Standard Japanese: Intermediate Lesson 1 Vocabulary
100 words
Study Lesson 1ついていく・ついていきますついていくto follow; to go along with; to keep up with
表すあらわすto express; to show威張る・威張りますいばるto act big; to be arrogant; to swagger
乾かすかわかすto dry助かるたすかるto be saved; to survive; to be helped (spared trouble)転勤になる・転勤になりますてんきんになるto be transferred (to another office)
溶く・溶きますとくto mix (with liquid); to dissolve; to beat (eggs)
下る・下りますくだるto go down; to descend; to go downstream
上るのぼるto go up; to climb; to amount to; to come up (as a topic)沸かす・沸かしますわかすto boil (water)
湧くわくto well up; to gush; to arise (of feelings)炒める・炒めますいためるto fry; to saute; to stir-fry
訪れるおとずれるto visit; to come (season)優れるすぐれるto excel; to be superior; (usually negated) to be good (of health, mood, weather)育てるそだてるto raise; to bring up; to grow流れるながれるto flow; to drift; to spread; to pass (time)嘗める・嘗めますなめるto lick; to taste; to make light of; to underestimate
延びるのびるto be extended; to be postponed; to grow longer広げるひろげるto spread out; to expand; to widen経営する・経営しますけいえいするto manage; to run (a business)
建設する・建設しますけんせつするto build; to construct
洗練する・洗練しますせんれんするto refine; to polish
注目する・注目しますちゅうもくするto pay attention to; to watch closely
賢いかしこいwise, clever, smartかっこいいかっこいいcool, good-looking, stylishしつこいしつこいpersistent; clingy; heavy, greasy (taste)だらしないだらしないslovenly; sloppy; undisciplined礼儀正しい・礼儀正しいですれいぎただしいcourteous; decorous; polite
若々しい・若々しいですわかわかしいyouthful; young; young-looking
怪しいあやしいsuspicious, dubious, doubtful優しいやさしいkind; gentle; tender; graceful我慢強い・我慢強いですがまんづよいpatient; persevering; having great endurance
計算高い・計算高いですけいさんだかいcalculating; shrewd; mercenary
抜け目ない・抜け目ないですぬけめないshrewd; astute; sharp-witted
おしとやか[な]・おしとやかですおしとやかなgraceful; ladylike; gentle and modest
頑固[な]・頑固ですがんこなstubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
意地悪[な]・意地悪ですいじわるなmean; nasty
穏やか[な]・穏やかですおだやかなcalm; gentle; mild
素直[な]・素直ですすなおなobedient; honest; frank
朗らか[な]・朗らかですほがらかなcheerful; sunny; bright
上品[な]・上品ですじょうひんなelegant; refined
快活[な]・快活ですかいかつなcheerful; lively; lighthearted
活発[な]・活発ですかっぱつなlively; active
寛大[な]・寛大ですかんだいなgenerous; tolerant; lenient
勤勉[な]・勤勉ですきんべんなdiligent; hard-working; industrious
主要[な]・主要ですしゅようなchief; main; principal; major
消極的[な]・消極的ですしょうきょくてきなpassive; negative; half-hearted
積極的[な]・積極的ですせっきょくてきなactive; positive; proactive
生意気[な]・生意気ですなまいきなcheeky; impertinent; cocky
控えめ[な]・控えめですひかえめなmodest; moderate
意地っぱり[な]・意地っぱりですいじっぱりなstubborn; obstinate; willful
健康的[な]・健康的ですけんこうてきなhealthy
個性的[な]・個性的ですこせいてきなindividual; distinctive; unique
自己中心的[な]・自己中心的ですじこちゅうしんてきなegoistic; self-centered; selfish
社交的[な]・社交的ですしゃこうてきなsociable; outgoing; friendly
抽象的[な]・抽象的ですちゅうしょうてきなabstract
飴あめ(hard) candy運行うんこうoperation (of trains, buses); service; motion (of heavenly bodies)
駅弁えきべんboxed lunch sold at stations (ekiben)
エビエビshrimp; prawn
お祝いおいわいcelebration; congratulatory gift
おじさんおじさんuncle; middle-aged man叔父さんおじさん(someone else's) uncle; middle-aged man
思い出おもいでmemories, recollections, reminiscence化石かせきfossil; relic活動かつどうaction, activity感激かんげきdeep emotion; to be moved下りくだりdescent; downward slope; downstream; down-bound (train or bus heading away from the starting point or the capital)芸能げいのうentertainment; performing arts
傑作けっさくmasterpiece; (colloquial) hilarious
強引ごういんforceful; pushy; high-handed幸運こううんgood luck公営こうえいpublic management; publicly run
高層こうそうhigh-rise; upper layer傲慢ごうまんarrogant; haughty
高齢こうれいold age; elderly国営こくえいstate-run; state management
国際こくさいinternational国連こくれんUnited Nations; UN
山陽さんようSanyo region (Seto Inland Sea side of western Honshu)
実用じつようpractical use, utility私鉄してつprivate railway
従順じゅうじゅんobedient; submissive; docile
純粋じゅんすいpure; innocent; genuine慎重しんちょうprudent; careful誠実せいじつsincere; honest
聡明そうめいintelligent; wise; sagacious
出会いであいmeeting, rendezvous, encounter上りのぼりascent; uphill; inbound (to Tokyo)秘密ひみつsecret, secrecy紐ひもstring, cord不思議ふしぎstrange; mysterious蓋ふたcover, lid, cap辺へんarea; vicinity; region
真面目まじめserious; sincere; earnest陽気ようきpleasant weather, season; cheerful予算よさんbudget; budget estimate利口りこうclever; smart; well-behaved (of children)
レールレールrail; track; groundwork (prepared path)
路線ろせんroute; line; policy