JLPT N5 Vocabulary List

scaryi-adjective

まあテロ後の飛行機がちょっと怖かったもんですからまあ車で名古屋の滝とか行ったりですねなるほどですWell, after the terror attacks, I was a bit scared of flying, so we drove to places like Niagara Falls.

surelyadverb

自分を輝かせるみたいな。確かに。これね、これはダンスのためにもなりますけどmaking yourself shine. Indeed. This will help with dance too

meaningnoun, suru verb

洋服ですここで洋は外国という意味ですIt's Western clothing. Here, 'yo' means foreign country.

absolutelynoun, adverb

絶対出ましたよ。ツッコんで、こうツッコミながら、完全ボケになる相性かなんだろうIt definitely came out. While tsukkomi-ing, like this, maybe it's compatibility where I become the full boke

newi-adjective

一つがい。一つがい。いやわかんない。あの新幹線の帰りやっぱり個室になったあれじゃないですか。あの新しい。新しいですねOne is. One is. No, I don't know. That return Shinkansen private room thing, isn't it. That new one. It's new.

necessarynoun, na-adjective

あのライフラインとして携帯は必要だけども使用には制限があったということで携帯を持ってる子はみんなあの一箇所に携帯を集めてMobile phones were necessary as a lifeline, but there were restrictions on their use, so all the kids who had phones gathered them in one place,

daynoun

月日が経ちましたね。あの日世界が変わった日ともね呼ばれましたけれどもTime has really flown. It was also called the day the world changed, wasn't it?

to readverb

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somethingadverb

何かサービスがあることが多いです。例えば居酒屋だとドリンク一杯無料とかthere are often some services available. For example, at an izakaya, you might get a free drink

to install (a king, emperor, etc.)verb

画面立ち上がるのがかっこいいなと思ってつけただけで基本二画面でやるっていう。なんかかっこいいのかなI just added it because I thought the screens starting up looked cool, basically I do it with two screens. Like, is it cool or something

importantnoun, na-adjective

この水分一番点滴です。お肉魚ね臭みがねほらこれねこれ嫌な部分。ほとんど焼かれましたよ。これ嫌なの。これ全然変わるからこれだけ大事This moisture is the biggest enemy. Fish and meat, you know, the fishy smell. Look, this part here. This is the unpleasant part. Most of it has been seared off. This is what I don't want. This makes a huge difference, so this part is important.

childnoun

時間だと過ごすです会話とか子供の遊び場に行ったりとかI spend time like that, conversations or going to kids' playgrounds

to drinkverb

ちょっと真似したくなっちゃいました。ちょっと将来一通りなってほしいですね。あべギリギリと飲みます。だから道枝くんいつでも飲み放題ですもんねI kind of want to copy that. I want you to become like that someday. I'll barely drink Abe. So Michieda-kun can drink all he wants anytime

feelingnoun, adverb

か知りたいなということで、今は行きたいという気持ちがSo, the desire to go has been born.

as a matter of factadverb, expression

実はActually

fasti-adjective

ずっとね準備してないですけど、はい。またね、また早いお願いします。来週にでも、来週早いI haven't prepared at all, but yes. Again, please come again soon. Sometime next week, early next week

badexpression

これる炊飯器今応援します。よく炊飯器ってね中の内側でねご飯といてちゃいけないとかねこう綺麗やってくれてるじゃないですか。これね手ふの加工じゃないからねおかしいThis rice cooker, I'll support it now. You know how they say you shouldn't wash rice inside the rice cooker, or that it cleans it nicely? This isn't a Teflon coating, so it's strange.

tightly (holding on)suru verb, adverb

やっぱりもうそろそろしっかりと教えるべきじゃないかということで学校で何が起きたのかというのですねthey felt it was about time to teach them properly about what happened at the school,

considerablyna-adjective, adverb

三百個ぐらいのものを売ってかなりのI sold about three hundred items and made quite a

question (e.g. on a test)noun

今日もリアルな日本語を使ってたくさんお話ししていきましょう。突然ですがここで問題ですToday too, let's talk a lot using real Japanese. Suddenly, here's a question.

