Japanese lessons 1-10

exist, be (inanimate). have

ある

various

いろいろ

man

おとこのひと

tree, wood

き

battery

でんち

box

はこ

refrigerator

れいぞうこ

shelf

たな

window

まど

park

こうえん

bookstore

ほんや

store

や

a fixed place to catch taxis, trains, etc.

のりば

prefecture

けん

on, above, over

うえ

under, below, beneath

した

front, before

まえ

back, behind

うしろ

right [side]

みぎ

left [side]

ひだり

in, inside

なか

outside

そと

next, next door

となり

near, vicinity

ちかく

between, among

あいだ

this and that and so on

や　など

the most, the first

いちばん

the -th shelf (counter for shelves)

ーだんめ

good at

じょうず

poor at

へた

dish, cooking

りょうり

baseball

やきゅう

song

うた

picture, drawing

え

letter, character

じ

small change

こまかいおかね

time

じかん

something to do, errand

ようじ

appointment, promise

やくそく

someone else's husband

(ご) しゅじん

my husband

おっと

someone else's wife

おくさん

my wife

つま

well, much

よく

mostly, roughly

だいたい

many, much

たくさん

a little, a few

すこし

not at all

ぜんぜん

early, quickly, fast

はやく

because

から

why

どうして

That's a pity.

ざんねんです

is it impossible?

だめですか

kind

しんせつ

free (time)

ひま

convenient

べんり

new

あたらしい

old (not of age)

ふるい

bad

わるい

difficult

むずかしい

easy

やさしい

inexpensive

やすい

low

ひくい

busy

いそがしい

enjoyable

たのしい

place

ところ

dormitory

りょう

which one (of three or more)

どれ

very

とても

not so (used with negatives)

あまり

and (used to connect sentences)

そして

classroom

きょうしつ

cafeteria

しょくどう

office

じむしょ

meeting room

かいぎしつ

what floor

なんがい

department

うりば

basement

ちか

post office

ゆうびんきょく

to get up

おきる

to sleep

ねる

to work

はたらく

to finish

おわる

number

ばんごう

last week

せんしゅう

this week

こんしゅう

last year

きょねん

this year

ことし

next

つぎの

airplane

ひこうき

ship

ふね

train

でんしゃ

bicycle

じてんしゃ

to listen

きく

to read

よむ

to write

かく

to buy

かう

to take a picture

しゃしんをとる

to meet

あう

letter

てがみ