Japanese

QuestionAnswer
(both) parents(ご)りょうしん(go)ryousin
(concrete) thingものmono
(cow's) milkぎゅうにゅうgyuunyuu
(over) thereあそこasoko
1,000いっせんissen
100ひゃくhyaku
2,000せんnisen
20じゅうnizyuu
200ひゃくnihyaku
3,000さんぜんsanzen
30さんじゅうsanzyuu
300さんびゃくsanbyaku
4,000よんせんyonsen
40よんじゅうyonzyuu
400よんひゃくyonhyaku
5,000せんgosen
50じゅうgozyuu
500ひゃくgohyaku
6,000ろくせんrokusen
60ろくじゅうrokuzyuu
600ろっぴゃくroppyaku
7,000ななせんnanasen
70ななじゅうnanazyuu
700ななひゃくnanahyaku
8,000はっせんhassen
80はちじゅうhatizyuu
800はっぴゃくhappyaku
9,000きゅうせんkyuusen
90きゅうじゅうkyuuzyuu
900きゅうひゃくkyuuhyaku
a few; a little, a bitすこsukosi
a little bitちょっとtyotto
a.m.ぜん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あとato
afternoon; p.m.gogo
again; alsoまたmata
ah, oh, uhああaa
airくうkuuki
alcoholアルコールarukooru
alcohol; rice wine(お)さけ(o)sake
all; wholeぜんzenbu
allergyアレルギーarerugii
already; more; againもうmou
always; neveritumo
American footballアメフトamehuto
American personアメリカじん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; orya
and; or; with; ifto
andnot exclusive; doing such things as ...〜たり〜tari
Andrewアンドリューandoryuu
animalどうぶつdoubutu
animationアニメanime
announcement; presentation; publicationはっぴょうhappyou
answerこたkotae
apartmentマンションmansyon
apartmentアパートapaato
appleりんごringo
Aprilがつsigatu
Arabicアラビアarabiago
arrivalとうちゃくtoutyaku
as much as possibleできる だけdekiru dake
ash; ashesはいhai
ashtrayはいざらhaizara
Asiaアジアazia
assertion particleyo
at; on; in; to; for [indirect object particle]ni
Augustはちがつhatigatu
back (of the body)なかsenaka
bad (at), unskillfulheta
bad, evilわるwarui
bagかばんkaban
ballたまtama
ballpoint penボールペンboorupen
bananaバナナbanana
bankぎんこうginkou
barバーbaa
batコウモリkoumori
bath(お)(o)huro
beautifulうつくしいutukusii
beautiful womanじんbizin
because, sinceからkara
because, sinceのでnode
bedベッドbeddo
beefぎゅうにくgyuuniku
beerビールbiiru
before long; soon; nearlyもうすぐmousugu
behind, backうしusiro
betweenあいだaida
big, largeおおきいookii
bill; checkかいけいokaikei
birthday(お)たんじょう(o)tanzyoubi
blackくろkuro
blackくろkuroi
black and whiteしろくろsirokuro
black teaこうちゃkoutya
blueあおao
blueブルーburuu
bluealso green for traffic lightsあおaoi
bodyからだkarada
Bon appétit. (Thank you for the meal)いただきます。itadakimasu.
Literally: I humbly receive
bookほんhon
bookstoreほんhonya
both ~りょうryou〜
boxはこhako
boyおとこ の otoko no ko
boyfriendかれkare
breadパンpan
breakfastあさはんasagohan
breakfastちょうしょくtyousyoku
breathいきiki
bright; cheerfulあかるいakarui
brownちゃいろtyairo
brownちゃいろtyairoi
buffetバイキングbaikingu
buildingたてものtatemono
busバスbasu
busyいそがしいisogasii
butga
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くるまkuruma
catねこneko
cheapやすyasui
cheeseチーズtiizu
chemistryがくkagaku
cherryさくらんぼsakuranbo
cherry treeさくらsakura
childどもkodomo
childko
child (polite)さんokosan
chimpanzeeチンパンジーtinpanzii
Chinaちゅうごくtyuugoku
Chinese languageちゅうごくtyuugokugo
Literally: is Chinese understood?
