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Tokyo Veg Life with Steve Kaufmann
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Words Vocabulary-1
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
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| including (transitive) | 含めて | ふくめて | fukumete |
| counter for languages | か国語 | かこくご | kagokugo |
| the other day | 先日 | せんじつ | senjitsu |
| to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out | 行う | おこなう | okonau |
| state, state of affairs | 様子 | ようす | yousu |
| report; notification; registration | 届け | とどけ | todoke |
| diplomat | 外交官 | がいこうかん | gaikoukan |
| origin; source (former) | 元 | もと | moto |
| study of foreign languages, linguistics | 語学 | ごがく | gogaku |
| study, learning, tutorial | 学習 | がくしゅう | gakushuu |
| learning, acquisition of a skill | 習得 | しゅうとく | shuutoku |
| experience | 経験 | けいけん | keiken |
| to make (the best) use of, to revive | 生かす | いかす | ikasu |
| making good use of one's experience | 経験を生かして | けいけんをいかして | keiken wo ikashite |
| to advance, to proceed | 進める | すすめる | susumeru |
| those who are advancing | 進めている方 | すすめているかた | susumete iru kata |
| life | 人生 | じんせい | jinsei |
| to live, to exist | 生きる | いきる | ikiru |
| to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate | 語る | かたる | kataru |
| to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy (humble) | 頂く | いただく | itadaku |
| was talking about | について語っていただきました | についてかたっていただきました | ni tsuite katatte itadakimashita |
| video, film | 動画 | どうが | douga |
| end, last | 最後 | さいご | saigo |
| first, beginning | 最初 | さいしょ | saishou |
| news; word; tidings; notice; notification; information | 知らせ | しらせ | shirase |
| compulsary education | 義務教育 | ぎむきょういく | gimukyouiku |
| duty, obligation, responsibility | 義務 | ぎむ | gimu |
| education | 教育 | きょういく | kyouiku |
| by all means, certainly; without fail | 是非 | ぜひ | zehi |
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Words Vocabulary-2
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| mostly | ほとんど | hotondo | |
| foreign country | 外国 | gaikoku | |
| foreigners | 外国の方 | gaikoku no kata | |
| expressly, intentionally | わざわざ | wazawaza | |
| most part, greater part, majority | 大部分 | daibubun | |
| each time | 度に | tabini | |
| as, in the role of | として | toshite | |
| many thousands | 何千 | nanzen | |
| conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation | わけ | wake | |
| to that degree, to that extent, so much | それほど | sorehodo | |
| no matter what country | どこの国でも | doko no kuni de mo | |
| even now, still, as yet | 今でも | ima de mo | |
| extremely | 非常に | hijouni | |
| unpleasant | 不愉快 | fuyukai | |
| normal, ordinary | 普通 | futsuu | |
| coincident with; while; simultaneously | 同時に | doujini | |
| case, situation | 場合 | baai | |
| trading company | 商社 | shousha | |
| to be open, to communicate with | 通じる | tsujiru | |
| large company | 大企業 | daikigyou | |
| ordinary, common, usual | ただ | tada | |
| lumber | 木材 | mokuzai | |
| so in that case | その場合は | sono baai wa | |
| small and medium companies | 中小企業 | chūshoukigyou | |
| general, universal | 一般 | ippan | |
| wholesale store | 問屋 | tonya | |
| supplier | 問屋さん | tonya-san | |
| relation, relationship | 関係 | kankei | |
| life | 生活 | seikatsu | |
| somehow or other | 何となく | nan to naku | |
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Words Vocabulary-3
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| trade, business | 商売 | shoubai | |
| one's self | 自身 | jishin | |
| language, words | 言葉 | kotoba | |
| interest | 興味 | kyoumi | |
| always; without exception; necessarily; certainly | 必ず | kanarazu | |
| foreigner | 外人 | gaijin | |
| get by (live) with just English | 英語で生活できる | eigo de seikatsu dekiru | |
| immigrant | 移民 | imin | |
| fellow, member of the same category | 仲間 | nakama | |
| very hard | 一生懸命 | isshoukenmei | |
| eager | 懸命 | kenmei | |
| talk, chatter | 喋れる | shabereru | |
| confusion | 混乱 | konran | |
| in my case, as for me | 私の場合 | watashi no baai | |
| naturally; as a matter of course | 当然 | touzen | |
| to some extent | ある程度 | aru teido | |
| level | 水準 | suijun | |
| brain | 脳 | nou | |
| to get used to | 慣れる | nareru | |
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Words Vocabulary-4
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill | 刺激 | しげき | shigeki |
