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Japanese for Busy People, Vol. I, Kodansha International, 1994, (plus the first 20 kanji.)

Lessons 01 - 15 Lessons 16 - 30 + ...
Japanese for Busy People, Vols. I and II, Kodansha International, 1994, (with kanji.)

Vol. I, L. 01 - 15 Vol. I, L. 16 - 30 Vol. II, L. 01 - 10 Vol. II, L. 11 - 20
Japanese for College Students: Basic, Vols. 1 - 3, ICU, Kodansha International, 1996.

Vol. 1, L. 01 - 10 Vol. 2, L. 11 - 20 Vol. 3, L. 21 - 30
Nihongo Shoho, The Japan Foundation, Japanese Languge Institute, 1985.

Part I, L. 01 - 21 Part II, L. 22 - 34 (in preparation)
SL Japanese ab initio, (following Japanese Now, Vol. 1, University of Hawai Press, 1982, and Japanese for Busy People, Vols. I and II.)

JN 1, L. 01 - 20 JBP I, L. 01 - 30 JPB II, L. 01 - 20 Addit. Vocab.


nihongo shoho - 01
`にほんご`	nihongo	Japanese (language)
`せんせい`	sensei	teacher
`がくせい`	gakusei	student
`おんな`	onna	female, woman
`えいご`	eigo	English (language)
`おとこ`	otoko	male, man
`ひと`	hito	person
`かた`	kata	person (hon.)
`にほん`	nihon	Japan
`フランス`	furansu	France
`アメリカ`	amerika	America, USA
`インドネシア`	indoneshia	Indonesia
`ちゅうごく`	chuugoku	China
`タイ`	tai	Thailand
`オーストラリア`	oosutoraria	Australia
`イギリス`	igirisu	England, UK
`マレーシア`	mareeshia	Malaysia
`シンガポール`	shingapooru	Singapore
`フィリピン`	firipin	Philipines
`インド`	indo	India
`はやし`	hayashi	forest, grove
`わたし`	watashi	I, me
`あなた`	anata	you
`だれ`	dare	who?
`どなた`	donata	who? (hon.)
`この`	kono	this (pre-N)
`その`	sono	that (near you, pre-N)
`あの`	ano	that (over there, pre-N)
`どの`	dono	which? (pre-N)
`はい`	hai	yes (acknowledgement)
`いいえ`	iie	no
`こんにちは`	konnichiwa	Hello., Good day.
`はじめまして`	hajimemashite	Pleased to meet you.
`どうぞよろしく`	doozo yoroshiku	How do you do?
`〜じん`	-jin	person from
`〜さん`	-san	Mr, Mrs, Miss
`〜ご`	-go	language of

nihongo shoho - 02
`つくえ`	tsukue	desk
`いす`	isu	chair
`でんき`	denki	electricity, (electric) light
`ほん`	hon	book
`えんぴつ`	empitsu	pencil
`とけい`	tokei	clock, watch
`ラジオ`	rajio	radio
`くつ`	kutsu	shoe
`サンダル`	sandaru	sandal
`うち`	uchi	home
`でんしゃ`	densha	electric train, train
`かさ`	kasa	umbrella
`ぼうし`	booshi	hat, cap
`じどうしゃ`	jidoosha	car, automobile
`かばん`	kaban	case, briefcase
`ハンドバッグ`	handobaggu	handbag
`くつした`	kutsushita	sock
`ネクタイ`	nekutai	tie
`スリッパ`	surippa	slipper
`めがね`	megane	glasses
`シャツ`	shatsu	shirt
`うわぎ`	uwagi	jacket
`ズボン`	zubon	trousers, pants
`スカート`	sukaato	skirt
`これ`	kore	this, this thing
`それ`	sore	that, that thing (near you)
`あれ`	are	that, that thing (over there)
`どれ`	dore	which?, which thing?
`なに`	nani	what? (also "nan")

