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1 わ I 12
1 わ we 12
1 あ you 12
1 あ あ 人 that person, he, she 12
1 あ あ 方 the polite equivalent of あ 12
1 疨 ladies and gentlemen, all of you 12
1 Mr., Ms. (title of respect added to a name) 12
1 (suffix often added to a child's name instead of ) 12
1 君 (suffix often added to a boy's name) 12
1 人 (suffix meaning "a national of" e.g., , an American) 12
1 い 生 teacher, instructor (not used when referring to one's own job) n 12
1 う 教師 teacher, instructor n 12
1 い 学生 student n 12
1 い い 会社員 company employee n 12
1 い 社員 employee of ~Company (used with a company's name; e.g., IMC い ) n 12
1 うい 銀行員 bank employee n 12
1 い 医者 medical doctor n 12
1 う 研究者 researcher, scholar n 12
1 ン engineer n 12
1 い 大学 university n 12 L13R
1 うい 病院 hospital n 12
1 電気 electricity, light n 12
1 who 12
1 the polite equivalent of 12
1 い 歳 ~ years old 13 L11A
1 い 何歳 how old 13
1 い a polite equivalent of い 13
1 い yes 13
1 いいえ no 13
1 い 失礼 Excuse me, but 13
1 え ? 名前 ? May I have your name? 13
1 How do you do? 13
1 う { い う { 願い Pleased to meet you. 13
1 This is Mr./Ms. ~ 13
1 来 I came (come) from ~ 13
1 U.S.A. n 13 L1R
1 U.K. n 13 L1R
1 ン India n 13 L1R
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1 ン Indonesia n 13 L1R
1 韓国 South Korea n 13 L1R
1 Thailand n 13 L1R
1 う 中国 China n 13
1 Germany n 13 L1R
1 日 Japan n 13 L1R
1 ン France n 13 L1R
1 Brazil n 13 L1R
1 い / い 大学/富士大学 fictitious universities n 13
1 IMC/ ワ / IMC/ ワ 電気/ fictitious companies n 13
1 AKC fictitious institute n 13
1 う うい 戸病院 fictitious hospital n 13
1 R 国 country n 15
1 R 人 people n 15 L5
1 R 言葉 language n 15
1 R U.S.A. n 15 L1
1 R えい 英語 English n 15 L2
1 R U.K. n 15 L1
1 R Italy n 15 L3
1 R ン Iran n 15
1 R 語 Persian n 15
1 R ン India n 15 L1
1 R ン ン 語 Hindi (language) n 15
1 R ン Indonesia n 15 L1
1 R Egypt n 15
1 R 語 Arabic (language) n 15
1 R Australia n 15 L11
1 R Canada n 15
1 R 韓国 South Korea n 15 L1
1 R ウ Saudi Arabia n 15
1 R ン Singapore n 15 L12
1 R ン Spain n 15 L7
1 R Thailand n 15 L1
1 R う 中国 China n 15 L1
1 R Germany n 15 L1
1 R 日 Japan n 15 L1
1 R ン ン France n 15 L1
1 R ン Philippines n 15
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1 R 語 Tagalog n 15
1 R Brazil n 15 L1
1 R Portugal n 15
1 R Vietnam n 15
1 R Malaysia n 15
1 R 語 Malay Language n 15
1 R Mexico n 15 L6
1 R Russia n 15 L13
1 A 語 ~ language - L2
1 A 語 Tamil (language) n -
1 A 何人 what nationality/race n -
1 A 何語 what language n -
2 this (thing here) 18
2 that (thing near you) 18
2 あ that (thing over there) 18
2 this ~, this ~ here 18
2 that ~, that ~ near you 18
2 あ that ~, that ~ over there 18
2 book n 18
2 辞書 dictionary n 18
2 雑誌 magazine n 18
2 新聞 newspaper n 18
2 notebook n 18
2 う 手帳 pocket notebook n 18
2 い 名刺 business card n 18
2 card n 18
2 ン telephone card n 18
2 え 鉛筆 pencil n 18
2 ン ballpoint pen n 18
2 ン mechanical pencil, propelling pencil n 18
2 key n 18
2 い 時計 watch, clock n 18
2 傘 umbrella n 18
2 bag, briefcase n 18
2 [cassette] tape n 18
2 tape recorder n 18
2 television n 18
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2 radio n 18
2 camera n 18
2 ン computer n 18
2 う 自動車 automobile, car n 18
2 え 机 desk n 19
2 い chair n 19
2 chocolate n 19
2 coffee n 19 L11R
2 えい 英語 the English language n 19 L1R
2 日 語 the Japanese language n 19 日 L1 L1 ; 語 L1A
2 語 ~ language 19 L1A
2 何 what 19
2 う so 19
2 い い No, it isn't./You are wrong. 19
2 う I see./Is that so? 19
2 あ う well (used to show hesitation) 19
2 気持 It's nothing./It's a token of my gratitude. 19
2 う Please./Here you are. (used when offering someone something) 19
2 う Well, thanks. 19
2 う あ う い Thank you [very much]. 19
2 会 わ I hope for your kind assistance hereafter. 19
