The king is always talking about his treasure. He’s such a TAlKera)
78
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中央

A

Center
ちゅうおう

79
Q

A

Thanks, etiquette
れい

Thanks to the umbrella, not a single RAY of Sun touched the horse (horse mnemonic in katakana)

80
Q

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Insect
むし

MUSH that insect into the ground

81
Q

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Doing

SHE is the samurai leader.

82
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不足

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Shortage, insufficient
ふそく

This specifically refers to physical shortage, like FOOd

83
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一気

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One breath, one go, one sitting
いっき

いち = いっ

84
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人気

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Popular
にんき

Your so popular they gave you the Nintendo Key

85
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気分

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Feeling
きぶん

Part of your energy” feeling.

86
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平ら

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Flat
たいら

You flattened the RAbbit after you drove over a nail and your TIre went flat

87
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花火

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Fireworks
はなび

88
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竹の子

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Bamboo shoot
たけのこ

89
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太字

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Bold, bold letter, bold character, bold text
ふとじ

Exceptional reading, a “fat letter” = bold character. Only a bold character could take a photo of all these letters.

90
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一本気

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One track mind
いっぽんぎ

91
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不正

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Injustice, dishonest, unauthorized
ふせい

When something is not right, it’s an injustice.

92
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主に

A

Mainly
おもに

93
Q

名字

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Surname
みょうじ

94
Q

文字

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Letter [of the alphabet]
もじ

You already learned all the letters, you want to learn MOre.

95
Q

一文字

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Straight line
いちもんじ

もん instead of も (文字)

96
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気にいる

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To be pleased
きにいる

入り口 (entrance)= いりぐち where 人 = い
You are entering into good energy, you are pleased!

97
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元気

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Energy, healthy
げんき

The origin of your energy is your health.

98
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天気

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Weather
てんき
Heaven energy -weather

99
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本気

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Serious
もんき

People that read booksto home their skills are very serious

100
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平気

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Calm, cool, okay
へいき

Flat people are flat because they’re calm and chill, relaxing in the grass.

101
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主人

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Head of household/husband
しうじん

102
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三世

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Third generation
さんせい

103
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二世

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Second generation
にせい

104
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平日

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Weekdays
へいじつ

A “flat day” is a weekday

日= か, じつ
先日=せんじつ

105
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足りる

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To be enough
たりる
 
There will never be enough TAcos.

106
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大気

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Atmosphere
たいき

Big energy = atmosphere

107
Q

休み

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Rest
やすみ
YASS I want a rest

108
Q

休む

A

To rest
やすむ

More resting, YASS!

109
Q

休止

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Pause, rest, break
きゅうし

Rest + stop = Pause

110
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休日

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Holiday
きゅうじつ

GEE, TWO cucumbers. You must really be on holiday!

111
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休み

A

Rest
やすみ

YAAS, I want to rest

112
Q

村人

A

Villager
むらびと

113
Q

花見

A

Viewing cherry blossoms
はなみ

114
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見る

A

To see
みる

115
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見せる

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To show
みせる

116
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見方

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Way of seeing, point of view
みかた

If you can’t see, then CUT

117
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月見

A

Moon viewing
つきみ

118
Q

赤ちゃん

A

Baby
あかちゃん

119
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車内

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Inside the car
しゃない

120
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仕方

A

Method
しかた

121
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他人

A

Another person, other people, stranger
たにん

The boss doesn’t TAlk to the other because he’s a NINny

122
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代わる

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To replace, to substitute for
かわる

The CAr is old and needs to be replaced.

123
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一代

A

Lifetime, one generation
いちだい

124
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代用

A

Substitution
だいよう

125
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写す

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To copy, to photograph, to take a picture
うつす

A beatboxer is saying うつうつうつ, they are copying themselves to create a beat.

126
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お礼

A

Thanks
おれい

127
Q

赤い

A

Red
あかい

128
Q

小皿

A

Small plate
こざら

What are small? Kids (子 = こ) are small.
こ= 小子

129
Q

宝石

A

Jewel
ほうせき

130
Q

はい

A

Yes

131
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うん

A

Yep

132
Q

さようなら

A

Goodbye

133
Q

こんばんは

A

Good evening