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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. question; inquiry; enquiry
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to sell
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2. to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.)See also 国を売る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
3. to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneselfSee also 名を売る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
4. to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.); to provoke; to force on someoneSee also 喧嘩を売る, See also 恩を売る
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. quiet; silent
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. slow; unhurried
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
3. calm; peaceful
Other forms
閑か 【しずか】
Notes
閑か: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come downesp. 下りる
  • あの
  • プロ
  • スキーヤー
  • はなれわざ離れ業
  • ながら
  • やま
  • おりる
  • 好き
  • だった
The professional skier liked to "hot-dog" down the mountain.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
2. to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismountesp. 降りる
  • ここ
  • 降り
  • ましょう
Let's get off here.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
3. to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
4. to be granted; to be issued; to be givenesp. 下りる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
5. to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)esp. 降りる
  • けさ今朝
  • つゆ
  • 降りた
The dew fell this morning.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
6. to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)See also 下り物, esp. 下りる
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下りる 【おりる】
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Noun
1. spare time; free time; leisure
  • しごと仕事
  • らく
  • ひま
  • たくさん
  • あります
My job is easy and I have a lot of free time.
Noun
2. time (it takes to do something); time required
  • しごと仕事
  • いそが忙しくて
  • きみ
  • てがみ手紙
  • 書く
  • ひま
  • なかった
Busy with my work, I had no time to write to you.
Noun
3. time off; leave; vacation; holiday
Noun
4. dismissal; firing; severance; divorce
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
5. free; not busy; unoccupied; idle
  • わたし
  • ひま
  • じかん時間
  • 書きます
I write poems in my free time.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
6. slow (business); slack; dull
Suru verb, Intransitive verb
7. to be free; to be not busy; to be available; to be doing nothingColloquial
Other forms
閑 【ひま】ヒマ
Notes
閑: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant
  • かれ彼の
  • はなしかた話し方
  • いや
  • なの
I don't like his way of talking.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome
  • この
  • たまご
  • いや
  • にお匂いがする
This egg has a bad smell.
3. no!; quit it!; stop!Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
嫌 【や】厭 【いや】厭 【や】イヤ
Notes
厭: Rarely-used kanji form. 厭: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. splendid; nice; wonderful; delightful; lovely; excellent; fine
  • こうきしん好奇心
  • おうせい旺盛
  • たいへん大変
  • けっこう結構
  • こと
  • である
A healthy curiosity is truly a fine thing.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. sufficient; satisfactory; enough; fine; all right; OK
  • どちら
  • でも
  • けっこう結構
  • です
Either day is OK.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
3. not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough; fine (as in "I'm fine"); no, thank you
  • いや
  • けっこう結構
  • です
  • たくさん
  • いただきました
No more, thank you. I'm full.
Adverb (fukushi)
4. rather; quite; fairly; pretty; surprisingly; quite a bit; fairly well
  • かのじょ彼女の
  • かみのけ髪の毛
  • けっこう結構
  • みじか短い
The woman's hair is quite short.
Noun
5. structure; construction; framework; architecture
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)Antonym: 高い
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. low (position); close to the ground
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. short (height)
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)
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Noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  • 遠まわしに
  • もの
  • 言う
Don't beat around the bush.
Noun
2. one's things; possessions; property; belongingsas 〜のもの, 〜のもん
    ロバート
  • しゅうまつ週末
  • みせ
  • よく
  • ちち
  • てつだ手伝った
  • もの
  • だった
Robert used to help his father in the store on weekends.
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3. things; something; anything; everything; nothing
  • あなた
  • いもうと妹さん
  • 会い
  • たい
  • もの
  • です
I'd like to see your sister.
Noun
4. quality
    ウィルソン
  • かいほう解法
  • おな同じ
  • ていすう定数
  • しよう使用
  • した
  • という
  • てん
  • ハドソン
  • もの
  • るいじ類似
  • している
Wilson's solution is similar to Hudson's in that they used the same constants.
Noun
5. reason; the way of things
Noun
6. used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happenUsually written using kana alone, formal noun often used as 〜ものだ
  • ぼく
  • 子どものころ
  • よく
  • この
  • はまべ浜辺
  • 来た
  • もの
  • です
I used to come to this beach when I was a boy.
Noun, used as a suffix
7. item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...Usually written using kana alone
Noun, used as a suffix
8. cause of ...; cause for ...
