Japanese
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (both) parents | (ご)両親 (go)ryousin |
| (concrete) thing | 物 mono |
| (cow's) milk | 牛乳 gyuunyuu |
| (over) there | あそこ asoko |
| 1,000 | 一千 issen |
| 100 | 百 hyaku |
| 2,000 | 二千 nisen |
| 20 | 二十 nizyuu |
| 200 | 二百 nihyaku |
| 3,000 | 三千 sanzen |
| 30 | 三十 sanzyuu |
| 300 | 三百 sanbyaku |
| 4,000 | 四千 yonsen |
| 40 | 四十 yonzyuu |
| 400 | 四百 yonhyaku |
| 5,000 | 五千 gosen |
| 50 | 五十 gozyuu |
| 500 | 五百 gohyaku |
| 6,000 | 六千 rokusen |
| 60 | 六十 rokuzyuu |
| 600 | 六百 roppyaku |
| 7,000 | 七千 nanasen |
| 70 | 七十 nanazyuu |
| 700 | 七百 nanahyaku |
| 8,000 | 八千 hassen |
| 80 | 八十 hatizyuu |
| 800 | 八百 happyaku |
| 9,000 | 九千 kyuusen |
| 90 | 九十 kyuuzyuu |
| 900 | 九百 kyuuhyaku |
| a few; a little, a bit | 少し sukosi |
| a little bit | ちょっと tyotto |
| a.m. | 午前 gozen |
| about; approximate time | ごろ goro |
| about; approximately | ぐらい gurai |
| according to | に よる と ni yoru to |
| Africa | アフリカ ahurika |
| after; afterward | 後 ato |
| afternoon; p.m. | 午後 gogo |
| again; also | また mata |
| ah, oh, uh | ああ aa |
| air | 空気 kuuki |
| alcohol | アルコール arukooru |
| alcohol; rice wine | (お)酒 (o)sake |
| all; whole | 全部 zenbu |
| allergy | アレルギー arerugii |
| already; more; again | もう mou |
| always; never | 何時も itumo |
| American football | アメフト amehuto |
| American person | アメリカ人 amerikazin |
| and sentence conjunction | そして sosite |
| and; and then; since then | それから sorekara |
| and; as well as | および oyobi |
| and; or | や ya |
| and; or; with; if | と to |
| andnot exclusive; doing such things as ... | 〜たり 〜tari |
| Andrew | アンドリュー andoryuu |
| animal | 動物 doubutu |
| animation | アニメ anime |
| announcement; presentation; publication | 発表 happyou |
| answer | 答え kotae |
| apartment | マンション mansyon |
| apartment | アパート apaato |
| apple | りんご ringo |
| April | 四月 sigatu |
| Arabic | アラビア語 arabiago |
| arrival | 到着 toutyaku |
| as much as possible | できる だけ dekiru dake |
| ash; ashes | 灰 hai |
| ashtray | 灰皿 haizara |
| Asia | アジア azia |
| assertion particle | よ yo |
| at; on; in; to; for [indirect object particle] | に ni |
| August | 八月 hatigatu |
| back (of the body) | 背中 senaka |
| bad (at), unskillful | 下手 heta |
| bad, evil | 悪い warui |
| bag | 鞄 kaban |
| ball | 玉 tama |
| ballpoint pen | ボールペン boorupen |
| banana | バナナ banana |
| bank | 銀行 ginkou |
| bar | バー baa |
| bat | コウモリ koumori |
| bath | (お)風呂 (o)huro |
| beautiful | 美しい utukusii |
| beautiful woman | 美人 bizin |
| because, since | から kara |
| because, since | ので node |
| bed | ベッド beddo |
| beef | 牛肉 gyuuniku |
| beer | ビール biiru |
| before long; soon; nearly | もうすぐ mousugu |
| behind, back | 後ろ usiro |
| between | 間 aida |
| big, large | 大きい ookii |
| bill; check | お会計 okaikei |
| birthday | (お)誕生日 (o)tanzyoubi |
| black | 黒 kuro |
| black | 黒い kuroi |
| black and white | 白黒 sirokuro |
| black tea | 紅茶 koutya |
| blue | 青 ao |
| blue | ブルー buruu |
| bluealso green for traffic lights | 青い aoi |
| body | 体 karada |
| Bon appétit. (Thank you for the meal) | 頂きます。 itadakimasu. Literally: I humbly receive |
| book | 本 hon |
| bookstore | 本屋 honya |
| both ~ | 両〜 ryou〜 |
| box | 箱 hako |
| boy | 男 の 子 otoko no ko |
| boyfriend | 彼 kare |
| bread | パン pan |
| breakfast | 朝ご飯 asagohan |
| breakfast | 朝食 tyousyoku |
| breath | 息 iki |
| bright; cheerful | 明るい akarui |
| brown | 茶色 tyairo |
| brown | 茶色い tyairoi |
| buffet | バイキング baikingu |
| building | 建物 tatemono |
| bus | バス basu |
| busy | 忙しい isogasii |
| but | が ga |
| but, however | でも demo |
| butter | バター bataa |
| cake | ケーキ keeki |
| Canada | カナダ kanada |
| canoe | カヌー kanuu |
| car | 車 kuruma |
| cat | 猫 neko |
| cheap | 安い yasui |
| cheese | チーズ tiizu |
| chemistry | 化学 kagaku |
| cherry | さくらんぼ sakuranbo |
| cherry tree | 桜 sakura |
| child | 子供 kodomo |
