15-Minute Japanese

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golf gorufu (difficult) muzukashih hobby shumi
golfer gorufah hard lenses (contact) holiday (public) kyu jitsu
good ih good! yokatta home ie
hahdo renzu homeopathy dohshu
good morning hardware store kanamono
ohayo gozaimasu ryoh hoh
good evening konbanwa ya honest shohjiki (na)
goodbye (informal) sayonara; harmony chohwa/hahmonih honey hachimitsu
(formal) sayohnara hat bohshi honeymoon shinkon-ryokoh
government seifu hate: I hate … watashi wa… hood (car) bonn-netto
granddaughter horn (car) kurakushon
mago-musume ga daikirai desu horrible osoroshih
grandfather ojihsan have motsu horse uma
my grandfather sofu hospital byoh-in
grandmother obahsan I have … …wa/ga arimasu/ hot atsui
my grandmother sobo imasu; …o motte imasu hot chocolate kokoah
grandson mago-musko I don’t have … hot water bottle yutampo
grapes budoh …wa/ga arimasen/imasen; hotel hoteru
grass kusa …o motte imasen hour jikan
gray hai-iro (no) can I have …? …o kudasai house ie
Great Britain Igirisu have you got …? household products
green midori/gurihn …o omochi desuka
grill guriru I have a headache katei yo-hin
grilled yaita zutsu ga shimasu housewife sengyo-shufu
grocery store hay fever kafunshoh how? doh
shokuryoh hinten he kare how much? ikura desuka
ground floor ikkai head atama hundred hyaku
guarantee (noun) hoshoh-sho headache zutsu hungry: I’m hungry
(verb) hoshoh suru headlights heddo raito
guidebook gaido bukku headquarters honsha onaka ga suite imasu
guided tour gaido hear kiku hurry: I’m in a hurry
tsuki tsuah hearing aid hochohki
guitar gitah heart shinzoh isoide imasu
gun (rifle) jyu/raifuru heart attack shinzoh mahi hurt: will it hurt?
(pistol) pisutoru heating danboh
gutter amadoi heavy omoi itai desuka
heel kakato husband goshujin
H hello! konnichiwa
(on the telephone) my husband otto
hair kami moshi moshi
hair dryer doraiyah help (noun) enjo/tasuke I
hair spray heya supureh (verb) taskeru
haircut (for man) sanpatsu help! taskete I watashi
hepatitis kan-en ice kohri
(for woman) katto her: it’s her kanojo desu ice cream aisukurihmu
half hanbun it’s for her kanojo no desu ice pop aiskyandeh
give it to her kanojo ni if moshi
half an hour sanjippun agete kudasai ignition tenka sohchi
ham hamu her book(s) kanojo no hon ill byohki
hamburger hanbahgah it’s hers kanojo no immediately suguni
hammer kanazuchi (mono) desu impossible fukanoh
hand te high takai in: in Japan Nihon ni
hand brake hando burehki highway kohsoku-dohro
handbag handobaggu hill oka in Japanese Nihongo de
handkerchief hankachi him: it’s him kare desu in my room watashi no
handle (door) handoru it’s for him kare no desu heya ni
handsome hansamu (na) give it to him kare ni India Indo
hangover futsuka-yoi agete kudasai Indian (person) indo jin
happen: when did hire kariru (adj) indo no
his: his shoe(s) kare no kutsu indicator winkah
it happen? itsu it’s his kare no (mono) desu indigestion shohka-furyoh
okori mashitaka history rekishi infection kansen
happy shiawase (na) hitchhike hicchi-haiku information johhoh
harbor minato HIV positive eichi ai bui information desk
hard katai kansensya madoguchi
inhaler (for asthma, etc.)
kyu-nyu-ki
injection chu-sha

