NihongoDera - Daily Words

N5

スカート

skirt

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N4

味噌

みそ

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling; weak person

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N3

予測

よそく

prediction; estimation

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N2

未満

みまん

less than; insufficient

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N1

すらっと

slender; slim

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N5

吸う

喫う

すう

to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to slurp; to absorb; to soak up; to kiss

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N4

湖

こ

lake (in place names)

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N3

止す

さす

to stop in the midst of; to leave undone

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N2

見舞う

みまう

to ask after (health); to visit

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N1

ずぶ濡れ

ずぶぬれ

soaked; dripping wet

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N5

水曜日

すいようび

Wednesday

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N4

見える

まみえる

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

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N3

予算

よさん

estimate; budget

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N2

見本

みほん

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

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N1

すっぱり

すっぱり、すぱり

completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; totally; wholly; without hesitation; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

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N5

新聞

しんぶん

newspaper

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N4

真ん中

真中、まん中

まんなか、まなか

middle; centre; center; mid-way

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N3

横切る

横ぎる

よこぎる

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

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N2

身分

みぶん

social position; social status

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N1

図々しい

図図しい

ずうずうしい

impudent; shameless

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N5

白い

しろい

white

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N4

漫画

まんが、マンガ

cartoon; comic; comic strip

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N3

予期

よき

expectation; assume will happen; forecast

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N2

実る

稔る

みのる

to bear fruit; to ripen

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N1

すんなり

slim; slender; lithe; supple; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble; without difficulty; without dissent; easily; readily

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N5

白

しら

white; unseasoned; undyed; unaltered; very much; precisely; playing dumb; unfeigned; honest; diligent

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N4

回る

廻る

まわる

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

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N3

曜日

ようび

day of the week

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N2

醜い

見憎い

みにくい

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

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N1

擦れる

こすれる

to be rubbed

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N5

知る

識る

しる

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

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N4

周り

まわり

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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N3

要点

ようてん

gist; main point

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N2

見慣れる

見馴れる、見なれる

みなれる

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

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N1

すれ違う

擦れ違う

すれちがう

to pass by one another; to disagree; to miss each other

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N5

食堂

しょくどう

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; messroom; restaurant; eatery; snack bar; diner

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N4

間に合う

間にあう

まにあう

to be in time for; to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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N3

要素

ようそ

component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

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N2

見直す

見なおす

みなおす

to look again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see something in a more positive light; to improve; to recover (market, illness, etc.)

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すれ違い

擦れ違い

すれちがい

passing each other; crossing paths without meeting; being at cross purposes

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N5

醤油

しょう油、醬油、正油

しょうゆ、しょうゆう、しょゆ、しょゆう

soy sauce; shoyu

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N4

間違える

まちがえる

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

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N3

要するに

ようするに

in a word; after all; the point is ...; in short ...; to put simply; the long and short of it is that ....

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N2

見っともない

みっともない

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

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N1

剃る

そる、する

to shave

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N5

丈夫

じょうぶ

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

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N4

又は

または

or; otherwise

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N3

様子

容子

ようす

state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances; appearance; look; aspect; sign; indication

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N2

見つける

見付ける、見附ける、見附る

みつける、みっける

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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N1

刷り

摺り、刷

すり

printing

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N5

上手

うわて、かみて

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (only in comparisons); dexterity (only in comparisons); over-arm grip on opponent's belt

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N4

負ける

敗ける、敗北る

まける

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.); to reduce the price; to lower the price; to give a discount on

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N3

用心

要心、要慎

ようじん

care; precaution; guarding; caution

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見つかる

見付かる

みつかる

to be found; to be discovered

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N1

天皇

てんのう、すめらぎ、すめろぎ

Emperor of Japan

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N5

宿題

しゅくだい

homework

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N4

参る

詣る

まいる

to go; to come; to call; to be defeated; to collapse; to die; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed; to be madly in love; to visit (shrine, grave)

