| Term | Definition |
| あの | um... |
| いま | now |
| えいご | English (language) |
| ええ | yes |
| かくせい | student |
| ご/語 | language |
| こうこう | high school |
| ごご | PM |
| ごぜん | AM |
| さい | ...years old |
| さん | Mr./Ms. |
| じ | o'clock |
| じん | people |
| せんせい | teacher; Professor |
| せんもん | major |
| そうです | That's Right |
| だいがく | college; university |
| でんわ | telephone |
| ともだち | friend |
| なまえ | name |
| なん/なに | what |
| にほん/日本 | Japan |
| ねんせい | Year student |
| はい | yes |
| はん | half |
| ばんごう | number |
| りゅうかくせい | International student |
| わたし | I |
| アメリカ | U.S.A. |
| イギリス | Britain |
| オーストラリア | Australia |
| かんこく | Korea |
| スウエーデン | Sweden |
| ちゅうごく | China |
| かがく | science |
| コンピューター | computer |
| ビジネス | business |
| れきし | history |
| しごと | job; work; occupation |
| いしゃ | doctor |
| かいしゃいん | office worker |
| こうこうせい | high school student |
| しゅふ | housewife |
| だいがくいんせい | grad student |
| だいかくせい | college student |
| べんごし | lawyer |
| おかあさん | mother |
| おようさん | father |
| おねえさん | older sis |
| おにいさん | older bro |
| いもうと | younger sis |
| おとうと | younger bro |
| これ | this one |
| それ | that one |
| あれ | that one over there |
| どれ | which one |
| この | this... |
| その | that... |
| あの | that over there |
| どの | which... |
| あそこ | over there |
| どこ | where |
| だれ | who |
| おいしい | delicious |
| さかな | fish |
| とんかつ | pork cutlet |
| にく | meat |
| メニユー | menu |
| やさい | vegetable |
| えんぴつ | pencil |
| かさ | umbrella |
| かばん | bag |
| くつ | shoes |
| さいふ | wallet |
| ジーンズ | jeans |
| じしょ | dictionary |
| じてんしゃ | bicycle |
| しんぶん | newspaper |
| テープ | tape |
| とけい | watch; clock |
| トレーナー | sweat shirt |
| ノート | notebook |
| ペン | pen |
| ぼうし | hat; cap |
| ほん | book |
| おてあらい | restroom |
| きっさてん | cafe |
| ぎんこう | bank |
| としょかん | library |
| ゆうびんきょく | post office |
| けいざい | economics |
| いくら | how much |
| えん/円 | ...yen |
| たかい | expensive/tall |
| やすい | cheap |
| いらっしゃいませ | Welcome to our store |
| おねかいします | please |
| ください | please give me |
| じゃあ | then...; if that is the case |
| どうぞ | here it is |
| どうも | thank you |
| えいが | movie |
| おんがく | music |
| ざっし | magazine |
| スポーツ | sports |
| デート | date (romantic) |
| テニス | tennis |
| テレビ | TV |
| ビデオ | video tape |
| あそごばん | breakfast |
| おさけ | sake; alcohol |
| おちゃ | green tea |
| コーヒー | coffee |
| ぼんごはん | dinner |
| ハンバーガー | hamburger |
| ひるごはん | lunch |
| みす | water |
| いえ | home; house |
| うち | home; house; my place |
| LL | language lab |
| がっこう | school |
| あさ | morning |
| あした | tomorrow |
| いつ | when |
| きょう | today |
| ごろ | at about |
| こんばん | tonight |
| しゅうまつ | weekend |
| どようび | saturday |
| にしようび | sunday |
| まいにち | everyday |
| まいばん | everynight |
| いく | to go |
| かえる | the go back; to return |
| きく | to listen; to hear |
| のむ | to drink |
| はなす | to speak; to talk |
| よむ | to read |
| おきる | to get up |
| たべる | to eat |
| ねる | to sleep |
| みる | to see |
| くる | to come |
| する | to do |
| べんきょうする | to study |
| いい | good |
| はやい | early |
| あまり | not much |
| ぜんぜん | not at all |
| 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 |
| でも | but |
| どうですか | how about |
| アルバイト | part time job |
| かいもの | shopping |
| クラス | class |
| あなた | you |
| いぬ | dog |
| おみやげ | souvenir |
| こども | child |
| ごはん | rice; meal |
| しゃしん | picture |
