語彙 · JLPT N1

JLPT N1 vocabulary list

866 N1 words with readings and meanings, in あいうえお order. Where a word appears in one of the book or song decks, the deck is linked, so you can meet it in context.

The JLPT has not published an official word list since 2010, so levels here are estimates, matched to the level each word is usually taught at.

あ行 126

あいきょうをふりまく	to turn on the charm	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 45
相次いであいついで	one after another
あがったり	(business) ruined, dead	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 101
赤らめるあからめる	to blush	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 86
あきらめ顔あきらめがお	a resigned face	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 22
麻あさ	hemp, linen	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 104
朝ぎりあさぎり	morning mist	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 183
足音をしのばせるあしおとをしのばせる	to tread softly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 69
足ぶみあしぶみ	stamping in place	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 150
あっけにとられる	to be taken aback	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 181
当てはめるあてはめる	to apply (to)
あとずさり	backing away	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 63
あとつぎ	an heir, a successor	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 13
あとにもさきにも	the only time, before or since	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 118
あともどり	going backward, regressing	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 115
あとも見ずにあともみずに	without a backward glance	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 69
穴ぐまあなぐま	badger	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 94
あばれ馬あばれうま	a bucking, unruly horse	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 33
あぶる	to toast, to grill lightly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 35
あまったれ	spoilt, babyish	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 177
網の目あみのめ	mesh, network
あやとり	cat's cradle	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 41
洗いあがるあらいあがる	to be washed (finished)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 103
ありさま	state, sorry condition	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 140
ありったけ	all there is; every last bit	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 TV size
あわてんぼう	a scatterbrain, someone always in a flap	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 192
あわれ	pitiful	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 65
あわれむ	to pity	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 113
いあわせる	to happen to be present	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 145
いいきかせる	to tell (someone) firmly, to impress on	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15
いいふらす	to spread it about, to tell everyone	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 176
いいわたす	to announce, to declare	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 178
意外いがい	unexpected
生けるいける	to arrange (flowers)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 108
いざ	when it comes to it	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 166
潔いいさぎよい	graceful, manly, decisive
いさましい	brave, gallant	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 100
石だたみいしだたみ	flagstones, paving	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 38
いせいのいい	spirited, bold	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 38
いたい目にあういたいめにあう	to learn the hard way	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 85
一大事いちだいじ	a serious matter, a crisis	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 72
一番星いちばんぼし	the first star (of evening)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 184
いちょう	ginkgo	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 117
一見いっけん	at first glance
一見の価値いっけんのかち	worth seeing	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 143
一蹴いっしゅう	flat rejection, brush-off
いっそのこと	might as well, go the whole hog	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 132
一変いっぺん	a complete change	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 82
いまさらながら	(realising) anew, belatedly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 69
意味ありげいみありげ	meaningful, knowing	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 192
依頼いらい	request, commission
いり豆いりまめ	roasted beans	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 78
色づくいろづく	to take on colour, to turn colour	The World of Colour p. 22 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 117
色とりどりいろとりどり	multicoloured	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 96
うかれる	to get carried away, giddy	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 77
浮きぶくろうきぶくろ	swimming float, rubber ring	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 79
受けつぐうけつぐ	to inherit, carry on
渦うず	whirlpool, eddy	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 82
うすうす	vaguely, dimly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 13
薄着うすぎ	light clothing	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 44
うずくまる	to crouch, to curl up	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 64
うずまき	whirl, spiral	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 62
うずまる	to be buried	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 77
うずもれる	to be buried, engulfed	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 94
うちつける	to strike against	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 86
うっすら	faintly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31
うっとり	entranced	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 103
うつぶせ	face down	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 78
腕まくりうでまくり	rolling up one's sleeves	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 100
うなり声うなりごえ	a growl	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 81
鵜呑みうのみ	swallowing whole, uncritical acceptance
海坊主うみぼうず	sea-monk (a sea monster)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 76
うらめしい	reproachful, resentful	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 64
うらめしげ	reproachful-looking	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 132
売れのこりうれのこり	unsold leftovers	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 48
うろつく	to wander about	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 42
運送屋うんそうや	carrier, courier	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 52
柄え	handle	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20
えくぼ	dimple	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 34
えりもと	the collar, the neckline	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 111
縁えん	connection, ties	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 118
煙突えんとつ	chimney	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20
追風おいかぜ	tailwind	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
追い風おいかぜ	tailwind	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 178
追いやるおいやる	to shoo away, to drive off	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 157
大あばれおおあばれ	a rampage	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 76
多いおおい	many	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
大だすかりおおだすかり	a great help	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 107
おおっぴらに	openly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 70
おおまかに	roughly	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 103
おかっぱ	bob (haircut)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 101
おかみさん	the lady of the house, proprietress	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 35
臆病おくびょう	timid	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 190
おしつぶす	to squash	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 69
押花おしばな	pressed flower	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 158
おしもどす	to push back	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 89
おしゃぶり	dummy, pacifier	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 42
おしやる	to push away	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 122
おずおず	timidly, hesitantly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14
おすそわけ	sharing a portion of a gift	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 40
おすそをあげる	to take up a hem	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 60
おせじ	flattery	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 34
おそいかかる	to bear down on, to attack	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 84
おそるおそる	timidly, fearfully	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 44
恐れ入りますがおそれいりますが	I'm sorry to trouble you, but
おちつきはらう	to be perfectly composed	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 172
落ち度おちど	fault, blame	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 164
お手製おてせい	handmade	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 61
おてんば	tomboy	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 36
おどおど	timidly, nervously	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 27
おどける	to clown, to act the fool	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26
おとなぶる	to act grown-up	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 56
おとぼけ	playing dumb	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 54
おねだり	asking for (a treat), wheedling	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 144
おのれ	damn you	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 37 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 215
お針子おはりこ	seamstress	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 59
おびえる	to be frightened	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 51
お古おふる	a hand-me-down	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 88
お見通しおみとおし	seeing right through	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 35
おみやげ話おみやげばなし	stories brought back from travels	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 29
思いえがくおもいえがく	to picture in one's mind	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 126
思い過ごすおもいすごす	to overthink; to worry needlessly	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 TV size
お役目おやくめ	duty, task	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 136
おやすいご用おやすいごよう	no trouble at all	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 144
おり立つおりたつ	to alight, to land and stand	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23
音楽堂おんがくどう	concert hall, bandstand	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 162

