会う/あう - to meet, to encounter, to see; to have an accident, to have a bad

experience
青い/あおい - blue, azure; green (mostly arch. or in ref. to fruits, vegetables and
traffic lights, etc.); pale, gray, grey (in ref. to facial colour); unripe,
inexperienced
赤い/あかい - red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion; Red, communist
開ける/あける - to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock;
to open (for business, etc.); to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
上げる/あげる - to raise, to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.),
to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.); to land (a boat); to
show someone (into a room); {pol} to give; to send someone (away); to enrol (one's
child in school), to enroll; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop
(talent, skill), to improve; to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice); to
earn (something desirable); to praise; to give (an example, etc.), to cite; to
summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the
gods (or Buddha, etc.); to bear (a child); to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding);
(of the tide) to come in; to vomit; {aux-v} {v1} {pol} to do for (the sake of
someone else) (after the -te form of a verb); {aux-v} {v1} to complete ... (after
the -masu stem of a verb); {aux-v} {v1} {hum} to humbly do ... (after the -masu
stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
朝/あさ - morning; breakfast
朝御飯/あさごはん - breakfast
明後日/あさって - day after tomorrow; {adj-no} wrong (e.g. direction)
遊ぶ/あそぶ - to play (games, sports), to enjoy oneself, to have a good time; to
mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle, to do nothing,
to be unused; to meet up (with friends), to hang out; to give oneself up (to
gambling, drinking, etc.); to go to (for pleasure or for study); to tease
(someone), to play (with); {baseb} to intentionally throw a ball to lower the
batter's concentration
暖かい/あたたかい - warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot; warm (of a colour), mellow; having
enough money
新しい/あたらしい - new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
暑い/あつい - hot (weather, etc.), (uncomfortably) warm
熱い/あつい - hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.), ardent, hot (e.g.
gaze); hot (e.g. temper); zealous, enthusiastic, fired up; intense, severe,
extreme; hot (topic), of interest
貴方/あなた - you (trad. polite in ref. to someone of equal or lower status, now
oft. regarded as rude or distant); {fam} dear, honey (used by wives addressing
their husbands)
兄/あに - older brother, elder brother
姉/あね - (one's own) older sister
アパート - {abbr} apartment building, apartment block, apartment house; {abbr}
apartment
甘い/あまい - sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared; fragrant (smelling), sweet
(music); lightly salted, light in salt, not spicy; naive, overly optimistic, soft
on, generous, indulgent, easy-going, lenient; half-hearted, not finished properly;
insufficient, not satisfactory, inadequate, loose; mild; tempting, enticing, luring
雨/あめ - rain; rainy day, rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
洗う/あらう - to wash, to cleanse, to rinse; to inquire into, to investigate; to
purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep
歩く/あるく - to walk
彼/あれ - that, that thing (indicating something distant from both speaker and
listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without
naming it directly); that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors);
then, that time; that place (over there)
いい - good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable; sufficient, enough, ready,
prepared; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial; OK, all right, fine,
no problem
いいえ - no; you're welcome, not at all, don't mention it
言う/いう - to say, to utter, to declare; to name, to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm
went ping"), to make a noise
家/いえ - house, residence, dwelling; family, household; lineage, family name
行く/いく - to go, to move (towards), to head (towards), to leave (for); to move
through, to travel across, to walk along (e.g. a road); to go (well, badly, etc.),
to proceed, to turn out, to get along; to do (in a particular way), to go (with; a
choice), to try; to pass (of time, seasons, etc.), to go by; to stream, to flow; to
die, to pass away; to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.), to get to, to go (so far
as ...); to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.), to arrive; {aux-v}
{v5k-s} to continue ..., to go on ..., to (progress) steadily, to gradually ..., to
progressively ...; {col} to have an orgasm, to come, to cum; {sl} to trip, to get
high, to have a drug-induced hallucination
医者/いしゃ - doctor, physician
忙しい/いそがしい - busy, occupied, hectic; restless, hurried, fidgety
何時/いつ - when, at what time, how soon; {dated} normal times, ordinary days
今/いま - now, the present time, just now, soon, immediately; {adv} another, more
妹/いもうと - younger sister
要る/いる - to need, to want
色/いろ - colour, color, hue, tint, tinge, shade; complexion, skin colour, skin
color; look (on one's face), expression; appearance, air, feeling; personality,
character; tone (of one's voice, etc.), tune, sound, ring; love, lust, sensuality,
love affair; lover, paramour; beauty, sexiness, physical appeal; kind, type,
variety
上/うえ - above, over, up; top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase);
surface, on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part; {adj-no} {n}
superior, better, higher (position, rank, etc.), upper (class); {adj-no} {n} elder,
older, senior; with respect to ..., in terms of, as far as ... is concerned, when
(e.g. drunk); besides ..., in addition to ..., on top of ..., as well as ...; after
..., upon ..., on ..., with (e.g. full awareness), as a result of ...; since ...,
now that ..., because ...; {suf} {hon} honorable, venerable, dear (after a person
of higher status); {arch} emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo
歌/うた - song, singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
歌う/うたう - to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the
form of a poem, to recite (a poem)
海/うみ - sea, ocean, waters
売る/うる - to sell; to betray, to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make
(oneself) known, to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight,
quarrel, etc.), to provoke, to force on someone
絵/え - picture, drawing, painting, sketch; image (TV, film, etc.), picture,
footage
映画/えいが - movie, film, motion picture
英語/えいご - English (language)
ええ - yes, that is correct, right; um, errr; huh?; grrr, gah, Must I?; {adj-f}
good
駅/えき - railway station, train station; {hist} staging post on a highway (in pre-
modern Japan); {ctr} counter for railway stations and bus stations
円/えん - yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
鉛筆/えんぴつ - pencil
美味しい/おいしい - good(-tasting), nice, delicious, tasty; attractive (offer,
opportunity, etc.), appealing, convenient, favorable, desirable, profitable
大きい/おおきい - big, large, great; loud; extensive, spacious; important, decisive,
valuable; older, grown up
起きる/おきる - to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire); to wake up, to be awake, to
stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
置く/おく - to put, to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a
facility, a position, etc.), to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position),
to hire, to employ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.), to bear (in mind,
etc.); to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that
tool; to take in (boarders, etc.), to provide lodging in one's house; to separate
spatially or temporally; to do something in advance (after the -te form of a verb);
to leave something in a certain state, to keep something in a certain state (after
the -te form of a verb)
お皿/おさら - plate, dish
教える/おしえる - to teach, to instruct; to tell, to inform, to show; to preach
弟/おとうと - younger brother, little brother, kid brother; brother-in-law (spouse's
younger brother or younger sister's husband)
男/おとこ - man, male; fellow, guy, chap, bloke; male lover, boyfriend, man;
manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
男の子/おとこのこ - boy, son, baby boy; young man
同じ/おなじ - same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin),
changeless, alike; {adv} anyway, anyhow, in either case (usu. part of a 'nara'
conditional)
お婆さん/おばあさん - grandmother; old woman, female senior citizen
お弁当/おべんとう - bento, Japanese box lunch
覚える/おぼえる - to memorize, to memorise, to commit to memory, to learn by heart,
to bear in mind, to remember; to learn, to pick up, to acquire; to feel; to think,
to regard
重い/おもい - heavy, weighty; heavy (feeling), depressed, gloomy, blue, uneasy;
slow, sluggish, lumbering, ponderous, clumsy; important (position, responsibility,
etc.), serious, grave; serious (punishment, illness, etc.), severe, critical;
solid, established, dignified, sensible
泳ぐ/およぐ - to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the
world, to get along (in life); to totter, to lose one's balance
降りる/おりる - to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount; to
step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold; to form (of frost, dew, mist,
etc.)
音楽/おんがく - music
女の子/おんなのこ - girl, daughter, baby girl; young woman
回/かい - counter for occurrences; {n} a time, an instance; {n} inning (baseball),
round, game; {n} {n-suf} {col} episode, chapter, instalment; {n} {abbr} Hui
(people); {n} {abbr} Islam
外国/がいこく - foreign country
会社/かいしゃ - company, corporation; workplace
階段/かいだん - stairs, stairway, staircase
買い物/かいもの - shopping, purchased goods
買う/かう - to buy, to purchase; to value (highly), to think highly of, to have a
high opinion of, to appreciate, to recognize; to incur (someone's anger,
displeasure, etc.), to elicit (e.g. sneers), to invite (e.g. scorn), to evoke, to
arouse, to win (someone's favour); to accept, to take on, to take up; to pay for (a
prostitute, geisha, etc.)
