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\u5927(\u304a\u304a)\u304d\u3044<\/td>\u014dkii<\/td>big<\/td>\u3053\u306e\u304b\u3070\u3093\u306f\u5927\u304d\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>This bag is big.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5c0f(\u3061\u3044)\u3055\u3044<\/td>chiisai<\/td>small<\/td>\u5c0f\u3055\u3044\u72ac\uff08\u3044\u306c\uff09\u304c\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/td>There is a small dog.<\/td><\/tr>
\u9577(\u306a\u304c)\u3044<\/td>nagai<\/td>long<\/td>\u3053\u306e\u9053\u8def\uff08\u3069\u3046\u308d\uff09\u306f\u3068\u3066\u3082\u9577\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>This road is very long.<\/td><\/tr>
\u77ed(\u307f\u3058\u304b)\u3044<\/td>mijikai<\/td>short<\/td>\u9aea\uff08\u304b\u307f\uff09\u304c\u77ed\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>My hair is short.<\/td><\/tr>
\u65b0(\u3042\u305f\u3089)\u3057\u3044<\/td>atarashii<\/td>new<\/td>\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u672c\uff08\u307b\u3093\uff09\u3092\u8cb7\uff08\u304b\uff09\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/td>I bought a new book.<\/td><\/tr>
\u53e4(\u3075\u308b)\u3044<\/td>furui<\/td>old<\/td>\u3053\u308c\u306f\u53e4\u3044\u304a\u5bfa\uff08\u3066\u3089\uff09\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>This is an old temple.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5b89(\u3084\u3059)\u3044<\/td>yasui<\/td>cheap<\/td>\u3053\u306e\u5e97\uff08\u307f\u305b\uff09\u306f\u91ce\u83dc\uff08\u3084\u3055\u3044\uff09\u304c\u5b89\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>Vegetables are cheap at this store.<\/td><\/tr>
\u9ad8(\u305f\u304b)\u3044<\/td>takai<\/td>expensive \/ tall<\/td>\u3042\u306e\u9774\uff08\u304f\u3064\uff09\u306f\u9ad8\u3044\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002<\/td>Those shoes are expensive, aren\u2019t they?<\/td><\/tr>
\u901f(\u306f\u3084)\u3044<\/td>hayai<\/td>fast<\/td>\u3053\u306e\u8eca\uff08\u304f\u308b\u307e\uff09\u306f\u901f\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>This car is fast.<\/td><\/tr>
\u9045(\u304a\u305d)\u3044<\/td>osoi<\/td>slow \/ late<\/td>\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u96fb\u8eca\uff08\u3067\u3093\u3057\u3083\uff09\u304c\u9045\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>The train was late today.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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\u3044\u3044 \/ \u826f(\u3088)\u3044<\/td>ii \/ yoi<\/td>good<\/td>\u4eca\u65e5\uff08\u304d\u3087\u3046\uff09\u306f\u5929\u6c17\uff08\u3066\u3093\u304d\uff09\u304c\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002<\/td>The weather is good today, isn\u2019t it?<\/td><\/tr>
\u60aa(\u308f\u308b)\u3044<\/td>warui<\/td>bad<\/td>\u304a\u8179\uff08\u304a\u306a\u304b\uff09\u306e\u8abf\u5b50\uff08\u3061\u3087\u3046\u3057\uff09\u304c\u60aa\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>My stomach doesn’t feel well.<\/td><\/tr>
\u697d(\u305f\u306e)\u3057\u3044<\/td>tanoshii<\/td>fun<\/td>\u30d1\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc\u306f\u3068\u3066\u3082\u697d\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>The party was a lot of fun.<\/td><\/tr>
\u9762\u767d(\u304a\u3082\u3057\u308d)\u3044<\/td>omoshiroi<\/td>interesting \/ funny<\/td>\u3053\u306e\u672c\uff08\u307b\u3093\uff09\u306f\u9762\u767d\u3044\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002<\/td>This book is interesting.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5bd2(\u3055\u3080)\u3044<\/td>samui<\/td>cold (weather)<\/td>\u51ac\uff08\u3075\u3086\uff09\u306f\u5bd2\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>It\u2019s cold in winter.<\/td><\/tr>
\u6691(\u3042\u3064)\u3044<\/td>atsui<\/td>hot (weather)<\/td>\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u3068\u3066\u3082\u6691\u3044\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002<\/td>It\u2019s very hot today, isn\u2019t it?<\/td><\/tr>
\u5fd9(\u3044\u305d\u304c)\u3057\u3044<\/td>isogashii<\/td>busy<\/td>\u4ed5\u4e8b\uff08\u3057\u3054\u3068\uff09\u304c\u591a\uff08\u304a\u304a\uff09\u304f\u3066\u5fd9\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>I\u2019m busy because I have a lot of work.<\/td><\/tr>
