FF 625 30 - 38 Flashcards by Brett Howard

心臓

shinzō

(heart)

[心臓] – kokoro 心 is heart as in emotions/mind/feelings

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病気

byōki

(disease/sick)

[病気] – In certain contexts, you might also use the counter “kai” (“回”), which is generally used to express the number of times something happens.

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医者

isha

(doctor)

[医者] – You would use the counter “ri” for one or two doctors and “nin” for any greater number of doctors.

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押す

osu

(to push)

u-verb

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針

hari

(needle)

[針] – “Hon” changes into “bon” or “pon” depending on the number of needles referred to.

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薬

kusuri

(medicine)

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生きている

iki te iru

(alive)

[生きている] – This is the present continuous form of　生きる (いきる, ikiru) to live. Used as an adjective it means “alive” - 生きている犬- (いきているいぬ, ikiteiru inu), live dog

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追う

(to follow)

u-verb

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目の見えない

me no mie nai

(blind)

conjugated verb/adj

[目の見えない e.g. 目の見えない人(めのみえないひと, me no mienai hito), blind person

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鼠

nezumi

(mouse)

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紙

kami

(paper)

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手紙

tegami

(letter)

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銀行

ginkō

(bank)

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仕事

shigoto

(job)

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幸せな

shiawase na

(happy)

na-adj

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椅子

isu

(chair)

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狭い

semai

(narrow)

i-adj

[狭い] – Is often used where in English we would say “small”, e.g. この部屋が狭い　(このへやがせまい, kono heya ga semai), this room is small

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机

tsukue

(table/desk/nightstand)

[机] – つくえ also means desk and nightstand in Japanese.

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夕食

yūshoku

(dinner)

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ワイン

wain

(wine)

[ワイン] – The counter “hai” is used for glasses of wine. Use the counter “hon” (“本”) if you are counting bottles.

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鶏肉

toriniku

(chicken)

[鶏肉] – You can also use the counters “Kire” (切れ), for a slice of chicken, and “katamari”(塊), for a chunk of chicken.

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スープ

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sūpu

(soup)

[スープ] – The counter “hai” would be used for a bowl/cup of soup.

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nichi

(date)

[日] – 日にち（ひにち, hinichi）is also often used for dates in this sense - as in “the date of the election” rather than “going on a date”.

雪

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yuki

(snow)

靴

kutsu | (shoes)

行く

iku (to go) irregular verb [行く] – Irregular in past tense only.

森

mori | (forest)

風

kaze (wind)

振る

furu (to shake) u-verb

薄い

usui (thin) [薄い] – Often used where we would say "weak" in English, e.g. 薄いお茶 (うすいおちゃ, usui ocha), weak tea.

葉っぱ

happa | (leaf)

妻

tsuma (wife) [妻] – You would use the counter "ri" for one or two wives and "nin" for a greater number of wives. Okusan 奥さん is more normally used to refer to your wife or another persons wife.

小さい

chīsai (small/little) i-adj

ダイアモンド

daiamondo (diamond)

結婚式

kekkonshiki | (wedding)

ドレス

doresu (dress)

投げる

nageru (to throw) ru-verb

米

kome (rice) [米] – The counter "kappu" suggests a cup of rice. You could also use "gō" ("合") or "shō" ("升"), which are traditional measurements for rice. This is specifically uncooked rice

チーム

chīmu (team) [チーム] – You could also use the counter "kumi" ("組").

プレイヤ

pureiyā (player) [プレイヤー] – You would use the counter "ri" for one or two players and "nin" for any greater number of players.

足

ashi (foot) 足 – "Hon" changes into "bon" or "pon" depending on the number of feet referred to.

ファン

fan (fan) [ファン] – You would use the counter "ri" for one or two fans and "nin" for any greater number of fans. This fan refers to an enthusiast, rather than a device for cooling yourself, which would be "sensu" (扇子)

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