2 会 I am pleased to meet you. (response to う ) 19
2 R え 名前 name n 21 II L14
3 here, this place 24
3 there, that place near you 24
3 あ that place over there 24
3 where, what place 24
3 this way, this place (polite equivalent of ) 24
3 that way, that place near you (polite equivalent of ) 24
3 あ that way, that place over there (polite equivalent of あ ) 24
3 which way, where (the polite equivalent of ) 24
3 う 教室 classroom n 24
3 う 食堂 dining hall, canteen n 24 L10R
3 務 office n 24
3 い 会議室 conference room, assembly room n 24
3 う 受付 reception desk n 24
3 lobby n 24
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3 部屋 room n 24
3 あ い 手洗い toilet, rest room n 24 L10R
3 い 階段 staircase n 24
3 elevator, lift n 24
3 escalator n 24
3 国 country n 24
3 い 会社 company n 24
3 う house, home n 24 L10R
3 わ 電話 telephone, telephone call n 24 L4R
3 靴 shoes n 24
3 necktie n 24
3 ワ ン wine n 24
3 tobacco, cigarette n 24
3 う 売 場 department, counter (in a department store) n 24
3 地 basement n 25
3 い い 階 ~th floor 25 L11A
3 い 何階 what floor 25
3 え ~ yen 25
3 い how much 25
3 疣 hundred 25
3 千 thousand 25
3 万 ten thousand 25
3 会 Excuse me. 25
3 会 い (polite equivalent of ) 25
3 会 い 見 い Please show me [~]. 25
3 会 well, then, in that case 25
3 会 い Give me [~], please. 25
3 新大阪 name of a station in Osaka n 25
3 Italy n 25 L1R
3 Switzerland n 25
3 MT/ ン/ fictitious companies n 25
3 R department store n 27 L4 L13R
3 R うえ 遊園地 amusement park n 27 L13R
3 R い う 催 物会場 event hall n 27 会場 L49
3 R 眼鏡 glasses n 27 L22
3 R う 用品 sporting goods n 27 L9
3 R う う 旅行用品 leisure (travelling) goods n 27 旅行 L7
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3 R 子供服 children's clothes n 27 子 L7R L9; 服 L3R L15
3 R toys n 27 L41
3 R う 文 具 stationery n 27
3 R 家具 furniture n 27 L34
3 R 食器 kitchenware n 27
3 R い 電気製品 electrical appliances n 27 電気 L1; 製品 L15
3 R 紳士服 men's wear n 27 服 L3R L15
3 R 婦人服 ladies' wear n 27 服 L3R L15
3 R accessories n 27
3 R う 粧品 cosmetics n 27
3 R う 食料品 food n 27
3 R う う 駐車場 parking lot n 27 L13R L23
3 A ~ dollars -
3 A ン ~ cents -
3 A 服 clothes n - L15
4 起 get up, wake up v 30
4 寝 sleep, go to bed v 30
4 働 work v 30
4 休 take a rest, take a holiday v 30
4 う 勉強 study v 30 勉強 L8
4 わ 終わ finish v 30
4 department store n 30 L3R L13R
4 う 銀行 bank n 30
4 う 郵便局 post office n 30
4 図書館 library n 30 L13R
4 美術館 art museum n 30 L13R
4 い 今 now n 30
4 時 ~ o'clock 30
4 / ~ minute 30
4 半 half n 30
4 何時 what time n 30
4 何 what minute n 30
4 午前 a.m., morning n 30
4 午後 p.m., afternoon n 30
4 あ 朝 morning n 30
4 昼 daytime, noon n 30
4 晩 夜 night, evening n 30
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4 い the day before yesterday n 30
4 う yesterday n 30
4 う today n 30
4 あ tomorrow n 30
4 あ the day after tomorrow n 30
4 this morning n 30
4 今晩 this evening, tonight n 30
4 休 rest, a holiday, a day off n 30
4 昼休 lunchtime n 30
4 いあ 朝 every morning n 31
4 い 晩 every night n 31
4 い 日 every day n 31
4 う 曜日 Monday n 31
4 う 火曜日 Tuesday n 31
4 い う 水曜日 Wednesday n 31
4 う 木曜日 Thursday n 31
4 う 金曜日 Friday n 31
4 う 土曜日 Saturday n 31
4 う 日曜日 Sunday n 31
4 う 何曜日 what day of the week n 31
4 う 番号 number n 31
4 何番 what number n 31
4 from ~ 31
4 up to ~, until ~ 31
4 and (used to connect nouns) 31
4 your place 31
4 い 大変 That's tough, isn't it? (used when expressing sympathy) 31
4 え well, let me see 31
4 会 い 願い Please (lit. ask for a favour) 31
4 会 Certainly (sir, madam). 31
4 会 いあわ う 問い合わ 番号 the number being inquired about 31
4 会 う あ う い Thank you very much. 31
4 New York n 31
4 ン 京 Beijing n 31
4 ン ン London n 31
4 ン Bangkok n 31
4 ン Los Angeles n 31
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4 美術館 fictitious art museum n 31
4 大阪 fictitious department store n 31
