Contents

1. Lesson 22-Top
2. Kanji in Lesson 22
3. たんご (Vocabulary)
1. Nouns
2. Verbs
3. Others
4. 会話 (Dialgoues)
5. ぶんぽう (Grammar)
6. れんしゅう (Practice)
Words marked with ★ appear in the dialogues.
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Nouns

# @ Kana Kanji Meaning
1. ★ アニメ   anime; animation
2. ★ おと 音 sound; noise
3. ★ かかりのもの 係の者 a person in charge [extra-modest form]
4. ★ かど 角 corner
5. ★ ゲームソフト   video game (software)
6. ★ こちら   this one [polite]
7. ★ このへん この辺 around here [へん indicates an approximate area and is always preceded by a prenominal or modifier.  e.g. あのへん (around over there; around the area we both know), スタジアムのへん (around the stadium)]
8. ★ しんごう 信号  traffic light
9. ★ しんぴん 新品 a new one
10. ★ せんぱい 先輩  senior member of the group
11. ★ つぎ 次 next
12. ★ ヘッドホン   headphone
13. ★ みぎがわ 右側 the right-hand side
14. ★ レシート   receipt [レシート Usually refers to a receipt which comes out of the cash register machine.  Hand-written receipts on pre-printed forms, which are used for more formal purposes, are called りょうしゅうしょ.]
15.   イヤホン   earphone(s)
16.   こうはい 後輩 junior member of the group [Unlike せんぱい, こうはい cannot be attached to a junior member's name to refer to that person.]
17.   しゅみ 趣味 hobby
18.   しょうせつ 小説 novel
19.   つきあたり   the end of the road
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Verbs

(う) = う verb, (る) = る verb, (irreg) = irregular verb
# @ Kana Kanji Meaning
1.   ~ておる (~ております)   (う) [extra-modest form of ~ている; Usually used in the polite form: ~ております]
2.   ~でござる (~でございます)   (う) [extra-modest form of Nです/な-Adjです; Usually used in the polite form: ~でございます]
3. ★ かえす 返す (る) to return (something) (~を)
4. ★

まいる

(まいります)

参る 参ります (る) to come/go [extra-modest form of いく and くる; Usually used in the polite form] (~へ・に)
5. ★ まがる 曲がる (う) to turn (right or left) (~を~みぎ (ひだり) に・へまがる) [かどをみぎにまがる]
6. ★ もうす (もうします) 申す 申します (う) to say [extra-modest form of いう; Usually used in the polite form]
7. ★ よぶ 呼ぶ (う) to summon (someone); to call (someone) (~を)
8.   いただく 頂く (う) to eat; to drink [extra-modest form of たべる and のむ; Usually used in the polite form] (~を)
9.   いただく 頂く (う) to receive (a gift) [extra-modest form of もらう; Usually used in the polite form] (~を)
10.   うかがう   (う) to humbly visit; to humbly ask [humble form of いく・くる and きく] (~に)
11.   ぞんじております 存じております (sp) to know [humble form of 知っている]
12.   ぞんじません 存じません (sp) not know [humble form of 知らない]
13.   ぞんじあげています 存じ上げています (sp) to know [humble form of 知っている]
14.   おる (おります)   (う) (a person) is in …; stays at … [extra-modest form of いる; Usually used in the polite form]
15.   くださる 下さる (う) to give (something) to me/us [honorific form of くれる] (~を)
16.   ござる (ございます)   (う) there is [extra-modest form of ある; Usually used in the polite form]
17.   もどる 戻る (う) to return; to go/come back (~に)
18.   いたす (いたします) 致す 致します (う) to do [extra-modest form of する; Usually used in the polite form] (~を)
19. ★ こうかんいたす ( こうかんいたします) 交換いたす (う) to exchange (XとYを) [humble form of こうかんする; Usually used in the polite form]
20. ★ こうかんする 交換する (irreg) to exchange (XとYを)
21. ★ またせる   (る) to keep (someone) waiting (~を)
22.   きこえる 聞こえる (る) to be audible [Do NOT confuse きこえる with きける.  The latter is the potential of the willful action きく.] (~が)
23.   さしあげる 差し上げる (る) to give (something) to (an out-group member or senior member of one's group) [humble form of あげる] (~を)
24.   つたえる 伝える (る) to convey (message)
25.   みえる 見える (る) to be visible [Do NOT confuse みえる with みられる.  The latter is the potential of the willful action みる.] (~が)
26. ★ はいけんする 拝見する (irreg) [humble form of みる; Usually used in the polite form] (~を)
27. ★ へんぴんする 返品する (irreg) to return (merchandise) for a refund (~を)
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Others

# @ Kana Kanji Meaning
1. ★ しょうしょう 少々 (adv) a few moments; a little [polite]
2. ★ かしこまりました   (phr) Certainly. [polite]
3. ★ できれば   (phr) if possible
4. ★ まことに 誠に (phr) really [very polite]
5. ★ もうしわけありません 申し訳ありません (phr) You have my apologies. [polite] (Lit. "I have no excuse.")
6. ★ よろしかったら   (phr) if it’s okay (the other person’s judgment) [polite]
7. ★ ほしょうきかんない 保証期間内 (phr) within a warranty period
8. ★ これでいい   (phr) This is all right. This will do.
9. ★ たべやすい 食べやすい (い) easy to eat
10. ★ よろしい   (い) all right [the other person’s judgment] [polite]
11.   おもい 重い (い) heavy (weight); serious (illness)
12.   かるい 軽い (い) light (weight)
13.   ~にくい   (い) difficult to ... [~にくい are adjective-forming suffixes attached to the stem of a verb.]
14.   ~やすい   (い) easy to... [~やすい are adjective-forming suffixes attached to the stem of a verb.]
15. ★ まっすぐ   (な) straight
16. ★ ~がわ ~側 (suf) [~がわ is a suffix attached to such words as みぎ, ひだり, and むこう to indicate which side of the object the speaker is referring to.]
17. ★ ~せんぱい ~先輩 (suf) [often attached to a senior member’s last name by a junior member]
18. ★ これから   (phr) from now on
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