Chinese personちゅうごくじんtyuugokuzin
chopsticksはしhasi
cigarettes; tobaccoタバコtabako
cinemaえいかんeigakan
class; lesson; instructionじゅぎょうzyugyou
cleaning; sweepingそうsouzi
coatコートkooto
coffeeコーヒーkoohii
cold; flukaze
coldthingつめたいtumetai
coldweatherさむsamui
colorいろ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 particlene
cookりょうにんryourinin
cookieクッキーkukkii
cornerかどkado
correct; rightただしいtadasii
counter for flat, thin objectsまいmai
countryくにkuni
cowうしusi
crocodileワニwani
crowカラスkarasu
Cubaキューバkyuuba
cucumberきゅうりkyuuri
cupカップkappu
curryカレーkaree
cuteわいkawaii
daughterむすめmusume
dayhi
day (of the week)ようyoubi
day counterにち〜niti
day eight; eight daysようyouka
day five; five daysいつituka
day four; four daysよっyokka
day fourteen; fourteen daysじゅうよっzyuuyokka
day nine; nine daysここのkokonoka
day oneついたちtuitati
day seven; seven daysなのnanoka
day seventeen; seventeen daysじゅうしちにちzyuusitiniti
day six; six daysむいmuika
day ten; ten daysとおtooka
day three; three daysみっmikka
day twenty-four; twenty-four daysじゅうよっnizyuuyokka
day twenty-seven; twenty-seven daysじゅうしちにちnizyuusitiniti
day twenty; twenty dayshatuka
day two; two daysふつhutuka
deadlinesimekiri
Decemberじゅう がつzyuu nigatu
deerシカsika
deliciousおいしいoisii
department storeデパートdepaato
deskつくえtukue
difficult; hardむずかしいmuzukasii
dinnerよるはんyorugohan
dinnerばんはんbangohan
direct object particlewo
direction, way; sideほうhou
dirtyきたなkitanai
disliked; hatedきらkirai
district in Tokyo that's famous for it's parkうえueno
do imperativeなさいnasai
dogいぬinu
dollarドルdoru
down; under; lower; belowしたsita
dramaドラマdorama
dress (garment)ドレスdoresu
drink, beverageものnomimono
driving; operation (of a machine)うんてんunten
drunk; drunkard酔っよっぱらyopparai
duration suffixかん〜kan
earみみmimi
earrings (for pierced ears)ピアスpiasu
earrings (wearable without pierced ears)イヤリングiyaringu
eastひがしhigasi
easy, simpleかんたんkantan
easy; plain; simpleやさしいyasasii
eggたまごtamago
eightはちhati
eight (objects)やっyattu
eighty thousandはちまんhatiman
electric trainでんしゃdensya
electricity; electric lightでんdenki
elementary schoolしょうがっこうsyougakkou
elevatorエレベータerebeeta
embassyたい使かんtaisikan
engineerエンジニアenzinia
England; United Kindom, Britainイギリスigirisu
English (language)えいeigo
entranceぐちiriguti
et cetera, and so on, and the likeなどnado
Europeヨーロッパyooroppa
eveningばんban
ばん represents the time from sunset to bedtime.
eventエベントebento
every dayまいにちmainiti
every monthまいつきmaituki
every morningまいあさmaiasa
every ~まいmai
Excuse me for interrupting you; Used as a greeting when entering someone's homeじゃします。ozyamasimasu.
Excuse me, are you free?ちょっと いい です か?tyotto ii desu ka?
