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Arigatou. — ありがとう。
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Thank you.
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Arigatou gozaimasu. — ありがとうございます。
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Thank you. (formal)
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Chotto. — ちょっと。
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Well (no)... (lit., A little...)
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Doumo. — どうも。
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Thanks. (very informal)
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Doumo arigatou. — どうもありがとう。
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Thank you very much.
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Doumo arigatou gozaimasu. — どうもありがとうございます。
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Thank you very much. (most formal)
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Douzo yoroshiku. — どうぞよろしく。
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Nice meeting you.
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Genki desu. — 元気です。
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I am fine.
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Hajimemashite. — 初めまして。
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How do you do?
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Ii otenki desu ne. — いいお天気ですね。
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It's fine weather, isn't it?
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Ikaga desu ka. — いかがですか。
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How about...
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Ja (or Dewa). — じゃ（では）。
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See you. (very informal)
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Ja (or Dewa), mata. — じゃ（では）また。
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See you later (lit., again).
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Kekkou desu. — けっこうです。
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No thanks.
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Konban wa. — 今晩は。
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Good evening.
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Konnichi wa. — 今日は。
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Good afternoon.
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Ogenki desu ka. — お元気ですか。
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How are you?
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Ohayou. — お早う。
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Good morning. (informal)
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Ohayou gozaimasu. — お早うございます。
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Good morning. (formal)
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Ohisashiburi desu ne. — おひさしぶりですね。
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I haven't seen you for a long time.
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Okagesama de, genki desu. — おかげさまで元気です。
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Thanks to you, I'm fine.
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Ee, okagesama de,... — ええ、おかげさまで。
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(Yes,) thanks to you...(I'm fine). (informal)
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Onegai shimasu. — お願いします。
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Please (give me)...
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Oyasuminasai. — お休みなさい。
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Good night. (informal)
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Sayo(u)nara. — さよ（う）なら。
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Goodbye. (formal)
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Shibaraku desu ne. — しばらくですね。
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I haven't seen you for a long time. (informal)
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Shitsurei shimasu. — しつれいします。
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Goodbye. (lit. Excuse me.)
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Sumimasen. — すみません。
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Excuse me, thank you.
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Yorokonde — よろこんで
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with pleasure
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Onamae wa. — お名前は。
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May I have your name?
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Nan desu ka. — 何ですか。
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What is it?
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Nan-ji desu ka. — 何時ですか。
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What time is it?
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___ wa Nihongo de nan to iimasu ka. — ＿は日本語で何と言いますか。
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How do you say ___ in Japanese.
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booru-pen — ボールペン
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ballpoint pen
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denki — でんき
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light, lamp
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enpitsu — えんぴつ
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pencil
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gakusei — 学生
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student
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hiragana — ひらがな
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cursive syllabary
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hon — 本
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book
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isu — いす
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chair
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jisho — じしょ
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dictionary
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kaban — かばん
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bag; briefcase
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kabe — かべ
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wall
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kami — かみ
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paper
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kanji — 漢字
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Chinese characters
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katakana — かたかな
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square syllabary
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keshigomu — けしゴム
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eraser
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kokuban — こくばん
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chalkboard
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kokuban-keshi — こくばんけし
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eraser (for chalkboard)
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kyoukasho — きょうかしょ
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textbook
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kyoushitsu — きょうしつ
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classroom
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mado — まど
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window
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mannenhitsu — まんねんひつ
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fountain pen
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Nihongo no kurasu — 日本語のクラス
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Japanese language class
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sensei — 先生
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teacher, professor
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shaapu penshiru — シャープ・ペンシル
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mechanical pencil
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suugaku — すうがく
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math
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tenjou — てんじょう
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ceiling
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tomodachi — 友達
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friend
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tsukue — つくえ
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desk
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yuka — ゆか
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floor
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rei, zero — れい、ゼロ
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zero
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ichi — 一
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one
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ni — 二
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two
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san — 三
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three
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yon, shi — 四
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four
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go — 五
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five
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roku — 六
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six
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shichi, nana — 七
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seven
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hachi — 八
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eight
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ku, kyuu — 九
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nine
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juu — 十
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ten
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juu-ichi — 十一
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eleven
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juu-ni — 十二
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twelve
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juu-san — 十三
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thirteen
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juu-yon, juu-shi — 十四
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fourteen
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juu-go — 十五
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fifteen
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juu-roku — 十六
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sixteen
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juu-shichi, juu-nana — 十七
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seventeen
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juu-hachi — 十八
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eighteen
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juu-ku, juu-kyuu — 十九
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nineteen
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ni-juu — 二十
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twenty
