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Japanese 100B Unit 2

Terms

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がらがら (~だ、~の)

Describes vehicles or places that are almost completely empty.

あちこち
all over, in various places
うとうと(する)
Dozing off outside of one's regular sleeping hours.
うまく

in an orderly fashion // with felicity

   1. fair

   2. good

おさえる
to hold (something)
からから(~だ、~な、~の)
completely dried out (thirsty)
がっかり(する)
A feeling of dispritedness due to a hope that was unfulfilled.
きっぱり
Showing clear determination in one's decision.  Often used when one is turning something down or quitting.
ぎょっと(する)
be startled, start; be shocked
ぎらりと(と)
a flash (of light, something reflecting, etc)
ぎりぎり(~だ、~の)
With very limited time, space, or quanitity; no time/room to spare.
くすくす
chuckling to oneself. "Laughing with a small voice"
くたくた(~だ、~な、~の)
Exhaustion to the point of being almost unable to move.
くわしい
detailed
ぐうぐう
Fast asleep (and snoring).
ぐっすり
Deep, satisifying sleep. (Typically used with "nemuru" or "neru.")
ぐっと
with all one's might
ぐにゃぐにゃ(~だ、~の、~する)
Soft and malleable.  Also, twisted and bent.
ぐるぐる
Repeated rotating or wrapping. (Typically used with "mawaru" or "maku.")
げらげら
Laughing loudly and unrestrainedly. (Typically used with "warau.")
ことわる
to decline; to refuse (to do); to reject, turn (a thing, a person) down
さっさと
making an immediate decision in something, then moving with swiftness and efficiency in action. 
ざらざら(~だ、~の、~する)
Describes a surface which is rough due to small bumps, clinging sand, etc.
しっかり(~する)
Reliable and certain.  Used with the "shite-iru" form to express reliability. (Can be with or without suru)
しょんぼり(する)
Dispiritedness due to an unpleasant happening.
じっと

Concentration on a specific thing or event (Typically used with "miru" or "kangaeru")

Motionlessness. Quiet perseverance (Typically used with "suru" or "gaman suru")

じろじろ
Staring unreservedly at a person in a negative sense (Typically used with "miru".)
すっきり(する)
An elevated mood following the end of a problem or nuisance.
すな
sand
すやすや
Sleeping peacefully like a baby.
すらすら
A smooth, unbroken progression of spoken remarks, a job, etc. (Typically used with "hanasu," "yomu," "kaku," "kotaeru," or "susumu.")
ちゃっかり(~する)
Quickly realizing a profitable opportunity and taking advantage of it.  Often used to describe being flabbergasted by someone.  (can be with or without suru)
ちゃんと(~する)
Matching a standard or rule perfectly. Certainly, without a doubt. (can be with or without suru)
つるつる(~だ、~の、~する)
Smooth with a flat surface.  Very slippery.
とりあえず
first of all
にこにこ(する)
Happiness accompanied by a broad grin. 
にやにや(する)
smirking (smiling, in the bad way)
はっきり(~する)

Something that is clearly distinct from other things and easily distinguishable.  Not ambiguous.  (can be with or without suru) 

はっと(する)
to be startled; to start
ばらばら
to be loose, to be dismantled, scattered, in pieces
ひどい
cruel; awful; merciless; severe; violent
ぴったり(~だ、~の、~する)
Keeping close together, without any gap.  Fitting or tallying perfectly.  Used when referring to clothing, etc.  Looks good on a person. 
ふざける
to play (with); to frisk, to frolick; to joke, to jest; to talk nonsense
ふらふら(~だ、~の、~する)
Tiredness, a lack of energy, or a feeling of shakiness or unsteadiness.
ふり
a shake (like as in, to shake someone)
ふわふわ(~だ、~の、~する)
Light and soft.  Also, to be floating lightly.
ぶうぶう
Incessant voicing of gripes and complaints. (Typically used with "iu.")
ぶるぶる
Trembling due to cold, fear, etc. (Typically used with "furueru.")
ぺこぺご (~だ、~な、~の)
A strong feeling of hunger.  Usually used in the form "onaka ga pekopeko da."
ぺらぺら(~だ、~な、~の)

Talkativenes, in a negative sense. (Typically used with "hanasu" or "shaberu")

Proficiency in a foreign language.  (Typically used with "da" or "hanasu") 

ほっと(する)
A feeling of relief after a worry has gone away.
ほほえむ
to smile
ぼんやり(する)
A loss of concentration.  A state in which the mind is blank.  Also used when colors or shapes are blurred.
アハハ、ハハハ
The sound of loud laughter
シラを切る

しらをきる

will cut off what they don't know; what is unknown will never be said; what is unknown will remain that way 

ブツブツ
mutter; mumble
ポケットベル
a beeper, a pager
一体

いったい

a [one] body; a unity 

一命を取り止める

いちめいをとりとめる

To be still alive. To have not died. 

