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    Kanji   Kanji Level 2 (160 kanji)  
179   ga picture 2114 685
  がこう 画工 gakoo painter, artist  
  がじん 画人 gajın artist  
           
           
180   e picture, painting 1833 685
  えし 絵師 eshi painter, artist  
  えふで 絵筆 efude paintbrush  
  かいが 絵画 kaiga picture, painting  
           
           
181   zu picture, illustration 1980 685
  ちず 地図 chizu atlas, map  
    詳しい地図 kuwashii chizu a detailed map  
           
           
182   koo work  
  こうぐ 工具 koogu utensil, instrument  
  こうぐこう 工具鋼 koogukoo tool steel  
2279 こうがく 工学 koogaku engineering 685
2289 こうぎょう 工業 koogyoo manufacturing industry 685
2294 こうげい 工芸 koogei industrial arts, crafting 685
2307 こうさく 工作 koosaku construction, handicraft 685
2312 こうじ 工事 kooji construction work 685
2324 こうじょう 工場 koojoo   685
  こうば 工場 kooba    

ichiban 一番 いちばん
Adverb indicating: the superlative degree of an adjective/adverb
It is originally a noun meaning: the first, number one, the first place.

1. Before adjective/(adjectival) noun/adverb

どのカメラが一番安いですか。
Dono kamera ga ichiban yasui desu ka.
Which camera is the cheapest?

「誰が一番上手に日本語を話しますか。」「マイクです。」
''Dare ga ichiban jouzu ni nihongo o hanashimasu ka.'' ''Maiku desu.''
''Who speaks Japanese the best?'' ''Mike does.''

2. Used with predicate of emotion

私はビールが一番好きです。
Watashi wa biiru ga ichiban suki desu.
I like beer best.

私は今一番イギリスへ行きたい。
Watashi wa ima ichiban igirisu e ikitai.
I want to go to England most now.

-> See also: mottomo
 
ikenai いけない
Adjective meaning: must not, have to, ought to, in case... that, bad, wrong.

1. After te-form of verb + wa

ここでタバコを吸ってはいけません。
Koko de tabako o sutte wa ikemasen.
You must not smoke here.

あまりお酒を飲んではいけないよ。
Amari o-sake o nonde wa ikenai yo.
You mustn't drink too much.

2. After stem of nai-form of verb + nakereba

もう行かなければいけません。
Mou ikanakereba ikemasen.
I have to go now.
(ikemasen may be replaced by narimasen)

3. After dictionary form of verb + to, followed by kara
雨が降るといけないから傘を持って行った方がいいですよ。
Ame ga furu to ikenai kara kasa o motte itta hou ga ii desu yo.
It's better to take an umbrella with you because it'll be bad if it rains.
(You had better take an umbrella in case it rains)

4. Used as adjective
それのどこがいけないのですか。
Sore no doko ga ikenai no desu ka.
What's wrong with it?

-> See also: naranai
 
ikou 以降 いこう
Noun meaning: from... on, after, thereafter

1. After noun expressing point in time, followed by particle

来週以降はとても忙しいです。
Raishuu ikou wa totemo isogashii desu.
I'll be very busy from next week on.

今晩九時以降に電話してください。
Konban ku ji ikou ni denwa shite kudasai.
Please call me after nine tonight.

-> See also: igo, irai, kara
 
ikura ...temo/demo いくら ...ても/でも
Phrase meaning: no matter how (much/hard), at the ...est, even...

1. Used with the stem of te-form of verb

いくら頑張ってもよくならない。
Ikura ganbattemo yoku naranai.
No matter how hard I try, it doesn't go well.

2. Used with ku-form of adjective

いくら遅くても五時までに着きたい。
Ikura osokutemo go ji made ni tsukitai.
I want to arrive there by five at the latest.

3. Used with noun

いくら天才でもその問題は解けない。
Ikura tensai demo sono mondai wa tokenai.
Even a genius cannot solve that problem.

-> See also: demo, temo