返す/かえす - to return (something), to restore, to put back; to turn over, to turn
upside down, to overturn; to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate; to respond
(with), to retort, to reply, to say back; {aux-v} {v5s} to do ... back (e.g. speak
back, throw back) (after the -masu stem of a verb); {aux-v} {v5s} to do again, to
do repeatedly (after the -masu stem of a verb)
帰る/かえる - to return, to come home, to go home, to go back; to leave (of a guest,
customer, etc.); {baseb} to get home, to get to home plate
書く/かく - to write, to compose, to pen; to draw, to paint
学生/がくせい - student (esp. a university student)
傘/かさ - umbrella, parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat,
shade (of a lamp), mushroom cap, pileus
貸す/かす - to lend, to loan; to rent out, to hire out
家族/かぞく - family
学校/がっこう - school
鞄/かばん - bag, satchel, briefcase, basket
カメラ - camera
火曜日/かようび - Tuesday
辛い/からい - spicy, hot; salty; harsh (criticism), severe (punishment), strict;
painful, bitter, difficult, tough
借りる/かりる - to borrow, to have a loan; to rent, to hire
軽い/かるい - light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little
resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile; non-
serious, minor, unimportant, trivial; slight, small, gentle, soft, easy,
lighthearted (e.g. joke); easy, simple; indiscriminate
川/かわ - river, stream; {suf} River, the ... river (suffix used with the names of
rivers)
可愛い/かわいい - cute, adorable, charming, lovely, pretty; dear, precious, darling,
pet; innocent, childlike, childish, lovable; dainty, little, tiny
漢字/かんじ - kanji, Chinese character
木/き - tree, shrub, bush; wood, timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning
or end of a performance)
聞く/きく - to hear; to ask, to enquire, to query; to hear about, to hear of, to
learn of; to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with;
to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g. an argument), to give
consideration to; to smell (esp. incense), to sample (a fragrance); to taste
(alcohol), to try
ギター - guitar
喫茶店/きっさてん - coffee shop, tearoom, coffee lounge, coffeehouse, cafe
昨日/きのう - yesterday
今日/きょう - today, this day
教室/きょうしつ - classroom, lecture room; department (in a university); class,
lessons, course; school (for a particular discipline), teaching establishment
兄弟/きょうだい - siblings, brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law,
brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law; {fam} {male} mate, friend
嫌い/きらい - disliked, hated, disagreeable; {n} tendency, smack (of), touch (of);
{n} distinction, discrimination
切る/きる - to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery); to sever (connections,
ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation), to hang up
(the phone), to disconnect; to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub); to open
(something sealed); to start; to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within
a certain time, to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.); to reduce, to decrease, to
discount; to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain; to cross, to
traverse; to criticize sharply; to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to
go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki); to turn (vehicle,
steering wheel, etc.); to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut; to shuffle (cards);
{mahj} to discard a tile; to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expulse, to
excommunicate; to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); to trump;
{go} to cut (the connection between two groups); to start a fire (with wood-wood
friction or by striking a metal against stone); to draw (a shape) in the air (with
a sword, etc.); {aux-v} {v5r} to do completely (after the -masu stem of a verb)
着る/きる - to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on; to take (the blame,
responsibility), to bear
奇麗/きれい - pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair; clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat;
completely, entirely
銀行/ぎんこう - bank, banking institution
金曜日/きんようび - Friday
薬/くすり - medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve;
efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; small bribe
下さい/ください - {hon} please (give me); {hon} please (do for me) (after te-form of
a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-)
果物/くだもの - fruit
口/くち - mouth; opening, hole, gap, orifice; mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle,
mouthpiece; gate, door, entrance, exit; speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip);
taste, palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy), available position;
invitation, summons; kind, sort, type; opening (i.e. beginning); {suf} {ctr}
counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords
靴/くつ - shoe, shoes, boots, footwear, footgear
靴下/くつした - socks, sock, stockings, stocking
国/くに - country, state; region; national government, central government; home
(i.e. hometown, home country); {hist} province (of Japan); {arch} land, earth
暗い/くらい - dark, gloomy, murky; depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark
(mood); dark (in colour), dull; ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious; unlikely
(to succeed), hopeless, unpromising; unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
ぐらい - approximately, about, around, or so; to (about) the extent that, (almost)
enough that, so ... that ..., at least; as ... as ..., like
クラス - class
来る/くる - to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive; to come back,
to do ... and come back (after the -te form of a verb); to come to be, to become,
to get, to grow, to continue (after the -te form of a verb); to come from, to be
caused by, to derive from; to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
車/くるま - car, automobile, vehicle; wheel, castor, caster
黒い/くろい - black; dark, blackish, sun-tanned (skin); suspicious, criminal,
illicit; darkened and dirty, sooty, covered in dirt; evil, wicked, black-hearted;
inauspicious, ill-boding, unlucky
今朝/けさ - this morning
消す/けす - to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete; to turn off
(a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.),
to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.), to eliminate, to get rid of, to
relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.), to neutralize (poison); to drown out (a sound), to
deaden, to absorb, to muffle; {col} to kill, to murder, to bump off, to rub out
月曜日/げつようび - Monday
玄関/げんかん - entrance, front door, entryway, entranceway, entry hall, vestibule,
porch, foyer, mud room
元気/げんき - lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited; healthy,
well, fit, in good health
個/こ - counter for small objects; counter for articles; counter for military
units; individual
公園/こうえん - (public) park
コート - coat; coating
此処/ここ - here, this place; this point, here, now; these past ... (e.g. three
years), these last ... (followed by a duration noun); the next ... (e.g. few days),
these next ... (followed by a duration noun)
午後/ごご - afternoon, p.m.
午前/ごぜん - morning, a.m.
洋杯/コップ - glass (drinking vessel), tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
今年/ことし - this year
子供/こども - child, children
此の/この - this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker),
or ideas expressed by the speaker); last (couple of years, etc.), these, past, this
(in ref. to a stretch of time or date); you (as in "you liar") (emphatic,
accusatory, insulting)
御飯/ごはん - cooked rice; meal
惟/これ - this, this one (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the
speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-
group); now, this point (in time); {dated} here; {adv} {form} used to stress the
subject of a sentence; {arch} I, me
今月/こんげつ - this month
今週/こんしゅう - this week
今晩/こんばん - tonight, this evening
魚/さかな - fish
作文/さくぶん - writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition; formal writing with
little real meaning
雑誌/ざっし - journal, magazine, periodical
砂糖/さとう - sugar
寒い/さむい - cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke), lame, dull, weak,
corny
さん - {hon} {fam} Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms., -san (after a person's name (or position,
etc.)); {pol} politeness marker (usu. after a noun or sometimes na-adjective)
三/さん - three, 3
時/じ - hour, o'clock; (specified) time, when ..., during ...
塩/しお - salt, common salt, table salt, sodium chloride; hardship, toil, trouble;
{food} saltiness; {n-pref} {col} cold, unwelcoming, indifferent
時間/じかん - time; hour; period, class, lesson
仕事/しごと - work, job, labor, labour, business, task, assignment, occupation,
employment; {physics} work
辞書/じしょ - dictionary, lexicon; {arch} letter of resignation
静か/しずか - quiet, silent; slow, unhurried; calm, peaceful
下/した - below, down, under, younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath, underneath;
just after, right after; inferiority, one's inferior (i.e. one's junior); trade-in;
{n-pref} preliminary, preparatory
質問/しつもん - question, inquiry, enquiry
自転車/じてんしゃ - bicycle, bike
死ぬ/しぬ - to die, to pass away; to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead; to
cease, to stop
閉める/しめる - to close or shut (applies to things that function even when closed
and tend to be related to space, eg. doors, windows, closets, lids)
じゃあ - then, well, so, well then
写真/しゃしん - photograph, photo, picture, snapshot, snap; {obs} {abbr} moving
picture, movie
シャツ - shirt (undergarment), undershirt, singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with
collar and buttons)
宿題/しゅくだい - homework, assignment; pending issue, unresolved problem, open
question
上手/じょうず - skillful, skilled, proficient, good (at), adept, clever; {n} flattery
食堂/しょくどう - dining room, dining hall, cafeteria, canteen, messroom; restaurant,
eatery, snack bar, diner
知る/しる - to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find
out, to discover; to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize; to understand, to
comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate; to remember, to be familiar with, to be
acquainted with; to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship); to get
acquainted with (a person), to get to know; to have to do with, to be concerned
with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility (usu. with neg. sentence)
白い/しろい - white
人/じん - -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite) (indicates nationality, race,
origin, etc.); -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ... (indicates
expertise (in a certain field)); man, person, people (usu. in compound words)
新聞/しんぶん - newspaper
水曜日/すいようび - Wednesday
吸う/すう - to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale; to suck, to sip, to slurp; to
absorb, to soak up; to kiss
スカート - skirt
好き/すき - liking, being fond of, to one's liking, to one's taste, preferred,
favourite; liking (romantically), being in love with, beloved; {n} {adj-na}
faddism, eccentricity; as one likes, as it suits one; lecherous, lustful, salacious
直ぐに/すぐに - immediately, right away, at once, instantly
少し/すこし - a little, a bit, a small amount, a few, some, slightly, somewhat; a
little while, a short time, a moment, a minute; a little way, a short distance
スプーン - spoon
スポーツ - sport, sports
住む/すむ - to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
座る/すわる - to sit, to squat; to assume (a position)
生徒/せいと - pupil, student, schoolchild
狭い/せまい - narrow, confined, small, cramped; limited, narrow-minded, confining
先月/せんげつ - last month
先週/せんしゅう - last week, the week before
先生/せんせい - teacher, instructor, master; {hon} sensei, title or form of address
for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; {fam} {joc} intimate or teasing form
of address; {arch} one's elder (orig. meaning)
其処/そこ - there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned),
that place; then (of some incident just spoken of), that (of point just raised);
{arch} you
外/そと - outside, exterior; the open (air); other place, somewhere else, outside
one's group (family, company, etc.)
其の/その - that, the; um..., er..., uh...
其れ/それ - that one (close to the listener)
其れから/それから - and then, after that
大学/だいがく - university, college; {hist} {abbr} former imperial university of
Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government
administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
大使館/たいしかん - embassy
大丈夫/だいじょうぶ - safe, secure, sound, problem-free, without fear, all right,
alright, OK, okay; {adv} certainly, surely, undoubtedly; {int} {adj-na} {col} no
thanks, I'm good, that's alright; {n} {arch} great man, fine figure of a man
大好き/だいすき - liking very much, loving (something or someone), adoring, being
very fond of
大切/たいせつ - important, significant, serious, crucial; precious, valuable, dear,
cherished, beloved; careful
台所/だいどころ - kitchen; financial situation
高い/たかい - high, tall; expensive, high-priced; high (level), above average (in
degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched, shrill
沢山/たくさん - a lot, lots, plenty, many, a large number, much, a great deal, a good
deal; enough, sufficient; {n-suf} enough, too many, too much
タクシー - taxi
出す/だす - to take out, to get out; to put out, to reveal, to show; to submit (e.g.
