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Numbers 1. One Ichi, Itsu, Hitotsu 2. Two Ni, Futa 3. Three San, Mi 4. Four Shi, Yon 5. Five Go, Itsu 6. Six Roku, Mu 7. Seven Shichi Nana 8. Eight Hachi, Yatsu 9. Nine Kyuu, Ku, Kokonotsu 10. Ten Juu 11. Hundred Hyaku 12. Thousand Sen, Chi 13. 10,000 Man, Ban Colors 14. Color Shoku, Shiki, Iro 15. Black Koku, Kuroi 16. Blue, Young Sei, Aoi 17. Blue sky Sorairo 18. Brown Chairoi 19. Gray Hairo 20. Green Midori 21. Red Seki, Shaku, Akai 22. White Haku, Shiro 23. Yellow Kiiroi People 24. Child Shi, Su Ko 25. College student Daigakusei 26. Doctor Isha

27. Friend Yuu, Tomo(dachi) 28. I Shi, Watashi, Watakushi 29. I Ji, Shi Mizukara 30. Man Dan, Nan, Otoko 31. Person Jin, Nin, Hito 32. Person Sha, Mono 33. Professor Kyouju 34. Prof emeritus Meiyo kyouju 35. Student Gakusei 36. Teacher Shi 37. Teacher Sensei 38. Wife (mine) Kanai 39. Woman On'na Places 40. Prefecture Ken (36 in Japan) 41. County, District Gun 42. City, Market Shi, Ichi 43. Town Machi 44. Village Son Mura 45. Ward Ku 46. City block Chme 47. China Chuugoku 48. Fujisan 49. Hakone 50. Honshu 51. Ikebukuro 52. Japan Nihon 53. Kamakura 54. Kyto 55. Nagoya 56. Nikk 57. niyuu mekishiko 58. Osaka 59. Takayama
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60. Tky 61. Narita Airport 62. Shinjuku, new business center 63. Shinjuku station, Tokyo 64. United State Beikoku The Body 65. Body, Object Tai, Tei, Karada 66. Ear Ji, Mimi 67. Eye Moku, Boku, Me, Ma 68. Face Gan, Kao 69. Foot, Sufficient Soku, Ashi, Tariru 70. Hair Ke 71. Hand Shu, Te 72. Head, Neck Shu, Kubi 73. Health Genki 74. Heart, Mind Shin, Kokoro 75. Mouth Kuchi Shapes 76. Big Tai, Dai, kii 77. Circle Gan, Marui 78. Corner, Side Kaku, Tsuno 79. Fat Tai, Ta, Futo 80. Few Sukoshi 81. Flat, Calm Taira 82. Half Han, Naka 83. Round, Yen En, Marui 84. Small Chiisai, Ko Measure 85. Best Ichiban 86. Cheap, Safe, Peace An, Yasui 87. Complete, Perfect Kan, Mattai
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88. Correct, Justice Sei, Masa,Tadashii 89. Each Kaku, Ono-ono 90. End Matsu, Batsu, Sue 91. Every, each Mai- -goto 92. Good Konomu 93. Good Yoi 94. Heavy, Important Omoi 95. High, Expensive Kou Takai 96. Many, Frequent Ta Ooi 97. Same, Agree Di, Onaji 98. Space, Time, Distance, Relationship Kan, Ken, Aida, Ma 99. Together Kyou, Tomo 100. Wealth Fuu, Fu Tomu 101. Weak Jaku Yowai 102. Width, cloth Haba 103. Whole Zen Mattaku Counters 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. cups of fluid -hai -bai -ppai flat things: paper, dishes -mai floors -kai -kkai -gai hour -ji long things: pencil, tree -hon -bon -ppon minutes -hun -pun people -nin, hitori (1), futari (2) seconds -by small objects ko

Direction 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. North Kita West Nishi East Higashi South Minami Top, Up J Ue, Kami Middle, Inside Chuu Naka

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119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. Time 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151.

