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855 words
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I, me
we, us
you
that person, he/she
that person (polite)
everyone, all of you
Mr./Ms. (polite suffix)
~chan (affectionate suffix, especially for little girls)
~kun (familiar suffix, especially for boys)
~ people (nationality suffix)
teacher (also a title)
teacher (occupation)
student
company employee
employee (of ~ company)
bank employee
doctor
researcher
engineer
university
hospital
who
who (polite)
~ years old
how old (plain)
how old (polite)
yes
no
this (near me)
that (near you)
that over there
this ~ (+ noun)
that ~ (+ noun)
that ~ over there (+ noun)
book
dictionary
magazine
newspaper
notebook
business card
pocket notebook, planner
card
telephone card
pencil
ballpoint pen
mechanical pencil
key
watch, clock
umbrella
bag
TV
radio
camera
tape (cassette)
tape recorder
computer
car
automobile
desk
chair
chocolate
coffee
souvenir, gift
Japanese (language)
English (language)
what
so, right
that's wrong, different
~ language (suffix)
here
there
over there
this way, here (polite)
that way, there (polite)
that way over there (polite)
where
where, which (polite)
classroom
cafeteria, dining hall
office
meeting room
reception
lobby
room
toilet
stairs
elevator
escalator
country
school
company
home, house
shoes
necktie
wine
sales floor, department
underground level, basement
~th floor (counter)
what floor
~ yen
how much
to wake up, get up
to sleep, go to bed
to work
to rest, take a break
to study
to finish, end
department store
bank
post office
library
art museum
now
o'clock (~ hour)
~ minute(s) (〜ぷん after 5, 7, 9...)
half (past the hour)
what time
how many minutes
a.m., before noon
p.m., after noon
morning
noon, midday
evening, night (よる)
the day before yesterday
yesterday
today
tomorrow
the day after tomorrow
this morning
tonight, this evening
rest, day off, vacation
lunch break
exam, test
meeting (会議をします: to hold a meeting)
movie, film
every morning
every evening
every day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
what day of the week
from ~
until ~, to ~
~ and ~ (links nouns)
to go
to come
to return, go home
school
supermarket
station
airplane
ship, boat
train (electric)
subway, underground
Shinkansen (bullet train)
bus
taxi
bicycle
on foot, by walking
person, people
friend
he, boyfriend
she, girlfriend
family
alone, by oneself
last week
this week
next week
last month
this month
next month
last year
this year
next year
~ year(s)
what year, how many years
~ month (name of a month)
what month
the 1st of the month
the 2nd; 2 days
the 3rd; 3 days
the 4th; 4 days
the 5th; 5 days
the 6th; 6 days
the 7th; 7 days
the 8th; 8 days
the 9th; 9 days
the 10th; 10 days
the 14th; 14 days
the 20th; 20 days
the 24th; 24 days
the ~th day; ~ days
what day of the month; how many days
when
birthday
to eat
to drink
to smoke (a cigarette)
to look at, to watch
to listen, to hear
to read
to write, to draw
to buy
to take (a photo)
to do, to play
to meet (a friend)
meal, cooked rice
breakfast
lunch
dinner
bread
egg
meat
fish
vegetable
fruit
water
tea, green tea
black tea
milk
milk
juice
beer
alcohol, sake
cigarette, tobacco
letter
report
photograph
video, video player
shop, store
garden
homework
tennis
soccer, football
cherry-blossom viewing
what
together
a little, a moment
always, usually
sometimes
after that, and then
yes (informal はい)
to cut
to send
to give
to receive
to lend
to borrow
to teach
to learn
to make (a phone call)
hand
chopsticks
spoon
knife
fork
scissors
personal computer
mobile phone
New Year's card
hole punch
stapler
adhesive tape
eraser
paper
flower
shirt
present, gift
luggage, package
money
ticket
Christmas
my father (talking about your own)
my mother (talking about your own)
father (someone else's, or addressing your own)
mother (someone else's, or addressing your own)
already
not yet, still
from now on, after this
handsome (na-adj)
beautiful, clean (na-adj)
quiet (na-adj)
lively, bustling (na-adj)
famous (na-adj)
kind, helpful (na-adj; not used for your own family)
healthy, energetic (na-adj)