long (distance, length)i-adjective

フリソデは袖が長い着物ですFurisode is a kimono with long sleeves.

morningnoun, adverb

その朝から昼過ぎくらいまで毎日from morning until just past noon every day,

alwaysnoun, adverb

私たちがいつも着ているシャツやズボンはThe shirts and pants we usually wear

not less than ...noun, adverb, expression

11日の配信です。はい。9月11日といえば、まあ一定以上のねあの年代の方にとっては11th broadcast. Yes. Speaking of September 11th, for those of us above a certain age,

verynoun, na-adjective, adverb

皆様方には大変なご迷惑をおかけしましたこと深くお詫びをいたします。この度は大変申し訳ありませんでしたWe deeply apologize for the great inconvenience caused to everyone. We are very sorry for this.

a short while agonoun, adverb

いいから静かにしてろ。ねお母さん。お父さんきっとさっきのお母さんが面白かったんだよJust be quiet. Right, Mom? Dad must have found what Mom did earlier funny.

to teachverb

ぜひコメントで教えてください。いいねとチャンネル登録もよろしくお願いしますPlease let me know in the comments. Also, please like and subscribe to the channel.

the old daysnoun, adverb

昔服は全部着物でした着物は和服In the past, all clothes were kimonos. Kimono is also called 'wafuku' (Japanese clothing).

bigpre-noun adjectival

大きな町例えば東京とかIn big cities, for example, Tokyo,

for the first timenoun, adverb

緊急地震速報の警報を取り消すのは初めてですThis is the first time an Earthquake Early Warning alert has been cancelled.

to returnverb

で死局まで歩いて帰るとカシモさんあそっかあと一時間半ぐらいから二時間ぐらいかかりますかねそうですねあいふに逃げる方の中であのSo we walked back to the bureau. Kashimo-san, that would take about an hour and a half to two hours, right? That's right. Among the people running away,

to meetverb

じゃあまた次のエピソードで会いましょうねWell then, let's meet in the next episode.

simplenoun, na-adjective

でもそんな簡単に候補上がんないんじゃないですか。そう、全然いないですけどBut candidates won't come up that easily, right. Yeah, there's totally no one though

countrynoun

すごく役立つ内容になっています。あなたの国で使っているアプリと何が違うかCompare with the apps used in your country and what's different.

to performverb

長距離砲とミサイル部隊による合同の火力攻撃訓練を行いましたconducted a joint live-fire exercise involving long-range artillery and missile units.

cookingnoun, suru verb

今日作って持って来ました。何ですか。料理苦手ですよ。料理I made this and brought it today. What is it? I'm bad at cooking. Cooking,

(for something) to have occurredverb, expression

こちらもいつでも持ってもらって静岡とかもうちょっとしたらお仕事で来ることがあるのもありますから、いつでも来てください。マジですか？まずもうplease feel free to use this anytime, and I'll be coming to Shizuoka for work soon, so come anytime. Really? Then already

to enjoyverb

外国人も着物を楽しんでて嬉しいI am happy that foreigners are also enjoying kimonos.

to receiveverb

ウクライナ西部で列車がロシア軍のドローン攻撃を受けたことについてRegarding the train in western Ukraine being hit by a Russian drone attack,

(physical) formnoun

形ですね。あと最後はあちらの確認です。ねそういうのをまとめた本もありますからね。だからレシピも大切なんですけどこう五感で覚えないダメshape. And finally, checking the taste. There is a book that summarizes those things. So, recipes are important, but you have to learn with your five senses.

to continueverb

続きまして4階行きましょうか。はい。エレベーター乗れるんだ。エレベーターで行きましょう。あ、4階が一番Next, let's go to the 4th floor. Yes. You can take the elevator. Let's go by elevator. Ah, the 4th floor is the most

to walkverb

きなんですね普通の人の歩くスピードではなくてもうその2倍ぐらいのスピードでとことことこI'm not at a normal person's walking speed; I'm going at about twice that speed, step by step.