nihongo shoho - 03
`でんわ`	denwa	telephone, phone, phone call
`テレビ`	terebi	television, TV
`ベッド`	beddo	bed
`へや`	heya	room
`だいどころ`	daidokoro	kitchen
`れいぞうこ`	reizooko	refrigerator, fridge
`中`	naka	in, inside (N) +
`やさい`	yasai	vegetable
`くだもの`	kudamono	fruit
`ぎゅうにゅう`	gyunyuu	milk
`たまご`	tamago	egg
`ごはん`	gohan	meal, (cooked) rice
`そば`	soba	beside (N)
`とだな`	todana	cupboard
`上`	ue	on, over, above (N) +
`びょういん`	byooin	hospital
`こうじょう`	koojoo	factory
`がっこう`	gakkoo	school
`きょうしつ`	kyooshitsu	classroom
`えき`	eki	(train) station
`ゆうびんきょく`	yuubinkyoku	post office
`山`	yama	mountain +
`下`	shita	under, beneath, below (N) +
`川`	kawa	river +
`むこう`	mukoo	opposite, other side (N)
`はさみ`	hasami	scissors
`ナイフ`	naifu	knife
`ノート`	nooto	notebook
`まんねんひつ`	mannenhitsu	fountain pen
`けしゴム`	keshigomu	eraser
`かみ`	kami	paper
`とうきょう`	tookyoo	Tokyo (Jap. capital)
`おおさか`	oosaka	Osaka (Jap. city)
`きょうと`	kyooto	Kyoto (Jap. city)
`ここ`	koko	this place, here
`そこ`	soko	that place, there (near you)
`あそこ`	asoko	that place, there (over there)
`どこ`	doko	which place?, where?
`ある`	aru	exist, have; be (s.th. inanimate in a place)
`なにも`	nanimo	nothing (with -ve)
`なにか`	nanika	something

nihongo shoho - 04
`うしろ`	ushiro	behind (N)
`にわ`	niwa	garden
`木`	ki	tree, wood +
`いけ`	ike	pond
`とり`	tori	bird
`さかな`	sakana	fish
`じむしつ`	jimushitsu	office (room)
`まえ`	mae	before, in front of (N)
`いぬ`	inu	dog
`ねこ`	neko	cat
`きんぎょ`	kingyo	goldfish
`にわとり`	niwatori	chicken, hen
`たてもの`	tatemono	building
`としょかん`	toshokan	library
`トイレ`	toire	toilet
`ひがし`	higashi	east
`にし`	nishi	west
`みなみ`	minami	south
`きた`	kita	north
`もん`	mon	gate
`こちら`	kochira	here, this side
`そちら`	sochira	there, that side (near you)
`あちら`	achira	there, that side (over there)
`どちら`	dochira	where?, which side?
`いる`	iru	be (s.th. animate in a place)
`どなたか`	donataka	someone (hon.)
`どなたも`	donatamo	no one (with -ve, hon.)
`どこかに`	dokokani	(to) somewhere
`どこにも`	dokonimo	(to) nowhere (with -ve)
`人`	hito	person +
`男`	otoko	male, man +
`女`	onna	female, woman +
`〜人`	-jin	person from

nihongo shoho - 05
`りんご`	ringo	apple
`一つ`	hitotsu	one, 1 +
`二つ`	futatsu	two, 2 +
`三つ`	mittsu	three, 3 +
`四つ`	yottsu	four, 4 +
`五つ`	itsutsu	five, 5 +
`六つ`	muttsu	six, 6 +
`七つ`	nanatsu	seven, 7 +
`八つ`	yattsu	eight, 8 +
`九つ`	kokonotsu	nine, 9 +
`十　 (kun)`	too	ten, 10 +
`一`	ichi	1, one
`二`	ni	2, two
`三`	san	3, three
`四`	shi	4, four (also: "yon")
`五`	go	5, five
`六`	roku	6, six
`七`	shichi	7, seven (also: "nana")
`八`	hachi	8, eight
`九`	kyuu	9, nine (also: "ku")
`十　 (on)`	juu	10, ten
`みかん`	mikan	mandarin, Japanese orange
`子ども`	kodomo	child +
`男の子`	otokono ko	boy
`女の子`	onnano ko	girl
`一人 [で]`	hitori	one (person), alone (by oneself)
`二人`	futari	two (persons)
`みんな`	minna	everyone
`しょうがっこう`	shoogakkoo	elementary school, primary school
`せいと`	seito	pupil
`ちゃわん`	chawan	teacup, rice bowl
`はがき`	hagaki	postcard
`ふうとう`	fuutoo	envelope
`きって`	kitte	(postage) stamp
`さら`	sara	plate
`ハンカチ`	hankachi	handkerchief
`じてんしゃ`	jitensha	bicycle, bike
`タイプライター`	taipuraitaa	typewriter
`カメラ`	kamera	camera
`ざっし`	zasshi	magazine
`びん`	bin	bottle
`バナナ`	banana	banana
`たばこ`	tabako	cigarette
`むし`	mushi	insect
`すずめ`	suzume	sparrow
`はと`	hato	dove
`いくつ`	ikutsu	how many?
`あかい`	akai	red
`あおい`	aoi	blue, green
`しろい`	shiroi	white
`くろい`	kuroi	black
`きいろい`	kiiroi	yellow
`たくさん`	takusan	many, much, lots of
`おおぜい`	oozei	many (people)
`すこし`	sukoshi	a little
`そう`	soo	so, that way
`〜しか`	-shika	only, nothing but (with -ve)
`〜人　 (counter)`	-nin	# persons
`〜たち`	-tachi	-s (plural suffix, for some nouns)
`〜まい`	-mai	# sheets, # flat things
`〜だい`	-dai	# machines, # vehicles
`〜さつ`	-satsu	# volumes, # books
`〜本`	-hon	# sticks, # cylindrical objects +
`〜そく`	-soku	# pairs (of footwear)
`〜ひき`	-hiki	# animals
`〜わ`	-wa	# birds
`〜けん`	-ken	# buildings
`なん〜`	nan-	how many ...? (with a counter)
`なん人`	nannin	how many people?
`本`	hon	book
`に本`	nihon	Japan