free, not busy (na-adj)
convenient (na-adj)
lovely, nice (na-adj)
big, large
small
new
old (not used for a person's age)
good (also read よい)
bad
hot (weather or temperature)
cold (weather)
cold (to the touch)
difficult
easy
high, expensive
cheap, inexpensive
low
interesting
delicious
busy
fun, enjoyable
white
black
red
blue
cherry blossom, cherry tree
mountain
town, city
food
place
dormitory
restaurant
life, daily living
work, job (～を します: to work)
how
what kind of
very
not very (with a negative)
and, and then
to understand
to have (possession)
to like, fond of (na-adj)
to dislike (na-adj)
skillful, good at (na-adj)
unskillful, poor at (na-adj)
drink, beverage
dish, cooking (~を します: to cook)
sport (~を します: to play sports)
baseball (~を します: to play baseball)
dance (~を します: to dance)
travel, trip (~[を] します: to travel)
music
song
classical music
jazz
concert
karaoke
kabuki (traditional theater)
picture, painting
character (writing)
kanji
hiragana
katakana
romaji
small change, coins
ticket
time
errand, business to attend to
promise, appointment (~[を] します: to promise)
part-time job (~を します: to work part-time)
someone else's husband
my husband (also 主人)
someone else's wife
my wife (also 家内)
child
well; often (degree)
mostly, roughly
many, much
a little
not at all (with negative)
early; quickly
because ~
why
to exist, to be (things)
to exist, to be (people, animals)
various (na-adj)
man
woman
boy
girl
dog
cat
panda
elephant
tree, wood
thing
battery
box
switch
refrigerator
table
bed
shelf
door
window
mailbox
building
ATM
convenience store
park
coffee shop
~ shop (suffix)
boarding place, stop
prefecture
on, above
under, below
front, before
behind
right
left
inside
outside
next to
near
between
~ and ~, [and so on]
fish sauce (nampla)
corner section (in a store)
to be (people); to live (e.g. 日本に います)
to take (time or money)
to take time off (~会社を 休みます)
one (general counter)
two (general counter)
three (general counter)
four (general counter)
five (general counter)
six (general counter)
seven (general counter)
eight (general counter)
nine (general counter)
ten (general counter)
how many (general counter)
one person
two people
counter for people
counter for machines, vehicles
counter for flat objects
counter for times, occurrences
apple
mandarin orange
sandwich
curry [rice]
ice cream
postage stamp
postcard
envelope
parents
siblings
my older brother
someone else's older brother
my older sister
someone else's older sister
my younger brother
someone else's younger brother
my younger sister
someone else's younger sister
foreign country
international student
class
counter for hours (duration)
counter for weeks
counter for months
counter for years
about ~, approximately
how long; how much
in total
everyone; all
only ~
surface mail (by sea)
airmail
simple, easy (na-adj)
near, close
far, distant
fast; early
slow; late
many (people)
few (people)
warm
cool (weather)
sweet
spicy, hot (food)
heavy
light (weight)
good (choose or prefer, e.g. coffee)
season
spring
summer
autumn
winter
weather
rain
snow
cloudy
hotel
airport
sea, ocean
world
party (～を します: hold a party)
festival
sukiyaki (beef hot pot)
sashimi (raw fish)
sushi
tempura
pork
chicken (meat)
beef
lemon
flower arranging (～を します: do ikebana)
red maple leaves
which (of two)
both (of two)
most, best, number one
much more, by far
for the first time
to play
to swim
to pick up, to meet (someone arriving)
to get tired (state: つかれました)
to get married
to shop
to have a meal
to take a walk (公園を～: walk in the park)
tough, hard (na-adj)
to want (a thing)
spacious, wide
narrow, cramped
swimming pool
river
fine arts
fishing (～を します: go fishing)
skiing (～を します: go skiing)
weekend
New Year
around (time)
something
somewhere
to turn on
to turn off
to open
to close (door, window)
to hurry
to wait
to hold, to carry
to pass, to hand (something)
to help (with a task)
to call (someone)
to speak, to talk
to use
to stop, to park
to show
to tell, to teach (住所を～: tell an address)
to sit down
to stand up
to enter (喫茶店に～: enter a cafe)
to leave, to exit (喫茶店を～: leave a cafe)
to fall (rain, snow) (雨が～: rain)
