Essential Japanese Speak Japanese With Confidence (Japanese Phrasebook Dictionary)

Did you find my...? Watashi-no ... ga mitsukari-mashta-ka

It was right here Koko-ni arimashta

Emergencies It’s quite valuable Totemo kichoh-hin des

Where’s the lost and Wasuremono-kakari-wa doko des-ka

found property office?

14.3 Accidents

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Robbery and violent crime are rare in Japan. The police maintain
a visible presence through a network of small police stations
called koban, usually found near railway stations. The policemen
will help you find an address.

There’s been an Jiko-ga okimashta
accident Shto-ga mizu-ni ochimashta
Kaji des
Someone’s fallen
into the water

There’s a fire

Is anyone hurt? Kega-o shita shto imas-ka

Some people have been Keganin-ga imas
injured Keganin-wa imasen

No one’s been injured

There’s someone in Shto-ga mada kuruma/ressha-ni
the car/train still nokottay imas

It’s not too bad. Sore-hodo demo arimasen. Shimpigh
Don’t worry shi-nigh-de kuda-sigh

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Leave everything the Nani-mo sawara-nigh-de kuda-sigh Emergencies
way it is, please
Mazu kaysats-to hanashi-tigh-n des
I want to talk to the
police first Mazu shashin-o tori-tigh-n des

I want to take a photo Kore-ga watashi-no na-migh-to
first joosho des

Here’s my name and
address

Could I have your Anata-no na-migh-to joosho-o
name and address? oshietay kuda-sigh

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Could I see some Mibun shohmaysho/hokan-shohsho-o
identification/your misetay kuda-sigh
insurance papers?

Will you act as a witness? Shohnin-ni nattay kuremas-ka

I need the details Hoken-no tame-ni shoh-sigh-ga hits-
for the insurance yoh des

Are you insured? Hoken-ni hight-tay imas-ka

Could you sign here, Koko-ni sign-o shtay kuda-sigh
please?

14.4 Theft Nusu-mare-mashta
... ga nusu-mare-mashta
I’ve been robbed
My...has been stolen

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14.5 Missing person

I’ve lost my child/ Kodomo/sobo-ga mighgo-ni
grandmother narimashta

Emergencies Could you help me find Sagasu-no-o tetsudattay kuda-sigh
him/her? Chee-sigh ko-o mimashta-ka
... sigh des
Have you seen a
small child?

He’s/she’s...years old

14 He’s/she’s got short/long/ Kami-ga miji-kigh/na-gigh/kimpats/

blond/red/brown/black/ a-kigh/cha-iro/kuro-i/hakuhats/

gray/curly/straight/ maki-ge/mas-sugu/chijirege des

frizzy hair

with a ponytail ponee-tehru des

with braids mitsu-ami-de

in a bun tabanetay

He’s/she’s got blue/ Me-ga ao-i ... cha-iro des
brown eyes Kigh-swee pants-o high-tay imas
Tohzan-gutsu-o high-tay imas
He’s wearing swimming
trunks

...hiking boots

with glasses Meganay-o kaketay imas

tall/short oh-kee/chee-sigh

This is a photo of him/her Kare ... kanoji-no shashin des

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14.6 The police

An arrest

Your driving license, please Emergencies
You were speeding
You’re not allowed to park here 14
Your lights aren't working
That’s a...yen fine
Do you want to pay now?
You’ll have to pay now

I don’t speak Japanese Nihongo-ga hanase-masen

I didn’t see the sign Ano kohtsoo-hyohshiki-ga miemasen
deshta

I don’t understand Ano hyohshiki-wa wakarimasen
what it says
Jisoku ...kiro-dake-de hashittay
I was only doing... imashta
kilometers an hour

I’ll have my car Kuruma-o kensa shte-morigh-mas
checked
Tigh-koh-sha-no righto-ni me-ga
I was blinded by kurami-mashta
oncoming lights

At the police station Shohtots/mighgo/gohkan-o todoke-ni
kimashta
I want to report a Chohsho-o kigh-tay kuda-sigh
collision/missing
person/rape 153
Could you make out a
report, please?

Emergencies Where did it happen?
What’s missing?
14 What’s been taken?
Could I see some identification?
Could I have a copy What time did it happen?
for the insurance? Who was involved?
Are there any witnesses?
I’ve lost everything Fill this out, please
Sign here, please
Do you want an interpreter?

Hoken-no tame-ni utsushi-o kuda-sigh

Zembu ushi-nigh-mashta

I’ve lost all my money Okane-ga zenbu nakunari-mashta

Could you lend me Okane-o skoshi kashtay kuda-sigh-
some money? mas-ka

I’d like an interpreter Tsooyaku-ga hits-yoh des

I’m innocent Watashi-wa muzigh des

I don’t know anything Nan-ni-mo shirimasen
about it
... no shto-to hanashi-tigh-n des
I want to speak to
someone amerika ryohjikan/tigh-shikan

...from the American Eigo ga hanaseru bengoshi-ga
consulate/ embassy hoshee-n des

I want a lawyer who
speaks English

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15 English– 155
Japanese
Word List
English–Japanese Word list

15. English–Japanese
Word List

The following word list is meant to supplement the chapters in
this book. Where the meaning of the word is very broad, notes
have been inserted to show the sense in which the Japanese
word is used. Some of the words not contained in this list can be
found elsewhere in the book, e.g. alongside the diagrams of the
car, bicycle and camping equipment.

A hyaku-gram
skosh
100 grams yaku/digh-tigh
a little ue
about gigh-kok
above hohfu-na
abroad jiko
abundant adapu-tah
accident mamushi
adapter kaysan
adder joo-sho
addition nyoojoh
address nyoojoh-ryoh
admission choo-kok
admission price ... no ato-de
advice gogo
after aftah-shayb rohshon
afternoon moh ichido
aftershave ... ni tigh-shtay
again nen-ray
against ayz
age e-a-kon
AIDS e-a mattoresu
air conditioning hikohki
air mattress kookoh
airplane ku-ko-nigh hoteru
airport ku-ko-keibi/
airport hotel
airport security ku-ko-sekyuritea
tsu-ro gawa no seki
aisle seat kay-kok
alarm mezamashi-dokay
alarm clock aru-kohru
alcohol zutto
all the time areru-gee
allergic shtori day
alone its-mo
always kyoo-kyoo-sha
ambulance amerika
America amerika-jin
American soh-gak
amount

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amusement park yoo-en-chi English–Japanese Word List
anaesthetize (local) kyokusho-maswee-o kakeru
anchovy anchobee 15
angry okotta
animal doh-buts
anime/game store anime/game shoppu
ankle kurubushi
answer ko-tigh/henji
ant ari
antibiotics kohsay busshits
antifreeze f-toh-eki
antique kodigh-no
antiques kobijuts/kottoh-hin
anus kohmon
apartment a-pahto
aperitif shokuzen-shu
apologies yurushi
APP apuri
apple ringo
apple juice ringo joos
apple pie appuru pigh
apple sauce appuru sohsu
application apuri-kay-shon
appointment yak-soku
apricot anzu
April shigats
architecture ken-chiku
area kankyoh
area code shi-gigh kyokuban
arm uday
arrange yak-soku suru
arrive tsuku
arrow ya-jirushi
art gay-juts
artery doh-myaku
article mono
artificial respiration jinkoh kokyoo
ashtray high-zara
ask tazuneru/tou
ask (for) tanomu
asparagus asparagas
aspirin aspirin
assault gohkan
at @ atto-mah-ku
at home uchi-ni
at night yoru
at the back ushiro-ni
at the front ma-e-ni
at the latest osokutemo
ATM card cash kah-do
August hachi-gats
automatic jodoh-teki
autumn aki
avalanche nadaray
awake okita
awning hiyokay