thesis), to turn in; to publish, to make public; to send (e.g. letter); to produce
(a sound), to start (fire); to serve (food); {suf} {v5s} ... out (e.g. to jump out,
to carry out) (after the -masu stem of a verb); {suf} {v5s} to begin ..., to start
to ..., to burst into ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
立つ/たつ - to stand (up), to rise, to get to one's feet, to stand on end (e.g. of
hairs), to stick up; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.),
to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.), to put oneself
(in a position or situation), to take up (a position, post, etc.), to position
oneself; to leave (to do something); to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.), to
leave, to set off, to start; to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.), to
pierce; to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.), to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.), to
appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.), to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.), to begin to
blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.); to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.), to be
become widely known; to stand (for election), to run; to take action, to act, to
rise (up), to rouse oneself; to be established (of a policy, plan, objective,
etc.), to be formed; to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.), to hold up, to hold
water, to stand up (e.g. of evidence), to be logical, to be reasonable; to be
sustained (of a living, business, etc.), to be maintained, to survive, to be
preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.), to be saved; to start (of a season),
to begin; to be held (of a market); to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.), to be shut,
to be closed; to be (the result of a division)
楽しい/たのしい - enjoyable, fun, pleasant, happy, delightful
食べ物/たべもの - food
食べる/たべる - to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
卵/たまご - eggs, egg, spawn, roe; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making;
beginning, origin, infancy
誕生日/たんじょうび - birthday
小さい/ちいさい - small, little, tiny; slight, below average (in degree, amount,
etc.), minor, small; low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice); unimportant, petty,
insignificant, trifling, trivial; young, juvenile
近い/ちかい - near, close, short (distance); close (in time), soon; close
(relationship), friendly, intimate; closely related; similar, almost the same,
close to, nearly
近く/ちかく - near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity; {n-suf} nearly (e.g. "it
took nearly one year"), close to; {adv} shortly, soon
地図/ちず - map, atlas, chart, plan
父/ちち - {hum} (one's own) father
一寸/ちょっと - a little, a bit, slightly; just a minute, for a moment, briefly;
somewhat, rather, fairly, pretty, quite; (not) easily, (not) readily (before a verb
in negative form); {int} hey!, come on, excuse me; {exp} thanks, but no, not
feasible, not possible
使う/つかう - to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use; to use
(a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate;
to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume; to use (language), to speak
着く/つく - to arrive at, to reach; to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)
机/つくえ - desk
作る/つくる - to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct; to
prepare (food), to brew (alcohol); to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train; to
till; to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write; to create (an
artistic work, etc.), to compose; to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to
establish, to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate
(an excuse, etc.); to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put
on a show of emotion; to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin,
etc.)
勤める/つとめる - to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in); to serve (as),
to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of); to conduct a
religious service
詰まらない/つまらない - dull, uninteresting, boring, tedious; insignificant,
unimportant, trifling, trivial, worthless; absurd, foolish, silly, stupid; useless,
pointless, disappointing
冷たい/つめたい - cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing; (emotionally) cold,
coldhearted, unfeeling, indifferent, unfriendly, distant
強い/つよい - strong, potent, competent, domineering, tough; strong, brawny,
powerful, healthy, rugged; good (at), skilled, knowledgeable; being able to handle,
know how to deal (with), durable (against), resistant (to), resilient; firm, rigid,
solid; intense, strong, fierce, high; dependable, trustworthy
手/て - hand, arm; {col} forepaw, foreleg; handle; hand, worker, help; trouble,
care, effort; means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship; hand, handwriting;
kind, type, sort; one's hands, one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards);
direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)
テーブル - table
手紙/てがみ - letter, missive, note, mail
テスト - examination, quiz, test; test, tryout, trial; rehearsal (in filming)
デパート - {abbr} department store; {abbr} department
でも - but, however, though, nevertheless, still, yet, even so, also, as well;
{prt} even; {prt} however, no matter how, even if, even though; {prt} ... or
something; {prt} either ... or ..., neither ... nor ...; {pref} pseudo-, quack, in-
name-only (before an occupation, etc.); {pref} for lack of anything better to do
(before an occupation, etc.)
出る/でる - to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out; to leave (on a
journey), to depart, to start out, to set out; to move forward; to come to, to get
to, to lead to, to reach; to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come
forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to
show, to be exhibited, to be on display; to appear (in print), to be published, to
be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out; to attend, to participate,
to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform; to be stated, to be
expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised; to sell; to exceed, to go
over; to stick out, to protrude; to break out, to occur, to start, to originate; to
be produced; to come from, to be derived from; to be given, to get, to receive, to
be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to
be turned in, to be paid; to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get; to assume (an
attitude), to act, to behave; to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain; to flow (e.g.
tears), to run, to bleed; to graduate; {vulg} to ejaculate, to cum
テレビ - {abbr} television, TV; {abbr} TV program, TV programme, TV broadcast
天気/てんき - weather; fair weather, fine weather
電気/でんき - electricity; (electric) light
電車/でんしゃ - train, electric train
電話/でんわ - telephone call, phone call; {abbr} telephone (device), phone
ドア - door (Western-style, car, etc.)
トイレ - {abbr} toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory; going to the toilet, relieving
oneself
如何/どう - how, in what way, how about
如何して/どうして - how, in what way, by what means; why, for what reason, for what
purpose, what for; cannot possibly; {int} no way
どうぞ - please, kindly, pray, I beg (of you); by all means, certainly, of course,
(go) ahead, (feel) free (to), (you are) welcome (to), please (help yourself to)
(when giving permission or accepting a request); here you are (when handing
something to someone); {vs} {chn} to give
動物/どうぶつ - animal
どうも - {abbr} thank you, thanks; {adv} much (thanks), very (sorry), quite
(regret); {adv} quite, really, mostly; {adv} somehow; {adv} in spite of oneself,
try as one might, no matter how hard one may try (to, not to); greetings, hello,
goodbye
十/とお - ten, 10; {n} ten years of age
時々/ときどき - sometimes, occasionally, at times, from time to time, now and then,
once in a while, at intervals; {adj-no} {n} seasonal, of the season, appropriate
(for the season or occasion)
時計/とけい - clock, watch, timepiece
何処/どこ - where, what place; how much (long, far), what extent
所/ところ - place, spot, scene, site; address; district, area, locality; one's
house; point, aspect, side, facet; passage (in text), part; space, room; thing,
matter; whereupon, as a result (after the plain past form of a verb); about to, on
the verge of (after present form of a verb); was just doing, was in the process of
doing, have just done, just finished doing (after past form of a verb)
図書館/としょかん - library
迚も/とても - very, awfully, exceedingly; (not) at all, by no means, simply (cannot)
(before a negative form)
何方/どなた - {hon} who
隣/となり - next (to), adjoining, adjacent; {n} {adj-no} house next door,
neighbouring house, next-door neighbour, next-door neighbor
止まる/とまる - to stop (moving), to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being
supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended; to alight,
to perch on
友達/ともだち - friend, companion
土曜日/どようび - Saturday
鳥/とり - bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
取る/とる - to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch; to pass, to hand, to give; to
get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation);
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to
choose; to remove, to get rid of, to take off; to take away, to steal, to rob; to
eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins); to pick (e.g. flowers), to
gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish), to harvest (a crop); to take
up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside; to secure, to reserve, to
save, to put aside, to keep; to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to
make out, to grasp; to record, to take down; to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to
take, to buy, to get; to order, to have delivered; to charge, to fine, to take
(tax); to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to adopt, to accept;
to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play
撮る/とる - to take (a photograph)
何れ/どれ - which (of three or more); {int} well, now, c'mon
どんな - what kind of, what sort of, what; no matter what (kind of), whatever, any,
all
中/なか - inside, interior; among, within; middle, center, centre; during, while,
middle, midst, amid; interval, gap; mean, average; {adj-no} {n} second (of three,
e.g. sons, volumes), middle; medium grade, medium quality; {arch} red-light
district
夏/なつ - summer
何/なに - what; you-know-what, that thing; whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name,
what's-her-name; {n} {col} penis, (one's) thing, dick; {adv} (not) at all, (not) in
the slightest; {int} what?, huh?; {int} hey!, come on!; {int} oh, no (it's fine),
why (it's nothing), oh (certainly not)
何/なん - what; {pref} how many (followed by a counter); {pref} many, a lot of;
{pref} several, a few, some
名前/なまえ - name; given name, first name
習う/ならう - to take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher), to study
(under a teacher), to get training in
肉/にく - flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit), pulp; the physical body (as opposed to
the spirit), flesh; thickness; content, substance, flesh; ink pad
日曜日/にちようび - Sunday
荷物/にもつ - luggage, baggage, package; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
庭/にわ - garden, yard, courtyard; field (of action), area
人/にん - counter for people
ネクタイ - tie, necktie
寝る/ねる - to sleep (lying down); to go to bed, to lie in bed; to lie down; to
sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie
idle (of funds, stock, etc.); to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)
ノート - {abbr} notebook, copy-book, exercise book; note, noting down; (musical)
note; {abbr} laptop (computer), notebook (computer)
登る/のぼる - to ascend, to go up, to climb
飲み物/のみもの - drink, beverage
飲む/のむ - to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco);
to engulf, to overwhelm; to keep down, to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand,
condition); to make light of, to conceal
乗る/のる - to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take,
to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to
mount; to reach, to go over, to pass; to follow, to stay (on track), to go with
(the times, etc.); to take part, to participate, to join; to get into the swing
(and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived, to be taken in; to be carried, to be
spread, to be scattered; to stick, to attach, to take, to go on
パーティー - party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an
activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
はい - {pol} yes, that is correct; understood, I see, OK, okay; present, here (as a
response to a roll call); {col} pardon?, what's that?, come again? (with rising
intonation); now, here, here you go (used when calling for someone's attention or
when handing something to someone); giddy-up, giddap
入る/はいる - to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive; to join (a club,
company, etc.), to enter (a university, the army, etc.), to enroll (in), to go into
(e.g. politics), to get into; to be contained (in), to be included (in), to be
inside (e.g. a box), to come under (a heading), to belong (in a category); to (be
able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.), to be (able to be) held, to be (able
to be) accommodated; to be introduced, to be brought in, to be installed; to be
received, to be obtained; to be scored (of points), to be won (of votes); to turn
on, to start functioning, to start working; to enter (a month, season, etc.), to
reach (e.g. a climax), to get to (e.g. the main topic), to enter into (e.g.
negotiations), to start (doing), to begin; to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.), to
develop; to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.), to be applied (e.g. of
strength); to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.), to be made; to enter the body (of
alcohol), to become drunk
始まる/はじまる - to begin, to start, to commence; to happen (again), to begin
(anew); to date (from), to originate (in)
走る/はしる - to run; to run (of a vehicle), to drive, to travel, to move, to sail;
to rush (to), to dash, to race; to retreat, to flee, to defect (to); to run away,
to abscond, to elope; to flash (of lightning), to streak, to shoot (through; e.g.
of pain), to run (through), to flare, to flit (e.g. across one's face), to spread
quickly (of news, shock, etc.); to go (e.g. bad, to extremes), to become, to turn,
to take to (e.g. crime), to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions), to get
involved in, to get wrapped up in; to run (through; of a road, street, etc.), to
extend (e.g. of a mountain range), to stretch, to lie
バス - bus
働く/はたらく - to work, to labor, to labour; to function, to operate, to be
effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime),
to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice; {ling} to be conjugated
花/はな - flower, blossom, bloom, petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of
cherry blossoms); ikebana; {hanaf} {abbr} hanafuda; (the) best; {adj-no} glorious,
lovely
話/はなし - talk, speech, chat, conversation; topic, subject; discussions,
negotiation, argument; rumor, talk, hearsay; tale, story, fable; circumstances,
particulars
話す/はなす - to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat; to tell, to explain, to
narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss; to speak (a language)
母/はは - (one's own) mother
早い/はやい - early, soon, earlier than usual; premature, too soon, too early; easy,
simple, quick, fast; as soon as ..., the moment ..., the instant ...