to copy, to photocopy
electricity, electric light
air conditioner
passport
name
address
map
salt
sugar
question, problem
answer
way of reading, how to read
way of ~, how to ~
straight
slowly, leisurely
immediately, soon
again
later
a little more
another ~, more ~
to put, to place
to make
to sell
to get to know (state: 知っています / 知りません)
to live, to reside
to research
to remember, to recall
honorific for います / 行きます / 来ます (to be, to go, to come)
materials, documents
catalog
timetable
clothes
product, manufactured goods
software
electronic dictionary
economy
city hall
high school
dentist
barber
ticket agency (concerts, sports)
single, unmarried
specialty, field of expertise
to ride, to get on (電車に～: get on a train)
to get off (電車を～: get off a train)
to transfer (trains, buses)
to take (a shower) (シャワーを～: take a shower)
to put in
to take out, to hand over
to withdraw (money) (お金を～: withdraw money)
to enter (大学に～: enter a university)
to leave, to graduate from (大学を～: leave/graduate from a university)
to push, to press (a button)
to drink
to begin, to start
to visit (a place) for observation
to call (on the phone)
young
long
short
bright (light, personality)
dark
body
head
hair (on the head)
face
eye
ear
mouth
tooth
stomach, belly
leg, foot
height, stature; back
service
jogging (～を します: go jogging)
shower
green (color)
Buddhist temple
Shinto shrine
number ~ (bus, etc.)
how (method)
which ~ (before a noun)
which one (standalone)
to remember
to forget
to lose (something)
to hand in, to submit (レポートを～: submit a report)
to pay
to return (something)
to go out
to take off (clothes)
to take (something along)
to bring (something)
to worry
to work overtime
to go on a business trip
to take (medicine) (薬を～: take medicine)
to enter, to go into (お風呂に～: take a bath)
important, precious (na-adj)
all right, fine (na-adj)
dangerous
problem, question
answer
no smoking
health insurance card
cold (illness)
fever, heat
illness, sickness
medicine
bath
jacket, outerwear
underwear
doctor (at a clinic)
two or three days
two or three ~
by (deadline)
so, therefore
can do, to be able to
to wash
to play (a stringed instrument or piano)
to sing
to collect, to gather
to throw away, to discard
to exchange, to change
to drive
to reserve, to book
piano
meter (unit of length)
cash
hobby
diary
prayer (お祈りを します: to pray)
section chief
department manager
company president
animal
horse
Internet
to climb, to go up (山に～: climb a mountain)
to stay (ホテルに～: stay at a hotel)
to clean (a room)
to do laundry
to become
sleepy
strong
weak
practice (～を します: practice)
golf (～を します: play golf)
sumo wrestling (～を します: do sumo)
tea ceremony
day, date
condition, state
once
not once, never (with negative)
gradually
soon
thanks to you (express gratitude for help received)
but
to need, to require (ビザが～: need a visa)
to check, to investigate
to repair, to fix
to repair
to telephone, to call
I (informal, used by men)
you (informal, often used by men)
Mr. (informal suffix for boys/men)
yes (informal)
no (informal)
office worker, salaried employee
word, language
prices, cost of living
kimono
visa
the beginning
the end
this way, here (informal)
that way, there (informal)
that way over there (informal)
which way, which one (informal)
the other day
all together
but (informal, = が)
to think
to say
to be enough, to be sufficient
to win
to lose, to be beaten
to be held, to take place (お祭りが～: a festival is held)
to be useful
wasteful (na-adj)
inconvenient (na-adj)
the same
great, amazing (expresses admiration)
prime minister
president
politics
news
speech (～を します: make a speech)
game, match
part-time job (～を します: work part-time)
opinion
talk, story (～を します: tell a story)
humor
design
transportation, traffic
rush hour
recently, these days
probably, perhaps
surely, definitely
really, truly
not so much (with negatives)
about ~, concerning ~
to put on, to wear (upper body: シャツを～)
to put on, to wear (lower body: 靴を～)
to put on, to wear (on the head: 帽子を～)
to put on, to wear (on the face: 眼鏡を～)
to be born
coat
suit
sweater
hat, cap
glasses, spectacles
often
Congratulations.
