Minna No Nihongo Vocabulary

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S.

N Chapt
Kana
o er
1 Ch 03

Kanji

English

Type

yen

Noun

Ch 03

~th floor

Ch 11

~ times/

Counter

Ch 11

~ months/

Time

Ch 14

how to ~, way of ~ing/

Ch 05

~th month of the year

Ch 04

from ~

Ch 11

about ~/

Ch 01

(suffix often added to a


boy's name)

10 Ch 02

~ language

11 Ch 13

about (time)/

12 Ch 11

~ hours/

Time

13 Ch 11

~ weeks/

Time

14 Ch 01

15 Ch 11

(suffix meaning "a national


Relationship
of")
(counter for machines,
Counter
cars, etc.)/

16 Ch 11

only ~/

17 Ch 10

the ~th shelf

18 Ch 05

~th day of the month, ~


days

19 Ch 11

~ people/

20 Ch 11

~ years/

21 Ch 07

22 Ch 09

Won't you have ~?, Would


you like to have ~? (used
~ is a bit difficult (a
euphemism used when

23 Ch 16

number ~/

24 Ch 05

platform ~, ~th platform

25 Ch 11

(counter for paper,


stamps, etc.)/

26 Ch 04

up to ~, until ~

27 Ch 08

Won't you have another


cup of ~?

28 Ch 10

~ store

29 Ch 10

~, ~, and so on

30 Ch 09

oh

31 Ch 08

~, but ~

32 Ch 09

because ~

Time

Relationship

Time

Time

Counter

Noun

33 Ch 01

I came (come) from ~

34 Ch 01

~years old

35 Ch 01

Mr. Ms. (title of respect


addded to a name)

Relationship

36 Ch 04

~o'clock

Time

37 Ch 07

What a nice ~!

38 Ch 01

(suffix often added to a


child's name)

39 Ch 03

(polite form of "desu")

40 Ch 04

and (used to connect


nouns)

41 Ch 04

~ minute

42 Ch 03

Give me ~, please.

43 Ch 03

Please show me ~

44 Ch 11

ice cream/

45 Ch 10

between, among

46 Ch 06

meet

Verb - I

47 Ch 08

blue

Color

48 Ch 08

red

Color

49 Ch 16

bright, light/

50 Ch 12

autumn, fall/

51 Ch 14

open/

Verb - II

52 Ch 07

give

Verb - II

53 Ch 04

morning

Time

54 Ch 06

breakfast

Food

55 Ch 04

the day after tomorrow

Time

56 Ch 16

leg, foot/

Body parts

57 Ch 16

Asia/

Location

58 Ch 04

tomorrow

Time

59 Ch 03

that place over there/

60 Ch 13

enjoy oneself, play/

Verb - I

61 Ch 12

warm/

Adjective - E

62 Ch 12

warm/

Adjective - E

63 Ch 16

head/

Body parts

64 Ch 16

clever, smart/

65 Ch 08

new

Relationship

Time

Noun

Adjective - E

66 Ch 03

that way, that place over


there (polite)

67 Ch 08

hot

Adjective - E

68 Ch 08

hot

Adjective - E

69 Ch 14

later/

70 Ch 01

you

Relationship

71 Ch 11

(my) elder brother/

Relationship

72 Ch 11

(my) elder sister/

Relationship

73 Ch 02

that ~, that ~ over there

74 Ch 02

75 Ch 01

well (used to show


hesitation)
that person, he,she (more
Relationship
polite)

76 Ch 01

that person, he, she

Relationship

77 Ch 12

sweet/

Adjective - E

78 Ch 08

not so (used with


negatives)

79 Ch 12

rain, rainy/

80 Ch 14

rain/

Verb - I

81 Ch 01

U.S.A.

Location

82 Ch 02

Thank you

83 Ch 10

exist, be (referring to
inanimate things)

Verb - I

84 Ch 09

have

Verb - I

85 Ch 05

on foot

Transport

86 Ch 02

that (thing over there)

87 Ch 14

88 Ch 16

Oh! (in surprise or in


wonder)/
personal identification
number, PIN/

89 Ch 08

good

90 Ch 01

no

91 Ch 08

No, thank you

92 Ch 16

No, I still have a long way


to go/

93 Ch 06

That's good.

94 Ch 14

Sure, Certainly/

95 Ch 05

go

Verb - I E

96 Ch 01

U.K.

Location

97 Ch 11

how many/

Counter

98 Ch 03

how much

Adjective - E

99 Ch 12

flower arrangement/

100 Ch 12

practice flower
arrangement/

101 Ch 01

medical doctor

Profession

102 Ch 02

chair

Noun

103 Ch 08

busy

Adjective - E

104 Ch 14

hurry/

Verb - I

105 Ch 07

Thank you, I accept (said


before starting to eat or

106 Ch 10

the most ~

107 Ch 10

the top

108 Ch 05

when

Time

109 Ch 05

fifth, five days

Time

110 Ch 09

Won't you join me (us)?

111 Ch 06

together

112 Ch 11

five (used when counting


things)/

113 Ch 06

always, usually

114 Ch 10

dog

Noun

115 Ch 04

now

Time

116 Ch 10

exist, be (referring to
animate things)

Verb - II E

117 Ch 11

(my) younger sister/

Relationship

118 Ch 11

119 Ch 07

120 Ch 15

(someone else's) younger


Relationship
sister/
How nice of you to come
(lit. Welcome)
be (honorific equivalent of
imasu)/

121 Ch 16

put in, insert/

122 Ch 10

various

123 Ch 01

India

Location

124 Ch 01

Indonesia

Location

125 Ch 10

on, above, over

126 Ch 03

reception desk

127 Ch 10

back, behind

128 Ch 09

song

Noun

129 Ch 03

house, home

Location

130 Ch 12

sea, ocean/

131 Ch 03

department, counter (in a


Location
department store)

Counter

Verb - II

Location

132 Ch 15

sell /

Verb - I

133 Ch 09

picture, drawing

Noun

134 Ch 14

air conditioner/

135 Ch 06

movie

136 Ch 02

the English language

137 Ch 06

yes

138 Ch 04

well, let me see

139 Ch 05

station

Location

140 Ch 03

escalator

Location

141 Ch 11

airmail/

Noun

142 Ch 03

elevator, lift

Location

143 Ch 01

engineer

Profession

144 Ch 02

pencil

Noun

145 Ch 01

how old (polite)

146 Ch 08

delicious, tasty

Adjective - E

147 Ch 12

many, much/

Adjective - E

148 Ch 08

big, large

Adjective - E

149 Ch 15

live in Osaka/

Verb - I

150 Ch 07

(someone else's) mother

Relationship

151 Ch 12

Welcome home/

152 Ch 07

money

Noun

153 Ch 15

put/

Verb - I

154 Ch 04

get up, wake up

Verb - II E

155 Ch 10

the back

156 Ch 09

(someone else's) wife

Relationship

157 Ch 07

send

Verb - I

158 Ch 08

How are you?

159 Ch 07

teach

Verb - I

160 Ch 14

tell/

Verb - II

161 Ch 16

press, push/

Verb - I

162 Ch 12

slow, late/

Adjective - E

163 Ch 06

tea, green tea

Food

164 Ch 09

(my) husband

Relationship

Noun

165 Ch 14

change/

166 Ch 03

toilet, restroom

167 Ch 04

the number being inquired


about

168 Ch 07

(someone else's) father

Relationship

169 Ch 11

(my) younger brother/

Relationship

170 Ch 11

(someone else's) younger


brother/

Relationship

171 Ch 10

boy

Relationship

172 Ch 10

man

Relationship

173 Ch 04

the day before yesterday

Time

174 Ch 16

stomach/

Body parts

175 Ch 13

(I'm) full/

176 Ch 13

(I'm) hungry/

177 Ch 01

May I have your name?

