Gerald Flashcards
- どう致しまして
- どういたしまして
You’re welcome
- 長い
- ながい
Long (time)
- 病院
- びょういん
Hospital
- 仕事
- しごと
Job, occupation (noun)
- する
- します
- “shiru” be sorry if she tries… it herself
To do (verb)
- どの位?
- どのくらい?
How long, how far, how much?
- ご心配なく
- ごしんぱいなく
Don’t worry about it, no worries
- 大丈夫
- だいじょうぶ
- “daijiyobu”?… (My job?…)
It’s alright, it’s okay
- いいね
- “iine” it… to feel wanted
That’s good, that’s nice
- 今日
- きょう
Today
- 空腹
- くうふく
Hungry
- 楽しい
- たのしい
Enjoyable, fun, pleasant, happy, delightful (い adjective)
- 夜
- よる
Evening, night (noun, adverb)
- 夕飯
- ゆうはん
- Are “yuuhan”gry by… time?
Evening meal, dinner, supper (noun)
- 楽しみ
- たのしみ
- Enjoyment, pleasure, diversion, amusement, hobby (な adjective, noun)
- Anticipation, looking forward to (な adjective, noun)
- 楽しみにする
- たのしみにする
To look forward to something (expression, suru verb)
- 会う
- あう
To meet, to encounter, to see (godan verb, intransitive verb)
- またしましょうね
Let’s do it again
- 何れ
- どれ
Which (of three or more) (pronoun)
- どうでしたか?
How was it?
- 週末
- しゅうまつ
- “shyoumatsu” take a break this…
Weekend (adverb, noun)
- 見る
- みる
- When you look in the “miru” what do you..?
- To see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe
- To examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge
- To look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on
- To experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
- (Ichidan verb, transitive verb)
- 修正
- しゅうせい
- Amendment, correction, revision, modification, alteration, retouching, update, fix
- (noun or participle taking the aux. verb する, transitive verb)
- 美味しい
- おいしい
- Good(-tasting), nice, delicious, tasty
- Attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.), appealing, convenient, favorable, desirable, profitable
- (い adjective)
- 水
- みず
- Water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
- Fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid
- Flood, floodwaters
- (noun)
- どこ
- どちら (formal)
- Where, what place
- How much (long, far), what extent
- (pronoun)
- ここ
- こっち (informal)
- こちら (formal)
- Here, this place
- This point, here, now
- The next … (e.g. few days), these next …
- (pronoun)
- そこ
- そっち (informal)
- そちら (formal)
- There (place relatively near listener)
- There (place just mentioned), that place
- Then (of some incident just spoken of), that (of point just raised)
- (pronoun)
- あそこ
- あっち (informal)
- あちら (formal)
- There, over there, that place, yonder, you-know-where
- That far, that much, that point
- (pronoun)
- Genitals, private parts, nether regions
- That far, that much, that point
- (noun)
- 駅
- えき
- Railway station, train station
- (noun)
- バス停
- バスてい
- Bus stop
- なるほど
- I see, that’s right, indeed
- (interjection, adverb)
- 遊ぶ / び
- あそぶ (verb)
- あそび (noun)
- Play, amuse oneself, enjoy oneself
- Spend one’s time idle, do nothing
- For an item not to be in use, be spare or idle
- かばん
- Bag, satchel, briefcase, basket
- (noun)
- 地図
- ちず
- Map, atlas, chart, plan
- (noun)
- 切符
- きっぷ
- Ticket
- (noun)
- じゃないです (informal)
- じゃありません (more formal)
- ではありません (most formal - for writing)
- “jiyana”ial is to say something…
- Is not, am not, are not
- Isn’t it?