4 図書館 fictitious library n 31
4 う 銀行 fictitious bank n 31
4 R わ 電話 phone n 33 L3
4 R 手紙 letter n 33 L6
4 R い 警察署 police n 33 L13R; 警察 L33
4 R う う 消防署 fire/ambulance n 33 L13R
4 R う 時報 a time signal n 33
4 R う 天気 報 weather forecast n 33 天気 L12
4 R わ うあ い 電話番号案 directory assistance services n 33 電話 L3; 番号 L4; 案 L24
5 い 行 go v 36
5 来 come v 36
5 え 帰 go home, return v 36
5 う 学校 school n 36
5 supermarket n 36
5 え 駅 station n 36
5 う 飛行機 airplane n 36
5 船 ship n 36
5 電車 electric train n 36
5 地 鉄 subway, underground n 36
5 新幹線 the Shinkansen, the bullet train n 36
5 bus n 36
5 taxi n 36
5 自転車 bicycle n 36
5 あ い 歩い on foot n 36
5 人 person, people n 36 L1R
5 友 friend n 36
5 彼 he, boyfriend, lover n 36
5 彼女 she, girlfriend, lover n 36
5 家族 family n 36 L7R
5 一人 alone, by oneself 36
5 う 週 last week n 36
5 う 今週 this week n 36
5 い う 来週 next week n 36
5 last month n 36
5 今 this month n 36
5 い 来 next month n 36
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5 去年 last year n 36
5 今年 this year n 36
5 い 来年 next year n 36
5 ~th month of the year 37
5 何 what month 37
5 い 一日 first day of the month n 37
5 日 second, two days n 37
5 日 third, three days n 37
5 四日 fourth, four days n 37
5 い 五日 fifth, five days n 37
5 い 日 sixth, six days n 37
5 七日 seventh, seven days n 37
5 う 日 eighth, eight days n 37
5 九日 ninth, nine days n 37
5 十日 tenth, ten days n 37
5 う 十四日 fourteenth, fourteen days n 37
5 十日 twentieth, twenty days n 37
5 う 十四日 twenty fourth, twenty four days n 37
5 日 ~th day of the month, ~ days 37
5 何日 which day of the month, how many days n 37
5 い when 37
5 う 誕生日 birthday n 37
5 う 普通 local (train) n 37
5 う う 急行 rapid n 37
5 う 特急 express n 37
5 次 next 37
5 会 うい You're welcome./Don't mention it. 37
5 会 番線 platform ~, ~th platform 37
5 博多 name of a town in Kyushu n 37
5 見 name of a town in Kyoto n 37
5 う え 甲子園 name of a town near Osaka n 37
5 う 大阪城 Osaka Castle, a famous castle in Osaka n 37
5 R い 祭日 national holidays n 39
6 食 eat v 42
6 飲 drink v 42
6 い 吸い smoke [a cigarette] v 42
6 見 see, look at, what v 42
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6 聞 hear, listen v 42
6 読 read v 42
6 書 /描 write, draw, paint v 42
6 い い buy v 42
6 撮 写真 take [a photograph] v 42
6 do v 42
6 あい 会い 友 meet [a friend] v 42
6 a meal, cooked rice n 42
6 あ 朝 breakfast n 42
6 昼 lunch n 42
6 supper n 42
6 ン bread n 42
6 卵 egg n 42 L6R
6 肉 meat n 42 L6R
6 魚 fish n 42 L6R
6 い 菜 vegetable n 42 L6R
6 果物 fruit n 42 L6R
6 水 water n 42
6 茶 tea, green tea n 42
6 う 篞茶 black tea n 42 L11R
6 う う 牛乳 milk n 42
6 milk n 42
6 juice n 42
6 beer n 42
6 酒 alcohol, Japanese rice wine n 42
6 video tape, video deck n 43
6 えい 映甫 movie n 43 L9R
6 CD CD, compact disc n 43
6 手紙 letter n 43 L4R
6 report n 43
6 写真 photograph n 43
6 店 store, shop n 43
6 ン restaurant n 43
6 わ 庭 garden n 43
6 い 宿題 homework ( : do homework) n 43
6 tennis ( : play tennis) n 43 L9R
6 soccer, football ( : play soccer) n 43 L9R
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6 花見 cherry-blossom viewing ( : go cherry-blossom viewing) n 43
6 何 what 43
6 い together adv 43
6 a little while, a little bit adv 43
6 い always, usually adv 43
6 時々 sometimes adv 43
6 after that, and then 43
6 ええ yes 43
6 いい That's good. 43
6 わ I see. 43
6 会 何 Yes? 43
6 会 あ See you [tomorrow]. 43
6 Mexico n 43 L1R
6 う うえ 大阪城 園 Osaka Castle park n 43
6 R 食 物 food n 45 L8
6 R い 菜 vegetables n 45 L6
6 R う cucumber n 45
6 R tomato n 45
6 R egg plant n 45
6 R beans, peas n 45
6 R cabbage n 45
6 R Welsh onion n 45
6 R い Chinese cabbage n 45
6 R う う spinach n 45
6 R lettuce n 45
6 R い potato n 45
6 R い Japanese radish n 45
6 R onion n 45
6 R carrot n 45
6 R 果物 fruits n 45 L6
6 R い strawberry n 45