178 Ch 11

179 Ch 11

(someone else's) elder


brother/
(someone else's) elder
sister/

180 Ch 04

Please. (lit. ask for a favor)

181 Ch 16

Are you making a


withdrawl?/

182 Ch 07

souvenir, present

Noun

183 Ch 12

heavy/

Adjective - E

184 Ch 15

remember, recollect /

185 Ch 08

interesting

Adjective - E

186 Ch 13

swim/

Verb - I

187 Ch 16

get off/

Verb - II

188 Ch 04

finish

Verb - I

189 Ch 09

music

Noun

190 Ch 10

girl

Relationship

191 Ch 10

woman

Relationship

192 Ch 02

card

Noun

193 Ch 13

meeting, conference/

194 Ch 03

conference room,
assembly room

Location

195 Ch 13

hold a conference/

Verb - III

196 Ch 11

foreign country/

Noun

197 Ch 03

company

Location

Location

Relationship
Relationship

198 Ch 01

company employee

Profession

199 Ch 11

take a day off work/

Verb - I

200 Ch 16

quit or retire from a


company/

Verb - II

201 Ch 03

staircase

Location

202 Ch 06

buy

Verb - I

203 Ch 13

do shopping/

Verb - I

204 Ch 05

go home, return

Location

205 Ch 16

face/

Body parts

206 Ch 11

take (referring to time or


money)/

Verb - II

207 Ch 02

key

Noun

208 Ch 11

registered mail/

209 Ch 06

write, draw, paint

Verb - I

210 Ch 01

student

Profession

211 Ch 16

confirmation/

212 Ch 16

confirm/

Verb - I

213 Ch 02

umbrella

Noun

214 Ch 04

Certainly (sir, madam)

215 Ch 07

lend

Verb - I

216 Ch 05

family

Relationship

217 Ch 09

Katakana script

Noun

218 Ch 15

catalog/

219 Ch 05

school

Location

220 Ch 09

(my) wife

Relationship

221 Ch 05

she, girlfriend, lover

Relationship

222 Ch 02

bag, briefcase

Noun

223 Ch 09

Kabuki (traditional
Japanese musical drama)

Noun

224 Ch 07

paper

Noun

225 Ch 16

hair/

Body parts

226 Ch 02

camera

Noun

227 Ch 04

Tuesday

Time

228 Ch 12

hot (taste), spicy/

Adjective - E

229 Ch 09

karaoke

Noun

230 Ch 16

body/

Body parts

231 Ch 07

borrow

Verb - II E

232 Ch 12

light (of weight)/

Adjective - E

233 Ch 05

he, boyfriend, lover

Relationship

234 Ch 11

curry/

Noun

235 Ch 11

curry and rice/

Noun

236 Ch 13

river/

237 Ch 01

South Korea

Location

238 Ch 09

Chinese characters

Noun

239 Ch 12

easy, simple/

240 Ch 10

tree

241 Ch 12

the Gion Festival, the most


famous festival in Kyoto/

242 Ch 06

hear, listen

243 Ch 12

season/

244 Ch 10

coffee shop

Location

245 Ch 13

enter a coffee shop/

Verb - I

246 Ch 13

go out of a coffee shop/

Verb - II

247 Ch 11

postage stamp/

Noun

248 Ch 07

ticket

Noun

249 Ch 04

yesterday

Time

250 Ch 14

turn to the right/

Verb - I

251 Ch 05

come

Verb - III

252 Ch 16

cash dispensing card/

253 Ch 05

rapid

254 Ch 13

bowl of rice topped with


beef/

255 Ch 04

today

Time

256 Ch 01

teacher, instructor

Profession

257 Ch 03

classroom

Location

258 Ch 11

brothers and sisters/

Relationship

259 Ch 05

last year

Time

260 Ch 09

dislike

Adjective - E

261 Ch 07

cut, slice

Verb - I

262 Ch 08

beautiful, clean

Adjective - Na

263 Ch 16

amount of money/

Noun

Verb - I

Transport

264 Ch 04

bank

Location

265 Ch 01

bank employee

Profession

266 Ch 04

Friday

Time

267 Ch 12

airport/

268 Ch 06

fruit

Food

269 Ch 16

mouth/

Body parts

270 Ch 03

shoes

Noun

271 Ch 03

country

Location

272 Ch 12

cloudy/

273 Ch 16

dark/

274 Ch 09

classical music

Noun

275 Ch 07

Christmas

Noun

276 Ch 08

car, vehicle

Noun

277 Ch 08

black

Color

278 Ch 13

economy/

279 Ch 04

this morning

Time

280 Ch 07

eraser

Noun

281 Ch 14

turn off/

Verb - I

282 Ch 13

marry, get married/

Verb - III

283 Ch 04

Monday

Time

284 Ch 10

prefecture

Location

285 Ch 08

healthy, sound, cheerful

Adjective - Na

286 Ch 15

do research/

Verb - III

287 Ch 01

researcher, scholar

Profession

288 Ch 10

park

Noun

289 Ch 13

take a walk in a park/

Verb - III

290 Ch 11

airmail/

Noun

291 Ch 15

senior high school/

292 Ch 06

black tea

Food

293 Ch 02

coffee

Food

294 Ch 12

prefer coffee/

Adjective - E

295 Ch 15

your family/

296 Ch 04

p.m., afternoon

Time

297 Ch 03

here, this place

298 Ch 05

ninth, nine days

299 Ch 11

nine (used when counting


Counter
things)/

300 Ch 09

(someone else's) husband Relationship

301 Ch 04

a.m., morning

302 Ch 13

May I take your order?/

303 Ch 03

this way, this place (polite)

304 Ch 02

I am pleased to meet you

305 Ch 01

This is Mr. (Ms.) ~

306 Ch 05

this year

Time

307 Ch 09

child

Relationship

308 Ch 11

have a child/

Verb - I

309 Ch 02

this ~, this ~ here

310 Ch 06

a meal, cooked rice

Food

311 Ch 14

copy/

Verb - III

312 Ch 09

small change

Noun

313 Ch 07

Excuse me, Anybody


home?, May I come in? (an

314 Ch 02

this (thing here)

315 Ch 07

from now on, soon

316 Ch 02

I hope for your kind


assistance hereafter

317 Ch 14

I'd like to pay with this/

Verb - III

318 Ch 05

this month

Time

319 Ch 09

concert

Noun

320 Ch 05

this week

Time

321 Ch 04

this evening, tonight

Time

322 Ch 02

computer

Noun

323 Ch 14

right (used when


encouraging some course

324 Ch 16

service/

325 Ch 06

fish

Food

326 Ch 08

cherry (blossom)

Noun

327 Ch 06

alcohol, Japanese rice wine Food

328 Ch 12

sashimi (sliced raw fish)/

Food

329 Ch 06

soccer, football

Noun

Time

Time

330 Ch 06

play soccer

Verb - III

331 Ch 02

magazine

Noun

332 Ch 14

sugar/

333 Ch 13

lonely/

334 Ch 08

cold (referring to
temperature)

Adjective - E

335 Ch 11

sandwich/

Noun

336 Ch 09

I'm sorry (to hear


that)/That's a pity

337 Ch 13

take a walk/

Verb - III

338 Ch 09

letter, character

Noun

339 Ch 14

salt/

340 Ch 09

time

341 Ch 12

examination/

342 Ch 15

timetable/

Noun

343 Ch 08

work, business

Noun

344 Ch 08

do one's job, work

Verb - III

345 Ch 02

dictionary

Noun

346 Ch 08

quiet

Adjective - Na

347 Ch 10

under, below, beneath

348 Ch 15

know/

349 Ch 07

Thank you, May I? (lit. I'm


afraid I'll be disturbing you)