- (expression, い adjective)
- 地下鉄
- ちかてつ
- Subway, metro, underground (railway)
- (abbreviation, noun)
- 空港
- くうこう
- Airport
- (noun)
- 半
- はん
- Half, semi-
- Half-past
- Odd number
- (noun, noun (prefix))
- ごろ
- Around, about
- (noun, adverb, noun (suffix))
- 今
- いま
- Now, the present time, just now, soon, immediately
- (noun taking the genitive case particle の, adverb)
- Another, more
- (adverb)
- 頃
- ころ
- Suitable time (or condition)
- Time of year, season
- (noun, adverb, noun (suffix))
- 何時
- なんじ
- When, at what time, how soon
- (pronoun)
- 時
- じ
- Hour; o’clock
- (specified) Time; when …; during …
- (suffix, noun which may take the genitive case particle の)
- 面白い
- おもしろい
- Interesting, fascinating, intriguing, enthralling
- Amusing, funny, comical
- Enjoyable, fun, entertaining, pleasant, agreeable
- Good, satisfactory, favourable, desirable, encouraging
- (い adjective)
- その
- That, the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
- Part (as in “part two”) (preceding a number)
- (pre-noun adjectival)
- Um …, er …, uh …
- (interjection)
- この
- This (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker
- Last (couple of years, etc.), these, past, this (in ref. to a stretch of time or date)
- You (as in “you liar”) (emphatic, accusatory, insulting)
- (pre-noun adjectival)
- 明るい
- あかるい
-Light, well-lit, well-lighted
- Bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored
- Cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition)
- Encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects
- Familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in)
- (い adjective)
- それら
- Those (near the second person)
- (pronoun)
- これら
- These
- (pronoun)
- 靴
- くつ
- Shoe, shoes, boots, footwear, footgear
- (noun)
- 白い
- しろい
- White
- (い adjective)
- 赤い
- あかい
- Red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion, vermillion
- Red, communist
- (い adjective)
- 傘
- かさ
- Umbrella, parasol
- Something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat, shade (of a lamp), mushroom cap, pileus
- (noun)
- 帽子
- ぼうし
- Hat, cap
- (noun)
- そこ
- There (place relatively near listener)
- There (place just mentioned), that place
- Then (of some incident just spoken of), that (of point just raised)
- (pronoun)
- ここ
- Here, this place
- This point, here, now
- These past … (e.g. three years), these last … (followed by a duration noun)
- The next … (e.g. few days), these next … (followed by a duration noun)
- (pronoun)
- 大学
- だいがく
- University, college
- (noun)
- えき
- Railway station, train station
- (noun)
- デパート
- Department store
- Department
- (noun)
- バス停
- バスてい
- Bus stop
- (noun)
- コンビニ
- Convenience store
- (noun)
- 週間
- しゅうかん
- Week
- (noun)
- 未だ
- まだ
- いまだ
- still, as yet, only
- (not) yet
- more, (more) still
- at least, comparatively, relatively
- (adverb)
- unfinished, incomplete, not yet done
- (な adjective)
- 探す
- さがす
- to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek
- to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around
- (godan verb, transitive verb)
- 新しい
- あたらしい
- new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
- (い adjective)
- 教員
- きょういん
- teacher, instructor, teaching staff, faculty member
- (noun)
- 思考
- しこう
- thought, consideration, thinking
- (noun or participle taking the aux. verb する, transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun taking the genitive case particle の)
- なる
- to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain
- to result in, to turn out, to end up, to prove (to be)
- to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of
- to be completed, to be realized, to succeed, to be attained, to be accomplished
- to change (into), to turn (into), to transform
- to come (to do), to begin (to do), to grow (to do)
- to come to, to amount to, to add up to, to make
- to play (the part of), to act as
- to be used for, to be useful for, to serve as
- (godan verb, intransitive verb)
- 習う
- ならう
- to take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher), to study (under a teacher), to get training in
- (godan verb, transitive verb)
- ないといけない
- have to (verb), must (verb) (after negative base of verb)
- is indispensable, absolutely necessary
- (expression, い adjective)
- 月
- つき
- month
- Moon
- moonlight
- (a) moon, natural satellite
- (noun)
- 月間
- げっかん
- month-long period, (during) month
- (noun or verb acting prenominally)