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English–Japanese Word List B aka-chan
baybee-shittah
15 baby senaka
baby sitter ryukkusakku
158 back behkon
backpack waru-i
bacon hidoi/tigh-hen
bad kaban
bad (terrible) te-nimotsu uke-tori jo
bag te-nimotsu hiki-kae ken
baggage claim pan-ya
baggage claim check barukonee
baker bohru/tama
balcony baray
ball bohru-pen
ballet banana
ballpoint pen hoh-tigh
banana bansohkoh
bandage gin-koh
Bandaids ma-e-gami
bank kishi
bangs bah
bank (river) bah
bar (cafe) bahbekyoo
bar basketto-bohru
barbecue furo/bas
basketball (to play) bas-taoru
bath kigh-swee boh
bath towel mizu-gi
bathing cap furoba/bas-room
bathing suit betteree/denchi
bathroom hama/beechi
battery mamay
beach subara-shee/kabi-na
beans utsuku-shee/kiray-na
beautiful biyoh-in
beautiful beddo/shin-digh
beauty parlor mitsu-bachi
bed gyooniku
bee beeru
beef haji-maru
beer sho-shin-sha
begin ushiro
beginner beruto
behind shin-digh
belt genki-ni naru/kigh-fuku suru
berth jootan-san sohda
better (to get) jitensha
bicarb kooki-iray
bicycle jitensha-ya
bicycle pump bikini
bicycle repairman kanjoh
bikini tama-tski-o suru
bill tanjoh-bi
billiards (to play) bisketto/kukkee
birthday kamu
biscuit
bite

bitter ni-gigh English–Japanese Word List
black kuro-i
bland (taste) aji-no nigh 15
blanket mohf
bleach hyoh-hak suru/dasshok suru 159
blister mizu-buku-ray
blond kimpats
blood kets-eki
blood pressure kets-ats
bloody nose hana-ji
blouse burausu
blow dry buroh-drigh
blue a-oi
blunt nibui
boarding pass toh-joe-ken
boat bohto
body karada
boiled yudeta
boiled ham hamu
bonbon bonbon
bone honay
bonnet bon-netto
book hon
booked (theater ticket) yoyaku shta
booking office pureh-gighdo

(theater ticket) hon-ya
bookshop kokkyoh
border akita
bored (to be) omoshi-roku-nigh/
boring
tsumara-nigh
born umareta
borrow (from) ... kara kariru
botanical gardens shokubutsu-en
both ryoh-hoh
bottle bin
bottle (baby’s) honyoo-bin
bottle-warmer honyoo-bin ho-onki
bowling bohring-o suru
box hako
box office pureh-gighdo
box (in theater) bokks-seki-de
boy otoko-no ko
bra burajah
bracelet uday-wa/bures-retto
braised nikonda
brake brayki
brake oil brayki-oiru
bread pan
break oru
breakfast asa-gohan
breast munay
breast milk bonyu
bridge hashi
briefs pants/pantee
bring mottay kuru
brochure panfretto

English–Japanese Word List broken yabureta/kowareta
brother (older, other’s) o-nee-san
15 brother (older, own) ani
brother (younger, o-tohto-san
160
other’s) o-tohto
brother (younger, own) cha-iro
brown burauza
browser aza-ga dekiru
bruise burashi
brush me-kyabets
Brussels sprouts baketsu
bucket gigh-choo/bigh-kin
bugs tate-mono
building toh-sigh
built-in kashi-pan
bun bui
buoy oshikomi
burglary yakedo
burn yakeru
burn (verb) yigh-ta
burnt bas
bus bas-no hachaku-jo
bus station bas-tay
bus stop bijinesu-kuras
business class shutchoh
business trip isogashee
busy (schedule) konzats
busy (traffic) butan-gas
butane camping gas niku-ya
butcher batah
butter botan
button ka-u
buy kohkoobin-de
by airmail denwa-de
by phone
kyabets
C sen-shits
kehki
cabbage kayki-ya/okashi-ya
cabin yobi-dashi
cake denwa-o suru
cake shop ... to yoo/... to eemas
call kamera
call (phone) tebure hosei kinoh
called (name)
camera kyampu suru
camera shake correction kyampu-jo bigh-ten
kyampu-jo
(feature) kyamping-kah
camp (verb) kyampu-figh-yah
camp shop kyampu an-nigh
camp site kyampu-jo shiyoh kyoka-sho
camper tori-kes
campfire rohsok
camping guide okashi/oyats
camping permit
cancel
candle
candy

canoe ka-noo English–Japanese Word List
car kuruma/jidoh-sha
car deck jidoh-sha-yohno kampan 15
car documents kuruma-no shohmay-sho
car seat (child’s) bebee sheeto 161
car trouble kuruma-no koshoh
caravan kyaraban
cardigan kahdigan
careful choo-i-bu-kigh
carrot ninjin
carriage ubaguruma/baybee-kah
cartridge kasetto-firum
cascade taki
cash desk shi-harigh-jo
casino kajino
cassette kasetto-tayp
castle shiro
cat neko
catalogue katarog
cathedral digh-say-doh
cauliflower kari-fura-wah
cave hora-ana
CD shee-dee
celebrate iwau
cell phone kay-tigh denwa/kay-tigh
cemetery bochi
centimeter senchi (mehtoru)
central heating sentoraru-heetingu
center ... no naka-no
center (city) choo-shin-chi
chair isu
chambermaid room-gakari
champagne shanpen
change kaeru
change (money) ryoh-gigh
change (money) (verb) ryoh-gigh suru
change (trains) nori-ka-eru
change the baby’s diaper omutsu-o tori-ka-eru
change the oil oiru-o kohkan suru
charger ju-den-ki
charter flight chahtah-bin
chat ee-yoru
check chekkah
checked luggage te-nimots ichi-ji azukari-jo
check-in chekku-in
cheers kam-pigh
cheese cheez
chef kukku-san
check kogit-tay
cherries cheree/sakurambo
chess (to play) chesu-o suru
chewing gum chooing-gam
chicken niwatori
child (other’s) okosan
child (own) kodomo
child’s seat kodomo-yoh isu
chilled tsumetaku shta

