賢い
Wise / Clever / Smart
Kare wa kashikoi node, toraburu o sugu ni kaiketsu shita.
→ Since he is clever, he solved the trouble immediately.
礼儀正しい
Polite / Well-mannered
Kanojo wa itsumo aisatsu o kakasanai, reigi tadashii hito da.
→ She is a polite person who never fails to greet others.
正直な
Honest
Shōjikina hito wa, dare kara mo shinrai sareru.
→ An honest person is trusted by everyone.
正直に言うと
To be honest / Frankly speaking
Shōjiki ni iu to, sono ryōri wa amari oishiku nakatta.
→ To be honest, that dish wasn't very delicious.
素直な
Gentle / Docile / Honest (about feelings)
Kare wa jibun no hi o mitomeru, sunaona seikaku da.
→ He has an honest personality and admits his faults.
純粋な
Pure / Innocent
Kodomo no koro no junsuina kokoro o wasuretakunai.
→ I don't want to forget the pure heart I had as a child.
純粋な気持ち
Pure feelings / Genuine intention
Kanojo o tasuketai to iu junsuina kimochi de kōdō shita.
→ I acted with the genuine intention of wanting to help her.
かっこいい
Cool / Handsome / Attractive
Kare wa supōtsu bannō de, hontō ni kakkoii.
→ He is good at all sports and is really cool.
格好悪い
Uncool / Tacky / Embarrassing
Hito no mae de koronde shimai, kakkōwarui omoi o shita.
→ I fell in front of people and felt embarrassed (it was uncool).
勇気のある
Brave / Courageous
Kare wa yūki no aru ketsudan o kudashita.
→ He made a brave decision.
ユーモアのある
Humorous / Having a sense of humor
Sensei no hanashi wa itsumo yūmoa no aru naiyō de omoshiroi.
→ The teacher's stories are always humorous and interesting.
積極的な
Active / Positive / Aggressive
Kaigi de wa sekkyokutekina hatsugen ga motomerareru.
→ Active participation is required in the meeting.
消極的な
Passive / Negative
Shippai o osorete, nanigoto ni mo shōkyokutekina taido o toru.
→ Fearing failure, he takes a passive attitude toward everything.
落ち着いている
Calm / Composed
Kinkyū jitai demo, kanojo wa ochitsuite iru.
→ She remains calm even in emergency situations.
落ち着く
To calm down / To feel at ease
Atatakai ocha o nomu to, kokoro ga ochitsuku.
→ Drinking warm tea calms my mind.
大人しい
Quiet / Gentle / Obedient
Uchi no inu wa totemo otonashii node, metta ni hoenai.
→ My dog is very gentle, so it rarely barks.
真面目な
Serious / Diligent / Earnest
Kare wa majimena gakusei de, ichido mo jugyō o yasumanai.
→ He is a diligent student and has never missed a class.
呑気な
Easy-going / Carefree / Optimistic
Ashita tesuto nanoni, kare wa nonkina kao o shite iru.
→ Even though there is a test tomorrow, he looks carefree.
ハンサムな
Handsome
Haiyū no yōni hansamuna dansei ga machi o aruite ita.
→ A man as handsome as an actor was walking in the city.
美人
Beautiful woman / Beauty
Kanojo wa kurasu de ichiban no bijin da.
→ She is the most beautiful woman in the class.
スマートな
Slim / Stylish / Smart (appearance)
Moderu-san no yō ni sumātona taikei ni naritai.
→ I want to have a slim figure like a model.
意地悪な
Mean / Spiteful / Nasty
Ijiwaruna koto o iu no wa yamenasai.
→ Stop saying mean things.
意地悪をする
To be mean / To play a nasty trick
Otōto no shukudai o kakushite ijiwaru o shita.
→ I was mean and hid my younger brother's homework.
頑固な
Stubborn / Obstinate
Chichi wa gankona seikaku de, nakanaka iken o kaenai.
→ My father has a stubborn personality and doesn't easily change his opinion.
勝ち気な
Strong-minded / Unyielding / Competitive
Kanojo wa kachikina seikaku de, nani ni demo chōsen suru.
→ She has a strong-minded personality and challenges everything.
短気な
Short-tempered
Tankina hito wa, sugu ni ikaridasu node tsukiainikui.
→ Short-tempered people get angry easily, so they are hard to get along with.
怒りっぽい
Hot-tempered / Gets angry easily
Saikin tsukarete iru sei ka, okorippoku natte iru.
→ Perhaps because I'm tired lately, I've become hot-tempered.
飽きっぽい
Fickle / Gets bored easily
Kare wa akippoi node, shumi ga korokoro kawaru.
→ He gets bored easily, so his hobbies change constantly.
恥ずかしがり屋
Shy person
Musuko wa hazukashigariya de, hito no mae de hanasenai.
→ My son is shy and cannot speak in front of people.
お調子者
Frivolous person / Flatterer / Person who gets carried away easily
Kare wa ochōshimono na node, amari shin'yō dekenai.
→ He is a frivolous person, so I can't trust him much.
厚かましい
Impudent / Shameless / Pushy
Karita okane o kaesanai nante, atsukamashii hito da.
→ He doesn't pay back the money he borrowed; what a shameless person.
図々しい
Impudent / Brazen
Itsumo hito ni ogorasete bakari de, zūzūshii.
→ He always makes others treat him; he is so brazen.
欲張りな
Greedy
Nandemo jibun no mono ni shitagaru, yokubarina seikaku da.
→ He has a greedy personality and wants to make everything his own.
強欲な
Greedy / Avaricious
Gōyokuna shōnin wa, futōna rieki o ageyō to shita.
→ The greedy merchant tried to make unfair profits.
けちな
Stingy / Cheap
Okane o takusan motte iru noni, kare wa totemo kechi da.
→ Even though he has a lot of money, he is very stingy.