| experience | 経験 | けいけん | keiken |
| to concern, to be related | 関する | かんする | kansuru |
| Don't give | 与えない | あたえない | ataenai |
| vocabulary list | 語彙表 | ごいひょう | goihyou |
| grammar, syntax | 文法 | ぶんぽう | bunpou |
| very, considerably, easily, readily, fairly, quite, highly, rather | なかなか | なかなか | nakanaka |
| Don't learn | 習いません | ならいません | naraimasen |
| I don't remember | 覚えません | おぼえません | oboemasen |
| unreasonable, unnatural, unjustifiable | 無理 | むり | muri |
| listen | 聞いて | きいて | kiite |
| read | 読んで | よんで | yonde |
| wherein, therein, thereinto | その中 | そのなか | sononaka |
| naturally, in due course, by itself | 自ずと | おのずと | onozuto |
| to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct | 作る | つくる | tsukuru |
| meaning, significance, sense | 意味 | いみ | imi |
| to get used to, to grow accustomed to, to become familiar with | 慣れ | なれ | nare |
| for example, for instance, e.g. | 例えば | たとえば | tatoeba |
| talk, speech, chat, story, conversation | 話し | はなし | hanashi |
| Korean (language) | 韓国語 | かんこくご | kankokugo |
| Similar | 似ている | にている | nite iru |
| Does not resemble | 似ていない | にていない | nite inai |
| sometimes, at times | 時々 | ときどき | tokidoki |
| Let's say it | 言おう | いおう | iou |
| number (in a series) | 番 | ばん | ban |
| recently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now | 最近 | さいきん | saikin |
| to talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate | 語 | かた | go, kata |
| difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.) | 難しい | むずかしい | muzukashī |
| I started | 始めた | はじめた | hajimeta |
| relation, connection, relevance | 関連 | かんれん | kanren |
| later, afterwards, since | 後 | のち | ato, nochi |
| degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number), about, approximately | 程度 | ていど | teido |
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Words Vocabulary-5
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| I put it out | 出しました | だしました | dashimashita |
| I have to ask | 聞かなくちゃ | きかなくちゃ | kikanakucha |
| to be possible to say, to be able to say | 言える | いえる | ieru |
| Not enough | 足らない | たらない | taranai |
| genuine article, real thing, real deal | 本物 | ほんもの | honmono |
| understanding, comprehension, appreciation, sympathy | 理解 | りかい | rikai |
| how long, how much, to what extent | どれだけ | どれだけ | doredake |
| important, necessary, indispensable | 大切 | たいせつ | taisetsu |
| vocabulary, lexicon, lexis, terminology | 語彙 | ごい | goi |
| discourtesy, impoliteness | 失礼 | しつれい | shitsurei |
| origin, source | 本 | もと | moto |
| I was able to talk | 話せた | はなせた | hanaseta |
| while, during (the time when) | 間に | あいだに | aidani |
| all, entire, whole, altogether | 全部 | ぜんぶ | zenbu |
| fluent (in a language), flowing | 流暢 | りゅうちょう | ryūchou |
| Russian (language) | ロシア語 | ロシアご | roshiago |
| Ukrainian (language) | ウクライナ語 | ウクライナご | ukurainago |
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Words Vocabulary-6
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| mark, objective, target | 目標 | もくひょう | mokuhyou |
| discovery, detection, finding | 発見 | はっけん | hakken |
| Alive | 生きて | いきて | ikite |
| culture, civilization, civilisation | 文化 | ぶんか | bunka |
| mere, simple, sheer | 単なる | たんなる | tannaru |
| map | 地図 | ちず | chizu |
| Live | 生きてく | いきてく | ikiteku |
| fluently (speaking a foreign language) | ぺらぺら | ぺらぺら | perapera |
| human being, person, man, mankind, humankind | 人間 | にんげん | ningen |
| time, season, period, phase, stage | 時期 | じき | jiki |
| the earth, the globe | 地球 | ちきゅう | chikyū |
| enjoyment, pleasure, diversion, amusement, hobby | 楽しみ | たのしみ | tanoshimi |
| closely, intimately | 親しく | したしく | shitashiku |
| deeply | 深く | ふかく | fukaku |
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Words Vocabulary-7
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| unrelated, irrelevant, unconcerned, unconnected | 関係ない | かんけいない | kankeinai |
| not at all (with neg. verb) | 全然 | ぜんぜん | zenzen |
| clearly, plainly, distinctly | はっきり | はっきり | hakkiri |
| speed, velocity, rate | 速度 | そくど | sokudo |
| somehow, for some reason, without knowing why | なぜか | なぜか | nazeka |
| self-confidence, confidence (in oneself) | 自信 | じしん | jishin |
| elastic, flexible | 弾力的 | だんりょくてき | danryokuteki |
| for, in regard to, per | 対して | たいして | taishite |
| resistance, opposition, standing up to | 抵抗 | ていこう | teikou |
