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Japanese Vocabulary

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大河ドラマ TIE-gah doh-RAH-mah
Taiga drama (long-running historical drama series)
noun
主演俳優 shoo-EN HAH-yoo
lead actor
noun
かっこいい kahk-koh-EE
cool, handsome, stylish
adjective
相撲 soo-moh
Sumo wrestling
noun
アニメ Ah-nee-meh
anime (Japanese animation)
noun
ゴールデングローブ賞 Gore-den Gloh-boo Shoh
Golden Globe Award
noun
ノミネートされた No-mee-neh-toh Sah-reh-tah
was nominated
verb
咲き始めました sah-kee-hah-JEE-meh-mah-sh-tah
started to bloom
verb phrase
温泉 ohn-SEN
hot spring
noun
浸かる tsoo-KAH-roo
to soak, to be immersed
verb
温まる ah-TAH-mah-roo
to get warm, to warm oneself up
verb
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
うっかり ook-kah-ree
accidentally
adverb
こぼす ko-bo-soo
to spill
verb
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
叫ぶ sah-keh-boo
to shout, to cry out
verb
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
更新する koh-sheen soo-roo
to update, to renew, to hit a new (record)
verb
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
入って HAH-eet-teh
to enter, to go into (conjugated form meaning 'entering' or 'having entered')
verb
ミカン MEE-kahn
mandarin orange
noun
mah-meh
beans
noun
言いましょう ee-mah-shoh
Let's say
verb
雪まつり yoo-kee-ma-tsoo-ree
Snow Festival
noun
巨大 kyoh-dah-ee
massive / giant
na-adjective
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
感動する kahn-doh soo-roo
to be impressed, to be moved
verb
豆まき Mah-meh-mah-kee
bean-throwing
noun
さっぽろ sah-poh-roh
Sapporo
noun
熱々 ah-tsoo-ah-tsoo
piping hot, steaming hot
adjective/adverb
味噌 mee-soh
miso (fermented soybean paste)
noun
夜更かしする yoh-foo-kah-shee soo-roo
to stay up late
verb
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

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