| child | 子 ko |
| child (polite) | お子さん okosan |
| chimpanzee | チンパンジー tinpanzii |
| China | 中国 tyuugoku |
| Chinese language | 中国語 tyuugokugo Literally: is Chinese understood? |
| Chinese person | 中国人 tyuugokuzin |
| chopsticks | 箸 hasi |
| cigarettes; tobacco | タバコ tabako |
| cinema | 映画館 eigakan |
| class; lesson; instruction | 授業 zyugyou |
| cleaning; sweeping | 掃除 souzi |
| coat; tennis court | コート kooto |
| coffee | コーヒー koohii |
| cold; flu | 風邪 kaze |
| coldthing | 冷たい tumetai |
| coldweather | 寒い samui |
| color | 色 iro |
| computer | コンピューター konpyuutaa |
| computer | パソコン pasokon |
| concerning; regarding | に つい て ni tui te |
| confirmation particle | ね ne |
| cook | 料理人 ryourinin |
| cookie | クッキー kukkii |
| corner | 角 kado |
| correct; right | 正しい tadasii |
| counter for flat, thin objects | 枚 mai |
| country | 国 kuni |
| cow | 牛 usi |
| crocodile | ワニ wani |
| crow | カラス karasu |
| cucumber | きゅうり kyuuri |
| cup | カップ kappu |
| curry | カレー karee |
| cute | 可愛い kawaii |
| daughter | 娘 musume |
| day | 日 hi |
| day (of the week) | 曜日 youbi |
| day counter | 〜日 〜niti |
| day eight; eight days | 八日 youka |
| day five; five days | 五日 ituka |
| day four; four days | 四日 yokka |
| day fourteen; fourteen days | 十四日 zyuuyokka |
| day nine; nine days | 九日 kokonoka |
| day one | 一日 tuitati |
| day seven; seven days | 七日 nanoka |
| day seventeen; seventeen days | 十七日 zyuusitiniti |
| day six; six days | 六日 muika |
| day ten; ten days | 十日 tooka |
| day three; three days | 三日 mikka |
| day twenty-four; twenty-four days | 二十四日 nizyuuyokka |
| day twenty-seven; twenty-seven days | 二十七日 nizyuusitiniti |
| day twenty; twenty days | 二十日 hatuka |
| day two; two days | 二日 hutuka |
| deadline | 締め切り simekiri |
| December | 十 二月 zyuu nigatu |
| deer | シカ sika |
| delicious | おいしい oisii |
| department store | デパート depaato |
| desk | 机 tukue |
| difficult; hard | 難しい muzukasii |
| dinner | 夜ご飯 yorugohan |
| dinner | 晩ご飯 bangohan |
| direct object particle | を wo |
| direction, way; side | 方 hou |
| dirty | 汚い kitanai |
| disliked; hated | 嫌い kirai |
| district in Tokyo that's famous for it's park | 上野 ueno |
| do imperative | なさい nasai |
| dog | 犬 inu |
| dollar | ドル doru |
| down; under; lower; below | 下 sita |
| drama | ドラマ dorama |
| dress (garment) | ドレス doresu |
| drink, beverage | 飲み物 nomimono |
| driving; operation (of a machine) | 運転 unten |
| drunk; drunkard | 酔っ払い yopparai |
| duration suffix | 〜間 〜kan |
| ear | 耳 mimi |
| earrings (for pierced ears) | ピアス piasu |
| earrings (wearable without pierced ears) | イヤリング iyaringu |
| east | 東 higasi |
| easy, simple | 簡単 kantan |
| easy; plain; simple | 易しい yasasii |
| egg | 卵 tamago |
| eight | 八 hati |
| eight (objects) | 八つ yattu |
| eighty thousand | 八万 hatiman |
| electric train | 電車 densya |
| electricity; electric light | 電気 denki |
| elementary school | 小学校 syougakkou |
| elevator | エレベータ erebeeta |
| embassy | 大使館 taisikan |
| engineer | エンジニア enzinia |
| England; United Kindom, Britain | イギリス igirisu |
| English (language) | 英語 eigo |
| entrance | 入り口 iriguti |
| et cetera, and so on, and the like | など nado |
| Europe | ヨーロッパ yooroppa |
| evening | 晩 ban 晩ban represents the time from sunset to bedtime. |
| event | エベント ebento |
| every day | 毎日 mainiti |
| every month | 毎月 maituki |
| every morning | 毎朝 maiasa |
| every ~ | 毎 mai |
| Excuse me for interrupting you; Used as a greeting when entering someone's home | お邪魔します。 ozyamasimasu. |
| Excuse me, are you free? | ちょっと いい です か？ tyotto ii desu ka? |
| Excuse me. | 失礼します。 situreisimasu. |
| exit | 出口 deguti |
| expensive; high, tall | 高い takai |
| extremelyslang | めちゃ metya |
| eye | 目 me |
| face | 顔 kao |
| famous | 有名 yuumei |
| fast; early | 早い hayai |
| fat | 太い hutoi |
| father | お父さん otousan |