Prefix
9. somehow; somewhat; for some reasonOnly applies to もの, See also 物寂しい ものさびしい
Prefix
10. really; trulyOnly applies to もの, See also 物珍しい ものめずらしい
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物 【もん】モノ
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Noun
1. book; volume; script
  • きのう昨日
  • その
  • ほん
  • 80
  • ページ
  • まで
  • 読んだ
I read the book up to page 80 yesterday.
Prefix
2. this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue
  • せいのう性能
  • よさ
  • デザイン
  • ゆうび優美さ
  • りょうりょう両々
  • 相まって
  • ほん
  • きしゅ機種
  • せいか声価
  • たか高めて
  • きた
The high performance and the elegant design of this model have combined to give it a high reputation.
Prefix
3. main; head; principal
Prefix
4. real; genuine; regular; proper
Counter
5. counter for long, cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
  • ウイスキー
  • ほん
  • 持っています
I have a bottle of whiskey.
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to hear
  • いちばん一番
  • チャンネル
  • えいご英語
  • 、7
  • ばん
  • チャンネル
  • にほんご日本語
  • 聞き
  • になれます
You can hear English on Channel 1, and Japanese on Channel 7.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to listen (e.g. to music)esp. 聴く
  • おんがく音楽
  • 好き
  • まいにち毎日
  • 聴いています
I like music, and I listen to it every day.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. to ask; to enquire; to query聴く is used in legal and official contexts
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
4. to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
5. to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
6. to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
7. to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)See also 香を聞く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
8. to taste (alcohol); to tryalso 利く
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聴く 【きく】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. bad; poor; undesirable
  • かおいろ顔色がわるい
  • けど
  • ぐあい具合
  • わる悪い
  • かい
  • 」「
  • そういう
  • わけ
  • でもない
"You look pale. Are you sick?" "Not exactly."
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
  • わたし私の
  • ステレオ
  • あなた
  • より
  • おんしつ音質
  • わる悪い
My stereo set is inferior to yours in sound quality.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. evil; sinful
  • すいません
  • あなた
  • わる悪い
  • こと
  • しました
I'm sorry. I did you wrong.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. ugly; not beautiful
  • たてもの建物
  • らくが落書き
  • だらけで
  • みため見た目
  • わる悪い
The graffiti-covered building is ugly to look at.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. at fault; to blame; in the wrong
  • あなた
  • おっしゃる
  • こと
  • みと認める
  • にしても
  • わたし
  • やはり
  • あなた
  • わる悪い
  • おも思います
Even given what you say, I still think you are to blame.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. bad (at doing something)
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
7. unprofitable; unbeneficial
  • これ
  • わる悪い
  • はなし
  • ではない
  • でしょう
This isn't an unappealing proposition, is it?
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
8. sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable
  • わる悪い
  • けど
  • とうふ豆腐
  • 買って
  • きて
  • くれない
I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. many; numerous; a lot
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. frequent; common
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. a little; a bit; slightlyUsually written using kana alone
  • この
  • つくえ
  • わたし
  • には
  • ちょっと
  • ひく低い
This desk is a little low for me.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. just a minute; for a moment; brieflyUsually written using kana alone
  • ネクタイ
  • 締める
  • あいだ
  • ちょっと
  • じっと
  • して
Hold still a moment while I fix your tie.
Adverb (fukushi)
3. somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quiteUsually written using kana alone
Adverb (fukushi)
4. (not) easily; (not) readilyUsually written using kana alone, before a verb in negative form
  • それ
  • いじょう以上
  • しごと仕事
  • ちょっと
  • 見つからない
  • だろう
You won't find a better job in a hurry.
5. hey!; come on; excuse meUsually written using kana alone
  • ちょっと
  • そこ
  • きみ
Hey, you there!
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
6. thanks, but no; not feasible; not possibleUsually written using kana alone
Other forms
一寸 【ちょと】鳥渡 【ちょっと】鳥渡 【ちょと】チョットちょいとチョッと
Notes
一寸: Rarely-used kanji form. 一寸: Rarely-used kanji form. 鳥渡: Rarely-used kanji form. 鳥渡: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. exactly; precisely; just; right; opportunely; fortunatelyUsually written using kana alone
Adverb (fukushi)
2. just (like); as if; as thoughUsually written using kana alone
Other forms
恰度 【ちょうど】
Notes
丁度: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 恰度: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. cheap; inexpensive
  • これ
  • バーゲン
  • しょうひん商品
  • なので
  • ていか定価
  • より
  • やすく
  • なっているん
  • じゃない
  • ですか
Aren't you selling this at a discount price?