か行 171

回覧板かいらんばん	circular notice board	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 125
街路樹がいろじゅ	street trees	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 129
顔色をうかがうかおいろをうかがう	to read someone's face	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 119
顔をしかめるかおをしかめる	to grimace	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 65
顔をそむけるかおをそむける	to turn one's face away	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 134
かかえこむ	to clutch, to hold tightly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 169
掲げるかかげる	to set up, raise (a goal)
かかさず	without fail	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 73
かかし	scarecrow	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 45
かきあげる	to push up (hair)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 112
かき集めるかきあつめる	to scrape together; to gather up	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 TV size
かきあわせる	to pull together (a collar)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 130
書きそえるかきそえる	to add (in writing)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 178
かきまわす	to stir round and round	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 11
かきわける	to push apart, to part (branches)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 66
がくがく	jerkily, wobbling	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 33
楽士がくし	musician (hired player)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 162
核心かくしん	core, heart of the matter
拡張かくちょう	extension, expansion
確認するかくにんする	to confirm, check
額縁がくぶち	picture frame	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 96
囲いかこい	fence, enclosure	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 105
風車かざぐるま	pinwheel, windmill	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 92
かざす	to hold up (a hand) to shade	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 72
かじりつく	to cling to, to hang on	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 33
舵を取るかじをとる	to steer; to take the helm	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 TV size
かすみ	haze, mist	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 134
かすむ	to be hazy, dim	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 147
かすれる	to go hoarse, to crack (of a voice)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16
風通しかぜとおし	ventilation, airiness	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 75
過疎化かそか	depopulation
かたき	enemy / revenge	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 39
塊かたまり	lump, ingot	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 163
偏りかたより	bias, leaning
肩をすぼめるかたをすぼめる	to hunch one's shoulders	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 136
合体がったい	combining (robots)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 192
かっとする	to flare up	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 112
カナヅチ	can't swim (a "hammer")	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 125
かび	mould	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15
がみがみ	nagging, snapping	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 152
かみしめる	to reflect on, savour
醸すかもす	to brew; to give rise to
かやの木かやのき	Japanese nutmeg-yew tree	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 115
がらりと	completely (changing)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 151
借り物かりもの	borrowed thing
仮予約かりよやく	provisional reservation
枯枝かれえだ	dead branch	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 162
軽やかかろやか	light, airy	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31
かわりばんこ	by turns, alternately	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 141
考えぶかいかんがえぶかい	thoughtful	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 25
考えものかんがえもの	something to think twice about	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 27
考えようによっちゃかんがえようによっちゃ	depending on how you look at it	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 146
かんかん	furious	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 84
かん高いかんだかい	shrill, high-pitched	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 42
甲板かんぱん	deck	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 138
岸ぺきがんぺき	quay, wharf	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 137
気が気じゃないきがきじゃない	to be beside oneself with worry	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
気がくるうきがくるう	to go mad	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 82
気がまわるきがまわる	to be attentive, thoughtful	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 130
ききいる	to listen raptly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 172
着こむきこむ	to wear (over), to bundle up in	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 86
きさま	you (hostile)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 35
規則きそく	rule, regulation
きっかり	exactly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 175
汽笛きてき	steam whistle, horn	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 137
木戸きど	wooden gate	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 100
きどった	affected, fancy	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 90
気どるきどる	to pose, to put on airs	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23
きなすった	has come (old-fashioned honorific)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 61
気になさるきになさる	to mind (honorific)
気のはやいきのはやい	eager, impatient (気が早い)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 148
牙きば	fang	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 59
規範きはん	norm, standard
基本的にきほんてきに	basically
気まずいきまずい	awkward
決まりがつかないきまりがつかない	unresolved, unsettled	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 99
きめこむ	to resolve on, to keep up (an act)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 132
決め手に欠けるきめてにかける	to lack a clincher
逆説ぎゃくせつ	paradox
客観的きゃっかんてき	objective
きゅっと	with a tight squeeze	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 40
境界線きょうかいせん	boundary line
共有きょうゆう	sharing
きょときょと	glancing around restlessly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31
