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一昨年

一昨年 いっさくねん year before last

昨今

昨今 さっこん nowadays; recently

昨日

昨日 きのう yesterday

怒り

怒り いかり anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

怒鳴る

怒鳴る どなる to shout; to yell

怒る

怒る おこる to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

留学

留学 りゅうがく studying abroad (usu. at university level)

留まる

留まる とどまる to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to

礼

礼 れい thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift; ceremony; ritual

礼賛

礼賛 らいさん praise; worship; adoration; glorification

列

列 れつ queue; line; row; column; sequence; string; train

列車

列車 れっしゃ train (ordinary)

雪崩

雪崩 なだれ avalanche; snowslide

降雪

降雪 こうせつ snowfall; snow

雪

雪 ゆき snow

吹雪

吹雪 ふぶき snow storm; blizzard

月払い

月払い つきばらい monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment

払拭

払拭 ふっしょく wiping out; sweeping away

払う

払う はらう to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); to drive away (e.g. one's competitors);

酔っ払い

酔っ払い よっぱらい drunkard

敗戦

敗戦 はいせん defeat; losing a war

捕らえる

捕らえる とらえる to seize; to capture; to arrest; to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)

逮捕

逮捕 たいほ arrest; apprehension; capture

捕まえる

捕まえる つかまえる to catch; to arrest; to seize

忘年会

忘年会 ぼうねんかい year-end party

忘れる

忘れる わすれる to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

晴れる

晴れる はれる to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

快晴

快晴 かいせい clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

素晴らしい

素晴らしい すばらしい wonderful; splendid; magnificent

折

折 おり opportunity; chance; occasion; time; fold; pleat; crease; small food box (wooden or cardboard)

骨折

骨折 こっせつ bone fracture

折衷

折衷 せっちゅう compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism

折る

折る おる to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers); to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt; to end

歓迎

歓迎 かんげい welcome; reception

迎える

迎える むかえる to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.); to accept

悲劇

悲劇 ひげき tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

悲しい

悲しい かなしい sad; sorrowful

空港

空港 くうこう airport

港

港 みなと harbour; harbor; port

香港

香港 ほんこん Hong Kong; Hongkong

責める

責める せめる to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse; to urge; to press; to pester; to torture; to torment; to persecute; to break in (a horse)

除く

除く のぞく to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

削除

削除 さくじょ elimination; cancellation; deletion; erasure; DEL (key)

掃除

掃除 そうじ cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

困る

困る こまる to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped

閉じる

閉じる とじる to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

閉鎖

閉鎖 へいさ closing; closure; shutdown; lockout; unsociable

閉める

閉める しめる to close; to shut

吸収

吸収 きゅうしゅう absorption; suction; attraction

吸う

吸う すう to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to slurp; to absorb; to soak up; to kiss

日本髪

日本髪 にほんがみ traditional Japanese women's hairstyle

頭髪

頭髪 とうはつ hair (of head)

金髪

金髪 きんぱつ blond hair

髪

髪 かみ hair (on the head)

束

束 たば bundle; bunch; sheaf

睡眠

睡眠 すいみん sleep

眠る

眠る ねむる to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to be dormant; to be unused; to close one's eyes

貿易

貿易 ぼうえき trade (foreign)

容易

容易 ようい easy; simple; plain

易しい

易しい やさしい easy; plain; simple

窓

窓 まど window

同窓会

同窓会 どうそうかい graduate's association; alumni meeting; class reunion

先祖

先祖 せんぞ ancestor

勤行

勤行 ごんぎょう religious service

通勤

通勤 つうきん commuting to work

勤め

勤め つとめ service; duty; business; responsibility; task; Buddhist religious services

今昔

今昔 こんじゃく past and present

昔

昔 むかし olden days; former

便り

便り たより news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

郵便

郵便 ゆうびん mail service; postal service; mail; post; mail; postal matter; postal items

便利

便利 べんり convenient; handy; useful

適用

適用 てきよう applying (e.g. a technology); adoption

吹く

吹く ふく to blow (of the wind)​; to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff​; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.)