350 Ch 01

Excuse me, but

351 Ch 05

bicycle

Transport

352 Ch 02

automobile, car

Noun

353 Ch 06

do

Verb - III

354 Ch 03

office

Location

355 Ch 14

close, shut/

Verb - II

356 Ch 03

well, then, in that case

357 Ch 06

See you tomorrow

358 Ch 01

employee of ~ company
(used with a company

359 Ch 13

municipal office, city hall/

360 Ch 06

photograph

Noun

361 Ch 06

take a picture

Verb - I

362 Ch 09

jazz

Noun

Noun

Verb - I

Profession

363 Ch 07

shirt

Noun

364 Ch 02

mechanical pencil

Noun

365 Ch 16

shower/

366 Ch 16

take a shower/

367 Ch 14

address/

368 Ch 14

tell an address/

Verb - II

369 Ch 06

juice

Food

370 Ch 13

weekend/

371 Ch 05

fourteenth, fourteen days Time

372 Ch 06

homework

Noun

373 Ch 06

do homework

Verb - III

374 Ch 09

(my) husband

Relationship

375 Ch 13

Please wait a moment/

376 Ch 09

good at

377 Ch 16

jogging/

378 Ch 16

jog/

Verb - III

379 Ch 13

have a meal, dine/

Verb - III

380 Ch 03

dining hall, canteen

Location

381 Ch 15

get to know/

Verb - I

382 Ch 15

don't know/

383 Ch 15

materials, data/

384 Ch 08

white

Color

385 Ch 12

Singapore/

Location

386 Ch 05

the Shinkansen, the bullet


Transport
train

387 Ch 14

Turn right at the signal/

388 Ch 16

Shinto shrine/

389 Ch 08

kind

Adjective - Na

390 Ch 02

newspaper

Noun

391 Ch 10

switch

Noun

392 Ch 06

smoke

Verb - I

393 Ch 04

Wednesday

Time

394 Ch 05

supermarket

Location

395 Ch 09

like

Adjective - E

Verb - II

Adjective - E

396 Ch 13

skiing/

397 Ch 13

ski/

Verb - III

398 Ch 12

sukiyaki (beef and


vegetables hot pot)/

Food

399 Ch 14

immediately/

400 Ch 12

few, a little/

401 Ch 12

That's amazing/

402 Ch 09

a little, a few

403 Ch 12

sushi (vinagered rice


topped with raw fish)/

Food

404 Ch 12

cool/

Adjective - E

405 Ch 12

by far/

406 Ch 08

fine, nice, wonderful

407 Ch 10

spice corner

408 Ch 07

Spain

Location

409 Ch 07

spoon

Noun

410 Ch 09

sport

Noun

411 Ch 09

play sports

Verb - III

412 Ch 15

be going to live/

Verb - I

413 Ch 09

I am sorry

414 Ch 03

Excuse me

415 Ch 15

sit down/

Verb - I

416 Ch 15

live/

Verb - I

417 Ch 08

life

Noun

418 Ch 15

products/

419 Ch 12

world/

420 Ch 16

tall (referring to person)/

421 Ch 13

narrow, small (room, etc.)/

422 Ch 07

Scotch tape, clear adhesive


Noun
tape

423 Ch 03

thousand

Counter

424 Ch 05

last month

Time

425 Ch 05

last week

Time

426 Ch 01

427 Ch 09

teacher, instructor (not


used when referring to
not at all (used with
negatives)

428 Ch 11

in total/

Adjective - E

Adjective - Na

Profession

429 Ch 15

speciality, field of study/

430 Ch 02

so

431 Ch 13

Let's do that (used when


agreeing to someone's

432 Ch 02

I see, Is that so?

433 Ch 08

Well, let me see (pausing)

434 Ch 13

I agree with you/

435 Ch 11

special delivery/

436 Ch 03

there, that place near you

437 Ch 08

and (used to connect


sentences)

438 Ch 04

your place

439 Ch 03

that way, that place near


you (polite)

440 Ch 10

outside

441 Ch 02

that ~, that ~ there

442 Ch 15

software/

443 Ch 02

that (thing near you)

444 Ch 06

after that, and then

445 Ch 08

It's almost time to leave


now

446 Ch 01

Thailand

Location

447 Ch 01

university

Location

448 Ch 16

enter a university/

Verb - I

449 Ch 16

graduate from a
university/

Verb - II

450 Ch 09

mostly, roughly

451 Ch 13

hard, tough, severe, awful/

452 Ch 04

That's tough, isn't it? (used


when expressing

453 Ch 08

expensive, tall, high

454 Ch 09

many, much

455 Ch 05

taxi

Transport

456 Ch 13

send/

Verb - I

457 Ch 16

take out, withdraw/

Verb - I

458 Ch 12

I'm home/

459 Ch 15

stand up/

Verb - I

460 Ch 10

shelf

Noun

461 Ch 08

enjoyable

Adjective - E

Noun

Adjective - E

462 Ch 03

tobacco, cigarette

Noun

463 Ch 06

smoke a cigarette

Verb - I

464 Ch 06

eat

Verb - II

465 Ch 08

food

Noun

466 Ch 06

egg

Food

467 Ch 09

So you cannot (come)?

468 Ch 01

who

469 Ch 10

the counter for shelves

470 Ch 05

birthday

Time

471 Ch 09

dance

Noun

472 Ch 09

dance

Verb - III

473 Ch 08

small, little

Adjective - E

474 Ch 03

basement

Location

475 Ch 12

near/

Adjective - E

476 Ch 02

No it isn't, You are wrong

477 Ch 10

near, vicinity

478 Ch 05

subway, underground

Transport

479 Ch 09

ticket

Noun

480 Ch 14

map/

481 Ch 07

(my) father

Relationship

482 Ch 01

China

Location

483 Ch 02

chocolate

Food

484 Ch 06

a little while, a little bit

485 Ch 10

chilli sauce

486 Ch 05

first day of the month

Time

487 Ch 15

use/

Verb - I

488 Ch 12

(I'm) tired/

489 Ch 13

get tired/

490 Ch 16

next, as a next step/

491 Ch 05

next

Transport

492 Ch 02

desk

Noun

493 Ch 15

make, produce/

Verb - I

494 Ch 15

make, produce/

Verb - I

Verb - II

495 Ch 14

turn on/

Verb - II

496 Ch 09

(my) wife

Relationship

497 Ch 08

cold (referring to touch, as


Adjective - E
a drink)

498 Ch 13

fishing/

499 Ch 13

fish, angle/

Verb - III

500 Ch 07

hand, arm

Noun

501 Ch 13

set meal/

502 Ch 02

(cassette) tape

Noun

503 Ch 10

table

Noun

504 Ch 02

tape recorder

Noun

505 Ch 06

letter

Noun

506 Ch 13

send a letter/

Verb - I

507 Ch 02

pocket notebook

Noun

508 Ch 14

help (with a task)/

Verb - I

509 Ch 06

tennis

Noun

510 Ch 04

department store

Location

511 Ch 13

go out/

Verb - II

512 Ch 16

graduate/

Verb - II

513 Ch 12

but/

514 Ch 16

Buddhist temple/

515 Ch 02

television

Noun

516 Ch 02

telephone card

Noun

517 Ch 12

weather/

518 Ch 01

electricity, light

Noun

519 Ch 05

electric train

Transport

520 Ch 16

ride, get on a train/

Verb - I

521 Ch 16

get off a train/

Verb - II

522 Ch 10

battery

Noun

523 Ch 12

tempura (seafood and


vegetables deep fried in

Food

524 Ch 03

telephone, telephone call

Noun

525 Ch 07

make a telephone call

Verb - II

526 Ch 10

door

Noun

527 Ch 01

Germany

Location

528 Ch 03

toilet, restroom

529 Ch 08

how

530 Ch 05

You're welcome, Don't


mention it

531 Ch 09

why

532 Ch 02

Please, Here you are


(when offering someone

533 Ch 07

Do come in

534 Ch 01

Pleased to meet you

535 Ch 02

Well, thanks

536 Ch 04

Thank you very much

537 Ch 02

Thank you very much

538 Ch 10

Thank you

539 Ch 16

in what way, how/

540 Ch 13

registration/

541 Ch 13

register/

Verb - III

542 Ch 11

ten (used when counting


things)/.

Counter

543 Ch 12

far/

Adjective - E

544 Ch 05

tenth, ten days

Time

545 Ch 06

sometimes

546 Ch 15

single, unmarried/

547 Ch 15

especially/

548 Ch 02

watch, clock

549 Ch 03

where, what place?

550 Ch 13

somewhere, some place/

551 Ch 15

barber, barber's/

552 Ch 08

place

Noun

553 Ch 04

library

Location

554 Ch 12

which one (between two


things)/

555 Ch 03

which way, where (polite)

556 Ch 12

both/

557 Ch 05

express

558 Ch 08

very

559 Ch 01

who (polite)

560 Ch 10

next, next door

Location

Noun

Transport

561 Ch 16

which ~ (used for three or


more)/

562 Ch 11

how long/

Time

563 Ch 14

stop, park/

Verb - II

564 Ch 05

friend

Relationship

565 Ch 06

meet a friend

Verb - I

566 Ch 04

Saturday

Time

567 Ch 06

take (a photograph)

Verb - I

568 Ch 14

take, pass/

Verb - I

569 Ch 08

which one (of three or


more)

570 Ch 08

what kind of ~

571 Ch 07

knife

572 Ch 10

in, inside

573 Ch 16

long/

574 Ch 12

summer/

575 Ch 11

seven (used when


counting things)/

576 Ch 06

what

577 Ch 13

something/

578 Ch 05

seventh, seven days

579 Ch 14

name/

580 Ch 07

learn

581 Ch 02

what

582 Ch 03

what floor

583 Ch 05

what month

584 Ch 01

how old

585 Ch 04

what time

586 Ch 06

Yes?