6 R peach n 45
6 R い watermelon n 45
6 R う grape n 45
6 R Japanese pear n 45
6 R persimmon n 45
6 R mandarin orange n 45 L11
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6 R apple n 45 L11
6 R banana n 45
6 R 肉 meat n 45 L6
6 R う 牛肉 beef n 45
6 R 鶏肉 chicken n 45
6 R 豚肉 pork n 45
6 R sausage n 45
6 R ham n 45
6 R rice (referring to a kind of grain, uncooked: c.f. ) n 45 L37
6 R 卵 egg n 45 L6
6 R 魚 fish n 45 L6
6 R あ horse mackerel n 45
6 R いわ sardine n 45
6 R mackerel n 45
6 R mackerel pike n 45
6 R salmon n 45
6 R tuna n 45
6 R い sea bream n 45
6 R cod n 45
6 R え lobster, shrimp n 45
6 R crab n 45
6 R い cuttlefish n 45
6 R octopus n 45
6 R い shellfish n 45
6 A ン durian n -
6 A ン mango n -
6 A pineapple n -
6 A seafood n -
7 cut, slice v 48
7 送 send v 48
7 あ give v 48
7 い receive v 48
7 lend v 48
7 借 borrow v 48
7 え 教え teach v 48
7 い 習い learn v 48
7 わ 電話 make [a phone call] v 48
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7 手 hand, arm n 48
7 chopsticks n 48
7 ン spoon n 48
7 knife n 48
7 fork n 48
7 scissors n 48
7 fax n 48
7 ワ word processor n 48
7 ン personal computer n 48
7 ン punch n 48
7 stapler n 48
7 Scotch tape, clear adhesive tape n 48
7 消 eraser n 48
7 紙 paper n 48
7 花 flower, blossom n 48
7 shirt n 48
7 ン present, gift n 48
7 荷物 baggage, parcel n 48
7 金 money n 48
7 符 ticket n 48
7 Christmas n 48
7 父 (my) father n 49 L7R
7 (my) mother n 49 L7R
7 う 父 (someone else's) father n 49 L7R
7 あ (someone else's) mother n 49 L7R
7 う already adv 49
7 not yet adv 49
7 from now on, soon 49
7 What a nice ~! 49
7 会 い Excuse me./Anybody home?/May I come in? (an expression used by a visitor) 49
7 会 い い How nice of you to come (lit. Welcome.) 49
7 会 う あ い う い Do come in. 49
7 会 い 失礼 Thank you./ May I? (lit. I'm afraid I'll be disturbing you.) 49
7 会 い Won't you have [~]?/Would you like to have [~]? (used when offering something) 49
7 会 い Thank you./I accept. (said before starting to eat or drink) 49
7 会 う 旅行 trip, tour ( : travel, make a trip) n 49
7 会 土産 souvenir, present n 49
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7 Europe n 49
7 ン Spain n 49 L1R
7 R 家族 family n 51 L5
7 R (my) grandmother n 51 L41
7 R 父 (my) grandfather n 51 L41
7 R 父 (my) grandparents n 51
7 R (my) mother n 51 L7
7 R 父 (my) father n 51 L7
7 R う 両親 (my) parents n 51 L11
7 R い う 妹 (my) younger sister n 51 L11
7 R う 弟 (my) younger brother n 51 L11
7 R あ 姉 (my) elder sister n 51 L11
7 R あ (my) elder brother n 51 L11
7 R う い 弟 brothers & sisters n 51 L11
7 R / い 妻/家 (my) wife n 51 L9
7 R / 夫/ 人 (my) husband n 51 L9
7 R う 夫婦 husband & wife n 51
7 R 娘 (my) daughter n 51 L28
7 R 息子 (my) son n 51 L28
7 R 子 (my) children n 51 L3R L9
7 R あ (someone else's) grandmother n 51 L24
7 R い (someone else's) grandfather n 51 L24
7 R あ (someone else's) mother n 51 L7
7 R う 父 (someone else's) father n 51 L7
7 R う 両親 (someone else's) parents n 51 両親 L11
7 R い う 妹 (someone else's) younger sister n 51 L11
7 R う 弟 (someone else's) younger brother n 51 L11
7 R え 姉 (someone else's) elder sister n 51 L11
7 R い (someone else's) elder brother n 51 L11
7 R う い 弟 (someone else's) brothers and sisters n 51 弟 L11
7 R 奥 (someone else's) wife n 51 L9
7 R 人 (someone else's) husband n 51 L9
7 R う 夫婦 (someone else's) husband & wife n 51
7 R 娘 (someone else's) daughter n 51 L28
7 R 息子 (someone else's) son n 51 L28
7 R 子 (someone else's) children n 51 L30
8 ン handsome na-adj 54
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8 い beautiful, clean na-adj 54
8 静 quiet na-adj 54
8 lively na-adj 54
8 う い 名 famous na-adj 54
8 親 kind na-adj 54
8 気 vigorous, spry, cheerful na-adj 54
8 暇 free (time) na-adj 54
8 便利 convenient na-adj 54