一般人

いっぱんにん

average person (average Joe) 

上回る

うわまわる

to exceed, to be better than, to surpass 

下回る

したまわる

to be less than, to fall short of 

不平

ふへい

discontent; dissatisfaction (about, at, over, with) 

不意に

ふいに

suddenly, unexpectedly 

不満

ふまん

discontent; dissatisfaction (about, at, over, with); a complaint (about)

並べる

ならべる

place (side by side); to line (something) up (next to each other) 

中華

ちゅうか

Chinese (as used in food, Chinatown, etc) 

主人公

しゅじんこう

central/main character, leading character 

事件

じけん

an event; a happening, an incident; a matter, an affair 

仲間

なかま

a companion; a pal; a mate, a fellow; a comrade; a colleague, a fellow worker 

傑作

けっさく

a masterpiece; a fine piece of work 

全く

まったく

entirely, completely, utterly, absolutely; thoroughly

(when used with negative verb): not at all; not in the least; not a bit 

全国で

ぜんこくで

in/throughout the whole country 

内容

ないよう

contents (of something)

出前

でまえ

home delivery of meals (sort of like take out, but you don't have to go anywhere) 

分析する

ぶんせきする

to analyze  

刑事

けいじ

police detective 

刺さる

ささる

to stick; get stuck; stab 

副詞

ふくし

an adverb 

わり

out of, in proportion to 

動作

どうさ

a movement 

動揺する

どうようする

to waver, to feel uneasy 

勾留する

こうりゅうする

to detain 

占める

しめる

occupy, hold 

原作

げんさく

the original (work) 

喜び

よろこび

a joy; a pleasure 

回復

かいふく

restoration; rehabilitation 

回転

かいてん

a revolution; a rotation; a roll 

地獄

じごく

hell 

増し

まし

increase; extra 

増やす

ふやす

increase; add to 

奪う

うばう

take (a thing) by force; rob/deprive (a person) of (a thing); plunder 

学習する

がくしゅうする

to learn; to study 

安易

あんい

easy, easygoing (with the connotation of laziness) 

実施する

じっしする

to put into effect (operation); to put into force 

局番

きょくばん

telephone exchange number 

居場所

いばしょ

whereabouts 

左右する

さゆうする

to influence; to sway 

市外

しがい

outskirts; out of town 

市民

しみん

a resident (of a city); a citizen 

帰す

かえす

let (a person) go back (to) 

幸福

こうふく

happiness; well-being; bliss 

広がる

ひろがる

spread (out) 

強盗

ごうとう

a robbery; a mugging; a burglary 

かたち

a shape, a form 

急速に

きゅうそくに

rapid 

性質

せいしつ

one's nature; one's disposition 

怪しむ

あやしむ

to doubt; have doubt about 

情報

じょうほう

(a piece of) information (about, on) 

惚れる

ほれる

to fall in love with 

意識不明

いしきふめい

To be unconscious, to not be fully in consciousness 

感覚的

かんかくてき

sensuous (I think they mean sensual)

without 的, is "sense, sensation"

態度

たいど

a manner; one's bearing; behavior 

懐かしい

なつかしい

dear, fond, familiar 

ゆび

a finger; a toe

捕まえる

つかまえる

to catch, to arrest 

擬態語

ぎたいご

imitative word, mimetic word 

 

擬音語

ぎおんご

onomatopoeia 

改まる

あらたまる

to come round, to arrive, to be improved, to reform, formal (in mannerisms); ceremonius 

改悪

かいあく

a change for the worse 

放免

ほうめん

release from custody 

明確

めいかく

clear; definite; precise 

普及(する)

ふきゅう

to spread; to diffuse; to propagate 

普通

ふつう

usually, commonly 

暗号

あんごう

a cipher; a code; a sign; a password 

替える

かえる

to replace 

つくえ

desk 

格好

かっこう

a figure; a shape 

構造

こうぞう

structure, construction, makeup 

横腹

よこばら

side, flank 

浮き彫り

うきぼり

a relief (of); an engraving or depiction of, a portrayal 

液晶

えきしょう

liquid crystal (like in an LCD) 

深める

ふかめる

deepen (metaphorically?) 