鼓吹

鼓吹 こすい inspiration; advocacy; encouragement

気候

気候 きこう climate

居候

居候 いそうろう lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

怖い

怖い こわい scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful; (I'm) afraid

辞める

辞める やめる to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

辞書

辞書 じしょ dictionary; lexicon; letter of resignation

賛否

賛否 さんぴ yes and no; for and against

否定

否定 ひてい negation; denial; repudiation; disavowal; NOT operation

否

否 いな no; nay; well; er; why

遅れ

遅れ おくれ delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

遅刻

遅刻 ちこく lateness; late coming

遅い

遅い おそい slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull; stupid

煙い

煙い けむい smoky

禁煙

禁煙 きんえん abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!

煙

煙 けむり smoke; fumes

生徒

生徒 せいと pupil

欠点

欠点 けってん fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback; failure (in an examination); failing grade

欠如

欠如 けつじょ lack; privation; deficiency

欠ける

欠ける かける to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken; to be lacking; to be missing; to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient;

迷う

迷う まよう to lose one's way; to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to give into temptation;

迷惑

迷惑 めいわく trouble; bother; annoyance

迷子

迷子 まいご lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

洗濯

洗濯 せんたく washing; laundry

洗う

洗う あらう to wash; to investigate

相互

相互 そうご mutual; reciprocal

互い

互い たがい mutual; reciprocal

才能

才能 さいのう talent; ability

漫才

漫才 まんざい two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit); comic dialogue

更

更 さら new; unused; new; obvious; natural

変更

変更 へんこう change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

更ける

更ける ふける to get late; to advance; to wear on

虫歯

虫歯 むしば cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries

歯科

歯科 しか dentistry

歯

歯 は tooth

盗む

盗む ぬすむ to steal

習慣

習慣 しゅうかん habit; custom; cultural practice

慣れる

慣れる なれる to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

晩

晩 ばん evening; counter for nights

箱

箱 はこ box; case; chest; package; pack; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building; man who carries a geisha's shamisen;

頂上

頂上 ちょうじょう top; summit; peak

頂

頂 いただき crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire; easy win for one; something received

頂き物

頂き物 いただきもの (received) present; gift

杯

杯 はい sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls; counter for ships, octopuses and squid

乾杯

乾杯 かんぱい toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry; cheers

杯

杯 さかずき sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

皆無

皆無 かいむ nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

皆さん

皆さん みなさん all; everyone; everybody

招待

招待 しょうたい invitation

招く

招く まねく to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to; to call in; to send for; to summon; to bring on oneself; to cause;

寒冷

寒冷 かんれい cold; coldness; chilliness

寒い

寒い さむい cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny

恥

恥 はじ shame; embarrassment; disgrace

破廉恥

破廉恥 はれんち infamous; shameless

恥ずかしい

恥ずかしい はずかしい shy; ashamed; embarrassed; disgraceful; shameful

疲労

疲労 ひろう fatigue; weariness

疲れ

疲れ つかれ tiredness; fatigue

貧しい

貧しい まずしい poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate

貧困

貧困 ひんこん poor; needy; lacking; meagre; meager

貧乏

貧乏 びんぼう poverty; destitute; poor

猫

猫 ねこ cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

誤解

誤解 ごかい misunderstanding

誤り

誤り あやまり error; mistake; slip; bug

努める

努める つとめる to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)

幾分

幾分 いくぶん somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

賛成

賛成 さんせい approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

偶然

偶然 ぐうぜん (by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence

多忙

多忙 たぼう busy; pressure of work

忙しい

忙しい いそがしい busy; hectic; occupied; engaged

水泳

水泳 すいえい swimming

泳ぐ

泳ぐ およぐ to swim

靴

靴 くつ shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

製靴

製靴 せいか shoe-making

革靴

革靴 かわぐつ leather shoes; leather boots

偉大

偉大 いだい greatness

偉い

偉い えらい great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent; awful; terrible