- 誕生日
- たんじょうび
- “danjyoubi”s to be a clown for kid’s…
- birthday
- (noun)
- 最近
- さいきん
- Haven’t been “saikin”…
- recently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now
- (noun taking the genitive case particle の, adverb)
- nearest, closest
- (noun taking the genitive case particle の)
- 起きる
- おきる
- おきます
- It’s not “okiru” to sleep in. I should really…
- to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire)
- to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake
- to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
- (Ichidan verb intransitive verb)
- 晩御飯
- ばんごはん
- “bangohan” the table when hungry for…
- dinner, evening meal
- (noun)
- 毎晩
- まいばん
- I sit on “maiban”s every…
- every night
- (noun, adverb)
- 弁当
- べんとう
- By midday, I’m “bentoo”ver with hunger for a…
- boxed lunch (noun)
- 昼ご飯
- ひるごはん
- Whoever feeds me… is my “hirogo”
- lunch, midday meal
- (noun)
- 朝御飯
- あさごはん
- If I’m running late I eat… “asago”
- breakfast
- (noun)
- 毎朝
- まいあさ
- I struggle to get off “maiasa” every…
- every morning
- (noun, adverb)
- 飲む
- のむ
- のみます
- It’s “nomu” to… water
- to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine)
- to smoke (tobacco)
- to engulf, to overwhelm
- to keep down, to suppress
- to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
- to make light of, to conceal
- (godan verb, transitive verb)
- 毎日
- まいにち
- Are your eyes itchy today? “main(are)ichi”…
- every day
- (noun, adverb)
- 食べる
- たべる
- たべます
- It is “taberu” to… during Ramadan.
- to eat
- to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
- (Ichidan verb, transitive verb)
- 野球
- やきゅう
- It was good “yakyuu” got such good seats for the… game
- baseball
- noun
- 雑誌
- ざっし
- “zaashi” always do the crosswords in the..?
- journal, magazine, periodical
- (noun)
- 本
- ほん
- “hon”estly I don’t read many…
- book, volume, script
- (noun)
- this, present, current, … in question, … at issue
- main, head, principal
- real, genuine, regular, proper
- (prefix)
- counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- (counter)
- 読む
- よむ
- よみます
- ‘“yomu”ight be surprised to learn I don’t… very much because I don’t like books.
- to read
- to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant
- to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone’s thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone’s heart), to divine
- to decipher
- to count, to estimate
- to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
- (godan verb, transitive verb)
- 音楽
- おんがく
- The… began playing right “ongaku”
- music
- (noun)
- 聞く
- きく
- ききます
- You must… the music to “kiku” out the jams
- to hear
- to listen (e.g. to music)
- to ask, to enquire, to query
- to hear about, to hear of, to learn of
- to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with
- to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g. an argument), to give consideration to
- to smell (esp. incense), to sample (a fragrance)
- to taste (alcohol), to try
- (godan verb, transitive verb)
- 時々
- ときどき
- It’s “tokidoki” to… make mistakes
- sometimes, occasionally, at times, from time to time, now and then, once in a while, at intervals
- (adverb, noun taking the genitive case particle の)
- seasonal, of the season, appropriate (for the season or occasion)
- (noun taking the genitive case particle の, noun)
- 作
- つくる
- つくります
- “tsukuru” to… model planes
- to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct
- to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol)
- to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train
- to till
- to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write
- to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose
- to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found
- to have (a child)
- to make up (one’s face, etc.)
- to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
- to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion
- to form (a line, etc.)
- to set (a record)
- to commit (a sin, etc.)
- (godan verb, transitive verb)
- 昨日
- きのう
- It feels like only… I was in “kinou”garten.
- yesterday
- (noun, adverb)
- 晩
- ばん
- It’s annoying how the neighbours “ban”g on the walls at…
- evening, night
- (noun, adverb)
- counter for nights
- (counter)
- 料理屋
- りょうりや
- You live here. What is the best… “ryooriya”?
- restaurant
- (noun)
- する
- します
- “shiru” regret trying… that on her own.
