Adjectives Flashcards

keiyoushi 形容詞 (198 cards)

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honno
本の

de shika nai

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merely
just
slight

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taisetsu

大切

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important; significant; serious; crucial

precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved​

careful​

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neba neba

粘々

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sticky, gluey, gummy, glutinous, viscous, gooey, greasy

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umai

上手い

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skillful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate​

delicious, tasty, good

good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid​

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a. renzoku
連続

b. renkyuu
連休

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a. consecutively, in a row, in succession

b. consecutive holiday days

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rikoteki

利己的

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selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

Note: riko = self-interest

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sukunai

少ない

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few, little, small amount, scarce, insufficient

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tsurai

辛い

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grueling, tough, difficult, hard

painful, bitter, heartbreaking

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honmono

本物

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genuine, real deal

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kaiteki

快適

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pleasant, comfortable

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dokuji

独自

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original, unique, distinctive, characteristic, peculiar

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tanomoshi

頼もしい

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reliable, dependable, trustworthy, reassuring

hopeful, promising

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juubun
十分

fusoku
不足

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sufficient, enough, plenty, adequate, satisfactory​

insufficient, deficient, lack, scarcity, deficit​

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shinchou
慎重

chuuibukai
注意深い

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careful, cautious

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jouhin

上品

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elegant, refined, polished

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murui

無類

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unmatched, unequalled

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kanpeki

完璧

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perfect, complete, flawless

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yurui

緩い

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loose, slack, lenient

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kusai

臭い

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stinky, smelly

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akiraka

明らか

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clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite​

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saiaku

最悪

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the worst, horrible, horrid, awful, terrible

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toumei

透明

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transparent, clear

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yuueki

有益

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beneficial, profitable, useful, helpful, instructive