| father plain | 父 titi |
| father polite | お父さん otousan |
| Father's Day | 父 の 日 titi no hi |
| feast | 馳走 tisou |
| February | 二月 nigatu |
| feeling | 気持ち kimoti |
| fifty thousand | 五万 goman |
| fight; argue | 喧嘩 kenka |
| finally, at last | ついに tuini |
| first; best | 一番 itiban |
| fish | 魚 sakana |
| five | 五 go |
| five (objects) | 五つ itutu |
| flavor; taste | 味 azi |
| floor | 床 yuka |
| flower | 花 hana |
| food | 食べ物 tabemono |
| food, cuisine | 料理 ryouri |
| foot; leg | 足 asi |
| forecast, prediction | 予報 yohou |
| forestmanmade | 林 hayasi |
| forestnatural | 森 mori |
| fork | フォーク fooku |
| forty thousand | 四万 yonman |
| four | 四 yon |
| four (objects) | 四つ yottu |
| fours | 四 si |
| fox | キツネ kitune |
| France | フランス huransu |
| Friday | 金曜日 kinyoubi |
| friend | 友だち tomodati |
| frog | カエル kaeru |
| from; since; after | から kara |
| front; before | 前 mae |
| fun; enjoyable | 楽しい tanosii |
| funny; strange | おかしい okasii |
| game | ゲーム geemu |
| garden, yard | 庭 niwa |
| gate | 門 mon |
| general object counter | つ tu |
| gentle, tender, kind, friendly | 優しい yasasii |
| German language | ドイツ語 doitugo |
| Germany | ドイツ doitu |
| giraffe | キリン kirin |
| girl | 女 の 子 onna no ko |
| girlfriend | 彼女 kanozyo |
| goal | ゴール gooru |
| goat | 山羊 yagi |
| gold | 金 kin |
| good | いい ii |
| good (at); skillful | 上手 zyouzu |
| Good day. | こんにち は。 konniti ha. |
| Good evening. | こんばん は。 konban ha. |
| Good morning. | おはよう ございます。 ohayou gozaimasu. |
| Good morning.casual | おはよう。 ohayou. |
| Good night. | おやすみ なさい。 oyasumi nasai. |
| Goodbye. | さようなら。 sayounara. |
| gorilla | ゴリラ gorira |
| graduation | 卒業 sotugyou |
| grass | 草 kusa |
| gray | 灰色 haiiro |
| gray | グレー guree |
| green | 緑 midori |
| green tea | (お)茶 (o)tya |
| guest; customer | お客さん okyakusan |
| guitar | ギター gitaa |
| gym | ジム zimu |
| had better; should | 方 が いい hou ga ii |
| half | 半 han |
| hamster | ハムスター hamusutaa |
| hands | 手 te |
| hated | 大嫌い daikirai |
| Hawaii | ハワイ hawai |
| he | 彼 kare |
| head | 頭 atama |
| heart; spirit, mind, soul | 心 kokoro |
| heat | 熱 netu |
| heavy | 重い omoi |
| here | ここ koko |
| here you are | どうぞ douzo |
| high school | 高校 koukou |
| Hiroshima | 広島 hirosima |
| hobby | 趣味 syumi |
| home | うち uti |
| homework | 宿題 syukudai |
| honorific postfix | さま sama Can be used after a noun or な-adjective prefixed with お- or ご- honorifics. |
| honorific prefix | お o |
| honorific prefix | ご go |
| horse | 馬 uma |
| hot | ホット hotto |
| hotthing | 熱い atui |
| hotweather | 暑い atui |
| hotel | ホテル hoteru |
| hour (counter) | 〜時 〜zi |
| house; home | 家 ie |
| how | いかが ikaga |
| How do you do? / Nice to meet you.When meeting for the first time | はじめまして。 hazimemasite. |
| how many | いくつ ikutu |
| how many hours | 何時間 nanzikan |
| how many people | 何人 nannin |
| how many times | 何回 nankai |
| how many years old | 何歳 nansai |
| how much | いくら ikura |
| how, whatLiterally: what with | 何と nanto |
| how; how about | どう dou The only difference between どう and いかが is that the latter is slightly more polite. |
| hundred thousand | 十万 zyuuman |
| hut; cabin; shed | 小屋 koya |
| I | 私 watasi |
| I beg your pardon; Excuse me. | ごめん なさい。 gomen nasai. |
| I wonder | かな kana |
| I'm back. | ただいま。 tadaima. Literally "just now", an abbreviation of "I've returned just now": ただいま帰りました |
| I'm leaving (the house). | いってきます。 ittekimasu. Literally: I'll go and come back. |
| I'm pleased to meet you. Please treat me well | (どうぞ) よろしく お願いします。 (douzo) yorosiku onegaisimasu. |
| I'm pleased to meet you. Please treat me well | どうぞ よろしく。 douzo yorosiku. |
| I'm sorry; pardon me; thank you | すみません sumimasen |
| iced; cold | アイス aisu |
| idea | アイディア aidhia |
| in, inside; middle | 中 naka |
| India | インド indo |
| insect | 虫 musi |
| insult; slander, speaking ill | 悪口 waruguti |
