Popular Japanese Vocabulary

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の

no indicates possessive, nominalizes verbs and adjectives, substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases

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多 た

ta multi-

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蛾 が

ga moth

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兌 だ

da dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: swamp, west)

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射る いる

iru to shoot

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喪 も

mo mourning

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れる

reru indicates passive voice (inc. the "suffering passive"), indicates the potential form, indicates spontaneous occurrence

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から

kara from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity), since, from (originator)

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佳 か

ka beautiful, good, excellent

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冶 や

ya melting

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迄 まで

made until, till doing, as far as

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と言う という

toiu said, called thus

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結う ゆう

yuu to do up (hair), to braid, to fasten

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升 ます

masu measuring container, measure, box (seating at a theatre, etc.)

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屁 おなら

onara wind, gas, fart

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東京 とうきょう

toukyou Tokyo (current capital of Japan)

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繰る くる

kuru to reel, to wind, to spin (thread)

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です

desu polite copula in Japanese

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に付いて について

nitsuite concerning, along, under

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鵜 う

u cormorant

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他意 たい

tai ill will, malice, another intention

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競る せる

seru to compete, to bid, to sell at auction

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羅 うすもの

usumono lightweight fabric or clothing, silk gauze, thin silk

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米国 べいこく

beikoku America, USA

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看る みる

miru to look after (often medically), to take care of

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昨年 さくねん

sakunen last year

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自民党 じみんとう

jimintou Liberal Democratic Party, LDP

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会長 かいちょう

kaichou president (of a society), chairman

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に依る による

niyoru by means of, due to, because of

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可し べし

beshi shall, should, must

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点 ちょぼ

chobo dot, point, mark

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中国 ちゅうごく

chuugoku China, South-west most region of Honshu, middle of a country

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ソ連 ソれん

soren (former) Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR

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性 さが

saga one's nature, one's destiny, custom

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露西亜 ろしあ

roshia Russia

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ドル

doru dollar, doll

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社会党 しゃかいとう

shakaitou Socialist Party

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選 せん

sen selection, choice, choosing

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に対し にたいし

nitaishi towards, against, regarding

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委員長 いいんちょう

iinchou committee chairman

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ので

node that being the case, because of ..., the reason is ....

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委員会 いいんかい

iinkai committee, commission, board

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宵 よい

yoi evening, early night hours

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たり

tari -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"), (used adverbially) doing such things as..., expresses a command

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に対する にたいする

nitaisuru regarding, in, to

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大坂 おおさか

oosaka Osaka

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韓国 かんこく

kankoku (South) Korea

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衆院 しゅういん

shuuin lower house of the Diet

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国内 こくない

kokunai internal, domestic

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支援 しえん

shien support, backing, aid

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多く おおく

ooku many, much, largely

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英 えい

ei Britain, British

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北朝鮮 きたちょうせん

kitachousen North Korea

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イラク

iraku Iraq

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可能性 かのうせい

kanousei potentiality, likelihood, possibility

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表明 ひょうめい

hyoumei declaration, indication, representation

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理事 りじ

riji director, board of directors

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に依って によって

niyotte according to, by (means of), due to

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欧州 おうしゅう

oushuu Europe

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に取って にとって

nitotte to, for, concerning