colournoun

いい感じに色がね。収まりますか。収まります。やっちゃってください。いいんですか、本当ね。ウェルカムパーティーですもんThe colors will settle nicely. Will they settle? They will. Go ahead and do it. Is it really okay? It's a welcome party,

particularlyadverb

運動そんなに得意じゃないんですよ。え、マジですか。はい。球技が特に苦手で。ええ。めちゃくちゃダンスとかI'm actually not that good at exercise. Really? Yes. I'm especially bad at ball games. Yeah. You dance so

casenoun, adverb

時間が短縮できたりする場合もありますand sometimes shorten the travel time.

seanoun

氷から海にザブンSplash from the ice into the sea

every daynoun, adverb

今の日本人はほとんど毎日Most Japanese people today

belownoun

仲良くなれるといいかなと思います。やばくないですか。やばいですね。すごい楽しみです。さっそく下へ降りたいと思います。行ってみましょう。というわけで間もなく到着すると思いますLike Mitchy

verynoun, na-adjective, adverb

けどなかなかさほらもう俺の年になるとさやっぱり出会いも少ないわけじゃん男自体がねBut at my age, you know, there aren't many encounters, with guys themselves

to live (of humans)verb

はじめ社長の豪邸の湯本当に広くて寂しいから後輩と一緒にちょっと住みたい癖があるんですよHajime Shacho's mansion's bath is really spacious and lonely, so I have a habit of wanting to live together with a kohai

ifadverb

はい、さつまいものご飯炊き上がりました。完璧だね。もしねどなべで炊くときでしたら強火で大体八分Yes, the sweet potato rice is cooked. It's perfect. If you are cooking with a clay pot, use high heat for about eight minutes,

namenoun

このメルカリ洋服のブランドと名前を検索すると大抵when you search for the brand and name of clothes on Mercari, usually

another placenoun, adverb

そうだな、他のやつを50にしたいよね。せっかくだからね。そうだね。エッグボムBもThat's right, I want to get the other ones to 50 too. Since we're here. Yeah. Egg Bomb B too

antnoun, na-adjective

美味しくなこういうさのサツマイモのご飯ありだなっていう今まででありそれなかった炊き込みご飯をねお教えしたいと思いますIt becomes delicious. I want to teach you a mixed rice dish that you might think, 'Is this kind of sweet potato rice actually a thing?' that you haven't had before.

to stop (an activity)verb

やめろよ。どんどん共通点がね見えてきます。ミッチェルさん身長高いですよね。身長高い。身長Stop it. More and more commonalities are coming out. Mitchell-san, you're tall, right? Tall. Height

human beingnoun

一人一人の人間がLINEを持っているだけでなくnot only individual people have LINE, but also

two personsnoun

すごくこう恋愛手練れな男の子がダブル王子と呼ばれてるんです。なるほどなるほど。二人のThe two are called the double princes. I see, I see. The two's

to chooseverb

もかなりお店を厳選して選んでいるのでとても使いやすいですit's very easy to use because it also selects restaurants quite strictly

yesterdaynoun, adverb

昨日投票が行われ、自民党など6党の推薦を受けた小林が当選しました。小林はVoting took place yesterday, and Kobayashi, who was supported by six parties including the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected. Kobayashi

the worldnoun

まだマジで言ってないんですけど。はい。百枚しか存在しないカードらしく。ええ？世界に。そのうちの六枚ぐらい。六枚集めて。すごい。いずれI haven't really told anyone yet. Yes. Apparently there are only a hundred of these cards in existence. What? In the world. I've collected about six of them. Amazing. Eventually

to memorizeverb

形ですね。あと最後はあちらの確認です。ねそういうのをまとめた本もありますからね。だからレシピも大切なんですけどこう五感で覚えないダメshape. And finally, checking the taste. There is a book that summarizes those things. So, recipes are important, but you have to learn with your five senses.