| intelligent, smart | 頭 が いい atama ga ii |
| intention | つもり tumori |
| interesting | 面白い omosiroi |
| it is not the case | じゃ ない zya nai |
| it is not the case | じゃ ありません zya arimasen |
| it is not the case | で は ありません de ha arimasen |
| it is not the case; is not | で は ない de ha nai |
| It was a feast. (Thank you for the meal) | ご馳走さま でした。 gotisousama desita. |
| It was a feast. (Thank you for the meal) | ご馳走さま。 gotisousama. |
| Italy | イタリア itaria |
| January | 一月 itigatu |
| Japan | 日本 nihon |
| Japanese (language) | 日本語 nihongo |
| Japanese (person) | 日本人 nihonzin |
| Japanese style door | 戸 to |
| Jewish person | ユダヤ人 yudayazin |
| Jim | ジム zimu |
| jogging, jog | ジョギング zyogingu |
| John | ジョン zyon |
| Judea (southern Palestine) | ユダヤ yudaya |
| July | 七月 sitigatu |
| June | 六月 rokugatu |
| junior high school; middle school | 中学校 tyuugakkou |
| Karaoke | カラオケ karaoke |
| karate | 空手 karate |
| king | 王 ou |
| knife | ナイフ naihu |
| Kyoto | 京都 kyouto |
| language | 言語 gengo |
| last month | 先月 sengetu |
| last week | 先週 sensyuu |
| last year | 去年 kyonen |
| late; slow | 遅い osoi |
| Later!casual | また ね。 mata ne. |
| learn | 習う narau |
| left | 左 hidari |
| lemon | レモン remon |
| let me see; well; erree | ええと eeto Means the same as えっと |
| let me see; well; errrtt | えっと etto You can use this interjection if you need time to think. |
| library | 図書館 tosyokan |
| light blue | 水色 mizuiro |
| light rain | 小雨 kosame |
| liked; likeable; loved; lovable | 好き suki |
| lion | ライオン raion |
| lizard | トカゲ tokage |
| location particle (for events and actions) | で de |
| London | ロンドン rondon |
| long | 長い nagai |
| Los Angeles | ロサンゼルス rosanzerusu |
| loved; very likeable | 大好き daisuki |
| low, short | 低い hikui |
| magazine | 雑誌 zassi |
| make | 作る tukuru |
| man | 男 otoko |
| manmade, artificial | 人工 zinkou |
| many, much, a lot | たくさん takusan |
| March | 三月 sangatu |
| marriage | 結婚 kekkon |
| Mary | メアリー mearii |
| May | 五月 gogatu |
| May I come in; Please forgive me. | ごめん ください。 gomen kudasai. |
| meal | 食事 syokuzi |
| meat | 肉 niku |
| medical doctor | 医者 isya |
| medicine | 薬 kusuri |
| Mercedes | メルセデス merusedesu |
| Mexican | メキシカン mekisikan |
| million | 百万 hyakuman |
| mind, heart | 気 ki |
| minute (counter) | 〜分 〜hun |
| mobile phone | 携帯電話 keitaidenwa |
| Monday | 月曜日 getuyoubi |
| money | (お)金 (o)kane |
| month of the year | 月 gatu |
| moon; month | 月 tuki |
| more | もっと motto |
| morning | 朝 asa |
| Morocco | モロッコ morokko |
| mother plain | 母 haha |
| mother polite | お母さん okaasan |
| Mother's Day | 母 の 日 haha no hi |
| mountain | 山 yama |
| mouse; rat | ネズミ nezumi |
| mouth | 口 kuti |
| movie | 映画 eiga |
| music | 音楽 ongaku |
| Nagoya | 名古屋 nagoya |
| name | (お)名前 (o)namae |
| nation | 国家 kokka |
| near | 近い tikai |
| neck | 首 kubi |
| necklace | ネックレス nekkuresu |
| neighborhood, vicinity | 近く tikaku |
| never again | 二度と nidoto |
| new | 新しい atarasii |
| New Year's Day | 元日 ganzitu |
| New York | ニュー ヨーク nyuu yooku |
| news | ニュース nyuusu |
| newspaper | 新聞 sinbun |
| next month | 来月 raigetu |
| next to | 隣 tonari |
| next week | 来週 raisyuu |
| next year | 来年 rainen |
| night | 夜 yoru 夜yoru represents the time from sunset to sunrise. |
| nine | 九 kyuu |
| nine (objects) | 九つ kokonotu |
| ninety thousand | 九万 kyuuman |
| no | いいえ iie |
| no good, useless; cannot | だめ dame |
| nominalizer | の no |
| north | 北 kita |
| nose | 鼻 hana |
| not | ない nai |
| not much; not very | 余り amari |
| notebook | ノート nooto |
| nothing, (not) anything | 何も nanimo |
| November | 十 一月 zyuu itigatu |
| now | 今 ima |
| obstacle; hindrance | 邪魔 zyama |
| occurrence counter; number of times | 〜回 〜kai |
| October | 十月 zyuugatu |
| office | オフィス ofisu |
| office worker | サラリーマン sarariiman |
| often | よく yoku |
