語彙 · JLPT N4

JLPT N4 vocabulary list

888 N4 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 163

相手あいて	the other person	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 12
合うあう	to suit / go with	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 186
開くあく	to open (intransitive)
浅いあさい	shallow
朝型あさがた	morning person
朝早くあさはやく	early in the morning	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 35
〜味あじ	… flavour	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 174
味あじ	taste, flavour	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 136
遊びあそび	game	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 86
遊びに行くあそびにいく	to go out to play	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 58 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 66
遊びにくるあそびにくる	to come round (to visit)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 98
遊んでもらうあそんでもらう	have someone play with you	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 100
頭いいあたまいい	smart	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 13
あちこち	here and there	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23
厚いあつい	thick	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 178
暑さあつさ	the heat	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 75
あったら	if there is	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 127
あっつ	hot!	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 172
あっつい	hot!	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 66
合ってるあってる	correct	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 59
集まるあつまる	to gather	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 83
集めるあつめる	to collect (transitive)
あと	only … left	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 60
あと一人あとひとり	one more person	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 113
姉あね	elder sister	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 46
あのな	listen…	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 14
あのね	listen…	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 30
あぶなかった	that was close	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 49
雨具あまぐ	rain gear
あらあら	oh my	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 61
ありゃ？	huh?	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 180
安心あんしん	relief	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 138 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 18
安全あんぜん	safe, safety
あんたの子あんたのこ	your kid	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 84
あんな	that kind of
案内あんない	guidance, showing the way
案内するあんないする	to guide, show around
あんまり	too much, overly	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 8
いいか	listen up	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 36
いいかんがえ	good idea	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 99
いい子いいこ	good boy / girl	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 81
いい事いいこと	good thing / good point	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 181
いいとこ	nice spot	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 16
いいもの	something nice	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 36
言うこということ	what one has to say	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 99
以下いか	or less, and below
いかが	how (polite)
生きるいきる	to live	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 176
いくぞ	let's go!	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 177
いくつか	several	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 36
池いけ	pond	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 16
以上いじょう	or more	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 136
急ぐいそぐ	to hurry	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 36
いただく	to receive (humble)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 68
イチゴ	strawberry	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 66
一度も〜ないいちども	not even once
一年になるいちねんになる	to have been a year	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 174
一年目いちねんめ	the first year (mark)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 34
市場いちば	market
一生けんめいいっしょうけんめい	with all one's effort	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 73
いっつも	always (emphatic)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 178
いっぱいに	to the full	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 57
一泊いっぱく	one night's stay
いつもより	than usual
いてっ	ow!	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 161
田舎いなか	hometown / countryside	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 187
いなくなる	to go missing	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 13
いのち	life	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 37
今でもいまでも	even now	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 17
意味いみ	meaning	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 133
妹いもうと	younger sister	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 46
いやいやいや	no no no	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 176
いります？	do you want it?	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 126
入れかえいれかえ	replacement, changeover
色々ないろいろな	various
言われるいわれる	to be told	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 50
受付うけつけ	reception
うける	to receive, to catch (wind)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
動かすうごかす	to move (something)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 18
うごくな	don't move / freeze	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 43
うすい	faint, thin, pale	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23
うそ	no way! / a lie	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 8 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 131
うそつく	to tell a lie	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 22
嘘をつくうそをつく	to tell a lie
打ち合わせうちあわせ	meeting, briefing
うちの子うちのこ	my kid	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 169
打つうつ	to strike (the hour)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 145