| つくえ | desk |
| てがみ | letter |
| ねこ | cat |
| パン | bread |
| ひと | person |
| おてら | temple |
| こうえん | park |
| スーパー | supermarket |
| デパート | department store |
| バスてい | bus stop |
| びょういん | hospital |
| ホテル | hotel |
| ほんや | bookstore |
| まち | town; city |
| レストラン | restaurant |
| きのう | yesterday |
| さっき | a little while ago |
| じかん | hour |
| せんしゅう | last week |
| とき | when |
| げつようび | monday |
| かようび | tuesday |
| すいようび | wednesday |
| もくようび | thursday |
| きんようび | friday |
| あう | to meet |
| ある | there is |
| かう | to buy |
| かく | to write |
| とる | to take (pictures) |
| まつ | to wait |
| わかる | to understand |
| いる | (a person)is in...; stays at... |
| ぐらい | about |
| ごめんなさい | I'm sorry |
| だから | so, therefore |
| たくさん | many; alot |
| と | together with (a person) |
| どうして | why |
| ほとりで | alone |
| もしもし | hello? On the phone |
| うみ | beach |
| きって | postal stamp |
| きっぷ | ticket |
| サーフィン | surfing |
| しゅくだい | homework |
| たべもの | food |
| たんしょうび | birthday |
| テスト | test |
| でんき | weather |
| にみもの | drink |
| はがき | postcard |
| バス | bus |
| へや | room |
| ぼく | I (used for men) |
| やすみ | holiday |
| りょこう | travel |
| あたらしい | new |
| あつい | hot |
| いそかしい | busy (people/days) |
| おおきい | large |
| おもしろい | intersting |
| こわい | scary |
| さむい | cold (weather) |
| たのしい | fun |
| ちいさい | small |
| つまらない | boring |
| ふるい | old (thing, not for people) |
| むすかしい | difficult |
| つめたい | cold (object) |
| やさしい | east (problem; kind person |
| やすい | inexpensive; cheap |
| きらい | to dislike |
| きれい | beautiful; clean |
| げんき | healthy; energetic |
| しずか | quiet |
| すき | to like |
| だいきらい | to hate |
| だいすき | to love |
| にぎやか | lively |
| ハンサム | handsome |
| ひま | not busy |
| およぐ | to swim |
| きく | to ask |
| のる | to ride; to board |
| やる | to do, to perform |
| でかける | to go out |
| いっしょに | together |
| それから | and then |
| だいじょうぶ | It's okay |
| とても | very |
| どんな | what kind of |
| まい | counter for flat things |
| まで | to (a place) |
| あね | my older sister |
| アパート | apartment |
| いもうと | younger sister |
| うた | song |
| おとうと | younger brother |
| おとこのひと | man |
| おにいさん | older brother |
| おねえさん | older sister |
| おんなのひと | woman |
| かいしゃ | company |
| かぞく | Family |
| かみ | hair |
| きょうだい | siblings |
| くに | country |
| くるま | car |
| コンビニ | convenience store |
| しょくどう | cafeteria |
| ちち | my father |
| tシャツ | T-Shirt |
| め | eye |
| めがね | glasses |
| あたまがいい | bright; smart; clever |
| かっこいい | great looking |
| かわいい | cute |
| せがたかい | tall |
| せがひくい | short (stature) |
| ながい | long |
| はやい | fast |
| みじかい | short (length) |
| しんせつ | kind |
| べんり | convenient |
| うたう | to sing |
| かぶる | to put on (a hat) |
| しる | to get to know |
| しっています | I know |
| しりません | I do not know |
| すむ | to live |
| はく | to put on (items below your waist) |
| ふとる | to gain weight |
| ふとっています | to be on the heavy side |
| めがねをかける | to put on (glasses) |
| きる | to put on (clothes above the waist) |
| つとめる | to work for |
| やせる | to lose weight |
| やせています | to be thin |
| けっこんする | to get married |
| が | but |
| なにも | not...anything |
| にん | people counter |
| ひとり | one person |
| ふたり | two people |
| べつに | not in particular |
| もちろん | of course |
| よかったら | if you like |
| あさって | the day after tomorrow |
| あめ | rain |
| かいしゃいん | office worker |
