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Adventures in Japanese 2
Japanese | English |
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きそく | rules, regulations |
じゅう | free, liberal [な adj.] |
いけません | won't do, must/may/should not do |
かまいません | I do not mind if, may, is allowed |
たばこを すいます [すう/すって] | to smoke cigarettes |
ガムを かみます [かむ/かんで] | to chew gum |
ごみを すてます [すてる/すてて] | to litter, to through away garbage |
うんてん(を) します [する/して] | to drive |
Person(に) あいます [あう/あって] | to meet someone |
Person(に) ききます [きく/きいて] | to ask someone |
ぜったい(に) | absolutely |
まんが | comics |
まやく | drugs |
アルコール, おさけ | alcohol |
ピストル | gun |
ナイフ | knife |
けしょうを します | to wear makeup |
マニキュアを します | to polish one's nails |
大 | [おお, タイ, ダイ] big |
小 | [ちい(さい), ショウ] small |
~も いいです/かまいません。 | [Verb て form~, い adj. (ーくて)~, Noun/な Adj.+で~] This sentence construction allows the speaker to ask for, or grant permission to do. This pattern is usually used to recieve premission from superiors, but not to grant permission to superiors. |
~は だめです/いけません。 | [Verb て form~, い adj. (ーくて)~, Noun/な Adj.+で~] This pattern expresses prohibition and is used by superiors to inferiors. だめです is percieved as a stronger expression than いけません. |