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extremely kiwamete 132

fact koto 143
factory kōba 133
fall (= autumn) aki 248
fall (over) taoreru 256
fall asleep neru 183
fall colors (lit., red leaves) kōyō 144
family kazoku 121
famous yūmei 296
far tōi 262–263
fast hayai 70
father chichi 35–36
favorably yoroshiku 292–293
feather hane 68
feel relieved hotto-suru 81–82
fellow yatsu 286
female onna 205
few sukoshi 243–244; sukunai 244–245
fight tatakau 259
finally tōtō 269; yatto 287–288
find (out) mitsukeru 167
finger yubi 294–295
first of all mazu 159
first time hajimete 66
first time after a long while shibaraku-buri 231–232
flesh niku 186
food tabemono 249
food to eat with rice okazu 196
foot ashi 24
for the first time hajimete 66
foreigner gaijin 54
fortune un 276
four yon 291–292
frequently tabitabi 250
friend tomodachi 266; yūjin 295
from kara 116–117; mae 153–154
full-fledged ichininmae 84
fussy urusai 277–278

gain weight futoru 53
gentle yasashii 284
get drunk you 294
get into (a vehicle) noru 190
get married kekkon-suru 123–124
get off oriru 206
get on (a vehicle) noru 190
get to know shiru 235–236
gift miyage 167–168
give (to me) yokosu 289
go iku 87–88
go back modoru 170–171
go down oriru 206
good ii 84
Good-by Sayonara 223
Good day! konnichi wa 139
Good morning! Ohayō gazaimasu 195
Good night! Oyasumi-nasai 211
go out dekakeru 42; deru 46
go to bed neru 183; yasumu 286
go up agaru 13, 194
government seifu 224
graduate deru 46
grass kusa 147
great erai 50–51
green midori 161
grow seichō-suru 223–224
guest kyaku 148–149
guy yatsu 286

handicapped person (physically) shintaishōgaisha 235
happening jiken 101
happiness kōfuku 134
happy kōfuku 134; tanoshil 255–256
Happy New Year! Akemashite omedete gozaimasu 14
hard to bear tsurai 272
hardly roku ni 214
have aru 21–22, 273
have had the experience of doing koto ga aru 143–144

having good exposure to the sun hiatari ga ii 74–75
he kare 117–118
head atama 25–26; kubi 145–146
healthy genki 55–56; jōbu 103; tassha 257
hear kiku 127–128
Hello Moshimoshi 172
help tasukeru 258–259
here and there achikochi 12
high school graduate not yet in college rōnin 214–215
high takai 253–254
hobby shumi 239
home ie 84; katei 119; otaku 207–208; uchi 274–275
home village/town furusato 53; kokyō 136
hot (weather, liquid, etc.) atsui 26, 29, 248, 261
hot water oyu 212
hour jikan 100–101
house ie 84; uchi 274–275
How about? ikaga desu ka? 86–87
How are you? ikaga desu ka? 86–87; Ogenki desu ka 194
“Hurray!” Yatta 287
Hurry home! Itte-irrasshai 97

I (lit., humbly) request onegai-shimasu 204–205
I boku 33; watashi 281–282
idea shisō 236
ideology shisō 236
if I remember correctly tashika 256–257
if possible narubeku 182
I humbly accept Itadakimasu 95
ill byōki 34–35
I’m home! Tadaima 251
I’m leaving Itte-mairimasu 97
important taisetsu 252–253
I’m sorry sumimasen 245
in naka 176
incidentally tokorode 265–266
in compensation for (to make up for) kawari 120
inexpensive yasui 285
inform oshieru 206

in good spirits genki 55–56
injury kega 121–122
inquire tazuneru 260; ukagau 275
inside naka 177
insignificant tsumaranai 271–272
instead of kawari 120
instruction kyōju 150–151
interest kyōmi 151–152
interpreter tsūyaku 274
in the end tōtō 269
in those days tōji 263
invite shōtai-suru 238
Is anybody home? Gomen-kudasai 57
I see naruhodo 182
Is that so? sō desu ka 241–242
(it) costs (time) kakaru 108–109
(it) takes (time) kakaru 108–109

Japan Nihon 184
Japanese (person) Nihonjin 185
Japanese-style Nihon-shiki 185
Japanese system Nihon-shiki 185
Japan-U.S. Nichibei 183
job shigoto 232
join hairu 64
junior kōhai 135
just like marude 156–157

keep mamoru 155–156
kimono kimono 128–129
kindly yoroshiku 292–293
Korea Chōsen 37

large Okii 197–198
last year sakunen 221
late osoi 207
lately saikin 218–219
laugh warau 280
learn oboeru 193

leave deru 46
leave out habuku 60
lecture kōgi 134–135
leg ashi 24
lend (to someone) kasu 118–119
lie down neru 183
life inochi 89; seikatsu 224–225
lightning kaminari 111
like (want to) mitai 165–166; (is fond of) suki 242-243
liquor sake 220
listen kiku 127–128
little (quantity) sukoshi 243–244; sukunai 244–245
live ikiru 87
live (somewhere) sumu 246
lonely sabishii 216–217
lonesome sabishii 216–217
look miru 164–165
look alike nite-iru 187
look for sagasu 217
lot ippai 89
love aisuru 13
low (height) hikui 76, 215, 253, 285
lower back koshi 141–142
luck un 276
lukewarm nurui 192
lunch hiru-gohan 57, 77

