Irodori Japanese for Life in Japan: Elementary 2 (A2)

1313 words, in teaching order

Words 501–600

demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; presentation; exhibition game; exhibition match

Noun

the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; world-renowned; world-famous; realm governed by one Buddha; space

Noun

遊あそび

play; playing; game; pleasure; amusement; pastime; recreation; diversion; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); flexibility (in a performance, art, etc.); …

Noun

体たい験けん

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

Noun

ファッションショー

fashion show

Noun

スタンプラリー

collecting series of stamps at railway stations, tourist spots, etc.

Noun

国こく際さい交こう流りゅう

international exchange

Noun

入にゅう場じょう料りょう

entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge

Noun

民みん族ぞく衣い装しょう

national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress

Noun

やる

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; …

Godan verb

まだ

still; as yet; only; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least; comparatively; relatively; unfinished; …

Adverb

受うけ付つけ

reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; information clerk; receipt; acceptance

Noun

あっち

that way; that direction; over there; yonder; that (one); that person; there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)

Pronoun

突つき当あたり

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

Noun

多た分ぶん

probably; likely; perhaps; maybe; a lot of; much; many; considerable; large (amount); generous

Adverb

無む理り

unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable; impossible; forcible; forced; compulsory; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate; to work too hard; …

Na-adjective

さあ

come (on); come now; come along; here; all right; right; okay; now; here goes; well; …

Interjection

中ちゅう学がく生せい

junior high school student; middle school pupil

Noun

プロ

professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat; propaganda

Noun

遠えん慮りょ

reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty; diffidence; hesitation; holding back; discretion; tact; thoughtfulness; …

Noun

参さん加か費ひ

entrance fee; participation cost

Noun

優ゆう勝しょう

overall victory; championship; winning the title

Noun

賞しょう品ひん

prize; trophy

Noun

楽がっ器き

musical instrument

Noun

曲きょく

composition; piece of music; song; track (on a record); tune; melody; air; enjoyment; fun; interest; …

Noun

相そう談だん

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

Noun

申もうし込こみ書しょ

(written) application; application form

Noun

必ひつ要よう事じ項こう

necessary items; required items; necessary information; required fields (on a form); mandatory fields

Noun

申もうし込こみ

application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge

Noun

先せん着ちゃく順じゅん

order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis

Noun

順じゅん番ばんに

in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

Adverb

動どう画が

video (esp. digital); video clip; clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)

Noun

撮さつ影えい

photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording

Noun

飲いん食しょく

food and drink; eating and drinking

Noun

携けい帯たい電でん話わ

mobile phone; cell phone

Noun

内うち

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of; among; amongst; (out) of; between; …

Noun

公こう園えん

(public) park

Noun

内ない

within ...; inside ...

Suffix

協きょう力りょく

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

Noun

電でん源げん

source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

Noun

マナーモード

silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode

Noun

設せっ定てい

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.); scene; options setting; preference settings; configuration; setup

Noun

通つう話わ

telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; videoconference call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

Noun

持もち込こみ

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

Noun

禁きん止し

prohibition; inhibition; ban

Noun

ロビー

lobby; lounge

Noun

ロールケーキ

Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake

Noun

終しゅう了りょう

end; close; conclusion; termination

Noun

個こ数すう

number of articles; number of items; quantity

Noun

限かぎる

to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to; to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)

Godan verb

列れつ

row; line; file; column; queue; rank; procession; group (of peers); ranks (of); company (of); …

Noun

太たい鼓こ

drum

Noun

叩たたく

to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang; to slap; to spank; to tap; to pat; …

Godan verb

来らい年ねん

next year

Noun

季き節せつ

season; time of year

Noun

行ぎょう事じ

event; function

Noun

正しょう月がつ

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

Noun

成せい人じんの日ひ

Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day

Expression

ひな祭まつり

Hinamatsuri (March 3); Hina Matsuri; Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival

Noun

こどもの日ひ

Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)

Expression

七夕たなばた

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

Noun

クリスマス

Christmas

Noun

式しき

way; style; fashion; method; system; form; type; ceremony; rite; ritual; …

Noun

市し長ちょう

mayor

Noun

話はなし

talk; speech; chat; conversation; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; argument; rumor; …

Noun

チキン

chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; wuss

Noun

笹ささ

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

Noun

葉は

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage

Noun

飾かざり

decoration; ornament; trimmings

Noun

着き物もの

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

Noun

ちらし寿ず司し

chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top

Noun

デート

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

Noun

短たん冊ざく

tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle

Noun

願ねがい事ごと

wish; desire; request; prayer

Noun

書かく

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

Godan verb

甘あま酒ざけ

amazake; sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees

Noun

こうして

thus; in this way

Conjunction

お米こめ

(husked grains of) rice

Noun

アルコール

alcohol; alcoholic drink; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer

Noun

若わかい

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

I-adjective

お祝いわい

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift; present

Noun

成せい人じん式しき

coming-of-age ceremony

Noun

おしゃれ

stylish; fashionable; trendy; chic; smartly dressed; careful about one's appearance; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; dressing nicely; making oneself look attractive; …

Na-adjective

中ちゅう学がっ校こう

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

Noun

盛もり上あがる

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to be piled up; to rouse; to get excited

Godan verb

フライドチキン

fried chicken (esp. American-style)

Noun

必かならず

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably

Adverb

過すごす

to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to carry too far; to carry to excess; to overdo; to do too much; …

Godan verb

実じっ家か

(one's parents') home

Noun

ごろごろ

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; growling; purring; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; commonly; in great numbers; …

Adverb

お年とし玉だま

New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

Noun

乗のり物もの

vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction

Noun

今年ことし

this year

Noun

親しん戚せき

relative; relation; kin