速い/はやい - fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, brisk, prompt; as soon as ..., the
moment ..., the instant ...
半/はん - half, semi-; half-past; odd number; {arch} han (unit of land area, approx.
595.8 m^2)
番/ばん - number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch, guard, lookout; {n-suf} rank,
standing, position; {sumo} bout, match; {n-suf} pieces (in a collection)
パン - bread, (sweet) pastry; staff of life, one's bread
番号/ばんごう - number, series of digits
晩御飯/ばんごはん - dinner, evening meal
匹/ひき - counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size);
{n} roll of cloth
弾く/ひく - to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
飛行機/ひこうき - airplane, aeroplane, plane, aircraft
左/ひだり - left, left hand side
人/ひと - person, someone, somebody; human beings, mankind, man, people, humans;
human (Homo sapiens); (other) people, others; character, personality, nature;
capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person; adult, grown-up;
I, me, one (used when rebuking or criticizing someone)
一つ/ひとつ - one; {n} for one thing (often used in itemized lists); {n} only (after
a noun); {n} (not) even (with a verb in negative form); {n} {adv} just (e.g. "just
try it"); {adj-no} some kind of, one type of
一人/ひとり - one person; being alone, being by oneself; {adv} by oneself, alone;
{adv} just, only, simply (with neg. sentence)
暇/ひま - spare time, free time, leisure; time (e.g. time it takes to do something);
time off, day off, vacation, holiday, leave; quitting (one's job), firing someone,
divorcing (one's spouse); {adj-na} (being) inactive, (of one's business) slow
病院/びょういん - hospital, clinic, doctor's office, doctor's surgery, infirmary
昼/ひる - noon, midday; daytime; lunch
昼御飯/ひるごはん - lunch, midday meal
広い/ひろい - spacious, vast, wide
プール - (swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
フォーク - fork; {baseb} {abbr} forkball
服/ふく - clothes (esp. Western clothes); {suf} {ctr} counter for doses of medicine,
gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
豚肉/ぶたにく - pork
二人/ふたり - two persons, two people, pair, couple
冬/ふゆ - winter
降る/ふる - to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down; to form (of frost); to
beam down (of sunlight or moonlight), to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune,
etc.), to come, to arrive
古い/ふるい - old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn (of things, not
people); long, since long ago, time-honored; of the distant past, long-ago; stale,
threadbare, hackneyed, corny; old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
分/ふん - minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
下手/へた - unskillful, poor, awkward; imprudent, untactful
ベッド - bed
部屋/へや - room, chamber; apartment, flat, pad; {sumo} {abbr} stable
ペン - pen
勉強/べんきょう - study; diligence, working hard; experience, lesson (for the
future); discount, price reduction
便利/べんり - convenient, handy, useful
帽子/ぼうし - hat, cap
ボールペン - ball-point pen
欲しい/ほしい - wanting (to have), desiring, wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to
(do) (after the -te form of a verb)
ホテル - hotel
本/ほん - book, volume, script; {pref} this, present, current, ... in question, ...
at issue; {pref} main, head, principal; {pref} real, genuine, regular, proper;
{ctr} counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc.,
counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
本棚/ほんだな - bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase
枚/まい - counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins);
counter for portions of gyōza or soba; {sumo} counter for ranks; {sumo} counter for
wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for
palanquin bearers
毎朝/まいあさ - every morning
毎月/まいげつ - every month, each month, monthly
毎週/まいしゅう - every week
毎日/まいにち - every day
毎晩/まいばん - every night
前/まえ - in front (of), before (e.g. a building); before, earlier, previously,
prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour); (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of
a line); forward, ahead; (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone); {adj-no}
previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g.
example); {suf} portion, helping (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb); front
(of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.); privates, private
parts; {col} criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
町/まち - town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood; street, road
待つ/まつ - to wait; to await, to look forward to, to anticipate; to depend on, to
need (usu. in negative form)
窓/まど - window
万/まん - 10,000, ten thousand; {n} {adj-no} myriad
万年筆/まんねんひつ - fountain pen
右/みぎ - right, right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese
writing), foregoing, forgoing, above
短い/みじかい - short; brief
水/みず - water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an
animal tissue), liquid; flood, floodwaters; {sumo} water offered to wrestlers just
prior to a bout; {sumo} break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
店/みせ - store, shop, establishment, restaurant
見せる/みせる - to show, to display; to make (something or someone) look ..., to
present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching, to be
entertaining; {aux-v} {v1} to make a show of (doing), to do in a conspicuous
manner, to do in view of others (after the -te form of a verb); {aux-v} {v1} to
resolve to do, to do at any cost, to show others that one will ... (after the -te
form of a verb)
皆さん/みなさん - {hon} all, everyone, everybody
難しい/むずかしい - difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease,
problem, etc.); {euph} impossible, unfeasible; fussy, particular, fastidious, hard
to please, displeased; gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look); {arch} dirty, unclean,
filthy, detestable; {arch} unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
目/め - eye, eyeball; eyesight, sight, vision; look, stare, gaze, glance; notice,
attention, observation, eyes (of the world, public, etc.); an experience;
viewpoint; discrimination, discernment, judgement, eye (e.g. for quality); (an)
appearance; chance (of success), possibility (of a good result); spacing (between
crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.), opening, stitch, texture, weave; grain (of
wood); eye (of a storm, needle, etc.); intersection (on a go board), square (on a
chessboard); dot (on a dice), pip, rolled number; graduation, division (of a
scale); tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.); {suf} ordinal number suffix; {suf} somewhat,
-ish (after adjective stem); {suf} point (e.g. of change) (after -masu stem of
verb)
眼鏡/めがね - glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles; judgment, judgement, discrimination,
discernment, insight
もう - already, yet, by now, now, (not) any more, (not) any longer; soon, shortly,
before long, presently; further, more, again, another, the other; {int} jeez, geez,
gee, boy, come on, damn, seriously (used to strengthen expression of an emotion
(often exasperation))
木曜日/もくようび - Thursday
もしもし - hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
持つ/もつ - to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry; to possess, to have, to own;
to maintain, to keep; to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive; to take charge
of, to be in charge of; to hold (meeting, etc.), to have (opportunity, etc.); {col}
to have "it", to have that special something, to be blessed with good luck
問題/もんだい - question (e.g. on a test), problem; problem (e.g. societal,
political), question, issue, subject (e.g. of research), case, matter; question
(i.e. doubt); public discussion, controversy; trouble, problem, inconvenience,
difficulty
野菜/やさい - vegetable
易しい/やさしい - easy, plain, simple
安い/やすい - cheap, inexpensive; calm, peaceful, quiet
休み/やすみ - rest, recess, respite; vacation, holiday, absence, suspension;
dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
休む/やすむ - to be absent, to take a day off; to rest, to have a break; to go to
bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire; to stop doing some ongoing
activity for a time, to suspend business
山/やま - mountain, hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap, pile; crown (of a hat),
thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part;
climax, peak, critical point; guess, speculation, gamble; {sl} criminal case, crime
(police, crime reporter jargon); mountain climbing, mountaineering; festival float
(esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); deck (of playing cards on table, face
down, from which cards are drawn), stack; {mahj} wall, wall tile; {arch} temple,
temple grounds; {n-pref} wild
遣る/やる - {col} to do, to undertake, to perform, to play (a game), to study; to
send, to dispatch, to despatch; to put, to move, to turn (one's head, glance,
etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status), to let have, to present,
to bestow, to confer; to make (a vehicle) go faster; to run (a business), to keep,
to be engaged in, to practice (law, medicine, etc.), to practise; to have (food,
drink, etc.), to eat, to drink, to smoke; to hold (a performance), to perform, to
show; to ease (one's mind); {col} to harm, to injure, to kill; {sl} {vulg} to have
sex, to fuck, to bang; to live, to get by, to get along; {suf} {v5r} to do ...
completely (after the -masu stem of a verb, often in the negative); {suf} {v5r} to
do ... broadly, to do ... to a great distance (after the -masu stem of a verb);
{aux-v} {v5r} to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status), to do ... to (after
the -te form of a verb; sometimes with negative nuance); {aux-v} {v5r} to make
active efforts to ... (after the -te form of a verb)
郵便局/ゆうびんきょく - post office
有名/ゆうめい - famous; {n} fame
雪/ゆき - snow, snowfall
ゆっくり - {on-mim} slowly, unhurriedly, without haste, leisurely, at one's leisure;
{on-mim} easily (e.g. in time), well, sufficiently, amply, with time to spare; {on-
mim} well (e.g. sleep), comfortably
洋服/ようふく - Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
呼ぶ/よぶ - to call out (to), to call, to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to
invite; to designate, to name, to brand; to garner (support, etc.), to gather;
{arch} to take as one's wife
読む/よむ - to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant; to predict, to guess, to
forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to
divine; to decipher; to count, to estimate (now mostly used in idioms); to read (a
kanji) with its native Japanese reading
夜/よる - evening, night; dinner
来月/らいげつ - next month
来週/らいしゅう - next week
来年/らいねん - next year
留学生/りゅうがくせい - overseas student, exchange student
両親/りょうしん - parents, both parents
料理/りょうり - cooking, cookery, cuisine, meal, food, dish, item on a menu; (easily)
dealing with something, handling (well)
旅行/りょこう - travel, trip, journey, excursion, tour
レストラン - restaurant (esp. Western-style)
Ｙシャツ/ワイシャツ - (formal) shirt, dress shirt, business shirt, button-up shirt
若い/わかい - young, youthful; immature, green; low (number), small
分かる/わかる - to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow; to
become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be
found out; {int} I know!, I think so too!
