My words

村

むら

village

辺

へ べ え へん

area vicinity region side (of triangle rectangle etc) circumstances side

文章

ぶんしょう

(writing) style article composition sentence

門

もん かど

branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master division counter for cannons gate

立派

りっぱ

splendid fine handsome elegant imposing prominent praiseworthy creditable worthy legal legitimate lawful undeniable (eg crime) indisputable solid

夕方

ゆうがた ゆう がた

evening dusk

消える

きえる

to go out to vanish to disappear

薄い

うすい

thin pale light watery dilute sparse weak (taste etc) slim (probability etc) small

お皿

おさら

plate dish

黄色

きいろ こうしょく おうしょく

yellow amber

戸

こ と

door (esp Japanesestyle) entrance (to a home) narrows

大勢

おおぜい たいぜい たいせい

general trend current thought

並ぶ

ならぶ

to line up to stand in a line to rival to match to equal

洋服

ようふく

Westernstyle clothes (cf traditional Japanese clothes)

茶色

ちゃいろ

light brown tawny

黄色い

きいろい

yellow highpitched (voice) shrill

咲く

さく

to bloom

廊下

ろうか

corridor hallway passageway

飴

たがね あめ

ricesugar sugar made from the starch of rice potatoes etc amber yellowishbrown toffee (hard) candy

吹く

ふく

to blow (eg wind) to play a wind instrument to emit to spout to whistle to laugh to burst into laughter to smelt to mint to brag to talk big

夕飯

ゆうはん ゆうめし

evening meal

厚い

あつい

thick deep heavy kind cordial hospitable warm faithful serious (of an illness) abundant

丸い

まるい まろい

round circular spherical harmonious calm

石鹸

せっけん

soap

並べる

ならべる

to line up to set up to arrange in a line to enumerate to itemize to be equal (to) to compare well (with) to be as good (as)

丈夫

じょうぶ じょうふ ますらお

hero manly person warrior

磨く

みがく

to polish to shine to brush (eg teeth) to refine to improve

交番

こうばん

police box alternation alternating (eg current)

鳴く

なく

to sing (bird) to bark to purr to make sound (animal)

晴れる

はれる

to clear up to clear away to be sunny to stop raining to refresh (eg spirits) to be cleared (eg of a suspicion) to be dispelled to be banished