magazine zasshi 297
mail yūbin 295
make a phone call denwa o kakeru 45–46
make efforts tsutomeru 273–274
make tea ocha o ireru 193
male otoko 208–209
manager kantoku 116
many ōi 195
marry (someone) kekkon-suru 123–124
masterless samurai rōnin 214–215
matter koto 143
me boku 33

meager mazushii 160
meal gohan 57; meishi 161; shokuji 237
meat niku 186
medicine kusuri 147
meet someone au 28–30, 164
miso soup misoshiru 165
more motto 173
more than ijō 87
morning asa 23
?mortifying kuyashii 148
most ichiban 83; mottomo 173–174
mother haha 36, 62
move (from one residence to another) hikkosu 75–76
movie eiga 50
much ōi 195
mustache hige 75

naked hadaka 60–61
name namae 179
narrow (in area) semai 227
nasty iya 98
neck kubi 145–146
need iru 91–92
needy binbō 32–33; mazushii 160
neighborhood kinjo 129
New Trunk Line (lit.) Shinkansen 234–235
next kondo no 138
next door tonari 267
night ban 30
no iie 84–86
noisy urusai 277–278
noon hiru 77
Not at all Dō itashimashite 47; zenzen 299
not at home rusu 215
not enough roku ni 214
not well roku ni 214
not yet mada 152
novel shōsetsu 237
novelist sakka 220; shōsetsuka 238

now ima 88
number kazu 121

objection monku 171
observe mamoru 155–156
o’clock -ji 99
of course michiron 170
office jimusho 102
often tabitabi 250; yoku 289–290
old furui 53–54
older brother ani 19; onii-san 19
older sister ane 17–18; onē-san 18
one ichi 82
one cup ippai 89
one serving (of food) ichininmae 84
only dake 41
on the one hand ippō de wa 90
on the other hand ippō de wa 90
operation shujutsu 238–239
opinion iken 87
opponent aite 13–14
opportunity kikai 127
oppose hantai-suru 68–69
opposite gyaku 60
other day kono-aida 139; senjitsu 227–228
oversleep nebō-suru 183
ox ushi 278

p.m. gogo 56
painful itai 95
park kōen 133
partner aite 13–14
pass away nakunaru 178–179
pencil enpitsu 50
perfect kanzen 116
person hito 77–78
phone (v ) denwa o kakeru 45–46
phrase monku 171
physically-handicapped person shintaishōgaisha 235

picture e 49
play asobu 24–25; shibai 230–231
player (in a sport) senshu 229
pleasantly cool suzushii 248
please (asking a favor/request) dōzo 49
Please take care (of yourself) Odaiji ni 194
point in time jikoku 101–102
poor binbō 32–33; mazushii 160
popularity ninki 186–187
population jinkō 102
practice renshū 212–213
praiseworthy erai 50–51; kanshin 115–116
present (n ) miyage 167–168
pretty kirei 129–130
prices bukka 33–34
prime minister shushō 239
private (adj ) shiritsu 235
professor kyōju 150–151
prosperous sakan 219
protect mamoru 155–156
pupil seito 225
put on (lower part of body) haku 66
put on (on hand/finger) hameru 67
put on (the head) kaburu 106
put on (the upper body) kiru 130

question (n ) gimon 56
quite kekkō 122; nakanaka 177; zuibun 300

rather nakanaka 177
read yomu 290–291
really hontō ni 79
Really? Hē? 72–73
receive morau 171–172
recently kono-aida 139; saikin 218–219
regret kōkai 135–136; zannen 297
regrettable oshii 207
rejoice yorokobu 292
remember correctly, if I tashika 256–257

rent (from someone) kariru 118
rent (to someone) kasu 118–119
repair naosu 180
request (a favor) tanomu 255
resemble nite-iru 187
rest yasumu 286
return kaeru 106–107; modoru 170–171
reverse gyaku 60
rice (cooked) gohan 57; meishi 161
rice (uncooked) kome 137
river kawa 120
robust jōbu 103
rock iwa 98
roof yane 283

saké sake 220
saké store sakaya 220
same onaji 203–204
samurai (masterless) rōnin 214–215
savings chokin 37
say iu 97
school gakkō 54; (after school) juku 105
science kagaku 107; rika 213
scold okoru 199–200
scratch kaku 109–110
season kisetsu 131
see (sb) au 28–30; (stg) miru 164–165
self jibun 99–100
self-supporting ichininmae 84
send over (to me) yokosu 289
senior senpai 228
serious majime 155
serve as tsutomeru 273–274
serving (of food) ichininmae 84
shameful hazukashii 71–72
she kanojo 114–115
shopping kaimono 107–108
short mijikai 161–162
short story shōsetsu 237

