KEIO ESSENTIAL JAPANESE 3 FULL VOCAB LIST

-te (de) mo ii

may ~ [permission and concession]

-te (de) wa ikenai

must not ~ [prohibition]

dame

no good. You can’t do that

gomi

trash, garbage

suteru

to throw away

mado

window

kyuuryoo

pay/salary/wages

kisoku

rule

setsume (suru)

explanation (to explain)

unten (suru)

driving (to drive)

senkyo (suru)

election (to elect, vote)

-nakereba naranai

must, have to [obligation]

-nakutemo ii

do not have to ~ [negative reply to the question]

chippu

tip

zeekin

tax

mamoru

to keep/obey (a rule)

motteiku

to take along

pasuwaado

password

genkan

front door, entrance

shachoo

the president (of a company) / CEO

wakai

young

shiharai

payment

kaado

card

chuugakkoo

junior high school

nyuugakushiken

school entrance exam

ukeru

to take

kenkoo

health

hoken

insurance

hairu

to get, take out (insurance)

shingoo

traffic light

akashingoo

red (traffic) light

tomaru

to stop / stay

koto

nominalizer; verb + koto becomes a noun phrase

e

picture / drawing

kaku

to paint / draw

shumi

hobby

shoorai

future

gaikookan

diplomat

kiboo (suru)

to hope / wish

ree no yooni

like the example

pea

pair

shokugyoo

job / occupation / profession

kyooshi

teacher

kenkyuusha

researcher

bengoshi

lawyer

dezainaa

designer

keesatsukan (= keekan)

police officer

enjinia

engineer

uchuuhikooshi

astronaut

kawa

river

abunai

dangerous

fukushuu (suru)

revision (to revise)

shuukan

custom

sonotoki

at that time

henna

strange / weird

dochirademo ii

it doesn’t matter / either way

norimono

vehicle

rakuna

easy, relaxed

moyasu

to burn

risaikuru (suru)

to recycle

bin

bottle

kan

can

pettobotoru

PET bottle / plastic bottle

kuraberu

to compare

sooshiki

funeral

nareru

to get used to ~

hosutofamirii

host family

bikkuri (suru)

astonishment (to be surprised)

dekiru

can / be able to

-koto ga dekiru

I can do ~

dansu

dance

yoyaku (suru)

reservation (to reserve)

intaanetto

internet

bijutsukan

art museum

konsaato

concert

chiketto

ticket

meetoru

meter

honyaku (suru)

translation (to translate)

izakaya

Japanese-style bar

osoku

late

yoru osoku

late at night

hakobu

to carry / transport

de

in (time, amount)

haku

~ nights

insutantoraamen

instant noodles

kantanna

simple, easy

seeru

sale

shinamono

article / goods

yooni naru

to learn to do / become

kikitoru

to understand by listening

hitobito

people

moshi

if

-tara

if

kanemochi

rich people

dekakeru

to go out

asobi ni iku

to hang out

kooban

police box

michi

street / road

netsu

fever

netsu ga aru

I have a fever