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141 Cards in this Set
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Dōmo
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Thank you / Hi!
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Īe
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No
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Sō
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You're right
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Dame
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That's bad!
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Yatta
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Yahoo! I did it!
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Omedetō
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Congratulations!
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ga
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Specifies the subject of the sentence.
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o
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specifies the direct object of a sentence.
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kara
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Specifies the starting point of an action.
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made
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Specifies the ending point of the action
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ni
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Specifies the target of the action / Specifies the time of the event
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e
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Specifies the direction of the action
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de
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Specifies how the action takes place; indicates the location, the manner, or the background condition of the action.
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no
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Creates a possesive phrase or a modifier phrase.
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to
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List items / Specifies the co-agent of the action.
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ka
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Lists choices.
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ojisan
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Uncle
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ojīsan
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Grandfather
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ai
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love
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mae
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front
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ao
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blue
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au
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meet
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koi
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carp
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koe
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voice
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ue
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up
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sukēto
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skating
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kusai
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stinky
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ashita
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tomorrow
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sō desu
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that's right
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sugoi
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amazing; wow
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kuni
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country
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kagu
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furniture
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sēto
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pupil
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obasan
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aunt
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obāsan
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grandmother
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tori
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bird
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tōri
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street
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yuki
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snow
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yūki
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courage
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rakuda
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camel
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Fujisan
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Mt. Fugi
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tora
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tiger
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tōfu
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bean curd
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fūfu
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married couple
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tsuki
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the moon
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ryō
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dormitory
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ryokan
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Japanese-style inn
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kippu
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tickets
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kitte
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stamps
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kekkon
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marriage
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massugu
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straight
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Hashi (high-low)
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chopsticks
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Hashi (low-high)
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bridge
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kimono
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robe with wide sleeves and a sash; traditional Japanese clothing for women.
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sake
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Japanese wine rice
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Sashimi
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sliced raw fish
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sukiyaki
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Japanese-styled beef stew
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sutoraiku
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strike
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Samāto
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skinny or thin
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Torēningu pantsu
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gym pants
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manshon
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small, neat-looking condominium in Japan
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Ōkē
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Okay
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Mimashita ka
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Did you see that? (polite/nuetral)
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bosuton
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Boston
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taberu
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eat
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tamago
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egg
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wa
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inserted after topic word to signify that it is the topic.
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kinō
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yesterday
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sensē
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teacher
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ka
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end yes/no questions.
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dare
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who
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doko
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where
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donata
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who
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dore
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which one
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dō
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how
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ikura
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how much
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itsu
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when
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nani
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what
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kore
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this one
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sore
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that one (near you)
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are
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that one (over there)
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jā
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then
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watashi
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I, me
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watashitachi
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we, us
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Ikimasu ka
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Will [you] go [there]?
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-masu
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affirmative present verb
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-masen
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negative present verb
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-mashita
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affirmative past verb
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-masendeshita
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negative past verb
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-ageru
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doing a favor
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-aru
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present perfect
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-iru
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present progressive
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-kudasai
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requesting
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-miru
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attempt
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-shimau
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completion
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desu
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to be
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gakusē
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student
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kowasō
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scarey-looking
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Taka-i / Kōka-na
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expensive
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Hajimemashite
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begining, first meeting
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yorushiku
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Shows modest attitude, put in a first greeting after the name.
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kochirakoso
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return greeting of "yorushiku"
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kochira wa
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as for this person (introducing a friend to another friend)
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namae
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name
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tomodachi
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friend
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Shitsurē desu ga, o-namea wa
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I may be rude, but what is your name?
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aitsatsu
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greetings
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ohayō
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good morning
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konnichiwa
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good afternoon
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konbanwa
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good evening
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O-genki desu ka
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how are you?
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hai, genki desu
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I'm fine
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tenki
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weather
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atatakai
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warm
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atsui
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hot
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mushi-atsui
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muggy
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samui
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cold
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suzushii
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cool
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atsui desu (ne)
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it's hot (,isn't it?)
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ame
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rain
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arashi
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storm
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hare
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clear sky
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kumori
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cloudy sky
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yuki
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snow
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Ā, sō desu ka
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oh, is that so?
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dochira kara desu ka
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where are you from?
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dochira
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where (polite form of doko)
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Nihongo
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Japanese
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Nihonjin
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Japanese people
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Nihongo ga jōzu desu ne
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your Japanese is great!
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Īe, heta desu
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no, I'm bad
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mitai
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just like
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jā, mata
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see you again
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sayōnara
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goodbye
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ittemairimasu
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I'll go and come back
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Ii tenki desu ne
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it's a nice day, isn't it?
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dōmo sumimasen
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I'm very sorry
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chotto sumimasen
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excuse me a little
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arigatō
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thanks
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daijōbu desu ka
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are you okay?
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gomennasai
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sorry
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