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| JBP II - Introduction |
| でんとうてき [な] | dentooteki | traditional |
| うきよえ | ukiyoe | print, woodblock print (Jap. art) |
| かんきょう | kankyoo | environment |
| ねっしん [な] | nesshin | eagerness; keen, devoted |
| しゃいん | shain | employee, company employee |
| てんきん [する] | tenkin | transfer, be transferred |
| しかし | shikashi | However |
| したしい | shitashii | friendly with, close |
| こうこう | kookoo | high school, senior high school |
| だいがくせい | daigakusei | university student |
| とうじょう [する] | toojoo | entrance, appearance; appear |
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| JBP II - 01 |
| 会う | au | meet ("ni") + |
| 会社 | kaisha | company + |
| 来る | kuru | come + |
| 来月 | raigetsu | next month |
| 行く | iku | go + |
| 中 | naka | inside, amongst + |
| 時 | toki | time; when + |
| 八時 | hachiji | 8 o'clock, 8.00 |
| 本 | hon | book + |
| 〜本 | -hon | # long thin things, # sticks |
| 日本 | nihon | Japan |
| 日本語 | nihongo | Japanese (language) + |
| けさ | kesa | this morning |
| はじめて | hajimete | for the first time |
| すごい | sugoi | terrible, wonderful |
| ほう | hoo | direction, side |
| はやい | hayai | fast, early |
| おはよう | ohayoo | Good morning. |
| 〜ございます | -gozaimasu | (formal) |
| みち | michi | road, street, way |
| 行き | iki | going (N) |
| かえり | kaeri | coming back, returning (N) |
| こうつう | kootsuu | transportation |
| きかん | kikan | system |
| 一ばん | ichiban | number one, most |
| ピーク | piiku | peak |
| すく | suku | become empty |
| すいている | suite iru | be empty |
| どちら | dochira | which one? (of two) |
| スポーツ | supootsu | sports |
| どっち | dotchi | which one? (coll.) |
| ファックス | fakkusu | fax, facsimile |
| てんぷら | tempura | tempura (Jap. dish) |
| まん中 | mannaka | middle |
| 一日 | ichinichi | one day, in a day |
| はたらく | hataraku | work |
| 社ちょう | shachoo | company president |
| ちきゅう | chikyuu | earth, globe |
| 月 | tsuki | moon |
| ひろい | hiroi | wide, spacious |
| きた | kita | north |
| どちらも | dochiramo | both |
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| JBP II - 02 |
| 車 | kuruma | car + |
| 電車 | densha | train, electric train + |
| 分かる | wakaru | be clear, understand ("ga") + |
| 分ける | wakeru | divide, distinguish |
| 〜分 | -fun | # minutes |
| 二十分 | nijuppun | 20 minutes, 20 mins * |
| 前 | mae | front, in front; before + |
| 大きい | ookii | big + |
| 大がく | daigaku | university |
| 東 | higashi | east + |
| 東京 | tookyoo | Tokyo + |
| 駅 | eki | station, train station + |
| 話す | hanasu | talk, speak, tell + |
| 電話 | denwa | phone, telephone (-call) |
| 〜をかける | -wo kakeru | make a call, phone |
| 駅いん | ekiin | station employee |
| わすれる | wasureru | forget |
| わすれもの | wasuremono | forgotten article, s.th. lost |
| うしろ | ushiro | back, behind |
| 〜ばんめ | -banme | # th, counter for ordinals |
| 車りょう | sharyoo | car, vehicle |
| かみ | kami | paper; hair |
| ふくろ | fukuro | bag |
| 中み | nakami | contents |
| くわしい | kuwashii | detailed |
| マフラー | mafuraa | scarf, muffler |
| ウール | uuru | wool |
| くろ | kuro | black, blackness |
| しろ | shiro | white, whiteness |
| しま (pattern) | shima | stripe |
| もよう | moyoo | pattern, design |
| むね | mune | chest |
| うま | uma | horse |
| じむしつ | jimushitsu | office, office room |
| とどく | todoku | arrive, reach |
| 〜中 | -chuu | within, throughout |
| きょう中 | kyoojuu | today, within today . |
| とる | toru | take, get; pass, hand |
