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Hiragana :たいら
Meaning :flatness, level, smooth, calm, plain, sitting tailor fashion
Ex :例外は中国で、おそらく平らなパンは食されていなかった。
Trans :The exception was in China, where flat bread was probably not eaten.
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Hiragana :ざらざら
Meaning :rustling, murmuring; fluently; silky (hair)
Ex :木の葉がさらさらというのが聞こえた。
Trans :I heard the leaves rustling.
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| 3高い |
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Hiragana :たかい
Meaning :high, tall; expensive
Ex :たまには偏差値の高い人とレベルの高い会話してみたい。
Trans :I like to have a deep conversation with a more academic person from time to time.
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| 4低い |
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Hiragana :ひくい
Meaning :low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position), close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice), in a low key, low (volume)
Ex :まだ水温低いから泳ぐつもりはないんよ?
Trans :The water temperature’s still low so you’re not going to swim, are you?
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| 5硬い |
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Hiragana :かたい
Meaning :hard, solid, tough; stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing); strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe, steady, honest, steadfast; obstinate, stubborn; bookish, formal, stuffy
Ex :この板状の固い岩石の層をプレートと呼ぶ。
Trans :We call these slabs of the solid-rock layer ’plates’.
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| 6柔らかい |
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Hiragana :やわらかい
Meaning :soft, tender, limp
Ex :風が柔らかく木立に触れた。
Trans :The wind gently kissed the trees.
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| 7厚い |
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Hiragana :あつい
Meaning :thick, deep, heavy; kind, cordial, hospitable, warm, faithful; serious (of an illness); abundant
Ex :矢が厚い板を貫通した。
Trans :The arrow pierced the thick board.
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| 8薄い |
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Hiragana :うすい
Meaning :thin; pale, light; watery, dilute, sparse; weak (taste, etc.); slim (probability, etc.), small
Ex :片方の本は薄く、他方は厚い。
Trans :One book is thin, and the other is thick.
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| 9易しい |
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Hiragana :やさしい
Meaning :easy, plain, simple
Ex :問題は意外にやさしかったよ。
Trans :I found the problem easier than I had expected.
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| 10難しい |
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Hiragana :むずかしい
Meaning :difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased; gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look); dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable; unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
Ex :2、3年でフランス語に熟達するのはきわめて難しい。
Trans :It’s quite difficult to master French in 2 or 3 years.
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| 11濃い |
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Hiragana :こい
Meaning :deep (colour), dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency), dense; strong (possibility, etc.); thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"), close, deep (love, etc.)
Ex :彼女は濃い茶色の靴を履いていた。
Trans :She was wearing dark brown shoes.
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| 12空虚 |
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Hiragana :くうきょ
Meaning :emptiness, vacancy
Ex :人生は空虚な夢ではない。
Trans :Life is not an empty dream.
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Hiragana :かんぜん
Meaning :perfection, completeness
Ex :飛行機が完全に止まりますまで、お座席をお立ちになりませんようお願いいたします。
Trans :Please stay seated until the plane comes to a complete stop.
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Hiragana :から
Meaning :emptiness, vacuum, blank
Ex :鳥かごがからなのに気がついた。
Trans :I found the cage empty.
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Hiragana :かわく
Meaning :to get dry
Ex :コンタクトすると目が乾いた感じになって、目が赤くなります。
Trans :When I use contacts my eyes feel dry and become red.
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| 16濡れる |
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Hiragana :ぬれる
Meaning :to get wet
Ex :夕立にあってびっしょりぬれた。
Trans :I was caught in a shower and got drenched to the skin.
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Hiragana :つよい
Meaning :strong, powerful, mighty, potent; resistant, resilient, durable
Ex :強い乱視はコンタクトレンズのほうが矯正できます。
Trans :Contact lenses are more able to correct strong astigmatism.
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Hiragana :よわい
Meaning :weak, frail, delicate, tender, unskilled, weak (wine)
Ex :揺れはゆっくりと弱くなりはじめた。
Trans :The shaking began to slowly get less.
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| 19新しい |
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Hiragana :あたらしい
Meaning :new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
Ex :研究者は頭脳の新しい受容器の複合体を識別する。
Trans :Researchers Identify New Receptor Complex in Brain
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Hiragana :ふるい
Meaning :old (not person), aged, ancient, antiquated, stale, threadbare, outmoded, obsolete article
Ex :僕の趣味は古いコインを集めることです。
Trans :My hobby is collecting old coins.
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Hiragana :あける
Meaning :to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock; to open (for business, etc.); to empty, to clear out, to make space, to make room; to dawn, to grow light; to end
Ex :木曜日、君のためにあけとくから。
Trans :I’ll keep Thursday open for you.
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Hiragana :しめる
Meaning :to close, to shut
Ex :門を閉める時間だ。
Trans :It is time to shut the gate.
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Hiragana :おもい
Meaning :heavy, weighty, massive; heavy (feeling), depressed, gloomy, blue, uneasy; slow, sluggish, lumbering, ponderous, clumsy; important, serious, grave; serious, severe, critical; solid, established, dignified, sensible
Ex :何か重い兇器でやられたらしく、頭蓋骨は粉砕された。
Trans :His head had been shattered by a savage blow from some heavy weapon.
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Hiragana :かるい
Meaning :light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot), nimble, agile; non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial; slight, small, gentle, soft; easy, simple; indiscriminate
Ex :私は気が短いし、口も軽い男だ。
Trans :I’m short-tempered, and a loose-tongued man.
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| 25遅い |
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Hiragana :おそい
Meaning :slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull, stupid
Ex :「少しうちに寄っていかない?」「いいの?」「うち共働きで親は遅いの」
Trans :"Want to drop round my place?" "Can I?" "My parents come home late as they both work."