| old | 古い hurui |
| older brother plain | 兄 ani |
| older brother polite | お兄さん oniisan |
| older sister plain | 姉 ane |
| older sister polite | お姉さん oneesan |
| omurice; fried rice wrapped in an omelette | オムライス omuraisu |
| on; above; up; top | 上 ue |
| once | 一回 ikkai |
| one | 一 iti |
| one (object) | 一つ hitotu |
| one day | 一日 itiniti |
| one person; alone | 一人 hitori |
| oneself | 自分 zibun |
| onion | 玉ねぎ tamanegi |
| only, just, merely | ただ tada |
| only; just | だけ dake |
| orangefruit; color | オレンジ orenzi |
| orchid | ラン ran |
| outside | 外 soto |
| painful, sore | 痛い itai |
| pancake | パンケーキ pankeeki |
| pardon; sorry | ごめん gomen |
| parent(s) | 親 oya |
| Paris | パリ pari |
| park | 公園 kouen |
| party | パーティー paathii |
| password | パスワード pasuwaado |
| pen | ペン pen |
| people counter | 〜人 〜nin |
| person | 人 hito |
| person | 方 kata |
| person from ... (suffix for indicating nationality, race or origin) | 〜人 〜zin |
| pet | ペット petto |
| picture, photo | 写真 syasin |
| picture; drawing; painting; sketch | 絵 e |
| pink | ピンク pinku |
| pizza | ピザ piza |
| plan | プラン puran |
| plans | 予定 yotei |
| plate, dish | (お)皿 (o)sara |
| please | ください kudasai |
| please | どうぞ douzo |
| pluralizing suffix | たち tati |
| pluralizing suffix | ら ra |
| Pokemon | ポケモン pokemon |
| police officer | 警官 keikan |
| polite name ender | さん san |
| portable; cellphone | 携帯 keitai |
| possessive case particle | の no |
| poundunit of weight; currency | ポンド pondo |
| power, strength | 力 tikara |
| pretty, beautiful; clean | きれい kirei |
| puppy | 子犬 koinu |
| quality | クオリティ kuorithi |
| queen | 女王 zyoou |
| question particle | か ka |
| quiet | 静か sizuka |
| rabbit | ウサギ usagi |
| radio | ラジオ razio |
| radio cassette player | ラジカセ razikase |
| radio cassette player | ラジオカセット raziokasetto |
| rain | 雨 ame |
| ramen | ラーメン raamen |
| reading | 読書 dokusyo |
| real thing | 本物 honmono |
| red | 赤い akai |
| red | 赤 aka |
| rest, break; holiday | 休み yasumi |
| restaurant | レストラン resutoran |
| restful, peaceful | 安らか yasuraka |
| rice; meal | ご飯 gohan |
| riceuncooked | 米 kome |
| right | 右 migi |
| river | 川 kawa |
| road, street, way | 道 miti |
| robot | ロボット robotto |
| room | 部屋 heya |
| rose | バラ bara |
| rudeness, impoliteness | 失礼 siturei |
| Russia | ロシア rosia |
| safe | 安全 anzen |
| safe, alright | 大丈夫 daizyoubu |
| salad | サラダ sarada |
| salesman | セールスマン seerusuman |
| salt | 塩 sio |
| same | 同じ onazi |
| Saturday | 土曜日 doyoubi |
| scary, frightening | 怖い kowai |
| school | 学校 gakkou |
| school library | 学校図書館 gakkoutosyokan |
| secret | 秘密 himitu |
| See ya.casual | じゃあ ね。 zyaa ne. |
| See you later.casual | じゃあ また。 zyaa mata. |
| separate, individual | 別々 betubetu |
| September | 九月 kugatu |
| seven | 七 nana |
| seven | 七 siti |
| seven (objects) | 七つ nanatu |
| seventy thousand | 七万 nanaman |
| she | 彼女 kanozyo |
| sheep | 羊 hituzi |
| shellfish; shell | 貝 kai |
| shoes | 靴 kutu |
| shop, store | (お)店 (o)mise |
| shopping | 買い物 kaimono |
| short (in length) | 短い mizikai |
| shrimp | エビ ebi |
| side | 側 gawa |
| silver | 銀 gin |
| situation | 状況 zyoukyou |
| six | 六 roku |
| six (objects) | 六つ muttu |
| sixty thousand | 六万 rokuman |
| skirt | スカート sukaato |
| sky; air | 空 sora |
| skydiving | スカイダイビング sukaidaibingu |
| slippers | スリッパ surippa |
| slowly; leisurely | ゆっくり yukkuri |
| small | 小さい tiisai |
| snack | おやつ oyatu |
| so, such | そう sou |
| soccer | サッカー sakkaa |
| Somalia | ソマリア somaria |
| something | 何か nanika |
| son | 息子 musuko |
| song | 歌 uta |
| soon | そろそろ sorosoro |
| soon; right away, at once | すぐ sugu |
| sound | 音 oto |
| soup | スウプ suupu |
| south | 南 minami |
| Spain | スペイン supein |
| spare time; day off; leisure | 暇 hima |
| spoon | スプーン supuun |
| sports | スポーツ supootu |
| spring, springtime | 春 haru |
