I

we
you
he, she, that person
he, she, that person (polite)
everyone
teacher
teacher, instructor (can use when referring to one's own job)
student
employee
bank employee
medical doctor
researcher, scholar
engineer
university
hospital
electricity, light
who
who (polite)
how old
how old (polite)
yes
no
Excuse me, but
Mr., Ms. (title of respect added to a name)
(suffix often added to a child's name instead of ~)
(suffix often added to a boy's name)
(suffix meaning "a national of"; e.g, , an American.)
employee of ~ Company (used with a company's name; e.g., IMC
~ years old
No, it isn't. You are wrong.
I see./Is that so?
this (thing here)
that (thing over there)
that (thing over there)
this ~, this ~ here
that ~, that ~ near you
that ~, that ~ over there
book
dictionary
magazine
newspaper
notebook
pocket notebook
business card
card
telephone card
pencil
ballpoint pen
mechanical pencil
key
 watch, clock
umbrella
bag, briefcase
casette tape
tape recorder
television
radio
camera
computer
automobile, car
desk
chair
chocolate
coffee
the English language
the Japanese language
~ language
what
so
well...(used to show hesitation)
It's nothing./It's a token of my gratitude.
Please./Here you are. (used when offering someone something)
Well, thanks.
Thank you
very much
here, this place
there, that place near you
that place over there
where, what place?
this way, this place (polite )
that way, that place near you (polite )
that way, that place over there (polite )
which way, where (polite )
classroom
dining hall, canteen
office
conference room, assembly rooms
reception desk
lobby
room
toilet
staircase
elevator, lift
escalator
country
work
house, home
telephone, telephone call
shoes
necktie
wine
 tobacco, cigarette
department, counter (in a department store)
basement
~th floor
what floor
~yen
how much
hundred
thousand
ten thousand
well, then, in that case
wake up, get up
sleep, go to bed
work
take a rest, take a holiday
study
finish
department store
bank
post office
library
art museum
now
~o'clock
~minute
half
what time
what minute
a.m., morning
p.m., afternoon
morning
daytime, noon
night, evening
the day before yesterday
yesterday
today
tomorrow
the day after tomorrow
this morning
this evening, tonight
rest, holiday, day off
lunchtime
every morning
every evening
every day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
 Sunday
what day of the week
number
what number
from ~
up to ~, until ~
and (used to connect nouns)
your place
well, let me see
104 information, directory assistance
the number being inquired about
Thank you very much.
go
come
go home, return
school
supermarket
station
airplane
ship
electric train
subway, underground
bullet train
bus
taxi
bicycle
on foot
person, people
friend
boyfriend
girlfriend
family
alone, by oneself
last week
this week
next week
last month
this month
next month
last year
this year
next year
~th month of the year
what month
first day of the month
second, two days
third, three days
fourth, four days
fifth, five days
sixth, six days
seventh, seven days
 eigth, eight days
ninth, nine days
tenth, ten days
fourteenth, fourteen days
twentieth, twenty days
twenty fourth, twenty four days
~th day of the month, ~days
which day of the month, how many days
when
birthday
local (train)
rapid
express
next
platform ~, ~th platform
eat
drink
smoke [a cigarette]
see, look at, watch
hear, listen
read
write, draw, paint
buy
take [a photograph]
do
meet [a friend]
a meal, cooked rice
breakfast
lunch
supper
bread
egg
meat
fish
vegetable
fruit
water
tea, green tea
black tea
milk
juice
beer
alcohol, Japanese rice wine
video
movie
CD, compact disk
letter
report
photograph
store, shop
restaurant
 garden
homework (: do homework)
tennis
soccer, football (: play soccer)
cherry-blossom viewing (:go cherry-blossom viewing)
what
together
a little while, a little bit
always, usually
sometimes
after that, and then
yes
cut, slice
send
give
receive
lend
borrow
teach
learn
make [a telephone call]
hand, arm
chopsticks
spoon
knife
fork
scissors
fax
word procecessor
personal computer
punch
stapler
Scotch tape, clear adhesive tape
eraser
paper
flower, blossom
shirt
present, gift
baggage, parcel
money
ticket
Christmas
father (my)
mother (my)
father (someone else's)
mother (someone else's)
already
not yet
from now on, soon
handsome
beautiful, clean
quiet
lively
famous
kind
healthy, cheerful
free (time)
convenient
nice, wonderful
big, large
small, little
new
old (not of age)
good
bad
hot
cold (referring to temperature)
cold (referring to touch, as a drink)
difficult
easy
expensive, tall, high
inexpensive
low
interesting
delicious, tasty
busy
enjoyable
white
black
red
blue
cherry (blossom)
mountain
town, city
food
car, vehicle
place
dormitory
study
life
work, business (:do one's job, work)
how
what kind of ~
which one (of three or more)
very
not so (used with negatives)
and (used to connect sentences)
but ~, ~
understand
have
like
dislike
good at
poor at
dish (cooked food), cooking
drinks
sport (:play sports)
baseball (:play baseball)
dance (:dance)
music
song
classical music
jazz
concert
karaoke
Kabuki (traditional Japanese musical drama)
picture, drawing
letter, character
Chinese characters
Hiragana script
Katakana script
Roman alphahabet
small change
ticket
time
errand, something to do
appointment, promise
husband (someone else's)
husband (my)
wife (someone else's)
wife (my)
child
well, much
mostly, roughly
many, much
a little, a few
not at all (used with negatives)
early, quickly, fast
because ~
why
I'm sorry (to hear that)./That's a pity.
I am sorry.
hello (used on phone)
exist, be (referring to animate things)
exist, be (referring to inanimate things)
various
man
woman
boy
girl
dog
cat
tree
 thing
film
battery
box
switch
refrigerator
table
bed
shelf
door
window
mailbox, postbox
building
park
coffee shop
bookstore
~ store
a fixed place to catch taxis, trains, etc.
prefecture
on, above, over
under, below, beneath
front, before
back, behind
right [side]
left [side]
in, inside
outside
next, next door
near, vicinity
between, among
and so on, ~, ~
the most ~ (: the top)
the ~th shelf ( is the counter for shelves)
chilli sauce
the back
spice corner
have [a child]
stay, be [in Japan]
take (referring to time or money)
take a day off [work]
one (used when counting things)
two (used when counting things)
three (used when counting things)
four (used when counting things)
five (used when counting things)
six (used when counting things)
seven (used when counting things)
eight (used when counting things)
nine (used when counting things)
ten (used when counting things)
how many
 one person
two people
~ people
counter for machines, cars, etc.
counter for paper, stamps, etc.
~ times
apple
mandarin orange
sandwich
curry [and rice]
ice cream
postage stamp
post card
envelope
special delivery
registered mail
airmail
sea mail
parents
brothers and sisters
elder brother (my)
elder brother (someone else's)
elder sister (my)
elder sister (someone else's)
younger brother (my)
younger brother (someone else's)
younger sister (my)
younger sister (someone else's)
foreign country
~hours
~weeks
~months
~years
about ~
how long
in total
all, everything
only ~
So long. (lit. Go and come back.)
So long. (lit. I'm going and coming back.)
and, furthermore
easy, simple
near
far
fast, early
slow, late
many [people], much
few [people], a little
warm
cool
sweet
 hot (taste), spicy
heavy
light (of weight)
prefer[coffee]
season
spring
summer
autumn, fall
winter
weather
rain, rainy
snow, snowy
cloudy
hotel
airport
sea, ocean
world
party
festival
examination
sukiyaki (beef and vegetables hot pot)
sashimi (sliced raw fish)
sushi (vinagered rice topped with raw fish)
tempura (seafood and vegetables deep fried in batter)
flower arrangement (: practice flower arrangement)
maple, red leaves of autumn
which one (between two things)
both
by far
for the first time
but
tired (I'm)
play, enjoy oneself
swim
welcome, go to meet
get tired
send [a letter]
enter [a coffee shop]
go out [of a coffee shop]
marry, get married
do shopping
have a meal, dine
take a walk [in a park]
hard, tough, severe, awful
want (something)
lonely
wide, spacious
narrow, small (room, etc.)
municipal office, city hall
swimming pool
river
 economy
fine arts
fishing (: fish, angle)
skiing (: ski)
meeting, conference (: hold a conference)
registration (: register)
weekend
about (time)
something
somewhere, some place
set meal
bowl of rice topped with beef
separately
turn on (II)
turn off (I)
open (II)
close, shut (II)
hurry (I)
wait (I)
stop, park (II)
turn [to the right] (I)
hold (I)
take, pass (I)
help (with a task) (I)
call (I)
speak, talk (I)
show (II)
tell [an address] (II)
start, begin (II)
rain (I)
copy (III)
air conditioner
passport
name
address
map
salt
sugar
how to read, way of reading
how to ~, way of ~ing
slowly, leisurely
immediately
again
later
a little more
~ more, another ~
right (used when encouraging some course of action)
Oh!(in surprise or in wonder)
straight
change
stand up (I)
 sit down (I)
use (I)
put (I)
make, produce (I)
sell (I)
get to know (I)
be going to live (I)
do research (III)
know
don't know
live [in Osaka]
materials, data
catalog
timetable
clothes
software
speciality, field of study
dentist, dentist's
barber, barber's
ticket agency (theatre)
single, unmarried
especially
remember, recollect (I)
family (your)
be (honorific equivalent of (I)
senior high school
ride, get on [a train] (I)
get off [a train] (II)
change (trains, etc.) (II)
take [a shower] (II)*
put in, insert (II)
take out, withdraw (I)
enter [university] (I)
graduate from [university] (II)
quit or retire from [a company], stop, give up (II)
press, push (I)
young
long
short
bright, light
dark (depressed)
tall (referring to person)
clever, smart
body
head
hair
face
eye
ear
mouth
tooth
 stomach
leg, foot
service
jogging ( :jog)
shower
green, greenery
Buddhist temple
Shinto shrine
foreign student
number ~
in what way, how
which ~ (used for three or more)
first of all
cash dispensing card
personal identification number, PIN
next, as a next step
amount of money
confirmation ( : confirm)
button
memorise (II)
forget (II)
lose (I)
hand in [ a report] (I)
pay (I)
give back, return (I)
go out (II)
take off (clothes, shoes, etc.) (I)
take (something) (lit. grab and go) (I)
bring (something) (lit. grab and come) (III)
worry (III)
work overtime (III)
go on a business trip (III)
take [medicine] (I)
take [a bath] (I)
important, precious
all right
dangerous
question, problem, trouble
answer
no smoking
insurance card [health]
cold
fever
illness, disease
medicine
bath
jacket, outerwear
underwear
doctor (used when addressing a medical doctor)
a few days
a few ~ (~ is a counter suffix)
 before ~, by ~ (indicating time limit)
therefore, so
throat
can, be able to (II)
wash (I)
play (stringed instrument or piano, etc.) (I)
sing (I)
collect, gather (II)
throw away (II)
exchange, change (II)
drive (III)
reserve, book (III)
visit some place for study (III)
piano
~ meter
international ~
cash
hobby
diary
prayer ( : pray)
section chief
department chief
president of a company
animal
horse
Really! (used when expressing surprise)
not easily (used with negatives)
ranch, stock farm
by all means
climb [a mountain] (I)
stay [at a hotel] (I)
clean (a room) (III)
wash (clothes) (III)
practice (III)
become (I)
sleepy
strong
weak
be in good condition
be in bad condition
condition
golf
sumo wrestling
pinball game (: play pachinko)
tea ceremony
day, date
once
not once, never (used with negatives)
gradually
soon
Thank you. (used when expressing gratitude for help received.)
 Bottoms up./Cheers!
actually, to tell the truth
diet (: go on a diet)
many times
but, however
excessive, impossible
good for one's health
cake
need, require [a visa] (I)
check, investigate (II)
repair, correct
repair
to phone
I (an infomal equivalent of used by men)
you (an informal equivalent of used by men)
Mr. (an informal equivalent of used by men)
yes (an informal equivalent of )
no (an informal equivalent of )
salaried worker, office worker
word, language
commodity prices
kimono (traditional Japanese attire)
visa
the beginning
the end
this way, this place (an informal equivalent of )
this way, that place (an informal equivalent of )
this way, that place over there (an informal equivalent of )
which one (between two things), which way, where (an informal equivalent of
the other day
all together
~, but (an infomal equivalent of )
if you like
various
think (I)
say (I)
be enough, be sufficient (II)
win (I)
lose, be beaten (II)
be held, take place [a festival] (I)
be useful (I)
wasteful
inconvenient
the same
awful, great (expresses astonishment or admiration)
prime minister
president
politics
news
speech (:make a speech)
game, match
 side job (:work part time)
opinion
talk, speech, what one says, story (: talk, tell a story)
humor
waste
design
transportation, traffic
rush hour
recently, these days
probably, perhaps, maybe
surely
really
not so much (used with negatives)
about ~, concerning ~
of course
put on [a shirt, etc] (II)
put on [shoes, trousers, etc] (I)
put on [a hat, etc] (I)
put on [glasses] (II)
be born (II)
coat
suit
sweater
hat, cap
glasses
often
Congratulations. (used on birthdays, at weddings, New Year's Day, etc.)
this (polite equivalent of )
house rent
Let me see.
kitchen with a dining area
Japanese-style room
Japanese-style closet
Japanese-style matress and quilt
apartment
ask [the teacher] (I)
turn (I)
pull (I)
change (II)
touch [a door] (I)
come out [change] (II)
move, work [a watch] (I)
walk [along a road] (I)
cross [a bridge] (I)
pay attention [to cars], take care (II)
move (house) (III)
electrician
person of ~ shop
size
sound
machine
 knob
breakdown (: breakdown)
road, way
crossroad
traffic light
corner
bridge
parking lot, car park
the -th (indicating order)
New Year's Day
building
alien registration card
give (me) (II)
take (someone) (I)
bring (someone) (III)
escort [someone], go with (I)
introduce (III)
show around, show the way (III)
explain (III)
make [coffee] (II)
grandfather, old man
grandmother, old woman
preparation (: prepare)
meaning
sweets, snacks
all
by oneself
besides
station wagon
box lunch
think, consider (II)
arrive [at the station] (I)
study abroad (III)
grow old (I)
countryside, hometown
embassy
group
chance
hundred million
if ~
however ~, even if ~
transfer (: be transferred to another office)
thing, matter (: thing about ~)
do one's best
Best of luck. (said when expecting a long separation)
ckeck
look for, search
be late [for an appointment, etc]
be in time [for an appointment, etc]
do
attend a party
 apply for, enter for
convenient (regarding time)
inconvenient (regarding time)
fell well
feel ill
newspaper publishing company, newspaper office
judo
athletic meeting
place
Volunteer
dialect
next time, another time
pertty, very
directly
any time
any place
anybody
anything
~ like this
~ like that (near the listener)
~ like that (far from both the speaker and the listener)
NHK NHK NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI (Broadcasting Company)
put in order [boxes]
garbage, trash, dust
put out [the trash]
burns [trash]
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
place where something is put
side
bottle
can
hot water
gas
~ company
contact
What shall I do?
Reading material
electronic mail
space
be afraid of
spaceship
another
astronaut
raise (an animal), keep (a pet)
build
run drive [along a road]
take [a holiday]
can be seen [a mountain]
can be heard [a sound]
can be made, be completed, come into existence [an airport]
set up [a class], open, hold
 pet
bird
voice
wave
fireworks
scenery, view
daytime
old times, ancient times
tool, instrument, equipment
vending machine
mail order, mail-order sales
cleaning (dry), laundry
condominium, apartment house
kitchen
~class
party room
after ~ (duration of time)
only ~ (used with negatives)
other
clearly
allmost all (in positive sentences), hardly, scarcely (in negative sentences)
Kansai Airport
Name of a shopping district with many electrical and electronical stores
penisula in Shizuoka Prefecture
Sunday Carpenter, do it yourself
Bookshelf
dream (: have a dream)
sometime, someday
house, home
marvelous, wonderfull
children
like very much
Japanese comics
hero, heroine
shape
Robot
fantastic, mysterious
pocket
for example
attach, put on
freely
sky
fly
oneself
future
name of a famous cartoon character
sell, be sold
dance
chew, bite
choose
be different
 commute, go to and from
take a memo
serious
earnest
gentle, kind
great, admirable
proper, just right
custom
experience
power
popularity
shape
color
taste
chewing gum
goods
price
salary
bonus
programm
drama
novel
novelist
singer
janitor
son (my)
son (someone else's)
daughter (my)
daughter (someone else's)
oneself
future
a little while
usually, mostly
in addition
and so
I have a favor to ask
homestay
conversation
chat