587 Ch 05

which day of the month,


how many days

Time

588 Ch 04

what number

Counter

589 Ch 04

what minute

Time

590 Ch 04

what day of the week

Time

591 Ch 08

lively

Adjective - Na

592 Ch 06

meat

Food

593 Ch 05

twenty fourth, twenty four


Time
days

Noun

Counter

Time

Verb - I

Time

Time

594 Ch 04

Sunday

Time

595 Ch 01

Japan

Location

596 Ch 02

the Japanese language

597 Ch 11

stay, be in Japan/

598 Ch 08

Have you got used to the


life in Japan?

599 Ch 07

baggage, parcel

Noun

600 Ch 04

New York

Location

601 Ch 06

garden

Location

602 Ch 03

necktie

Noun

603 Ch 10

cat

Noun

604 Ch 04

sleep, go to bed

Verb - II

605 Ch 02

notebook

Noun

606 Ch 13

(I'm) thirsty/

607 Ch 06

drink

Verb - I

608 Ch 09

drinks

Food

609 Ch 16

change (trains, etc.)/

Verb - II

610 Ch 10

a fixed place to catch taxis,


trains, etc.

611 Ch 16

ride, get on/

Verb - I

612 Ch 16

tooth/

Body parts

613 Ch 12

party/

614 Ch 01

yes

615 Ch 15

dentist, dentist's/

616 Ch 13

enter/

Verb - I

617 Ch 16

enter/

Verb - I

618 Ch 11

post card/

Noun

619 Ch 10

box

Noun

620 Ch 07

scissors

Noun

621 Ch 07

chopsticks

Noun

622 Ch 12

for the first time/

623 Ch 01

How do you do?


(introducing oneself for the

624 Ch 14

start, begin/

Verb - II

625 Ch 05

bus

Transport

626 Ch 14

passport/

Verb - II

627 Ch 07

personal computer

Noun

628 Ch 04

work

Verb - I

629 Ch 05

twentieth, twenty days

Time

630 Ch 07

flower, blossom

Noun

631 Ch 14

speak, talk/

Verb - I

632 Ch 06

cherry-blossom viewing

Noun

633 Ch 06

go cherry-blossom viewing Verb - III

634 Ch 07

(my) mother

Relationship

635 Ch 12

fast, early/

Adjective - E

636 Ch 12

fast, early/

Adjective - E

637 Ch 09

early, quickly, fast

638 Ch 09

early, quickly, fast

639 Ch 12

spring/

640 Ch 04

half

Time

641 Ch 04

night, evening

Time

642 Ch 06

bread

Food

643 Ch 04

number

Counter

644 Ch 04

Bangkok

Location

645 Ch 06

supper

Food

646 Ch 08

handsome

Adjective - Na

647 Ch 07

punch

Noun

648 Ch 16

Bandung (in Indonesia)/

Location

649 Ch 06

beer

Food

650 Ch 08

low

Adjective - E

651 Ch 05

airplane

Transport

652 Ch 13

fine arts/

653 Ch 04

art museum

654 Ch 10

left (side)

655 Ch 06

video

Noun

656 Ch 05

person, people

Relationship

657 Ch 12

many people/

Adjective - E

658 Ch 12

few people/

Adjective - E

659 Ch 11

one (used when counting


things)/

Counter

Location

660 Ch 11

one person/

Counter

661 Ch 05

alone, by oneself

Relationship

662 Ch 08

free (time)

Adjective - Na

663 Ch 03

hundred

Counter

664 Ch 01

hospital

Location

665 Ch 09

Hiragana script

Noun

666 Ch 04

daytime, noon

Time

667 Ch 10

building

Noun

668 Ch 06

lunch

Food

669 Ch 04

lunchtime

Time

670 Ch 13

wide, spacious/

671 Ch 07

fax

Noun

672 Ch 10

film

Noun

673 Ch 11

envelope/

Noun

674 Ch 13

swimming pool/

675 Ch 16

Hue (in Vietnam)/

Location

676 Ch 07

fork

Noun

677 Ch 15

clothes/

678 Ch 11

two (used when counting


things)/

Counter

679 Ch 11

two people/

Counter

680 Ch 05

local (train)

Transport

681 Ch 05

second, two days

Time

682 Ch 11

sea mail/

Noun

683 Ch 05

ship

Transport

684 Ch 12

winter/

685 Ch 01

Brazil

Location

686 Ch 16

Franken (in Germany)/

Location

687 Ch 01

France

Location

688 Ch 14

rain/

Verb - I

689 Ch 08

old (not of age)

Adjective - E

690 Ch 15

(theatre) ticket agency/

691 Ch 07

present, gift

Noun

692 Ch 04

Beijing

Location

693 Ch 09

poor at

Adjective - E

694 Ch 10

bed

Noun

695 Ch 13

separately/

696 Ch 16

Vietnam/

Location

697 Ch 03

room

Location

698 Ch 16

Veracruz (in Mexico)/

Location

699 Ch 08

study

Noun

700 Ch 04

study

Verb - III

701 Ch 08

convenient

Adjective - Na

702 Ch 02

ballpoint pen

Noun

703 Ch 13

want (something)/

704 Ch 10

mailbox, postbox

705 Ch 16

button/

706 Ch 07

stapler

707 Ch 12

hotel/

708 Ch 02

book

Noun

709 Ch 12

Hong Kong/

Location

710 Ch 02

It's nothing, It's a token of


my gratitude

711 Ch 10

bookstore

Location

712 Ch 04

every morning

Time

713 Ch 04

every day

Time

714 Ch 04

every evening

Time

715 Ch 10

front, before

716 Ch 14

turn/

717 Ch 16

first of all/

718 Ch 14

again/

719 Ch 07

not yet

Noun

Noun

Verb - I

720 Ch 08 Please come again


721 Ch 09

Please ask me again some


other time (used when

722 Ch 08

town, city

Noun

723 Ch 14

wait/

Verb - I

724 Ch 14

straight/

725 Ch 12

festival/

726 Ch 10

window

Noun

727 Ch 03

ten thousand

Counter

728 Ch 11

mandarin orange/

Noun

729 Ch 10

right (side)

730 Ch 16

short/

731 Ch 06

water

Food

732 Ch 06

store, shop

Location

733 Ch 14

show/

Verb - II

734 Ch 05

third, three days

Time

735 Ch 11

three (used when counting


Counter
things)/

736 Ch 16

green, greenery/

737 Ch 01

ladies and gentlemen, all


of you

Relationship

738 Ch 06

see, look at, watch

Verb - II E

739 Ch 16

ear/

Body parts

740 Ch 06

milk

Food

741 Ch 11

all, everything/

742 Ch 05

sixth, six days

Time

743 Ch 13

go to meet, welcome/

Verb - II

744 Ch 08

difficult

Adjective - E

745 Ch 11

six (used when counting


things)/

Counter

746 Ch 16

eye/

Body parts

747 Ch 02

business card

Noun

748 Ch 07

already

749 Ch 14

~ more, another ~/

750 Ch 08

It's already ~ (isn't it)

751 Ch 14

a little more/

752 Ch 04

Thursday

753 Ch 09

hello (used on phone)