| wind, method, manner, way, style | 風 | ふう | fū |
| pronunciation | 発音 | はつおん | hatsuon |
| Funny | おかし | おかし | okashi |
| hermit, recluse | いんじゃ | いんじゃ | inja |
| particularly, especially, specially | 別に | べつに | betsuni |
| I borrowed | かりました | かりました | karimashita |
| to mimic, to imitate | 真似 | まね | mane |
| spicy, hot | からい | からい | karai |
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Words Vocabulary-8
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| depending on the situation, should time and circumstances permit | 場合によって | ばあいによって | bāi ni yotte |
| late | 遅く | おそく | osoku |
| it can't be helped, it is inevitable, nothing can be done, there's no point (in doing something), there's no reason (to do something) | しょうがない | しょうがない | shouganai |
| think | 考えて | かんがえて | kangaete |
| teaching materials | 教材 | きょうざい | kyouzai |
| splendid, nice, wonderful, delicious, sweet | 結構 | けっこう | kekkou |
| method | メソッド | メソッド | mesoddo |
| system | システム | システム | shisutemu |
| development, exploitation | 開発 | かいはつ | kaihatsu |
| establishment, settlement | 確立 | かくりつ | kakuritsu |
| revolutionary (e.g. technology) | 革命的 | かくめいてき | kakumeiteki |
| component, factor, item (e.g. in list) | 要素 | ようそ | youso |
| audio | オーディオ | オーディオ | ōdio |
| Doesn't work | 動かない | うごかない | ugokanai |
| Sit down | 座って | すわって | suwatte |
| room, chamber | 部屋 | へや | heya |
| especially, particularly | それこそ | それこそ | sorekoso |
| earth-shattering, staggering, to a very great extent | ものすごい | ものすごい | monosugoi |
| library | 図書館 | としょかん | toshokan |
| text | テキスト | テキスト | tekisuto |
| preservation, conservation, storage, maintenance | 保存 | ほぞん | hozon |
| several, a number of; number | 数 | すう | suu; kazu |
| language | 言語 | げんご | gengo |
| ingredients, material | 材料 | ざいりょう | zairyou |
| Can walk | 歩ける | あるける | arukeru |
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Words Vocabulary-9
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| to tell | 聞ける | きける | kikeru |
| can read | 読める | よめる | yomeru |
| newspaper | 新聞 | しんぶん | shinbun |
| journal, magazine, periodical | 雑誌 | ざっし | zasshi |
| valid, effective | 有効 | ゆうこう | yūkou |
| use, utilization, utilisation, application | 利用 | りよう | riyou |
| we | 我々 | われわれ | wareware |
| simple, easy, uncomplicated | 簡単 | かんたん | kantan |
| story | ストーリー | ストーリー | sutōrī |
| repeat | 繰り返して | くりかえして | kurikaeshite |
| frequency (of occurrence) | 頻度 | ひんど | hindo |
| verb | 動詞 | どうし | doushi |
| repeating | 繰り返している | くりかえしている | kurikaeshite iru |
| to turn, to revolve; counter for occurances | 回 | まわ | mawa, kai |
| time and time again, many times, a number of times | 何回も | なんかいも | nankaimo |
| get used to | 慣れてく | なれてく | nareteku |
| next, following, subsequent | 次 | つぎ | tsugi |
| grade, level, stage, class, phase, steps, order, gradation | 段階 | だんかい | dankai |
| contents, content, substance, matter, detail, import | 内容 | ないよう | naiyou |
| audio book (book read onto CD or tape) | オーディオブック | オーディオブック | ōdiobukku |
| unlimited, infinity | 無限に | mugenni | |
| furthermore, plus | さらに | sarani | |
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Words Vocabulary-10
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| pass and | 通ったり | とおったり | tōttari |
| buy and | 買ったり | かったり | kattari |
| willingness (e.g. to do something), eagerness, motivation, inspiration, determination, high aspirations | やる気 | やるき | yaruki |
| boil, get excited | 沸いてく | わいてく | waiteku |
| anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, at least | とにかく | とにかく | tonikaku |
| ear | 耳 | みみ | mimi |
| feeling | 感じ | かんじ | kanji |
| I want to use | 使いたい | つかいたい | tsukaitai |
| practicality, practical | 実際 | じっさい | jissai |
| practice, practising | 練習 | れんしゅう | renshū |
| method, process, manner, way, means, technique | 方法 | ほうほう | houhou |
| advice | アドバイス | アドバイス | adobaisu |
| comprehension, understanding | 理解度 | りかいど | rikaido |
| what is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak | いわゆる | いわゆる | iwayuru |
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Words Vocabulary-11
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| passive | パッシブ | パッシブ | passhibu |
| native speaker | ネイティブスピーカー | ネイティブスピーカー | neitibusupīkā |
| to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry | 持つ | もつ | motsu |
