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To feel angry because of something unpleasant. Example: 「大きいこえで怒る」 (to get angry in a loud voice). It also means to warn someone about their bad points in strong words. Examples: 「先生に怒られる」 (to be scolded by the teacher), 「母に怒られた」 (I was scolded by my mother). It is also read 「いかる」, and in that case it is mostly used in written language.
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N2, N3幼いおさない
Being young in age. Example: 「幼い子ども」 (a young child). Also used to mean being childish for one's age, as in 「考えが幼い」 (a childish way of thinking).
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N3, N5押すおす
push. To apply force to move something forward or toward the other person. Example: 「ボタンを押す」 (to press a button). The antonym is 「引く」 (to pull).
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N3恐れるおそれる
fear. To think something is scary. To worry about danger or failure. Example: 「失敗を恐れるな」 (don't fear failure), 「死を恐れる」 (to fear death). The noun form is 「恐れ」, which in expressions like 「雨の恐れがある」 means "worry/possibility."
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N2, N3恐ろしいおそろしい
frightening. Scary. Example: 「恐ろしい事件」 (a frightening incident). Also used to mean an extreme degree of something, as in 「恐ろしく速い」 (frighteningly fast).
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N3教わるおそわる
To be taught something by someone. Example: 「先生に数学を教わる」 (to be taught math by a teacher). The counterpart action to 「教える」 (to teach).
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N3お互いおたがい
each other. Each of two people (or two things) involved in a relationship. Example: 「お互いに助け合う」 (to help each other), 「お互いさま」 (an expression meaning both sides are in the same position, so there's no need to worry about it).
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N2, N3落ち込むおちこむ
For one's spirits to sink and lose energy. Also used when a figure or condition drops, as in 「成績が落ち込む」 (grades decline).
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N4落とすおとす
To make something fall from above to below. Example: 「さいふを落とす」 (to drop one's wallet). Also used to mean losing something by one's own carelessness.
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N3訪れるおとずれる
To go to a place to visit a person or location. Also used when a season or time arrives, as in 「春が訪れる」 (spring arrives).
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N3, N5大人おとな
adult. A grown person, not a child. Read as 「おとな」.
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N4踊りおどり
dance. To move one's body to music, and the skill of doing so. Includes dances performed at festivals, etc.
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N4踊るおどる
To move one's body in time with music. Example: 「みんなでおどる」 (everyone dances together).
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N4驚くおどろく
To be surprised because something unexpected happened. Example: 「しらせをきいて驚く」 (to be surprised at hearing the news).
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N2, N3帯おび
A long piece of cloth wrapped around the waist over a kimono. Example: 「帯を締める」 (to tie an obi). The paper wrapped around a book's cover is also called 「帯」 (obi/band).
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N1, N3脅かすおびやかす
To endanger another's position or safety, causing anxiety. Used as in「地位を脅かす」「平和を脅かす」. The same kanji read as「おどかす」becomes a separate word meaning "to startle," whereas「おびやかす」is used with the meaning of jeopardizing an ongoing state such as position or safety.
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N3溺れるおぼれる
drown. To be unable to swim and be on the verge of dying in the water. Example: 「川で溺れる」 (to drown in a river). Also used to mean being absorbed in a bad pleasure, as in 「酒に溺れる」 (to be addicted to alcohol).
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N4お祭りおまつり
festival. An event held in a town or shrine, such as to give thanks to the gods.
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N3お目に掛かるおめにかかる
A humble way of saying 「会う」 (to meet). Example: 「一度お目に掛かりたいのですが」 (I would like to meet you once). Used when meeting someone of higher status.
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N3, N5重いおもい
A state requiring strength to lift. Example: 「重いかばん」 (a heavy bag). The antonym is 「軽い」 (light).
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N4思い出すおもいだす
To bring something forgotten back to mind. Example: 「むかしのことを思い出す」 (to recall something from long ago).
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N3〜N5思うおもう
To think or feel something in one's mind. Example: 「あしたは雨だと思う」 (I think it will rain tomorrow).
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N4おもちゃおもちゃ
toy. Something for children to play with.
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N2, N4表おもて
The side of something that faces forward or can be seen from the outside. The antonym is 「裏」 (the back/reverse side). The same 「表」 read as 「ひょう」 is a different word referring to something in which figures or items are arranged vertically and horizontally.