Excuse me.しつれいします。situreisimasu.
exitぐちdeguti
expensive; high, tallたかtakai
extremelyslangめちゃmetya
eyeme
faceかおkao
famousゆうめいyuumei
fast; earlyはやhayai
fatふとhutoi
fatherとうさんotousan
father plainちちtiti
father politeとうさんotousan
Father's Dayちち の titi no hi
feastそうtisou
Februaryがつnigatu
feelingkimoti
fifty thousandまんgoman
fight; argueけんkenka
finally, at lastついにtuini
first; bestいちばんitiban
fishさかなsakana
fivego
five (objects)いつitutu
flavor; tasteあじazi
floorゆかyuka
flowerはなhana
foodものtabemono
food, cuisineりょうryouri
foot; legあしasi
forecast, predictionほうyohou
forestmanmadeはやしhayasi
forestnaturalもりmori
forkフォークfooku
forty thousandよんまんyonman
fourよんyon
four (objects)よっyottu
fourssi
foxキツネkitune
Franceフランスhuransu
French (language)フランスhuransugo
Fridayきんようkinyoubi
friendともだちtomodati
frogカエルkaeru
from; since; afterからkara
front; beforeまえmae
fun; enjoyableたのしいtanosii
funny; strangeおかしいokasii
gameゲームgeemu
garden, yardにわniwa
gateもんmon
general object countertu
gentle, tender, kind, friendlyやさしいyasasii
German languageドイツdoitugo
Germanyドイツdoitu
giraffeキリンkirin
girlおんな の onna no ko
girlfriendかのじょkanozyo
goalゴールgooru
goatyagi
goldきんkin
goodいいii
good (at); skillfulじょう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そつぎょうsotugyou
grassくさkusa
grayはいいろhaiiro
grayグレーguree
greenみどりmidori
green tea(お)ちゃ(o)tya
guest; customerきゃくさんokyakusan
guitarギターgitaa
gymジムzimu
had better; shouldほう が いいhou ga ii
halfはんhan
hamsterハムスターhamusutaa
handste
hatedだいきらdaikirai
Hawaiiハワイhawai
heかれkare
headあたまatama
heart; spirit, mind, soulこころkokoro
heatねつnetu
heavyおもomoi
herbivoreそうしょくsousyoku
hereここkoko
here you areどうぞdouzo
high schoolこうこうkoukou
Hiroshimaひろしまhirosima
hobbyしゅsyumi
homeうちuti
homework宿しゅくだいsyukudai
honorific postfixさまsama
Can be used after a noun or な-adjective prefixed with お- or ご- honorifics.
honorific prefixo
honorific prefixgo
horseうまuma
hotホットhotto
hotthingあつatui
hotweatherあつatui
hotelホテルhoteru
hour (counter)〜zi
house; homeいえ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なんかんnanzikan
how many peopleなんにんnannin
how many timesなんかいnankai
how many years oldなんさいnansai
how muchいくらikura
how, whatLiterally: what withなん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じゅうまんzyuuman
hut; cabin; shedkoya
Iわたし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 おねがいします。(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
Icelandアイスランドaisurando
ideaアイディアaidhia
in, inside; middleなかnaka
Indiaインドindo
insectむしmusi
insult; slander, speaking illわるぐちwaruguti
intelligent, smartあたま が いいatama ga ii
intentionつもりtumori
interestingおもしろ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)そうさま でした。gotisousama desita.
It was a feast. (Thank you for the meal)そうさま。gotisousama.
Italyイタリアitaria
Januaryいちがつitigatu
Japanほんnihon
Japanese (language)ほんnihongo
Japanese (person)ほんじんnihonzin
Japanese style doorto
Jewish personユダヤじん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しちがつsitigatu
Juneろくがつrokugatu
junior high school; middle schoolちゅうがっこうtyuugakkou
just nowただいまtadaima
Karaokeカラオケkaraoke
karateからkarate
kingおうou
knifeナイフnaihu
Kyotoきょうkyouto
languageげんgengo
last monthせんげつsengetu
last weekせんしゅうsensyuu
last yearきょねんkyonen
late; slowおそosoi
Later!casualまた ね。mata ne.
learnならnarau
leftひだり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.
Let's go to the temple as well.
