Easy Japanese 8 - The Secret of Longevity

突然

Abrupt, sudden, unexpected, all at once

以上

Not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one''s means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned, foregoing; since ..., seeing that ..; this is all, that is the end, the end

約

Approximately, about; promise; shortening, reduction, simplification; contraction (in phonetics)

だって

After all, because; but; even; too, as well, also; they say, i hear, you mean

人

Person

歳

-years-old; ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

日本人

Japanese person, japanese people

今回

Now, this time, lately

ジャパニーズ

Japanese (people, language)

イージー

Easy

そんな

Such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener), like that, that sort of

元気

Lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited; healthy, well, fit, in good health

ばあちゃん

Granny, grandma, gran, female senior-citizen

思い

Thought; imagination, mind, heart; desire, wish, hope, expectation; love, affection; feelings, emotion, sentiment, experience

長寿

Longevity

秘訣

Secret (method, trick, etc.), mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.), key (e.g. to success), recipe

今

The current ..., this; today''s ..

失礼

Discourtesy, impoliteness; excuse me, goodbye; to leave; to be rude

すいません

Sorry, excuse me, thank you

際

On the occasion of, circumstances, juncture

歳

-years-old; ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius

若い

Young, youthful; immature, green; low (number), small

過ぎ

Past, after; too (much), over (e.g. eating)

元気

Lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited; healthy, well, fit, in good health

今

The current ..., this; today''s ..

お父さん

Father, dad, papa, pa, pop, daddy, dada

失礼

Discourtesy, impoliteness; excuse me, goodbye; to leave; to be rude

元気

Lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited; healthy, well, fit, in good health

昔

Olden days, former

式

Equation, formula, expression; ceremony; style; enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

歳

-years-old; ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius

行く

To go, to move (in a direction or towards a specific location), to head (towards), to be transported (towards), to reach; to proceed, to take place; to pass through, to come and go; to walk; to die, to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream, to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm, to come, to cum; to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination

満

Full (years, etc.); whole, all; fully enough, not lacking; manchuria

元気

Lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited; healthy, well, fit, in good health

お父さん

Father, dad, papa, pa, pop, daddy, dada

元気

Lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited; healthy, well, fit, in good health

秘訣

Secret (method, trick, etc.), mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.), key (e.g. to success), recipe

家内

(my) wife; inside the home, one''s family

歳

-years-old; ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius

お母さん

Mother

伺い

Call, visit; inquiry, enquiry, question

歳

-years-old; ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius

普段

Usual, habitual, ordinary, everyday, always

健康

Health, sound, wholesome

なんか

Things like ..., or something like that ... (often derogatory)

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

食事

Meal; to eat

食事

Meal; to eat

注意

Caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice

血圧

Blood pressure

魚

Fish

野菜

Vegetable

月

Monday

肉

Flesh; meat; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); thickness; ink pad

食べ物

Food

肉

Flesh; meat; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); thickness; ink pad

なんて

Such as, (things) like; exclamation

聞く

To hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask, to enquire, to query; to learn of, to hear about; to follow (advice), to comply with; to smell (esp. incense), to sample fragrance

年齢

Age, years

だんだん

Thank you (dialect from the izumo region of shimane prefecture)

に従って

In accordance with, according to, as x, then y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

脂っこい

Greasy, fatty, oily

必ず

Always, without exception, necessarily, certainly, without fail, positively, invariably

甘い

Sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared; fragrant (smelling), sweet (music); lightly salted, light in salt, not spicy; naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going, lenient; half-hearted, not finished properly; insufficient, not satisfactory, inadequate, loose; mild; tempting, enticing, luring

仕事

Work, job, business, occupation, employment, vocation, task; work

柄

Hilt (of a sword), haft (of a dagger), handgrip

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

だから

So, therefore

順番

Turn (in line), order of things, sequential order

食べる

To eat; to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on

辺

Area, vicinity, region; side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.); circumstances

