Lesson 16
1. Top
2. Kanji in Lesson 16
3. たんご
4. 会話
5. ぶんぽう
6. れんしゅう
Words marked with ★ appear in the dialogues. Words marked with [ ] are for reference only.

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Nouns
# @ Kana Kanji Meaning
1.   ふうふ 夫婦 husband and wife
2.   マンション   condominium; apartment building
3.   おおやさん 大家さん landlord
4. ★ おかえし お返し return (as a token of gratitude); change (after paying for something)
5.   クラブ   club; student society, organization
6.   クリスマス   Christmas
7. ★ (お)たんじょうび お誕生日 birthday [お is an honorific prefix]
8. ★ バレンタイン(デー)   St. Valentine's Day (Gift-giving day, normally from women to men)
9. ★ ホワイトデー   "White Day" (Gift-returning day, normally from men to women)
10. ★ マフラー   scarf [マフラーをまく: to wear a scarf]
11.   コップ   glass, tumbler
12.   さら 皿 plate, dish
13.   ぬいぐるみ   stuffed animal, doll
14.   ゆびわ 指輪 ring
15.   ビデオカメラ   camcorder
16.   デジカメ   digital camera
17.   みかん   mandarin orange
18.   まんが 漫画 comic, comic book
19.   おなじ 同じ same [おなじX: the same X; おなじじゃない: not the same]
20. ★ きょねん 去年 last year
21. ★ かちょう 課長 Section Chief
22. ★ ぎりチョコ 義理チョコ obligatory chocolate
23. ★ いっかげつご 一ヶ月後 one month later
24. ★ みんな   everyone; everything

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Verbs
# @ Kana Kanji Meaning
1. ★ なくす   (う) to lose
2.   あらう 洗う (う) to wash; to clean (with water) [Note コンタクトレンズをあらう, くるまをあらう vs. へやをそうじする]
3. ★ おくる 送る, 贈る (う) to send; to give [a gift] [Xに Yをおくる: to send Y to X]
4. ★ あげる 上げる (る) to give (to others) [Xに Yをあげる: Someone gives Y to X.]
5. ★ くれる   (る) to give (to me/speaker) [Recipient must be the speaker or speaker's ingroup.]
6. ★ もらう   (う) to receive (from others) [Xに/から Y をもらう: Someone receives Y from X; Giver must not be the speaker.]
7.   にあう 似合う (う) to look good (on someone) [Xがにあう: X looks good on ...]
8.   できる 出来る (る) can do/play [potential of する]; to come into existence; to be made (of)
9.   そうだんする 相談する (irreg) to consult [Xに相談する: to consult X]
10.   プロポーズする  

(irreg) to propose marriage [Xにプロポーズする: to propose marriage to X]

11. ★ ほしがる 欲しがる (う) (Someone other than the speaker) wants [Xをほしがっている: Someone wants X.]
12. ★ おかえしをする お返しをする (irreg) to return the favor/gift

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Adjectives ▲
# @ Kana Kanji Meaning
1.   ほしい 欲しい (い) to want [Speaker's desire; Xが ほしい: I want X.]
2.   けち   (な) stingy; cheap

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Others ▲
# @ Kana Kanji Meaning
1. ★ も   as many as/as much as [more than expected]
2. ★ しか   only [less than expected; しか must be followed by a negative expression.]
3. ★ かもしれない   might; possibly
4. ★ あげたらいい   Why don't you give...? [Lit., "It would be nice if you give..."]
5. ★ おめでとうございます   Congratulations!
6. ★ そういうの   that kind of thing [= そんなの]
7.   ~たち   [plural suffix for people: ぼくたち: we/us; 私たち: we/us]
8.   ~だい 台 [counter for equipment and machines]
9. ★ たぶん   probably
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