てら へ も きましょう。
てら も きましょう。
otera he mo ikimasyou.
otera mo ikimasyou.
libraryしょかんtosyokan
light blueみずいろmizuiro
light rainさめkosame
liked; likeable; loved; lovablesuki
lionライオンraion
lizardトカゲtokage
location particle (for events and actions)de
Londonロンドンrondon
longながnagai
Los Angelesロサンゼルスrosanzerusu
loved; very likeableだいdaisuki
low, shortひくhikui
magazineざっzassi
makeつくtukuru
manおとこotoko
manmade, artificialじんこうzinkou
many, much, a lotたくさんtakusan
Marchさんがつsangatu
marriageけっこんkekkon
Maryメアリーmearii
Mayがつgogatu
May I come in; Please forgive me.ごめん ください。gomen kudasai.
mealしょくsyokuzi
meatにくniku
medical doctorしゃisya
medicineくすりkusuri
Mercedesメルセデスmerusedesu
Mexicanメキシカンmekisikan
millionひゃくまんhyakuman
mind, heartki
minute (counter)ふん〜hun
mobile phoneけいたいでんkeitaidenwa
Mondayげつようgetuyoubi
money(お)かね(o)kane
month of the yearがつgatu
moon; monthつきtuki
moreもっとmotto
morningあさasa
Moroccoモロッコmorokko
mother plainははhaha
mother politeかあさんokaasan
Mother's Dayはは の haha no hi
mountainやまyama
mouse; ratネズミnezumi
mouthくちkuti
movieえいeiga
musicおんがくongaku
Nagoyanagoya
name(お)まえ(o)namae
nearちかtikai
neckくびkubi
necklaceネックレスnekkuresu
neighborhood, vicinityちかtikaku
never againnidoto
newあたらしいatarasii
New Year's Dayがんじつganzitu
New Yorkニュー ヨークnyuu yooku
newsニュースnyuusu
newspaperしんぶんsinbun
next monthらいげつraigetu
next toとなりtonari
next weekらいしゅうraisyuu
next yearらいねんrainen
nightよるyoru
よる represents the time from sunset to sunrise.
nineきゅうkyuu
nine (objects)ここのkokonotu
ninety thousandきゅうまんkyuuman
noいいえiie
no good, useless; cannotだめdame
nominalizerno
northきたkita
noseはなhana
notないnai
not much; not veryあまamari
notebookノートnooto
nothing, (not) anythingなにnanimo
Novemberじゅう いちがつzyuu itigatu
nowいまima
obstacle; hindranceじゃzyama
occurrence counter; number of timesかい〜kai
Octoberじゅうがつzyuugatu
officeオフィスofisu
office workerサラリーマンsarariiman
oftenよくyoku
oldふるhurui
older brother plainあにani
older brother politeにいさんoniisan
older sister plainあねane
older sister politeねえさんoneesan
omurice; fried rice wrapped in an omeletteオムライスomuraisu
on; above; up; topうえue
onceいっかいikkai
oneいちiti
one (object)ひとhitotu
one dayいちにちitiniti
one person; aloneひとhitori
oneselfぶんzibun
onionたまねぎtamanegi
onlineオンラインonrain
only, just, merelyただtada
only; justだけdake
orangefruit; colorオレンジorenzi
orchidランran
outsideそとsoto
painful, soreいたitai
pancakeパンケーキpankeeki
pardon; sorryごめんgomen
parent(s)おやoya
Parisパリpari
parkこうえんkouen
partyパーティーpaathii
passwordパスワードpasuwaado
penペンpen
people counterにん〜nin
personひとhito
personかたkata
person from ... (suffix for indicating nationality, race or origin)じん〜zin
petペットpetto
picture, photoしゃしんsyasin
picture; drawing; painting; sketche
pinkピンクpinku
pizzaピザpiza
planプランpuran
plansていyotei
plate, dish(お)さら(o)sara
pleaseくださいkudasai
pleaseどうぞdouzo
pluralizing suffixたちtati
pluralizing suffixra
Pokemonポケモンpokemon
police officerけいかんkeikan
polite name enderさんsan
portable; cellphoneけいたいkeitai
possessive case particleno
poundunit of weight; currencyポンドpondo
power, strengthちからtikara
pretty, beautiful; cleanきれいkirei
puppyいぬkoinu
qualityクオリティkuorithi
queenじょおうzyoou
question particleka
quietしず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あめame
ramenラーメンraamen
readingどくしょdokusyo
real thingほんものhonmono
redあかakai
redあかaka
rest, break; holidayやすyasumi
restaurantレストランresutoran
restful, peacefulやすらかyasuraka
rice; mealはんgohan
riceuncookedこめkome
rightみぎmigi
riverかわkawa
road, street, wayみちmiti
robotロボットrobotto
roomheya
roseバラbara
rudeness, impolitenessしつれいsiturei
Russiaロシアrosia
safeあんぜんanzen
safe, alrightだいじょうdaizyoubu
saladサラダsarada
salesmanセールスマンseerusuman
saltしおsio
sameおなonazi
Saturdayようdoyoubi
scary, frighteningこわkowai
schoolがっこうgakkou
school libraryがっこうしょかんgakkoutosyokan
secretみつhimitu
See ya.casualじゃあ ね。zyaa ne.