| impossible, unlikely, improbable | あり得ない | ありえない | arienai |
| a year | 年間 | ねんかん | nenkan |
| does not live | 住んでいない | すんでいない | sunde inai |
| can not use | 使えません | つかえません | tsukaemasen |
| at least | 少なくとも | すくなくとも | sukunakutomo |
| movie, film | 映画 | えいが | eiga |
| fault, defect, flaw, weak point, weakness, shortcoming, drawback | 欠点 | けってん | ketten |
| terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening | 恐ろしい | おそろしい | osoroshii |
| degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.) | 度 | ど | do |
| self-defense | 自己防衛 | じこぼうえい | jikobouei |
| does not raise | 上げない | あげない | agenai |
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Words Vocabulary-12
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| to have a talk, to tell a story | 話をする | はなしをする | hanashi wo suru |
| should not | いけない | いけない | ikenai |
| myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself | 自分 | じぶん | jibun |
| mistake (eng: miss), error, failure | ミス | ミス | misu |
| not caring, not giving a damn | 気にしない | きにしない | kinishinai |
| worry, concern, anxiety, uneasiness, fear | 心配 | しんぱい | shinpai |
| fear, horror, anxiety, concern, uneasiness, reverence | 恐れ | おそれ | osore |
| doesn't get worse | 悪くならない | わるくならない | waruku naranai |
| little by little | 少しずつ | すこしずつ | sukoshizutsu |
| particularly, especially | 特に | とくに | tokuni |
| skillfully, well, aptly, cleverly | うまく | うまく | umaku |
| this time, now | 今度 | こんど | kondo |
| caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice | 注意 | ちゅうい | chūi |
| to become better, to improve | 良くなる | よくなる | yoku naru |
| half | 半分 | はんぶん | hanbun |
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Words Vocabulary-13
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| because | というのも | というのも | toiunomo |
| disregarding, ignoring | 無視 | むし | mushi |
| it does not mean that ..., I don't mean that ..., it is not the case that | わけじゃない | わけじゃない | wakejanai |
| particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.) | がな | がな | gana |
| greatly, really | いと | いと | ito |
| to face (each other), to be facing | 対する | たいする | taisuru |
| recognition, awareness, perception, understanding, knowledge, cognition, cognizance, cognisance | 認識 | にんしき | ninshiki |
| explanation, exposition | 説明 | せつめい | setsumei |
| influence, effect | 影響 | えいきょう | eikyou |
| possible | あるな | あるな | aruna |
| until now, so far, up to the present | 今まで | いままで | imamade |
| Did not notice | 気が付かなかった | きがつかなかった | kigatsukanakatta |
| to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light) | 点 | とも | tomo |
| already, too late | 既に | すでに | sudeni |
| to become, to amount to | となる | となる | tonaru |
| wake me up | 起こして | おこして | okoshite |
| look | 見て | みて | mite |
| Talking | 話したり | はなしたり | hanashitari |
| turn (in line), order of things, sequential order | 順番 | じゅんばん | junban |
| just | just | just | just |
| Believe | 信じて | しんじて | shinjite |
| do not believe | 信じない | しんじない | shinjinai |
| complex, complicated, intricate, mixed (feelings) | 複雑 | ふくざつ | fukuzatsu |
| to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat | 話す | はなす | hanasu |
| be, is | だ | だ | da |
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Words Vocabulary-14
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| If you try | しようとすれば | しようとすれば | shiyoutosureba |
| say | 言います | いいます | iimasu |
| teacher, master, doctor | 先生 | せんせい | sensei |
| correction, revision, amendment | 訂正 | ていせい | teisei |
| may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly | かもしれない | かもしれない | kamoshirenai |
| apart from that, other than that, leaving that aside, more importantly, more ... than that, but, however | それより | それより | soreyori |
| right, correct | 正しい | ただしい | tadashii |
| direction, orientation, bearing, way | 方向 | ほうこう | houkou |
| to move (house), to transfer (department) | 移る | うつる | utsuru |
| study, learning, tutorial | 学習 | がくしゅう | gakushū |
| duty, obligation, responsibility | 義務 | ぎむ | gimu |
| hard-to-do, difficult, tough, awkward, tricky | やりにくい | やりにくい | yarinikui |
| compulsory, obligatory | 義務的 | ぎむてき | gimuteki |
| nothing special (with neg. verb) | これといった | これといった | koretoitta |
| personal use, private use | しよう | しよう | shiyou |
| rugged (e.g. mountains) | がが | がが | gaga |
| If you think about it | 思えば | おもえば | omoeba |
| efficiency | 能率 | のうりつ | nouritsu |