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N3主におもに
mainly. As the center. For the most part. Example: 「主に若い人が利用する」 (mainly used by young people), 「主に野菜を作っている」 (mainly grows vegetables).
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N3思わずおもわず
Naturally, without intending to. Example: 「思わず笑ってしまった」 (couldn't help laughing), 「思わず声が出た」 (a sound escaped involuntarily).
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N4親おや
parent. The person who gave birth to and raises a child. Father and mother.
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N3及ぶおよぶ
For something to reach as far as a certain point. To spread. In the form 「〜に及ばない」, it means there is no need to do that.
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N4下りるおりる
To move from a high place to a low place. Example: 「かいだんを下りる」 (to go down the stairs). Also used to mean getting off a vehicle, as in 「バスを下りる」 (to get off a bus).
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N3, N4折るおる
To bend a hard object and separate it. Example: 「えだを折る」 (to break a branch). Also used to mean bending paper to make a shape, as in 「かみを折る」 (to fold paper).
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N4お礼おれい
To convey a feeling of gratitude, or the words used to do so, when someone has helped you. Example: 「お礼を言う」 (to say thank you).
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N1, N3, N4折れるおれる
For a hard object to bend and separate. Example: 「えだが折れる」 (a branch breaks).
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N3降ろすおろす
To take a person or luggage out of a vehicle. Example: 「駅前で客を降ろす」 (to drop off a passenger in front of the station). The homophone 「下ろす」 means to move something from a high place to a low place (e.g. 「棚から荷物を下ろす」, to take luggage down from a shelf; 「お金を下ろす」, to withdraw money), and is written differently.
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N4終わりおわり
For something to come to an end, the final part. The antonym is 「はじめ」 (the beginning).
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N3恩おん
A helpful favor received from someone, for which one is grateful. Example: 「恩を返す」 (to repay a favor), 「恩を忘れない」 (to never forget a kindness). Also forms compound words like 「恩人」 (a person one owes gratitude to) and 「恩師」 (a teacher one is grateful to).
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N3温暖おんだん
A state where the climate is warm and mild. Example: 「温暖な気候」 (a warm climate), 「地球温暖化」 (global warming). The antonym is 「寒冷」 (cold climate).
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N3温度おんど
temperature. The degree of warmth or coldness. Example: 「部屋の温度」 (room temperature), 「温度を測る」 (to measure the temperature).
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N3開会かいかい
To begin a meeting or event. Example: 「開会式」 (opening ceremony), 「開会を宣言する」 (to declare the opening). The antonym is 「閉会」 (closing).
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N4会議かいぎ
meeting. To gather with others to discuss something, such as for work.
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N4会議室かいぎしつ
meeting room. A room for holding meetings.
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N3解決かいけつ
To properly settle a problem or dispute. Example: 「事件を解決する」 (to resolve an incident), 「問題が解決した」 (the problem has been resolved).
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N3開始かいし
start. To begin something. Example: 「試合開始」 (the start of the match), 「販売を開始する」 (to start sales). A more formal word than 「始める」. The word with the opposite meaning is 「終了」 (end).
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N3外出がいしゅつ
To go out from one's home or workplace. Example: 「外出中」 (out at the moment), 「外出をひかえる」 (to refrain from going out).
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N4会場かいじょう
venue. A place where a ceremony, tournament, exhibition, etc., is held.
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N3改善かいぜん
improvement. To fix something bad and make it better. Example: 「生活を改善する」 (to improve one's lifestyle), 「関係が改善する」 (relations improve). The antonym is 「改悪」 (a change for the worse).
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N3快適かいてき
comfortable. A pleasant, comfortable state. Example: 「快適な部屋」 (a comfortable room), 「快適に過ごす」 (to spend time comfortably).
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N3開発かいはつ
To create something new. To make land or ability useful. Used as in 「商品開発」 (product development), 「能力開発」 (skill development).
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N3回復かいふく
recovery. For something that had worsened to return to its former good state. Example: 「体力が回復する」 (to regain physical strength), 「景気の回復」 (economic recovery).
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N4会話かいわ
conversation. Talking with a person, discussing something together.
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N3, N5返すかえす
return. To give back something borrowed to the original person. Example: 「本を返す」 (to return a book). Distinguished in writing from the homophone 「帰す」 (to send a person back home, etc.) and others.