Learn Japanese Vocabulary N3
1一体
Hiragana :いったい
Meaning :...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"); one object, one body, unity; one form, one style; one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.); generally, in general
Ex :工業こうぎょう商業しょうぎょう一体いったいとなった総合そうごうてき開発かいはつ目指しめざしております。
Trans :We are aiming for an integrated development zone that combines business and industrial quarters.
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2一致
Hiragana :いっち
Meaning :coincidence, agreement, union, match; conformity, consistency; cooperation
Ex :両極端りょうきょくたん一致いっちする。
Trans :Extremes meet.
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3いつでも
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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4一般
Hiragana :いっぱん
Meaning :general, universal; ordinary, average, common
Ex :彼女かのじょ一般いっぱん先生せんせい比べれくらべればよい先生せんせいだ。
Trans :She is a good teacher, as teachers go.
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5一方
Hiragana :いっぽう
Meaning :one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party; on the one hand, on the other hand; whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn; (after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only
Ex :社会保険庁しゃかいほけんちょう厚生こうせい労働省ろうどうしょうへの不信ふしんかん募るつのる一方いっぽうである。
Trans :Distrust of the Social Insurance Agency and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare just keeps getting stronger.
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6いつまでも
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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7いつも
Hiragana :いつも
Meaning :always, usually, every time; never (with neg. verb)
Ex :むすめはいつも、約束やくそく守らまもらない母親ははおや苛立っいらだっていた。
Trans :The daughter was irritated with her mother, who always broke her promises.
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8移動
Hiragana :いどう
Meaning :movement, transfer, migration, removal; mobile, moving, traveling, travelling, roving
Ex :これから火葬かそうじょう移動いどうしますので、小川おがわさまきみくるまへ。
Trans :We are now going to move to the crematorium so if Mr. Ogawa and you would enter the car ...
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9従兄弟
Hiragana :いとこ
Meaning :cousin (male)
Ex :列車れっしゃ降りるおりるとすぐに、かれはいとこの出迎えでむかえ受けうけた。
Trans :On getting off the train, he was met by his cousin.
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10
Hiragana :いね
Meaning :rice-plant
Ex :冷たいつめたい天候てんこういね発育はついく遅らせおくらせた。
Trans :The cold weather slowed the growth of the rice plants.
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11居眠り
Hiragana :いねむり
Meaning :dozing, nodding off
Ex :ちち両足りょうあしのほうにのばして、ソファーで居眠りいねむりしていました。
Trans :My father was taking a nap on the sofa, with his legs stretched toward the fire.
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12
Hiragana :いのち
Meaning :life, life force; lifetime, lifespan; most important thing, foundation, core; paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love); fate, destiny, karma
Ex :つい先日せんじつ列車れっしゃ事故じこにおいてはメーデーを出すだす間もなくまもなく多くおおく方々かたがたいのち奪わうばわれた。
Trans :Only the other day in a railway accident, without the time to send out a mayday, many people lost their lives.
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13違反
Hiragana :いはん
Meaning :violation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach
Ex :かれ我が国わがくに法律ほうりつ違反いはんした。
Trans :He committed an offense against our laws.
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14衣服
Hiragana :いふく
Meaning :clothes
Ex :ぬの応じおうじ衣服いふく裁てたて
Trans :Cut your coat according to your cloth.
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15居間
Hiragana :いま
Meaning :living room (western style)
Ex :夕食ゆうしょくがすんで、我々われわれ居間いまへうつった。
Trans :When dinner was over, we adjourned to the sitting room.
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16今に
Hiragana :いまに
Meaning :before long, even now
Ex :彼女はいまにも戻ってくるかもしれない。
Trans :She could be back at any moment.
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17今にも
Hiragana :いまにも
Meaning :at any time, soon
Ex :はは今にもいまにもわたし来るくるかと待っまっているだろう。
Trans :My mother will be expecting me at any moment.
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18
Hiragana :いや
Meaning :no, the noes
Ex :いくらどう迷っまよったからって、こんなところ野宿のじゅく絶対ぜったいにイヤですからね。
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19以来
Hiragana :いらい
Meaning :since, henceforth
Ex :おっと亡くしなくし以来いらい彼女かのじょ持ちもちくずした。
Trans :She has gone to the bad since she lost her husband.
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20依頼
Hiragana :いらい
Meaning :request, commission, dispatch, despatch; dependence, trust
Ex :彼女かのじょかれ資金しきん集めるあつめるように依頼いらいした。
Trans :She asked him to raise the funds.
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21いらいら
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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22いらっしゃい
Meaning :(used as a polite imperative) come, go, stay; welcome!