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injury kega K leather kawa
ink inku leave (go away) deru/saru
inn (traditional Japanese) key kih; kagi
keyboard kihbohdo (object) nokosu
ryokan kidney jinzoh lecture kohgi
insect mushi kilo kiro lecturer kohshi
insect repellent kilometer kiromehtoru left (not right) hidari
kimono kimono
mush-sasare yobohyaku kiss (noun) kisu turn left hidari ni
insomnia fuminshoh kitchen daidokoro magatte kudasai
insurance hoken kitchen towel fukin left luggage tenimotsu
interesting omoshiroi knee hiza azukarisho (locker) rokkah
internet intahnetto knife naifu leg ashi
internet café netto kafeh knit amu leisure reyjah
interpret tsu-yaku suru know: I don’t know lemon remon
invitation shohtai lemonade remonehdo
invoice (noun) shirimasen length nagasa
Korea Kankoku lens renzu
sehkyu-sho less: less than …
Ireland Airurando North Korea Kita Chohsen …yori sukunai
Irish Airurando no South Korea lesson jugyoh
Irishman airurando jin Daikanminkoku letter tegami
Irishwoman airurando jin Korean (person) kankoku jin lettuce retasu
iron (metal) tetsu (adj) kankoku no library toshokan
license menkyo
(for clothes) airon L license plate
is: he/she/it is … nambah-purehto
label raberu life seikatsu
kare wa/kanojo wa/ lace rehsu lift: could you give me a
sore wa… desu lady fujin/jyoseh lift? nosete kure-masenka
island shima lake mizu-umi light (not heavy) karui
it sore lamb kohitsuji (not dark) akarui
itch (noun) kayumi lamp ranpu; denki stando light meter roshutsukei
it itches kayui desu lampshade denki stando lighter raitah
lighter fuel raitah no gasu
J no kasa like: I like … …ga suki desu
land (noun) tochi I don’t like it
jacket jyaketto suki dewa arimasen
jacuzzi jagujih (verb) chakuriku suru I’d like … …o onegai
jam jamu language gengo shimasu; …o kudasai
January ichi gatsu laptop (computer) lime (fruit) raimu
Japan Nihon line (subway) sen
Japanese (person) nihonjin (nohto) pasokon (mark) retsu
large ohkih (position) narabu
(adj) nihon no last (final) saigo (no) lip balm rippu-kurihmu
(language) nihongo lipstick kuchi-beni
Japanese-style wafu last week senshu liqueur rikyu-ru
jazz jazu last month sen getsu liquor store saka ya
jealous shitto-bukai at last! tsui ni list risuto
jeans jihnzu late: it’s getting late literature (field of study)
jellyfish kurage moh osoi desu bungaku
jewelry store hohseki shoh the train is late liter rittoru
job shigoto densha wa okurete imasu litter gomikuzu
jog (verb) jogingu suru laugh warai little (small) chihsai
to go for a jog jogingu laundromat koin-randorih just a little hon no sukoshi
ni iku laundry (place) kurihningu ya liver kanzoh
joke johdan (dirty clothes) sentaku-mono living room ima/ribingu
journey ryokoh/tabi laundry detergent senzai lobster ise-ebi
July shichi gatsu law (field of study) lollipop boh tsuki kyandeh
jumper jampah/sehtah hohritsu/hohgaku long nagai
June roku gatsu lawyer bengoshi how long does it take?
just: it’s just arrived laxative gezai dono kurai kakari masuka
chohdo tsuki-mashta lazy: he is lazy kare wa lost property wasure-mono
I’ve just got one left namake-mono desu
hitotsu dake nokotte imasu leaf ha/happa
leaflet chirashi
learn narau/manabu