うまい	good at / skilful	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 8 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 73
売り切るうりきる	to sell out completely
うれしそう	happy-looking, delighted	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15
上着うわぎ	jacket, outer garment	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 140
運転うんてん	driving
運動うんどう	exercise, movement
運動不足うんどうぶそく	lack of exercise
英会話えいかいわ	English conversation
エスカレーター	escalator	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 150
えらい	admirable, good of you	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 11 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 169
得るえる	to gain, to obtain
絵を描くえをかく	to paint / draw a picture	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 66
遠足えんそく	excursion, field trip
延長えんちょう	extension
遠慮えんりょ	reserve, holding back	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 77 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 25
お〜ください	polite request
おいてある	has been left	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 91
おいてく	to leave behind	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 144
応募おうぼ	application
おえかき	drawing (as a child's activity)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 5
おーい	hey! (calling)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 24
大ぜいおおぜい	a great many (people)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 155
おかしい	odd, not right	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 18
お金持ちおかねもち	rich person	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 139
おかわり	another helping	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 204
沖縄おきなわ	Okinawa	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 116
お客様おきゃくさま	customers (polite)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 157
お客さまおきゃくさま	customer (honorific)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 113
置くおく	to keep (in stock)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 64
奥さんおくさん	ma'am (someone's wife)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 134 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 42
送るおくる	to send	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 71
お元気でおげんきで	take care	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 138 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 71
お子さんおこさん	your child	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 19
おこられる	to get told off	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 104 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 126
起こるおこる	to happen	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 169
怒るおこる	to get angry	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 18
お先におさきに	before you (ahead)
お酒おさけ	alcohol
おしまい	the end	The World of Colour p. 23 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 94
おしゃべり	chatting, talking together	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 11
おじゃましています	excuse me for being here	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 83
おじゃまします	excuse me (entering)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 123
おせる	can press	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 93
遅くともおそくとも	at the latest
おちゃわん	rice bowl	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 79
落ちるおちる	to fall, to drop	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 10 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 127
おっかしー	hilarious (おかしい)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 117
お疲れさまおつかれさま	thank you for your work
お月さまおつきさま	the moon (affectionate)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23
おっしゃる	to say (honorific)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 17 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 42
おでかけ	going out	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 11 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 145
お隣おとなり	next door	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 10
お隣さんおとなりさん	the neighbours	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 47 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 182
おどり	dance	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 88
同じようなおなじような	similar
おねがいする	to ask (a favour)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 44
おばちゃん	auntie	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 64
お一人おひとり	alone (polite)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 17
覚えているおぼえている	to remember
お前おまえ	you (blunt)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 112 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 9
お待たせおまたせ	sorry to keep you waiting	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 102 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 8
お待ちくださいおまちください	please wait	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 94
思い出すおもいだす	to recall	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 34 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 37
思い出おもいで	memory	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 182
面白そうおもしろそう	sounds interesting	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 95
重そうおもそう	looks heavy
思ったよりおもったより	more than expected
親子おやこ	parent and child
降りてくれるおりてくれる	could you get down	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 131
おりる	to get down	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 130 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 38
俺おれ	I, me (blunt, masculine)	The World of Colour p. 4 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 8
お礼おれい	thanks	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 92 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 35
終りおわり	the end	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 203
温泉おんせん	hot spring
おんなじ	the same (spoken 同じ)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 75
お願いします	please (do)

