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どうやって


どのように

how

迷う【まよ・う】

to lose one's way, to get lost, to be lost




to waver, to hesitate, to be unable to decide between A and B

道に迷う ー to lose one's way




どのドアを開けるべきか彼女は迷った ー the girl was unsure if she should open the door




AかBか迷う

先輩【せん・ぱい】

one's senior

まるで

just like, exactly like, as if


(e.g. She looked "just like" a doll)

彼女はまるで人形のようだ

明るい【あか・るい】

bright

性格が明るい





父親【ちち・おや】

one's own father

母親【はは・おや】

one's own mother

湖【みずうみ】

lake

目指す【め・ざ・す】

to go toward, to head for, to aim (to do, for, at)

ゴールを目指して走る ー to run towards the finish line




弁護士を目指す ー to aim to become a lawyer

命【いのち】

life

命が危ない ー one's life is in danger




命のある ー living, animate


命のない ー lifeless, inanimate




命を取る ー to kill somebody, to take someone's life

おせち料理【おせち・りょう・り】

food served during the New Year's Holidays

初詣で【はて・もう・で】

one's first visit of the year to a shrine (made during the New Year)

畳【たたみ】

tatami mat

座布団【ざ・ぶ・とん】

floor cushion

床【ゆか】

floor

正座【せい・ざ】

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor and sitting on the soles

お辞儀【お・じ・ぎ】

a bow

お辞儀し合う ー to exchange bows (with)

作家【さっか】

novelist, writer, author

〜中

during ~, in the middle of ~, throughout ~,

留守中




今、勉強中なので静かにしてください ー I am studying right now so please be quiet

いっぱい

a lot, much (slang)

人がいっぱいあるよ ー There are soooo many people!

どんなに

How ~!,

どんなに嬉しがるだろう ー How happy will she be!

立派(な)【りっぱ】

good, fine-looking, splendid, magnificent

立派な業績 ー a brilliant achievement

欠点【けってん】

a fault, a defect, a blemish, a flaw




a weak point, a shortcoming, a drawback

欠点を捜す ー to find fault with somebody/something

〜すぎ

past ~, after ~




over-~, ~ too much

10時20分過ぎ ー twenty minutes past ten


12時過ぎまで起きている ー staying up 'til after midnight




食い過ぎ ー over-eating, eating too much

似合う【に・あ・う】

to suit, to match

このネクタイは君の服によく似合っている ー The tie goes well with your coat

それで

and, and then, because of that




so what?; what of it?

お礼【お・れい】

thanks, thank-you, expression of gratitude

ポイント

a point (in a match), the point (in an argument)

内容【ない・よう】

content(s) (as in stuff inside of something), contents (e.g. contents of the essay), subject, matter

聞き取る【きき・とる】

to catch (somebody's words), to make out, to follow somebody

君の言うことがよく聞き取れなかった ー I didn't really catch what you said

表現【ひょう・げん】

expression, representation

部分【ぶ・ぶん】

part, section, portion

市民【し・みん】

citizens

市民会館 ー a civic hall


京都市民 ー the people of Kyoto




市民権を与える ー to grant citizenship

会館【かい・かん】

a hall, an assembly hall

市民会館

伝統的(な)【でん・とう・てき】

traditional, conventional

実際に【じっさい・に】

really, truly, actually, practically




in practice, in reality

実際に応用する ー to put (a theory) into practice




実際にあった事 ー an actual occurrence, a real event

そういう

(things) like that, that sort of (person), such (people)

そういうわけで

普段【ふ・だん】

usually, ordinarily, at ordinary times, common

何とか【なん・とか】

somehow, in some way, one way or another




when referring to someone whose name you don't know

何とかいう人 ー Mr. So-and-so, Mr. What's-his-name




中村何とかといったっけ ー Was he called Nakamura something?