English–Japanese Word List chin ago
chocolate choko-rehto
15 choose sentaku suru/erabu
chop (with breadcrumb) katsuretsu
162 chop (meat) hiki-niku
church kyoh-kigh
church service ray-high
cigar hamaki
cigar shop tabakoya
cigarette tabako
circle en
circus sahkas
city shi
clean sayketsu-na
clean (verb) sohji suru
clear hakkiri shta
clearance (sale) sayru
clock to-kay
closed shmatte-iru
closed off (road) tsoo-koh domay
clothes if-ku
clothes hanger han-gah/emon-kakay
clothes pin sentaku-basami
clothing i-rui
cloud computing kuraudo
coat kohto
cockroach gokiburi/abura-mushi
cocoa koko-a
cod tara
coffee koh-hee
coffee filter koh-hee firutah
cognac konnyakku
cold kazay
cold (not hot) samu-i
collarbone sakots
colleague doh-ryoh
collision shoh-tots
cologne keshoh-swee
color iro
color pencils iro-empits
color television karah-terebi
coloring book nuri-e-no hon
comb kushi
come kuru
come back modottay kuru
compartment konpahtomento
complaint kujoh
complaint (illness) itami
completely mattaku
compliment sanji
compulsory gimu
computer paso-kon
concert (classical) konsahto
concert hall konsahto-hohru
concussion noh-shintoh
condensed milk kureem
condom kondohm

congratulate iwa-u English–Japanese Word List
connection setsu-zoku
constipation bempi 15
consulate ryohji-kan
consultation (house ohshin 163

call by doctor) kontakuto-renzu
contact lens densensay-no
contagious hinin-no
contraceptive hinin-yak/piru
contraceptive pill kon-bini
convenience store kokku
cook ryohri suru
cook (verb) doh
copper kopee
copy koruk-sen-nuki
corkscrew kohn-stahchi
corn flour sumi/kado
corner tada-shee
correct bun-tsoo suru
correspond rohka
corridor cosplay shoppu
cosplay shop i-shoh
costume bebee-beddo
cot momen
cotton dasshi-men/wata
cotton antiseptic seki
cough seki-komu
cough (verb) seki-domay shiroppu
cough syrup uke-tskay
counter kuni
country (nation) inaka
country (rural area) kuni ban-go
country code chi-ryoh
course (of treatment) itoko
cousin kani
crab kureem
cream nama-kureemu
cream (fresh) kurejitto-kahdo
credit card kuro-wasson
croissant ohdan suru
cross the road kuros-kantoree-skee-yoh
cross-country run
no kohs
cross-country skiing kuros-kantoree-skee
cross-country skis kuros-kantoreeyoh-skee
cry naku
cubic meter rippoh mehtoru
cucumber kyoori
cuddly toy nui-gurumi
cuff links kafs-botan
cup chawan
curly maki-ge-no
current nagaray/denryuh
cursor cah-soru
cushion kusshon
customary futsoo/itsumo
customs zaykan

English–Japanese Word List cut kiru
cutlery nighf-to fohk-to spoon
15 cybercafe intah-netto kafe
cycling sigh-kuringu
164
D nyoo-say-hin
son-gigh
dairy products odoru
damage f-kay
dance kiken
dandruff kiken-na
danger ku-righ
dangerous dayto
dark musu-may-san
date musu-may
daughter (other’s) hi
daughter (own) maru ichinichi
day ototoi
day (the whole) higa-eri-onsen
day before yesterday nakunatta
day-trip hot spring detto zohn
dead kafayn-nashi/kafayn-free
dead zone
decaffeinated joo-ni-gats
beechi-cheyah
December shin-koku suru
deck chair fu-kigh
declare (customs) skin-dighbingu
deep raytohko
deep sea diving do
deep freeze tay-tigh/chi-en
degrees o-ishee
delay ha-isha
delicious ireba
dentist deodoranto
dentures bu
deodorant depahto
department shuppats
department store shuppats jikan
departure te-tsuke-kin/atama-kin
departure time hokan
deposit dezahto
deposit (for safekeeping) yuki-saki
dessert shooten
destination genzoh suru
destination (terminal) (sofuto-wea-no) kai-
develop (photo)
developer (of software) hatsu-sha
toh-nyoh-byoh kanja
diabetic digh-yaru
dial digh-a-mondo
diamond o-shimay
diaper geri
diarrhea jiten
dictionary deezeru
diesel/diesel oil digh-etto
diet kon-nan
difficulty

digital camera deji-kame English–Japanese Word List
digital single-lens deji-taru ichi-gun-refu
15
reflex camera shoku-doh
dining room shokudoh-sha/buffay-kah
dining/buffet car dinah
dinner dinah-o taberu
dinner (to have) hohkoh
direction choku-setsu-ni
directly kita-nigh/yogoreta
dirty shoh-gigh-sha
disabled disko
disco wari-biki
discount shto-sara/ippin
dish kyoh-no ryohri
dish of the day shohdoku-zigh
disinfectant kyori
distance joh-ryoo-swee
distilled water jama suru
disturb boh-gigh
disturbance moguru
dive skin-dighbingu
diving tobikomi-digh
diving board skin-dighbingu-setto
diving gear rikon shta
divorced nichiyoh-dighku-ten
Do-it-yourself store me-migh
dizzy suru
do isha
doctor inu
dog ningyoh
doll koku-nigh
domestic yoku ryohri shta
done (cooked) to/doa
door dotto
dot daburu
double shta
down down-roh-do
download skima-kazay
draft (air) (... o) yumay-ni miru
dream (verb) dores
dress heya-gi
dressing gown kusuri-o nomu
drink (medicine) nomu
drink (verb) inryoh-swee
drinking water unten suru
drive untenshu
driver unten menkyo
driver’s licence yakkyoku
druggist kawa-ita
dry hosu
dry (verb) drigh-kreeningu
dry clean sentakuya/kreeningu-ten
dry cleaner’s ... choo
during ... no igh-da-ni
during (in the middle of) hiruma
during the day

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English–Japanese Word List E mimi
jibi-inkoh-ka
15 ear
ear, nose and throat jitsoo
166 ea-hon
specialist mimi-kusuri
earache haya-i
earbud iyaringu
eardrops to-chi
early toh-ki
earrings higashi
earth kantan-na/yoh-i-na
earthenware benri-na
east taberu
easy (simple) denshi-shoseki/e-bukku
easy (to use) e-bukking
eat shisshin
e-book unagi
e-booking/reservations tamago
eczema nasu
eel denki (no)
egg dendoh jiten sha
eggplant denki jidoh sha
electric denki
electric bicycle denki ya
electric car ere-baytah
electricity e-may-ru
electronics shop tigh-shikan
elevator kinkyoo brayki
email hijoh-guchi
embassy hijoh denwa
emergency brake tsumay-yasuri
emergency exit ten-noh
emergency phone kara-no
emery board hanashi-choo
emperor kon-yak-shta
empty Igirisu
engaged (on the phone) ay-go
engaged (to be married) tano-shimu
England footoh
English (language) denji-shoseki reader
enjoy kompanion
envelope e-chiketto
e-reader yoo-gata
escort dinah soots (men)/eebu-
e-ticket
evening ningu dores (women)
evening wear jiken/dekigoto
zembu
event doko-nimo
everything saguru
everywhere hakkuts
examine sugureta
excavation kohkan suru
excellent kawase-ryoh-gae-jo
exchange kawase-rayto
exchange office yooran
exchange rate
excursion

exhibition tenran-kigh English–Japanese Word List
exit deguchi
expenses hiyoh/kayhi
expensive ta-kigh
explain setsumay suru
express kyookoh densha
extension nigh-sen bango
external soto
eye me
eye drops me-gusuri
eye shadow igh-shadoh
eye specialist ganka-i/me-isha
eyeliner igh-righnah

F kao 15
kao nin shiki kamera
face koh-joh 167
face-recognition camera korobu
factory kazoku
fall (verb) yoo-may-na
family tohku
famous nohka
far away ohyakusho
farm fashon
farmer ha-yigh
fashion o-toh-sama
fast chichi
father (other’s) ayamari
father (own) fakkusu-o okuru
fault ni-gats
fax (verb) kanjiru
February konomu
feel kaki-ne
feel like watashi-bunay/feree-bohto
fence netsu
ferry tsumeru
fever kaki-komu
fill tsumemono
fill out ayga
filling firumu
film (cinema) firutah
film (photo) firutah-tski tabako
filter mitsu-keru
filter cigarette bakkin
find yubi
fine (money) hi
finger kaji
fire shoh-boh
fire (on) hijoh kigh-dan
fire dept. shoh-ka-ki
fire escape sigh-sho-ni
fire extinguisher dai-ichi/ichiban
first (in line) ohkyoo te-atay
first (number one) ittoh
first aid sakana
first class tsuri-o suru
fish
fish (verb)