nihongo shoho - 06
`ばら`	bara	rose
`花`	hana	flower +
`みせ`	mise	shop, store
`花や`	hanaya	flower shop
`百`	hyaku	hundred, 100 +
`三百`	sambyaku	300
`六百`	roppyaku	600
`七百`	nanahyaku	700
`八百`	happyaku	800
`ようひんてん`	yoohinten	clothing store, haberdasher's
`下ぎ`	shitagi	underwear
`千`	sen	thousand, 1000 +
`三千`	sanzen	3000
`八千`	hassen	8000
`九千`	kyuusen	9000
`け`	ke	hair, wool
`ナイロン`	nairon	nylon
`お金`	okane	money +
`一万`	ichiman	ten thousand, 10000 +
`ボールペン`	boorupen	ballpoint pen, biro
`本や`	hon'ya	bookshop, book store
`たばこや`	tabakoya	tobacconist
`くつや`	kutsuya	shoe shop, shoe store
`やおや`	yaoya	greengrocer, vegetable store
`くすり`	kusuri	medicine, remedy
`くすりや`	kusuriya	pharmacy
`水`	mizu	water +
`おゆ`	oyu	hot water
`いくら`	ikura	how much? (cost)
`大きい`	ookii	big +
`小さい`	chiisai	small +
`たかい`	takai	expensive, high
`やすい`	yasui	cheap
`みじかい`	mijikai	short
`ながい`	nagai	long
`ふとい`	futoi	thick, wide
`ほそい`	hosoi	thin, slender
`つめたい`	tsumetai	cold (of things)
`あつい`	atsui	hot (of things)
`きれい [な]`	kirei	pretty, clean
`じょうぶ [な]`	joobu	strong, well, healthy
`かう`	kau	buy
`ください`	kudasai	please give, please do
`ぜんぶ [で]`	zembu	all, in all
`それでは`	soredewa	Well then
`ありがとう`	arigatoo	Thank you
`〜ございます`	gozaimasu	... very much
`〜円`	-en	# yen +
`〜はい`	-hai	# spoonsful, # glasses
`〜ぐらい`	-gurai	about, (approximate) amount
`大さか`	oosaka	Osaka (Jap. city)