notice
date
Saturday
gymnasium
free of charge
open [a door]
close, shut [a door]
come on [a light]
go off, disappear [a light]
get crowded [a street]
get empty [a street]
 break [a chair]
break, smash [a glass]
break, snap [a tree]
tear [the paper]
get dirty [the clothes]
be attached [a pocket]
be undone [a button]
stop [an elevator]
make a mistake
drop, loose
be locked
plate, dish
rice bowl
glass (vessel)
glass (material)
bag
wallet, purse
branch, twig
station employee
this neighborhood
neighborhood
about this size
After you / Go ahead
Thank goodness! (used to express a feeling of relief)
the train which had just left
things left behind, lost things
side
pocket
I don't remember
rack
I suppose, if I am correct
Earthquake
wall
hands (of a clock)
point
the area in front of the station
west
direction
put up, poste, paste
hang
decorate, display
arrange, line up
plant
return, punt ~ back
Put ~ together, put ~ in shape, sum up
put things in order, tidy up
put things in the proper place
decide
to inform
discuss, discult
prepare one's lesson
 review one's lesson
leave thing as they are
child (someone else's)
class
lecture
meeting
a plan, a scheduled
a notice
guidebook
calendar
poster
dustbin, trash can
doll
vase
mirror
drawer
front door, porch, entrance hall
corridor, hallway
wall
pond
police box
original place
round, around
center
corner
not yet
about~
programm, schedule
Thanks for your hard work
hope, request
Do you have any request?
musical
round, round shape
moon
one ~, a certain ~
earth
happy, glad
hateful, disagreeable
and then
wake up
begin, starts [a ceremony]
continue
find
take [an examination]
enter [an university]
graduate [from an university]
attend [a meeting]
take a break, take a rest
consecutive holidays
essay, composition
exihibition
 wedding ceremony
funeral
ceremony
head office
branch office
church
graduate school
zoo
hot spring, spa
visitor, guest, customer, client
somebody
place toward ~, direction of ~
all the time
remain, be left
per month
ordinary, common, usual
Internet
village
cinema
disagreeable, hatefull
sky
close
city
children (many)
all over the world
freely
gather
beautiful
nature
godness, virtue
notice, become aware of
take exercise
succeed
fail [an examination]
pass [an examination]
return
stop [raining]
clear up
get cloudy
blow [wind]
recover from [sickness], get well
be fixed be repaired
continue [high temperature]
catch [a cold]
cool
worried, anxious
enough, sufficient
strange, funny
noisy
burning ~ o shimasuget burned
injury~ o shimasuget injured
 cough ~ o shimasuhave a cough
influenza
sky
sun
star
moon
wind
north
south
west
east
faucet, tap, water supply
engine
team
this evening
late afternoon
a time in the past, before
late (time)
like this
like that (concerning a matter related to the listener)
like that (concerning a matter related to the listener and the speaker), that much
possibly, perhaps
That's too bad
Olympic Games
run away
make a noise
give up
throw
keep, follow, obey
raise, lift up
lower, pull down
convey (a message)
be carefull (of cars)
be away (from one's desk)
bot good, not possible, not permitted
seat
fight
mark
ball
washing mashine
~machine
regulation. rule
Do not use
Keep Out
entrance
exit
emergency exit
free of charge
close today
open for business
in use
 ~ing
what kind of ~
(not) any longer (used with negatives)
~left
parking violation
well
within ~
police station
fine
telegram
people
urgent business
send (a telegram)
telegram charge
as much as possible
shortly, briefly
and
for example
in a critical condition
serious illness
tomorrow
absence
looking after the house during the owners absence
celebration
pass away, die
sorrow, sadness
use
run away
brush [one's teeth], polish
assemble
bend, fold, break, snap
notice, become aware of [things left behind]
put in [soya sauce]
be found [a key]
wear [a tie]
ask a a question
thin (of small diameter)
thick (of large diameter)
Bon Festival (in mid August)
Sports Club
furniture
key
seat belt
explamatory pamphlet, instruction book
figure, drawing
line
arrow (sign)
black (noun)
white (noun)
red (noun)
blue (noun)
 navy blue, dark blue (noun)
yellow (noun)
marron (noun)
soya sauce
souce, Worcestershire sauced
~ or ~
last evenig
a short while ago
Tee Ceremony (The Way of Tee)
make green tea
first (when doing something before something else)
place on, load on
Is that all right?
bitter
a bowl of cooked rice with chicken and egg
ingridients
portion for ~ (used for indicating quantity)

- gram
(counter for small objects)
onion
one fourth
seasoning , flouwering
pan, pot
fire
put on the stove
cook, boil
be cooked, be boiled
ceramic bowl
run away
bloom [flowers]
change [the color]
be in truble, have a problem
draw [a circle], mark [with a circle]
pick up
get trough [on the telephone]
comfortable, easy
correct, right
rare, uncommon
person (respectfull of )
over there, the other side
island
village
port, harbor
neighborhood, vicinity
rooftop
overseas
mountain climbing
hiking
chance, opportunity
permission
 circle
operation
method
equipment, facilities
curtain
string
lid, cover, cap
leaf
a piece of music
pleasure, enjoyment, expectation
more
first
in that case
night bus
travel agency
detailed
sky resort
red
keep company with
proverb
be on good terms with
neccessary, essential
run away
be delivered [parcels]
partecipate [in the game]
type [on a wordprocessor]
save money
get fat
get slim
pass [7 o'clock]
get accustomed to [the custom]
hard, tough, solid
soft, tender
electronic
portable
factory
health
kendo (japanese sword fighting)
every week
every month
every year
finally
fairly
without fail, by all means
absolutely (used with negatives)
skillfull, good at
as .... as possible
these days
~(some amount) per (some days)
That is more~
Chopin
 praise
scold
invite, ask someone to join
wake (someone) up
invite (more formal)
ask, request
warn. advise
steal, rob
step on (someone's foot)
break, destroy
make ~ dirty
hold, carry out, practice
export
import
translate
invent
discover
design. plan
rice
barley, wheat
oil
raw material
date
thief, robber
policeman
architect
scientist
japanese comic
all over the world
all over ~
by
Thats lucky, isn't it
Dominica
Wright Brothers, pioneer in aviation
The Tale of Genji
Heian Period (9th Century) female novellist who wrote "The Tale of Genji"
Alexander Graham Bell. Inventor
Shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu in Nikko
Edo Period
Saudia Arabia
reclaim
technology
land
noise
use
access
-th Century
gorgeus
engraving, carving, sculpture
sleep
engrave, carve
 colleague, friend
after that
with all one's effort
mouse
There is not a single (mouse)
The Sleeping Cat
famous japanese sculptor of the Edo Period
breed, bring up
carry, transport
pass away (euphemistic expression for
enter hospital
leave hospital
turn on [the power switch]

turn off [the power switch]

lock
pleasant, agreeable
unpleasant, disgusting
large ~
small ~
baby
elementary school
junior high scool
in front of the station
seaside, seashore
lie
documents, paper
power switch
made in ~
Ooops! Oh, no! (used when one has made a mistake)
Excuse me (for leaving before you)
Dome in Hiroshima
circular, sending round
study room, professor's, laboratory
neatly, tidily
put (things) in order, tidy up
the book titled ~, the book named ~
(counter for books, etc.)
seal stamp
affix [a seal]
twins
sisters
fifth grade, fifth year
resemble, be like
character
quiet
take care
time pass by
like very much
-points
class
quarrel, fight
 mysterious, strange
answer [a question]
fall down [a building]