| ぶ | bu | part, department; # copies |
| ぶちょう | buchoo | department head |
| ふべん [な] | fuben | inconvenient |
| もんだい | mondai | problem |
| ふくざつ [な] | fukuzatsu | complicated |
| わかい | wakai | young |
| まじめ [な] | majime | serious, diligent |
| あかるい | akarui | bright, cheerful |
| せ | se | back (of a person) |
| せがたかい | sega takai | tall |
| あたまがいい | atamaga ii | bright, clever |
| ながい | nagai | long |
| かみがながい | kamiga nagai | long-haired |
| おきる | okiru | get up, wake up |
| ゆうべ | yuube | last night, last evening |
| さくら | sakura | cherry, cherry blossoms |
| きょうじゅ | kyooju | professor; teaching |
| やすむ | yasumu | rest, be absent (from: "wo") |
| ひろう | hirou | find, pick up |
| おちる | ochiru | drop, fall; fail |
| さいふ | saifu | wallet, purse |
| おとす | otosu | lose, drop (s.th.) |
| かわ | kawa | leather |
| げん金 | genkin | cash, ready money |
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| JBP II - 03 |
| 見る | miru | see, watch, look + |
| 人 | hito | person + |
| 日本人 | nihonjin | Japanese (person) |
| 〜人 | -nin | # persons |
| 年 | toshi | year + |
| 〜年 | -nen | # year |
| 来年 | rainen | next year |
| 気 | ki | spirit, mind + |
| 気分 | kibun | feeling, mood |
| 入る | hairu | enter, go in; include; join + |
| 名前 | namae | name + |
| 住む | sumu | live, reside ("ni") + |
| 所 | tokoro | place + |
| 住所 | juusho | address |
| スポーツクラブ | supootsukurabu | health club |
| もうしこみ | mooshikomi | application |
| もうしこみしょ | mooshikomisho | application form |
| 〜ことができる | -kotoga dekiru | be possible ("V(dict)") |
| あんない [する] | annai | guidance, guide |
| テニスコート | tenisukooto | tennis court |
| コーチ | koochi | coach |
| ならう | narau | learn |
| おん水 | onsui | warm water |
| プール | puuru | pool |
| 一年中 | ichinenjuu | all year, throughout the year |
| およぐ | oyogu | swim |
| マシーン | mashiin | machine |
| もの | mono | thing |
| はじめる | hajimeru | begin, start (s.th.) |
| インストラクター | insutorakutaa | instructor |
| そうだん [する] | soodan | consultation, consult |
| 気に入る | kini iru | be satisfactory, be pleased |
| しぬ | shinu | die |
| あそぶ | asobu | play, relax, take it easy |
| いそぐ | isogu | hurry |
| よぶ | yobu | call, invite |
| なおす | naosu | correct, improve, repair |
| もつ | motsu | have, hold |
| ぬぐ | nugu | take off |
| うた | uta | song |
| うたう | utau | sing |
| うんてん [する] | unten | driving, drive |
| みがく | migaku | polish |
| ねる | neru | sleep, go to bed |
| て | te | hand, arm |
| あらう | arau | wash |
| あびる | abiru | bathe, pour |
| シャワー | shawaa | shower |
| 〜をあびる | -wo abiru | take a shower |
| でかける | dekakeru | go out |
| べんとう | bentoo | box lunch |
| いけばな | ikebana | flower arranging |
| クラス | kurasu | class |
| こんど | kondo | this time, next time |
| 〜かい | -kai | # times |
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| JBP II - 04 |
| 店 | mise | store, shop + |
| 支店 | shiten | branch, branch office + |
| 町 | machi | town + |
| 市内 | shinai | within a city ++ |
| 銀 | gin | silver + |
| 銀行 | ginkoo | bank |
| 知る | shiru | know, get to know + |
| 〜ことがある | -kotoga aru | sometimes do, have done |
| | ("V(dict)/ V-ta") |
| ころ | koro | time, about |
| まわる | mawaru | tour, go round |
| なかなか | nakanaka | quite, very |
| とりひきさき | torihikisaki | business contact |
| あいさつ [する] | aisatsu | greeting, greet |
| あんしん [する] | anshin | peace of mind, be relieved |
| のぼる | noboru | climb |
| おく | oku | put, set up |