nihongo shoho - 07
`あした`	ashita	tomorrow
`きょう`	kyoo	today
`あさって`	asatte	the day after tomorrow
`おととい`	ototoi	the day before yesterday
`〜日`	-nichi	the #th (day of the month), # days +
`一日　 (date)`	tsuitachi	1st (day of the month)
`二日`	futsuka	2nd, 2 days
`三日`	mikka	3rd, 3 days
`四日`	yokka	4th, 4 days
`五日`	itsuka	5th, 5 days
`六日`	muika	6th, 6 days
`七日`	nanoka	7th, 7 days
`八日`	yooka	8th, 8 days
`九日`	kokonoka	9th, 9 days
`十日`	tooka	10th, 10 days
`十四日`	juuyokka	14th, 14 days
`二十日`	hatsuka	20th, 20 days
`二十四日`	nijuuyokka	24th, 24 days
`大しかん`	taishikan	embassy
`ぎんこう`	ginkoo	bank
`〜月`	-gatsu	# month (of the year) +
`四月`	shigatsu	April
`七月`	shichigatsu	July
`九月`	kugatsu	September
`こん月`	kongetsu	this month
`らい月`	raigetsu	next month
`せん月`	sengetsu	last month
`たんじょう日`	tanjoobi	birthday
`くに`	kuni	country
`大学`	daigaku	university +
`ことし`	kotoshi	this year
`せいれき`	seireki	A.D.
`〜年`	-nen	# year +
`〜か月`	-kagetsu	# months
`一か月`	ikkagetsu	one month, 1 month
`〜しゅうかん`	-shuukan	# weeks
`一しゅうかん`	isshuukan	one week, 1 week
`一日`	ichinichi	one day, 1 day
`ホテル`	hoteru	hotel
`アパート`	apaato	apartment, flat
`はる`	haru	spring
`なつ`	natsu	summer
`あき`	aki	autumn, fall
`ふゆ`	fuyu	winter
`いつ`	itsu	when?
`あたたかい`	atatakai	warm
`あつい`	atsui	hot (of weather etc.)
`すずしい`	suzushii	cool
`さむい`	samui	cold (of weather etc.)
`いく`	iku	go
`くる`	kuru	come
`入る`	hairu	enter, go in +
`はじまる`	hajimaru	begin ("N ga")
`生まれる`	umareru	be born +
`日本`	nihon	Japan
`〜さい`	-sai	# years (age)

nihongo shoho - 08
`日よう日`	nichiyoobi	Sunday
`月よう日`	getsuyoobi	Monday
`火よう日`	kayoobi	Tuesday +
`水よう日`	suiyoobi	Wednesday
`木よう日`	mokuyoobi	Thursday
`金よう日`	kin'yoobi	Friday
`土よう日`	doyoobi	Saturday +
`べんきょう [する]`	benkyoo	studying, study
`こうえん`	kooen	park, public park
`うんどう [する]`	undoo	(physical) exercise
`さんぽ [する]`	sampo	walk, go for a walk
`バドミントン`	badominton	badminton
`バレーボール`	bareebooru	volleyball
`ピンポン`	pimpon	table tennis, pingpong
`そうじ [する]`	sooji	cleaning, clean
`せんたく [する]`	sentaku	laundry, do the washing
`かいもの [する]`	kaimono	shopping, go shopping
`こと`	koto	matter, affair, thing (abstract)
`てがみ`	tegami	letter
`ピアノ`	piano	piano
`うた`	uta	song
`毎日`	mainichi	every day +
`しごと [する]`	shigoto	work
`じ`	ji	character, symbol
`ペン`	pen	pen
`おちゃ`	ocha	tea, green tea
`おかし`	okashi	cake, sweet
`どう`	doo	how?
`どんな`	donna	what kind of?
`むずかしい`	muzukashii	difficult
`おもしろい`	omoshiroi	interesting, entertaining
`いそがしい`	isogashii	busy
`たのしい`	tanoshii	pleasant, enjoyable
`ひろい`	hiroi	wide, spacious
`せまい`	semai	narrow, cramped
`たかい`	takai	high, expensive
`ひくい`	hikui	low
`あつい`	atsui	thick, fat (book, ...)
`うすい`	usui	thin, light (book, colour, ...)
`あたらしい`	atarashii	new
`ふるい`	furui	old
`おいしい`	oishii	declicious
`まずい`	mazui	bad-asting, unappetizing
`ない`	nai	not exist (= "arimasen", plain)
`いろいろ [な]`	iroiro	various
`する`	suru	do
`よむ`	yomu	read
`かく`	kaku	write, draw
`見る`	miru	see, watch, look at +
`きく`	kiku	hear, listen to
`ひく`	hiku	play (piano, guitar, ...)
`うたう`	utau	sing
`たべる`	taberu	eat
`のむ`	nomu	drink; take (medicine)
`すう`	suu	inhale; smoke
`たいへん [な]`	taihen	very; serious, awful
`あまり`	amari	(not) too much (with -ve)
`しかし`	shikashi	However
`どこかへ`	dokokae	(to) somewhere
`どこへも`	dokoemo	(to) nowhere (with -ve)
`〜よう日`	-yoobi	-day (of the week)
`あなたがた`	anatagata	you (pl.)
`〜かい`	-kai	# times
`行く`	iku	go +

