VOCAB—fundamental Flashcards
katakana
カタカナ
same
同じ
[おなじ]
every day
毎日
[まいにち]
purse, wallet
財布
[さいふ]
something
何か
[なにか]
sweets, snacks
お菓子
[おかし]
excuse me (general use)
すみません
November
十一月
[じゅういちがつ]
a lot, in large quantity
たくさん
child
children
子供
[こども]
子供達
[こどもたち]
few, a little
少ない
[すくない]
from
から
shop, store
店
[みせ]
the side, side-to-side / horizontal, lying down
横
[よこ]
new
新しい
[あたらしい]
pink (loan word)
ピンク
full name, identity
氏名
[しめい]
telephone, phone call
to call someone (by phone)
telephone number
電話
[でんわ]
電話する
電話番号
ice / ice cream (loan word)
アイス
アイスクリーム
painful, sore
痛い
[いたい]
number one / the best, most
一番
[いちばん]
urgent, sudden, abrupt / sharp, steep
suddenly… unexpectedly..
急
[きゅう]
急に
[きゅうに]
homework
宿題
[しゅくだい]
up, above, on top of
上
[うえ]
first, outset
最初
[さいしょ]
entrance
入口
[いりぐち]
Shinto shrine
神社
[じんじゃ]
which way, which direction, which one (when there are two choices)
どちら
どっち
how’s it going?
how are you?
元気?
元気ですか?
お元気ですか?
next month
来月
[らいげつ]
strong
強い
[つよい]
how many… how old…
幾つ
> [いくつ]
baseball
野球
[やきゅう]
difficult / hard to please, fastidious
難しい
[むずかしい]
six
六
[ろく]
this, this one
これ
secret
秘密
[ひみつ]
hotel (loan word)
ホテル
normal, regular / normally
普通
[ふつう]
that— (pre-noun)
その
one / best, first and foremost
一
[いち]
spicy, hot
辛い
[からい]
affectionate, kind
優しい
[やさしい]
sometimes
時々
[ときどき]
dinner (formal)
夕食
[ゆうしょく]
August
八月
[はちがつ]
the end
終わり
[おわり]
(individual) character, letter
字
[じ]
town
block, quarter, neighborhood
町
[まち]
街
[まち]
an order (of food, etc.)
to order / to place an order
to take an order
注文
[ちゅうもん]
注文する
注文を取る
注文を受ける
last
最後
[さいご]
face
顔
[かお]
nose
鼻
[はな]
outside, exterior, open air
外
[そと]
radio (loan word)
ラジオ
recently / most recent
最近
[さいきん]
forest
森
[もり]
September
九月
[くがつ]
play, playing, amusement
遊び
[あそび]
soccer (loan word)
サッカー
impossible / unreasonable
無理
[むり]
right
右
[みぎ]
amount, share
分
[ぶん]
color
色
[いろ]
more
もっと
prefecture / —prefecture
県
[けん]
explanation
to explain (something)
説明
[せつめい]
説明する
feeling, sensation
気持ち
[きもち]
cousin
いとこ
従兄弟 (male)
従姉妹 (female)
last year (colloquial)
去年
[きょねん]
important and valuable, a serious matter
please take care of yourself… feel better soon…
大事
[だいじ]
お大事に
Japanese boxed lunch
弁当
[べんとう]
we (colloquial)
私たち
[わたしたち]
cell phone
携帯電話
[けいたいでんわ]
nobody (with neg. verb) / everyone, anyone
誰も
[だれも]
train
電車
[でんしゃ]
strict
厳しい
[きびしい]
cheap, inexpensive
安い
[やすい]
廉い
hair, hairstyle
hair (e.g. strands of….)
