Easily Learn Japanese: October 2012

Types of Trains
Local futsuu

Express kyuukou
Super Express tokkyuu

Destination
Bound for . . . iki
Serving . . . areas houmen

Types of Tickets & Seats
(boarding) ticket joushaken
Coupons kaisuuken
Commuter’s Pass teikiken
Vouchers/Zone Tickets seiriken
Student Discount gakuwari
Reserved Seat shiteiseki
General Admission Seat jiyuuseki
Non-smoking Car kinensha
Round Trip oufuku
One Way katamichi

Places in Stations
Track # -bansen
Ticket Vending Area kippuuba
Gate kaisatsu
Platform houmu
Kiosk baiten
Exit deguchi
Entrance iriguchi
Stairs kaidan
1st Car/Front End ichiban mae
Last Car/Tail End ichiban ushiro

Miscellaneous Public Transportation Terms
Transfer no rikae
Next (stop), . . . tsugiha-
Departing 1st senpatsu
Departing 2nd jihatsu
Last Train shuuden

Announcements
We will be leaving soon. Mamo naku hasshashimasu.
A train is arriving. Densha ga mairimasu.
Next (we’ll stop @) . . . Tsugi ha ____ nitomarimasu.
The doors are closing. Please be careful. De agashimarimasu. Gochuui kudasai.

Useful Expressions
Does this train stop @Akihabara? Kono densha ha Akihabara nitomarimasu ka?
What time is the last train? Shuuden ha nanji desu ka?
One reserved ticket to Tokyo, please. Tookyoo made no shiteiseki o ichimai onegaishimasu.
Can I get a student discount? Gakuwari ga tsukae masu ka?

Um . . . ano
Now ima

English (language) eigo
Yes ee
Student gakusei
Language . . . go
Japanese (language) nihongo
High school kookoo
PM gogo
AM gozen
. . . years old . . . sai
Mr./Mrs. . . . . . . san
O’clock . . .ji
People . . . jin
Japanese people nihonjin
American amerikajin
Teacher/professor sensei
Major senmon
That’s right soo desu
College/university daigaku
Telephone denwa
Friend tomodachi
Companion nakama
Name namae
What nani
. . . year student . . . nensee
Yes hai
Half han
Number bangoo
International student ruugakusee
I watashi
Science kagaku
Asian studies ajia kenkyuu
International relations kokusai kankee
Business bijinesu
Literature bungaku
History rekishi
Job/work/occupation shigoto
Doctor isha
Office worker kaishain
Comic artist manga-ka
High school student kookoosee
Housewife shufu
Graduate student daigakuinsee
College student daigakusee
Lawyer bengoshi
Mother okaasan
Father otoosan
Older sister oneesan
Older brother oniisan
younger sister imooto
younger brother otooto

this one kore
that one sore
that one (over there) are
which one dore
this . . . kono
that . . . (over there) ano
which . . . dono
over there asoko
where doko
delicious oishii
fish sakana
pork cutlet tonkatsu
meat niku
menu menyuu
vegetable yasai
pencil enpitsu
umbrella kasa
bag kaban
shoes kutsu
wallet saifu
jeans jiinzu
dictionary jisho
bicycle jitensha
newspaper shinbun
tape teepu
watch/clock tokei
that . . . sono
who dare
sweat shirt toreena
notebook nooto
pen pen
hat/cap booshi
book hon
restroom otearai
café kissaten
bank ginkoo
library toshokan
post office yuubinkyoku
how much ikura
. . . yen . . . en
Expensive takai
Welcome (to our store) irasshaimase
. . . , please ( . . . o ) onegaishimasu
Please give me . . . ( . . . o ) kudasai
Then. . . /if that is the case . . . jaa
Here it is ( . . . o ) doozo
Thank you doomo
Vocabulary tango

Movie eiga
Music ongaku
Magazine zasshi
Sports supootsu
Tennis tenisu
Tv terebi
Video tape/vcr bideo
Breakfast asagohan
Sake/alchohol osake
Green tea ocha
Coffee koohii
Dinner bangohan
Hamburger hanbaagaa
Lunch hirogohan
Water mizu
Home/house ie
Home/house/my place uchi
Language lab LL (eru eru)
School gakkoo
Morning asa
Tomorrow ashita/myoonichi
When itsu
Today kyoo
At about -goro
Tonight konban
Weekend shuumatsu
Noon hiru
Night yoru
Evening ban
Every day mainichi
Every night maiban
To go iku
To go back/to return kaeru
To listen/to hear kiku
To drink nomu
To speak/to talk hanasu
To read yomu
To get up okiru
To eat taberu
To sleep/to go to sleep neru
To see/to look at/to watch miru
To come kuru
To do susu
To study benkyoo suru
Good ii
Early hayai
Not much amari (+ negative)
Not at all zen zen (+ negative)
Usually taidai
A little chotto
Sometimes toki doki
Often/much yoku
Some ikukkaha