nihongo shoho - 09
`あさ`	asa	morning
`今`	ima	now +
`〜時`	-ji	# o'clock +
`四時`	yoji	4 o'clock, 4:00
`七時`	shichiji	7 o'clock, 7:00
`九時`	kuji	9 o'clock, 9:00
`〜時半`	-jihan	half past # (... o'clock) +
`〜分`	-fun	# minutes +
`十分`	juppun	10 minutes
`〜分すぎ`	-funsugi	# minutes past (... o'clock)
`〜分まえ`	-funmae	# minutes to (... o'clock)
`毎あさ`	maiasa	every morning
`毎ばん`	maiban	every evening
`じゅぎょう`	jugyoo	teaching, lesson
`ごぜん`	gozen	a.m., morning
`ごご`	gogo	p.m., afternoon
`ひるやすみ`	hiruyasumi	lunch break
`〜時かん`	-jikan	time, period, # hours
`バス`	basu	bus
`ひこうき`	hikooki	airplane
`けさ`	kesa	this morning
`ゆうべ`	yuube	yesterday evening
`かいしゃ`	kaisha	company
`いる`	iru	be, be in a place (animate)
`おんな`	onna	female, woman
`びょうき [の]`	byooki	illness, ill
`からだ`	karada	body
`まち`	machi	town
`おと`	oto	sound
`〜びょう`	-byoo	# seconds
`一月　(period)`	hitotsuki	one month, 1 month
`半年`	hantoshi	half a year, 6 months
`どのぐらい`	donogurai	(about) how long?, how much?
`早い`	hayai	early +
`おそい`	osoi	late
`くらい`	kurai	dark
`きたない`	kitanai	dirty
`さびしい`	sabishii	lonely
`げんき [な]`	genki	healthy, robust
`にぎやか [な]`	nigiyaka	lively, bustling
`しずか [な]`	shizuka	quiet
`おきる`	okiru	get up
`ねる`	neru	lie down, go to bed
`おわる`	owaru	end, come to an end ("N ga")
`なる`	naru	become
`かかる`	kakaru	take, cost (time, ..., "N ga")
`あるく`	aruku	walk
`かえる`	kaeru	return, go home
`ぬる`	nuru	paint
`まつ`	matsu	await, wait for ("N wo")
`もう`	moo	already
`まだ`	mada	(not) yet, still
`あるいて`	aruite	on foot, by walking
`〜ごろ`	-goro	about, approximately (time)
`学校`	gakkoo	school +
`学生`	gakusei	student
`来る`	kuru	come +
`赤い`	akai	red +
`先生`	sensei	teacher, professor +
`先月`	sengetsu	last month
`こ年`	kotoshi	this year

nihongo shoho - 10
`天気`	tenki	weather ++
`雨 [がふる]`	ame	rain +
`かみなり [がなる]`	kaminari	thunder
`かぜ [がふく]`	kaze	wind (wind blows)
`気こう`	kikoo	climate
`きせつ`	kisetsu	season
`月`	tsuki	moon, month
`同じ`	onaji	same (as: "N to") +
`〜じゅう`	-juu	throughout
`雪 [がふる]`	yuki	snow +
`空`	sora	sky +
`とかい`	tokai	city
`ところ`	tokoro	place
`たべもの`	tabemono	food
`じゅうしょ`	juusho	address
`さくら`	sakura	cherry (blossom, tree)
`もの`	mono	thing, goods
`はいざら`	haizara	ashtray
`テーブル`	teeburu	table
`かご`	kago	basket
`ほっかいどう`	hokkaidoo	Hokkaido (Jap. island)
`おきなわ`	okinawa	Okinawa (Jap. island)
`ふじさん`	fujisan	Mount Fuji
`ぎんざ`	ginza	Ginza (area in Tokyo)
`しんじゅく`	shinjuku	Shinjuku (area in Tokyo)
`いい`	ii	good
`わるい`	warui	bad
`ふる`	furu	fall (rain, snow)
`なる`	naru	sound, ring (thunder, bell)
`ふく`	fuku	blow (wind, instrument)
`ちがう`	chigau	differ (from: "N to")
`やむ`	yamu	stop, cease ("N ga")
`はれる`	hareru	become clear (weather)
`くもる`	kumoru	become cloudy
`たぶん`	tabun	probably, perhaps
`一ばん`	ichiban	most, number one
`でん気`	denki	electricity, (electric) light
`びょう気 [の]`	byooki	illness, ill
`北`	kita	north +
`南`	minami	south +
`東`	higashi	east +
`西`	nishi	west +
`国`	kuni	country, birthplace +
`東京`	tookyoo	Tokyo (Jap. city) +
`高い`	takai	high, expensive +
`町`	machi	town +