English–Japanese Word List fishing rod tsuri-zao
fitness club fitnes-sentah
15 fitness training fitnes
fitting room shichaku-shits
168 fix (puncture) panku shta tigh-ya-o na-osu
flag hata
flash furash
flea market nomi-no-ichi
flight hikoh
flight number bin-may
flood ohmizu
floor kigh
flour kona
flu infruenza
fly (insect) ha-e
fly (verb) tobu
fog kiri
foggy (to be) kiri-nga kakaru
folkloristic minzoku dentoh-no
follow shita-ga-u
food (items) shokuhin
food (stuffs) shoku-ryoh
food poisoning shoku-choodoku
foot ashi
forbidden kinshi
forehead sh-tigh
foreign gigh-koku-no
forest bathing shin-rin-yoku
forget wasureru
fork fohku
form yohshi
forward (a letter) ten-soh suru
fountain fun-swee
frame gaku-buchi
free (no charge) muryoh
free (unoccupied) igh-tay iru
free time hima
freeze kohru
French bread furansu-pan
french fries frighdo-poteto
fresh shinsen-na
Friday kin-yoh-bi
fried yigh-ta
fried egg medama-yaki
friend tomo-dachi
friendly kokoro-kara-no/shinsetu-na
frightened osoreru
fruit froots/kudamono
fruit juice joosu
frying pan furigh-pan
full (tank) mantan
fun tano-shee

G garoh
gaym
gallery shoori-ya
game
garage (car repair)

garbage bag gomi-bukuro English–Japanese Word List
garden niwa
garden niwa 15
gas gasorin
gas station gasorin stando 169
gear gee-a
geek otaku
gel (hair) jeru
get married kekkon suru
get off gesha suru/oriru
gift okuri-mono/gift
gilt kin-mekki
ginger shoh-ga
girl onna-no ko
girlfriend gahru-frendo
giro check kogittay
given name na-migh
glass garas
glass (drinking) guras/koppu
glasses me-ganay
glasses (sun-) san-guras
glide gu-righdah-ni noru
glove te-bukuro
glue nori
gnat (mosquito) ka
go iku
go back modoru
go out gigh-shuts suru
gold kin
golf course gorufu-jo
good afternoon/day kon-nichi-wa
good evening/night komban-wa
good morning ohayoh goza-imas
good night oyasumi-na-sigh
good bye sayoh-nara
GPS nabi/kah-nabi
grade crossing fumi-kiri
gram gram
grandchild mago
grandfather (other’s) o-jee-san
grandfather (own) sofu
grandmother (other’s) obahsan
grandmother (own) sobo
grape juice grayp joosu
grapefruit graypu-furoots
grapes budoh
grave haka
gray high-iro-no/nezumi-iro-no
gray (hair) haku-hats
greasy abura-no oh-ee
green midori-no
green car green kah
greet igh-sats suru
grill amiyaki-o suru/guriru suru
grilled rohst shta
grocer shokuryoh-hin-ten
ground tochi

English–Japanese Word List group guroop
guest house minshuku/penshon
15 guide (book) annigh-sho
guide (person) gigh-do
170 guided tour gigh-do tsuki tsu-ah
gynecologist san-fujin-ka

H hakkah
kami
hacker hea-burashi
hair tokoya/biyoh-in
hairbrush hea-pin
hairdresser hea-spray
hairpins hambun
hairspray ... o hambun
half kana-zuchi
half full te
hammer hando-burayki
hand hando-baggu
hand brake hankachi
handbag te-zukuri
handkerchief ure-shee
handmade minato
happy ka-tigh
harbor hash mah-ku/sharp
hard hush-tagu
hash mark bohshi
hash tag kafun-shoh
hat atama
hay fever zutsoo
head kenkoh
headache shizen shoku-hin-ten
health kiku
health food shop hochoh-ki
hear shinzoh
hearing aid shinzoh-byoh kanja
heart atsusa
heart patient heetah
heat omo-i
heater kakato
heavy kon-nichi-wa
heel herumetto
hello tasukay
helmet tas-keru/tetsu-dau
help shtori-migh
help hahbu-tee
helping (of food) chohmi-ryoh
herbal tea koko
herbs (seasonings) nishin
here ta-kigh
herring koh-gashitsu-gata deji-
high
high-definition digital kame
manchoh
camera kodomo-yoh isu
high tide kosoku doro
highchair high-kingu
highway
hiking

hiking boots toh-zan-guts English–Japanese Word List
hip koshi
hire chin-tigh suru/kariru 15
hitchhike hitchi-high-ku-o suru
hobby shumi 171
hold-up gohtoh
holiday kyooka/yasumi
holiday (festival) sigh-jits
holiday (public) kyoo-jits
holiday park kyoo-ka mura
holiday rental bessoh
homesickness hohm-shikku
honest shoh-jiki-na
honey hachi-mitsu
horizontal swee-hay-no
horrible tigh-hen
horse uma
hospital byoh-in
hospitality mote-nashi/set-tigh
hot atsu-i
hot (bitter, sharp) ka-righ
hot chocolate hotto-choko-rehto
hotspot hotto spotto
hot spring onsen
hotel hoteru
hot-water bottle yoo-tampo
hour jikan
house ie/uchi
household items katay yoh-hin
houses of parliament kok-kigh giji-doh
housewife shufu
how far? dono gurigh (toh-i)
how long? dono gurigh (na-gigh)
how much? ikura
how? doh
hungry (to be) koofuku-da
hurry kyoosoku
husband (other’s) goshujin
husband (own) otto/shujin
hut koya
hybrid car high-brid kah

I kohri
skehto-o suru
ice cubes ighs-kreem
ice skate kan-ga-e
ice cream mibun shoh-may-sho
idea mibun-o shoh-may suru
identification (card) shidoh kee
identify byoh-ki
ignition key byoh-ki
ill sohzoh suru
illness sugu-ni
imagine yunyoo-zay
immediately muri-na/fukanoh-na
import duty ....no naka-ni
impossible
in

in the evening yoogata
gozen
in the morning .... o fukumete
fukumeta
included shi-mes
hohkoh-shijiki
included yasu-i
densen (beerus-no,
indicate
bakuteria-no)
indicator enshoh
joh-hoh
inexpensive an-nigh
shiryoh
English–Japanese Word List infection (viral, an-nigh-sho
choosha
bacterial) f-shoh shta
mu-zigh-na
inflammation konchoo
mushi-sasaray
information mushi-yokay kreem
naka-ni/uchi-ni
information (guide) kutsu-no nigh-tay
shiyoh-hoh
information (material) hoken
kyookay
information office koku-sigh-no
intah-netto
injection intah-netto raunji
tsooyakusha
injured kohsaten
shoh-kigh suru
innocent shoh-tigh suru
igh-ru-rando
insect igh-ron
tetsu
insect bite igh-ron-o kakeru
igh-ron-digh
insect repellent shima
kayui
inside
jakki
insole jaketto
jamu
instructions ichi-gats
JR pas
insurance izakaya
ago
intermission kuragay
kikinzoku-ten/hohseki-ten
international soh-shin-gu
joggingu
Internet joh-dan
joosu
15 Internet lounge shich-gats
interpreter roku-gats

intersection

introduce (oneself)

invite

Ireland

iron (clothes)

iron (metal)

iron (verb)

ironing board

island

itch

J

jack
jacket
jam
January
Japan Rail Pass
Japanese-style bar
jaw
jellyfish
jeweler
jewelery
jog
joke
juice
July
June

