Personal Vocab Flashcards
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先生
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せんせい | Noun, | Suffix teacher; instructor; master *Notes: Can be used as a suffix to address a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc
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先月
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せんげつ | Noun | last month
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生徒
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せいと | Noun | pupil; student
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生活
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せいかつ | Noun, | Suru verb to live; living; life (one’s daily existence); livelihood.
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誕生日
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たんじょうび | Noun | birthday.
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学生
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がくせい | Noun | student.
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学校
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がっこう | Noun | school.
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外国人
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がいこくじん | Noun | foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese *Notes: this is often shortened to 外人 【がいじん】 (gaijin)
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大人
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おとな | Noun | adult
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一人
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ひとり | Noun, | Adverb one person being alone; being by oneself being single; being unmarried
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二人
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ふたり | Noun | two people; pair; couple
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外国
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がいこく | Noun | foreign country
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彼
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かれ | Pronoun | he; him ; his
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彼ら
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かれら | Pronoun | they; them
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君
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きみ | Pronoun | (informal) You (used by men towards women).
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私
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わたし | Pronoun | I; myself
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僕
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ぼく | Pronoun | I (used by males)
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彼女
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かのじょ | Pronoun | she; her .
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子供
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こども | Noun | child.
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友達
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ともだち | Noun | friend; companion. NO N5 Vocabulary How to Read Type Meaning
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お父さん
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おとうさん | Noun | father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy.
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お母さん
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おかあさん | Noun | mother; mom; mum; ma.
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有名
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ゆうめい | Noun, | Adjective, な -adjective famous.
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名前
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なまえ | Noun | name; full name; given name; first name.
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日本
にほん | Noun | Japan.
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家族
かぞく | Noun | family; members of a family.
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ご家族
ごかぞく | Noun | family; members of a family. *Notes: Putting お (o) or ご (go) in front of nouns or adjectives makes the word more polite.
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家内
かない | Noun | (my) wife; inside the home; one's family
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妻
つま | Noun | (humble) wife
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奥さん
おくさん | Noun | wife; your wife; his wife.
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主人
しゅじん | Noun | Husband; your husband; her husband
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夫
おっと | Noun | husband.
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丈夫
じょうぶ | Adjective, | な-adjective strong, durable.
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お子さん
おこさん | Noun | child
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子供達
こどもたち | Noun | children
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お子さんたち
おこさんたち | Noun | children
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息子
むすこ | Noun | son.
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娘
むすめ | Noun | daughter.
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昨日
きのう | Noun | Yesterday. *Notes: The kanji for this word can also be read as さくじつ (sakujitsu), and both have the same meaning.
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今日
きょう | Noun, | Temporal noun today; this day.
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明日
あした | Noun, | Temporal noun tomorrow.
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先週
せんしゅう | Noun | last week; the week before.
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今週
こんしゅう | Noun | this week.
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来週
らいしゅう | Noun | next week.
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先月
せんげつ | Noun | last month. NO N5 Vocabulary How to Read Type Meaning
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今月
こんげつ | Noun | this month.
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来月
らいげつ | Noun | next month.
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去年
きょねん | Noun | last year.
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今年
ことし | Noun | this year.
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来年
らいねん | Noun | next year.
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再来年
さらいねん | Noun | year after next *Notes: Can also be written in the simpler form さ来年 (which is used for the JLPT N5 level).
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真っ直ぐ
まっすぐ | Noun, | Adjective, な -adjective, Adverb straight ahead,direct.
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右
みぎ | Noun | right; right hand side.
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左
ひだり | Noun | left; left hand side.
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あそこ
あそこ | Pronoun | there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place.
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あっち
あっち | Pronoun | that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there.
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こっち
こっち | Noun | this person or way.
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後ろ
うしろ | Noun | back; behind; rear.
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甘い
あまい | Adjective, | い-adjective sweet; sweet-tasting; sugary; naive; indulgent.
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辛い
からい | Adjective, | い-adjective spicy.
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苦い
にがい | Adjective, | い-adjective bitter.
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重い
おもい | Adjective, | い-adjective heavy; weighty heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
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軽い
かるい | Adjective, | い-adjective light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) .
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熱い
あつい | Adjective, | い-adjective hot.
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暑い
あつい | Adjective, | い-adjective hot; sultry.
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冷たい
つめたい | Adjective, | い-adjective cold to the touch.
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寒い
さむい | Adjective, | い-adjective cold.
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暖かい
あたたかい | Adjective, | い-adjective warm.
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涼しい
すずしい | Adjective, | い-adjective refreshing, cool. NO N5 Vocabulary How to Read Type Meaning
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町
まち | Noun | town; block; neighborhood; downtown; main street.
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人口
じんこう | Noun | population.
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付ける
つける | Verb, | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to attach; to affix; to add; to apply. *Notes: This can be written with or without kanji. However, there are multiple other meanings with the non-kanji version. For example, つける (tsukeru) meaning: turn on.