| to come down, to go down, to fall, to drop, to sink, to get lower | 下がる | さがる | sagaru |
| only, merely, nothing but, no more than | ばかり | ばかり | bakari |
| repetition, repeat, reiteration, iteration, refrain, cycle | 繰り返し | くりかえし | kurikaeshi |
| necessary, needed, essential, indispensable | 必要 | ひつよう | hitsuyou |
| new thing | 新しいもの | あたらしいもの | atarashīmono |
| both, both sides, both parties | 両方 | りょうほう | ryouhou |
| the same, the said, ibid. | 同 | どう | dou |
| to excuse oneself, to take one's leave | じ | じ | ji |
| toeic | toeic | toeic | toeic |
| toefl | toefl | toefl | toefl |
| preparation, setup, arrangements, provision, reserve | 準備 | じゅんび | junbi |
| that sort of, like that | ああいう | ああいう | āiu |
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Words Vocabulary-15
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| to enjoy (oneself) | 楽しむ | たのしむ | tanoshimu |
| progress, advance, improvement, development | 進歩 | しんぽ | shinpo |
| if, in case, if it is the case that, if it is true that | ならば | ならば | naraba |
| please, kindly, I beg of you | どうぞ | どうぞ | douzo |
| Please try it | やってみてください | やってみてください | yattemite kudasai |
| Become | なって | なって | natte |
| novelty | novelty | novelty | novelty |
| liked, well-liked, favourite, favorite | 好き | すき | suki |
| Therefore | よって | よって | yotte |
| elasticity, resilience, flexibility, adaptability | 弾力性 | だんりょくせい | danryokusei |
| to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article) | 忘れる | わすれる | wasureru |
| Back | 戻って | もどって | modotte |
| Came | きた | きた | kita |
| soon | すぐ | すぐ | sugu |
| So too | もそう | もそう | mosou |
| stop | 止めて | やめて | yamete |
| prefix for forming ordinal numbers | 第 | だい | dai |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| do it | やって | やって | yatte |
| When you come back | 戻ったら | もどったら | modottara |
| exploration | exploration | exploration | exploration |
| Not | じゃなくて | じゃなくて | janakute |
| test | テスト | テスト | tesuto |
| examination, exam, test | 試験 | しけん | shiken |
| that person | その方 | そのかた | sonokata |
| conversely, on the contrary | 逆に | ぎゃくに | gyakuni |
| early, soon | 早く | はやく | hayaku |
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Words Vocabulary-16
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| It has been | されています | されています | sarete imasu |
| somehow, how, in what way, why, what kind of | どういう | どういう | douiu |
| private residence | してい | してい | shitei |
| gas, vapour, vapor, gaseous body | きたい | きたい | kitai |
| vision | ビジョン | ビジョン | bijon |
| Drawing | 描いてい | えがいてい | egaite i |
| to be, to come, to go | らっしゃる | らっしゃる | rassharu |
| Enjoyed it | 楽しんだ | たのしんだ | tanoshinda |
| abundance, wealth, plenty, bounty | 豊富 | ほうふ | houfu |
| other (place, thing, person), the rest | 他 | ほか | hoka |
| know | 知って | しって | shitte |
| wanted, wished for, in need of, desired | ほしい | ほしい | hoshii |
| still more, even more, all the more | なおさら | なおさら | naosara |
| good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable | いい | いい | ī |
| very, awfully, exceedingly | とっても | とっても | tottemo |
| enjoyable, fun, pleasant, happy, delightful | 楽しい | たのしい | tanoshī |
| one's own convenience, one's way, selfishness | かって | かって | katte |
| If you get it | もらえれば | もらえれば | moraereba |
| to celebrate, to congratulate, to observe (a festival) | いわ | いわ | iwa |
| loose | ゆる | ゆる | yuru |
| poliglot | poliglot | poliglot | poliglot |
| meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress | 会議 | かいぎ | kaigi |
| Fukuoka (city) | 福岡 | ふくおか | fukuoka |
| moon | 月 | つき | tsuki |
| was | ありました | ありました | arimashita |
| yes, that is correct | はい | はい | hai |
| Compared to | 比べて | くらべて | kurabete |
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Words Vocabulary-17
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| healthy | healthy | healthy | healthy |
| connection | コネクション | コネクション | konekushon |
| to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on | きる | きる | kiru |
| seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope | でしょ | でしょ | desho |
| connect | コネクト | コネクト | konekuto |
| in relation to | 関して | かんして | kanshite |
| every week | 毎週 | まいしゅう | maishū |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| why, oh | いや | いや | iya |
| week | 週間 | しゅうかん | shūkan |
| comment | コメント | コメント | komento |
| some time ago, just now | さっき | さっき | sakki |