| start, beginning | 開始 kaisi |
| station | 駅 eki |
| stature; height | 背 se |
| steam train | 汽車 kisya |
| step; grade | 段 dan |
| still, yet | まだ mada |
| stomach; belly | お腹 onaka |
| story; talk | 話 hanasi |
| stove; heater | ストーブ sutoobu |
| straight, direct | まっすぐ massugu |
| strange | 変 hen |
| street; avenue | 通り toori |
| strong; powerful | 強い tuyoi |
| student | 学生 gakusei |
| study | 勉強 benkyou |
| subject particle | が ga |
| sugar | 砂糖 satou |
| suit | スーツ suutu |
| suitable, appropriate | ふさわしい husawasii |
| summer | 夏 natu |
| summer vacation | 夏休み natuyasumi |
| sun | 日 hi |
| Sunday | 日曜日 nitiyoubi |
| supermarket | スーパー suupaa |
| surely; certainly | たしかに tasikani |
| sushi | 寿司 susi |
| sweater, jumper | セーター seetaa |
| sweet | 甘い amai |
| sword | 刀 katana |
| table | テーブル teeburu |
| Take care. Come back safely. | いってらっしゃい。 itterassyai. Literally: go and come back |
| take care; be careful | 気 を 付けて ki wo tukete |
| Tanakaname | 田中 tanaka |
| taxi | タクシー takusii |
| teacher | 先生 sensei |
| telephone | 電話 denwa |
| temple | (お)寺 (o)tera |
| ten | 十 zyuu |
| ten (objects) | 十つ too |
| ten million | 一千万 issenman |
| ten thousand | 一万 itiman |
| ten thousands counter | 万 man |
| tennis | テニス tenisu |
| test | テスト tesuto |
| Thailand | タイ tai |
| than; from; more | より yori |
| thank you neutral | ありがとう arigatou |
| Thank you very much. formal | どうも ありがとう ございます。 doumo arigatou gozaimasu. |
| Thank you very much. neutral | どうも ありがとう。 doumo arigatou. |
| Thank you. formal | ありがとう ございます。 arigatou gozaimasu. |
| thanks casual</strong> | どうも doumo |
| that (one) pronoun | それ sore |
| that (one) over there pronoun | あれ are |
| that ... (over there) adnominal | あの ano |
| that ... adnominal | その sono |
| the day after tomorrow | 明後日 asatte |
| the day before yesterday | 一昨日 ototoi |
| the explanation is that...; it is that.... | んです ndesu |
| the explanation is that...; it is that.... | んだ nda |
| the explanation is that...; it is that.... | の です no desu |
| the month after next | 再来月 saraigetu |
| the month before last | 先々月 sensengetu |
| The Netherlands | オランダ oranda |
| the week after next | 再来週 saraisyuu |
| the week before last | 先々週 sensensyuu |
| the year after next | 再来年 sarainen |
| the year before last | 一昨年 ototosi |
| then; well; so; well then | じゃあ zyaa |
| therenear the listener | そこ soko |
| these | これら korera |
| they; them | 彼ら karera |
| they; them (female only) | 彼女たち kanozyotati |
| thing; situation; verb nominalizer | 〜こと 〜koto |
| thirty thousand | 三万 sanman |
| this (one) pronoun | これ kore |
| this ... adnominal | この kono |
| this month | 今月 kongetu |
| this morning | 今朝 kesa |
| this person; this way | こちら kotira |
| this person; this way | こっち kotti |
| this week | 今週 konsyuu |
| this year | 今年 kotosi |
| those; they | それら sorera |
| though, although | けど kedo |
| though, although | けれど keredo |
| thousand | 千 sen |
| thousands | 何千 nanzen |
| three | 三 san |
| three (objects) | 三つ mittu |
| throughout, duringused after a noun | 〜中 〜tyuu |
| Thursday | 木曜日 mokuyoubi |
| ticket | チケット tiketto |
| tie; necktie | ネクタイ nekutai |
| time | 時 toki |
| time | 時間 zikan |
| to announce; to present; to publish | 発表する happyousuru |
| to arrive | 到着する toutyakusuru |
| to ask | 聞く kiku |
| to attach; to apply | 付ける tukeru |
| to be | です desu |
| to be | だ da |
| to be very polite | ございます gozaimasu |
| to be able to do | できる dekiru |
| to be able to; to be possible to | 〜こと が できる 〜koto ga dekiru |
| to be audible; to be able to hear | 聞こえる kikoeru |
| to be born | 生まれる umareru |
| to be due to; to be caused by | よる yoru |
| to be hungry | お腹 が 空く onaka ga suku |
| to be late; to be delayed; to be overdue | 遅れる okureru |
| to be ready | できる dekiru |
| to be rude, to be impolite | 失礼する situreisuru |