- to do, to carry out, to perform
- to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into)
- to serve as, to act as, to work as
- to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
- to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as
- to decide on, to choose
- (suru verb)
- to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
- to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
- to be worth, to cost
- to pass (of time), to elapse
- to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
- to transform A to B, to make A into B, to exchange A for B
- to make use of A for B, to view A as B, to handle A as if it were B
- to feel A about B
- (suru verb, transitive verb)
- verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech “vs”)
- (suffix, suru verb)
- creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with “o” or “go”)
- to be just about to, to be just starting to, to try to, to attempt to
- (auxiliary verb, suru verb)
- 実は
- じつは
- I don’t think she’ll let that slide… I think “jitsuha”.
- as a matter of fact, by the way, to tell you the truth, to be honest, frankly
- (expression, adverb)
- 娘
- むすめ
- I’m “musume”ing your… is rebellious.
- daughter
- girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
- (noun)
- よく
- Do you… forget to “yoku” the door?
- often
- nicely, properly, well, skillfully, skilfully
- I’m glad that you …, thank you for …
- (you have) quite the nerve to, I don’t know how you can …
- 見る
- みる
- みます
- to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe
- to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge
- to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on
- to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
- (Ichidan verb, transitive verb)
- to try …, to have a go at …, to give … a try
- to see (that) …, to find (that) …
- (auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb)
- 夫
- おっと
- I “ohoto” divorce my… for cheating on me with her.
- husband
- (noun)
- 頭がいい
- あたまがいい
- I remember “atamagaii” was so… he got every trivia question right.
- bright, intelligent, clever, smart
- (expression, い adjective)
- あるらしい
- It… backwards, it’s rush hour not “arurashii”.
- seems to be, appears to have, supposed to be
- (expression)
- いい感じ
- いいかんじ
- His writing… “iikanji” is perfect.
- looks good
- pleasant feeling, good vibes
- (expression, noun)
- じゃあ
- … then, “jiyaa” better get a move on.
- then, well, so, well then
- (conjunction)
- 難しい
- むずかしい
- It’s very… to “muzukashi” without having the engine on.
- difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.)
- fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased
- gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look)
- (い adjective)
- impossible, unfeasible
- (euphemistic, い adjective)
- 同じ
- おなじ
- “onnaji” I think they look the…
- same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike
- (noun or verb acting prenominally, noun)
- anyway, anyhow, in either case
- (adverb)
- ことができる
- ことができます
- I must… to access the house I “kotogadekiru”ator coming to redo the bathroom.
- to be able (to), to be possible (to)
- (expression, Ichidan verb)
- 訪ねる
- たずねる
- たずねます
- “dazuneru”… his brother’s house.
- to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to
- (Ichidan verb, transitive verb)
- ようこそ
- “youkoso”… to stay in my home.
- welcome
- (interjection)
- 乗る
- のる
- のります
- There’s “noru”m left to… the train.
- to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark
- to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to mount
- to reach, to go over, to pass
- to follow, to stay (on track), to go with (the times, etc.)
- to take part, to participate, to join
- to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
- to be deceived, to be taken in
- to be carried, to be spread, to be scattered
- to stick, to attach, to take, to go on
- (godan verb, intransitive verb)
- 千
- せん
- …points is a “sen”sational score.
- 1,000
- thousand
- (numeric)
- 高い
- たかい
- “takai” is six foot…
- high, tall
- expensvie, high-priced
- high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
- loud
- high-pitched, shrill
- (い adjective)
- 黒い
- くろい
- “kuroi” order those sunnies in…
- black
- dark, blackish, sun-tanned (skin)
- suspicious, criminal, illicit
- darkened and dirty, sooty, covered in dirt
- evil, wicked, black-hearted
- inauspicious, ill-boding, unlucky
- (い adjective)
- 店
- みせ
- “mise”ster spend all day in the clothing…
- store, shop, establishment, restaurant
- (noun)
- いくら
- “ikura” told me… it was before I agreed to buy it.
