- Note that the correct spelling of the word is provided in the native writing system (see Index of Writing Systems). Romanization is only an approximation
- See also the Kanji Index for the meaning of individual kanji
| Kanji | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| どの | Which; What way | |
| なぜ | How; Why | |
| けっこう | Splendid; Nice; Sufficient; “I’m fine” (no thank you); OK; Tolerable | |
| だいすき | Very likeable; Lovable; Like very much | |
| どうして | For what reason; Why; How; In what way; For what purpose; What for | |
| ~かた | Method of; Manner of; Way of | |
| へん | Area; Vicinity; Side (of triangle / rectangle); Circumstances | |
| はじめて | For the first time; Only after … is it … Only when … do you … | |
| となり | Neighbor; Next to (esp. living next to) | |
| そら | Sky; Heavens | |
| くもる | To become cloudy; To be become dim v5r, vi | |
| よこ | Horizontal; Lying down; Width; Breadth; Side-to-side; Side (of a box, etc); Beside; Aside; Next to | |
| 服 | ふく | (1) Clothes (esp. western clothes) (2) Counter for doses (of medicine, tea, cigarettes, etc). |
| さらいねん | Year after next | |
| しずか | Quiet; Peaceful | |
| もんだい | Problem; Question | |
| 国 | くに | Country; (the) state; Region; Hometown; Home country |
| グラム | Gram | |
| さく | To bloom | |
| でんきストーブ | Electric heater (Electric Stove) | |
| どうぞ | Please (as in please do); Kindly; By all means | |
| 新聞 | しんぶん | Newspaper 新 (new) 聞 (listen) |
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| Kanji | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| あまり あんまり | Remainder / Resiude; Not very / Not much (+ negative) あまり is formal あんまり is informal | |
| いいえ | No. Not at all. | |
| いかが | How; In what way; How about | |
| いっしょ | Together; Meeting; Company | |
| いろいろ | Various | |
| 多い | おおい | Many; Numerous 多 (many) |
| おなじ | Same; Identical; Equal; Uniform; Equivalent; Common origin; Changeless; Alike | |
| こんな | Such (about something / someone close to the speaker including the speaker or about ideas expressed by the speaker). Like this | |
| それから | After that; And then | |
| それでは | In that situation; In which case; Well then | |
| あちら/ あっち | Over there; That way; Yonder; That one; That person | |
| そして | And then; And; Thus; And now | |
| つぎ | Next; Following; Subsequent | |
| さあ | (interjection) Well … | |
| じゃないです / じゃありません / ではありません | It is not (negation of です). じゃないです is informal じゃありません is more polite ではありません is more formal | |
| じぶん | Oneself; Myself; Yourself; Himself; Herself; I; Me | |
| しかし | However; But | |
| 少ない | すくない | A few; A little; Scarce; Insufficient; Seldom 少 (few; little) |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん | Not at all (+ negative) 全 (complete) 然 (well) |
| ぜんぶ | All; Entire; Whole; Altogether | |
| そちら そっち | That way (by you); There; That one; You; Your family | |
| たいてい | Usually; Mostly; Ordinarily; Probably; Most; Almost All | |
| だれか | Somebody; Someone | |
| だから | So; Therefore | |
| ちょっと | (1) A little; Somewhat; Easily; Readily; Rather (2) Polite refusal, translating to “impossible” or “inconvenient”. (3) Just a minute; Short time; Little time | |
| でも | But; However; Though; Nevertheless; Still; Yet; Even so | |
| たくさん | Many; A lot | |
| どう | How; In what way; How about | |
| 時々 | ときどき | Sometimes 時々 (Time Time) |
| 時 | とき | When … , at the time of … (〜の) |
| どうしと | Why | |
| なに | What | |
| など | Et cetera; And so forth; (Indicating an approximate quote or vague suggestion) or something; (Lessening the significance or value of the previous word) the likes of. | |
| ほう | One side (of a comparison) | |
| みな みんな | Everyone; All; Everybody; Everything みな is more formal みんな is more casual | |
| もちろん | Of course; Certainly; Naturally | |
| よく | Often; Much | |
| むずかしい | Difficult; Hard; Troublesome; Complicated; Serious | |
| だんだん | Gradually だん means “step” so this also translates to “step by step” | |
| よく | Well; Nicely; Properly; Skillfully; Often; Frequently | |
| とても | (adv.) Very; Awfully; Exceedingly; (before a negative form) (not) at all; By no means; |