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Hiragana :やすい
Meaning :cheap, inexpensive; calm, peaceful, quiet
Ex :これだけで厄介払いできたら安いもので、みな大喜びした。
Trans :We were all pleased to be so cheaply quit of him.
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| 27高い |
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Hiragana :たかい
Meaning :high, tall; expensive
Ex :たまには偏差値の高い人とレベルの高い会話してみたい。
Trans :I like to have a deep conversation with a more academic person from time to time.
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| 28広い |
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Hiragana :ひろい
Meaning :spacious, vast, wide
Ex :有明海は日本のもっとも広い干潟の一つです。
Trans :The Ariake Sea is one of the biggest tidelands in Japan.
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Hiragana :せまい
Meaning :narrow, confined, small
Ex :山越えの道は狭く、しかも急勾配だった。
Trans :The road across the mountain was narrow, and what’s more, it was a steep slope.
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Hiragana :せいけつ
Meaning :clean, hygienic, sanitary; pure, virtuous, immaculate
Ex :アクが出なくなったら清潔な瓶にシロップを戻し冷蔵庫で保存します。
Trans :When the scum stops appearing pour the syrup back into a clean bottle and keep it in the fridge.
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Hiragana :ふけつ
Meaning :unclean, dirty, filthy, impure
Ex :僕は散らかっている家は我慢できるが、不潔な家は嫌いだ。
Trans :I can put up with a house being untidy but I don’t like it to be dirty.
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Hiragana :ふかい
Meaning :deep; profound; dense, thick; close (relationship); intense, strong; late
Ex :この端午の節句と関係の深いしょうぶは、花は美しくありません。
Trans :The iris deeply associated with the Boys’ Festival does not have a beautiful flower.
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Hiragana :あさい
Meaning :shallow, superficial; slight (wound), light (sleep), pale (colour), inadequate (knowledge); short (time), early, young
Ex :眠りが浅いのです。
Trans :I’m a light sleeper.
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Hiragana :おおきい
Meaning :big, large, great, loud
Ex :この公園の西側に近いところは、道路の騒音も大きいが、奥にはいるともう聞こえない。
Trans :Near the west side of the park there’s a lot of noise from the road, but when you go into the park you can’t hear it any more.
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Hiragana :ちいさい
Meaning :small, little, tiny
Ex :このドライバーは小さすぎて役に立たない。
Trans :This screwdriver is too small to be any use.
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Hiragana :よい
Meaning :good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial; OK
Ex :考えたんだけど、やっぱりこういうのはよくないから、今日を限りに別れよう。
Trans :I’ve thought about it, and what we’re doing is just not right, so let’s break up after today.
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Hiragana :わるい
Meaning :bad, poor, inferior; evil, sinful; unprofitable, unbeneficial; at fault, to blame, in the wrong; sorry
Ex :耐震性の悪い建物に亀裂が生じることもある。
Trans :Also cracks may form in buildings that aren’t Earthquake proof.
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Hiragana :たのしい
Meaning :enjoyable, fun
Ex :こーゆーのは、買うのが楽しいのよ。使うか使わないかなんてのは、二の次なんだって。
Trans :This sort of thing, it’s buying stuff that’s fun. Whether you use it or not is secondary.
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Hiragana :かなしい
Meaning :sad, sorrowful
Ex :母親の古い家具を売り払わなければならないのは悲しい。
Trans :It is sad to have to part with my mother’s old furniture.
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Hiragana :しずか
Meaning :quiet, silent; slow, unhurried; calm, peaceful
Ex :今はフレッドの錯乱が治まって静かに眠っています。
Trans :Fred’s agitation has now subsided, and he’s sleeping peacefully.
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Hiragana :うるさい
Meaning :noisy, loud; annoying, troublesome, tiresome, persistent, importunate; fussy, finicky, picky, particular, nagging, fastidious, bossy; Shut up!
Ex :つべこべうるさいよ。やるのかやらないのか!?
Trans :Quit your bellyaching. You goin’ to do it, or not!?
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Hiragana :おとなしい
Meaning :obedient, docile, quiet
Ex :まさか花子さんをストーキングするなんて・・・!最近、おとなしいから油断したわ!
Trans :That you should be stalking Hanako! You’d been quiet recently so I’d let my guard down.
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Hiragana :いたずら
Meaning :mischief, prank, trick, practical joke; pastime, hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.), fooling around with, messing around with, amusing oneself with; lewd behaviour, sexual misconduct, sexual assault, molestation, rape
Ex :彼女は私の妹にいたずらをした。
Trans :She played a trick on my sister.
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Hiragana :きんたい
Meaning :diligence and indolence, diligence, attendance, attendance and absence
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Hiragana :たいまん
Meaning :negligence, procrastination, carelessness
Ex :僕は君の怠慢が気に入らないんだ。
Trans :I’m displeased at your negligence.
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Hiragana :せいこう
Meaning :success, hit
Ex :彼の成功は天才よりも努力に帰する。
Trans :His success is attributed more to hard work than to genius.
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Hiragana :しっぱい
Meaning :failure, mistake, blunder
Ex :試練を受けることになったダレン。失敗すれば、死刑!
Trans :Darren is to be put through a trial. If he fails, it’s the death penalty!
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Hiragana :やさしい
Meaning :tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable, suave
Ex :だが、組み手で手を出さないのは優しさではない!!
Trans :However not attacking your partner in sparring is not a kindness!
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Hiragana :ほうふ
Meaning :abundance, wealth, plenty, bounty
Ex :彼は教職の経験が豊富だ。
Trans :He has long experience in teaching.
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Hiragana :びんぼう
Meaning :poverty, destitute, poor
Ex :貧乏は彼女の性に合わない。
Trans :Poverty is alien to her nature.
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