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かわいい
cute
遅い
slow, time consuming, sluggish, late (in the day), late (behind schedule)
速い
fast, quick, early (in the day), early (ahead of schedule), soon, not yet
うさぎはとても速いです
大きい
large, big, loud
大きい犬
小さい
small, tiny, low (sound), soft (voice)
小さい子猫
忙しい
busy, hectic, occupied
明日は忙しいです
賑やか
lively, bustling, busy
この店はいつも賑やかです
いい
good
悪い
bad
うるさい
noisy, loud, annoying, tiresome
静か
quiet
新しい
new
古い
old
重い
heavy
軽い
light (not heavy)
高い
expensive, high, tall
安い
cheap
汚い
dirty, messy, disordered, foul
低い
low (rank, value, quality), low (position, close to the ground), short
長い
long (distance, length, time)
好き
liked, favourite, in love with
嫌い
disliked, hated, disagreeable
近い
near, close, short (distance), close (in time), soon, close (relationship), friendly
遠い
far, distant, remote (in time), distant (relationship)
欲しい
wanted, wished for, desired, in need of
多い
many, numerous, frequent, common
少ない
few, a little, scarce, seldom
結構
splendid, nice, wonderful, very well, delicious
暗い
dark, gloomy, murky, dull, depressed
ずるい
cunning, sly, sneaky, unfair, dishonest
暑い
hot, warm, heated, passionate, burning (desire)
冷たい
cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing, cold (emotionally), cold hearted
寒い
cold (weather), uninteresting (esp. joke), lame, dull
暖かい
warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot, considerate, kind
涼しい
cool, refreshing, bright, distinct
おいしい
delicious, tasty
まずい
bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, poor (quality), unskillful, clumsy, ugly, unattractive
立派
splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, worthy, legitimate
若い
young, youthful, immature
広い
wide, spacious, vast
狭い
narrow, confined, small, cramped, limited
簡単
simple, easy, brief, quick
楽しい
fun, enjoyable, pleasant, happy
面白い
interesting, fascinating, intriguing, amusing, enjoyable
貧しい
poor, needy
宜しい
good, ok, fine, alright, may I, can I (hon.)
窓を開けて宜しいですか
かっこいい
cool
面白い
funny, amusing, interesting, fascinating
優しい
friendly, nice, tender, amiable, kind, gentle
明るい
bright, light, well-lit, cheerful, spirited
怖い
scary, frightening, eerie, dreadful
つまらない
boring, tedious, dull
嬉しい
happy, glad, pleased, delighted
悲しい
sad, miserable, unhappy
危ない
dangerous, risky, uncertain
薄い
thin (object), pale, faint, bland, weak, mild (flavour)
丸い
round, circular
細い
thin, slender
太い
fat, thick, deep (voice), daring, shameless, audacious
ひどい
cruel, heartless, terrible, awful, harsh, severe
きつい
tough, hard, severe, demanding
強い
strong, potent
弱い
weak, frail, delicate
臭い
stinky, smelly
エロい
erotic, sexy
キモい (abbr)
disgusting, gross
痛い
painful, sore
やさしい
easy, plain, simple
厚い
thick, deep, heavy
忙しい
busy, occupied, hectic
短い
short, brief
頭がいい
smart, intelligent
頭が悪い
dumb, stupid
背が高い
tall (person's height)
彼は背が高い
耳の痛い
painful to hear
それは耳の痛いお話だ
信じられない
incredible, unbelievable
珍し
rare, unusual, atypical
すごい
amazing, incredible, great, awesome
深い
deep
浅い
shallow
塩っぱい
salty, salted
にくい
difficult, hard, unpleasant
安い
cheap, easy
高い
high, expensive
寂しい
lonely, solitary
早い
fast, quick, early
荒い
rough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing)
酸っぱい
sour, acid
苦い
bitter
濃い
strong (flavour, smell, emotion, possibility), thick (consistency), deep (colour)
うまい
good, skillful, delicious, tasty, nice
手堅い
solid, reliable, secure, sound, firm, steady
おかしい
funny, amusing, comical, laughable, ridiculous, strange, weird, peculiar
素晴らしい
wonderful, splendid, magnificent, stunning, amazing
この景色は素晴らしいです。
美しい
beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
この花は美しい。
らしい
seems to be, appears to be, looks like
明日は雨が降るらしい。
厳しい
severe, strict, rigid, relentless
厳しい天気
水っぽい
watery, soggy
細かい
small, fine, minor, trivial, light
固い
hard, solid, tough
柔らかい
soft, tender, supple, gentle, mild
正しい
correct, right
眠い
sleepy, drowsy
ダサい
uncool, unsophisticated, unfashionable, tacky
等しい
equal, identical, the same
激しい
violent, fierce, furious, intense, incessant, relentless
虚しい
empty, void, vacant, futile, ineffective
私の中は虚しい
背が低い
short (person's height)
懐かしい
nostalgic, from the good old days, fondly remembered
昨日懐かしい人に会った
蒸し暑い
humid, hot and humid
賢い
smart, clever, wise
四角い
square, rectangular
足りない
insufficient, lacking, missing
関係ない
irrelevant, unrelated

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