See you later.casualじゃあ また。zyaa mata.
separate, individualべつべつbetubetu
Septemberがつkugatu
sevenななnana
sevenしちsiti
seven (objects)ななnanatu
seventy thousandななまんnanaman
sheかのじょkanozyo
sheepひつじhituzi
shellfish; shellかいkai
shoesくつkutu
shop, store(お)みせ(o)mise
shoppingものkaimono
short (in length)みじかmizikai
shrimpエビebi
sideがわgawa
silverぎんgin
situationじょうきょうzyoukyou
sixろくroku
six (objects)むっmuttu
sixty thousandろくまんrokuman
skirtスカートsukaato
sky; airそら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ちいさいtiisai
snackおやつoyatu
so, suchそうsou
soccerサッカーsakkaa
Somaliaソマリアsomaria
somethingなにnanika
sonむすmusuko
songうたuta
soonそろそろsorosoro
soon; right away, at onceすぐsugu
soundおとoto
soupスウプsuupu
southみなみminami
Spainスペインsupein
spare time; day off; leisureひまhima
spoonスプーンsupuun
sportsスポーツsupootu
spring, springtimeはるharu
start, beginningかいkaisi
stationえきeki
stature; heightse
steam trainしゃkisya
step; gradeだんdan
still, yetまだmada
stomach; bellyなかonaka
story; talkはなしhanasi
stove; heaterストーブsutoobu
straight, directまっすぐmassugu
strangeへんhen
street; avenueとおtoori
strong; powerfulつよtuyoi
studentがくせいgakusei
studyべんきょうbenkyou
subject particlega
sugarとうsatou
suitスーツsuutu
suitable, appropriateふさわしいhusawasii
summerなつnatu
summer vacationなつやすnatuyasumi
sunhi
Sundayにちようnitiyoubi
supermarketスーパーsuupaa
surely; certainlyたしかにtasikani
sushi寿susi
sweater, jumperセーターseetaa
sweetあまamai
swordかたな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 を けてki wo tukete
Tanaka surnameなかtanaka
taxiタクシーtakusii
teacherせんせいsensei
telephoneでんdenwa
temple(お)てら(o)tera
tenじゅうzyuu
ten (objects)十つとおtoo
ten millionいっせんまんissenman
ten thousandいちまんitiman
ten thousands counterまんman
tennisテニスtenisu
tennis courtコートkooto
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さっasatte
the day before yesterdayとい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らいげつsaraigetu
the month before lastせんせんげつsensengetu
The Netherlandsオランダoranda
the week after nextらいしゅうsaraisyuu
the week before lastせんせんしゅうsensensyuu
the year after nextらいねんsarainen
the year before lastとしototosi
then; well; so; well thenじゃあzyaa
therenear the listenerそこsoko
theseこれらkorera
they; themかれkarera
they; them (female only)かのじょたちkanozyotati
thing; situation; verb nominalizer〜こと〜koto
thirty thousandさんまんsanman
this (one) pronounこれkore
this ... adnominalこのkono
this monthこんげつkongetu
this morningkesa
this person; this wayこちらkotira
this person; this wayこっちkotti
this weekこんしゅうkonsyuu
this yearとしkotosi
those; theyそれらsorera
though, althoughけどkedo
though, althoughけれどkeredo
thousandせんsen
thousandsなんぜんnanzen
threeさんsan
three (objects)みっmittu
throughout, duringused after a nounちゅう〜tyuu
Thursdayもくようmokuyoubi
ticketチケットtiketto
tie; necktieネクタイnekutai
timeときtoki
timeかんzikan
to announce; to present; to publishはっぴょうするhappyousuru
to arriveとうちゃくするtoutyakusuru
to askkiku
to attach; to applyけるtukeru
to beですdesu
to beda
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こえるkikoeru
