, 
| Kanji | meaning | pronunciation | kana |
| weak | yowa(i), jaku | , |
         | Watashi wa (o)sake ga yowai desu. |
| I don't drink (alcohol).
(Drink quickly goes to my head.) |
       | Hi o yowamete kudasai. | |||
| Please turn down the flame/heat. |
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Hito wa minna jakuten o motteimasu. |
| We all have our own little weaknesses. |
| jakuniku-kyooshoku | ||||||
| the law of the jungle |