きょとんと	blankly, stunned	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 167
きらりと	with a glint	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
きりきり	taut, tense	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 192
きりつめる	to economise, to cut back	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 19
議論ぎろん	argument, debate
気をとりなおすきをとりなおす	to pull oneself together	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 110
食いしん坊くいしんぼう	glutton, big eater	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 139
食い違うくいちがう	to conflict, diverge
空白くうはく	blank, empty space
区切りをつけるくぎりをつける	to draw a line under	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 177
くくりつける	to tie on, to lash	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 96
くぐる	to duck under, to pass through	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 43
くじく	to sprain	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 154
ぐずぐず	dawdling, dragging one's feet	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
くすぐったい	ticklish	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 27
口ききくちきき	putting in a word, pulling strings	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 55
口ぐちにくちぐちに	each in turn, all at once	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 29
口ずさむくちずさむ	to hum, to sing to oneself	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 107
口のきき方くちのききかた	manner of speaking	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 179
口調くちょう	tone, way of speaking	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 53
口をそろえるくちをそろえる	to say in unison
口をつぐむくちをつぐむ	to hold one's tongue	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 59
ぐったり	limp, exhausted	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 56
くどい	repetitive, nagging	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 27
くねらせる	to wriggle, to twist (the body)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 27
首をすくめるくびをすくめる	to shrug, to duck one's head	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 34
ぐみ	silverberry (shrub)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 132
与するくみする	to side with, take part in
くりくり	round and bright (eyes)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 125
くるまる	to wrap oneself up	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 130
くるみ	walnut	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 108
くれぐれも	please be sure to	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 77
くろぐろ	black all over	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21
警戒けいかい	being on guard	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 187
景気をつけるけいきをつける	to liven things up	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 102
芸当げいとう	stunt, feat	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 165
経費精算けいひせいさん	expense reimbursement
けしかける	to egg on, to urge	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 156
欠陥けっかん	defect, flaw
結論けつろん	conclusion
けぶる	to be hazy, misty	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 129
毛を立てるけをたてる	to bristle (fur)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 70
弦げん	string (of an instrument)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 169
原案げんあん	draft, original plan
権威けんい	authority (expert)
謙虚けんきょ	humble, modest
けんけん	hopping on one foot	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 99
現状げんじょう	current state
検討けんとう	consideration, review
ご〜いただく	humble request form
後継者こうけいしゃ	successor
貢献こうけん	contribution
ごうごう	roaring	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 166
交渉こうしょう	negotiation
高騰こうとう	sharp price rise
広報部こうほうぶ	public relations department
傲慢ごうまん	arrogant, haughty
ごきげんななめ	in a bad mood	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 98
ごきげんをとる	to butter up, to humour	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 81
こごと	a scolding	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 109
心あたりこころあたり	an idea (of who / where)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 84
こころえ顔こころえがお	a knowing look	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 33
こころえる	to know (how), to have the knack	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20
こころもち	slightly, a touch	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 77
御招待券ごしょうたいけん	complimentary ticket	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 112
腰を浮かせるこしをうかせる	to half-rise	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 165
腰をぬかすこしをぬかす	to collapse in shock	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 167
コスモス	cosmos (the flower)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21
こすりつける	to rub into	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 102
こっくり	with a nod	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 180
後手に回るごてにまわる	to fall behind, be reactive
ことごとく	every one, entirely
粉置場こなおきば	flour store	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 49
小花こばな	small flowers (pattern)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 188
こぼれ落ちるこぼれおちる	to slip out, be left out
コマ	spinning top	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 38
ごまかし	a fudge / cover-up	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 88
こまごま	small and various	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 182
暦こよみ	calendar, almanac	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 18
これまた	this too, likewise	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 84
ころげ落ちるころげおちる	to tumble down	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 85
ころげだす	to tumble out	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 62
殺し屋ころしや	hitman	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 54
こわき	under one's arm	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 82
こわごわ	timidly, fearfully	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 78
こわっぱ	brat	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 118
こわばる	to stiffen, to be tense	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 34

