| A | B |
| ーおく | 100 million |
| 地方 (ちほう) | region |
| 林 (はやし) | a wood |
| へいや | plain |
| じしん | earthquake |
| 海岸 (かいがん) | coast |
| 気おん | temperature |
| ながれる | to flow |
| せいじ | politics |
| せいふ | government |
| せかい | world |
| せきたん | coal |
| せきゆ | oil |
| しゅしょう | Prime Minister |
| 少ない | few |
| 田んぼ | rice field |
| たに | valley |
| ゆたか(な) | wealthy / plentiful |
| アルバイト | part-time job |
| だんち | apartment complex / housing estate |
| でんとうてき(な) | traditional |
| ふく | to wipe / clothes |
| はらう | to pay |
| 昼間 (ひるま) | daytime |
| かべ | wall |
| かんけい | connection / relation(ship) |
| けす | to extinguish / turn off |
| きたない | dirty |
| まご | grandchild |
| まじめ(な) | serious |
| むすこ | son |
| しゅうかん | custom |
| そうしき | funeral |
| ストーブ | heater |
| たてる | to build / erect |
| ていねい(な) | polite / careful |
| 手つだう | to help / assist |
| つかう | to use |
| つける | to attach / turn on |
| つれて来る | to bring (a person) |
| つれて行く | to take (a person) |
| わらう | to laugh / smile |
| やくそく | promise / appointment |
| ようじ | things to be done / business |
| ゆかた | yukata (summer kimono) |
| 夕方 | evening |
| 安全 (あんぜん) | safety |
| げき | play (theatrical) |
| はやる | to be popular (in fashion) |
| ひきわけ | a draw |
| かち | a win |
| まけ | a loss |
| けがをする | to get injured |
| けっか | result / outcome |
| きめる | to decide |
| もっと | more |
| なげる | to throw |
| おうえんする | to support / cheer |
| せんしゅ | athlete / player |
| てんのう | Emperor |
| トランプをする | to play cards |
| とる | to catch / take |
| うつ | to hit / send a telegram |
| よろこぶ | to be pleased |
| ずっと | much more / all the time |
| でんぽう | telegram |
| 電話ちょう (でんわ) | phone book |
| 船便 (ふなびん) | surface mail |
| ふうとう | envelope |
| はっきり | clearly |
| はずかしい | embarrassed |
| 切手 (きって) | stamp |
| いらっしゃる | to be / come / go (honorific) |
| 声 (こえ) | voice |
| こうこく | advertisement |
| めいし | business card |
| おくる | to send / take (in one's car) |
| 楽 (らく)な | comfortable |
| 説明 (せつめい) | explanation |
| しらべる | to check / examine |
| 知らせる | to inform |
| しつもん | question |
| しつれい(な) | rude |
| たのむ | to ask / request |
| つたえる | to convey ( a message) |
| ーさつ | counter for books |
| ぶんぽう | grammar |
| 文 | sentence |
| えいきょう | influence |
| えらぶ | to choose |
| ふくしゅう | revision |
| がっき | school term |
| ぎむきょういく | compulsory education |
| はじめる | to start |
| 発音 (はつおん) | pronunciation |
| じごく | hell |
| 時間わり (じかんわり) | timetable (student's) |
| じゅぎょう | lesson |
| じゅく | cram school |
| かりる | to borrow |
| かす | to lend |
| かぞえる | to count |
| けいざい | economy |
| きかい | opportunity |
| 国立 (こくりつ) | national |
| 教科書 (きょうかしょ) | textbook |
| まるい | round |
| もんだい | problem |
| おちる | to fall / fail |
| おこる | to get angry |
| おとなしい | quiet / well-behaved |
| りょう | dormitory |
| りゅう学生 | foreign student |
| 作文 (さくぶん) | essay / composition |
| せいせき | results / marks |
| しっぱい | failure / blunder |
| しょうぎょう | commerce / business |
| うける | to sit (an exam) / to receive |
| やぶる | to tear / break |
| よびこう | preparatory school |
| ようちえん | kindergarten |