nihongo shoho - 11
`文学`	bungaku	literature +
`父`	chichi	father, my father +
`おとうさん`	otoosan	father (hon.)
`けんぶつ [する]`	kembutsu	sightseeing
`友だち`	tomodachi	friend +
`工ぎょう`	koogyoo	engineerng, industry
`ぎじゅつ`	gijutsu	technique, art
`先ぱい`	sempai	senior, one's senior (student)
`話`	hanashi	talk, story, tale +
`デパート`	depaato	department store
`森`	mori	forest, woods +
`外国`	gaikoku	foreign country, abroad +
`りょこう [する]`	ryokoo	journey, trip, travel
`じっしゅう`	jisshuu	practical training
`スキー`	sukii	skiing
`海`	umi	ocean, sea +
`いなか`	inaka	country, countryside
`じぶん [で]`	jibun	oneself (by oneself)
`えいが`	eiga	film, movie
`えいがかん`	eigakan	cinema, movie theatre
`おんがく`	ongaku	music
`おんがく会`	ongakukai	concert +
`レストラン`	resutoran	restaurant
`せんめんじょ`	semmenjo	washroom
`手`	te	hand +
`わすれもの`	wasuremono	something forgotten, lost article
`ならう`	narau	learn
`あそぶ`	asobu	take it easy, relax
`およぐ`	oyogu	swim
`はたらく`	hataraku	work
`とまる`	tomaru	stay
`出す`	dasu	send out, put out +
`あらう`	arau	wash
`とる`	toru	take, get
`もどる`	modoru	go back, come back, return
`出かける`	dekakeru	go out
`いっしょ [に]`	issho	together (with: "N to")
`何`	nani	what? (also "nan") +
`何か`	nanika	something
`何も`	nanimo	nothing (with -ve)
`何〜`	nan-	how many ...? (with a counter)
`何人`	nannin	how many people?
`来月`	raigetsu	next month
`日本語`	nihongo	Japanese (language) +
`工場`	koojoo	factory +
`食べる`	taberu	eat +
`食べもの`	tabemono	food
`きっ手`	kitte	(postage) stamp
`手がみ`	tegami	letter
`会社`	kaisha	company, business +

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`やくそく [する]`	yakusoku	engagement, promise
`きっさてん`	kissaten	coffee shop
`ていりゅうじょ`	teiryuujo	bus stop
`はんたい`	hantai	opposite, opposition
`方`	hoo	direction, side +
`えさ`	esa	food (for animals), bait
`しつもん [する]`	shitsumon	question, ask a question
`けっこん [する]`	kekkon	marriage, marry
`けんか [する]`	kenka	fight, have a fight
`きょうそう [する]`	kyoosoo	competition, compete, race
`じゅうどう`	juudoo	judo (Jap. martial art)
`母`	haha	mother, my mother +
`そうだん [する]`	soodan	consultation, consult
`なべ`	nabe	pot, saucepan
`やかん`	yakan	kettle
`にもつ`	nimotsu	luggage
`切っぷ`	kippu	ticket
`きもの`	kimono	clothes, kimono (Jap. garment)
`糸`	ito	thread +
`近い`	chikai	nearby, close (to: "kara") +
`とおい`	tooi	far, distant
`電話`	denwa	phone, telephone (-call) +
`〜をかける`	-wo kakeru	make a call, phone
`会う`	au	meet ("N ni, N to") +
`のる`	noru	get on, ride ("N ni") +
`止まる`	tomaru	(come to a) stop +
`おりる`	oriru	get off (vehicle)
`やる`	yaru	give (to an animal, a child)
`おしえる`	oshieru	teach, tell
`話しあう`	hanashiau	talk together, discuss
`話す`	hanasu	talk
`切る`	kiru	cut +
`たく`	taku	cook (rice)
`わかす`	wakasu	heat (water), boil
`はこぶ`	hakobu	carry, transport
`うる`	uru	sell
`ぬう`	nuu	sew
`先に`	sakini	ahead
`ええ`	ee	yes (agreement)
`〜くん`	-kun	Mr (male, informal)
`電気`	denki	electricity, (electric) light
`電車`	densha	electric train, train +
`じどう車`	jidoosha	car, automobile
`じてん車`	jitensha	bicycle, bike
`青い`	aoi	blue, green +
`犬`	inu	dog +
`字`	ji	character, symbol +
`切手`	kitte	(postage) stamp