| とぶ | tobu | fly |
| すわる | suwaru | sit, take a seat |
| きる (きもの) | kiru | wear, put on |
| れんしゅう [する] | renshuu | practice, practise |
| ユーフォー | yuufoo | UFO |
| じゅうどう | juudoo | judo (Jap. martial art) |
| 大とうりょう | daitooryoo | president (of a country) |
| とうふ | toofu | tofu (Jap. food) |
| つり [をする] | tsuri | fishing, fish |
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| JBP II - 05 |
| 課 | ka | lesson, section, department + |
| だい一課 | daiikka | lesson 1, section 1 * |
| 古い | furui | old + |
| 新しい | atarashii | new, fresh + |
| 安い | yasui | cheap + |
| 部 | bu | part, department; # copies + |
| ワープロ | waapuro | word processor |
| セールスの人 | seerusuno hito | salesperson |
| くれる | kureru | give, do (to/for me or us) |
| うちの | uchino | our |
| かえる | kaeru | change |
| 〜にする | -ni suru | decide on |
| なる | naru | become ("N ni, Adj-ku") |
| きめる | kimeru | decide, fix |
| とこれで | tokorode | By the way |
| システム | shisutemu | system |
| システム部 | shisutemubu | systems department |
| まずい | mazui | unsavoury, awkward |
| まず | mazu | to begin with, first of all |
| 〜かた | -kata | way of doing, how to |
| つかいかた | tsukaikata | way of using |
| かんたん [な] | kantan | simple, easy |
| がめん | gamen | screen |
| ぼく | boku | I (informal) |
| こんな | konna | like this, such |
| ほしい | hoshii | want, be desirable ("ga") |
| ふゆ | fuyu | winter |
| ふゆもの | fuyumono | winter clothes |
| コート | kooto | coat |
| つよい | tsuyoi | strong |
| きたない | kitanai | dirty |
| そうじ [する] | sooji | cleaning, clean |
| あたたかい | atatakai | warm |
| かぜ | kaze | wind, breeze; a cold, flu |
| ひく | hiku | draw, pull; look up in |
| かぜをひく | kazewo hiku | catch cold |
| ピアニスト | pianisuto | pianist |
| うちゅうひこうし | uchuuhikooshi | astronaut |
| びょうき [な] | byooki | sickness, sick, ill |
| びんぼう [な] | bimboo | poor |
| みそ | miso | miso (Jap. food) |
| しる (N) | shiru | soup |
| ハンサム [な] | hansamu | handsome |
| 大てい [の] | taitei | usually; most, general |
| たずねる | tazuneru | visit |
| だす | dasu | send, put out |
| かるい | karui | light (weight) |
| ざんぎょう | zangyoo | overtime |
| たいへん [な] | taihen | serious, difficult; very |
| アパート | apaato | apartment, flat |
| せまい | semai | narrow, cramped |
| ひっこす | hikkosu | move (house) |
| やきもの | yakimono | pottery |
| シャツ | shatsu | shirt |
| きぬ | kinu | silk |
| スカーフ | sukaafu | scarf |
| ウイスキー | uisuki | whiskey |
| はなたば | hanataba | bouquet, bunch (of flowers) |
| しょるい | shorui | document |
| すぐ | sugu | immediately, at once |
| しけん [する] | shiken | examination, examine |
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| JBP II - 06 |
| 薬 | kusuri | medicine + |
| 〜度 | -do | # times, # degrees + |
| 早い | hayai | fast, early + |
| 休む | yasumu | rest, be absent (from: "wo") + |
| 休み | yasumi | rest, holiday, day off |
| 後 [で] | ato | afterwards, later + |
| 後ろ | ushiro | back, behind |
| 事 | koto | matter, fact + |
| 用事 | yooji | work, business |
| かお | kao | face |
| かおいろ | kaoiro | complexion |
| それじゃ | soreja | In that case |
| プロジェクト | purojekuto | project |
| はじまる | hajimaru | start, begin |
| 〜ばかり | -bakari | only, just |
| むり [な] | muri | unreasonable, excessive |
| 〜をする | -wo suru | overdo |
| もっと | motto | more |
| それでわ | soredewa | Well then |
| もうしわけ | mooshiwake | excuse, apology |
| 〜くん | -kun | Mr (informal men's speech) |
| たのむ | tanomu | request, ask |
| さっき | sakki | a short time ago |