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kitai

期待

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hopeful, anticipation

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yutaka 豊か
abundant, plentiful, ample rich, wealthy, affluent, well-off
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daibu 豊か
greatly, fairly, highly
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gohouteki 合法的 ihou 違法
legal / illegal
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shinsen 新鮮
fresh
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kuwashii 詳しい
detailed, complete, minute very knowledgeable
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ippanteki 一般的
general, popular, common, typical
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gutaiteki 具体的
concrete, definite, specific, substantial
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koishii 恋しい
missed, yearned for
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sekkachi
impatient, hasty, restless, rash
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tsuyoi 強い yowai 弱い
strong / weak
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teinei 丁寧
polite, courteous, civil careful, close, thorough, conscientious
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majime 真面目
serious, not joking, sober, earnest
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kurushii 苦しい taihen 大変
painful, difficult, tough
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yawarakai 柔らかい takai 高い
soft / hard
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peko peko
very hungry
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giri giri
just barely, at the last moment
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kuyashii 悔しい
disappointed, bitter, frustrated
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karui 軽い
light (not heavy), trivial, minor, nimble, agile
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oshare お洒落
stylish, fashionable, fancy
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antei 安定 fuantei 不安定
stable / unstable
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nigate 苦手
poor at, not one’s cup of tea
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suppai 酸っぱい nigai 苦い
sour / bitter
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usui 薄い koi 濃い
light / dark
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nonbiri
leisurely, relaxing
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kaiteki 快適
comfortable
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raku 楽
comfort, ease, relief, (at) peace, relaxation​ easy, simple, without trouble, without hardships​
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okiniiri お気に入り
favorite
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zannen 残念
regrettable, unfortunate
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juuyou 重要 daiji 大事
important, serious; crucial​
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odayaka 穏やか
calm, peaceful, mild moderate, reasonable, amicable​
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tadashii 正しい tadashiku nai
correct, accurate proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful​
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futoi 太い hosoi 細い
fat / thick thin, slender, fine
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kinchou 緊張 fuan 不安 hiya hiya
tension; strain; nervousness; stress​ anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension
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urusai 煩い uzai ウザイ
noisy troublesome, annoying, tiresome
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nerui 温い
lukewarm, tepid
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hazukashii 恥ずかしい
embarrassed, ashamed, humiliated
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mechakucha 滅茶苦茶
absurd, unreasonable reckless, extreme messy, disorganized, chaotic Note: mecha = very, extremely, incredibly
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uruoi 潤い kansou 乾燥
wet, damp, moist dry
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okashii 可笑しい
funny, amusing odd, strange, unusual wrong, unsuitable, improper, inappropriate;
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okashii 可笑しい
funny, amusing odd, strange, unusual wrong, unsuitable, improper, inappropriate
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otoku お得
bargain, good value, economical
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hidoi 酷い
harsh, cruel, extreme, excessive, violent, intense, unreasonable, unfair
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igai 以外 意外
unexpected, surprising (note - add ‘to’ particle) with the exception of
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aisetsu 哀切 kawaiisou 可哀想
pathetic, pitiful
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hisshi 必死
desperate, frantic, frenetic
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iya 嫌
unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty
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sabishii 寂しい
lonely, solitary
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urayamashi 羨ましい
envious, jealous
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binkan 敏感 nibui 鈍い
sensitive, alert, aware insensitive, unperceptive, obtuse
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haruka 遥か tooi 遠い
far, distant
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kekkou 結構
wonderful, lovely, sufficient sufficient, satisfactory, enough, fine, all right, OK Note: As an Adverb: rather, quite, fairly, pretty, surprisingly, quite a bit, fairly well​
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suteki 素敵
lovely, nice, fantastic, cool
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ganko 頑固 atama ga katai 頭が固い
stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded
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saikou 最高
best, finest, highest
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metta 滅多
thoughtless, reckless, rash
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tokubetsu 特別
special, extraordinary
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arigatai 有難い
thankful, grateful
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dokudokushi 毒々しい
poisonous, venomous, hateable, loathsome
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fukai 深い asai 浅い
deep, profound shallow, superficial
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taira 平ら
flat, level calm, tranquil, placid
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fukuzatsu 複雑
complicated, complex, intricate
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fushigi 不思議
incredible, marvelous, miraculous, mysterious, amazing
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teiban 定番
standard, classic, SOP
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tamaranai 堪らない
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
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midika 身近
familiar, near to you
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aimai 曖昧
ambiguous, vague, unclear
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hountou (na) 本当 nise (no) 偽
genuine; authentic; real imitation; fake; phony; counterfeit; forged; bogus; sham​