か行 140

かーちゃん	mum	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 52
カーテン	curtains	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 126 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 57
会員かいいん	member
買いかえるかいかえる	to replace by buying anew
外食がいしょく	eating out
階段かいだん	stairs	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 58 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 147
買いに行くかいにいく	to go and buy	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 67
返すかえす	to return / give back	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 153 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 88
帰りかえり	the way home	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 72
顔色かおいろ	complexion
がおー	roar	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 141
ガオー	roar	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 156
かかる	to hang (of itself)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
かぎをかける	to lock
鍵をかけるかぎをかける	to lock
描くかく	to draw	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 16
各自かくじ	each person
陰でかげで	behind the scenes
かざる	to decorate, to display	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
数かず	number, count	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 199
かぞえる	to count	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 58
肩かた	shoulder	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 Full version Kiki's Delivery Service p. 24
方かた	person (polite)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 16 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 48
かたい	hard, stiff	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 24
形かたち	shape, form	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21
片づくかたづく	to be tidied up
片付けるかたづける	to tidy up	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 13 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 54
勝つかつ	to win, to beat	The World of Colour p. 5 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 168
かっこいい	cool	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 100
角かど	corner
必ずかならず	without fail, certainly	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 39 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 30
かぼちゃ	pumpkin	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 75
髪かみ	hair	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 114 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 110
かみなり	thunder	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 218
髪の毛かみのけ	hair	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 66
ガラス	glass	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20
かわいそう	poor thing, a pity	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21
乾くかわく	to dry	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 107
かわり	a substitute; in place of	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 18
変わるかわる	to be unusual; to change	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
環境かんきょう	environment
感じかんじ	a feeling, an impression	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 188
感じるかんじる	to feel, to sense	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
がんばれ	go for it!	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 131 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 106
消えるきえる	to disappear, to go out	The World of Colour p. 9 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 17
記憶きおく	memory
気がつくきがつく	to notice
機械きかい	machine	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 98 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 103
期間きかん	period, term
聞こえるきこえる	to be audible	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
汽車きしゃ	train (steam)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
季節きせつ	season	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 76
期待するきたいする	to expect, to look forward to
きっかけ	a trigger, an opening
きっと	surely	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 189
気に入るきにいる	to like, to be pleased with
気にするきにする	to worry about, to mind	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 10 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 90
気にすんなきにすんな	don't worry about it	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 88
気になるきになる	to bother one, to be on one's mind	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14
気分きぶん	mood, feeling	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17
決まるきまる	to be decided, to be fixed	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 63
君きみ	you (familiar)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 87
気持いいきもちいい	feels good	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17
ぎゃー	scream	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 150
ギャー	SCREAM	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 155
球技きゅうぎ	ball games
急にきゅうに	suddenly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 10
給料きゅうりょう	salary
教育きょういく	education
興味きょうみ	interest	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 Full version Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14
きれいじゃない方きれいじゃないほう	the not-pretty one	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 70
気をつけるきをつける	to pay attention, to look carefully	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 7
気をつけるきをつける	to be careful
銀色ぎんいろ	silver (colour)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 7
近所きんじょ	neighbourhood	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 13 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 131
具合ぐあい	condition (of health)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 96
グー	zzz (snoring)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 46
空気くうき	air	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14
空港くうこう	airport
クーラー	air conditioner	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 97 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 172
草くさ	grass, herb	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
くださる	to give (honorific)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 35
首くび	neck	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 33
黒猫くろねこ	black cat	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 11
詳しいくわしい	detailed
毛け	fur, hair	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16
経験けいけん	experience
警察けいさつ	police	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 152
ケーキ屋ケーキや	cake shop	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 68
けが	injury	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 85
景色けしき	scenery, a view	The World of Colour p. 11 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 98
結果けっか	result
月額げつがく	monthly fee
結婚けっこん	marriage	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
決断けつだん	decision
けんか	quarrel, fight	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 156
見学けんがく	observation visit
玄関げんかん	entrance hall	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 142 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 29
元気が出るげんきがでる	to feel energetic
元気になるげんきになる	to get better
研究室けんきゅうしつ	faculty office
元気よくげんきよく	energetically	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
現金げんきん	cash
健康けんこう	health	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 135
健康診断けんこうしんだん	health check-up
原本げんぽん	the original document
こい	come! (imperative)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 221 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31
後悔するこうかいする	to regret
合格ごうかく	passing (an exam)
工事こうじ	construction work
こうやって	like this	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 23
声に出すこえにだす	to say out loud
コーヒーカップ	coffee cup	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 134
氷こおり	ice	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 103
心こころ	heart, spirit	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21
ございます	there is (polite)
ご主人ごしゅじん	(someone's) husband	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 55
答こたえ	answer	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 94
答えこたえ	answer
こたえる	to answer	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 75
こちらこそ	likewise	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 16
断ることわる	to decline
五人ごにん	five people
子猫こねこ	kitten	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 149
このあいだ	the other day	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 35
この後このあと	after this	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 18 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 116
この辺このへん	around here	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 21
この前このまえ	the other day	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 76
こら	hey! (scolding)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 48 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 94
来れないこれない	can't come (spoken)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 65
転ぶころぶ	to fall over	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 91
こわいの	something scary	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 156
壊すこわす	to break (objects, machines)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 119
壊れてるこわれてる	is broken	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 81
壊れるこわれる	to break	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 65 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 10
コンコン	knock knock	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 153
コンサート	concert	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 162
こんな / そんな	this / that kind of
こんな事こんなこと	something like this	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 87
今夜こんや	tonight	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17