That’s right/Let me see soo desu ne
But demo
About goro
How about . . ?/How is . . ? doo desu ka . . ?
Part-time job arubaito
Shopping kaimono
Class kurasu
You anata
Dog inu
Souvenir omiyage
Child kodomo
Rice/meal gohan
Picture/photograph shashin
Desk tsukue
Letter tegami
Cat neko
Bread pan
Person hito
Temple otera
Park kooen
Supermarket suupaa
Department store depaata
Bus stop busutei
Hospital byooin
Hotel hoteru
Bookstore honya
Town/city machi
Restaurant resutoran
When . . . /At the same time . . . toki
A little while ago sakki
Hour -jikan
One hour ichijihan
To meet/to see (a person) au
There is . . . aru
To buy kau
To write kaku
To take (pictures) toru
To wait matsu
To understand wakaru
(a person) is in . . . /stays at . . . iru
About (approximate measurement) -gurai
I’m sorry gomennasai
So/therefore dakara
Many/a lot takusan
Together with (a person) -to
Why dooshite
Alone hitoride
Hello? (used on the telephone) moshi moshi
Right migi
Left hidari
Front mae
Back ushiro
*flat objects mai
Ex-cds, paper, leaves, etc.
*when the # of objects is given, # is written 1st
Ex-2 mai ni mai

Inside naka
On ue
Under shita
Near soba
Next tonari
Between aida
There soko
Here koko
Sea umi
Postal stamps kitto
Ticket kippu
Surfing saafuin
Homework shukudai
Food tabemono
Birthday tanjoobi
Test tesuto
Weather tenki
Drink nomimono
Postcard hagaki
Bus basu
Airplane hikooki
Room heya
I (used by men) goku
Holiday/day off/absence yasumi
Travel ryokoo
Hot (weather) atsui
Cold (weather) samui
Hot (objects) atsui
Cold (objects) tsumetari
Busy (people/days) isogashii
Large ookii
Interesting omshiroi
Frightening kowai
Cute kawaii
Fun tanshii
Small chiisai
Boring tsumaranai
Difficult muzukashii
Old (objects) furui
Old (people) toshi
Easy (problem)/kind (person) yasashii
Inexpensive/cheap (objects) yasui
Disgusted with/to dislike kirai(na)
Beautiful/clean kirei(na)
Healthy/energetic genki(na)
Fond of/to like suki(na)
To hate daikirai(na)
Very fond of/to love daisuki(na)
Lively nigiyaka(na)
Handsome hansamu(na)
Not busy/to have a lot of free time hima(na)
Who dare
What nani
Where doko ni
When itsu
Why naze
How doo
To swim oyogu
To ask kiku
To ride/to board noru
To do/to perform yaru

To go out dekakeru
Together isshoni
And then sore kara
Its okay/not to worry/everythingis under control daijoubu
Very totemo
What kind of . . . donna
To (a place)/as far as (a place)/till (a time) mado
Money okane
Grandmother/old woman obaasan
Bath ofuro
Kanji/Chinese character kanji
Textbook kyookasho
Next tsugi
Video game terebi geemu
Electricity denki
Train densha
Baggage nimotsu
Page peeji
Window mado
Chair isu
Door doa
Llight denki
Blackboard kokuban
Eraser (rubber) keshigomu
Curtain kaaten
Tough (situation) taihen
To play/to spend time pleasantly asobu
To hurry isogu
To take a bath ofuro
To return (objects) kaesu
To turn off/to erase kesu
To die shinu
To sit down suwaru
To stand up tatsu
To smoke tabakowosuu
To use tsukau
To help (person/task) tetsudau
To enter hairu
To carry/to hold motsu
To be absent (form . . . )/to rest yasumu
To open (something) akeru
To teach/to instruct oshieru
To get off oiru
To borrow kariru
To close (something) shimeru
To turn on tsukeru
To make a phone call denwa wo kakeru
To forget/to leave behind wasureru
To bring (a person) tsuretekuru
To bring (an object) mottekeru
Later on atode
(do something) late osoku
Because . . . -kara
That would be fine./That wouldn’t be necessary. Kekkoo desu.
Right away sugu
Really? Hontoo desu ka?
Slowly/leisurely/unhurriedly yukkuri

(my) older sister ane
Apartment apaato
Song uta
Woman onna no hito
Man otoko no hito
Company kaisha
Family kazoshi
Brothers & sisters kyoodai
Country/place of origin kuni
Car kuruma
Convenience store konbini
Cafeteria/dining commons shokudoo
(my) father chichi
t-shirt teii shatsu
glasses megane
bright/smart/clever atamagaii
great-looking/cool kakoii
tall segatakai
short (stature) sega hikui
long nagai
short (length) migi kai
fast hayai
kind shinsetsu(na)
convenient benri(na)
to sing utau
to put on (a hat) kaburu
to get to know shiru
I know shitteimasu
I don’t know shirimasen
To live sumu
To put on (items below your waist) haku
To gain weight futoru
To be on the heavy side futotteimasu
To put on (items above your waist) kiru
To work for tsutomeru
To lose weight yaseru
To be thin yasetoimasu
To get married kekkonsuru
But ga
Not . . . anything/nevermind nanimo (+ negative)
[counter for people] nin
1 person hitori
2 people futari
Not . . . in particular/not really betsuni (+ negative)
Of course mochiron
If you like yokattara
Uh-uh/no uun
Uh-huh/yes un
Cheers! (a toast) kanpai
That’s too bad zannen (desu ne)
Not . . . yet mada (+ negative)
All (of the people) together minna de
To put on (glasses) (megane wo) kakeru