to be bornまれるumareru
to be due to; to be caused byよるyoru
to be hungryなか が onaka ga suku
to be late; to be delayed; to be overdueおくれるokureru
to be readyできるdekiru
to be rude, to be impoliteしつれいするsitureisuru
to be understood; to understandかるwakaru
to be visible; to be able to seeえるmieru
to becomeなるnaru
to begin (something)はじめるhazimeru
to believe; to trustしんじるsinziru
to bend; to turnがるmagaru
to blow; to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument)huku
to breatheいき を するiki wo suru
to buykau
to call, to telephoneでんするdenwasuru
to carry; to havemotu
to carry; to transportはこhakobu
to clean; to sweepそうするsouzisuru
to closeintransitiveまるsimaru
to closetransitiveめるsimeru
to comekuru
to come to a halt, to stopintransitiveまるtomaru
to comehonorificいらっしゃるirassyaru
to commute, to go (somewhere regularly)かよkayou
to cookりょうするryourisuru
to cross overわたwataru
to descend; to go downくだkudaru
to diesinu
to disturb; to interruptじゃするzyamasuru
to doするsuru
to doやるyaru
to drinknomu
to drive; to operate (a machine)うんてんするuntensuru
to eatべるtaberu
to enterはいhairu
to exceed; to pass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)huru
to fight; to argueけんするkenkasuru
to find; to discoverつけるmitukeru
to finish (something), to end (something)えるoeru
to finish; to endintransitiveわるowaru
to forgetわすれるwasureru
to get emptysuku
to get off; to disembark; to dismountりるoriru
to get up; to wake upきるokiru
to goiku
to go for a walk; to strollさんするsanposuru
to go straightまっすぐ いくmassugu iku
to go to see; to visit に mi ni iku
to graduateそつぎょうするsotugyousuru
to hate, to detestきらkirau
to helpつだtetudau
to hurryいそisogu
to hurt, to acheいたitamu
to hurt; to injure; to straintransitiveいためるitameru
to insertれるireru
to knowsiru
to leave, to go out, to exitderu
to lendkasu
to listen; to hearkiku
to live in, to residesumu
to marryけっこんするkekkonsuru
to meet, to seeau
To move (house)引っひっhikkosu
to need; to wantiru
to openintransitiveaku
to opentransitiveけるakeru
to play (a game)あそasobu
to play a string instrumente.g. guitar, pianohiku
to pull; to draw; to catch (a cold)hiku
to readyomu
to receive (humbly)いただitadaku
to request; to wish; to hope(お)ねがいする(o)negaisuru
to restやすyasumu
to returnかえkaeru
to runはしhasiru
to sayiu
to see; to look at; to watchmiru
to selluru
to serve (food)dasu
to singうたutau
to sleep; to lie down; to go to bedneru
to smokesuu
to speakはなhanasu
to spread; to stretchintransitiveひろがるhirogaru
to start, to beginかいするkaisisuru
to stop ...めるtomeru
to stop; to give upやめるyameru
to studyべんきょうするbenkyousuru
to sweep; to brush; to cleanhaku
to swimおよoyogu
to taketoru
to take (time to do something)かかるkakaru
to take a bath(お) に はい(o)huro ni hairu
to take lightly; to underestimateあまく amaku miru
to tasteintransitiveあじ が するazi ga suru
to tastetransitiveあじ を azi wo miru
to teach; to informおしえるosieru
to thinkおもomou
to think aboutかんがえるkangaeru
