| A | B |
|---|
| -oku | 100 million |
| chihou | region |
| hayashi | a wood |
| heiya | plain |
| jishin | earthquake |
| kaigan | coast |
| kion | temperature |
| nagareru | to flow |
| seiji | politics |
| seifu | government |
| sekai | world |
| sekitan | coal |
| sekiyu | oil |
| shushou | Prime Minister |
| sukunai | few |
| tanbo | rice field |
| tani | valley |
| yutaka (na) | wealthy / plentiful |
| ARUBAITO | part-time job |
| danchi | apartment complex / housing estate |
| dentouteki (na) | traditional |
| fuku | to wipe / clothes |
| harau | to pay |
| hiruma | daytime |
| kabe | wall |
| kankei | connection / relationship |
| katazukeru | to tidy up |
| kesu | to extinguish / turn off |
| kitanai | dirty |
| mago | grandchild |
| majime (na) | serious |
| musuko | son |
| reibou | air conditioner |
| shuukan | custom |
| soushiki | funeral |
| SUTOOBU | heater |
| tateru | to build / erect |
| teinei (na) | polite / careful |
| tetsudau | to help / assist |
| tsukau | to use |
| tsukeru | to attach / turn on |
| tsureru | to lead |
| tsurete iku | to take (a person / animal) |
| warau | to laugh / smile |
| yakusoku | promise / appointment |
| youji | things to be done / business |
| yukata | yukata (summer kimono) |
| yuugata | evening |
| anzen | safety |
| geki | play (theatrical) |
| hayaru | to be popular (in fashion) |
| hikiwake | a draw |
| kachi | a win |
| make | a loss |
| kega o suru | to get injured |
| kekka | result / outcome |
| kimeru | to decide |
| motto | more |
| nageru | to throw |
| ouen suru | to support / cheer |
| senshu | athlete / player |
| tennou | Emperor |
| TORANPU o suru | to play cards |
| toru | to catch / take |
| utsu | to hit / send a telegram |
| yorokobu | to be pleased |
| zutto | much more / all the time |
| denpou | telegram |
| denwachou | phone book |
| funabin | surface mail |
| fuutou | envelope |
| hakkiri | clearly |
| hazukashii | embarrassed |
| kitte | stamp |
| irassharu | to be / come / go (honorific) |
| koe | voice |
| koukoku | advertisement |
| kozutsumi | parcel |
| meishi | business card |
| okuru | to send / take (in one's car) |
| raku (na) | comfortable |
| setsumei | explanation |
| shiraberu | to check / examine |
| shiraseru | to inform |
| shitsumon | question |
| shitsurei (na) | rude |
| tanomu | to ask / request |
| tsutaeru | to convey ( a message) |
| yuubinyasan | postman |
| -satsu | counter for books |
| bunpou | grammar |
| bun | sentence |
| eikyou | influence |
| erabu | to choose |
| fukushuu | revision |
| gakki | school term |
| gimukyouiku | compulsory education |
| hajimeru | to start |
| hatsuon | pronunciation |
| jigoku | hell |
| jikanwari | timetable (student's) |
| jugyou | lesson |
| juku | cram school |
| kariru | to borrow |
| kasu | to lend |
| kazoeru | to count |
| keizai | economy |
| kikai | opportunity |
| kokuritsu | national |
| kyoukasho | textbook |
| marui | round |
| mondai | problem |
| ochiru | to fall / fail |
| okoru | to get angry |
| otonashii | quiet / well-behaved |
| ryou | dormitory |
| ryuugakusei | foreign student |
| sakubun | essay / composition |
| seiseki | results / marks |
| shippai | failure / blunder |
| shougyou | commerce / business |
| ukeru | to sit (an exam) / to receive |
| yaburu | to tear / break |
| yobikou | preparatory school |
| youchien | kindergarten |
| binbou (na) | poor |
| boueki | trade |
| fueru | to increase (in number) |
| hatten suru | to develop / prosper |
| isogu | to hurry |
| jisatsu suru | to commit suicide |
| kaidan | staircase |
| kaigi | meeting |
| kanemochi | rich person |
| kau | to keep / raise (animals) |
| keisatsu | police |
| kokusai | international |
| kougai | pollution / suburb |
| kougyou | industry / manufacturing |
| koujou / kouba | factory |
| kowasu | to break |
| kowareru | to be broken |
| kyuukyuusha | ambulance |
| kyuuryou | salary |
| narabu | to be lined up |
| man'in | full / packed |
| nougyou | agriculture |
| sabishii | sad / lonely |
| sangyou | industry |
| sekinin | responsibility |
| teinentaishoku | to retire at the age limit |
| youmou | wool |
| yunyuu suru | to import |
| yushutsu suru | to export |
| zangyou suru | to do overtime |
| zeikin | tax |
| aji | taste |
| BIIRU | beer |
| BIRU | building |
| chuumon suru | to order |
| gochisou | a treat |
| kaki | persimmon |
| kawaku | to become dry |
| meshiagaru | to eat (honorific) |
| momo | peach |
| nabe | pot / pan |
| nama (no) | raw |
| nigai | bitter |
| nioi | smell |
| oyatsu | afternoon tea / refreshments |
| oyu | hot water |
| sagaru | to go down |
| shokuji o suru | to have a meal |
| suppai | sour |
| suu | to smoke / sip |
| taku | to cook (rice) |
| todokeru | to deliver |
| tori | bird / chicken |
| tsukemono | pickles |
| tsutsumu | to wrap |
| wakasu | to heat up |
| washoku | Japanese food |
| yaku | to grill, roast, bake, cook |
| youshoku | western food |
| you | to get drunk |
| (o)shiro | castle |
| annai suru | to show around / guide |
| annaijo | information bureau |
| azukeru | to deposit / entrust |
| bijutsukan | art gallery |
| hakubutsukan | museum |
| douro | road |
| HOOMU | platform |
| ippaku suru | to stay one night |
| jikokuhyou | timetable (train) |
| junbi suru | to prepare |
| katamichi | one-way |
| keikaku | plan / project |
| kengaku | study visit |
| kousoku douro | motorway |
| koutsuu | traffic |
| miokuru | to see off |
| oufuku | return (ticket) |
| sagasu | to look for |
| shashou | (train) conductor |
| shuppatsu | departure |
| taishi | ambassador |
| tochuu | on the way |
| tokkyuu | limited express |
| touchaku suru | to arrive |
| uketsuke | information desk / reception |
| wasuremono | thing left behind / forgotten |
| zeikan | customs ( e.g. at airport) |
| asatte | the day after tomorrow |
| ototoi | the day before yesterday |
| choudo | exactly / just |
| chotto | a little |
| daitai | generally / more or less |
| heiwa | peace |
| jidai | age / era / time |
| hou | side / alternative |
| juubun | enough / sufficient |
| kanarazu | definitely / without fail |
| kawaru | to change |
| korekara | from now on |
| konogoro | these days / recently |
| mezurashii | rare / unusual |
| sensou | war |
| shinjiru | to believe |
| shinamono | goods / wares |
| tatoeba | for example |
| tekitou (na) | suitable |
| tokubetsu (na) | special |
| tsugou | convenience |
| zehi | definitely / by all means |
| okashii | strange / unusual |
| GEEMUSENTAA | game centre |
| kousaten | intersection |
| jikoshoukai | self - introduction |
| tokui | good at |
| toshiue | older |
| toshishita | younger |
| hiraya | single storeyed house |
| HOWAITOBOODO | whiteboard |
| MANSHON | large apartment / townhouse |
| yuube | last night |
