| あいかわらず | as ever, same as before | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 33 |
| あいつ | that guy, him | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 11Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 142 |
| あいにく | unfortunately | |
| 曖昧あいまい | vague, ambiguous | |
| あえて | daringly, on purpose | |
| あかり | a light, lamp | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 24 |
| 赤んぼうあかんぼう | baby | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 42 |
| 空き店舗あきてんぽ | vacant shop unit | |
| 明らかにするあきらかにする | to make clear, reveal | |
| 諦めるあきらめる | to give up | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 91 |
| 飽きるあきる | to get tired of | |
| 朝メシあさメシ | breakfast (rough) | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 89 |
| 味がするあじがする | to taste of | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 177 |
| 預けるあずける | to check, entrust | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 56 |
| 汗あせ | sweat | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 101 |
| 与えるあたえる | to give, to exert | |
| あたためる | to warm | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 140 |
| 頭打つあたまうつ | to bang one's head | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 151 |
| 当たるあたる | to hit the mark, to come true | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 34 |
| あっためる | to warm up | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 186Kiki's Delivery Service p. 144 |
| あっちー | hot! (rough あつい) | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 114 |
| あっというま | in the blink of an eye | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 121 |
| 集まりあつまり | a group, gathering | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 87 |
| 当てるあてる | to hit (something), to guess right | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15 |
| あとはたのむ | I leave the rest to you | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 92 |
| アトラクション | ride / attraction | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 113 |
| 穴あな | hole | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 78 |
| 油あぶら | oil | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 40 |
| 余るあまる | to be spare | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 126Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 123 |
| 怪しいあやしい | suspicious | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 83 |
| 謝るあやまる | to apologise | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 86 |
| 嵐あらし | storm | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 7We Are! — One Piece opening 1 TV size |
| あらゆる | every possible, all (prenominal) | |
| 現れるあらわれる | to appear, to emerge | The World of Colour p. 2 |
| 現われるあらわれる | to appear | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32 |
| ありがたい | grateful, welcome | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 89 |
| 歩きだすあるきだす | to start walking | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 43 |
| 歩きまわるあるきまわる | to walk about | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 175 |
| あれこれ | this and that | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 73 |
| あわてる | to panic, to be flustered | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 18 |
| アンケート | survey, questionnaire | |
| あんた | you (blunt) | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 177 |
| あんまし | not much (あんまり) | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 75 |
| 言い方いいかた | way of saying | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 59Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14 |
| いいから | never mind that, just do it | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 63 |
| いいだす | to bring up, to start saying | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 190 |
| いいつづける | to keep saying | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 36 |
| いいとこにきた | good timing | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 30 |
| 言い訳いいわけ | excuse | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 35Kiki's Delivery Service p. 51 |
| 言うことを聞くいうことをきく | to do as one is told | The World of Colour p. 4Kiki's Delivery Service p. 83 |
| いうとおり | as (someone) says | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 134 |
| 以外いがい | other than, apart from | The World of Colour p. 10 |
| いがいと | surprisingly | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 73Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 91 |
| いかがでしょう | how about it? (polite) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 142 |
| 生かすいかす | to make use of | |
| 息いき | breath | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 43 |
| 生きて帰るいきてかえる | to come back alive | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 39 |
| いきなり | suddenly, without warning | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 61 |
| 生きものいきもの | living creature | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 78 |
| 息をするいきをする | to breathe | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 44 |
| 意見いけん | opinion | |
| 意見が 分かれるいけんが わかれる | opinions are divided | |
| いじわる | mean, spiteful | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 43 |
| 以前いぜん | before, formerly | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 183 |
| いたす | to do (humble) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 55 |
| 一度にいちどに | at once, in one go | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 142 |
| 一度もいちども | not even once | |
| 一日 三回いちにち さんかい | three times a day | |
| 一日一日いちにちいちにち | day by day | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23 |
| 一列いちれつ | a single row | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 169 |
| 一割引きいちわりびき | 10 per cent off | |
| 一生いっしょう | one's whole life | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 52 |
| いったい | on earth, exactly (in questions) | The World of Colour p. 12Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17 |
| 一歩いっぽ | one step | We Are! — One Piece opening 1 Full versionKiki's Delivery Service p. 86 |
| いつもの事いつものこと | the usual | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 18 |
| いてぇ | ow (rough) | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 44 |
| 移動いどう | movement, shifting | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 93 |
| 居間いま | living room | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8 |
| 今ごろいまごろ | about now | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 146 |
| 今の ところいまの ところ | for the moment, so far | |
| イミない | pointless | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 224 |
| いらいら | irritated | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 66 |
| いらいらする | to be irritable | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 90 |
| いらん | not needed | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 60 |
| イルカ | dolphin | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 185 |
| 入れかえるいれかえる | to replace | |
| 印刷いんさつ | printing | |
| 印象いんしょう | impression | |
| うぃーす | yo / hey | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 7 |
| ウィンドー | (shop) window | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21 |
| 上から下までうえからしたまで | from top to bottom | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 59 |
| ウエスト | waist | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 123 |
| 植えるうえる | to plant | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8 |
| 上をむくうえをむく | to look up | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 49 |
| 浮くうく | to float | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 135 |
| 受けとるうけとる | to receive, to take | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 46 |
| 動きまわるうごきまわる | to move about, to bustle around | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23 |
| 動きやすさうごきやすさ | ease of movement | |
| うそを つく | to tell a lie | |
| 内側うちがわ | the inside | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 112 |
| うっかり | carelessly, absent-mindedly | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 10Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 113 |
| 美しいうつくしい | beautiful | The World of Colour p. 23Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31 |
| うつす | to shift, to move (one's gaze) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 7 |
| うつる | to be reflected | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 58 |
