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こんにちはhello 私I ですto be (polite copula) おはようございますgood morning ありがとうございますthank you どうぞplease, go ahead / here you are お願いしますplease すみませんsorry / excuse me いるto be / there is (people, animals) あなたyou いいえno をを, direct object marker いいgood / nice 水water 食べるto eat

一one 二two 三three 四four 五five 六six 七seven 八eight 九nine 十ten 百hundred 千thousand

色color 赤red 青blue 緑green 黒black 白white 黄色yellow

のの, of / ’s (links two nouns) とと, and (between nouns) / with はは, topic marker (pronounced "wa") がが, subject marker ねね, right? / isn’t it? (seeking agreement) あるthere is / to exist (things) にに, to / at (destination, time) でで, at / in (where an action happens) 一つone (thing) ためfor (the sake of) ないnot / there is no (plain negative) かか, question marker (turns a sentence into a question) はいyes へへ, to / toward (pronounced "e") からfrom / since みんなeveryone / all までuntil / as far as くださいplease (give me)

このthis もっとmore どうhow でもbut 何what もしif なるto become もも, also / too それthat (one) 全部all / everything 彼he / him 彼女she / her 私たちwe / us 彼らthey / them

持つto have / hold するto do / make 言うto say / tell 行くto go できるto be able to / can ほしいto want 知るto know 必要necessary / need 見るto see / watch

あげるto give 会うto meet / to see (someone) 来るto come 見つけるto find 話すto speak / talk 聞くto listen / hear 使うto use 教えるto teach / to tell 置くto put / place 思うto think 働くto work 取るto take

分かるto understand 起きるto get up / to wake up 乗るto ride / to get on 入るto enter 出かけるto go out 帰るto return / go home 呼ぶto call 歩くto walk 好きto like (na-adjective) 飲むto drink 寝るto sleep

遊ぶto play 買うto buy 待つto wait 書くto write 読むto read 開けるto open something (transitive) 閉めるto close something (transitive) 探すto look for 始まるto start / begin 終わるto finish / end 変えるto change 習うto learn

覚えるto remember / memorize なくすto lose 住むto live / reside 手伝うto help 生まれるto be born 見えるto be visible / can see

美しいbeautiful 悪いbad 大きいbig / large 小さいsmall 新しいnew 古いold (things) 若いyoung 嬉しいhappy / glad 悲しいsad 疲れるto get tired 簡単easy / simple 難しいdifficult

大切important / precious 本当true / real 正しいright / correct 間違いmistake / wrong 高いexpensive / high 暇free (time) 準備preparation / ready 最初first / the beginning 最後last / final 同じsame 違うto be different / to be wrong 上手good at / skilled 優しいkind / gentle 親切kind / helpful

強いstrong 弱いweak 暑いhot (weather) 寒いcold (weather) 長いlong 短いshort 忙しいbusy 低いlow 速いfast 遅いslow / late いっぱいfull 重いheavy 開くto open / to be open (intransitive) 閉まるto close / to be closed (intransitive) きれいclean / pretty 汚いdirty 大丈夫all right / okay 安いcheap / inexpensive 他other / else

とてもvery 少しa little / few たくさんa lot / many 多いmany / much 元気well / healthy 下手bad at / unskilled

ここhere こちらthis way / over here そこthere あそこover there 今now 時間time / hour 今日today 明日tomorrow 昨日yesterday いつもalways 全然(not) at all (used with a negative) よくoften まだstill / not yet もうalready 早いearly 遅刻するto be late すぐにimmediately / right away 後でlater / after 前にbefore 間during / between ながらwhile (doing)

どこwhere いつwhen なぜwhy 誰who いくらhow much どれwhich one

そうso / like that 一人alone / one person 一緒にtogether 自分oneself / one's own かなりquite / fairly たぶんmaybe / probably もちろんof course 実はactually / in fact だからso / therefore しかしhowever それともor (in a question) だけonly / just 誰もno one (used with a negative) 何かsomething / anything 誰かsomeone / anyone 何もnothing (used with a negative) 全員everyone (all members)

家house / home 天気weather 年year 日day 夜night 週week 月moon; month 朝morning 夕方evening

人person 男man 女woman 子供child 男の子boy 女の子girl 友達friend 妹younger sister 家族family 母mother 父father 息子son 娘daughter 兄older brother 姉older sister 夫husband 妻wife 赤ちゃんbaby

人生life 世界world 国country 町town / city 道street / road 学校school 仕事work / job お金money 本book

食べ物food パンbread お茶tea コーヒーcoffee 寿司sushi レストランrestaurant

車car 電車train 飛行機airplane 電話telephone

ドアdoor 窓window テーブルtable いすchair ベッドbed 部屋room 台所kitchen お風呂bath / bathroom 会社company / office 店shop / store 病院hospital トイレtoilet / restroom 公園park

海sea 山mountain 空sky 太陽sun 星star 雨rain 雪snow 風wind

目eye 手hand 頭head 心heart / mind 声voice

言葉word 名前name 考えidea / thought 方法way / method 問題problem 話story / talk ちょっとa moment / a little 回time(s) (counter for occurrences) 部分part / portion 終わりend 初めbeginning / at first 番号number グループgroup

人々people 音楽music 映画movie ゲームgame スポーツsport 旅行trip / travel 夏summer 冬winter 春spring 秋autumn / fall

動物animal 犬dog 猫cat

鳥bird 魚fish 馬horse 牛cow 豚pig 鶏chicken / hen うさぎrabbit 川river 森forest / woods 虫insect / bug 木tree 花flower 葉leaf 草grass 石stone / rock

洋服clothes 靴shoes 帽子hat かばんbag シャツshirt ズボンpants / trousers 財布wallet 時計clock / watch 鍵key 鏡mirror 電気electricity / (electric) light 歯ブラシtoothbrush タオルtowel 傘umbrella 荷物luggage / baggage ペンpen ノートnotebook 紙paper

怒るto get angry 怖いscary / to be afraid of 驚くto be surprised 楽しいfun / enjoyable 面白いinteresting / funny 眠いsleepy 心配worry / worried 大変tough / difficult; very 嫌いto dislike (na-adjective) 医者doctor 先生teacher 学生student 会社員office worker / company employee 警察官police officer 空港airport 駅station 切符ticket パスポートpassport 休みday off / vacation ホテルhotel バスbus 島island 橋bridge