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347 Cards in this Set
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Ohayoo (gozaimasu) |
Good Morning (Formal) |
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Itte (i)rasshai |
saying goodbye to someone leaving |
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jya mata |
See you later |
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Kon'nichiwa |
good afternoon/hello |
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Konbanwa |
good evening |
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Sayoonara |
Goodbye (to equals) |
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Shitsurei Shimasu |
Goodbye (to your superiors) |
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Itte Kimasu |
I'm leaving |
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Oyasumi (nasai) |
Goodnight (formal) |
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Aisatsu |
greetings(noun) |
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kyoo |
today |
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nihon |
japan |
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soo |
so |
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kinjyo no hito |
neighbor |
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nigatsu |
February |
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fuyu |
winter |
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Haru |
Spring |
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Natsu |
Summer |
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Aki |
fall/autumn |
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Ichi-gatsu |
january |
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ni-gatsu |
february |
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san-gatsu |
march |
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shi-gatsu |
april |
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go-gatsu |
may |
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roku-gatsu |
june |
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shichi-gatsu |
july |
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hachi-gatsu |
august |
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ku-gatsu |
september |
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jyuu-gatsu |
october |
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jyuu-ichi-gatsu |
november |
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jyuu-ni-gatsu |
december |
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Samui |
Cold |
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atsui |
hot |
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atatakai |
nice and warm |
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suzushii |
nice and cool |
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honto(o) ni |
truly |
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motto |
more |
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jya |
in that case |
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desu |
to be(copula verb) |
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desu ka |
is it? |
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desu ne? |
isn't it? |
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a |
oh |
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ne |
A sentence tag used to get confirmation of shared knowledge |
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yo |
a sentence final; used when the speaker is telling something the user doesn't know |
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ka |
basically a question mark at the end of a sentence |
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no |
modifier; connects to nouns (of) |
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wa |
topic marker |
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hai |
yes |
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iie |
no |
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watashi |
i |
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anata |
you |
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gakusei |
student |
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daigakusei |
college student |
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sensei |
teacher, professor, or doctor |
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hon |
book |
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kisetsu |
season |
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haiai |
early |
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itte (i) rasshai |
said to someone whos leaving, response to ittekimasu |
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tadaima |
i'm home |
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okaeri (nasai) |
welcome home |
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itadakimasu |
I humbly recieve this food/item |
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gochisoo sama (deshita) |
thanks for the meal(feast) |
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gomen'nasai |
I'm sorry. |
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sumimasen |
i'm sorry (formal) |
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sumimasenga |
excuse me, but... |
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arigatoo (gozaimasu) |
thank you (very much)(formal)
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doo itashi mashite |
you're welcome |
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iie (in response to thank you) |
not at all (don't mention it) |
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yaa, genki? |
hey how old are you? (casual) |
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okage sama de |
Thank you for your concern |
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nan desu ka |
what is it?