さ行 134

再開さいかい	resumption
採算さいさん	profitability
在籍ざいせき	enrolment
さかだち	handstand	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 60
さかだつ	to stand on end	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 166
先まわりさきまわり	getting there ahead	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 165
ささげる	to offer up, to dedicate	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 170
ささやか	modest, small	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 109
さする	to rub (a sore spot)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 85
錯覚さっかく	illusion, misperception
殺人事件さつじんじけん	murder case	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 10
里帰りさとがえり	a visit home	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26
さばさば	frank, easygoing	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 99
サフラン	saffron	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 130
寒空さむぞら	cold sky, wintry weather	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 170
さも	as if, in a manner that suggests	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 116
さらう	to sweep away, to carry off	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 82
さらす	to expose (to water, sun), to steep	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 19
残弾ざんだん	remaining ammo	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 51
参入さんにゅう	market entry
地じ	ground (fabric background)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 180
自意識過剰じいしきかじょう	overly self-conscious	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 Full version
塩っぽいしおっぽい	salty	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 81
司会しかい	chairing, MC
しがみつく	to cling to	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 46
しきりに	repeatedly, over and over	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 109
しげみ	thicket	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 66
資源ごみしげんごみ	recyclables	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 16
嗜好しこう	taste / preference	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 13
ししゅう	embroidery	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 180
事情じじょう	circumstances
自信まんまんじしんまんまん	brimming with confidence	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 121
自信満々じしんまんまん	brimming with confidence (kanji form)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 151
姿勢しせい	stance, attitude
死体したい	corpse	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 10
舌を鳴らすしたをならす	to click one's tongue	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 59
質疑応答しつぎおうとう	Q&A session
しっけいする	to pinch, to make off with (euphemism)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 153
しっとり	moist, damp; calm	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 184
しっぷ	poultice, compress	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 130
しどろもどろ	flustered and incoherent	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 18
しなやか	supple	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 90
しばたたく	to blink (repeatedly)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 82
四方しほう	all directions	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 30
しぼりたて	freshly squeezed / milked	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 25
しまつ	state of affairs (bad)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 141
しみじみ	deeply, keenly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 145
しみったれた	stingy; shabby; dreary	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 Full version
しめたもの	as good as won	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 56
しゃくる	to jerk (one's chin) in a direction	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15
写生しゃせい	sketching from life	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 8
謝礼しゃれい	honorarium, reward
主張しゅちょう	claim, assertion
需要じゅよう	demand
じゅんじゅんに	in order, one by one	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 104
純粋じゅんすい	pure
賞賛しょうさん	praise, admiration
常識じょうしき	common sense
上々じょうじょう	excellent, first-rate	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 148
正真正銘しょうしんしょうめい	genuine, the real thing	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
上出来じょうでき	well done, a fine job	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 124
省電力しょうでんりょく	energy-saving	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 110
性にあわないしょうにあわない	to not suit one's nature	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 10
しょげかえる	to be utterly crestfallen	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 40
しょげる	to be downcast	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 46
助成金じょせいきん	grant, subsidy
しょぼんと	dejectedly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 163
じらす	to tease, to keep in suspense	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 125
知らず知らずしらずしらず	without realising	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 53
知らんぷりしらんぷり	feigned ignorance, pretending not to notice	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 51
しりあがり	rear-lifting, tail-up	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 183
しりごみ	hanging back, balking	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 166
知りたがりやしりたがりや	a curious person, a nosy parker	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 116
自立じりつ	independence, self-reliance
しろもの	a thing, an article (wry)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 147
芯しん	core	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 90
じんましん	hives, nettle rash	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 154
すいつく	to cling, to stick (by suction)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 75
すいっと	smoothly, in one glide	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 22
すかさず	instantly, without missing a beat	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 28
すがる	to cling to, to beseech	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 164
すぐさま	at once	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 62
すすき	pampas grass	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 108
すすける	to be sooty, to be grimy	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20
すずしい顔すずしいかお	a cool, unbothered face	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 112
すそ	hem	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 22
すっからかん	flat broke	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 178
すっくり	straight up (standing)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 28
すっとんきょう	wild, shrill (voice)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 80
すっぽり	completely (covered)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 129
す通りすどおり	passing straight through, no effect	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 113
ずどーんと	heavily, like a lump	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20
すねる	to sulk	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16
すます	to act prim, to look aloof	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 36
すみれ	violet (flower); Sumire	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 100
すみれ草すみれぐさ	violets	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 172
ずらり	in a long row	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 107
すりきず	graze, scrape	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 93
すりぬける	to slip through	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15
すりむく	to graze, to scrape	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 86
成熟せいじゅく	maturity
精通せいつう	thorough knowledge, being well-versed
せかせか	hurriedly, fidgety	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 153
せがれ	my son (humble)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 133
せきたてる	to hurry (someone) along	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 60
咳ばらいせきばらい	clearing one's throat	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 100
背たかのっぽせたかのっぽ	a beanpole, very tall thing	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 147
せっかち	impatient, hasty	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 60
接近せっきん	approach (of a storm)
せわしない	restless, hurried	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 58
先祖せんぞ	ancestor	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 142
洗濯竿せんたくざお	clothes pole	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 107
選択肢せんたくし	options, choices
前提ぜんてい	premise, assumption
全力疾走ぜんりょくしっそう	flat-out sprint	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 38
全力を尽くすぜんりょくをつくす	to do one's utmost
〜荘そう	~ House, ~ Villa (in names)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 109
早計そうけい	hasty conclusion
想像力そうぞうりょく	imagination
相対化そうたいか	relativization
操舵室そうだしつ	wheelhouse	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 138
総出そうで	all hands, everyone turning out	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 141
ぞくに	commonly, popularly (called)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 76
そこへいくと	compared to that, in that respect	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 74
粗品そしな	small gift (humble)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 13
そっくり返るそっくりかえる	to rear back, to tip backward	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 83
そのかいあって	and it paid off (甲斐があって)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 150
その結果そのけっか	as a result
その実そのじつ	in reality, actually
そびえる	to tower, to soar	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 38
そらす	to arch (one's back)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 116
そろりそろり	stealthily, inch by inch	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 61
存じますぞんじます	to think (humble)
そんじょそこら	any old, run-of-the-mill	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 164

