1. Karatto - open hearted character
Ano hito wa karatto shite iru kara sonna chiisana koto wa ki ni shinai deshou.
That person is easygoing, so he will not be worried about such trivialities.
2. Karakara- extreme dryness
Nodo ga karakara da
I'm parched.
Ame ga furanai no de kuuki ga karakara ni kansou shiteiru.
It has not yet rained, so the air is really dry.
3. karakau - tease, kid
karakawanai de kudasai
Please don't tease me
Ano hito no iikata da to, homete iru no ka, karakate iru no ka wakaranai
From the way he talked, we can't tell if he's praising or teasing.
4. karamu - pester, annoy
yopparai ni karamareta
A drunk gave me a hard time.
Wind around, get entangled, be caught
Sharin ni ropu ga karande, ugokunaku natta
A rope has got entangled roudn the wheel, and it won't turn.
be involved
kono jiken ni wa kinsen mondai ga karande iru
A money problem is involved in this case.
Iroirona jijou ga karande iru node, kantan ni wa kimerarenai.
There are a lot of factors invovled, so it's hard for me to decide.
5. kari ni- if
kari ni mo daigakusei nara kore kurai no koto wa shitte ite touzen desu.
If you are a university student at all, you should know such a thing.
kari ni mo kyoushi de aru anata ga sonna jishin no nai koto de wa komarimasu.
If you are a teacher worthy of the name, you should not be unsure of yourself like that.
kari ni 100 man en moratta to shitara, nan ni tsukaimasu ka.
If you were given a million yen, what would you use it for?
6. kaotsuki - facial expression
kare wa osoroshii kabutsuki de watashi wo niramitsuketa.
He stared at me with a harsh look.
kare wa ikanimo mendokusasou na kaotsuki de shigoto wo shite iru.
He is doing the job with obvious reluctance on his face.
7. Kappatsu - lively, vigorous, active
Minasan no kappatsu na hatsugen wo ktiai shiteimasu.
I am expecting every one's active participation in the discussion.
8. Kappuru - couple
Ano futari wa niai no kappuru da
That couple is a perfect match.
9. kanzen - perfection
ningen no shigoto ni kanzen o ktiai suru no wa muri da.
It is impossible to expect perfection in the work of human beings.
Jishin de machi wa kanzen ni hakai sareta.
The town was completely destroyed by the earthquake.
10. kao -face, expression
Kare wa eigo ga hanaseru kara to itte ookina kao o shite iru.
he acts big just because he can speak English.
11. kaoiro- kare wa joushi no kaori bakari ukagatte iru .
He is always trying to read his boss's face.
12. kuuki- atmosphere
Shokuba no kuuki ni mada najimenai.
I still cannot get used to the atmosphere in my workplace.
kaijou wa kinpaku shita kuuki ni tsutsumarete ita.
The atmosphere in the meeting place was tense.
13. Kudokudo- tediously, repeatedly
kare wa kudokudo to iiwake o kurikaeshita.
He tediously repeated his excuse.
Wakatteimasu kara, kudkudo iwanai de kudasai.
I already know that. DOn't keep harping on the same theme.
14. kufuu suru - idea or device to improve something
Chottoshita kufuu de, seikatsu ga benri ni narimasu.
Life can be made more convenient with just a few good ideas.
15. kagirareta zairyou de, kufuu shite ryouri o koshiraeta.
I managed to cook the food using limited ingredients.
16. kuichigai-discrepancy, difference
futari no shougen ni wa kuichigai ga aru
There are some discrepancies between the testimonies of the two.
Iin no aida de kenkai ni kuichigai ga shoujita.
SOme differences of opinion arose among the committee members.
17. kuichigau - Do not meet, do not concide
Futari no hanashi ga kuichigatte iru
Those two stories don't concide
18. kuimono - food, victim, prey
kare wa toshiyori o kuimono i shite moukete iru.
He's making money by preying on elderly people.
19. kudoi- heavy
Ano hito no hanashi wa kudoi - His way of talking is heavy going
Kono mise no ryouri wa chotto aji ga kudoi
The food in this restaurant is too heavy.
20. Kudoku- persuade
Chichi wo kudoite, ryuugaku wo yurushite moratta.
I persuaded my father to give me his permission to study abroad.
Kare wa mawari no hito ni kudokarete yatoo ryokou no kanji wo hikiuketa. He was finally persuaded by the people around him to be the organizer of the trip.
Make advances to - kare wa ki ga yowakute, onna no ko mo kudokenai
He is timid and has never made advances to a girl.
21. kuwashii- detailed
kono jiko ni kanshite kuwashii koto wa mada wakatta imasen.
We dont know the details concerning this accident yet.
Know well, well-informed
kare wa houritsu ni kuwashii
He is very familiar with the law
Sono ten ni tsuite wa jijou ni kuwashii hito de nai to wakaranai
About tht point, only a person well-informed about the situation would know.
22. Kuyashii - mortified
Shiai ni makete kuyashii- I'm upset that we lost the game.
Kuyashii keredo doryoku ga tarinakatta to omotte akiramemasu.
I'm annoyed but I guess I didn't try hard enough, so I'll just forget about it.
23. kuyokuyo- keep brooding over
kuyokuyo nayamu dake de wa mondai wa kaiketsu shinai
The problem will not be solved just by brooding over it.
Kuyokuyo shite mo shikata ga nai. Wasureyou. It's no use brooding over it. Let's forget about it. Ichido shippai shita kurai de kuyokuyo suru koto nai desu yo.