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`は`	ha	tooth
`かお`	kao	face
`朝ごはん`	asagohan	breakfast +
`おふろ [に入る]`	ofuro	bath (take a bath)
`ばんごはん`	bangohan	dinner, supper
`前`	mae	before, in front of (N) +
`タクシー`	takushii	taxi, cab
`りゅう学生`	ryuugakusei	exchange student, foreign student
`足`	ashi	foot, leg +
`かがみ`	kagami	mirror
`ひげ`	hige	beard, moustache
`はし`	hashi	chopsticks
`じしょ [をひく]`	jisho	dictionary (look up in a dictionary)
`ひらがな`	hiragana	hiragana (Jap. syllables)
`かたかな`	katakana	katakana (Jap. syllables)
`かん字`	kanji	kanji, Chinese character
`左`	hidari	left +
`右`	migi	right (direction) +
`ようふく`	yoofuku	(Western-style) clothes
`ねまき`	nemaki	pyjamas
`かぜ [をひく]`	kaze	cold (catch a cold)
`けが [をする]`	kega	injury (sustain an injury)
`ニュース`	nyuusu	news
`しゃしん [をとる]`	shashin	photograph (take a photograph)
`しあい`	shiai	match, game
`しょうひん`	shoohin	prize
`名前`	namae	name +
`先しゅう`	senshuu	last week
`みがく`	migaku	polish, brush (teeth)
`休む`	yasumu	rest, be absent from +
`ひらく`	hiraku	open, hold (an event)
`上げる`	ageru	raise
`そる`	soru	shave
`つかう`	tsukau	use
`ひく`	hiku	pull, catch, look up
`なおす`	naosu	correct, repair, mend
`下げる`	sageru	lower
`まげる`	mageru	bend ("N wo")
`ぬぐ`	nugu	take off (clothes)
`ころぶ`	korobu	fall, tumble (down)
`おどろく`	odoroku	be surprised
`つかれる`	tsukareru	become tired
`よごれる`	yogoreru	get dirty
`しぬ`	shinu	die
`さわぐ`	sawagu	make noise, make a commotion
`うつす`	utsusu	copy, take (photograph)
`かつ`	katsu	win
`もらう`	morau	receive
`よろこぶ`	yorokobu	be happy, rejoice
`ぬすむ`	nusumu	steal
`いつも`	itsumo	always
`さっき`	sakki	some time ago, a while ago
`そして`	soshite	And, And then
`それから`	sorekara	After that
`それで`	sorede	Therefore, And so
`朝`	asa	morning
`午前`	gozen	a.m., morning +
`午後`	gogo	p.m., afternoon +
`少し`	sukoshi	a little, some, a few +
`聞く`	kiku	hear, listen to +
`英語`	eigo	English (language) +
`体`	karada	body +