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lot: a lot takusan men (bathroom) dansei yoh mussels mu-rugai
not a lot ohku arimasen to-ee-reh mustache kuchi hige
mustard karashi
loud: in a loud voice menu menyu my: my key(s) watashi
ohgoe de message messehji
midday shohgo no kagi
lounge raunji middle: in the middle mythology shinwa
love (noun) ai
mannaka ni N
(verb) ai suru midnight mayonaka
lover koibito milk gyu-nyu; miruku nail (metal) kugi
low hikui million hyaku-man (finger) tsume
luck un good luck! mine: it’s mine watashi no
nail file nehru-fairu
guddo rakku/ganbatte (mono) desu nail polish manikyua
luggage tenimotsu mineral water name namae
luggage rack
mineraru wohtah my name is … watashi no
nimotsu-dana minute fun namae wa… desu
lunch chu-shoku mirror kagami napkin oshibori; napukin
mistake machigai narrow semai
M near: near the door
I made a mistake doa no chikaku
magazine zasshi machigai-mashita near London
mail (verb) yu-soh suru modem modem Rondon no chikaku
mom okahsan necessary hitsuyoh
(noun) yu-bin-butsu monastery shu-dohin neck kubi
mail carrier yu-bin haitatsu Monday getsuyoh bi necklace nekkuresu
money okane need (verb) iru I need …
nin monkey saru watashi wa… ga irimasu
mailbox (private) yu-bimbako month tsuki/…gatsu … are needed
monument kinenhi …ga hitsuyoh desu
(public) posuto moon tsuki needle hari
make tsukuru moped tansha negative (photo) nega
make-up keshohhin more motto neither: neither of them
man otoko; danseh; hito morning asa dochira mo… masen
manager manehjyah good morning neither … nor …
map chizu a map of Tokyo ohayo gozaimasu mo… mo…masen
in the morning asa ni nephew oi
Tohkyoh no chizu mosaic mozaiku never kesshite
March san gatsu mosquito ka new atarashih
margarine mahgarin mother okahsan New Zealand Nyu-jihrando
market ichiba my mother haha New Zealander (person)
marmalade mahmarehdo motorboat mohtah-bohto nyu-jihrando jin
married: I’m married motorcycle ohtobai news nyu-su
Mount Fuji fujisan newspaper shinbun
kekkon shite imasu mountain yama newsstand shinbun ya
martial arts budoh mountain climbing tozan next tsugi next week raishu
mascara masukara mouse (animal) nezumi next month rai getsu
massage massahji (computer) mausu nice suteki (na)
mat (straw) tatami mouth kuchi niece mei
match (light) macchi move ugoku night yoru two nights (stay
don’t move! ugokanaide in hotel) ni haku
(sports) shiai (house) hikkosu nightclub naito-kurabu
material (cloth) kiji movie eiga nightdress nemaki
matter: what’s the movie theater eiga kan nine kyu
Mr., Mrs., Ms. -san nineteen jyu-kyu
matter? doh shimashitaka much: not much sukoshi ninety kyu-jyu
mattress mattoresu much better zutto no (response) ihe
May go gatsu ih desu I have no money
may be tabun mug kappu okane wa arimasen
me: it’s me watashi desu museum hakubutsu kan no entry shin-nyu kinshi
mushroom kinoko no problem ihdesuyo
it’s for me watashi no desu music ongaku noisy urusai; yakamashih
give it to me watashi musical instrument gakki
ni kudasai musician ongakuka
meal shokuji
meat niku
mechanic kikai gishi
medicine (tablets, etc.) kusuri
(field of study) igaku
meeting mihtingu; kaigi
melon meron
memory (computer) memori

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nonsmoking (section) or soretomo/aruiwa (political) seitoh
kin-en seki orange (color) orenji-iro (no) passenger ryokyaku
passport pasupohto
noodles men rui (fruit) orenji
north kita orange juice orenj jyusu passport control
Northern Ireland orchestra ohkesutora (entering) nyu-koku shinsa
order (noun) chu-mon; ohdah (leaving) shukkoku shinsa
Kita Airurando ordinary futsu-no path komichi
nose hana our watashi tachi no patient (in the hospital)
not: not today byoh-nin
it’s ours watashi tachi no pavement hodoh
kyoh dewa arimasen (mono) desu pay harau
he is not here out: he’s out kare wa where can I pay?
kare wa koko ni imasen gaishutsu shite imasu doko de harae masuka
not that one outside soto payment shiharai
sore dewa arimasen over (more than) ijyoh peach momo/pihchi
notepad nohto (above) ue peanuts pihnatsu
nothing nanimo over there mukoh pear nashi
novel shohsetsu overpass rittai kohsa pearl shinju/pahru
November jyu-ichi gatsu overtake oikosu peas mame
now ima oyster kaki pedestrian hokohsha
nowhere dokonimo pen pen
number (numeral) su-ji P pencil enpitsu
(telephone) bangoh pencil sharpener
nurse kangoshi Pacific Ocean Taiheiyoh enpitsu kezuri
nut (fruit) kurumi pacifier (for baby) oshaburi peninsula hantoh
(for bolt) natto pack of cards penknife chihsai naifu
penpal penparu
O kahdo hitokumi people hitobito
package (parcel) kozutsumi (nation) kokumin
occasionally tama ni packet pakku pepper (condiment) koshoh
ocean umi (vegetable) pihman
o’clock: … o’clock …ji a packet of … …hitohako peppermints
October jyu gatsu padlock nankinjoh hakka-dorop/minto
octopus tako page pehji per …ni tsuki
of …no the name of the pain itai; itami per person hitori ni tsuki
paint (noun) penki perfect kanzen (na)
street michi no namae painting (hobby) perfume kohsui
office jimusho perhaps tabun
e o kaku koto perm pahma
office worker kaisha in pair futatsu (no)/ittsui (no) petticoat pechikohto
often yoku/tabi tabi pharmacy yakkyoku
oil oiru; sekiyu a pair of shoes phonecard tereka;
ointment nankoh kutsu issoku terehon cahdo
okay okkeh pajamas pajama (traditional photocopier kopihki
old (thing) furui Japanese) yukata photocopy kopih
Pakistan Pakistan photograph (noun) shashin
(person) toshi o totta Pakistani (person) pakistan (verb) shashin o toru
olive orihbu jin (adj) pakistan no photographer shashinka
omelet omuretsu pale (face) kaoiro ga warui phrase book furehzubukku
on ue on the table (color) usui physics (field of study)
pancakes pankehki butsuri
tehburu no ue ni pants pantsu; zubon piano piano
one (numeral) ichi pantyhose sutokkingu; taitsu pickpocket suri
paper kami I’ve been pickpocketed
(+ noun) hitotsu (no) (newspaper) shinbun surare mashita
one way ippoh tsu-koh pardon? e? nan desuka picnic pikunikku
one-way (ticket) katamichi parents ryohshin piece hitokire/hitotsu
onion tamanegi park (noun) kohen pig buta
only …dake (verb) chu-sha suru pillow makura
open (adj) aita (verb) akeru parka anorakku pilot pairotto
parking: no parking pin pin
what time do you open? chuusha kinshi
nanji ni akimasuka parking space shako
opening times (museums/ parking lot chusha jyo
libraries) kaikan jiman; party (celebration) pahtih
(stores/restaurants) (group) dantai
eigyoh jikan
operating room
shujyutsu shitsu

