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Vocabulary

経済

keizai — Economy; relating to financial and economic matters

と

to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese grammar

管理

kanri — Management; administration; control of something

家具

kagu — Furniture; household furnishings and fixtures

選択

sentaku — Selection; choice; picking among options

配置

haichi — Arrangement; placement; positioning of objects

一年

ichinen — One year; a period of twelve months

を

wo — Direct object particle marking what verb acts upon

通じ

tsūji — Through; via; by means of something

た

ta — Past tense grammatical suffix in Japanese

園芸

engei — Gardening; horticulture; cultivating plants

作業

sagyō — Work; task; operation; practical labor

家庭

katei — Home; household; family environment

大工

daiku — Carpenter; craftsman who works with wood

修繕

shūzen — Repair; mending; fixing something broken

修理

shūri — Repair; fixing a broken object or machine

室内

shitsunai — Indoors; inside a room or building

ゲーム

gēmu — Game; recreational activity or competition

娯楽

goraku — Entertainment; amusement; leisure activity

婦人

fujin — Woman; lady; adult female person

の

no — Possessive or descriptive linking particle in Japanese

手

te — Hand; also used in compounds for skill or work

仕事

shigoto — Work; job; occupation; task to be done

革

kawa — Leather; animal hide used in crafts

細工

zaiku — Craft; handiwork; intricate workmanship or artwork

など

nado — Et cetera; and so on; among other things

法律

hōritsu — Law; legal system; statutory rules and regulations

情報

jōhō — Information; data; news or intelligence

助言

jogen — Advice; counsel; a helpful suggestion or recommendation

医療

iryō — Medical care; healthcare; treatment of illness

および

oyobi — And; as well as; formal connective conjunction

外科

geka — Surgery; surgical medicine or department

的

teki — Suffix meaning -like, -related, or pertaining to

軽い

karui — Light; mild; not heavy or serious

症状

shōjō — Symptom; sign of illness or medical condition

咳

seki — Cough; involuntary expulsion of air from lungs

けいれん

keiren — Convulsion; cramp; involuntary muscle spasm

各種

kakushū — Various kinds; assorted types of something

調合

chōgō — Compounding; mixing; blending ingredients together

品

hin / shina — Item; article; goods; product of quality

インク

inku — Ink; liquid used for writing or printing

ゴム

gomu — Rubber; elastic material used in many products

セメント

semento — Cement; building material used in construction

野外

yagai — Outdoors; open air; outside environment

スポーツ

supōtsu — Sports; physical athletic activity or recreation

ローン

rōn — Lawn; also loan; grassy outdoor area

テニス

tenisu — Tennis; racket sport played on a court

中毒

chūdoku — Poisoning; intoxication; addiction to a substance

場合

baai — Case; situation; circumstance; occasion

治療

chiryō — Treatment; medical therapy; curing an illness

食品

shokuhin — Food; foodstuff; edible product or ingredient

調理

chōri — Cooking; food preparation; culinary activity

料理

ryōri — Cuisine; cooking; prepared dish or meal

保存

hozon — Preservation; storage; saving for later use

ピクルス

pikurusu — Pickles; vegetables preserved in vinegar or brine

ヒント

hinto — Hint; tip; helpful clue or suggestion

集

shū — Collection; compilation; gathered set of items

模型

mokei — Model; miniature replica of an object

製作

seisaku — Production; making; crafting or manufacturing something

植物

shokubutsu — Plant; vegetation; living botanical organism

標本

hyōhon — Specimen; sample; preserved example for study

作成

sakusei — Creation; preparation; making or drawing up

行動

kōdō — Action; behavior; conduct; movement or activity

規範

kihan — Norm; standard; code of conduct or rules

忠告

chūkoku — Advice; warning; frank counsel or admonition

衛生

eisei — Hygiene; sanitation; health and cleanliness

上

jō / ue — Above; upper; on top; also suffix meaning regarding

予防

yobō — Prevention; precaution against illness or danger

措置

sochi — Measure; step taken to address a situation

規則

kisoku — Rule; regulation; established standard or order

ソース

sōsu — Sauce; liquid condiment added to food

薬味

yakumi — Condiment; spice; flavoring added to food

風味

fūmi — Flavor; taste; aroma of food or drink

付け

tsuke — Seasoning; attaching; applying flavor to food

方

kata / hō — Way; method; direction; also polite person reference

パーセンテージ

pāsentēji — Percentage; proportion expressed as per hundred

利息