should hō ga ii 78–79
shower abiru 12
shy hazukashii 71–72
sibling kyōdai 149–150
sick byōki 34–35
sightseeing kenbutsu 124–125
sister (younger) imōto 89
sit down kakeru 109; suwaru 247–248
skillful tassha 257; umai 275–276
sleep neru 183
sleep late nebō-suru 183
slow noroi 189–190; osoi 207
slowly yukkuri 296
small (in area) semai 227
socks kutsushita 147
some sukoshi 243–244
Sorry Dōmo 47; Gomen-nasai 58
southeast tōnan 266–267
spacious hiroi 76
speak hanasu 67–68
spring haru 248
square (shape) shikaku 233
state yōsu 293
steer (castrated bull) ushi 278
stick it out ganbaru 54–55
still mada 152
stomach onaka 204
store mise 165
stroll sanpo 223
strong jōbu 103
student gakusei 54; seito 225
study benkyō 31; benkō-suru 31–32; narau 180–182
suffix (attached to a name) -chan 33, 222; -kun 146; -san 222
suffix (pluralizing) -tachi 250–51
suitably yoroshiku 292–293
summer natsu 248
sumo wrestler sumō 245
sumo wrestling sumō 245
sun hi 73–74

sun, having good exposure to hiatari ga ii 74–75
supervisor kantoku 116
sure kitto 131–132
surgical operation shujutsu 238–239
sushi (kind of) nigiri 184
sweet amai 15
sweetheart koibito 135
swim oyogu 211

take (someone) along tsurete-iku 272–273
take (time) kakaru 108–109
take a bath abiru 12
take lessons narau 180–182
take off (clothing) nugu 191–192
taking the opportunity tsuide ni 270
tall takai 253–254
taste shumi 239
teach oshieru 206
teacher sensei 228–29
telephone (n ) denwa 44–45
tell hanasu 67–68; oshieru 206
tell you the truth jitsu wa 102–103
terrible taihen 251–252
terrific sugoi 242
Thank you Arigatō gozaimasu 20–21; sumimasen 245
Thanks Dōmo 47
thanks to you okage-sama 195–196
Thank you for your work Gokurō-sama 57
that (directional) are 19–20
That’s fine kekkō desu 123
That’s right sō desu 240–241
theater gekijō 55
the other day kono-aida 139; senjitsu 227–228
these days konogoro 140
thick (for flat objects) atsui 27–28
thing koto 143
think kangaeru 113; omou 202–203
this kore 140–141
this coming kondo no 138

thought shisō 236
thriving sakan 219
throughout -jū 104–105
thunder kaminari 111
time jikan 100–101; toki 264–265
time (point in) jikoku 101–102
today kyō 149
toe yubi 294–295
together issho 93–95
together with to issho ni 262
toilet benjo 31; otearai 31, 194
tomorrow ashita 24, 105
too (much) amari 15–16, 268, 290
totally mattaku 158
training renshū 212–213
travel ryokō-suru 216
tremendous taihen 251–252
troublesome mendō 160
truly hontō ni 79; mattaku 158
try one’s best ganbaru 54–55
turn back modoru 170–171

uncooked rice kome 137
understand wakaru 279–280
uninteresting tsumaranai 271–272
university daigaku 40
unpleasant iya 98
unreasonable muri 174
unwise mazui 159
use mochiiru 169–170
usual fudan 51
utilize mochiiru 169–170

vacation yasumi 285–286
valley tani 254
various iroiro 90–91; samazama 221
very taihen 251–252; totemo 268–269; zuibun 300
violent hageshi 61–62
visit tazuneru 260; ukagau 275

visitor kyaku 148–149
vomit haku 67

wage war tatakau 259
waist koshi 141–142
walk (v ) aruku 22–23; (n ) sanpo 223
want (something) hoshii 80–81
war, end of shūsen 239
warm (pleasantly) atatakai 26
washing sentaku 229–230
wasteful mottainai 172
watch miru 164–165
watch (time piece) tokei 264
water (cold) mizu 168; (hot) oyu 212
we wareware 281
weak point nigate 184
wealthy (person) kanemochi 112–113
wear (on hand/finger) hameru 67; (on lower part of body) haku 66; (on the

head) kaburu 106; (on the upper body) kiru 130
weather tenki 260–261
weed kusa 147
weep naku 177–178
Welcome (to our place)! Irrasshai 90
Welcome home! Okaeri-nasai 195
well genki 55–56
What! Nan da 179–180
what kind (of) donna 48
what kind of day nan no hi 180
What kind of person? donna hito 48–49
When? Itsu 95–96
while (conj ) nagara 175
whiskers hige 75
who? dare 41–42
Why! nan da 179–180
wide hiroi 76
wife kanai 111; oku-san 200; tsuma 271
win katsu 120
window mado 153
wing hane 68

winter fuyu 248
without fail kanarazu 111–112
woman fujin 51; josei 104; joshi 104
word monku 171
work hataraku 69–70; shigoto 232
world sekai 226
write kaku 109–110
writer sakka 220; (of a particular piece of writing) hissha 77

yes ee 50; hai 62–64, 73, 142
you anata 17, 115, 128, 208; kimi 128
You are welcome Dō itashimashite 47
younger brother otōto 209
younger sister imōto 89