- how much
- (noun, adverb)
- something over, and something, -odd
- (noun (suffix))
- however (much), no matter how
- (adverb)
- 円
- えん
- “en” Japan the currency is…
- yen
- circle
- (noun)
- 安い
- やすい
- “yasui”… you couldn’t even buy me a card.
- cheap, inexpensive
- calm, peaceful, quiet
- (い adjective)
- 百
- ひゃく
- Eating… eels is “hyaku”!
- 100
- hundred
- (numeric)
- あの
- Go “ano” those kids over there.
- that, those, the
- [someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener]
- (pre-noun adjectival)
- 青い
- あおい
- “aoi” there matey, we sail the deep… sea
- blue, azure
- unripe, inexperienced
- green
- [mostly arch. or in ref. to fruits, vegetables and traffic lights, etc.]
- pale, gray, grey
- [in ref. to facial colour]
- い adjective
- 欲しい
- ほしい
- wanting (to have), desiring, wishing for
- (い adjective)
- I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
- (い adjective, auxiliary adjective)
- 新しい
- あたらしい
- new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
- (い adjective)
- 服
- ふく
- clothes (esp. Western clothes)
- (noun, noun (suffix))
- counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
- (suffix, counter)
- ダサい
- uncool, unsophisticated, unfashionable, out of fashion, tacky
- (slang, い adjective)
- 財布
- さいふ
- purse, handbag, wallet
- (noun)
- はちょっと
- 古い
- ふるい
- old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn
- [of things, not people]
- long, since long ago, time-honored
- of the distant past, long-ago
- stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny
- old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
- (い adjective)
- 息子
- むすこ
- son
- penis
- (noun)
- おしゃれ
- smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious
- (な adjective, noun taking the genitive case particle の)
- someone smartly dressed
- (noun)
- to dress up, to be fashionable
- (noun or participle taking the aux. verb する, intransitive verb)
- 妻
- つま
- wife
- garnish (esp. one served with sashimi), trimmings
- accompaniment, side (remark)
- (noun)
- 大学生
- だいがくせい
- university student, college student
- (noun)
- 有名
- ゆうめい
- famous
- (な adjective)
- fame
- (noun)
- 看護師
- かんごし
- (hospital) nurse, registered nurse, RN
- (noun)
- 弟
- おとうと
- younger brother, little brother, kid brother
- brother-in-law (spouse’s younger brother or younger sister’s husband)
- うるさい
- noisy, loud
- annoying, troublesome, tiresome, persistent, importunate
- fussy, finicky, picky, particular, nagging, fastidious, bossy
- (い adjective)
- shut up, be quiet
- (interjection)
- 兄
- あに
- older brother, elder brother
- (noun)
- 会社員
- かいしゃいん
- company employee, office worker, white-collar worker
- (noun)
- 姉
- あね
- older sister, elder sister
- (noun)
- 妹
- いもうと
- younger sister
- (noun)
- 忙しい
- いそがしい
- busy, occupied, hectic
- restless, hurried, fidgety
- い adjective
- 家族
- かぞく
- family
- (noun)
- 町
- まち
- town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood
- downtown, main street
- street, road
- (noun)
- とても
- very, awfully, exceedingly
- (not) at all, by no means, simply (cannot)
- [before a negative form]
- (adverb)
- 静か
- しずか
- quiet, silent
- slow, unhurried
- calm, peaceful
- (な adjective)
- 賑やか
- にぎやか
- bustling, busy, crowded, lively, prosperous, thriving
- lively (party, voices, etc.), loud, noisy, merry, cheerful
- (な adjective)
- 都市
- とし
- town, city, municipal, urban
- (noun, noun taking the genitive case particle の)
- 出身
- しゅっしん
- one’s origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
- (noun)
- しなければなりません
- must do, have to do
- (expression)
- ある
- あります
- to be, to exist, to live [usually of inanimate objects]
- to have
- to be located
- to be equipped with
- to happen, to come about
- (godan verb, intransitive verb)
- いる
- いります
- to be (animate), to be, to exist
- to be ..ing [after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state]
- to (have the audacity to) do [after -masu base of verb; indicates contempt or disdain for another’s actions]