risoku — Interest; money charged on a loan or deposit

市場

shijō / ichiba — Market; marketplace; economic trading environment

賃金

chingin — Wage; salary; payment for labor or work

一覧

ichiran — List; overview; at-a-glance reference table

表

hyō — Table; chart; organized display of data

化粧品

keshōhin — Cosmetics; beauty products used for makeup

洗面

senmen — Washing face; toiletry; related to facial hygiene

用具

yōgu — Tool; implement; equipment used for a purpose

その

sono — That; the; referring to something previously mentioned

法

hō — Method; law; way of doing something

何

nani / nan — What; any; used in questions and indefinite references

でも

demo — But; however; even; any kind of thing

お

o — Honorific prefix added to nouns for politeness

調べ

shirabe — Investigation; inquiry; looking something up

ください

kudasai — Please give; please do; polite request form

家事

kaji — Housework; household chores and domestic tasks

において

ni oite — In; at; regarding; formal locative expression

健全

kenzen — Sound; healthy; wholesome; well-functioning condition

な

na — Adjectival copula connecting na-adjectives to nouns

ほど

hodo — Extent; degree; about; as much as

重要

jūyō — Important; significant; of great necessity or value

こと

koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs

は

wa — Topic marker particle indicating sentence subject

あり

ari — Exist; there is; formal stem of ある

ませ

mase — Polite verb ending used in formal speech

ん

n — Negative ending; informal contraction of ない

これ

kore — This; referring to something near the speaker

に

ni — Directional or locative particle indicating target or place

関連

kanren — Connection; relation; association between things

し

shi — Conjunctive verb form; also listing conjunction

て

te — Te-form connective joining sequential or related actions

次

tsugi — Next; following; the one after current

よう

yō — Manner; way; like; it seems; appearance

面白

omoshiro — Interesting; amusing; fun; entertaining

なぞなぞ

nazonazo — Riddle; puzzle; word game or brain teaser

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying grammatical subject

ます

masu — Polite present tense verb ending in Japanese

ある

aru — To exist; there is; to have (inanimate)

男

otoko — Man; male person; adult male

へ

e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place

行き

iki — Going; departure; bound for a destination

魚

sakana / uo — Fish; aquatic animal used as food

二匹

nihiki — Two small animals; counter for fish or animals

買い

kai — Buying; purchasing; stem form of 買う

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary used before た form

家

ie / ka — House; home; family dwelling

帰る

kaeru — To return home; to go back to a place

買っ

katt- — Bought; conjunctive form of 買う (to buy)

とき

toki — Time; moment; when; occasion

同じ

onaji — Same; identical; equal in nature or condition

状態

jōtai — State; condition; situation of something

だっ

datt- — Was; past conjunctive form of copula だ

三匹

sanbiki — Three small animals; counter for fish or small creatures

なっ

natt- — Became; conjunctive past form of なる

い

i — Verb stem of いる; to be or exist (animate)

どういう

dō iu — What kind of; how; in what way

わけ

wake — Reason; meaning; cause; explanation for something

でしょう

deshō — Probably; right?; polite conjecture or question form

答え

kotae — Answer; response; solution to a question

彼

kare — He; him; that male person; boyfriend

サバ

saba — Mackerel; a type of saltwater fish

一匹

ippiki — One small animal; counter for one fish or creature

です

desu — Polite copula; is; am; are in formal speech

この

kono — This; indicating something close to the speaker

買い物

kaimono — Shopping; purchasing goods; going to buy things

うらやましい

urayamashii — Envious; jealous; wishing you had what another has

思う

omou — To think; to feel; to believe or suppose

人

hito / jin — Person; human being; individual

以下

ika — Below; less than; the following items listed

気

ki — Spirit; feeling; mind; mood; energy

なく

naku — Without; not having; negative connective form

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle in Japanese

よい

yoi — Good; fine; acceptable; it is okay

それ

sore — That; referring to something near the listener

以外

igai — Other than; except for; besides something mentioned

とっ

tott- — Taking; getting; conjunctive form of とる

大変

taihen — Very; extremely; difficult; serious matter

役立つ

yakudatsu — To be useful; to be helpful; to serve a purpose