髪
[かみ]
髪の毛
[かみのけ]
light (of weight)
軽い
[かるい]
tears
to shed tears / to weep
涙
[なみだ]
涙を流す
[なみだをながす]
four days / fourth of the month
四日
[よっか]
(buddhist) temple
寺
[てら]
お寺
car, automobile
車
[くるま]
cold (to touch)
冷たい
[つめたい]
morning
朝
[あさ]
all, whole
全部
[ぜんぶ]
aunt
おば
おばさん
叔母さん (mother’s side)
伯母さん (father’s side)
bank
銀行
[ぎんこう]
just a little…
ちょっと
cold (temperature of the air)
寒い
[さむい]
unusual / rare
珍しい
[めずらしい]
often, well
よく
Monday
月曜日
[げつようび]
月曜
news (loan word)
ニュース
doctor
医者
[いしゃ]
お医者さん
next to
隣
[となり]
last month
先月
[せんげつ]
good, skilled at
上手
[じょうず]
April
四月
[しがつ]
self, oneself
自分
[じぶん]
Friday
金曜日
[きんようび]
金曜
no good / don’t do that…
駄目
> [だめ]
health
健康
[けんこう]
police officer (colloquial)
お巡りさん
> [おまわりさん]
paper
紙
[かみ]
cloud
雲
[くも]
overseas, abroad
海外
[かいがい]
desk
机
[つくえ]
letter
手紙
[てがみ]
blue / green (in old Japanese)
青
[あお]
青い
thing, object
物
[もの]
which one (of three or more)
どれ
wide, big, spacious
広い
[ひろい]
preparation
to prepare
準備
[じゅんび]
準備する
photograph
写真
[しゃしん]
slow / late
遅い
[おそい]
schedule, plan
to be planned / to be scheduled / to be expected
予定
[よてい]
予定する
book
本
[ほん]
position, location
to be located (somewhere) / to be positioned (somewhere)
位置
[いち]
位置する
six (things)
六つ
[むっつ]
low / short
低い
[ひくい]
summer
夏
[なつ]
toilet (loan word)
トイレ
science
scientific
scientist
科学
[かがく]
科学的
科学者
daughter / a girl
娘
[むすめ]
famous / fame
有名
[ゆうめい]
many, numerous
much, largely, abudently
多い
[おおい]
多く
week
週
[しゅう]
mouth
口
[くち]
Japanese-style straw mat
畳
[たたみ]
thought, idea
考え
[かんがえ]
magazine, journal
雑誌
[ざっし]
mountain
山
[やま]
weak
弱い
[よわい]
congratulations!
おめでとう
おめでとうございます
near, close
近い
[ちかい]
coffee
iced coffee
(loan word)
コーヒー
アイスコーヒー
place, space
場所
[ばしょ]
hat, cap
帽子
[ぼうし]
she / her / one’s girlfriend
彼女
[かのじょ]
see you, bye
じゃね
じゃあね
test (loan word)
テスト
teacher
先生
[せんせい]
kokoro (mind, heart, and spirit)
心
[こころ]
beautiful
美しい
[うつくしい]
window
窓
[まど]
five (things)
五つ
[いつつ]
wife (informal)
wife (formal)
(someone else’s) wife
妻
[つま]
家内
[かない]
奥さん
[おくさん]
world
世界
[せかい]
very (colloquial)
とても
easy, simple (colloquial)
易しい
[やさしい]
fun, enjoyable
楽しい
[たのしい]
Thursday
木曜日
[もくようび]
木曜
wall
壁
[かべ]
talk, story
話
[はなし]
period of one year
年間
[ねんかん]
near, close to / in the near future / nearly…
近く
[ちかく]
husband (informal)
husband (polite)
(someone else’s) husband
夫
[おっと]
主人
[しゅじん]
ご主人
high, tall / expensive
高い
[たかい]
I see… indeed…
なるほど
some time, some day
いつか
cool (of temperature), refreshing
涼しい
[すずしい]
March
三月
[さんがつ]
umbrella / parasol
傘
[かさ]
(tv) program
番組
[ばんぐみ]
sugar
砂糖
[さとう]
there, that way, in that direction
そちら
そっち
park
公園
[こうえん]
Tuesday
火曜日
[かようび]
火曜
OK, not bad, so-so / now, now… (e.g. when calming people down)
まあまあ
safety
安全
[あんぜん]
yesterday (colloquial)
昨日
[きのう]
practice
to practice something
練習
[れんしゅう]
練習する
good night
おやすみ
おやすみなさい
knee / lap
膝
[ひざ]
delicious
美味しい
> [おいしい]
(one’s own) older brother
(another’s) older brother
兄
[あに]
兄さん
[にいさん]
お兄さん
rain
雨
[あめ]
evening, night (from sunset to bedtime)
晩