忘れる/わすれる - to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget
about, to forget (an article)
悪い/わるい - bad, poor, undesirable; poor (quality), inferior, insufficient; evil,
sinful; ugly, not beautiful; at fault, to blame, in the wrong; bad (at doing
something); unprofitable, unbeneficial; {int} {adj-i} sorry, (my) bad, unforgivable
間/あいだ - space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch; period of time
(during, while), duration, interval; between (two parties or things); among (a
group); relations (between), relationship; midpoint, average, halfway, middle
ground; {conj} {arch} due to, because of
アルバイト - part-time job, side job; part-time worker
安全/あんぜん - safety, security
意見/いけん - opinion, view, comment; scolding, reprimand, rebuke, admonition,
cautioning, warning
急ぐ/いそぐ - to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner
田舎/いなか - rural area, countryside, the sticks; hometown
美しい/うつくしい - beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
裏/うら - opposite side, bottom, other side, side hidden from view, undersurface,
reverse side; rear, back, behind; lining, inside; in the shadows, behind the
scenes, offstage, behind (someone's) back; more (to something than meets the eye),
hidden side (e.g. of one's personality), unknown circumstances, different side;
proof; opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.), contrary; inverse (of a
hypothesis, etc.); {baseb} bottom (of an inning), last half (of an inning)
うん - yes, yeah, uh huh; hum, hmmm, well, erm, huh?; oof (moan or groan (of pain))
多い/おおい - many, numerous, a lot; large amount of, large quantity of, a lot,
much; frequent, common
送る/おくる - to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch, to transmit; to take or
escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the
departed), to bury; to spend (time), to live one's life; to pass (down the line);
to affix okurigana
怒る/おこる - to get angry, to get mad; to tell someone off, to scold
踊る/おどる - to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
お土産/おみやげ - {pol} local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while
travelling; {pol} present brought by a visitor; {pol} something unpleasant that one
is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation), unwelcome gift, disservice
思う/おもう - to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon; to think (of doing), to
plan (to do); to judge, to assess, to regard; to imagine, to suppose, to dream; to
expect, to look forward to; to feel, to be (in a state of mind), to desire, to
want; to recall, to remember
会議/かいぎ - meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress
鏡/かがみ - mirror, looking-glass; barrel head; {finc} page added at the beginning
of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; {abbr} mirror-shaped
mochi
悲しい/かなしい - sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful (of a person); sad, lamentable,
deplorable, grievous (of a thing, incident, etc.)
髪/かみ - hair (on the head)
関係/かんけい - relation, relationship, connection; participation, involvement,
concern; influence, effect; sexual relations, sexual relationship; {n-suf} related
to, connected to
厳しい/きびしい - severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless; hard (to do),
difficult, tricky; intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather), inclement
決まる/きまる - to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed, to be arranged; to be
unchanging, to be the same (as always), to be fixed, to be set; to be a fixed rule,
to be destined, to be a convention, to be a custom, to be common knowledge; to be
well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.), to go well, to succeed, to
connect (of a punch); to look good (of clothing), to look sharp, to be stylish, to
suit one, to be held in place (of a hairdo); to be struck and held (of a pose in
kabuki)
着物/きもの - kimono, Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing,
clothes
教育/きょういく - education, schooling, training, instruction, teaching, upbringing;
culture, cultivation, education
教会/きょうかい - church, congregation
空港/くうこう - airport
経済/けいざい - economy, economics; finance, (one's) finances, financial
circumstances; being economical, economy, thrift
警察/けいさつ - police; {abbr} police officer; {abbr} police station
研究/けんきゅう - study, research, investigation
高校/こうこう - {abbr} senior high school, high school
高校生/こうこうせい - senior high school student
小鳥/ことり - small bird, little bird
怖い/こわい - scary, frightening, eerie, dreadful
コンサート - concert
今度/こんど - this time, now; next time, another time, shortly, soon; recently,
lately, the other day
最近/さいきん - recently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now; {adj-no} nearest,
closest
最後/さいご - end, conclusion; {adj-no} last, final, latest, most recent; {exp} no
sooner than, once, right after (often having negative consequences) (after -tara
form or -ta form followed by "ga"); {arch} one's final moments
最初/さいしょ - beginning, outset, first, onset
財布/さいふ - wallet, purse, coin purse, billfold, pocketbook
寂しい/さびしい - lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
残念/ざんねん - regrettable, unfortunate, disappointing, vexing
字/じ - character (esp. kanji), letter, written text; handwriting, penmanship;
the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
試合/しあい - match, game, bout, contest
試験/しけん - examination, exam, test; trial, experiment, test
事故/じこ - accident, incident, trouble; circumstances, reasons
時代/じだい - period, epoch, era, age; the times, those days; oldness, ancientness,
antiquity; {abbr} antique, period piece
事務所/じむしょ - office
社長/しゃちょう - company president, manager, director
将来/しょうらい - future, (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region,
etc.); bringing about, giving rise to, causing, incurring
女性/じょせい - woman, female; {gramm} feminine gender
神社/じんじゃ - Shinto shrine
親切/しんせつ - kind, gentle, considerate, generous, friendly, nice
心配/しんぱい - worry, concern, anxiety, uneasiness, fear; {dated} care, help, aid,
assistance
スーツケース - suitcase
捨てる/すてる - to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard; to abandon, to
desert, to leave; to give up, to resign
政治/せいじ - politics, government
世界/せかい - the world, society, the universe; sphere, circle, world; {adj-no}
world-renowned, world-famous; {Buddh} realm governed by one Buddha, space (original
meaning)
戦争/せんそう - war; fighting, fierce competition
祖父/そふ - (one's own) grandfather
祖母/そぼ - grandmother
大学生/だいがくせい - university student, college student
だから - so, therefore, accordingly, consequently, on those grounds, that is why,
for that reason; {exp} like I said, I told you already (at the start of a sentence)
正しい/ただしい - right, correct; proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful
建てる/たてる - to build, to construct
偶に/たまに - occasionally, once in a while, now and then
男性/だんせい - man, male; {gramm} masculine gender
ちゃん - {fam} suffix for familiar person
駐車場/ちゅうしゃじょう - parking lot, car park, carpark, parking garage
手伝う/てつだう - to help, to assist, to aid; to contribute to, to be a factor in
店員/てんいん - employee (of a store), shop assistant, clerk, salesperson
天気予報/てんきよほう - weather forecast, weather report
動物園/どうぶつえん - zoo, zoological gardens
眠い/ねむい - sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
始める/はじめる - to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate; to
start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish; {aux-v}
{v1} to start ..., to begin to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
反対/はんたい - opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, objection, dissent;
reverse, opposite, inverse, contrary
日/ひ - day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; (the) day, daytime, daylight; date,
deadline; (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood); case (esp. unfortunate),
event
火/ひ - fire, flame, blaze
必要/ひつよう - necessary, needed, essential, indispensable; {n} necessity, need,
requirement
開く/ひらく - to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack; to bloom, to unfold, to spread
out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen;
to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect,
etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start; to open (ports,
borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear,
to develop; {comp} to open (a file, etc.); {math} to extract (root), to reduce
(equation); {food} to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare
(e.g. skirt); {sports} to slacken (into a poor posture)
ビル - {abbr} multi-floor building, multi-storey building
昼間/ひるま - daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset, diurnal
period
深い/ふかい - deep; profound; dense, thick; close (relationship); intense, strong;
late
複雑/ふくざつ - complex, complicated, intricate, mixed (feelings)
太る/ふとる - to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat, to get stout
文学/ぶんがく - literature
返事/へんじ - reply, answer, response
僕/ぼく - {male} I, me; you (when addressing a young boy); manservant
漫画/まんが - cartoon, comic, comic strip, manga
息子/むすこ - son; {vulg} penis
娘/むすめ - daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
優しい/やさしい - tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable
柔らかい/やわらかい - soft, tender, supple, flexible, limber, limp; gentle, mild,
soft, mellow; light (topic, book, etc.), informal; flexible (thinking, mind, etc.),
malleable, adaptable
予定/よてい - plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation,
estimate
弱い/よわい - weak, frail, delicate, tender, unskilled, weak (wine)
理由/りゆう - reason, pretext, motive
旅館/りょかん - ryokan, traditional Japanese inn
歴史/れきし - history
笑う/わらう - to laugh; to smile; to be dumbfounded, to be flabbergasted
アイスクリーム - ice cream, icecream
彼処/あそこ - there, over there, that place, yonder, you-know-where (place
physically distant from both speaker and listener); {n} {col} {euph} genitals,
private parts, nether regions; {n} that far, that much, that point (something
psychologically distant from both speaker and listener)
彼方/あっち - that way, that direction, over there, yonder (direction distant from