8 fine, nice, wonderful na-adj 54
8 い 大 い big, large i-adj 54
8 い い 小 い small, little i-adj 54
8 あ い 新 い new i-adj 54
8 い 古い old (not of age) i-adj 54
8 いい い good i-adj 54
8 わ い 悪い bad i-adj 54
8 あ い 暑い 熱い hot i-adj 54
8 い 寒い cold (referring to temperature) i-adj 54
8 い 冷 い cold (referring to touch) i-adj 54
8 い 難 い difficult i-adj 54
8 い 易 い easy i-adj 54
8 い 高い expensive, tall, high i-adj 54
8 い 安い inexpensive i-adj 54
8 い 低い low i-adj 54
8 い interesting i-adj 54
8 い い delicious, tasty i-adj 54
8 い い 忙 い busy i-adj 54
8 い 楽 い enjoyable i-adj 54
8 い 疢い white i-adj 54 L8R
8 い 黒い black i-adj 54 L8R
8 あ い 赤い red i-adj 54 L8R
8 あ い 青い blue i-adj 54 L8R
8 桜 cherry (blossom) n 54
8 山 mountain n 54
8 甪 town, city n 55 L13R
8 食 物 food n 55 L6R
8 車 car, vehicle n 55
8 place n 55
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8 う 寮 dormitory n 55
8 う 勉強 study n 55 勉強 L4
8 い 生活 life n 55
8 work, business, ( : do one's business, work) n 55
8 う how 55
8 what kind of ~ 55
8 which one (of three or more) 55
8 very adv 55
8 あ not so (used with negatives) adv 55
8 and (used to connect sentences) 55
8 ~, but ~ 55
8 気 How are you? 55
8 う Well let me see. (pausing) 55
8 会 い 日 生活 慣 Hove you got used to the life in Japan? 55
8 会 うい いい う一杯い Won't you have another cup of [~]? 55 杯 L11A
8 会 いいえ う No, thank you. 55
8 会 う It's already ~ [, isn't it?] 55
8 会 い 失礼 It's almost time to leave now. 55
8 会 い い Please come again. 55
8 富士山 Mt. Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan n 55 L12R
8 わ 湖 Lake Biwa, the biggest lake in Japan n 55
8 ン 海 Shanghai 海 n 55
8 い 七人 侍 "The Seven Samurai," a classic movie by Akira Kurosawa n 55
8 金銬寺 Kinkaku-ji Temple (the Golden Pavilion) n 55 L12R
8 R い 色 colour n 57 L28
8 R あ 味 taste n 57 L28
8 R 疢 white n 57 L34
8 R い 疢い white i-adj 57 L8
8 R 黒 black n 57 L34
8 R い 黒い black i-adj 57 L8
8 R あ 赤 red n 57 L34
8 R あ い 赤い red i-adj 57 L8
8 R あ 青 blue n 57 L34
8 R あ い 青い blue i-adj 57 L8
8 R 緑 green n 57 L16
8 R 紫 purple n 57
8 R い 黄色 yellow n 57 L34
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8 R い い 黄色い yellow i-adj 57
8 R い 茶色 brown n add L34
8 R い い 茶色い brown i-adj add
8 R ン pink n 57
8 R ン orange n 57
8 R gray n 57
8 R beige n 57
8 R あ い 甘い sweet i-adj 57 L12
8 R い 辛い hot i-adj 57 L12
8 R い 苦い bitter i-adj 57 L34
8 R い 塩辛い salty i-adj 57 塩 L14; 辛い L8R L12
8 R い 酸 い sour i-adj 57
8 R い 濃い thick i-adj 57 L44
8 R う い 薄い thin, weak i-adj 57 L44
9 わ understand v 60
9 あ have v 60
9 好 like na-adj 60
9 い 嫌い dislike na-adj 60
9 う 手 good at na-adj 60
9 手 poor at na-adj 60
9 う 料理 dish (cooked food), cooking n 60
9 飲 物 drinks n 60
9 sport ( : play sport) n 60 L9R
9 う 球 baseball ( : play baseball) n 60
9 ン dance ( : dance) n 60
9 音楽 music n 60 L9R
9 う 歌 song n 60
9 classical music n 60 L9R
9 jazz n 60 L9R
9 ン concert n 60
9 karaoke n 60
9 歌舞 Kabuki (traditional Japanese musical drama) n 60
9 え 絵 picture, drawing n 60
9 字 letter, character n 60
9 漢字 Chinese characters n 60
9 Hiragana script n 60
9 Katakana script n 60
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9 字 the Roman alphabet n 60
9 い 細 い 金 small change n 60
9 ticket n 60
9 時間 time n 60
9 う 用 something to do, errand n 60
9 篝束 appointment, promise n 60
9 人 (someone else's) husband n 61 L7R
9 / 夫/ 人 (my) husband n 61 L7R
9 奥 (someone else's) wife n 61 L7R
9 / い 妻/家 (my) wife n 61 L7R
9 子 child n 61 L3R L7R
9 well, much adv 61
9 い い mostly, roughly adv 61
9 many, much adv 61
9 少 a little, a few adv 61
9 全然 not at all (used with negatives) adv 61
9 早 速 early, quickly, fast adv 61
9 because ~ 61
9 う why 61
9 残念 I'm sorry (to hear that)./That's a pity. 61
9 I am sorry. 61
9 会 hello (used on the phone) 61
9 会 ああ oh 61