Hair kami
Ear mimi
Mouth kuchi
Hand te
Neck kubi
Tooth ha
Finger yubi
Nose hana
Eye me
Shoulder kata
Face kao
Chest mune
Belly onaka
Leg ashi
Foot ashi
Head atama
Back senaka
Butt oshiri
Arm ude
Rain ame
Office worker kaishain
Camera kamera
Karaoke karaoke
Air kuuki
Disco deesuko
Weather forcast tenkiyohoo
Place tokoro
Tomato tomato
Summer natsu
Winter fuyu
Something nanika
Party paatii
Barbeque baabekyuu
Chopsticks hashi
Homestay/living with a local family hoomusutei
Skillful/good at . . . joozu(na)
Clumsy/poor at . . . heta(na)
Famous yuumei(na)
It rains amegafuru
To wash arau
To say iu
To need iru
To be late (for . . . ) osokunaru
To think omoo
To cut kiru
To make tsukuru
To take (something) motteeku
To stare (at . . . ) jiro jiro miru
To begin hajimuru
To drive untensuru
To do laundry sentakusuru
To clean soojisuru
To cook ryoorisuru

Good child iiko
Color iro
Boxed lunch obentoo
Spa/hot spring onsen
Kabuki/traditional Japanese theatrical art kabuki
Guitar gitaa
Medicine kusuri
To take medicine kusuri wo nomu
Concert konseeto
Near future kondo
Essay/composition sakubun
Exam shaken
Bullet train shinkansen
Ski sukii
Word/vocabulary tango
Piano piano
Illness/sickness byooki
Blue aoi
Red akai
Yellow kiiroi
Black kuroi
White shiroi
Brown chairoi
Green midori
Gray haiiro
Pink pinku
Silver giniro
Purple murasaki
Light blue mizuiro
Gold kiniro
Lonely sabishii
Young wakai
Mean-spirited ijiwaru
To dance odoru
(something) ends owaru
To be popular ninkigaaru
(something) begins hajimaru
To play (a string instrument or piano) hiku
To get (from somebody) morau
To memorize oboeru
To appear/to attend/to exit doru
To do physical exercises undoosuru
To take a walk sanposuru
From . . . -kara
By all means zehi
All minna
Ready mou

Snack/sweets okashi
New Year’s oshougatsu
Boy otoko no ko
Toy omacha
Girl onna no ko
Foreign country gaikoku
Singer kashu
Camp kyanpu
This person (polite) kochiru
This semester kongatsuki
President of a company shachou
Class jugyou
Future shourai
Drive doraibu
Beer beeru
Art museum bijutsukan
Host family hosuto fuamirii
Lake mizuumi
Mountain yami
Dream yume
Roommate ruumumeeto
To tell a lie usootsuku
To become hungry onakagasuku
To own (a pet) kau
To cut classes seboru
To take (a class)/to get (a grade) toru
To learn narau
To climb noboru
To work hataraku
To get tired tsukakeru
To quit yameru
To have a fight/to quarrel kenkasuru
To introduce shookaisuru
To go on a diet daiettosuru
To be late (for an appointment) chikokusuru
To study abroad ryuugakusu
After ( an event) ato
Coming from shusshin
Very sugaku
& then soshite
Just . . . /only . . . -dake
. . . points -ten
It has been a longtime hiashiburi
Okay/so-so maa maa
More motto

Stomach onaka
Girlfriend kanosho
Boyfriend kare
Temperature (weather) kion
Cloudy weather kumori
Match/game shiai
Juice juusu
Cough seki
Throat nodo
Tooth ha
Flower hana
Sunny weather hare
Clothes fuku
Hangover futsukayoi
Homesickness hoomushikku
Thing (object) mono
Business to take care of youji
Sweet amai
Hurt/painful itai
There are many . . . ooi
Narrow/not spacious semai
Inconvenient/to have a scheduling conflict tsugou gawarui
Bad warui
Fantastic suteki
To catch a cold kaze no hiku
To be interested in kyoumigaaru
Grade (on a test, etc.) seiseki
To lose nakusu
To have a fever netsugaaru
To become thirsty nodoga kawaku
To cough sekigaderu
To break up/to separate wakareru
To get nervous kinchousuru
To worry shinpaisuru
Always itsumo
Get well soon. Odaijini.
Don’t look well genki ganai
Probably/maybe tabun
As much as possible dokirudake
Probably/. . . , right? -doshou
. . . degrees (temperature) -do
For 2 or 3 days nisan niche
Because . . . -node
For the 1st time hajimete
Very soon/in a few moments/days mousugu
Let’s get wasted! Tatte koto.

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