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Japanese Vocabulary

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大寒 dye-kahn
Major Cold (solar term)
noun
影響 ay-kyo (like 'ay' in 'say', 'kyo' in 'Kyoto')
influence, effect
noun
お別れ oh-wah-kah-reh
parting / farewell
noun
雑巾 zoh-keen
cleaning rag
noun
節分 Seh-tsoo-boon
Setsubun (traditional Japanese festival)
noun
恵方巻 Eh-hoh-mah-kee
Eho-maki sushi roll (lucky direction sushi roll)
noun
oo-chee
inside, home
noun
千秋楽 sen-shoo-rah-koo
final day (of a tournament/performance)
noun
風物詩 foo-boo-tsoo-shee
traditional seasonal symbol, characteristic custom of a season
noun
株価 kah-boo-kah
stock price
noun
最高値 sai-koh-chee
highest price, new high (record)
noun
バレンタイン bah-ren-tah-een
Valentine
noun
特設会場 toh-koo-seh-tsoo kye-joh
special venue, temporary venue
noun
花粉 kah-foon
pollen
noun
ミカン MEE-kahn
mandarin orange
noun
mah-meh
beans
noun
雪まつり yoo-kee-ma-tsoo-ree
Snow Festival
noun
雪像 set-soo-zoh
snow sculpture
noun
hee-ka-ree
light
noun
魔法 ma-hoh
magic
noun
宇宙 oo-choo
space, universe
noun
技術 gee-joo-tsoo
technology, technique, skill
noun
豆まき Mah-meh-mah-kee
bean-throwing
noun
さっぽろ sah-poh-roh
Sapporo
noun
味噌 mee-soh
miso (fermented soybean paste)
noun
オリンピック oh-rin-peek-koo
Olympics
noun
開会式 kai-kai-shee-kee
opening ceremony
noun
開幕 kai-bah-koo
opening, commencement
noun
moo-neh
chest, breast, heart (figurative)
noun
昼前 he-roo-mah-eh
before noon
noun
北日本 Kee-ta-nee-hon
Northern Japan
noun
中心 Choo-sheen
center/main focus
noun
選手 Sen-shoo
athlete, player
noun
活躍 Kat-soo-yah-koo
activity, success, performance, playing an active role
noun
花粉症 kah-foon-shoh (long 'o')
hay fever; pollen allergy
noun
オリンピック村 oh-rin-peek-koo moo-rah
Olympic Village
noun
食堂 shoh-koo-doh
cafeteria, dining hall
noun
沖縄 oh-kee-NAH-wah
Okinawa
noun
キャンプ KYAHM-poo
camp
noun
情報 joh-HOH
information
noun
七転び nah-nah-koh-roh-bee
falling seven times (part of idiom)
noun
八起き yah-oh-kee
standing up eight times (part of idiom)
noun
河津桜 kah-wah-zoo-zah-koo-rah
Kawazu cherry blossoms
noun
ピンク色 peen-koo-ee-roh
pink color
noun
青空 ah-oh-zoh-rah
blue sky
noun
フィギュアスケート fee-gyoo-ah skeh-toh
figure skating
noun
ペア peh-ah
pair
noun
三浦 mee-oo-rah
Miura (Japanese surname)
noun
木原 kee-hah-rah
Kihara (Japanese surname)
noun
goo-mee
team, pair, group
noun

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