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Japanese Vocabulary

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高鳴る tah-kah-nah-roo
to beat fast, to throb (with excitement)
verb
昼前 he-roo-mah-eh
before noon
noun
にかけて nee kah-keh-teh
over / throughout / spanning
preposition
含める Foo-koo-meh-roo
to include
verb
積もる Tsu-mo-roo
to accumulate
verb
北日本 Kee-ta-nee-hon
Northern Japan
noun
中心 Choo-sheen
center/main focus
noun
降り続く Foo-ree-tsu-zoo-koo
to continue falling (rain/snow)
verb
ライトアップする RAI-toh-AP-poo SOO-roo
to light up
verb
幻想的 gen-SŌ-teh-kee
magical, fantastic, ethereal
adjective
選手 Sen-shoo
athlete, player
noun
活躍 Kat-soo-yah-koo
activity, success, performance, playing an active role
noun
痒い kah-yoo-ee
itchy
adjective
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
美味しそう oh-ee-shee-soh
looks delicious
adjective
沖縄 oh-kee-NAH-wah
Okinawa
noun
キャンプ KYAHM-poo
camp
noun
情報 joh-HOH
information
noun
見てる MEE-teh-roo
watching / seeing (continuous action, informal)
verb
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
濃い koh-ee
deep (color), strong (flavor)
adjective
ピンク色 peen-koo-ee-roh
pink color
noun
青空 ah-oh-zoh-rah
blue sky
noun
映えます hah-eh-mah-soo
to stand out, to shine, to look good
verb
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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