172

K 伴 kee/kagi
key
key key-boad English–Japanese Word List
key (on keyboard) kiro(gram)
keyboard kito(mehtoru) 15
kilo kisu
kilometer kisu suru 173
kiss digh-dokoro
kiss (verb) hiza
kitchen nee-sokkusu/
knee
knee socks high-sokkusu
nighfu
knife amu
knit shiru
know
raysu
L kutsu-himo
fujinyoh toy-ray
lace mizu-umi
lace (shoes) ramp
ladies’ room tochi
lake chaku-riku suru
lamp shasen
land (ground) kotoba/gengo
land (verb) rappu-toppu
lane (of traffic) ohkee
language sigh-go/sigh-shoo
laptop computer sakuban
large oso-i
last nochi hodo
last night wara-u
late koyn randoree
later hohrits
laugh ben-goshi
launderette ge-zigh
law panku
lawyer kawa
laxative kawa-say-hin
leak (air) shuppats suru
leather naga-negi
leather goods hidari
leave hidari-ni magaru
leek ashi
left remon
left (to turn) ... ni kasu
leg renz
lemon sku-naku
lend ressun
lens tegami
less retasu
lesson toshokan
letter uso
lettuce yoko-ni nattay iru
library uso-o tsku
lie hitchi-high-ku
lie (down)
lie (to tell a)
lift (hitchhike)

lift (ski) rifto
righ-to
light aka-rui
ka-rui
light (not dark) righ-tah
toh-digh
light (not heavy) inazuma/ina-bikari/kaminari
konomu/ski
lighter sen
asa/rinen
lighthouse kuchi-beni
saka-ya
lightning rikyooru
kiku
English–Japanese Word List like (verb) bun-gaku
rittoru
line sku-nigh
sumu
linen isay-ebi
kagi/johma-e
lipstick rogu ofu
rogu on
liquor store rogu-in-pay-ji
na-gigh
liqueur choh-kyori denwa
miru
listen sagasu
shiraberu
literature ushina-u/nakusu
sonshits
liter ushinatta
michi-ni mayo-u
little (amount) ish-ts-buts
ish-ts-buts tori-atsu-kigh-jo
live rohshon
ohgo-e-de
lobster igh/aigh-joh
igh-suru
lock 伴 igh-shtay iru
hiku-i
log off kanchoh/hiki-shio
koh-un
log on nimots
koyn rokkah
log-in page kaku-zatoh
choo-shoku
long koh-hee-shoppu/kissaten
high
long distance call
makaroni
look ...-san
zasshi
look for maido-kafe
yoobin
15 look up yoobin-ya-san
lose (verb)

loss

lost

lost (to be)

lost item

lost and found office

lotion

loud (voice)

love

love (verb)

love with (to be in)

low

low tide

luck

luggage

luggage locker

lumps (sugar)

lunch

lunch room (cafe)

lungs

M

macaroni
madam
magazine
maid café
mail
mailman

174

main post office yoobin-kyoku hon-kyoku/ English–Japanese Word List

main road choo-oh yoobin-kyoku 15
make an appointment ohdohri
make love yak-soku suru 175
makeshift sekkusu suru
malware ichiji-teki-na
man maru-wea
manager (caretaker) otoko
mandarin (fruit) kanri-nin
manicure mikan
many manikyua
map tak-san
marble chizu
March digh-ri-seki
margarine san-gats
marina mahgarin
market yotto-yoh dokku/mareena
marriage ichiba/mahketto
married kekkon
Mass kekkon shta
massage misa
match massahji
matches shi-igh
matte (photo) matchi
May kohtaku-no nigh
maybe go-gats
mayonnaise tabun
mayor mayonehzu
meal shi-choh
mean (verb) shokuji
meat imi suru
medication niku
medicine kusuri/yakuhin
meet yakuhin/kusuri
melon ... ni au
melon (water) meron
membership (card) sweeka
menstruate kigh-in-shoh
menstruation gekkay-ga-aru
menu sayri/mensu
menu of the day menyoo/kondatay
message honjitsu no menyoo
metal dengon
metal detector kinzoku
meter (in taxi) kinzoku tanchi ki
meter (100 cm) mehtah
migraine mehtoru
mild (tobacco) henzutsoo
milk karui
millimeter gyoo-nyoo/miruku
mineral water miri (mehtoru)
minute mineraru-wohtah
mirror fun
miss (a person) kagami
missing (to be) sabishku-naru
missing person fusoku suru
migh-go

mistake machi-gigh
machi-ga-eru
mistaken (to be) go-kigh
kon-yoku
misunderstanding nomi-gusuri
mobairu-bankingu
mixed-baths moka
gen-digh-no gay-juts
mixture (medicine) okuba
shunkan
mobile banking chotto
shoodoh-in
mocha gets-yohbi
o-kanay
English–Japanese Word List modern art tski
mopetto
molar mohteru
o-kah-sama
moment haha
moto-kurosu
moment (just a) bighk
mohtah-bohto
monastery yama
tozan
Monday nezumi
mausu
money kuchi
tak-san
month suji
kinniku kayren
moped bijutsu-kan/hakubutsu-kan
kinoko
motel on-gaku
myoojikaru
mother (other’s) i-gigh/mooru-gigh
karashi/mastahdo
mother (own)
kugi
motor cross tsumay
tsumay-kiri
motorbike hadaka/noodo
koku-seki
motorboat shizen-no
shizen
mountain ra-tigh-shugi
kibun-nga waru-i
mountain climbing ... no chikaku-ni
goku-chikaku
mouse ... nga hitsuyoh
kubi
mouse (computer’s) nekkuraysu
hari
mouth nega
tonari-no shto
15 much oi
muscle

muscle spasms

museum

mushrooms

music

musical

mussels

mustard

N

nail
nail (finger)
nail scissors
naked
nationality
natural
nature
naturism
nauseous
near
nearby
necessary
neck
necklace
needle
negative (photo)
neighbors
nephew

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never zenzen ... nigh/mattaku ... English–Japanese Word List

new nigh 15
news atara-shee
news stand nyoos
newspaper kiosk/bigh-ten
next shimbun
next to tsugi-no
nice ... no soba-ni
nice (friendly) tanoshee/kigh-teki-na
nice (happy) shin-sets
nice (person) ureshee
nice (taste) kawa-ee/yoi
niece oi-shee
night may
night duty yoru
nightclub yakin
nipple (bottle) nighto-kurabu
no chi-kubi
no passing ii-ye
noise oi-koshi kinshi
non-smoking uru-sigh/soh-on
nonstop (plane) kin-en
no one chokkoh
normal daray-mo ... nigh
north futsoo
nose kita
nose drops hana
notepaper hana-gusuri
nothing binsen
November nani-mo ... nigh
nowhere joo-ichi-gats
nude beach doko-nimo ... nigh
number noodisto beech
number plate ban-go
nurse nanbah-purayto
nuts kangofu
nattsu/otsumami
O
joo-gats
October kusatta
off (gone bad) mohshi-deru
offer jimusho/ofiss
office abura/oiru
oil oiru-no ryoh
oil level nankoh
ointment yakedo-no nanko
ointment for burns OK
okay furui/toshi-totta
old (thing/person) oreebu-yoo
olive oil oreebu
olives omurets
omelette ... no ue-ni
on johsen suru
on board (to go) migi-no hoh-ni
on the right tochoo-de
on the way tigh-koh-sha
oncoming car

