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soreha

  1. very; extremely

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    Related:それはそれは

  2. that is

    Expr.
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Expr.

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sorehasoreha

  1. My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.)

    Expr.
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Expr.
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)

  2. very; extremely

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    Related:それは

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思
い
おも

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い
おも

omoi

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Noun (common)

  1. thought

  2. imagination; mind; heart

  3. desire; wish; hope; expectation

  4. love; affection

  5. feelings; emotion; sentiment; experience

Full entry for 思い

問
題
もん
だい

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question (e.g. on a test); problem — 問題
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問
題
もん
だい

mondai

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. question (e.g. on a test); problem

    EXAMPLE
    楽(らく)にその問題(もんだい)が解(と)けた。
    The problem was easily solved.

  2. problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter

    EXAMPLE
    問題(もんだい)はいつ始(はじ)めるかだ。
    The question is when to start.

  3. question (i.e. doubt)

  4. public discussion; controversy

  5. trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

    EXAMPLE
    問題(もんだい)なし。
    No problem.

Full entry for 問題

思
う
おも

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to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon — 思う
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思
う
おも

omou

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JLPT N5
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Godan verb w/ う ending
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Godan verb w/ う ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb

  1. to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon

    EXAMPLE
    そう思(おも)うよ。
    I believe so.

  2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)

    EXAMPLE
    思(おも)い通(どお)りにはいかなかった。
    It didn't go as I had planned.

  3. to judge; to assess; to regard

    EXAMPLE
    変(へん)に思(おも)われるよ！
    You'll be judged for that!

Full entry for 思う

場
合
ば
あい

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合
ば
あい

baai

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Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. case; situation

    EXAMPLE
    それは極端(きょくたん)な場合(ばあい)だ。
    That is in the extreme case.

Full entry for 場合

必
要
ひつ
よう

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必
要
ひつ
よう

hitsuyou

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  1. necessary; needed; essential; indispensable

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    それは必要(ひつよう)だ。
    It is necessary.

  2. necessity; need; requirement

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    紙(かみ)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
    I need some paper.

Full entry for 必要

側
がわ

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側
がわ

gawa

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Noun (common)
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Suffix

  1. side (of something, or taking someone's side); part

  2. (watch) case

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事
件
じ
けん

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件
じ
けん

jiken

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

    EXAMPLE
    次々(つぎつぎ)に事件(じけん)が起(お)きた。
    One event followed another.

Full entry for 事件

主
義
しゅ
ぎ

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義
しゅ
ぎ

shugi

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

Full entry for 主義

権
けん

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right (to do something) — 権
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権
けん

ken

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Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. right (to do something)

  2. authority; power

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行
為
こう
い

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為
こう
い

koui

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. act; deed; conduct

    EXAMPLE
    それは愚(おろ)かな行為(こうい)だ。
    That is a foolish act.

Full entry for 行為

品
ひん

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ひん

hin

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  1. elegance; grace; refinement; class; dignity

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

  2. article; item

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix

  3. counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

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口
くち

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mouth — 口
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口
くち

kuchi

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 7
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Genki Ch. 7
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Body
Browse words to describe the body
Body

  1. mouth

    EXAMPLE
    口(くち)を閉(と)じてください。
    Please close your mouth.

  2. opening; hole; gap; orifice

    EXAMPLE
    私(わたし)たちはそのまま洞窟(どうくつ)の口(くち)にボートで突(つ)っ込(こ)んで行(い)きました。
    We plunged into the cave opening on our boat and continued on.

  3. mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece

    EXAMPLE
    ペットボトルの飲(の)み口(くち)
    The mouth of a plastic bottle

  4. gate; door; entrance; exit

    EXAMPLE
    入(い)り口(くち)はどこですか？
    Where's the entrance?

  5. speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)

    EXAMPLE
    恐怖(きょうふ)で彼(かれ)は口(くち)がきけなかった。
    Fear robbed him of speech.
    Related:口を利く

  6. taste; palate

    EXAMPLE
    私(わたし)の口(くち)には合(あ)いません。
    It doesn't suit my tastes.
    Related:口に合う

  7. mouth (to feed)

Full entry for 口

面
白
い
おも
しろ

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interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling — 面白い
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面
白
い
おも
しろ

omoshiroi

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JLPT N5
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Genki Ch. 5
Appears in chapter 5 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 5
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Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
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  1. interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling

    EXAMPLE
    それは面白(おもしろ)い。
    That's interesting.

  2. amusing; funny; comical

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)は面白(おもしろ)い話(はなし)をした。
    He told a funny story.

  3. enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable

    EXAMPLE
    トランプは面白(おもしろ)い。
    It's fun to play cards.

