The Rough Phrasebook Japanese Ingles

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T H E R O U G H G U I D E

JAPANESEP H R A S E B O O K

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LEXUS

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Credits

Compiled by Lexus with T. Yahata Hyland and Kumi LileyLexus Series Editor: Sally Davies

Rough Guides Reference Director: Andrew Lockett

Rough Guides Series Editor: Mark Ellingham

First edition published in 1998 by Rough Guides Ltd.Revised in 2001.

This updated edition published in 2006 byRough Guides Ltd,

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ISBN 13: 978-1-84353-634-5

ISBN 10: 1-84353-634-X

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CONTENTS

Introduction 5

Basic Phrases 8

Scenarios 13

English - Japanese 31

Japanese - English 178

Japanese - English: Signs and Notices 215

Menu Reader

Food ........................................................................................................... 238

Drink .......................................................................................................... 258

How the Language Works

Pronunciation ......................................................................................263

Abbreviations ..................................................................................... 263

General; Articles; Nouns ........................................................... 264

Pronouns ................................................................................................ 265

Possessives ......................................................................................... 268

Postpositional Particles ............................................................. 269

Verbs ......................................................................................................... 275

Adjectives .............................................................................................. 279 Adverbs ................................................................................................... 282

Word Order; ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ ..................................................... 283

‘And’ .......................................................................................................... 284

Masculine and Feminine Forms of Speech ............... 285

Counting ................................................................................................. 286

Dates ........................................................................................................ 288

Days; Months; Time ...................................................................... 290

Numbers ................................................................................................. 292Conversion Tables .......................................................................... 294

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Introduction

The Rough Guide Japanese dictionary phrasebook is a highlypractical introduction to the contemporary language. Laidout in clear A-Z style, it uses key-word referencing to lead you

straight to the words and phrases you want – so if you need tobook a room, just look up ‘room’. The Rough Guide gets straightto the point in every situation, in bars and shops, on trains andbuses, and in hotels and banks.

The main part of the Rough Guide is a double dictionary:English-Japanese then Japanese-English. Before that, there’s a sec-tion called Basic Phrases and to get you involved in two-waycommunication, the Rough Guide includes, in this new edition,

a set of Scenario dialogues illustrating questions and responses inkey situations such as renting a car and asking directions. You canhear these and then download them free from www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks for use on your computer or MP3 player.Forming the heart of the guide, the English-Japanese sectiongives easy-to-use transliterations of the Japanese words whereverpronunciation might be a problem. Throughout this section,cross-references enable you to pinpoint key facts and phrases,while asterisked words indicate where further information can

be found in a section at the end of the book called How theLanguage Works. This section sets out the fundamental rules ofthe language, with plenty of practical examples. You’ll also findhere other essentials like numbers, dates, telling the time and basicphrases. The Japanese-English section is in two parts: a dictionary,arranged phonetically, of all the words and phrases you’re likelyto hear (starting with a section of slang and colloquialisms);then a compilation, arranged by subject, of various signs, labels,

instructions and other basic words you may come across in print orin public places.Near the back of the book too the Rough Guide offers an

extensive Menu Reader. Consisting of food and drink sections(each starting with a list of essential terms), it’s indispensablewhether you’re eating out, stopping for a quick drink, or brows-ing through a local food market.

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yes

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hello

kon·nichi wa

(on phone)moshi-moshi

good morningohayo gozaimasu

good evening

komban wa

good night (when leaving)

osaki ni

(when going to bed)oyasuminasai

goodbye (formal)sayonara

(informal)

dewa mata

(between friends) ja ne

see you later!

ja, mata!

please (requesting something)onegai shimasu

yes, pleasehai, onegai shimasu

could you please ...?

... -te kuremasen ka? —

thank you

arigato

thank you very much

honto ni arigato gozaimasu

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no, thank you

i e kek·ko desu

don’t mention itdo itashimashi te

how do you do?

hajimemashi te

how are you?

ogenki desu ka?

I’m fine, thanks

okagesama de

nice to meet you

hajimemashi te

excuse me (to get past)

shitsurei shimasu

excuse me! (to get attention)chot·to sumimasen!

excuse me/sorry

gomen·nasai

sorry?/pardon me?

nante i mashi ta ka?

I see/I understand

naruhodo

I don’t understand

wakarimasen

do you speak English?

Eigo o hanasemasu ka?

I don’t speak Japanese

nihon·go wa hanasemasen

could you speak more slowly?mot·to yuk·kuri hanashitekuremasen ka?

could you repeat that?

mo ichido it·te kuremasenka?

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1. Accommodation

is there an inexpensive hotel you can recommend? yasume no hoteru o shōkai sh i te kuremasu ka?

zan·nen desu ga, subete yoyaku zumi desu I’m sorry, they all seem to be fully booked

can you give me the name of a good middle-range hotel? chū gurai no hoteru wa arimasu ka?

sōdesu ne, chūshin bu ga ī desu ka? let me have a look; do you want to be in the centre?

if possible dekireba

sukoshi hazure demo ī desu ka? do you mind being a little way out of town?

not too far out amari tōku nai hō ga ī desu

where is it on the map? chizu no doko desu ka?

can you write the name and address down? namae to jyūsho o kaite kudasai

I’m looking for a room in a private house minsyuku o sagash i te imasu

I’d like to stay in a ryokan, a Japanese-style hotel ryokan ni tomaritai desu


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2. Banks

can you change this into yen? yen ni ryōgae sh i te kudasai

could I have three 10,000 yen notes, two5,000 yen notes and five 100 yen coins? ichiman en satsu sanmai, gosen ensatsu nimai to hyaku en dama gokokudasai

do you have information in English aboutopening an account? kōza ni tsuite Eigo no setsumē wa

arimasu ka?

hai, don·na kōza ga ī desu ka? yes, what sort of account do you want?

I’d like a current account pasupōto o misete kudasai tōza yokin ga ī desu your passport, please

can I use this card to draw some cash?

kono kādo de genkin ga hikidasemasu ka?

kaikē ni it·te kudasai you have to go to the cashier’s desk

I want to transfer this to my account at Nippon Bank kore o Nip·pon Ginkō no watashi no kōza ni sōkin sh i te kudasai

shōchi shimash i ta, demo denwa ryōkin o itadakimasu OK, but we’ll have to charge you for the phonecall

bank account ginkō kōzato change money ryōgae shimasu

cheque kogit·teto deposit yokin shimasupin number anshō bangōpound pondoto withdraw hikidash i masu

口座番号kōza bangō

account number 手数料tesūryō commission

当座預金tōza yokincurrent account

貯蓄預金chochik(u) yokinsavings account

支店コードshiten kōdosort code


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3. Booking a room

do you have any rooms? heya wa arimasu ka?

nanmē sama desu ka? for one/for twofor how many people? hitori desu /futari desu

hai, aki beya ga arimasuyes, we have rooms free

nanpaku desu ka? just for one nightfor how many nights? hito ban dake desu

how much is it? ikura desu ka?

furo tsuki de ichi man en, furo nashi de hassen en desu ten thousand yen with bathroom and eight thousand yen without

bathroom

does that include breakfast? chōshoku tsuki desu ka?

can I see a room with bathroom? furo tsuki no heya o misete kuremasu ka?

ok, I’ll take it kore ni sh i masu

when do I have to check out? chek·ku auto wa nanji desu ka?

is there anywhere I can leave luggage? nimotsu okiba wa arimasu ka?

shower shawā

telephone in the room heya no denwapayphone in the lobby kōshūdenwa


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4. Car hire

I’d like to rent a car renta kā o karitainodesu ga

nan nichi kan desu ka? two daysfor how long? futsuka desu

I’ll take the ...…ni sh i masu

is that with unlimited mileage? hai sōkō kyori wa musēgen desu ka? it is

menkyo shō o misete kudasai can I see your driving licence, please?

sorekara pasupōto mo and your passport

is insurance included? hoken komi desu ka?

so desu ga, saisho no ichi man en wa jiko futan gaku desu yes, but you have to pay the first ten thousand yen

hoshōkin wa ichi man en desu can you leave a deposit of ten thousand yen?

and if this office is closed, where do I leave the keys? kono ofisu ga shimat·te itara dokoni kī o kaeshimashō ka?

ano hako ni irete kudasai you drop them in that box

automatic o-tomachik·kufull tank mantan

manual manyuarurented car renta kā


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5. Communications

is there an Internet café around here? kono chikaku ni intānet·to kafe wa arimasu ka?

can I send email from here? koko kara denshi mēru o okuremasu ka?

where’s the at sign on the keyboard? kono kībōdo dewa dore ga at·to desu ka?

can you switch this to a UK keyboard? UK kībōdo ni henkan dekimasu ka?

can you help me log on? rogu in o tetsudat·te kuremasu ka?

