JLPT N3 Vocabulary
1,797 words
| Word | Reading | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 合図 | あいず | aizu | sign, signal |
| 清潔 | せいけつ | seiketsu | clean |
| 願い | ねがい | negai | desire, wish, request |
| 幕 | まく | maku | curtain, bunting, act (in play) |
| 馬 | うま | uma | (1) horse, (2) promoted bishop (shogi) |
| 除く | のぞく | nozoku | to remove, to exclude, to except |
| 香り | かおり | kaori | aroma, fragrance, scent, smell |
| 歩道 | ほどう | hodō | footpath, walkway, sidewalk |
| 想像 | そうぞう | sōzō | imagination, guess |
| 備える | そなえる | sonaeru | to furnish, to provide for, to equip, to install |
| 便 | びん | bin | way, means |
| ライター | — | raitā | lighter, rider, writer |
| 平均 | へいきん | heikin | equilibrium, balance, average, mean |
| 革 | かわ | kawa | leather |
| 去る | さる | saru | to leave, to go away |
| 礼儀 | れいぎ | reigi | manners, courtesy, etiquette |
| 意思 | いし | ishi | intention, purpose |
| 全く | まったく | mattaku | really, truly, entirely, completely |
| 中央 | ちゅうおう | chūō | centre, central, center, middle |
| 歓迎 | かんげい | kangei | welcome, reception |
| 輸出 | ゆしゅつ | yushutsu | export |
| 喉 | のど | nodo | throat |
| 間 | ま | ma | space, room, time, pause |
| 修正 | しゅうせい | shūsei | amendment, correction, revision, modification |
| 記念 | きねん | kinen | commemoration, memory |
| 震える | ふるえる | furueru | to shiver, to shake, to quake |
| 一家 | いっか | ikka | a house, a home, a family, a household |
| 活動 | かつどう | katsudō | action, activity |
| 少年 | しょうねん | shōnen | boys, juveniles |
| ダンス | — | dansu | dance |
| 違い | ちがい | chigai | difference, discrepancy |
| 週 | しゅう | shū | week |
| だが | だが | daga | but; however |
| 適用 | てきよう | tekiyō | applying |
| 刈る | かる | karu | to cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest |
| 批判 | ひはん | hihan | criticism, judgement, comment |
| 場 | ば | ba | place, field (physics) |
| 何か | なにか | nanika | something |
| 利口 | りこう | rikō | clever, shrewd, bright, sharp, wise, intelligent |
| ちょうだい | — | chōdai | (1) please do for me (preceded by -te), (2) reception, being given, get |
| 味方 | みかた | mikata | friend, ally, supporter |
| 局 | きょく | kyoku | court lady, lady in waiting |
| 恋人 | こいびと | koibito | lover, sweetheart |
| カー | — | kā | car |
| 軍隊 | ぐんたい | guntai | army, troops |
| 運 | うん | un | fortune, luck |
| 責任 | せきにん | sekinin | duty, responsibility |
| 両替 | りょうがえ | ryōgae | change, money exchange |
| 伸びる | のびる | nobiru | to stretch, to extend, to make progress, to grow (beard, body height) |
| 平和 | へいわ | heiwa | peace, harmony |
| サービス | — | sābisu | (1) service, support system, (2) goods or services without charge |
| 伺う | うかがう | ukagau | (hon) to visit, to ask, to inquire |
| 経由 | けいゆ | keiyu | go by the way, via |
| 浴びる | あびる | abiru | to bathe, to bask in the sun, to shower |
| 売れる | うれる | ureru | to be sold |
| 国境 | こっきょう | kokkyō | national or state border |
| 昼食 | ちゅうしょく | chūshoku | lunch, midday meal |
| クラシック | — | kurashikku | classic(s) |
| 弁当 | べんとう | bentō | box lunch |
| 飽きる | あきる | akiru | to get tired of, to lose interest in, to have enough |
| 手間 | てま | tema | time, labour |
| 効く | きく | kiku | to be effective |
| 逮捕 | たいほ | taiho | arrest, apprehension, capture |
| 批評 | ひひょう | hihyō | criticism, review, commentary |
| のんびり | — | nonbiri | carefree, at leisure |
| 管 | くだ | kuda | pipe, tube |
| 回す | まわす | mawasu | to turn, to revolve |
| 板 | いた | ita | board, plank |
| 冒険 | ぼうけん | bōken | risk, venture, adventure |
| 周囲 | しゅうい | shūi | surroundings, circumference, environs |
| わがまま | — | wagamama | selfishness, egoism, wilfulness, disobedience, whim |
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく | jōkyaku | passenger |
| 勝ち | かち | kachi | win, victory |
| 曜日 | ようび | yōbi | day of the week |
| 関心 | かんしん | kanshin | concern, interest |
| 棒 | ぼう | bō | pole, rod, stick |
| 更に | さらに | sarani | furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover |
| いえ | いえ | ie | TODO same as いいえ? |
| 地球 | ちきゅう | chikyū | the earth |
| 担当 | たんとう | tantō | (in) charge |
| 直 | じき | jiki | earnestly, immediately, exactly |
| お昼 | おひる | ohiru | lunch, noon |
| 建設 | けんせつ | kensetsu | construction, establishment |
| 頬 | ほほ | hoho | cheek (of face) |
| 人気 | にんき | ninki | sign of life |
| 消防 | しょうぼう | shōbō | fire fighting, fire department |
| やや | — | yaya | a little, partially, somewhat, a short time, a while |
| いわゆる | — | iwayuru | the so-called, so to speak |
| すてき | — | suteki | lovely, dreamy, beautiful, great |
| 単に | たんに | tanni | simply, merely, only, solely |
| コード | — | kōdo | code, cord, chord |
| 値段 | ねだん | nedan | price, cost |
| 諦める | あきらめる | akirameru | to give up, to abandon |
| 様々 | さまざま | samazama | varied, various |
| 生地 | きじ | kiji | birthplace |
| 欠ける | かける | kakeru | to be lacking |
| なお | — | nao | straight, mischief, ordinary, common |
| 容易 | ようい | yōi | easy, simple, plain |
| 基づく | もとづく | motozuku | to be grounded on, to be based on, to be due to, to originate from |
| 事情 | じじょう | jijō | circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons |
| 一時 | いちじ | ichiji | moment, time |
| ね | （感） | () | value, price, cost, worth, merit |
| 文明 | ぶんめい | bunmei | civilization, culture |
| 貸し | かし | kashi | loan, lending |
| ボール | — | bōru | ball, bowl |
| ここ | ここ | koko | here |
| 要するに | ようするに | yōsuruni | in a word, after all, the point is .., in short .. |
| 実験 | じっけん | jikken | experiment |
| 徹底 | てってい | tettei | thoroughness, completeness |
| 尊敬 | そんけい | sonkei | respect, esteem, reverence, honour |
| 逆らう | さからう | sakarau | to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy |
| 心臓 | しんぞう | shinzō | heart |
| 完全 | かんぜん | kanzen | perfection, completeness |
| 家具 | かぐ | kagu | furniture |
| 試し | ためし | tameshi | trial, test |
| 才能 | さいのう | sainō | talent, ability |
| 有効 | ゆうこう | yūkō | validity, availability, effectiveness |
| 笑い | わらい | warai | laugh, laughter, smile |
| 大家 | おおや | ōya | rich family, distinguished family |
| 貧しい | まずしい | mazushii | poor, needy |
| 突然 | とつぜん | totsuzen | abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly, all at once |
| 指す | さす | sasu | to point, to put up umbrella, to play |
| 券 | けん | ken | ticket, coupon, bond, certificate |
| 結ぶ | むすぶ | musubu | to tie, to bind, to link |
| たびたび | — | tabitabi | often, repeatedly, frequently |
| 遂に | ついに | tsuini | finally, at last |
| 占める | しめる | shimeru | (1) to comprise, to account for, to make up (of), (2) to hold, to occupy |
| 墓 | はか | haka | grave, tomb |
| 選択 | せんたく | sentaku | selection, choice |
| 気の毒 | きのどく | kinodoku | pitiful, a pity |
| 内 | うち | uchi | inside |
| 組 | くみ | kumi | class, group, team, set |
| まさに | — | masani | correctly, surely |
| 任せる | まかせる | makaseru | to entrust to another, to leave to |
| 迷子 | まいご | maigo | lost (stray) child |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく | chūmoku | notice, attention, observation |
| 方 | ほう | hō | side |
| タイプライター | — | taipuraitā | typewriter |
| うなる | — | unaru | to groan, to moan |
| 預ける | あずける | azukeru | to give into custody, to entrust, to deposit |
| 地区 | ちく | chiku | district, section, sector |
| 人工 | じんこう | jinkō | artificial, manmade, human work, human skill, artificiality |
| 火曜 | かよう | kayō | (abbr) Tuesday |
| 俳優 | はいゆう | haiyū | actor, actress, player, performer |
| 歌手 | かしゅ | kashu | singer |
| 特徴 | とくちょう | tokuchō | feature, characteristic |
| 銀 | ぎん | gin | (1) silver, silver coin, silver paint |
| 進歩 | しんぽ | shinpo | progress, development |
| 雰囲気 | ふんいき | fun'iki | atmosphere (e.g. musical), mood, ambience |
| そう | そう | sō | so |
| 嫁 | よめ | yome | bride, daughter-in-law |
| 次々 | つぎつぎ | tsugitsugi | in succession, one by one |
| スター | — | sutā | star |
| 順 | じゅん | jun | order, turn |
| 承認 | しょうにん | shōnin | recognition, acknowledgement, approval, consent, agreement |
| 向ける | むける | mukeru | to turn towards, to point |
| 豆 | まめ | mame | beans, peas |
| スケート | — | sukēto | skate(s), skating |
| 留める | とめる | tomeru | to fasten, to turn off, to detain |
| 合格 | ごうかく | gōkaku | success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility |
| 以前 | いぜん | izen | ago, since, before, previous |
| 筋肉 | きんにく | kinniku | muscle, sinew |
| 下 | げ | ge | under, below, beneath |
| 暮らし | くらし | kurashi | living, livelihood, subsistence, circumstances |
| パスポート | — | pasupōto | passport |
| いらいら | — | iraira | getting nervous, irritation |
| 方法 | ほうほう | hōhō | method, manner, way, means, technique |
| 生産 | せいさん | seisan | production, manufacture |
| 居る | おる | oru | to be (animate), to be, to exist |
| 次第 | しだい | shidai | (1) order, precedence, (2) circumstances, (3) immediate(ly) |
| チーム | — | chīmu | team |
| 通す | とおす | tōsu | to let pass, to overlook, to continue |
| それと | — | soreto | and then; even so |
| ワイン | — | wain | wine |
| 家事 | かじ | kaji | housework, domestic chores |
| 結局 | けっきょく | kekkyoku | after all, eventually |
| 身長 | しんちょう | shinchō | height (of body), stature |
| 流れる | ながれる | nagareru | to stream, to flow, to run (ink), to be washed away |
| 計画 | けいかく | keikaku | plan, project, schedule, scheme, program |
| 物理 | ぶつり | butsuri | physics |
| ヨーロッパ | — | yōroppa | Europe |
| 教授 | きょうじゅ | kyōju | teaching, instruction, professor |
| 書斎 | しょさい | shosai | study |
| 避ける | さける | sakeru | (1) to avoid (physical contact ), (2) to ward off, to avert |
| 飛行 | ひこう | hikō | aviation |
| 必死 | ひっし | hisshi | inevitable death, desperation, frantic, inevitable result |
| カード | — | kādo | card, curd |
| 満足 | まんぞく | manzoku | satisfaction |
| 誤り | あやまり | ayamari | error |
| 釣 | つり | tsuri | fishing; angling |
| 奥 | おく | oku | interior, inner part |
| 地下 | ちか | chika | basement, underground |
| 文句 | もんく | monku | phrase, complaint |
| 食卓 | しょくたく | shokutaku | dining table |
| 情報 | じょうほう | jōhō | information, (military) intelligence |
| 泳ぎ | およぎ | oyogi | swimming |
| 泉 | いずみ | izumi | spring, fountain |
| 観光 | かんこう | kankō | sightseeing |
| 航空 | こうくう | kōkū | aviation, flying |
| 嘘 | うそ | uso | lie, falsehood, incorrect fact, inappropriate |
| 日付 | ひづけ | hizuke | date, dating |
| 物語 | ものがたり | monogatari | tale, story, legend |
| 食品 | しょくひん | shokuhin | commodity, foodstuff |
| 結果 | けっか | kekka | result, consequence |
| 騒ぎ | さわぎ | sawagi | uproar, disturbance |
| 取れる | とれる | toreru | to come off, to be taken off, to be removed |
| 語学 | ごがく | gogaku | language study |
| 申し訳 | もうしわけ | mōshiwake | apology, excuse |
| 孫 | まご | mago | grandchild |
| 肌 | はだ | hada | skin |
| 尤も | もっとも | mottomo | quite right, plausible, natural, but then, although |
| 教師 | きょうし | kyōshi | teacher (classroom) |
| 裁判 | さいばん | saiban | trial, judgement |
| 心配 | しんぱい | shinpai | worry, concern, anxiety, care |
| 小麦 | こむぎ | komugi | wheat |
| 混雑 | こんざつ | konzatsu | confusion, congestion |
| 余り | あまり | amari | not very (used as adverb), not much |
| 岩 | いわ | iwa | rock, crag |
| 月曜 | げつよう | getsuyō | Monday |
| 述べる | のべる | noberu | to state, to express, to mention |
| 前進 | ぜんしん | zenshin | advance, drive, progress |
| 資本 | しほん | shihon | funds, capital |
| 演説 | えんぜつ | enzetsu | speech, address |
| 見事 | みごと | migoto | splendid, magnificent, beautiful, admirable |
| 論じる | ろんじる | ronjiru | to argue, to discuss, to debate |
| 再び | ふたたび | futatabi | again, once more, a second time |
| 万一 | まんいち | man'ichi | by some chance, by some possibility, if by any chance |
| 常に | つねに | tsuneni | always, constantly |
