Grammar
へ:
(1) indicates a direction or goal
(2) indicates the recipient of an action
Kanji/Vocabulary
青: blue, green, green light
持つ: hold, have
財布: purse
遊ぶ: have fun, play
遊びに行く: to go out to play, to go to visit
案内: to guide
迎える: pick up, greet
連れていく: to take
連れて来る: bring over
動物: animal
汚れる: become dirty
動物園: zoo
パンダ: panda
象: elephant
馬: horse
祭り: festival
緩い: loose
寺: temple
神社: shrine
旅行: travel
五人: five people
準備: preparation
予約: reservation
ホテル: hotel
泊まる: stay over
ロビー: lobby
土産: souvenir
サービス: service
ホームステイ: homestay
町: town, city
Kanji/Vocabulary
赤い: red
青い: blue
白い: white
黒い: black
黄色い: yellow
色々な: various
シャツ: shirt
スーツ: suit
履く: wear (below the waist)
パンツ: underpants
子: child
スカート: skirt
靴下: socks
被る: wear (on the head)
色: color
帽子: hat
眼鏡: eyeglasses
為る: wear (ring)
似合う: to match, to suit
指: finger, toe
ネクタイ: necktie
指先: fingertip, toe tip
指輪: ring
時計: watch, clock
靴: shoes
セーター: sweater
コート: coat
着物: kimono
ズボン: pants
ジーンズ: jeans
Grammar
で:
(1) indicates the location of an action: "at", "in"
(2) indicates a means or implement: "by", "with"
(3) indicates materials used: "of", "from", "with"
(4) indicates the greatest (largest, smallest, etc)
(5) indicates amount and scope: "within the space/time of", "in", "for"
(6) indicates the mode or condition of the agent of an action
(7) indicates time or age: "when", "at the age of"
(8) indicates the reason for something: "because of"
Kanji/Vocabulary
桜: cherry blossom
元気: healthy, fine, happy, energetic
ハンサム: handsome
可愛い: cute
格好いい: cool
頭がいい: intelligent, bright
夕食: supper
迚も: very
優しい: friendly
ユーモア: humor
背: stature, height
高い: tall
低い: short
賢い: wise, clever, smart
暑い: hot, warm
御馳走する: treating someone
目: eye
大きい: big
小さい: small
髪: hair
上着: jacket, coat, top
長い: long
短い: short
服: clothes
サイズ: size
試験: text, exam
素敵: fancy, nice
デザイン: design
着る: to wear (above the waist), to put on
脱ぐ: take off
Grammar
か:
(1) indicates a question at the end of the sentence
(2) indicates a choice, doubt, or uncertainty within a sentence
Kanji/Vocabulary
切る: cut
使う: to use
何個: how many (small objects)
一個: one small object
二個: two small objects
三個: three small objects
何台: how many (machines/vehicles)
一台: one machine/vehicle
二台: two machines/vehicles
三台: three machines/vehicles
何時: what time
何分: what minute
1分: 1 minute
2分: 2 minutes
3分: 3 minutes
頃: around
午前: A.M., morning
午後: P.M.
今: now
ぐらい: about
時間: time, hours
花: flower
何時間: how many hours?
から: from
迄: until, up to
どんな: what kind of
1時: 1 o'clock
2時: 2 o'clock
3時: 3 o'clock
半: half an hour
Grammar
や:
(1) joins nouns to indicate a non-exhaustive list of items: "such things as", "and... and"
(2) in the idiomatic expression "ya ina ya" (following a verb root): "as soon as, no sooner had"
Kanji/Vocabulary
意味: meaning
頑張る: do one's best
宿題: homework
日記: diary
レポート: report
図書館: library
本屋: bookstore
練習: practice
スピーチ: speech
七: seven
覚える: memorize
忘れる: forget
問題: problem, question
野球: baseball
例: example
答え: answer
質問: question
九人: nine people
見学: observation
会社: company
銀行: bank
働く: work
休む: rest, take a leave of absence
戻る: return, turn back
休み: break
昼休み: lunch break
暇: free, not busy
忙しい: busy
残業: overtime work
出張: take a business trip
Grammar
とは:
(1) indicates a word or phrase being defined, or for which a definition is being asked
(2) used between two clauses that are opposed in meaning
Kanji/Vocabulary
毎日: everyday
週間: week(s)
ヶ月: month(s)
年: year(s)
回: times
何回: number of times
言葉: word/language
字: alphabet character
語: language
話す: talk, speak
ゆっくり: slowly
言う: say
もう一度: once more
お願いします: please
少し: little
もう少し: a little (more)
良く: well
楽しむ: enjoy
大体: roughly, about, main point, gist
書く: write
聞く: hear
シーディー: CD
駅: railway station
調べる: look up
買う: buy
辞書: dictionary
喋る: chat, talk
漢字: Kanji
片仮名: Katakana
羅馬字: Romaji
Grammar
と:
(1) follows nouns to indicate "and" and "with", and sets off names
(2) used after onomatopoeic adverbs, or follows a word, clause, or sentence and precedes verbs ("iu", "kiku", "omou") to indicate what someone said/asked/thought
(3) follows verbs and adjectives to form a conditional: "if", "unless", "whether or not"
Kanji/Vocabulary
四: four
六人: six people
八: eight
九: nine
十: ten
十一: eleven
十二: twelve
何月: what month?
曜日: day of the week
月曜日: Monday
火曜日: Tuesday
水曜日: Wednesday
木曜日: Thursday
金曜日: Friday
何曜日: what day?