You needn't be so depressed so long over a single failure.
24. kyakkanteki- objective
Dochira ga tadashii ka wa minasan no kyakkanteki na handan ni omakase shimasu.
It's up to you to decide objectivey which is right. Kyakkanteki ni mite, ima no jokyou wa kochira ni kanari furi da. Looking at it objectively, the situation is pretty disadvantageous to us.
25. kyasha - delicate, frail, slim
kanojo wa kara datsuki ga kyasha da. She has a delicate build.
Kyasha na karada na noni, yoku sonna chikara.
Shigoto ga dekimasu ne.
How can you do such heavy work with a frail body like yours?
Kono isu wa kyasha de, watashi ga suwaru to kowaresou da.
This chair is so frail that it looks like it would break if I sat on it.
26. kyougen - jisatsu o hakaru
attempt suicide to gain attention
Goutou ni hairareta to iu hanashi wa, doumo kyougen rashii. It seems that the story about the break in is a sham.
27. Kyouguu- personal situation, personal circumstances
Kanojo no kyouguu ni wa dare mo ga doujou shite iru.
Everybody sympathizes with the predicament she's in.
Donna kyouguu ni okarete mo kibou o sutete wa ikenai.
One musn't lose hipe no matter how bad the situation is.
Itsumademo konna kyouguu ni amanjite iru tsumori wa nai.
I dont intend to be content with these circumstances forever.
28. kyouhi suru- rejection, refusal
Musume wa kekkon no hanashi ni naru to kyouhi - hanno o shimesu. Whenever we start talking about marraige, my daughter refuses to listen.
29. Kyouiku-education
kanojo wa igirisu de kyouiku o uketa.
She received her education in Britain.
30. kyoka o ete kara shashin wo totte kudasai
Please obtain permission before taking pictures.
Shachou wa keikaku no jishi wo kyokashita
The president gave permission to execute the plan.
31. kyoku- piece of music, tune
Nanika 1-kyoku utatte kudasai
Please sing a song
32. Kyoukun-lesson, teachings
kono shippai o kyoukun ni shite, ganbarimasu
I'll make use of what I've learned from this failure and do my best.
Kondo no toraburu kara kichou na kyoukun o eta.
I learned a valuable lesson from this problem.
33. kyokutan- extreme-
kanojo no iken wa kyokutan kara kyokutan ni hashiru
Her opinion goes from one extreme to another.
34. kare no yaru koto wa nandemo kyokutan da.
Whatever he does is extreme.
Kyokutan na iikata o sureba, uchi wa hasansunzen nan desu.
To put it in an extreme way, we are on the brink of bankruptcy.
kanojo wa chichioya o kyokutan ni kiratte iru.
She dislikes her father extremely
35. kyoumi- interest
watashi wa nihon no rekishi ni kyoumi ga aru
I'm interested in Japanese history.
Kanojo wa ironna koto ni kyoumi o motte iru
She is a person of varied interests.
Kare wa shigoto ni kyoumi o nakushite iru
He has lost interest in his job.
kono kiji wa kyoumi - horii ni kakarete iru.
Thi article is written to pander to people's curiosity.
kono shiai g dou naru ka kyoumi shinshin da.
It'll be very interesting to see how this game goes.
36. kyouryoku- cooperation, collaboration
kasai- boushi no tame ni shimin ni kyouryoku o yobikakete iru.
They are calling out the citizens to cooperate for fire protection.
37. kore wa minasan no kyouryoku ga nakereba dekinakattta koto desu.
This could not have been done without your cooperation.
Kono kikaku ni wa watashitachi no kyouryoku o oshimimasen. We will give unstinting cooperation with your plan.
Cooperate, work together
Minna de kyouryoku sureba, kitto seikou-suru.
If we work together, we will succeed for sure.
Otagai ni kyoryoku shite, tanoshii shokuba ni shiyou.
Let's cooperate with each other to make an enjoyable workplace.
37. kyousei suru - forcing, compelling
kifu wo kyousei suru no wa yokunai
It's not good to compel a person to donate.
Nanigoto mo kyousei sareru to yaritakunaku naru.
I dont feel like donating anything when I'm forced to do it.
38. kyoushukusuru - feeling much obliged
wazawaza oide kudasatte kyoushuku desu
I'm grateful that you came all the way.
Kyoshuku desu ga koko ni onamae o kaite itadakemasen ka.
I'd be much obliged if you'd write your name here.
Watashi no kuruma de ookuri-shimasu yo.
"Kyoushuku desu" I'll take you home in my car. I'm much obliged.
Jibun no misu de minna ni meiwaku o kakete kyouchukushita. I felt guilty to have caused trouble for everyone by my mistake.
Sensei ni kuruma de okutte itadaite kyouchuku shita.
I felt much obliged to my taecher for driving me home.
39. kyousou suru- competition, contest, rivalry
kare wa kyousoushin ga tsuyoi
He has a strong competitive spirit
Doubutsu no seizon kyousou wa kibishii
The struggle for existence in the animal world is severe
40. kyoutsuu suru - common, shared
watashitachi no aida ni wa kyoutsuu no wadai ga nai
There is no common topic of conversation between us
kono futatsu no jiken ni wa, kyoutsu suru ten ga ikutsuka aru.
These two cases have several points in common.
41. kyoyou suru - permit, allow, tolerate
kono teido no gosa nara kyoyou dekiru
An error to this degree can be tolerated.