burn, be baked, be roasted, be grilled

pass [along a street]
die
be surprised
be disappointed
be relieved
be late, come late
leave (work or school) earlier than usual
quarrel fight
divorce
complicated, complex
obstructive, in the way
dirty
happy
sad
embarrased, ashamed
eartthquake
typhoon
fire
accident
interview with a view to marriage
telephone bill
charge, fare, fee
front desk, reception desk
romm number -
perspiration (: perspire)
towel
soap
a great number of people
Thank you for your hard work
I'm coming
on the way, in the midst of
truck
bump, collide
stand in queue, line up
adult
western clothes
be Westernized
fit, suit
now
coming-of-age celebration
count
measure
weight
confirm, make shure
fit [the size]
depart
arrive
 get drunk
dangerous
neccesary
space, universe
earth
Year End Party
New Year Party
second Party
mass meeting, convention
marathon
contest
face, front
back (side)
reply
application
truth, fact
mistake
defect, wound, scratch
trusers
lenght
weight
height
size, scale
flight, flight number
train number, typhoon number
(counter for small objects)
(counter for long objects)
-glass or cup (counter for full cups, glasses)
-kilograms, kilometers
-grams
-centimeters
-millimeters
-not less than ~, over ~
not more than ~, under ~
well, let me see
Vincent Van Gogh
Snow Festival in Sapporo
name of a shinkansen train
How is ~?
class
test, examination
performance, score, result
by the way
come (respectfull equivalent of )
situation, condition, appearance
traffic accident
motorcycle
bomb
load, pile up
driver
remote
 but
suddendly
start, operate, move
with all one's effort
suspect, criminal
obtain, get
even now
gossip
receive (humble equivalent of )
give (respectful equivalent of )
give (to a younger person. animal, plant or subordinate)
invite
exchange
be kind to
lovely, cute
celebration, gift (: celebrate)
money given as New Year's gift
expression of symphaty, consolatory gift to a sick person
interest
information
grammar
pronunciation
ape, monkey
feed, bait
toy
picture book
picture postcard
screwdriver
handkerchief
socks, stockings
gloves
ring
bag
grandfather (my)
grandmother (my)
grandchild
uncle (my)
uncle (someone else's)
aunt (my)
aunt (someone else's)
the year before the last
yes, I see
I'm sorry / Excuse me
keep, receive (a thing) in trust
the other day
be of help
old tale, folklore
a certain ~, one ~
man
children
bully, abuse, tease, torment, ill-treat
 turtle
save, help
castle
princess
happily, merily
live, lead a life
land, shore
and, then
smoke
pure white
content
wrap
boil
mix
calculate
thick
thin
lawyer
musician
children
couple
education
history
culture
society
law
war
peace
purpose
safety
thesis, academic paper
ralation, connection
mixer
kettle
cap opener
can opener
wrapping cloth used to carry things
canned food, tinned food
abacus
thermometer (clinical)
material, ingredients
stone
pyramid
data
file
a certain~, one~
with all one's effort
why
United Nations
Fr Elize
Ludwig van Beethoven
 Poland
loan
set
the amount left unused, the rest
Instant Chinese noodles sold in a ready to use disposable container
instant Chinese noodles
pan, pot
ceramic bowl
food
investigation, survey
cup
and
in place of~, instead of~
in any place
now, nowadays
increase [exports]
decrease [exports]
raise [the price]
fall [the price]
break, snap [a string]
came off [a button]
fall down [baggage]
run out, be lost [petrol, gasoline]
strong, healty
strange, peculiar
happy
tasty, good at
not tasty
boring, uninteresting
gasoline, petrol
fire
heating
air-conditioning
taste, sense ([: have good taste [in clothing])
at any moment (used to describe a situation just before it changes)
Oh, Wow
member
suitable, proper
age
income
exactly, just right
in addition to that, moreover
(one's name) is ~ (less formal introductionm)
rose
driving
cry
laugh, smile
dry
get wet
slip
happen [an accident]
 adjust
safe
polite, courteous, careful
small fine
strong (taste), dark (color)
weak (taste), light (color)
air
tear
Japanise dish
Western dish
side dish
quantity
-times
half
single room
twin-bedded room
chest of drawers
washing laundry
reason
What can I do fro you
haircut
shampoo
How would you like it done
short
Do it like ~
Would this be all right?
Thank you for beeing patient
dislike
and
order, sequence
expression
for example
part, separate
these things
unlucky, ill-omened
apologize
encounter [an accident]
believe, trust
prepare
cancel
go well
guarantee
receipt
gift, present (: give a present)
wrong (telephone) number
camp
person in charge
calling of, cancelling, suspension
point, score
lever
note, bill [-yen]
 regularly, properly
suddenly
be looking forward to, be expecting
That's all
person in charge, attendant
course
start
-th ranking
win the championship
trouble, worry
alarm clock
sleep
wake up
university student
answer, reply
ring
set
nevertheless, for all that
bake, grill, roast
hand over
come back
leave, depart [a bus]
absence
delivery service
cause
injection
appetite
pamphlet
stereo
my plyce, my side
the place around
just, exactly
just now (used with the past tense; indicates completition)
May I bother you
gas service center
gas range, gas cooker
condition
Who is this, please?
head for
Sorry to have kept you waiting
knowledge
treasury
come in, reach [information]
system
for example
key word
one part
input
second
published [a book]
gather [people]
part, separate [people]
live long
be heard, taste, smell [sound/voice]
put up [an umbrella]
terrible, severe
frightening, horrible
weather forecast
announcement, presentation
experiment
population
smell
science
medicine, medical science
literature
patrol car
ambulance
approval, agreement
objection, opposition
male. man
female, woman
it appears that (used when making a tentative judgement)
according to ~ (indicates the source of information)
Bali (island) in Indonesia
Iran
California
Guam
sweatheart, boyfriend, girlfriend
get engaged
the other person
get acquainted
average life span
compare [with man]
doctor
brain
hormone
cosmetics
survey, research
makeup (put on makeup)
lower
put down
deliver, report
take care of ~
unwilling, reluctant
strict, hard
cram school
schedule
pupil
person (referring to one's relatives or subordinates)
Immigration Bureau (short form)
reentry visa
freely
 for ~ (reffering to duration)
That's good
Are you busy? (used when talking to someone senior or older)
after a long time
busines sales
by that time
It's all right / It doesn't matter
enjoy oneself
originally
-th century
be a substitute, be a replacement
speed
race
circus
performance, trick
beautiful
figure, appearance
heart, mind
catch
for ~
work [for a company]
go to bed, sleep
sit on nus stop[a chair]
spend (time), pass (time)
drop into [a bank]
be, go, come (respectful equivalent of and )
eat, drink (respectful equivalent of and )
say (respectful equivalent of )
do (respectful equivalent of )
see, look at (respectful equivalent of )
know (respectful equivalent of )
greeting, adress (: greet, give an address)
ashtray
Japanese-style hotel or inn
meeting place, hall
bus stop
trade
(respectful equivalent of )
on the way back
once in a while
not at all (used with negatives)
without reserve, without hesitation
-th grade
class - of
well, then (polite equivalent of )
run [a fever]
Give my best regards. Please say hello
Good.bye (humble equivalent of )
lecturer
many ~, much~
work (of art, etc.)
 be awarded a prize
world-wide
novelist, writer
be (respectful equivalent of )
one's eldest son
handicap, defect
have (respectdful way of saying )
composition (music)
activity
well, so (indicating an end or beginning)
Japanese novelist (1935-)
Tokyo University
Nobel Prize for literature
go, come (humble equivalent of and )
be (humble equivalent of )
eat, drink, receive (humble equivalent of , and )
say (humble equivalent of )
do (humble equivalent of )
see (humble equivalent of )
know (humble equivalent of )
ask, hear, visit (humble equivalent of and )
meet (humble equivalent of )
be (polite equivalent of )
be (polite equivalent of )
I (humble equivalent of )
guide
(someone else's house)
suburbs
album
the week after next
the month after next
the year after next
half a year
first of all
lastly
now
Edo Tokyo museum
become tense, be strained
broadcast
record [on video], video
prize money
nature
giraffe
elephant
times, days
be realized [dream]
May I say one word
cooperate
from my heart
be grateful, be thankful
gratitude, thanks
 Dear ~
beautiful
How are you doing? (respectful equivalent of )
trouble, annoy, inconveniece
make good use of
castle
Sincerely yours
Munich (in Germany)

uivalent of )
er), that much
 May I have your name?
How do you do? (lit. I am meeting you for the first time.)
Pleased to meet you. (lit. Please be nice to me.)
This is Mr./Ms. ~.
I came (come) from ~.
I hope for your kind assistance hereafter.
I am pleased to meet you. (response to
Excuse me.
(polite )
Please show me [~].
Give me [~], please.
That's tough, isn't it? (used when expressing sympathy)
Please. (lit. ask for a favor)
Certainly (sir, madam).
You're welcome./Don't mention it.
That's good.
See you [tomorrow].
I see.
Yes?
Thank you.
Nice weather, isn't it?
Are you going out?
I'm just going to ~.
Welcome./May I help you? (a greeting to a customer or a gu
I'm home.
Welcome home.
That's amazing.
hungry (I'm)
full (I'm)
thirsty (I'm)
I agree with you.
Let's do that. (used when agreeing to someone's suggestion
May I take your order?
Please wait [a moment.]
Sure. / Certainly
Turn right at the signal.
I'd like to pay with this.
[No,] I still have a long way to go.
Are you making a withdrawl?
What's the matter?
have a pain (I) [in my ~}.
Take care of yourself. (said to people who are ill)
That must be interesting.
Really?
Are you going back to your country?
What will you do?
What shall I do?
There is no other choice. / It can't be helped.
It's been a long time (since I last saw you). / Long time no se
How about drinking ~ or something?
I've got to watch it.
 That was delicious. (Said after eating or drinking)
Let's have a drink together.
Thank you for everything you have done for me.
We'll finish now.
g you for the first time.)
be nice to me.)

onse to )

n expressing sympathy)

eeting to a customer or a guest entering a shop, etc.)

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saw you). / Long time no see.
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information, directory assistance
~yen
every evening
flight, flight number
note, bill [-yen]
Ooops! Oh, no! (used when one has made a
mistake)
Thank goodness! (used to express a feeling of
relief)
prayer ( : pray)
celebration
sweets, snacks
alcohol, Japanese rice wine
plate, dish
work, business (:do one's job, work)
New Year's Day
castle
castle
sushi (vinagered rice topped with raw fish)
rice bowl
Buddhist temple
talk, speech, what one says, story (
: talk, tell a story)
cherry-blossom viewing (:go cherry-
blossom viewing)
bath
box lunch
festival
interview with a view to marriage
expression of symphaty, consolatory gift to a
sick person
gratitude, thanks
insurance card [health]
I have a favor to ask

Thank you very much.

