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N3
愛情
あいじょう
affection. A feeling of deeply cherishing someone. Used for love toward close people such as family, a partner, or a pet. Example: 「愛情を注ぐ」 (to pour affection into someone), 「愛情がこもった料理」 (a dish made with love).
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N3
合図
あいず
signal. To let the other person know something without using words, through gestures or sounds. Also refers to that signal itself. Example: 「目で合図する」 (to signal with one's eyes), 「開始の合図」 (the signal to start).
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N2
愛想
あいそ
The attitude of dealing pleasantly with others. Used as in「愛想がいい」「愛想を振りまく」「愛想を尽かす」.
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N2
相づち
あいづち
When listening to someone speak, briefly responding with words like 「ええ」 or 「なるほど」 at pauses in their speech. Used to keep the conversation flowing smoothly. Generally used in the form 「相づちを打つ」.
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N2
哀悼
あいとう
To deeply mourn and grieve over a person's death. Used in expressions like 「哀悼の意を表する」 and 「哀悼の辞」, in formal situations related to funerals.
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N2
相乗り
あいのり
A word expressing multiple parties jointly participating in the same activity or plan. Originally meaning to ride together in someone else's vehicle, but used metaphorically in political or business contexts as in 「候補者に相乗りする」 or 「計画に相乗りする」.
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N2
曖昧
あいまい
A state in which the meaning or attitude of something is unclear and can be taken either way. Used as in 「曖昧な返事」 or 「態度を曖昧にする」, expressing a state in which judgment or position is not clearly defined.
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N5
会う
あう
meet. For two people to come face to face at the same place. Example: 「友だちに会う」 (to meet a friend), 「駅で会う」 (to meet at the station). Distinguished in writing from the homophones 「合う」 (to fit/match), 「遭う」 (to encounter something bad), and others.
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N5
青
あお
blue. A color like the sky or the sea. When describing an object's color, the form 「青い」 is also used, as in 「青い空」 (blue sky).
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N5
青い
あおい
blue. Being the color blue, like the sky or sea. Example: 「青い空」 (blue sky), 「青いシャツ」 (a blue shirt).
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N5
赤
あか
red. A color like blood or a tomato.
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N5
赤い
あかい
red. Being the color red, like blood or a tomato. Example: 「赤い花」 (a red flower).
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N5
明るい
あかるい
bright. A state of having plenty of light, so things are easy to see. Example: 「明るいへや」 (a bright room). Also used for a person, meaning cheerful and quick to smile. The antonym is 「暗い」 (dark).
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N5
秋
あき
autumn. The season in a year between the hot season and the cold season, when it gradually gets cooler. Around September to November.
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N3
飽きる
あきる
For the same thing to continue and become tiresome. Example: 「このゲームには飽きた」 (I'm tired of this game). Also attached after a verb, as in 「食べ飽きる」 (to get tired of eating), 「聞き飽きる」 (to get tired of hearing).
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N3, N4
空く
あく
For a seat or room, etc., to become empty. Example: 「せきが空く」 (a seat becomes available). Also used to mean time becoming free, as in 「手が空く」 (to have a free moment). The homophone 「開く」 refers to a door or window opening, and is written differently. The same 「空く」 read as 「すく」 becomes a different word expressing that the people or things inside decrease so that space opens up, used as in 「電車が空く」 or 「おなかが空く」.
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N2
悪質
あくしつ
A state in which the nature of something is bad and harmful. A formal na-adjective used in contexts of criticizing acts intentionally harming others or the business practices of dealers, as in 「悪質な詐欺」 or 「悪質ないたずら」.
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N3
握手
あくしゅ
handshake. To clasp hands with another person as a sign of greeting or reconciliation.
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N2
悪評
あくひょう
A bad reputation. Used as in 「悪評が立つ」 or 「悪評を招く」, expressing a situation in which a product, person, or act receives negative evaluation from society.
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N3
悪魔
あくま
devil. A frightening being that makes people do bad things. Also used as a metaphor for a cold-hearted, cruel person, as in 「悪魔のような人」 (a devil-like person). The antonym is 「天使」 (angel).
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N2
あくまで
あくまで
An adverb meaning thoroughly to the end, or as one's basic standpoint. Used as in「あくまで反対する」or「あくまで参考にすぎない」in contexts of showing one's persistence in an attitude or the limitation of one's position. As an adverb it is usually written in hiragana, though in kanji it is written「飽くまで」.
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N2
悪夢
あくむ
A bad dream. By extension, often refers to terrible events that occurred in reality or experiences one does not want to recall. Used metaphorically when expressing horrific memories from the past, as in 「悪夢のような事故」 or 「悪夢が蘇る」.
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N3
明け方
あけがた
dawn. The time when night ends and the sky begins to grow bright. Nearly the same meaning as 「夜明け」. The corresponding time of day is 「夕方」 (evening).
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N5
開ける
あける
To open something that was closed, with one's own hands. Example: 「まどを開ける」 (to open a window). When it opens on its own, 「開く」 (あく) is used.
