wipe. To remove dirt or moisture using cloth or paper. Example: 「机を拭く」 (to wipe a desk), 「汗を拭く」 (to wipe off sweat).
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N4, N5吹くふく
blow. For wind to move. Example: 「風が吹く」 (the wind blows). Also used to mean blowing air out from the mouth.
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N5服ふく
clothes. Something worn on the body.
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N4複雑ふくざつ
A state where things are intricate and hard to understand. The antonym is「簡単（かんたん）」(simple).
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N4復習ふくしゅう
To study something one learned once again. The antonym is 「予習」 (preparing before a lesson).
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N3複数ふくすう
Being two or more. Example: 「複数の意見」 (multiple opinions). The antonym is 「単数」 (singular).
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N3含むふくむ
To hold something inside, including it. Example: 「税金を含んだ値段」 (a price including tax). Also used to mean putting something in one's mouth, as in 「口に含む」 (to hold in one's mouth).
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N3無事ぶじ
Being safe, with no accident or illness. Example: 「無事に着いた」 (arrived safely).
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N3不思議ふしぎ
mysterious. Something puzzling that cannot normally be explained. Example: 「不思議な出来事」 (a mysterious event).
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N2, N3不自由ふじゆう
Lacking necessary things or freedom, and being troubled by it. Example: 「お金に不自由しない」 (not lacking money). Also used for the body not moving as one wishes, as in 「目が不自由だ」 (visually impaired).
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N3防ぐふせぐ
prevent. To keep a bad thing from happening. Example: 「事故を防ぐ」 (to prevent an accident). Also used for blocking an enemy or wind and rain, as in 「寒さを防ぐ」 (to keep out the cold).
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N3不足ふそく
shortage. Not being enough. Example: 「睡眠不足」 (lack of sleep), 「人手不足」 (labor shortage).
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N2, N3舞台ぶたい
stage. A raised platform for presenting plays, dances, etc. Example: 「舞台に立つ」 (to stand on stage). Also used to mean the setting/background of a story, as in 「京都を舞台にした小説」 (a novel set in Kyoto).
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N3双子ふたご
twins. Two children born from the same mother at the same time.
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N3再びふたたび
again. Once more. Example: 「再び会う」 (to meet again). This is a literary word; in spoken language, 「また」 is normal.
At a company, etc., the person who leads a department.
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N4普通ふつう
A state of being not special, the same as usual.
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N2, N3ぶつかるぶつかる
To collide with force. Example: 「車が壁にぶつかる」 (a car crashes into a wall). Also used when opinions conflict or schedules overlap, as in 「意見がぶつかる」 (opinions clash), 「日程がぶつかる」 (schedules conflict). 「ぶつかる」 is used when something strikes against something else, while 「ぶつける」 is used when a person makes something strike: compare 「車が壁にぶつかる」 with 「車を壁にぶつける」.
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N3筆ふで
A tool for writing characters or painting, made by bundling hair together. Example: 「筆で書く」 (to write with a brush). 「筆が速い」 is also used as a metaphor for writing quickly.
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N5太いふとい
A state where the width of a round thing is large. The antonym is 「細い」 (thin).
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N4太るふとる
To gain weight. The antonym is 「痩せる」 (to lose weight).
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N4布団ふとん
futon. Something laid out or draped over oneself when sleeping.
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N4舟ふね
boat. A small vehicle that moves over water. The homophone「船」is also used for large ones, while「舟」is often used for small ones.
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N3部品ぶひん
Each individual piece that makes up a machine, etc. Example: 「車の部品」 (car parts).
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N3部分ぶぶん
part. A section within a whole. Example: 「壊れた部分」 (the broken part). The antonym is 「全体」 (the whole).
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N4不便ふべん
A state of being hard to use and inconvenient. The antonym is「便利（べんり）」(convenient).
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N3不満ふまん
Not being satisfied. Example: 「給料に不満がある」 (dissatisfied with one's salary). The antonym is 「満足」 (satisfaction).
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N4踏むふむ
To press down hard on top of something with one's foot. Example:「足を踏む」(to step on someone's foot).
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N5冬ふゆ
winter. The coldest season of the year.
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N4降り出すふりだす
For rain or snow to start falling.
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N2, N3振るふる
To shake or swing something. Example: 「手を振る」 (to wave a hand), 「首を振る」 (to shake one's head). Also used to mean rejecting a romantic partner, as in 「彼女に振られる」 (to be dumped by one's girlfriend).
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N5降るふる
For rain or snow to fall from the sky. Example: 「雨が降る」 (rain falls).
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N2, N3, N5古いふるい
A state of much time having passed since something was made. The antonym is 「新しい」 (new).
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N3震えるふるえる
tremble. To shake with small, repeated movements. Example: 「寒さで手が震える」 (hands tremble from the cold), 「声が震える」 (voice trembles).
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N3ふるさとふるさと
hometown. The land where one was born and raised. Written with the kanji 「故郷」, which can also be read 「こきょう」.
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N5風呂ふろ
A place for washing the body or soaking in warm water. Example: 「お風呂に入る」 (to take a bath).
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N5分ふん
minute. A unit of short time, one hour divided into 60. いっぷん・にふん・さんぷん・よんぷん・ごふん・ろっぷん・ななふん・はっぷん・きゅうふん・じゅっぷん, 「なんぷん」. With 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10 it becomes 「ぷん」. When the same characters are read 「じゅうぶん」, they become a different word meaning that something is enough.
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N4文化ぶんか
The ways of thinking, art, etc., that have grown within the daily life of a country or region.
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N4文学ぶんがく
Art expressed through words, such as novels and poetry.
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N2, N4文章ぶんしょう
Something in which several sentences are connected to convey a single piece of content.
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N4文法ぶんぽう
grammar. Rules for using language correctly.
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N3平気へいき
A calm state, not worrying about something. Example: 「失敗しても平気だ」 (fine even if it fails). Also used when someone does something bad without any concern, as in 「平気でうそをつく」 (to lie without any qualms).
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N3平均へいきん
average. The middle value obtained by leveling out numbers or amounts. Example: 「平均点」 (average score).
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N3平和へいわ
peace. A state with no war or conflict, being calm. Example: 「世界平和」 (world peace). The antonym is 「戦争」 (war).
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N5下手へた
unskillful. Not being able to do something well. The antonym is 「上手」 (skillful). Read as 「したて」, it means a lower position or a humble attitude. Read as 「しもて」, it means the left side of a stage.
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N4別べつ
Being different from others. Example:「それは別の話だ」(that is a separate matter). In the form 「別に」 it becomes a different word: used together with a negative, as in 「別に用事はない」, it means "nothing in particular".