彼は、なんとか、試験に合格できた ー He somehow passed the exams

イントネーション

intonation

奨学金【しょう・がく・きん】

a scholarship, a student grant

奨学金を受ける ー to obtain a scholarship




奨学金を与える ー to offer/award a scholarship

推薦状【すい・せん・じょう】

a letter of recommendation, a reference letter

交流【こう・りゅう】

exchange, interchange, interaction




alternating current (AC)

司会(者|する)【し・かい】

chairperson, chairman, the president, a program host/hostess, the MC




(v. to take the chair, to preside over (something), to present (a TV show), to MC)

目上【め・うえ】

one's superior, one's senior

断る【ことわ・る】

to decline, to pass, to refuse, to reject

彼女はその招待を断った ー She declined the invitation

引き受ける【ひき・うける】

to take over, to take up (a job), to be responsible for




to contract (a disease)




to guarantee

難しい仕事を引き受ける ー to take on difficult work




そんな重い責任を引き受けたくない ー to not want to take on such heavy responsibilities

印象【いん・しょう】

impression

チェックする

to check

お住まい【お・すまい】

a house, a home, a residence, one's home address

畳む【たた・む】

to fold up, to close (an umbrella)

重ねる【かさ・ねる】

to pile up, to place articles on top of one another




to repeat many times over, to go through something repeatedly

悪事を重ねる ー to commit crimes one after another

板張り【いた・ばり】

wooden-boarded

素足【す・あし】

bare feet

素足で歩く ー to walk bare-footed

使い分ける【つかい・わける】

to use properly, to use (different things) for different purposes

彼女は国語を3つ使い分ける ー She uses three different languages without getting them mixed up




言葉を使い分ける ー to use words properly

良さ【よ・さ】

merit, good quality, good-ness

読み取る【よみ・とる】

to read between the lines, to read what is implied but not expressed on the surface

旅行者【りょ・こう・しゃ】

traveller, tourist

最も【もっと・も】

most, extremely

非常に【ひ・じょう・に】

very, extremely

それほど

to that degree, to that extent

それほど欲しいか ー Do you want it that much?




それほどひどい病気でもない ー It's not "that" bad of an illness

代表(する|的)【だい・ひょう】

representation


(v. to represent, to stand for)


(adj. representative, typical)

全体【ぜん・たい】

the whole (page), entire entity

敷く【し・く】

to spread, to lay out, to cover (the floor with a carpet), to pave (out a pavement)

ちょうど

just, exactly, precisely

ちょうど1時間 ー exactly one hour

ちょうど5時に ー at 5 o'clock sharp




彼はちょうどカメレオンのようだ ー He looks "just" like a chameleon

何〜も【なん〜も】

counting in [counter], but no real estimate of how many [counter]

何時間も待ってた ー I waited for hours


数時間待ってた ー I waited for "several" hours




何枚も何枚も食べちゃった  ー I couldn't stop eating (the crackers)

つける

to attach, to fasten, to put A on B, to stick something onto




to apply one thing to another, to use, to put on




to give somebody something

パンにバターを付ける ー to spread butter on bread




元気をつける ー to give someone courage


名前をつける ー to give somebody a name

大和言葉【やまと・ことば】

ancient Japanese words, ancient Japanese language

動かす【うご・かす】

to move (something), to shift (furniture)




to move/touch (someone's heart)

動かされやすい ー be easily moved/influenced




車を動かしてください ー Move your car, please

組み合わせる【くみ・あわせる】

to combine, to join together, to join up

客間【きゃく・ま】

a guest room

居間【い・ま】

a living room

仕事部屋【しごと・べや】

a study-room, a work-room

ワラ

rice straw

イグサ

rush, grass-like plants

呼吸(する)【こ・きゅう】

breathing, respiration


(v. to breathe)

湿気【しっけ】

humidity, moisture, damp-ness

取る【と・る】

to pick something up




to hand (something), to pass (something)




to get, to obtain, to receive




to remove, to extract, to take out

満点を取る ー to get a perfect score




湿気を取る ー to remove moisture




バランスを取る ー 

快適(な)【かい・てき】

comfortable, pleasant

清潔(な)【せい・けつ】

cleanliness, neat-ness


(adj. clean, neat)

本文【ほん・ぶん】

the text (of a book), the body (of a letter), passage, article

一戸建て【いっこ・だて】

single-family home

小学生【しょう・がく・せい】

elementary/primary school student

日常生活【にちじょう・せいかつ】

everyday life, daily life

荷物【に・もつ】

baggage, luggage, package




burden

下ろす【お・ろす】

to take/put/bring down, to lower, to unload




to let (a passenger) off

手伝う【て・つだう】

to help (somebody with something), to lend a (helping) hand




to contribute to, to be a factor in

書類【しょ・るい】

documents, papers

結婚(する)【けっこん】

marriage




(v. to marry, to get married)

間違える【ま・ちがえる】

to make a mistake, to commit an error, to confuse A and B, to get A and B mixed up

