My words

迎える

むかえる

to go out to meet to receive to welcome to greet to salute to hail to reach to approach to enter (a phase era etc) to accept (eg as a member of a group or family) to call for to summon to invite to approach (a certain time a point in ones life etc)

公務員

こうむいん

government worker public servant civil servant

打つ

ぶつ うつ

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 to beat (a drum to beat (rhythmically eg 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)

貿易

ぼうえき

trade (foreign)

育てる

そだてる

to raise to rear to bring up to train to teach to educate to promote the growth of to nurture to foster to develop

枝

えだ し

counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)

講義

こうぎ

lecture

立てる

たてる

to stand up to put up to set up to erect to raise to thrust into to bury into to dig into to make (a noise) to start (a rumour) to raise (a cloud of dust etc) to cause to make to establish to set up to develop to formulate to put up (a political candidate) to make (ones leader) to treat with respect to give (someone) their due to make (someone) look good to avoid embarrassing (someone) to sharpen to make clear to shut to close to make tea (macha) to perform the tea ceremony to divide by to dovigorously

回る

まわる もとおる

to wander around

特急

とっきゅう

limited express (train, faster than an express) great hurry

親切

しんせつ

kindness gentleness

運ぶ

はこぶ

to carry to transport to move to convey to come to go to wield (a tool etc) to use to go (well etc) to proceed to progress

泥棒

どろぼう

thief burglar robber theft

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

注射

ちゅうしゃ

injection

役に立つ

やくにたつ

to be helpful, to be useful

治る

なおる

to be cured, to get well, to be healed to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed

投げる

なげる

to throw to cast away to face defeat to give up

引き出し

ひきだし

drawer withdrawal drawing out variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

玩具

おもちゃ がんぐ オモチャ

toy plaything

用事

ようじ

tasks, things to do, errand, business (to take care of), affairs, engagement

隅

すみ すま

corner nook recess downstage right (on a noh stage)

髭

ひげ ヒゲ

moustache, beard, whiskers extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal

祈る

いのる

to pray to wish

意図

いと

intention, aim, design

屋上

おくじょう

rooftop

塗る

ぬる

to paint to plaster to lacquer to varnish to spread to smear

焼く

やく

to burn to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake, to toast, to barbecue to heat, to heat up to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.), to bake, to fire, to burn to tan (i.e. suntan), to burn to print (a photo), to burn (an optical disc) to be jealous of, to be envious of, to envy

郊外

こうがい

suburb, outskirts

歯医者

はいしゃ

dentist