さ行 139

最近さいきん	recently / these days	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 110
最後さいご	the last, the final one	The World of Colour p. 9 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 79
最初さいしょ	at first	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 28
再配達さいはいたつ	redelivery
財布さいふ	wallet
遮るさえぎる	to block, to shut out
坂さか	slope, hill	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 7
捜すさがす	to search for (a person)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 18 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
下がるさがる	to go down	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 7
先さき	the end, tip	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 104
先にさきに	first, ahead	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 127
作文さくぶん	composition, essay
支えるささえる	to support
指すさす	to point to, indicate	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 167
さて	right then	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 14 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 150
ざばー	whoosh (water surging)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 140 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 220
さびしい	lonely, sad	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 192
寒ささむさ	the cold	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 130
さわる	to touch	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 185 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 74
参加者さんかしゃ	participant
参加するさんかする	to take part
参加費さんかひ	participation fee
残業ざんぎょう	overtime
残念ざんねん	regrettable, a shame	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21
字じ	handwriting, characters	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 120
試合しあい	match, game
仕上げるしあげる	to finish off
しー	shh	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 95
じー	staring	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 32 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 140
じーちゃん	grandpa	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 105
塩しお	salt	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 146
しかし	however	The World of Colour p. 5
しかた	way of doing, method	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14
しかたがない	it can't be helped	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21
仕方なくしかたなく	reluctantly, having no other choice	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 93
時間じかん	time, hour	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
時間内じかんない	within the time
試験しけん	exam
自己紹介じこしょうかい	self-introduction
持参じさん	bringing (with you)
司書ししょ	librarian
辞書じしょ	dictionary
したことない	never done	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 177
失敗しっぱい	a mistake / failure	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 119 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 135
失礼しつれい	rude	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 75 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 179
死ぬしぬ	to die	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 41
しばらく	for a while	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 11 The World of Colour p. 11
自分でじぶんで	by yourself	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 24 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 115
島しま	island	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 103 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 187
しまう	to put away	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 181
閉まるしまる	to close (intransitive)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 90
締め切りしめきり	deadline
地元じもと	local area
社会しゃかい	society
車内しゃない	inside the train
しゃべる	to talk	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 50 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 39
邪魔じゃま	in the way	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 135 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 119
自由じゆう	free, freely	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 96
住所じゅうしょ	address	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 125 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 60
集中するしゅうちゅうする	to concentrate
十分じゅうぶん	enough	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 67 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 90
主人しゅじん	my husband	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 148
出張しゅっちょう	business trip
出発しゅっぱつ	departure, setting off	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 145
準備じゅんび	preparations	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26
上映じょうえい	screening (of a film)
紹介しょうかい	introduction	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 95
正午しょうご	noon
正直しょうじき	honest
上手に話すじょうずにはなす	to speak well
招待しょうたい	invitation
冗談じょうだん	joke	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 63 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 197
食事しょくじ	meal	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26
所要時間しょようじかん	time required
書類しょるい	documents
知らせるしらせる	to let know	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 28
知らない人しらないひと	stranger	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 36
調べるしらべる	to look into, to research	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26
資料しりょう	materials, document
信じるしんじる	to believe	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 Full version Kiki's Delivery Service p. 18
親切しんせつ	kind, considerate
心配しんぱい	worry	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 18 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17
スイカ	watermelon	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 55
スイッチ	switch	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 93 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
水道すいどう	tap / water supply	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 9
吸うすう	to suck up, to absorb	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 83
ずーーっと	far / all the way (stretched ずっと)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 48
数学すうがく	mathematics
スープ	soup	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 33
過ぎるすぎる	to pass, to exceed	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
空くすく	to become empty / uncrowded	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16
少しずつすこしずつ	little by little	The World of Colour p. 20 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 51
進むすすむ	to advance, to go on	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 64
勧めるすすめる	to recommend
すてき	lovely, wonderful	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21
捨てるすてる	to throw away	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 15 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 90
ストーブ	heater, stove	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 35
すばらしい	wonderful	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 68
滑るすべる	to ski, slide	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 15
済むすむ	to be finished
相撲すもう	sumo
スリッパ	slippers	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 75 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 99
生活せいかつ	life, daily living	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 98
整理するせいりする	to put in order
世界せかい	the world	The World of Colour p. 6 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31
咳せき	cough
石けんせっけん	soap	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 101
絶対ぜったい	definitely	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 189
説明せつめい	explanation
説明書せつめいしょ	instruction manual
背中せなか	back (of the body)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 30
ぜひ	by all means	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 92
洗濯機せんたくき	washing machine	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 126 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 103
洗濯物せんたくもの	laundry	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 208 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 102
そういう	that kind of	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 181
そういえば	come to think of it	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 25 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 53
そうか	I see, so that's it	The World of Colour p. 17
そうかな	you think so?	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 19
倉庫そうこ	store room, warehouse
掃除機をかけるそうじきをかける	to vacuum
そうそう	oh right / that reminds me	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 187 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 48
早退そうたい	leaving early
そうだった	oh right	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 69
総務そうむ	general affairs department
そーだ	oh right	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 184
そーだろー	that's right, isn't it	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 6
そーよ	that's right	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 188
そっか	I see / really?	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 29 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 33
その辺そのへん	around there	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 169
そりゃ	well, that's...	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 9 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 20
そりゃよかった	that's nice	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 91
それと	and also; plus	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 TV size
それなら	in that case	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 21
それに	besides, what is more	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 11
それより	more than that
そろそろ	soon, before long	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
そんな事はないそんなことはない	that's not so	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 11
そんなに	that much	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 67
そんなもの	that kind of thing	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 141

