Japanese Vocabulary 2
Terms
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- yasui
- cheap
- maa maa
- so-so
- a(n)mari
- not much, not very
- tsumaranai
- is boring; is trifling
- dame
- no good
- zannen
- regrettable, too bad, a pity
- dore
- which thing? (usually out of 3 or more)
- donata
- who? (polite)
- yasashii
- easy
- zenbu
- all; the whole thing
- kaigi
- meeting, conference
- hotondo
- almost, nearly, all but
- yappari
- after all [is said and done]
- nakanaka
- quite, considerably
- fuben
- not handy/useful
- kasa
- umbrella
- kuroi
- black
- kiiroi
- yellow
- shiroi
- white
- ikaga
- how? (polite)
- fuutoo
- envelope
- sore kara
- after that, next
- chyoodo
- exactly
- mata
- again
- donna
- what kind of one(s)?
- otsuri
- change (money)
- sonna
- that kind of one(s)
- anna no
- that kind of one(s)
- -satsu
- bounded volumes counter
- -mai
- thin, flat objects counter
- motto
- more, additional
- hoka ni
- besides, additionally
- nani ka
- something
- gozaimasu
- exist (inanimately); have (polite)
- hitotsu
- one
- futatsu
- two
- mittsu
- three
- yottsu
- four
- itsutsu
- five
- nanatsu
- seven
- yattsu
- eight
- kokonotsu
- nine
- too
- ten
- sugu
- soon, right away, promptly; readily
- jitenshya
- bike
- guree
- grey
- haiiro
- gray
- chairo
- brown
- yoroshii
- is good, is fine; never mind
- satoo
- sugar
- gochisoosama
- a feast, a treat
- kore mo sore mo
- both this one and that one
- eki
- train station
- ukagaimasu
- (I) inquire, (I) ask (polite)
- kochira
- this side, this way, hereabouts, here; this alternative (of two)
- sochira/achira
- that side, that way, thereabouts, there; that alternative (of two)
- saki
- ahead
- hoo
- direction, way, side; alternative
- dochira
- which side? which way? whereabouts? where? which alternative?
- saa
- hmm
- hen
- area, vicinity
- mukoo
- over there; beyond
- baiten
- concession stand, kiosk
- deguchi
- exit
- iriguchi
- entrance
- aida
- interval, space between
- mae
- front, in front
- kooshuudenwa
- pay phone
- kooban
- police box
- otearai
- toilet
- ushiro
- back, in back, behind
- taishikan
- embassy
- soba
- nearby
- sugu soba
- immediate vicinity
- koko
- this place, here
- tonari
- next door, adjoining place
- ryokan
- japanese-style inn
- ryoojikan
- consulate
- yuubinkyoku
- post office
- kooen
- park
- byooin
- hospital
- kyookai
- church
- jinjya
- shinto shrine
- otera
- buddhist temple
- ginkoo
- bank
- mairimasu
- I/we (in-group members) come (polite)
- tadaima
- Hello, I'm back!
- kaerimasu
- return
- okaerinasai
- return! welcome back! (imperative)
- orimasu
- I am (or in-group members are) in a place (polite)
- chika
- underground
- kissaten
- coffee shop, tearoom
- -kai
- floor counter
- otaku
- house (out-group, polite)
- chizu
- map
- ura
- reverse side
- omote
- front side
- denshya
- electric train
- chikatetsu
- subway
- arukimasu
- walk
- aruite ikimasu
- go by walking, go on foot (get there having walked)
- hikooki
- plane
- kikimasu
- ask
- kocchi
- informal alternative of kochira
- massugu
- straight
- koosaten
- intersection
- tsugi
- next
- kado
- street corner
- magarimasu
- make a turn
- shingoo
- traffic light
- temae
- this side (of)
- tomemasu
- sop (something); bring o a halt
- abunai
- dangerous
- -dai
- vehicles & machines counter
- -ken
- buildings and shops counter
- tsuitachi
- first of the month
- machimasu
- wait
- ato
- later; remaining
- ichinichi
- one day
- futsuka
- the second
- mikka
- the third
- yokka
- fourth
- itsuka
- the fifth
- muika
- the sixth
- nanoka
- the seventh
- yasumi
- vacation, holiday, time off
- raku
- easy, comfortable, relaxed
- yooka
- the eighth
- kokonoka
- the ninth
- tooka
- the tenth
- jyuuyokka
- the fourteenth
- hatsuka
- the twentieth
- nijyuuyokka
- the twenty-fourth
- yamemasu
- give up (something); quit
- irashyaimase
- be in a place (animate); come (polite)
- kocha
- (black) tea
- mutsu
- six
- rusu
- absence from home
- kakeru
- suspend (something)
- atta
- direct style equivalent of arimashita
- chiko
- accident
- okureta
- become late or delayed
- -hon
- long, cylindrical objects counter
- maido
- every time
- michi
- road, street