心配(する|な)【しん・ぱい】

anxiety, concern, uneasiness, worry, trouble




(v. to be anxious, to be concerned, to feel uneasy)

招待(する)【しょう・たい】

invitation, an invite




(v. to invite, to ask)

お土産【お・みやげ】

present, souvenir

暫く【しばら・く】

for some time, for a little while, for a period of time, for a moment




for the present, for the time being

しばらくでしたね ー It's been a while

留守【る・す】

being away, absence (from home)

届く【とど・く】

to reach




to be delivered

預かる【あず・かる】

to look after something (for somebody), to be entrusted (with), to take care of




to take custody (of something)

管理人【かん・り・にん】

manager, administrator, supervisor

元気(な)【げん・き】

vigour, energy, vitality

太陽【たい・よう】

the sun

町【まち】

a town, a city

歴史【れき・し】

history

田舎【いなか】

the countryside, a rural district

子供【こ・ども】

a child, children

泣く【な・く】

to cry, to shed tears, to sob

例【れい】

an instance, an example, an illustration, a case

この例のように書いてください ー Please write something similar to this example

庭【にわ】

a garden, a yard, a courtyard

景色【け・しき】

scenery, a view, a landscape

会社【かい・しゃ】

a company, a (business) firm

映画【えい・が】

a film, a motion picture, a movie

若い【わか・い】

young, youthful, immature

留学(する)【りゅう・がく】

studying abroad




(v. to study abroad)

経験(する)【けい・けん】

an experience




(v. to experience, to go through)

お客様【お・きゃく・さま】

guest, visitor, customer

気持ち【き・も・ち】

a feeling, a sensation, mood

考える【かんが・える】

to think of/about, to consider, to think (a matter) over, to take something into consideration
考えてみると ー when you come to think of it

大切(な)【たい・せつ】

important, necessary, indispensable, precious valuable

大会【たい・かい】

a mass/large meeting, a tournament, a meet

勝つ【か・つ】

to win, to be victorious, to conquer, to defeat, to overcome




to surpass, to dominate

頑張る【がん・ば・る】

to do one's best, to do what one can, to work hard




to persevere, to hold out, to persist

動物(的)【どう・ぶつ】

animal(s)




(adj. bestial)

飼う【か・う】

to raise (a cat), to keep (a dog)

身長【しん・ちょう】

height

身長が伸びる ー to grow taller

伸ばす【の・ばす】

to make something longer, to lengthen, to extend, to prolong, to stretch (something)




to develop (one's abilities)

正月【しょう・がつ】

January, the New Year

料理(する)【りょう・り】

cooking, cookery, (French) cuisine, food




(v. to cook, to prepare (a dish))

神社【じん・じゃ】

a Shinto shrine

お寺【お・てら】

a temple

行う【おこな・う】

to perform, to carry out, to execute

和室【わ・しつ】

a Japanese-style room

座る【すわ・る】

to sit down

きちんと

accurately, precisely, exactly, punctually




neatly, tidily, properly




regularly

挨拶(する)【あい・さつ】

a greeting, greetings




(v. to greet (somebody))

頭【あたま】

head,

下げる【さ・げる】

to go down, to drop, to fall, to hang down, to step back, to be demoted

ヘルメット

helmet

パトカー

patrol car, police car

南太平洋【みなみ・たい・へい・よう】

the South Pacific

王国【おう・こく】

a kingdom, a monarchy

方【かた】

a way of doing, how to do




polite way to say "person"

岡田さんという方から電話がありました ー There was a phone call from someone called Okada

今年【ことし】

this year

忘年会【ぼう・ねん・かい】

a year-end party

図書館【と・しょ・かん】

a library

何か【なに・か】

something, anything

借りる【か・りる】

to borrow something, to hire (a bicycle)

風邪【か・ぜ】

a cold, the common cold

薬【くすり】

medicine

買う【か・う】

to buy, to purchase

研究室【けん・きゅう・しつ】

a study, an office, a laboratory

整理(する)【せい・り】

sorting, arrangement, organisation, putting in order, adjustment, regulation




(v. to sort out, to rearrange, to organise)

連休【れん・きゅう】

consecutive holidays

熱【ねつ】

heat, a fever

聞く【き・く】

to listen to, to hear




to ask, to inquire

連絡(する)【れん・らく】

contact, communication, connection




(v. to make contact, to get in touch with (somebody), to communicate, to connect with)