- (godan verb, auxillary verb)
- として
- as (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
- apart from… (used to change the topic)
- thinking that…, trying to…
- (expression)
- 背が高い
- せがたかい
- tall (of a person)
- (expression, い adjective)
- 背が低い
- せがひくい
- short (of a person)
- (expression, い adjective)
- 良い
- よい
- good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable
- sufficient, enough, ready, prepared
- profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial
- OK, all right, fine, no problem
see also: - (い adjective)
- easy to …
- (suffix, い adjective)
- 出口
-でぐち - It’s our “deguchi” to leave quietly
- exit, gateway, way out
- outlet, vent, leak
- (noun)
- 自販機
- じはんき
- …are often full of “jihanki” food
- vending machine
- (abbreviation, noun)
- コインロッカー
- coin-operated locker
- storage locker
- (noun)
- 近い
-ちかい - It’s so “chikai” it’s… to the sky
- near, close, short (distance)
- close (in time), soon
- close (relationship), friendly, intimate
- closely related
- similar, almost the same, close to, nearly
- (い adjective)
- カフェ
- cafe
- (noun)
- 二階
- にかい
- This building is “kai” because it has many…
- second floor, upstairs
- (noun)
- 階段
- かいだん
- The lift is broken! “kaidan” we can take the…
- stairs, stairway, staircase
- (noun)
- コンセント
- Do I have your “consento” to plug my phone into the…
- electrical outlet, wall socket, power plug
- 遠い
- とおい
- “toohi” km is… away
- far, distant, far away, a long way off, in the distance
- distant (past), remote (in time), remote, far-removed (in time)
- distant (relationship or kinship), having little to do (with someone)
- far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.), not similar, way off
- hard (of hearing) [as 耳が遠い]
- nearsighted [as 目が遠い]
- い adjective
- 電話
- でんわ
- I “denwa”ly talk to people on the…
- telephone call, phone call
- (noun, noun or participle taking the aux. verb す, る noun taking the genitive case particle の)
- telephone (device), phone
- (abbreviation, noun, noun taking the genitive case particle の)
- 地下
- ちか
- Did you “chika” that hole that leads…
- underground, below the ground
- underground (activities, movement, etc.), secret, illegal, in hiding
- (noun, noun taking the genitive case particle の)
- world of the dead, the grave
- (noun)
- タクシー
- taxi
- (noun)
- エレベーター
- elevator, lift
- (noun)
- お手洗い
- おてあらい
- I have “ohtearai” case of diarrhea. Where is the…
- toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom
- (noun)
- あります
- “arimasu” get going. I have somewhere…
- to be, to exist, to live
- to have
- to be located
- to be equipped with
- to happen, to come about
- (godan verb, intransitive verb)
- ゴミ箱
- ゴミばこ
- “gomibaco” hurts from putting out the…
- garbage can, rubbish bin, trash can, dustbin
- (noun)
- 乗り換え
- のりかえ
- I “norikae” a timetable so I don’t know where to…
- transfer (trains, buses, etc.), change, connection
- switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.), change, conversion
- (noun, noun or participle taking the aux. verb する, intransitive verb)
- 改札
- かいさつ
- He “kaisatsu” the line at the…
- examination of tickets
- (noun, noun or participle taking the aux. verb す, る intransitive verb)
- ticket gate, ticket barrier
- (abbreviation, noun)
- 一階
- いっかい
- This building is “kai” because it has many…
- first floor, ground floor
- one floor, one storey
- one rank
- (noun)
- 一階
- ## いっかい
- first floor, ground floor
- one floor, one storey
- one rank
- ホーム
- I wait on this… for my train “hommu”)
- (railway) platform
- (noun)
- 動画
- どうが
- I love watching… of cute “dooga”
- video (esp. digital), video clip, clip
- animation, animated cartoon
- in-betweens (animation)
- (noun)
- 話す
- はなす
- はなします
- “hanaso” busy she never has time to…
- to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat
- to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss
- to speak (a language)
- (godan verb, transitive verb)
- 土曜日
- どようび
- “doyoubi” wanting to party on… night?
