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96 words/phrases to learn
開く
opens; to open; to hold (an event)
開ける
to open
閉める
to close
閉まる
closes
終わる
ends; to end
始める
to start; to begin
始まる
to start
壊す
to break
壊れる
breaks
みつける
to find
みつかる
finds
変えます
to change
変わります
changes
落とす
to drop (something)
落ちる
to fall; drops
おこす
to cause; to wake
おきる
happens; wakes up
付ける
to attach; to turn on
付く
to be attached; turns on
きえる
turns off
けす
to turn off
きめる
to decide
きまる
is decided
あつめる
to pick up
あつまる
gathers
治る
to recover
治す
to fix
汚れる
to get dirty
汚す
to dirty
出す
to put out; to take out; to submit (transitive)
出る
to come out; to exit; to leave (intransitive)
入れる
to put in; to insert (transitive)
入る
to enter (intransitive)
帰る
to return; returns (home)
返す
to return
上がる
to go up/rise
上げる
to raise
下げる
to lower; to get down
下がる
to go down
たつ
stands up
たてる
to stand; to put up with
立てる
to stand; to place upright; to build
立つ
to stand; is built
沸く
boils
沸かす
to boil
生まれる
to be born
生む
to bear
無くす
to lose
無くなる
is lost (person passes away)
続ける
to continue
続く
to continue; continues
動かす
to move
動く
to move; moves
止まる
to stop; stops
止める
to stop
泊まる
to stay (the night)
泊める
to give lodging
曲げる
to bend
曲がる
turns; bends
増やす
to increase
増える
to be increased
減らす
to decrease
減る
to decrease; decreases
残す
to leave (behind)
残る
to remain; to be left
~による
to stop by (a place)
それは良い考えです。
that's a good idea
途中で
on the way; along the way
途中に
in the middle of; during
帰りに
on your way from (a place)
優勝する
to win a championship
嘘です。
that's not true
冗談です。
I'm just kidding
決勝戦
a championship game
点を入れる
to score a point
シュートする
to shoot (basketball)
ドリブルする
to dribble (basketball)
ファウルする
to foul
満点
perfect score
スコア
score
55対2
55 to 2
あと~
~ more
一点
1 pt
四点
4 pts
七点
7 pts
八点
8 pts
九点
9 pts
十点
10 pts
何点
how many points
ドキドキします
is excited; is nervous
やった!
yay!; we did it!
万歳!
hurray!
勝った!勝った!
(we) won!; (we) won!
是非
by all means
隠れる
(subject) hide (intransitive)
隠す
to hide (transitive)

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