[ばん]
beef
牛肉
[ぎゅうにく]
situation, case
場合
[ばあい]
one (thing) / for one thing
only (after a noun)
not even (w / neg. verb)
一つ
[ひとつ]
alcohol, rice wine
酒
[さけ]
everybody (colloquial)
皆
> [みんな]
star
星
[ほし]
every morning
毎朝
[まいあさ]
shoes
靴
[くつ]
shirt (loan word)
シャツ
this— (pre-noun)
この
horse
馬
[うま]
tobacco, cigarette
tobacco shop
たばこ
たばこ屋
[たばこや]
(speaker’s) mother
(another’s) mother
母
[はは]
お母さん
[おかあさん]
river, stream
川
[かわ]
Chinese character (kanji)
漢字
[かんじ]
cloudy weather
曇り
[くもり]
fat / thick
太い
[ふとい]
meaning
to mean something / to signify or imply meaning
意味
[いみ]
意味する
zero, none (loan word)
ゼロ
word / language used
言葉
[ことば]
Good work! / Thanks for your hard work and have a good day!
お疲れ様でした
[おつかれさまでした]
お疲れ様
お疲れ
the police
警察
[けいさつ]
elementary school
小学校
[しょうがっこう]
小学
[しょうがく]
great, incredible, amazing
凄い
> [すごい]
that (over there)
あれ
all right, OK
大丈夫
[だいじょうぶ]
west
西
[にし]
beverage, drink
飲み物
[のみもの]
meeting
to hold a meeting or conference
会議
[かいぎ]
会議する
marriage
to get married / to be married
結婚
[けっこん]
結婚する
(one’s own) younger brother
(another’s) younger brother
弟
[おとうと]
弟さん
problem, question (on a test, etc.)
問題
[もんだい]
review
to review (notes, information, etc.)
復習
[ふくしゅう]
復習する
arm / (one’s) skill in a certain task
腕
[うで]
little girl
女の子
[おんなのこ]
human being
人間
[にんげん]
pupil, student
生徒
[せいと]
fork / folk (loan word)
フォーク
snow
雪
[ゆき]
good evening
こんばんは
street, path, way
道
[みち]
vegetable
野菜
[やさい]
June
六月
[ろくがつ]
athlete, (sports) player
選手
[せんしゅ]
correct, righteous
正しい
[ただしい]
chopsticks
箸
[はし]
body, physique
体
[からだ]
reason, motive
理由
[りゆう]
purple
紫
[むらさき]
second floor, upstairs
二階
[にかい]
seven (things)
七つ
[ななつ]
nothing, nothing at all (with neg. verb)
何も
[なにも]
clock
時計
[とけい]
socks
靴下
[くつした]
parent
親
[おや]
warm (weather, temperature)
暖かい
[あたたかい]
暖か(な)
[あたたか(な)]
cat
猫
[ねこ]
three
三
[さん]
Japanese yen / circle (original meaning)
円
[えん]
ten days / tenth of the month
十日
[とおか]
therefore… so… consequently… (conjunction)
だから
ですから
exam
試験
[しけん]
A.M., morning
午前
[ごぜん]
at once, soon
immediately, very soon
直ぐ
> [すぐ]
すぐに
company, corporation
会社
[かいしゃ]
December
十二月
[じゅうにがつ]
popularity, popular feeling / sign of life, presence of people
人気
[にんき]
人気のある
white
白
[しろ]
白い
today (colloquial)
今日
[きょう]
ten thousand
万
[まん]
century
世紀
[せいき]
fire, flame
火
[ひ]
orange (loan word)
オレンジ
restaurant (loan word)
レストラン
what
what! hey! (expressing surprise or anger)
what-do-you-call-it
何
[なに]
typhoon
台風
[たいふう]
house
家
[いえ]
souvenir
土産
[みやげ]
お土産
dirty
汚い
[きたない]
airport
空港
[くうこう]
society / social studies
社会
[しゃかい]
shoulder
肩
[かた]
thick, bulky
厚い
[あつい]
promise
to promise
約束
[やくそく]
約束する
seven
七
[なな]
七
[しち]
bag
鞄
> [かばん]
fine weather, clear sky
晴れ
[はれ]
bridge
橋
[はし]
last week
先週
[せんしゅう]
husband and wife, married couple
夫婦
[ふうふ]
life, living
to live (in a certain way)
生活
[せいかつ]
生活する
special
特別
[とくべつ]
travel, a trip
to travel
旅行
[りょこう]
旅行する
young
若い
[わかい]
last night, last evening (colloquial)
昨夜
[ゆうべ]
bath / bathtub
風呂
[ふろ]
お風呂
welcome!
