leaf. The thin, green part attached to a tree or plant.
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N5歯は
tooth. A hard part inside the mouth.
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N4場合ばあい
The time when a certain thing happens. Example:「雨の場合は中止です」(in case of rain, it is cancelled).
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N4倍ばい
An increase by the same amount, or double the number. Example:「二倍」(twofold).
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N5はいはい
yes. A word to answer that something is so, or that one understands.
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N5杯はい
counter for cupfuls. A word for counting drinks served in glasses or bowls. いっぱい・にはい・さんばい・よんはい・ごはい・ろっぱい・ななはい・はっぱい・きゅうはい・じゅっぱい, 「なんばい」. With 1, 6, 8, and 10 it becomes 「ぱい」, and with 3 and 「なん」 it becomes 「ばい」.
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N4拝見はいけん
A very polite way of saying 「見る」 (to see). Example: 「お手紙、拝見しました」 (I have read your letter).
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N5灰皿はいざら
A container for putting cigarette ash in.
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N4歯医者はいしゃ
dentist. A doctor who treats teeth.
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N3〜N5入るはいる
enter. To move inside. Example: 「へやに入る」 (to enter a room). The antonym is 「出る」 (to exit).
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N5葉書はがき
postcard. A thin sheet of paper sent as a letter, without using an envelope.
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N5履くはく
put on (footwear). To put on things worn on the lower body, such as shoes or trousers. 「着る」 is used for upper garments. There is also the homophone 「掃く」 (to sweep up dirt on the floor with a broom), among others.
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N5箱はこ
box. A square container for putting things in. In the form 「〜箱」 it is also used as a word for counting things that come in boxes.
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N4運ぶはこぶ
To carry a thing from one place to another.
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N5橋はし
bridge. Something built over a river, etc., to cross it. There is also the homophone 「箸」 (the sticks used when eating), among others.
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N5箸はし
chopsticks. Two sticks used to pick up and eat food. There is also the homophone 「橋」 (something built over a river), among others.
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N5始まるはじまる
For something to start. Example: 「じゅぎょうが始まる」 (class begins). The antonym is 「終わる」 (to end).
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N5初めはじめ
The very first part. Example: 「初めのページ」 (the first page).
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N5初めてはじめて
for the first time. A state of something happening that has never happened before.
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N4始めるはじめる
To newly start doing something. The antonym is「終える（おえる）」(to finish). The paired word is「始まる」(to begin).
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N4場所ばしょ
place. A location where an object is, or where something happens.
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N2, N4, N5走るはしる
run. To move forward by moving one's legs quickly.
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N4はずはず
A feeling that something should naturally be the case. Example: 「あした来るはずです」 (they should be coming tomorrow).
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N4恥ずかしいはずかしい
A feeling that makes one's face turn red from being seen by others.
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N5二十歳はたち
20 years old. Read as "はたち," not read according to the characters as written.
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N2, N5働くはたらく
work. To do a job.
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N5八月はちがつ
The 8th month of the year.
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N5発音はつおん
pronunciation. The way sounds are produced when saying words aloud.
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N5二十日はつか
the 20th day; twenty days. The twentieth day of the month. It can also mean a period of twenty days. It is a special reading that is not read 「にじゅうにち」, of the same kind as calling twenty years of age 「はたち」.
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N4はっきりはっきり
A clear state, so as to be easily understood. Example:「はっきり言う」(to say clearly).
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N5鼻はな
nose. The part in the middle of the face used to smell things and to breathe. It is used as in 「鼻がつまる」 or 「鼻をかむ」.
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N5花はな
flower. What blooms on grasses and trees, beautiful in colour and pleasant in scent. It is used as in 「花がさく」 or 「花をかざる」.
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N5話すはなす
to speak; to talk. To convey something to another person in words, using the mouth. One can state what is conveyed, as in 「日本語を話す」, or state the other person, as in 「友だちと話す」.
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N4花見はなみ
Viewing and enjoying「桜（さくら）」(cherry) blossoms.
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N4林はやし
woods. A place with many trees growing. Often refers to something smaller than a 「森」 (forest).
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N4腹はら
belly; stomach. The part on the front of the body, below the chest. It is used as in 「腹がすく」 or 「腹をこわす」. The same part is also called 「お腹」, which is read 「おなか」.
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N4払うはらう
To hand over money to a shop or person. Example: 「お金を払う」 (to pay money).
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N5春はる
spring. The season that grows warm, coming after winter and before summer. In Japan it is around March to May. It is also the season when flowers bloom and when the new year begins at schools and companies.
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N5半はん
half. Attached after a number or a time, it adds the sense of one more half. 「三時半」 is midway between three and four o'clock, and 「一個半」 means one item and a half. It can also come in front, as in 「半年」「半日」. Unlike 「半分」, 「半」 is not used by itself as an independent word.
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N5晩ばん
Night. Often used connected with other words, as in 「今晩」 (tonight), 「毎晩」 (every night).
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N4番組ばんぐみ
A single program broadcast on television or radio, such as news or a drama.
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N5番号ばんごう
number. A number assigned for order or to distinguish things.
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N5晩御飯ばんごはん
A meal eaten at night. 「夕飯」 has nearly the same meaning.
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N2, N4反対はんたい
When a direction or a place is completely the opposite. Examples: 「反対のほうこうへあるく」 (to walk in the opposite direction), 「道の反対がわ」 (the opposite side of the street). It also means not accepting another person's thoughts or opinion and stating a different view. Example: 「反対する」 (to oppose). The word with the opposite meaning of 「反対する」 is 「賛成（さんせい）」 (agreement).
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N2, N5半分はんぶん
half. One of the two equal parts into which a whole is divided. 「ケーキを半分に切る」「半分だけたべる」. 「半」 also means half, but it attaches to numbers or times, as in 「三時半」「一個半」, and is not used by itself.
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N4火ひ
fire. The hot thing or light that comes out when something is burning.
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N5日ひ
day; sun. One day, from morning until night. It also refers to the bright shining object in the sky. There is the use pointing to a day, as in 「あたたかい日」, and the use pointing to the sun, as in 「日がのぼる」. When this kanji is read 「にち」, it becomes the unit for counting days. 「火」, which has the same reading, is also a word used often in daily life, so take care when writing.
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N4冷えるひえる
For the temperature to drop and become cold.
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N5東ひがし
east. One of the directions. The antonym is 「西」 (west).
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N4光ひかり
light. Something that appears bright. The brightness coming from the sun, electricity, etc.
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