754 Ch 14

hold/

Verb - I

755 Ch 10

thing

Noun

756 Ch 12

maple, red leaves of


autumn/

757 Ch 07

receive

Verb - I

758 Ch 09

baseball

Noun

Time

759 Ch 09

play baseball

Verb - III

760 Ch 09

appointment, promise

Noun

761 Ch 06

vegetable

Food

762 Ch 08

easy

Adjective - E

763 Ch 08

inexpensive

Adjective - E

764 Ch 04

rest, a holiday, a day off

Time

765 Ch 04

take a rest, take a holiday Verb - I

766 Ch 11

eight (used when counting


Counter
things)/

767 Ch 08

mountain

Noun

768 Ch 16

quit or retire from, stop,


give up/

Verb - II

769 Ch 04

post office

Location

770 Ch 08

famous

Adjective - Na

771 Ch 12

snow, snowy/

772 Ch 14

slowly, leisurely/

773 Ch 05

eigth, eight days

774 Ch 09

something to do, errand

775 Ch 07

Europe

776 Ch 09

well, much

777 Ch 05

fourth, four days

778 Ch 11

four (used when counting


Counter
things)/

779 Ch 14

call/

780 Ch 14

how to read, way of


reading/

781 Ch 06

read

Verb - I

782 Ch 04

night, evening

Time

783 Ch 05

next month

Time

784 Ch 05

next week

Time

785 Ch 05

next year

Time

786 Ch 02

radio

Noun

787 Ch 16

foreign student/

788 Ch 08

dormitory

Noun

789 Ch 11

parents/

Relationship

790 Ch 09

dish (cooked food),


cooking

Food

791 Ch 07

trip, tour

Time

Location

Time

Verb - I

792 Ch 07

make a trip

Verb - III

793 Ch 11

apple/

Noun

794 Ch 10

refrigerator

Noun

795 Ch 06

restaurant

Location

796 Ch 06

report

Noun

797 Ch 09

the Roman alpahabet

Noun

798 Ch 04

Los Angeles

Location

799 Ch 13

Russia/

800 Ch 03

lobby

Location

801 Ch 04

London

Location

802 Ch 07

word procecessor

Noun

803 Ch 03

wine

Noun

804 Ch 16

young/

Adjective - E

805 Ch 06

I see

806 Ch 09

understand

Verb - I

807 Ch 01

Relationship

808 Ch 01

we

Relationship

809 Ch 08

bad

Adjective - E

Chapt

S.No er

Kana

Kanji

English

Ch 01

Ch 01

we

Ch 01

you

Ch 01

that person, he, she

Ch 01

that person, he,she (more polite)

Ch 01

ladies and gentlemen, all of you

Ch 01

Ch 01

Ch 01

10

Ch 01

(suffix meaning "a national of")

11

Ch 01

teacher, instructor (not used


when referring to one's own job)

12

Ch 01

teacher, instructor

13

Ch 01

student

14

Ch 01

company employee

15

Ch 01

employee of ~ company (used


with a company name)

16

Ch 01

bank employee

17

Ch 01

medical doctor

18

Ch 01

researcher, scholar

19

Ch 01

engineer

20

Ch 01

university

21

Ch 01

hospital

22

Ch 01

electricity, light

23

Ch 01

who

24

Ch 01

who (polite)

25

Ch 01

~years old

26

Ch 01

how old

27

Ch 01

how old (polite)

28

Ch 01

yes

29

Ch 01

no

30

Ch 01

Excuse me, but

31

Ch 01

May I have your name?

32

Ch 01

How do you do? (introducing


oneself for the first time)

Mr. Ms. (title of respect addded


to a name)
(suffix often added to a child's
name)
(suffix often added to a boy's
name)

33

Ch 01
Pleased to meet you

34

Ch 01

This is Mr. (Ms.) ~

35

Ch 01

I came (come) from ~

36

Ch 01

U.S.A.

37

Ch 01

U.K.

38

Ch 01

India

39

Ch 01

Indonesia

40

Ch 01

South Korea

41

Ch 01

Thailand

42

Ch 01

China

43

Ch 01

Germany

44

Ch 01

Japan

45

Ch 01

France

46

Ch 01

Brazil

47

Ch 02

this (thing here)

48

Ch 02

that (thing near you)

49

Ch 02

that (thing over there)

50

Ch 02

this ~, this ~ here

51

Ch 02

that ~, that ~ there

52

Ch 02

that ~, that ~ over there

53

Ch 02

book

54

Ch 02

dictionary

55

Ch 02

magazine

56

Ch 02

newspaper

57

Ch 02

notebook

58

Ch 02

pocket notebook

59

Ch 02

business card

60

Ch 02

card

61

Ch 02

telephone card

62

Ch 02

pencil

63

Ch 02

ballpoint pen

64

Ch 02

mechanical pencil

65

Ch 02

key

66

Ch 02

watch, clock

67

Ch 02

umbrella

68

Ch 02

bag, briefcase

69

Ch 02

(cassette) tape

70

Ch 02

tape recorder

71

Ch 02

television

72

Ch 02

radio

73

Ch 02

camera

74

Ch 02

computer

75

Ch 02

automobile, car

76

Ch 02

desk

77

Ch 02

chair

78

Ch 02

chocolate

79

Ch 02

coffee

80

Ch 02

the English language

81

Ch 02

the Japanese language

82

Ch 02

~ language

83

Ch 02

what

84

Ch 02

so

85

Ch 02

No it isn't, You are wrong

86

Ch 02

I see, Is that so?

87

Ch 02

well (used to show hesitation)

88

Ch 02

89

Ch 02

90

Ch 02

Well, thanks

91

Ch 02

Thank you

92

Ch 02

Thank you very much

93

Ch 02

I hope for your kind assistance


hereafter

94

Ch 02

I am pleased to meet you

95

Ch 03

here, this place

96

Ch 03

there, that place near you

97

Ch 03

that place over there/

98

Ch 03

where, what place?

It's nothing, It's a token of my


gratitude
Please, Here you are (when
offering someone something)

Ch 03

100 Ch 03

101 Ch 03

102 Ch 03

which way, where (polite)

99

this way, this place (polite)


that way, that place near you
(polite)
that way, that place over there
(polite)

103 Ch 03

classroom

104 Ch 03

dining hall, canteen

105 Ch 03

office

106 Ch 03

conference room, assembly room

107 Ch 03

reception desk

108 Ch 03

lobby

109 Ch 03

room

toilet, restroom

110 Ch 03
111 Ch 03

toilet, restroom

112 Ch 03

staircase

113 Ch 03

elevator, lift

escalator

114 Ch 03
115 Ch 03

country

116 Ch 03

company

117 Ch 03

house, home

telephone, telephone call

shoes

120 Ch 03

necktie

121 Ch 03

wine

122 Ch 03

tobacco, cigarette

123 Ch 03

department, counter (in a


department store)

124 Ch 03

basement

125 Ch 03

~th floor

126 Ch 03

what floor

127 Ch 03

yen

128 Ch 03

how much

129 Ch 03

hundred

130 Ch 03

thousand

131 Ch 03

ten thousand

118 Ch 03
119 Ch 03

132 Ch 03

Excuse me

133 Ch 03

(polite form of "desu")

134 Ch 03

Please show me ~

135 Ch 03

well, then, in that case

136 Ch 03

Give me ~, please.

137 Ch 04

get up, wake up

138 Ch 04

sleep, go to bed

139 Ch 04

work

140 Ch 04

take a rest, take a holiday

141 Ch 04

study

142 Ch 04

finish

143 Ch 04

department store

144 Ch 04

bank

145 Ch 04

post office

146 Ch 04

library

147 Ch 04

art museum

148 Ch 04

now

149 Ch 04

~o'clock

150 Ch 04

~ minute

151 Ch 04

half

152 Ch 04

what time

153 Ch 04

what minute

154 Ch 04

a.m., morning

155 Ch 04

p.m., afternoon

156 Ch 04

morning

157 Ch 04

daytime, noon

158 Ch 04

night, evening

159 Ch 04

night, evening

160 Ch 04

the day before yesterday

161 Ch 04

yesterday

162 Ch 04

today

163 Ch 04

tomorrow

164 Ch 04

the day after tomorrow

165 Ch 04

this morning

166 Ch 04

this evening, tonight

167 Ch 04

rest, a holiday, a day off

168 Ch 04

lunchtime

169 Ch 04

every morning

170 Ch 04

every evening

171 Ch 04

every day

172 Ch 04

Monday

173 Ch 04

Tuesday

174 Ch 04

Wednesday

175 Ch 04

Thursday

176 Ch 04

Friday

177 Ch 04

Saturday

178 Ch 04

Sunday

179 Ch 04

what day of the week

180 Ch 04

number

181 Ch 04

what number

182 Ch 04

from ~

183 Ch 04

up to ~, until ~

184 Ch 04

and (used to connect nouns)

185 Ch 04

your place

186 Ch 04

That's tough, isn't it? (used when


expressing sympathy)

187 Ch 04

well, let me see

Please. (lit. ask for a favor)