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san-juu — 三十
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thirty
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yon-juu — 四十
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forty
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go-juu — 五十
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fifty
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roku-juu — 六十
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sixty
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nana-juu, shichi-juu — 七十
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seventy
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hachi-juu — 八十
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eighty
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kyuu-juu — 九十
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ninety
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hyaku — 百
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one hundred
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ni-hyaku — 二百
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two hundred
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san-byaku — 三百
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three hundred
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yon-hyaku — 四百
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four hundred
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go-hyaku — 五百
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five hundred
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rop-pyaku — 六百
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six hundred
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nana-hyaku — 七百
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seven hundred
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hap-pyaku — 八百
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eight hundred
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kyuu-hyaku — 九百
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nine hundred
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sen — 千
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one thousand
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ni-sen — 二千
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two thousand
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san-zen — 三千
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three thousand
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yon-sen — 四千
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four thousand
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go-sen — 五千
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five thousand
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roku-sen — 六千
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six thousand
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nana-sen — 七千
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seven thousand
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has-sen — 八千
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eight thousand
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kyuu-sen — 九千
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nine thousand
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ichi-man — 一万
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ten thousand
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ichi-ji — 一時
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one o'clock
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ni-ji — 二時
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two o'clock
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san-ji — 三時
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three o'clock
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yo-ji — 四時
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four o'clock
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go-ji — 五時
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five o'clock
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roku-ji — 六時
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six o'clock
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shichi-ji, nana-ji — 七時
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seven o'clock
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hachi-ji — 八時
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eight o'clock
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ku-ji — 九時
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nine o'clock
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juu-ji — 十時
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ten o'clock
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juu-ichi-ji — 十一時
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eleven o'clock
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juu-ni-ji — 十二時
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twelve o'clock
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go-fun — 五分
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five minutes
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jup-pun, jip-pun — 十分
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ten minutes
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juu-go-fun — 十五分
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fifteen minutes
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ni-jup-pun, ni-jip-pun — 二十分
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twenty minutes
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ni-juu-go-hun — 二十五分
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twenty-five minutes
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...han — 半
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...thirty (when telling time)
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ni-ji-han — 二時半
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2:30
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san-jup-pun, san-jip-pun — 三十分
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thirty minutes
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san-juu-go-fun — 三十五分
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thirty-five minutes
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yon-jup-pun, yon-jip-pun — 四十分
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forty minutes
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yon-juu-go-fun — 四十五分
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forty-five minutes
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go-jup-pun, go-jip-pun — 五十分
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fifty minutes
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go-juu-go-fun — 五十五分
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fifty-five minutes
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gogo — 午後
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P.M.
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gozen — 午前
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A.M.
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ototoi — 一昨日
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the day before yesterday
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kinou — 昨日
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yesterday
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kyou — 今日
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today
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ashita — 明日
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tomorrow
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asatte — 明後日
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the day after tomorrow
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sensenshuu — 先々週
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the week before last
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senshuu — 先週
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last week
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konshuu — 今週
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this week
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raishuu — 来週
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next week
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saraishuu — 再来週
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the week after next
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shuumatsu — 週末
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weekend
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konshuu no shuumatsu — 今週の週末
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this weekend
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asa — 朝
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morning
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hiru — 昼
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noontime
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yuugata — 夕方
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evening
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yoru — 夜
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night
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jikan — 時間
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time
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mainichi — 毎日
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every day
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tokidoki — 時々
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sometimes
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nichiyoubi — 日曜日
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Sunday
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getsuyoubi — 月曜日
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Monday
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kayoubi — 火曜日
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Tuesday
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suiyoubi — 水曜日
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Wednesday
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mokuyoubi — 木曜日
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Thursday
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kin'youbi — 金曜日
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Friday
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doyoubi — 土曜日
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Saturday
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nan'youbi — 何曜日
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what day of the week?
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dare — 誰
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who
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dochira — どちら
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which (among three or more)
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doko — どこ
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where
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donna — どんな
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what kind of
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dore — どれ
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which one (between two)
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ikura — いくら
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how much?