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N3

要求

ようきゅう

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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N2

道順

みちじゅん

itinerary; route

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N1

済みません

すみません

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

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N5

授業

じゅぎょう

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

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N4

翻訳

飜訳

ほんやく

translation; de-encryption; deciphering; rendering

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N3

陽気

ようき

cheerful; jovial; merry; lively; weather; season; spirit of yang

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N2

見出し

みだし

heading; headline; title; caption; index; headword

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N1

済まない

すまない

inexcusable; unjustifiable; unpardonable; sorry; remorseful; apologetic; conscience-stricken; contrite; excuse me; (I'm) sorry; thank you

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N5

十

シー

ten

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N4

褒める

誉める、賞める、称める

ほめる

to praise; to admire; to speak well

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N3

容易

ようい

easy; simple; plain

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N2

店屋

みせや

store; shop

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N1

澄ます

清ます

すます

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs

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N5

シャワー

shower

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N4

殆ど

殆んど、幾ど

ほとんど

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

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N3

酔う

よう

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted; to be spellbound; to be in raptures

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N2

ミシン

sewing machine

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N1

済ます

すます

to finish; to get it over with; to conclude; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

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N5

シャツ

shirt (underwear); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear, esp. dress shirt)

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N4

星

せい

Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

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N3

様

ちゃま

Mr.; Mrs.; Ms.

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N2

惨め

不見目

みじめ

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

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N1

素早い

素速い

すばやい

fast; quick; prompt; nimble; agile; quick (to understand); sharp (judgement)

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写真

しゃしん

photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap; movie

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N4

臣

奴、僕

やつこ、つぶね、やつこらま

slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I; me

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宵

よい

evening; early night hours

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崎

岬、埼、碕

さき

small peninsula

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N1

すばしこい

すばしこい、すばしっこい

nimble; smart; quick

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N5

じゃあ

じゃあ、じゃ

then; well; so; well then; combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles; plain copula

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N4

法律

ほうりつ

law

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N3

夜明け

夜明

よあけ

dawn; daybreak

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三日月

みかづき、みかずき

new moon; crescent moon

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N1

即ち

則ち、乃ち、輒

すなわち

that is; namely; i.e.

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N5

締める

しめる

to tie; to fasten; to total; to sum; to be strict with; to economize; to economise; to cut down on; to salt; to marinate; to pickle; to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt; to wear (necktie); to put on (necktie)

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貿易

ぼうえき

trade (foreign)

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夜

よる、よ

evening; night

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N2

見かけ

見掛け

みかけ

outward appearance

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N1

素敵

素的、素適

すてき

lovely; dreamy; beautiful; great; fantastic; superb; cool; capital

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N5

閉める

しめる

to close; to shut

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N4

返事

返辞

へんじ

reply; answer; response

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許す

赦す、聴す

ゆるす

to permit; to allow; to approve; to tolerate; to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off; to confide in; to give up; to yield

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N2

見下ろす

見おろす

みおろす

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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N1

酸っぱい

すっぱい

sour; acid

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February 20

スカート

味噌

予測

未満

すらっと

February 19

吸う

喫う

湖

止す

見舞う

ずぶ濡れ

February 18

水曜日

見える

予算

見本

すっぱり

February 17

新聞

真ん中

真中、まん中

横切る

横ぎる

身分

図々しい

図図しい

February 16

白い

漫画

予期

実る

稔る

すんなり

February 15

白

回る

廻る

曜日

醜い

見憎い

擦れる

February 14

知る

識る

周り

要点

見慣れる

見馴れる、見なれる

すれ違う

擦れ違う

February 13

食堂

間に合う

間にあう

要素

見直す

見なおす

すれ違い

擦れ違い

February 12

醤油

しょう油、醬油、正油

間違える

要するに

見っともない

剃る

February 11

丈夫

又は

様子

容子

見つける

見付ける、見附ける、見附る

刷り