Vocabulary list: Minna no Nihongo I - Lesson 16

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
train; electric train
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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to take a shower
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to graduate from a university
やめ
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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to leave the company
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to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
short; brief
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
tall (of a person)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
かみ
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hair (on the head)
かお
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face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
みみ
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ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
くち
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mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
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tooth
なか
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belly; abdomen; stomach
あし
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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
サービス
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service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
jogging
する
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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
シャワー
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shower
みどり
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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
てら
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temple (Buddhist)
Shinto shrine
overseas student; exchange student
ばん
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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
how; in what way; by what means
どの
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which; what (way)
いいえ
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no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
まだまだ
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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
です
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be; is
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honorific/polite/humble prefix
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
ですか
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indicates question