9 会 い い Won't you join me (us)? 61
9 会 … [~] is a bit difficult. (an euphemism used when declining an invitation) 61
9 会 So, you cannot (come)? 61
9 会 い 今度 願い Please ask me again some other time. 61
9 わ い 小沢征爾 famous Japanese conductor (b. 1935) n 61
9 R 音楽 music n 63 L9
9 R sports n 63 L9
9 R えい 映甫 movies n 63 L6
9 R pop n 63
9 R rock n 63
9 R jazz n 63 L9
9 R classical music n 63 L9
9 R ン Latin American music n 63
9 R う 民謡 folk music n 63
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9 R え 演歌 traditional Japanese popular songs n 63
9 R musical n 63
9 R opera n 63
9 R SF えい SF 映甫 SF film n 63
9 R えい 映甫 horror film n 63
9 R えい 映甫 animation film n 63
9 R ン えい ン 映甫 documentary film n 63
9 R あいえい 恋愛映甫 romantic film n 63 映甫 L6
9 R えい 映甫 mystery film n 63
9 R い えい 文芸 映甫 movie based on a classic work n 63
9 R う えい 戦 映甫 war film n 63 戦 L42
9 R ン えい ン 映甫 action n 63
9 R えい 映甫 comedy film n 63
9 R softball n 63
9 R soccer n 63 L6
9 R rugby football n 63
9 R volleyball n 63
9 R basketball n 63
9 R tennis n 63 L6
9 R ン bowling n 63
9 R skiing n 63 L13
9 R skating n 63
9 R う/ ン ン 卓球 ping-pong n 63
9 R う 相撲 sumo n 63 L19
9 R う う 柔 judo n 63 L26
9 R う 剣 Japanese fencing n 63 L36
9 R いえい 水泳 swimming n 63 L36
10 い exist, be (referring to animate things) v 66
10 あ exist, be (referring to inanimate things) v 66
10 い い various n, na-adj 66
10 男 人 man n 66
10 女 人 woman n 66
10 男 子 boy n 66
10 女 子 girl n 66
10 い 犬 dog n 66
10 猫 cat n 66
10 木 tree, wood n 66
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10 物 thing n 66
10 film n 66
10 電池 battery n 66
10 箱 box n 66
10 switch n 66
10 い う 冷蔵庫 refrigerator n 66
10 table n 66
10 bed n 66
10 棚 shelf n 66
10 door n 66
10 窓 window n 66
10 mailbox, post box n 66
10 building n 66
10 うえ 園 park n 66 L13R
10 喫茶店 coffee shops n 66 L13R
10 屋 bookstore n 66
10 屋 ~ store/shop 66
10 乗 場 a fixed place to catch taxis, trains, etc. n 66
10 県 prefecture n 66
10 うえ on, above, over n 67
10 under, below, beneath n 67
10 え 前 front, before n 67
10 う back, behind n 67
10 右 right [side] n 67
10 左 left [side] n 67
10 中 in, inside n 67 L10R L13R
10 外 outside n 67
10 隣 next, next door n 67
10 近 near, vicinity n 67
10 あい 間 between, among n 67
10 ~, ~, and so on 67
10 い the most (い うえ: the top) 67
10 段目 the ~th self ( is the counter for shelves) 67
10 会 う Thank you. 67
10 会 chilli sauce n 67
10 会 奥 the back n 67
10 会 spice corner n 67
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10 う う ン 東京 ン Tokyo Disneyland n 67
10 fictitious supermarket n 67
10 R う house, home n 69 L3
10 R 中 in, inside n 69 L10 L13R
10 R 玄銫 entrance hall n 69 L30
10 R toilet n 69 L3
10 R 風呂場 bathroom n 69 風呂 L17
10 R 洗面 washroom n 69
10 R い ン 台 kitchen n 69 L27
10 R う 食堂 dining room n 69 L3
10 R い 居間 living room n 69
10 R 寝室 bedroom n 69
10 R う 廊 hallway n 69 L30
10 R ン balcony n 69
11 い 子 have [a child] v 72
11 い 日 stay, be [in Japan] v 72
11 take (referring to time or money) v 72
11 い 休 会社 take a day off [work] v 72
11 一 one (used when counting things) n 72
11 two n 72
11 three n 72
11 四 four n 72
11 い 五 five n 72
11 six n 72
11 七 seven n 72
11 eight n 72
11 九 nine n 72
11 十 ten n 72
11 い how many n 72
11 一人 one person n 72
11 人 two persons n 72
11 人 ~ people 72
11 い 台 (counter for machines, cars, etc.) 72
11 い 枚 ~ sheets (counter for paper, stamps, etc.) 72
11 い 回 ~ times 72
11 apple n 72 L6R
11 mandarin orange n 72 L6R
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11 ン / ン ウ sandwich n 72 L11R
11 curry [and rice] n 72 L11R
11 ice cream n 72
11 手 postage stamp n 72
11 post card n 72
11 う う 封筒 envelope n 72
11 速 special delivery n 72
11 書留 registered mail n 72
11 う う 航空便 airmail n 73
11 船便 sea mail n 73