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pine (tree) matsu goshokugyoh wa rent (verb) kasu
pineapple painappuru professor kyohjyu repairs shu-ri
pink pinku profits ri-eki report (noun) hohkoku sho;
pipe (for smoking) paip public ohyake
pull hiku repohto
(for water) suidohkan puncture panku reservation yoyaku
pizza piza purple murasaki rest (remainder) sono hoka
place basho purse saifu
plants shokubutsu push osu (relaxation) yasumu
plastic purasuchikku put oku restaurant resutoran
plastic bag binihru-bukuro retailer tenshu
plate sara Q return (come back) kaeru
platform purrattohohmu
play (theater) geki/shibai quality shitsu (give back) kaesu
pleasant kimochi no ih question shitsumon rice (uncooked) kome
please (give me) quick hayai
quiet shizuka (na) (cooked) gohan
(o) onegai shimasu quite (fairly) kanari rice cooker sui-hanki
(please do) dohzo rich (person) kanemochi (no)
plug (electrical) konsento (fully) sukkari (food) kotteri shita
(sink) sen right (correct) tadashih
plumber haikankoh R that’s right sohdesu
pocket poketto (direction) migi
poison doku rabbit usagi turn right
police kehsatsu radiator rajiehtah migi ni magatte kudasai
police officer kehsatsu kan; radio rajio ring (to call) denwa suru
omawarisan radish daikon (wedding, etc.) yubiwa
police report tsuh-hoh railroad tetsudoh ripe jukushita
police station kehsatsu sho rain ame river kawa
politics seiji raincoat reinkohto road dohro; michi
pond ike raisins hoshi-budoh/rehzun roasted rohsuto shita
poor mazushih rare (uncommon) mezurashih rock (stone) ishi (music) rokku
(bad quality) roll (bread) rohru-pan
shitsu ga warui (steak) re-ah roof yane
pop music poppu rat dobu-nezumi room heya
pork butaniku/pohku raw nama (no) (space) basho/supehsu
port (harbor) minato razor blades kamisori rope tsuna/rohpu
porter pohtah (train rose bara
station) akaboh no ha round (circular) marui
possible kanoh read yomu it’s my round
postcard hagaki reading dokusho watashi no ban desu
poster posutah round-trip (ticket) ohfuku
post office yu-bin kyoku reading lamp route (bus, etc.) sen
potato poteto dokusho ranpu rowboat bohto
poultry toriniku ready yohi ga deki-mashita rubber (eraser) keshigomu
powder kona/paudah ready meals (material) gomu
pregnant: I’m pregnant kakoh shokuhin ruby (stone) rubih
ninshin shite imasu rear lights tehru-ranpu rug (mat) shikimono
prescription shohohsen receipt reshihto/ryohshyu-sho (blanket) mohfu
pretty (beautiful) reception uketsuke ruins haikyo/iseki
kireh (na) record (music) rekohdo ruler (for drawing) johgi
price nedan (sports, etc.) kiroku rum ramu
priest (Shintoh) kannushi record player run (person) hashiru
(Buddhist) obohsan rekohdo-purehyah Russia Roshia
(Christian) bokushi red aka Russian (person) roshia jin
printer purintah refreshments nomimono (adj) roshia no
private kojin (no) refrigerator reizohko
problem mondai registered mail S
what’s the problem? kakitome yu-bin
doh shimashtaka relatives (family) shinseki sad kanashih
produce market yao ya relax yukkuri suru safe anzen (na)
profession: what’s your religion shu-kyoh safety pin anzen-pin
profession? remember oboete iru sailboat hansen
I don’t remember sake osake
oboete imasen salad sarada