気

Seeming, giving the appearance of, giving one the feeling of

中心

Center, centre, middle, heart, core, focus, pivot, emphasis, balance; -centered, -centred, -focussed, -oriented, centered on, focussed on

辺

Area, vicinity, region; side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.); circumstances

野菜

Vegetable

食生活

Eating habits

お父さん

Father, dad, papa, pa, pop, daddy, dada

元気

Lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited; healthy, well, fit, in good health

聞き

Hearing, audible sound; rumour, rumor, hearsay, reputation; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)

秘訣

Secret (method, trick, etc.), mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.), key (e.g. to success), recipe

酒

Alcohol, sake

散歩

Walk, stroll

筋

Muscle

飲む

To drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf, to overwhelm; to keep down, to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of, to conceal

筋

Muscle

じゃあ

Then, well, so, well then; combination of ''de'' and ''wa'' particles; plain copula

今

The current ..., this; today''s ..

歩く

To walk

観察

Observation, survey

自然

Nature, spontaneity; naturally, spontaneously

山登り

Mountain climbing, mountaineering

ボランティア

Volunteer

全部

All, entire, whole, altogether

揚げ

Frying, fried food; fried tofu, fried bean curd

全部

All, entire, whole, altogether

得意

Triumph, prosperity; pride; one''s strong point, one''s forte, one''s specialty; frequent customer (client, etc.)

料理

Cooking, cookery, cuisine; dealing with something, handling, administration, management

私

I, me

商売

Trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation

家族

Family, members of a family

音

Sound, noise, report; note; fame; chinese-derived character reading

娘

(my) daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

商売

Trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation

人

Person

尾

Tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.), tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

私

I, me

娘

(my) daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

朝

Dynasty; reign; period, epoch, age; court; north korea

お父さん

Father, dad, papa, pa, pop, daddy, dada

売る

To sell

お母さん

Mother

商売

Trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation

直接

Direct, immediate, personal, firsthand

対面

Interview, meeting; opposing (traffic, etc.), facing, confronting

一番

Pair, couple, brace

楽しい

Enjoyable, fun

仕事

Work, job, business, occupation, employment, vocation, task; work

毎日

Every day

今日

Today, this day; these days, recently, nowadays

美味しい

Delicious, tasty, sweet

感じ

Feeling, sense, impression

仕事

Work, job, business, occupation, employment, vocation, task; work

スポーツ

Sport, sports

なんか

Things like ..., or something like that ... (often derogatory)

男前

Handsome man

昔

Olden days, former

スポーツ

Sport, sports

活動

Action, activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

今

The current ..., this; today''s ..

ボランティア

Volunteer

頃

Qing (chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu)

スポーツ

Sport, sports

若い

Young, youthful; immature, green; low (number), small

トライアスロン

Triathlon

ダイビング

Diving

ダイビング

Diving

スポーツ

Sport, sports

大好き

Loveable, very likeable, like very much

健康

Health, sound, wholesome

スポーツ

Sport, sports

秘訣

Secret (method, trick, etc.), mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.), key (e.g. to success), recipe

仲間

Company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner; member of the same category

ダイビング

Diving

年齢

Age, years

平均

Average, mean; balance, equilibrium

山

Mountain, hill

アルプス

Alps

散歩

Walk, stroll

大丈夫

Safe, all right, alright, ok, okay, sure; certainly, surely, undoubtedly; great man, fine figure of a man

俺

I, me

時間

Time; hours

すいません

Sorry, excuse me, thank you

電話

Telephone call, phone call; telephone (device), phone

携帯

Something carried (in the hand), handheld, portable; mobile telephone, cell phone

今

The current ..., this; today''s ..

電話

Telephone call, phone call; telephone (device), phone

ハイテク

High-tech

見

View (of life, etc.), outlook

是非

Certainly, without fail; right and wrong, pros and cons

見

View (of life, etc.), outlook

チェック

Check, plaid, checkered; checking, monitoring, looking over, scrutinizing, inspecting; check (banking), cheque

フェイス

Face

ブック

book