| 腕うで | arm | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 70 |
| 腕時計うでどけい | wristwatch | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 158 |
| うなずく | to nod | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17 |
| うまく いく | to go well | |
| うまくいく | to go well, to work out | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16 |
| 生むうむ | to produce | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 56 |
| 産むうむ | to give birth to | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 119 |
| 有無うむ | presence or absence | |
| うめー | good! (rough うまい) | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 18 |
| 裏うら | underside / back | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 15Kiki's Delivery Service p. 60 |
| 羨ましいうらやましい | envious | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 35 |
| 売り上げうりあげ | sales | |
| うれしさ | joy, gladness | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 181 |
| うわさ | rumour, talk, gossip | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 7 |
| 運動会うんどうかい | sports day | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 106 |
| 影響えいきょう | influence, effect | |
| 営業えいぎょう | business operation | |
| 笑顔えがお | smile, smiling face | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 128 |
| 駅長えきちょう | stationmaster | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 162 |
| 枝えだ | branch, twig | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8 |
| エプロン | apron | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 22 |
| 延期えんき | postponement | |
| 遠慮なくえんりょなく | don't hesitate to | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 17 |
| おあがり | come in (up) | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 61Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 77 |
| おいおい | hey hey | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 66 |
| 追いかけるおいかける | to chase | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 59Kiki's Delivery Service p. 30 |
| 追いつくおいつく | to catch up with | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 83 |
| おいで | come here | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 136 |
| おいわい | celebration, congratulations | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 120 |
| 往復おうふく | a round trip, back and forth | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 183 |
| お馬おうま | horsey | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 88 |
| おおあめ | heavy rain | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 205 |
| 大いそぎおおいそぎ | in a great hurry | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21 |
| 大声おおごえ | loud voice | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 156Kiki's Delivery Service p. 46 |
| 大勢おおぜい | a large crowd | |
| 大通りおおどおり | the main street | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21 |
| オーバー | overcoat | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 171 |
| おーよろこび | delighted | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 203 |
| 丘おか | hill | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 181Kiki's Delivery Service p. 85 |
| お返しするおかえしする | to return (humble) | |
| おかげさまで | thanks to you, thankfully | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 92 |
| 起きあがるおきあがる | to sit up, to get up | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 79 |
| お気にいりおきにいり | favourite | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 188 |
| 屋上おくじょう | rooftop | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 97 |
| おこづかい | pocket money | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 112 |
| 押さえるおさえる | to secure, book (a room) | |
| 押されるおされる | to be pushed, overwhelmed | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 68 |
| おじぎ | a bow | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 39 |
| おじゃまさせていただく | allow me to intrude / settle here (humble) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 39 |
| おしゃれ | dressing up, being stylish | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23 |
| おじょうさん | young lady, miss | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 44 |
| お嬢ちゃんおじょうちゃん | little miss | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 33Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 68 |
| お知らせおしらせ | notice | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 178 |
| おしり | bottom, behind | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 46 |
| おすすめ | recommended | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 59 |
| お世話に なるおせわに なる | to be indebted to someone | |
| 恐れるおそれる | to fear | |
| おそわる | to be taught | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 130 |
| おたがいに | mutually, each other | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 25 |
| お宅おたく | your home (polite) | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 97Kiki's Delivery Service p. 54 |
| 穏やかおだやか | calm, peaceful | |
| 落ちこむおちこむ | to feel down | |
| おちつく | to be calm, to settle down | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 187 |
| おちつけ | calm down! | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 130 |
| お使いおつかい | an errand | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 72 |
| おっす | yo | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 13 |
| おとうちゃん | daddy | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 43 |
| お年寄りおとしより | elderly person | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 41 |
| おとなしい | quiet, demure | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23 |
| おとなしく | quietly / obediently | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 50Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 155 |
| 大人としておとなとして | as an adult | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 129 |
| おどろく | to be surprised | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 46 |
| 音をたてるおとをたてる | to make a sound | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31 |
| おなべ | pot, pan | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8 |
| 鬼おに | demon | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 84 |
| お人形おにんぎょう | doll | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 60 |
| お話し中おはなしちゅう | in the middle of talking | |
| お日さまおひさま | the sun (child's word) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15 |
| お盆おぼん | Obon (summer festival) | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 187Kiki's Delivery Service p. 80 |
| おまけ | a freebie | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 161 |
| おまんじゅう | manju (steamed bun) | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 174Kiki's Delivery Service p. 129 |
| お店をひらくおみせをひらく | to open a shop | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 51 |
| お迎えおむかえ | picking someone up | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 34 |
| 思いつくおもいつく | to hit upon (an idea) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 63 |
| お持ちするおもちする | to take/bring (humble) | |
| 思ったとおりおもったとおり | just as expected | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 85 |
| 思ったようにおもったように | as expected, as hoped | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 50 |
| 思っていたよりおもっていたより | more than expected | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 38 |
| 表おもて | front, outside | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 55 |
| 思わずおもわず | without meaning to, involuntarily | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14 |
| 思われるおもわれる | to think (honorific) | |
| おやじ | old man | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 123 |
| 折るおる | to fold | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 120 |
| お留守おるす | out / away (polite) | Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 209 |
| 折れるおれる | to break, to snap | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 88 |
| オレンジ色オレンジいろ | orange (colour) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 80 |
| 下ろすおろす | to withdraw (money) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 163 |
| 追われるおわれる | to be chased | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 126 |
| 音楽家おんがくか | musician (artist) | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 162 |
| 音楽会おんがくかい | concert | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 162 |
| 温度おんど | temperature | Kiki's Delivery Service p. 178 |
| おんなとこども | women and children | Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 45 |