Bottom, Down Ka, Ge Shita Right U, Yuu Migi Core, Center Shin Left Sa Hidari Enter Nyuu Hairu, Iru Go out Shutsu Desu Inside Nai, Dai Uchi Outside, Foreign Gai Soto, Hoka Near, Early Kin Chikai Far, Profound En, On Tooi

After, Behind Go Nochi, Ushiro Afternoon Gogo Again Mata Already, Advance Yo Kane Before Zen Mae Birth, Life Sei Nama Birth, Deceive Tan Early, Quick Haya Eternal Ei Nagai Evening Seki Yuu Hour, Time Jikan Minute, Part Fun Morning Choo Asa Noon Go Now Kon, Kin Ima Old Ko Furu Overnight stay Haku Tomaru Future, Previous Sen Saki Seconds By Time, Hour Ji Toki Today Ky Tomorrow Ashita Tonight Konya

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152. 153.

Weekday Y Year Nen Toshi

Months and Days 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. April Shigatsu May Gogatsu This month Kongetsu Sunday Nichiybi Monday Getsuyoubi Tuesday Kayoubi Wednesday Suiyoubi Thursday Mokuyoubi Friday Kinyoubi Saturday Doyoubi

Animals 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. Food 176. 177. 178. 179. Itadakimasu (say before meal) Barley, Wheat Baku Mugi Bill, Check Kanjou Beef Gyuuniku Bird Tori Cat Neko Crab Kai Kani Crane Tsuru Dog Ken Inu Dragon Ryuu Tatsu Fish Gyo Sakana, Uo Heron Sagi Insect Chuu Mushi Monkey Saru Mosquito Bun Ka Mouse Nezumi

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180. 181. 182. 183. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198. 199. 200. 201. 202. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210. 211. 212. 213. 214. 215.

Beer Biiru Beer, dark Kuro biiru Beer, draft Nama biiru Box lunch Bentou Bread Pan Chicken Keiniku Coffee Kouhii Egg Ran Tamago Eggplant Nasu(bi) Food Shoku Taberu, Kuu Fruit Kudamono Grilled fish Yakizakana Grilled chicken Yakitori Meat Niku Shishi Milk miruku Noodles, buckwheat Soba Noodles, wheat Udon Orange Orenji Order (restaurant) Chuumon Pickeled plum Umeboshi Pizza Piza Puffer fish (poison) Fugu Raamen Rice, America Bei, Mai Kome Rice (cooked), Meal Gohan Rice cake Mochi Salt Shio Sake, Alcohol Shu Sake Sashimi Seaweed Nori Soy sauce Shouyu Steak suteiki Sukiyaki Sushi Table d'houte Teishoku Tea Cha Sa

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216. 217. 218. 219. 220. 221. Earth 222. 223. 224. 225. 226. 227. 228. 229. 230. 231. 232. 233. 234.

Tea ceremony Cha noyu Tenpura Tangerine Mikan Vegetable Yasai Vinegar Su Horseradish Wasabi

Bridge Hashi Gate Mon Kado Lake Ko Mizuumi Marsh Sawa Mountain San Yama Park Kouen Pond Ike Chi River Sen Kawa Road, Way Michi Sea Kai Umi Shore Gan Kishi Stone Seki, Shaku Ishi Valley Koku Tani, Ya

Nature 235. 236. 237. 238. 239. 240. 241. 242. 243. 244. 245. 246. Bright, Dawn Akarui Cloud Un Komo Cold Kan Samusa Dry Kan Hosu Electricity Den Fire Ka Hi Heaven, Sky Ten Ama Hot Sho Atsui Hot water Yu Ice Kouri Moon, Month Getsu Tsuki Power, Strength Ryoku Chikara

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247. 248. 249. 250. 251. 252. 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258.

Pressure Atsu Rain U Ame, Ama Sky, Empty Kuu Sora, Kara Smoke En, Kemuri Sound On, In Oto, Ne Spirit, Energy Ki, Ke Spring Shun Haru Spring, Source Sen Izumi Sun, Day Nichi, Jitsu Hi, Ka Water Sui Mizu Weather Tenki Wind, Style Fuu Kaze

Language 259. 260. 261. 262. 263. 264. 265. 266. 267. 268. 269. 270. Ideas 271. 272. 273. 274. 275. 276. 277. All right Daijoubu New Shin Atarashii Hope Nozomu More Motto Very Totemo Art, Skill Gei Forbid Kin English Language Eigo Furigana Hiragana Kanji Kanji Kana Katakana Language, Word -go Kataru Lesson Kun Romaji Romaji Sentence, Writing Bun, Mon Fumi Speech, Word Gen, Gon Koto, Iu Speech, Story Wa Hanashi

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278. 279. 280. 281. 282. 283. 284. 285. 286. 287. 288. 289. 290. 291. 292. 293. 294.