| jogging | ジョギング | ジョギング | jogingu |
| I'm doing | していて | していて | shite ite |
| what | 何 | なん | nan |
| It's fun | 楽しいです | たのしいです | tanoshiidesu |
| platform | プラットフォーム | プラットフォーム | purattofōmu |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| working | 勤めています | つとめています | tsutomete imasu |
| programmer | プログラマー | プログラマー | puroguramā |
| to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate | 始め | はじめ | hajime |
| graphics | グラフィックス | グラフィックス | gurafiskusu |
| member, participant, attendee, lineup (sport) | メンバー | メンバー | menbā |
| income, receipts, revenue | 収入 | しゅうにゅう | shūnyū |
| maintenance, preservation, improvement | 維持 | いじ | iji |
| as much as one can, as much as possible, if at all possible | できるだけ | できるだけ | dekirudake |
| idea | アイディア | アイディア | aidia |
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Words Vocabulary-18
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| and in addition to that, even so | それも | それも | soremo |
| society, the world, the times | 世の中 | よのなか | yononaka |
| every day | 毎日 | まいにち | mainichi |
| using | 使っている | つかっている | tsukatte iru |
| computer | コンピューター | コンピューター | konpyūtā |
| any, anything, whatever, whatever one likes, everything, all | 何でも | なんでも | nandemo |
| food | 食べ物 | たべもの | tabemono |
| someone, somebody | 誰か | だれか | dareka |
| Make | 作って | つくって | tsukutte |
| Mexican (person) | メキシコ人 | メキシコじん | mekishikojin |
| orange (fruit, colour) | オレンジ | オレンジ | orenji |
| Making | 作っている | つくっている | tsukutte iru |
| may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly | かも | かも | kamo |
| the world, society, the universe | 世界 | せかい | sekai |
| speaking of | と言えば | といえば | toieba |
| Make | 作ってく | つくってく | tsukutteku |
| Have been | れている | れている | rete iru |
| all, everyone, everybody | みんな | みんな | minna |
| home area, home town | 地元 | じもと | jimoto |
| to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use | 使う | つかう | tsukau |
| should not, must not | べきではない | べきではない | bekidehanai |
| around the world, throughout the world | 世界中 | せかいじゅう | sekaijū |
| goods, article, thing | 品物 | しなもの | shinamono |
| supply, provision | 供給 | きょうきゅう | kyoukyū |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| century | 世紀 | せいき | seiki |
| purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention | 目的 | もくてき | mokuteki |
| Be spoken | 話される | はなされる | hanasareru |
| pasturing (e.g. cattle), turning loose (to graze) | のがい | のがい | nogai |
| abundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich, affluent | 豊か | ゆたか | yutaka |
| God bless me!, Good heavens! | したり | したり | shitari |
| lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous, vital, spirited | 元気 | げんき | genki |
| Can spend | 過ごせる | すごせる | sugoseru |
| call, visit | お伺い | おうかがい | oukagai |
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| thank you very much | どうもありがとう | どうもありがとう | doumoarigatou |
| language | ご | ご | go |
| fortune, riches | ざい | ざい | zai |
| please | まし | まし | mashi |
| House | いえ | いえ | ie |
| it is I who should say so | こちらこそ | こちらこそ | kochirakoso |
| see | see | see | see |
| you | you | you | you |
| next | next | next | next |
| time | time | time | time |
| farewell, adieu, goodbye, so long | さようなら | さようなら | sayounara |
| how, in what way, how about | いかが | いかが | ikaga |
| don't you think?, indicates question | でしょうか | でしょうか | deshouka |
| now, this time, lately | 今回 | こんかい | konkai |
| management, administration, operation | 運営 | うんえい | unei |
| premium | プレミアム | プレミアム | puremiamu |
| membership | メンバーシップ | メンバーシップ | menbāshippu |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| switching off (e.g. electricity), turning off (e.g. water) | オフ | オフ | ofu |
| special | スペシャル | スペシャル | supesharu |
| offer | オファー | オファー | ofā |
| Whats | いただきました | いただきました | itadakimashita |
| details, particulars, specifics | 詳細 | しょうさい | shousai |
| outline, summary, overview, abridgment, synopsis | 概要 | がいよう | gaiyou |
| column of text (e.g. in a newspaper) | 欄 | らん | ran |
| link, directory entry | リンク | リンク | rinku |
| please look at it | ご覧ください | ごらんください | gorankudasai |
| next month | 来月 | らいげつ | raigetsu |
| day, days | 日 | ひ | hi |
| arrival in Japan, coming to Japan, visit to Japan | 来日 | らいにち | rainichi |
| Will be | されます | されます | saremasu |
| enclosure, box | 囲み | かこみ | kakomi |