た行 116

代々だいだい	for generations	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 149
大不評だいふひょう	very badly received	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 186
大役たいやく	important role
たかいたかい	'up high!' (lifting a child)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 27
たかが	only, merely	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26
たからか	loud and ringing	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 149
だからといって	but that does not mean ~
妥協だきょう	compromise
卓越たくえつ	excellence, preeminence
タグボート	tugboat	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 137
たくらむ	to scheme, to plot	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 39
ダシに使うダシにつかう	to use as a pretext	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 115
たたき台たたきだい	draft, starting proposal
だだこねる	to throw a tantrum (駄々をこねる)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 35
ただじゃおかない	won't let it go unpunished	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 41
ただただ	simply, just	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 185
ただよう	to drift, to waft	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
立ちすくむたちすくむ	to stand rooted to the spot	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 122
立ち働くたちはたらく	to bustle about one's work	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26
棚上げたなあげ	shelving, deferring
谷間たにま	valley	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
たばねる	to bundle, to tie together	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
だぶだぶ	baggy, loose	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 139
たよりがい	reliability, worth depending on	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 148
たらい	washtub	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 101
断罪だんざい	to condemn
鍛錬たんれん	training, discipline
力不足ちからぶそく	lack of ability
地球温暖化ちきゅうおんだんか	global warming	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 89
蓄積ちくせき	accumulation
血すじちすじ	bloodline, lineage	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15
知性ちせい	intellect
父方ちちかた	father's side	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 134
ちぢこまる	to shrink into oneself, to cower	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 63
秩序ちつじょ	order, discipline
窒息ちっそく	suffocation (the trap character)
着地ちゃくち	landing	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14
ちゃっかり	shrewdly, cannily	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 78
宙がえりちゅうがえり	somersault	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 177
聴診器ちょうしんき	stethoscope	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 98
超特急ちょうとっきゅう	super-express (speed)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 153
町内会ちょうないかい	neighbourhood association	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 118
ちょうほう	handy, useful	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 54
沈黙ちんもく	silence
追求ついきゅう	pursuit
使いこむつかいこむ	to break in through long use	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20
つきあいきれない	can't keep up with, too much to deal with	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 139
つきささる	to pierce, to stab	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 130
つきだす	to thrust out	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 18
突きつけるつきつける	to thrust at	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 50
つきでる	to jut out	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 38
つきもの	something inseparable, what always goes with it	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 11
つくづく	keenly, deeply (feel)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 56
つっかける	to slip on (footwear)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 100
つっつく	to poke, to prod	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17
つっぱる	to be defiant, stiff	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 127
つぼませる	to purse (lips) — causative of つぼむ	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 108
つまさき立ちつまさきだち	standing on tiptoe	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23
つまみあげる	to pick up, to lift by pinching	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 148
積荷つみに	cargo	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 138
つむじ風つむじかぜ	whirlwind, dust devil	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 79
詰めるつめる	to finalize, hammer out
つややか	glossy, lustrous	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 95
つりあがる	to slant upward (eyes)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 63
つれだつ	to go together	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 129
つんとした	haughty, stuck-up (look)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 70
つんのめる	to pitch forward	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 83
提案ていあん	proposal
低迷ていめい	slump, stagnation
手落ちておち	an oversight, slip	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 150
でかした	well done!	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 115
できばえ	workmanship, result	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 97
手ぎわよくてぎわよく	deftly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 104
手さぐりてさぐり	groping, feeling around	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 167
手違いてちがい	mistake, mix-up
てっきり	I was sure that…	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 80
〜で通るでとおる	to go by (a name)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 45
手配てはい	arrangements
出窓でまど	bay window	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
手まねきてまねき	beckoning	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 58
テメェ	you (hostile)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 131
てれくさい	embarrassed, sheepish	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 87
手をそえるてをそえる	to lay a hand on, to lend a hand	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 170
電信柱でんしんばしら	telegraph pole	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 10
点々とてんてんと	dotted about	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 85
どうどうと	openly, with head held high	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26
どうなることやら	who knows how it'll turn out	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17
とうの	the very (person) in question	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 77
遠のくとおのく	to recede	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 30
遠まきとおまき	keeping a wary distance (in a ring)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 38
とかげ	lizard	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 165
得意顔とくいがお	a proud face	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 96
特別警報とくべつけいほう	special warning	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 76
とげ	thorn, barb	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 113
どこへやら	gone who knows where	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 40
どこもかしこも	everywhere, every corner	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 49
どすん	thud	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 85
とっさに	instantly, on reflex	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 125
突進とっしん	a charge, rush	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 157
とって返すとってかえす	to hurry back	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 83
どっと	all at once (laughter, crowd)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 30
突風とっぷう	gust, squall	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 76
とねりこ	ash tree	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 90
とはいえ	that said, nonetheless
飛びかうとびかう	to fly about, to whirl	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 82
とほうにくれる	to be at a loss	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 41
乏しいとぼしい	scarce, lacking
とやかくいう	to say this and that, to carp	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23
取り込むとりこむ	to take in, to absorb	The World of Colour p. 17
とりつく	to cling onto, to grapple	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 78
とりなす	to smooth things over, to mediate	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 11
取り寄せるとりよせる	to order, have sent
とんがらし	chilli pepper	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 130
とんがり帽子とんがりぼうし	pointed hat	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21
とんと	completely (not), utterly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 80
とんび	black kite (bird)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 118