Thank you for beeing patient

country
funeral
~ or ~
not more than ~, under ~
-not less than ~, over ~
within ~
but ~, ~
~ times
~th floor
~ company
~months
how to ~, way of ~ing
~th month of the year
from ~
because ~
side
for ~ (reffering to duration)
~machine
~class
about ~
(suffix often added to a boy's name)
Mr. (an informal equivalent of used by
men)
~, but (an infomal equivalent of )
~ language
after ~ (duration of time)
about (time)
~ years old
(respectful equivalent of )
Mr., Ms. (title of respect added to a name)
~o'clock
only ~ (used with negatives)
~hours
all over ~
~weeks
(suffix meaning "a national of"; e.g,
, an American.)
~(some amount) per (some days)
made in ~
counter for machines, cars, etc.
charge, fare, fee
only ~
the ~th shelf ( is the counter for shelves)
(suffix often added to a child's name instead of
~)
~ing
be (respectful equivalent of )
be (polite equivalent of )
and (used to connect nouns)
(one's name) is ~ (less formal introductionm)
the book titled ~, the book named ~
how long
~th day of the month, ~days
about ~, concerning ~
by
for ~
according to ~ (indicates the source of
information)
~ people
~years
in place of~, instead of~
the place around
place toward ~, direction of ~
number ~
platform ~, ~th platform
~minute
neighborhood
dialect
about~
counter for paper, stamps, etc.
up to ~, until ~
before ~, by ~ (indicating time limit)
Do it like ~
~ meter
~ store
person of ~ shop
and so on, ~, ~
Iran
Edo Period
Edo Tokyo museum
Fr Elize
Japanese novelist (1935-)
California
Guam
Alexander Graham Bell. Inventor
The Tale of Genji
Dome in Hiroshima
United Nations
Vincent Van Gogh
Saudia Arabia
Tokyo University
Shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu in Nikko
Dominica
The Sleeping Cat
Nobel Prize for literature
name of a shinkansen train
Bali (island) in Indonesia
famous japanese sculptor of the Edo Period
Ludwig van Beethoven
Poland
Munich (in Germany)
Heian Period (9th Century) female novellist
who wrote "The Tale of Genji"
Snow Festival in Sapporo
Wright Brothers, pioneer in aviation
a few ~ (~ is a counter suffix)
a few days
one fourth
fifth grade, fifth year
CD, compact disk
NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI (Broadcasting
Company)
greeting, adress (: greet, give an
address)
ice cream
between, among
the other person
fit, suit
fit [the size]
encounter [an accident]
meet [a friend]
blue (noun)
blue
red (noun)
red
baby
raise [the price]
bright, light
autumn, fall
Name of a shopping district with many
electrical and electronical stores
open [a door]
give up
access
open (II)
give
raise, lift up
morning
breakfast
the day after tomorrow
leg, foot
taste
tomorrow
tomorrow
keep, receive (a thing) in trust
perspiration (: perspire)
that place over there
play, enjoy oneself
warm
head
clever, smart
new
that way, that place over there (polite )
thick
hot
this way, that place over there (an informal
equivalent of )
gather
gather [people]
collect, gather (II)
~left
the amount left unused, the rest
later
you
elder brother (my)
elder sister (my)
that ~, that ~ over there
the other day
well...(used to show hesitation)
he, she, that person (polite)
he, she, that person
apartment
take [a shower] (II)*
dangerous
sweet
not so (used with negatives)
rack
rain, rainy
apologize
wash (I)
exist, be (referring to inanimate things)
be held, take place [a festival] (I)
have
one ~, a certain ~
a certain ~, one ~
a certain~, one~
on foot
walk [along a road] (I)
side job (:work part time)
album
that (thing over there)
Oh!(in surprise or in wonder)
personal identification number, PIN
be relieved
safety
safe
~ like that (far from both the speaker and the
listener)
show around, show the way (III)
guidebook
like that (concerning a matter related to the
listener and the speaker), that much
good
prefer[coffee]
no
That's good
say (I)
house, home
medicine, medical science
make good use of
go
how many
how much
however ~, even if ~
pond
flower arrangement (: practice
flower arrangement)
opinion
stone
bully, abuse, tease, torment, ill-treat
medical doctor
That's all
chair
penisula in Shizuoka Prefecture
busy
hurry (I)
do (humble equivalent of )
receive (humble equivalent of )
eat, drink, receive (humble equivalent of
, and )
once
not once, never (used with negatives)
the most ~ (: the top)
one part
when
fifth, five days
sometime, someday
with all one's effort
with all one's effort
with all one's effort
together
five (used when counting things)
So long. (lit. Go and come back.)
So long. (lit. I'm going and coming back.)
any time
There is not a single (mouse)
always, usually
countryside, hometown
dog
now
May I bother you
exist, be (referring to animate things)
have [a child]
stay, be [in Japan]
now, nowadays
even now
now
at any moment (used to describe a situation
just before it changes)
the train which had just left
meaning
younger sister (my)
younger sister (someone else's)
hateful, disagreeable
disagreeable, hatefull
unwilling, reluctant
dislike
be (honorific equivalent of (I)
come (respectfull equivalent of )
be, go, come (respectful equivalent of
and )
entrance
need, require [a visa] (I)
put in, insert (II)
make [coffee] (II)
turn on [the power switch]
color
various
various
instant Chinese noodles
Internet
influenza
no (an informal equivalent of )
Let me see.
on, above, over
plant
I'm coming
ask, hear, visit (humble equivalent of
and )
reception desk
take [an examination]
start, operate, move
move, work [a watch] (I)
back, behind
thin
weak (taste), light (color)
lie
song
sing (I)
house, home
type [on a wordprocessor]
send (a telegram)
space
space, universe
spaceship
astronaut
beautiful
beautiful
beautiful
horse
tasty, good at
go well
be born (II)
sea, ocean
reclaim
back (side)
department, counter (in a department store)
sell (I)
noisy
happy, glad
happy
sell, be sold
jacket, outerwear
gossip
yes (an informal equivalent of )
drive (III)
driver
athletic meeting
take exercise
picture, drawing
air conditioner
movie
cinema
busines sales
open for business
the English language
yes
well, let me see
station
station employee
the area in front of the station
in front of the station
feed, bait
escalator
branch, twig
picture postcard
picture book
airmail
great, admirable
choose
elevator, lift
unlucky, ill-omened
engineer
engine
pencil
without reserve, without hesitation
how old (polite)
delicious, tasty
Are you busy? (used when talking to someone
senior or older)
celebration, gift (: celebrate)
many [people], much
big, large
size, scale
large ~
many ~, much~
a great number of people
motorcycle
mother (someone else's)
Thank you. (used when expressing gratitude for
help received.)
strange, funny
side dish
money
place where something is put
wake up, get up
put (I)
happen [an accident]
visitor, guest, customer, client
the back
hundred million
wife (someone else's)
rooftop
send
escort [someone], go with (I)
gift, present (: give a present)
be late [for an appointment, etc]
How are you doing? (respectful equivalent of
)
child (someone else's)
wake (someone) up
hold, carry out, practice
After you / Go ahead
uncle (my)
grandfather, old man
Japanese-style closet
teach
tell [an address] (II)
uncle (someone else's)
press, push (I)
affix [a seal]
notice
a notice
slow, late
late (time)
(someone else's house)
fall down [baggage]
tea, green tea
tea ceremony
make green tea
Thank you for your hard work
say (respectful equivalent of )
husband (my)
change
sound
the number being inquired about
father (someone else's)
younger brother (my)
younger brother (someone else's)
man
boy
man
money given as New Year's gift
drop, loose
the day before yesterday
the year before the last
adult
quiet
dance
stomach
the same
elder brother (someone else's)
elder sister (someone else's)
aunt (my)
grandmother, old woman
aunt (someone else's)
princess
I don't remember
memorise (II)
Sorry to have kept you waiting
Congratulations. (used on birthdays, at
weddings, New Year's Day, etc.)
meet (humble equivalent of )
heavy
remember, recollect (I)
serious illness
think (I)
weight
interesting
have (respectdful way of saying )
toy
face, front
a bowl of cooked rice with chicken and egg
hot water
swim
bend, fold, break, snap
be (humble equivalent of )
get off [a train] (II)
Olympic Games
break, snap [a tree]
lower
put down
the end
finish
music
musician
hot spring, spa
girl
woman
Excuse me (for leaving before you)
but
curtain
card
member
overseas
seaside, seashore
meeting, conference (: hold a
conference)
conference room, assembly rooms
foreign country
alien registration card
work
employee
meeting place, hall
staircase
guide
answer, reply
buy
raise (an animal), keep (a pet)
do shopping
circular, sending round
conversation
give back, return (I)
come back
exchange, change (II)
change (II)
on the way back
go home, return
face
science
scientist
mirror
person in charge
person in charge, attendant
take (referring to time or money)
be locked
get trough [on the telephone]
key
registered mail
write, draw, paint
furniture
student
confirmation ( : confirm)
hang
lock
sit on nus stop[a chair]
make [a telephone call]
put on [glasses] (II)
umbrella
decorate, display
fire
lend
singer
gas
gas service center
gas range, gas cooker
cold
wind
casette tape
count
family
gasoline, petrol
person (respectfull of )
hard, tough, solid
Katakana script
shape
shape
put in order [boxes]
put things in order, tidy up
catalog
win (I)
section chief
be disappointed
school
haircut
activity
cup
Instant Chinese noodles sold in a ready to use
disposable container
corner
be realized [dream]
sad
sorrow, sadness
without fail, by all means
fairly
girlfriend
bag, briefcase
vase
Kabuki (traditional Japanese musical drama)
put on [a hat, etc] (I)
wall
wall
It's all right / It doesn't matter
paper
hair
chew, bite
chewing gum
turtle
camera
commute, go to and from
Tuesday
hot (taste), spicy
karaoke
glass (material)
body
good for one's health
borrow
light (of weight)
boyfriend
curry [and rice]
calendar
river
lovely, cute
dry
change [the color]
be a substitute, be a replacement
can
think, consider (II)
can opener
Kansai Airport
Chinese characters
be grateful, be thankful
easy, simple
canned food, tinned food
Bottoms up./Cheers!
do one's best
janitor
tree
key
yellow (noun)
key word
go off, disappear [a light]
machine
chance, opportunity
notice, become aware of
notice, become aware of [things left behind]
hear, listen
ask [the teacher] (I)
dangerous
can be heard [a sound]
technology
defect, wound, scratch
season
regulation. rule
north
dirty
neatly, tidily
coffee shop
postage stamp
surely
ticket
in a critical condition
yesterday
strict, hard
fell well
feel ill
hope, request
come
put on [a shirt, etc] (II)
you (an informal equivalent of used by
men)
decide
pleasant, agreeable
unpleasant, disgusting
kimono (traditional Japanese attire)
cash dispensing card
cancel
camp
ambulance
take a break, take a rest
rapid
bowl of rice topped with beef
suddendly
suddenly
milk
urgent business
salary
today
education
church
teacher, instructor (can use when referring to
one's own job)
classroom
race
brothers and sisters
interest
permission
a piece of music
last year
dislike
cut, slice
giraffe
beautiful, clean
turn off [the power switch]
break, snap [a string]
pay attention [to cars], take care (II)
no smoking
amount of money
bank
bank employee
neighborhood, vicinity
I'm sorry (to hear that)./That's a pity.
Friday
condition
air
airport
medicine
give (respectful equivalent of )
fruit
mouth
shoes
socks, stockings
assemble
cloudy
get cloudy
dark (depressed)
classical music
live, lead a life
class
class
compare [with man]
cleaning (dry), laundry
Christmas
group
car, vehicle
give (me) (II)
black (noun)
black
detailed
performance, trick
policeman
Sincerely yours
experience
economy
police station
calculate
portable
cake
injury~ o shimasuget injured
this morning
scenery, view
eraser
turn off (I)
makeup (put on makeup)
cosmetics
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
wedding ceremony
marry, get married
Monday
smoke
prefecture
cause
visit some place for study (III)
quarrel, fight
quarrel fight
front door, porch, entrance hall
healthy, cheerful
study room, professor's, laboratory
do research (III)
researcher, scholar
cash
health
architect
become tense, be strained
kendo (japanese sword fighting)
raw material
navy blue, dark blue (noun)
strong (taste), dark (color)
sweatheart, boyfriend, girlfriend
park
gorgeus
suburbs
pass [an examination]
lecture
senior high school
crossroad
lecturer
factory
black tea
transportation, traffic
police box
voice
course
coat
coffee
family (your)
international ~
Thanks for your hard work
here, this place
p.m., afternoon
ninth, nine days
nine (used when counting things)
heart, mind
from my heart
very much
be (polite equivalent of )
husband (someone else's)
breakdown (: breakdown)
a.m., morning
know (respectful equivalent of )
answer
answer [a question]
this way, this place (polite )
this (polite equivalent of )
my plyce, my side
this way, this place (an informal equivalent of
)
glass (vessel)
thing, matter (: thing about ~)
this year
word, language
child
children
children (many)
children
children
proverb
this ~, this ~ here
about this size
these days
this neighborhood
a meal, cooked rice
copy (III)
small fine
small change
What shall I do?
be in truble, have a problem
garbage, trash, dust
dustbin, trash can
get crowded [a street]
rice
see, look at (respectful equivalent of )
golf
this (thing here)
from now on, soon
Is that all right?
Would this be all right?
these things
times, days
be afraid of
frightening, horrible
break, destroy
break [a chair]
this month
concert
this week
contest
next time, another time
~ like this
like this
this evening, tonight
computer
this evening
get engaged
right (used when encouraging some course of
action)
well, let me see
circus
service
recently, these days
lastly
first of all
size
reentry visa
wallet, purse
ingridients
material, ingredients
look for, search
fish
fall [the price]
first (when doing something before something
else)
bloom [flowers]
work (of art, etc.)
essay, composition
cherry (blossom)
lower, pull down
point
put up [an umbrella]
sashimi (sliced raw fish)
invite, ask someone to join
novelist, writer
soccer, football (: play soccer)
a short while ago
composition (music)
magazine
sugar
Tee Ceremony (The Way of Tee)
lonely
cold (referring to temperature)
the month after next
the week after next
the year after next
salaried worker, office worker
ape, monkey
make a noise
touch [a door] (I)
attend a party
work overtime (III)
approval, agreement
sandwich
take a walk [in a park]
letter, character
game, match
seat belt
salt
but, however
scold
time
time pass by
ceremony
examination
traffic accident
accident
timetable
dictionary
Earthquake
eartthquake
quiet
system
nature
nature
under, below, beneath
underwear
experiment
know
actually, to tell the truth
fail [an examination]
Good.bye (humble equivalent of
Excuse me, but
branch office
bicycle
automobile, car
vending machine
goods
die
a little while
oneself
oneself
by oneself
island
sisters
put things in the proper place
do
be heard, taste, smell [sound/voice]