ようこそ
heat / fever
熱
[ねつ]
soy sauce
醤油
[しょうゆ]
October
十月
[じゅうがつ]
sleepy
眠い
[ねむい]
spring
春
[はる]
this week
今週
[こんしゅう]
bicycle
自転車
[じてんしゃ]
beer (loan word)
ビール
eye
目
[め]
want, desire (of the speaker)
欲しい
[ほしい]
very, immensely / serious, grave / terrible, awful, hard
大変
[たいへん]
older (than) / senior
年上
[としうえ]
tuna
まぐろ
good morning
おはよう
おはようございます
sorry
I’m very sorry
ごめん
ごめんね
ごめんなさい
personal computer
laptop computer
desktop computer
パソコン
ノートパソコン
デスクトップパソコン
candy
あめ
who
誰
[だれ]
foreigner
外国人
[がいこくじん]
外人
[がいじん]
camera (loan word)
カメラ
front / before, ahead of / —ago
前
[まえ]
fish
魚
[さかな]
boy
男の子
[おとこのこ]
noisy / annoying
うるさい
the rear, behind (the house, etc.) / the bottom side (hidden from view)
裏
[うら]
concert (loan word)
コンサート
another / again / no longer (with neg. verbs)
もう
again / also, or
又
> [また]
food (colloquial)
食べ物
[たべもの]
a lesson, a class session
to teach a lesson
授業
[じゅぎょう]
授業する
this evening, tonight
今晩
[こんばん]
a variety of
色々
> [いろいろ]
answer
答え
[こたえ]
exercise
to exercise
運動
[うんどう]
運動する
which— (pre-noun)
どの
yellow
黄色
[きいろ]
黄色い
flower
花
[はな]
other (used for places and things)
other (used for people and abstractions)
他
[ほか]
他
[た]
thank you
thank you very much
ありがとう
ありがとうございます
ありがとうございました
enough, plentiful
十分
[じゅうぶん]
not good at
下手
[へた]
hello, good day, good afternoon
こんにちは
taxi (loan word)
タクシー
next time, another time / now (e.g. now it has become…)
今度
[こんど]
electricity, electric light
電気
[でんき]
they
those
彼ら
[かれら]
彼らの
every year (colloquial)
every year (formal)
毎年
[まいとし]
毎年
[まいねん]
beside, near
側
> [そば]
nine days / ninth of the month
九日
[ここのか]
island
島
[しま]
ice
氷
[こおり]
elbow
肘
[ひじ]
dinner (colloquial)
夜ご飯
[よるごはん]
晩ご飯
[ばんごはん]
first of the month
一日
[ついたち]
everybody, everyone (polite)
皆さん
[みなさん]
driving
to drive
運転
[うんてん]
運転する
over there, over that way, over in that direction (far away)
あちら
あっち
two days / second of the month
二日
[ふつか]
far, distant
far away… distantly… at a distance…
遠い
[とおい]
遠く
neck
首
[くび]
every night
毎晩
[まいばん]
liking, (something) liked
好き
[すき]
day of the week
曜日
[ようび]
every month
毎月
[まいつき]
(one’s own) younger sister
(another’s) younger sister
妹
[いもうと]
妹さん
apple
りんご
green / greenery (fresh verdure)
緑
[みどり]
緑色
[みどりいろ]
precisely, exactly (the right amount, etc.)