た行 113

第〜話だい〜わ	chapter number	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 5 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 5
退屈たいくつ	boring, tedious	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 189
体験たいけん	trial, experience
体験するたいけんする	to experience
対象たいしょう	target, eligible group
大体だいたい	roughly / more or less	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 83 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 122
たいてい	usually, for the most part	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
台所だいどころ	kitchen	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
倒れるたおれる	to fall over
高さたかさ	height	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14
たすける	to rescue, to help	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 82
尋ねるたずねる	to ask, inquire	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 52
だだだ	running footsteps	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 145
発つたつ	to depart	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 34
たった	only, merely	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
だって	but / because	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 25 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 11
建物たてもの	building	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
たとえ〜でも	even if ~
楽しみたのしみ	pleasure, something to look forward to	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 54
楽しむたのしむ	to enjoy	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 186
旅たび	journey	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 50
食べたことないたべたことない	never eaten it	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 68
たべものやさん	food shop	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 148
〜た方が良いたほうがよい	had better	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 124
貯めるためる	to save (money)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 102
足りるたりる	to be sufficient	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 53
チーズ	cheese	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 25
力ちから	strength, power	The World of Colour p. 4 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
遅刻ちこく	being late
ちゃんと	properly, seriously	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 47
〜中ちゅう	during	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 169
注意ちゅうい	attention	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 18 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 77
中止ちゅうし	cancellation
駐車場ちゅうしゃじょう	car park
注文ちゅうもん	an order	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 151
挑戦するちょうせんする	to take on a challenge
ちょうど	exactly, just	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 97
ちょっと…	a soft refusal
散らかるちらかる	to be messy
ついていく	to follow along	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 36
ついてきました	followed along (ついてくる)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 97
ついてこい	follow me!	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 180
通勤つうきん	commuting
使えるつかえる	can use	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 183 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 52
つかれ	tiredness	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 40
つぎの日つぎのひ	the next day	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 51
作ってもらうつくってもらう	to have one made
つくれる	can make	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 98
つける	to switch on	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 104 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 179
都合つごう	convenience, availability
続くつづく	to continue	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
〜って言うっていう	to say that…	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 20
〜って言ってたっていってた	said that…	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 187
釣りつり	fishing
連れて行くつれていく	to take (a person) somewhere
連れて行くつれていく	to take (someone) along	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 45
連れて帰るつれてかえる	to bring home	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 45
つれてきます	will bring (someone) along (つれてくる)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 68
つれる	to bring (a person) along	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 42
ティー	tea	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 62
丁寧ていねい	polite, careful	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 39
出かけているでかけている	is out	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 95
手帳てちょう	pocket diary, notebook
手伝うてつだう	to help	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14
でてきた	came out (past of 出てくる)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 28
手放すてばなす	to part with, to let go
手袋てぶくろ	gloves	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 105
手をふるてをふる	to wave one's hand	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 45
電気でんき	light, electricity
天気予報てんきよほう	weather forecast	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 76
電話を切るでんわをきる	to hang up	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 94
戸と	door	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
どういたしまして	you're welcome
どうかしましたか	is something wrong?
どうかしたの	something wrong?	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 73
道具どうぐ	tool	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 73
どうしても	no matter what	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 10
どうだ	how's this?	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 19
動物園どうぶつえん	zoo	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
どうやって	how, by what means	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16
トゥルルル	ring ring	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 96
道路どうろ	road	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 73
遠くとおく	far away	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 48 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 37
とーちゃん	dad	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 6 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 12
どーやったら	how can I (どうやったら)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 133
どーやって	how (どうやって)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 189
通りとおり	street, road	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 7
特にとくに	especially, in particular
特別とくべつ	special	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 66 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 25
どこ行ったどこいった	where did she go	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 159
どこでも	anywhere, everywhere	The World of Colour p. 11
ところで	by the way	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 13 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17
途中とちゅう	on the way	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 30 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 67
途中でとちゅうで	on the way	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 181
どっから	from where	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 79
突然とつぜん	suddenly, abruptly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 33
とってくる	to go and fetch	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 152
とっても	very (emphatic とても)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 19
とても	very	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 11
どなた	who (polite)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 55
土日どにち	weekends (Sat/Sun)
どのぐらい	how long, how much
飛べるとべる	to be able to fly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14
泊まるとまる	to stay the night	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 41
止まれとまれ	STOP (sign)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 168 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 149
取りかえるとりかえる	to exchange	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 64
取り組みとりくみ	initiative, effort
取りに行くとりにいく	to go and fetch	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 127
努力家どりょくか	a hard worker
とれる	can catch / got one	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 189 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 177
どろぼう	thief	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 85
どんどん	steadily, more and more	The World of Colour p. 8 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 15
どんな〜でも	any ~ at all, no matter what ~	The World of Colour p. 3

