| Term | Definition |
| 私 | me (anyone) |
| 今 | now |
| 田 | rice field |
| 山 | mountain |
| 川 | river |
| 元 | beginning, origin, source |
| 気 | air, spirit |
| 天 | sky, heavens |
| 見 | look, watch, see |
| 行 | go |
| 女 | woman |
| 男 | man |
| 食 | eat |
| 飲 | drink, swallow |
| 私 | わたし |
| 今 | いま/こん |
| 田 | た/だ |
| 山 | やま/さん |
| 川 | かわ/がわ |
| 元 | げん |
| 気 | き |
| 天 | てん |
| 見 | み |
| 行 | い |
| 女 | おんな |
| 男 | おとこ |
| 食 | た |
| 飲 | の/いん |
| うみ | sea |
| きって | postal stamps |
| きっぷ | ticket |
| サーフィン | surfing |
| しゅくだい | homework |
| たべもの | food |
| たんじょうび | birthday |
| テスト | test |
| でんき | weather |
| のみもの | drink |
| はがき | postcard |
| バス | bus |
| ひこうき | airplane |
| べや | room |
| ぼき | I (used by men) |
| やすみ | holiday; day off; absence |
| りょこう | travel |
| あたらしい | new |
| あつい | hot (weather) |
| あつい | hot (objects) |
| いそがしい | busy (people/days) |
| おおきい | large |
| おもしろい | interesting |
| こわい | frightening |
| さむい | cold (weather – not used for objects) |
| たのしい | fun |
| ちいさい | small |
| つまらない | boring |
| ふるい | old (thing – not used for people) |
| むずかしい | difficult |
| やさしい | easy (problem); kind (person) |
| やすい | inexpensive; cheap (thing) |
| きらい(な) | disgusted with; to dislike |
| きれい(な) | beautiful; clean |
| げんき(な) | healthy; energetic |
| しずか(な) | quiet |
| すき(な) | fond of; to like |
| だいきいらい(な) | to hate |
| だいすき(な) | very fond of; to love |
| にぎやか(な) | lively |
| バンサム(な) | handsome |
| ひま(な) | not busy; to have a lot of free time |
| およぐ | to swim |
| きく | to ask |
| のる | to ride; to board |
| やる | to do; to perform |
| てがける | to go out |
| いっしょに | together |
| それから | and then |
| だいじょうぶ | its okay; not to worry; everything is under control |
| とても | very |
| どんな | what kind of … |
| まい | [counter for flat objects] |
| まで | to (a place); as far as (a place); till (a time) |
| xにいく | to go to x |
| うちにかえる | to go back; to return home |
| xをきく | to listen to x; to hear x |
| xをのむ | to drink x |
| xをはなす | to speak x; to talk x |
| xをよむ | to read x |
| x時におきる | to get up at x o'clock |
| xをたべる | to eat |
| x時にねる | to sleep at x o'clock; to go to sleep at x o'clock |
| xをみる | to see x; to look at x; to watch x |
| xにくる | to come to x |
| xをする | to do x |
| xをべんきょうする | to study x |
| はやい | early |
| あまり | not much |
| ぜんぜん | never |
| たいてい | usually |
| ちょっと | a little |
| ときどき | sometimes |
| よく | often; much |
| そうですね | That's right; let me see |
| でも | but |
| xはどうですか | How about x? How is x? |
| おみやげ | souvenir |
| つくえ | desk |
| いす | chair |
| てがみ | letter |
| バスてい | bus stop |
| xにあう | to meet x; to see x (x=person) |
| yにxがかう | there is X in Y (x=inanimate) |
| xをかく | to write x |
| じゃしんをよる | to take pictures |
| xをまつ | to wait for x |
| xがわかる | to understand x |
| yにxがいる | (a person) is X in Y; X stays at Y (X=animate) |
| ごめなさい | I'm sorry |
| たから | so; therefore |
| たくさん | many; a lot |
| どうして | why |
| びょういん | hospital |
| ホテル | hotel |
| ほんや | bookstore |
| まち | town |
| レストラン | restaurant |
| xをかう | to buy x |
| ひとり | alone |
| みぎ | Right |
| ひだり | Left |
| まえ | Front |
| うしろ | Back |
| なか | Inside |
| うえ | On |
| した | Under |
| そば | Near |
| となり | Next To |
| あいだ | Between |
| 中 | Inside Kanji |
| 上 | On Kanji |
| 下 | Under Kanji |
| ついたち | 1st Day |
| ふつか | 2nd Day |
| みっか | 3rd Day |
| よっか | 4th Day |
| いつか | 5th Day |
| むいか | 6th Day |
| なのか | 7th Day |
| ここのか | 9th Day |
| とおか | 10th Day |
| じゅうよっか | 14th Day |
| はっか | 20th Day |
| にじゅうよっか | 24th Day |
| ようか | 8th Day |