wear [a tie]
close, shut [a door]
office
close, shut (II)
well, then, in that case
mechanical pencil
employee of ~ Company (used with a
company's name; e.g., IMC
society
municipal office, city hall
photograph
jazz
president of a company
shirt
obstructive, in the way
shower
shampoo
red
custom
address
juice
judo
freely
freely
freely
income
enough, sufficient
weekend
fourteenth, fourteen days
repair
class
cram school
homework (: do homework)
prime minister
be awarded a prize
hero, heroine
attend [a meeting]
go on a business trip (III)
depart
hobby
order, sequence
preparation (: prepare)
handicap, defect
introduce (III)
elementary school
prize money
Do not use
good at
skillfull, good at
novel
novelist
invite (more formal)
in use
strong, healty
information
soya sauce
future
future
short
jogging ( :jog)
have a meal, dine
dining hall, canteen
food
appetite
female, woman
Chopin
documents, paper
to inform
survey, research
check, investigate (II)
get acquainted
get to know (I)
don't know
materials, data
white (noun)
white
happy
bullet train
single room
traffic light
population
believe, trust
Shinto shrine
kind
be kind to
New Year Party
worried, anxious
worry (III)
newspaper
newspaper publishing company, newspaper
office
figure, drawing
switch
faucet, tap, water supply
pertty, very
smoke [a cigarette]
Wednesday
suit
supermarket
figure, appearance
like
skiing (: ski)
sky resort
pass [7 o'clock]
get empty [a street]
sukiyaki (beef and vegetables hot pot)
immediately
few [people], a little
schedule
awful, great (expresses astonishment or
admiration)
a little, a few
spend (time), pass (time)
cool
start
by far
all the time
nice, wonderful
throw away (II)
stereo
spice corner
marvelous, wonderfull
godness, virtue
speech (:make a speech)
speed
spoon
slip
sport (:play sports)
Sports Club
trusers
corner
be going to live (I)
I am sorry.
sumo wrestling
and then
and, then
sit down (I)
live [in Osaka]
character
life
coming-of-age celebration
succeed
politics
performance, score, result
pupil
be Westernized
sweater
world
all over the world
all over the world
world-wide
tall (referring to person)
cough ~ o shimasuhave a cough
seat
oil
soap
design. plan
absolutely (used with negatives)
set
set
equipment, facilities
explain (III)
explamatory pamphlet, instruction book
by all means
narrow, small (room, etc.)
Scotch tape, clear adhesive tape
take care
take care of ~
thousand
line
last month
the other day
last week
taste, sense ([: have good
taste [in clothing])
teacher
doctor (used when addressing a medical
doctor)
not at all (used with negatives)
war
washing mashine
wash (clothes) (III)
washing laundry
cap opener
all
in total
speciality, field of study
so
elephant
noise
operation
clean (a room) (III)
leave (work or school) earlier than usual
discuss, discult
I see./Is that so?
souce, Worcestershire sauced
special delivery
there, that place near you
and (used to connect sentences)
breed, bring up
that way, that place near you (polite )
your place
graduate [from an university]
this way, that place (an informal equivalent of
)
outside
that ~, that ~ near you
after that
in addition to that, moreover
That is more~
leave thing as they are
grandfather (my)
software
grandmother (my)
sky
sky
sky
well
that (thing over there)
after that, and then
and, furthermore
and so
nevertheless, for all that
well, so (indicating an end or beginning)
in that case
in addition
by that time
That's too bad
abacus
know (humble equivalent of )
~ like that (near the listener)
not so much (used with negatives)
like that (concerning a matter related to the
listener)
gymnasium
leave hospital
diet (: go on a diet)
thermometer (clinical)
mass meeting, convention
university
graduate school
university student
embassy
all right
like very much
like very much
important, precious
mostly, roughly
usually, mostly
president
kitchen
kitchen with a dining area
typhoon
hard, tough, severe, awful
sun
towel
fall down [a building]
expensive, tall, high
height
many, much
taxi
delivery service
I suppose, if I am correct
confirm, make shure
take out, withdraw (I)
put out [the trash]
send [a letter]
run [a fever]
hand in [ a report] (I)
be of help
save, help
now
correct, right
Keep Out
stand up (I)
just now (used with the past tense; indicates
completition)
build
building
for example
for example
for example
for example
shelf
enjoyable
happily, merily
enjoy oneself
pleasure, enjoyment, expectation
be looking forward to, be expecting
ask, request
tobacco, cigarette
probably, perhaps, maybe
eat
food
egg
once in a while
onion
bot good, not possible, not permitted
be enough, be sufficient (II)
who
somebody
anybody
birthday
chest of drawers
dance (:dance)
male. man
gradually
heating
small, little
small ~
team
basement
near
No, it isn't. You are wrong.
be different
near, vicinity
subway, underground
power
earth
earth
ticket
be late, come late
knowledge
map
father (my)
not at all (used with negatives)
marron (noun)
chance
regularly, properly
warn. advise
be carefull (of cars)
junior high scool
calling of, cancelling, suspension
injection
parking violation
parking lot, car park
engraving, carving, sculpture
investigation, survey
condition
be in good condition
be in bad condition
adjust
just, exactly
proper, just right
one's eldest son
seasoning , flouwering
save money
directly
chocolate
a little while, a little bit
chilli sauce
first day of the month
twin-bedded room
mail order, mail-order sales
use (I)
tired (I'm)
get tired
moon
moon
per month
next, as a next step
next
arrive [at the station] (I)
be attached [a pocket]
come on [a light]
desk
make, produce (I)
turn on (II)
attach, put on
put in [soya sauce]
draw [a circle], mark [with a circle]
convenient (regarding time)
inconvenient (regarding time)
convey (a message)
continue [high temperature]
continue
wrap
work [for a company]
wife (my)
knob
boring, uninteresting
load, pile up
cold (referring to touch, as a drink)
strong
fishing (: fish, angle)
take (someone) (I)
bring (someone) (III)
hand, arm
set meal
polite, courteous, careful
data
date
table
tape recorder
go out (II)
letter
suitable, proper
can, be able to (II)
can be made, be completed, come into
existence [an airport]
as much as possible
as .... as possible
exit
design
therefore, so
test, examination
pocket notebook
help (with a task) (I)
obtain, get
tennis
come in, reach [information]
department store
gloves
come out [change] (II)
go out [of a coffee shop]
graduate from [university] (II)
leave, depart [a bus]
published [a book]
partecipate [in the game]
but
television
telephone card
well, then (polite equivalent of )
point, score
weather
electricity, light
electrician
weather forecast
transfer (: be transferred to another
office)
power switch
electronic
electronic mail
electric train
battery
tempura (seafood and vegetables deep fried in
batter)
telegram
telegram charge
exihibition
telephone, telephone call
to phone
telephone bill
Saturday
door
toilet
how
what kind of ~
How would you like it done
tool, instrument, equipment
why
Please./Here you are. (used when offering
someone something)
Best of luck. (said when expecting a long
separation)
arrive
How is ~?
What can I do fro you
animal
zoo
Well, thanks.
it appears that (used when making a tentative
judgement)
Thank you
in what way, how
registration (: register)
ten (used when counting things)
far
tenth, ten days
pass [along a street]
city
sometimes
single, unmarried
especially
watch, clock
where, what place?
somewhere, some place
in any place
any place
barber, barber's
place
by the way
close
library
land
on the way, in the midst of
which way, where (polite )
which one (between two things)
Who is this, please?
both
express
which one (between two things), which way,
where (an informal equivalent of )
very
be delivered [parcels]
deliver, report
who (polite)
next, next door
which ~ (used for three or more)
fly
stop [an elevator]
stay [at a hotel] (I)
stop, park (II)
friend
Saturday
screwdriver
driving
catch
name of a famous cartoon character
truck
drama
bird
exchange

take, pass (I)

steal, rob
take [a photograph]
grow old (I)
record [on video], video
take [a holiday]
which one (of three or more)
came off [a button]
thief, robber
what kind of ~
ceramic bowl
ceramic bowl
knife
repair, correct
be fixed be repaired
recover from [sickness], get well
in, inside
long
live long
lenght
not easily (used with negatives)
colleague, friend
content
be on good terms with
cry
lose (I)
pass away, die
pass away (euphemistic expression for

run out, be lost [petrol, gasoline]

throw
do (respectful equivalent of )
why
summer
seven (used when counting things)
what
something
Do you have any request?
seventh, seven days
pan, pot
pan, pot
name
wave
tear
trouble, worry
learn
stand in queue, line up
arrange, line up
become (I)
ring
get accustomed to [the custom]
what
what floor
many times
what month
how old
what time
anything
which day of the month, how many days
what number
what minute
what day of the week
be cooked, be boiled
smell
bitter
lively
meat
run away
run away
run away
run away
west
west
second Party
twenty fourth, twenty four days
Sunday Carpenter, do it yourself
Sunday
diary
resemble, be like
the Japanese language
cook, boil
baggage, parcel
enter hospital
enter [an university]
Immigration Bureau (short form)
news
input
garden
popularity

doll
take off (clothes, shoes, etc.) (I)
get wet
necktie
cat
mouse
price
fever
earnest
sleep, go to bed
sleepy
sleep
sleep
age
brain
remain, be left
place on, load on
throat
climb [a mountain] (I)
drink
take [medicine] (I)
drinks
change (trains, etc.) (II)
a fixed place to catch taxis, trains, etc.
ride, get on [a train] (I)
tooth
leaf
yes, I see
party
party room
yes
hiking
Dear ~
see (humble equivalent of )
ashtray
dentist, dentist's
take [a bath] (I)
enter [a coffee shop]
enter [university] (I)
post card
doctor
measure
weight
put on [shoes, trousers, etc] (I)
bomb
box
carry, transport
scissors
chopsticks
bridge
begin, starts [a ceremony]
the beginning
for the first time
first
start, begin (II)
place
run drive [along a road]
bus
embarrased, ashamed
be away (from one's desk)
bus stop
passport
be undone [a button]
personal computer
work
pinball game (: play pachinko)
pronunciation
twentieth, twenty days
clearly
fine
bag
discover
announcement, presentation
invent
patrol car
flower, blossom
speak, talk (I)
fireworks
remote
mother (my)
fast, early
early, quickly, fast
rose
pay (I)
hands (of a clock)
put up, poste, paste
spring
clear up
half
bread
night, evening
handkerchief
programm
seal stamp
number
supper
handsome
objection, opposition
punch
half a year
suspect, criminal
pamphlet
half
day, date
fire
fire
piano
beer
east
drawer
play (stringed instrument or piano, etc.) (I)
pull (I)
catch [a cold]
low
airplane
visa
after a long time
fine arts
art museum
emergency exit
left [side]
be surprised
move (house) (III)
exactly, just right
neccessary, essential
neccesary
video
person, people
terrible, severe
May I say one word
one (used when counting things)
people
one person
alone, by oneself
put on the stove
date
free (time)
string
hundred
cool
second
hospital
illness, disease
expression
Hiragana script
set up [a class], open, hold
pyramid
daytime, noon
building
lunch
daytime
lunchtime
wide, spacious
pick up
bottle
fight
file
fax
film
envelope
swimming pool
increase [exports]
fork
clothes
blow [wind]
complicated, complex
review one's lesson
bag
fantastic, mysterious
mysterious, strange
lid, cover, cap
twins
two (used when counting things)
two people
couple
department chief
local (train)
ordinary, common, usual
second, two days
commodity prices
bump, collide
thick (of large diameter)
get fat
Japanese-style matress and quilt
sea mail
ship
inconvenient
step on (someone's foot)
winter
rain (I)
old (not of age)
ticket agency (theatre)
present, gift
wrapping cloth used to carry things
front desk, reception desk
culture
literature
grammar
average life span
peace
Really! (used when expressing surprise)
poor at
bed
pet
another
separately
room
decrease [exports]
strange, peculiar
study
study
lawyer
reply
convenient
direction
trade
treasury
hat, cap
broadcast
Year End Party
method
law
bonus
homestay
ball
ballpoint pen
besides
other
I (an infomal equivalent of used by men)
ranch, stock farm
pocket
pocket
star
want (something)
guarantee
poster
mailbox, postbox
thin (of small diameter)
button
stapler
hotel
allmost all (in positive sentences), hardly,
scarcely (in negative sentences)
praise
Volunteer
engrave, carve
hormone
book
Bon Festival (in mid August)
close today
head office
Bookshelf
truth, fact
really
It's nothing./It's a token of my gratitude.
bookstore
translate
mark
every morning
every week
every month
every year
every day
go, come (humble equivalent of and
)
front, before
a time in the past, before
turn [to the right] (I)
lose, be beaten (II)
grandchild
serious
keep company with
first of all
not tasty
mix
again
and
and
and
not yet
not yet
town, city
mistake
wrong (telephone) number
make a mistake
wait (I)
pure white
straight
window
Put ~ together, put ~ in shape, sum up
be in time [for an appointment, etc]
keep, follow, obey
marathon
circle
round, round shape
turn (I)
round, around
ten thousand
Japanese comics
japanese comic
condominium, apartment house
center
meeting
can be seen [a mountain]
brush [one's teeth], polish
mandarin orange
right [side]
mixer
short
shortly, briefly
water
store, shop
show (II)
road, way
third, three days
be found [a key]
find
three (used when counting things)
green, greenery
everyone
port, harbor
south
see, look at, watch
ckeck
ear
musical
all, everything
all together
sixth, six days
head for
welcome, go to meet
old times, ancient times
old tale, folklore
barley, wheat
over there, the other side
difficult
son (my)
son (someone else's)
daughter (my)
daughter (someone else's)
waste
wasteful
six (used when counting things)
village
village
excessive, impossible
free of charge
free of charge
eye
business card
trouble, annoy, inconveniece
wake up
wake up
glasses
alarm clock
eat, drink (respectful equivalent of
and )
rare, uncommon
take a memo
already
(not) any longer (used with negatives)
~ more, another ~
application
apply for, enter for
say (humble equivalent of )
I'm sorry / Excuse me
soon
a little more
burns [trash]
purpose
Thursday
if ~
possibly, perhaps
hello (used on phone)
hold (I)
of course
take (something) (lit. grab and go) (I)
bring (something) (lit. grab and come) (III)
more
return, punt ~ back
original place
originally
return
thing
person (referring to one's relatives or
subordinates)
maple, red leaves of autumn
receive
question, problem, trouble
kettle
bake, grill, roast
baseball (:play baseball)
appointment, promise
be useful (I)
burning ~ o shimasuget burned
burn, be baked, be roasted, be grilled