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itsu desu ka |
when is it? |
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nan-gatsu nan-nichi desu ka |
what day and month is it? |
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nan-yoobi desu ka. |
what day of the week is it? |
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chotoo |
a little |
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sumimasen |
excuse me. |
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hai |
yes |
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ah |
oh |
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arigatoo |
thankyoo |
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arigatooo gozaimasu |
Thank you (polite form) |
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tasukarimasu |
it really helps |
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daigaku |
college, university |
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gakusei |
student |
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gakusei-ka |
student office |
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asoko |
over there |
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ano |
that (noun modifier) |
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tatemoto |
building |
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watashi |
i |
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koko |
here |
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kore |
this one |
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kono |
this(noun modifier) |
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soko |
there(near the listener |
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sore |
that one |
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sono |
that (noun modifier) |
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are |
that one over there (far away) |
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shiroi |
white |
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issho ni |
together |
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ikimashoo |
let's go
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ikimashoo ka |
shall we go? |
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ikimasu |
to go(polite form) |
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iku |
to go (informal,dictionary form) |
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jya (or "dewa" ) arimasen |
it isn't Negative confirmation |
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nan(=nani) |
what |
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nan desu ka |
what is it? |
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doko |
where |
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doko desu ka |
where is it? |
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mo |
also |
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kafeteria |
cafeteria |
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manga |
comic books |
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hon |
books |
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boku |
male "i" |
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anata |
you |
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kookoo |
high school |
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nihongo |
japanese language |
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supeingo |
spanish language |
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otoosan |
father(polite) |
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o-namae |
name(polite) |
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nihon no kata |
Japanese person (polite form) |
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eki |
Train station |
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uchi |
home;house |
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otearai |
bathroom |
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tonari |
next to; neighbor |
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haha |
mother (humble form) |
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iro |
color |
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nani-iro |
what color? |
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inu |
dog |
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kuruma |
car |
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kasa |
umbrella |
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kaban |
bag;briefcase |
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suki na iro |
favorite color |
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daigakusei |
college student |
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shakai-jin |
adult who is a working force in society |
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shufu |
home-maker; housewife |
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enpitsu |
pencil |
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kyookasho |
tetbook |
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nooto |
notebook |
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keshigomu |
eraser |
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jisho |
dictonary |
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tokei |
watch/clock |
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kokuban |
blackboard |
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hata |
flag |
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mado |
window |
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to/doa |
door |
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tsukue |
desk |
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isu |
chair |
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e |
picture;drawing |
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hikidashi |
drawer |
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kami |
paper |
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chooku |
chalk |
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kokuban-keshi |
blackboard eraser |
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ii |
good |
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akai |
red |
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kuroi |
black |
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kiiroi |
yello |
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chairoi |
brown |
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kaerimasu |
go home, return |
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tabemasu |
eat |
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hanashimasu |
talk;speak |
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shimasu |
do |
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hai./ee/ |
yes |
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chotto sumimasen |
(excuseme a little |
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daijyoobu (desu |
it's all right. don't worry/ |
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soo shimashoo |
let's do that |
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dare no deskuka |
who's is it? |
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mada mada desu |
i am still no good. |
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ryuu-gakusei |
foreign exchange students |
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kata |
a person; politer than hito |
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rtuu-gakusei no kata |
a polite form of"foreign students" |
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amerika |
america |
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nihon-go |
japanese language |
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nan-nen-sei |
what year are you? |
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ni-nen-sei |
sophmore, second year student |
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jyoozu |
skillful, skilled |
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o-jyoozu |
skillful,skilled (polite) |
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kimasu |
com/will come (polite form) |
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kimashita |
came, past tense of "kimasu" |
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hai |
yes |
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iie |
no |
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mada |
yet,still |
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kara |
from |
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ichi-nen-sei |
freshman,first year student |
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san-nen-sei |
junior third year student |
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yonen-sei |
senior, fourth year student |
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gonen-sei |
fifth year student |
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rokunen-sei |
sixth-tear student |
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gakoo |
school |
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neko |
cat |
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gohan |
meal;cooked rice |
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atama |
head |
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me |
eyes |
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ji |
letters;characters;handwriting |
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ame |
rain |
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shinbun |
newspapers |
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kimochi |
feelings |
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denwa bangoo |
telephone number |
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nan-ban |
what number? |
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(o)hashi |
chopsticks |
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(o)sushi |
sushi |
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jitensha |
bicycle |
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densha |
train;streetcar |
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basu |
bus |
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hikooki |
airplane |
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chikatetsu |
subway |
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fune |
ship,boat |
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takushii |
taxi |
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herikoputaa |
helicopter |
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toho |
walking