| meal, dinner | 食事 | しょくじ | shokuji |
| to meet, to encounter, to see | 会 | あ | a |
| meat | ミート | ミート | mīto |
| increasing (eng: up) | アップ | アップ | appu |
| holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.), opening, hosting (e.g. the Olympics) | 開催 | かいさい | kaisai |
| this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker), this direction | こちら | こちら | kochira |
| in line with this, therefore, consequently, so, such being the case, in that regard, in this connection | ついては | ついては | tsuiteha |
| seat | 席 | せき | seki |
| limit, limits, bounds | 限り | かぎり | kagiri |
| application, entry, request, subscription, offer, proposal, overture, challenge | 申し込み | もうしこみ | moushikomi |
| earlier than usual, ahead of time, in good season | 早目に | はやめに | hayameni |
| month | month | month | month |
| in | in | in | in |
| bye | bye | bye | bye |
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| people, here and there | 方々 | katakata | |
| story of one's experience | 体験談 | taikendan | |
| before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to | 気がつくと | kigatsukuto | |
| passage of time | 経つ | tatsu | |
| time passed | 経ちました | tachimashita | |
| those | それら | sorera | |
| to answer (v) | 答える | kotaeru | |
| answer (n) | 答え | kotae | |
| going to answer | 答えていきます | kotaete ikimase | |
| chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion | きっかけ | kikkake | |
| classic, standard | お決まり | o kimari | |
| virtually, practically | 実際に | jissai ni | |
| interview (for a job) | 面接 | mensetsu | |
| normal | 普段 | fudan | |
| to be asked | 聞かれる | kikareru | |
| to find resolution | 纏まる | matomaru | |
| considerably | なかなか | nakanaka | |
| abruptly, suddenly | いきなり | ikinari | |
| determination | 決心 | kesshin | |
| rather | むしろ | mushiro | |
| if so; in that case | すれば | sureba | |
| the more you do it | すればするほど | sureba suru hodo | |
| to come in contact with | 触れ合う | fure au | |
| strongly | 強く(つよく) | tsuyoku | |
| reason | わけ | wake | |
| opportunity; occasion; chance | ついで | tsuide | |
| to lose one's way | 迷う | mayou | |
| even, if only | すら | sura | |
| kind | 優し | yasashi | |
| properly | きちんと | kichinto | |
| thanks, gratitude, manners | お礼 | o rei | |
| to return something, to respond with | 返す | kaesu | |
| embarrassed | 恥ずかしい | hazukashii | |
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Words Vocabulary-2
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| chance, opportunity | 機会 | きかい | kikai |
| simple, easy, uncomplicated | 簡単 | かんたん | kantan |
| to face (each other), to be facing | 対する | たいする | taisuru |
| interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for) | 興味 | きょうみ | kyoumi |
| to deepen; to heighten; to intensify | 深まる | ふかまって | fukamaru |
| official certification, official approval, inspection, verification | 検定 | けんてい | kentei |
| class (e.g. school), grade, rank | 級 | きゅう | kyū |
| success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility | 合格 | ごうかく | goukaku |
| finding employment, getting a job | 就職 | しゅうしょく | shūshoku |
| to think, to consider | 考える | かんがえている | kangaeru |
| especially, particularly | それこそ | sorekoso | |
| life (i.e. conception to death) | 人生 | じんせい | jinsei |
| to occur, to happen | 起こる | おこる | okoru |
| indicates position in a sequence | 番目 | ばんめ | banme |
| frequency (of occurrence) | 頻度 | ひんど | hindo |
| secret (method, trick, etc.), key (e.g. to success), mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.), recipe, trick | 秘訣 | ひけつ | hiketsu |
| decisively, decidedly, boldly, once and for all, unreservedly, frankly | ズバリ | ズバリ | zubari |
| to answer, to reply | 答える | こたえます | kotaeru |
| language | 言語 | げんご | gengo |
| learning, acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.) | 習得 | しゅうとく | shūtoku |
| particularly, especially, specially | 別に | べつに | betsuni |
| some, any, in any way, of some kind, of some sort | 何らか | なんらか | nanraka |
| genius, prodigy, natural gift | 天才 | てんさい | tensai |
| great, excellent, outstanding | 優れた | まされた | sugureta |
| head, brains | 頭脳 | ずのう | zunou |
| really, truly, entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly | 全く | またく | mataku |
| investment | 投資 | とうし | toushi |
| consciousness | 意識 | いしき | ishiki |
| tightly (holding on), firmly, securely | しっかり | shikkari | |
| action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation | 行動 | こうどう | koudou |