な行 46

内部化ないぶか	internalization
なおも	still, further	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 114
長年ながねん	many years, long-standing
鳴きやむなきやむ	to stop singing	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 187
泣きわめくなきわめく	to bawl	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 83
なぐさめ顔なぐさめがお	a consoling look	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 122
なだめる	to soothe, to calm	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 158
なにはさておいても	before anything else	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 85
なにやら	some sort of, something or other	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 24
生々しいなまなましい	vivid, raw
なみだまじり	tearful	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 88
なみなみならぬ	extraordinary
波乗りなみのり	surfing, riding waves	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 77
なりきる	to become completely, to fully inhabit (a role)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 69
鳴りわたるなりわたる	to ring out, to resound	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 157
なんとしても	at all costs	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 148
にきび	pimple, spot	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 10
にこりともしない	without so much as a smile	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 96
にじむ	to seep, to ooze	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 86
似ても似つかないにてもにつかない	nothing like, bears no resemblance	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 83
二度寝にどね	going back to sleep	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 62
荷物係にもつがかり	baggage handler	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 163
にやっと	with a grin	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 142
入金にゅうきん	payment, deposit
如実ににょじつに	vividly, faithfully
庭さきにわさき	the near edge of the garden	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 13
ぬけるような	clear as crystal (sky)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 76
寝息ねいき	breathing of a sleeper	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 50
ねこじゃらし	foxtail grass	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 119
ねじこむ	to screw in	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 96
寝そべるねそべる	to lie sprawled	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 79
熱に浮かされるねつにうかされる	to be carried away; to be delirious	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 TV size
練り直すねりなおす	to rework, refine
念入りねんいり	careful, thorough	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 65
念をいれるねんをいれる	to take pains, to be deliberate	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 111
軒先のきさき	the eaves	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 105
軒下のきした	under the eaves	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16
軒並みのきなみ	across the board, one after another
のぞかせる	to let (something) peep out	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16
乗っかるのっかる	to get on; to ride along (casual)	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 TV size
のっそり	sluggishly, lumbering	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 75
のっぺらぼう	faceless (ghost)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 158
のどを鳴らすのどをならす	to purr	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20
のびほうだい	grown wild, left to grow	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 66
乗組員のりくみいん	crew	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 143
乗りこなすのりこなす	to master riding	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 89

