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Vocabulary

お願い

onegai — Please; a request or favor asked of someone

だ

da — Casual copula meaning 'is' or 'are'

から

kara — From; because; after (particle indicating reason or origin)

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object

返し

kaeshi — Return; giving something back to someone

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or making requests

くれ

kure — Give me; do for me (casual imperative request)

の

no — Possessive or linking particle meaning 'of'

後

ato / ushiro — After; behind; following in time or space

追っ

o(i) — Chasing; following closely after someone

部屋

heya — Room; an indoor space in a building

回る

mawaru — To go around; to rotate or move in circuit

そう

sō — That's right; so; expressing agreement or acknowledgment

よ

yo — Sentence-ending particle for emphasis or assertion

でも

demo — But; however; even so (conjunction)

なぜ

naze — Why; for what reason (interrogative word)

君

kimi — You; informal second-person pronoun

叔母

oba — Aunt; one's parent's younger sister

さん

san — Honorific suffix used after names or titles

が

ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject

叔父

oji — Uncle; one's parent's younger brother

と

to — And; with; quotation particle (various functions)

呼ぶ

yobu — To call; to address someone by a name

ん

n — Explanatory or questioning sentence-ending informal particle

小さな

chiisana — Small; little; tiny (attributive adjective form)

より

yori — From; than; comparative particle indicating source or comparison

愛する

aisuru — To love; to feel deep affection for someone

へ

e — To; toward; directional particle indicating destination

心

kokoro — Heart; mind; one's inner feelings and spirit

込め

kome — Putting into; filling with feeling or effort

小柄

kogara — Small build; petite in body size and stature

で

de — At; by; with; particle indicating means or location

ある

aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate things)

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns

に

ni — In; at; to; particle indicating location, time, or target

は

wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic

異論

iron — Objection; differing opinion; dissent against a view

ない

nai — Not; does not exist; negation of verbs or adjectives

体

karada — Body; one's physical form and physique

大き

ōki — Big; large (stem form of adjective ōkii)

さ

sa — Suffix turning adjectives into nouns meaning '-ness'

どう

dō — How; in what way; to what extent

あれ

are — Whatever it may be; regardless of the circumstance

自分

jibun — Oneself; one's own self (reflexive pronoun)

甥

oi — Nephew; the son of one's sibling

理由

riyū — Reason; cause; explanation for something

どうも

dōmo — Somehow; quite; thanks (versatile expression of feeling)

理解

rikai — Understanding; comprehension of a concept or situation

でき

deki — Can do; able to (stem of dekiru, to be possible)

それ

sore — That; it; referring to something nearby or mentioned

名前

namae — Name; one's given or full personal name

じゃ

ja — Casual contraction of 'de wa'; well then; if so

なく

naku — Not being; without (negative conjunctive form)

だろ

daro — Probably; I suppose (casual presumptive form)

う

u — Volitional suffix expressing supposition or intention

ずっと

zutto — All along; continuously; for a long time

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

言っ

i(tte) — Said; spoke (conjunctive form of iu, to say)

い

i — Stem of iru; being; existing (for animate things)

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action

みんな

minna — Everyone; all people; everybody together

し

shi — And; moreover; listing reasons or actions (particle)

紹介

shōkai — Introduction; presenting one person to another

き

ki — Came; stem of kuru (to come) in conjunctive form

いう

iu — To say; to call; to be known as

返事

henji — Reply; response; answer to a question or message

する

suru — To do; to perform an action (general verb)

まるで

marude — Just like; as if; exactly resembling something

よう

yō — Seems like; appears to be; resemblance expression

な

na — Attributive particle; sentence-ending emphasis (casual)

顔

kao — Face; facial expression; one's countenance

いる

iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings)

今

ima — Now; at this moment; the present time

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as (limit particle)

見

mi — Seen; look (stem of miru, to see)

中

naka / chū — Inside; among; in the middle of something

最も

mottomo — Most; the highest degree among all options

生真面目

kimajime — Excessively serious; overly earnest; rigidly sincere person

人

hito / jin — Person; human being; individual

言う

iu — To say; to speak; to express in words

まったく

mattaku — Completely; utterly; expressing strong agreement or exasperation

ばかげ

bakage — Absurd; ridiculous; foolish and nonsensical behavior

名刺

meishi — Business card; card bearing one's name and details

書い

kai — Written; wrote (conjunctive form of kaku, to write)

これ

kore — This; this thing (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

その

sono — That; the (demonstrative adjective for nearby things)

一枚

ichimai — One sheet; one flat object (counter for flat items)

ケース

kēsu — Case; container; a box for holding items

取り出し

toridashi — Taking out; removing something from a container

氏

shi — Mr.; honorific suffix for a person's name

号室

gōshitsu — Room number; suffix for designating a specific room

番

ban — Number; order; suffix for ranking or numbering

もし

moshi — If; supposing; used to introduce a conditional clause

また

mata — Again; also; once more; additionally

他

hoka / ta — Other; another; different from what was mentioned

誰

dare — Who; which person (interrogative pronoun)

か

ka — Question particle; or; someone (indefinite reference)

否定

hitei — Denial; negation; refusal to accept something as true

しよう

shiyō — Let's do; shall do (volitional form of suru)

なら

nara — If; in that case; conditional conjunctive particle

証拠

shōko — Evidence; proof; something that confirms a fact

取っ

to(tte) — Taking; getting (conjunctive form of toru)

おく

oku — To put; to do in advance and leave it ready

カード

kādo — Card; a small flat piece of paper or plastic

ポケット

poketto — Pocket; a small pouch sewn into clothing

入れる

ireru — To put in; to insert; to place inside something

まあ

mā — Well; oh well; expressing mild surprise or resignation

町

machi — Town; city district; an urban area or neighborhood

田舎

inaka — Countryside; rural area; the country as opposed to city

そし

soshi — And then; and so (conjunctive, short form of soshite)

もらっ

mora(tte) — Received; got (conjunctive form of morau, to receive)

もの

mono — Thing; object; something; nominalizing sentence-final particle