| ぼうえき | trade |
| ふえる | to increase (in number) |
| はってんする | to develop / prosper |
| いそぐ | to hurry |
| じさつする | to commit suicide |
| かいだん | staircase |
| 会ぎ | meeting |
| 金持ち (かねもち) | rich person |
| かう | to keep / raise (animals) |
| けいさつ | police |
| 国さい | international |
| こう外 | suburb |
| 工ぎょう | industry / manufacturing |
| 工場 (こうじょう) | factory |
| こわす | to break |
| こわれる | to be broken |
| きゅうきゅう車 | ambulance |
| きゅうりょう | salary |
| ならぶ | to be lined up |
| まんいん | full / packed |
| のうぎょう | agriculture |
| さびしい | lonely |
| さんぎょう | industry |
| せきにん | responsibility |
| たいしょくする | to retire |
| 羊毛 (ようもう) | wool |
| ゆ入する | to import |
| ゆ出する | to export |
| ざんぎょうする | to do overtime |
| ぜい金 | tax |
| あじ | taste |
| ビール | beer |
| ビル | building |
| ちゅうもんする | to order |
| ごちそう | a treat |
| かき | persimmon |
| かわく | to become dry |
| めし上がる | to eat (honorific) |
| もも | peach |
| なべ | pot / pan |
| 生(なま) | raw |
| にがい | bitter |
| におい | smell |
| おやつ | afternoon tea / refreshments |
| (お)ゆ | hot water |
| 下がる (さがる) | to go down |
| 食事をする (しょくじ) | to have a meal |
| すっぱい | sour |
| たく | to cook (rice) |
| とどける | to deliver |
| 鳥 (とり) | bird / chicken |
| つけ物 | pickles |
| つつむ | to wrap |
| わかす | to heat up |
| 和食 (わしょく) | Japanese food |
| やく | to grill, roast, bake, cook |
| 洋食 (ようしょく) | western food |
| (お)しろ | castle |
| あんないする | to show around / guide |
| あんない所 | information bureau |
| あずける | to deposit / entrust |
| びじゅつかん | art gallery |
| はくぶつかん | museum |
| どうろ | road |
| ホーム | platform |
| 一泊(いっぱく)する | to stay one night |
| じこくひょう | timetable (train) |
| じゅんびする | to prepare |
| けいかく | plan / project |
| 見学 (けんがく) | study visit |
| こうそくどうろ | motorway |
| 交通 (こうつう) | traffic |
| 見送る (みおくる) | to see off |
| おうふく | return (ticket) |
| さがす | to look for |
| 出発 (しゅっぱつ) | departure |
| 大使 (たいし) | ambassador |
| と中 | on the way |
| とっきゅう | limited express |
| とう着する | to arrive |
| うけつけ | information desk / reception |
| わすれ物 | thing left behind / forgotten |
| ぜいかん | customs ( e.g. at airport) |
| あさって | the day after tomorrow |
| おととい | the day before yesterday |
| ちょうど | exactly / just |
| ちょっと | a little |
| 大体 (だいたい) | generally / more or less |
| 平和 (へいわ) | peace |
| 時代 (じだい) | age / era / time |
| 方 (ほう) | side / alternative |
| 十分 (じゅうぶん) | enough / sufficient |
| かならず | definitely / without fail |
| かわる | to change |
| これから | from now on |
| このごろ | these days / recently |
| めずらしい | rare / unusual |
| せんそう | war |
| 信じる | to believe |
| 品物 (しなもの) | goods / wares |
| たとえば | for example |
| てきとう(な) | suitable |
| とくべつ(な) | special |
| つごう | convenience |
| ぜひ | definitely / by all means |
| おかしい | strange / unusual |
| こうさてん | intersection |
| じこしょうかい | self - introduction |
| とくい(な) | good at |
| 年上 (としうえ) | older |
| 年下 (としした) | younger |
| ひらや | single storeyed house |
| ホワイトボード | whiteboard |
| マンション | large apartment / townhouse |
| 夕べ | last night |
| えさ | food for animals |
| おす | to push |
| けいたい電話 | cellphone |