Ex :毎度まいど、またいらっしゃい。
Trans :Thanks, please come again.
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23医療
Hiragana :いりょう
Meaning :medical care, medical treatment
Ex :警察けいさつ医療いりょう事故じこ立件りっけん消極しょうきょくてきだ。
Trans :The police are reluctant to pursue criminal charges in medical cases.
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24
Hiragana :いわ
Meaning :rock, crag
Ex :彼らかれらはそのいわをてこで持ち上げもちあげた。
Trans :They lifted the rock by means of a lever.
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25祝い
Hiragana :いわい
Meaning :congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift
Ex :ちち誕生たんじょう祝いいわい時計とけいをくれた。
Trans :My father gave me a watch for my birthday.
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26祝う
Hiragana :いわう
Meaning :to congratulate, to celebrate, to observe (a festival)
Ex :ぼくきみ成功せいこう祝っいわった。
Trans :I congratulate you on your success.
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27言わば
Hiragana :いわば
Meaning :so to speak, so to call it, as it were
Ex :彼女かのじょはいわば歩くあるくスピーカーだ。
Trans :She is, as it were, a walking speaker.
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28いわゆる
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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29インク
Ex :かれはシャツをインクのしみで汚しよごした。
Trans :He blotted his shirt with ink spots.
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30印刷
Hiragana :いんさつ
Meaning :printing
Ex :かれ仕事しごと印刷いんさつ関係かんけいがある。
Trans :His job has to do with printing.
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31印象
Hiragana :いんしょう
Meaning :impression
Ex :彼女かのじょかれ間違っまちがっ印象いんしょう抱いだいた。
Trans :She got a false impression of him.
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32引退
Hiragana :いんたい
Meaning :retire
Ex :ぼく引退いんたいするつもりは毛頭ないもうとうない
Trans :I have no intention whatever of resigning.
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33引用
Hiragana :いんよう
Meaning :quotation, citation, reference
Ex :ちちはシェイクスピアを引用いんようした手紙てがみ書いかいていた。
Trans :My father used to write letters that quoted from Shakespeare.
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Hiragana :うわ
Meaning :above, up, over, elder (e.g. daughter); top, summit; surface, on; before, previous; superiority, one's superior (i.e. one's elder); on top of that, besides, what's more; upon (further inspection, etc.), based on (and occurring after); matters concerning..., as concerns ...; since (i.e. "for that reason"); suffix indicating higher social standing; place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo; noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)
Ex :迷彩めいさいのショートパンツを履くはく場合ばあいうえなにしょくTシャツてぃーしゃつ合いあいますか?
Trans :When you wear camo shorts, what colour t-shirt goes with that?
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Hiragana :うお
Ex :さかな遠火とおびでゆっくり、こんがり焼き上げやきあげます。
Trans :The fish is baked slowly till browned over a not-too-close fire.
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36うがい
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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37伺う
Hiragana :うかがう
Meaning :to ask, to inquire, to hear, to be told; to implore (a god for an oracle), to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
Ex :木村きむら博士はかせから、あなたがこの分野ぶんや第一人者だいいちにんしゃだと伺いうかがいました。
Trans :Dr. Kimura gave me your name as the leading scholar in this field.
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38受け取る
Hiragana :うけとる
Meaning :to receive, to get, to accept; to take, to interpret, to understand
Ex :郵便ゆうびん配達はいたつじん来るくるとすぐに、かれ急いいそい郵便ゆうびんぶつ受け取りうけとり行くいく
Trans :The second the mailman comes, he rushes out to pick up his mail.
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39動かす
Hiragana :うごかす
Meaning :to move, to shift, to operate, to set in motion, to mobilize, to mobilise; to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence; to deny, to change
Ex :老化ろうか防ぐふせぐためにもっとからだ動かすうごかすべきだ。
Trans :You have to get more exercise in order to stave off senility.
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Hiragana :うさぎ
Meaning :rabbit, hare, coney, cony, lagomorph (esp. leporids)
Ex :かれ手品てじな使っつかっ帽子ぼうしからウサギをとりだした。
Trans :He produced a rabbit out of his hat by magic.
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41遠足
Hiragana :えんそく
Meaning :excursion, outing, trip
Ex :全体ぜんたいとして、遠足えんそく楽しかったのしかった。
Trans :All in all, the excursion was pleasant.
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42延長
Hiragana :えんちょう
Meaning :extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening; Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
Ex :彼らかれらとなりまちまで鉄道てつどう延長えんちょうすることを計画けいかくしている。
Trans :They are planning to extend the railroad to the next town.
