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A word is never alone.

Every Japanese word lives in a neighborhood: the words it pairs with, the grammar it leans on, the registers it moves through. Tap a word below to meet its neighbors. All cards here are free samples from TonariWords.

バズる BAZURU Go viral on social media or online. SLANG 微妙びみょう BIMYOU Subtle, delicate, or hard to judge precisely; a vague or ambiguous quality. N3 大丈夫だいじょうぶ DAIJOUBU It's okay; there is no problem or danger. Used to reassure or confirm safety. N4 映画えいが EIGA motion pictures combining image and sound to tell stories. N4 エモい EMOI Emotionally evocative; touching the heart with nostalgia, sadness, or poignant feeling SLANG ガチ GACHI serious, genuine, not joking SLANG 頑張がんばる GANBARU To persevere through difficulty; to continue making effort without giving up. N4 元気げんき GENKI Being physically and mentally healthy; full of energy and vitality. N5 一応いちおう ICHIOU To some extent; tentatively; for now; not entirely but roughly. N3 家いえ IE A building where people live; also refers to the family or household living there. N5 言いう IU express or convey thoughts in words. N5 風邪かぜ KAZE A viral or bacterial infection causing sneezing, runny nose, and cough N4 家族かぞく KAZOKU people related by blood or law living together in one household N4 見みる MIRU to look at or observe something with eyes N5 懐なつかしい NATSUKASHII Feeling nostalgic or wistful for past experiences, people, or places; evoking tender memories. N3 お金かね OKANE Currency in the form of banknotes or coins used to buy things. N5 音楽おんがく ONGAKU Art form created by organized sounds of varying pitch and duration. N4 推おし OSHI A favorite person you support enthusiastically, typically a celebrity or performer; to back someone strongly. SLANG 旅行りょこう RYOKOU A trip or vacation to a different place, including the time spent there. N4 仕事しごと SHIGOTO Work or employment; a job or task that one is responsible for doing. N4 しょうがない SHOUGANAI inevitable or unavoidable; accepting resignation in the face of circumstances beyond one's control N3 すごい SUGOI Extremely impressive or intense; far beyond ordinary level in a positive or striking way. N3 食たべる TABERU To eat; to put food in the mouth, chew, and swallow. N5 トイレ TOIRE Toilet room for urination and defecation. N4 尊とうとい TOUTOI Worthy of respect or reverence; precious and valuable. N2 疲つかれる TSUKARERU to become physically or mentally exhausted N4 やばい YABAI A colloquial word expressing danger, surprise, or an extreme degree of something (good or bad). SLANG 約束やくそく YAKUSOKU mutual agreement between people to do something in future. N4 やっぱり YAPPARI confirms an expectation or prediction was correct. N4 休やすみ YASUMI Time or period when work or activity stops to rest. N5

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