まだ

still, (not) yet,

電話(する)【でん・わ】

a telephone, a call




(v. to phone, to call, to ring up)

かける

to make (a call)

込む【こ・む】

to be crowded, to be congested

店【みせ】

a store, a shop, a stall

住所【じゅう・しょ】

one's address

褒める【ほ・める】

to praise somebody, to speak well of somebody

困る【こま・る】

to have difficulty, to have trouble, to have a hard time, to be troubled (by), to be inconvenienced, to be worried

返事に困る ー to be troubled for an answer

頼む【たの・む】

to ask a favour of somebody, to beg, to request

丁寧(な)【てい・ねい】

polite, courteous, respectful

感謝(する)【かん・しゃ】

thanks, gratitude

表す【あらわ・す】

to express, to show, to represent, to signify, to stand for

一度【いち・ど】

once, one time

見学(する)【けん・がく】

to visit, to tour, to study by observation

近所【きん・じょ】

the neighbourhood

理由【り・ゆう】

reason, cause

確認(する)【かく・にん】

confirmation, verification




(v. to confirm, to check, to verify)

申し込む【もうし・こむ】

to apply, to make an application




to propose, to make a proposal

診る【み・る】

to examine (medically)

お願い【お・ねが・い】

a request, a wish




please

お願いがあるんですが ー I have a request...

必要(な)【ひつ・よう】

need, necessity




(adj. necessary, needed, required)

何とかお願いできないでしょうか?

Couldn't you do this for me?

床の間【とこ・の・ま】

an alcove (where art or flowers are displayed)

襖【ふすま】

a paper-sliding door (used to partition off rooms in a Japanese house)

障子【しょう・じ】

shoji screen, a paper-sliding door that has a pattern like ##

皿【さら】

a plate, a dish

洗濯(物|する)【せん・たく】

washing, laundry, cleaning




(v. to wash, to launder)

たんす

chest of drawers, dresser

うまい

good, delicious, nice (tasty)




skilful, clever, be good at




splendid, great, excellent, fine, fantastic

壁【かべ】

a wall

薄い【うす・い】

thin, weak (solution, drink)

割れる【わ・れる】

to split, to crack, to break

落ちる【お・ちる】

to fall, to drop

広い【ひろ・い】

wide, broad, large, spacious, roomy

周り【まわ・り】

circumference, girth




surroundings, the neighbourhood

興味【きょう・み】

an interest

持つ【も・つ】

to have, to possess, to own




to hold, to carry

材料【ざい・りょう】

material(s), raw material(s)

珍しい【めずら・しい】

novelty, rare, unusual, uncommon

文化【ぶん・か】

culture

昔【むかし】

ancient times, old, a long time ago

自由(な)【じ・ゆう】

freedom, liberty




(adj. free, unrestricted)

家具【か・ぐ】

(household), furniture

楽しい【たの・しい】

pleasant, happy, enjoyable, fun, cheerful

喋る【しゃべ・る】

to talk, to chat, to chatter,

目的【もく・てき】

a purpose, an aim, an objective, a goal, an intention

乾く【かわ・く】

to dry, to get dry

役に立つ【やく・に・たつ】

to be useful, to be helpful, to be of use

硬い【かた・い】

hard, solid, tough, stiff

柔らかい【やわ・らかい】

soft, tender, flexible, gentle, mild

合う【あ・う】

to be right, to be correct

自然【し・ぜん】

nature

靴下【くつ・した】

socks, stockings

履く【は・く】

to put on (lower-body clothing)

説明(する)【せつ・めい】

an explanation




(v. to explain)

様子【よう・す】

the state of things, the situation, circumstances

道具【どう・ぐ】

a tool, an instrument, gear

絵【え】

a picture, a drawing, a painting, a sketch, an illustration

写真【しゃ・しん】

a photograph, a picture

紹介(する)【しょう・かい】

an introduction




(v. to introduce, to present)

