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Genki I/Nakama DiffV
Genki I/Nakama Differential (vocabulary)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ばんごう | number |
| とんかつ | pork cutlet |
| メニュー | menu |
| さいふ | wallet |
| でんき | lights |
| カーテン | curtain |
| おみやげ | souvenir |
| バスてい | bus stop |
| ホテル | hotel |
| ごめんなさい | I'm sorry |
| だから | so; therefore |
| あいだ | between (location) |
| の前 | often used in the sense of across the street or opposite X |
| のむかい | also used for across |
| のうら | If something is behind X, or farther away from a street and cannot be seen due to intervening X. |
| duration, particles | no particle required for duration. ぐらい is optional. |
| えっ | incredulous "what?" |
| あっ | suddenly noticed or remembered something |
| えっ and あっ pronunciation | small っ indicates that these words are very short when pronounced |
| はがき | postcard |
| サーフィン | surfing |
| やる | to do; to perform (~を) |
| すごく | extremely |
| しみんびょういん | municipal hospital |
| でんき | electricity |
| でんしゃ | train |
| にもつ | baggage |
| パンコン | personal computer |
| ページ | page |
| いそぐ | to hurry |
| かえす | to return (a thing) (person に thing を) |
| けす | to turn off; to erase (~を) |
| すわる | to sit down (seat に) |
| たつ | to stand up |
| たばこをすう | to smoke |
| つかう | to use (~を) |
| てつだう | to help (person/task を) |
| はいる | to enter |
| もつ | to carry; to hold (~を) |
| やすむ | (1) to be absent (from . . .) (~を) (2) to rest |
| あける | to open (something) (~を) |
| おしえる | to teach; to instruct |
| おりる | to get off (~を) |
| かりる | to borrow (person に thing を) |
| しめる | to close (something) (~を) |
| つける | to turn on (~を) |
| わすれる | to forget; to leave behind (~を) |
| つれてくる | to bring (a person) (~を) |
| もってくる | to bring (a thing) (~を) |
| あとで | later on |
| おそく | (do something) late |
| ~から | because . . . |
| けっこうです | ”That would be fine.”; “That wouldn't be necessary.” |
| すぐ | right away |
| ほんとうですか | Really? |
| ゆっくり | slowly; leisurely; unhurriedly |
| こうとうがっこう | high school |
| 高とう学校 | こうとうがっこう |
| たんきだいがく | junior college |
| たんだい | junior college |
| だいがくいん | graduate school |
| おじいさん | grandfather; old man |
| おばあさん | grandmother; old woman |
| かいしゃ | company |
| くに | country; place of origin |
| セークル | club activity |
| しょくどう | cafeteria; dining commons |
| べんり(な) | convenient |
| なにも + negative | not . . . anything |
| べつに + negative | nothing in particular |
| もしもし | Hello? (used on the phone) |
| もちろん | of course |
| よかったら | if you like |
| は | tooth |
| くび | neck |
| かた | shoulder |
| むね | breast, chest, heart, bust |
| せなか | back |
| おなか | stomach |
| おしり | buttocks |
| あしくび | ankle |
| かいしゃいん | office worker |
| カメラ | camera |
| くうき | air |
| バーベキュー | barbecue |
| はし | chopsticks |
| ホームステイ | homestay; living with a local family |
| へた(な) | clumsy; poor at (~が) |
| あらう | to wash (~を) |
| いる, to need, object particle | が |
| おそくなる | to be late |
| きる | to cut (~を) |
| もっていく | to take (a thing) (~を) |
| じろじろみる | to stare (at . . .) (~を) |
| すてる | to throw away (~を) |
| はじめる | to begin (~を) |
| うんてんする | to drive (~を) |
| まだ + negative | not . . . yet |
| みんなで | all (of the people) together |
| いいこ | good child |
| いろ | color |
| おべんとう | boxed lunch |
| ギター | guitar |
| くすり | medicine |
| くすりをのむ | to take medicine |
| こんど | near future |
| しけん | exam |
| たんご | word; vocabulary |
| ピアノ | piano |