I’m not getting a connection, can you help? setsuzoku dekimasen, mite kuremasu ka?

where can I get a top-up card for my mobile? doko de kētai denwa no top·pu ap·pu kādo o kaemasu ka?

can you put me through to...? …ni tsunaide kudasai

ADSL modem ADSL modemuat at·to dial-up modem daiyaru ap·pu modemu dot dot·to Internet intānet·to mobile (phone) kētai (denwa)password pasuwādotelephone socket adaptor denwa soket·to adaputāwireless hotspot waiyaresu hot·to supot·to

zero zeroone ichitwo nithree san

four yon

five gosix rokuseven nanaeight hachi

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6. Directions

hi, I’m looking for Shinjuku sumimasen, Shinjuku o sagash i te imasu

gomen·nasai, shirimasen sorry, never heard of it

hi, can you tell me where Shinjuku is?

sumimasen, Shinjuku wa dochira desu ka?

watashi mo shiranaindesu I’m a stranger here too

hi, Shinjuku, do you know where it is? sumimasen, Shinjuku wa doko daka wakarimasu ka ?

sono kado around the corner

futatsume no shingō o hidari left at the second traffic lights

sosh i te saisho no migi no michi then it’s the first street on the right

where? which direction?

doko? dochira no hōgaku?

asoko niover there

chikakunear

hantai gawaopposite

hidari nion the left

…no maein front of…

mas·sugu maestraightahead

migi(gawa) nion the right

mot·to sakifurther

…o sugitepast the ...sugu ato just after

tonari, tsuginext

tōristreet

ushirobackwakare michiturn off


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7. Emergencies

help! tasukete!

can you help me? tasukete kudasai

please come with me! it’s really very urgent is·sho ni kite kudasai! kinkyū jitai desu

I’ve lost (my keys) (kagi) o nakushimash i ta

(my car) is not working (kuruma) ga koshō shimash i ta

(my purse) has been stolen (saifu) ga nusumaremash i ta

I’ve been mugged gōtō ni aimash i ta

o namae wa? what’s your name?

pasupōto o misete kudasai I need to see your passport

I’m sorry, all my papers have been stolen gomen·nasai, shorui ga zembu nusumaremash i ta

accident

jikoambulance kyūkyūsha

consul

ryōjikanembassy taish i kan

fire brigade

shōbōtaipolicekēsatsu


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8. Friends

hi, how’re you doing? kon·nichiwa, o genki desu ka?

hai, anata wa? OK, and you?

yeah, fine not bad ee, genki desu waruku arimasen

d’you know Mark? Mark-san o go zonji desu ka?

and this is Hannah ee, shit·te imasu kochira wa Han·nah-san desu yeah, we know each other

where do you know each other from? doko de o ai ni narimash i ta ka?

Kenji-san no tokoro de ai mash i ta we met at Kenji’s place

that was some party, eh? saikō yoi pātī desh i ta ne? the best

ar e you guys coming for a beer? bīru o nomini ikimasen ka?

īne, ikimashō īe, Yōko-san to aimasu cool, let’s go no, I’m meeting Yōko

see you at Luke’s place tonight jyā ne Luke-san no tokoro de konya aimashō see you


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9. Health

I’m not feeling very well kibun ga suguremasen

can you get a doctor? isha o yonde kuremasu ka?

doko ga itai desu ka? where does it hurt?

it hurts here koko ga itai desu

itami wa tsuzuite imasu ka? it’s not a constant painis the pain constant? zut·to itaku wa arimasen

can I make an appointment? yoyaku wa toremasu ka?

can you give me something for ...? …no kusuri o kuremasu ka?

yes, I have insurance hai, hoken ni hait·te imasu

antibiotics kōsēbus·shitsu antiseptic ointment kanōdome nankōcystitis bōkōendentist haishadiarrhoea geri

doctor ishahospital byōinill byōkimedicine kusuripainkillers itami domepharmacy yak·kyoku to prescribe shohō suruthrush kanjida shō


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10. Language difficulties

anata no kurejit·to kādo wa kyohi saremash i ta your credit card has been refused

what, I don’t understand; do you speak English? e? wakarimasen, Eigo o hanasemasu ka?

kore wa mukō desu this isn’t valid

could you say that again? slowly mō ichido it·te kudasai yuk·kuri

I understand very little Japanese Nihongo wa hotondo hanasemasen

I speak Japanese very badly Nihongo wa amari hanasemasen

kono kādo de harau koto wa dekimasen you can’t use this card to pay

wakarimasu ka? sorry, nodo you understand? gomen·nasai, wakarimasen

is there someone who speaks English? dare ka Eigo o hanaseru hito wa imasu ka?

oh, now I understand ā, ima wakarimash i ta

is that ok now? dewa, kore de ī desu ka?

a few words ikutsu ka no kotoba

interpreter tsūyakuto translate honyaku suru


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11. Meeting people

hello kon·nichiwa

kon·nichiwa, watashi wa Kumiko desu hello, my name’s Kumiko

Graham, from England, Thirsk watashi wa Igirisu no Thirsk kara kita Graham desu

sore wa shirimasen, doko desu ka? don’t know that, where is it?

not far from York, in the North; and you? hokubu no York no chikaku desu, anata wa?

watashi wa Ōsaka kara kimash i ta, anata wa kochira dewa o hitoridesu ka?

I’m from Ōsaka; here by yourself?

no, I’m with my wife and two kids

īe, tsuma to kodomo futari ga kochira ni imasu

what do you do? kompyūtā kankē desu o shigoto wa? I’m in computers

me too watashi mo

here’s my wife now

kore ga watashi no tsuma desu

hajime mash i te nice to meet you


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12. Post offices

what time does the post office close? syūjitsu wa goji desu yūbinkyoku wa nanji ni shimarimasu ka? five o’clock weekdays

is the post office open on Saturdays? shōgo made

Doyōbi ni yūbinkyoku wa aite imasu ka? until middayI’d like to send this registered to England kore o Igirisu ni kakitome de okuritai no desu ga

wakarimash i ta, san byaku yen desu certainly, that will cost 300 yen

and also two stamps for England, please sorekara Igirisu e no kit·te o ni mai kudasai

do you have some airmail stickers? kōkūbin no sutek·kā wa arimasu ka?

do you have any mail for me? watashi e no yūbinbutsu wa arimasu ka?

airmail kōkūbin post cardehagaki post office yūbinkyoku stamp kit·te

国内 kokunai domestic海外/国際 kaigai/kokusai international書簡 shokan letters小包 kozutsumi parcels局留め郵便 kyokudome yūbin poste restante


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13. Restaurants

can we have a non-smoking table? kin’en seki o onegai shimasu?