げん

decrease of 

減る

へる

to decrease

演出

えんしゅつ

direction (as given by a director of a work) 

演技

えんぎ

acting, performing  

無罪

むざい

innocent, not guilty

犯人

はんにん

a culprit, a criminal, the guilty one(s) 

状態

じょうたい

a state; conditions 

状況

じょうきょう

the state of affairs; conditions, situation, circumstances 

生き生き

いきいき

fresh; full of life 

生徒

せいと

a pupil; a student 

男女

だんじょ

men and women 

画面

がめん

screen (like an LCD screen) 

発見する

はっけんする

to discover; to find 

目撃する

もくげきする

to witness 

県内で

けんないで

Inside/at a prefecture 

真面目

まじめ

serious; earnest 

知識

ちしき

knowledge (of, about); information (on, about) 

短編

たんぺん

a short (film/story) 

確実に

かくじつに

certainly, surely

磨きをかける

みがきをかける

added some stuff, "polished it up" 

はこ

a box 

くみ

a set (of); a pair (of) 

えん

a chance; a fate; a destiny 

置く

おく

to put; to place 

考え込む

かんがえこむ

to brood over; to be lost in thought 

耳打ち

みみうち

tip, word in one's ear

(+する means to whisper) 

至急

しきゅう

an emergency; an urgent case; quickly; promptly

りょう

Good; a B 

表す

あらわす

show, reflect, display

表情

ひょうじょう

an (facial) expression; a look 

被害者

ひがいしゃ

a victim; the injured 

複数

ふくすう

the plural (multiple) 

要素

ようそ

an element, a constituent, a factor 

解答

かいとう

an answer (to a question); a solution (to a problem) 

記事

きじ

an article (about); a news story; a news item 

証拠

しょうこ

proof, evidence 

証言

しょうげん

testimony

(+する) to testify (to, against, in favor of); give evidence; bear witness 

語呂合わせ

ごろあわせ

a pun; (making) comical variations of idioms or famous sayings; word play; a play on words 

調査

ちょうさ

an investigation (into), an inquiry (into); research (on) 

警察

けいさつ

police 

警部

けいぶ

police inspector; inspector 

貴様

きさま

you (vulgar/derogatory) 

超える

こえる

to top, to exceed 

足りる

たりる

to be sufficient; to be enough 

踏む

ふむ

steap (tread on); trample 

載る

のる

to be given, to appear in/on, to be in/on (something)

(used when referring to a piece of information such as a name or event or occurence, or an object). 

逃げる

にげる

to run away, escape, flee 

逆に

ぎゃくに

the contrary, the opposite, the reverse 

逆襲

ぎゃくしゅう

a counterattack; a counteroffence 

途中

とちゅう

on the way; on one's way to 

連絡

れんらく

contact 

逮捕する

たいほする

to arrest; to apprehend 

進む

すすむ

to advance (towards) 

過半数

かはんすう

the majority 

遠隔

えんかく

remotely (as in remote place or remote control) 

選択肢

せんたくし

choices (on a multiple choice test) 

重体

じゅうたい

serious/critical condition 

関係

かんけい

a relationship; a connection 

隠す

かくす

to hide; to conceal 

離す

はなす

to part, to separate from  (i.e. 離せ! means "let go!")

静か

しずか

quiet; still 

非常

ひじょう

an emergency 

非常に

ひじょうに

very, extremely 

首都圏で

しゅとけんで

in/at the area of the capital 

鳥肌が足す

とりはだがたつ

to get goosebumps 

~補

~ほ

assistant ~

ぎらりと(光る) 

sparkle; glisten

ぐさり

(と、ナイフが刺さる) 

SFX when stabbing someone with a Knife or something like that

ぐっと

(喜びをおさえる) 

with all one's might

すらすらと

(うそを言う) 

SFX when telling a lie

ひょいと

(奪う)

suddenly; by chance; accidentally; easily; adroitly

様子

ようす

a state (of existence); condition (of something) 

現金

げんきん

cash 

語彙 

ごい

a vocabulary 

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