な行 61

直すなおす	to fix	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 159
治るなおる	to get better, heal	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 151
仲なか	relationship, terms
流れるながれる	to flow, to drift	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
鳴くなく	to cry, to meow (animals)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 64
なげる	to throw	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 129
なさる	to do (honorific)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 162
なぜ	why	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 188
ななに!?	wh-what!?	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 155
なにしてんだろう	what's she doing, I wonder	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 21
何それなにそれ	what's that supposed to mean	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 177
何もないなにもない	nothing	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 181
なによ	what's that for	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 182
怠けるなまける	to be lazy
並ぶならぶ	to line up, to queue	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 7
鳴るなる	to ring / sound	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 122 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 10
なるほど	I see, indeed	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 140
なんか	somehow / kind of	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 13 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 182
何回もなんかいも	many times	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 55
なんだ	oh, it's only…	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 95
なんだこれ	what is this?	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 30 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 155
なんだっけ	what was it again	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 118
何てなんて	what (is it called)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 171
何でもなんでも	anything	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 222
なんでもない	it's nothing	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 39 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 113
何度なんど	how many times	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 175
何度もなんども	many times	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 27
何日もなんにちも	for days	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 91
何にもなんにも	nothing at all	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 48 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 180
何人かなんにんか	several people	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 138
何年生なんねんせい	what grade	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 35
何の仕事なんのしごと	what job	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 210
似合うにあう	to suit	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23
におい	smell, scent	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
苦手にがて	not good at, weak at
逃げるにげる	to escape	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 186 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 82
にこにこ	smiling, beaming	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 22
日記にっき	diary
日記をつけるにっきをつける	to keep a diary
日数にっすう	number of days
にている	looks like	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 99
日本にほん	Japan
荷物にもつ	luggage, baggage	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 28
似るにる	to resemble	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 179 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 35
庭にわ	garden, yard	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
人間にんげん	human being	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
ねーちゃん	big sis	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 8
値段ねだん	price	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 143
熱ねつ	fever; heat	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 TV size
ネット	net	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 16
熱を出すねつをだす	to develop a fever
熱を出すねつをだす	to run a fever
寝坊ねぼう	oversleeping
眠るねむる	to sleep	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 43
ねろ	sleep! (imperative)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 92
農業のうぎょう	farming
残るのこる	to remain	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 178 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 63
延ばすのばす	to extend, postpone	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17
飲み物のみもの	drink
乗り遅れるのりおくれる	to miss (a train)
乗り放題のりほうだい	unlimited rides

は行 102

葉は	leaf	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
場合ばあい	case, situation	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
パーセント	percent	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26
ばーちゃん	grandma	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 105
〜ばいいばいい	you just need to ~; you can just ~	We Are! — One Piece opening 1 TV size
はいはい	yes, yes	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 174
ばか	idiot	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 128
バカ	idiot	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 151
運ぶはこぶ	to carry	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 25
運んできたはこんできた	brought, carried in (運んでくる)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 159
はさみ	scissors	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 133
橋はし	bridge	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 37
はじめ	the beginning	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 107
〜始めるはじめる	to begin to ~	The World of Colour p. 12 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
ばしゃばしゃ	splash splash	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 140
パジャマ	pyjamas	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 75
はしるな	don't run	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 155
はずかしい	embarrassing	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 115 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 27
はっきり	clearly	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 67
バッテリー	battery
話はなし	talk, story
はなせ	let go!	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 15
場面ばめん	situation, scene
はやくする	to hurry	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 144
晴れはれ	fine weather	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26
半はん	half past (the hour)
半額はんがく	half price
パンクする	to get a flat tire
判子はんこ	seal, stamp
番号ばんごう	number
反対はんたい	opposite	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 59
パンツ	underpants	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 124 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 105
半分以上はんぶんいじょう	more than half	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 129
〜番目ばんめ	the ~th	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 58
パン屋パンや	bakery	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 42
日ひ	day	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
日があたるひがあたる	to get sunlight
光ひかり	light	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 28
光るひかる	to shine, to gleam	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16
〜匹目ひきめ	the Nth (animal)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 193
引くひく	to deduct	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 55
秘訣ひけつ	secret, knack
弾けるひける	to be able to play
ひさしぶり	it's been a while	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 10 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 61
びっくりする	to be startled	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 84 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 29
ひっこし	moving house	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 5
引っ越してきたひっこしてきた	moved in	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 47
必要ひつよう	necessary	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 175 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 25
ひどい	awful, cruel	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 59
人の話ひとのはなし	what someone is saying	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 142
一目でひとめで	at a glance
一人でひとりで	alone, by oneself
百万ひゃくまん	a million	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 84
ひらく	to open	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 62
ひろう	to pick up	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 14 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 88
ピンポーン	ding-dong	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 68 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 150
ふえる	to increase	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 74
深いふかい	deep	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 7 The World of Colour p. 19
復習ふくしゅう	review (of studies)
不思議ふしぎ	strange, mysterious	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14
部数ぶすう	number of copies
普通ふつう	local train	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 7
ふとい	thick, fat	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20
ふとん	futon, quilt	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 188
不便ふべん	inconvenient
不要ふよう	unnecessary
プリン	pudding / crème caramel	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 13
ふるまう	to serve, treat (someone to food)
ふれ	wave! (plain imperative)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 8
プログラム	programme	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 185
〜分前ふんまえ	~ minutes to	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 158
へえ	oh really? (surprise)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 44
ページ数ページすう	number of pages
別にべつに	not particularly	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 125 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 36
ぺらぺら	fluently
へん	odd, strange	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 39
変更へんこう	change, modification
返事へんじ	reply	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 58 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 18
返事がないへんじがない	no answer	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 65
弁当べんとう	boxed lunch
変なへんな	weird	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 172
変な子へんなこ	weird kid	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 30
変な事へんなこと	something weird	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 138
変なもんへんなもん	something weird	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 13
〜の方がほうが	~ is the better / more ~	The World of Colour p. 22
〜た方がほうが	better to	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 183
ホーム	platform	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 162
ほーら	look here / there!	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 159
ほかに	other than that	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 152
他にもほかにも	anything else	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 17
保険証ほけんしょう	health insurance card
募集ぼしゅう	recruitment
細いほそい	thin, narrow	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
ボタン	button	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 72
ほとんど	almost all	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 73
ほとんど〜ない	hardly any ~
ほら	look!, there you go	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 9 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 172
ホラ	see! / look	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 25
本日中ほんじつちゅう	within today
本数ほんすう	number of services
ホント	really	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 44 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 60
ほんとだ	it's true / good point	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 25