one's housenoun, pronoun, adverb

めっちゃ分かりやすいですね。え？うち買った時ぐらいに貼った記憶がit's super easy to understand. Huh? I remember sticking it around when I bought my place

to sleep (lying down)verb

これでなんか水に浸かりながら寝るみたいな。なるほど。ではじめさんが横になっちゃったりしていいか。どうぞLike sleeping while soaking in water. I see. So is it okay if Hajime-san lies down. Go ahead

roomnoun

ミッチと僕の部屋間違えた。えっと僕の部屋です。僕の部屋です。こちら。すごいOops, Mitch's and my room, I got it wrong. Uh, it's my room. It's my room. This way. Amazing

to runverb

あの通りウエストストリートというのが南国に走ってますけど、そこをね難破する形で現場に向かっていたという様子が映ってます。ちょうど真ん中のチェルシーピアのstreet called West Street runs north to south, and it shows him heading to the scene by going south along it. Just around the middle, at Chelsea Piers,

statenoun

なるほどなるほど。すみません。いややらないです。こちら生の状態のあの一応先ちょっと確認したんです。あ、すいません。でI see, I see. Sorry. No, I won't do it. This is raw, well, I checked it a bit earlier. Ah, sorry. So

tomorrownoun, adverb

また明日発表される第2高い地改造内閣、その狙いと本音はAlso, the second Kishida reshuffled cabinet to be announced tomorrow, what are its aims and true intentions?

by myselfexpression

設定をその時だけ普通に戻したり自分で調整をしていますso I adjust the setting back to normal just for that time or make my own adjustments.

wepronoun

私たちがいつも着ているシャツやズボンはThe shirts and pants we usually wear

familynoun

そして家族と一緒に神社に行きますAnd then you go to a shrine with your family.

nightnoun, adverb

夜六時に最低でも二十釜どなべ炊いてましたから染みついてんです。どなべご飯つるっと引き抜いてお米がat 6 PM, I would cook at least 20 pots of rice in clay pots, so it's ingrained in me. When you pull the clay pot rice out smoothly, the rice is

to changeverb

ですがまさにこれはアメリカを襲って世界を変えた事件とIt was truly an incident that attacked America and changed the world,

reasonnoun

多分来てくれたような理由があると思うんですけど、はい。もう普通にI think there's probably a reason you came, but yes. I just normally

one personnoun, adverb

共同生活癖。はじめ社長共同生活癖があるんですけれどもで最近ほら一人後輩が旅立ったじゃん。はいa cohabitation habit. Hajime Shacho has a cohabitation habit, and recently, you know, one kohai left, right. Yes

to get upverb

行ったときにまあ事件が起きたという感じでしたけど加島さんも台風対応だったんです。そうでしたね前の日台風ででthat's when the incident happened. Kashima-san, were you also handling the typhoon coverage? That's right. The day before, there was a typhoon, and

lifenoun, suru verb

まあ郊外にいましたのでまあ非常にあの車であの快適に過ごさせてもらいました。じゃアメリカ各地ちょっと行ってみたりとかニューヨークを歩き回ったりとかそういう生活ですかWell, since we were in the suburbs, we were able to spend time very comfortably by car. So, did you travel around the US or walk around New York?

from now onnoun, adverb

これから日本旅行に行く人はもちろんOf course, for those who will travel to Japan from now on

to roastverb

誰かがいらないと思っているものが自分がSomething someone doesn't need might be exactly what I

townnoun

大きな町例えば東京とかIn big cities, for example, Tokyo,

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)verb

個人的には1話はもう面白かったんですけれども2話がねもっと面白かったんですよねということでまあぜひねまあ1話に合わせて見た方がより魅力あるんじゃないかなと感じましたねPersonally I already found episode 1 fun, but episode 2 was even more fun, so I felt you should definitely watch it together with episode 1 to appreciate its charm more

portionnoun

油が多い部分なんで仕上がるかなと思います。なんでまずさ、じゃあポワレの方のサーモンSince it's a part with a lot of fat, I think it will turn out well. So first, the salmon for the poêlé

outsidenoun

こっからはこの外のああなるほどエレベーターみたいな景色がすごい。あ、綺麗From here, outside, ah I see, like an elevator, the view is amazing. Ah, beautiful

state of affairsnoun

これ以上危険でちょっと近づきがたいなという状況です。火毒がないかと思われるような跡It's too dangerous to get any closer. There are traces that make me think there might be toxic substances.

