Japanese na-adjective

Like I said

必死

ひっし = desperate or frenzied, Ex: 必死で走った。= ひっし で はしった。= I ran desperately.

大切

たいせつ = important or precious {Kyoko’s brother describes her as 大切な妹 = precious little sister}

親切

しんせつ = kind or considerate

色々

いろいろ = various or diverse, Ex: 色々食べたい。= I want to eat various things/try lots of things. {Note: 色々 emphasizes variety over quantity}

 不得意

ふとくい = (noun or na-adj.) = one’s weak spot, not good at or weak in, Ex: 私は料理が不得意です。= わたし は りょうり が ふとくい です。 = I’m not good at cooking.

快適

かいてき = comfortable or pleasant (from Shun’s podcast about bags), Ex: そのホテルは清潔で快適だった。= That hotel was clean and comfortable. (clean as in sanitary = 清潔= せいけつ)

便利

べんり = convenient or useful

清潔

せいけつ = clean or tidy, sanitary Ex: その部屋はとても清潔だった。= That room was very clean.

真剣

しんけん = serious or earnest, focused Ex: 彼は真剣に勉強している。= He is studying seriously. Ex: (from Terrace House, Momo and Rika say to Misaki: 真剣な話 = It was a serious conversation

前向き

まえむき = positive or forward-looking, optimistic

平和

へいわ = peace, tranquility, harmonious state (used by the Terrace House commentators to describe the vibe the week of Momo’s birthday)

変

へん = strange, unusual, or abnormal; used to describe something that deviates from the norm. Ex: 図書館に変な人来たんだよね = a weird person came into the library (says the librarian to her brother in “A Beautiful Life”)

残酷

ざんこく = cruel, brutal, or harsh (Kyoko’s mom says it’s 残酷 of her to tell Shuji the truth about the illness.)

フレンドリー

ふれんどりー = friendly

完璧

かんぺき = perfect, flawless, or impeccable

華やか

はなやか = glamorous, dazzling, or brilliant

案外

あんがい = unexpectedly, surprisingly