My words

今朝

けさ

this morning

返す

かえす

to return (something), to restore, to put back to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate to repeat..., to do... back

机

つくえ つき

desk

金曜日

きんようび

Friday

飛ぶ

とぶ

to fly, to soar to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop

狭い

せまい

narrow, confined, small

地下鉄

ちかてつ

underground train, subway

お皿

おさら

plate, dish

黄色

きいろ こうしょく おうしょく

yellow, amber

夏休み

なつやすみ

summer vacation, summer holiday

冷たい

つめたい つべたい

cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing coldhearted, unfeeling

月曜日

げつようび

Monday

明るい

あかるい

bright, colourful cheerful familiar (with), knowledgeable (about) fair (e.g. politics), clean

暗い

くらい

dark, gloomy dark (in colour), dull depressed, dispirited sorrowful, bitter (as in a dark past) unclear, unfamiliar, unknown

晴れ

はれ

clear weather, fine weather formal, ceremonial, public cleared of suspicion

昼ご飯

ひるごはん

lunch, midday meal

戸

こ と

door (esp. Japanese-style) entrance (to a home) narrows

答える

こたえる

to answer, to reply

砂糖

さとう

sugar

醤油

しょうゆ しょうゆう しょゆ しょゆう しょうゆ しょうゆう しょゆ しょゆう

soy sauce, shoyu

着る

きる

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on to bear (guilt, etc.)

警官

けいかん

policeman

冷蔵庫

れいぞうこ

refrigerator

大勢

おおぜい たいぜい たいせい

general trend, current thought

飲み物

のみもの

drink, beverage

郵便局

ゆうびんきょく

post office

眼鏡

めがね がんきょう メガネ

spectacles, glasses judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight eyeglasses

撮る

とる

to take (a photo) to record (video, audio, etc.), to make (a film)

傘

かさ

umbrella, parasol

押す

おす

to push, to press to apply pressure from above, to press down to stamp (i.e. a passport), to apply a seal to affix (e.g. gold leaf) to press (someone for something), to urge, to compel, to influence to overwhelm, to overpower, to repress to push (events along), to advance (a plan) to do in spite of..., to do even though..., to force to make sure to be pressed for time to advance troops, to attack (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface