• きのう
  • ·yesterday
  N5
• 夜よる
  • ·night; evening
  • ·dinner
  N5
• おそいAs it appears here: おそく
  • ·slow
  • ·late
  • ·too late
  N5
• するAs it appears here: し
  • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
  • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
  • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
  • ·to decide on; to choose
  • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
  • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  • ·to be worth; to cost
  • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
  • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
  • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
  • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
  • ·to feel A about B
  • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
  • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
  N5
• するAs it appears here: しました
  • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
  • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
  • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
  • ·to decide on; to choose
  • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
  • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  • ·to be worth; to cost
  • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
  • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
  • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
  • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
  • ·to feel A about B
  • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
  • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
  N5
• とても
  • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
  • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
  N5
• あと
  • ·behind; rear
  • ·after; later
  • ·remainder; the rest
  • ·more (e.g. five more minutes); left
  • ·also; in addition
  • ·descendant; successor; heir
  • ·after one's death
  • ·past; previous
  N5
• 電車でんしゃ
  • ·train; electric train
  N5
• 帰るかえるAs it appears here: 帰りました
  • ·to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
  • ·to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
  • ·to get home; to get to home plate
  N5
• 家いえ
  • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
  • ·family; household
  • ·lineage; family name
  N5
• 近くちかく
  • ·near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
  • ·nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
  • ·shortly; soon
  N5
• 駅えき
  • ·railway station; train station
  • ·staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
  • ·counter for railway stations and bus stations
  N5
• おりるAs it appears here: おりました
  • ·to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down
  • ·to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount
  • ·to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold
  • ·to be granted; to be issued; to be given
  • ·to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)
  • ·to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
  N5
• 外そと
  • ·outside; exterior
  • ·the open (air)
  • ·other place; somewhere else; outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
  N5
• 雨あめ
  • ·rain
  • ·rainy day; rainy weather
  • ·the November suit (in hanafuda)
  N5
• わたし
  • ·I; me
  N5
• かさ
  • ·umbrella; parasol
  • ·something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap; pileus
  N5
• あるAs it appears here: ありませんでした
  • ·to be; to exist; to live
  • ·to have
  • ·to be located
  • ·to be equipped with
  • ·to happen; to come about
  • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
  N5
• こまるAs it appears here: こまりました
  • ·to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed
  • ·to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed
  • ·to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances
  N5
• 人ひと
  • ·person; someone; somebody
  • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
  • ·human (Homo sapiens)
  • ·(other) people; others
  • ·character; personality; nature
  • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
  • ·adult; grown-up
  • ·I; me; one
  N5
• 見るみるAs it appears here: 見て
  • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
  • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
  • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
  • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
  • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
  • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
  N5
• あの
  • ·that; those; the
  N5
• この
  • ·this
  • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
  • ·you (as in "you liar")
  N5
• 中なか
  • ·inside; interior
  • ·among; within
  • ·middle; center; centre
  • ·during; while; middle; midst; amid
  • ·interval; gap
  • ·mean; average
  • ·second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
  • ·medium grade; medium quality
  • ·red-light district
  N5
• 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使って
  • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
  • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
  • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
  • ·to use (language); to speak
  N5
• 言ういうAs it appears here: 言いました
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  N5
• 本ほん
  • ·book; volume; script
  • ·this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue
  • ·main; head; principal
  • ·real; genuine; regular; proper
  • ·counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)
  • ·counter for films, TV shows, etc.
  • ·counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails
  • ·counter for goals, home runs, etc.
  • ·counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)
  N5
• あるAs it appears here: ありました
  • ·to be; to exist; to live
  • ·to have
  • ·to be located
  • ·to be equipped with
  • ·to happen; to come about
  • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
  N5
• 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞きました
  • ·to hear
  • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
  • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
  • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
  • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
  • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
  • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
  • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
  N5
• あれ
  • ·that; that thing
  • ·that person
  • ·then; that time
  • ·that place (over there)
  • ·down there (i.e. one's genitals)
  • ·period; menses
  N5
• お金おかね
  • ·money
  N5
• はいるAs it appears here: はいりません
  • ·to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive
  • ·to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into
  • ·to be contained (in); to be included (in); to be inside (e.g. a box); to come under (a heading); to belong (in a category)
  • ·to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.); to be (able to be) held; to be (able to be) accommodated
  • ·to be introduced; to be brought in; to be installed
  • ·to be received; to be obtained
  • ·to be scored (of points); to be won (of votes)
  • ·to turn on; to start functioning; to start working
  • ·to enter (a month, season, etc.); to reach (e.g. a climax); to get to (e.g. the main topic); to enter into (e.g. negotiations); to start (doing); to begin
  • ·to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.); to develop
  • ·to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.); to be applied (e.g. of strength)
  • ·to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.); to be made
  • ·to enter the body (of alcohol); to become drunk
  N5
• あした
  • ·tomorrow
  • ·near future
  N5
• かえすAs it appears here: かえして
  • ·to return (something); to restore; to put back
  • ·to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
  • ·to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate
  • ·to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back
  • ·to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)
  • ·to do again; to do repeatedly
  N5
• わかるAs it appears here: わかりました
  • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
  • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
  • ·I know!; I think so too!
  N5
• 言ういうAs it appears here: 言って
  • ·to say; to utter; to declare
  • ·to name; to call
  • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
  N5
• かりるAs it appears here: かりて
  • ·to borrow
  • ·to rent; to hire
  • ·to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to receive
  • ·to use (for another purpose); to put to a different use
  N5

Example sentences are translated by AI.

• までN5

  Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."

  きのうの夜はおそくまでしごとをしました。

  Last night I worked until late.

• とてもN52 times in this passage

  Degree adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb — "very / extremely."

  とてもつかれました。

  I was very tired.

• だ / ですN52 times in this passage

  The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

  外は雨でしたが、わたしはかさがありませんでした。

  It was raining outside, but I did not have an umbrella.

• がありますN5

  States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

  外は雨でしたが、わたしはかさがありませんでした。

  It was raining outside, but I did not have an umbrella.

• んですN52 times in this passage

  Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

  外は雨でしたが、わたしはかさがありませんでした。

  It was raining outside, but I did not have an umbrella.

• 〜てくださいN52 times in this passage

  A polite request asking someone to do something — “please do”.

  駅の人がわたしを見て、「あのはこの中のかさを使ってください。」と言いました。

  A station attendant saw me and said, "Please use one of the umbrellas in that box."