night bus
vegetable
easy
gentle, kind
arrow (sign)
inexpensive
rest, holiday, day off
take a rest, take a holiday
go to bed, sleep
take a day off [work]
get slim
house rent
eight (used when counting things)
finally
tear [the paper]
mountain
mountain climbing
stop [raining]
quit or retire from [a company], stop, give up
(II)
do
give (to a younger person. animal, plant or
subordinate)
soft, tender
late afternoon
win the championship
post office
last evenig
famous
humor
snow, snowy
export
slowly, leisurely
import
ring
dream (: have a dream)
get drunk
prepare
eigth, eight days
errand, something to do
Western dish
situation, condition, appearance
western clothes
Thats lucky, isn't it
if you like
well, much
often
side
make ~ dirty
get dirty [the clothes]
prepare one's lesson
fourth, four days
four (used when counting things)
a plan, a scheduled
programm, schedule
call (I)
invite
how to read, way of reading
read
Reading material
reserve, book (III)
drop into [a bank]
Give my best regards. Please say hello
weak
next month
next week
next year
comfortable, easy
radio
rush hour
ralation, connection
land, shore
divorce
reason
study abroad (III)
foreign student
dormitory
quantity
use
use
receipt
parents
dish (cooked food), cooking
Japanese-style hotel or inn
travel agency
apple
absence
absence
looking after the house during the owners
absence
refrigerator
air-conditioning
history
restaurant
lever
report
consecutive holidays
practice (III)
contact
corridor, hallway
Roman alphahabet
loan
lobby
Robot
thesis, academic paper
Oh, Wow
word procecessor
wine
young
boil
understand
part, separate
part, separate [people]
station wagon
Japanese-style room
Japanise dish
forget (II)
things left behind, lost things
I (humble equivalent of )
I
we
hand over
cross [a bridge] (I)
laugh, smile
bad
break, smash [a glass]
chat
notebook
cooperate
put (things) in order, tidy up
ask a a question
-th ranking
-kilograms, kilometers
class - of
- gram
-grams
(counter for small objects)
(counter for small objects)
train number, typhoon number
romm number -
(counter for books, etc.)
-th Century
-th century
 -centimeters
-points
-th grade
-glass or cup (counter for full cups, glasses)
-times
portion for ~ (used for indicating quantity)
(counter for long objects)
-millimeters
the -th (indicating order)


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-centimeters
-glass or cup (counter for full cups, glasses)
-grams
-kilograms, kilometers
-millimeters
-points
-th Century
-th century
-th grade
-th ranking
-times
(counter for books, etc.)
(counter for long objects)
(counter for small objects)
(counter for small objects)
(not) any longer (used with negatives)
(one's name) is ~ (less formal introductionm)
(respectful equivalent of )
(someone else's house)
(suffix meaning "a national of"; e.g,
, an American.)
(suffix often added to a boy's name)
(suffix often added to a child's name instead of
~)
~ company
~ language
~ like that (far from both the speaker and the
listener)
~ like that (near the listener)
~ like this
~ meter
~ more, another ~
~ people
~ store
~ times
~ years old
~(some amount) per (some days)
~, but (an infomal equivalent of )
~class
~hours
~ing
~left
~machine
~minute
~months
~o'clock
~th day of the month, ~days
~th floor
~th month of the year
~weeks
~years
~yen
~ or ~
a bowl of cooked rice with chicken and egg
a certain ~, one ~
a certain~, one~
a few ~ (~ is a counter suffix)
a few days
a fixed place to catch taxis, trains, etc.
a great number of people
a little more
a little while
a little while, a little bit
a little, a few
a meal, cooked rice
a notice
a piece of music
a plan, a scheduled
a short while ago
a time in the past, before
a.m., morning
abacus
about (time)
about ~
about ~, concerning ~
about this size
about~
absence
absence
absolutely (used with negatives)
access
accident
according to ~ (indicates the source of
information)
activity
actually, to tell the truth
address
adjust
adult
affix [a seal]
after ~ (duration of time)
after a long time
after that
after that, and then
After you / Go ahead
again
age
air
air conditioner
air-conditioning
airmail
airplane
airport
alarm clock
album
alcohol, Japanese rice wine
Alexander Graham Bell. Inventor
alien registration card
all
all over ~
all over the world
all over the world
all right
all the time
all together
all, everything
allmost all (in positive sentences), hardly,
scarcely (in negative sentences)
alone, by oneself
already
always, usually
ambulance
amount of money
and
and
and
and (used to connect nouns)
and (used to connect sentences)
and so
and so on, ~, ~
and then
and, furthermore
and, then
animal
announcement, presentation
another
answer
answer [a question]
answer, reply
any place
any time
anybody
anything
apartment
ape, monkey
apologize
appetite
apple
application
apply for, enter for
appointment, promise
approval, agreement
architect
Are you busy? (used when talking to someone
senior or older)
arrange, line up
arrive
arrive [at the station] (I)
arrow (sign)
art museum
as .... as possible
as much as possible
ashtray
ask [the teacher] (I)
ask a a question
ask, hear, visit (humble equivalent of
and )
ask, request
assemble
astronaut
at any moment (used to describe a situation
just before it changes)
athletic meeting
attach, put on
attend [a meeting]
attend a party
aunt (my)
aunt (someone else's)
automobile, car
autumn, fall
average life span
awful, great (expresses astonishment or
admiration)
baby
back (side)
back, behind
bad
bag
bag
bag, briefcase
baggage, parcel
bake, grill, roast
Bali (island) in Indonesia
ball
ballpoint pen
bank
bank employee
barber, barber's
barley, wheat
baseball (:play baseball)
basement
bath
battery
be (honorific equivalent of (I)
be (humble equivalent of )
be (polite equivalent of )
be (polite equivalent of )
be (respectful equivalent of )
be a substitute, be a replacement
be afraid of
be attached [a pocket]
be awarded a prize
be away (from one's desk)
be born (II)
be carefull (of cars)
be cooked, be boiled
be delivered [parcels]
be different
be disappointed
be enough, be sufficient (II)
be fixed be repaired
be found [a key]
be going to live (I)
be grateful, be thankful
be heard, taste, smell [sound/voice]

be held, take place [a festival] (I)

be in bad condition
be in good condition
be in time [for an appointment, etc]
be in truble, have a problem
be kind to
be late [for an appointment, etc]
be late, come late
be locked
be looking forward to, be expecting
be of help
be on good terms with
be realized [dream]
be relieved
be surprised
be undone [a button]
be useful (I)
be Westernized
be, go, come (respectful equivalent of
and )
beautiful
beautiful
beautiful
beautiful, clean
because ~
become (I)
become tense, be strained
bed
beer
before ~, by ~ (indicating time limit)
begin, starts [a ceremony]
believe, trust
bend, fold, break, snap
besides
Best of luck. (said when expecting a long
separation)
between, among
bicycle
big, large
bird
birthday
bitter
black
black (noun)
black tea
bloom [flowers]
blow [wind]
blue
blue (noun)
body
boil
bomb
Bon Festival (in mid August)
bonus
book
Bookshelf
bookstore
boring, uninteresting
borrow
bot good, not possible, not permitted
both
bottle
Bottoms up./Cheers!
bowl of rice topped with beef
box
box lunch
boy
boyfriend
brain
branch office
branch, twig
bread
break [a chair]
break, destroy
break, smash [a glass]
break, snap [a string]
break, snap [a tree]
breakdown (: breakdown)
breakfast
breed, bring up
bridge
bright, light
bring (someone) (III)
bring (something) (lit. grab and come) (III)
broadcast
brothers and sisters
brush [one's teeth], polish
Buddhist temple
build
building
building
bullet train
bully, abuse, tease, torment, ill-treat
bump, collide
burn, be baked, be roasted, be grilled