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kenson 謙遜 kenkyo 謙虚
modest, humble
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socchoku 率直
frank, candid, straightforward, openhearted, direct, outspoken
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koukateki 効果的
effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result
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surudo 鋭い
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed​ / sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; stabbing; cutting (remark, criticism, etc.); stinging; biting; fierce (attack); pointed (question, look, etc.); piercing (gaze); shrill (sound)​
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tsuyoki 強気
confident, self-assured, firm, strong
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shoujiki 正直
honest, frank, candid
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dasai
uncool, lame, unfashionable, unstylish, tacky;, tasteless
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ijiwaru 意地悪
mean, malicious, ill-tempered, nasty​
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taida 怠惰
lazy, idle, indolent
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saiketsu 清潔
clean, hygenic pure, virtuous, immaculate​
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kitanai 汚い gucha gucha
messy, dirty, filthy, foul, unclean sloppy, untidy, in disarray, chaotic​
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bata bata
rushing around, terribly busy
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chuuko 中古
used, second-hand
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osoroshii 恐ろしい
scary, frightening Note: osoreru = to fear, be afraid of
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ippanteki 一般的
general, popular, common, typical​ Note: ippan (noun)
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shizen 自然
naturally, sponateous, automatic Note: Noun = nature Adverb = shizen + to
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shizen 自然
naturally, sponateous, automatic Note: same as noun shizen = nature
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erai 偉い
distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent great;, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary
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muri 無理
unreasonable, unnatural, unjustifiable​, impossible excessive (work, etc.), immoderate​ to work too hard, to try too hard​ forced, compulsory
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fura fura
to be dizzy, unsteady
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bara bara
scattered, all over the place, not in order
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mendokusai 面倒くさい
troublesome
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tsuru tsuru
smooth, slippery
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reisei 冷静
calmness, composure, coolness, serenity, presence of mind
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yasei 野生
wild
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mezurashii 珍しい
rare, uncommon, unusual
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biku biku
being afraid of, being fearful, being timid, being nervous Note: can be a noun
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chuujitsu 忠実
faithful, devoted, loyal
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shitashii 親しい
close (e.g. friend), familiar, friendly, intimate
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shitashii 親しい
close (e.g. friend), familiar, friendly, intimate
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shinrai 信頼
trustworthy, confidence in, faith in
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aitai suru 相対 する
I miss you
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me no mae 目の前
right in front of you
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dou shite 如何して naze 何故
how, why, for what purpose
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X ga aru baai wa
If there is, If I have
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nan-nichi ka 何日か
a few days, several days
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kokora 此処等 kono hen この辺
around here, this neighborhood
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Yoi ichinichi o
Have a nice day
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sono hoka その他
the rest, the others
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moshi 若し moshikattara
if by any chance, perhaps, maybe
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sore zore 其れ其れ goto ni 毎に ono ono 各々
each
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sonna koto wa nai
I don’t think so
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ojama shimasu お邪魔します
When entering someone’s home Note: ojama = hindrance, intrusion
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doozo okamai naku どうぞ お構い なく
Don’t let me be a bother
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De wa, okotoba ni amaete でも お言葉 に 甘えて
If you say so, if you insist, I’ll accept your kind offer (when accepting something) Note: okotaba = in your words, what you have said) Note: amaeru = to take advantage of, depend on another’s benevolence
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naka ga ii 仲 が いい
close; intimate, on good terms​
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kuchi ga katai 口 が 堅い
Can keep a secret, tight lipped
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kankei 関係
relation, relationship, connection​ participation; involvement; concern​ influence; effect​
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maamaa yoi
not bad
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Genki o dashimasu 元気お出します
Cheer up!
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he no kappu
easy peasy, piece of cake
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kuchi ga karui 口が軽い
loose lips, can’t keep a secret, speak without thinking
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kuchi ga omoi 口が重い
When you have to say something negative Uncommunicative
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shikkari shite kudasai
Please pull yourself together
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Ichii-nichi ippo 一日一 歩
One day at a time
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kona-gona ni suru
to pulverize, to break into pieces​
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hokori ni omou 誇りに思う
I’m proud of you→
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ki ni suru 気にする
to care about, worry about
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kuchi ga omoi 口が滑る
Say something you shouldn’t, let something ‘slip’ Note: suberu = to be slippery, to skid, to ski, to slide
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atama ni kuru 頭にくる
lose your cool, to get angry, to get mad
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sono uchi その内
before very long, soon, someday, one of these days, sooner or late
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sou de mou nai
not really
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itsu goro いつ頃
about when, about what time, how soon​
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imibun kara nai
