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Japanese 101

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Japanese (Romaji)	English
denki soojiki	vacuum cleaner
shichigatsu	July
toriniku	chicken (meat)
iriguchi	entrance
o kane	money
kotowaru	refuse; decline
kagami	mirror
sotsugyoo suru	to graduate
sangatsu	March
daigakuin	graduate school
hairu	begin; set in
muzukashii	difficult; hard
maigetsu	every month
kuniguni	countries
konogoro	lately; recently
nikki	diary
nokoru	be left over; remain
kurushii	painful; hard
akeru	open
chikai	near; close by
renshuu mondai	exercise
hondana	bookshelf
kanten	viewpoint
tabemono	food
asagohan	breakfast
tamago yaki	fried egg
kikitori	listening
rekoodoya	record shop
rekishi	history
gohan	cooked rice
hankachi	handkerchief
deki	result
roku	six
denwa kyoku	telephone office
shinu	to die; to pass away
nagasa	length
kaisha'in	company employees
setsumei suru	to explain
tsumaranai	boring; dull
osu	to push; to press
aka empitsu	red pencil
wakaru	understand; recognize
taishi	ambassador
koe	voice
tsuki	month (?)
joozu	skillful; good at
ano	that; those
kodomotachi	children
kanji	Chinese characters
aburae	oil painting
e	picture; painting
chizu	mp
ni	two
renshuu	practice
natsu yasumi	summer vacation
hirune	afternoon nap
dooshite	in what way?
unten suru	to drive
nooto	notebook
doroboo	thief; robber
kaoiro	complexion
hashiru	to run; move
gonin	five people
taberu	to eat
niku	meat; (flesh)
fuben	inconvenient
ryoori	cooking; dish
kuru	to come
undoo suru	to exercise
koocha	black tea
nomimono	drink; beverage
tetsudai	help; aid
mono	thing
kangaeru	to judge
iro	color
sono	that
naze nara	because
kugatsu	September
tsumori	intention
chuui	attention; care
hiraoyogi	breast stroke
oboosan	Buddhist monk
raigetsu	next month
haikimon	footwear
gohan chawan	rice bowl
madogawa no seki	window seat
doo	how; what
enogu	paints; colors
ima	now; the present
hanasu	to talk; to speak
yatto	at last; finally
rainen	next year
doomo	somehow
shimbun	newspaper
ishi	stone; pebble
konna	such; like this
itsu?	when?
ringo	apple
kyoomi	interest
supootsu	sports
kiru	to cut; to sever
hashi	bridge
donna	what kind of?
megusuri	eye medicine
inu	dog
gakusei shokudoo	school cafeteria
shiyasui	easy to do
san	three
ten	marks
moshi	if
empitsu	pencil
iyagaru	to dislike
nama biiru	draft beer
furui	old (things)
sampo	a walk; a stroll
de mo	but; however
eigakan	movie theater
aku	to open; be opened
anata	you
dochira	which?; who?; where?;
kaze gusuri	cold medicine
mezamashidokei	alarm clock
ushiro	the back; behind
fuyu	winter
jisho	dictionary
futatsutonai	only; unique
o namae	name
katachi	shape; form
kaesu	to return
dore	which one?
urusai	noisy; annoying
dame	useless; no good
arau	to wash
madoguchi	window at a counter
kaburu	to put on; to wear
karada	the body; figure
kado	corner; turning
shite shimau	finish doing it
chigai	difference
chotto	a little; a bit
ajiwau	to taste; to enjoy
kayoobi	Tuesday
shitsumon	question; inquiry
saki	ahead
gakusei seikatsu	student life
naniya	what shop?
higashi gawa	eastern side
kin'yoobi	Friday
ojiisan	grandfather
ki ga tsuku	notice
tadashisa	correctness
shuppatsu suru	to depart; to leave
ki ni suru	to mind; to care
isu	chair
uketori	receipt
hatsuon	pronunciation
shimashoo ka?	shall we/I do it?