| べつ [の] | betsu | another, different, extra |
| さき [に] | saki | point, tip; ahead |
| どうぞおさきに | doozo osakini | After you. |
| お大事に | odaijini | Get well. |
| けいさつ | keisatsu | police |
| なおる | naoru | get well, be fixed |
| ストーブ | sutoobu | stove, heating stove |
| 知らせる | shiraseru | inform, let s.o. know |
| けんこう | kenkoo | health |
| はっぴょう [する] | happyoo | announcement, publication |
| ちゅうかりょうり | chuukaryoori | Chinese cooking |
| しゅうかんし | shuukanshi | weekly magazine |
| はらう | harau | pay, pay off |
| 大した | taishita | serious, important |
| せき | seki | coughing, a cough |
| 〜をする | -wo suru | cough, have a cough |
| とまる | tomaru | stop; stay, stop at |
| おかげさまで | okagesamade | Thank you. |
| 大分 | daibu | considerably, greatly |
| これから | korekara | From now, After this |
| よる (V) | yoru | stop by, drop in, call at |
| どうかする | dooka suru | something is wrong |
| あし | ashi | leg, foot |
| けが | kega | injury, wound |
| 〜をする | -wo suru | be hurt, get injured |
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| JBP II - 07 |
| 私 | watashi | I, me + |
| 間 | aida | interval, between + |
| 時間 | jikan | time; hour, period |
| 仕事 [をする] | shigoto | work + |
| 着く | tsuku | arrive + |
| 着る | kiru | wear, put on |
| 出す | dasu | send, put out + |
| 出かける | dekakeru | go out |
| 出る | deru | leave, go out ("wo") |
| 出発 [する] | shuppatsu | departure, depart + |
| だれか | dareka | someone, anyone |
| むかえる | mukaeru | meet, greet |
| じむ所 | jimusho | office |
| 早めに | hayameni | early, in good time |
| ちゅうしょく | chuushoku | lunch |
| すませる | sumaseru | finish (s.th.) |
| ゆき | yuki | snow |
| ふる | furu | fall (rain, snow) |
| レッスン | ressun | lesson |
| 〜課 | -ka | # lesson |
| 知らない人 | shiranai hito | stranger |
| かれ | kare | he |
| どうぐ | doogu | implement, tool, appliance |
| ゆでたまご | yudetamago | boiled egg |
| きる (分ける) | kiru | cut |
| トイレ | toire | toilet |
| おもい | omoi | heavy |
| はこぶ | hakobu | carry, transport |
| やく | yaku | bake, grill, roast |
| とおる | tooru | go through, go past (!) |
| しゃべる | shaberu | chat, chatter, talk |
| ふうふ | fuufu | husband and wife |
| けんか [をする] | kenka | quarrel, fight |
| ふうふげんか | fuufugenka | marital disagreement |
| もうしこむ | mooshikomu | apply, propose |
| しゅっせき [する] | shusseki | attendance, attend |
| かける | kakeru | hang; wear, put on (glasses) |
| たつ | tatsu | stand, stand up |
| こえ | koe | voice |
| わらう | warau | laugh, smile |
| みじかい | mijikai | short |
| じぶん [で] | jibun | oneself, by oneself |
| えらぶ | erabu | choose |
| つま | tsuma | wife, my wife |
| やくそく [する] | yakusoku | appointment, promise |
| まもる | mamoru | keep, obey, defend |
| たま [の/に] | tama | occasional, once in a while |
| 課ちょう | kachoo | section chief |
| かす | kasu | lend, let |
| てをかす | tewo kasu | lend a hand |
| しりょう | shiryoo | papers, documents |
| かたづける | katazukeru | put away, tidy up (!) |
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| JBP II - 08 |
| 京都 | kyooto | Kyoto + |
| 思う | omou | think, believe + |
| 家 | ie | house + |
| 家内 | kanai | wife, my wife |
| 聞く | kiku | listen, hear; enquire + |
| 新聞 | shimbun | newspaper + |
| 言う | iu | say, be called + |
| してい [する] | shitei | appointment, designation |
| していけん | shiteiken | reserved ticket |
| うりきれ | urikire | sold out |
| 中ごろ | nakagoro | around the middle |
| おぼん | obon | Bon festival |
| くに | kuni | country, birth place |
