Vocabulary Sprint v09 — this, that, and the word that means both yes and no

Words this lesson teaches

結構

fine, splendid — and also no thank you; 結構です can decline as easily as accept

あそこ

over there — the あ of v06's あっち, away from both speakers

そこ

there, where you are — the そ of そっち

こちら

this way, this person — the formal こっち, and a polite way to present somebody

そちら

that way, your side — the formal そっち, and a polite you

あちら

over there, that person — the formal あっち, and it points politely

大きな

big — only before a noun; 大きい does that and also ends a sentence

小さな

small — the same restriction, against 小さい

もっと

more — and not to be confused with w14's 最も, the superlative

とても

very — what you say, where w14's 非常に is what you write

たいへん

very, and also awful — たいへんな こと is a serious matter

たぶん

probably — pairs with でしょう, so たぶん 行くでしょう

だんだん

gradually — this is the word w13 said そろそろ is not

ゆっくりと

slowly, unhurriedly — the と is optional, and ゆっくり alone is commoner

すぐに

at once, right away — and すぐ alone works the same

しかし

however — written, and more formal than w14's けれども

そして

and then — joins sentences in sequence; そうして is the fuller form

それでは

well then, in that case — shortened to では and じゃ in speech

みんな

everyone, all — the spoken form of w12's 皆; 皆さん addresses them

自分

oneself — it takes its person from the sentence, so it means whoever the subject is

所

a place — and, after a verb, the point at which: 帰るところ, about to leave

ほんとう

true, the truth — written 本当, and ほんとうですか asks really?