Core Flashcards

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Arau

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(to) wash;

When you meet (au) AROUND homeless, you get dirty, you need to WASH

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Au

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(to) meet;

Should you bump into someone when you MEET, you’ll probably say OW!

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Basho

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location; place;

We always need to know at what PLACE a birthday BASH will take place.

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Beki da

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should;

BEKI DOES DALLAS SHOULD never be a movie in Japan

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Benri

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convenient;

Uncle Ben’s rice is very CONVENIENT since it cooks up fast.

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Binboo

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poor;

That BIMBO is really POOR after she lost her modeling career.

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Booshi

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cap; hat;

The red BOW SHE wears on her HAT is pretty cute.

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Bunka

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culture;

To some ignorant people, CULTURE is just a lot of BUNK

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Bunpoo

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grammar;

GRAMMAR is the biggest speed BUMP in the study of language!

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Byooin

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hospital;

You may smell a lot of BO in a HOSPITAL

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Byooki

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sick; ill;

Sometimes BO is a clue that you may be SICK

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Chichi

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father;

CHEE, CHEE go the chimps, the FATHER of humankind

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Chuumon

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(to) order;

We ORDER something in a restaurant to CHEW ON

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Chuushoku

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lunch;

Japanese CHEW SHOCKING things for LUNCH sometimes, like octopus

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Danna

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husband;

Donna’s hustband DANNA is a fine man. He goes by DAN

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Dare

Donata

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who;

WHO would DARE question my authority!

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Doo itashimashite

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you’re welcome;

YOU’RE WELCOME but DONT YOU DARE TOUCH MY MUSTACHE

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Doobutsu

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animal(s);

When you’re around ANIMALS like deer, its best to wear your DOE BOOTS!

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Doroboo

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thief;

The THEIF rang the DOORBELL

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Furui

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old;

When our car gets OLD and breaks down, we has PHOOEY

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Futoi

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thick; fat;

A FUTON is really THICK which makes is good to sleep on

Furui Futoi Futon
Old thick futon

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Futsuu

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common; usual; ordinary;

“It’s COMMON for us to walk on fours FOOTS” said the Alien. How about YOU

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Fufu

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husband and wife;

When a HUSBAND and WIFE go out to a fancy dinner, they leave little baby FUFU at home

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Ha

Burashi / migaku

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tooth;
brush;

HA! said the dentist looking at the TOOTH. You have a BRUSH stuck in there!