this way; this person (polite, for introductions)
rent (for housing)
hmm, let me see (thinking aloud)
dining kitchen (combined living and kitchen)
Japanese-style room
closet (in a Japanese room)
futon, Japanese bedding
apartment (wooden or prefab building)
Paris
to ask, to inquire (先生に～: ask a teacher)
to turn (a knob, dial)
to pull
to change, to alter
to touch
to come out (お釣りが～: change comes out)
to move, to work (machine)
to walk (道を～: walk along a road)
to cross (橋を～: cross a bridge)
to be careful
to move (house)
electrical appliance store
shop, store (suffix)
size
sound
machine
knob, dial
breakdown, malfunction
to break down, to malfunction
road, way
intersection, crossroads
traffic light, signal
corner
bridge
parking lot
ordinal suffix (1st, 2nd...)
New Year (January)
building
alien registration card
to give (to me/us; someone of equal or lower status gives)
to take (a person) along, to bring someone
to bring (a person) along
to see off, to escort (人を～: see someone off)
to introduce
to show around, to guide
to explain
to make coffee
grandfather; old man (polite)
grandpa (informal)
grandmother; old woman (polite)
grandma (informal)
preparation
to prepare
meaning
sweets, snacks
all, everything
by oneself, on one's own
besides, in addition
station wagon, estate car
boxed lunch
to think, to consider
to arrive (駅に～: arrive at a station)
to study abroad
to grow old, to age
countryside, hometown
embassy
group
chance, opportunity
100 million
if (emphasizing a hypothetical)
however much, no matter how
job transfer (to another office)
to be transferred (to another office)
thing, matter (abstract; nominalizer in grammar)
you
we, us
I, me
everyone, all of you
that person (polite)
that person, he/she
~kun (familiar suffix, especially for boys)
~chan (affectionate suffix, especially for little girls)
Mr./Ms. (polite suffix)
teacher (occupation)
teacher (also a title)
~ people (nationality suffix)
employee (of ~ company)
company employee
student
researcher
doctor
bank employee
hospital
university
engineer
~ years old
who (polite)
who
yes
how old (polite)
how old (plain)
that (near you)
this (near me)
no
that ~ (+ noun)
this ~ (+ noun)
that over there
dictionary
book
that ~ over there (+ noun)
notebook
newspaper
magazine
card
pocket notebook, planner
business card
ballpoint pen
pencil
telephone card
watch, clock
key
mechanical pencil
TV
bag
umbrella
tape (cassette)
camera
radio
car
computer
tape recorder
chair
desk
automobile
souvenir, gift
coffee
chocolate
what
English (language)
Japanese (language)
~ language (suffix)
that's wrong, different
so, right
over there
there
here
that way over there (polite)
that way, there (polite)
this way, here (polite)
classroom
where, which (polite)
where
meeting room
office
cafeteria, dining hall
room
lobby
reception
elevator
stairs
toilet
school
country
escalator
shoes
home, house
company
sales floor, department
wine
necktie
what floor
~th floor (counter)
underground level, basement
to wake up, get up
how much
~ yen
to rest, take a break
to work
to sleep, go to bed
department store
to finish, end
to study
library
post office
bank
o'clock (~ hour)
now
art museum
what time
half (past the hour)
~ minute(s) (〜ぷん after 5, 7, 9...)
