Indicates that a quantity or degree is very small. Used to emphasize a small number, as in 『わずか3日で完成した』, or to express a small degree, as in 『わずかな差で負けた』. Takes 『な』『に』『の』 after it.
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N2煩わしいわずらわしい
An adjective describing something troublesome and bothersome, or a feeling of not wanting to be involved. Used for procedures, human relationships, and similar contexts, as in 『煩わしい手続き』『煩わしい人間関係』. Carries a sense of mental disturbance and weariness.
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N4忘れ物わすれもの
A thing left behind by mistake.
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N2, N5忘れるわすれる
forget. For something one remembered to leave one's mind. The antonym is 「覚える」 (to remember).
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N3話題わだい
topic. The subject matter of a conversation. Example: 「話題を変える」 (to change the topic). Also used broadly to mean something that is a hot topic in society, as in 「話題の映画」 (a movie that's the talk of the town).
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N2, N5渡すわたす
hand over. To move something from oneself to the other person.
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N2, N5渡るわたる
cross. To move from this side to the other side, such as of a road or river.
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N2詫びるわびる
To acknowledge one's own mistake and ask the other person for forgiveness.
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N4笑うわらう
To express happiness or amusement through one's voice or face. The antonym is「泣く（なく）」(to cry).
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N4割合わりあい
The proportion that a part occupies within the whole. Used as in 「三人に一人の割合で車をもっている」 (one in three people owns a car), 「男女の割合」 (the ratio of men to women). Adding 「に」 gives 「割合に」, which no longer refers to a ratio but means "more ... than expected," as in 「割合にやさしい問題だった」 (it was an easier question than expected). In spoken Japanese, however, 「割と」 is used far more often.
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N2割り当てるわりあてる
To divide a whole into several parts and assign each part to someone to handle.
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N3割引わりびき
discount. Making something cheaper than its set price. Example: 「学生割引」 (student discount).
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N2, N3割るわる
To apply force to something to break it and divide it into pieces. Example: 「皿を割る」 (to break a plate). Also used to mean dividing a number equally, as in 「6を2で割る」 (to divide 6 by 2), or to mean falling below a standard, as in 「1万円を割る」 (to fall below 10,000 yen). 「割る」 is used when a person breaks something, while 「割れる」 is used when it breaks on its own: compare 「皿を割る」 with 「皿が割れる」.
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N4, N5悪いわるい
bad. Not being good. The antonym is 「良い」 (good).
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N3悪口わるくち
Words that speak badly of a person or thing. Example: 「悪口を言う」 (to badmouth someone). Also read as 「わるぐち」.
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N1, N2, N4割れるわれる
For a hard object to be broken and separated by force. Example: 「ガラスが割れる」 (glass shatters).