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あう, 会う, 逢う, 遭う, 遇う
Godan verb, Intransitive, 逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance
1. to meet, to encounter, to see
esp. 遭う when in kanji
2. to have an accident, to have a bad experience
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青, 蒼, 碧, あお
May take 'no'
1. blue, azure
mostly in compound words and in ref. to fruits, plants and traffic lights
2. green
See 青信号・1, Abbreviation
3. green light (traffic)
See 青毛
4. black (horse coat color)
See 青タン・1, hanafuda
5. blue 5-point card
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青い, 蒼い, 碧い, あおい
1. blue, azure
mostly archaic or in ref. to fruits, vegetables and traffic lights
2. green
Only 青い, 蒼い
3. pale (facial color), gray, grey
4. unripe, inexperienced
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赤, 紅, 朱, 緋, あか
May take 'no'
1. red, crimson, scarlet
2. red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
Colloquialism, often written as アカ
3. Red (i.e. communist)
See 赤信号・1, Abbreviation
4. red light (traffic)
See 赤字・1, See 赤字・2
5. red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading), (in) the red
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赤い, 紅い, 朱い, あかい
esp. 紅い for scarlet, 朱い for vermilion
1. red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion
Colloquialism
2. Red, communist
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明るい, あかるい
1. light, bright, well-lit, well-lighted
2. bright (colour)
3. cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition)
4. bright (future, prospects, etc.), rosy, encouraging, promising
as ...に明るい
5. knowledgeable (about), familiar (with), well versed (in), well acquainted (with)
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開く, 空く, 明く, あく
Godan verb, Intransitive, esp. 開く
1. to open (e.g. doors)
2. to open (e.g. business, etc.)
esp. 空く
3. to be empty
4. to be vacant, to be available, to be free
esp. 明く
5. to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)
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開ける, 空ける, 明ける, あける
Only 開ける, Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock
2. to open (for business, etc.)
esp. 空ける
3. to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room
4. to move out, to clear out
5. to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily)
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あげる, 上げる
Ichidan verb, Transitive, See 手を上げる・1, See 挙げる・9, Antonym: 下げる・2
1. to raise, to elevate
2. to move something (to a higher place), to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
occ. 騰げる in ref. to price
3. to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to raise (a wage)
4. to show someone (into a room), to let in (e.g. a guest)
Polite
5. to give
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明後日, あさって, みょうごにち
Adverb
1. day after tomorrow
Only あさって, May take 'no', See あさっての方を向く
2. wrong (e.g. direction)
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足, 脚, 肢, あし
esp. 足
1. foot, paw, arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.)
esp. 脚, 肢
2. leg
3. gait
4. pace
usu. 脚
5. lower radical of a kanji
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あそこ, 彼処, 彼所, あすこ, かしこ, アソコ, あしこ, あこ
Pronoun, See どこ・1, See ここ・1, See そこ・1, place physically distant from both speaker and listener
1. there, over there, that place, yonder, you-know-where
Only あそこ, あすこ, アソコ, Colloquialism, euphemistic
2. genitals, private parts, nether regions
See あれほど, something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener
3. that far, that much, that point
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遊ぶ, あそぶ, あすぶ
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to play (games, sports), to enjoy oneself, to have a good time
2. to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
3. to be idle, to do nothing, to be unused
4. to meet up (with friends), to hang out
5. to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.)
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暖かい, 温かい, あたたかい, あったかい
暖かい usu. refers to air temperature
1. warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot
Only 温かい
2. considerate, kind, genial
Only 暖かい
3. warm (of a colour), mellow
4. having enough money
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頭, あたま, かしら
1. head
2. hair (on one's head)
Only あたま
3. mind, brains, intellect
4. leader, chief, boss, captain
5. top, tip
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あちら, 彼方, あっち, あち
Pronoun, See こちら・1, See そちら・1, See どちら・1, direction distant from both speaker and listener
1. that way, that direction, over there, yonder
something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener
2. that (one)
someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener. あちら is polite
3. that person
place distant from both speaker and listener
4. there, over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
暑い, あつい
Antonym: 寒い・1
1. hot, warm, sultry, heated
2. passionate, impassioned, burning (desire, etc.)