ま行 45

まくら	pillow	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 187
負けるまける	to lose, to be outdone	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 164
真面目まじめ	serious, diligent	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
まず	first of all	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 27
まずい	bad-tasting	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 142
間違えるまちがえる	to get wrong	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 97 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 113
まちなさい	wait! (command)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 38
祭りまつり	festival	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 148
待てまて	wait! (imperative)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 36 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 187
間に合うまにあう	to be in time	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 62
マヨネーズ	mayonnaise	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 106
まわり	surroundings	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 39
回るまわる	to go round	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 125
まん中まんなか	the very middle, centre	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 7 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 58
右手みぎて	right hand	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 22
未就学児みしゅうがくじ	preschool child
水着みずぎ	swimsuit	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 118 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 74
3日間みっかかん	three days	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 187
見つかるみつかる	to be found	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 63
見つけるみつける	to find	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 14 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 12
みろ	look! (blunt imperative)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 10
むー	hmph	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 158
むかえに行くむかえにいく	to go and fetch	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 64
昔からむかしから	since way back	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 199
向こうむこう	the other side	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 31 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17
息子むすこ	son	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 136
娘むすめ	daughter	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 17 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 8
無理むり	impossible	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 67 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 47
目当てめあて	aim, what one is after
迷惑をかけるめいわくをかける	to cause inconvenience
珍しいめずらしい	rare, unusual	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14
メモする	to take notes
目をさますめをさます	to wake up	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 73
申しこみもうしこみ	application
申し込むもうしこむ	to apply, sign up
もうちょっとで	almost	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 129
もう一人もうひとり	one more person	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 100
もし	if	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 49
もし〜たら	if ~
もったいない	wasteful, a shame
持っているもっている	to have (on one)
持っていくもっていく	to take away	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 137
戻るもどる	to come back, to return	The World of Colour p. 20 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 81
桃もも	peach	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 59
森もり	forest, woods	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 7

や行 47

〜屋や	shop / -er	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 212
焼くやく	to bake	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 102
約束やくそく	promise	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 60
役に立つやくにたつ	to be useful, help
休みの日やすみのひ	day off
休むやすむ	to take time off
やせる	to be thin, to lose weight	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 75
やだ	no way, ugh	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 221
やった	yes! / I did it	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 202 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 46
やっと	finally	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 87 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 19
やっぱり	I knew it	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 16 The World of Colour p. 22
屋根やね	roof	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 7
やめなさい	stop it (command)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 48
やめろ	stop it!, cut it out!	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 11
やりかた	way of doing	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 96
やわらかい	soft	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 31
ゆー	to say (casual いう)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 171
ゆう	to say (casual いう)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 99
遊園地ゆうえんち	amusement park	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 113 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 32
有効期限ゆうこうきげん	expiration date
郵便局ゆうびんきょく	post office
有名ゆうめい	famous
ゆか	floor	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20
〜行きゆき	bound for ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 164
譲るゆずる	to give up, yield
豊かゆたか	rich, abundant
指ゆび	finger	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 58
〜用よう	for the use of ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 61 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 10
用意ようい	preparation	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 13 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 18
ようこそ	welcome	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 60
用事ようじ	business	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 95 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 13
洋服ようふく	clothes (Western-style)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16
要予約ようよやく	reservation required
よおい	preparations	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 12
よく聞かれるよくきかれる	to be often asked
よくできた	well made, nicely done	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 19
よく見ろよくみろ	look properly!	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 16 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 48
横よこ	the side	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23
汚れるよごれる	to get dirty
予定よてい	schedule, plan	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 169
余分よぶん	spare, extra
予報よほう	forecast
予約よやく	reservation / timer recording	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 177
予約不要よやくふよう	no reservation needed
余裕よゆう	leeway, room to spare
喜ぶよろこぶ	to be delighted	The World of Colour p. 10 Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 195
弱いよわい	weak	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9

