Glad, let down, worried

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Your own emotional reactions to news, to what's coming and to being noticed: glad, disappointed, looking forward, scared, worried, embarrassed.

Mix-ups

kowai (scared) and shinpai (worried) share the exam-results sentence so only the feeling changes, and ureshii and zannen are paired replies to news. kowai also sounds like kawaii (cute, earlier block): three beats against four. tanoshimi (looking forward to it) is not tanoshii (fun, earlier block): say ryokou, tanoshimi before the trip and ryokou, tanoshikatta after it. hazukashii (embarrassed, shy) and ureshii are the two ways to take a compliment, bashful against pleased. hazukashii is one beat away from muzukashii (difficult, earlier block): ha-zu-ka-shii vs mu-zu-ka-shii, so add it once muzukashii is solid, then drill chotto hazukashii against chotto muzukashii and listen for ha- vs mu-.

ureshii

polite ureshii desudrama rank #518

glad, happy

うれしいPlay うれしいですPlay

Says you are glad about something specific (a gift, news, a compliment), either as 'ureshii!' or as -te ureshii; it describes your own feeling, not a general state of happiness.

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sore wa ureshii

That makes me happy.

それはうれしい

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sore wa ureshii desu

I'm glad to hear that.

それはうれしいです

'Happy in life' is shiawase; ureshii is for one good thing that happened. About someone else, say ureshisou (looks happy).

Learn alongside: zannen

zannen

polite zannen desudrama rank #682

too bad, disappointing

残念 ざんねんPlay 残念ですPlay

The reaction to disappointing news, a cancellation or a missed chance ('zannen!', 'sore wa zannen'), and the base of -te zannen (it's a shame that ...: aenakute zannen = shame we couldn't meet).

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sore wa zannen

That's a shame.

それは残念

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sore wa zannen desu ne

That's a shame.

それは残念ですね

Use it for let-downs; for real hardship the sympathy line is taihen da ne. It is not an apology: for 'I'm sorry' use gomen or sumimasen.

Learn alongside: ureshii

kowai

polite kowai desudrama rank #221

scary, scared

怖い こわいPlay 怖いですPlay

Says something is scary or that you are scared (films, heights, people, the future); about a strict person it means 'intimidating'.

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shiken no kekka, kowai

I'm scared to see my exam results.

試験の結果、怖い

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shiken no kekka ga kowai desu

I'm scared to see my exam results.

試験の結果が怖いです

The same word covers 'scary' (the thing) and 'scared' (you); context decides.

Learn alongside: shinpai

shinpai

polite shinpai desudrama rank #210

worried, worrying

心配 しんぱいPlay 心配ですPlay

Says you are worried about someone or something (X ga shinpai), and shinpai shinaide means 'don't worry'; it is na-class even though it ends in -ai.

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shiken no kekka, shinpai

I'm worried about my exam results.

試験の結果、心配

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shiken no kekka ga shinpai desu

I'm worried about my exam results.

試験の結果が心配です

Also a verb, shinpai suru; the form you'll use most is shinpai shinaide (don't worry).

Learn alongside: kowai

tanoshimi

polite tanoshimi desudrama rank #869

looking forward to it

楽しみ たのしみPlay 楽しみですPlay

Says you're looking forward to something coming up, as a one-word reply to any plan (tanoshimi!) or X ga tanoshimi; it is a noun, so it takes da / desu, and tanoshimi ni shiteru is the fuller 'I'm looking forward to it'.

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ryokou, tanoshimi da ne

Can't wait for the trip!

旅行、楽しみだね

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ryokou, tanoshimi desu ne

I'm looking forward to the trip.

旅行、楽しみですね

Politely, tanoshimi ni shitemasu is the set phrase for 'I'm looking forward to it'.

Learn first: tanoshii

hazukashii

polite hazukashii desudrama rank #672

embarrassed, embarrassing, shy

恥ずかしい はずかしいPlay 恥ずかしいですPlay

Says you feel embarrassed or shy, or that something is embarrassing: after a mistake, at a compliment or when being watched ('hazukashii!', hazukashii kara yamete = stop, it's embarrassing).

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chotto hazukashii na

I'm a bit embarrassed.

ちょっと恥ずかしいな

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chotto hazukashii desu

I'm a little embarrassed.

ちょっと恥ずかしいです

About someone else or what they did, it is a criticism ('embarrassing, shameful'). For how someone else feels, say hazukashisou (looks embarrassed).

Learn first: muzukashii