Words in square brackets are not used in vocabulary tests, and their meanings will be provided in classroom activities. However, you will need to study them for other quizzes and exams. Words with ★ appear in the dialogues. |
this place |
that place (near you) |
that place (far away) |
which place? |
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this way; this side; near side (of X) |
that way (toward you); that side (toward you) |
that way/that side (away from us); far side (of X) |
which way? which side? |
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建物 |
building |
学生会館 |
student center |
図書館 |
library |
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campus |
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laboratory |
寮 |
dormitory |
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apartment |
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cafeteria |
研究室 |
professor's office |
工学部 |
Engineering Department |
経済学部 |
Economics Department |
法学部 |
Law Department |
教養学部 |
Liberal Arts Department |
何学部 |
What academic department? |
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(large concrete) building |
事務室 |
administrative office; work room |
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office |
食堂 |
dining hall |
体育館 |
gymnasium |
玄関 |
entrance to the house |
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restroom |
お風呂 |
bath |
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bathroom (to bathe in) |
携帯電話
or 携帯 |
cell phone [Lit. "mobile phone"] |
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kitchen |
二階/2階 |
second floor |
庭 |
yard, garden |
廊下 |
hallway |
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textbook |
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駅 |
station |
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stadium |
病院 |
hospital |
銀行 |
bank |
公園 |
park |
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department store |
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convenience store |
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bus |
本屋 |
bookstore |
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hotel |
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supermarket |
郵便局 |
post office |
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McDonald's; McDonald [family name] |
車 |
car |
近所 |
neighborhood |
道 |
road, street, direction |
交番 |
police box; police station |
バス停 |
bus stop |
店 |
store, shop |
救急車 |
ambulance car |
飛行船 |
blimp |
会社 |
company |
外 |
outside [Xのそと: outside of X] |
中 |
inside [Xのなか: inside X] |
右 or 右側 |
right (side) [Xのみぎ: right (side) of X] |
左 or 左側 |
left (side) [Xのひだり: left (side) of X] |
前 |
front (side) [Xのまえ: front of X; across from X] |
後ろ |
back (side) [Xのうしろ: back of X] |
上 |
above; top; upper side [Xのうえ: top of X; above X] |
下 |
below; bottom; lower side [Xのした: below X] |
横 |
side [Xのよこ: the side of X] |
隣 |
next [Xのとなり: next to X]; next door neighbor |
近く |
nearby place, vicinity [Xのちかく/そば: near X] |
向こう |
far side (of X) [Xのむこう: far side of X; beyond X] |
~の方 |
way, direction [あちらのほう: in that direction over there] |
人 |
person |
方 |
person [Honorific expression; Unlike ひと (person), かた is always used after a modifier: あのかたは どなたですか: Who is that person?] |
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who? [Honorific expression; あのかたは どなたですか: Who is that person?] |
去年 |
last year |
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["one" as in しろいの (white one) and きょねんの (last year's one)] |
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T-shirt |
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Mike [first name] |
山田先生 |
Prof. Yamada |
弘子 |
Hiroko [women's first name] |
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汚い |
[い-Adj] dirty きれい: [な-adj] clean |
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[い-Adj] noisy しずか: [な-adj] quiet |
背が高い |
tall (usu. for people) [ せが ひくい: short (usu. for people)] |
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[animate object] is located |
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[inanimate object] is located |
住んでいます |
to live |
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[Subject marker] |
in, at, on [Location marker; Xに あります/います: is located in X] |
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this X |
that X (near you) |
that X (far away) |
which X? |
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Oh? |
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umm..., well... |
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I see. [Past tense of わかります: understand] |
一番 |
number one [Creates a superlative ("the most..."). いちばん せが たかい: the tallest] |
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- Locに なにが ありますか。⇒ Xが あります。
- Xは どこに ありますか。⇒ Locに あります/Locです。
- Locに だれ (or なに)が いますか。⇒ Xが います。
- Xは どこに いますか。⇒ Locに います/Locです。
- ありますか/いますか ⇒ ええ、あります/います or いいえ、ありません/いません
- ありませんか/いませんか ⇒ ええ、ありません/いません or いいえ、あります/います
- Yのどこ/どこのY (e.g., へやのどこ/どこのへや)
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