My words

台所

だいどころ だいどこ

kitchen, financial situation

地下鉄

ちかてつ

underground train, subway

手紙

てがみ

letter

景色

けしき けいしょく

scenery, scene, landscape

黄色

きいろ こうしょく おうしょく

yellow, amber

終わる

おわる

to finish, to end, to close

終わり

おわり

the end

引退

いんたい

retire

調べる

しらべる

to examine, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search

調味料

ちょうみりょう

flavoring (e.g. salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, etc.), seasoning, condiments

文房具

ぶんぼうぐ

stationery

不思議

ふしぎ

wonder, miracle, strange, mystery, marvel, curiosity

会議

かいぎ

meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress

欠席

けっせき

absence, non-attendance

半島

はんとう

peninsula

身分

みぶん

social position, social status

全身

ぜんしん

whole (body), full-length (e.g. portrait), systemic

出身

しゅっしん

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

留守番

るすばん

care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching, staying at home, caretaker, house-sitter

絶対に

ぜったいに

absolutely, unconditionally, never (with neg. verb)

静か

しずか

quiet, silent, slow, unhurried, calm, peaceful

交ざる

まざる

to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join

交じる

まじる

to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join

協力

きょうりょく

cooperation, collaboration

苦労

くろう

troubles, hardships

苦しい

くるしい

painful, difficult, agonizing, needy, tight (budget), straitened (circumstances), forced (smile, joke), lame (excuse), strained (interpretation), awkward (situation), painful (position), (after masu stem) hard to do, unpleasant

苦しむ

くるしむ

to suffer, to groan, to be worried

苦しめる

くるしめる

to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt, to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle

苦い

にがい

bitter

女性

じょせい にょしょう

feminine gender, woman, female, women