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消す
けす | Verb, | Godan verb, Transitive verb to erase; to delete; to cross out to turn off power to extinguish; to put out
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開ける
あける | Verb, | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
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掛ける
かける | Verb, | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to hang up; to make (a call) ;.
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締める
しめる | Verb, | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to tie; to fasten; to tighten .
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閉める
しめる | Verb, | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to close; to shut.
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押す
おす | Verb, | Godan verb, Transitive verb to push; to press to apply pressure from above; to press down to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal to affix (e.g. gold leaf) to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress to push (events along); to advance (a plan) to do in spite of …; to do even though …; to force to make sure
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引く
ひく | Verb, | Godan verb, Transitive verb to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse) to catch (a cold)
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開く
ひらく | Verb, | Godan verb, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack.
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閉じる
とじる | Verb | to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut
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会社員
かいしゃいん | Noun | company employee or office worker,
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乾く
かわく | Verb, | Godan verb, Intransitive verb to get dry.
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濡れる
ぬれる | Verb, | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb to get wet. NO N5 Vocabulary How to Read Type Meaning
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会社
かいしゃ | Noun | company; corporation.
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会話
かいわ | Noun, | Verb, Suru verb conversation.
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会う
あう | Verb, | Godan verb, Intransitive verb to meet; to encounter; to see.
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社長
しゃちょう | Noun | company president; manager; director.
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店員
てんいん | Noun | employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk.
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応援
おうえん | Verb | Support; Cheering for someone; Backing up someone’s efforts
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頑張る
がんばる | Verb | “To do your best,” “to hang in there,” or “to persist.”
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勉強
べんきょう | Noun, | Suru verb to study.
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質問
しつもん | Noun, | Verb, Suru verb question; inquiry.
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聞く
きく | Verb, | Godan verb, Transitive verb to hear; to listen (to music); to ask; to learn of
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楽しい
たのしい | Adjective, | い-adjective enjoyable; fun.
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時々
ときどき | Noun, | Adverb sometimes; at times.
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辛い/づらい
づらい | Adjective | difficult to do ~
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上手
じょうず | Noun, | Adjective, な -adjective skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at).
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自分
じぶん | Pronoun | myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; i; me.
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嬉しい
うれしい | Adjective, | い-adjective happy; glad; pleased; delighted.
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犬
い | Noun | dog.
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猫
ねこ | Noun | cat.
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パンダ
パンダ | Noun | panda.
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牛
うし | Noun | cow.
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羊
ひつじ | Noun | sheep
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豚
ぶた | Noun | pork, pig
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魚
さかな | Noun | fish.
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鳥
とり | Noun | bird
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鶏
にわとり | Noun | chicken
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これ
これ | Pronoun | this (indicating an item NO N5 Vocabulary How to Read Type Meaning near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) .
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それ
それ | Pronoun | that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind).
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あれ
あれ | Pronoun | that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically).
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好き
すき | Noun, | Adjective, な -adjective like.
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女王
じょおう | Noun | Queen
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インターネット
インターネット | Noun | Internet
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若い
わかい | Adjective, | い-adjective young; youthful .
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凛々しい
りりしい | Adjective, | い-adjective gallant, dignified, brave-looking (often used for someone who looks strong or admirable)
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助ける
たすける | Verb | to save, to rescue, to help, to assist, to support
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面白い
おもしろい | Adjective, | い-adjective interesting.
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邪魔
じゃま | Noun, | Adjective, な -adjective, Suru verb hindrance; obstacle; nuisance.
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挨拶
あいさつ | Noun, | Suru verb greeting; greetings; salutation; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody.
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対する
たいする | toward | / in regard to (a formal phrase)
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退く
どく | Verb | to step aside, to move
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猿
さる | Noun | monkey
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違う
ちがう | Verb, | Godan verb, Intransitive verb to differ.
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今晩は
こんばんわ | Good | evening
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今日は
こんにちは | Hello | 今日は (kyō wa): This is the kanji equivalent of NO N5 Vocabulary How to Read Type Meaning "konnichiwa". While it can be used to write "konnichiwa", it's more commonly used to express the phrase "today" or "today's weather is good
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優しい
やさしい | Adjective, | い-adjective kind.
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見る
みる | Verb, | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe. For things like watching a movie, usually the more advanced kanji 観 is used (観る), but many people still just use 見る.
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食べる
たべる | Verb, | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb to eat to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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着る
きる | Verb, | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on.
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居る
いる | Verb, | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb to be, to have (used for people and animals).
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寝る
ねる | Verb, | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb to sleep; to go to bed; to lie down.
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答える
こたえる | Verb, | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb to answer; to reply.
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聞く
きく | Verb, | Godan verb, Transitive verb to hear to listen (to music) to ask to learn of
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飲む
のむ | Verb, | Godan verb, Transitive verb to drink
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言う
いう | Verb, | Godan verb to say; to call.
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死ぬ
しぬ | Verb, | Godan verb, Intransitive verb to die; to pass away .
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分かる
わかる | Verb, | Godan verb, Intransitive verb to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be realized; to find out