ちょうど
after, later
also… in addition…
(—minutes) later… (—minutes) left…
後
[あと]
if…
もし
time / moment
when this is occuring…
時
[とき]
時に
this morning
今朝
[けさ]
here
ここ
brown
茶色
[ちゃいろ]
茶色い
sibling(s) / brothers
兄弟
[きょうだい]
cold (illness)
風邪
[かぜ]
I, me (casual, usually used by young males)
僕
[ぼく]
television (loan word)
テレビ
under, below
下
[した]
sad
悲しい
[かなしい]
waist, lower back
(lower) back pain
腰
[こし]
腰が痛い
menu (loan word)
メニュー
year / age or years (old)
年
[とし]
short
短い
[みじかい]
black colored, dark
黒
[くろ]
黒い
task, assignment, climbing problem
課題
[かだい]
two people, a couple
二人
[ふたり]
this time
今回
[こんかい]
interesting, amusing
面白い
[おもしろい]
breakfast (formal)
朝食
[ちょうしょく]
these
これら
liking something a lot
大好き
[だいすき]
circle
circular, round
丸
[まる]
円
丸い
[まるい]
円い
there
そこ
five
五
[ご]
elementary school student
小学生
[しょうがくせい]
opinion
to have an opinion about (something)
意見
[いけん]
意見する
classroom
教室
[きょうしつ]
love
to love
愛
[あい]
愛する
age, era, time period
時代
[じだい]
game (loan word)
ゲーム
a necessity / needed, necessary
必要
[ひつよう]
good
sufficient (used to turn down an offer)
いい
良い
[よい]
善い
宜い
two
二
[に]
a little while, a short time
暫く
> [しばらく]
English
英語
[えいご]
sea, ocean
海
[うみ]
nature
natural, naturally occurring
自然
[しぜん]
自然に
hot spring
温泉
[おんせん]
lunch (colloquial)
昼ご飯
[ひるごはん]
medicine
薬
[くすり]
road (for driving)
道路
[どうろ]
— day of the month (for days 11 –19 and 21–31)
—日
[—にち]
eight
八
[はち]
sport, sports (loan word)
スポーツ
grandmother
お祖母さん
[おばあさん]
祖母
[そぼ]
meal
to have a meal
食事
[しょくじ]
食事する
graduation
to graduate / to outgrow something and move on (colloquially)
卒業
[そつぎょう]
卒業する
next
次
[つぎ]
clothes (colloquial)
服
[ふく]
early evening, at dusk
夕方
[ゆうがた]
back, behind, rear
後ろ
[うしろ]
elevator (loan word)
エレベーター
the truth, actuality, reality
really, truly
本当
[ほんとう]
本当に
(casual)
ほんと
grandfather
お祖父さん
[おじいさん]
祖父
[そふ]
eight (things)
八つ
[やっつ]
(like) so… that way…
そう
numeric characters, digits
数字
[すうじ]
sound, noise / note (music term)
音
[おと]
maybe, perhaps, probably so
多分
[たぶん]
four (things)
四つ
[よっつ]
why
なぜ
how come?