は行 141

ハードルを下げる	to lower the bar
廃止はいし	abolition
白状はくじょう	confession	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 127
ぱくり	(mouth) gaping open	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 173
歯車はぐるま	gear, cogwheel	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 150
はしくれ	a mere fragment; one of the least of a group	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
馬車ばしゃ	carriage, coach	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20
はたく	to dust off, to beat	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 144
バタパン	butter roll	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 42
肌身はなさずはだみはなさず	always on one's person	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 112
ぱたり	with a flick, with a flap	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 18
ばちが当たるばちがあたる	to get one's comeuppance	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 122
ハッカ色ハッカいろ	mint green	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 61
発言はつげん	remark, statement
ぱったり	suddenly (stopping)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 129
果てしないはてしない	endless, boundless	The World of Colour p. 12
鼻声はなごえ	nasal voice	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 75
花ざかりはなざかり	in full bloom	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 134
はなつ	to give off, to emit	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 184
はなはだ	greatly, extremely	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 162
花むこはなむこ	bridegroom	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20
はねまわる	to jump about	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 65
ハの字ハのじ	the shape of ハ (eyebrows drooping)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 154
はみだす	to spill over, to stick out	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 75
刃物はもの	a blade	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 129
腹ばいはらばい	lying on one's stomach	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 83
腹まきはらまき	belly-warmer (kanji form)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 133
はりあげる	to raise (one's voice)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
はりさける	to burst, to split	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 82
はりだす	to jut out	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 167
はるかかなた	far in the distance	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 105
はんこう……きはんこうき	rebellious phase (反抗期)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 133
犯罪者はんざいしゃ	criminal	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 130
伴奏ばんそう	accompaniment	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 103
ばんそうこう	sticking plaster	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 64
反動はんどう	momentum / kick	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 24
灯ひ	lights, lamps	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 30
冷え性ひえしょう	sensitivity to cold	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 97
ぴかーっと	with a gleam	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16
美化するびかする	to idealise, beautify
ひきさく	to tear apart	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 82
引き戻すひきもどす	to pull back
びくっと	with a start	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 63
ひくひく	twitching	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 161
久しいひさしい	long (time has passed since)
ひざっこぞう	knee	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 10
美女びじょ	beautiful woman	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 139
美少女びしょうじょ	pretty girl	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 139
引っかかるひっかかる	to be bothered/caught by
ひっきりなし	incessant	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 51
必殺技ひっさつわざ	special move	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 191
ひとかかえ	an armful	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 135
人垣ひとがき	a wall of people, crowd	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 38
ひとかけら	a single scrap	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 93
ひとかたまり	a mass, a clump	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 79
ひときわ	conspicuously, especially	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 158
日時計ひどけい	sundial	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 38
ひとさま	other people (polite)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 109
一すじひとすじ	a single ray / line	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31
人だかりひとだかり	a crowd	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 97
ひとたび	once, as soon as	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 170
ひとっ飛びひとっとび	a quick flight, one hop	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16
ひとっ走りひとっぱしり	a quick run	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 181 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 42
ひとなで	a single stroke	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 103
ひとふし	a snatch (of song)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 151
独り占めひとりじめ	having something all to oneself	The World of Colour p. 6
日なたぼっこひなたぼっこ	basking in the sun	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 97
ひねる	to twist, to turn (a knob)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
火の見やぐらひのみやぐら	fire lookout tower	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 129
批判ひはん	criticism
ひび	crack	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 86
ひやかす	to jeer, to tease	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 170
びゅんと	with a whoosh	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 19
ひょいと	lightly, casually	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 125
評価ひょうか	evaluation
ひょうし	the moment, the chance impulse	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 167
ひょろんと	lanky, gangling	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 93
ぴょんと	with a hop	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15
ひろわれっ子ひろわれっこ	foundling	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 196
風鈴ふうりん	wind chime	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 175
ふきあげる	to blow upward	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 138
ふきかける	to blow on	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 179
不吉ふきつ	ominous, ill-omened	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 25
ふきつける	to blow against, to lash	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 81
ふきぬける	to blow through	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 107
復讐ふくしゅう	revenge	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 33
ふくれっつら	a sulky, puffed-out face	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21
房ふさ	tuft, bunch	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31
部署ぶしょ	department
物議ぶつぎ	public controversy
ぶっきらぼう	blunt, curt	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 156
ぶっ飛ばすぶっとばす	to blow away; to knock flying (slang)	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 Full version
船着き場ふなつきば	landing, wharf	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 132
踏み込むふみこむ	to go a step further, delve
ふみならす	to stamp (feet)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 148
不名誉ふめいよ	dishonour	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 150
ぶらり	dangling	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 167
ぷらんぷらん	swinging, dangling	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17
ふりそそぐ	to pour down (light, rain)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 28
ふりはらう	to shake off	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 166
ふりまく	to scatter, to spread around	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 184
ふるえ声ふるえごえ	a trembling voice	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 151
ふるわせる	to make tremble, to quiver	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16
無礼ぶれい	rudeness, discourtesy
紛糾ふんきゅう	complication, turmoil
ぷんと	in a huff	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 161
分野ぶんや	field, area
ふんわり	softly, fluffily	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 107
塀へい	wall, fence (around a property)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15
併給へいきゅう	receiving concurrently
へこむ	to go in, to become hollow	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 142
ぺこり	(bowing) with a bob of the head	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 86
べそをかく	to be on the verge of tears	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 154
隔たりへだたり	gap, distance, divergence
へたへた	collapsing weakly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 167
へぼ	lousy, third-rate	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 164
べらべら	chattering on	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 60
ぺろりと	(tongue) poking out	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 158
べろん	(tongue) sticking right out	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 65
へんてこ	weird, peculiar	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 45
方向ちがいほうこうちがい	the wrong direction	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 63
ぼうぜん	dumbfounded, stunned	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 122
ほうぼう	here and there, all over	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 138
放りなげるほうりなげる	to fling, to hurl	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 158
ぽかんと	agape, blankly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 19
ほこらしげ	proud-looking	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 112
ほこらしさ	pride	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 187
星くずほしくず	stardust	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 109
ぼそっと	in a mutter	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 61
ぼそぼそ	in a mumble	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26
ぽつりと	(saying) a single quiet word	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 29
ぽつりぽつり	here and there, sparsely	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31
ほとり	the bank, the edge (of water)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 132
ぼやく	to grumble	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 131
ぼやける	to blur	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 30
ほやほや	fresh and warm (of food); brand-new	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16
保留ほりゅう	holding off, reserving
本人ほんにん	the person themselves
ボンベ	gas cylinder	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 96
ぽんぽん船ぽんぽんせん	putt-putt boat (small motor boat)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 135
翻訳家ほんやくか	translator	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 210