| to be understood; to understand | 分かる wakaru |
| to be visible; to be able to see | 見える mieru |
| to become | なる naru |
| to begin (something) | 始める hazimeru |
| to believe; to trust | 信じる sinziru |
| to bend; to turn | 曲がる magaru |
| to blow; to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument) | 吹く huku |
| to breathe | 息 を する iki wo suru |
| to buy | 買う kau |
| to call, to telephone | 電話する denwasuru |
| to carry; to have | 持つ motu |
| to carry; to transport | 運ぶ hakobu |
| to clean; to sweep | 掃除する souzisuru |
| to closeintransitive | 閉まる simaru |
| to closetransitive | 閉める simeru |
| to come | 来る kuru |
| to come to a halt, to stopintransitive | 止まる tomaru |
| to comehonorific | いらっしゃる irassyaru |
| to commute, to go (somewhere regularly) | 通う kayou |
| to cook | 料理する ryourisuru |
| to cross over | 渡る wataru |
| to descend; to go down | 下る kudaru |
| to die | 死ぬ sinu |
| to disturb; to interrupt | 邪魔する zyamasuru |
| to do | する suru |
| to do | やる yaru |
| to drink | 飲む nomu |
| to drive; to operate (a machine) | 運転する untensuru |
| to eat | 食べる taberu |
| to enter | 入る hairu |
| to exceed; to pass | 過ぎる sugiru |
| to exist; to have; (used for non-living entities) | ある aru |
| to exist; to stay; to have (used for living beings) | いる iru |
| to fall (from the sky) | 降る huru |
| to fight; to argue | 喧嘩する kenkasuru |
| to find; to discover | 見つける mitukeru |
| to finish (something), to end (something) | 終える oeru |
| to finish; to endintransitive | 終わる owaru |
| to forget | 忘れる wasureru |
| to get empty | 空く suku |
| to get off; to disembark; to dismount | 降りる oriru |
| to get up; to wake up | 起きる okiru |
| to go | 行く iku |
| to go for a walk; to stroll | 散歩する sanposuru |
| to go straight | まっすぐ いく massugu iku |
| to go to see; to visit | 見 に 行く mi ni iku |
| to graduate | 卒業する sotugyousuru |
| to hate, to detest | 嫌う kirau |
| to help | 手伝う tetudau |
| to hurry | 急ぐ isogu |
| to hurt, to ache | 痛む itamu |
| to hurt; to injure; to straintransitive | 痛める itameru |
| to insert | 入れる ireru |
| to know | 知る siru |
| to leave, to go out, to exit | 出る deru |
| to lend | 貸す kasu |
| to listen; to hear | 聞く kiku |
| to live in, to reside | 住む sumu |
| to marry | 結婚する kekkonsuru |
| to meet, to see | 会う au |
| To move (house) | 引っ越す hikkosu |
| to need; to want | 要る iru |
| to openintransitive | 開く aku |
| to opentransitive | 開ける akeru |
| to play (a game) | 遊ぶ asobu |
| to play a string instrumente.g. guitar, piano | 弾く hiku |
| to pull; to draw; to catch (a cold) | 引く hiku |
| to read | 読む yomu |
| to receive (humbly) | 頂く itadaku |
| to request; to wish; to hope | (お)願いする (o)negaisuru |
| to rest | 休む yasumu |
| to return | 帰る kaeru |
| to run | 走る hasiru |
| to say | 言う iu |
| to see; to look at; to watch | 見る miru |
| to sell | 売る uru |
| to serve (food) | 出す dasu |
| to sing | 歌う utau |
| to sleep; to lie down; to go to bed | 寝る neru |
| to smoke | 吸う suu |
| to speak | 話す hanasu |
| to spread; to stretchintransitive | 広がる hirogaru |
| to start, to begin | 開始する kaisisuru |
| to stop ... | 止める tomeru |
| to stop; to give up | やめる yameru |
| to study | 勉強する benkyousuru |
| to sweep; to brush; to clean | 掃く haku |
| to swim | 泳ぐ oyogu |
| to take | 取る toru |
| to take (time to do something) | かかる kakaru |
| to take a bath | (お)風呂 に 入る (o)huro ni hairu |
| to take lightly; to underestimate | 甘く 見る amaku miru |
| to tasteintransitive | 味 が する azi ga suru |
| to tastetransitive | 味 を 見る azi wo miru |
| to teach; to inform | 教える osieru |
| to think | 思う omou |
| to think about | 考える kangaeru |
| to tire | 疲れる tukareru |
| to travel | 旅行する ryokousuru |
| to turn left | 左 に 曲がる hidari ni magaru |
| to turn right | 右 に 曲がる migi ni magaru |
| to undress | 脱ぐ nugu |
| to use | 使う tukau |
| to wait | 待つ matu |