どうして
tomorrow (colloquial)
明日
[あした]
junior high school student
中学生
[ちゅうがくせい]
train station
駅
[えき]
ear / hearing
耳
[みみ]
opposite, opposition
to be opposite / to be opposed to
the opposite side
反対
[はんたい]
反対する
反対側
over there
あそこ
glass (loan word)
ガラス
kitchen
台所
[だいどころ]
that over there— (pre-noun)
あの
school
学校
[がっこう]
America (loan word)
アメリカ
zoo
動物園
[どうぶつえん]
egg(s)
卵
[たまご]
except for… with the exception of…
以外
[いがい]
especially… particularly…
特に
[とくに]
son
息子
[むすこ]
number
数
[かず]
pretty, lovely / clean, neat
綺麗
> [きれい]
deep / profound
深い
[ふかい]
nice to meet you
はじめまして
middle
真ん中
[まんなか]
preparation, being ready
to be prepared / to be ready
用意
[ようい]
用意する
(speaker’s) father
(another’s) father
父
[ちち]
お父さん
[おとうさん]
eight days / eighth of the month
八日
[ようか]
apartment (loan word)
アパート
plate, dish / # of plates or servings (counter)
皿
[さら]
woman
女
[おんな]
女の人
five days / fifth of the month
五日
[いつか]
old (object)
古い
[ふるい]
always (colloquial)
いつも
warm (objects, feelings)
温かい
[あたたかい]
温か(な)
[あたたか(な)]
like this… such… in this way…
こう
taste, flavor
味
[あじ]
meat / flesh
肉
[にく]
hiragana
平仮名
[ひらがな]
not, not existent, not there
無い
> [ない]
February
二月
[にがつ]
healthy, energetic
元気
[げんき]
address
住所
[じゅうしょ]
computer (loan word)
コンピューター
insect, bug
虫
[むし]
spoon (loan word)
スプーン
slowly
to go slowly / to do slowly
ゆっくり
ゆっくりする
(this way) please / you are free to… go ahead and… (e.g. enter a store)
I’m very pleased to meet you
どうぞ
どうぞよろしく
(extra) attention, caution, care
to warn (others) to beware of something
注意
[ちゅうい]
注意する
(small) boat, craft (loan word)
ボート
January
一月
[いちがつ]
direction, side, way / side (of an argument) that way (when making a point)
方
[ほう]
ramen
ラーメン
you (casual)
あなた
heavy
重い
[おもい]
what happened? what’s the matter?
どうした?
どうしたの?
conversation
to have a conversation
会話
[かいわ]
会話する
now
今
[いま]
long
長い
[ながい]
hate, hating (something)
大嫌い
[だいきらい]
moon
月
[つき]
success
to succeed
成功
[せいこう]
成功する
nine (things)
九つ
[ここのつ]
bed (loan word)
ベッド
accident, trouble occurring
事故
[じこ]
winter
冬
[ふゆ]
weekend
週末
[しゅうまつ]
wonderful
素晴らしい
[すばらしい]
east
東
[ひがし]
gas (loan word)
ガス
shrimp
海老
[えび]
animal
動物
[どうぶつ]
key / lock
鍵
[かぎ]
Sunday
日曜日
[にちようび]
日曜
both
両方
[りょうほう]
room
部屋
[へや]
bus (loan word)
バス
wind
風
[かぜ]
introduction
to introduce
紹介
[しょうかい]
紹介する
happy
嬉しい
[うれしい]
pen
ballpoint pen
(loan word)
ペン
ボールペン
every week
毎週
[まいしゅう]
stone, small rock
石
[いし]
time / (period of an) hour
時間
[じかん]
line / —line (for trains)
線
[せん]
person
人
[ひと]
sandwich (loan word)
サンド
サンドイッチ
six days / sixth of the month
六日
[むいか]
adult
大人
[おとな]
hot (to touch)
熱い
[あつい]
one person
(doing) by oneself
alone, all by oneself, single
一人
[ひとり]
一人で
独り
[ひとり]
(air) temperature
気温
[きおん]
next year
来年
[らいねん]
head
頭
[あたま]
chocolate (loan word)
チョコレート
sushi
寿司
[すし]
(both) parents
両親
[りょうしん]
ご両親
narrow, confined / small
狭い
[せまい]
how much (money, etc.)
幾ら
> [いくら]
two (things)
二つ
[ふたつ]
machine
mechanical(ly)
appliance, equipment (in a gym, etc.), instrument (of use)
機械
[きかい]
機械的(に)
器械
[きかい]
first of all… to begin with…
hardly ever… (w/ neg. verb)
先ず
> [まず]
thousand
千
[せん]
group (loan word)
グループ
when
いつ
dictionary
辞書
[じしょ]
dog
犬
[いぬ]
early, soon
早く
[はやく]
bird / poultry
鳥
[とり]
but… however… / even / …or something (e.g. coffee or something)
でも
money
金
[かね]
お金
banana (loan word)
バナナ
glasses
眼鏡
[めがね]
salt
塩
[しお]
Japan
日本
[にほん]
にっぽん
cooking
to cook
料理
[りょうり]
料理する
tonight, this evening
今夜
[こんや]
someone
誰か
[だれか]
shopping
to go shopping
買い物
[かいもの]
買い物する
emergency
非常
[ひじょう]
stomach, belly
お腹
> [おなか]
novel
小説
[しょうせつ]
year of something (school year, fiscal year, etc.)