3. on everybody's mind, on the radar, du jour, interested (gaze, etc.)
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熱い, あつい
Antonym: 冷たい・1
1. hot (to the touch)
Antonym: 冷たい・2
2. passionate (feelings, etc.), ardent, hot (e.g. gaze)
3. hot (e.g. temper)
4. zealous, enthusiastic, fired up
5. intense, severe, extreme
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厚い, 篤い, あつい
Only 厚い
1. thick, deep, heavy
2. kind, cordial, hospitable, warm, faithful
Only 篤い
3. serious (of an illness)
4. abundant
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後, あと
May take 'no', See 後ずさり
1. behind, rear
See その後
2. after, later
3. remainder, the rest
Adverb
4. more (e.g. five more minutes), left
5. also, in addition
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兄, あに
See 弟・1
1. older brother, elder brother
See 義兄・1
2. brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
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アパート
See アパートメントハウス, Abbreviation
1. apartment building, apartment block, apartment house
See アパートメント
2. apartment
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浴びる, あびる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to dash over oneself (e.g. water), to take (e.g. shower), to bask in (e.g. the sun), to bathe in, to be flooded with (e.g. light), to be covered in
2. to suffer (e.g. an attack), to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise), to have heaped upon, to be showered with
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危ない, あぶない
1. dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious
2. in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk
3. uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful
4. close (call), narrow (escape)
Interjection
5. look out!, watch out!, be careful!
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甘い, あまい
1. sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared
2. fragrant (smelling), sweet (music)
3. lightly salted, light in salt, not spicy
See 甘く見る
4. naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going, lenient
5. half-hearted, not finished properly
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あまり, 余り, 餘り, あんまり
Only あまり, May take 'no'
1. remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers
Adverb, with neg. sentence
2. (not) very, (not) much
See あまりに, See の余り・のあまり, esp. as あまりに(も)
3. too much, excessively, overly
NA-adjective
4. extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
Colloquialism, sometimes as あまり…
5. not very good, so-so, mediocre
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飴, あめ
Food term
1. (hard) candy, toffee
2. rice-sugar, sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.
See 飴色, Abbreviation
3. amber, yellowish-brown
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洗う, あらう
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to wash, to cleanse, to rinse
2. to inquire into, to investigate
3. to purify (one's heart)
4. to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep
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言う, 云う, 謂う, いう, ゆう
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to say, to utter, to declare
2. to name, to call
Only 言う, Intransitive
3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
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家, いえ
1. house, residence, dwelling, home
2. family, household
3. lineage, family name
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いく, 行く, 往く, ゆく
Godan verb, Intransitive, See 来る・1
1. to go, to move (towards), to head (towards), to leave (for)
2. to move through, to travel across, to walk along (e.g. a road)
3. to go (well, badly, etc.), to proceed, to turn out, to get along
oft. as で〜
4. to do (in a particular way), to go (with; a choice), to try
5. to pass (of time, seasons, etc.), to go by
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いくら, 幾ら
Adverb
1. how much
Noun, used as a suffix, after a rounded number, esp. a sum of money
2. something over, and something, -odd
as いくら...〜ても, いくら...〜でも, etc.
3. however (much), no matter how
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一, １, 壱, 弌, 壹, いち
Numeric, Prefix, 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents
1. one, 1
May take 'no', Suffix
2. best
3. first, foremost
4. beginning, start
Noun, used as a prefix, before a noun
5. a (single), one (of many)
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一日, １日, いちにち, いちじつ
Adverb
1. one day
Only いちにち
2. all day (long), the whole day, from morning till night
See １日・ついたち
3. first day of the month
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