| to walk | 歩く aruku |
| to wash | 洗う arau |
| to wear; to put on (something on feet or legs) | 履く haku |
| to wearon upper body | 着る kiru |
| to work | 働く hataraku |
| to work | 仕事する sigotosuru |
| to write | 書く kaku |
| to [destination particle] | へ he |
| today | 今日 kyou |
| together; same | 一緒 issyo |
| toilet | トイレ toire |
| toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom | お手洗い otearai |
| Tokyo | 東京 toukyou |
| tomorrow | 明日 asita |
| tonight | 今夜 konya |
| tonight, this evening | 今晩 konban |
| too; also | も mo |
| topic particle | は ha |
| town | 町 mati |
| Toyota | トヨタ toyota |
| traditional Japanese dress | 着物 kimono |
| traffic light; signal | 信号 singou |
| train | 列車 ressya |
| travel, traveling, trip, tour | 旅行 ryokou |
| travel, trip, journey | 旅 tabi |
| tree; wood | 木 ki |
| trousers | ズボン zubon |
| truth, right | 本当 hontou |
| Tuesday | 火曜日 kayoubi |
| TV | テレビ terebi |
| twenty thousand | 二万 niman |
| twenty years old | 二十歳 hatati |
| twice | 二回 nikai |
| two | 二 ni |
| two (objects) | 二つ hutatu |
| two people | 二人 hutari |
| two times; twice | 二度 nido |
| type, kind | 種類 syurui |
| typhoon | 台風 taihuu |
| U.S.A. | アメリカ amerika |
| Ueno Park | 上野 公園 ueno kouen |
| umbrella | 傘 kasa |
| United Kingdom; England | 英国 eikoku |
| United States | 米国 beikoku |
| university | 大学 daigaku |
| university student | 大学生 daigakusei |
| unpalatable | まずい mazui |
| unpleasant; disagreeablei | 嫌な iyana |
| until, till, to | まで made |
| useful, convenient | 便利な benrina |
| vegetable | 野菜 yasai |
| vegetarian | ベジタリアン bezitarian |
| verb group 1 | 五段 godan |
| verb group 2 | 一段 itidan |
| very, extremely | とても totemo |
| videogame | テレビゲーム terebigeemu |
| village | 村 mura |
| village; hometown | 里 sato |
| voice | 声 koe |
| volcano | 火山 kazan |
| walk, stroll | 散歩 sanpo |
| wanted | ほしい hosii |
| war | 戦争 sensou |
| washing-up, dish-washing | 皿洗い saraarai |
| watch (time piece) | 時計 tokei |
| water | 水 mizu |
| water buffalo | 水牛 suigyuu |
| watermelon | 西瓜 suika |
| way of; method of | 〜方 〜kata |
| we | 私たち watasitati |
| weather | 天気 tenki |
| weather forecast | 天気予報 tenkiyohou |
| Wednesday | 水曜日 suiyoubi |
| week | 週 syuu |
| Welcome home. | お帰り なさい。 okaeri nasai. Literally: do return |
| well, properly; best regards | よろしく yorosiku |
| well; lively, vigorous; health | 元気 genki |
| west | 西 nisi |
| Western style door | ドア doa |
| what | 何 nan |
| what | 何 nani |
| what day (of the month); how many days | 何日 nanniti |
| what day (of the week) | 何曜日 nanyoubi |
| What happened?; What's wrong? | どう しました か。 dou simasita ka. |
| What is it? | 何 です か？ nan desu ka? |
| what month | 何月 nangatu |
| what time | 何時 nanzi |
| what year | 何年 nannen |
| what, what kind of | どんな donna |
| when | いつ itu |
| where | どこ doko |
| which (one) | どれ dore |
| which ... | どの dono |
| which one; who | どちら dotira |
| whisky | ウイスキー uisukii |
| whiteadjective | 白い siroi |
| whitenoun | 白 siro |
| who | 誰 dare |
| whovery polite | どなた donata |
| why; how | どうして dousite |
| wide; spacious | 広い hiroi |
| wind | 風 kaze |
| window | 窓 mado |
| wine | ワイン wain |
| winter | 冬 huyu |
| wish, hope | (お)願い (o)negai |
| without doing | 〜ないで 〜naide |
| woman | 女 onna |
| woman | 女 の 人 onna no hito |
| woman, girl | 女子 zyosi |
| work, job | 仕事 sigoto |
| Yamadaname | 山田 yamada |
| Yamashitaname | 山下 yamasita |
| year counter | 年 nen |
| year; age | 年 tosi |
| years of age (counter) | 〜歳 〜sai |
| yellow | 黄色 kiiro |
| yellow | 黄色い kiiroi |
| yen | 円 en |
| yes | はい hai |
| yes | ええ ee |
| yesterday | 昨日 kinou |
| yoghurt | ヨーグルト yooguruto |
| Yokohama | 横浜 yokohama |
| you | あなた anata |
| you (plural) | あなたたち anatatati |
| younger brother | 弟(さん) otouto(san) |
| younger sister | 妹(さん) imouto(san) |
| zebra | シマウマ simauma |
| zero | ゼロ zero |