burning ~ o shimasuget burned

burns [trash]
bus
bus stop
busines sales
business card
busy
but
but
but ~, ~
but, however
button
buy
by
by all means
by far
by oneself
by that time
by the way
cake
calculate
calendar
California
call (I)
calling of, cancelling, suspension
came off [a button]
camera
camp
can
can be heard [a sound]
can be made, be completed, come into
existence [an airport]
can be seen [a mountain]
can opener
can, be able to (II)
cancel
canned food, tinned food
cap opener
car, vehicle
card
carry, transport
casette tape
cash
cash dispensing card
castle
castle
cat
catalog
catch
catch [a cold]
cause
CD, compact disk
celebration
celebration, gift (: celebrate)
center
ceramic bowl
ceramic bowl
ceremony
chair
chance
chance, opportunity
change
change (II)
change (trains, etc.) (II)
change [the color]
character
charge, fare, fee
chat
check, investigate (II)
cherry (blossom)
cherry-blossom viewing (:go cherry-
blossom viewing)
chest of drawers
chew, bite
chewing gum
child
child (someone else's)
children
children
children
children (many)
chilli sauce
Chinese characters
chocolate
choose
Chopin
chopsticks
Christmas
church
cinema
circle
circular, sending round
circus
city
ckeck
class
class
class
class - of
classical music
classroom
clean (a room) (III)
cleaning (dry), laundry
clear up
clearly
clever, smart
climb [a mountain] (I)
close
close today
close, shut (II)
close, shut [a door]
clothes
cloudy
coat
coffee
coffee shop
cold
cold (referring to temperature)
cold (referring to touch, as a drink)
colleague, friend
collect, gather (II)
color
come
come (respectfull equivalent of )
come back
come in, reach [information]
come on [a light]
come out [change] (II)
comfortable, easy
coming-of-age celebration
commodity prices
commute, go to and from
compare [with man]
complicated, complex
composition (music)
computer
concert
condition
condition
condominium, apartment house
conference room, assembly rooms
confirm, make shure
confirmation ( : confirm)
Congratulations. (used on birthdays, at
weddings, New Year's Day, etc.)
consecutive holidays
contact
content
contest
continue
continue [high temperature]
convenient
convenient (regarding time)
conversation
convey (a message)
cook, boil
cool
cool
cooperate
copy (III)
corner
corner
correct, right
corridor, hallway
cosmetics
cough ~ o shimasuhave a cough
count
counter for machines, cars, etc.
counter for paper, stamps, etc.
country
countryside, hometown
couple
course
cram school
cross [a bridge] (I)
crossroad
cry
culture
cup
curry [and rice]
curtain
custom
cut, slice
dance
dance (:dance)
dangerous
dangerous
dark (depressed)
data
date
date
daughter (my)
daughter (someone else's)
day, date
daytime
daytime, noon
Dear ~
decide
decorate, display
decrease [exports]
defect, wound, scratch
delicious, tasty
deliver, report
delivery service
dentist, dentist's
depart
department chief
department store
department, counter (in a department store)
design
design. plan
desk
detailed
dialect
diary
dictionary
die
diet (: go on a diet)
difficult
dining hall, canteen
direction
directly
dirty
disagreeable, hatefull
discover
discuss, discult
dish (cooked food), cooking
dislike
dislike
divorce
do
do
do (humble equivalent of )
do (respectful equivalent of )
Do it like ~
Do not use
do one's best
do research (III)
do shopping
Do you have any request?
doctor
doctor (used when addressing a medical
doctor)
documents, paper
dog
doll
Dome in Hiroshima
Dominica
don't know
door
dormitory
drama
draw [a circle], mark [with a circle]
drawer
dream (: have a dream)
drink
drinks
drive (III)
driver
driving
drop into [a bank]
drop, loose
dry
dustbin, trash can
ear
early, quickly, fast
earnest
earth
earth
Earthquake
eartthquake
east
easy
easy, simple
eat
eat, drink (respectful equivalent of
and )
eat, drink, receive (humble equivalent of
, and )
economy
Edo Period
Edo Tokyo museum
education
egg
eight (used when counting things)
eigth, eight days
elder brother (my)
elder brother (someone else's)
elder sister (my)
elder sister (someone else's)
electric train
electrician
electricity, light
electronic
electronic mail
elementary school
elephant
elevator, lift
embarrased, ashamed
embassy
emergency exit
employee
employee of ~ Company (used with a
company's name; e.g., IMC
encounter [an accident]
engine
engineer
engrave, carve
engraving, carving, sculpture
enjoy oneself
enjoyable
enough, sufficient
enter [a coffee shop]
enter [an university]
enter [university] (I)
enter hospital
entrance
envelope
equipment, facilities
eraser
errand, something to do
escalator
escort [someone], go with (I)
especially
essay, composition
even now
every day
every evening
every month
every morning
every week
every year
everyone
exactly, just right
examination
excessive, impossible
exchange
exchange, change (II)
Excuse me (for leaving before you)
Excuse me, but
exihibition
exist, be (referring to animate things)
exist, be (referring to inanimate things)
exit
expensive, tall, high
experience
experiment
explain (III)
explamatory pamphlet, instruction book
export
express
expression
expression of symphaty, consolatory gift to a
sick person
eye
face
face, front
factory
fail [an examination]
fairly
fall [the price]
fall down [a building]
fall down [baggage]
family
family (your)
famous
famous japanese sculptor of the Edo Period
fantastic, mysterious
far
fast, early
father (my)
father (someone else's)
faucet, tap, water supply
fax
feed, bait
feel ill
fell well
female, woman
festival
fever
few [people], a little
fifth grade, fifth year
fifth, five days
fight
figure, appearance
figure, drawing
file
film
finally
find
fine
fine arts
finish
fire
fire
fire
fireworks
first
first (when doing something before something
else)
first day of the month
first of all
first of all
fish
fishing (: fish, angle)
fit [the size]
fit, suit
five (used when counting things)
flight, flight number
flower arrangement (: practice
flower arrangement)
flower, blossom
fly
food
food
for ~
for ~ (reffering to duration)
for example
for example
for example
for example
for the first time
foreign country
foreign student
forget (II)
fork
four (used when counting things)
fourteenth, fourteen days
fourth, four days
free (time)
free of charge
free of charge
freely
freely
freely
Friday
friend
frightening, horrible
from ~
from my heart
from now on, soon
front desk, reception desk
front door, porch, entrance hall
front, before
fruit
funeral
Fr Elize
furniture
future
future
game, match
garbage, trash, dust
garden
gas
gas range, gas cooker
gas service center
gasoline, petrol
gather
gather [people]
gentle, kind
get accustomed to [the custom]
get acquainted
get cloudy
get crowded [a street]
get dirty [the clothes]
get drunk
get empty [a street]
get engaged
get fat
get off [a train] (II)
get slim
get tired
get to know (I)
get trough [on the telephone]
get wet
gift, present (: give a present)
giraffe
girl
girlfriend
give
give (me) (II)
give (respectful equivalent of )
give (to a younger person. animal, plant or
subordinate)
give back, return (I)
Give my best regards. Please say hello
give up
glass (material)
glass (vessel)
glasses
gloves
go
go home, return
go off, disappear [a light]
go on a business trip (III)
go out (II)
go out [of a coffee shop]
go to bed, sleep
go well
go, come (humble equivalent of and
)
godness, virtue
golf
good
good at
good for one's health
Good.bye (humble equivalent of
goods
gorgeus
gossip
gradually
graduate [from an university]
graduate from [university] (II)
graduate school
grammar
grandchild
grandfather (my)
grandfather, old man
grandmother (my)
grandmother, old woman
gratitude, thanks
great, admirable
green, greenery
greeting, adress (: greet, give an
address)
group
grow old (I)
Guam
guarantee
guide
guidebook
gymnasium
hair
haircut
half
half
half a year
hand in [ a report] (I)
hand over
hand, arm
handicap, defect
handkerchief
hands (of a clock)
handsome
hang
happen [an accident]
happily, merily
happy
happy
happy, glad
hard, tough, severe, awful
hard, tough, solid
hat, cap
hateful, disagreeable
have
have (respectdful way of saying )
have [a child]
have a meal, dine
he, she, that person
he, she, that person (polite)
head
head for
head office
health
healthy, cheerful
hear, listen
heart, mind
heating
heavy
Heian Period (9th Century) female novellist
who wrote "The Tale of Genji"
height
hello (used on phone)
help (with a task) (I)
here, this place
hero, heroine
hiking
Hiragana script
history
hobby
hold (I)
hold, carry out, practice
homestay
homework (: do homework)
hope, request
hormone
horse
hospital
hot
hot (taste), spicy
hot spring, spa
hot water
hotel
house rent
house, home
house, home
how
How are you doing? (respectful equivalent of
)
How is ~?
how long
how many
how much
how old
how old (polite)
how to ~, way of ~ing
how to read, way of reading
How would you like it done
however ~, even if ~
humor
hundred
hundred million
hurry (I)
husband (my)
husband (someone else's)
I
I (an infomal equivalent of used by men)
I (humble equivalent of )
I am sorry.
I don't remember
I have a favor to ask

I see./Is that so?

I suppose, if I am correct
ice cream
if ~
if you like
illness, disease
I'm coming
I'm sorry (to hear that)./That's a pity.
I'm sorry / Excuse me
immediately
Immigration Bureau (short form)
import
important, precious
in a critical condition
in addition
in addition to that, moreover
in any place
in front of the station
in place of~, instead of~
in that case
in total
in use
in what way, how
in, inside
income
inconvenient
inconvenient (regarding time)
increase [exports]
inexpensive
influenza
information
information, directory assistance
ingridients
injection
injury~ o shimasuget injured
input
instant Chinese noodles
Instant Chinese noodles sold in a ready to use
disposable container
insurance card [health]
interest
interesting
international ~
Internet
interview with a view to marriage
introduce (III)
invent
investigation, survey
invite
invite (more formal)
invite, ask someone to join
Iran
Is that all right?
island
it appears that (used when making a tentative
judgement)
It's all right / It doesn't matter
It's nothing./It's a token of my gratitude.
jacket, outerwear
janitor
japanese comic
Japanese comics
Japanese novelist (1935-)
Japanese-style closet
Japanese-style hotel or inn
Japanese-style matress and quilt
Japanese-style room
Japanise dish
jazz
jogging ( :jog)
judo
juice
junior high scool
just now (used with the past tense; indicates
completition)
just, exactly
Kabuki (traditional Japanese musical drama)
Kansai Airport
karaoke
Katakana script
keep company with
Keep Out
keep, follow, obey
keep, receive (a thing) in trust
kendo (japanese sword fighting)
kettle
key
key
key word
kimono (traditional Japanese attire)
kind
kitchen
kitchen with a dining area
knife
knob
know
know (humble equivalent of )
know (respectful equivalent of )
knowledge
land
land, shore
large ~
last evenig
last month
last week
last year
lastly
late (time)
late afternoon
later
laugh, smile
law
lawyer
leaf
learn
leave (work or school) earlier than usual
leave hospital
leave thing as they are
leave, depart [a bus]
lecture
lecturer
left [side]
leg, foot
lend
lenght
Let me see.
letter
letter, character
lever
library
lid, cover, cap
lie
life
light (of weight)
like
like that (concerning a matter related to the
listener and the speaker), that much
like that (concerning a matter related to the
listener)
like this
like very much
like very much
line
literature
live [in Osaka]
live long
live, lead a life
lively
load, pile up
loan
lobby
local (train)
lock
lonely
long
look for, search
looking after the house during the owners
absence
lose (I)
lose, be beaten (II)
lovely, cute
low
lower
lower, pull down
Ludwig van Beethoven
lunch
lunchtime
machine
made in ~
magazine
mail order, mail-order sales
mailbox, postbox
make [a telephone call]
make [coffee] (II)
make ~ dirty
make a mistake
make a noise
make good use of
make green tea
make, produce (I)
makeup (put on makeup)
male. man
man
man
mandarin orange
many [people], much
many ~, much~
many times
many, much
map
maple, red leaves of autumn
marathon
mark
marron (noun)
marry, get married
marvelous, wonderfull
mass meeting, convention
material, ingredients
materials, data
May I bother you
May I say one word
meaning
measure
meat
mechanical pencil
medical doctor
medicine
medicine, medical science
meet (humble equivalent of )
meet [a friend]
meeting
meeting place, hall
meeting, conference (: hold a
conference)
member
memorise (II)
method
milk
mirror
mistake
mix
mixer
Monday
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
money
money given as New Year's gift
moon
moon
more
morning
mostly, roughly
mother (my)
mother (someone else's)
motorcycle
mountain
mountain climbing
mouse
mouth
move (house) (III)
move, work [a watch] (I)
movie
Mr. (an informal equivalent of used by
men)
Mr., Ms. (title of respect added to a name)
Munich (in Germany)
municipal office, city hall
music
musical
musician
my plyce, my side
mysterious, strange
name
name of a famous cartoon character
name of a shinkansen train
Name of a shopping district with many
electrical and electronical stores
narrow, small (room, etc.)
nature
nature
navy blue, dark blue (noun)
near
near, vicinity
neatly, tidily
neccesary
neccessary, essential
necktie
need, require [a visa] (I)
neighborhood
neighborhood, vicinity
nevertheless, for all that
new
New Year Party
New Year's Day
news
newspaper
newspaper publishing company, newspaper
office
next
next month
next time, another time
next week
next year
next, as a next step
next, next door
nice, wonderful
night bus
night, evening
nine (used when counting things)
ninth, nine days
NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI (Broadcasting
Company)
no
no (an informal equivalent of )
no smoking
No, it isn't. You are wrong.
Nobel Prize for literature
noise
noisy
north
not at all (used with negatives)
not at all (used with negatives)
not easily (used with negatives)
-not less than ~, over ~
not more than ~, under ~
not once, never (used with negatives)
not so (used with negatives)
not so much (used with negatives)
not tasty
not yet
not yet
note, bill [-yen]
notebook
notice
notice, become aware of
notice, become aware of [things left behind]
novel
novelist
novelist, writer
now
now
now
now, nowadays
number
number ~
objection, opposition
obstructive, in the way
obtain, get
of course
office
often
Oh!(in surprise or in wonder)
Oh, Wow
oil
old (not of age)
old tale, folklore
old times, ancient times
Olympic Games
on foot
on the way back
on the way, in the midst of
on, above, over
once
once in a while
one (used when counting things)
one ~, a certain ~
one fourth
one part
one person
one's eldest son
oneself
oneself
onion
only ~
only ~ (used with negatives)
Ooops! Oh, no! (used when one has made a
mistake)
open (II)
open [a door]
open for business
operation
opinion
order, sequence
ordinary, common, usual
original place
originally
other
outside
over there, the other side
overseas
p.m., afternoon
pamphlet
pan, pot
pan, pot
paper
parents
park
parking lot, car park
parking violation
part, separate
part, separate [people]
partecipate [in the game]
party
party room
pass [7 o'clock]
pass [along a street]
pass [an examination]
pass away (euphemistic expression for

pass away, die

passport
patrol car
pay (I)
pay attention [to cars], take care (II)
peace
pencil
penisula in Shizuoka Prefecture
people
per month
performance, score, result
performance, trick
permission
person (referring to one's relatives or
subordinates)
person (respectfull of )
person in charge
person in charge, attendant
person of ~ shop
person, people
personal computer
personal identification number, PIN
perspiration (: perspire)
pertty, very
pet
photograph
piano
pick up
picture book
picture postcard
picture, drawing
pinball game (: play pachinko)
place
place
place on, load on
place toward ~, direction of ~
place where something is put
plant
plate, dish
platform ~, ~th platform
play (stringed instrument or piano, etc.) (I)
play, enjoy oneself
pleasant, agreeable
Please./Here you are. (used when offering
someone something)
pleasure, enjoyment, expectation
pocket
pocket
pocket notebook
point
point, score
Poland
police box
police station
policeman
polite, courteous, careful
politics
pond
poor at
popularity