p.m., after noon
a.m., before noon
how many minutes
evening, night (よる)
noon, midday
morning
today
yesterday
the day before yesterday
this morning
the day after tomorrow
tomorrow
lunch break
rest, day off, vacation
tonight, this evening
movie, film
meeting (会議をします: to hold a meeting)
exam, test
every day
every evening
every morning
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Saturday
Friday
Thursday
from ~
what day of the week
Sunday
to go
~ and ~ (links nouns)
until ~, to ~
school
to return, go home
to come
airplane
station
supermarket
subway, underground
train (electric)
ship, boat
taxi
bus
Shinkansen (bullet train)
person, people
on foot, by walking
bicycle
she, girlfriend
he, boyfriend
friend
last week
alone, by oneself
family
last month
next week
this week
last year
next month
this month
~ year(s)
next year
this year
what month
~ month (name of a month)
what year, how many years
the 3rd; 3 days
the 2nd; 2 days
the 1st of the month
the 6th; 6 days
the 5th; 5 days
the 4th; 4 days
the 9th; 9 days
the 8th; 8 days
the 7th; 7 days
the 20th; 20 days
the 14th; 14 days
the 10th; 10 days
what day of the month; how many days
the ~th day; ~ days
the 24th; 24 days
to eat
birthday
when
to look at, to watch
to smoke (a cigarette)
to drink
to write, to draw
to read
to listen, to hear
to do, to play
to take (a photo)
to buy
breakfast
meal, cooked rice
to meet (a friend)
bread
dinner
lunch
fish
meat
egg
water
fruit
vegetable
milk
black tea
tea, green tea
beer
juice
milk
letter
cigarette, tobacco
alcohol, sake
video, video player
photograph
report
homework
garden
shop, store
cherry-blossom viewing
soccer, football
tennis
a little, a moment
together
what
after that, and then
sometimes
always, usually
to send
to cut
yes (informal はい)
to lend
to receive
to give
to learn
to teach
to borrow
chopsticks
hand
to make (a phone call)
fork
knife
spoon
mobile phone
personal computer
scissors
hole punch
New Year's card
eraser
adhesive tape
stapler
shirt
flower
paper
money
luggage, package
present, gift
my father (talking about your own)
Christmas
ticket
mother (someone else's, or addressing your own)
father (someone else's, or addressing your own)
my mother (talking about your own)
from now on, after this
not yet, still
already
quiet (na-adj)
beautiful, clean (na-adj)
handsome (na-adj)
kind, helpful (na-adj; not used for your own family)
famous (na-adj)
lively, bustling (na-adj)
convenient (na-adj)
free, not busy (na-adj)
healthy, energetic (na-adj)
small
big, large
lovely, nice (na-adj)
good (also read よい)
old (not used for a person's age)
new
cold (weather)
hot (weather or temperature)
bad
easy
difficult
cold (to the touch)
low
cheap, inexpensive
high, expensive
busy
delicious
interesting
black
white
fun, enjoyable
cherry blossom, cherry tree
blue
red
food
town, city
mountain
restaurant
dormitory
place
how
work, job (～を します: to work)
life, daily living
not very (with a negative)
very
what kind of
to have (possession)
to understand
and, and then
skillful, good at (na-adj)
to dislike (na-adj)
to like, fond of (na-adj)
dish, cooking (~を します: to cook)
drink, beverage
unskillful, poor at (na-adj)
dance (~を します: to dance)
baseball (~を します: to play baseball)
sport (~を します: to play sports)
song
music
travel, trip (~[を] します: to travel)
concert
jazz
classical music
picture, painting
kabuki (traditional theater)
karaoke
hiragana
kanji
character (writing)
small change, coins
romaji
katakana
errand, business to attend to
time
ticket
someone else's husband
part-time job (~を します: to work part-time)
promise, appointment (~[を] します: to promise)
my wife (also 家内)
someone else's wife
my husband (also 主人)
mostly, roughly
well; often (degree)
child
not at all (with negative)
a little
many, much
why
because ~
early; quickly
various (na-adj)
to exist, to be (people, animals)
to exist, to be (things)
boy
woman
man
cat
dog
girl
tree, wood
elephant
panda
box
battery
thing
table
refrigerator
switch
door
shelf
bed
building