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Geri
diarrhea; GARY ate some bad sushi and had to SHIT (DIARRHEA) all over the place!
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Haha
mother; Oh, you think my momma jokes are FUNNY do ya!? HAHA
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Hajime | Hajimeru
beginning; start; (to) begin; HA, JIMMY! This is only the BEGINNING! Let's fight!
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Hakken
discovery; The explorers made the DISCOVERY of the 'Hakken', the Japanese Krakken that shoots fireballs.
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Hantai | ... no Hantai wa nani desu ka?
oppose; [word] what is the opposite of that?; Should your boss OPPOSE your idea, you HANDS ARE TIED
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Harau
pay; When you owe creditors, they HARASS you to PAY
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Haru
spring; I will pay (harau) my bills in SPRING
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Hataraku
work; WORK hard. Put that HAT on a RACK and break your back.
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Hen
strange; [na-adj, n] Japanese HEN are very STRANGE since they carry katana kekeke
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Heta
bad / poor at something; [Na-Adj, n] Don't be a HATER just cause you're BAD and i'm not
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Hiku
(to) play a stringed instrument; [transitive verb] When you PLAY a violin you get a HICKEY on your neck!
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Hima
free time; [n, Na-Adj] HIMA got FREE TIME ... but I dont... ;(
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Hoka
another; [n] ANOTHER Hooka!
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Homeru
praise; [ichidan verb, transitive verb] Everyone shouted and PRAISE Connor for hitting the HOME RUN!
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Houmen
direction; district; area; [n] HOMING Pigeons have an insane sense of DIRECTION and can return HOME to their MEN
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Houhou
method; way; technique; [n] How does Santa delivery all those packages? He has his WAY. HO HO HO!
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Hoshi | *single i
star; [n] I wished upon a STAR, and HOPE SHE would marry me. I really (Hoshii) want it.
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Hoshii | *two i's
want; desire; [i-adj] I wished on that star (hoshi)
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Kare | Kareshii
He; [pn] Boyfriend; [n] HE drives a KAR (kuruma). The BOYFRIEND drives with SHE (kanojo - girlfried)
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Imooto
Younger sister [humble]; [n] My LITTLE SISTER is EMO TOO
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Isha
doctor; [n] When my DOCTOR gives me a shot. I say EE SHA!
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Isu
chair; stool; [n] He fell off the CHAIR then yelled "I SU You"
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Itai
painful; [i-adj] I TIED the tie too tight and it was PAINFUL
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Jisho
dictionary; [n] Website: Jisho.com
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Jidai
era; age; period of time; [n] GEE, people DIE in every age
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Jitensha
bicycle; [n] GEE, TEN gears!? Awe SHAT
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Josei | Dansei
woman; female; [n] lit. female gender man; Josephine, or JOSEI as I call her, is a WOMAN
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Junbi
preparation; [n, suru verb, transitive verb] The JUNE BEE PREPARED to fly
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Kaban
bag; backpack; book bag; [n] | When I got to the KABAN (cabin) I bring a BACKPACK
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Kado
corner; [n] Chad was in the CORNER counting cards
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Kaisha
company; [n] The geisha worked at a Kaisha counting cash
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Kanai
wife [humble - n]; CAN I tell you stories about my WIFE? O can i.
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Kanari
relatively; fairly; [adv] The CANARY is a RELATIVELY small bird
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Kanojo
she; her; [pronoun] girlfriend [noun] CAN OJ really have killed HER? His Girlfriend?
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Kao
face; [n] The COW had a Kawaii (cute) KAO (face)
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Karada
body; [n] A KARATE chop to the BODY hurts!
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Karai
spicy; hot; [i-adj] Don't KARAI just cause its so HOT
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Karappo
empty; [na-adj, n] Ah KARAPPO, my Kohi is EMPTY!
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Kariru | Kasu
borrow; rent; [ichidan verb, transitive verb] to lend; to loan; to rent out; Can i BORROW some cash for a new KAR RIU? KAS I care about U, I'll LEND it.
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Kasa
umbrella; [n] Never open an UMBRELLA in someones KASA
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Kashu
singer; [n] "KASHUUU!" bless you! ... Oh... you were SINGING?
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Katsu
to win; gain victory; [godan v with tsu ending, Intransitive v] The KATSU WON over the INU
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Iru (other than ‘to be; to exist; usage) | Hitsuyo
Need [v - intransitive v] Necessary; needed; [adj] I REALLY NEED to Hits You Yo! Is that NECESSARY?
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Kondo
this time; now; [n, adv] You CAN DO it THIS TIME… but next time youre i trouble
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Katsudou | Shumi
activities; [n, suru verb] hobby; Shumi is hobby that kats do like activity
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Kaze
virus; cold [n] CAUZE of the common COLD millions get sick each year
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Kega
injury; [n, suru verb] The frat kids held a KEGGAR and all got INJURED
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Muchi | Keiken
Ignorance; experience; [n, suru verb, t-verb] Ken doesnt have much experience - hes ignorant
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Kekka
result; [n, suru verb] The RESULT of a birthday party is KEKKA (cake)
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Kekko | Kekko desu
fine; just right; [Na-adj, adv, n] usually used as 'kekko desu' in response meaning "no im fine". Is CAKE okay? Kekko desu = "no thank you, i'm fine"
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Kenka
quarrel; Barbie got in KENS CAR because she got in a QUARREL with her mom
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Machi | Kinjo
town; neighborhood; neighborhood; ``` My son (KIN) JOGs around the NEIGHBOORHOOD Machi no kinjo ```
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Kippu
ticket; think - final fantasy moogle ticket giver saying 'kippu kippu'
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Kirai
dislike; [na-adj, n] I DISLIKE Spicy (karai) food - and Dark [kurai] rooms, they both make me CRY
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Kissaten
coffee house; [n] I KISSED A TEN at the COFFEE HOUSE
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Shitsumon | Kotae
question; answer; A COAT TIE is the ANSWER to being too informal
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Kurai
dark; gloomy; [i-adj] I dislike (kirai) Spicy (karai) food - and Dark [kurai] rooms, they both make me CRY
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Kurasu | 2 meanings
class; stay/live somewhere; I LIVED in CLASS during college
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Kusuri
medicine; [n] The CURSURY diagnosis was illness [byouki] like a cold [kaze] so go to the hospital [byouin] for MEDICINE
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Kuuki
air; atmosphere; [n]
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Koro | Kado
around; corner; Koro kado - around corner
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Mottomo
most; extremy Most important etc
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Yasui | Nikui
***** Easy To Do & Hard To Do ***** ■ [masu stem of a verb]+ yasui = easy to... ■ [masu stem of a verb]+ nikui = hard (or difficult) Ie: Wakarimasu = wakari + yasui/nikui So: easy/hard to understand