| カメラ | camera |
| カラオケ | karaoke |
| ヂイスコ | disco |
| トマト | tomato |
| パーチイー | party |
| バーベキュー | BBQ |
| ホムステイ | Homestay |
| くうき | air |
| けさ | this morning |
| こんげつ | this month |
| しごと | job |
| だいがくせい | college student |
| でんきよほう | weather forecast |
| ところ | place |
| なつ | summer |
| なにか | something |
| はし | chopsticks |
| ふゆ | winter |
| まいしゅう | every week |
| らいげつ | next month |
| しょうず | skillful; good at... |
| へた | clumsy, poor at... |
| ゆうめい | famous |
| あめがふる | it rains |
| あらう | to wash |
| いう | to say |
| いる | to need (~が) |
| おそくなる | to be late (for...) (~に) |
| おもう | to think |
| きる | to cut |
| つくる | to make |
| もっていく | to take (something) |
| じろじろみる | to stare (at...) (~を) |
| はじめる | to begin |
| うんてんする | to drive (~を) |
| せんたくする | to do laundry |
| そうじする | to clean |
| しょうりする | to cook |
| ううん | uh-huh; no |
| うん | uh-huh; yes |
| かんぱい | Cheers! (a toast) |
| ざんねん | That's too bad. |
| まだ | bot...yet |
| みんなで | all (of the people) together |
| いいこ | good child |
| いろ | color |
| おべんとう | boxed lunch |
| おんせん | spa; hot spring |
| かぶき | Kabuki; traditional Japanese theatrical art |
| ギター | guitar |
| くすり | medicine |
| くすりをのむ | to take medicine |
| コンサート | concert |
| こんど | near future |
| さくぶん | essay; composition |
| しけん | exam |
| しんかんせん | Shinkansen; "Bullet Train" |
| スキー | ski |
| せんげつ | last month |
| たんご | word; vocabulary |
| ピアノ | piano |
| びょうき | illness; sickness |
| あおい | blue |
| あかい | red |
| くろい | black |
| さびしい | lonely |
| しろい | white |
| わかい | young |
| いじわる | mean-spirited |
| おどる | to dance |
| おわる | (something) ends |
| にんきがある | to be popular |
| はじまる | (something) begins |
| ひく | to play (a string instrument or piano) |
| もらう | to get (from somebody) |
| おぼえる | to memorize |
| でる | (1) to appear; to attend (~に)(2) to exit (~を) |
| うんどうする | to do physical exercises |
| さんぽする | to take a walk |
| から | from |
| ぜひ | by all means |
| ところで | by the way |
| みんな | all |
| もう | already |
| ひとつ | one |
| ふたつ | two |
| みっつ | three |
| よっつ | four |
| いつつ | five |
| むっつ | six |
| ななつ | seven |
| やっつ | eight |
| ここのつ | nine |
| とお | ten |
| あき | fall |
| いしゃ | doctor |
| えき | station |
| おかねもち | rich person |
| かお | face |
| きせつ | season |
| クレジットカード | credit card |
| ことし | this year |
| サッカー | soccer |
| シャツ | shirt |
| せいかつ | life; living |
| せかい | world |
| ちかてつ | subway |
| てぶくろ | gloves |
| とこや | barber's |
| はる | spring |
| パンツ | pants |
| びよういん | beauty parlor |
| びん | flight |
| ふね | ship; boat |
| やきゅう | baseball |
| ゆうめいじん | celebrity |
| よやく | reservation |
| らいがっき | next semester |
| りんご | apple |
| あたたかい | warm |
| おそい | slow; late |
| すずしい | cool (weather-not used for things) |
| つめたい | cool (thing/people) |
| ねむい | sleepy |
| かんたん | easy; simple |
| かかる | to take (amount of time / money) (no particle) |
| とまる | to stay (at a hotel, etc.) (に) |
| なる | to become |
| はらう | to pay |
| きめる | to decide |
| れんしゅうする | to practice |
| あるいて | on foot |
| いちばん | best |
| か | or |
| かげつ | for ...months |
| ご | in ...time; after... |
| このごろ | these days |
| しゅうかん | for ...weeks |
| で | by (means of transport); with (a tool) |
| どうやって | how; by what means |
| どちら | which |
| どっち | which |
| どのぐらい | how much; how long |
| ねん | ...years |
| はやく | (do something) early; fast |