mailbox
window
park
convenience store
ATM
boarding place, stop
~ shop (suffix)
coffee shop
under, below
on, above
prefecture
right
behind
front, before
outside
inside
left
between
near
next to
corner section (in a store)
fish sauce (nampla)
~ and ~, [and so on]
to take time off (~会社を 休みます)
to take (time or money)
to be (people); to live (e.g. 日本に います)
three (general counter)
two (general counter)
one (general counter)
six (general counter)
five (general counter)
four (general counter)
nine (general counter)
eight (general counter)
seven (general counter)
one person
how many (general counter)
ten (general counter)
counter for machines, vehicles
counter for people
two people
apple
counter for times, occurrences
counter for flat objects
curry [rice]
sandwich
mandarin orange
postcard
postage stamp
ice cream
siblings
parents
envelope
my older sister
someone else's older brother
my older brother
someone else's younger brother
my younger brother
someone else's older sister
foreign country
someone else's younger sister
my younger sister
counter for hours (duration)
class
international student
counter for years
counter for months
counter for weeks
in total
how long; how much
about ~, approximately
surface mail (by sea)
only ~
everyone; all
near, close
simple, easy (na-adj)
airmail
slow; late
fast; early
far, distant
warm
few (people)
many (people)
spicy, hot (food)
sweet
cool (weather)
good (choose or prefer, e.g. coffee)
light (weight)
heavy
summer
spring
season
weather
winter
autumn
cloudy
snow
rain
sea, ocean
airport
hotel
festival
party (～を します: hold a party)
world
sushi
sashimi (raw fish)
sukiyaki (beef hot pot)
chicken (meat)
pork
tempura
flower arranging (～を します: do ikebana)
lemon
beef
both (of two)
which (of two)
red maple leaves
for the first time
much more, by far
most, best, number one
to pick up, to meet (someone arriving)
to swim
to play
to shop
to get married
to get tired (state: つかれました)
tough, hard (na-adj)
to take a walk (公園を～: walk in the park)
to have a meal
narrow, cramped
spacious, wide
to want (a thing)
fine arts
river
swimming pool
weekend
skiing (～を します: go skiing)
fishing (～を します: go fishing)
something
around (time)
New Year
to turn off
to turn on
somewhere
to hurry
to close (door, window)
to open
to pass, to hand (something)
to hold, to carry
to wait
to speak, to talk
to call (someone)
to help (with a task)
to show
to stop, to park
to use
to stand up
to sit down
to tell, to teach (住所を～: tell an address)
to fall (rain, snow) (雨が～: rain)
to leave, to exit (喫茶店を～: leave a cafe)
to enter (喫茶店に～: enter a cafe)
air conditioner
electricity, electric light
to copy, to photocopy
address
name
passport
sugar
salt
map
way of reading, how to read
answer
question, problem
slowly, leisurely
straight
way of ~, how to ~
later
again
immediately, soon
to put, to place
another ~, more ~
a little more
to get to know (state: 知っています / 知りません)
to sell
to make
to remember, to recall
to research
to live, to reside
catalog
materials, documents
honorific for います / 行きます / 来ます (to be, to go, to come)
product, manufactured goods
clothes
timetable
economy
electronic dictionary
software
dentist
high school
city hall
single, unmarried
ticket agency (concerts, sports)
barber
to get off (電車を～: get off a train)
to ride, to get on (電車に～: get on a train)
specialty, field of expertise
to put in
to take (a shower) (シャワーを～: take a shower)
to transfer (trains, buses)
to enter (大学に～: enter a university)
to withdraw (money) (お金を～: withdraw money)
to take out, to hand over
to drink
to push, to press (a button)
to leave, to graduate from (大学を～: leave/graduate from a university)
to call (on the phone)
to visit (a place) for observation
to begin, to start
short
long
young
body
dark
bright (light, personality)
face
hair (on the head)
head
mouth
ear
eye
leg, foot
stomach, belly
tooth
jogging (～を します: go jogging)
service
height, stature; back
Buddhist temple
green (color)
shower
how (method)
number ~ (bus, etc.)