- Saturday
- (noun, adverb)
- 出掛ける
- でかける
- でかけます
- “dekakeru” are going to… and race on the weekend
- to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart, to start, to set out
- to be about to leave, to be just going out
- (Ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
- 料理
- りょうり
- It’s delicicous. You’re “ryori” good at…
- cooking, cookery, cuisine, meal, food, dish, item on a menu
- (easily) dealing with something, handling (well)
- (noun, noun or participle taking the aux. verb す, るtransitive verb)
- いつも
- always, all the time, at all times
- never [with neg. verb]
- (adverb)
- 何時
- なんじ
- when, at what time, how soon
- (pronoun)
- ラジオ
- radio
- (noun)
- 新聞
- しんぶん
- newspaper
- (noun)
- 起きる
- おきる
- おきます
- to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire)
- to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake
- to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
- (Ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
- 作る
- つくる
- つくります
- to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct
- to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol)
- to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train
- to till
- to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write
- to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose
- to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found
- to have (a child)
- to make up (one’s face, etc.)
- to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
- to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion
- to form (a line, etc.)
- to set (a record)
- to commit (a sin, etc.)
- (godan verb, transitive verb)
- 毎週
- まいしゅう
- every week
- (noun, adverb)
- バレーボール
- volleyball
- (noun)
- 来週
- らいしゅう
- next week
- (noun, adverb)
- 明日
- あした
- tomorrow
- near future
- (noun, adverb)
- 浴びる
- あびる
- あびます
- to dash over oneself (e.g. water), to take (e.g. shower), to bask in (e.g. the sun), to bathe in, to be flooded with (e.g. light), to be covered in
- to suffer (e.g. an attack), to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise), to have heaped upon, to be showered with
- (Ichidan verb, transitive verb)
- 寝る
- ねる
- ねます
- to sleep (lying down)
- to go to bed, to lie in bed
- to lie down
- to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
- to lie flat (e.g. of hair)
- to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
- to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)
- (Ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
- パスタ
- pasta
- (noun)
- 走る
- はしる
- はしります
- to run
- to run (of a vehicle), to drive, to travel, to move, to sail
- to rush (to), to dash, to race
- to retreat, to flee, to defect (to)
- to run away, to abscond, to elope
- to flash (of lightning), to streak, to shoot (through; e.g. of pain), to run (through), to flare, to flit (e.g. across one’s face), to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.)
- to go (e.g. bad, to extremes), to become, to turn, to take to (e.g. crime), to get carried away by (e.g. one’s emotions), to get involved in, to get wrapped up in
- to run (through; of a road, street, etc.), to extend (e.g. of a mountain range), to stretch, to lie
- (godan verb, intransitive verb)
- こちら
- this way, this direction
- here
- this (one)
- I, me, we, us
- this person
- (pronoun)
- 言う
- いう
- いいます
- to say, to utter, to declare
- to name, to call
- to go (e.g. “the alarm went ping”), to make a noise
- (godan verb)
- という
- called, named, that says, that
- as many as, as much as
- all …, every single …
- 彼氏
- かれし
- boyfriend
- (noun)
- 中国
- ちゅうごく
- China
- central part of a country, main region
- (noun)
- 彼女
- かのじょ
- girlfriend
- (noun)
- she, her
- (pronoun)
- 韓国
- かんこく
- South Korea, Republic of Korea
- (noun)
- ベトナム
- Vietnam
- (noun)
- Kポップ
- K pop
- (noun)
- ミステリー
- mystery (genre)
- (noun)
- 趣味
- しゅみ
- hobby, pastime
- tastes, preference, liking
- ホラー
- horror (genre)
- (noun)
- ファンタシー
- fantasy (genre)
- (noun)
- どんな
- what kind of, what sort of, what [as in こんな そんな あんな]
- no matter what (kind of), whatever, any, all [as どんな…でも, どんな…も, etc.]