| プロ | — | puro | professional |
| 飼う | かう | kau | to keep, to raise, to feed |
| 狂う | くるう | kurū | to go mad, to get out of order |
| 地平線 | ちへいせん | chiheisen | horizon |
| この | この | kono | this |
| 医師 | いし | ishi | doctor, physician |
| 身体 | しんたい | shintai | the body |
| 出版 | しゅっぱん | shuppan | publication |
| 技師 | ぎし | gishi | engineer, technician |
| 精々 | せいぜい | seizei | at the most, at best, to the utmost, as much (far) as possible |
| だから | だから | dakara | so, therefore |
| 大抵 | たいてい | taitei | usually, generally |
| 区別 | くべつ | kubetsu | distinction, differentiation, classification |
| 博物館 | はくぶつかん | hakubutsukan | museum |
| 目的 | もくてき | mokuteki | purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention |
| 予算 | よさん | yosan | estimate, budget |
| 我慢 | がまん | gaman | patience, endurance, perseverance |
| 底 | そこ | soko | bottom, sole |
| あと | — | ato | (1) trace, tracks, (2) remains, ruins, (3) scar |
| 気候 | きこう | kikō | climate |
| 恐ろしい | おそろしい | osoroshii | terrible, dreadful |
| 風呂 | ふろ | furo | bath |
| 今日 | こんにち | konnichi | today, this day |
| 制度 | せいど | seido | system, institution, organization |
| 牛 | うし | ushi | cattle, cow |
| 栄養 | えいよう | eiyō | nutrition, nourishment |
| 尻 | しり | shiri | buttocks, bottom |
| 跡 | あと | ato | (1) trace, tracks, mark, sign, (2) remains, ruins, (3) scar |
| 入場 | にゅうじょう | nyūjō | entrance, admission, entering |
| 唯一 | ゆいいつ | yuiitsu | only, sole, unique |
| 幸せ | しあわせ | shiawase | happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing |
| 書類 | しょるい | shorui | documents, official papers |
| だって | — | datte | but, because, even, also, too |
| 喧嘩 | けんか | kenka | quarrel, (drunken) brawl, failure |
| 成る | なる | naru | to become |
| 骨折 | こっせつ | kossetsu | bone fracture |
| オーバー | — | ōbā | (1) overcoat, (2) over |
| 教科書 | きょうかしょ | kyōkasho | text book |
| 説 | せつ | setsu | theory |
| 相当 | そうとう | sōtō | suitable, fair, tolerable, proper |
| 全員 | ぜんいん | zen'in | all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew |
| 比較 | ひかく | hikaku | comparison |
| 契約 | けいやく | keiyaku | contract, compact, agreement |
| より | — | yori | twist, ply |
| 気付く | きづく | kizuku | to notice, to recognize, to become aware of |
| 鍵 | かぎ | kagi | key |
| しかも | — | shikamo | moreover, furthermore, nevertheless, and yet |
| 解く | とく | toku | to unfasten |
| 境 | さかい | sakai | border, boundary, mental state |
| 場面 | ばめん | bamen | scene, setting (e.g. of novel) |
| 環境 | かんきょう | kankyō | environment, circumstance |
| 気温 | きおん | kion | temperature |
| 実は | じつは | jitsuha | as a matter of fact, by the way |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ | busshitsu | material, substance |
| 家賃 | やちん | yachin | rent |
| おや | — | oya | parents |
| 回り | まわり | mawari | circumference, surroundings, circulation |
| 全て | すべて | subete | all, the whole, entirely, in general, wholly |
| 不平 | ふへい | fuhei | complaint, discontent, dissatisfaction |
| 硬貨 | こうか | kōka | coin |
| 援助 | えんじょ | enjo | assistance, aid, support |
| 工場 | こうば | kōba | factory, plant, mill, workshop |
| 偶々 | たまたま | tamatama | casually, unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance |
| 永久 | えいきゅう | eikyū | eternity, perpetuity, immortality |
| 需要 | じゅよう | juyō | demand, request |
| デート | — | dēto | date, go on a date |
| あらゆる | — | arayuru | all, every |
| 立派 | りっぱ | rippa | splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent, legal, legitimate |
| 発明 | はつめい | hatsumei | invention |
| 火災 | かさい | kasai | conflagration, fire |
| 酸素 | さんそ | sanso | oxygen |
| 質 | しつ | shitsu | quality, nature (of person) |
| どれ | どれ | dore | well, now, let me see, which (of three or more) |
| 諺 | ことわざ | kotowaza | proverb, maxim |
| 責める | せめる | semeru | to condemn, to blame, to criticize |
| 開始 | かいし | kaishi | start, commencement, beginning |
| 幸い | さいわい | saiwai | happiness, blessedness |
| 老い | おい | oi | old age, old person, the old, the aged |
| 招く | まねく | maneku | to invite |
| 王 | おう | ō | king, ruler, sovereign, monarch |
| 済ませる | すませる | sumaseru | to be finished |
| 田 | た | ta | rice field |
| 砂漠 | さばく | sabaku | desert |
| 支払 | しはらい | shiharai | payment |
| 大した | たいした | taishita | considerable, great, important, significant, a big deal |
| 繰り返す | くりかえす | kurikaesu | to repeat, to do something over again |
| どうしても | — | dōshitemo | by all means, at any cost, no matter what |
| エネルギー | — | enerugī | (n) energy (de: Energie) |
| 頭痛 | ずつう | zutsū | headache |
| どうか | — | dōka | copper coin |
| 彼等 | かれら | karera | they (usually male) |
| 暮らす | くらす | kurasu | to live, to get along |
| 真っ赤 | まっか | makka | deep red, flushed (of face) |
| 体温 | たいおん | taion | temperature (body) |
| 悪口 | わるくち | warukuchi | abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking |
| 通学 | つうがく | tsūgaku | commuting to school |
| 息 | いき | iki | breath, tone |
| アイロン | — | airon | (electric) iron |
| 降ろす | おろす | orosu | to take down, to launch, to drop |
| 抵抗 | ていこう | teikō | electrical resistance, resistance, opposition |
| ハンサム | — | hansamu | handsome |
| 台 | だい | dai | stand, rack, table, support |
| ゲーム | — | gēmu | game |
| 同一 | どういつ | dōitsu | identity, sameness, similarity |
| 唯 | ただ | tada | free of charge, mere, sole, only, usual, common |
| 陸 | りく | riku | six (used in legal documents) |
| 青年 | せいねん | seinen | youth, young man |
| 流す | ながす | nagasu | to drain, to float, to shed (blood, tears), to cruise (e.g. taxi) |
| 誤解 | ごかい | gokai | misunderstanding |
| 換える | かえる | kaeru | to exchange, to interchange, to substitute, to replace |
| 代理 | だいり | dairi | representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent |
| 川 | かわ | kawa | river |
| 出会い | であい | deai | meeting, rendezvous, encounter |
| 意外 | いがい | igai | unexpected, surprising |
| 玉 | たま | tama | ball, sphere, coin |
| 愛 | あい | ai | love |
| 状況 | じょうきょう | jōkyō | state of affairs, situation, circumstances |
| 風景 | ふうけい | fūkei | scenery |
| 姉妹 | しまい | shimai | sisters |
| 年中 | ねんじゅう | nenjū | whole year, always, everyday |
| 学習 | がくしゅう | gakushū | study, learning |
| 不満 | ふまん | fuman | dissatisfaction, displeasure, discontent, complaints, unhappiness |
| 暖かい | あたたか(い) | atatakai | warm, mild |
| 勧める | すすめる | susumeru | to recommend, to advise, to encourage, to offer (wine) |
| 閉じる | とじる | tojiru | to close (e.g. book, eyes), to shut |
| 刑事 | けいじ | keiji | criminal case, (police) detective |
| 動かす | うごかす | ugokasu | to move, to shift |
| 哀れ | あわれ | aware | helpless, pity, sorrow, grief |
| 時 | とき | toki | (1) time, hour, (2) occasion, moment |
| 夜中 | よなか | yonaka | midnight, dead of night |
| 当時 | とうじ | tōji | at that time, in those days |
| 面倒 | めんどう | mendō | trouble, difficulty, care, attention |
| 抜く | ぬく | nuku | to extract, to omit, to surpass, to draw out, to unplug |
| 基 | もと | moto | basis |
| 出会う | であう | deau | to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter |
| 明らか | あきらか | akiraka | obvious, evident, clear |
| 思い出 | おもいで | omoide | memories, recollections, reminiscence |
| 来 | らい | rai | for (10 days), next (year) |
| 未来 | みらい | mirai | future (life, tense) |
| 邪魔 | じゃま | jama | hindrance, intrusion |
| 魚 | うお | uo | fish |
| ケース | — | kēsu | case |
| 数える | かぞえる | kazoeru | to count |
| 急激 | きゅうげき | kyūgeki | sudden, precipitous, radical |
| デモ | — | demo | (abbr) demo, demonstration |
| 握る | にぎる | nigiru | to grasp, to seize, to mould sushi |
| 出来事 | できごと | dekigoto | incident, affair, happening, event |
| 結論 | けつろん | ketsuron | conclusion |
| ママ | — | mama | Mama |
| 土 | つち | tsuchi | earth, soil |
| 独特 | どくとく | dokutoku | peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic |
| 丘 | おか | oka | hill, height, knoll, rising ground |
| 小包 | こづつみ | kozutsumi | parcel, package |
| 重要 | じゅうよう | jūyō | important, momentous, essential, principal, major |
| 表現 | ひょうげん | hyōgen | expression, presentation, representation (math) |
| 世紀 | せいき | seiki | century, era |
| 値 | ね | ne | value, price, cost |
| オフィス | — | ofisu | office |
| 喜び | よろこび | yorokobi | (a) joy, (a) delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations |
| ジェット機 | ジェットき | jettoki | jet aeroplane |
| 梅雨 | つゆ | tsuyu | rainy season, rain during the rainy season |
| 首相 | しゅしょう | shushō | Prime Minister |
| 望み | のぞみ | nozomi | wish, desire, (a) hope |
| 木曜 | もくよう | mokuyō | Thursday |
| 示す | しめす | shimesu | to denote, to show, to point out, to indicate |
| 書物 | しょもつ | shomotsu | books |
| 腹 | はら | hara | abdomen, belly, stomach |
| 現れ | あらわれ | araware | embodiment, materialization |
| 追う | おう | ō | to chase, to run after |
| 定期 | ていき | teiki | fixed term |
| 都会 | とかい | tokai | city |
| 硬い | かたい | katai | solid, hard (esp. metal, stone), unpolished writing |
| 年代 | ねんだい | nendai | age, era, period, date |
| 正 | せい | sei | (logical) true, regular |
| うるさい | — | urusai | noisy, loud, fussy |
| 表 | ひょう | hyō | table (e.g. Tab 1), chart, list |
| 被る | かぶる | kaburu | to suffer |
| ピクニック | — | pikunikku | picnic |
| 籠 | かご | kago | basket, cage |
| ところで | — | tokorode | by the way, even if, no matter what |
| ざっと | — | zatto | roughly, in round numbers |
| 付き合い | つきあい | tsukiai | association, socializing, fellowship |
| 植物 | しょくぶつ | shokubutsu | plant, vegetation |
| 学者 | がくしゃ | gakusha | scholar |
| 気味 | きみ | kimi | -like, -looking, -looked |
| 性 | せい | sei | sex, gender |
| 役 | やく | yaku | use, service, role, position |
| 幾ら | いくら | ikura | how much?, how many? |
| 渋滞 | じゅうたい | jūtai | congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation |
| 無料 | むりょう | muryō | free, no charge |
| 無し | なし | nashi | without |
| 怠ける | なまける | namakeru | to be idle, to neglect |
| 随分 | ずいぶん | zuibun | extremely |
| 離れる | はなれる | hanareru | to be separated from, to leave, to go away, to be a long way off |
| 真剣 | しんけん | shinken | seriousness, earnestness |
| 推薦 | すいせん | suisen | recommendation |
| 優秀 | ゆうしゅう | yūshū | superiority, excellence |
| 敬意 | けいい | keii | respect, honour |
| 衣服 | いふく | ifuku | clothes |
| 御 | お | o | honourable |
| 処理 | しょり | shori | processing, dealing with, treatment, disposition, disposal |
| 患者 | かんじゃ | kanja | a patient |
| 順調 | じゅんちょう | junchō | favourable, doing well, O.K., all right |
| 行動 | こうどう | kōdō | action, conduct, behaviour, mobilization |
| 演技 | えんぎ | engi | acting, performance |
| 後 | うしろ | ushiro | afterwards, since then, in the future |
| 幅 | はば | haba | width, breadth |
| 生 | せい | sei | (1) draft (beer), (2) raw, unprocessed |
| 過去 | かこ | kako | the past, bygone days, the previous |
| ソファー | — | sofā | sofa, couch |
| 勢い | いきおい | ikioi | force, vigor, energy, spirit |
| 保証 | ほしょう | hoshō | guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty |
| 用いる | もちいる | mochiiru | to use, to make use of |
| 通り過ぎる | とおりすぎる | tōrisugiru | to pass, to pass through |
| 居間 | いま | ima | living room (western style) |
| 全国 | ぜんこく | zenkoku | country-wide, nation-wide, whole country, national |
| 微妙 | びみょう | bimyō | delicate, subtle |
| 感じ | かんじ | kanji | feeling, sense, impression |
| 徹夜 | てつや | tetsuya | all night, all night vigil, sleepless night |
| 価格 | かかく | kakaku | price, value, cost |
| 軒 | けん | ken | eaves |
| グランド | — | gurando | gland, grand, (electrical) ground |
| 恐れる | おそれる | osoreru | to fear, to be afraid of |
| 熱帯 | ねったい | nettai | tropics |
| セット | — | setto | set |
