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ureshi’i 嬉しい delighted; glad
kanashi’i 悲しい sad

hazukashi’i 恥ずかしい embarrassed; feel shy
kurushi’i 苦しい painful

natsukashi’i 懐かしい feel nostalgic
tsurai 辛い feel hardship; miserable

kowai 怖い scared; afraid
shinpai (na) 心配（な) worried

anshin (na) 安心（な) feeling at ease; relief
shiawase (na) 幸せ（な) happy; happiness

zan-nen (na) 残念（な) regrettable; feel sorry

GRAMMAR NOTE Quotation X to iu

X to i’imashita means “someone said X”. X represents the quote and is followed
by the quotation particle to and the verb i’imasu (iu, a U-verb) “say, tell”. In
casual speech, the informal version of the quotation particle tte is often used.
The quote X can end in either the Formal or Informal form depending on
whether it is a direct quote or indirect quote. The tense of the quoted sentence

remains the same as in the original quote.
Shimasu to/tte i’imashita. He said, “I’ll do it”.
Suru to/tte i’imashita. He said that he would do it.

Shita to/tte i’imashita. He said that he had done it.

In casual speech, the quote can end with tte.

Ashita ame da tte. They say it will rain tomorrow.
Ame tte? Did you say “rain”? or Did
they say “rain”?

The particle tte can follow any word, and indicates that the preceding word is

unfamiliar to you.
Iyasareru tte, dō iu imi desu What does iyasareru mean?
ka.

Konchū tte, nan desu ka. What is konchū?
Satō-san tte, shinsetsu desu Ms. Sato is kind, isn’t she?