Words 1–100
久しぶり
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
No-adjective
元気
lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited; healthy; well; fit; in good health
Na-adjective
おかげさまで
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; by God's grace; under the gods' shadow; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support; thanks to your efforts
Expression
年
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Noun
もう
already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer; soon; shortly; before long; presently; …
Adverb
なれる
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated; to get used to doing
Ichidan verb
なんとか
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
Expression
まだ
still; as yet; only; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least; comparatively; relatively; unfinished; …
Adverb
なる
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain; to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be); …
Godan verb
働く
to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; …
Godan verb
する
to do; to carry out; to perform; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); …
Suru verb
作る
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; …
Godan verb
勉強
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; lesson (for the future); discount; price reduction
Noun
通う
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought); …
Godan verb
疲れる
to get tired; to tire; to get fatigued; to become exhausted; to grow weary; to become worn out (of a well-used object)
Ichidan verb
まあ
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat; …
Adverb
勉強になる
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating; educational
Expression
聞く
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; …
Godan verb
読む
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine; to pronounce; …
Godan verb
美味しい
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
I-adjective
おしゃべり
chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip; chatty; talkative; chatterbox; blabbermouth
Noun
色々
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different); variously; in various ways; in many ways; various things; this and that
Na-adjective
こと
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; …
Noun
好き
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite; liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved; faddism; …
Na-adjective
人
person; someone; somebody; human beings; mankind; man; people; humans; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; …
Noun
話す
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; …
Godan verb
ない
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unpossessed; unique; not; impossible; won't happen; to not be; …
I-adjective
出かける
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out; to be about to leave; to be just going out
Ichidan verb
山
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; stack; protruding or high part of an object; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); …
Noun
中国
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region
Noun
言葉
language; dialect; word; phrase; expression; term; speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language; words; …
Noun
人
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person; people
Suffix
習う
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
Godan verb
できる
to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do); to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable; to come into existence; to form; to appear; …
Ichidan verb