| 隠れる | かくれる | kakureru | to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear |
| 自身 | じしん | jishin | by oneself, personally |
| 対象 | たいしょう | taishō | target, object (of worship, study, etc), subject (of taxation, etc) |
| スープ | — | sūpu | (Western) soup |
| 二十 | はたち | hatachi | 20 years old, 20th year |
| あんまり | — | anmari | not very, not much, remainder, rest |
| いち | — | ichi | market, fair |
| 武器 | ぶき | buki | weapon, arms, ordinance |
| 生じる | しょうじる | shōjiru | to produce, to yield, to result from, to arise, to be generated |
| 膝 | ひざ | hiza | knee, lap |
| 入院 | にゅういん | nyūin | hospitalization |
| 農民 | のうみん | nōmin | farmers, peasants |
| 辺り | あたり | atari | vicinity, nearby |
| 応じる | おうじる | ōjiru | to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for |
| パス | — | pasu | path, pass (in games) |
| 宅 | たく | taku | house, home, husband |
| 戦い | たたかい | tatakai | battle, fight, struggle, conflict |
| ラケット | — | raketto | paddle, racket |
| 神経 | しんけい | shinkei | nerve, sensitivity |
| エンジン | — | enjin | engine |
| 郵便 | ゆうびん | yūbin | mail, postal service |
| 連れ | つれ | tsure | companion, company |
| 包み | つつみ | tsutsumi | bundle, package, parcel, bale |
| 納得 | なっとく | nattoku | consent, assent, understanding |
| 豊富 | ほうふ | hōfu | abundance, wealth, plenty, bounty |
| 文 | ぶん | bun | sentence |
| 何とか | なんとか | nantoka | somehow, anyhow, one way or another |
| 引っ張る | ひっぱる | hipparu | (1) to pull, to draw, to stretch, to drag, (2) to pull the ball (baseball) |
| で | — | de | outflow, coming (going) out, graduate (of) |
| 床 | ゆか | yuka | floor |
| 存在 | そんざい | sonzai | existence, being |
| 囲む | かこむ | kakomu | to surround, to encircle |
| 料金 | りょうきん | ryōkin | fee, charge, fare |
| 用心 | ようじん | yōjin | care, precaution, guarding, caution |
| 燃える | もえる | moeru | to burn |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう | daitōryō | president, chief executive |
| 適する | てきする | tekisuru | to fit, to suit |
| 正確 | せいかく | seikaku | accurate, punctuality, exactness, authenticity, veracity |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん | chūmon | order, request |
| 夫婦 | ふうふ | fūfu | married couple, husband and wife |
| 障害 | しょうがい | shōgai | obstacle, impediment (fault), damage |
| 演奏 | えんそう | ensō | musical performance |
| 一番 | いちばん | ichiban | best, first, number one |
| 日本 | にっぽん | nippon | Japan |
| 母親 | ははおや | hahaoya | mother |
| 優勝 | ゆうしょう | yūshō | overall victory, championship |
| 誇り | ほこり | hokori | pride |
| 縦 | たて | tate | length, height |
| 端 | はし | hashi | end (e.g. of street), edge, tip, margin, point |
| 一般 | いっぱん | ippan | general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average |
| 費用 | ひよう | hiyō | cost, expense |
| 舞台 | ぶたい | butai | stage (theatre) |
| クリーム | — | kurīmu | cream |
| 道路 | どうろ | dōro | road, highway |
| 就く | つく | tsuku | to settle in (place), to take (seat, position), to study (under teacher) |
| 信頼 | しんらい | shinrai | reliance, trust, confidence |
| 可能 | かのう | kanō | possible, practicable, feasible |
| できれば | — | dekireba | if possible |
| 日中 | にっちゅう | nitchū | daytime, broad daylight |
| 支える | ささえる | sasaeru | to be blocked, to choke, to be obstructed |
| 実施 | じっし | jisshi | enforcement, enact, put into practice, carry out, operation |
| 年齢 | ねんれい | nenrei | age, years |
| 評判 | ひょうばん | hyōban | fame, reputation, popularity, arrant |
| 九 | きゅう | kyū | nine |
| 涙 | なみだ | namida | tear |
| 迎え | むかえ | mukae | meeting, person sent to pick up an arrival |
| たまらない | — | tamaranai | intolerable, unbearable, unendurable |
| 記入 | きにゅう | kinyū | entry, filling in of forms |
| 欠点 | けってん | ketten | faults, defect, weakness |
| 角 | すみ | sumi | horn |
| 本当 | ほんと | honto | truth, reality |
| 遠慮 | えんりょ | enryo | diffidence, restraint, reserve |
| 積もる | つもる | tsumoru | to pile up |
| 全体 | ぜんたい | zentai | whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter) |
| キロ | — | kiro | (abbr) kilo-, kilogram, kilometre, 10^3 |
| 迷惑 | めいわく | meiwaku | trouble, bother, annoyance |
| 人類 | じんるい | jinrui | mankind, humanity |
| 独り | ひとり | hitori | alone, unmarried |
| 束 | たば | taba | handbreadth, bundle |
| 具体 | ぐたい | gutai | concrete, tangible, material |
| 額 | がく | gaku | forehead, brow |
| バン | — | ban | bun, van (caravan), VAN (value-added network) |
| 濃い | こい | koi | thick (as of color, liquid), dense, strong |
| 芸術 | げいじゅつ | geijutsu | (fine) art, the arts |
| 市場 | いちば | ichiba | (the) market (as a concept) |
| トンネル | — | tonneru | tunnel |
| 皮 | かわ | kawa | skin, hide, leather, fur, pelt, bark, shell |
| 滞在 | たいざい | taizai | stay, sojourn |
| ノー | （no） | () | no |
| じゃあ | — | jaa | well, well then |
| 法 | ほう | hō | Act (law: the X Act) |
| 不幸 | ふこう | fukō | unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death |
| 愛する | あいする | aisuru | to love |
| 悲しむ | かなしむ | kanashimu | to be sad, to mourn for, to regret |
| じっと | — | jitto | fixedly, firmly, patiently, quietly |
| 有能 | ゆうのう | yūnō | able, capable, efficient, skill |
| 拍手 | はくしゅ | hakushu | clapping hands, applause |
| 立場 | たちば | tachiba | standpoint, position, situation |
| 無視 | むし | mushi | disregard, ignore |
| 立ち上がる | たちあがる | tachiagaru | to stand up |
| 半ば | なかば | nakaba | middle, half, semi, halfway, partly |
| 兎 | うさぎ | usagi | rabbit, hare, cony |
| おしゃべり | — | oshaberi | chattering, talk, idle talk |
| 正午 | しょうご | shōgo | noon, mid-day |
| 関する | かんする | kansuru | to concern, to be related |
| いつか | — | itsuka | sometime, someday, one day |
| 仲間 | なかま | nakama | company, fellow, colleague, associate |
| 級 | きゅう | kyū | class, grade, rank, school class, grade |
| 感心 | かんしん | kanshin | admiration, Well done! |
| 穴 | あな | ana | hole |
| ドレス | — | doresu | dress |
| 便り | たより | tayori | news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter |
| 求める | もとめる | motomeru | to seek, to request, to demand, to want, to wish for, to search for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), |
| 裏切る | うらぎる | uragiru | to betray, to turn traitor to, to double-cross |
| 日曜 | にちよう | nichiyō | Sunday |
| 相談 | そうだん | sōdan | consultation, discussion |
| 生き物 | いきもの | ikimono | living thing, animal |
| 助手 | じょしゅ | joshu | helper, helpmeet, assistant, tutor |
| 旧 | きゅう | kyū | ex- |
| 叫ぶ | さけぶ | sakebu | to shout, to cry |
| なぜなら | — | nazenara | because |
| 金銭 | きんせん | kinsen | money, cash |
| 合計 | ごうけい | gōkei | sum total, total amount |
| うがい | — | ugai | gargle, rinse mouth |
| ゆっくり | — | yukkuri | slowly, at ease |
| 詩人 | しじん | shijin | poet |
| 機械 | きかい | kikai | machine, mechanism |
| 限界 | げんかい | genkai | limit, bound |
| 縄 | なわ | nawa | rope, hemp |
| 金融 | きんゆう | kin'yū | monetary circulation, credit situation |
| 明かり | あかり | akari | lamplight, light (in general), brightness |
| 少しも | すこしも | sukoshimo | anything of, not one bit |
| 終える | おえる | oeru | to finish |
| 頃 | ころ | koro | time, about, toward, approximately (time) |
| 冗談 | じょうだん | jōdan | jest, joke |
| 正式 | せいしき | seishiki | due form, official, formality |
| 式 | しき | shiki | equation, formula, ceremony |
| 濠 | ほり | hori | moat |
| 激しい | はげしい | hageshii | violent, vehement, intense |
| 損 | そん | son | loss, disadvantage |
| 文字 | もじ | moji | letter (of alphabet), character |
| 禁止 | きんし | kinshi | prohibition, ban |
| きちんと | — | kichinto | precisely, accurately |
| 茶 | ちゃ | cha | tea |
| 幸運 | こううん | kōun | good luck, fortune |
| 振る | ふる | furu | (1) to wave, to shake, to swing, (2) to sprinkle, (3) to cast (actor), to allocate (work) |
| 昨 | さく | saku | last (year), yesterday |
| 注ぐ | そそぐ | sosogu | to pour (into), to irrigate, to pay, to fill, to feed (e.g. a fire) |
| 会計 | かいけい | kaikei | account, finance, accountant |
| 根 | ね | ne | root |
| 温暖 | おんだん | ondan | warmth |
| 計 | けい | kei | plan |
| 確実 | かくじつ | kakujitsu | certainty, reliability, soundness |
| 胸 | むね | mune | breast, chest |
| 記憶 | きおく | kioku | memory, recollection, remembrance |
| 建築 | けんちく | kenchiku | construction, architecture |
| 煙 | けむり | kemuri | smoke, fumes |
| あるいは | — | aruiha | or, possibly |
| いつでも | — | itsudemo | (at) any time, always, at all times, never (neg) |
| 知らせ | しらせ | shirase | notice |
| いつまでも | — | itsumademo | forever, for good, eternally, as long as one likes, indefinitely |
| 掲示 | けいじ | keiji | notice, bulletin |
| 刺激 | しげき | shigeki | stimulus, impetus, incentive |
| 診察 | しんさつ | shinsatsu | medical examination |
| 機関 | きかん | kikan | organ, mechanism, facility, engine |
| 戻す | もどす | modosu | to restore, to put back, to return |
| 石油 | せきゆ | sekiyu | oil, petroleum, kerosene |
| 駄目 | だめ | dame | useless, no good, hopeless |
| 食欲 | しょくよく | shokuyoku | appetite (for food) |
| 抱える | かかえる | kakaeru | to hold or carry under or in the arms |
| 破産 | はさん | hasan | (personal) bankruptcy |
| 印刷 | いんさつ | insatsu | printing |
| 対する | たいする | taisuru | to face, to confront, to oppose |
| 名 | な | na | name, reputation |
| 見当 | けんとう | kentō | be found, aim, estimate, guess, approx |
| すると | すると | suruto | thereupon, hereupon |
| 言わば | いわば | iwaba | so to speak |
| 分ける | わける | wakeru | to divide, to separate |
| 象 | ぞう | zō | elephant |
| 陽気 | ようき | yōki | season, weather, cheerfulness |
| 許す | ゆるす | yurusu | to permit, to allow, to approve |
| 人種 | じんしゅ | jinshu | race (of people) |
| 縁 | ふち | fuchi | a means, e.g. of living |
| 黙る | だまる | damaru | to be silent |
| 相手 | あいて | aite | companion, partner, company |
| 決心 | けっしん | kesshin | determination, resolution |
| 愛情 | あいじょう | aijō | love, affection |
| 幸福 | こうふく | kōfuku | happiness, blessedness |
| やがて | — | yagate | before long, soon, at length |
| 量 | りょう | ryō | quantity, amount, volume, portion (of food) |
| 豪華 | ごうか | gōka | wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, pomp, extravagance |
| 有利 | ゆうり | yūri | advantageous, better, profitable, lucrative |
| 引用 | いんよう | in'yō | quotation, citation |
| チーズ | — | chīzu | cheese |
| 桜 | さくら | sakura | cherry blossom, cherry tree |
| 人込み | ひとごみ | hitogomi | crowd of people |
| 仲 | なか | naka | relation, relationship |
| 論文 | ろんぶん | ronbun | thesis, essay, treatise, paper |
| 約 | やく | yaku | approximately, about, some |
| 防ぐ | ふせぐ | fusegu | to defend (against), to protect, to prevent |
| 美人 | びじん | bijin | beautiful person (woman) |
| ミス | — | misu | miss (mistake, error, failure), Miss |
| 予報 | よほう | yohō | forecast, prediction |
| 毛布 | もうふ | mōfu | blanket |
| 賛成 | Uӣ[い | i | approval, agreement, support, favour |
| 発見 | はっけん | hakken | discovery, detection, finding |
| 素晴らしい | すばらしい | subarashii | wonderful, splendid, magnificent |
| 輪 | わ | wa | ring, hoop, circle |
| 見舞い | みまい | mimai | enquiry, expression of sympathy, expression of concern |
| 巨大 | きょだい | kyodai | huge, gigantic, enormous |
| 苦しい | くるしい | kurushii | painful, difficult |
| 物価 | ぶっか | bukka | prices of commodities, prices (in general) |
| 語る | かたる | kataru | to talk, to tell, to recite |
| 沈む | しずむ | shizumu | to sink, to feel depressed |
| 中学 | ちゅうがく | chūgaku | middle school, junior high school |
| 盛り | さかり | sakari | helping, serving |
| 実際 | じっさい | jissai | practical, actual condition, status quo |
| 模様 | もよう | moyō | pattern, figure, design |
| 税 | ぜい | zei | tax; duty |
| 触れる | ふれる | fureru | to touch, to be touched, to touch on a subject, to feel, to violate (law, copyright, etc.), to perceive, t |
| 直ちに | ただちに | tadachini | at once, immediately, directly, in person |
