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good; excellent

わるいbad; poor

暑い,熱い

L8

あついhot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.)

さむいcold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke)

つめたいcold (to the touch); chilly

むずかしいdifficult; hard

やさしいeasy; plain

たかいhigh; tall

やすいcheap; inexpensive

ひくいlow (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position)

おもしろい

interesting; fascinating

good(-tasting); nice

いそがしいbusy; occupied

たのしいenjoyable; fun

しろいwhite; blank (e.g. paper)

くろいblack; dark

あかいred; crimson

あおいblue; azure

さくらcherry tree; cherry blossom

やまmountain; hill

まちtown; block

たべものfood

ところplace; spot

りょうhostel; dormitory

レストラン

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

せいかつlife; living

しごとwork; job

how; in what way

what kind of; what sort of

remainder; remnant

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession

お元気ですか

L8

おげんきですかhow are you?

もう一杯いかがですか

L8

もういっぱいいかがですかWould you like another cup [~]?

けっこうです

L8

No, thank you. (I've had enough.)

もうですね

L8

It's already ~, isn't it?

そろそろ失礼します

L8

そろそろしつれいしますIt's about time I left. (a guest before leaving)

またいらっしゃってください

L8

Please come again.

シャンハイShanghai (China)

金閣寺

L8

きんかくじKinkakuji (temple in Kyoto); Golden Pavilion

奈良公園

L8

ならこうえんNara Park

ふじさんMount Fuji; Mt. Fuji

七人の侍

L8

しちにんのさむらいSeven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)

すきliking; being fond of

きらいdisliked; hated

じょうずskillful; skilled

へたhumble position; inferior

のみものdrink; beverage

りょうりcooking; cookery

やきゅうbaseball

りょこうtravel; trip

おんがくmusic

うたsong; singing

クラシック

classical music; classic

コンサート

かぶきkabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red

えpicture; drawing

じsection of village

かんじkanji; Chinese character

ひらがなhiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

ローマじLatin alphabet; Roman alphabet

細かいお金

L9

こまかいおかねsmall change

じかんtime; hour

ようじbusiness; things to do

やくそくpromise; agreement

アルバイト

part-time job; side job

ごしゅじんyour husband; her husband

おっとhusband

おくさんwife; your wife

つまwife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi)

子ども

L9

こどもchild; children

nicely; properly

だいたいgenerally; on the whole

すこしa little; a bit

ぜんぜん(not) at all; (not) in the slightest

早く,速く

L9

はやくearly; soon

how; in what way

貸してください

L9

かしてくださいPlease lend me [~]. / May I borrow [~]?

いいですよ

L9

Sure, go ahead.

残念ですが

L9

ざんねんですがI'm sorry, but ... (declining an invitation)

だめですか

L9

Is it no good? / Won't it work? (confirming a refusal)

また今度お願いします

L9

またこんどおねがいしますMaybe next time. (polite refusal of an invitation)

けんprefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.)

うえabove; over

したbelow; down

まえlast (i.e. immediately preceding); previous

うしろback; behind

みぎright; right-hand side

ひだりleft; left-hand side

なかinside; interior

そとoutside; exterior

となりnext (to); adjoining

ちかくnear; neighbourhood

あいだspace (between); gap

such things as ...; and ... and

ナンプラー

L10

(Thai) fish sauce

一番下

L10

いちばんしたat the very bottom

東京ディズニーランド

L10

とうきょうディズニーランドTokyo Disneyland

アジアストア

L10

Asia Store (fictional shop name)

to be (of animate objects); to exist

various; a variety of

おとこのひとman

おんなのひとwoman

おとこのこboy; son

おんなのこgirl; daughter

いぬdog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine

ねこcat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline

ぞうform; shape

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