both speaker and listener); that (one) (something physically distant from both
speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and
listener); that person; there, over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
(place distant from both speaker and listener)
余り/あまり - remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal),
leftovers; {adv} (not) very, (not) much (with neg. sentence); {adv} too much,
excessively, overly; {adj-na} {adj-no} extreme, great, severe, tremendous,
terrible; {n-suf} more than, over
亜米利加/アメリカ - {abbr} (United States of) America, United States, US, USA;
America (land mass), the Americas
有る/ある - to be, to exist, to live (usu. of inanimate objects); to have; to be
located; to be equipped with; to happen, to come about
幾ら/いくら - how much; {n-suf} something over, and something, -odd (after a rounded
number, esp. a sum of money); {adv} however (much), no matter how
生け花/いけばな - ikebana, Japanese art of flower arrangement
椅子/いす - chair, stool; post, office, position
一時/いちじ - one o'clock; once, at one time, formerly, before; for a time, for a
while, for the time being, for the present, for the moment, temporarily (in weather
forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one-quarter of
the forecast period); a time, one time, once
何時か/いつか - sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due
course, in time
何時も/いつも - always, all the time, at all times; never (with neg. verb); {adj-no}
{n} usual, regular, habitual, customary
犬/いぬ - dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); {derog} squealer, rat, snitch, informer,
informant, spy; {derog} loser, asshole; {n-pref} counterfeit, inferior, useless,
wasteful
家/うち - house; one's house, one's home, one's family, one's household
嬉しい/うれしい - happy, glad, pleased, delighted, overjoyed; joyful, delightful,
gratifying, pleasant
夫/おっと - husband
男の人/おとこのひと - man
温泉/おんせん - hot spring; onsen, hot spring resort, hot spring spa
女の人/おんなのひと - woman
カード - card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.);
(Western) playing cards; {abbr} credit card, debit card; {baseb} match, game,
grouping in a competition or tournament; dough scraper, spatula
鍵/かぎ - key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.), clue
掛ける/かける - to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang, to
suspend (from), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag); to put on (e.g. a
blanket), to put on top of, to cover, to lay, to spread; to put on (glasses, etc.),
to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call); to spend (time, money), to expend, to
use; to pour (liquid) onto, to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto, to splash, to
throw (e.g. water) onto; to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.), to set (a dial, alarm
clock, etc.), to put on (a DVD, song, etc.), to use (a device, implement, etc.); to
cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.), to burden (someone), to impose;
{math} to multiply (arithmetic operation); to secure (e.g. lock); to take a seat,
to sit, to rest (something on something else), to support (something on something
else); to bind; to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble; to put an effect
(spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on; to hold (a play, festival, etc.); to hold an emotion
for (pity, hope, etc.); to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to
present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.); to increase further; to catch (in a
trap, etc.); to set atop; to erect (a makeshift building); to apply (insurance); to
pun (on a word), to use (a word) as a pivot word, to play on words; {suf} {v1} to
be partway doing ..., to begin (but not complete) ..., to be about to ... (after -
masu stem of verb); {suf} {v1} to address (someone), to direct (something, to
someone), to do (something, to someone) (after -masu stem of verb; indicates an
action is being directed to someone)
歌手/かしゅ - singer
金/かね - money; metal
被る/かぶる - to put on (one's head), to wear, to have on, to pull over (one's
head), to crown (oneself); to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.), to pour (water,
etc.) on oneself, to dash on oneself, to ship water; to bear (e.g. someone's debts,
faults, etc.), to take (blame), to assume (responsibility), to shoulder (burden);
to overlap (e.g. sound or color); to be similar, to be redundant; to be fogged (due
to overexposure, etc.) (of film); to close, to come to an end (of a play, etc.); to
get a full house, to sell out (of a play, etc.); {arch} to blunder, to bungle, to
fail (of a play, etc.); {arch} to be deceived
乾杯/かんぱい - cheers, bottoms-up, prosit; {n} {vs} {vi} toast, drink (in honor or
celebration of someone or something); {n} {vs} {vi} drinking one's glass dry
気温/きおん - (air) temperature
牛乳/ぎゅうにゅう - (cow's) milk
教科書/きょうかしょ - textbook, coursebook, schoolbook
教師/きょうし - teacher (classroom)
九/く - nine (used for months, hours)
下さる/くださる - {hon} to give, to confer, to bestow; {hon} to kindly do for one, to
oblige, to favour, to favor
曇り/くもり - cloudiness, cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.), cloud
(e.g. in marble), blur, mist, shadow, dimness; gloom, dejection
クリスマス - Christmas
ケーキ - {food} cake
ゲーム - game
恋人/こいびと - lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend
珈琲/コーヒー - coffee
ご免なさい/ごめんなさい - I'm sorry, my apologies, excuse me, pardon me
コンピューター - computer
サイン - autograph, signature; sign, signal, indication
刺身/さしみ - sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
サラダ - {food} salad
ジーンズ - jeans; denim, jean
シャワー - shower
ジュース - juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based), sweetened drink
主婦/しゅふ - housewife, mistress (of the house), homemaker
スーパー - {abbr} supermarket; {abbr} subtitles, telop; {abbr} superheterodyne;
{adj-f} super
スキー - skiing; ski, skis
空く/すく - to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty; to be hungry
相撲/すもう - {sumo} sumo wrestling; {sumo} {abbr} wrestler, rikishi
専攻/せんこう - major subject, special study
選手/せんしゅ - player (of a sport), athlete, team member
全然/ぜんぜん - (not) at all, (not) in the slightest (with neg. sentence); wholly,
entirely, completely, totally; {col} extremely, very
センチ - {abbr} centimeter, centimetre; {pref} centi-, 10^-2; {adj-na} {abbr}
sentimental
大抵/たいてい - mostly, ordinarily, usually, generally; probably; {adj-no} {n} most,
almost all; {adj-no} {n} ordinary (before a neg. form); proper, appropriate,
moderate
駄目/だめ - no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken; hopeless, wasted, in
vain, purposeless; cannot, must not, not allowed; {n} {go} neutral point,
intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game; {int} no!, stop!
誰/だれ - who
誰か/だれか - someone, somebody
単語/たんご - word, vocabulary
ダンス - dance, dancing
点ける/つける - to turn on, to switch on, to light up
デート - date (with someone), (social) outing (for two), date night; date (day)
出掛ける/でかける - to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart,
to start, to set out; to be about to leave, to be just going out
テニス - tennis
点数/てんすう - marks, points, score, grade, runs (baseball); number of items, number
of articles
ドレス - dress
何か/なにか - something, some, any; {adv} somehow, for some reason; {int} (so) what
(are you trying to say)?, what (do you mean)?
賑やか/にぎやか - bustling, busy, crowded, lively, prosperous, thriving; lively
(party, voices, etc.), loud, noisy, merry, cheerful
日本/にほん - Japan
猫/ねこ - cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; {abbr}
wheelbarrow; {abbr} clay bed-warmer; {sl} bottom (submissive partner of a
homosexual relationship)
バイオリン - violin
馬鹿/ばか - idiot, moron, fool; trivial matter, folly, absurdity; {adj-na} stupid,
foolish, dull, absurd, ridiculous; fervent enthusiast, nut, person singularly
obsessed with something (usu. in compounds); {abbr} Mactra chinensis (species of
trough shell)
履く/はく - to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear), to wear;
to affix (a sword to one's hip); {arch} to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
箸/はし - chopsticks
場所/ばしょ - place, location, spot, position; room, space; {sumo} basho, wrestling
tournament
パスポート - passport
晴れ/はれ - clear weather, fine weather; {adj-no} {n} formal, ceremonial, public;
{adj-no} {n} cleared of suspicion
ハンサム - handsome
ピアノ - {music} piano
ビール - beer
塀/へい - wall; fence
頁/ページ - page; {n-suf} nth page, page ...
別に/べつに - (not) particularly, (not) especially, (not) specially (with neg.
sentence); separately, apart, additionally, extra
ポスト - postbox, mailbox, mail box, pillar box; post, position; post (e.g.
goalpost); {adj-f} post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
真面目/まじめ - serious, earnest, sober, grave; honest, sincere
未だ/まだ - still, as yet, only; (not) yet (with verb in the negative); more, (more)
still; at least, comparatively, relatively; {adj-na} unfinished, incomplete, not
yet done
皆/みんな - everyone, everybody, all; everything, all
ミルク - milk; infant formula, formula, baby milk; {abbr} condensed milk
名刺/めいし - business card
メニュー - menu; schedule, program, programme, course, services; {comp} (computer)
menu
勿論/もちろん - of course, certainly, naturally
貰う/もらう - to receive, to take, to accept; {aux-v} {v5u} to get someone to do
something (follows a verb in "-te" form); to have in one's pocket (a fight, match);
to contract (a disease), to catch, to be affected
痩せる/やせる - to become thin, to lose weight, to reduce (one's) weight, to slim; to
be barren, to be infertile, to be sterile
屋根/やね - roof
遊園地/ゆうえんち - amusement park
四/よん - four, 4
寮/りょう - hostel, dormitory; {arch} bureau (government department beneath a
ministry under the ritsuryō system); {arch} tea-ceremony room; {arch} villa
レポート - report, paper; reportage
ワイン - wine
私/わたし - I, me (slightly formal or feminine)
檻/おり - cage, pen, (jail) cell
携帯/けいたい - carrying (on one's person or in the hand); {abbr} mobile phone, cell
phone
工学/こうがく - (the study of) engineering
バー - bar, tavern, saloon, barroom; crossbar, bar
ビジネス - business
明日/あした - tomorrow
歳/さい - ... years old, age (of) ...
