My words

手袋

てぶくろ

glove mitten mitt

慣れる

なれる

to get used to to grow accustomed to to become familiar with to become skilled in to become experienced at to become tame to become domesticated

盛ん

さかん

popular prosperous enthusiastic energetic, vigorous

文法

ぶんぽう

grammar syntax

拝見

はいけん

seeing look at

浅い

あさい

shallow superficial slight (wound) light (sleep) pale (colour) inadequate (knowledge) short (time) early young

柔らかい

やわらかい

soft, tender, limp

硬い

かたい

hard, solid, tough stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing) strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved) safe, steady, honest, steadfast obstinate, stubborn bookish, formal, stuffy

揺れる

ゆれる

to shake, to sway

暫く

しばらく しゅゆ すゆ

little while short while moment instant a while quite a time its been a long time

別れる

わかれる

to be divided to part from to separate (usu for people) to bid farewell

畳

たとう たたみ じょう

counter for tatami mats measure of room size (in mat units)

騒ぐ

さわぐ

to make noise to make racket to be noisy to rustle to swoosh to make merry to clamor to clamour to make a fuss to kick up a fuss to lose ones cool to panic to act flustered to feel tense to be uneasy to be excited

冷房

れいぼう

cooling, air-conditioning

飾る

かざる

to decorate to ornament to adorn

急行

きゅうこう

moving at high speed express (eg train that bypasses many stations)

痩せる

やせる

to become thin, to lose weight, to reduce (ones) weight, to slim to be barren, to be infertile, to be sterile

親

おや しん

intimacy closeness friendliness close relative pro (eg proAmerican proJapanese etc)

卒業

そつぎょう

graduation, completion (e.g. of a course), outgrowing something, moving on

石

いし こく

measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.), measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

国際

こくさい

international

意見

いけん

opinion, view, comment

反対

はんたい

opposition resistance antagonism hostility objection dissension reverse opposite vice versa contrast

法律

ほうりつ

law

小説

しょうせつ

novel (short) story

代わり

がわり かわり

substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, second helping, another cup, seconds, upcoming program, upcoming programme

そろそろ

そろっと

slowly, quietly, steadily, gradually, gingerly, soon, momentarily, before long, any time now

交通

こうつう

traffic, transportation, communication, exchange (of ideas, etc.), intercourse

工場

こうじょう こうば

factory plant mill workshop

値段

ねだん

price cost