| A | B |
| on/above/over | うえ |
| behind/back of | うしろ |
| under/beneath | した |
| outside | そと |
| near/vicinity | ちかく |
| next to | となり |
| in/inside | なか |
| to the left/left side | ひだりがわ |
| in front of/in the front | まえ |
| to the right/right side | みぎがわ |
| next to/at the side of | よこ |
| to be for inanimate objects | あります |
| to be for people or animals | います |
| (not) very (used with a negative form) | あまり |
| please | どうぞ |
| Please come in | どうぞあがってください。 |
| very | どうも |
| Thank you very much. | どうもありがとうございます。 |
| very (used with an affirmative form) | とても |
| who | だれ |
| whose (requires noun) | だれの |
| which (requires noun) | どの |
| what kind of (requires noun) | どんな |
| over there/that place | あそこ |
| here/this place | ここ |
| there/that place | そこ |
| that over there (requires noun) | あの |
| this (requires noun) | この |
| that (requires noun) | その |
| oh | ああ |
| Please come in. | あがってください。 |
| Welcome back/home | おかえりなさい。 |
| Thank you (for allowing me to come in) | おじゃまします。 |
| I'm back! | ただいま。 |
| (someone else's) wife | おくさん |
| restroom | おてあらい |
| bathroom/bathtub | おふろ |
| (the speaker's) wife | かない |
| kitchen | だいどころ |
| toilet | トイレ |
| son | むすこ |
| family room | いま |
| garage | ガレージ |
| Western-style closet | クローゼット |
| front entrance | げんかん |
| child's room | こどもべや |
| bedroom | しんしつ |
| washbowl area | せんめんじょ |
| eat-in kitchen | ダイニングキッチン |
| basement | ちかしつ |
| alcove | とこのま |
| garden/yard | にわ |
| bedroom | ベッドルーム |
| verandah | ベランダ |
| storage | ものおき |
| Western-style room | ようしつ |
| living room/family room | リビングルーム |
| hallway | とうか |
| Japanese-style room | わしつ |
| flower arrangement | いけばな |
| shelf for putting shoes located in the entranceway of a house | げたばこ |
| computer | コンピュータ |
| cushion for sitting on | ざぶとん |
| shower | シャワー |
| carpet | じゅうたん |
| paper sliding-door | しょうじ |
| switch | スイッチ |
| soap | せっけん |
| washing machine | せんたくき |
| tatami mat | たたみ |
| light/electricity | でんき |
| microwave oven | でんしレンジ |
| potted plants | はちうえ |
| fax machine | ファックス |
| refrigerator | れいぞうこ |
| between | あいだ |
| inner part (of house or room) | おく |
| ahead | さき |
| this side | てまえ |
| end | はし |
| left end | ひだりはし |
| right end | みぎはし |
| opposite side/across (the street) | むかい |
| beyond | むこう |
| to live/to reside | すんでいます |
| ice cream | アイス |
| curtain | カーテン |