Chapter 14: English to Japanese

Question 1

My older brother

Answer 1

ani／兄／あに

Question 2

landlord; landlady

Answer 2

ooyasan／大家さん／おおやさん

Question 3

return (as a token of gratitude)

Answer 3

okaeshi／お返し／おかえし

Question 4

(your/his) wife

Answer 4

okusan／奥さん／おくさん

Question 5

Uncle (middle-aged man)

Answer 5

ojisan／おじさん

Question 6

Aunt (middle-aged woman)

Answer 6

obasan／おばさん

Question 7

tumbler; glass

Answer 7

Gurasu／グラス

Question 8

Christmas

Answer 8

Kurisumasu／クリスマス

Question 9

(your/her) husband

Answer 9

goshujin／ご主人／ごしゅじん

Question 10

plate; dish

Answer 10

sara／皿／さら

Question 11

time

Answer 11

jikan／時間／じかん

Question 12

ticket

Answer 12

chiketto／チケット

Question 13

chocolate

Answer 13

chokoraato／チョコラート

Question 14

sweat shirt

Answer 14

toreenaa／トレーナー

Question 15

stuffed animal (eg. teddy bear)

Answer 15

nuigurumi／ぬいぐるみ

Question 16

necktie

Answer 16

nekutai／ネクタイ

Question 17

St. Valentine’s day (In Japan the girls give the boys gifts)

Answer 17

barentaindee／バレンタインデー

Question 18

camcorder

Answer 18

bideokamera／ビデオカメラ

Question 19

married couple; husband and wife

Answer 19

fuufu／夫婦／ふうふ

Question 20

“White Day” (another gift giving day where the guys give gifts to the girls; March 14th)

Answer 20

howaitodee／ホワイトデー

Question 21

winter scarf

Answer 21

mafuraa／マフラー

Question 22

comic book

Answer 22

manga／漫画／まんが

Question 23

multistory apartment building; condominium

Answer 23

manshon／マンション

Question 24

mandarin orange

Answer 24

mikan／みかん

Question 25

everyone; all of you

Answer 25

minasan／皆さん／みなさん

Question 26

ring

Answer 26

yubiwa／指輪／ゆびわ

Question 27

radio

Answer 27

rajio／ラジオ

Question 28

parents

Answer 28

ryoushin／両親／りょうしん

Question 29

resume

Answer 29

rirekisho／履歴書／りれきしょ

Question 30

to want

Answer 30

い-adj. 　hoshii/欲しい／ほしい

Question 31

stingy; cheap

Answer 31

な-adj.　kechi (na)／けち（な）

Question 32

to send

Answer 32

う-verb　okuru／送る／おくる

Question 33

to look good (on somebody)

Answer 33

う-verb　niau／似合う／にあう

Question 34

to give up

Answer 34

る-verb 　akirameru／あきらめる

Question 35

to give to others

Answer 35

る-verb 　ageru／あげる

Question 36

to give to me

Answer 36

る-verb 　kureru／くれる

Question 37

to come into existence; to be made

Answer 37

る-verb 　dekiru／できる

Question 38

to consult

Answer 38

irr.-verb 　soudansuru／相談する／そうだんする

Question 39

to propose marriage

Answer 39

irr.-verb　 puropoozusuru／プロポーズする

Question 40

same

Answer 40

onaji／同じ／おなじ

Question 41

Mr./Ms. … (casual)

Answer 41

~kun／〜訓／〜くん

Question 42

… like this, this kind of…

Answer 42

konna~／こんな〜

Question 43

[makes a noun plural]

Answer 43

~tachi／〜たち

Question 44

we

Answer 44

watashitachi／私たち／わたしたち

Question 45

exactly

Answer 45

choudo／ちょうど

Question 46

what should one do

Answer 46

doushitaraii／どうしたらいい

Question 47

well

Answer 47

yoku／よく

Question 48

The generic counter for smaller items

Answer 48

~ko／〜個／〜こ

Question 49

The counter for bound volumes

Answer 49

~satsu／〜册／〜さつ

Question 50

The counter for equipment

Answer 50

~dai／〜台／〜だい

Question 51

The counter for small animals

Answer 51

~hiki／〜匹／〜ひき

Question 52

The counter for long objects

Answer 52

~hon／〜本／〜ほん