True, Reality Shin Ma, Makoto True, Genuine (Really?) Hontou Flavor, Odor Mi Aji Medical, Heal I Iyasu What, How many Ka Nani, Nan Work, Craft K, Ku Gu Talent Sai Origin Gen, Gan Moto Price, Value Ka Atai Stop Shi Tomaru Public Ooyake Branch, Support Shi Sasa Learning, Science Gakaku Manabu Music, Pleasure Gaku Tanoshii Name Mei, My Na Light Hikari Light Hi

Living things 295. 296. 297. 298. 299. 300. 301. Bamboo Chiku Take Cherry Tree, Blossom Sakura Flower Hana Forest Rin Hayashi Garden, Park En Sono Grass Kusa Tree, Wood Boku, Moku Ki, Ko

Buildings 302. 303. 304. 305. 306. 307. 308. Bank Gink Castle J, Shiro Hotel Hoteru Imperial Palace Post office Yuubin, kyoku Pub Izakaya Railway station Eki

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309. 310. 311. 312. 313. 314. 315. 316. 317.

Ryokan (Japanese-style inn) A Shop, Problem Ten, Mise Shinto shrine Jinja Store, Roof, House Oku, Ya Tatami Temple, hall Dou Temple Tera University Daigaku Window Mado

Travel 318. 319. 320. 321. 322. 323. 324. Airport Kuukou Metro Chikatetsu Train Densha Bullet Train Shinkansen Ticket window Madoguchi Round-trip ticket fuku No-smoking car Kin'en sha

Things 325. 326. 327. 328. 329. 330. 331. 332. 333. 334. 335. 336. 337. 338. 339. Bath Furo Bath (public) Sentou Book, Root, True Hon, Moto Chopsticks Hashi Coating, Clothes I Koromo Drawing, Map Zu, To, Hakaru Gold, Money Kin, Kane Goods, Dignity Hin, Shina Harbor Minato Kimono Summer Kimono Yukata Letter, Mark Ji Money okane Name stamp Hanko Oil Yu Abura

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340. 341. 342. 343. 344. 345. 346. 347. 348. 349. 350. 351. 352. 353. 354. Verbs 355. 356. 357. 358. 359. 360. 361. 362. 363. 364. 365. 366. 367. 368. 369. 370. 371. 372.

Paper Shi, Kami Part, Section Bu PIN Anshbang Plate Sara Scroll Makimono Shell, Shellfish Bai, Hai, Kai Silver Gin Stamp (postage) Kitte Tabi (foot bag) Taxi Takushii Thing, Business Ji, Zu, Koto Thread Ito Umbrella Kasa Vehicle, Wheel Sha, Kuruma Zri

Ask Mon Tou/Toimasu Bathe Yoku Abiru/Abimasu Buy Bai Kau/Kaimasu Close Hei Shimaru/Shimarimasu Come Rai Kuru/Kimasu (irreg) Copy, Photograph Sha Utsusu Do Suru/Shimasu (irreg) Drink In Nomu/Nomimasu Eat, Food Kuu, Shoku Taberu Go Gyou, Kou Iku/Ikimasu Hear, Ask Bun, Mon Kiku/Kikimasu Know Chi Shiru/Shimasu Open Kai Akeru/Akemasu, Hiraku Prohibit Kinjiru/Kinjimasu Read Doku Yomu/Yomimasu Reason Yu, Yuu Yoshi See, Show Ken, Miru/Mimasu Speak, Topic, Story Wa, Hanasu

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373. 374. 375. 376. 377. 378. 379.

Stand Ritsu, RyuuTatsu/Tatimasu Understand Bun, Fun Wakaru Use You Mochiiru Walk, Step Ho, Bu, Aruku Wash Sen, Arau/Araimasu Write, Book, Papers Sho, Kaku Broil Yaku

Compounds 380. 381. 382. 383. 384. 385. 386. 387. 388. 389. 390. 391. 392. 393. 394. 395.

Electricity Denki Electric light Dent Battery Denchi Telephone Denwa Calculator Dentaku Newspaper Shinbun Name Card Meishi Photograph Shashin Engineering Kgaku Map Chizu Perhaps Tabun Unit Price Tan, Ka How old Nansai Banzai (Live 10,000 years) No Smoking Kin'en Prohibited Kinshi

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