| 断る | ことわる | kotowaru | to refuse, to decline, to dismiss |
| 何 | なに | nani | what |
| 経つ | たつ | tatsu | to pass, to lapse |
| 張る | はる | haru | to stick, to paste |
| 土曜 | どよう | doyō | Saturday |
| 服装 | ふくそう | fukusō | garments |
| 塵 | ごみ | gomi | dust, dirt |
| 河 | かわ | kawa | river, stream |
| 議会 | ぎかい | gikai | Diet, congress, parliament |
| できる | （可能。出現。発生） | (..) | to be able to, to be ready, to occur |
| 発表 | はっぴょう | happyō | announcement, publication |
| 勤め | つとめ | tsutome | (1) service, duty, business, responsibility, task, (2) Buddhist religious services |
| 影響 | えいきょう | eikyō | influence, effect |
| 実行 | じっこう | jikkō | practice, performance, execution (e.g. program), realization |
| 素 | もと | moto | prime |
| 髪の毛 | かみのけ | kaminoke | hair (head) |
| およそ | — | oyoso | about, roughly, as a rule, approximately |
| 宿 | やど | yado | inn, lodging |
| ずっと | — | zutto | consecutively, throughout, a lot |
| 撃つ | うつ | utsu | to attack, to defeat, to destroy |
| 食物 | しょくもつ | shokumotsu | food, foodstuff |
| 期待 | きたい | kitai | expectation, anticipation, hope |
| 健康 | けんこう | kenkō | health, sound, wholesome |
| インク | — | inku | ink |
| 脇 | わき | waki | side |
| 務め | つとめ | tsutome | (1) service, duty, (2) Buddhist religious services |
| 真似 | まね | mane | mimicry, imitation, behavior, pretense |
| 銃 | じゅう | jū | gun |
| 心理 | しんり | shinri | mentality |
| 代金 | だいきん | daikin | price, payment, cost, charge |
| 何で | なんで | nande | Why?, What for? |
| 札 | さつ | satsu | (1) token, label, (2) ticket, (3) charm |
| うん | （感） | () | fortune, luck |
| 座席 | ざせき | zaseki | seat |
| 傷 | きず | kizu | wound, injury, hurt, cut |
| 重視 | じゅうし | jūshi | importance, stress, serious consideration |
| よい | — | yoi | good, nice, pleasant, ok |
| 販売 | はんばい | hanbai | sale, selling, marketing |
| プラス | — | purasu | plus |
| 差 | さ | sa | difference, variation |
| 恋 | こい | koi | love, tender passion |
| 筆 | ふで | fude | writing brush |
| 課 | か | ka | counter for chapters (of a book) |
| ボーイ | — | bōi | boy |
| 最も | もっとも | mottomo | most, extremely |
| 態度 | たいど | taido | attitude, manner |
| 偉大 | いだい | idai | greatness |
| 雇う | やとう | yatō | to employ, to hire |
| 岸 | きし | kishi | bank, coast, shore |
| 途端 | とたん | totan | just (now, at the moment, etc.) |
| 覚悟 | かくご | kakugo | resolution, resignation, readiness, preparedness |
| 出発 | しゅっぱつ | shuppatsu | departure |
| 誘う | さそう | sasō | (1) to invite, to ask, (2) to tempt, to lure, to induce |
| 紐 | ひも | himo | (1) string, cord, (2) pimp |
| 泡 | あわ | awa | bubble, foam, froth, head on beer |
| 丸 | まる | maru | circle, full (month), perfection, purity, suffix for ship names |
| 加わる | くわわる | kuwawaru | to join in, to accede to, to increase, to gain in (influence) |
| 実現 | じつげん | jitsugen | implementation, materialization, realization |
| 日光 | にっこう | nikkō | sunlight |
| 信仰 | しんこう | shinkō | (religious) faith, belief, creed |
| 印象 | いんしょう | inshō | impression |
| 眺め | ながめ | nagame | scene, view, prospect, outlook |
| まるで | — | marude | quite, entirely, completely |
| 生まれ | うまれ | umare | birth, birth-place |
| 極 | ごく | goku | quite, very |
| 単なる | たんなる | tannaru | mere, simple, sheer |
| 筋 | すじ | suji | muscle, string, line |
| 種類 | しゅるい | shurui | variety, kind, type |
| 打つ | ぶつ | butsu | to hit, to strike |
| しまい | （終わり） | (wari) | sisters |
| 球 | きゅう | kyū | globe, sphere, ball |
| 石炭 | せきたん | sekitan | coal |
| 今回 | こんかい | konkai | now, this time, lately |
| しまった | （感） | () | Damn it! |
| 不正 | ふせい | fusei | injustice, unfairness |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん | zenzen | (1) wholly, entirely, completely, (2) not at all (with neg. verb) |
| 切れ | きれ | kire | cloth, piece, cut, chop |
| こんなに | — | konnani | so, like this, in this way |
| 可 | か | ka | passable |
| 改善 | かいぜん | kaizen | betterment, improvement |
| 野 | の | no | field |
| ドラマ | — | dorama | drama |
| 捕まる | つかまる | tsukamaru | to be caught, to be arrested |
| 等 | など | nado | et cetera, etc., and the like |
| 通じる | つうじる | tsūjiru | to run to, to lead to, to communicate, to understand |
| 似合う | にあう | niau | to suit, to match, to become, to be like |
| 松 | まつ | matsu | (1) pine tree, (2) highest (of a three-tier ranking system) |
| 噂 | うわさ | uwasa | rumour, report, gossip, common talk |
| 鍋 | なべ | nabe | saucepan, pot |
| お目に掛かる | おめにかかる | omenikakaru | to meet (someone of higher status) |
| 克服 | こくふく | kokufuku | subjugation, conquest |
| 意識 | いしき | ishiki | consciousness, senses |
| 善 | ぜん | zen | good, goodness, right, virtue |
| 熱中 | ねっちゅう | netchū | nuts!, enthusiasm, zeal, mania |
| 劣る | おとる | otoru | to fall behind, to be inferior to |
| 男子 | だんし | danshi | youth, young man |
| 恐怖 | きょうふ | kyōfu | be afraid, dread, dismay, terror |
| そこで | — | sokode | so (conj), accordingly, now, then, thereupon |
| いらっしゃい | — | irasshai | welcome |
| 終 | おわり | owari | the end |
| 主義 | しゅぎ | shugi | doctrine, rule, principle |
| 叩く | たたく | tataku | to strike, to clap, to dust, to beat |
| 準備 | じゅんび | junbi | preparation, arrangements, provision, reserve |
| 軍 | ぐん | gun | army, force, troops |
| 苦労 | くろう | kurō | troubles, hardships |
| 高価 | こうか | kōka | high price |
| 逆 | ぎゃく | gyaku | reverse, opposite |
| 旗 | はた | hata | flag |
| 不 | ふ | fu | un, non, negative prefix |
| 仏 | ほとけ | hotoke | Buddha, merciful person, Buddhist image, the dead |
| 側 | そば | soba | side, edge, third person |
| 運動 | うんどう | undō | motion, exercise |
| 先ず | まず | mazu | first (of all), to start with, about, almost, hardly (with neg. verb) |
| 面 | めん | men | face, mug, surface, facial features, mask, face guard, side or facet, corner, page |
| 見る | みる | miru | to see, to watch |
| トップ | — | toppu | top |
| 出来るだけ | できるだけ | dekirudake | if at all possible |
| 船 | ふね | fune | ship, boat, watercraft, shipping, vessel, steamship |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん | chūshin | center, core, heart, pivot, emphasis, balance |
| 鬼 | おに | oni | ogre, demon, it (i.e., in a game of tag) |
| 原 | はら | hara | field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness |
| 見解 | けんかい | kenkai | opinion, point of view |
| 監督 | かんとく | kantoku | supervision, control, superintendence |
| 得る | える | eru | to get, to gain, to win |
| 達する | たっする | tassuru | to reach, to get to |
| 本人 | ほんにん | honnin | the person himself |
| 品 | しな | shina | thing, article, goods, dignity, article (goods), counter for meal courses |
| 故郷 | こきょう | kokyō | home town, birthplace, old village, historic village |
| 困難 | こんなん | konnan | difficulty, distress |
| 調査 | ちょうさ | chōsa | investigation, examination, inquiry, survey |
| 我々 | われわれ | wareware | we |
| 疲れ | つかれ | tsukare | tiredness, fatigue |
| しゃべる | — | shaberu | to talk, to chat, to chatter |
| 注 | ちゅう | chū | annotation, explanatory note |
| 委員 | いいん | iin | committee member |
| 輸入 | ゆにゅう | yunyū | importation, import, introduction |
| 現代 | げんだい | gendai | nowadays, modern times, present-day |
| 金額 | きんがく | kingaku | amount of money |
| 祝う | いわう | iwau | to congratulate, to celebrate |
| 願う | ねがう | negau | to desire, to wish, to request |
| 転ぶ | ころぶ | korobu | to fall down, to fall over |
| 友人 | ゆうじん | yūjin | friend |
| 履く | はく | haku | to wear, to put on (lower body) |
| 作品 | さくひん | sakuhin | work, opus, performance, production |
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ | zetsumetsu | destruction, extinction |
| 表情 | ひょうじょう | hyōjō | facial expression |
| 言語 | げんご | gengo | language |
| 回 | かい | kai | counter for occurrences |
| がっかり | — | gakkari | feel disappointed, be dejected, lose heart |
| 綿 | めん | men | cotton, padding |
| 大臣 | だいじん | daijin | cabinet minister |
| 引退 | いんたい | intai | retire |
| 女子 | じょし | joshi | woman, girl |
| 褒める | ほめる | homeru | to praise, to admire, to speak well |
| 訓 | くん | kun | native Japanese reading of a Chinese character |
| 少女 | しょうじょ | shōjo | daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl |
| 奪う | うばう | ubau | to snatch away |
| 一層 | いっそう | issō | much more, still more, all the more |
| 期間 | きかん | kikan | period, term |
| ロケット | — | roketto | locket, rocket |
| 掃除 | そうじ | sōji | cleaning, sweeping |
| 確認 | かくにん | kakunin | affirmation, confirmation |
| 向かい | むかい | mukai | facing, opposite, across the street, other side |
| 外す | はずす | hazusu | to unfasten, to remove |
| 問い | とい | toi | question, query |
| 伸ばす | のばす | nobasu | to lengthen, to stretch, to reach out, to grow (beard) |
| 優れる | すぐれる | sugureru | to surpass, to outstrip, to excel |
| 機嫌 | きげん | kigen | humour, temper, mood |
| 予期 | よき | yoki | expectation, assume will happen, forecast |
| 持ち上げる | もちあげる | mochiageru | to raise, to lift up, to flatter |
| 犯人 | はんにん | hannin | offender, criminal |
| 資源 | しげん | shigen | resources |
| 乗せる | のせる | noseru | to place on (something), to take on board, to give a ride |
| ベルト | — | beruto | Belt for western clothes |
| 過ごす | すごす | sugosu | to pass, to spend, to go through, to tide over |
| 対 | たい | tai | pair, couple, set |
| 後者 | こうしゃ | kōsha | the latter |
| 姿 | すがた | sugata | figure, shape, appearance |
| 支出 | ししゅつ | shishutsu | expenditure, expenses |
| 読書 | どくしょ | dokusho | reading |
| 霜 | しも | shimo | frost |
| 異なる | ことなる | kotonaru | to differ, to vary, to disagree |
| 例 | れい | rei | instance, example, case |
| 金 | かね | kane | (1) gold, (2) gold general (shogi) (abbr) |
| 通信 | つうしん | tsūshin | correspondence, communication, news, signal |
| 訓練 | くんれん | kunren | practice, training |
| 近頃 | ちかごろ | chikagoro | lately, recently, nowadays |
| プラン | — | puran | plan |
| 登山 | とざん | tozan | mountain-climbing |
| さっぱり | — | sappari | feeling refreshed, feeling relieved, neat, trimmed |
| タオル | — | taoru | (hand) towel |
| 国家 | こっか | kokka | state, country, nation |
| 作家 | さっか | sakka | author, writer, novelist, artist |
| 勿論 | もちろん | mochiron | of course, certainly, naturally |
| 独身 | どくしん | dokushin | bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate |
| ですから | — | desukara | therefore |
| 休憩 | きゅうけい | kyūkei | rest, break, recess, intermission |
| ホーム | — | hōmu | (1) platform, (2) home |
| 成人 | せいじん | seijin | adult |
| 作業 | さぎょう | sagyō | work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty |
| 投票 | とうひょう | tōhyō | voting, poll |
| 会 | かい | kai | meeting, assembly, party, association, club |
| 世間 | せけん | seken | world, society |
| 末 | すえ | sue | the end of, powder |
| 輝く | かがやく | kagayaku | to shine, to glitter, to sparkle |
| 活気 | かっき | kakki | energy, liveliness |
| 金庫 | きんこ | kinko | safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds |
| 世話 | せわ | sewa | looking after, help, aid, assistance |
| 旅 | たび | tabi | travel, trip, journey |
| 制限 | せいげん | seigen | restriction, restraint, limitation |
| 昇る | のぼる | noboru | to arise, to ascend, to go up |
| 王様 | おうさま | ōsama | king |
| 未だ | まだ | mada | yet, still, more, besides |
| 記事 | きじ | kiji | article, news story, report, account |
| 混乱 | こんらん | konran | disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem |
| 給料 | きゅうりょう | kyūryō | salary, wages |
| 男の人 | おとこのひと | otokonohito | man |
| 練習 | れんしゅう | renshū | practice |
| アイスクリーム | — | aisukurīmu | ice cream |
| 一方 | いっぽう | ippō | (1) on the other hand, (2) meanwhile, (3) only, simple, in turn |
| 修理 | しゅうり | shūri | repairing, mending |
| 地 | ち | chi | earth |
| クリスマス | — | kurisumasu | Christmas |