11 う 両親 parents n 73 L7R
11 う い 弟 brothers and sisters n 73 L7R
11 あ (my) elder brother n 73 L7R
11 い (someone else's) elder brother n 73 L7R
11 あ 姉 (my) elder sister n 73 L7R
11 え 姉 (someone else's) elder sister n 73 L7R
11 う 弟 (my) younger brother n 73 L7R
11 う 弟 (someone else's) younger brother n 73 L7R
11 い う 妹 (my) younger sister n 73 L7R
11 い う 妹 (someone else's) younger sister n 73 L7R
11 い 外国 foreign country n 73
11 時間 ~ hours 73
11 う 週間 ~ weeks 73
11 ~ months 73
11 年 ~ years 73
11 い about ~ 73
11 い how long 73
11 全部 in total 73
11 all, everything n 73
11 only ~ 73
11 い い Welcome./May I help you? 73
11 会 いい いい 天気 Nice weather, isn't it? 73
11 会 出 Are you going out? 73
11 会 I'm just going to~. 73
11 会 い い い 行 い い So long. (lit. Go and come back). 73
11 会 い い /い 行 い /行 来 So long. (lit. I'm going and coming back.) 73
11 会 and, furthermore 73
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11 Australia n 73 L1R
11 R menu n 75
11 R い 定食 set meal n 75 L13会
11 R ン set meal in the western style n 75
11 R 天 a bowl of rice with fried fish and vegetables n 75
11 R 親子 a bowl of rice with chicken and egg n 75
11 R う 牛 a bowl of rice with beef n 75 L13会
11 R 焼肉 grilled meat n 75
11 R いい 菜炒 sauteed vegetables n 75 菜 L6
11 R 漬物 pickles n 75
11 R 汁 miso soup n 75
11 R rice ball n 75
11 R 天 fried seafood and vegetables n 75 L12
11 R vinegar-flavoured rice with raw fish n 75 L12
11 R う Japanese noodles made from wheat flour n 75
11 R Japanese noodles made from buckwheat flour n 75
11 R ン Chinese noodles in a soup with meat and vegetables n 75
11 R 焼 Chinese stir-fried noodles with pork and vegetables n 75
11 R 好 焼 a type of pancake grilled with meat, vegetables and egg n 75
11 R curry and rice n 75 L11
11 R ン hamburger steak n 75
11 R croquette n 75
11 R え fried shrimp n 75
11 R ン fried chicken n 75
11 R salad n 75
11 R soup n 75
11 R spaghetti n 75
11 R pizza n 75
11 R ン hamburger n 75
11 R ン / ン ウ sandwich 75 L11
11 R toast 75
11 R coffee 75 L2
11 R う 篞茶 black tea 75 L6
11 R cocoa 75
11 R juice 75 L6
11 R cola n 75
11 A 番 no. ~ (counter for questions etc.) -
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11 A い 歳 ~ years old (counter for age) - L1
11 A い/ い 階 ~th floor (counter for machines, cars, etc.) - L3
11 A い 杯 ~ cups/glasses (counter for drinks) - う一杯い L8会
11 A ン chicken rice n -
11 A laksa n -
11 A chilli crab n -
12 簡単 easy, simple na-adj 78
12 い 近い near i-adj 78
12 い 遠い far i-adj 78
12 い 速い 早い fast, early i-adj 78
12 い 遅い slow, late i-adj 78
12 い 多い 人 many [people], much i-adj 78
12 い 少 い 人 few [people], a little i-adj 78
12 あ い 暖 い 温 い warm i-adj 78
12 い 涼 い cool i-adj 78
12 あ い 甘い sweet i-adj 78 L8R
12 い 辛い hot (taste), spicy i-adj 78 L8R
12 い い heavy i-adj 78
12 い 軽い light i-adj 78
12 いい prefer [coffee] 78
12 季節 season n 78
12 春 spring n 78
12 夏 summer n 78
12 あ 秋 autumn, fall n 78
12 冬 winter n 78
12 天気 weather n 78
12 あ 雨 rain, rainy n 78
12 雪 snow, snowy n 78
12 曇 cloudy n 78
12 hotel n 78
12 う う 空港 airport n 78
12 う 海 sea, ocean n 78
12 い 世界 world n 78
12 party ( : give a party) n 79
12 祭 festival n 79 L12R
12 試験 examination n 79
12 焼 sukiyaki (beef and vegetable hot pot) n 79
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12 sashimi (sliced raw fish) n 79
12 sushi (vinegar-flavoured rice topped with raw fish) n 79 L11R
12 tempura (seafood and vegetables deep fried in batter) n 79 L11R
12 い 生 花 flower arrangement ( : practice flower arrangement) n 79
12 篞葉 maple, red leaves of autumn n 79
12 which one (between two things) 79
12 both 79
12 by far adv 79
12 初 for the first time adv 79
12 会 い I'm home. 79
12 会 え い 帰 い Welcome home. 79
12 会 い That's amazing. 79
12 会 but 79