Certainly (sir, madam)

the number being inquired about

191 Ch 04

Thank you very much

192 Ch 04

New York

193 Ch 04

Beijing

194 Ch 04

London

195 Ch 04

Bangkok

196 Ch 04

Los Angeles

go

188 Ch 04

189 Ch 04
190 Ch 04

197 Ch 05

198 Ch 05

come

199 Ch 05

go home, return

200 Ch 05

school

supermarket

201 Ch 05
202 Ch 05

station

203 Ch 05

airplane

204 Ch 05

ship

electric train

205 Ch 05
206 Ch 05

subway, underground

207 Ch 05

the Shinkansen, the bullet train

208 Ch 05

bus

209 Ch 05

taxi

210 Ch 05

bicycle

211 Ch 05

on foot

212 Ch 05

person, people

213 Ch 05

friend

214 Ch 05

he, boyfriend, lover

215 Ch 05

she, girlfriend, lover

216 Ch 05

family

217 Ch 05

alone, by oneself

218 Ch 05

last week

219 Ch 05

this week

220 Ch 05

next week

221 Ch 05

last month

222 Ch 05

this month

223 Ch 05

next month

224 Ch 05

last year

this year

225 Ch 05
226 Ch 05

next year

227 Ch 05

~th month of the year

228 Ch 05

what month

229 Ch 05

first day of the month

230 Ch 05

second, two days

231 Ch 05

third, three days

232 Ch 05

fourth, four days

233 Ch 05

fifth, five days

234 Ch 05

sixth, six days

235 Ch 05

seventh, seven days

236 Ch 05

eigth, eight days

237 Ch 05

ninth, nine days

238 Ch 05

tenth, ten days

239 Ch 05

fourteenth, fourteen days

240 Ch 05

twentieth, twenty days

241 Ch 05

twenty fourth, twenty four days

242 Ch 05

~th day of the month, ~ days

243 Ch 05

which day of the month, how


many days

when

244 Ch 05
245 Ch 05

birthday

246 Ch 05

local (train)

247 Ch 05

rapid

248 Ch 05

express

249 Ch 05

next

You're welcome, Don't mention it

250 Ch 05
251 Ch 05

platform ~, ~th platform

252 Ch 06

eat

253 Ch 06

drink

254 Ch 06

smoke

255 Ch 06

smoke a cigarette

256 Ch 06

see, look at, watch

257 Ch 06

hear, listen

258 Ch 06

read

259 Ch 06

write, draw, paint

260 Ch 06

buy

261 Ch 06

take (a photograph)

262 Ch 06

take a picture

263 Ch 06

do

264 Ch 06

meet

265 Ch 06

meet a friend

266 Ch 06

a meal, cooked rice

267 Ch 06

breakfast

268 Ch 06

lunch

269 Ch 06

supper

270 Ch 06

bread

271 Ch 06

egg

272 Ch 06

meat

273 Ch 06

fish

274 Ch 06

vegetable

275 Ch 06

fruit

276 Ch 06

water

277 Ch 06

tea, green tea

278 Ch 06

black tea

279 Ch 06

milk

280 Ch 06

juice

281 Ch 06

beer

282 Ch 06

alcohol, Japanese rice wine

283 Ch 06

video

284 Ch 06

movie

285 Ch 06

letter

report

286 Ch 06
287 Ch 06

photograph

288 Ch 06

store, shop

restaurant

289 Ch 06
290 Ch 06

garden

291 Ch 06

homework

292 Ch 06

do homework

293 Ch 06

tennis

294 Ch 06

soccer, football

295 Ch 06

play soccer

cherry-blossom viewing

296 Ch 06

297 Ch 06

go cherry-blossom viewing

298 Ch 06

what

together

a little while, a little bit

always, usually

sometimes

303 Ch 06

after that, and then

304 Ch 06

yes

305 Ch 06

That's good.

306 Ch 06

I see

Yes?

See you tomorrow

299 Ch 06
300 Ch 06

301 Ch 06
302 Ch 06

307 Ch 06

308 Ch 06
309 Ch 07

cut, slice

310 Ch 07

send

311 Ch 07

give

receive

312 Ch 07
313 Ch 07

lend

314 Ch 07

borrow

315 Ch 07

teach

316 Ch 07

learn

make a telephone call

hand, arm

319 Ch 07

chopsticks

320 Ch 07

spoon

321 Ch 07

knife

322 Ch 07

fork

323 Ch 07

scissors

324 Ch 07

fax

325 Ch 07

word procecessor

326 Ch 07

personal computer

327 Ch 07

punch

328 Ch 07

stapler

329 Ch 07

Scotch tape, clear adhesive tape

317 Ch 07
318 Ch 07

330 Ch 07

eraser

331 Ch 07

paper

332 Ch 07

flower, blossom

shirt

333 Ch 07
334 Ch 07

present, gift

335 Ch 07

baggage, parcel

336 Ch 07

money

337 Ch 07

ticket

Christmas

338 Ch 07
339 Ch 07

(my) father

340 Ch 07

(my) mother

341 Ch 07

(someone else's) father

342 Ch 07

(someone else's) mother

343 Ch 07

already

344 Ch 07

not yet

345 Ch 07

from now on, soon

346 Ch 07

What a nice ~!

347 Ch 07

348 Ch 07

Excuse me, Anybody home?, May


I come in? (an expression used by
How nice of you to come (lit.
Welcome)

349 Ch 07

350 Ch 07

351 Ch 07

352 Ch 07

353 Ch 07

trip, tour

354 Ch 07

make a trip

355 Ch 07

souvenir, present

356 Ch 07

Europe

357 Ch 07

Spain

358 Ch 08

handsome

359 Ch 08

beautiful, clean

quiet

lively

famous

360 Ch 08

361 Ch 08
362 Ch 08

Do come in
Thank you, May I? (lit. I'm afraid
I'll be disturbing you)
Won't you have ~?, Would you
like to have ~? (used when
Thank you, I accept (said before
starting to eat or drink)

363 Ch 08

kind

364 Ch 08

healthy, sound, cheerful

365 Ch 08

free (time)

366 Ch 08

convenient

fine, nice, wonderful

367 Ch 08
368 Ch 08

big, large

369 Ch 08

small, little

370 Ch 08

new

371 Ch 08

old (not of age)

good

372 Ch 08
373 Ch 08

bad

374 Ch 08

hot

375 Ch 08

hot

376 Ch 08

cold (referring to temperature)

377 Ch 08

cold (referring to touch, as a


drink)

378 Ch 08

difficult

379 Ch 08

easy

380 Ch 08

expensive, tall, high

381 Ch 08

inexpensive

382 Ch 08

low

383 Ch 08

interesting

384 Ch 08

delicious, tasty

385 Ch 08

busy

386 Ch 08

enjoyable

387 Ch 08

white

388 Ch 08

black

389 Ch 08

red

390 Ch 08

blue

391 Ch 08

cherry (blossom)

392 Ch 08

mountain

393 Ch 08

town, city

394 Ch 08

food

395 Ch 08

car, vehicle

396 Ch 08

place

397 Ch 08

dormitory

398 Ch 08

study

399 Ch 08

life

400 Ch 08

work, business

401 Ch 08

do one's job, work

402 Ch 08

how

403 Ch 08

what kind of ~

404 Ch 08

which one (of three or more)

405 Ch 08

very

406 Ch 08

not so (used with negatives)

407 Ch 08

and (used to connect sentences)

408 Ch 08

~, but ~

409 Ch 08

How are you?

410 Ch 08

Well, let me see (pausing)

411 Ch 08

Have you got used to the life in


Japan?

412 Ch 08

Won't you have another cup of ~?

413 Ch 08

No, thank you

414 Ch 08

It's already ~ (isn't it)

415 Ch 08

It's almost time to leave now

416 Ch 08

Please come again

417 Ch 09

understand

418 Ch 09

have

419 Ch 09

like

420 Ch 09

dislike

421 Ch 09

good at

422 Ch 09

poor at

423 Ch 09

dish (cooked food), cooking

424 Ch 09

drinks

sport

425 Ch 09
426 Ch 09

play sports

427 Ch 09

baseball

428 Ch 09

play baseball

429 Ch 09

dance

430 Ch 09

dance

431 Ch 09

music

432 Ch 09

song

433 Ch 09

classical music

434 Ch 09

jazz

435 Ch 09

concert

436 Ch 09

karaoke

437 Ch 09

Kabuki (traditional Japanese


musical drama)

438 Ch 09

picture, drawing

439 Ch 09

letter, character

440 Ch 09

Chinese characters

441 Ch 09

Hiragana script

442 Ch 09

Katakana script

443 Ch 09

the Roman alpahabet

444 Ch 09

small change

445 Ch 09

ticket

446 Ch 09

time

447 Ch 09

something to do, errand

448 Ch 09

appointment, promise

449 Ch 09

(someone else's) husband

450 Ch 09

(my) husband

451 Ch 09

(my) husband

452 Ch 09

(someone else's) wife

453 Ch 09

(my) wife

454 Ch 09

(my) wife

455 Ch 09

child

456 Ch 09

well, much

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mostly, roughly

458 Ch 09

many, much

459 Ch 09

a little, a few

460 Ch 09

not at all (used with negatives)

461 Ch 09

early, quickly, fast

early, quickly, fast

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because ~

464 Ch 09

why

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465 Ch 09

I'm sorry (to hear that)/That's a


pity

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I am sorry

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hello (used on phone)

468 Ch 09

oh

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Won't you join me (us)?

