Words 401–500
国
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country)
Noun
言葉
language; dialect; word; phrase; expression; term; speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language; words; …
Noun
良い
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient; enough; ready; prepared; …
I-adjective
起きる
to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire); to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place
Ichidan verb
なれる
to mature (esp. by fermentation); to ripen (e.g. wine, cheese); to be properly aged; to become seasoned
Ichidan verb
頂戴
receiving; getting; accepting; being given; eating; drinking; having; please (give me; do for me)
Noun
濃い
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.); thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"); close; deep (love, etc.)
I-adjective
カラカラ
parched; dried-up; bone-dry; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering; laughing loudly; roaring with laughter
Na-adjective
花
flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda; (the) best; …
Noun
通る
to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); …
Godan verb
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
広げる
to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden; to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap; …
Ichidan verb
読める
to be able to read; to be legible; to be decipherable; to be readable (text, etc.); to read well; to understand; to divine; to perceive; to see
Ichidan verb
周り
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
Noun
巡る
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to enclose; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return; to repeat; to circulate (of blood, money, etc.); to travel around; …
Godan verb
話す
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; …
Godan verb
悪い
bad; poor; undesirable; poor (quality); inferior; insufficient; evil; sinful; ugly; not beautiful; …
I-adjective
入る
to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into; …
Godan verb
帰る
to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
Godan verb
まだ
still; as yet; only; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least; comparatively; relatively; unfinished; …
Adverb
つく
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
Godan verb
また
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time; also; too; as well; likewise; on the other hand; …
Adverb
多分
probably; likely; perhaps; maybe; a lot of; much; many; considerable; large (amount); generous
Adverb
熟す
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural; to become skilled
Godan verb
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
入れる
to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo); to admit; to accept; …
Ichidan verb
嫌
disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; …
Na-adjective
使う
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; …
Godan verb
なんとか
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
Expression
うまい
skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate; delicious; tasty; …
I-adjective
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
磨く
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to scour; to scrub; to brush (teeth); to grind (e.g. a lens); to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone; …
Godan verb
忘れる
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
Ichidan verb
押す
to push; to thrust; to shove; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to exert pressure on; to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf); to push (someone for something); …
Godan verb
訳
reason; cause; grounds; meaning; sense; (good) sense; circumstances; case; (romantic) relationship; love affair
Noun
挨拶
greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from someone; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
Noun
願う
to desire; to wish; to hope; to beg; to request; to implore; to pray; to have something done for oneself
Godan verb
着る
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
Ichidan verb
はめる
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to fasten (a button); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to attach (e.g. a hose to a tap); to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to place (restrictions) on; to entrap; …
Ichidan verb
止め
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
Noun
金
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money; gold coin; sum (of money); Friday; …
Noun
止める
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; …
Ichidan verb
どんな
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any; all
Pre-noun adjectival
頑張る
to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; …
Godan verb
いっぱい
one cup (of); one glass (of); one bowl (of); cupful; glassful; bowlful; spoonful; one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); …
Noun
訳
reason; cause; grounds; meaning; sense; (good) sense; circumstances; case; (romantic) relationship; love affair
Noun