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Irodori Japanese for Life in Japan: Elementary 1 (A2)

887 words, in teaching order

Words 101–200
何なん人にん
how many people; a number of people
Noun
季き節せつ
season; time of year
Noun
暑あつい
hot; warm; sultry; heated; passionate; impassioned; burning (desire, etc.); on everybody's mind; on the radar; du jour; …
I-adjective
涼すずしい
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct; composed (facial expression); unruffled; unconcerned
I-adjective
寒さむい
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny
I-adjective
暖あたたかい
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
I-adjective
じめじめ
damp; humid; wet; clammy; muggy; soggy; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
Adverb
蒸むし暑あつい
humid; sultry
I-adjective
雨あめ
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
Noun
降ふる
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.); to come; to arrive
Godan verb
雪ゆき
snow; snowfall
Noun
桜さくら
cherry tree; cherry blossom; sakura; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; shill; seat filler; hired applauder; horse meat
Noun
花はな
flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda; (the) best; …
Noun
咲さく
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
Godan verb
紅葉もみじ
maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; leaves changing color; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison
Noun
綺き麗れい
pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; completely; …
Na-adjective
セミ
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
Noun
なく
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
Godan verb
春はる
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday; adolescence; puberty; sexuality; sexual desire
Noun
梅雨つゆ
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
Noun
夏なつ
summer
Noun
秋あき
autumn; fall
Noun
冬ふゆ
winter
Noun
たくさん
a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; …
No-adjective
休やすみ
rest; recess; respite; vacation; holiday; absence; suspension; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
Noun
長ながい
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
I-adjective
ずっと
continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout; much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal; far (away); …
Adverb
雨う季き
rainy season
Noun
乾かん季き
dry season
Noun
四し季き
the four seasons
Noun
同おなじ
same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent; anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
Prenominal
度ど
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent; degree; limit; presence of mind; …
Noun
マイナス
minus; subtraction; taking away; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback; handicap; negative charge; …
Noun
短みじかい
short; brief
I-adjective
そうなんですか
is that so?
Expression
景色けしき
scenery; scene; landscape
Noun
遊あそぶ
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused; to meet up (with friends); to hang out; to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.); …
Godan verb
苦にが手て
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
Na-adjective
一いち番ばん
number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; …
Noun
どうして
how; in what way; by what means; why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for; cannot possibly; no way
Adverb
どの
which; what (way)
Pre-noun adjectival
よね
isn't that right?
Expression
武ぶ道どう
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
Noun
なし
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
Noun
天てん気き
weather; fair weather; fine weather
Noun
晴はれ
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; public; cleared of suspicion
Noun
晴はれる
to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
Ichidan verb
いい天てん気き
fine weather; fair weather
Expression
曇くもり
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); blur; mist; shadow; dimness; gloom; dejection
Noun
曇くもる
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast; to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up; to become dim; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression); to be downcast; …
Godan verb
風かぜ
wind; breeze; draught; draft; manner; behaviour; behavior; cold; influenza
Noun
吹ふく
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to whistle (a tune); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout; …
Godan verb
雷かみなり
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
Noun
鳴なる
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
Godan verb
今いま
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; another; more
Noun
昨日きのう
yesterday
Noun
大だい分ぶ
considerably; greatly; a lot
Adverb
嫌いやになる
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
Expression
昨夜ゆうべ
last night; yesterday evening
Noun
すごい
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific; to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
I-adjective
本ほん当とう
truth; reality; actuality; fact; proper; right; correct; official; genuine; authentic; …
Noun
夜よ中なか
middle of the night; dead of night
Noun
明日あした
tomorrow
Noun
日にち
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
Noun
止やむ
to cease; to stop; to be over
Godan verb
ただ
ordinary; common; usual; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is; safe; only; merely; …
No-adjective
強つよい
strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged; good (at); …
I-adjective
服ふく装そう
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
Noun
台たい風ふう
typhoon; hurricane
Noun
外そと
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else; outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
Noun
死しぬ
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop
Godan verb
町まち
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road
Noun
触さわる
to touch; to feel; to handle; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
Godan verb
冷つめたい
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; freezing; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling; indifferent; unfriendly; distant
I-adjective
どんな
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any; all
Pre-noun adjectival
便べん利り
convenient; handy; useful
Na-adjective
不ふ便べん
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
Noun
賑にぎやか
bustling; busy; crowded; lively; prosperous; thriving; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy; merry; …
Na-adjective
緑みどり
green; greenery; verdure
Noun
多おおい
many; numerous; a lot; large amount of; large quantity of; much; frequent; common
I-adjective
少すくない
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare
I-adjective
優やさしい
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
I-adjective
田舎いなか
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
Noun
都と会かい
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
Noun
たしかに
surely; certainly
Adverb
住すみやすい
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
I-adjective
店みせ
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
Noun
やすい
cheap; inexpensive
I-adjective
面おも白しろい
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling; amusing; funny; comical; enjoyable; fun; entertaining; …
I-adjective
遠とおい
far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance; distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); …
I-adjective
どこか
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
Noun
ところ
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; …
Noun
スポーツセンター
sports center; sports centre
Noun
建たて物もの
building
Noun
いちど
once; one time; on one occasion; one degree; one tone; one musical interval
Noun
行いく
to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for); to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road); to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; …
Godan verb