ま行 69

まがりくねる	to wind, to meander	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 37
まぎれこむ	to slip in among, to get mixed in	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 127
まぎれる	to be lost in (confusion)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 83
負けまいとしてまけまいとして	determined not to lose	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 113
またがる	to straddle, to sit astride	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14
またしても	yet again	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 179
またたく	to twinkle	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 30
またたくま	in the twinkling of an eye	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 151
真っ向まっこう	head-on, directly opposed
まっさかり	the very height (of a season)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 73
まっぷたつ	clean in two	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 88
的まと	target, focus
マニアック	niche / for enthusiasts	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 123
まにあわせ	a makeshift, a stand-in	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 68
まにあわせ屋まにあわせや	the makeshift shop	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 101
真に受けるまにうける	to take (something) at face value	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 Full version
魔除けまよけ	charm against evil	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 171
まり	ball	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 70
まるだし	fully exposed	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 124
まわれ右まわれみぎ	about-turn	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 36
まんざらでもない	not entirely displeased	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 137
満天まんてん	the whole sky	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 184
マント	cloak, cape	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21
見失うみうしなう	to lose sight of
見送るみおくる	to pass on, defer
水ぎわみずぎわ	the water's edge	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 77
見過ごすみすごす	to overlook
水煮みずに	boiling in water (preserving)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 145
見せかけるみせかける	to make it look like	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 170
見せびらかすみせびらかす	to show off	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 111
みそこなう	to misjudge (someone)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 107
見積もりみつもり	quotation, estimate
見とどけるみとどける	to see through to the end, to make sure of	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 81
見とれるみとれる	to be captivated	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 122
みなまで	(not) to the end, all of it	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 100
身にしみるみにしみる	to be felt keenly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 69
みのむし	bagworm	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 52
未発表みはっぴょう	unpublished
みるみる	before one's eyes, rapidly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31
未練みれん	lingering attachment
魅惑みわく	alluring	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 118
身をのりだすみをのりだす	to lean forward (keenly)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 53
実を結ぶみをむすぶ	to bear fruit
民間みんかん	private sector	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 149
民俗学者みんぞくがくしゃ	folklorist	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
民話みんわ	folk tale	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
むかい風むかいかぜ	headwind	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 178
結びつくむすびつく	to be linked, tied
無責任むせきにん	irresponsible
むっとする	to look sullen, to bristle	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 119
無敵むてき	invincible	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 222
胸を打つむねをうつ	to strike the heart, to move	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 182
無理を言うむりをいう	to ask too much
め牛めうし	cow (female)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 35
めっきり	markedly, noticeably	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
目を見はるめをみはる	to be wide-eyed with amazement	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 103
目をよせるめをよせる	to knit one's brows	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 34
めんどくさがる	to find it a bother, to be lazy about	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26
もぐら	mole	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 57
もぐりこむ	to crawl into, to burrow	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 49
文字盤もじばん	clock face, dial	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 157
もちつもたれつ	give and take, mutual support	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 25
もっとも	though, having said that
もっともな	reasonable, understandable
もどかしい	frustratingly slow	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 138
ものかげ	the shadow of something, cover	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 156
ものたりない	unsatisfying, underwhelming	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 37
ものわかりよく	understandingly (物分かりがいい)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 70
もやもや	hazy, unsettled (feelings)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 99

や行 30

薬草やくそう	medicinal herb	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 10
安あがりやすあがり	cheap, economical	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 135
やってのける	to pull off, to accomplish	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 96
やっとの思いでやっとのおもいで	with great difficulty	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 78
屋根づたいやねづたい	along the rooftops	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 155
やぼったい	dowdy, unstylish	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20
山もりやまもり	heaped high	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 103
闇やみ	darkness	The World of Colour p. 9
ややっこしい	complicated, tangled	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15
やりすごす	to let pass	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 167
やり遂げるやりとげる	to carry through
やる気やるき	motivation
ゆがむ	to twist, to contort	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 29
ゆすぐ	to rinse	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 103
指きりげんまんゆびきりげんまん	pinky promise	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 155
ゆわえつける	to tie fast	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 105
用心ぶかいようじんぶかい	cautious, wary	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 84
余儀なくされるよぎなくされる	to be forced into
横町よこちょう	side street, alley	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 73
横腹よこばら	flank, side	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 138
横目よこめ	a sidelong glance	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 77
よじる	to twist (the body)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 158
よそみ	looking away	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 30
よだれかけ	bib	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 105
余地よち	room, scope
夜つゆよつゆ	night dew	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 184
寄合よりあい	a meeting, gathering	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 42
よりにもよって	of all things / times	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 150
よろける	to stagger	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 27
よろよろ	staggering	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 151

ら行 7

らくちん	easy, cushy	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 64
羅針盤らしんばん	compass (ship's)	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 TV size
立地りっち	location (of a business)
利便性りべんせい	convenience
れっきとした	proper, genuine, respectable	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 137
連だこれんだこ	a train of kites	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 106
露骨ろこつ	blatant, undisguised

わ行 7

歪曲わいきょく	distortion
わがものがお	as if one owned the place	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 64
わきおこる	to well up, to arise	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 170
わざとらしい	affected, put-on	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 111
わるうございました	so sorry (sarcastic, archaic polite)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 131
われにかえる	to come to oneself	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 117
わんぱく坊主わんぱくぼうず	little rascal	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 60

その他 19

〜からよかったものの	it's just as well that ~, but	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 84
〜たまえ	(lofty command)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 77
〜っこ	(playing at) ~ing each other	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 77
〜といい〜といい	both in ~ and in ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 143
〜どおし	the whole time ~ing	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 78
〜ときたら	when it comes to ~ (exasperated)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 140
〜とばかり思う	to be quite sure that ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 57
〜ともなく	without particularly ~ing	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 130
〜とやら	this so-called ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 118
〜なくもない	it's not that one can't ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 119
〜にいわせれば	if you ask ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 177
〜ぶる	to act like a ~, to put on ~ airs	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 36
〜まい	surely not	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 215
〜まぎれに	in a fit of ~, driven by ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 188
〜まもなく	with no time to ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 68
〜めがけて	aiming at ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 157
〜やいなや	as soon as ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 157
〜をいいことに	taking advantage of ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 51
〜んばかりに	as if about to ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 68

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