Japanese Vocab Level. 5

500 vocab words

of (possessive / nominalizer)

の

at; in; on; to (location/time)

に

topic marker

は

past tense (auxiliary)

た

direct object marker

を

be; is (copula)

だ

subject marker

が

quotation / if / supposition

て

if; when; and

と

polite verb ending

ます

too; also

も

at; in (location of action)

で

to be doing (progressive) ‘ing’

ている

be; is (polite copula)

です

passive / potential (auxiliary)

れる

called; named; that says

という

thing; matter

こと

yes; right

ええ

to say; to tell

言う (いう)

well; um (interjection)

あの

just; rather; somewhat

まあ

to be; to exist (inanimate)

ある

right?; isn’t it? (sentence end)

ね

not (verb negation)

ない

to become

なる

question marker

か

that (near listener)

その

but; however

けれど

from; since; by

から

let’s; will

よう

to think; to believe

思う

thing; object

物 (もの)

in that way; so

そう

what

何 (なに)

I; me

私（わたし）

to finish; to close

しまう

that; it

それ

such things as; or something

とか

this (near speaker)

この

nonexistent; not have

無い　（ない）

to go

行く　（いく）

the reason is; it’s that …

のだ

to allow; to make someone do

させる

this (pronoun)

これ

already; yet; soon

もう

to be; formal “is”

である

time; moment

時 (とき）

(emphasis / command)

な

drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; map

図　（ず）

because; since

ので

person; human

人 (ひと）

sentence-end emphasis

よ

in this way; like this

こう

if; when　（particle)

ば

and; such things as

や

to come

来る (くる）

until; to (limit)

まで

to see; to look

見る　（みる）

doing such things as …

たり

now; the present

今　（いま）

good; fine

良い

place; spot

所 (ところ)

oneself; myself

自分 (じぶん)

yes; yeah (casual)

うん

Ah!; Oh!

あー

as expected; after all

やはり

as expected (casual)

やっぱり

want to …

たい

to do; to perform

やる

inside; within

中（なか）

to be (animate); to exist

いる

can; to be able to

できる

etc.; and so on

など

as; in the role of

として

behind; after

後（あと）

again; also; still

また

just a little; a moment

ちょっと

go and do

てくる

only; just

だけ

about; approximately

くらい

not; isn’t

ではない

well; let me see

えーと

direction; way

方 (ほう)

go on doing; continue

ていく

reason; meaning; circumstances

訳 (わけ)

toward; to (direction marker)

へ

how; in what way

どう

one reason (among others)

し

truth; reality

本当 (ほんとう)

to hold; to have

持つ (もつ)

to leave; to exit

出る (でる)

for the sake of; purpose

為 (ため)

meaning; significance

意味【いみ】

the fact is that …; it is that …

のである【のである】

various

いろんな【いろんな】

to attach; to join; to connect

付ける【つける】

form; shape; figure

形【かたち】

considerably; quite; fairly

かなり【かなり】

three

三【さん】

beginning; outset; first

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