My words

分ける

わける

to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell

向き

むき

direction, orientation, aspect, situation, exposure, suitability, tendency

suitable

適当な

近づく

ちかづく ちかずく

to approach, to draw near, to get close, to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know

滑り台

すべりだい

(playground) slide, (ship) launching platform, sliding bed

道のり

みちのり

distance, journey, itinerary, way, process

持つ

もつ

to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry, to possess, to have, to own, to maintain, to keep, to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive, to take charge of, to be in charge of

方法

ほうほう

method, process, manner, way, means, technique, method

聞こえる

きこえる

to be heard, to be audible, to be said to be, to be reputed

締めて

しめて

in all, all told

区別

くべつ

distinction, differentiation, classification

訪ねます。

Tazunemasu.

I'll visit you.

合唱団で歌うこと

Gasshō-dan de utau koto

singing in a choir

関係ない

かんけいない

unrelated, irrelevant, unconcerned, unconnected

◆もとのかたちからいろいたをまいうごかして,したのかたちにかえました。うごかしたいろいたはそれぞれどれですか。あ,い,う,えでこたえましょう。

◆ Moto no katachi kara iro ita o mai ugokashite, shita no ka-tachi ni kaemashita. Ugokashita iro ita wa sorezore doredesu ka. A, i, u, e de kotaemashou.

◆We removed various elements from the original shape and changed it into a hollow shape. Which of the various things moved? Let's answer with A, I, U, and E.

動かす

うごかす

to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)

被る

かぶる かむる こうむる かぶる/

to suffer, to receive, to sustain

覆う

おおう

to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise

乗る

のる

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark, to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to mount, to reach, to go over, to pass, to follow, to stay (on track), to go with (the times, etc.), to take part, to participate, to join, to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.), to be deceived, to be taken in, to be carried, to be spread, to be scattered, to stick, to attach, to take, to go on

目だつ

Medatsu

conspicuous

落ちる

おちる

to fall down, to drop, to fall (e.g. rain), to sink (e.g. sun or moon), to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze), to be used in a certain place (e.g. money), to be omitted, to be missing, to decrease, to sink, to fail (e.g. exam or class), to lose (contest, election, etc.), to crash, to degenerate, to degrade, to fall behind, to become indecent (of a conversation), to be ruined, to go under, to fade, to come out (e.g. a stain), to come off (e.g. makeup), to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list), to fall (into someone's hands), to become someone's possession, to fall (into a trap), to fall (for a trick), to give in, to give up, to confess, to flee, to fall, to be defeated, to surrender, to come to (in the end), to end in, to fall (in love, asleep, etc.), to swoon (judo), to consent, to understand, to crash, to freeze, to die, to move to the depths

擦れる

こすれる すれる

to rub, to chafe, to wear out, to become worn, to lose one's innocence, to become sly

乗っています

Notte imasu

I'm riding

配る

くばる

to distribute, to deliver, to deal (cards)

付ける

つける

to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to furnish (a house with), to wear, to put on, to keep a diary, to make an entry, to appraise, to set (a price), to allot, to budget, to assign, to bring alongside, to place (under guard or doctor), to follow, to shadow, to load, to give (courage to), to keep (an eye on), to establish (relations or understanding), to turn on (light)

教育漢字

きょういくかんじ

list of 1, 006 kanji taught in Japanese primary schools

美しい

うつくしい

beautiful, lovely

棒

ぼう

pole, rod, stick

一定

いってい いちじょう

fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized, standardised, certain, prescribed

who got you smiling

Anata o egao ni shite kureta no wa daredesuka

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