| では | では | deha | chance of going out, opportunity (to succeed), moment of departure, beginning of work |
| 表す | あらわす | arawasu | to express, to show, to reveal |
| ドライブ | — | doraibu | drive, trip by car, driving |
| 好む | このむ | konomu | to like, to prefer |
| 助ける | たすける | tasukeru | to help, to save, to rescue |
| 感情 | かんじょう | kanjō | emotion(s), feeling(s), sentiment |
| 溺れる | おぼれる | oboreru | to be drowned, to indulge in |
| 抱く | いだく | idaku | (sl) to embrace, to hug, to harbour, to entertain |
| おまえ | — | omae | (fam) you (sing), presence (of a high personage) |
| 知識 | ちしき | chishiki | knowledge, information |
| 組合 | くみあい | kumiai | association, union |
| 首都 | しゅと | shuto | capital city |
| 党 | とう | tō | party (political) |
| 講演 | こうえん | kōen | lecture, address |
| 直接 | ちょくせつ | chokusetsu | direct, immediate, personal, firsthand |
| 吐く | はく | haku | (1) to breathe, (2) to tell (lies), (3) to vomit, to disgorge |
| 雷 | かみなり | kaminari | thunder |
| 恩 | おん | on | favour, obligation, debt of gratitude |
| 位置 | いち | ichi | place, situation, position, location |
| 余裕 | よゆう | yoyū | surplus, composure, margin, room, time, allowance, scope, rope |
| 覆う | おおう | ōu | to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise |
| 率 | りつ | ritsu | rate, ratio, proportion, percentage |
| 消費 | しょうひ | shōhi | consumption, expenditure |
| 精神 | せいしん | seishin | mind, soul, heart, spirit, intention |
| いたずら | — | itazura | tease, prank, trick, practical joke |
| 吠える | ほえる | hoeru | to bark, to bay, to howl, to bellow, to roar, to cry |
| それとも | — | soretomo | or, or else |
| 手伝い | てつだい | tetsudai | help, helper, assistant |
| 今後 | こんご | kongo | from now on, hereafter |
| 大気 | たいき | taiki | atmosphere |
| 全 | ぜん | zen | all, whole, entire, complete, overall, pan |
| 下り | くだり | kudari | down-train (going away from Tokyo) |
| 柄 | え | e | handle, grip |
| 収穫 | しゅうかく | shūkaku | harvest, crop, ingathering |
| 反抗 | はんこう | hankō | opposition, resistance |
| 参考 | さんこう | sankō | reference, consultation |
| あっ | — | a' | Ah!, Oh! |
| 含む | ふくむ | fukumu | to hold in the mouth, to bear in mind |
| 食糧 | しょくりょう | shokuryō | provisions, rations |
| 範囲 | はんい | han'i | extent, scope, sphere, range |
| 大 | だい | dai | large; big; great |
| 止す | よす | yosu | to cease, to abolish, to resign, to give up |
| 妙 | みょう | myō | strange, unusual |
| センター | — | sentā | a center |
| 密 | みつ | mitsu | density; thick; secret |
| いつも | いつも | itsumo | always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb) |
| 羽 | はね | hane | counter for birds, counter for rabbits |
| 及ぼす | およぼす | oyobosu | to exert, to cause, to exercise |
| 減らす | へらす | herasu | to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten |
| 親しい | したしい | shitashii | intimate, close (e.g. friend) |
| 笑顔 | えがお | egao | smiling face |
| 知能 | ちのう | chinō | intelligence, brains |
| 辞める | やめる | yameru | to retire |
| 協力 | きょうりょく | kyōryoku | cooperation, collaboration |
| キャンプ | — | kyanpu | camp |
| 章 | しょう | shō | (1) chapter, section, (2) medal |
| ビデオ | — | bideo | video |
| 集団 | しゅうだん | shūdan | group, mass |
| 明後日 | みょうごにち | myōgonichi | day after tomorrow |
| 一言 | ひとこと | hitokoto | single word |
| 虫歯 | むしば | mushiba | cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth, caries |
| 解決 | かいけつ | kaiketsu | settlement, solution, resolution |
| 猿 | さる | saru | monkey |
| 塔 | とう | tō | tower, pagoda |
| 描く | えがく | egaku | to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe |
| そこ | そこ | soko | bottom, sole |
| お腹 | おなか | onaka | stomach |
| 不可 | ふか | fuka | wrong, bad, improper, unjustifiable, inadvisable |
| 議長 | ぎちょう | gichō | chairman |
| 放送 | ほうそう | hōsō | broadcast, broadcasting |
| 支度 | したく | shitaku | preparation |
| 作法 | さほう | sahō | manners, etiquette, propriety |
| 双子 | ふたご | futago | twins, a twin |
| ジーンズ | — | jīnzu | jeans |
| 熱心 | ねっしん | nesshin | zeal, enthusiasm |
| 稼ぐ | かせぐ | kasegu | to earn income, to labor |
| 景気 | けいき | keiki | condition, state, business (condition) |
| 多少 | たしょう | tashō | more or less, somewhat, a little, some |
| 失う | うしなう | ushinau | to lose, to part with |
| 氷 | こおり | kōri | ice, hail |
| 生物 | せいぶつ | seibutsu | raw food |
| 死亡 | しぼう | shibō | death, mortality |
| レポート | — | repōto | report, paper |
| 贈る | おくる | okuru | to send, to give to, to award to, to confer on |
| 商品 | しょうひん | shōhin | commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise |
| したがって | したがって | shitagatte | therefore, consequently, in accordance with |
| なにも | — | nanimo | nothing |
| 傾向 | けいこう | keikō | tendency, trend, inclination |
| 計算 | けいさん | keisan | calculation, reckoning |
| 土産 | みやげ | miyage | present, souvenir |
| 内容 | ないよう | naiyō | subject, contents, matter, substance, detail, import |
| 虎 | とら | tora | tiger |
| 通り | とおり | tōri | in accordance with ~, following ~, ~ Street, ~ Avenue |
| 大変 | たいへん | taihen | awful, dreadful, terrible, very |
| 月 | つき | tsuki | moon, month |
| 悪魔 | あくま | akuma | devil, demon, evil spirit |
| それでも | — | soredemo | but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding |
| 鉄道 | てつどう | tetsudō | railroad |
| もしも | — | moshimo | if |
| ちゃんと | — | chanto | perfectly, properly, exactly |
| 日 | にち | nichi | sun, sunshine, day |
| 貢献 | こうけん | kōken | contribution, services |
| 吸収 | きゅうしゅう | kyūshū | absorption, suction, attraction |
| 騒音 | そうおん | sōon | noise |
| 伝統 | でんとう | dentō | tradition, convention |
| 化粧 | けしょう | keshō | make-up (cosmetic) |
| よろしく | （感） | () | well, properly, suitably, best regards, please remember me |
| 何でも | なんでも | nandemo | by all means, everything |
| 割る | わる | waru | to divide, to cut, to break, to halve |
| ますます | — | masumasu | increasingly, more and more |
| 本物 | ほんもの | honmono | genuine article |
| 始まり | はじまり | hajimari | origin, beginning |
| 増加 | ぞうか | zōka | increase, addition |
| 事務 | じむ | jimu | business, office work |
| 菓子 | かし | kashi | pastry |
| 今にも | いまにも | imanimo | at any time, soon |
| 老人 | ろうじん | rōjin | the aged, old person |
| 運転 | うんてん | unten | operation, motion, driving |
| 非常 | ひじょう | hijō | emergency, extraordinary, unusual |
| 丸い | まるい | marui | round, circular, spherical |
| 掛かる | かかる | kakaru | to take (e.g. time, money, etc), to hang |
| 他 | た | ta | other (esp. places and things) |
| 表面 | ひょうめん | hyōmen | surface, outside, face, appearance |
| 自動 | じどう | jidō | automatic, self-motion |
| 谷 | たに | tani | valley |
| 汗 | あせ | ase | sweat, perspiration |
| スタンド | — | sutando | stand |
| 報告 | ほうこく | hōkoku | report, information |
| 目標 | もくひょう | mokuhyō | mark, objective, target |
| 繋ぐ | つなぐ | tsunagu | to tie, to fasten, to connect, to transfer (phone call) |
| 楽 | らく | raku | comfort, ease |
| コピー | — | kopī | (1) a (photo)copy, (2) blurb on a book jacket |
| 飛び出す | とびだす | tobidasu | to jump out, to rush out, to fly out |
| うまい | うまい | umai | delicious |
| 手術 | しゅじゅつ | shujutsu | surgical operation |
| 有る | ある | aru | to be, to have |
| 世の中 | よのなか | yononaka | society, the world, the times |
| 故障 | こしょう | koshō | break-down, failure, accident, out of order |
| 急速 | きゅうそく | kyūsoku | rapid (e.g. progress) |
| 読み | よみ | yomi | reading |
| 絵画 | かいが | kaiga | picture |
| 波 | なみ | nami | wave |
| 損害 | そんがい | songai | damage, injury, loss |
| かわいらしい | — | kawairashii | lovely, sweet |
| 快適 | かいてき | kaiteki | pleasant, agreeable, comfortable |
| 単位 | たんい | tan'i | unit, denomination, credit (in school) |
| 決まり | きまり | kimari | settlement, conclusion, regulation, rule |
| 所為 | せい | sei | cause, reason, fault |
| 穀物 | こくもつ | kokumotsu | grain, cereal, corn |
| 常識 | じょうしき | jōshiki | common sense |
| 指導 | しどう | shidō | leadership, guidance, coaching |
| 語 | ご | go | language, word |
| 中 | ちゅう | chū | inside, middle, among |
| 間違い | まちがい | machigai | mistake |
| 望む | のぞむ | nozomu | to desire, to wish for, to see, to command (a view of) |
| 利益 | りえき | rieki | profits, gains, (political, economic) interest |
| どんなに | — | donnani | how, how much |
| 腰 | こし | koshi | hip |
| 訴える | うったえる | uttaeru | to sue (a person), to resort to, to appeal to |
| 又 | また | mata | again, and |
| 食う | くう | kū | (male) (vulg) to eat |
| ユーモア | — | yūmoa | humor |
| そっくり | — | sokkuri | all, altogether, entirely, be just like, the splitting image of |
| 発行 | はっこう | hakkō | issue (publications) |
| 成功 | せいこう | seikō | success, hit |
| 現状 | げんじょう | genjō | present condition, existing state, status quo |
| 従兄弟 | いとこ | itoko | cousin (male) |
| ぐっすり | — | gussuri | sound asleep, fast asleep |
| ブレーキ | — | burēki | a brake |
| だけど | — | dakedo | however |
| 勉強 | べんきょう | benkyō | study, diligence, discount, reduction |
| 人間 | にんげん | ningen | human being, man, person |
| 腐る | くさる | kusaru | to rot, to go bad |
| 女優 | じょゆう | joyū | actress |
| キャプテン | — | kyaputen | captain |
| パイプ | — | paipu | (1) pipe, tube, (2) channels, official or otherwise |
| 天然 | てんねん | tennen | nature, spontaneity |
| 七 | しち | shichi | seven |
| 警告 | けいこく | keikoku | warning, advice |
| 信じる | しんじる | shinjiru | to believe, to place trust in |
| 連続 | れんぞく | renzoku | serial, consecutive, continuity, continuing |
| とん | （1000 | ( | ton |
| 現実 | げんじつ | genjitsu | reality |
| 農業 | のうぎょう | nōgyō | agriculture |
| 現金 | げんきん | genkin | cash, ready money, mercenary, self-interested |
| 変更 | へんこう | henkō | change, modification, alteration |
| 流行 | りゅうこう | ryūkō | fashionable, fad, in vogue, prevailing |
| 図書 | としょ | tosho | books |
| 経営 | けいえい | keiei | management, administration |
| 代表 | だいひょう | daihyō | representative, representation, delegation, type, example, model |
| 明ける | あける | akeru | to dawn, to become daylight |
| 散歩 | さんぽ | sanpo | walk, stroll |
| 深刻 | しんこく | shinkoku | serious |
| 眺める | ながめる | nagameru | to view, to gaze at |
| 親戚 | しんせき | shinseki | relative |
| 国会 | こっかい | kokkai | National Diet, parliament, congress |
| 帯 | おび | obi | band (e.g. conduction, valence) |
| 誕生 | たんじょう | tanjō | birth |
| 参加 | さんか | sanka | participation |
| 加える | くわえる | kuwaeru | to append, to sum up, to add (up) |
| 学ぶ | まなぶ | manabu | to study (in depth), to learn, to take lessons in |
| まさか | — | masaka | by no means |
| 追い付く | おいつく | oitsuku | to overtake, to catch up (with) |
| 当たる | あたる | ataru | to be hit, to be successful, to be equivalent to |
| 夜明け | よあけ | yoake | dawn, daybreak |
| 関連 | かんれん | kanren | relation, connection, relevance |
| 順番 | じゅんばん | junban | turn (in line), order of things |
| 叱る | しかる | shikaru | to scold |
| 穏やか | おだやか | odayaka | calm, gentle, quiet |
| 弾 | たま | tama | bullet, shot, shell |
| 宗教 | しゅうきょう | shūkyō | religion |
| 完成 | かんせい | kansei | (1) complete, completion, (2) perfection, accomplishment |
| お互い | おたがい | otagai | mutual, reciprocal, each other |
| 等しい | ひとしい | hitoshii | equal |
| 芝生 | しばふ | shibafu | lawn |
| 程度 | ていど | teido | degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number) |
| 以来 | いらい | irai | since, henceforth |
| あした | — | ashita | tomorrow |
| 支店 | してん | shiten | branch store (office) |
| 尊重 | そんちょう | sonchō | respect, esteem, regard |
| 段 | だん | dan | step, stair, flight of steps, grade, rank, level |
| 政府 | せいふ | seifu | government, administration |
| 配達 | はいたつ | haitatsu | delivery, distribution |
| 強盗 | ごうとう | gōtō | robbery, burglary |
| 駐車 | ちゅうしゃ | chūsha | parking (e.g. car) |
| 梅 | うめ | ume | plum, plum-tree, lowest (of a three-tier ranking system) |