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`としょしつ`	toshoshitsu	library (room)
`数学`	suugaku	mathematics, maths +
`たな`	tana	shelf
`日づけ`	hizuke	date
`せん`	sen	line
`ばんごう`	bangoo	number
`クラス`	kurasu	class
`サイン [をする]`	sain	signature, sign
`来しゅう`	raishuu	next week
`外 [の]`	hoka	other
`マッチ`	matchi	match
`まど`	mado	window
`紙くず`	kamikuzu	scrap (of paper) +
`いしゃ`	isha	doctor
`きつえんしつ`	kitsuenshitsu	smoking room
`車`	kuruma	car
`ちゅう車場`	chuushajoo	car park, parking area
`くずかご`	kuzukago	wastepaper basket, bin
`やきゅう`	yakyuu	baseball
`うんどう場`	undoojoo	sports field, sports ground
`持ち物`	mochimono	belongings, possessions ++
`あじ`	aji	flavour, taste
`こい`	koi	dense, dark
`あかるい`	akarui	bright
`あまい`	amai	sweet
`からい`	karai	hot, spicy, salty
`けっこう [な]`	kekkoo	fine, good, splendid
`かりる`	kariru	borrow
`見せる`	miseru	show
`かす`	kasu	lend
`かえす`	kaesu	return, give back, put back
`わかる`	wakaru	be clear, understand ("N ga")
`あける`	akeru	open ("N wo")
`つける`	tsukeru	turn on (electricity, ...)
`手つだう`	tetsudau	help, lend a hand
`かたづける`	katazukeru	tidy up
`持つ`	motsu	have, hold
`すてる`	suteru	throw away
`よぶ`	yobu	call
`止める`	tomeru	stop ("N wo")
`やる`	yaru	do, play
`おく`	oku	put, place
`ちょっと`	chotto	a little, just a moment
`まず`	mazu	first, to begin with
`では`	dewa	Well, Well then
`すみません`	sumimasen	Excuse me.
`おねがいします`	onegaishimasu	Please. (do, give, ...)
`しつれいします`	shitsureishimasu	I am sorry.
`持ってくる`	mottekuru	bring
`待つ`	matsu	await, wait for ("N wo") +
`紙`	kami	paper
`手紙`	tegami	letter
`書く`	kaku	write, put down +
`買う`	kau	buy +
`物`	mono	thing, goods
`買物 [する]`	kaimono	shopping
`食べ物`	tabemono	food
`たて物`	tatemono	building
`色`	iro	colour +
`き色い`	kiiroi	yellow

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`時`	toki	time, when
`あいさつ [する]`	aisatsu	greeting, greet, recognize
`昼間`	hiruma	daytime ++
`音読み`	onyomi	on-reading (Chinese reading) ++
`くん読み`	kunyomi	kun-reading (Jap. reading of a kanji)
`林`	hayashi	forest, grove +
`牛`	ushi	cow, bull, ox +
`ぶた`	buta	pig
`ねずみ`	nezumi	mouse, rat
`年`	toshi	year; age
`れい [をいう]`	rei	thanks, bow (thank)
`へんじ [する]`	henji	response, answer, reply
`言う`	iu	say +
`知る`	shiru	get to know, learn of +
`わかれる`	wakareru	part, separate (from: "N to")
`なく`	naku	cry, make a sound (animal)
`たずねる`	tazuneru	ask, enquire; visit, call on
`たのむ`	tanomu	ask, request
`答える`	kotaeru	answer +
`あやまる`	ayamaru	apologize
`〜おわる`	-owaru	finish ("V(i)-")
`食べおわる`	tabeowaru	finish eating
`もっと`	motto	more (not comparison)
`ゆっくり`	yukkuri	slowly, at ease
`よく`	yoku	well, often
`また`	mata	again
`はじめて`	hajimete	first, for the first time
`やあ`	yaa	Well
`おはよう`	ohayoo	Good morning.
`〜ございます`	-gozaimasu	(formal)
`お休み`	oyasumi	Good night.
`〜なさい`	-nasai	(formal)
`今ばんは`	kombanwa	Good evening.
`さようなら`	sayoonara	Good bye.
`ありがとう`	arigatoo	Thank you.
`〜ございました`	-gozaimashita	.. very much.
`どういたしまして`	dooitashimashite	Don't mention it., Not at all.
`お元気ですか`	ogenkidesuka	How are you? +
`ごめんなさい`	gomennasai	I'm sorry.
`いただきます`	itadakimasu	I humbly receive.
		(said before a meal)
`ごちそうさま`	gochisoosama	Thanks for the meal.
`〜でした`	-deshita
`行って来ます`	ittekimasu	So long. (when leaving home)
`ただいま`	tadaima	I am back. (when returning home)
`ワンワン`	wanwan	woof (= sound of a dog)
`ニャーニャー`	nyaanyaa	miaow (= sound of a cat)
`モーモー`	moomoo	moo (= sound of a cow)
`ブーブー`	buubuu	oink (= sound of a pig)
`チューチュー`	chuuchuu	squeak (= sound of a mouse)
`時けい`	tokei	clock, watch
`夜`	yoru	night +
`今日は`	konnichiwa	Hello., Good day.
`今月`	kongetsu	this month
`読む`	yomu	read
`音がく`	ongaku	music
`元気 [な]`	genki	healthy, robust
`帰る`	kaeru	return, go home +
`所`	tokoro	place +
`だい所`	daidokoro	kitchen

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