Shinto shrine
to remember
which one (standalone)
which ~ (before a noun)
to hand in, to submit (レポートを～: submit a report)
to lose (something)
to forget
to go out
to return (something)
to pay
to bring (something)
to take (something along)
to take off (clothes)
to go on a business trip
to work overtime
to worry
important, precious (na-adj)
to enter, to go into (お風呂に～: take a bath)
to take (medicine) (薬を～: take medicine)
problem, question
dangerous
all right, fine (na-adj)
health insurance card
no smoking
answer
illness, sickness
fever, heat
cold (illness)
jacket, outerwear
bath
medicine
two or three days
doctor (at a clinic)
underwear
so, therefore
by (deadline)
two or three ~
to play (a stringed instrument or piano)
to wash
can do, to be able to
to throw away, to discard
to collect, to gather
to sing
to reserve, to book
to drive
to exchange, to change
cash
meter (unit of length)
piano
prayer (お祈りを します: to pray)
diary
hobby
company president
department manager
section chief
Internet
horse
animal
to clean (a room)
to stay (ホテルに～: stay at a hotel)
to climb, to go up (山に～: climb a mountain)
sleepy
to become
to do laundry
practice (～を します: practice)
weak
strong
tea ceremony
sumo wrestling (～を します: do sumo)
golf (～を します: play golf)
once
condition, state
day, date
soon
gradually
not once, never (with negative)
to need, to require (ビザが～: need a visa)
but
thanks to you (express gratitude for help received)
to repair
to repair, to fix
to check, to investigate
you (informal, often used by men)
I (informal, used by men)
to telephone, to call
no (informal)
yes (informal)
Mr. (informal suffix for boys/men)
prices, cost of living
word, language
office worker, salaried employee
the beginning
visa
kimono
that way, there (informal)
this way, here (informal)
the end
the other day
which way, which one (informal)
that way over there (informal)
to think
but (informal, = が)
all together
to win
to be enough, to be sufficient
to say
to be useful
to be held, to take place (お祭りが～: a festival is held)
to lose, to be beaten
the same
inconvenient (na-adj)
wasteful (na-adj)
president
prime minister
great, amazing (expresses admiration)
speech (～を します: make a speech)
news
politics
opinion
part-time job (～を します: work part-time)
game, match
design
humor
talk, story (～を します: tell a story)
recently, these days
rush hour
transportation, traffic
really, truly
surely, definitely
probably, perhaps
to put on, to wear (upper body: シャツを～)
about ~, concerning ~
not so much (with negatives)
to put on, to wear (on the face: 眼鏡を～)
to put on, to wear (on the head: 帽子を～)
to put on, to wear (lower body: 靴を～)
suit
coat
to be born
glasses, spectacles
hat, cap
sweater
this way; this person (polite, for introductions)
Congratulations.
often
dining kitchen (combined living and kitchen)
hmm, let me see (thinking aloud)
rent (for housing)
futon, Japanese bedding
closet (in a Japanese room)
Japanese-style room
to ask, to inquire (先生に～: ask a teacher)
Paris
apartment (wooden or prefab building)
to change, to alter
to pull
to turn (a knob, dial)
to move, to work (machine)
to come out (お釣りが～: change comes out)
to touch
to be careful
to cross (橋を～: cross a bridge)
to walk (道を～: walk along a road)
shop, store (suffix)
electrical appliance store
to move (house)
machine
sound
size
to break down, to malfunction
breakdown, malfunction
knob, dial
traffic light, signal
intersection, crossroads
road, way
parking lot
bridge
corner
building
New Year (January)
ordinal suffix (1st, 2nd...)
to take (a person) along, to bring someone
to give (to me/us; someone of equal or lower status gives)
alien registration card
to introduce
to see off, to escort (人を～: see someone off)
to bring (a person) along
to make coffee
to explain
to show around, to guide
grandmother; old woman (polite)
grandpa (informal)
grandfather; old man (polite)
to prepare
preparation
grandma (informal)
all, everything
sweets, snacks
meaning
station wagon, estate car
besides, in addition
by oneself, on one's own
to arrive (駅に～: arrive at a station)
to think, to consider
boxed lunch
countryside, hometown
to grow old, to age
to study abroad
chance, opportunity
group
embassy
however much, no matter how
if (emphasizing a hypothetical)
100 million
thing, matter (abstract; nominalizer in grammar)
to be transferred (to another office)
job transfer (to another office)