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N3 再び ふたたび
again. Once more. Example: 「再び会う」 (to meet again). This is a literary word; in spoken language, 「また」 is normal.

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N5 二つ ふたつ
two. The number 2 when counting things.

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N4 豚肉 ぶたにく
Pork meat. Also called 「ポーク」.

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N5 二人 ふたり
Being two people.

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N3 普段 ふだん
Always, usually. Example: 「普段の生活」 (everyday life), 「普段着」 (everyday clothes).

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N4 部長 ぶちょう
At a company, etc., the person who leads a department.

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N4 普通 ふつう
A state of being not special, the same as usual.

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N2, N3 ぶつかる ぶつかる
To collide with force. Example: 「車が壁にぶつかる」 (a car crashes into a wall). Also used when opinions conflict or schedules overlap, as in 「意見がぶつかる」 (opinions clash), 「日程がぶつかる」 (schedules conflict). 「ぶつかる」 is used when something strikes against something else, while 「ぶつける」 is used when a person makes something strike: compare 「車が壁にぶつかる」 with 「車を壁にぶつける」.

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N3 ふで
A tool for writing characters or painting, made by bundling hair together. Example: 「筆で書く」 (to write with a brush). 「筆が速い」 is also used as a metaphor for writing quickly.

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N5 太い ふとい
A state where the width of a round thing is large. The antonym is 「細い」 (thin).

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N4 太る ふとる
To gain weight. The antonym is 「痩せる」 (to lose weight).

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N4 布団 ふとん
futon. Something laid out or draped over oneself when sleeping.

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N4 ふね
boat. A small vehicle that moves over water. The homophone「船」is also used for large ones, while「舟」is often used for small ones.

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N3 部品 ぶひん
Each individual piece that makes up a machine, etc. Example: 「車の部品」 (car parts).

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N3 部分 ぶぶん
part. A section within a whole. Example: 「壊れた部分」 (the broken part). The antonym is 「全体」 (the whole).

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N4 不便 ふべん
A state of being hard to use and inconvenient. The antonym is「便利(べんり)」(convenient).

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N3 不満 ふまん
Not being satisfied. Example: 「給料に不満がある」 (dissatisfied with one's salary). The antonym is 「満足」 (satisfaction).

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N4 踏む ふむ
To press down hard on top of something with one's foot. Example:「足を踏む」(to step on someone's foot).

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N5 ふゆ
winter. The coldest season of the year.

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N4 降り出す ふりだす
For rain or snow to start falling.

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N2, N3 振る ふる
To shake or swing something. Example: 「手を振る」 (to wave a hand), 「首を振る」 (to shake one's head). Also used to mean rejecting a romantic partner, as in 「彼女に振られる」 (to be dumped by one's girlfriend).

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N5 降る ふる
For rain or snow to fall from the sky. Example: 「雨が降る」 (rain falls).

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N2, N3, N5 古い ふるい
A state of much time having passed since something was made. The antonym is 「新しい」 (new).

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N3 震える ふるえる
tremble. To shake with small, repeated movements. Example: 「寒さで手が震える」 (hands tremble from the cold), 「声が震える」 (voice trembles).

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N3 ふるさと ふるさと
hometown. The land where one was born and raised. Written with the kanji 「故郷」, which can also be read 「こきょう」.

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N5 風呂 ふろ
A place for washing the body or soaking in warm water. Example: 「お風呂に入る」 (to take a bath).

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N5 ふん
minute. A unit of short time, one hour divided into 60. いっぷん・にふん・さんぷん・よんぷん・ごふん・ろっぷん・ななふん・はっぷん・きゅうふん・じゅっぷん, 「なんぷん」. With 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10 it becomes 「ぷん」. When the same characters are read 「じゅうぶん」, they become a different word meaning that something is enough.

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N4 文化 ぶんか
The ways of thinking, art, etc., that have grown within the daily life of a country or region.

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N4 文学 ぶんがく
Art expressed through words, such as novels and poetry.

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N2, N4 文章 ぶんしょう
Something in which several sentences are connected to convey a single piece of content.

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N4 文法 ぶんぽう
grammar. Rules for using language correctly.

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N3 平気 へいき
A calm state, not worrying about something. Example: 「失敗しても平気だ」 (fine even if it fails). Also used when someone does something bad without any concern, as in 「平気でうそをつく」 (to lie without any qualms).

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N3 平均 へいきん
average. The middle value obtained by leveling out numbers or amounts. Example: 「平均点」 (average score).

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N3 平和 へいわ
peace. A state with no war or conflict, being calm. Example: 「世界平和」 (world peace). The antonym is 「戦争」 (war).

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N5 下手 へた
unskillful. Not being able to do something well. The antonym is 「上手」 (skillful). Read as 「したて」, it means a lower position or a humble attitude. Read as 「しもて」, it means the left side of a stage.

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N4 べつ
Being different from others. Example:「それは別の話だ」(that is a separate matter). In the form 「別に」 it becomes a different word: used together with a negative, as in 「別に用事はない」, it means "nothing in particular".

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N4 別に べつに
not particularly. Used together with a negative to express "not especially". Used as in "別に用事はない" (I have nothing in particular to do) or "別にきらいじゃない" (I don't particularly dislike it), to softly deny what was asked. In conversation, "別に。" on its own can also mean "it's nothing". The same character read only as "べつ" is a different word meaning being different from others.

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N5 部屋 へや
room. A single space within a house, divided off by walls.

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N3 減らす へらす
To make a number or amount smaller. Example: 「体重を減らす」 (to lose weight). 「減らす」 is used when a person makes it smaller, while 「減る」 is used when it decreases on its own: compare 「体重を減らす」 with 「体重が減る」. The word with the opposite meaning is 「増やす」 (to increase).

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N3 減る へる
For a number or amount to become smaller. Example: 「人口が減る」 (the population decreases). 「おなかが減る」 means "to become hungry." 「減る」 is used when something decreases on its own, while 「減らす」 is used when a person makes it smaller: compare 「体重が減る」 with 「体重を減らす」. The word with the opposite meaning is 「増える」 (to increase).

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N4 へん
strange. A state of being unusual and odd.

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N3, N5 へん
The area, the vicinity of a place. Example: 「この辺」 (around here).

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N3 変化 へんか
change. A state or quality of something changing. Example: 「気温の変化」 (change in temperature).

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N3, N5 勉強 べんきょう
study. To learn and remember something one doesn't know.

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N3 変更 へんこう
To change something that had been decided. Example: 「予定を変更する」 (to change a plan). While 「変化」 includes natural change, 「変更」 refers to a change made intentionally by a person.

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N3 弁護士 べんごし
lawyer. A legal expert who helps resolve disputes and assists in court trials.

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N4 返事 へんじ
To respond to being called or asked something. It also refers to what one sends back as an answer after receiving a letter or an email. Examples: 「返事を書く」 (to write a reply), 「返事が来る」 (a reply arrives).

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N5 弁当 べんとう
A meal packed in a box, etc., to be eaten away from home. A polite form of 「弁当」.

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N5 便利 べんり
convenient. Easy to use, being helpful. The antonym is 「不便」 (inconvenient).

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N4 ほう
direction, side. A word that points to one of two things. Used when comparing two things, as in "こちらの方が大きい" (this one is bigger). It can also express direction, as in "駅の方へ歩く" (to walk toward the station). It is often written in kana as "ほう". The same "方" read as "かた" becomes a different word, a polite way of saying "人" (person).

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