  4. good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging

    EXAMPLE
    何(なに)か面白(おもしろ)い番組(ばんぐみ)やってないかな。
    I wonder if there's anything good on TV.

Full entry for 面白い

利
益
り
えき

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profit; gains — 利益
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利
益
り
えき

rieki

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  1. profit; gains

  2. benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.)

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大
事
だい
じ

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事
だい
じ

daiji

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  1. important; serious; crucial

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    大事(だいじ)なものか？
    Is it important?

  2. valuable; precious

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.

  3. serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Related:大事

  4. great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

  5. safe; OK

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Related:だいじょうぶ

Full entry for 大事

無
理
む
り

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理
む
り

muri

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  1. unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    それは無理(むり)だ。
    That's unreasonable.

  2. impossible

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    絶対(ぜったい)無理(むり)だ。
    It's absolutely impossible.

  3. forcible; forced; compulsory

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

  4. excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.

  5. to work too hard; to try too hard

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  6. no way; not a chance; never; dream on

    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism

  7. irrational

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.

Full entry for 無理

物
語
もの
がたり

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語
もの
がたり

monogatari

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. tale; story; legend

    EXAMPLE
    この物語(ものがたり)は真実(しんじつ)です。
    This story is true.

Full entry for 物語

初
はつ

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初
はつ

hatsu

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の-adj.
Noun, as prefix
Noun, used as a prefix
Noun, as prefix
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. first; new

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文
ぶん

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文
ぶん

bun

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. sentence

    EXAMPLE
    この文(ぶん)は変(へん)だ。
    This is a strange sentence.

  2. composition; text; writings

  3. the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature

    Related:武

  4. statement

Full entry for 文

費
用
ひ
よう

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cost; expense — 費用
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費
用
ひ
よう

hiyou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. cost; expense

    EXAMPLE
    それは費用(ひよう)の問題(もんだい)だ。
    It's a matter of cost.

Full entry for 費用

反
応
はん
のう

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reaction; response — 反応
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反
応
はん
のう

hannou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  1. reaction; response

    EXAMPLE
    それは、良(よ)い反応(はんのう)です。
    That's a good response.

Full entry for 反応

有
効
ゆう
こう

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有
効
ゆう
こう

yuukou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. valid; effective

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    それは細菌(さいきん)感染(かんせん)に有効(ゆうこう)だ。
    It is effective against bacterial infections.

  2. yuko (judo)

Full entry for 有効

注
文
ちゅう
もん

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文
ちゅう
もん

chuumon

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JLPT N4
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  1. order (for an item)

    EXAMPLE
    注文(ちゅうもん)はお決(き)まりですか。
    Have you decided on your oder?

  2. request; demand; condition

Full entry for 注文

素
晴
らしい
す
ば

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent — 素晴らしい
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素
晴
らしい
す
ば

subarashii

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Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.

  1. wonderful; splendid; magnificent

    EXAMPLE
    素晴(すば)らしいですね！
    How wonderful!

Full entry for 素晴らしい

深
い
ふか

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deep — 深い
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深
い
ふか

fukai

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Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.

  1. deep

    EXAMPLE
    雪(ゆき)が深(ふか)い。
    The snow is deep.

  2. profound

  3. dense; thick

    EXAMPLE
    霧(きり)が深(ふか)い。
    The fog is dense.

  4. close (relationship)

  5. intense; strong

  6. late

Full entry for 深い

出
会
い
で
あ

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meeting; rendezvous; encounter — 出会い
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出
会
い
で
あ

deai

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. meeting; rendezvous; encounter

    EXAMPLE
    彼女(かのじょ)との出会(であ)いが始(はじ)まった。
    I began a meeting with her.

  2. confluence

Full entry for 出会い

当
たり
前
あ
まえ

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当
たり
前
あ
まえ

atarimae

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の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. natural; reasonable; obvious

    EXAMPLE
    当(あ)たり前(まえ)のことだった。
    It was an obvious thing.

  2. usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm

    EXAMPLE
    それは今(いま)では当(あ)たり前(まえ)になっている。
    It has become quite common.

Full entry for 当たり前

鳥
とり

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bird — 鳥
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鳥
とり

tori

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Noun (common)
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Noun (common)
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Food
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Food

  1. bird

    EXAMPLE
    それは鳥(とり)です。
    It's a bird.

  2. bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

    EXAMPLE
    今日(きょう)の晩飯(ばんめし)は鳥(とり)
    Today's dinner is chicken
    Related:鶏

Full entry for 鳥

優
先
ゆう
せん

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優
先
ゆう
せん

yuusen

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
の-adj.
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の-adj.

  1. preference; priority; precedence

Full entry for 優先

唯
一
ゆい
いつ

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唯
一
ゆい
いつ

yuiitsu

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun

  1. only; sole; unique

    EXAMPLE
    それは唯一(ゆいいつ)の関心事(かんしんじ)です。
    That's my sole concern.