12 会 疲 (I'm) tired. 79
12 園祭 the Gion Festival, the most famous festival in Kyoto n 79 L12R
12 ン ン 香港 Hong Kong n 79
12 ン Singapore n 79 L1R
12 い 日屋 fictitious supermarket n 79
12 ABC fictitious supermarket n 79
12 ン fictitious supermarket n 79
12 R 祭 n 81 L12
12 R い 名 n 81
12 R 広島 Hiroshima n 81
12 R 原爆 Atomic Bomb Dome n 81
12 R 姫路 Himeji n 81
12 R う 姫路城 Himeji Castle n 81
12 R 大阪 Osaka n 81
12 R 天 祭 the Tenjin Festival n 81
12 R う 京都 Kyoto n 81
12 R 園祭 the Gion Festival, the most famous festival in Kyoto n 81 L12
12 R 鹿苑寺 金銬寺 金銬 Rokuon-ji Temple (Kinkaku-ji Temple) the Golden Pavilion n 81 L8
12 R 奈良 Nara n 81
12 R う い い 東大寺 大仏 Todai-ji Temple statue of Buddha n 81
12 R 富士山 Mt. Fuji n 81 L8
12 R う う 東京 Tokyo n 81
12 R 田祭 the Kanda Festival n 81
12 R う 疩居 the Imperial Palace n 81
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12 R う 日 Nikko n 81
12 R う う う 東照宮 Toshogu Shrine n 81
12 A 晴 sunny n -
12 A 長崎 Nagasaki n -
12 A 福岡 Fukuoka n -
12 A 静岡 Shizuoka n -
13 あ 遊 enjoy oneself, play v 84
13 泳 swim v 84
13 え 迎え go to meet, welcome v 84
13 疲 get tired v 84
13 出 手紙 send [a letter] v 84
13 い 入 喫茶店 enter [a coffee shop] v 84
13 出 喫茶店 go out [of a coffee shop] v 84
13 結婚 marry, get married v 84
13 い い物 do shopping v 84
13 食 have a meal, dine v 84
13 うえ 散歩 園 take a walk [in a park] v 84
13 い 大変 hard, tough, severe, awful na-adj 84
13 い 欲 い want (something) i-adj 84
13 い 寂 い lonely i-adj 84
13 い 広い wide, spacious i-adj 84
13 い 狭い narrow, small (room, etc.) i-adj 84
13 市役 municipal office, city hall n 84 L13R
13 swimming pool n 84 L13R
13 わ 川 river n 84
13 い い 経済 economy n 84
13 美術 fine arts n 84
13 釣 fishing ( : fish, angle) n 84
13 skiing : ski n 84
13 い 会議 meeting, conference ( : hold a conference) n 84
13 う 登録 registration ( : register) n 84
13 う 週 weekend n 85
13 about (time) n 85
13 何 something 85
13 somewhere, some place 85
13 (I'm) hungry. 85
13 い い (I'm) full. 85
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13 わ (I'm) thirsty. 85
13 う I agree with you. 85
13 う う Let's do that. (used when agreeing with someone's suggestion) 85
13 会 う 注文 May I take your order? 85
13 会 い 定食 set meal n 85 L11R
13 会 う 牛 bowl of rice topped with beef n 85 L11R
13 会 う う い 少々 待 い Please wait [a moment]. 85
13 会 別々 separately adv 85
13 Russia n 85 L1R
13 fictitious Japanese restaurant n 85
13 う fictitious TV program n 85
13 R 甪 town, city n 69 L8
13 R 中 in, inside n 69 L10 L10R
13 R 博物館 museum n 87
13 R 美術館 art museum (gallery) n 87 L4
13 R 図書館 library n 87 L4
13 R えい 映甫館 movie theatre n 87 映甫 L6 L9R
13 R う え 動物園 zoo n 87 L31; 動物 L18
13 R え 植物園 botanical garden n 87
13 R うえ 遊園地 amusement park n 87 L3R
13 R 寺 Buddhist temple n 87 L16
13 R 社 Shinto shrine n 87 L16
13 R う い 教会 Christian church n 87 L31
13 R Mosque n 87
13 R いい 体育館 gymnasium n 87
13 R swimming pool n 87 L13
13 R うえ 園 park n 87 L10
13 R い 大使館 embassy n 87 L25
13 R う 入国管理局 immigration bureau n 87
13 R 市役 city hall n 87 L13
13 R い 警察署 police n 87 L4R; 警察 L33
13 R う 交番 police box n 87 L30
13 R う う 消防署 fire station n 87 L4R
13 R う う 駐車場 parking lot n 87 L3R L23
13 R い 大学 university n 87 L1
13 R う う 高校 senior high school n 87 L15
13 R う う 中学校 junior high school n 87 L38; 学校 L5
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13 R う う 小学校 elementary school n 87 L38; 学校 L5
13 R う え 幼稚園 kindergarten n 87
13 R 肉屋 butcher's shop n 87 肉 L6 L6R; 屋 L10
13 R ン ン屋 bakery n 87 ン L6; 屋 L10
13 R 魚屋 fishmonger's n 87 魚 L6 L6R; 屋 L10
13 R 酒屋 liquor shop n 87 屋 L10
13 R 疣屋 vegetable shop n 87 屋 L10
13 R 喫茶店 coffee shop n 87 L10
13 R ン convenience store n 87
13 R supermarket n 87 L5
13 R department store n 87 L3R L4
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