- (pre-noun adjectival)
- アクション
- action (genre)
- (noun)
- 何も
- なにも
- (not) anything, (nothing) at all, (not) any, nothing [with neg. verb]
- and everything else, and all [as …も何も]
- (not) at all, (not) in the least, (not) especially, (not) to that extent [as …なくてもいい, …ことはない, etc.]
- (expression)
- 腹立たしい
- はらただし
- irritating, aggravating, upsetting
- い adjective
- コメディ
- comedy (genre)
- (noun)
- れんあい
- romance (genre)
- love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections
- (noun, noun or participle taking the aux. verb する, intransitive verb, noun taking the genitive case particle の)
- 家
- いえ
- house, residence, dwelling
- family, household
- lineage, family name
- (noun)
- 広い
- ひろい
- spacious, vast, wide
- (い adjective)
- まだ
- still, as yet, only
- (not) yet
- more, (more) still
- at least, comparatively, relatively
- (usually written using kana alone, adverb)
- unfinished, incomplete, not yet done
- (usually written using kana alone, な adjective)
- 引っ越す
- ひっこす
- ひっこします
- to move (house), to change residence
- (godan verb, intransitive verb)
- アパート
- apartment building, apartment block, apartment house
- apartment
- (noun)
- キッチン
- kitchen
- (noun)
- リビング
- living room
- living, lifestyle
- (noun)
- 狭い
- せまい
- narrow, confined, small, cramped
- limited, narrow-minded, confining
- (い adjective)
- ベッド
- bed
- (noun)
- エアコン
- air conditioner, air conditioning, aircon
- (noun)
- 掃除機
- そうじき
- vacuum cleaner, vacuum, hoover
- cleaning device
- (noun)
- シャワー
- shower
- (noun)
- 本棚
- ほんだな
- bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase
- (noun)
- 多分
- たぶん
- perhaps, probably
- (adverb)
- generous, many, much, great
- (な adjective, noun taking the genitive case particle の
- でんしレンジ
- microwave oven
- (noun)
- テーブル
- table
- (noun)
- 椅子
- いす
- chair, stool
- post, office, position
- (noun)
- 冷蔵庫
- れいぞうこ
- refrigerator, fridge
- (noun)
- 洗濯機
- せんたくき
- washing machine, (clothes) washer
- (noun)
- 机
- つくえ
- desk
- (noun)
- いつ
- when, at what time, how soon
- (pronoun)
- 今週
- こんしゅう
- this week
- (noun, adverb)
- 電車
-でんしゃ
- train, electric train
- (noun)
- 行く
- いく
- いきます
- to go, to move (towards), to head (towards), to leave (for)
- to move through, to travel across, to walk along (e.g. a road)
- to go (well, badly, etc.), to proceed, to turn out, to get along
- to do (in a particular way), to go (with; a choice), to try [oft. as で〜]
- to pass (of time, seasons, etc.), to go by
- to stream, to flow
- to die, to pass away
- to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.), to get to, to go (so far as …)
- to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.), to arrive
- godan verbintransitive verb
- to continue …, to go on …, to (progress) steadily, to gradually …, to progressively … [after the -te form of a verb; い sometimes omitted in casual speech]
- (godan verb, intransitive verb)
• 利口
• りこう
Clever, intelligent, bright, smart, wise, sensible, shrewd, well behaved (esp of children and pets), obedient, good
• 利口
• りこう
Clever, intelligent, bright, smart, wise, sensible, shrewd, well behaved (esp of children and pets), obedient, good
• 奢る
• おごる
• to treat (someone) to (something), to give (someone) a treat, to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.)
• to be extravagant, to live in luxury
• 奢る
• おごる
• to treat (someone) to (something), to give (someone) a treat, to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.)
• to be extravagant, to live in luxury