My words

お姉さん

おねえさん

elder sister (vocative) young lady miss (referring to a waitress, etc.) maam (used by geisha to refer to their superiors) older girl (no relation)

下手

しもて したて したで へた

unskillful, poor, awkward imprudent, untactful inferior humble position

見せる

みせる

to show, to display

時々

ときどき

sometimes, at times

重い

おもい

heavy, weighty, massive heavy (feeling), depressed, gloomy, blue, uneasy slow, sluggish, lumbering, ponderous, clumsy important, serious, grave serious, severe, critical solid, established, dignified, sensible

図書館

としょかん ずしょかん

library

黒い

くろい

black dark illicit, wicked, underground

住む

すむ

to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide

危ない

あぶない

dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful close (i.e. a close call), narrow look out!, watch out!

門

もん かど

branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master division counter for cannons gate

熱い

あつい

hot (thing) passionate (feelings, etc.), ardent, hot (e.g. gaze) hot (e.g. temper) zealous, enthusiastic, fired up intense, severe, extreme hot (topic), of interest

飛行機

ひこうき

aeroplane, airplane, aircraft

遠い

とおい

far, distant

もう一度

もういちど

once more, again

散歩

さんぽ

walk, stroll

開く

ひらく あく

to open (e.g. doors) to open (e.g. business, etc.) to be empty to be vacant, to be available, to be free to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.) to have been opened (of ones eyes, mouth, etc.) to come to an end to open (ones eyes, mouth, etc.) to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events) to open to unpack to unseal to undo

毎週

まいしゅう

every week

立つ

たつ

to stand, to rise, to stand up to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position) to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

待つ

まつ

to wait to await, to look forward to, to anticipate to depend on, to need

暑い

あつい

hot (weather, etc.), warm

晩

ばん

evening counter for nights

洗濯

せんたく

washing, laundry

歩く

あるく

to walk

漢字

かんじ

Chinese characters, kanji

立派

りっぱ

splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent praiseworthy, creditable, worthy legal, legitimate, lawful undeniable (e.g. crime), indisputable, solid

池

いけ

pond ponds

お弁当

おべんとう

bento (Japanese box lunch)

先週

せんしゅう

last week, the week before

生まれる

うまれる

to be born

お菓子

おかし

confections, sweets, candy