ら行 13

立派りっぱ	fine / impressive	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 121 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 161
利点りてん	advantage
理由りゆう	reason	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 98
両方りょうほう	both	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26
留守るす	being out, absence from home	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 177
冷凍庫れいとうこ	freezer
歴史れきし	history	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 150
レジ	cash register
レシピ	recipe
レストラン	restaurant
レポート	report, paper
練習れんしゅう	practice	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 91
連体修飾れんたいしゅうしょく	noun-modifying clause (verb before noun)

わ行 15

ワイシャツ	dress shirt	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 105
ワイン	wine	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 138
わかったわかった	yes, yes, I get it	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 119
わかりやすく	simply put	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 217
別れるわかれる	to part, break up	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 12
わける	to share	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 169 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 37
わすれもの	something left behind	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 41
渡すわたす	to hand over	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 119 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 48
笑いわらい	a laugh, laughter	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 17
割引わりびき	discount
割引券わりびきけん	discount coupon
悪い事わるいこと	a bad thing	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 125
悪い人わるいひと	bad person	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 36
わるい人わるいひと	bad person	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 50
割れるわれる	to crack, to shatter

その他 50

〜かどうか	whether or not	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 103
〜かな	I wonder	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 9
〜かもしれない	might, may be	The World of Colour p. 17 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
〜くする	to make (something) …	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 93
〜けど	but… (trailing)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 144
〜させる	make / let (causative)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 153
〜し	and besides, what's more	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 11 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 176
〜じゃない	isn't it? / you shouldn't	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 158
〜ずつ	each, apiece	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 26
〜ぞ	blunt assertive sentence-ender	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 6 The World of Colour p. 4
〜たがる	to want to ~ (of someone else)	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 15
〜だけど	but it's…	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 62
〜たことがない	have never ~ed	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 74
〜だったら	if it were	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 187
〜たり〜たり	doing things like ~ and ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 23
〜だろ	probably / right?	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 14
〜だろう	right? / surely	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 20
〜ちゃダメ	mustn't	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 26 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 64
〜って	as for ~ (echoing what was just said)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 9 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 13
〜てあげて	do it for (someone) — request	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 147
〜てあげる	to do ~ for someone	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 16
〜でいい	… is fine	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 13
〜ていい？	may I?	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 183
〜ていく	to go on ~ing (away from now)	The World of Colour p. 8 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 9
〜てきてくれる	could you go and …	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 95
〜てきなさい	go and do (command)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 65
〜てくる	go and do, then come back	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 12 The World of Colour p. 13
〜てくれ	do ~ for me (blunt request)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 8 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 92
〜てくれる	do for me	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 91 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 14
〜でしょ	right? / I bet	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 177
〜てみよう	let's try	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 99
〜ても	even if ~, even though ~	The World of Colour p. 7
〜てもらえませんか	could you…?	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 83
〜てる	〜ている (ongoing action, contracted)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 142
〜てんの？	what are you …ing? (casual 〜ているの？)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 140
〜とか	or something / things like	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 149
〜なぁ	~ isn't it (musing aloud)	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 7
〜なきゃ	have to	Yotsuba&! vol. 1 p. 13 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 51
〜なくちゃ	have to ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 52
〜なくては	must ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 40
〜なくてはならない	must ~, have to ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 13
〜なければならない	must ~	Kiki's Delivery Service p. 20
〜なさい	do … (mild command)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 187
〜なのか	is it that…?	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 66
〜のかな	I wonder if ~	The World of Colour p. 15
〜ばいい	should ~, it would be good to ~	The World of Colour p. 11 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 66
〜ほうがいい	it'd be better to	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 44 Kiki's Delivery Service p. 13
〜よう	let's ~, I'll ~ (volitional)	The World of Colour p. 6 Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 153
〜んだ	explanatory ending (it's that…)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 141
〜んです	explanatory (polite)	Yotsuba&! vol. 2 p. 26

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