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toho de, aruite |
via walking |
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nani-go |
what language? |
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ei-go |
english |
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furansu-go |
french |
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cava? |
how old are you (in french) |
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supein-go |
spanish |
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roshi(y)a-go |
russioan |
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itari(y)a go |
italian
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chuugoku go |
chinese |
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kankoku go |
korean |
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tai go |
thai |
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betonamu go |
vietnamese |
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otoosan |
father(polite) |
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okaasan |
mother(polite) |
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otona |
adults |
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kodomo |
children |
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tomodachi |
friends |
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to |
hand(s) (for eating) |
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supuun |
spoon |
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sashimi |
raw fish |
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suturoo |
straw |
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fooku |
fork |
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naifu |
knife |
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miruku sheeku |
milk shake |
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suteeki |
steak |
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keeki |
cake |
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raamen |
chinese noodles in soup |
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aisukuriimu |
ice cream |
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daijyoobu |
all right |
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jyoobu |
healthy |
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genki |
energetic;healthy |
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kirei |
pretty |
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yuumei |
famous |
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shizuka |
quiet |
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heta |
unskillful |
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ookina |
large |
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chiisana |
small |
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rippa |
magnificent;great |
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suki |
favorite;likable |
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amai |
sweet |
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oishii |
delicious |
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tooi |
far |
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ii |
good |
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osoi |
late |
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itai |
painful |
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hoshii |
is wanted; desirable |
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nomimasu |
to drink |
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kakimasu |
to write |
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yomimasu |
to read |
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kikimasu |
to listen; to ask |
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shimasu |
to do |
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benkyooshimasu |
study |
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nemasu |
sleep; go to bed |
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okimasu |
get up |
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asobimasu |
to play |
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arukimasu |
to walk |
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furimasu |
to rain |
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tabemasu |
to eat
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hanashimasu |
to speak; to talk |
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taitei |
usually |
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mada |
yet; still |
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made |
till; up to; as far as- |
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de |
by means of |
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itsu |
when? |
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ie. |
no |
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nan de? |
in what way? how? |
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nan de kikimasu ka? |
how did you get there? |
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doo yatte? |
how? |
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yaru |
casual form of suru (do) |
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yatte |
the te form of yaru (do) |
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doo yatte ikimasu ka |
how do you get there? |
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aru tokoro |
somewhere |
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ojiisan |
oldman, grandpa |
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obaasan |
old woman;grandma |
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yama |
mountains |
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kawa |
rivers |
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takigi |
firewood |
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sentaku |
laundry |
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tori |
bird |
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kuni |
country |
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keshiki |
scenery |
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hito |
people;person |
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mimi |
ears |
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chichi |
father (humble form, my father) |
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hana |
flowers |
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umi |
sea; ocean |
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machi |
town |
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shiki |
four seasons |
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hanzai |
crime |
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mono |
things (concrete things) |
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(me) |
eyes |
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(atama) |
head |
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koocha |
black tea |
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koohii |
coffee |
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kooku |
coke |
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gyooza |
dumplings |
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tenpura |
deepfriied vegetables and seafood |
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chirashi zushi |
rice dressed with vinigar and topped with egg and seafood |
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chaahan |
fried rice |
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sandoicchi |
sandwich |
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miso-shiru |
miso soup |
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hotate sarada |
scallop salad |
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karee raisu |
curried rice |
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teishoku |
assorted meal |
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obentoo |
boxed lunch |
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pasadena |
pasadena |
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rosu |
los angeles |
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nyuuyooku |
new york |
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tookyoo |
tokyo |
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kyooto |
kyoto |
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ankarejji |
anchorage |
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rondon |
london |
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shikago |
chicago |
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rooma |
rome |
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pari |
paris |
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shishirii |
sicily |
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sapporo |
sapporo |
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amusuterudamu |
amsterdam |
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sai |
counter for a persons age |
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nan nen sei |
what grade |
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shoogakkoo |
elementary school |
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chuugakoo |
junior high school |
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kookoo |
highschool |
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daigaku |
college;university |
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shizuka |
quite |
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yuumei |
famous |
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kirei |
pretty |
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suki |
likable, pleasing, favorable |
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ooi |
more |
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furui |
old |
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yokunai |
no good (negative form of ii |
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oishii |
tasty |
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yasui |
reasonable, cheap |
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takai |
expensive |
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itai |
painful |
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chiisai |
small |
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ookii |
big |
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nakimasu |
to sing, chirp(birds)(masu form of naku) |
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arimasu |
to exist (masu form of aru) |
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dare |
who? |