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N5
上げる
あげる
To move something from below to above. Example: 「手を上げる」 (to raise one's hand). The 「あげる」 meaning to give something to a person is often written in hiragana.
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N2
憧れ
あこがれ
The feeling of being drawn to something and strongly wishing to become like it. Used as in「海外生活への憧れ」「彼女は憧れの存在だ」. The noun form of the verb「憧れる」.
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N5
朝
あさ
morning. The time from sunrise until midday.
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N5
朝ご飯
あさごはん
breakfast. A meal eaten in the morning. Usually written 「朝ごはん」.
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N5
明後日
あさって
The day after tomorrow. Often written in hiragana as 「あさって」.
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N5
足
あし
foot; leg. The part at the bottom of a person's or an animal's body, used for standing and walking. When counting shoes and socks it is read 「そく」, and is used as in 「一足（いっそく）」.
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N5
明日
あした
tomorrow. The day after today. Also read 「あす」.
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N2
足場
あしば
A word expressing the foundation or base on which to advance matters. Originally a temporary platform on which workers stand at construction sites, but used broadly metaphorically in the sense of the foundation of activities, as in 「事業の足場を築く」 or 「交渉の足場を固める」.
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N2
味わい
あじわい
The flavor or depth one can sense from something. Not merely taste perceived by the tongue, but often refers to the emotional depth contained in works of art or experiences, as in 「味わいのある文章」 or 「独特の味わい」.
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N3
預ける
あずける
To ask someone to look after one's belongings, money, child, etc. Example: 「銀行にお金を預ける」 (to deposit money at a bank), 「子どもを預ける」 (to leave a child in someone's care). The side that makes the request uses 「預ける」, while the side that is asked and keeps it safe uses 「預かる」: 「銀行にお金を預ける」 versus 「銀行がお金を預かる」.
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N3
汗
あせ
sweat. The moisture that comes out of the skin when it is hot or after exercise. Used with the verb 「汗をかく」 (to sweat). 「汗を流す」 can mean either washing one's body or working hard.
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N3
焦る
あせる
When a state of feeling does not go as planned, causing irritation and the wish to hurry. The homophone 「褪せる」 (for color to fade) is a different word.
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N5
遊ぶ
あそぶ
play. To spend enjoyable time doing something one likes. Example: 「こうえんで遊ぶ」 (to play in the park).
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N2
仇
あだ
To repay a kindness not with gratitude but with harm. Used in expressions like 「恩を仇で返す」, in situations where harm is returned for a kindness received. It is also used in expressions like 「情けが仇になる」, in the sense of something done with good intentions backfiring. When read as 「かたき」, it takes on a different meaning, referring to a person one holds a grudge against.
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N3
与える
あたえる
To give something of one's own to a person. Example: 「えさを与える」 (to give food to an animal). Also broadly used to mean exerting an intangible effect, as in 「影響を与える」 (to have an influence), 「損害を与える」 (to cause damage). A more formal word than 「あげる」.
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N5
暖かい
あたたかい
A pleasant feeling, neither too hot nor too cold. Used for weather and air. For things like tea or food, 「温かい」 is written instead. The antonym is not 「すずしい」 (cool) but 「さむい」 (cold).
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N2
頭打ち
あたまうち
For a figure or result to stop growing further after reaching a certain level. Used in expressions like 「売上が頭打ちになる」 and 「成長が頭打ちだ」.
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N5
新しい
あたらしい
new. Just made, just bought. The antonym is 「古い」 (old).
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N3
辺り
あたり
The area near a place. Example: 「駅の辺り」 (the area around the station), 「辺りを見回す」 (to look around the area). Also commonly used in the form 「この辺り」 (around here).
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N5
あちら
あちら
A polite word for referring to a far place, thing, or person. More polite than 「あそこ」 or 「あれ」.
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N5
暑い
あつい
A feeling of high temperature. Used for weather and the air in a room. For hot water or food, 「熱い」 is used; for the thickness of a book or clothes, 「厚い」 is used.
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N5
熱い
あつい
A state of very high temperature to the touch. Used for hot water, food, etc. For weather, 「暑い」 is used. The antonym is 「つめたい」 (cold).
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N2
扱う
あつかう
Taking something as an object and carrying out processing or response. A basic verb whose meaning broadens according to the object, as in operation 「機械を扱う」, dealing with 「問題を扱う」, customer service 「顧客を扱う」, or sales 「商品を扱う」.
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N2
厚かましい
あつかましい
A state of being shameless and without reserve. Used in expressions like 「厚かましいお願い」 and 「厚かましい人」.
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N2
あっけない
あっけない
An adjective expressing a state in which something ends so easily, contrary to expectation or prediction, that one feels unsatisfied. Used as in 「あっけない幕切れ」 or 「あっけない敗北」 in contexts of ending without any climax.
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N2
あっさり
あっさり
An adverb expressing a state in which something is plain and without attachment, or a state in which something is done unexpectedly easily. Also used for food, as in 「あっさりした味」, but usages such as 「あっさり負ける」 or 「あっさり認める」 are also common.
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