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43煙突
Hiragana :えんとつ
Meaning :chimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe; carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
Ex :大気たいき汚染おせん煙突えんとつから出るでるけむり原因げんいんになる。
Trans :Smoke issuing from chimneys is a cause of air pollution.
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44追い掛ける
Hiragana :おいかける
Meaning :to chase, to run after, to pursue
Ex :猟犬りょうけんたちはそのキツネを追いかけおいかけている。
Trans :The hounds are in pursuit of the fox.
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45追い越す
Hiragana :おいこす
Meaning :to pass (e.g. car), to overtake; to surpass, to outstrip, to get ahead of, to outdistance
Ex :彼女かのじょ先輩せんぱい追い越しおいこし昇進しょうしんした。
Trans :She was promoted over the heads of her seniors.
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46オイル
Meaning :oil, engine oil, kerosene
Ex :石油せきゆ運ぶはこぶふねをオイル・タンカーという。
Trans :A ship which conveys oil is called an oil tanker.
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47応援
Hiragana :おうえん
Meaning :aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering
Ex :彼女かのじょ自分じぶんのひいきのうま応援おうえんした。
Trans :She cheered for her favorite horse.
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48王女
Hiragana :おうじょ
Meaning :princess
Ex :王女おうじょがあくどい化粧けしょうをしていた。
Trans :The princess was wearing too much makeup.
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49応ずる
Hiragana :おうずる
Meaning :to answer, to respond, to meet; to satisfy, to accept
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50応接
Hiragana :おうせつ
Meaning :reception
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51応対
Hiragana :おうたい
Meaning :receiving, dealing with
Ex :わたし応対おうたいをしてくれる店員てんいんがいなかった。
Trans :There were no clerks to wait on me.
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52往復
Hiragana :おうふく
Meaning :making a round trip, going and returning, coming and going; round-trip ticket, return ticket; correspondence, exchanging (letters); socializing, visiting one another
Ex :かれ往復おうふくともタクシーに乗っのった。
Trans :He took a taxi both ways.
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53欧米
Hiragana :おうべい
Meaning :Europe and America, the West
Ex :時間じかん厳守げんしゅすることは、欧米おうべいでは当然とうぜんのことと考えかんがえられている。
Trans :Punctuality is thought to be a matter of course in Europe and America.
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54応用
Hiragana :おうよう
Meaning :application, put to practical use
Ex :彼女かのじょ授業じゅぎょう学んまなんだことをその実験じっけん応用おうようした。
Trans :She applied what she had learned in class to the experiment.
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55オーケストラ
Meaning :orchestra
Ex :彼らかれらはコンサートホールのさい前列ぜんれつ座っすわってオーケストラを聞いきいた。
Trans :They sat in the front row of the concert hall and heard the orchestra clearly.
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56おおざっぱ
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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57大通り
Hiragana :おおどおり
Meaning :main street
Ex :郵便ゆうびんきょく大通りおおどおりから少しすこし離れはなれたところにあります。
Trans :The post office is just off the main street.
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58オートメーション
Meaning :automation
Ex :生産せいさんせいはオートメーションの徹底てっていによって向上こうじょうする。
Trans :Production improves by becoming more automatic.
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59大凡
Hiragana :おおよそ
Meaning :about, roughly, as a rule, approximately
Ex :ちちはおおよそ芸術げいじゅつてきひとだ。
Trans :My father is far from artistic.
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60お帰り
Hiragana :おかえり
Meaning :return; welcome home
Ex :会計かいけいはお帰りかえりのレジでおねがいします。
Trans :Pay the cashier on the way out.
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61おかけください
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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62おかげさまで
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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63おかず
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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64拝む
Hiragana :おがむ
Meaning :to assume the posture of praying, to press the palms and fingers of both hands together, to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha), to pay one's respects; to beg, to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
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65お代わり
Hiragana :おかわり
Meaning :second helping, another cup, seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
Ex :ライスとキャベツをお代わりかわりお願いします。
Trans :Can I have seconds on rice and cabbage?
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66補う
Hiragana :おぎなう
Meaning :to compensate for, to supplement
Ex :彼女かのじょ非凡ひぼん才能さいのう経験けいけん不足ふそく補うおぎなう
Trans :Her genius makes up for her lack of experience.
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67おきのどくに
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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68屋外
Hiragana :おくがい
Meaning :outdoors, alfresco
Ex :ぼく野球やきゅうやテニスやサッカーのような屋外おくがいスポーツが好きすきだ。
Trans :I like outdoor sports, such as baseball, tennis and soccer.