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salami sarami separate betsu (no) sightseeing kankoh
sale (at reduced prices) sehru separated (from husband, silk kinu
sales (figures) uri age silver (color) giniro (no)
salmon sake etc.) wakareta
salt shio September (metal) gin
same: the same dress simple kantan (na)/
kyu gatsu
onaji doresu serious (situation) jyu-dai (na) shinpuru (na)
the same people sing utau
onaji hito (person) majime (na) single (one) hitotsu
same again please set (in theater) setto
onajino o moh hitotsu seven shichi/nana (unmarried) dokushin
onegai shimasu seventeen jyu-shichi/ single room shinguru ru-mu
sand suna sink (kitchen) nagashi
sand dunes sakyu jyu-nana sister (older) ane
sandals sandaru seventy nana-jyu
sandwich sando icchi several ikutsuka (no) (younger) imohto
sanitary napkins sew nuu six roku
seiriyoh napkin shampoo shanpu sixteen jyu-roku
satellite TV sateraito terebi/ shave (noun) hige-sori sixty roku-jyu
ehseh terebi size (clothes) saizu
Saturday doyoh bi (verb) hige o soru skid (verb) suberu
sauce sohsu shaving foam skin cleanser
saucepan nabe
sauna sauna hige-soriyoh sekken kurenjingu-kurihm
sausage sohsehji shawl shohru skirt sukahto
say yu what did you say? she kanojo sky sora
nan to iware mashitaka sheep hitsuji sleep (noun) suimin
How do you say … in sheet shihtsu
Japanese? …wa nihongo de shell kai/kaigara (verb) nemuru
nanto ihmasuka sherry sherih to go to sleep neru
scarf sukahfu Shinto (adj) shintoh no sleeping bag nebukuro
school gakkoh Shintoism shintoh sleeping pill suimin-yaku
science (field of study) ship fune sleeve sode
kagaku shirt shatsu slippers surippa
scissors hasami shoe polish kutsu-zumi slow osoi
Scotland Sukottorando shoe store kutsu ya small chihsai
Scottish sukottorando no shoelaces kutsu-himo smell (noun) nioi (verb) niou
screen (computer, etc.) shoes kutsu smile (noun) hohoemi
gamen shrimp shiba-ebi (verb) hohoemu
screen door (ryokan) fusuma smoke (noun) kemuri
screen window jumbo shrimp ise-ebi (verb) tabako o su
(ryokan) shoji shopping kaimono/shoppingu smoking (section)
screw neji kitsu-en seki
screwdriver neji-mawashi/ to go shopping kaimono snack sunakku
sukuryu doraibah ni iku shopping cart snow yuki
scroll makimono shoppingu kahto so: so good totemo ih
seafood shifudo short (object) mijikai not so much …
seafood shop sakana ya (person) (se ga) hikui sore hodo… dewa arimasen
seat seki shorts hanzubon/shohtsu soaking solution
seat belt shihto-beruto shoulder kata (for contact lenses)
second (adj) nibamme (no) shower (bath) shawah kontaktoyoh hozoneki
(time) byoh (rain) niwaka ame soap sekken
secretary hisho shower gel shawah jeru soccer sakkah (ball) bohru
see miru shrimp ebi socks kutsushita
I can’t see miemasen shrine jinja soda water sohdasui
I see (understand) soh shutter (window) amado soft yawarakai
desuka/wakarimashita (camera) shattah soft lenses softo-renzu
self-employed ji-eigyoh siblings go kyohdai soil (earth) tsuchi
sell uru my siblings kyohdai somebody dareka
seminar zemi/seminah sick (ill) byohki I feel sick somehow nantoka/dohnika
send okuru kimochi ga warui desu something nanika
side (edge) hashi sometimes tokidoki
I’m on her side watashi somewhere dokoka
wa kanojo no mikata desu son musuko san
side mirror saido mirah my son musuko
sidelights saido-raito song uta
sights: the sights of …
…no kenbutsu