population
port, harbor
portable
portion for ~ (used for indicating quantity)
possibly, perhaps
post card
post office
postage stamp
poster
power
power switch
practice (III)
praise
prayer ( : pray)
prefecture
prefer[coffee]
preparation (: prepare)
prepare
prepare one's lesson
present, gift
president
president of a company
press, push (I)
price
prime minister
princess
prize money
probably, perhaps, maybe
programm
programm, schedule
pronunciation
proper, just right
proverb
published [a book]
pull (I)
punch
pupil
pure white
purpose
put (I)
put (things) in order, tidy up
Put ~ together, put ~ in shape, sum up
put down
put in [soya sauce]
put in order [boxes]
put in, insert (II)
put on [a hat, etc] (I)
put on [a shirt, etc] (II)
put on [glasses] (II)
put on [shoes, trousers, etc] (I)
put on the stove
put out [the trash]
put things in order, tidy up
put things in the proper place
put up [an umbrella]
put up, poste, paste
pyramid
quantity
quarrel fight
quarrel, fight
question, problem, trouble
quiet
quiet
quit or retire from [a company], stop, give up
(II)
race
rack
radio
rain (I)
rain, rainy
raise (an animal), keep (a pet)
raise [the price]
raise, lift up
ralation, connection
ranch, stock farm
rapid
rare, uncommon
raw material
read
Reading material
really
Really! (used when expressing surprise)
reason
receipt
receive
receive (humble equivalent of )
recently, these days
reception desk
reclaim
record [on video], video
recover from [sickness], get well
red
red
red (noun)
reentry visa
refrigerator
registered mail
registration (: register)
regularly, properly
regulation. rule
remain, be left
remember, recollect (I)
remote
repair
repair, correct
reply
report
researcher, scholar
resemble, be like
reserve, book (III)
rest, holiday, day off
restaurant
return
return, punt ~ back
review one's lesson
rice
rice bowl
ride, get on [a train] (I)
right (used when encouraging some course of
action)
right [side]
ring
ring
river
road, way
Robot
Roman alphahabet
romm number -
rooftop
room
rose
round, around
round, round shape
run [a fever]
run away
run away
run away
run away
run drive [along a road]
run out, be lost [petrol, gasoline]
rush hour
sad
safe
safety
salaried worker, office worker
salary
salt
sandwich
sashimi (sliced raw fish)
Saturday
Saturday
Saudia Arabia
save money
save, help
say (humble equivalent of )
say (I)
say (respectful equivalent of )
scenery, view
schedule
school
science
scientist
scissors
scold
Scotch tape, clear adhesive tape
screwdriver
sea mail
sea, ocean
seal stamp
seaside, seashore
season
seasoning , flouwering
seat
seat belt
second
second Party
second, two days
section chief
see (humble equivalent of )
see, look at (respectful equivalent of )
see, look at, watch
sell (I)
sell, be sold
send
send (a telegram)
send [a letter]
senior high school
separately
serious
serious illness
service
set
set
set meal
set up [a class], open, hold
seven (used when counting things)
seventh, seven days
shampoo
shape
shape
shelf
Shinto shrine
ship
shirt
shoes
short
short
shortly, briefly
show (II)
show around, show the way (III)
shower
Shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu in Nikko
side
side
side dish
side job (:work part time)
Sincerely yours
sing (I)
singer
single room
single, unmarried
sisters
sit down (I)
sit on nus stop[a chair]
situation, condition, appearance
six (used when counting things)
sixth, six days
size
size, scale
skiing (: ski)
skillfull, good at
sky
sky
sky
sky resort
sleep
sleep
sleep, go to bed
sleepy
slip
slow, late
slowly, leisurely
small ~
small change
small fine
small, little
smell
smoke
smoke [a cigarette]
Snow Festival in Sapporo
snow, snowy
so
So long. (lit. Go and come back.)
So long. (lit. I'm going and coming back.)
soap
soccer, football (: play soccer)
society
socks, stockings
soft, tender
software
somebody
something
sometime, someday
sometimes
somewhere, some place
son (my)
son (someone else's)
song
soon
sorrow, sadness
Sorry to have kept you waiting
souce, Worcestershire sauced
sound
south
soya sauce
space
space, universe
spaceship
speak, talk (I)
special delivery
speciality, field of study
speech (:make a speech)
speed
spend (time), pass (time)
spice corner
spoon
sport (:play sports)
Sports Club
spring
staircase
stand in queue, line up
stand up (I)
stapler
star
start
start, begin (II)
start, operate, move
station
station employee
station wagon
stay [at a hotel] (I)
stay, be [in Japan]
steal, rob
step on (someone's foot)
stereo
stomach
stone
stop [an elevator]
stop [raining]
stop, park (II)
store, shop
straight
strange, funny
strange, peculiar
strict, hard
string
strong
strong (taste), dark (color)
strong, healty
student
study
study
study abroad (III)
study room, professor's, laboratory
suburbs
subway, underground
succeed
suddendly
suddenly
sugar
suit
suitable, proper
sukiyaki (beef and vegetables hot pot)
summer
sumo wrestling
sun
Sunday
Sunday Carpenter, do it yourself
supermarket
supper
surely
survey, research
sushi (vinagered rice topped with raw fish)
suspect, criminal
sweater
sweatheart, boyfriend, girlfriend
sweet
sweets, snacks
swim
swimming pool
switch
system
table
take (referring to time or money)
take (someone) (I)
take (something) (lit. grab and go) (I)
take [a bath] (I)
take [a holiday]
take [a photograph]
take [a shower] (II)*
take [an examination]
take [medicine] (I)
take a break, take a rest
take a day off [work]
take a memo
take a rest, take a holiday
take a walk [in a park]
take care
take care of ~
take exercise
take off (clothes, shoes, etc.) (I)
take out, withdraw (I)
take, pass (I)
talk, speech, what one says, story (
: talk, tell a story)
tall (referring to person)
tape recorder
taste
taste, sense ([: have good
taste [in clothing])
tasty, good at
taxi
tea ceremony
tea, green tea
teach
teacher
teacher, instructor (can use when referring to
one's own job)
team
tear
tear [the paper]
technology
Tee Ceremony (The Way of Tee)
telegram
telegram charge
telephone bill
telephone card
telephone, telephone call
television
tell [an address] (II)
tempura (seafood and vegetables deep fried in
batter)
ten (used when counting things)
ten thousand
tennis
tenth, ten days
terrible, severe
test, examination
Thank goodness! (used to express a feeling of
relief)
Thank you
Thank you for beeing patient

Thank you for your hard work

Thank you very much.
Thank you. (used when expressing gratitude for
help received.)
Thanks for your hard work
that (thing over there)
that (thing over there)
that ~, that ~ near you
that ~, that ~ over there
That is more~
that place over there
that way, that place near you (polite )
that way, that place over there (polite )
That's all
That's good
Thats lucky, isn't it
That's too bad
the ~th shelf ( is the counter for shelves)
the amount left unused, the rest
the area in front of the station
the back
the beginning
the book titled ~, the book named ~
the day after tomorrow
the day before yesterday
the end
the English language
the Japanese language
the month after next
the most ~ (: the top)
the number being inquired about
the other day
the other day
the other person
the place around
the same
The Sleeping Cat
The Tale of Genji
the -th (indicating order)
the train which had just left
the week after next
the year after next
the year before the last
There is not a single (mouse)
there, that place near you
therefore, so
thermometer (clinical)
these days
these things
thesis, academic paper
thick
thick (of large diameter)
thief, robber
thin
thin (of small diameter)
thing
thing, matter (: thing about ~)
things left behind, lost things
think (I)
think, consider (II)
third, three days
this (polite equivalent of )
this (thing here)
this ~, this ~ here
this evening
this evening, tonight
this month
this morning
this neighborhood
this way, that place (an informal equivalent of
)
this way, that place over there (an informal
equivalent of )
this way, this place (an informal equivalent of
)
this way, this place (polite )
this week
this year
thousand
three (used when counting things)
throat
throw
throw away (II)
Thursday
ticket
ticket
ticket agency (theatre)
time
time pass by
times, days
timetable
tired (I'm)
to inform
to phone
tobacco, cigarette
today
together
toilet
Tokyo University
tomorrow
tomorrow
tool, instrument, equipment
tooth
touch [a door] (I)
towel
town, city
toy
trade
traffic accident
traffic light
train number, typhoon number
transfer (: be transferred to another
office)
translate
transportation, traffic
travel agency
treasury
tree
trouble, annoy, inconveniece
trouble, worry
truck
trusers
truth, fact
Tuesday
turn (I)
turn [to the right] (I)
turn off (I)
turn off [the power switch]
turn on (II)
turn on [the power switch]
turtle
twentieth, twenty days
twenty fourth, twenty four days
twin-bedded room
twins
two (used when counting things)
two people
type [on a wordprocessor]
typhoon
umbrella
uncle (my)
uncle (someone else's)
under, below, beneath
understand
underwear
United Nations
university
university student
unlucky, ill-omened
unpleasant, disgusting
unwilling, reluctant
up to ~, until ~
urgent business
use
use
use (I)
usually, mostly
various
various
vase
vegetable
vending machine
very
very much
video
village
village
Vincent Van Gogh
visa
visit some place for study (III)
visitor, guest, customer, client
voice
Volunteer
wait (I)
wake (someone) up
wake up
wake up
wake up, get up
walk [along a road] (I)
wall
wall
wallet, purse
want (something)
war
warm
warn. advise
wash (clothes) (III)
wash (I)
washing laundry
washing mashine
waste
wasteful
watch, clock
water
wave
we
weak
weak (taste), light (color)
wear [a tie]
weather
weather forecast
wedding ceremony
Wednesday
weekend
weight
weight
welcome, go to meet
well
well, let me see
well, let me see
well, much
well, so (indicating an end or beginning)
Well, thanks.
well, then (polite equivalent of )
well, then, in that case
well...(used to show hesitation)
west
west
western clothes
Western dish
what
what
What can I do fro you
what day of the week
what floor
what kind of ~
what kind of ~
what minute
what month
what number
What shall I do?
what time
when
where, what place?
which ~ (used for three or more)
which day of the month, how many days
which one (between two things)
which one (between two things), which way,
where (an informal equivalent of )
which one (of three or more)
which way, where (polite )
white
white (noun)
who
who (polite)
Who is this, please?
why
why
wide, spacious
wife (my)
wife (someone else's)
win (I)
win the championship
wind
window
wine
winter
with all one's effort
with all one's effort
with all one's effort
within ~
without fail, by all means
without reserve, without hesitation
woman
word procecessor
word, language
work
work
work (of art, etc.)
work [for a company]
work overtime (III)
work, business (:do one's job, work)
world
world-wide
worried, anxious
worry (III)
Would this be all right?
wrap
wrapping cloth used to carry things
Wright Brothers, pioneer in aviation
write, draw, paint
wrong (telephone) number
Year End Party
yellow (noun)
yes
yes
yes (an informal equivalent of )
yes, I see
yesterday
you
you (an informal equivalent of used by
men)
young
younger brother (my)
younger brother (someone else's)
younger sister (my)
younger sister (someone else's)
your place
zoo
 (polite )
[No,] I still have a long way to go.

Are you going back to your country?

Are you going out?
Are you making a withdrawl?
Certainly (sir, madam).
Excuse me.
full (I'm)
Give me [~], please.
have a pain (I) [in my ~}.
How about drinking ~ or something?
How do you do? (lit. I am meeting you for the
first time.)
hungry (I'm)
I agree with you.
I am pleased to meet you. (response to
)
I came (come) from ~.
I hope for your kind assistance hereafter.

I see.
I'd like to pay with this.

I'm home.
I'm just going to ~.
It's been a long time (since I last saw you). /
Long time no see.
I've got to watch it.
Let's do that. (used when agreeing to
someone's suggestion)
Let's have a drink together.
May I have your name?
May I take your order?
Nice weather, isn't it?

Please show me [~].

Please wait [a moment.]

Please. (lit. ask for a favor)

Pleased to meet you. (lit. Please be nice to
me.)
Really?
See you [tomorrow].
Sure. / Certainly
Take care of yourself. (said to people who are
ill)
 Thank you for everything you have done for
me.
Thank you.
That must be interesting.
That was delicious. (Said after eating or
drinking)
That's amazing.
That's good.
That's tough, isn't it? (used when expressing
sympathy)
There is no other choice. / It can't be helped.

thirsty (I'm)
This is Mr./Ms. ~.
Turn right at the signal.

Welcome home.
Welcome./May I help you? (a greeting to a
customer or a guest entering a shop, etc.)

We'll finish now.

What shall I do?
What will you do?
What's the matter?
Yes?
You're welcome./Don't mention it.