野球/やきゅう - baseball
面白い/おもしろい - interesting, fascinating, intriguing, enthralling; amusing,
funny, comical; enjoyable, fun, entertaining, pleasant, agreeable; good,
satisfactory, favourable, desirable, encouraging (usu. in the negative)
簡単/かんたん - simple, easy, uncomplicated; brief, quick, light
京都/きょうと - Kyoto (city, prefecture)
大学院生/だいがくいんせい - graduate student
二時半/にじはん - half past two
終わる/おわる - to end, to come to an end, to close, to finish
週末/しゅうまつ - weekend
弁護士/べんごし - lawyer, attorney
楽/らく - comfort, ease, relief, (at) peace, relaxation; {adj-na} {n} easy, simple,
without trouble, without hardships; {adj-na} {n} (economically) comfortable; {abbr}
raku pottery; {Buddh} sukha (happiness)
和室/わしつ - Japanese-style room
五時/ごじ - five o'clock
八時/はちじ - eight o'clock
七時/しちじ - seven o'clock
六時/ろくじ - six o'clock
日本人/にほんじん - Japanese person
一人で/ひとりで - alone, by oneself, on one's own
山田さん/やまださん - Mr./Mrs./Ms. Yamada
中国/ちゅうごく - China; {abbr} Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the
prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of
a country, main region; {hist} province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
日本語/にほんご - Japanese (language)
会社員/かいしゃいん - company employee, office worker, white-collar worker
後ろ/うしろ - back, behind, rear
後で/あとで - later (on), afterwards
勉強する/べんきょうする - to study
明るい/あかるい - light, well-lit, well-lighted; bright (of a colour), brightly-
coloured, brightly-colored; cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition);
encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects;
familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in); fair (e.g. politics),
clean, impartial
本屋/ほんや - bookstore, bookshop; publisher; main building
結婚する/けっこんする - to marry
大変/たいへん - very, greatly, terribly, awfully; {adj-na} {n} immense, enormous,
great; {adj-na} {n} serious, grave, dreadful, terrible; {adj-na} {n} difficult,
hard, challenging; {n} {arch} major incident, disaster
あ - ah, oh (expression of surprise, recollection, etc.); hey! (used to get
someone's attention)
豚カツ/とんカツ - {food} tonkatsu, breaded pork cutlet
いらっしゃいませ - welcome (used in shops, restaurants, etc.)
英吉利/イギリス - United Kingdom, Britain, Great Britain; {col} England
韓国/かんこく - {abbr} South Korea, Republic of Korea; {hist} {abbr} Korean Empire
(1897-1910)
濠太剌利/オーストラリア - Australia
アジア研究/アジアけんきゅう - Asian studies
国際関係/こくさいかんけい - international relations
ハンバーガー - {food} hamburger (on a bun)
そうですね - that's so, isn't it
どうですか - How about...?; How is...?
バス停/バスてい - bus stop
一時間/いちじかん - one hour
サーフィン - surfing
大嫌い/だいきらい - hating, strongly disliking
一緒に/いっしょに - together (with), at the same time, in a lump
遅く/おそく - late; slowly
から - from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity), since; from (originator), by;
because, since (follows verbs, adjectives); out of (constituent, part); through
(e.g. window, vestibule); after, since (following the te-form of a verb); expresses
sympathy or warning
結構です/けっこうです - That would be fine.; That wouldn't (won't) be necessary.; No,
thank you.
直ぐ/すぐ - immediately, at once, right away, directly; soon, before long, shortly;
easily, readily, without difficulty; right (near), nearby, just (handy); {adj-na}
honest, upright, frank, straightforward
本当ですか/ほんとうですか - Really?
コンビニ - {abbr} convenience store
T シャツ - T-shirt
格好いい/かっこいい - attractive, good-looking, stylish, cool, smooth, neat, with-it,
groovy
背が高い/せがたかい - tall (of a person)
背が低い/せがひくい - short (of a person)
が - indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp.
in literary expressions); {conj} but, however, still, and; {conj} regardless of,
whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
何も/なにも - (not) anything, (nothing) at all, (not) any, nothing (with neg. verb);
and everything else, and all; (not) at all, (not) in the least, (not) especially,
(not) to that extent
良かったら/よかったら - if you like, if it's all right
カラオケ - karaoke
トマト - tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
バーベキュー - {food} barbecue, BBQ
ホームステイ - homestay
遅くなる/おそくなる - to be late (for...)
運転する/うんてんする - to drive
洗濯する/せんたくする - to do laundry
掃除する/そうじする - to clean
料理する/りょうりする - to cook
ううん - um, er, well; nuh-uh, no; oof
皆で/みんなで - all (of the people) together
歌舞伎/かぶき - Japanese classical drama
薬を飲む/くすりをのむ - to take medicine
サッカー - soccer, (association) football
林檎/りんご - apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
練習する/れんしゅうする - to practice
早く/はやく - early, soon
凄く/すごく - awfully, very, immensely
痛い/いたい - painful, sore; {col} cringy, embarrassing
素敵/すてき - lovely, wonderful, nice, great, fantastic, superb, cool
ので - that being the case, because of ..., the reason is ..., given that ...
赤ちゃん/あかちゃん - baby, infant
ゴルフ - golf
チョコレート - {food} chocolate
結婚式/けっこんしき - marriage ceremony, wedding, nuptials
ジャケット - jacket; book jacket, dust cover; CD jacket, record jacket
ペット - pet; {abbr} trumpet
に就いて/について - concerning, regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person), for every
エアコン - {abbr} air conditioner, air conditioning, aircon
会議室/かいぎしつ - conference room, council room
為る/する - to do, to carry out, to perform; to cause to become, to make (into), to
turn (into); to serve as, to act as, to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial
expression, etc.); to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat
as, to use as; to decide on, to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to
be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth, to cost; to pass (of time), to
elapse; to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B; to transform A to B, to
make A into B, to exchange A for B; to make use of A for B, to view A as B, to
handle A as if it were B; to feel A about B; {suf} {vs-i} verbalizing suffix
(applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); {aux-v}
{vs-i} creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); {aux-v} {vs-
i} to be just about to, to be just starting to, to try to, to attempt to
あのう - say, well, um, er
あの人/あのひと - he, she, that person (sometimes of one's spouse or partner); {arch}
you
あの方/あのかた - {hon} that gentleman, that lady, he, she
アイス - ice; {abbr} ice cream; {abbr} ice pop, ice lolly, popsicle; {arch} {col}
usurer, usury, loansharking; {sl} ice (stimulant drug)
アメリカ人/アメリカじん - American person
イヤリング - earring
印度/インド - India
印度尼西亜/インドネシア - Indonesia
埃及/エジプト - Egypt
カフェ - café, cafe, coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages;
Taisho and Showa period)
カレーライス - {food} curry and rice, rice and curry, curry rice
ゴミ - rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, litter
シャーペン - {abbr} mechanical pencil, automatic pencil, propelling pencil
ジェットコースター - roller coaster
ジョン - John
西班牙/スペイン - Spain
タイ - tie, necktie; tie, draw, tied score; {music} tie
タバコ - tobacco, cigarette, cigaret, cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
独逸/ドイツ - Germany
バラ - rose
パスタ - pasta
パソコン - {abbr} personal computer, PC
比律賓/フィリピン - Philippines
フランス語/フランスご - French (language)
伯剌西爾/ブラジル - Brazil
ライオン - lion (Panthera leo)
一年生/いちねんせい - first-year student, first-year pupil; beginner, novice,
newcomer, person who has been in a role for less than a year; {adj-no} {bot}
annual; {bot} {abbr} annual plant
何歳/なんさい - how old, what age
絵本/えほん - picture book
看護師/かんごし - (hospital) nurse, registered nurse, RN
銀行員/ぎんこういん - bank employee, bank staff member, bank clerk
空席/くうせき - empty seat, unoccupied seat; vacancy, vacant post
研究者/けんきゅうしゃ - researcher
お菓子/おかし - confections, sweets, candy, cake
御金/おかね - {pol} money
御兄さん/おにいさん - {hon} older brother, elder brother; young man, buddy, fella,
laddie (vocative)
御姉さん/おねえさん - {hon} older sister, elder sister; young lady (vocative); miss;
ma'am; older girl
御代わり/おかわり - another helping, second helping, seconds, refill; {int} command
to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
御茶/おちゃ - {pol} tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
御父さん/おとうさん - {hon} father, dad, papa, pa, pop, daddy, dada; {hon} husband;
{pn} {col} you, he, him (of person older than speaker)
御母さん/おかあさん - {hon} mother, mom, mum, ma; {hon} wife
好い子/いいこ - good boy, good girl
四月/しがつ - April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
持って行く/もっていく - to take (something) along, to bring with one, to carry
(something) away, to bear
持って来る/もってくる - to bring, to take (something) along, to fetch, to get
七月/しちがつ - July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
社員/しゃいん - company employee; member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp.
in legal contexts)
寿司/すし - {food} sushi, anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain
vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
十二月/じゅうにがつ - December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
十二時/じゅうにじ - twelve o'clock, noon, midnight
数冊/すうさつ - several volumes (books)
数匹/すうひき - several animals
数枚/すうまい - several sheets (flat objects)
世界的/せかいてき - worldwide, global, international, universal; world-famous, world-
class
体育館/たいいくかん - gymnasium
中国人/ちゅうごくじん - Chinese person
長い/ながい - long (distance, length); long (time), protracted, prolonged
日本料理/にほんりょうり - Japanese cooking
連れて来る/つれてくる - to bring someone along
何の/どの - which, what (way)
シャワーを浴びる/シャワーをあびる - to take a shower
と - if, when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); {n} {shogi}
{abbr} promoted pawn; indicates a question (at sentence end)
大きな/おおきな - big, large, great
ジョギングをする - to jog (verb dictionary)
１０時/じゅうじ - ten o'clock
語/ご - word; language; speech
頃/ごろ - (approximate) time, around, about, toward; suitable time (or condition);
time of year, season
そうですか - I see., Is that so?
良く/よく - nicely, properly, well, skillfully, skilfully; frequently, often; I'm
glad that you ..., thank you for ...; (you have) quite the nerve to, I don't know
how you can ...
時/とき - time, hour, moment; occasion, case; chance, opportunity, season; the
times, the age, the day; {gramm} tense
お腹/おなか - {pol} belly, abdomen, stomach
居る/いる - to be (of animate objects), to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing, to have
been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
見る/みる - to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe; to examine, to look
over, to assess, to check, to judge; to look after, to attend to, to take care of,
to keep an eye on; to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.); {aux-v}
{v1} to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try (after the -te form of a
verb); {aux-v} {v1} to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...