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soon moh sugu string (cord) himo/kohdo takeoff ririku
sorry! gomennasai (guitar, etc.) gen talcum powder

I’m sorry sumimasen stroller uba-guruma tarukamu-paudah
soup supu student gakusei talk (noun) hanashi
south minami stupid baka
South Africa Minami suburbs kohgai (verb) hanasu
subway chikatetsu tall takai
Afurika subway station chikatetsu tampon tanpon
South African tangerine mikan
no eki tapestry tapesutorih
(person) minami afurika jin sugar satoh tax: including tax zeikomi
(adj) minami afurika no suit (noun) su-tsu taxi takushih
souvenir omiyage taxi stand takushih noriba
spade (shovel) suki (verb) au/niau tea (Western) kohcha
(cards) supehdo it suits you anata
spares yobi-hin ni niaimasu (Japanese) ocha
spark plug tenka-puragu suitcase su-tsu kehsu teacher sensei
speak hanasu summer natsu teahouse chamise
do you speak …? sun taiyoh team chihmu
…o hanashi-masuka sunbathe nikkohyoku telephone (noun) denwa
I don’t speak … sunburn hiyake
…wa hanashimasen Sunday nichiyoh bi (verb) denwa suru/
speed supihdo sunglasses sangurasu denwa o kakeru
spider kumo sunny: it’s sunny hi ga dete telephone booth
spoon supuun imasu/tenki ga ih desu denwa bokkusu
sports supohtsu suntan hiyake telephone call
sprain nenza suntan lotion hiyake rohshon denwa
spring (season) haru supermarket su-pah telephone number
(mechanical) bane supplement (for fares) denwa bangoh
square (in town) hiroba tsuika ryohkin television terebi
stadium stajiamu suppository zayaku temperature ondo
stage (in theater) butai surname myohji (fever) netsu
staircase kaidan suspenders (pants) temple tera
stairs kaidan zubon-tsuri ten jyu
stamps kitte sweat (noun) ase ten thousand ichi man
stapler hochikisu (verb) ase o kaku tennis tenisu
star hoshi (film) sutah sweatshirt torehnah tent tento
start shuppatsu/sutahto sweet (not sour) amai terminal (airport) tahminaru
(verb) shuppatsu suru (candy) kyandih test (medical) kensa
statement (to police) swim cap sui-ei boh than yori
hohkoku sho swimming suiei thank (verb) kansha suru
station eki swimsuit mizuigi thank you arigatoh
statue dohzoh swimming pool thank you very much
steal nusumu suimingu pu-ru arigatoh gozaimasu
it’s been stolen swim trunks that: that bus ano basu
nusumare-mashita suiei-pantsu what’s that?
steamed (food) mushita switch suicchi a-re wa nan desuka
steps kaidan syringe chu-sha ki I think that …
stereo: personal stereo syrup shiroppu …to omoimasu
uohkman theater gekijyoh
stockings sutokkingu T their: their room(s)
stomach onaka karera no heya
stomachache fukutsu table tehburu it’s theirs karera no
stop (verb) tomaru tablet jyohzai (mono) desu
(bus stop) basutei Taiwan Taiwan them: it’s them karera desu
stop! tomare take noru it’s for them karera no
store mise desu give it to them
storm arashi I want to take the train karera ni agenasai
stove (kitchen) renji densha ni noritai desu theme park tehma pahku
straight ahead massugu can I take it with me? then sore kara/soshite
strawberry ichigo/sutoroberih motte itte mo ih desuka there (near you) soko
stream ogawa we’ll take it (over there) asoko
street michi/dohro kore ni shimasu there is/are …
take-out mochi-kaeri …ga/wa arimasu/imasu

156 DICTIONARY

there isn’t/aren’t … tobacco tabako U
…ga/wa arimasen/imasen today kyoh
is there …? …ga/wa toe ashi no tsumasaki umbrella kasa
arimasuka/imasuka tofu shop tofu ya uncle ojisan
these: these things together issho ni under shita
korera no mono/kore toilet to-ee-reh underwear shitagi
these are mine toilet paper toiretto pehpah university daigaku
korera wa watashi no tomato tomato until … …ma-de
(mono) desu tomato juice tomato jyusu unusual mezurashih
they karera tomorrow ashita up ue (upward) ue ma-de
thick atsui tongue shita urgent kyu (na)/isogi no
thief yatoh tonic tonikku
thin usui; tonight konya it’s urgent kinkyu desu
(person) yaseta too (also) mo us: it’s us watashi tachi desu
thing (abstract) koto
(concrete) mono (excessive) -sugiru it’s for us watashi tachi
think omou/kangaeru tooth ha no desu
I think so soh omoimasu toothache ha-ita give it to us watashi tachi
I’ll think about it toothbrush haburashi ni kudasai
kangaete mimasu toothpaste hamigaki use (noun) shiyoh (verb)
third sanbamme torch kaichu dentoh tsukau it’s no use yakuni
thirsty: I’m thirsty tour tsuah tachimasen/tsukae masen
nodo ga kawaite imasu tourist ryokoh-sha useful yakuni tatsu/benri na
thirteen jyu-san tourist information center usual itsumo no
thirty san-jyu usually itsumo
this: this bus kono basu kankoh an-naijyo
what’s this? kore wa towel taoru V
nan desuka tower tawah/toh
this is Mr. … town machi vacancy (room) akibeya
kochira wa…-san desu town hall shiyakusho vacation yasumi
those: those things toy omocha vacuum cleaner sohjiki
sorera no mono/sore track suit undoh-gi vacuum flask mahohbin
those are his sorera tractor torakutah valley tani
wa kare no (mono) desu tradition dentoh valve ben
thousand sen traffic kohtsuu vanilla banira
ten thousand (ichi) man traffic jam kohtsuu-jyu-tai vanity box (ryokan) kyodai
three san traffic lights shingoh vase kabin
throat nodo trailer (for car) torehrah veal koushi no niku
through: through Tokyo train densha vegetables yasai
Tohkyoh keiyu translate honyaku suru vegetarian bejitarian
thumb tack oshi pin transmission (for car) vehicle kuruma
thunderstorm raiu very totemo
Thursday mokuyoh bi toransumisshon
ticket chiketto travel agency ryokoh very much totemo
tie (noun) nekutai vest chokki/besuto
(verb) musubu dairi den video games bideo gehmu
time jikan tray obon/toreh video tape bideo tehpu
what’s the time? traveling ryokoh view keshiki/nagame
ima nanji desuka tree ki viewfinder fainda
to be on time truck torakku villa bessoh
yotei dohri trunk (car) toranku village mura
timetable jikoku-hyoh try yatte miru/tamesu vinegar su
tip (money) chippu Tuesday kayoh bi violin baiorin
(end) saki tunnel tonneru visa biza
tire taiya tweezers pinsetto visit (noun) hohmon
tired tsukareta twelve jyu-ni
I feel tired tsukare-mashita twenty ni-jyu (verb) hohmon suru
tissues tisshu twin room tsuin ru-mu visitor hohmonsha
to: to England Igirisu e two ni
to the station eki e type taipu (tourist) ryokoh sha
toast tohsuto vitamin bitaminzai
what type of … do you vodka uokkah
have? donna taipu no… voice koe
desuka voicemail boisu mehru

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W whisky uisukih (sing. informal) kimi
white shiro (plural formal) anata-gata
wait matsu who? dare/donata (formal) (plural informal) kimitachi
waiter uehtah whom: with whom? dare/ young wakai
your: your shoe(s)
waiter! sumimasen donata to (formal) anata no kutsu
waiting room machiai shitsu why? naze/dohshite (informal) kimi no kutsu
waitress uehtoresu wide hiroi yours: is this yours?
Wales Uehruzu wife okusan (formal) kore wa anata
walk (noun: stroll) sanpo no desuka
my wife tsuma (informal) kore, kimi no
(verb) sanpo suru/aruku wind kaze youth hostel yu-su hosuteru
to go for a walk sanpo window mado
ni iku windshield furonto garasu Z
wall kabe wine wain/budohshu
wallet saifu wine list wain risuto zen zen
war sensoh wing tsubasa/hane zen Buddhism zenshu
ward byohtoh winter fuyu zen garden zendera no niwa
wardrobe yohfuku-dansu with (together with) zipper chakku/zippah
warm atatakai zoo dohbutsuen
was: I was …to issho ni
watashi wa…deshita I’ll go with you
he was kare wa…deshita a nata to issho ni ikimasu
she was kanojo wa…deshita (using) …de
it was sore wa…deshita with a pen pen de
washing machine sentaku ki with sugar satoh iri
wasp suzume-bachi without …nashi (de)
watch (wristwatch) udedokei without sugar
(verb) miru satoh nashide
water mizu witness (person)
waterfall taki shoh nin
wave (noun) nami woman onna; jyoseh
(verb) te o furu women (bathroom) fujin
we watashi tachi to-ee-reh
weather tenki wood mori/zaimoku
website Web saito wool yohmoh
wedding kekkonshiki word kotoba
Wednesday suiyoh bi work (noun) shigoto
week shu (verb) hataraku
welcome! yohkoso it doesn’t work
well: I don’t feel well ugokimasen
chohshi ga warui desu worse motto warui
Welsh Uehruzu (no) worst saiaku (na)
were: we were wrapping paper
watashi tachi wa…deshita tsutsumi-gami/hohsohshi
you were anata wa… wrench spana
deshita (sing. informal) wrist tekubi
kimi wa…deshita write kaku
they were writing paper binsen
karera wa…deshita wrong: it is wrong
west nishi machigatte imasu
the West seiyoh
Western-style yohfuu X, Y
Westerner seiyoh jin
wet nureta x-ray rentogen
what? nani/nandesuka year nen
wheel (of vehicle) sharin yellow ki iro
(steering) handoru yen yen
wheelchair kurumaisu yes hai
when? itsu yesterday kinoh
where? doko yet moh
which? (of two) dochira
(of more than two) dore not yet mada
yogurt yohguruto
you (sing. formal) anata

158 HIR AGANA /K ATAK ANA TABLES

HIRAGANA/KATAKANA TABLES

Japanese is written in three different script systems: kanji, hiragana, and
katakana (see p.14). Kanji are Chinese pictograms that need to be learned
individually, but hiragana and katakana are “syllabaries,” with each character
representing a separate syllable. The full syllabaries are given here to help you
work out the characters in a particular word. With time, you will become more
familiar with the most common characters.

Hiragana

あa か ka さ sa た ta な na
いi き ki し shi ち chi に ni
うu くku す su つ tsu ぬ nu
えe け ke せ se て te ね ne
おo こ ko そ so と to の no

は ha ま ma や ya ら ra わ wa
ひ hi み mi ゆ yu りri
ふ fu む mu よ yo る ru を wo
へ he め me れ re んn
ほ ho も mo ろ ro

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Katakana

アa カ ka サ sa タ ta ナ na
イi キ ki シ shi チ chi ニ ni
ウu ク ku ス su ツ tsu ヌ nu
エe ケ ke セ se テ te ネ ne
オo コ ko ソ so ト to ノno

ハ ha マ ma ヤ ya ラra ワ wa
ヒ hi ミ mi ユ yu リri
フfu ム mu ヨ yo ル ru ヲ wo
ヘ he メme レ re ンn
ホ ho モ mo ロ ro

There are two signs (" and º) that are used to add additional sounds to the
characters in the syllabaries. For example, the character ヒ hi can become
ピ pi, て te can become で de, and ほ ho can become ぽ po.
In addition, a long dash (—) is used to lengthen katakana syllables. For example,
the katakana character テ te is lengthened to テー teh by adding this dash, used in
a word such as テーブル tehburu (table); and the character ピ pi is lengthened to
ピー pih, used in a word such as コピー kopih (photocopy).

160 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Acknowledgments

The publisher would like to thank the following for their help in the preparation
of this book. In Japan: Hajime Fukase, Keihin Kyuko Bus Co., Ltd, Takao Abe, Seitoku
Kinen Kaigakan, Koei drug, Ichinoyu group, East Japan Railway Company (JR),
East Japan Marketing & Communications, Inc. (JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku), Kenichi
Miyokawa, Naoki Ogawa, Yumiko Nagahari. In the UK: Capel Manor College, Toyota
(GB), Magnet Kitchens Kentish Town, Canary Wharf plc, St. Giles College, Yo! Sushi.

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