Minna no Nihongo I Vocabulary

暑い,熱い

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

寒い

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

冷たい

つめたいcold (to the touch); chilly

やすいcheap; inexpensive

低い

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

おもしろい

interesting; fascinating

しろいwhite; blank (e.g. paper)

さくらcherry tree; cherry blossom

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

what kind of; what sort of

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession

お元気ですか

おげんきですかhow are you?

もう一杯いかがですか

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

けっこうです

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

もうですね

It's already ~, isn't it?

そろそろ失礼します

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

Please come again.

上海

シャンハイShanghai (China)

金閣寺

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

奈良公園

ならこうえんNara Park

富士山

ふじさんMount Fuji; Mt. Fuji

七人の侍

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

好き

すきliking; being fond of

嫌い

きらいdisliked; hated

上手

じょうずskillful; skilled

下手

へたhumble position; inferior

classical music; classic

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

かんじkanji; Chinese character

平仮名

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

カタカナ

katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

ローマ字

ローマじLatin alphabet; Roman alphabet

細かいお金

こまかいおかねsmall change

ようじbusiness; things to do

約束

やくそくpromise; agreement

アルバイト

part-time job; side job

ご主人

ごしゅじんyour husband; her husband

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

子ども

こどもchild; children

よく

nicely; properly

大体

だいたいgenerally; on the whole

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

早く,速く

はやくearly; soon

どうして

how; in what way

貸してください

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

いいですよ

Sure, go ahead.

残念ですが

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

ああ

ah!; oh!

だめですか

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

また今度お願いします

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

県

L10

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

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

みぎright; right-hand side

左

L10

ひだりleft; left-hand side

となりnext (to); adjoining

近く

L10

ちかくnear; neighbourhood

間

L10

あいだspace (between); gap

や

L10

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

ナンプラー

L10

(Thai) fish sauce

コーナー

L10

corner; bend

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)

います

L10

to be (of animate objects); to exist

いろいろ

L10

various; a variety of

いぬdog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine

猫

L10

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

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