Full entry for 唯一

考
慮
こう
りょ

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考
慮
こう
りょ

kouryo

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  1. consideration; taking into account

    EXAMPLE
    私(わたし)はすべてを考慮(こうりょ)に入(い)れた。
    I have taken everything into consideration.

Full entry for 考慮

真
実
しん
じつ

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真
実
しん
じつ

shinjitsu

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JLPT N1

  1. truth; reality

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    真実(しんじつ)が知(し)りたい。
    I want the truth.

  2. truly; really

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb

  3. absolute truth

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

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ミサイル

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ミサイル

misairu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. missile

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単
なる
たん

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単
なる
たん

tannaru

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pre-noun adj. (rentaishi)
pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
pre-noun adj. (rentaishi)

  1. mere; simple; sheer

    EXAMPLE
    それは単(たん)なる冗談(じょうだん)だよ。
    It's merely a joke.

Full entry for 単なる

感
染
かん
せん

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感
染
かん
せん

kansen

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  1. infection; contagion; becoming infected

    EXAMPLE
    それは細菌(さいきん)感染(かんせん)に有効(ゆうこう)だ。
    It is effective against bacterial infections.

Full entry for 感染

決
める
き

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to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix — 決める
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決
める
き

kimeru

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JLPT N4
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Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb

  1. to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix

    EXAMPLE
    決(き)めるのは君(きみ)次第(しだい)だ。
    It rests with you to decide.

  2. to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)

  3. to persist in doing; to go through with

  4. to always do; to have made a habit of

  5. to take for granted; to assume

  6. to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines

  7. to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing

Full entry for 決める

題
だい

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題
だい

dai

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  1. title; subject; theme; topic

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

  2. problem (on a test); question

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

  3. counter for questions (on a test)

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

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眺
め
なが

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scene; view; prospect; outlook — 眺め
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眺
め
なが

nagame

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. scene; view; prospect; outlook

    EXAMPLE
    壮大(そうだい)な眺(なが)めですね。
    It's a magnificent view, isn't it?

Full entry for 眺め

一
瞬
いっ
しゅん

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一
瞬
いっ
しゅん

isshun

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)

  1. instant; moment; for an instant

    EXAMPLE
    それは、一瞬(いっしゅん)で変(か)った。
    It changed in an instant.

Full entry for 一瞬

矛
盾
む
じゅん

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矛
盾
む
じゅん

mujun

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. contradiction; inconsistency

    EXAMPLE
    それは矛盾(むじゅん)だらけだ。
    It's full of contradictions.

Full entry for 矛盾

衝
撃
しょう
げき

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shock; impact; crash — 衝撃
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衝
撃
しょう
げき

shougeki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. shock; impact; crash

Full entry for 衝撃

面
白
おも
しろ

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面
白
おも
しろ

omoshiro

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Prenominal noun/verb
Noun or verb acting prenominally
Prenominal noun/verb

  1. amusing; funny; interesting

Full entry for 面白

甘
い
あま

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sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared — 甘い
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甘
い
あま

amai

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
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Appears in chapter 12 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 12
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
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  1. sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared

    EXAMPLE
    桃(もも)は甘(あま)い。
    Peaches are sweet.

  2. fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)

  3. lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy

    EXAMPLE
    甘(あま)いカレー
    Not spicy curry

  4. naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient

    EXAMPLE
    甘(あま)い練習(れんしゅう)では勝(か)てないです
    You can't win if you go soft on practice
    Related:甘く見る

  5. half-hearted; not finished properly

  6. insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose

  7. mild

Full entry for 甘い

極
端
きょく
たん

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極
端
きょく
たん

kyokutan

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.

  1. extreme; extremity

    EXAMPLE
    それは極端(きょくたん)な場合(ばあい)だ。
    That's for extreme cases.

Full entry for 極端

不
可
欠
ふ
か
けつ

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可
欠
ふ
か
けつ

fukaketsu

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. indispensable; essential

    EXAMPLE
    それは不可欠(ふかけつ)です。
    That is essential.

Full entry for 不可欠

恐
ろしい
おそ

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恐
ろしい
おそ

osoroshii

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Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.

  1. terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening

    EXAMPLE
    それは恐(おそ)ろしい事件(じけん)だ。
    That's a terrible incident.

  2. surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing

Full entry for 恐ろしい

必
然
ひつ
ぜん

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必
然
ひつ
ぜん

hitsuzen

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  1. inevitable; necessary; certain; sure

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.

  2. inevitability; necessity

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

Full entry for 必然

金
銭
きん
せん

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money; cash — 金銭
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金
銭
きん
せん

kinsen

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. money; cash

Full entry for 金銭

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