Doesn’t make sense
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nan-nenkan 何年間
many years
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akiraka 明らか
clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite​
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machidoushii 待ち遠しい
long awaited, longed for
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mottainai 勿体ない
wasteful; a waste​ too good, more than one deserves, unworthy of​ impious, profane, sacrilegious​
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mottainai 勿体ない
wasteful; a waste​Usually written using kana alone too good, more than one deserves, unworthy of​ impious, profane, sacrilegious​
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he to he to
exhausted
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becha becha
chattering, prattling gooey, messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
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becha becha
chattering, prattling gooey, messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
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bicho bicho
soaked, drenched, sopping; wet​ incessantly (raining), drizzling
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sumanai 済まない
inexcusable, unjustifiable, unpardonable​ sorry, remorseful, apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite​
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kashikoi 賢い
wise, clever, smart​ well-behaved (esp. children and pets), obedient, good
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honki 本気
seriousness, earnestness, truth, sanctity Note: functions as a noun without ‘na’ particle
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atsui 厚い buatsui 分厚い
very thick, bulky, massive, heavy​
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usui 薄い
thin (of an object)​ pale, light, faint​ [Note: the opposite is kurai] watery, thin, diluted​ weak (taste, etc.), little (affection, etc.), not much (of a presence)​ slim (probability, etc.)
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otoku お得
bargain, good-value, economical​
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sunao 素直
obedient, honest, meek, docile Note: can use as Adv with ‘ni’
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juuhou 重要 juuhou jikou 重要事項
important, essential, significant, major, key, principal​ important matters Note: jikou = matter, item, facts​
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shin + noun 新
new [thing] e.g., shin-shouhin, shin-saifu
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多い common word jlpt n5 wanikani level 5 Play audio Show inflections Links I-adjective (keiyoushi) 1. many; numerous; a lot​ I-adjective (keiyoushi) 2. large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much​ I-adjective (keiyoushi) 3. frequent; common​
Note: ‘ooku no’ + X
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junchou 順調
favorable, doing well, okay, all right​ Note: can also be a Noun
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kokoro-yoi 快い
pleasant, agreeable, comfortable, refreshing​
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betsu 別
separate, different, another, extra Note: used as a Noun = distinction, difference, discrimination​
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tokui (NaA) 特異
unique, peculiar, singular​
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tori dori 取り取り Links Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun 1. various​ 色とりどり Links Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) 1. multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; of various colours​ Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) 2. diverse; of all kinds; all manners of; a variety of​
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kuta kuta
exhausted, worn out, dead tired​ battered (esp. of clothing), worn out, ragged, tattered​
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juudai 重大
serious, important, significant, grave, weighty​
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gouka 豪華 common word jlpt n3 wanikani level 31 Play audio Links Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun 1. extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid; fancy; gorgeous​
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gouka 豪華 common word jlpt n3 wanikani level 31 Play audio Links Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun 1. extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid; fancy; gorgeous​
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gouka 豪華
extravagant, lavish, opulent, luxurious, magnificent, splendid, fancy, gorgeous​
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seijou 正常 ijou 異常
normal abnormal
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futsuu 普通 seijou 正常 b.
normal, ordinary, regular, usual, common
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gouman 傲慢 common word wanikani level 54 Links Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun 1. haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
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a. shitou 至当 Links Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun 1. just; fair; proper; reasonable​ b. futou 不当 common word jlpt n1 Links Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun 1. unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted; unjustified; undeserved; undue​
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mottainai 勿体ない
wasteful, a waste​
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omoigakenai 思いがけない
unexpected, contrary to expectations, by chance
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yousasou 良さそう
looking good, sounding good
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hageshii 激しい common word jlpt n3 wanikani level 26 Play audio Show inflections Links I-adjective (keiyoushi) 1.
violent, furious, tempestuous extreme, intense, fierce, strong​
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zurui 狡い
sly, cunning, sneaky, crafty, unfair, dishonest​ miserly, mean, stingy​
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N + rashii
seeming ... appearing ...​. x-ish, like a ...,typical of ..., appropriate for ..., becoming of…worthy of the name ...​
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hoshu-teki 保守的 hodo hodo 程々 kaihou-teki 開放的
conservative / moderate / liberal
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yokei 余計 common word jlpt n2 wanikani level 20 Play audio Links Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) 1. extra; more; too much; too many; excessive; superfluous; spare; surplus​ 余計な努力の結果、彼の血圧は通常以上に上がった。 The extra effort raised his blood pressure above normal. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) 2. unnecessary; needless; uncalled-for; unwanted; uninvited​
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けんめい 賢明 common word jlpt n1 wanikani level 48 Play audio Links Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun 1. wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent​ Details ▸ けんめい 懸命 common word wanikani level 38 Play audio Links Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun 1. eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort​