| 合図あいず | signal | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 122Kiki's Delivery Service p. 137 |
| 合図を送るあいずをおくる | to signal | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 172 |
| 空いているあいている | to be free/available | |
| 青緑あおみどり | blue-green | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 131 |
| 空き地あきち | clearing, vacant lot | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 62 |
| 空き家あきや | empty house | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 25 |
| あきれる | to be exasperated, dumbfounded | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 62 |
| あくび | yawn | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 99 |
| あくまで | to the end, thoroughly | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 116 |
| 明けがたあけがた | dawn | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 185 |
| あご | chin, jaw | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15 |
| 朝やけあさやけ | dawn glow | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 134 |
| 足音あしおと | footsteps | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 64 |
| 味見あじみ | tasting (food) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 146 |
| 足もとあしもと | at one's feet | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16 |
| 味わうあじわう | to savour | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 145 |
| 足を運ぶあしをはこぶ | to make one's way to, visit | |
| あすこ | over there (dialect あそこ) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 80 |
| あっさり | easily, without fuss | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 96 |
| あとをつぐ | to succeed someone, to take over | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 13 |
| あふれる | to overflow, to well up | The World of Colour p. 13Kiki's Delivery Service p. 41 |
| あまい顔あまいかお | a soft, indulgent look | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 28 |
| 雨雲あまぐも | rain cloud | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20 |
| 編みおえるあみおえる | to finish knitting | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 135 |
| あみもの | knitting | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 132 |
| 編むあむ | to knit | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 133 |
| 改めてあらためて | again, formally (at another time) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17 |
| あることはある | there is, technically | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 151 |
| 泡あわ | bubbles, foam | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 101 |
| 合わせるあわせる | to match, adjust to | |
| いいかえす | to retort | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 113 |
| いいかける | to start to say | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 63 |
| いいかげん | half-hearted, careless | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26 |
| いいつけ | instructions, orders | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 140 |
| いいつける | to give (a task), to order | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 63 |
| 医院いいん | clinic / doctor's office | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 143 |
| いうこときかす | to make (it) obey | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 96 |
| いうまでもない | it goes without saying | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 97 |
| いかにも | just like, every inch | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 91 |
| いきいき | lively, vivid | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 40 |
| いきおい | momentum, force | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 36 |
| 生き返るいきかえる | to come back to life | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 55 |
| 生きかたいきかた | a way of living | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20 |
| 生きのこるいきのこる | to survive, to live on | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9 |
| 息をつくいきをつく | to let out a breath | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 63 |
| 息をとめるいきをとめる | to hold one's breath | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 70 |
| 石ころいしころ | pebble, stone | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 85 |
| いずれ | in due course, eventually | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20 |
| いずれにしろ | either way | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 91 |
| 抱くいだく | to harbor (a feeling) | |
| いたずらっ子いたずらっこ | a mischievous child | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 185 |
| いたむ | to ache | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 145 |
| いためる | to fry, to sauté | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 130 |
| いちいち | every single time | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 102 |
| いちおう | more or less, for the time being | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 55 |
| 一からいちから | from scratch | |
| いちだんと | even more, a notch higher | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 78 |
| 一人前いちにんまえ | a full adult, fully fledged | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20 |
| 一面いちめん | the whole area, all over | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8 |
| 一家いっか | a household, the whole family | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9 |
| 一回転いっかいてん | one full turn | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 157 |
| 一気にいっきに | in one go | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 30 |
| 一周いっしゅう | one lap, a circuit | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 183 |
| 一瞬いっしゅん | an instant | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 110 |
| いっせいに | all at once, in unison | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 84 |
| いっそう | all the more | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 81 |
| 一旦いったん | once / for the moment | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 144 |
| 一直線いっちょくせん | a straight line | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 183 |
| 一点いってん | a single point | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 171 |
| いっとき | a moment, a while | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 186 |
| いつのまに | when did…? (before one noticed) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 27 |
| 一方いっぽう | meanwhile, on the other hand | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 158 |
| 一方通行いっぽうつうこう | one way | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 168 |
| 一方でいっぽうで | on the other hand | |
| 祈りいのり | prayer | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 170 |
| いばる | to be arrogant, to lord it | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 165 |
| いびき | snoring | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 169 |
| いま思えばいまおもえば | thinking back now | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 84 |
| いまさら | now, at this late stage | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 13 |
| 今どきいまどき | these days | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 39 |
| 今にいまに | before long, soon | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 56 |
| 今になっていまになって | at this late stage | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 28 |
| 今にもいまにも | at any moment | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 43 |
| いやがる | to be unwilling, to dislike | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9 |
| いやでも | whether one likes it or not | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 126 |
| いよいよ | at last, when it comes to it | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 175 |
| 入れ替えいれかえ | replacement, swap | |
| 岩山いわやま | rocky mountain | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31 |
| いわれてみると | now that you mention it | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 141 |
| 植木鉢うえきばち | flowerpot | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 134 |
| 伺ううかがう | to visit (humble) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20 |
| うかべる | to show (an expression) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 110 |
| 浮きあがるうきあがる | to float up | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31 |
| うきうき | buoyant, cheerful | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 38 |
| うしろ姿うしろすがた | the view from behind, retreating figure | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 81 |
| うす | hey, yo (clipped greeting) | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 10 |
| うすむらさき | pale purple | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 186 |
| うそのように | as if it had never been, miraculously | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 127 |
| うたがう | to doubt | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 137 |
| 宇宙うちゅう | the universe | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 133 |
| 撃つうつ | to shoot | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 36 |
| うなずきあう | to nod to one another | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 143 |
| 鵜呑みにするうのみにする | to swallow whole, accept uncritically | |
| 生まれそだつうまれそだつ | to be born and raised | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 72 |
| 生まれたてうまれたて | newborn | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16 |
| 生まれつきうまれつき | by birth, natural-born | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 86 |
| 海風うみかぜ | sea breeze | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 75 |
| 海辺うみべ | seaside | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 72 |
| 占いうらない | fortune-telling | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 34 |
| 売り出すうりだす | to put on sale | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 143 |
| うるさがる | to find annoying | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 131 |
| うろうろ | restlessly, at a loss | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 141 |
| 上回るうわまわる | to exceed | |
| 上むきうわむき | turned upward | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 106 |
| うんざり | fed up | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 139 |
| 絵描きえかき | painter, artist | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 70 |
| えり | collar | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 112 |
| 円滑えんかつ | smooth, harmonious | |
| 演奏えんそう | performance (music) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 164 |
| 園長えんちょう | director (of a zoo / kindergarten) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 135 |
| おあがりなさい | eat up (polite command) | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 57 |
| お集まりおあつまり | gathering (polite) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 155 |
| おい | nephew | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 60 |
| 追い出すおいだす | to drive out | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31 |
| 追いつめるおいつめる | to corner, drive into a corner | |
| おいでおいで | beckoning 'come here' | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 58 |
| おいでくださいました | thank you for coming (honorific) | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 60 |
| 大あわておおあわて | a great panic | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 162 |
| 大いそがしおおいそがし | extremely busy | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 55 |
| おおう | to cover | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31 |
| 大げさおおげさ | over the top | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 119Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15 |
| 大さわぎおおさわぎ | a great fuss, uproar | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17 |
| 大そうじおおそうじ | big year-end clean | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 156 |
| 大幅におおはばに | by a large margin | |
| 大みそかおおみそか | New Year's Eve | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 145 |
| 大むかしおおむかし | ancient times | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 24 |
| 大よろこびおおよろこび | great delight | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15 |
| お返しおかえし | a return gift | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 40 |
| 沖おき | the open sea, offshore | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 82 |
| お行儀よくおぎょうぎよく | neatly, in good order | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 154 |
| 贈りものおくりもの | a present | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17 |
| 遅れおくれ | delay | |
| おことわり | refused, declined | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 98 |
| 抑えるおさえる | to hold down, keep low | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 69 |
| おさまる | to die down, to settle | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 186 |
| 押しこむおしこむ | to push in, to shove in | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 167 |
| お芝居おしばい | a play, theatre | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 44 |
| お世話になるおせわになる | to be indebted (for help) | |
| おそろい | matching | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 69 |
| 恐ろしいおそろしい | terrifying | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 84 |
| おそわれる | to be assailed by | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 176 |
| お高いおたかい | pricey (polite/ironic) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 59 |
| おたま | ladle | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 185 |
| 落ち葉おちば | fallen leaves | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 121 |
| おでこ | forehead | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 64 |
| お得意さんおとくいさん | regular customer | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 42 |
| おとなっぽい | grown-up (in manner) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 112 |
| 衰えるおとろえる | to decline, weaken | |
| おどろかす | to startle | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 138 |
| 帯おび | sash, band | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 143 |
| おふくろ | my mum (rough, male) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 139 |
| おへそ | belly button | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 135 |
| おまかい | (Yotsuba's garble of) おかまい | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 61 |
| おまけに | on top of that | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 63 |
| お待たせするおまたせする | to keep (someone) waiting | |
| おめー | you (rough おまえ) | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 127 |
| おめでたい | joyous, auspicious | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 29 |
| 思いおこすおもいおこす | to recall, to call to mind | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 13 |
| 思いかえすおもいかえす | to look back on | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 176 |
| 思いがけないおもいがけない | unexpected | |
| 思いきっておもいきって | boldly, taking the plunge | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17 |
| 思い切っておもいきって | boldly, taking the plunge | |
| 思いきりおもいきり | with all one's might | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 100 |
| 思いこむおもいこむ | to assume, to be convinced | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 40 |
| 思いつきおもいつき | an idea, a notion | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 127 |
| 思いなおすおもいなおす | to think again, to pull oneself together | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 73 |
| おもしろがる | to find amusing | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 101 |
| おもてまし | (Yotsuba's garble of) おもてなし, hospitality | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 60 |
| おりこう | good, well-behaved (child/pet) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 81 |
| おろおろ | flustered | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 197Kiki's Delivery Service p. 41 |
| おわすれなく | don't forget (polite) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 155 |
| おんぶ | piggyback | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 148 |