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ものthing; object

でんちbattery; cell

はこbox; case

れいぞうこrefrigerator; fridge

たなshelf; ledge

postbox; mailbox

multi-floor building; multi-storey building

ATM

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ATM

convenience store

こうえん(public) park

きっさてんcoffee shop; tearoom

のりばplace for boarding vehicles; bus stop

いえhouse; residence

長野

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ながのNagano (city, prefecture)

たたみtatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

日本が好きです

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にほんがすきですI like Japan.

うちはどちらですか

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Where is your home?

冬の山はきれいです

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ふゆのやまはきれいですThe mountains are beautiful in winter.

かかります

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang

ひとつone; for one thing

みっつthree; three years of age

よっつfour; 4

いつつfive; five years of age

むっつsix; six years of age

ななつseven; seven years of age

やっつeight; eight years of age

ここのつnine; nine years of age

とお

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ten; 10

how many; how old

ひとりone person; being alone

ふたりtwo persons; two people

is it?; isn't it?

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to

りんごapple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

みかんmandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange

サンドイッチ

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

アイスクリーム

きってstamp (postage); merchandise certificate

はがきpostcard; memo

ふうとうenvelope

りょうしんparents; both parents

きょうだいbrothers and sisters; siblings

あにolder brother; elder brother

おにいさんolder brother; elder brother

あねolder sister; elder sister

おねえさんolder sister; elder sister

おとうとyounger brother; little brother

おとうとさん

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younger brother

いもうとyounger sister

いもうとさん

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younger sister

がいこくforeign country

りゅうがくせいoverseas student; exchange student

しゅうかん

かげつcounter for months

ぐらい

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approximately; about

どのくらいhow long; how far

ぜんぶで

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in total; altogether

everyone; everybody

だけonly; just

かしこまりました

certainly!; very well

いい天気ですね

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いいてんきですねNice weather, isn't it?

おでかけですか

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Are you going out?

いっていらっしゃい

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Have a good trip! (lit. 'go and come back')

行ってきます

いってきますI'm off (and will be back later); see you later

ふなびんsurface mail (by ship); sea mail

こうくうびんairmail; air mail

オーストラリア

かんたんsimple; easy

ちかいnear; close

とおいfar; distant

はやいfast; quick

おそいslow; late

すくないfew; little

あたたかいwarm; mild

すずしいcool; refreshing

あまいsweet-tasting; sweet

からいspicy; hot

おもいheavy; weighty

かるいlight (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)

きせつseason; time of year

to stick; to paste

てんきweather; fair weather

あめrain; rainy day

ゆきsnow; snowfall

くもりcloudiness; cloudy weather

くうこうairport

うみsea; ocean

せかいthe world; society

パーティー

party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing)

まつりfestival; feast

すきやきsukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

さしみsashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

すしsushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.

てんぷらtempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

ぶたにくpork

とりにくchicken meat; fowl

ぎゅうにくbeef

いけばなikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement

もみじleaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves

both; (not) either

number one; first

continuously; the whole time

はじめてfor the first time; only after ... is it ...

ただいまI'm home!; I'm back!

お帰りなさい

おかえりなさいwelcome home

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See also

JLPT N5 Kanji →JLPT N5 Verbs →JLPT N4 Kanji →