My words

茶碗

ちゃわん

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

晴れる

はれる

to clear up, to clear away, to be sunny, to stop raining to refresh (e.g. spirits) to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion) to be dispelled, to be banished

灰皿

はいざら

ashtray

勤める

つとめる

to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in) to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of) to conduct a religious service

習う

ならう

to take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher), to study (under a teacher), to get training in

晩御飯

ばんごはん

dinner, evening meal

五つ

いつつ

five

締める

しめる

to tie, to fasten to total, to sum to be strict with to economize, to economise, to cut down on to salt, to marinate, to pickle, to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt to wear (necktie), to put on (necktie)

閉める

しめる

to close, to shut

差す

さす

to be visible to be tinged with to rise (of water levels), to flow in to be felt (i.e. as an emotion), to come over one to hold up (an umbrella, etc.), to put up, to raise to extend ones arm straight ahead (in dance) to insert, to put in to wear (a sword) in ones belt, to wear at ones side, to carry under ones arm to insert ones arm under an opponents arm to pole (a boat) to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks) to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye to light (a fire), to burn to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten to stop in the midst of, to leave undone to shine

万年筆

まんねんひつ まんねんぴつ まんねんふで

fountain pen

花瓶

けびょう かびん はながめ かへい

(flower) vase vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper)

夕べ

ゆうべ

evening last night

閉まる

しまる

to be shut, to close, to be closed to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit to be locked to tighten, to be tightened to become sober, to become tense

八百屋

やおや

greengrocer

背広

せびろ セビロ

business suit

ラジカセ

radio-cassette player

再来年

さらいねん

year after next

曇る

くぐもる くもる

to get cloudy, to cloud over, to become overcast to cloud up, to fog up, to mist up, to become dim to be gloomy, to be clouded (expression), to be downcast to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.)

字引

じびき

dictionary

理論的には

りろんてきには

theoretically (speaking)

次第

しだい

dependent upon as soon as, immediately (upon) circumstances order, precedence, program, programme, agenda

島国

しまぐに とうごく

island country (sometimes used as a metaphor for Japan)

日

にち か ひ

day, days sun, sunshine, sunlight case (esp. unfortunate), event

疎雨

そう

drizzle; scattered rain

けど

けれども けれど けども けんど

but, however, although

気

き げ け ぎ

-like nature, -like disposition, -ish temperament breathe

思う

おもう

to think, to consider, to believe to think (of doing), to plan (to do) to judge, to assess, to regard to imagine, to suppose, to dream to expect, to look forward to to feel, to desire, to want to recall, to remember

必要

ひつよう

necessary, needed, essential, indispensable necessity, need, requirement

そんな

んな

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener), like that, that sort of