there are two of us there are four of us futari desu yonin desu

what’s this? sakana no is·syu desu korewa nan desu ka? it’s a type of fish

kono tochi no mēbutsu desu it’s a local speciality

naka ni dōzo, o mise shimashō come inside and I’ll show you

we would like two of these, one of these, and one of those kore o futatsu, kore o hitotsu, sosh i te are o hitotsu kudasai

o nomimono wa? red wine white wineand to drink? aka wain shiro wain

a beer and two orange juices bīru hitotsu to orenji jūsu futatsu

some more bread please mot·to pan o kudasai

ikaga desh i ta ka? excellent!, very nice!how was your meal? saikō! totemo oish i kat·ta desu!

hoka ni wa? just the bill thanksanything else? okanjō onegai shimasu

bill kanjō gakimenu menyū

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14. Shopping

nani ka, o sagashi desu ka? can I help you?

can I just have a look around? yes, I’m looking for ... miru dake desu hai, …o kaitaino desu ga

how much is this? kore wa ikura desu ka?

ni sen en two thousand yen

OK, I think I’ll have to leave it; it’s a little too expensive for me wakarimash i ta, yamete okimasu, sukoshi taka sugi masu

kore wa dō desu ka? how about this?

can I pay by credit card? kurejit·to kādo de haraemasu ka?

it’s too big it’s too small

ōki sugi masu

chīsa sugi masuit’s for my son – he’s about this high musuko no desu – kore gurai no takasa desu

hoka ni nani ka? that’s all thankswill there be anything else? kore de zembu desu

make it five thousand yen and I’ll take it go sen en ni sh i te kurereba kai masu

fine, I’ll take it ī desu, kaimasu

お支払い o shiharai cash desk閉店 hēten closed開店 kaiten openバーゲンセール bāgen sēru sale

取り替える torikaeru to exchange


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15. Sightseeing

I’m interested in seeing the old town kyūshigai ga mitai desu

are there guided tours? gaido tsuki no tsuā wa arimasu ka?

mōsh i wake arimasen, manseki desu I’m sorry, it’s fully booked

how much would you charge to drive us around for four hours? yo jikan no kankō doraibu wa ikura desu ka?

can we book tickets for the concert here?

koko de konsāto no kip·pu o yoyaku dekimasu ka?

hai, o namae wa? dono kurejit·to kādo?yes, in what name? which credit card?

where do we pick up the tickets? kip·pu wa doko de moraemasu ka?

iriguchi de uketot·te kudasai just pick them up at the entrance

is it open on Sundays? Nichiyōbi wa aite imasu ka?

how much is it to get in? nūjōryō wa ikura desu ka?

are there reductions for groups of 6? roku nin no dantai ni waribiki wa arimasu ka?

that was really impressive! totemo yokat·ta desu!

art gallery bijutsukanbus tour basu tsuācity centre chūshinbuclosed shimat·te iru

guide gaidomuseum hakubutsukanopen aite iru


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16. Trains

how much is ...? …wa ikura desu ka?

a single, second class to ... katamichi hitori, futsūsha, … made

two returns, second class to ... ōfuku futari, futsūsha, ... made

for today for tomorrow for next Tuesday kyō no ashita no raisyū no Kayōbi

Shinkansen wa tokubetsu ryōkin desu there’s a supplement for the Bullet Train

zaseki o yoyaku shimasu ka? do you want to make a seat reservation?

Okayama de norikaete kudasai you have to change at Okayama

what time is the last train to Kyoto? Kyoto e no saisyūdensha wa nanji desu ka?

is this seat free? kono seki wa aite imasu ka?

excuse me, which station are we at? sumimasen, koko wa doko no eki desu ka?

is this where I change for Okayama? Okayama e wa koko de norikae desu ka?

to change trains norikaeruplatform purat·tofōmu

return ōfukusingle katamichistation ekistop ekiticket kip·pu


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a, an* hitotsu (no)

about: about 20 ni-ju kuraiit’s about 5 o’clock goji goroa film about Japan Nihon ni

tsuite no eiga

above … no ue ni

abroad gaikok de

absorbent cotton das·shimen

accelerator akseru

accept (present) uketorimasu(credit card etc) uketsukemasu

accident jiko

there’s been an accident jikoga arimashi ta

accommodation heya

account koza

accurate seikak (na)

ache itamimy back aches koshi ga itai

desu

across: across the road michino mukogawa

adapter adapta

address jushowhat’s your address?

gojusho wa?

address book jushorok

admission charge

nyu joryo

adult otona

advance: in advance mae-mot·te

aeroplane hikoki

after … no ato deafter you dozo osaki niafter lunch chushoku-go niafter all kek·kyoku

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afternoon gogoin the afternoon gogo ni

this afternoon kyo no gogoni

aftershave af uta-shebu

aftersun cream af utasan-

r oshon

afterwards ato de

again mata

against (opposed to) … tohantai (no)

(position) … ni tatekakete

age toshi

agent dairinin

ago maea week ago is·shukan-maean hour ago ichijikan-mae

agree: I agree dokan desu

agreement kyotei

AIDS eizu

air kuki

by air (travel) hikoki de(send) kokubin de

air-conditioning eya-kon

airmail: by airmail kokubin de

airmail envelope kokubin-yof uto

airplane hikoki

airport kuko

to the airport, please kukomade, onegai shimasu

airport bus rimujin-basu

aisle seat tsurogawa no sekialarm clock mezamashi-

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alcohol arukoru

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all: all the ... … wa min·naall of it sore zembu

all of them zembuthat’s all, thanks sore dakedesu, domo arigato

allergic: I’m allergic to ...

watashi wa … arerug i desu

allowed: is it allowed? i desuka?

all right kek·ko desu

(I agree) dokan desuI’m all right daijobu desuare you all right? daijobudesu ka?

almost hotondoalone hitori

already mo

also … mo

although … keredomo

although it’s expensive takaikeredomo

altogether zembu de

always itsumo

am*: I am watashi wa … desu

am: at 7am gozen shichiji niat 1am gozen ichiji ni

amazing (surprising) odoroku-beki(very good) subarash i

ambulance kyukyushacall an ambulance!

kyukyusha o yondekudasai!

America Amerika American (adj) Amerika (no)I’m American watashi waAmerika-jin desu

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amount ryo(of money) gak

amp: a 13-amp fuse jusan-ampeya no hyuz

and* soshite(with nouns) to(at beginning of sentence)

sorekara

angry okot·ta

animal dobutsu

ankle ashikubi

anniversary (wedding)kek·kon-kinen-bi

annoy: this man’s annoying

me kono hito wa watashi o

komarasete imasu

annoying iraira suru

another (different) betsu no(one more) mo hitotsu

can we have another room?

betsu no heya wa arimasuka?

another beer, please b i ru omo hitotsu onegai shimasu

antibiotics kosei-bus·shitsu

antihistamine ko-hisutamin-zai

antique: is it an antique? sorewa kot·tohin desu ka?

antique shop kot·tohin-ten

antiseptic shodoku-zai

any: do you have any ...? … omot·te imasu ka?

have you got any bread/ cherries? pan/sakuranbo waarimasu ka?sorry, I don’t have any

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anybody dare kadoes anybody speak

English? dare ka Eigo ga

hanasemasu ka?there wasn’t anybody there

soko niwa dare mo imasendeshi ta

anything nani ka

dialogue

anything else? hoka ninani ka?

nothing else, thanks hokaniwa nai desu, arigatowould you like anything to

drink? nani ka nomimasu

ka?I don’t want anything,

thanks nani mo hoshiku

arimasen, arigato

apart from … igai dewa

apartment apat(o)

apartment block manshon

appetizer zensai

apple rin·go

appointment yoyaku

dialogue

good morning, how can I

help you? ohayogozaimasu, ikagaitashimasho?