to tireつかれるtukareru
to travelりょこうするryokousuru
to turn leftひだり に がるhidari ni magaru
to turn rightみぎ に がるmigi ni magaru
to undressnugu
to use使つかtukau
to waitmatu
to walkあるaruku
to washあらarau
to wear; to put on (something on feet or legs)haku
to wearon upper bodykiru
to workはたらhataraku
to workごとするsigotosuru
to writekaku
to [destination particle]he
todayきょkyou
together; sameいっしょissyo
toiletトイレtoire
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroomあらotearai
Tokyoとうきょうtoukyou
tomorrowしたasita
tonightこんkonya
tonight, this eveningこんばんkonban
too; alsomo
topic particleha
townまちmati
Toyotaトヨタtoyota
traditional Japanese dressものkimono
traffic light; signalしんごうsingou
trainれっしゃressya
travel, traveling, trip, tourりょこうryokou
travel, trip, journeyたびtabi
tree; woodki
trousersズボンzubon
truth, rightほんとうhontou
Tuesdayようkayoubi
TVテレビterebi
twenty thousandまんniman
twenty years oldhatati
twiceかいnikai
twoni
two (objects)ふたhutatu
two peopleふたhutari
two times; twicenido
type, kindしゅるいsyurui
typhoonたいふうtaihuu
U.S.A.アメリカamerika
Ueno Parkうえ こうえんueno kouen
umbrellaかさkasa
United Kingdom; Englandえいこくeikoku
United Statesべいこくbeikoku
universityだいがくdaigaku
university studentだいがくせいdaigakusei
unpalatableまずいmazui
unpleasant; disagreeableiいやiyana
until, till, toまでmade
useful, convenient便べんbenrina
vegetableさいyasai
vegetarianベジタリアンbezitarian
verb group 1だんgodan
verb group 2いちだんitidan
very, extremelyとてもtotemo
videogameテレビゲームterebigeemu
villageむらmura
village; hometownさとsato
voiceこえkoe
volcanoざんkazan
walk, strollさんsanpo
wantedほしいhosii
warせんそうsensou
washing-up, dish-washingさらあらsaraarai
watch (time piece)けいtokei
waterみずmizu
water buffaloすいぎゅうsuigyuu
watermelon西すいsuika
way of; method ofかた〜kata
weわたしたちwatasitati
weatherてんtenki
weather forecastてんほうtenkiyohou
Wednesdayすいようsuiyoubi
weekしゅうsyuu
Welcome home.かえり なさい。okaeri nasai.
Literally: do return
well, properly; best regardsよろしくyorosiku
well; lively, vigorous; healthげんgenki
west西にしnisi
Western style doorドアdoa
whatなんnan
whatなにnani
what day (of the month); how many daysなんにちnanniti
what day (of the week)なんようnanyoubi
What happened?; What's wrong?どう しました か。dou simasita ka.
What is it?なん です か?nan desu ka?
what monthなんがつnangatu
what timeなんnanzi
what yearなんねん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しろsiroi
whitenounしろsiro
whoだれdare
whovery politeどなたdonata
why; howどうしてdousite
wide; spaciousひろhiroi
windかぜkaze
windowまどmado
wineワインwain
winterふゆhuyu
wish, hope(お)ねが(o)negai
without doing〜ないで〜naide
womanおんなonna
womanおんな の ひとonna no hito
woman, girlじょzyosi
work, jobごとsigoto
Yamada surnameやまyamada
Yamashitanameやましたyamasita
year counterねんnen
year; ageとしtosi
years of age (counter)さい〜sai
yellowいろkiiro
yellowいろkiiroi
yenえんen
yesはいhai
yesええee
yesterdayのうkinou
yoghurtヨーグルトyooguruto
Yokohamaよこはまyokohama
youあなたanata
you (plural)あなたたちanatatati
younger brotherおとうと(さん)otouto(san)
younger sisterいもうと(さん)imouto(san)
zebraシマウマsimauma
zeroゼロzero