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. calm; peaceful; quietOnly applies to 安い
Other forms
廉い 【やすい】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance
  • かれ彼の
  • いえ
  • ここ
  • から
  • とお遠くない
His house is not far from here.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time)
  • きみ君の
  • ゆめ
  • じつげん実現
  • する
  • とお遠くない
  • だろう
It won't be long before your dream comes true.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone)
  • かれ
  • かのじょ彼女
  • とお遠い
  • しんせき親戚
He is a distant relation of hers.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. hard (of hearing)as 耳が遠い
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. nearsightedas 目が遠い
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
  • カーテン
  • ゆっくり
  • 引かれた
The curtains were drawn slowly.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)See also 注意を引く, also written as 惹く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
  • あんな
  • ほん
  • みたら
  • フツーの
  • おんな
  • 引く
  • もん
Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
4. to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
  • あなた
  • 引いた
  • カード
  • あか
  • マーク
  • です
The card you drew was a red, wasn't it?
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
5. to draw (a line, plan, etc.)See also 図面を引く
  • から
  • まで
  • せん
  • ひき
  • なさい
Draw a line from A to B.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
6. to catch (a cold)See also 風邪を引く
  • わる悪い
  • かぜ風邪
  • ひいていて
  • さらにわるさらに悪いことに
  • ゆき
  • 降って
  • きました
I had a bad cold, and to make matters worse, it began snowing.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
7. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)usu. written as 弾く
  • かのじょ彼女
  • グランドピアノ
  • その
  • きょく
  • 引いた
She played that tune on her grand piano.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
8. to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to checkSee also 辞書を引く
  • その
  • たんご単語
  • じしょ辞書
  • ひいて
  • ごらん
Look up the word in your dictionary.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
9. to haul; to pull (vehicles)esp. 牽く
  • わたし
  • うま
  • にぐるま荷車
  • 引いている
  • 見た
I saw a horse pulling a cart.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
10. to subtract; to deduct
    10
  • から
  • 引く
  • 、8
  • のこ残る
Two from ten leaves eight.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
11. to recede; to ebb; to fade
  • 腫れ
  • 引く
  • まで
  • なんにち何日
  • くらい
  • かかります
How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
12. to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
  • その
  • さっか作家
  • ギリシャ
  • おうけ王家
  • けっとう血統
  • 引いていた
The writer was descended from the Greek royal family.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
13. to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
  • できるだけ
  • えいご英語
  • から
  • れい
  • ひこう
Insofar as possible, our examples will be drawn from English.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
14. to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
  • かいてい海底
  • ケーブル
  • りょうこく両国
  • あいだ
  • 引かれた
A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
15. to hold (e.g. a note)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
16. to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
17. to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreatalso written as 退く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
18. to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)also written as 退く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
19. to resign; to retire; to quitalso written as 退く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
20. to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringeColloquial
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曳く 【ひく】牽く 【ひく】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. noisy; loudUsually written using kana alone
  • となり隣の
  • へや部屋
  • うるさい
  • のです
It's noisy next door.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. annoying; troublesome; tiresome; persistent; importunateUsually written using kana alone
  • あの
  • なんて
  • うるさい
  • だろう
What a nuisance that child is!
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. fussy; finicky; picky; particular; nagging; fastidious; bossyUsually written using kana alone
  • かのじょ彼女
  • ふくそう服装
  • うるさい
She is particular about what she wears.
4. shut up; be quietUsually written using kana alone
Other forms
五月蝿い 【うるさい】五月蠅い 【うるさい】
Notes
五月蝿い: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 五月蠅い: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form.
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfullyUsually written using kana alone, See also 良い
  • その
  • プロジェクト
  • よく
  • けいかく計画
  • されていて
  • きょうみぶか興味深い
  • とうめん当面の
  • りえき利益
  • には
  • たい大した
  • けっか結果
  • もたらさない
  • とみられと見られている
The project is well-planned and interesting, but its immediate impact on the bottom line is not considered substantial.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. frequently; oftenUsually written using kana alone
    みつな
  • 綺麗好き
  • から
  • よく
  • みずからすす自ら進んで
  • そうじ掃除
  • しています
Mitsuna is very tidy so she often cleans up without being asked.
Adverb (fukushi)
3. I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...Usually written using kana alone
    ジャック、
  • よく
  • 来て
  • くれた
You are welcome, Jack!
Adverb (fukushi)
4. (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...Usually written using kana alone
  • よく
  • そんな
  • くち
  • きける
How dare you say that!
Other forms
善く 【よく】能く 【よく】好く 【よく】克く 【よく】
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