楽しむ【たの・しむ】

to enjoy oneself, to get pleasure from, to have fun

救急車【きゅう・きゅう・しゃ】

an ambulance

暗証番号【あん・しょう・ばん・ごう】

PIN code

駐車違反【ちゅう・しゃ・い・はん】

illegal parking, a parking violation

相撲【す・もう】

sumo wrestling

先週【せん・しゅう】

last week

石【いし】

a stone, a pebble, a rock

新しい【あたら・しい】

new, fresh, novel

亡くなる【な・くなる】

to die, to pass away

電気【でん・き】

electricity, light

値段【ね・だん】

a price

片付く【かた・づく】

to be put in order, to be tidy

散らかる【ち・らかる】

to be scattered, to be in a mess, to be in disorder, to be untidy

急ぐ【いそ・ぐ】

to hurry

新幹線【しん・かん・せん】

the bullet train, the Shinkansen

茶道【ちゃ・どう】

the tea ceremony

方法【ほう・ほう】

a method, a way, a process

少ない【すく・ない】

very few, not many

健康(な)【けん・こう】

health, fitness




(adj. healthy)

お菓子【お・か・し】

confections, sweets, candy

増える【ふ・える】

to increase, to multiply, to rise

拭く【ふ・く】

to wipe, to mop

結果【けっか】

result, consequence, effect

外来語【がい・らい・ご】

a loan word, a word of foreign origin

守る【まも・る】

to protect, to defend, to guard




to obey, to follow (the rules), to keep (to one's words), to stick to (the rules)

地球【ち・きゅう】

the Earth, the globe

ソフトウェア

software

郵便【ゆう・びん】

mail service, mail, post

Eメール

e-mail

栄養【えい・よう】

nutrition, nourishment, nutrients

カロリー

calories

エコ

ecology

環境【かん・きょう】

environment, surroundings

アポ

appointment

省エネ【しょう・えね】

saving energy, energy conservation

学習(する)【がく・しゅう】

learning, work, study




(v. to learn, to work, to study)

記事【き・じ】

a report, an article (journalism-wise)

分ける【わけ・る】

to separate, to divide/part/split (into), to sort out, to classify

噂【うわさ】

gossip, rumour

辺り【あた・り】

around (Sunday, here)

次の日曜辺り ー around next Sunday

アドバイス

advice

事件【じ・けん】

an event, a happening, an incident, an affair

奪う【うば・う】

to take something (by force), to snatch something (away) from somebody




to absorb (one's attention), to fascinate, to charm

干す【ほ・す】

to dry (off), to air




to drink up

以外【い・がい】

except, with the exception of, excluding

ロボット

a robot

本物【ほん・もの】

a genuine article, a real thing, an authentic article

偽物【にせ・もの】

a forgery, a counterfeit, an imitation, a sham, a fake

飛ぶ【と・ぶ】

to fly

空【そら】

the sky

オレンジ

(an) orange

パジャマ

pajamas

四角い【し・かくい】

square, rectangular

腕【うで】

an arm

腕につける

故郷【ふる・さと】

one's hometown, one's birthplace

話しかける【はなし・かける】

to start a conversation

不在連絡票【ふざい・れんらく・ひょう】

absence communication slip

〜宅【たく】

one's house, one's home (not your own)

工事【こう・じ】

construction, construction work

休日【きゅう・じつ】

a holiday, a day off

断水(する)【だん・すい】

suspension of water supply




(v. to cut off the water supply)

リモコン

remote control

ロボコン

robot contest

苦手(な)【にが・て】

a weak point, poor (at), weak (in), not very good (at)




difficult to deal with

紛らわしい【まぎ・らわしい】

confusing, misleading, vague, unclear, ambiguous, easily mixed up

正確(な)【せい・かく】

exact, accurate, precise, correct

バランス

balance

引く【ひ・く】

to pull, to tug on




to draw (a line)




to attract

線を引く ー to draw a line

筆者【ひっしゃ】

the writer, the author

未だに【いま・だに】

still, even now, until this very day

とんでもない。

You're welcome; My pleasure; Don't mention it

宇宙人【う・ちゅう・じん】

an alien, a visitor from outer space

全く【まった・く】

quite, entirely, thoroughly, completely, really, truly

別の【べつ・の】

another ~

〜自身【じ・しん】

oneself

友達【とも・だち】


友人【ゆう・じん】

a friend, a companion

また

again, once more

ライス

rice

アドレス

(e-mail) address

メールアドレス

e-mail address

プレゼン

presentation

アイデンティティ

identity

コンプライアンス

compliance

例えば【たと・えば】

for example; for instance

ポリシー

policy

場合【ば・あい】

a case, an occasion, a moment, circumstances

パーセント

percent

普通に【ふ・つう・に】

normally

今更【いま・さら】

now, after such a long time

文章【ぶん・しょう】

a composition, an essay, an article

比べる【くら・べる】

to compare A and B, to make a comparison, to contrast