| 否 | いや | iya | no, the noes |
| アウト | — | auto | out |
| 厄介 | やっかい | yakkai | trouble, burden, care, bother |
| 咳 | せき | seki | cough |
| 者 | もの | mono | person |
| 方々 | かたがた | katagata | persons, this and that, here and there, everywhere |
| 国語 | こくご | kokugo | national language |
| 能力 | のうりょく | nōryoku | ability, faculty |
| 都 | みやこ | miyako | capital |
| 支配 | しはい | shihai | rule, control, direction |
| 材料 | ざいりょう | zairyō | ingredients, material |
| 覚める | さめる | sameru | to wake, to wake up |
| なかなか | — | nakanaka | very, considerably, easily |
| 名人 | めいじん | meijin | master, expert |
| 空 | から | kara | sky |
| 僅か | わずか | wazuka | only, merely, a little, small quantity |
| 賢い | かしこい | kashikoi | wise, clever, smart |
| 画家 | がか | gaka | painter, artist |
| 掴む | つかむ | tsukamu | to seize, to catch, to grasp |
| 皆 | みんな | minna | all, everyone, everybody |
| 影 | かげ | kage | shade, shadow, other side |
| ばったり | — | battari | with a clash (thud), with a bang, plump, flop |
| ありがとう | — | arigatō | (conj, exp, int) Thank you |
| 感動 | かんどう | kandō | being deeply moved, excitement, impression, deep emotion |
| 現在 | げんざい | genzai | present, up to now, nowadays, modern times, current |
| 屋根 | やね | yane | roof |
| 譲る | ゆずる | yuzuru | to turn over, to assign, to hand over |
| 天候 | てんこう | tenkō | weather |
| 自慢 | じまん | jiman | pride, boast |
| 失業 | しつぎょう | shitsugyō | unemployment |
| 大戦 | たいせん | taisen | great war, great battle |
| 守る | まもる | mamoru | to protect, to obey, to guard, to abide (by the rules) |
| 価値 | かち | kachi | value, worth, merit |
| 集まり | あつまり | atsumari | gathering, meeting, assembly, collection |
| これら | — | korera | these |
| すごい | — | sugoi | terrible, dreadful, terrific, amazing, great |
| 大使 | たいし | taishi | ambassador |
| 分析 | ぶんせき | bunseki | analysis |
| 先日 | せんじつ | senjitsu | the other day, a few days ago |
| 悲劇 | ひげき | higeki | tragedy |
| 現れる | あらわれる | arawareru | (1) to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, (2) to express oneself |
| アルバム | — | arubamu | album |
| 友情 | ゆうじょう | yūjō | friendship, fellowship |
| 泥 | どろ | doro | mud |
| 刀 | かたな | katana | sword, saber, knife, engraving tool |
| 話題 | わだい | wadai | topic, subject |
| 通過 | つうか | tsūka | passage through, passing |
| 滅多に | めったに | mettani | rarely (with neg. verb), seldom |
| 度 | たび | tabi | counter for occurrences |
| 希望 | きぼう | kibō | hope, wish, aspiration |
| 様子 | ようす | yōsu | aspect, state, appearance |
| 越す | こす | kosu | to go over (e.g. with audience) |
| チャンス | — | chansu | chance, opportunity |
| 交際 | こうさい | kōsai | company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance |
| 申し込む | もうしこむ | mōshikomu | to apply for, to make an application |
| 程 | ほど | hodo | degree, extent, bounds, limit |
| 救助 | きゅうじょ | kyūjo | relief, aid, rescue |
| 新た | あらた | arata | new, fresh, novel |
| 列車 | れっしゃ | ressha | train (ordinary) |
| 一種 | いっしゅ | isshu | a species, a kind, a variety |
| 考え | かんがえ | kangae | thinking, thought, ideas, intention |
| 商売 | しょうばい | shōbai | trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation |
| 欠席 | けっせき | kesseki | absence, non-attendance |
| 絶対 | ぜったい | zettai | absolute, unconditional, absoluteness |
| 農家 | のうか | nōka | farmer, farm family |
| 幾つ | いくつ | ikutsu | how many?, how old? |
| 信号 | しんごう | shingō | traffic lights, signal, semaphore |
| 付ける | つける | tsukeru | to attach, to join, to add, to append |
| そして | — | soshite | and |
| ぼんやり | — | bon'yari | absent-minded, block-head, dim, faint, vague |
| スキー | — | sukī | skiing |
| 辛い | つらい | tsurai | painful, heart-breaking |
| 生命 | せいめい | seimei | life, existence |
| 構う | かまう | kamau | to mind, to care about, to be concerned about |
| 交換 | こうかん | kōkan | exchange, interchange, reciprocity |
| 知事 | ちじ | chiji | prefectural governor |
| やはり | — | yahari | also, as I thought, still, in spite of, absolutely, of course |
| 進める | すすめる | susumeru | to advance, to promote, to hasten |
| 爆発 | ばくはつ | bakuhatsu | explosion, detonation, eruption |
| かわいそう | — | kawaisō | poor, pitiable, pathetic |
| 横切る | よこぎる | yokogiru | to cross (e.g. arms), to traverse |
| 害 | がい | gai | injury, harm, evil influence, damage |
| 自殺 | じさつ | jisatsu | suicide |
| トラック | — | torakku | (1) truck, (2) (running) track |
| 承知 | しょうち | shōchi | consent, acceptance, assent, admitting |
| 宇宙 | うちゅう | uchū | universe, cosmos, space |
| 適切 | てきせつ | tekisetsu | pertinent, appropriate, adequate, relevance |
| ダイヤ | — | daiya | (1) dyer, (2) diagram, (3) (railway) schedule, (4) diamond |
| 管理 | かんり | kanri | control, management (e.g. of a business) |
| 豊か | ゆたか | yutaka | abundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich |
| 競技 | きょうぎ | kyōgi | game, match, contest |
| 設計 | せっけい | sekkei | plan, design |
| 汚染 | おせん | osen | pollution, contamination |
| 調子 | ちょうし | chōshi | tune, tone, key |
| かなり | — | kanari | considerably, fairly, quite |
| 海外 | かいがい | kaigai | foreign, abroad, overseas |
| 安定 | あんてい | antei | stability, equilibrium |
| それ | （接。感） | (.) | it, that |
| きつい | — | kitsui | tight, close, intense |
| 記者 | きしゃ | kisha | reporter |
| 負け | まけ | make | defeat, loss, losing (a game) |
| 流れ | ながれ | nagare | stream, current |
| 評価 | ひょうか | hyōka | valuation, estimation, assessment, evaluation |
| 憲法 | けんぽう | kenpō | constitution |
| 劇場 | げきじょう | gekijō | theatre, playhouse |
| 働き | はたらき | hataraki | work, labor |
| 停留所 | ていりゅうじょ | teiryūjo | bus or tram stop |
| 骨 | ほね | hone | bone |
| おめでとう | — | omedetō | Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion! |
| 空く | すく | suku | (1) to open, to become empty, (2) to be less crowded |
| メンバー | — | menbā | member |
| 癖 | くせ | kuse | a habit (often a bad habit), peculiarity |
| 詩 | し | shi | poem, verse of poetry |
| 感じる | かんじる | kanjiru | to feel, to sense, to experience |
| 上 | うわ | uwa | upper, outer, surface |
| いずれ | — | izure | where, which, who |
| 保存 | ほぞん | hozon | preservation, conservation, storage, maintenance |
| あちこち | — | achikochi | here and there |
| 適度 | てきど | tekido | moderate |
| 横断 | おうだん | ōdan | crossing |
| いけない | — | ikenai | must not do, bad, wrong, not good |
| 布 | ぬの | nuno | cloth |
| 夕べ | ゆうべ | yūbe | evening |
| 専攻 | せんこう | senkō | major subject, special study |
| 答案 | とうあん | tōan | examination paper, examination script |
| 寄付 | きふ | kifu | contribution, donation |
| 円 | えん | en | circle, money |
| 罹る | かかる | kakaru | to suffer from |
| パイロット | — | pairotto | pilot |
| 係 | かかり | kakari | official, duty, person in charge |
| 偶 | たま | tama | even number, couple, man and wife, friend |
| コーチ | — | kōchi | coach |
| 検査 | けんさ | kensa | inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination |
| 位 | くらい | kurai | grade, rank, about |
| 従う | したがう | shitagau | to abide (by the rules), to obey, to follow, to accompany |
| 維持 | いじ | iji | maintenance, preservation |
| 陰 | かげ | kage | shade, shadow, other side |
| 節約 | せつやく | setsuyaku | economising, saving |
| 光景 | こうけい | kōkei | scene, spectacle |
| 他人 | たにん | tanin | another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger |
| 祝い | いわい | iwai | celebration, festival |
| 主婦 | しゅふ | shufu | housewife, mistress |
| 思わず | おもわず | omowazu | unintentional, spontaneous |
| 移す | うつす | utsusu | to remove, to transfer, to infect |
| 団体 | だんたい | dantai | organization, association |
| 日常 | にちじょう | nichijō | ordinary, regular, everyday, usual |
| 基本 | きほん | kihon | foundation, basis, standard |
| 敵 | てき | teki | enemy, rival |
| しまう | （終わる） | (waru) | to finish, to close, to do something completely |
| こんにちは | — | konnichiha | hello, good day (daytime greeting, id) |
| つまり | — | tsumari | in short, in brief, in other words |
| ゴール | — | gōru | goal |
| 製品 | せいひん | seihin | manufactured goods, finished goods |
| 案内 | あんない | annai | information, guidance, leading |
| 電子 | でんし | denshi | electron |
| それぞれ | — | sorezore | each, every, either, respectively, severally |
| 拡大 | かくだい | kakudai | magnification, enlargement |
| とにかく | — | tonikaku | anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case |
| 一致 | いっち | itchi | (1) coincidence, agreement, (2) conformity |
| どこか | — | dokoka | somewhere, anywhere |
| ノック | — | nokku | (1) knock, (2) fungo (baseball) |
| 鉄 | てつ | tetsu | iron |
| 税金 | ぜいきん | zeikin | tax, duty |
| 四 | し | shi | four |
| 強力 | きょうりょく | kyōryoku | herculean strength, mountain carrier-guide |
| 現象 | げんしょう | genshō | phenomenon |
| 罰する | ばっする | bassuru | to punish, to penalize |
| 主張 | しゅちょう | shuchō | claim, request, insistence, assertion |
| 音 | おん | on | sound, note |
| 轢く | ひく | hiku | to run somebody over (with vehicle), to knock someone down |
| 小屋 | こや | koya | hut, cabin, shed, (animal) pen |
| 個人 | こじん | kojin | individual, private person, personal, private |
| 苦手 | にがて | nigate | poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of) |
| 通行 | つうこう | tsūkō | passage, passing |
| 宝 | たから | takara | treasure |
| 与える | あたえる | ataeru | to give, to present, to award |
| 知恵 | ちえ | chie | wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, advice |
| 宝石 | ほうせき | hōseki | gem, jewel |
| 婚約 | こんやく | kon'yaku | engagement, betrothal |
| 嬉しい | うれしい | ureshii | happy, glad, pleasant |
| 城 | しろ | shiro | castle |
| はあ | （感） | () | yes; I see; (sigh) |
| 年寄 | としより | toshiyori | old people, the aged |
| マーケット | — | māketto | market |
| 外交 | がいこう | gaikō | diplomacy |
| 観客 | かんきゃく | kankyaku | audience, spectator(s) |
| 衛星 | えいせい | eisei | satellite |
| 取り上げる | とりあげる | toriageru | to take up, to pick up, to disqualify, to confiscate, to deprive |
| 義務 | ぎむ | gimu | duty, obligation, responsibility |
| 至る | いたる | itaru | to come, to arrive |
| 候補 | こうほ | kōho | candidacy |
| バッグ | — | baggu | bag, bug |
| 水準 | すいじゅん | suijun | (1) water level, (2) level, standard |
| 平ら | たいら | taira | flatness, level, smooth, calm, plain |
| 作物 | さくもつ | sakumotsu | produce (e.g. agricultural), crops |
| 支払う | しはらう | shiharau | to pay |
| 飯 | めし | meshi | (sl) meals, food |
| 型 | かた | kata | mold, model, style, shape, data-type |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう | shūnyū | income, receipts, revenue |
| 広告 | こうこく | kōkoku | advertisement |
| おじいさん | — | ojiisan | grandfather, male senior-citizen |
| 帰宅 | きたく | kitaku | returning home |
| 暮れ | くれ | kure | year end, sunset, nightfall, end |
| 禁煙 | きんえん | kin'en | No Smoking! |
| 宜しい | よろしい | yoroshii | (hon) good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can |
| 替える | かえる | kaeru | to exchange, to interchange, to substitute, to replace |
| 寧ろ | むしろ | mushiro | rather, better, instead |
| ビール | — | bīru | beer |
| 疑問 | ぎもん | gimon | question, problem, doubt, guess |
| 供給 | きょうきゅう | kyōkyū | supply, provision |
| スタイル | — | sutairu | style |
| 議員 | ぎいん | giin | member of the Diet, congress or parliament |
| スイッチ | — | suitchi | switch |
| 認める | みとめる | mitomeru | to recognize, to appreciate, to approve, to admit, to notice |
| 最低 | さいてい | saitei | least, lowest, worst |
| でも | でも | demo | but, however |
| 科目 | かもく | kamoku | (school) subject, curriculum, course |
| ほぼ | — | hobo | almost, roughly, approximately |
| ただ | — | tada | free of charge, mere, only |
| 長期 | ちょうき | chōki | long time period |
| 空き | あき | aki | room, time to spare, emptiness |
| 限る | かぎる | kagiru | to restrict, to limit, to confine |