yokka	four days
homeru	to praise; to admire
kekkon	marriage
doobutsugaku	zoology
minami	South
kakitori	dictation
zenzen	not at all
kawaru	to take the place of; change out
te	hand; arm
daidokoro	kitchen
akamboo	baby
doitsugo	German (language)
chichi	my father (informal)
gyuunyuu	milk
shumi	hobby
da kara	therefore; so
gakuseitachi	students
kagi	key; lock
gakuseishoo	student I.D. card
nodo	throat
kawa	river; stream
hashirigaki	hurried notes
sentaku	washing; laundry
haykuchi kotoba	tongue twister
kabe	wall
doobutsuen	zoo
doyoobi	Saturday
fuchuui	carelessness
heya	room
kashi rekoodo	rental records
basu	bus
iu	say; tell
kaku	to write; to draw
itai	painful; sore
kurushisa`	pain; suffering
semai	narrow; small
itadaku	to be given; to receive
ikura?	who much?
kamo shirenai	may; maybe; might
tenisu	tennis
atatakai	warm (for things)
kimono	Japanese 'kimono'
oyako	parent and child
ikaga	how (is it)?
iremono	container
sumu	live; reside
toshi	age
nihon teki	Japanese style
warui	bad; wicked
yakyuu (beisuboru)	baseball
okoru	to occur; to happen
nakunaru	to die; to pass away
hyaku	one hundred
jikan	time
chuugokugo	Chinese (language)
hajime	beginning
yuki	snow
hantaigo	antonym
suru tsumori da	intend to do
zasshi	magazine; journal
atarashii	new
iru	to be; to exist; to stay
ijoo	more than; over
gen'in	cause
hidarikiki	left-handed
sengetsu	last month
kagaku henka	chemical change
ichigatsu	January
mizu iro	light blue
juu	ten (number)
wakai	young; youthful
ukagau	to ask
shio	salt
mizu	water
booru pen	ball-point pen
anna	such; like that
eigo	English (language)
obaasan	grandmother
uru	sell
nagai	long
tooka	ten days
kudamono	fruit
nedan	price; cost
harai	payment
shachoo	company president
hanaji	nosebleed
kimaru	to be decided
ooi	many; much
fuyugeshiki	winter scene
okuru	see (him) off
kami gata	hair style
oshieru	teach; tell
nanijin?	what nationality?
ie	house
tame ni	because of
tsukare	fatigue
kotaeru	to answer
kagetsu	month(s)
koppu	cup; glass; tumbler
anatatachi	you-all; you
shimaru	to close; shut
amakuchi	mild
takusan	many; much
denki dai	electric bill
hataraki	work; achievement
megane	eyeglasses
kuroi	black
hon	book
kazoeru	to count
odori	a dance
keredomo	but; although
hanagoe	nasal voice
okurimono	gift; present
gogo	afternoon
tachidomaru	to come to a stop
kami	paper
kookoo	high school
furansujin	Frenchman
mizuiro	light blue
karai	spicy; hot
hikooki	airplane
kokonotsu	nine things
miokuri	to send-off
gozaimasu	to be; to exist (honorific)
hagaki	postcard
muilka	six days
futatsu	two (things)
hiru	daytime; afternoon
yuugata	evening
kuzuire	wastepaper basket
donata	who
chuugokujin	Chinese (person)
nihonjuu	all over Japan
shimbun kiji	newspaper article
chigau	be wrong
kare	he; him
kayoo	commute
raku	easy; comfortable
nanigo	what language?
kippu	ticket
tsutaeru	to teach; to hand down
watashi (watakushi)	I; me
keisatsu	police
de wa	well; then; if so
konkai	this time
ningyoo	doll
shoochi	consent; assert
atari	a success; a hit
okiru	to wake up; to get up; to rise
otoko	male (child); man
me	eye medicine
shoogakkoo	elementary school
kesa	this morning
haisha	dentist
nihon ichi	the best in Japan
yukkuri	leisurely; slowly
jinkoo	population
gakusei	student
norimono	vehicle
shikaru	scold
shigatsu	April
keizai	the economy; finance
kekkoo	fine; very well
ryuugakusei	foreign student
benkyoo beya	study room
sotsugyoosei	graduation
kyaku (kaykusan)	visitor; customer
nemaki	pyjamas
sagaru	to go down
hidari gawa	left side
yottsu	four (things)
kembutsu	sightseeing
chikara	ability; capacity
ocha	tea
futari	two people
raishuu	next week
itasu	to do
keisatsusho	police station
yattsu	eight
kantan ni	simply; briefly
hambun	half
sotsugyoosei	a graduate (student)
fune	boat; ship
ryokoo kaban	suitcase
bikkuri suru	to be surprised
shite kudasai	please do it
mada	more
hachi	eight
taisetsusa	importance; value
meetoru	meter
anzen	safe
kimeru	to decide; to set
abunai	dangerous
tenji	Braille
hajiimeru	to start; to begin
omosa	weight
ane (anesan)	my older sister
dono	which
daijoobu	all right; safe; o.k.