\u7720(\u306d\u3080)\u3044<\/td>nemui<\/td>sleepy<\/td>\u671d\uff08\u3042\u3055\uff09\u306f\u3044\u3064\u3082\u7720\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>I\u2019m always sleepy in the morning.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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Category 3: Status and Appearance\uff08\u72b6\u614b\u30fb\u69d8\u5b50\uff09\uff08\u306a-Adjectives\uff09<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Word (with furigana)<\/th>Romaji<\/th>English Meaning<\/th>Simple Example Sentence (JP)<\/th>English Translation of Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
\u304d\u308c\u3044\uff08\u304d\u308c\u3044\uff09<\/td>kirei<\/td>beautiful \/ clean<\/td>\u304d\u308c\u3044\u306a\u82b1\uff08\u306f\u306a\uff09\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002<\/td>What a beautiful flower!<\/td><\/tr>
\u6709\u540d\uff08\u3086\u3046\u3081\u3044\uff09<\/td>y\u016bmei<\/td>famous<\/td>\u4eac\u90fd\uff08\u304d\u3087\u3046\u3068\uff09\u306f\u6709\u540d\u306a\u753a\uff08\u307e\u3061\uff09\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>Kyoto is a famous city.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5143\u6c17\uff08\u3052\u3093\u304d\uff09<\/td>genki<\/td>healthy \/ energetic<\/td>\u5f7c\uff08\u304b\u308c\uff09\u306f\u3068\u3066\u3082\u5143\u6c17\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002<\/td>He\u2019s very energetic.<\/td><\/tr>
\u4fbf\u5229\uff08\u3079\u3093\u308a\uff09<\/td>benri<\/td>convenient<\/td>\u30b9\u30de\u30db\u306f\u4fbf\u5229\u306a\u9053\u5177\uff08\u3069\u3046\u3050\uff09\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>Smartphones are convenient tools.<\/td><\/tr>
\u4e0d\u4fbf\uff08\u3075\u3079\u3093\uff09<\/td>fuben<\/td>inconvenient<\/td>\u3053\u306e\u5834\u6240\uff08\u3070\u3057\u3087\uff09\u306f\u99c5\u304b\u3089\u9060\u304f\u3066\u4e0d\u4fbf\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>This place is inconvenient because it’s far.<\/td><\/tr>
\u89aa\u5207\uff08\u3057\u3093\u305b\u3064\uff09<\/td>shinsetsu<\/td>kind<\/td>\u3042\u306e\u4eba\uff08\u3072\u3068\uff09\u306f\u3068\u3066\u3082\u89aa\u5207\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>That person is very kind.<\/td><\/tr>
\u6687\uff08\u3072\u307e\uff09<\/td>hima<\/td>free (time) \/ not busy<\/td>\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u6687\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3001\u6620\u753b\u3092\u898b\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/td>I’m free today, so I’ll go watch a movie.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5927\u5909\uff08\u305f\u3044\u3078\u3093\uff09<\/td>taihen<\/td>tough \/ hard<\/td>\u3053\u308c\u306f\u5927\u5909\u306a\u4ed5\u4e8b\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>This is a tough job.<\/td><\/tr>
\u4e0a\u624b\uff08\u3058\u3087\u3046\u305a\uff09<\/td>j\u014dzu<\/td>good at<\/td>\u5f7c\u5973\uff08\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\uff09\u306f\u6b4c\u304c\u4e0a\u624b\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>She is good at singing.<\/td><\/tr>
\u4e0b\u624b\uff08\u3078\u305f\uff09<\/td>heta<\/td>poor at<\/td>\u79c1\uff08\u308f\u305f\u3057\uff09\u306f\u30c0\u30f3\u30b9\u304c\u4e0b\u624b\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>I\u2019m poor at dancing.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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\u9759(\u3057\u305a)\u304b<\/td>shizuka<\/td>quiet<\/td>\u3053\u306e\u516c\u5712\uff08\u3053\u3046\u3048\u3093\uff09\u306f\u9759\u304b\u3067\u843d\u3061\u7740\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/td>This park is quiet and calming.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5927\u597d\u304d\uff08\u3060\u3044\u3059\u304d\uff09<\/td>daisuki<\/td>love \/ like a lot<\/td>\u72ac\uff08\u3044\u306c\uff09\u304c\u5927\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>I love dogs.<\/td><\/tr>
\u3044\u308d\u3044\u308d\uff08\u3044\u308d\u3044\u308d\uff09<\/td>iroiro<\/td>various \/ diverse<\/td>\u3044\u308d\u3044\u308d\u306a\u672c\u3092\u8aad\u307f\u305f\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>I want to read various books.<\/td><\/tr>
\u305f\u3044\u305b\u3064\uff08\u305f\u3044\u305b\u3064\uff09<\/td>taisetsu<\/td>important \/ precious<\/td>\u3053\u308c\u306f\u305f\u3044\u305b\u3064\u306a\u624b\u7d19\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>This is an important letter.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

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