| number (in a series) | 番 | ばん | ban |
| important, necessary, indispensable | 大切 | たいせつ | taisetsu |
| caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice | 注意 | ちゅうい | chūi |
| essential, important, crucial, vital, main | 肝心 | かんじん | kanjin |
| point | ポイント | ポイント | pointo |
| eye, eyeball | 目 | め | me |
| ear | 耳 | みみ | mimi |
| activation, stimulation, revitalization, invigoration | 活性化 | かっせいか | kasseika |
| that is to say, that is, in other words, I mean, that (this, it) means | つまり | tsumari | |
| grammar, syntax | 文法 | ぶんぽう | bunpou |
| voice, speech, sound of a voice | 音声 | おんせい | onsei |
| study, learning, tutorial | 学習 | がくしゅう | gakushū |
| to be helpful, to be useful | 役に立つ | やくにたつ | yakunitatsu |
| information, news, intelligence, advices | 情報 | じょうほう | jouhou |
| kitchen | 台所 | だいどころ | daidokoro |
| cooking, cookery, cuisine | 料理 | りょうり | ryouri |
| conversation | 会話 | かいわ | kaiwa |
| to repeat | 繰り返する | くりかえして | kurikaesuru |
| fashion, style, manner, school of thought | 流 | ながして | ryu |
| to hear | 聞く | きく | kiku |
| pronunciation | 発音 | はつおん | hatsuon |
| to mimic, to imitate | 真似 | まね | mane |
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Words Vocabulary-3
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| English | Japanese | Japanese-Kana | Japanese-Romaji |
| as soon as possible, as quickly as possible, speedily, without delay, ASAP | なるべく早く | なるべくはやく | narubekuhayaku |
| improvement (e.g. in skill, ability), advance, progress | 上達 | じょうたつ | joutatsu |
| courage, bravery, valour, valor, nerve, boldness | 勇気 | ゆうき | yūki |
| necessary, needed, essential, indispensable | 必要 | ひつよう | hitsuyou |
| important, momentous, essential, principal, major | 重要 | じゅうよう | jūyou |
| to feel, to sense, to experience | 感じ | かんじ | kanji |
| trouble, hardship, difficulty, labour, labor, toil, pains | 苦労 | くろう | kurou |
| poor (at), weak (in), not very good (at) | 苦手 | にがて | nigate |
| prattle, broken language, halting language, baby talk, imperfect speech, smattering | 片言 | かたこと | katakoto |
| state of affairs (around you), situation, circumstances | 状況 | じょうきょう | joukyou |
| in spite of, regardless of | 関わらず | かかわらず | kakawarazu |
| be courageous | 勇気を出して | ゆうきをだして | yūkiwodashite |
| called out | 声をかけた | こえをかけた | koe o kaketa |
| emphasis, highlight, stress, stressed point | 強調 | きょうちょう | kyouchou |
| I will give you an example | 例をあげます | れいをあげます | rei o agemasu |
| special skill | 特技 | とくぎ | tokugi |
| to make (the best) use of, to put to good use, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc.) | 生かす | いかす | ikasu |
| hobby, pastime | 趣味 | しゅみ | shumi |
| make use of | 生かせる | いかせる | ikaseru |
| personal history, curriculum vitae, resume | 履歴書 | りれきしょ | rirekisho |
| application, subscription, entry (competition, raffle, etc.), enlistment | 応募 | おうぼ | oubo |
| for the first time in one's life | 生まれて初めて | うまれてはじめて | umaretehajimete |
| scene, setting (e.g. of novel) | 場面 | ばめん | bamen |
| to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use | 使う | つかう | tsukau |
| to receive, to get | 受ける | うける | ukeru |
| scary, frightening, eerie, dreadful | 怖い | こわい | kowai |
| evolution, progress | 進化 | しんか | shinka |
| apprenticeship, probation, learning by observation | 見習い | みならい | minarai |
| happiness, blessedness, luck, fortune, felicity | 幸い | さいわい | saiwai |
| internship | インターンシップ | インターンシップ | intānshippu |
| to go, to come, to call | 参 | まい | mai |
| very, extremely, exceedingly | 非常に | ひじょうに | hijouni |
| experience | 経験 | けいけん | keiken |
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| comfort | 居心地 | いごこち | igokochi |
| bad, poor, inferior | 悪い | わるい | warui |
| result, consequence, outcome, effect | 結果 | けっか | kekka |
| other (place, thing, person), the rest | 他 | ほか | hoka |
| to advance, to move forward, to put (a clock, watch) forward, to carry forward (plans, work, etc.), to proceed with, to make progress in, to further, to hasten, to speed up | 進める | すすめる | susumeru |
| circumference, girth | 周り | まわり | mawari |
| respect, esteem, reverence, honour, honor | 尊敬 | そんけい | sonkei |
| bright, intelligent | 頭いい | あたまいい | atamaī |
| compliment | 褒めてく | ほめてく | hometeku |
| happy, glad, pleasant | 嬉しい | うれしい | ureshii |
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