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itsu — いつ
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when
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nani — 何
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what
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nan-ji — 何時
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what time
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benkyou shimasu — 勉強します
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study
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deeto (o) shimasu — デート（を）します
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have a date
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denwa (o) shimasu — 電話（を）します
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make a phone call
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hanashimasu — 話ます
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speak
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ikimasu — 行きます
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go
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kaerimasu — 帰ります
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return
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kakimasu — 書きます
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write
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kikimasu — 聞きます
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listen
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kimasu — 来ます
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come
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mimasu — 見ます
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look, watch
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nemasu — 寝ます
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sleep
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nomimasu — 飲みます
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drink
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okimasu — 起きます
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get up
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renshuu shimasu — れんしゅうします
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practice
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shimasu — します
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do
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tabemasu — 食べます
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eat
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yomimasu — 読みます
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read
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koucha — こう茶
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black tea
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Nihon ryouri — 日本料理
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Japanese food
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niku — 肉
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meat
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nomimono — 飲み物
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beverage
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o-cha — お茶
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tea
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o-sake — お酒
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alcoholic beverage
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o-sashimi — おさしみ
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raw fish, sashimi
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sakana — 魚
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fish
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tabemono — 食べ物
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food
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yasai — 野菜
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vegetable
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apaato — アパート
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apartment
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asagohan — 朝ご飯
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breakfast
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bangou — 番ごう
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number (as in denwa bangou [telephone number])
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bangohan — 晩ご飯
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dinner, supper
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benkyou — 勉強
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study, studying
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daigaku — 大学
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university
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denwa — 電話
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telephone
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eiga — 映画
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movie
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gakki — 楽き
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musical instrument
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gakkou — 学校
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school
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hirugohan — 昼ご飯
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lunch
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kasa — かさ
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umbrella
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kagu — かぐ
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furniture
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kaimono — 買い物
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shopping
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meishi — 名し
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name card, business card
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ongaku — 音楽
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music
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ryou — りょう
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dormitory
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sanpo — さん歩
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strolling
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seetaa — セーター
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sweater
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shigoto — しごと
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work
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shinbun — しんぶん
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newspaper
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suiei — 水泳
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swimming
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tokei — とけい
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watch
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toshokan — としょかん
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library
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uchi — 家
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house, home
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undou — 運動
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exercise
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zasshi — ざっし
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magazine
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Nihongo — 日本語
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Japanese
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~en — ～えん
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(counter for yen)
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~kai — ～かい
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(counter for floors of a building)
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aa — ああ
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Oh
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amari — あまり
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not very (in a negative sentence)
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anou — あのう
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Well...
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Chigaimasu. — 違います。
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That's not right.
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daijoubu — だいじょうぶ
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OK (lit., safe)
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desu — です
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to be (copula)
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douzo — どうぞ
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please
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eeto — ええと
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uhh, well (used when pausing to think)
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eeto desu nee — ええとですねえ
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well, let me see...
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Hai, sou desu. — はい、そうです。
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Yes, that's right.
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hidoi — ひどい
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hard, terrible, a lot
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hima — ひま
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free time
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hoka no (ni) — ほかの（に）
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other (in addition)
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Hontou desu ka. — 本当ですか。
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Really? (lit., Is that true?)
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hora — ほら
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Look!
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ichiban — 一番
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(the) best (lit., number one)
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iie — いいえ
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no
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ima — 今
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now
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issho ni — 一緒に
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together
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jaa — じゃあ
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well, then
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ka — か
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(question marker)
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kara...made — から…まで
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from, beginning at...until
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kirai — きらい
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to dislike
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majime — まじめ
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diligent, eager
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mo — も
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too, either
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ne(e) — ね（え）
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Right? (Isn't that so?)
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no — の
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(possessive marker)
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suki — 好き
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to like
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tokuni — とくに
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especially
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wa — は
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(particle topic marker)
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watashi — 私
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I
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yo — よ
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(emphatic sentence-final particle)
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yoku — よく
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often
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zannen desu ne — ざんねんですね
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that's too bad (lit., that's regrettable)
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zenzen — ぜんぜん
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(not) at all (in a negative sentence)
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atatakai — 温かい
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warm
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atsui — 暑い
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hot
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samui — 寒い
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cold
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suzushii — すずしい
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cold
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chikai — 近い
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close
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tooi — 遠い
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far
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kore — これ
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this (thing)
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sore — それ
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that (thing)
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are — あれ
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that (thing over there)
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dore — どれ
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which (thing)
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this ___
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