| 芝居 | しばい | shibai | play, drama |
| 土地 | とち | tochi | plot of land, lot, soil |
| 塀 | へい | hei | wall, fence |
| 離婚 | りこん | rikon | divorce |
| 共同 | きょうどう | kyōdō | cooperation, association, collaboration, joint |
| 住民 | じゅうみん | jūmin | citizens, inhabitants, residents, population |
| 街 | まち | machi | (1) town, (2) street, road |
| 感覚 | かんかく | kankaku | sense, sensation |
| 居眠り | いねむり | inemuri | dozing, nodding off |
| 緊張 | きんちょう | kinchō | tension, mental strain, nervousness |
| 物音 | ものおと | monōto | sounds |
| 変化 | へんか | henka | goblin, ghost, apparition, bugbear |
| 節 | ふし | fushi | tune, tone, knot, knob, point |
| 検討 | けんとう | kentō | consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny |
| 合わせる | あわせる | awaseru | to join together, to be opposite, to face, to unite |
| 別に | べつに | betsuni | (not) particularly, nothing |
| 財産 | ざいさん | zaisan | property, fortune, assets |
| 飛ばす | とばす | tobasu | to skip over, to omit |
| 炎 | ほのお | honō | flame |
| 発展 | はってん | hatten | development, growth |
| 越える | こえる | koeru | to exceed, to cross over, to cross |
| 不安 | ふあん | fuan | anxiety, uneasiness, insecurity, suspense |
| 抜ける | ぬける | nukeru | to come out, to fall out, to be omitted |
| 下さる | くださる | kudasaru | (hon) to give, to confer |
| 減る | へる | heru | to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate |
| 粉 | こな | kona | flour, meal, powder |
| ごめんなさい | — | gomennasai | I beg your pardon, excuse me |
| ピン | — | pin | pin |
| 必ずしも | かならずしも | kanarazushimo | (not) always, (not) necessarily, (not) all, (not) entirely |
| 左右 | さゆう | sayū | (1) left and right, (2) influence, control, domination |
| 速度 | そくど | sokudo | speed, velocity, rate |
| 印 | しるし | shirushi | (1) mark, (2) symbol, (3) evidence |
| 移動 | いどう | idō | removal, migration, movement |
| 友 | とも | tomo | friend, companion, pal |
| 命 | いのち | inochi | command, decree, life, destiny |
| ふと | （副） | () | suddenly, casually, accidentally, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally |
| 黒板 | こくばん | kokuban | blackboard |
| 著者 | ちょしゃ | chosha | author, writer |
| 審判 | しんぱん | shinpan | refereeing, trial, judgement, umpire, referee |
| 休暇 | きゅうか | kyūka | holiday, day off, furlough |
| 増す | ます | masu | to increase, to grow |
| 共に | ともに | tomoni | sharing with, participate in |
| 少々 | しょうしょう | shōshō | just a minute, small quantity |
| 番 | ばん | ban | number; turn; watch |
| 苦痛 | くつう | kutsū | pain, agony |
| 免許 | めんきょ | menkyo | license, permit, licence, certificate |
| 受け取る | うけとる | uketoru | to receive, to get, to accept, to take |
| 収める | おさめる | osameru | to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept |
| 依頼 | いらい | irai | (1) request, commission, dispatch, (2) dependence, trust |
| 完了 | かんりょう | kanryō | completion, conclusion |
| 鼠 | ねずみ | nezumi | (1) mouse, rat, (2) dark gray, slate color |
| 上達 | じょうたつ | jōtatsu | improvement, advance, progress |
| 考慮 | こうりょ | kōryo | consideration, taking into account |
| 酔う | よう | yō | to get drunk, to become intoxicated |
| その | その | sono | the, that |
| あいにく | — | ainiku | unfortunately, Sorry, but.... |
| 近代 | きんだい | kindai | present day |
| 許可 | きょか | kyoka | permission, approval |
| 解ける | とける | tokeru | to come untied, to come apart |
| 活用 | かつよう | katsuyō | conjugation, practical use |
| 実 | み | mi | fruit, nut, seed, content, good result |
| 睡眠 | すいみん | suimin | sleep |
| 労働 | ろうどう | rōdō | manual labor, toil, work |
| 巣 | す | su | nest, rookery, breeding place, beehive, cobweb |
| トランプ | — | toranpu | playing cards (lit: trump) |
| マスター | — | masutā | proprietor, manager, barowner, master (e.g. arts, science) |
| 直に | じかに | jikani | immediately, readily, directly |
| 出席 | しゅっせき | shusseki | attendance, presence |
| 匂い | におい | nioi | odour, scent, smell, stench |
| 離す | はなす | hanasu | to part, divide, separate |
| 大半 | たいはん | taihan | majority, mostly, generally |
| 単語 | たんご | tango | word, vocabulary, (usually) single-character word |
| 一度に | いちどに | ichidoni | all at once |
| わざと | — | wazato | on purpose |
| 余分 | よぶん | yobun | extra, excess, surplus |
| 地方 | ちほう | chihō | area, locality, district, region, the coast |
| 呼吸 | こきゅう | kokyū | breath, respiration |
| 高速 | こうそく | kōsoku | high speed, high gear |
| 礼 | れい | rei | expression of gratitude |
| まあ | — | maa | (female) you might say |
| 普段 | ふだん | fudan | usually, habitually, ordinarily, always |
| 格好 | かっこう | kakkō | shape, form, posture, suitability |
| 永遠 | えいえん | eien | eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence |
| 頂上 | ちょうじょう | chōjō | top, summit, peak |
| 握手 | あくしゅ | akushu | handshake |
| 今に | いまに | imani | before long, even now |
| 女王 | じょおう | jōu | queen |
| 下す | おろす | orosu | to lower, to let go down |
| 夜 | よ | yo | evening, night |
| コンピューター | — | konpyūtā | computer |
| 背 | せい | sei | height, stature |
| 平等 | びょうどう | byōdō | equality (a), impartiality, evenness |
| 感謝 | かんしゃ | kansha | thanks, gratitude |
| 部分 | ぶぶん | bubun | portion, section, part |
| 性格 | せいかく | seikaku | character, personality |
| 劇 | げき | geki | drama, play |
| 被害 | ひがい | higai | damage |
| 瞬間 | しゅんかん | shunkan | moment, second, instant |
| ミルク | — | miruku | milk |
| 哲学 | てつがく | tetsugaku | philosophy |
| かもしれない | — | kamoshirenai | may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly |
| 訪問 | ほうもん | hōmon | call, visit |
| 会合 | かいごう | kaigō | meeting, assembly |
| おそらく | — | osoraku | perhaps |
| 針 | はり | hari | needle, hand (e.g. clock) |
| 招待 | しょうたい | shōtai | invitation |
| 数字 | すうじ | sūji | numeral, figure |
| 数 | かず | kazu | number, figure |
| 元 | もと | moto | (1) origin, original, (2) former |
| 行儀 | ぎょうぎ | gyōgi | manners |
| 署名 | しょめい | shomei | signature |
| 微笑む | ほほえむ | hohoemu | to smile |
| 中止 | ちゅうし | chūshi | suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption |
| 向く | むく | muku | to face |
| 幼い | おさない | osanai | very young, childish |
| 沖 | おき | oki | open sea |
| 観察 | かんさつ | kansatsu | observation, survey |
| バイオリン | — | baiorin | violin |
| 最中 | さいちゅう | saichū | in the middle of |
| 成長 | せいちょう | seichō | growth, grow to adulthood |
| 集中 | しゅうちゅう | shūchū | concentration, focusing the mind |
| 切れる | きれる | kireru | (1) to cut well, to be sharp, (2) to break (off) |
| 企業 | きぎょう | kigyō | enterprise, undertaking |
| すなわち | — | sunawachi | that is, namely, i.e. |
| 明確 | めいかく | meikaku | clear up, clarify, define |
| 機能 | きのう | kinō | function, faculty |
| 句 | く | ku | sentence |
| 十 | じゅう | jū | 10, ten |
| 様 | よう | yō | way, manner, kind |
| 確かめる | たしかめる | tashikameru | to ascertain |
| 請求 | せいきゅう | seikyū | claim, demand, application, request |
| 笛 | ふえ | fue | flute, pipe |
| けち | — | kechi | stinginess, miser, miserliness |
| しばしば | — | shibashiba | often, again and again, frequently |
| 道徳 | どうとく | dōtoku | morals |
| 権利 | けんり | kenri | right, privilege |
| 話し合う | はなしあう | hanashiau | to discuss, to talk together |
| 発達 | はったつ | hattatsu | development, growth |
| 症状 | しょうじょう | shōjō | symptoms, condition |
| 金属 | きんぞく | kinzoku | metal |
| 同様 | どうよう | dōyō | identical, equal to, same (kind), like |
| 残す | のこす | nokosu | to leave (behind, over), to bequeath, to save, to reserve |
| 詰める | つめる | tsumeru | to pack, to shorten, to work out (details) |
| 製造 | せいぞう | seizō | manufacture, production |
| 破る | やぶる | yaburu | to tear, to violate, to defeat, to smash, to destroy |
| 正直 | しょうじき | shōjiki | honesty, integrity, frankness |
| 論争 | ろんそう | ronsō | controversy, dispute |
| 灯 | ひ | hi | light |
| 不自由 | ふじゆう | fujiyū | discomfort, disability, inconvenience, destitution |
| 地位 | ちい | chii | (social) position, status |
| 毒 | どく | doku | poison, toxicant |
| 提出 | ていしゅつ | teishutsu | presentation, submission, filing |
| 当てる | あてる | ateru | to hit, to apply a patch |
| ハイキング | — | haikingu | hiking |
| 外 | ほか | hoka | other place, the rest |
| 隠す | かくす | kakusu | to hide, to conceal |
| 氏 | し | shi | family name, lineage, birth |
| 鋭い | するどい | surudoi | pointed, sharp |
| 学 | がく | gaku | learning, scholarship, erudition, knowledge |
| 構成 | こうせい | kōsei | organization, composition |
| 欠陥 | けっかん | kekkan | defect, fault, deficiency |
| 分 | ぶ | bu | dividing, part |
| 努力 | どりょく | doryoku | great effort, exertion, endeavour, effort |
| 食事 | しょくじ | shokuji | meal |
| 使用 | しよう | shiyō | use, application, employment, utilization |
| 宿泊 | しゅくはく | shukuhaku | lodging |
| 勘定 | かんじょう | kanjō | calculation, counting, consideration |
| サイン | — | sain | (1) autograph, (2) sign, (3) sine |
| 分野 | ぶんや | bun'ya | field, sphere, realm, division, branch |
| 好み | このみ | konomi | liking, taste, choice |
| 整理 | せいり | seiri | sorting, arrangement, adjustment, regulation |
| 酒 | さけ | sake | alcohol, sake |
| 広がる | ひろがる | hirogaru | to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around |
| 学問 | がくもん | gakumon | scholarship, study, learning |
| 曇 | くもり | kumori | cloudiness, cloudy weather, shadow |
| 無駄 | むだ | muda | futility, uselessness |
| 大陸 | たいりく | tairiku | continent |
| 灰 | はい | hai | ash |
| 真面目 | まじめ | majime | diligent, serious, honest |
| 大いに | おおいに | ōini | very, much, greatly |
| 鎖 | くさり | kusari | chain |
| 真っ直ぐ | まっすぐ | massugu | straight (ahead), direct, upright |
| 身 | み | mi | body, main part, oneself, sword |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ | fushigi | mystery, curiosity |
| 国民 | こくみん | kokumin | national, people, citizen |
| 勘 | かん | kan | perception, intuition, the sixth sense |
| 計る | はかる | hakaru | to measure, to weigh, to survey |
| テント | — | tento | tent |
| 主要 | しゅよう | shuyō | chief, main, principal, major |
| 典型 | てんけい | tenkei | type, pattern, archetypal |
| 袋 | ふくろ | fukuro | bag, sack |
| はい | （感） | () | wear, put on (sword) |
| 秘密 | ひみつ | himitsu | secret, secrecy |
| 苦しむ | くるしむ | kurushimu | to suffer, to groan, to be worried |
| 物事 | ものごと | monogoto | things, everything |
| 要求 | ようきゅう | yōkyū | request, demand, requisition |
| 同時 | どうじ | dōji | simultaneous(ly), concurrent, same time, synchronous |
| 時刻 | じこく | jikoku | instant, time, moment |
| 悩む | なやむ | nayamu | to be worried, to be troubled |
| 食料 | しょくりょう | shokuryō | food |
| 疑う | うたがう | utagau | to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect |
| 大会 | たいかい | taikai | convention, tournament, mass meeting, rally |
| ところが | — | tokoroga | however, while, even if |
| 理想 | りそう | risō | ideal |
| 意志 | いし | ishi | will, volition |
| 罪 | つみ | tsumi | crime, fault, indiscretion |
| 要素 | ようそ | yōso | element |
| 現す | あらわす | arawasu | to show, to indicate, to display |
| 奨学金 | しょうがくきん | shōgakukin | scholarship |
| 時期 | じき | jiki | time, season, period |
| 愉快 | ゆかい | yukai | pleasant, happy |
| 回復 | かいふく | kaifuku | recovery (from illness), improvement, rehabilitation, restoration |
| 慎重 | しんちょう | shinchō | discretion, prudence |
| 信用 | しんよう | shin'yō | confidence, dependence, credit, faith |
| 出身 | しゅっしん | shusshin | graduate from, come from |
| 救う | すくう | sukū | to rescue from, to help out of |
| 金曜 | きんよう | kin'yō | (abbr) Friday |
| 贅沢 | ぜいたく | zeitaku | luxury, extravagance |
| 急に | きゅうに | kyūni | suddenly; unexpectedly |
| 入学 | にゅうがく | nyūgaku | entry to school or university, matriculation |
| 袖 | そで | sode | sleeve |
| 皿 | さら | sara | plate, dish |
| 貴重 | きちょう | kichō | precious, valuable |
| 判断 | はんだん | handan | judgement, decision |
| 成績 | せいせき | seiseki | results, record |
