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Standard Japanese: Intermediate Lesson 2 Vocabulary

75 words

籠もる・籠もりますこもるto shut oneself in; to be filled with (smoke, feeling)

示すしめすto show; to indicate; to point to 出すだすto take out; to hand in; to send; to put out 経つたつ(time) to pass; to elapse 付き合うつきあうto go out with; to keep company; to accompany 取るとるto take; to pick up; to get; (of age) to grow older 受け取るうけとるto receive; to take; to interpret 及ぶおよぶto reach; to extend; to match 凍るこおるto freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal 伝わるつたわるto be handed down; to spread; to be conveyed 譲るゆずるto hand over; to give way; to yield; to sell 傾けるかたむけるto tilt; to lean; to devote (effort)込めるこめるto put into (feeling); to include; to load 下げるさげるto lower; to take away (dishes); to move back

怠ける・怠けますなまけるto be lazy; to neglect (work, study)

離れるはなれるto leave; to be apart; to be distant 呆れるあきれるto be appalled; to be dumbfounded (often with disapproval)与えるあたえるto give; to cause (damage, impression)曲げるまげるto bend; to twist; to distort

ご無沙汰する・ご無沙汰しますごぶさたするto fail to keep in touch

確認する・確認しますかくにんするto confirm; to check

有り難いありがたいgrateful; welcome; rare 懐かしいなつかしいnostalgic; dear; missed

僅か[な]・僅かですわずかなonly a little; slight; meager; tiny

かわいそう[な]・かわいそうですかわいそうなpoor; pitiful

嫌[な]・嫌ですいやなunpleasant; unwilling

順調[な]・順調ですじゅんちょうなsmooth; going well; favorable

不快[な]・不快ですふかいなunpleasant; uncomfortable; unwell

結構[な]・結構ですけっこうなfine; good; no, thank you

赤ん坊あかんぼうbaby; infant

案あんplan; idea; proposal 印象いんしょうimpression 栄養えいようnutrition, nourishment 笑顔えがおsmile (on one's face)

思いおもいthought; feeling; wish

角度かくどangle; viewpoint 加工かこうmanufacturing, processing, treatment

片手かたてone hand

気分転換きぶんてんかんchange of mood; refreshing oneself 決まりきまりrule; settlement; custom 休暇きゅうかvacation; holiday; leave

近所迷惑きんじょめいわくnuisance to the neighbors

首くびneck; head 腰こしwaist; lower back; hips 個人こじんindividual, private person この間このあいだthe other day; recently ゴムゴムrubber; elastic サインサインautograph; signature; sign

寒ささむさcoldness

紫外線しがいせんultraviolet rays; UV

事実じじつfact, truth, reality 市民しみんcitizen

食塩しょくえんtable salt

初対面しょたいめんfirst meeting 製造せいぞうmanufacture, production

その節そのせつon that occasion; at that time

年としyear, age

年寄りとしよりelderly person

年齢ねんれいage, years 場ばplace; scene; occasion ファンファンfan (supporter); fan (device)プロジェクトプロジェクトproject 平和へいわpeace

真心まごころsincerity; true heart; devotion

無駄遣いむだづかいwasting money; squandering

名刺めいしbusiness card

目上めうえone's superiors; seniors

メンバーメンバーmember

指輪ゆびわring

予想よそうexpectation; prediction 両手りょうてboth hands 礼儀れいぎmanners; courtesy

若さわかさyouth; youthfulness

若者わかものyoung people

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