177

English–Japanese Word List one-way traffic ippoh tsookoh
onion tama-negi
15 open (to be) ightay-iru
open (verb) akeru
178 open-air bath roten-buro
opera opera
operate (surgeon) shujuts suru
operator (telephone) kohkanshu
opposite mukoh-gawa
optician megane-ya
orange orenji
orange (color) orenji-iro
orange juice orenji-joosu
order choomon
order (tidy) kata-zuita
order (verb) choomon suru
otaku shop otaku-shoppu
other hoka-no
other side mukoh-gawa
outside soto
overpass kohka-kyoh
over there asoko
overtake oi-kosu
oysters kaki

P pe-su me-kah
bentoh
pacemaker payji
packed lunch itami
page itami-domay/chin-tsoo-zigh
pain penki
painkiller kigh-ga
paint pajyama
painting kyooden/kohkyo
pajamas nabay
palace pan-kehki
pan hotto-kehki
pancake mado-garas
pancake (Japanese style) zubon/surakks
pane kami
pants higasa
paper ko-zutsu-mi
parasol sumimasen
parcel go-ryohshin
pardon ryohshin
parents (other’s) koh-en
parents (own) choosha suru
park choosha-jo
park (verb) choosha mehtah
parking garage paseri
parking space (meter) buhin
parsley koi-bito
part (car-) pahtay
partner tsoo-koh dekiru
party ryokyaku
passable (road) pasupohto
passenger
passport

passport photo shoh-may shashin English–Japanese Word List
password pasu-wahdo
patient byohnin 15
pavement hodoh
pay hara-u 179
pay the bill kanjoh-o hara-u
peach momo
peanuts peenattsu
pear nashi
peas gureenpeesu
pedal pedaru
pedestrian crossing ohdan-hodoh
pedicure pedikyua
pen pen
pencil empits
pepper koshoh
performance joh-en
perfume kohswe
perm (hair) pahma (nento)
perm (verb) pahma-o kakeru
permit kyoka-sho
person ...-nin
personal kojinteki
pets petto
pharmacy yak-kyok
phone (tele-) denwa
phone (verb) denwa-o kakeru
phone booth denwa bokkusu
phone directory denwa-choh
photo-editing gazoh shori
phone number denwa-ban-goh
photo shashin
photocopier kopee-mashin
photocopy kopee
photocopy (verb) kopee suru
pick up (come to) tori-ni kuru
pick up (go to) tottay kuru
picnic pikunikku
pier f-toh
pigeon hato
pill (contraceptive) hi-nin-yaku/piru
pillow makura
pillowcase makura-kabah
pin pin/tomebari
PIN number ansho-bango
pineapple pighn-appuru
pipe pighpu
pipe tobacco pighpu-yoh tabako
pity zannen
pixel gaso
place of interest midokoro/kankoh-chi
plan kay-kaku
plant shokubuts
plastic puraschik
plastic bag bineeru-bukuro
plate sara
platform (puratto) hohmu

English–Japanese Word List play geki
play (verb) asobu
15 play golf gorufu-o suru
play sports spohts-o suru
180 play tennis tenisu-o suru
playground yoo-en-chi
playing cards torampu
pleasant kimochi-no-yoi
please o-ne-gigh-shimas
pleasure tano-shimi
plum umay
pocketknife poketto-nighfu
point yubi sasu
poison doku
police kay-sats
police station kay-satsu-sho/kohban
policeman kaysats-kan/omawari-san
pond ikay
pony ponee-uma
population jinkoh
pork buta-niku
port pohto-wighn
porter akaboh
porter (concierge) momban/shu-ay
post (zip) code yoobin ban-go
post office yoobin-kyoku
postage yoobin ryohkin
postbox posto /yoobin bako
postcard hagaki/e-hagaki
postman yoobin-ya-san
potato jaga-imo
potato chips poteto-chippu
poultry kakin
powdered milk kona-miruku
power outlet konsento
power spots pawah-supotto
prawns ko-ebi
precious kichoh
prefer ... hoh-nga ski da
preference konomi
pregnant nin-shin
prescription shohoh
present (not absent) shus-seki
present (gift) purezento
press osu
pressure atsu-ryoku
price nedan
price list nedan-hyoh
print printo
print (verb) printo suru
prior seats you-sen seki
probably tabun
problem mon-digh
profession shoku-gyoh
program program
pronounce hatsuon suru
pudding (caramel) pudingu/purin

pull hiku English–Japanese Word List
pull a muscle kin-niku-o itameru
pulse myaku
pure junswee-na
purple murasaki-iro
purse hando-baggu
purse (money) sigh-f
push osu
puzzle nazo/pazuru

Q yombun-no ichi
joo-gofun
quarter jo-oh
quarter of an hour shitsumon
queen hayaku
question shizuka-na
quick
quiet rajio 15
tetsudoh
R amay 181
amay-ga furu
radio rayn-kohto
railways gohkan
rain kyooryoo
rain (verb) nama-no
raincoat nama-hamu
rape nama-no ya-sigh
rapids kamisori
raw yomu
raw ham yoh-i-no dekita
raw vegetables hontoh-ni
razor blades ryoh-shuh-sho/uketorisho
read ryohri-hoh
ready rikrighning chea
really sweesen suru
receipt choh-hoh-kay
recipe a-kigh
reclining chair aka-wighn
recommend genshoh
rectangle rayzoh-ko
red ... ni yoroshku
red wine chihoh
reduction kaki-tomay
refrigerator regurah
regards kazoku
region tash-ka-na
registered shoo-kyoh
regular (gasoline) chin-tigh suru
relatives shoori-o suru
reliable shoori
religion kuri-ka-esu
rent out choh-sho
repair yoyaku suru
repairs sekinin-ga aru
repeat kyookay suru/yasumu
report (police)
reserve
responsible
rest

English–Japanese Word List restaurant resutoran
result kekka
15 retired tigh-shoku shta
return (ticket) ohf-ku (kippu)
182 reverse (vehicle) bakk suru
rheumatism ryoomachi
rice (cooked) gohan
rice (grain) komay
ridiculous baka-na/yoshi-tama-e
riding (horseback) johba
riding school johba gakkoh
right migi
right of way yoosen
ripe juku shta
risk kiken
river kawa
road dohro
roadway jidohsha-doh
rock iwa
roll rohru-pan
roof rack roof-rakku
room he-ya
room number he-ya ban-go
room service room sahbis
rope himo/rohp
ros (wine) rozay
route michi
rowing boat bohto
rubber gomu
rubber band gomu-wa
rude shits-ray-na
ruins high-kyo
run into ... ni de-au
running shoes spohts-shooz

S kana-shee
anzen-na
sad kinko
safe (adj.) anzen-pin
safe yotto-o hashiraseru
safety pin yotto
sail (verb) sarada
sailing boat sarada-yoo
salad sarami sohsehji
salad oil uridashi
salami shio
sale onaji
salt suna-hama
same sayri-yoh napkin
sandy beach iwashi
sanitary pad manzoku shta
sardines do-yoh-bi
satisfied sohsu
Saturday sauna
sauce sohsehji
sauna yoo
sausage
say

scanner sukyanah English–Japanese Word List
scarf skahf/mafurah
scenic walk sampo-michi 15
school gakkoh
scissors hasami 183
scooter skootah
Scotch tape serotehpu
Scotland Skottorando
scrambled eggs iri-tamago
screen suku-reen
screw neji
screwdriver neji-mawashi/dorighbah
sculpture choh-kok
SD card SD kah-do
sea umi
search engine sah-chi enjin
seasick funa-yoi
seat zaseki
second byoh
second (in line) digh-ni
second-hand chooko-hin
security sekyuritea
sedative chinsay-zigh
see miru
see (go sightseeing) kankoh-ni iku
self-catering sudomari

accommodation serufu-tighmah
self-timer okuru
send bunshoh
sentence ku-gats
September shinkoku-na
serious sahbis
service napukin
serviette setto
set sigh-hoh dohgu
sewing needs kagay
shade a-sigh
shallow sehmu-gawa
shammy (chamois) shampoo
shampoo samay/f-ka
shark soru
shave shaybah/denki kamisori
shaver hige-sori-yoh burashi
shaving brush shaybingu-kureemu
shaving cream hige-sori-yoh sekken
shaving soap sheets
sheet she-ree
sherry shats
shirt ku-tsu
shoe kutsu-kureemu
shoe polish ku-tsu-ya
shoe shop kutsu-naoshi
shoemaker misay
shop kigh-mono-o suru
shop (verb) han-bigh-in/ten-in
shop assistant shoh-windoh
shop window

English–Japanese Word List shopping center shoppingu-sentah
short miji-kigh
15 short circuit shohto
shorts han-zubon
184 shoulder kata
show shoh/joh-en
shower shawah
shutter shattah
sieve furui
sign (name) shomay suru
sign (road) kohtsoo hyoh-shiki
signal/reception for denpa

cell phone sho-may/sign
signature chinmoku/shizukesa
silence gin
silver shimu kah-do
SIM card tanjun-na
simple shinguru
single katamichi
single (one way) dokushin-no
single (unmarried) ichi-gun-refu kamera
single-lens reflex (SLR)
...-san
camera o-nay-san
sir anay
sister (elder, other’s) imohto-san
sister (elder, own)) imohto
sister (younger, other’s) suwaru
sister (younger, own) sighzu
sit skee suru
size skee-gutsu
ski skee-yoh gohguru
ski boots skee shidoh-in
ski goggles skee ressun/kyoh-shtsu
ski instructor skee-rifuto
ski lessons/class skee-zubon/skee-yoh
ski lift
ski pants pants
stokku
ski pole gerenday
ski slope skee-soots
ski suit skee-yoh wakkusu
ski wax hada
skin sukahto
skirt skee
skis nemuru
sleep shin-digh-sha
sleeping car sui-min-yaku
sleeping pills su-righdo
slide shimeez/petikohto
slip yukkuri
slow kaku-eki ressha
slow train chee-sigh
small kozeni
small change sumah-to fon/sumaho
smart phone ni-ou
smell kemuri
smoke

smoked kunsay shta English–Japanese Word List
smoking kitsu-en
smoking compartment kitsu-en-sha 15
snake hebi
snorkel snohkeru 185
snow yuki
snow (verb) yuki-ga furu
snowboarding sunoh/boh-do/sunobo
snow chains chayn
soap sekken
soap box sekken-bako
soap powder kona-sekken
soccer sakkah
soccer match sakkah-ji-igh
social networking soh-sharu netto wah-kingu
socket konsento
socks kutsu-shta/sokkusu
soft drink sofut-dorinku
software sofuto-wea
sole (fish) shta-biramay
sole (shoe) kutsu-soko
someone daray-ka
sometimes toki-doki
somewhere doko-ka
son (other’s) mus-ko-san
son (own) mus-ko
soon hayaku
sore kizu
sore throat nodo-no itami
sorry sumimasen
soup soop
sour sup-pigh
sour cream sawah-kureemu
south minami
souvenir omiyagay/omiyage-hin
soy sauce shoh-yu
spaghetti spagetti
spare yobi
spare parts yobi-buhin
speak hanasu
special tokubets-na
specialist (doctor) semmon-i
speciality (cooking) tokubets ryohri
speed limit sigh-koh sokudo
spell tsuzuru
spicy spighshee
splinter togay
spoon spoon
sport spohtsu
sports center spohts-sentah
spot (place) basho
sprain kujiku
spring haru
square (plaza) hiroba
square (shape) sayhoh-kay
square meters hayhoh mehtoru
squash skahsh-o suru

English–Japanese Word List stadium stajiam
stain shimi
15 stain remover shimi-tori
stairs kigh-dan
186 stamp kittay
start ugoki-dasaseru
station eki
statue zoh
stay (in hotel) shuku-haku suru
stay (remain) tigh-zigh
steal nusumu
steel kohtets
stench ku-sigh ni-oi
sting (noun) mushi-sasaray
stitch (med.) (kizu-o) nui-awaseru
stitch (verb) noo
stock (soup) soop-no moto
stockings stokkingu
stomach i
stomach (abdominal hara/fukubu

region) fuku-tsoo
stomach ache hageshee fuku-tsoo
stomach cramps fumben
stools tomaru
stop tay-ryoo-jo/tay-sha-jo
stop (bus) tochoo-gesha
stopover arashi
storm massugu
straight massugu-ni
straight ahead sutoroh
straw ichigo
strawberries michi
street michibata
street side suto (righki)
strike tsuyo-i
strong benkyoh suru
study ts-me-mono
stuffing jimaki-tski-de
subtitled chika
subway chikatetsu-no eki
subway station chikatetu
subway system dekiru
succeed satoh
sugar soots
suit soots-kays
suitcase nats
summer tigh-yoh
sun hiyoke-boh
sun hat nikkoh-yoku
sunbathe nichi-yoh-bi
Sunday san-guras
sunglasses hinoday
sunrise higuray
sunset nissha-byoh
sunstroke hiyakedome kureemu
suntan lotion hiyake-oiru
suntan oil

supermarket soopah (mahketto) English–Japanese Word List
surcharge tsuika ryohkin
surf sahfin-o suru
surf board sahfu-bohdo
surname myoh-ji
surprise odoroki
swallow nomi-komu
swamp numa-chi
sweat asay
sweater sehtah
sweet ama-i
sweet (kind) shin-sets-na
sweet corn toh-moro-koshi
swim oyogu
swimming pool pooru
swimming trunks swee-ay pants
swindle sagi
switch switchi
synagogue yudayakyoh-no kigh-doh
syrup shiroppu

T tehburu 15
takkyoo/pin-pon
table joh-zigh 187
table tennis taburetto-gata paso-kon
tablet fukuyoh suru
tablet PC (shashin-o) toru
take (medicine) jikan-nga kakaru
take (photograph) tarukamu paudah
take (time) hanasu
talcum powder say-nga ta-kigh
talk tampon
tall hi-ni yaketa
tampons jaguchi
tanned sweedoh-no mizu
tap tamesu
tap water aji
taste (verb) menzay-ten
taste takshee
tax free shop takshee noriba
taxi ocha
taxi stand kohcha
tea ryokucha
tea (black) ocha-kigh
tea (green) kyoosu/tee-pott
tea ceremony chasaji/tee-spoon
teapot dempoh
teaspoon boh-en renzu
telegram terebi
telephoto lens terekkusu
television tigh-on
telex ondo
temperature (body) kion
temperature (heat) ichiji-teki-na mushiba-no
temperature (weather)
temporary filling tsumemono
yawara-kigh
tender

tennis ball tenisu-bohru
tenisu-kohto
tennis court tenisu-raketto
tento
tennis racket pegu
terasu
tent tigh-hen-na
may-ru
tent peg oray-o yoo
arigatoh go-zigh-mas
terrace arigatoh
tokeru
terribly asattay
gekijo
English–Japanese Word List texting settoh
soko
thank onsen
tigh-onkay
thank you ondokay
f-toy
thanks doroboh
fto-momo
thaw hoso-i/yaseta
usu-i
the day after tomorrow omo-u
kanga-eru
theatre sambun no ichi

theft nodo-ga kawaku
kyoh-no gogo
there komban
kyoh-no gozen
thermal bath ito
nodo
thermometer (body) seki-domay doroppu
haku
thermometer (weather) righ-u
moku-yohbi
thick kippu
midori-no mado-guchi
thief nyoo-joh-ken
kippu
thigh zaseki-ken
kata-zukeru
thin (not fat) neku-tigh
pan-sto
thin (not thick) jikan
kigh
think jikoku-hyoh
kanzu-may
think (consider) chippu
tigh-ya
third (¹/3) tigh-ya atsu-ryoku tissues
thirsty (to be)
15 this afternoon tisshoo-pehpah
tohsto
this evening tabako
sori
this morning kyoh

thread

throat

throat lozenges

throw up

thunderstorm

Thursday

ticket

ticket office (travel)

ticket (admission)

ticket (travel)

tickets (seat)

tidy

tie

tights

time

times

timetable

tin (canned)

tip

tire

tire pressure

toast
tobacco
toboggan
today

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toe ashi-no yubi English–Japanese Word List
together issho-ni
toilet toiray/o-te-a-righ/benjo 15
toilet paper toiretto-pehpah
toiletries keshoh-hin 189
tomato tomato
tomato puree tomato-pyooray
tomato sauce tomato-kechappu
tomorrow ashta
tongue shta
tonight komban/konya
tools doh-gu
tooth ha
toothache ha-ita
toothbrush ha-burashi
toothpaste ha-migaki
toothpick yohji
top up okawari
total zen-bu
tough ka-tigh
tour tsu-ah/shoo-yoo/ryokoh
tour guide an-nigh-sha/gighdo
tourist class nitoh
Tourist Information kankoh an-nigh-sho

office ken-in suru
tow ken-in rohpu
tow cable ta-oru/te-nugui
towel toh
tower machi
town shiyakusho
town hall omocha
toys kohtsoo
traffic shingo
traffic light ressha
train densha
train (electric) kippu
train ticket jikoku-hyoh
train timetable hon-yaku suru
translate ryokoh suru
travel ryokoh-dighri-ten
travel agent ryokoh an-nigh/
travel guide
an-nigh-sho
traveler ryokohsha
traveler’s check ryokoh-yoh kogittay
treatment chi-ryoh
triangle sankaku
trim kiri-soro-eru
trip ryokoh
trip (sightseeing) kankoh
trip (walk) sampo
trout masu
truck trakku
trustworthy tayori-ni naru
try on shichaku suru
tube choob
Tuesday ka-yohbi

English–Japanese Word List tuna maguro
tunnel tonneru
15 turn kigh
TV terebi
190 TV guide terebi gigh-do
tweet tsu-e-to/tsubuyaki
tweezers pinsetto
typhoon tigh-foo

U minikui/utsu-kushiku-nigh
kasa
ugly ... no shta-ni
umbrella pants
under wakaru/ri-kigh suru
underpants shta-gi
understand fuku-o nugu
underwear shits-gyoh
undress dekoboko-no
unemployed digh-gaku
uneven (ground) mu-en/regyurah-gasorin
university ue
unleaded up-roh-do
up hijoh/kinkyoo
upload sohkyoo-ni
urgent shohben/oshikko
urgently furu-hon ya
urine you-zah-may
used bookstore tigh-tay
username
usually tachi-noku
yoboh sesshu
V chitsu
kachi-no aru
vacate tani
vaccinate kohka-na
vagina choogata-van/minibas
valid banira
valley kabin
valuable ko-ushi-no niku
van ya-sigh soop
vanilla ya-sigh
vase bejitarian/sigh-shokka
veal joh-myaku
vegetable soup jidoh ham-bigh-ki
vegetables say-byoh
vegetarian kay-yoo
vein doh-ga
vending machine bideo-kamera
venereal disease bideo-rekohdah
via bideo-tehpu
video nagamay
video camera mura
video recorder oui-rusu
video tape biza
view hohmon suru
village
virus
visa
visit

visiting card mayshi
visiting time menkigh jikan
vitamin tablets bitamin-zigh
vitamins bitamin
volcano kazan
volleyball baray-bohru
vomit haku/modosu

W matsu English–Japanese Word List
waytah
wait machi-a-i-shitsu 15
waiter waytresu
waiting room okiru 191
waitress wayruzu
wake up sampo
Wales sampo suru/aruku
walk (noun) sighfu
walk (verb) atatakigh
wallet choo-i suru
warm choo-i
warn ara-u
warning sentaku-mono
wash sentakki
washing suzume-bachi
washing machine uday-do-kay
wasp mizu
watch sweejoh skee-o suru
water sweesha
water ski bohswee
watermill jinkoh-ha pooru/nami-no
waterproof
wave-pool aru pooru
hohmen
way (direction) shudan/hoh-hoh
way (method) watash-tachi
we yowa-i
weak tenki
weather tenki yo-hoh
weather forecast webu-sight
Web site kekkon-shki
wedding swee-yoh-bi
Wednesday shoo
week shoo-mats
weekend isshookan-no tayki-ken
weekly ticket irassha-i
welcome ee/yoi
well (good) ido
well (water) nishi
west nureta
wet wetto-soots
wetsuit nani
what? sharin
wheel kuruma-isu
wheelchair itsu
when? doko
where? dochira
which? shiro-i
white

who? daray
nazay
why? kohkaku renzu
mibohjin
wide-angle lens otoko-yamomay
okusama
widow tsuma
musen-ran/wai-fai
widower wai-fai toh-sigh deji-kame

wife (other’s) kazay
kazay-yokay
wife (own) foosha
mado
English–Japanese Word List wi-fi mado-guchi
wigh-pah
wi-fi built-in digital wign
wign-no menyoo
camera saka-ya
fuyu
wind shoh-nin
onna
windbreak oy-shee
ki
windmill kay-to
kotoba
window shi-goto
furuku-natta
window (of ticket office) shimpigh-na
kizu
windshield wiper tsutsumu
tekubi
wine kaku
kaku
wine list binsen
binsen
wine shop machi-gatta

winter yotto
toshi/nen
witness kee-roy
high
woman high, itadaki-mas/

wonderful (taste) onegigh-shimas
kinoh
wood yoga
yohguruto
wool (for knitting) anata
anata-mo
word yoos-hosteru

work fasunah/jippah
doh-butsu-en
15 worn zukkeenee
worried

wound

wrap

wrist

write

write down

writing pad

writing paper

wrong

Y

yacht
year
yellow
yes
yes, please

yesterday
yoga
yogurt
you
you too
youth hostel

Z

zip
zoo
zucchini

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