| 神 | かみ | kami | god |
| 実に | じつに | jitsuni | indeed, truly, surely |
| 埃 | ほこり | hokori | dust |
| 奇妙 | きみょう | kimyō | strange, queer, curious |
| 嵐 | あらし | arashi | storm, tempest |
| 能 | のう | nō | being skilled in, nicely, properly |
| 到着 | とうちゃく | tōchaku | arrival |
| 既に | すでに | sudeni | already, too late |
| 異常 | いじょう | ijō | strangeness, abnormality, disorder |
| 畑 | はたけ | hatake | field |
| 都市 | とし | toshi | town, city, municipal, urban |
| 無 | ぶ | bu | nothing, naught, nil, zero |
| 提案 | ていあん | teian | proposal, proposition, suggestion |
| 延期 | えんき | enki | postponement, adjournment |
| 互い | たがい | tagai | mutual, reciprocal |
| 設備 | せつび | setsubi | equipment, device, facilities, installation |
| 解釈 | かいしゃく | kaishaku | explanation, interpretation |
| 外出 | がいしゅつ | gaishutsu | outing, going out |
| よると | — | yoruto | according to |
| 大部分 | だいぶぶん | daibubun | most part, greater part, majority |
| 際 | さい | sai | on the occasion of, circumstances |
| 予測 | よそく | yosoku | prediction, estimation |
| 人物 | じんぶつ | jinbutsu | character, personality, person, man, personage, talented man |
| 湾 | わん | wan | bay, gulf, inlet |
| 週間 | しゅうかん | shūkan | week, weekly |
| 多分 | たぶん | tabun | perhaps, probably |
| 徐々に | じょじょに | jojoni | slowly, little by little, gradually, steadily, quietly |
| 謎 | なぞ | nazo | riddle, puzzle, enigma |
| 親友 | しんゆう | shin'yū | close friend, buddy |
| 支給 | しきゅう | shikyū | payment, allowance |
| 住宅 | じゅうたく | jūtaku | resident, housing |
| 図 | ず | zu | figure (e.g. Fig 1), drawing, picture, illustration |
| 見送り | みおくり | miokuri | seeing one off, farewell, escort |
| 上京 | じょうきょう | jōkyō | proceeding to the capital (Tokyo) |
| さて | — | sate | well, now, then |
| たとえ | — | tatoe | simile, metaphor, allegory |
| ぴったり | — | pittari | exactly, neatly, sharp |
| 商人 | しょうにん | shōnin | trader, shopkeeper, merchant |
| 魅力 | みりょく | miryoku | charm, fascination, glamour |
| 退屈 | たいくつ | taikutsu | tedium, boredom |
| 否定 | ひてい | hitei | negation, denial, repudiation |
| 父親 | ちちおや | chichioya | father |
| 命令 | めいれい | meirei | order, command, decree, directive, (software) instruction |
| 理解 | りかい | rikai | understanding, comprehension |
| どんな | — | donna | what, what kind of |
| 独立 | どくりつ | dokuritsu | independence (e.g. Ind. Day), self-support |
| 痛み | いたみ | itami | pain, ache, sore, grief, distress |
| 一生 | いっしょう | isshō | whole life, a lifetime, all through life |
| 予防 | よぼう | yobō | prevention, precaution, protection against |
| 会員 | かいいん | kaiin | member, the membership |
| 器用 | きよう | kiyō | skillful, handy |
| 満ちる | みちる | michiru | to be full, to rise (tide), to mature, to expire |
| 職 | しょく | shoku | employment |
| 差別 | さべつ | sabetsu | discrimination, distinction, differentiation |
| 行き | いき | iki | going |
| 証明 | しょうめい | shōmei | proof, verification |
| にっこり | — | nikkori | smile sweetly, smile, grin |
| 体育 | たいいく | taiiku | physical education, gymnastics, athletics |
| 失望 | しつぼう | shitsubō | disappointment, despair |
| 貯金 | ちょきん | chokin | (bank) savings |
| 気に入る | きにいる | kiniiru | to be pleased with, to suit |
| 小 | しょう | shō | small; little |
| 暗記 | あんき | anki | memorization, learning by heart |
| 夫人 | ふじん | fujin | wife, Mrs, madam |
| 共通 | きょうつう | kyōtsū | commonness, community |
| 新鮮 | しんせん | shinsen | fresh |
| 別れ | わかれ | wakare | parting, separation, farewell |
| 思想 | しそう | shisō | thought, idea |
| 或 | ある | aru | a certain..., some... |
| 婦人 | ふじん | fujin | woman, female |
| マイク | — | maiku | mike |
| 博士 | はかせ | hakase | doctorate, PhD |
| はさみ | — | hasami | scissors |
| 案 | あん | an | plan, suffix meaning draft |
| 舌 | した | shita | tongue |
| 人生 | じんせい | jinsei | (human) life (i.e. conception to death) |
| たっぷり | — | tappuri | full, in plenty, ample |
| 中古 | ちゅうこ | chūko | (1) used, second-hand, old |
| 条件 | じょうけん | jōken | conditions, terms |
| 役割 | やくわり | yakuwari | part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties |
| びっくり | — | bikkuri | be surprised, be amazed, be frightened, astonishment |
| 油 | あぶら | abura | oil |
| メモ | — | memo | memorandum |
| 不利 | ふり | furi | disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable, drawback |
| 訳 | やく | yaku | meaning, reason, circumstances, can be deduced, situation |
| いい | — | ii | good |
| 偶然 | ぐうぜん | gūzen | (by) chance, unexpectedly, suddenly |
| 芽 | め | me | sprout |
| 不足 | ふそく | fusoku | insufficiency, shortage, deficiency, lack, dearth |
| グラス | — | gurasu | (1) glass, (2) grass |
| 戦う | たたかう | tatakau | to fight, to battle, to combat |
| 方向 | ほうこう | hōkō | direction, course, way |
| 強調 | きょうちょう | kyōchō | emphasis, stress, stressed point |
| 自然 | しぜん | shizen | nature, spontaneous |
| ジュース | — | jūsu | juice, soft drink, deuce |
| 記録 | きろく | kiroku | record, minutes, document |
| 操作 | そうさ | sōsa | operation, management, processing |
| 莫大 | ばくだい | bakudai | enormous, vast |
| 重大 | じゅうだい | jūdai | serious, important, grave, weighty |
| 株 | かぶ | kabu | share, stock, stump (of tree) |
| 無事 | ぶじ | buji | safety, peace, quietness |
| 違反 | いはん | ihan | violation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach |
| 列 | れつ | retsu | queue, line, row |
| ベンチ | — | benchi | bench |
| 事 | こと | koto | thing, matter, fact, circumstances |
| 残り | のこり | nokori | remnant, residue, remaining, left-over |
| 年月 | としつき | toshitsuki | months and years |
| 怪我 | けが | kega | injury (to animate object), hurt |
| 議論 | ぎろん | giron | argument, discussion, dispute |
| 事態 | じたい | jitai | situation, present state of affairs |
| 缶 | かん | kan | can, tin |
| 粗末 | そまつ | somatsu | crude, rough, plain, humble |
| 組む | くむ | kumu | to put together |
| 倒す | たおす | taosu | to throw down, to beat, to bring down, to blow down |
| 進学 | しんがく | shingaku | going on to university |
| 加減 | かげん | kagen | addition and subtraction, allowance for |
| 前者 | ぜんしゃ | zensha | the former |
| 主に | おもに | omoni | mainly, primarily |
| 就職 | しゅうしょく | shūshoku | finding employment, inauguration |
| 覚ます | さます | samasu | to awaken |
| すみません | （感） | () | sorry, excuse me |
| 状態 | じょうたい | jōtai | condition, situation, circumstances, state |
| 秒 | びょう | byō | second (60th min) |
| 翼 | つばさ | tsubasa | wings |
| 殺す | ころす | korosu | to kill |
| 馬鹿 | ばか | baka | fool, idiot, trivial matter, folly |
| 裸 | はだか | hadaka | naked, nude |
| あんなに | — | annani | to that extent, to that degree |
| 県 | けん | ken | prefecture |
| 続き | つづき | tsuzuki | sequel, continuation |
| 題 | だい | dai | title, subject, theme, topic |
| 一体 | いったい | ittai | (1) one object, one body, (2) what on earth?, really?, (3) generally |
| 賞 | しょう | shō | prize, award |
| ヨット | — | yotto | yacht |
| 最終 | さいしゅう | saishū | last, final, closing |
| ウイスキー | — | uisukī | whisky |
| 誰か | だれか | dareka | someone, somebody |
| 借金 | しゃっきん | shakkin | debt, loan, liabilities |
| 胃 | い | i | stomach |
| 積極的 | せっきょくてき | sekkyokuteki | positive, active, proactive |
| 装置 | そうち | sōchi | equipment, installation, apparatus |
| 違いない | ちがいない | chigainai | (phrase) sure, no mistaking it, for certain |
| 州 | しゅう | shū | sandbank |
| 肩 | かた | kata | shoulder |
| そっと | — | sotto | face of the earth |
| 為る | する | suru | to change, to be of use, to reach to |
| 公平 | こうへい | kōhei | fairness, impartial, justice |
| 温度 | おんど | ondo | temperature |
| 稲 | いね | ine | rice-plant |
| 挨拶 | あいさつ | aisatsu | greeting, salutation |
| 効果 | こうか | kōka | effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result |
| 瓶 | びん | bin | bottle |
| 留学 | りゅうがく | ryūgaku | studying abroad |
| 命じる | めいじる | meijiru | to order, to command, to appoint |
| 頂く | いただく | itadaku | to receive, to take food or drink (hum) |
| 同僚 | どうりょう | dōryō | coworker, colleague, associate |
| 連想 | れんそう | rensō | association (of ideas), suggestion |
| 攻撃 | こうげき | kōgeki | attack, strike, offensive, criticism, censure |
| 是非 | ぜひ | zehi | certainly, without fail |
| 上等 | じょうとう | jōtō | superiority, first class, very good |
| 届く | とどく | todoku | to reach |
| 事件 | じけん | jiken | event, affair, incident |
| そのまま | — | sonomama | without change, as it is (i.e. now) |
| 要点 | ようてん | yōten | gist, main point |
| 得意 | とくい | tokui | pride, triumph, prosperity |
| 王子 | おうじ | ōji | prince |
| 凍る | こおる | kōru | to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal |
| 単純 | たんじゅん | tanjun | simplicity |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ | shōtotsu | collision, conflict |
| 勇気 | ゆうき | yūki | courage, bravery, valour, nerve, boldness |
| 詳しい | くわしい | kuwashii | knowing very well, detailed, full, accurate |
| スピーチ | — | supīchi | speech |
| 相続 | そうぞく | sōzoku | succession, inheritance |
| 選手 | せんしゅ | senshu | (1) player (in game), (2) team |
| 育つ | そだつ | sodatsu | to raise (child), to be brought up, to grow (up) |
| 年間 | ねんかん | nenkan | year |
| しきりに | — | shikirini | frequently, repeatedly, incessantly, eagerly |
| 言う | ゆう | yū | to say |
| 冷静 | れいせい | reisei | calm, composure, coolness, serenity |
| 組織 | そしき | soshiki | (1) organization, (2) structure, construction, (3) tissue, (4) system |
| 起こる | おこる | okoru | to occur, to happen |
| 犯罪 | はんざい | hanzai | crime |
| 嫌う | きらう | kirau | to hate, to dislike, to loathe |
| 決定 | けってい | kettei | decision, determination |
| 放す | はなす | hanasu | to separate, to set free |
| どう | （接。副） | (.) | child, servant, foolishness |
| 扱う | あつかう | atsukau | to handle, to deal with, to treat |
| 遅刻 | ちこく | chikoku | lateness, late coming |
| 省く | はぶく | habuku | to omit, to eliminate, to curtail, to economize |
| 試す | ためす | tamesu | to attempt, to test |
| 霧 | きり | kiri | fog, mist |
| ペンキ | — | penki | (n) paint (nl: pek) |
| 手段 | しゅだん | shudan | means, way, measure |
| 粗 | あら | ara | defect, flaw, blemish, weak point |
| 化学 | かがく | kagaku | chemistry |
| 作曲 | さっきょく | sakkyoku | composition, setting (of music) |
| 貰う | もらう | morau | to receive |
| 現場 | げんば | genba | actual spot, scene, scene of the crime |
| 営業 | えいぎょう | eigyō | business, trade, management |
| 太陽 | たいよう | taiyō | sun, solar |
| 一瞬 | いっしゅん | isshun | a moment, an instant |
| 地域 | ちいき | chiiki | area, region |
| 種 | たね | tane | (1) seed, (2) material, (3) cause, source |
| 濡れる | ぬれる | nureru | to get wet |
| 臭い | くさい | kusai | odour, scent, smell, stench |
| ボート | — | bōto | rowing boat |
| 医療 | いりょう | iryō | medical care, medical treatment |
| 夢中 | むちゅう | muchū | daze, (in a) trance, ecstasy, delirium, engrossment |
| 一人一人 | ひとりひとり | hitorihitori | one by one, each, one at a time |
| いただきます | — | itadakimasu | expression of gratitude before meals |
| 動詞 | どうし | dōshi | verb |
| 最高 | さいこう | saikō | highest, supreme, the most |
| 事実 | じじつ | jijitsu | fact, truth, reality |
| 手品 | てじな | tejina | sleight of hand, conjuring trick, magic, juggling |
| 学期 | がっき | gakki | term (school) |
| 椅子 | いす | isu | chair |
| とんでもない | — | tondemonai | unexpected, offensive, What a thing to say!, No way! |
| 頼る | たよる | tayoru | to rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on |
| そのうち | — | sonōchi | eventually, sooner or later, of the previously mentioned |
| 金持ち | かねもち | kanemochi | rich man |
| 経験 | けいけん | keiken | experience |
| 祭 | まつり | matsuri | festival, feast |
| グループ | — | gurūpu | group |
| 職業 | しょくぎょう | shokugyō | occupation, business |
| 餌 | えさ | esa | feed, bait |
| 発車 | はっしゃ | hassha | departure of a vehicle |
| パーセント | — | pāsento | percent |