neari-adjective

聞くのって結構ハードルが高くなっている気がしていて本当に近い人じゃないとLINEをasking for it seems to have a higher hurdle, and unless it's someone really close,

honestnoun, na-adjective, adverb

ちょっと後輩は欲しいなと思ってるんですよね、正直I honestly do want a kohai, you know

to examineverb

お客さんは何をどれくらい食べているのか調べてみましたand we investigated what customers are eating and how much.

possibilitynoun

何出来たよアイテムにマックマイル可能性あるのちょっとヤバくないかえしたらオッケーもうこれとノコノコとかこしてよWhat did I get? There's a possibility of a blue shell in the items, isn't that dangerous? If so, okay, pass this and the Koopa Troopa.

facenoun

あいつといるときはヨイちゃん。俺の前じゃしないような顔してるから。ちゃんと好きって言われてないですかWhen he's with her, it's Yoi-chan. Because he makes a face he never shows in front of me. Haven't you been properly told that he likes you

confirmationnoun, suru verb

なるほどなるほど。すみません。いややらないです。こちら生の状態のあの一応先ちょっと確認したんです。あ、すいません。でI see, I see. Sorry. No, I won't do it. This is raw, well, I checked it a bit earlier. Ah, sorry. So

to decideverb

何て呼ぶ制服ですか。え、そうまずそれも決めてそうですよね。今はじめさんって呼んじゃってましたけど、何て呼んでいい。え、何がいいかな。後輩からはでもWhat should I call you, uniform. Eh, first we should decide that, right. I've been calling you Hajime-san, but what should I call you. Eh, what would be good. From juniors though.

what kind ofpre-noun adjectival

どういう方法で取っているんですかと質問されていましたasked what method they use to catch them.

conversationnoun, suru verb

嬉しいと話です。娘連れて会話したらその販売のお姉さんに肌綺麗ですねI'm happy with that story. When I was talking with my daughter, the sales lady said your skin is beautiful

to open (a door, etc.)verb

ワニの口でハサミを持ってガバッと開けてHold the scissors like a crocodile's mouth and open wide

informationnoun

伝わってしましたね。あそれ別に別に来ること決まってないという決まってなかったです。すごいもう情報すぐまつきだ。はいはい。確かに喋ってたのミッチがみたいな。えやっとIt got through. Ah, that wasn't decided separately, that coming wasn't decided. Amazing, information spreads so fast. Yes, yes. Certainly Mitch was talking about it. Finally.

to have been decided (so) thatverb, expression

正しいです。あの私昔元々は伊藤さんはニューヨーク市局の先輩、そういうことになりますけれども、はい私は2010年It's nostalgic. Originally, Mr. Ito was my senior at the New York Bureau, so that's how it is. Yes, I was stationed at the New York Bureau from 2010,

(not) particularlyadverb

伝わってしましたね。あそれ別に別に来ること決まってないという決まってなかったです。すごいもう情報すぐまつきだ。はいはい。確かに喋ってたのミッチがみたいな。えやっとIt got through. Ah, that wasn't decided separately, that coming wasn't decided. Amazing, information spreads so fast. Yes, yes. Certainly Mitch was talking about it. Finally.

explanationnoun, suru verb

でも今日は難しい言葉を説明しません。着物にはthree levels of formality. 'Kaku' (rank) here

circumferencenoun

まだ使ったことがないんですが周りの友達家族がみんなhaven't used it myself yet, but all my friends and family around me

at that timeexpression

設定をその時だけ普通に戻したり自分で調整をしていますso I adjust the setting back to normal just for that time or make my own adjustments.

companionnoun

なので皆さんもそうじっくり相手を観察してLINEをSo everyone, please carefully observe the other person and consider asking for LINE