My words

興味

Interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for)

漫画

Cartoon, comic, comic strip, Caricatures as Topic

野球

Baseball, Baseball

展覧会

Exhibition

運動会

Athletic meet, sports day

お祭り

Festival, feast, carnival

花火大会

Display of fireworks, firework(s) display

開く

To open (e.g. doors), To open (e.g. business, etc.), To be empty, To be vacant, to be available, to be free, To be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), To have been opened (of ones eyes, mouth, etc.), To come to an end, To open (ones eyes, mouth, etc.), To have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events), To open, To unpack, To unseal, To undo

編む

To knit, to plait, to braid, To compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.), to edit

打つ

To hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound, To strike (noon, etc.), to sound (cymbals, etc.), to beat (a drum, etc.), To beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.), To move, to impress, to touch, To drive in, to hammer in, to put in, to inject, To type, to send, to transmit, To insert, to write in, to mark, To make (noodles, etc.), to prepare, To till (soil), To sprinkle, to throw, to cast, To do, to carry out, to play, to perform, to engage in (gambling, etc.), To pay (a deposit, etc.), To visit (on a pilgrimage), To line (a coat), To bind (a criminal)

写す

To transcribe, to duplicate, to reproduce, to imitate, to trace, To describe, To film, to picture, to photograph

起こす

To raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, To wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, To cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, To start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, To plough, to plow, to till, To fall ill with, To transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), To turn over (a card)

怒る

To get angry, to get mad, To tell someone off, to scold, To be angular, to be square

落とす

To clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape, To lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election), To lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances, To fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make ones own, to have ones bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with, To download, to copy from a computer to another medium, To make someone swoon (judo), To finish a story (e.g. with the punch line), To finish (a period, e.g. of fasting), To drop, To leave behind, To pour in (liquid), To shed (light), To let fall, To lose, To cast (ones gaze)

踊る

To dance (orig. a hopping dance)

落ち込む

To feel down (sad), To be in a slump (e.g. business, economy), to be in an unfavourable condition, To fall into (e.g. a hole)

下ろす

To take down (e.g. flag), to launch (e.g. boat), to drop, to lower (e.g. ladder), to let (a person) off, to unload, to discharge, To drop off (a passenger from a vehicle), to let (a person) off, To withdraw money from an account, To wear (clothing) for the first time, To fillet (e.g. a fish)

描く

To draw, to paint, to sketch, To depict, to describe, To picture in ones mind, to imagine, To form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

飾る

To decorate, to ornament, to adorn

風邪をひく

To catch a cold

勝つ

To win, to gain victory

噛む

To bite, to chew, to gnaw, To crash against (e.g. of waves), to break onto (shore), To engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.), to mesh, to fit together, To be involved in, To fumble ones words (during a play, broadcast, etc.), to falter with ones words, To strongly confute, to argue down, to rebuke, to scold harshly

気がつく

To notice, to become aware, to perceive, to realize, to realise, To be scrupulous, to be attentive, To recover consciousness, to come to oneself

変わる

To change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary, To move to, To be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual

蹴る

To kick, To refuse, to reject

困る

To be troubled, to be worried, to be bothered, to be embarrassed, to be stumped

込む

To be crowded, to be packed, To be complex, To go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly, To do intently, To continue in the same state

壊す

To break, to destroy, to demolish, To wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage, To break (a bill, etc.)

探す

To search (for something desired, needed), to look for, To search (for something lost), to seek (a suspect in a crime)

ダイエット

Diet, Losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)