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My (older) brother came to Japan from America last week.
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Senshū ani ga Amerika kara Nihon ni kimashita.
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Did your brother come with his wife?
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O-niisan wa okusan to issho ni kimashita ka.
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No, he came on business, so he came alone. He's in Kyoto now. My brother works for a travel agency.
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Iie, shigotodesu kara,hitori de kimashita.Ima Kyōto ni itte imasu.Ani wa ryokō-gaisha ni tsutomete imasu.
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How long will your brother be in Kyoto?
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O-niisan wa itsu made Kyōto ni imasu ka.
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He'll be there until this week Wednesday. After that he'll go to Hong Kong, then return to America.
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Konshū no sui-yōbi made imasu. Sorekara Honkon ni itte, Amerika ni kaerimasu.
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Where does he live in America?
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Amerika no doko ni sunde imasu ka.
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He lives in New York (City).
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Nyū Yōku ni sunde imasu.
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Mr. Smith's (older) brother works for a travel agency. He came to Japan last week. Now he is in Kyoto
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Sumisu-san no o-niisan wa ryokō-gaisha ni tsutomete imasu. Senshū Nihon ni kimashita. Ima Kyōto ni itte imasu.
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(my)older brother
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ani
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(your) older brother
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o-niisan
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travel agency
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ryokō-gaisha
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be employed, work for
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tsutomete imasu
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serve, hold a post
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tsutomemasu (tsutomeru)
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Hong Kong
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Honkon
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live (lit."is living")
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sunde imasu
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live
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sumimasu (sumu)
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New York
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Nyū Yōku
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(my)family
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kazoku
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(your) family
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go-kazoku
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(my) husband
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shujin
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(your) husband
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go-shujin
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(my) wife
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kanai
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(your) wife
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okusan
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(my) child
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kodomo
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(my) child
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kodomo-san/okosan
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(my) son
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musuko
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(your) son
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musuko-san/botchan
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(my) daughter
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musume
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(your) daughter
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musume-san/ojō-san
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(my) parents
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ryōshin
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(your) parents
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go-ryōshin
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(my) father
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chichi
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(your) father
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o-tōsan
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(my)mother
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haha
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(your) mother
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o-kāsan
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(my) grandfather
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sofu
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(your) grandfather
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oji-san
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(my)grandmother
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sobo
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(your)grandmother
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obā-san
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(my)brothers and sisters
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kyōdai
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(your)brothers and sisters
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go-kyōdai
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(my)older sister
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ane
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(your) older sister
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o-nē-san
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(my) younger brother
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otōto
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(your) younger brother
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otōto-san
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(my) younger sister
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imōto
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(your)younger sister
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imōto-san
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(my) grandchild
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mago
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(your) grandchild
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o-mago-san
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(my) uncle
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oji
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(your) uncle
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oji-san
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(my) aunt
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oba
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(your) aunt
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oba-san
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(my) nephew
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oi
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(your) nephew
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oigo-san
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(my) niece
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mei
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(your) niece
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meigo-san
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(your) niece
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meigo-san
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(my) cousin
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itoko
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(your) cousin
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o-itoko-san
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Mr. Smith's older brother is in Japan now.
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Sumisu-san no o-niisan wa ima Nihon ni kite imasu.
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Mr. Clark lives in Tokyo.
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Kurāku-san wa Tōkyō ni sunde imasu.
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Mr. Hayashi works for the Bank of Japan
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Hayashi-san wa Nihon Ginkō ni tsutomete imasu.
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Watashi wa Tanaka-san o yoku shitte imasu.
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I know Mr. Tanaka well.
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They sell meat, fish (and other things) in the first basement.
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Chika 1-kai de niku ya sakana o utte imasu.
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know
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shitte imasu (shiru)
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first basement
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chika 1-kai
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basement (lit. "underground")
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chika
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sell (lit. "is selling")
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utte imasu
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sell
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urimasu (uru)
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foreign country
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gaikoku
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sweater
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sētā
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Where do you work, Mr. Smith?
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Sumisu-san wa doko ni tsutomete imasu ka.
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I work for ABC.
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ABC ni tsutomete imasu.
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Then, do you know Mr. Satō in the Kyoto branch?
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Jā, Kyōtō shisha no Satō-san o shitte imasu ka.
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Yes, I do.
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Ee, shitte imasu.
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a surname
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Satō
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Do you know Mr. Tanaka? No, I don't know (him).
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Tanaka-san o shitte imasu ka. Iie, shirimasen.
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I live near (my) office. It's a 15-minute walk.
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Watashi wa kaisha no chikaku ni sunde imasu. Aruite 15-fun desu.
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Mr. Smith works for ABC.
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Sumisu-san wa ABC ni tsutomete imasu.
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