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69おくさん
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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70送り仮名
Hiragana :おくりがな
Meaning :kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word (may inflect), declensional kana ending
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71おげんきで
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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72怠る
Hiragana :おこたる
Meaning :to be negligent in doing something, to shirk, to be off one's guard
Ex :務めつとめ怠っおこたったと言っいっかれわたしをとがめた。
Trans :He blamed me for neglecting my duty.
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73押える
Hiragana :おさえる
Meaning :to pin something down, to hold something down, to hold something back, to stop, to restrain, to curb; to seize, to grasp, to arrest; to gain control of something, to govern, to keep down (e.g. information), to suppress; to catch happening, to determine (important points), to find (proof), to understand
Ex :かれきゅうかいまでシャットアウトに抑えおさえた。
Trans :He had a shutout until the ninth inning.
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74おさきに
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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75納める
Hiragana :おさめる
Meaning :to dedicate, to make an offering, to pay (fees); to supply; to store; to finish, to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place); to achieve (e.g. a result)
Ex :かれほど能力のうりょくのあるひとならそのぐらいの成功せいこうをおさめても当然とうぜんだ。
Trans :It is no wonder that a man of his ability is so successful.
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76治める
Hiragana :おさめる
Meaning :to govern, to manage; to subdue
Ex :おう自分じぶん王国おうこく公正こうせい治めおさめた。
Trans :The king ruled his kingdom justly.
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77惜しい
Hiragana :おしい
Meaning :regrettable, disappointing; precious, dear, valuable; too good for, deserving better; almost but not quite
Ex :わたしはとてもいのち惜しいおしい
Trans :Life is very dear to me.
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78御辞儀
Hiragana :おじぎ
Meaning :bow, bowing
Ex :彼女かのじょ彼らかれらのかっさいに答えこたえてお辞儀した。
Trans :She bowed in acknowledgment of their applause.
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79叔父さん
Hiragana :おじさん
Meaning :uncle; old man, mister (vocative); manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
Ex :おじさんが新聞を立てて開いて読むふりをした。
Trans :My uncle opened the newspaper and pretended to read it.
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80おしゃれ
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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81おじゃまします
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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82教わる
Hiragana :おそわる
Meaning :to be taught
Ex :かれ教わっおそわったことを自分じぶんのものとした。
Trans :He assimilated what he was taught.
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83だいじに
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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84落着く
Hiragana :おちつく
Meaning :to calm down, to compose oneself, to regain presence of mind; to calm down, to settle down, to die down, to become stable, to abate; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.), to settle in; to be settled, to be fixed, to have been reached; to harmonize with, to harmonise with, to match, to suit, to fit; to be unobtrusive, to be quiet, to be subdued
Ex :彼女かのじょ非常ひじょう神経質しんけいしつでいつもおちつかないでいる。
Trans :She is very nervous and is always ill at ease.
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85御手洗
Hiragana :おてあらい
Meaning :font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
Ex :歴史れきし試験しけんちゅう彼女かのじょ気分きぶん悪くわるくなったのでお手洗いてあらいにたたせてもらった。
Trans :During the history test, she felt very sick, so she got a pass to go to the toilet.
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86お出掛け
Hiragana :おでかけ
Meaning :about to start out, just about to leave or go out
Ex :旅行りょこうにお出かけですか。
Trans :Will you go on a trip?
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87お手伝いさん
Hiragana :おてつだいさん
Ex :お手伝いてつだいさんは毎日まいにち家事かじにはほとほとうんざりしていた。
Trans :The maid was dead tired of her household chores.
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88おどかす
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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89落し物
Hiragana :おとしもの
Meaning :lost property
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90おととい
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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91おととし
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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92おとなしい
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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93驚かす
Hiragana :おどろかす
Meaning :to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir
Ex :かれわたしたちみんなを驚かさおどろかさせた。
Trans :His death surprised us all.
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94おねがいします
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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95各々
Hiragana :おのおの
Meaning :each, every, either, respectively, severally
Ex :彼らかれら意見いけんにはそれぞれ一長一短いっちょういったんがある。
Trans :Each of their opinions has both good points and bad points.
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96伯母さん
Hiragana :おばさん
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97おはよう
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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98お参り
Hiragana :おまいり
Meaning :worship, shrine visit
Ex :元旦がんたんには近所きんじょ神社じんじゃにお参りするひと多いおおい
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99おまたせしました
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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100おまちください
Meaning :surroundings, circumference
Ex :指導者に言われた通りにしただけです。
Trans :I only did just as the coach told me.
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