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~ is a bit difficult (a euphemism


used when declining an invitation)

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So you cannot (come)?

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various

Please ask me again some other


time (used when refusing an
exist, be (referring to animate
things)
exist, be (referring to inanimate
things)

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man

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woman

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boy

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girl

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dog

481 Ch 10

cat

482 Ch 10

tree

483 Ch 10

thing

film

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battery

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box

switch

refrigerator

table

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bed

491 Ch 10

shelf

door

window

mailbox, postbox

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building

496 Ch 10

park

497 Ch 10

coffee shop

498 Ch 10

bookstore

499 Ch 10

~ store

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a fixed place to catch taxis, trains,


etc.

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prefecture

502 Ch 10

on, above, over

503 Ch 10

under, below, beneath

504 Ch 10

front, before

505 Ch 10

back, behind

506 Ch 10

right (side)

507 Ch 10

left (side)

508 Ch 10

in, inside

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outside

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next, next door

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near, vicinity

512 Ch 10

between, among

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~, ~, and so on

514 Ch 10

the most ~

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the top

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the ~th shelf

517 Ch 10

the counter for shelves

518 Ch 10

Thank you

519 Ch 10

chilli sauce

the back

521 Ch 10

spice corner

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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)/

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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/
curry and rice/
ice cream/
postage stamp/
post card/
envelope/
special delivery/
registered mail/
airmail/
airmail/
sea mail/
parents/
brothers and sisters/
(my) elder brother/
(someone else's) elder brother/

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(my) elder sister/


(someone else's) elder sister/
(my) younger brother/
(someone else's) younger
brother/
(my) younger sister/
(someone else's) younger sister/
foreign country/
~ hours/
~ weeks/
~ months/
~ years/
about ~/
how long/
in total/
all, everything/
only ~/
easy, simple/
near/
far/
fast, early/
fast, early/
slow, late/
many, much/
many people/
few, a little/
few people/
warm/
warm/
cool/
sweet/
hot (taste), spicy/
heavy/
light (of weight)/

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[] /party/ party/

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prefer coffee/
season/
spring/
summer/
autumn, fall/
winter/
weather/
rain, rainy/
snow, snowy/
cloudy/
hotel/
airport/
sea, ocean/
world/

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/
I'm home/
Welcome home/
That's amazing/
but/
(I'm) tired/

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the Gion Festival, the most


famous festival in Kyoto/
Hong Kong/
Singapore/
enjoy oneself, play/
swim/
go to meet, welcome/
get tired/
send/
send a letter/
enter/
enter a coffee shop/
go out/
go out of a coffee shop/
marry, get married/
do shopping/
have a meal, dine/
take a walk/
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/

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hold a conference/
registration/
register/
weekend/
about (time)/
something/
somewhere, some place/
(I'm) hungry/
(I'm) full/
(I'm) thirsty/
I agree with you/
Let's do that (used when agreeing
to someone's suggestion)/
May I take your order?/
set meal/
bowl of rice topped with beef/
Please wait a moment/
separately/
Russia/
turn on/
turn off/
open/
close, shut/
hurry/
wait/
stop, park/
turn/
turn to the right/
hold/
take, pass/
help (with a task)/
call/
speak, talk/
show/

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tell/
tell an address/
start, begin/
rain/
rain/
copy/
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 ~/
Sure, Certainly/
right (used when encouraging
some course of action)/
Oh! (in surprise or in wonder)/
Turn right at the signal/
straight/
I'd like to pay with this/
change/
stand up/
sit down/
use/
put/
make, produce/

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make, produce/
sell /
get to know/
be going to live/
do research/
know/
don't know/
live/
live in Osaka/
materials, data/
catalog/
timetable/
clothes/
products/
software/
speciality, field of study/
dentist, dentist's/
barber, barber's/
(theatre) ticket agency/
single, unmarried/
especially/
remember, recollect /
your family/
be (honorific equivalent of
imasu)/
senior high school/
ride, get on/
ride, get on a train/
get off/
get off a train/
change (trains, etc.)/
take a shower/
put in, insert/
take out, withdraw/

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enter/
enter a university/
graduate/
graduate from a university/
quit or retire from, stop, give up/
quit or retire from a company/
press, push/
young/
long/
short/
bright, light/
dark/
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 ~/

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in what way, how/


which ~ (used for three or more)/
No, I still have a long way to go/
Are you making a withdrawl?/
first of all/
cash dispensing card/
personal identification number,
PIN/
next, as a next step/
amount of money/
confirmation/
confirm/
button/
Asia/
Bandung (in Indonesia)/
Veracruz (in Mexico)/
Franken (in Germany)/
Vietnam/
Hue (in Vietnam)/

Type
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Profession
Profession
Profession
Profession
Profession
Profession
Profession
Profession
Profession
Location
Location
Noun

Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location

Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun

Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Food
Food

Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Location
Location

Noun

Counter
Counter
Counter

Verb - II E
Verb - II
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - III
Verb - I
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time

Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Counter
Counter

Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Verb - I E

Verb - III
Location
Location
Location
Location
Transport
Transport
Transport
Transport
Transport
Transport
Transport
Transport
Transport
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time

Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Time
Transport
Transport
Transport
Transport

Verb - II
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - II E
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - III

Verb - I
Verb - I
Food
Food
Food
Food
Food
Food
Food
Food
Food
Food
Food
Food
Food
Food
Food
Food
Food
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Location
Location
Location
Noun
Verb - III
Noun
Noun
Verb - III
Noun

Verb - III

Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - II
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - II E
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - II
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun

Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship

Verb - III
Noun
Location
Location
Adjective - Na
Adjective - Na
Adjective - Na
Adjective - Na
Adjective - Na

Adjective - Na
Adjective - Na
Adjective - Na
Adjective - Na
Adjective - Na
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Color
Color
Color
Color
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun

Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Verb - III

Verb - I
Verb - I
Adjective - Na
Adjective - Na
Adjective - Na
Adjective - Na
Food
Food
Noun
Verb - III
Noun
Verb - III

Noun
Verb - III
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun

Noun
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship

Verb - II E
Verb - I
Adjective - Na
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun

Noun
Noun
Location
Location
Noun

Location

Verb - I
Verb - II
Verb - II
Verb - I
Counter
Counter

Counter
Counter
Counter
Counter
Counter
Counter
Counter
Counter
Counter
Counter
Counter

Counter
Counter
Counter
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun
Noun

Noun
Noun
Noun
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship

Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Relationship
Noun
Time
Time
Time
Time

Time

Adjective - Na
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I

Adjective - I

Food
Food
Food
Food

Location
Location
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - II
Verb - II
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - II
Verb - II
Verb - III
Verb - I
Verb - III
Verb - III
Verb - III
Adjective - Na
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I

Verb - III

Verb - III

Verb - III

Verb - III

Verb - II
Verb - I
Verb - II
Verb - II
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - II
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - II

Verb - II
Verb - II
Verb - II
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - III

Verb - III

Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I

Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - III
Verb - I

Verb - I
Verb - I

Noun

Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - II
Verb - II
Verb - II
Verb - II
Verb - II
Verb - I

Verb - I
Verb - I
Verb - II
Verb - II
Verb - II
Verb - II
Verb - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Adjective - I
Body parts
Body parts
Body parts
Body parts
Body parts
Body parts
Body parts
Body parts
Body parts
Body parts

Verb - III

Verb - I

Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 01


Kana

Kanji

English

we

you

that person, he, she

that person, he,she (more polite)

ladies and gentlemen, all of you

(suffix meaning "a national of")

teacher, instructor (not used


when referring to one's own job)

teacher, instructor

student

company employee

employee of ~ company (used


with a company name)

bank employee

medical doctor

researcher, scholar

engineer

university

hospital

electricity, light

who

who (polite)

~years old

how old

how old (polite)

yes

no

Excuse me, but

May I have your name?