お家/おうち - {hon} your home, your family, their home, their family; {pol} (my)
home
お腹がすく/おなかがすく - to become hungry, to get an empty stomach
けち - stinginess, miserliness, penny-pinching, miser, pinchpenny, skinflint,
cheapskate, tightwad, niggard; {adj-na} {n} shabby, cheap, mangy, poor, paltry;
petty, narrow-minded, mean-spirited, small-minded; bad luck, ill omen, misfortune,
jinx
そうです - {pol} that is so, that is right, it looks to me, that's my impression;
{exp} {pol} people say that, it is said that, I hear that (after plain form of a
verb or adjective)
倶楽部/クラブ - club, fraternity, sorority, clubhouse
コピー機/コピーき - copier, copy machine, photocopier
老麺/ラーメン - ramen, Chinese-style noodles
御/お - {hon} {pol} {hum} honorific/polite/humble prefix
御願いします/おねがいします - {hum} please
御寺/おてら - {hon} {pol} temple; {abbr} monk
お酒/おさけ - {pol} alcohol, sake
御風呂/おふろ - bath
此れ/これ - this (indicating an item near the speaker)
子/こ - child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person; (one's) child,
offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot; interest; {finc} {abbr} new
share; {cards} {mahj} player who is not a dealer; young geisha, young prostitute;
{arch} bird egg; {n-suf} -er (often of young women) (after a noun or -masu stem)
仲が良い/なかがいい - close, intimate, on good terms
度/ど - degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); {ctr} counter for occurrences;
strength (of glasses), glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage), alcohol
by volume; extent, degree, limit; presence of mind, composure
頭がいい/あたまがいい - bright, intelligent, clever, smart
年生/ねんせい - nth-year student, nth-year pupil
背の高い/せのたかい - tall (of a person)
彼の/あの - that, those, the (someone or something distant from both speaker and
listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
御名前は/おなまえは - May I have your name?
十一時/じゅういちじ - eleven o'clock
電話する/でんわする - to phone
ケーキ屋/ケーキや - cake shop, pastry shop
から来ました/からきました - I came (come) from 〜
食事する/しょくじする - to have a meal, to dine
お祖父さん/おじいさん - grandfather, male senior-citizen
サークル - club activity (circle)
失礼ですが/しつれいですが - Excuse me, but...
タバコを吸う/タバコをすう - to smoke a cigarette
お握り/おにぎり - {pol} onigiri, rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a
filling and wrapped in nori)
お金/おかね - {pol} money
お寺/おてら - {hon} {pol} temple; {abbr} monk
お釣り/おつり - {pol} change (for a purchase); {col} {joc} toilet splashback
お母さん/おかあさん - {hon} mother, mom, mum, ma; {hon} wife
ご飯/ごはん - cooked rice; meal
すき焼き/すきやき - {food} sukiyaki, thin slices of beef, cooked with various
vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
９/く - nine, 9
子供たち/こどもたち - children
私たち/わたしたち - we, us
昼ご飯/ひるごはん - lunch, midday meal
朝ごはん/あさごはん - breakfast
彼ら/かれら - they, them (usu. in ref. to males or a mixed-sex group)
夜ご飯/よるごはん - {col} dinner, evening meal
どうぞよろしくお願いします/どうぞよろしくおねがいします - Nice to meet you
９時/くじ - nine o'clock
行きましょうか/いきましょうか - Shall we go?
貸しましょうか/かしましょうか - Shall I lend it to you?
こちらは～さんです。 - This is Mr./Ms. ~
お祖父さん/おじいさん - grandfather; male senior-citizen
御祖母さん/おばあさん - grandmother; old woman, female senior citizen
御風呂に入る/おふろにはいる - to take a bath, to have a bath; {col} to take a shower
天ぷら/てんぷら - tempura, deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
出かける/でかける - to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart,
to start, to set out; to be about to leave, to be just going out
ですか - {pol} indicates question (at sentence-end)
スマホ - {abbr} smartphone, smart phone
か - ka (hiragana)
き - ki (hiragana)
く - ku (hiragana)
け - ke (hiragana)
こ - ko (hiragana)
さ - sa (hiragana)
し - shi (hiragana)
す - su (hiragana)
せ - se (hiragana)
そ - so (hiragana)
た - ta (hiragana)
ち - chi (hiragana)
つ - tsu (hiragana)
て - te (hiragana)
と - to (hiragana)
な - na (hiragana)
に - ni (hiragana)
ぬ - nu (hiragana)
ね - ne (hiragana)
の - no (hiragana)
は - ha (hiragana)
ひ - hi (hiragana)
ふ - fu (hiragana)
へ - he (hiragana)
ほ - ho (hiragana)
ま - ma (hiragana)
み - mi (hiragana)
む - mu (hiragana)
め - me (hiragana)
も - mo (hiragana)
や - ya (hiragana)
ゆ - yu (hiragana)
よ - yo (hiragana)
ら - ra (hiragana)
り - ri (hiragana)
る - ru (hiragana)
れ - re (hiragana)
ろ - ro (hiragana)
あ - a (hiragana)
い - i (hiragana)
う - u (hiragana)
え - e (hiragana)
お - o (hiragana)
わ - wa (hiragana)
を - wo (hiragana)
ん - n (hiragana)
が - ga (hiragana)
ぎ - gi (hiragana)
ぐ - gu (hiragana)
げ - ge (hiragana)
ご - go (hiragana)
ざ - za (hiragana)
じ - ji (hiragana)
ず - zu (hiragana)
ぜ - ze (hiragana)
ぞ - zo (hiragana)
だ - da (hiragana)
ぢ - di/ji (hiragana)
で - de (hiragana)
ど - do (hiragana)
ば - ba (hiragana)
び - bi (hiragana)
ぶ - bu (hiragana)
べ - be (hiragana)
ぼ - bo (hiragana)
ぱ - pa (hiragana)
ぺ - pe (hiragana)
しゃ - sha (hiragana)
しょ - sho (hiragana)
しゅ - shu (hiragana)
きゃ - kya (hiragana)
きょ - kyo (hiragana)
ちゃ - cha (hiragana)
ちょ - cho (hiragana)
にゃ - nya (hiragana)
にょ - nyo (hiragana)
りゃ - rya (hiragana)
りょ - ryo (hiragana)
ぴ - pi (hiragana)
ぷ - pu (hiragana)
ぽ - po (hiragana)
づ - du/dzu (hiragana)
ひゃ - hya (hiragana)
ひょ - hyo (hiragana)
ひゅ - hyu (hiragana)
きゅ - kyu (hiragana)
ちゅ - chu (hiragana)
にゅ - nyu (hiragana)
りゅ - ryu (hiragana)
カ - ka (katakana)
キ - ki (katakana)
ク - ku (katakana)
ケ - ke (katakana)
コ - ko (katakana)
サ - sa (katakana)
シ - shi (katakana)
ス - su (katakana)
セ - se (katakana)
ソ - so (katakana)
タ - ta (katakana)
チ - chi (katakana)
ツ - tsu (katakana)
テ - te (katakana)
ト - to (katakana)
ナ - na (katakana)
ニ - ni (katakana)
ヌ - nu (katakana)
ネ - ne (katakana)
ノ - no (katakana)
ハ - ha (katakana)
ヒ - hi (katakana)
フ - fu (katakana)
ヘ - he (katakana)
ホ - ho (katakana)
マ - ma (katakana)
ミ - mi (katakana)
ム - mu (katakana)
メ - me (katakana)
モ - mo (katakana)
ヤ - ya (katakana)
ユ - yu (katakana)
ヨ - yo (katakana)
ラ - ra (katakana)
リ - ri (katakana)
ル - ru (katakana)
レ - re (katakana)
ロ - ro (katakana)
ア - a (katakana)
イ - i (katakana)
ウ - u (katakana)
エ - e (katakana)
オ - o (katakana)
ワ - wa (katakana)
ヲ - wo (katakana)
ン - n (katakana)
ガ - ga (katakana)
ギ - gi (katakana)
グ - gu (katakana)
ゲ - ge (katakana)
ゴ - go (katakana)
ザ - za (katakana)
ジ - ji (katakana)
ズ - zu (katakana)
ゼ - ze (katakana)
ゾ - zo (katakana)
ダ - da (katakana)
ヂ - di/ji (katakana)
デ - de (katakana)
ド - do (katakana)
バ - ba (katakana)
ビ - bi (katakana)
ブ - bu (katakana)
ベ - be (katakana)
ボ - bo (katakana)
パ - pa (katakana)
ペ - pe (katakana)
シャ - sha (katakana)
ショ - sho (katakana)
シュ - shu (katakana)
キャ - kya (katakana)
キョ - kyo (katakana)
チャ - cha (katakana)
チョ - cho (katakana)
ニャ - nya (katakana)
ニョ - nyo (katakana)
リャ - rya (katakana)
リョ - ryo (katakana)
ピ - pi (katakana)
プ - pu (katakana)
ポ - po (katakana)
ヅ - du/dzu (katakana)
ヒャ - hya (katakana)
ヒョ - hyo (katakana)
ヒュ - hyu (katakana)
キュ - kyu (katakana)
チュ - chu (katakana)
ニュ - nyu (katakana)
リュ - ryu (katakana)
ぎゃ - gya (hiragana)
ぎゅ - gyu (hiragana)
ぎょ - gyo (hiragana)
びゃ - bya (hiragana)
びゅ - byu (hiragana)
びょ - byo (hiragana)
ぴゃ - pya (hiragana)
ぴゅ - pyu (hiragana)
ぴょ - pyo (hiragana)
ギャ - gya (katakana)
ギュ - gyu (katakana)
ギョ - gyo (katakana)
ビャ - bya (katakana)
ビュ - byu (katakana)
ビョ - byo (katakana)
ピャ - pya (katakana)
ピュ - pyu (katakana)
ピョ - pyo (katakana)
ヂャ - dya (katakana)
ヂュ - dyu (katakana)
ヂョ - dyo (katakana)
L サイズ - size L (large)
じゃ - ja (hiragana)
じょ - jo (hiragana)
じゅ - ju (hiragana)
みゃ - mya (hiragana)
みゅ - myu (hiragana)
みょ - myo (hiragana)
ジャ - ja (katakana)
ジョ - jo (katakana)
ジュ - ju (katakana)
くらい - approximately, about, around, or so; to (about) the extent that, (almost)
enough that, so ... that ..., at least; as ... as ..., like