| びょうき | illness; sickness |
| あおい | blue |
| しろい | white |
| わかい | young |
| いじわる(な) | mean-spirited |
| おどる | to dance |
| おわる particle | ~が |
| にんきがある | to be popular |
| にんきがある | 人気がある |
| はじまる | (something) begins (~が) |
| ひく | to play (a string instrument or piano) (~を) |
| もらう | to get (from somebody) (person に thing を) |
| おぼえる | to memorize (~を) |
| でる | (1) to appear; to attend (~に) (2) to exit (~を) |
| ところで | by the way |
| みんな | all |
| もう | already |
| いしゃ | doctor |
| おかねもち | rich person |
| お金持ち | rich person (note the characters) |
| クレジットカード | credit card |
| しんかんせん | Shinkansen; "Bullet Train" |
| せかい | world |
| ちかてつ | subway |
| てぶくろ | gloves |
| とこや | barber's |
| びよういん | beauty parlor |
| よやく | reservation |
| おそい | slow; late |
| ねむい | sleepy |
| かんたん(な) | easy; simple |
| とまる | to stay (at a hotel, etc.) (~に) |
| はらう | to pay (~を) |
| きめる | to decide (~を) |
| れんしゅうする | to practice (~を) |
| ~か~ | or |
| ~ご | in . . . time; after . . . |
| このごろ | these days |
| ~で | by (means of transportation); with (a tool) |
| どちら | which |
| どっち | which |
| はやく | (do something) early; fast |
| おかし | snack; sweets |
| おしょうがつ | New Year's |
| おもちゃ | toy |
| おんせん | spa; hot spring |
| かしゅ | singer |
| キャンプ | camp |
| しゃちょう | president of a company |
| しょうらい | future |
| ホストファミリー | host family |
| みずうみ | lake |
| ゆめ | dream |
| ルームメート | roommate |
| うそをつく | to tell a lie |
| おなかがすく | to become hungry |
| かう | to own (a pet) (~を) |
| サボる | to cut (classes) (~を) |
| とる | to take (a class); to get (a grade) (~を) |
| ならう | to learn (~を) |
| のぼる | to climb (place に) |
| はたらく | to work |
| つかれる | to get tired |
| やめる | to quit (~を) |
| しょうかいする | to introduce (person に person を) |
| ダイエットする | to go on a diet |
| ちこくする | to be late (for an appointment) (~に) |
| りゅうがくする | to study abroad (place に) |
| あと | after (an event) (event の) |
| しゅっしん | coming from (place の) |
| ~だけ | just . . .; only . . . |
| ~てん | . . . points |
| ひさしぶり | it has been a long time |
| まあまあ(な) | okay; so-so |
| さっか | writer |
| 作家 | さっか |
| ジャーナリスト | journalist |
| けいさつかん | police officer |
| はいゆう | actor; actress |
| じょゆう | actress |
| 女ゆう | じょゆう |
| かんごし | nurse |
| 看ごし | かんごし |
| しょうぼうし | firefighter |
| まんがか | cartoonist |
| まん画家 | まんがか |
| うちゅうびこうし | astronaut |
| うちゅうひ行し | うちゅうびこうし |
| やきゅうせんしゅ | baseball player |
| やきゅうせん手 | やきゅうせんしゅ |
| だいとうりょう | president of a country |
| 大とうりょう | だいとうりょう |
| おてあらい | restroom |
| いみ | meaning |
| おなか | stomach |
| かぜ | cold |
| かのじょ | girlfriend |
| かれ | boyfriend |
| しあい | match; game |
| せいせき | "grade (on a test, etc.)" |
| せき | cough |
| のど | throat |
| はな | flower |
| ふつかよい | hangover |
| ホームシック | homesickness |
| ようじ | business to take care of |
| いたい | hurt; painful |
| つごうがわるい | inconvenient; to have a scheduling conflict |
| すてき(な) | nice |
| かぜをひく | to catch a cold |
| きょうみがある | to be interested (in ...) |
| なくす | to lose |
| のどがかわく | to become thirsty |
| ねつがある | to have a fever |
| せきがでる | to cough |
| わかれる | to break up; to separate |
| きんちょうする | to get nervous |
| しんぱいする | to worry |
| おだいじに | Get well soon. |
| げんきがない | don't look well |
| たぶん | probably; maybe |
| できるだけ | as much as possible |
| にさんにち | for two to three days |
| もうすぐ | very soon; in a few moments/days |
| 日本かい | Sea of Japan |
| 日本かい | にほんかい |
| たいへいよう | Pacific Ocean |
| 太へいよう | たいへいよう |