Power Words

Power Words: Small Words with a Big Punch

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Power Words

おめでとう

omedetou
Congratulations

がんばって

ganbatte
Do your best! You can do it! Good luck!

すみません

sumimasen
Sorry; excuse me

本当に？

hontou ni?
Really? Is that true?

うそ！

uso!
You're kidding!

大丈夫

daijoubu
OK

同じ

onaji
the same

やっぱり

yappari
Of course! As expected...

実は

jitsu wa
the fact is...; actually

ところで

tokoro de
By the way

たとえば

tatoeba
For example

そういえば

sou ieba
Speaking of which...

念のため

nen no tame
Just in case

つまり

tsumari
That is...

できるだけ

dekiru dake
As much as possible

気のせい

ki no sei
Just (my) imagination

なるほど

naruhodo
I see!

ちょっと

chotto
Little (often used to soften a statement)

すごい

sugoi
Cool; awesome

ピンチ・大ピンチ


pinchi
daipinchi
Oh no! (Said when in a 'pinch')

Emotion Words

楽しい

tanoshii
Fun; pleasant

悲しい

kanashii
Sad

すばらしい

subarashii
Wonderful

残念

zannen
Too bad!