I’d like to make an

appointment yoyaku oshitai no desu ga

what time would you like?

nanji ga yorosh i desu

ka?three o’clock sanji ga i

desuI’m afraid that’s not

possible, is four o’clock all

right? moshiwakearimasen ga sanji waip·pai desu, yoji dewaikaga desu ka?

yes, that will be fine hai, i desu

the name was? onamae o

itadakemasu ka?

apricot anzu

April Shigatsu

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are* desuyou are (sing) anata wa …

desu

they are (men/women) karera/kanojotachi wa … desu

area ch i ki

area code shigai-kyokuban

arm ude

arrange tehai shimasuwill you arrange it for us? soreo tehai shite kuremasu ka?

arrival tochaku

arrive tsukimasuwhen do we arrive? itsu

tsukimasu ka?has my fax arrived yet?

watashi no fak·kus watodokimashi ta ka?we arrived today kyotsukimashi ta

art bijutsu

art gallery bijutsu-kan

artist geijutsu-ka

as: as big as ... … to onaji

okisa noas soon as possible dekirudake hayaku

ashtray haizara

Asia Ajia

Asian (adj) Ajia (no)

(noun) Ajia-jin

ask tanomimasuI didn’t ask for this kore watanonde imasen

could you ask him to ...? kareni … yo tanonde

kuremasen ka?

asleep: she’s asleep kanojowa nemut·te imasu

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aspirin asupirin

asthma zensoku

astonishing odoroku hodo(no)

at: at the hotel hoteru deat the station eki deat six o’clock roku ji niat Yukiko’s Yukiko-san notokoro de

ATM genkin-jido-shiharaiki

attractive miryoku-teki (na)

August Hachigatsu

aunt (one’s own) oba(someone else’s) oba-san

Australia Osutoraria

Australian (adj) Osutoraria(no)I’m Australian watashi wa

Osutoraria-jin desu

automatic (adj) jido (no)

(noun: car) otomachik·kuautumn akiin the autumn aki ni

avalanche nadare

avenue odori

average (not good) heikin-teki(na)on average heikin shite

awake: is he awake? kare waokite imasu ka?

away: go away! at·chi e it·te!is it far away? toi desu ka?

awful hidoi

B

baby akachan

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baby food beb i -f udo

baby’s bottle honyubin

baby-sitter beb i -shit·taback (of body) senaka(back part) uraat the back ushiro nican I have my money back?

okane o kaeshitekuremasen ka?to come back modot·tekimasu

to go back modot·teikimasu

backache koshi no itami

bacon bekon

bad waruia bad headache hidoi zutsunot bad mama desu

badly hidoku

badminton badominton

bag kaban

(paper bag) fukuro(carrier bag) bin i ru-bukuro(handbag) handobag·gu

baggage nimotsu

baggage checkroom

tenimotsu-azukari-jo

baggage claim

tenimotsu-uketori-jo

baker’s pan-ya

balcony berandaa room with a balcony

beranda-tsuki no heya

ball boru

ballpoint pen boru-pen

bamboo take

bamboo shoots takenoko

banana banana

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band (musical) bando

bandage hotai

Bandaid® bando-eido

bank (money) ginko

bank account ginko-koza

banker’s draft kawase-tegata

bar baa bar of chocolate

chokor eto-ba

barber’s toko-ya

baseball yakyu

basket kago(in shop) basuket·to

basketball basuket·to-bor u

bath ofurocan I have a bath? ofuro nihait·te mo i desu ka?

bathroom ofuro-ba

with a private bathroom

basu-tsuki no heya

bath towel basu-taoru

bathtub yokuso

battery (for radio etc)denchi(for car) bat·ter i

bay wan

be* desu

beach hamabeon the beach hamabe de

bean curd tof u

beans mamesoya beans daizu

beard higebeautiful (object, painting)

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because nazenarabecause of ... … no tame ni

bed (Western-style) bed·do(Japanese-style) nedokoI’m going to bed now

sorosoro nemasu

bed and breakfast

choshoku-tsuki yado

bedding (Japanese) futon

bedroom shinshitsu

beef gyuniku

beer b i rutwo beers, please b i rufutatsu, onegai shimasu

before … mae nibegin hajimarimasuwhen does it begin? itsuhajimarimasu ka?

beginner shoshinsha

beginning: at the beginning

hajime ni

behind … no ushiro ni

behind me watashi noushiro ni

below … no shita ni

belt beruto

bend (in road) kabu

berth (on ship) shindai

beside … no soba ni

best saiko (no)

better mot·to i are you feeling better?

kibun wa yoku narimashi taka?

between … no aida ni

beyond … no muko ni

bicycle jitensha

big ok i

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too big ok i sugimasuit’s not big enough

ch i sasugimasu

bikini bikini

bill seikyusho(in restaurant, bar etc) okanjo(US: banknote) shiheicould I have the bill, please?

okanjo o onegai shimasu

bin gomibako

bird tori

birthday tanjobihappy birthday! otanjobiomedeto gozaimasu!

biscuit bisuket·to

bit: a little bit sukoshia big bit ok i bubuna bit of ... … o sukoshi

a bit expensive chot·to takaidesu

bite (by insect) mushi-sasare

(by dog) inu no kamikizu

bitter (taste etc) nigai

black kuroi

blanket mof u

blind me no fujiyu nahito (no)

blinds buraindo

blocked (road, pipe) fusagat·ta(sink ) tsumat·ta

blond (adj) kimpatsu (no)

blood ketsu·eki

high blood pressurekoketsu·atsu

blouse burausu

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kat·to to bur o-dorai oonegai shimasu

blue aoi

boarding pass to joken

boat boto(for passengers) fune

body karada

boiled egg yude-tamago

boiled rice gohan

bone hone

bonnet (of car) bon·net·to

book (noun) hon(verb) yoyaku shimasu

can I book a seat? seki o yoyaku dekimasu ka?

dialogue

I’d like to book a table for

two teburu o futari-yo ni

yoyaku shi tai no desu ga

what time would you like it

booked for? nanji ni

otorishimasho ka?

half past seven shichiji-han ni onegai shimasu

that’s fine o-uke-itashimasuand your name?

dochirasama desu ka?

bookshop, bookstore hon-ya

boot (footwear) butsu

(of car) toranku

border (of country) kok·kyo

bored: I’m bored taikutsudesu

boring taikutsu (na)

born: I was born in ... (place)… de umaremashi ta

(year) … ni umaremashi ta

borrow karimasu

may I borrow ...? … ookarishite mo i desu ka?

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both ryoho

bother: sorry to bother you

otesu o okakeshite

sumimasen

bottle bina bottle of sake sake ip·pon

bottle-opener sen·nuki

bottom (of person) oshiriat the bottom of the ... … no

soko ni(hill, mountain) … no fumoto

ni(road, street) … no tsukiatarini

bowl (porcelain) chawan

(wooden) owanbox hako(wooden) kibako

box office kip·p-uriba

boy otoko no ko

boyfriend boi-frendo

bra braja

bracelet buresuret·to

brake (noun) bur eki

brandy burande

bread panwhite bread shi ro-panbrown bread kuro-panwholemeal bread zenryukono pan

break (verb) kowashimasuI’ve broken the ... … okowashite shimai-mashi ta

I think I’ve broken my wristdomo tekubi o ot·ta yodesu

break down kosho shimasuI’ve broken down kuruma ga


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enko shimashi ta

breakdown kosho

breakdown service rek·ka-shabreakfast choshoku

break-in: I’ve had a break-in

dorobo ni hairaremashi ta

breast chibusa

bridge (over river) hashi

brief mijikai

briefcase bur i f u-kesu

bright (light etc) akarui(colour) azayaka (na)

brilliant subarash i

bring mot·te kimasuI’ll bring it back later atode

kaeshi ni kimasu

Britain Eikoku

British (adj) Eikoku (no)

brochure panfret·to

broken kowareta

(leg etc) hone ga oreta

brooch bur ochi

brother kyodai(elder: one’s own) ani(someone else’s) on i -san(younger: one’s own) ototo(someone else’s) ototo-san

brother-in-law giri no kyodai

(elder: one’s own) giri no ani(someone else’s) giri noon i -san(younger: one’s own) giri no

ototo(someone else’s) giri no

ototo-san

brown cha-iro (no)

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brush (for hair) burashi(artist’s) efude

(for cleaning) hokiBuddha hotoke-sama

Buddhism Buk·kyo

Buddhist (adj) Buk·kyo (no)(noun) Buk·kyoto

buffet car shokudosha

buggy (for child) uba-guruma

building biru

bullet train shi nkansen

bunk shi ndai

bureau de change ryogae-jo

burglary oshi komi-gotoburn (noun) yakedo(verb) yakedo shimasu

burnt: this is burnt (food) korewa kogete imasu

bus basuwhat number bus is it to ...?

…-iki no basu wa namban

desu ka?when is the next bus to ...?

tsugi no …-iki no basu wananji desu ka?what time is the last bus?

saishu basu wa nanji desu

ka?

dialogue

does this bus go to ...?

kono basu wa …-ikidesu ka?

no, you need a number ...

i e, … ban no basu desu

business shi goto(company) kaisha

business card meishi

business hotel

bijinesu-hoteru

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businessman bijinesu-man

business trip shut·cho

businesswoman kyaria-umanbus station basu-taminaru

bus stop basu-tei

bust basuto

busy (restaurant etc) konde iruI’m busy tomorrow ashi ta waisogash i desu

but demo

butcher’s niku-ya

butter bata

button botan

buy kaimasu

where can I buy ...? doko de… ga kaemasu ka?

by: by car kuruma deby bus basu de

written by ... … ga kaitaby the window mado no soba

by the sea umi no sobaby Thursday Moku· yobimade ni

bye dewa mata(between friends) ja ne

C

cabin (on ship) senshitsu

(in mountains) yamagoya

cable car keburu-ka

café kis·saten

cake keki

cake shop keki-ya

calendar karendalunar calendar kyureki

call (verb: to phone) denwa

shimasu

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what’s it called? kore wanan to i masu ka?

he/she is called ...

kare/kanojo wa … to i masuplease call the doctor isha o

yonde kudasaiplease give me a call at

7.30am tomorrow ashi ta no

asa shichi-ji han ni denwao kudasai

please ask him to call me

kare ni denwa o kureru yotsutaete kudasai

call back: I’ll call back later

ato de mata ukagaimasu(phone back ) ato de matadenwa shimasu

call round: I’ll call round

tomorrow ashita ukagaimasu

calligraphy shodo

camcorder bideo-kamera

camera kamera

camera shop kamera-ya

campsite kyamp-jo

can kanzumea can of beer kan-b i ru

can*: can you ...? …-koto gadekimasu ka?can I have ...? … o morat·te

mo i desu ka?I can’t ... …-koto gadekimasen

Canada KanadaCanadian (adj) Kanada (no)I’m Canadian watashi waKanada-jin desu

canal un·ga

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cancel torikeshimasu

candies kyand i

candle r osokucanoe kanu

canoeing kanuingu

can-opener kankiri

cap (hat) boshi(of bottle) futa

car kurumaby car kuruma de

card (birthday etc) kadoNew Year’s card nen·gajohere’s my (business) card

watashi no meishi desu

cardphone kado-denwa

careful chuibukaibe careful! ki o tsukete!

carp koi

car park chushajo

carpet jutan

carp streamer koi-nobori

car rental rentaka

carriage (of train) kyakusha

carrier bag bin i ru-bukuro

carrot ninjin

carry mochimasu

carry-cot keitai-yobeb i -bed·do

carton pak·ku

cartoon (film) animeshon

cash (noun) genkin(verb) genkin ni kaemasu

will you cash this for me?genkin ni kaete kuremasen

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cash desk kaikei

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genkin-jido-shiharaiki

cassette kaset·to

cassette recorder kaset·to-rekoda

castle shiro

casualty department

kyukyubyoto

cat neko

catch tsukamaemasuwhere do we catch the bus

to ...? …-iki no basu wadoko kara dete imasu ka?

Catholic (adj) Katorik·ku (no)

cauliflower karif urawa

cave hora-anaCD sh i -d i

ceiling tenjo

cemetery bochi

centigrade ses·shi

centimetre senchi-metoru

central chushin (no)

centre chushinhow do we get to the city

centre? hankagai niwa doikimasu ka?

cereal konf ur eku

ceremony shikitenopening ceremony

kaikaishikitea ceremony chakai

certainly tashika nicertainly not! (that’s wrong)zet·tai chigaimasu!

(refusal) dame desu!certificate shomeisho

chair isu

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(trains etc) norikaemasu(money) kuzushimasu

(noun: money) kozenican I change this for ...,

please? kore o … totorikaete kudasaiwhere do I change trains?

doko de norikaereba i desu

ka?I don’t have any change

kozeni ga arimasencan you give me change for a

1,000-yen note?

sen-en-satsu o kuzushitekuremasen ka?

dialogue

do we have to change

(trains)? norikae-nakutewa narimasen ka?

yes, change at Tokyo/no,

it’s a direct train hai,Tokyo-eki de norikaedesu/ i e, chokutsu desu

changed: to get changed

kigaemasu

character (written) kanji

charge (noun) ryokin(verb) seikyu shimasu

charge card kurejit·to-kado

cheap yasuido you have anything

cheaper? mo sukoshi yasuino wa arimasu ka?

check (US: noun) kogit·te

(bill) seikyusho(in restaurant, bar etc) okanjocould I have the check,

please? okanjo o onegai

shimasucheck (verb) shirabemasucould you check the ...? … oshirabete kuremasen ka?

check-in chek·ku-in

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check in chek·ku-in shimasuwhere do we have to check in?

doko de chek·ku-inshinakute wa narimasen ka?

cheek (on face) ho

cheerio! bai-bai!

cheers! (toast) kampai!

cheese ch i zu

chemist’s yak·kyoku

cheque kogit·te

cherry sakuranbo

cherry blossom sakura

cherry tree sakura no ki

chess (Western) chesu(Japanese) shogi

chest mune

chestnut kuri

chewing gum chuin·gam

chicken (meat) toriniku

chickenpox mizubosochild kodomochildren kodomo-tachi

child minder komori

children’s pool kodomo-yopuru

children’s portion

okosama-yo

chin ago

china setomono

China Chugoku

Chinese (adj) Chugoku (no)

chips (French fries) f urench-frai(US) poteto-chip·pu

chocolate chokor etomilk chocolate

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plain chocolate

burak·ku-chokor eto

a hot chocolate kokoa

choose erabimasu

chopstick rest hashioki

chopsticks hashi

Christmas Kurismasumerry Christmas!

Mer i -Kurismasu!

Christmas Eve

Kurismasu-Ibu

church kyokai

cider rin·goshu

cigar hamaki

cigarette tabakocigarette lighter raita

cinema eiga

circle en(in theatre) barukon i -seki

city toshi

city centre hankagai

clean (adj) kirei (na)(verb) kirei ni shimasucan you clean these for me?

kore o kirei ni shitekuremasen ka?

cleaning solution (for contactlenses) kontakuto-renzu-yokur i na

cleansing lotion

kurenjing-r oshon

clear tomei (na)(obvious) akiraka (na)

clever kashikoi

client irainin

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clinic shinryo jo

cloakroom kur oku

clock tokei

close (verb) shimarimasu

dialogue

what time do you close?

nanji ni shimarimasu ka?

we close at 8pm on

weekdays, and 6pm on

Saturdays heijitsu wa

hachiji, Doyobi wa rokjini shimarimasudo you close for lunch?

hiruyasumi wa arimasuka?yes, between 12 and 1pm

hai, juniji kara ichiji desu

closed (door) shimat·ta

(shop) heiten (no)cloth (fabric) nunoji(for cleaning etc) zokin

clothes (Western) yofuku(Japanese) kimono

cloudy kumori (no)

clutch (in car) kurat·chi

coach (bus) chokyori-basu(on train) kyaksha

coach station basu-taminaru

coach trip basu-ryoko

coast kaiganon the coast engan ni

coat (long coat) koto

( jacket) jaket·to

coathanger han·ga

code (for phoning)shigai-kyokban

what’s the (dialling) code for Osaka? Osaka no shigai-kyokban wa namban desu

ka?

coffee koh i two coffees, please koh i

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f utatsu, onegai shimasu

coin koka

Coke® kola

cold tsumetai(weather, person) samuiI’m cold samui desuI have a cold kaze ohikimashi ta

collar eri

collect atsumemasu

I’ve come to collect ... … otori ni kimashi ta

collect call korekuto-koru

college daigaku

colour irodo you have this in other

colours? hoka no iro waarimasu ka?

colour film kar a-firumu

comb kushi

come kimasu

dialogue

where do you come from?

doko kara

iras·shaimashi ta ka?I come from Edinburgh

Ejinbara kara kimashi ta

come back modot·te kimasuI’ll come back tomorrow

mata ashita kimasu

come in hairimasu

comfortable yut·tari shita

comic book man·ga

compact disc

kompakuto-disukucompany (business) kaisha

compare kurabemasu

compartment (on train)koshitsu

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compass kompasu

complain kujo o i masu

complaint kujoI have a complaint kujo gaarimasu

completely kanzen ni

computer kompyuta

concert konsato

conditioner (for hair) rinsu

condom kondomu

conference kaigi

conference room kaigijo

confirm kakunin shimasu

congratulations! omedeto!

connecting flightsetsuzokubin

connection (in travelling)setsuzoku

constipation bempi

consulate ryo jikan

contact (verb) renraku

shimasu

contact lenses

kontakuto-renzu

contract keiyaku

convenient (time) tsugo no i (location, object) benri (na)that’s not convenient sore watsugo ga yoku arimasen

cook (verb) ryori shimasu

not cooked han·nama (na)

cooker renji

cookie bisuket·to

cool suzush i cork koruku

corkscrew koruku-nuki

corner: on the corner

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crazy muchu (na)

cream kur i mucreche taku ji-sho

credit card kurejit·to-kadodo you take credit cards?

kurejit·to-kado wa

tsukaemasu ka?

dialogue

can I pay by credit card?

kurejit·to-kado deharaemasu ka?which card do you want to

use? doko no kado desu

ka?Mastercard/Visa

masuta/biza desu

yes, sir hai, oshiharaiitadakemasu

what’s the number?

ban·go o itadakemasu ka?and the expiry date?

yukokigen wa itsu desu

ka?

crisps poteto-chip·pu

crockery to jiki

crossing (by sea) odan

crossroads ju jiro

crowd hitogomi

crowded konda

crown (dental) kuraun

cruise kokai

crutches matsubazue

cry (verb) nakimasu

cucumber kyuri

cup kap·pua cup of ..., please … ohitotsu kudasai

cupboard osh i re(with shelves) todana

curly kar i -hea (no)

curtains katen

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cushion kus·shonfloor cushion zabuton

custom shukancustomer kyaku

Customs zeikan

cut (noun) kirikizu(verb) kirimasuI’ve cut myself kit·teshimaimashi ta

cutlery naif u-f oku-rui

cycling saikuringu

cyclist saikurisuto

D

daily mainichi (no)

damage (verb) kowashimasudamaged kowaretaI’m sorry, I’ve damaged this

sumimasen, kore o

kowashite shimaimashi ta

damn! chikusho!damp shimet·ta

dance (noun) dansu(verb) odorimasuwould you like to dance?

odorimasen ka?

dangerous abunai

Danish (adj) Dem·maku (no)

dark (adj: colour) koi(hair) kuroiit’s getting dark kurakunat·te kimashi ta

date*: what’s the date today?kyo wa nan·nichi desu ka?let’s make a date for next

Monday raishu noGetsu yobi ni shimasho

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daughter (one’s own) musume(someone else’s) ojo-san

daughter-in-law (one’s own) girino musume(someone else’s) giri nomusume-san

dawn yoakeat dawn yoake ni

day hithe day after sono tsugi nohithe day after tomorrow

as·sat·tethe day before sono mae nohithe day before yesterday

ototoievery day mainichiall day ichinichi-juin two days’ time

futsuka-inai ni

have a nice day! gokigen· yo!

day trip higaeri-ryoko

dead shinda

deaf mimi ga kikoenai

deal (business) torihikiit’s a deal sore de te ouchimasho

death shi

decaffeinated coffee kafeinnuki no koh i

December Junigatsu

decide kimemasuwe haven’t decided yet madakimete imasen

decision ket·tei

deck (on ship) dek·ki

deckchair dek·ki-chea

deep fukai

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definitely mat·taku sono toridesu

definitely not mat·takuchigaimasu

degree do(qualification) gakui

delay (noun) okure

deliberately waza to

delicatessen sozai-ya

delicious totemo oish i

deliver haitatsu shimasu

delivery haitatsu

Denmark Den·maku

dental floss dentaru-f urosu

dentist haisha

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it’s this one here koko nokore desu

this one? kore desu ka?

no that one i e, sore desu

here? koko desu ka?yes hai

dentures ireba

deodorant deodoranto

department bumon

department store depato

departure shup·patsu

departure lounge

shup·patsu-raunji

depend: it depends bai ni yorimasu

it depends on ... … ni

yorimasu

deposit (for bike/boat hire)hoshokin

(as part payment) atamakindescription setsumei

design dezain

dessert dezato

destination mokutekichi

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develop genzo shimasu

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could you develop these

films? kono firumu ogenzo shite kuremasenka?

yes, certainly hai, genzodesu ne

when will they be ready?

itsu dekiagarimasu ka?tomorrow afternoon ashitano gogo desu

how much is the four-hour

service? yojikan nosabisu wa ikura desu ka?

diabetic (noun)tonyobyo-kanjadiabetic foods

tonyobyo-kanja-yoshokuhin

dial (verb) daiyaru shimasu

dialling code

shigai-kyokuban

diamond daiyamondo

diaper omutsu

diarrhoea gerido you have any medicine for

diarrhoea? geridome waarimasu ka?

diary (business etc) techo(for personal experiences) nik·ki

dictionary jisho

didn’t* …-masen deshi tasee not

die shinimasu

diesel d i zeru-sha

diet daiet·toI’m on a diet daiet·to-chudesu

I have to follow a specialdiet shoku ji-seigen gaarimasu

difference chigaiwhat’s the difference? chigaiwa nan desu ka?

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different chigauthis one is different kore wa

chigaimasu

a different table chigauteburu

difficult muzukash i

dining room shokudo

dinner (evening meal) yushokuto have dinner shoku ji oshimasu

direct (adj) choksetsu (no)is there a direct train?

chokutsu no densha waarimasu ka?

direction hoko

which direction is it? dot·chino hoko desu ka?is it in this direction? konohoko desu ka?

director (section chief) kacho

(of department) bucho(of company) shacho

directory enquiriesdenwa-ban·go-an·nai

dirt yogore

dirty kitanai

disabled: disabled person

shintai-shogai-shais there access for the

disabled? shintai-shogai-sha

mo riyo dekimasu ka?

disappear nakunarimasuit’s disappeared

nakunarimashi ta

disappointed gak·kari sh(i(ta

disappointing kitai hazure (no)disaster saigaithis is a disaster kore wahidoi desu

disco disuko

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discount waribikiis there a discount? waribiki

ni narimasu ka?

disease byoki

disgusting iya (na)

dish (meal) ryori(plate) sara

disk (for computer) disuku

disposable diapers/nappies

kami-omutsu

distance kyori

in the distance toku ni

district chiho

disturb jama shimasu

do not disturb okosanaidekudasai

diversion (detour)mawari-michi

divorced rikon shita

dizzy: I feel dizzy memai gashimasu

do (verb) shimasu

what shall we do? nani oshimasho ka?how do you do it? do yat·tesurundesu ka?will you do it for me? soshite

kuremasen ka?

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how do you do?

hajimemashi te, dozo yoroshiku

nice to meet you

o-aidekite uresh i deswhat do you do? (work )oshigoto wa nan desu

ka?I’m a teacher, and you?

watashi wa kyoshi desu

ga anata wa?I’m a student watashi wagakusei desu

what are you doing

tonight? komban wa nani

o shite imasu ka?

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we’re going out for a drink,

do you want to join us?

watashitachi wa nomi ni

ikimasu ga, is·sho ni

kimasen ka?

do you want tea? ocha waikaga desu ka?I do, but she doesn’t

watashi wa itadakimasu

ga, kanojo niwa kek·kodesu

doctor ishawe need a doctor isha ga

hitsu yo desuplease call a doctor isha o

yonde kudasai

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where does it hurt? dokoga itai desu ka?

right here koko desu

does that hurt now? korewa itai desu ka?

yes haitake this to the chemist

kore o mot·te kusuri-ya

ni ikinasai

document shorui

dog inu

doll nin·gyodomestic flight kokunaisen

don’t!* dame!don’t do that! yoshinasai!see not

door doa(of house: Japanese-style) tosliding door (wooden lattice and

paper) sho ji

(patterned) fusuma

doorman doaman

doorway genkan

double nibai (no)double bed daburu-bed·do

double room daburu

double whisky daburu

doughnut donat·tsu

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down: down here kono shitadesu

put it down over there sokoni oite kudasaiit’s down there on the right

soko o it·te migi desuit’s further down the road

mot·to saki desu

downmarket (restaurant etc) yasup·poi

downstairs shita

dozen ichi-dasu (no)half a dozen han-das (no)

draught beer nama-b i ru

draughty: it’s draughty

sukima-kaze ga hairimasu

drawer hikidashi

drawing e

dreadful hidoi

dream (noun) yume

dress (noun) doresu

dressed: to get dressed fukuo kimasu

dressing gown gaun

drink (noun) nomimono(alcoholic) osake(non-alcoholic) seiryo-inryo(verb) nomimasua cold drink tsumetainomimono

can I get you a drink?

nomimono wa ikaga desuka?what would you like (to

drink)? nani o nomimasuka?no thanks, I don’t drink

arigato, demo arukoru wanomimasen

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I’ll just have a drink of water

mizu o kudasai

drinking water inryosui

is this drinking water? korewa inryosui desu ka?

drive (verb) unten shimasuwe drove here kuruma dekimashi taI’ll drive you home okut·teikimasu

driver untenshu

driving licence

unten-menkyo-sho

drop: just a drop, please (ofdrink ) hon no sukoshi dakekudasai

drug (medicine) kusuri

drugs (narcotics) mayaku

drunk (adj) yop·parat·ta

dry (adj) kawaita

(wine) karakuchi (no)

dry-cleaner’s kur i ning-ya

due: he was due to arriveyesterday kare wa kinotochaku suru hazu deshi tawhen is the train due?

densha wa itsu kuru hazudesu ka?

dull (pain) zuki-zuki(weather) kumori (no)(uninteresting) tsumaranai

dummy (baby’s) oshaburi

during … no aida ni

dust hokori

dustbin gomibakodusty hokorip·poi

Dutch (adj) Oranda (no)

duty-free (goods)

menzei(hin)

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duty-free shop

menzeihin-ten

duvet kakebuton

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each (every) sorezore (no)how much are they each?

hitotsu ikura desu ka?

ear mimi

earache: I have earache mimiga itai desu

early hayaiearly in the morning asahayakuI called by earlier sakihodomo ukagaimashi ta

earrings iyaringu

earthquake jishin

east higashiin the east higashi ni

Easter Fuk·katsu-sai

Eastern (oriental) to yo (no)

easy yasash i eat tabemasuwe’ve already eaten

watashitachi wa motabemashi ta

eau de toilette

o-do-toware

economy class ekonom i -kurasu

eel unagi

egg tamago

either: either ... or ... … ka …ka

either of them dochirakaelbow hiji

electric denki (no)

electrical appliances

denki-kigu

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electrician denki-ya

electricity denki

elevator erebetaelse: something else nani kahoka no monosomewhere else doko ka

hoka no tokoro

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would you like anything

else? hoka ni nani kairimasu ka?no, nothing else, thanks i e,

hoka niwa nani moirimasen, arigato

e-mail i -meru

embassy taishikan

emergency kinkyuthis is an emergency! kinkyudesu!

emergency exit hijoguchi

Emperor of Japan Ten·no-

Heika

Empress of Japan Kogo-Heika

empty kara (no)

end (noun) owariat the end of the street sonomichi no tsukiatari niwhen does it end? itsu owari

masu ka?

engaged (toilet) shiyo-chu(phone) hanashi -chu

(to be married) kon· yaku shita

engine (car) enjin

England Igirisu

English (adj) Igirisu (no)

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enjoy: to enjoy oneself

tanoshimimasu

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how did you like the film?

eiga wa do deshi ta ka?I enjoyed it very much, did

you enjoy it? totemo

tanoshikat·ta desu, anatawa do deshi ta ka?

enlargement (of photo)hiki-nobashi

enormous totemo ok i

enough jubun

there’s not enough tarimasenit’s not big enough

ch i sasugimasuthat’s enough sore de jubun

desuentrance iriguchi(of house) genkan

envelope f uto

epileptic tenkan-kanja

equipment setsubi(for climbing etc) sobi

error machigai

especially toku ni

essential hitsu yo (na)it is essential that ... …-kotowa hitsu yo desu

Europe Yorop·pa

European (adj) Yorop·pa (no)

even: even the ... … demo

even if ... moshi … demo

evening yugatathis evening komban

in the evening yoru nievening meal yushoku

eventually tsui ni

ever: I hardly ever ... hotondo...-masen

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have you ever been to

Hiroshima? Hiroshima ni

it·ta koto ga arimasu ka?yes, I was there two years

ago hai, ni-nen mae niikimashi ta

every subete noevery day mainichi

everyone mina-san

everything subete

everywhere doko demo

exactly! sono tori desu!

exam shiken

example reifor example tatoeba

excellent subarash i (food) totemo oish i (hotel) ichiryu (no)excellent! subarash i !

except … igai wa

excess baggage

choka-tenimotsu

exchange rate ryogae-r eto

exciting omoshiroi

excuse me (to get past)

shitsurei shimasu

(to say sorry) gomen·nasai(to get attention) chot·tosumimasen!

executive kanrishoku

exhaust (pipe) haikikan

exhibition tenrankai

exit deguchiwhere’s the nearest exit?

ichiban chikai deguchi wadoko desu ka?

expensive takai

experienced keiken no aru

explain setsumei shimasu

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can you explain that?

setsumei shite kuremasen

ka?

express (mail) sokutatsu(train) tok·kyu

extension (telephone) naisenextension ..., please naisen

no …, onegai shimasu

extension lead encho-kodo

extra: can we have an extra

one? mo hitotsumoraemasen ka?do you charge extra for that?

sore wa betsu-ryokin desuka?

extraordinary mezurash i

extremely totemo

eye mewill you keep an eye on my

suitcase for me? chot·tosutsukes o mite itekuremasen ka?

eyeglasses (US: spectacles)megane

eyeliner ai-raina

eye make-up remover

ai-meku-otoshi

eye shadow ai-shado

F

face kao

face mask (for colds) masuku

factory ko jo

Fahrenheit kashifaint (verb) ki o

ushinaimasu

she’s fainted kanojo wa ki oushinaimashi ta

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I feel faint fura-fura shimasu

fair (funfair) yuenchi

(trade fair) mihon-ichi(impartial) kohei (na)(amount) kanari (no)

fairly (quite) kanari

fake (adj) nise (no)

fall (US: season) akiin the fall aki ni

fall (verb) korobimasu

she’s had a fall kanojo wakorobimashi ta

false (not true) machigat·ta

family kazoku

famous yumei (na)

fan (electrical) sempuki(handheld) sensu(sports) fan

fantastic subarash i

far toi

dialogue

is it far from here? kokokara toi desu ka?

no, not very far i e, amari

toku nai desu

well, how far? dono kuraidesu ka?

it’s about 20 kilometres ni- juk·kiro kurai desu

fare ryokin

fare box (on buses)

ryokinbako

farm no jo

fashionable oshare (na)

fast hayai

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oto-sanfaucet jaguchi

fault: sorry, it was my fault

gomen·nasai, watashi no sei

deshi tait’s not my fault watashi nosei dewa arimasen

faulty choshi ga okash i

favourite oki ni iri (no)

fax (noun) fak·ksu(verb) fak·ksu o okurimasu

February Nigatsufeel kanjimasuI feel hot atsui desuI feel unwell kibun ga yokunai desu

I feel like going for a walk

sampo ni ikitai desuhow are you feeling? ikaga

desu ka?I’m feeling better zut·to i desu

fence (noun) hei

fencing fensinguJapanese fencing kendo

ferry fer i

festival omatsuri

fetch (person) tsuretekimasu(object) tot·te kimasuI’ll fetch him kare o yondekimasho

will you come and fetch me

later? atode mukae ni kitekuremasen ka?

feverish netsup·poi

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few: a few sukoshi noa few days ni-san nichi

fiancé(e) kon· yakusha

field hatake

fight (noun) kenka

fill in kinyu shimasdo I have to fill this in? kinyushi nakute wa narimasen ka?

fill up ip·pai ni shimasfill it up, please ip·pai ni

shite kudasai

filling (in cake, sandwich) nakami(in tooth) ha no tsumemono

film (movie) eiga(for camera) firumu

dialogue

do you have this kind of

film? kon·na firumu wa

arimasu ka?

yes, how many exposures?

hai, nan·mai dori desu ka?

36 san-ju-roku-mai desu

film processing genzo

final (adj) saigo (no)

find (verb) mitsukemasuI can’t find it mitsukarimasenI’ve found it mitsukemashi ta

find out shirabemasucould you find out for me?

shirabete kuremasen ka?

fine (weather) hareta(punishment) bak·kin

dialogue

how are you? ogenki desu

ka?I’m fine, thanks

okagesama de

is that OK? sore de i desu

ka?

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that’s fine, thanks e,kek·ko desu

finger yubi

finish (verb) owarimasuI haven’t finished yet madaowat·te imasenwhen does it finish? itsuowarimasu ka?

fire (in hearth) hi(blaze) kajifire! kaji da!

can we light a fire here?

koko de hi o taite mo i desu ka?it’s on fire kaji desu

fire alarm kasai-hochiki

fire brigade shobotai

fire escape hijoguchi

fire extinguisher shokaki

fireworks hanabi

first saisho (no)

I was first watashi ga sakideshi taat first saisho nithe first time hajimetefirst on the left hidarigawano saisho

first aid okyu-te-ate

first-aid kit kyukyubako

first class (train) gur i nsha

(plane) f asuto-kurasufirst-class ticket (train)gur i nsha joshaken(plane) f asuto-kurasu

chiket·to

first floor ni-kai(US) ik·kai

first name namae

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fish (noun) sakana

fishmonger’s sakana-ya

fit (attack ) hos·sa

fit: it doesn’t fit me sore wawatashi ni aimasen

fitting room shichaku-shitsu

fix (verb: arrange) tehai shimasucan you fix this? (repair)naosemasu ka?

fizzy tansan (no)

fizzy orange tansan-iri orenji jusu

flag hata

flannel taoru

flash (for camera) f urashu

flat (noun: apartment) apato(adj) taira (na)I’ve got a flat tyre taiya ga

panku shimashi ta

flavour f umi

flea nomi

flight hiko

flight number bin·mei

flood kozui

floor (of room) yuka(storey) kaion the floor yuka ni

florist’s hana-ya

flower hana

flower arranging ikebana

flu inf uruenza

fluent: he speaks fluentJapanese kare wa ryuchona Nihon-go o

hanashimasu

fly (noun) hae(verb) tobimasu

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funny (strange) okash i (amusing) omoshiroi

furniture kagu

further mot·to tokuit’s further down the road

sono michi no mot·to saki

desu

dialogue

how much further is it to

Kinkakuji? Kinkakuji ewadono kurai arimasu ka?

about 5 kilometres

go-kiro kurai desu

fuse (noun) hyuzu

future shorai

in future kore kara

G

gallon garon

game (cards etc) gemu

(match) shiai

garage (for fuel) gasorin-

sutando(for repairs) shuriko jo(for parking) shako

garden niwa

garlic nin·niku

gas gasu(US) gasorin

gas permeable lenses

sanso-toka-sei kontakuto-renzu

gas station (US) gasorin-sutando

gate mon(at airport) geto

gay homo (no)

gay bar gei-ba

gears (in car) gia

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general (adj) ip·pan-teki (na)

gents’ toilet dansei-yo toire

genuine (antique etc)hon·mono (no)

German (adj) Doitsu (no)

Germany Doitsu

get (fetch) te ni iremasucould you get me another

one, please? mo hitotsu

moraemasu ka?how do I get to ...? … ewado ikeba i desu ka?do you know where I can get

them? sore wa dokode te nihairimasu ka?

dialogue

can I get you a drink?

nomimono wa ikagadesu ka?

no, I’ll get this one, what

would you like? i e, korewa watashi mochi desu,nani ga i desu ka?

a beer, please b i ru kudasai

get back (return) modorimasu

get in (arrive) tochaku shimasu

get off orimasuwhere do I get off? doko deorireba i desu ka?

get on (to train etc) norimasu

get out (of car etc) orimasu

(take out) toridashimasu

get up (in the morning) okimasu

gift okurimono

gift shop gif uto-shop·pu

gin jina gin and tonic, please jin-tonik·ku o onegai shimasu

girl on·na no ko

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girlfriend garu-f urendo

give agemasu

can you give me somechange? kore o kuzushitekuremasen ka?I gave it to him sore wa kare

ni watashimashi tawill you give this to ...? koreo … ni watashitekuremasen ka?

give back kaeshimasu

glad uresh i

glass (material) garasu(for drinking) kop·pu

a glass of wine wain oip·pai

glasses (spectacles) megane

gloves tebukuro

glue (noun) set·chaku-zai

go ikimasuwe’d like to go to Tokyo

Disneyland Tokyo-

Dizun i rando ni it·te mitaidesuwhere are you going? doko e

ikundesu ka?where does this bus go?

kono basu wa doko eikimasu ka?let’s go! ikimasho!

hamburger to go hambaga oteiku-auto deshe’s gone (left) kanojo wait·te shimaimashi ta

where has he gone? kare wa

doko e ikimashi ta ka? I went there last week senshusoko e ikimashi ta

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