今日: today
明日: tomorrow
昨日: yesterday
1月: January
2月: February
3月: March
4月: April
5月: May
6月: June
7月: July
8月: August
9月: September
10月: October
11月: November
12月: December
Grammar
でも:
(1) used after nouns to emphasize a hypothetical: "even", "even if"
(2) used after nouns for emphasis: "even"
(3) used after an interrogative word for positive emphasis: "any-(one, where, etc)"
(4) used in the form "donna... de mo: "whatever"
(5) used with two or more nouns which serve as examples of a larger list: "either... or"
(6) indicates one possibility: "... or something"
Kanji/Vocabulary
人: person from (country), citizen
瑞西: Switzerland
ケニア: Kenya
先生: teacher
学生: student
大学生: university student
留学生: overseas/exchange student
日本語学校: Japanese school
小学校: elementary school
中学校: junior high school
高校: high school
大学: college/university
教室: classroom
クラス: class
帰る: leave, go home
一: one
電車: train
騒ぐ: make a racket, mess around, make a fuss
子供: child, kid
母親: mother
二: two
英吉利: Britain
加奈陀: Canada
墨西哥: Mexico
伯剌西爾: Brazil
露西亜: Russia
仏蘭西: France
独逸: Germany
伊太利: Italy
西班牙: Spain
Grammar
ても (でも):
(1) "even if", "even though"
(2) after verb, used with interrogatives for emphasis: "no matter who/what/where/when/why"
(3) emphasizes an approximate limit: "at the most"
Kanji/Vocabulary
伝える: convey, transmit, hand down
八人: eight people
十二: ten people
何人: how many people?
女の子: girl
国: country
開く: open
何方: which
来る: to come, to arrive
地図: map
世界: world
印度: India
印度尼西亜: Indonesia
泰: Thailand
捏巴爾: Nepal
比律賓: Philippines
越南: Vietnam
馬来西亜: Malaysia
ミャンマー: Myanmar
土耳其: Turkey
新西蘭: New Zealand
どれ: what, which
四人: four people
亜米利加: United States
二人: two people
三人: three people
女の人: woman
韓国: South Korea
台湾: Taiwan
濠太剌利: Australia
Grammar
も:
(1) two words that are equal: "also", "too"
(2) similar nouns in parallel construction: "and", "as well as", "both"
(3) an addition: "as well as", "in addition"
(4) shows emphasis/absence of doubt concerning time, quantity: "any number of times", "continually"
(5) total negation concerning quality or quantity: "no", "nothing"
(6) emphasizes the extent of a number: "all of", "as much/many as"
(7) approximation concerning number or quantity: "around", "up to"
Kanji/Vocabulary
分かる: to understand, know
学校: school
綺麗: beautiful, lovely
行く: to go
夜: evening
土曜日: Saturday
全然: not at all
見る: watch
山: mountain
方: way (direction/of doing something), side of a conversation
ご両親: parents (formal)
海: ocean, sea
日曜日: Sunday
アルバイト: part-time job
達: group suffix
為る: to do
友達: friend
皆: everyone
家: home
下さい: give me
此の: this
事: thing
何歳: how old
一歳: one year old
中: inside
お母さん: mother
お姉さん: older sister
お兄さん: older brother
妹さん: younger sister
一人: one person
Grammar
が:
(1) indicates the subject of the sentence or object if used with certain verbs or objectives
(2) used between clauses or at the end of sentences, usually meaning "but"
Kanji/Vocabulary
先: front, ahead; first
好き: like
家族: family
大好き: love, being loved (by the speaker)
父: father
両親: parents
母: speaker's mother
妹: younger sister
兄弟: siblings, brothers and sisters
猫: cat
居る: to be, exist (animate objects)
内: one's household, house
お祖父さん: grandfather
勉強: study
お婆さん: grandmother
日本: Japan
埃及: Egypt
日本語: Japanese language
読む: read
本: book
お父さん: father
此れ: this (close to speaker)
平仮名: Hiragana
有る / 在る: have/exists
犬: dog
兄: older brother
姉: older sister
弟: younger brother
会社員: office worker
中国: China
Grammar
は: to set off a topic from the rest of the sentence, which talks about the topic
Kanji/Vocabulary
私: I, me
です: be, is
さん: Mr. or Mrs.
親切: kind, gentle
ちゃん: term of endearment for familiar person
人: person
貴方: you (to someone equal/lower status)
彼: he, him
彼女: she, her
名前: name
はい: yes
御: prefix expressing respect, typically for non-Chinese words
ええ: yes
いいえ: no
そうです: yes, that's right
違う: no, that's not right
お早う: good morning (informal)
お早う御座います: good morning (formal)
今日は: hello/good afternoon
今晩は: good evening
左様なら: goodbye
じゃ、また: see you again
お休みなさい: good night
有り難う: thank you
どう致しまして: you're welcome
有り難う御座います: thank you (formal)
どうぞ: go ahead
どうも: thank you
初めまして: nice to meet you
宜しく: please treat me kindly
37y/o queer woman living on the west coast of the US.
Themes:
Fandom! Arashi, dramas, maybe fanfiction I don't know.
Women's sports! Okay, mostly the WNBA, but, big picture, I support all of them, including trans athletes 100%.
Language learning! Long-time learner of Japanese, currently diving deep on Mandarin Chinese, considering a future dive into Spanish and/or Korean and/or ?? something else?