年度
[ねんど]
worry
to worry about (something)
心配
[しんぱい]
心配する
hand
手
[て]
intention, purpose
つもり
meal, cooked rice
ご飯
[ごはん]
autumn, fall
秋
[あき]
companion, partner, the other party / opponent (esp. in sports)
相手
[あいて]
small
小さい
[ちいさい]
小さ(な)
[ちいさ(な)]
man, male
男
[おとこ]
男の人
Saturday
土曜日
[どようび]
土曜
almost, just about / hardly, not really (with neg. verbs)
ほとんど
height, stature
背
[せ]
seven days / seventh of the month
七日
[なのか]
bread
パン
illness
to have an illness / to have a disease / to be (seriously) sick
病気
[びょうき]
病気する
here, this way, this direction
こちら
こっち
one’s regards
I look forward to continuing a good relationship with you…
宜しく
> [よろしく]
よろしくお願いします
foot
leg
足
[あし]
脚
[あし]
肢
[あし]
complex, complicated
複雑
[ふくざつ]
only— nothing more than—
—だけ
important, valuable
carefully, (do) with care
大切
[たいせつ]
大切に
chair
椅子
[いす]
red
赤
[あか]
赤い
water
水
[みず]
Tokyo
東京
[とうきょう]
mathematics
数学
[すうがく]
airplane
飛行機
[ひこうき]
(something) absolute
absolutely. .. certainly…
absolutely (do) not…. certainly not…. (with neg. verbs)
絶対
[ぜったい]
絶対に
rice ball
おにぎり
cattle, cow
牛
[うし]
no (very direct)
いいえ
いえ
sun / solar
太陽
[たいよう]
busy / occupied
忙しい
[いそがしい]
visitor, guest / customer
客
[きゃく]
客様
お客様
street, road
通り
[とおり]
left
左
[ひだり]
studying
to study
勉強
[べんきょう]
勉強する
(one’s own) older sister
(another’s) older sister
姉
[あね]
お姉さん
[ねえさん]
お姉さん
delicious, tasty, appetizing / good at something (casual)
美味い
> [うまい]
voice
声
[こえ]
full
いっぱい
another, different
(not) particularly, not really / separately, setting apart
別
[べつ]
別に
student (esp. a university student)
学生
[がくせい]
question
to ask a question
質問
[しつもん]
質問する
movie
映画
[えいが]
breakfast (colloquial)
朝ご飯
[あさごはん]
ahead (of), prior (to) first, preceding
先
[さき]
three days / third of the month
三日
[みっか]
that, that one / it
それ
family
家族
[かぞく]
July
七月
[しちがつ]
nine
九
[きゅう]
九
[く]
next week
来週
[らいしゅう]
chest, breast
胸
[むね]
night (from sunset to sunrise)
夜
[よる] or [よ]
he / his / one’s boyfriend
彼
[かれ]
where
どこ
expression of gratitude before meals
いただきます
P.M., afternoon
午後
[ごご]
high school student
高校生
[こうこうせい]
job, work
to go to work / to be working
仕事
[しごと]
仕事する
(general) temperature
温度
[おんど]
fruit
果物
[くだもの]
I (general)
私
[わたし]
somewhere / anywhere
どこか
dream
夢
[ゆめ]
tree, wood
木
[き]
pencil
鉛筆
[えんぴつ]
hot (of weather)
暑い
[あつい]
finger / toe
指
[ゆび]
20 days, 20th of the month
二十日
[はつか]
May
五月
[ごがつ]
lunch (formal)
昼食
[ちゅうしょく]
trash
ごみ
earthquake
地震
[じしん]
birthday
Happy Birthday!
