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赤ちゃん

あかちゃん

baby, infant

黒い

くろい

black, dark, illicit, wicked, underground

上

かみ うわ じょう うえ

above, up, over, elder (e.g. daughter), top, summit, surface, on, before, previous, superiority, one's superior (i.e. one's elder), on top of that, besides, what's more, upon (further inspection, etc.), based on (and occurring after), matters concerning..., as concerns..., since (i.e. "for that reason"), suffix indicating higher social standing, place of one's superior (i.e. the throne), emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo, noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)

上げる

あげる

to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair), to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, to surface (a submarine, to land (a boat), to deep-fry, to show someone (into a room), to summon (for geishas, etc.), to send someone (away), to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve, to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice), to earn (something desirable), to praise, to give (an example, etc.), to cite, to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.), to arrest, to nominate, to give, to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.), to bear (a child), to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding), (of the tide) to come in, to vomit, to do for (the sake of someone else), to complete..., to humbly do...

上がる

あがる

to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, (of rain) to stop, to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one's master's home), to go north, indicates completion

お手上げ

おてあげ

all over, given in, given up hope, bringing to knees, throwing up one's hands

その上

そのかみ そのうえ

in addition, furthermore, above (which), on top of (which)

上る

のぼる

to ascend, to go up, to climb, to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun), to rise, to go to (the capital), to be promoted, to add up to, to advance (in price), to swim up (a river), to sail up, to come up (on the agenda)

上回る

うわまわる

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than

上手

じょうず

upper stream, upper course of a river, right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV), stage left (actor's POV), skillful (only in comparisons), dexterity (only in comparisons), over-arm grip on opponent's belt, upper part

下

げ か しも もと した

below, down, under, younger (e.g. daughter), bottom, beneath, underneath, just after, right after, inferiority, one's inferior (i.e. one's junior), trade-in, preliminary, preparatory

下がる

さがる

to come down, to go down, to fall, to drop, to sink, to get lower, to hang, to dangle, to move back, to step back, to withdraw, to retire, to deteriorate, to fall off, to be downgraded, to get closer to the present day, to go south

上げ下げ

あげさげ

raising and lowering, praising and blaming, modulation

下さい

ください

please give me, please do for me

下す

くだす

to make (a decision), to pass (judgement, etc.), to hand down (orders, to let go down, to lower, to do oneself, to do by oneself

下さる

くださる

to give, to confer, to bestow, to kindly do for one, to oblige, to favour, to favor

下らない

くだらない

good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless

下る

くだる

to descend, to go down, to come down, to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), to pass (of time), to surrender, to capitulate, (often in neg. form) to be less than, to be inferior to, to have the runs, to have diarrhea

父

ちち とと ちゃん てて かぞ かそ しし あて

father

お父さん

おとうさん おとっさん

father, dad, papa, pa, pop, daddy, dada

父母

ふぼ ちちはは ててはは かぞいろは ぶも かぞいろ

father and mother, parents

祖父

そふ じじ じい おおじ おじ そぶ

grandfather, old man, kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

祖父母

そふぼ

grandparents

母語

ぼご

protolanguage, parent language, native language, mother tongue

母

はは はわ かか おも いろは あも

mother, mothers

祖母

そぼ ばば おおば おば うば

grandmother

子ども

Kodomo

children

子供

こども

child, children

切手

きって

stamp (postage), merchandise certificate

手伝う

てつだう

to help, to assist, to aid, to contribute to, to be a factor in