rekoodo	record
futari tomo	both
soshite	and
hajimaru	start; begin
morau	to get; to receive
watashitachi (watakushitachi)	we; us
inoru	to pray
kotoshi	this year
saishuu basu	the last bus
dekakeru	to go out
nagare	flow; current
mukoo	the destination; over there
tsure	companion
kakinaosu	to rewrite
aru	to have; to possess
hai	here; say; now
tsugi tsugi to	one after another
tonari	nextdoor; next to
kikai	machine
onna	woman; female
hatarakimono	hard worker
gasudai	gas bill
narabi	row (of houses)
kaimono suru	to shop; do shopping
tsumetasa	coldness
furansu pan	French bread
kurushimu	suffer; feel pain
futatsutomo	both
furoya	public bath
suru tokoro da	be about to do it
ookisa	size
tsugi	next
naosu	to cure; to heal
ome ni kakaru	to see; to meet
tebukuro	gloves
osoi	late; behind time; slow
ni tsuite	about; concerning
kyookai	church
shirase	news; report
kamera	camera
hayasa	speed
ryokoo suru	travel; tour
magaru	bend
gyuunyuuya	milk store
jiyuu ni	freely
tori	poultry; chicken; bird
goran ni naru	see!
okaasan	mother
depaato	department store
kenkyuu suru	do research
kawaku	to get dry
kata	shoulder
hontoo	truth; reality
hotondo	almost; nearly
hidari	left
hajimari	beginning
shatsu	undershirt; shirt
man	ten thousand
kaimono	shopping
neko	cat
hatsuon suru	to pronounce
mochiron	of course!
seikatsu	life; living
hantai suru	to oppose
hana	flower
narabu	to be in a row; to line up
iku	to go
cha	tea
chikaku	soon; close by
fueru	to increase; to expand
juuichigatsu	November
mado	windo
harau	to pay
kawari	substitue; change
hitori musuko	only son
sakana	fish
choodo	just; exactly
zuibun	fairly; quite
isha	doctor; physician
doobutsu	animal
denki	electric light
kanojo	her; she
muttsu	six (things)
tsuzuku	continue
benkyoo jikan	study hours (time)
itamu	to hurt; to feel pain
bentoobako	lunch box
mairu	to go; to come
doa	door
shikkari suru	to be strong-minded
chicioya	father
soko	there; that place; over there
suru	do
shoochi suru	to agree; to accept
chiisai	small; little
aji	flavor; taste
tsutsumi	package; parcel
maishuu	every week
denwa kyoku	telephone
naifu	knife

vacuum cleaner	Japanese (Romaji): denki soojiki	1	1	false
shichigatsu	English: July	2	0	false
toriniku	English: chicken (meat)	3	0	false
entrance	Japanese (Romaji): iriguchi	4	1	false
money	Japanese (Romaji): o kane	5	1	false
kotowaru	English: refuse; decline	6	0	false
mirror	Japanese (Romaji): kagami	7	1	false
sotsugyoo suru	English: to graduate	8	0	false
sangatsu	English: March	9	0	false
daigakuin	English: graduate school	10	0	false
begin; set in	Japanese (Romaji): hairu	11	1	false
difficult; hard	Japanese (Romaji): muzukashii	12	1	false
every month	Japanese (Romaji): maigetsu	13	1	false
countries	Japanese (Romaji): kuniguni	14	1	false
lately; recently	Japanese (Romaji): konogoro	15	1	false
nikki	English: diary	16	0	false
nokoru	English: be left over; remain	17	0	false
painful; hard	Japanese (Romaji): kurushii	18	1	false
open	Japanese (Romaji): akeru	19	1	false
chikai	English: near; close by	20	0	false