Contents
1. Verbs
2. Nouns
3. Others
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1  Verbs: () = verb, () = verb, (irreg) = irregular verb  

 

えらぶ 選ぶ () to choose; to select
おゆをわかす お湯を沸かす () to boil water
かみをとかす 髪をとかす () to comb one's hair
こむ 混む () to get crowded/congested
やめる   () to quit [バイトをやめる: to quit a part-time job]
たからくじにあたる 宝くじに当たる () to win a lottery
ぬぐ 脱ぐ () to take off (clothes)
ひげをそる   () to shave one's beard/mustache
いれる 入れる () to make/pour/serve (tea, coffee, etc.)
かぎをかける 鍵をかける () to lock [ドアにかぎをかける: to lock the door]
たりる 足りる () to be sufficient/enough
なれる 慣れる () to get used/accustomed to [日本の生活になれる: to get used to living in Japan]
けしょうする 化粧する (irreg) to put makeup on
しゅうしょくする 就職する (irreg) to get full-time job (at) [会社にしゅうしょくする: to get employed by a company]
する   (irreg) to wear/attach (small items such as necktie, watch, etc.)
りこんする 離婚する (irreg) to get a divorce

 

2  Nouns  

 

バイト   part-time job [casual; Same as アルバイト]
おきゃくさん お客さん guest; visitor; customer
おゆ お湯 hot water
かみ (L.4) paper
かぎ lock or key
きゅうりょう 給料 salary
コンタクト   contact lenses
さいてい 最低 the lowest; the worst
サラリーマン   salaried man; (male) company employee
ざんぎょう 残業 overtime work
ストーブ   heater [not a cooking stove]
たからくじ 宝くじ lottery
ちがい 違い difference
ニュース (L.6)   news
ひげ   beard; mustache
ひみつ 秘密 secret
りょう (L.4) dormitory
りょこうがいしゃ 旅行会社 travel agency
じぶん 自分 oneself

 

3  Others  

 

うらやましい   () envious [私は田中さんがうらやましい: I envy Ms. Tanaka.]
すくない 少ない () few; little
つよい 強い () strong
しなくてもいい   do not have to do (something) [Lit. "it is okay even if someone doesn't do it"]
なあ   [sentence particle expressing exclamation ("!")]
~みたい   casual resemblance: It looks like/seems...
たとえば   for example
~にくらべて ~に比べて compared with
~によると   according to
~まえに ~前に before (something happens) [non-past V + 前に as in ねる前に: before I go to bed]
~てから   after (something happens) [Vて+から as in 飲んでから: after I drink (something)]
やっぱり   after all; on second thought; as expected
おめでとうございます   Congratulations!
~かな(あ)   I wonder. [casual; male]
~かしら   I wonder. [casual; female]
ずいぶん   very
そうか   I see. [casual; In formal situations, use そうですか.]
それに   furthermore; moreover; in addition
 
 
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