誕生日
[たんじょうび]
誕生日おめでとう
character, letter, writing
文字
[もじ]
office worker, company employee (esp. those working in Japan)
サラリーマン
country
国
[くに]
I (very casual, masculine)
俺
[おれ]
tooth
歯
[は]
how…
どう
uncle
おじ
おじさん
叔父さん (mother’s side)
伯父さん (father’s side)
map
地図
[ちず]
half / half-minute
半分
[はんぶん]
simple
簡単
[かんたん]
ten
十
[じゅう]
page (loan word)
ページ
strength, power
力
[ちから]
tea
茶
[ちゃ]
お茶
still, yet / not yet (with neg. verb)
[未だ]
> まだ
early, premature
早い
[はやい]
junior high
junior high school
中学
[ちゅうがく]
中学校
[ちゅうがっこう]
for the first time
初めて
[はじめて]
a holiday, a (long) break / rest or recess
休み
[やすみ]
おやすみ
and then… after that… on top of that…
それから
what kind of…? like what? / any kind of…
どんな
four
四
[し]
四
[よん]
season
季節
[きせつ]
(one’s) seat
席
[せき]
bookstore (colloquial)
本屋
[ほんや]
music
音楽
[おんがく]
sky
空
[そら]
thin / slender
細い
[ほそい]
culture / The Bunka Era (1804-1818)
cultural
文化
[ぶんか]
文化的
(in the) household, (at one’s own) home
家
> [うち]
quiet
静か
[しずか]
hospital
病院
[びょういん]
bad
悪い
[わるい]
song
歌
[うた]
area, vicinity
辺
[へん]
north
北
[きた]
thin, weak
薄い
[うすい]
three (things)
三つ
[みっつ]
party (loan word)
パーティー
class (loan word)
クラス
over there, on the other side, beyond
向こう
[むこう]
sweet
甘い
[あまい]
fool, idiot / stupid thing
馬鹿
> [ばか]
baby (colloquial)
赤ちゃん
[あかちゃん]
name
名前
[なまえ]
hundred
百
[ひゃく]
friend (colloquial)
友達
[ともだち]
weather
天気
[てんき]
laundry, washing
to do the laundry
洗濯
[せんたく]
洗濯する
grandchild
grandson
granddaughter
孫
[まご]
孫息子
[まごむすこ]
孫娘
[まごむすめ]
term, period (of time)
期間
[きかん]
cute
可愛い
> [かわいい]
kind, type
種類
[しゅるい]
bad (taste), distasteful
まずい
together, at the same time
(doing) together
一緒
[いっしょ]
一緒に
experience
to experience something / to have certain skills gained over time
経験
[けいけん]
経験する
cherry tree, cherry blossoms
桜
[さくら]
I’m good
I’m really good!
I’m doing well
元気
元気だよ
元気です
kid, young child, young–
子
[こ]
south
南
[みなみ]
foreign country
外国
[がいこく]
library
図書館
[としょかん]
without exception… always…
必ず
[かならず]
exit
出口
[でぐち]
this year
今年
[ことし]
university, college
大学
[だいがく]
hate, dislike
嫌い
[きらい]
good-bye, see you again soon
またね
じゃまた
じゃまたね
big
大きい
[おおきい]
大き(な)
[おおき(な)]
above… not less than… more than…
以上
[いじょう]
seashore, coast
海岸
[かいがん]
building
建物
[たてもの]
dark / gloomy
暗い
[くらい]
冥い
mistake
間違い
[まちがい]
after this, from now on
これから
fast, quick
速い
[はやい]
bathroom
お手洗い
[おてあらい]
door (loan word)
ドア
a little, a bit, a small amount
少し
[すこし]
newspaper
新聞
[しんぶん]
a sentence, composition / writing, writing style
文章
[ぶんしょう]
what (used with t, d, n consonants and counters)
何
[なん]
of course
もちろん
air, atmosphere / mood, situation
空気
[くうき]
high school (for short)
高校
[こうこう]
consultation
to consult with
相談
[そうだん]
相談する
daytime, midday
during the day
昼
[ひる]
昼間
[ひるま]
this month
今月
[こんげつ]
freedom, liberty / as it pleases you
自由
[じゆう]
place
所
[ところ]
university student
大学生
[だいがくせい]
favor
to humbly ask a favor of
to say please (honorably)
お願い
[おねがい]
お願いする
お願いします
お願いいたします
Wednesday
水曜日
[すいようび]
水曜
inside, in / among, within
中
[なか]
table (loan word)
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