カテゴリー: Everyday Japanese

冷蔵庫

REIZOUKO

refrigerator; fridge

財布

SAIFU

wallet; purse

沸かす

WAKASU

to boil; to heat (a liquid)

花道

HANAMICHI

hanamichi; elevated walkway through the audience to the kabuki stage; path of flowers; triumphant exit/entrance

負ける

MAKERU

to lose; to be defeated; to give a discount

黄金時代

OUGONJIDAI

golden age; era of prosperity and achievement

植木

UEKI

garden plant; potted plant; garden tree; ornamental plant

ウェブサイト

UEBUSAITO

website; web site

司会

SHIKAI

MC; emcee; presiding over a meeting or ceremony; moderator

高卒

KOUSOTSU

high school graduate; having completed high school as one's highest level of education

閉会

HEIKAI

closing (of a ceremony or meeting); adjournment; conclusion of a formal event

電子メール

DENSHI MEERU

email; electronic mail

厚かましい

ATSUKAMASHII

impudent; shameless; brazen; having a thick face (no shame)

あいつ

AITSU

he; she; that guy; that person (informal, sometimes dismissive)

塩

SHIO

salt; sea salt

米

KOME

rice (uncooked grain); rice as a crop

牛乳

GYUUNYUU

cow's milk; whole milk

園芸

ENGEI

horticulture; gardening; cultivation of plants

食べ物

TABEMONO

food; something to eat

お皿

OSARA

plate; dish; saucer

飲み物

NOMIMONO

drink; beverage; something to drink

果物

KUDAMONO

fruit

提灯

CHOUCHIN

paper lantern; chochin lantern

国籍

KOKUSEKI

nationality; citizenship; national status

儀式

GISHIKI

ceremony; ritual; rite; formal observance

武士

BUSHI

samurai; warrior; military man of feudal Japan

卵

TAMAGO

egg; fish roe (when preceded by a fish name)

醤油

SHOUYU

soy sauce; Japanese soy sauce