Mr. Ms. (title of respect addded


to a name)
(suffix often added to a child's
name)
(suffix often added to a boy's
name)

How do you do? (introducing


oneself for the first time)


Pleased to meet you

This is Mr. (Ms.) ~

I came (come) from ~

U.S.A.

U.K.

India

Indonesia

South Korea

Thailand

China

Germany

Japan

France

Brazil

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 002


Kana

Kanji

English

this (thing here)

that (thing near you)

that (thing over there)

this ~, this ~ here

that ~, that ~ there

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

(cassette) tape

tape recorder

television

radio

camera

computer

automobile, car

desk

chair

chocolate

coffee

the English language

the Japanese language

~ language

what

so

No it isn't, You are wrong

I see, Is that so?

well (used to show hesitation)

Well, thanks

Thank you

Thank you very much

I hope for your kind assistance


hereafter

I am pleased to meet you

It's nothing, It's a token of my


gratitude
Please, Here you are (when
offering someone something)

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 03


Kana

Kanji

English

here, this place

there, that place near you

that place over there/

where, what place?

this way, this place (polite)

which way, where (polite)

classroom

dining hall, canteen

office

conference room, assembly room

reception desk

lobby

room

toilet, restroom

toilet, restroom

staircase

elevator, lift

escalator

country

company

house, home

telephone, telephone call

shoes

necktie

wine

tobacco, cigarette

that way, that place near you


(polite)
that way, that place over there
(polite)

department, counter (in a


department store)

basement

~th floor

what floor

yen

how much

hundred

thousand

ten thousand

Excuse me

(polite form of "desu")

Please show me ~

well, then, in that case

Give me ~, please.

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 04


Kana

Kanji

English

get up, wake 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

night, evening

the day before yesterday

yesterday

today

tomorrow

the day after tomorrow

this morning

this evening, tonight

rest, a holiday, a 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

That's tough, isn't it? (used when


expressing sympathy)

well, let me see

Please. (lit. ask for a favor)

Certainly (sir, madam)

the number being inquired about

Thank you very much

New York

Beijing

London

Bangkok

Los Angeles

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 05


Kana

Kanji

English

go

come

go home, return

school

supermarket

station

airplane

ship

electric train

subway, underground

the Shinkansen, the bullet train

bus

taxi

bicycle

on foot

person, people

friend

he, boyfriend, lover

she, girlfriend, lover

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

You're welcome, Don't mention it

platform ~, ~th platform

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 06


Kana

Kanji

English

eat

drink

smoke

smoke a cigarette

see, look at, watch

hear, listen

read

write, draw, paint

buy

take (a photograph)

take a picture

do

meet

meet a friend

a meal, cooked rice

breakfast

lunch

supper

bread

egg

meat

fish

vegetable

fruit

water

tea, green tea

black tea

milk

milk

juice

beer

alcohol, Japanese rice wine

video

movie

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

That's good.

I see

Yes?

See you tomorrow

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 07


Kana

Kanji

English

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

(my) father

(my) mother

(someone else's) father

(someone else's) mother

already

not yet

from now on, soon

What a nice ~!

trip, tour

make a trip

souvenir, present

Europe

Spain

Excuse me, Anybody home?, May


I come in? (an expression used by
How nice of you to come (lit.
Welcome)
Do come in
Thank you, May I? (lit. I'm afraid
I'll be disturbing you)
Won't you have ~?, Would you
like to have ~? (used when
Thank you, I accept (said before
starting to eat or drink)

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 08


Kana

Kanji

English

handsome

beautiful, clean

quiet

lively

famous

kind

healthy, sound, cheerful

free (time)

convenient

fine, nice, wonderful

big, large

small, little

new

old (not of age)

good

bad

hot

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 ~

How are you?

Well, let me see (pausing)

Have you got used to the life in


Japan?

Won't you have another cup of ~?

No, thank you

It's already ~ (isn't it)

It's almost time to leave now

Please come again

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 09


Kana

Kanji

English

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

the Roman alpahabet

small change

ticket

time

something to do, errand

appointment, promise

(someone else's) husband

(my) husband

(my) husband

(someone else's) wife

(my) wife

(my) wife

child

well, much

mostly, roughly

many, much

a little, a few

not at all (used with negatives)

early, quickly, fast

early, quickly, fast

because ~

why

I'm sorry (to hear that)/That's a


pity

I am sorry

hello (used on phone)

oh

Won't you join me (us)?

~ is a bit difficult (a euphemism


used when declining an invitation)

So you cannot (come)?

Please ask me again some other


time (used when refusing an

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 10


Kana

Kanji

English

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

exist, be (referring to animate


things)
exist, be (referring to inanimate
things)

~ 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

the counter for shelves

Thank you

chilli sauce

the back

spice corner

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 11


Kana

Kanji

English

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)/

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/

curry and rice/

seven (used when counting


things)/
eight (used when counting
things)/

ice cream/

postage stamp/

post card/

envelope/

special delivery/

registered mail/

airmail/

airmail/

sea mail/

parents/

brothers and sisters/

(my) elder brother/

(someone else's) elder brother/

(my) elder sister/

(someone else's) elder sister/

(my) younger brother/

(someone else's) younger brother/

(my) younger sister/

(someone else's) younger sister/

foreign country/

~ hours/

~ weeks/

~ months/

~ years/

about ~/

how long/

in total/

all, everything/

only ~/

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 12


Kana

Kanji

English

easy, simple/

near/

far/

fast, early/

fast, early/

slow, late/

many, much/

many people/

few, a little/

few people/

warm/

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/ party/

festival/

examination/

sukiyaki (beef and vegetables hot


pot)/

sashimi (sliced raw fish)/

flower arrangement/

practice flower arrangement/

maple, red leaves of autumn/

which one (between two things)/

both/

by far/

for the first time/

I'm home/

Welcome home/

That's amazing/

but/

(I'm) tired/

the Gion Festival, the most


famous festival in Kyoto/

Hong Kong/

Singapore/

sushi (vinagered rice topped with


raw fish)/
tempura (seafood and vegetables
deep fried in batter)/

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 13


Kana

Kanji

English

enjoy oneself, play/

swim/

go to meet, welcome/

get tired/

send/

send a letter/

enter/

enter a coffee shop/

go out/

go out of a coffee shop/

marry, get married/

do shopping/

have a meal, dine/

take a walk/

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/

(I'm) hungry/

(I'm) full/

(I'm) thirsty/

I agree with you/

Let's do that (used when agreeing


to someone's suggestion)/

May I take your order?/

set meal/

bowl of rice topped with beef/

Please wait a moment/

separately/

Russia/

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 14


Kana

Kanji

English

turn on/

turn off/

open/

close, shut/

hurry/

wait/

stop, park/

turn/

turn to the right/

hold/

take, pass/

help (with a task)/

call/

speak, talk/

show/

tell/

tell an address/

start, begin/

rain/

rain/

copy/

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 ~/

Sure, Certainly/

right (used when encouraging


some course of action)/

Oh! (in surprise or in wonder)/

Turn right at the signal/

straight/

I'd like to pay with this/

change/

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 15


Kana

Kanji

English

stand up/

sit down/

use/

put/

make, produce/

make, produce/

sell /

get to know/

be going to live/

do research/

know/

don't know/

live/

live in Osaka/

materials, data/

catalog/

timetable/

clothes/

products/

software/

speciality, field of study/

dentist, dentist's/

barber, barber's/

(theatre) ticket agency/

single, unmarried/

especially/

remember, recollect /

your family/

be (honorific equivalent of
imasu)/

senior high school/

Minna no Nihongo I, Lesson 16


Kana

Kanji

English

ride, get on/

ride, get on a train/

get off/

get off a train/

change (trains, etc.)/

take a shower/

put in, insert/

take out, withdraw/

enter/

enter a university/

graduate/

graduate from a university/

quit or retire from, stop, give up/

quit or retire from a company/

press, push/

young/

long/

short/

bright, light/

dark/

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)/

No, I still have a long way to go/

Are you making a withdrawl?/

first of all/

cash dispensing card/

personal identification number,


PIN/

next, as a next step/

amount of money/

confirmation/

confirm/

button/

Asia/

Bandung (in Indonesia)/

Veracruz (in Mexico)/

Franken (in Germany)/

Vietnam/

Hue (in Vietnam)/

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