| 大ぜい | oozei | hordes, lots (of people) |
| きせい [する] | kisei | homecoming |
| ラッシュ | rasshu | rush |
| やめる | yameru | give up, stop, quit (s.th.) |
| 〜いじょう | -ijoo | more than (suff.) |
| じゅうたい | juutai | congestion, traffic jam |
| おおい | ooi | many, numerous (!) |
| なるほど | naruhodo | I see., Indeed. |
| スト | suto | strike |
| うごく | ugoku | move, run, operate |
| た分 | tabun | probably, perhaps |
| あめ | ame | rain |
| たいくつ [な] | taikutsu | boring, dull |
| リサーチ | risaachi | research [from English] |
| ひつよう [な] | hitsuyoo | necessary |
| しゅしょう | shushoo | prime minister, PM |
| しゅう会 | shuukai | gathering, assembly |
| 大じん | daijin | minister (of state) |
| けんきゅう [する] | kenkyuu | research, study [Jap.] |
| まとまる | matomaru | be settled, be in order |
| 水えい [する] | suiei | swimming, swim |
| て入れ [する] | teire | care, repairs, mending |
| そつぎょう [する] | sotsugyoo | graduation, graduate |
| けっか | kekka | result |
| かんごふさん | kangofusan | nurse |
| ミュージカル | myuujikaru | musical |
| しばい | shibai | play, drama |
| てきとう [な] | tekitoo | suitable, appropriate |
| ざせき | zaseki | seat |
| つう行人 | tsuukoonin | passer-by |
| みどり [の] | midori | green |
| まどぐち | madoguchi | window, clerk |
| 大人 | otona | adult ** |
| 〜はつ | -hatsu | departure |
| 〜行き | -iki | bound for |
| とっきゅう | tokkyuu | limited express |
| 〜ばんせん | -bansen | # track |
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| JBP II - 09 |
| 子ども | kodomo | child + |
| 今 | ima | now + |
| 今日 | konnichi | today, these days, nowadays |
| 今日 | kyoo | today ** |
| 今月 | kongetsu | this month |
| 今年 | kotoshi | this year * |
| 今度 | kondo | this time, next time |
| よび校 | yobikoo | prep school + |
| 込む | komu | get crowded + |
| 申し込む | mooshikomu | apply, propose + |
| 大学 | daigaku | university + |
| 入学 [する] | nyuugaku | matriculation, entering school |
| 入学金 | nyuugakukin | entrance fee (at school) |
| 学校 | gakkoo | school |
| ごめんなさい | gomennasai | I'm sorry., Excuse me. |
| ごうかく [する] | gookaku | success, passing (an exam) |
| うける | ukeru | receive; take (an exam) |
| いってまいります | itte mairimasu | So long. (leaving home) |
| いってらっしゃい | itte rasshai | So long. (to s.o. leaving) |
| 〜分 | -bun | fraction, part; share |
| 〜りょう | -ryoo | fee, charge (for ...) |
| じゅぎょうりょう | jugyooryoo | tuition fee |
| サマーコース | samaakoosu | summer course |
| ゆうびん | yuubin | mail |
| 支はらい | shiharai | payment |
| わざわざ | wazawaza | especially, on purpose |
| ふり込む | furikomu | transfer (money) |
| かきとめ | kakitome | registered mail |
| かわる | kawaru | change, become different |
| いる | iru | need, require |
| ビザ | biza | visa |
| おろす | orosu | withdraw (money) |
| パスポート | pasupooto | passport |
| おくれる | okureru | be late (for: "ni") |
| ごみ | gomi | rubbish |
| すてる | suteru | throw away |
| クーラー | kuuraa | air conditioner |
| はんこ | hanko | seal, stamp |
| サイン [する] | sain | signature, sign (s.th.) |
| えんぴつ | empitsu | pencil |
| カード | kaado | card (credit, greeting, ...) |
| だめ [な] | dame | not good |
| がまん [する] | gaman | patience, endurance, endure |
| ただいま | tadaima | I'm back. |
| おかえりなさい | okaeri nasai | Welcome home. |
| わたす | watasu | hand over, put across |
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| JBP II - 10 |
| 山 | yama | mountain + |
| ふじ山 | fujisan | Mount Fuji |
| 主人 | shujin | husband, my husband; host + |
| | head of family; landlord |
| 川 | kawa | river + |
| 時代 | jidai | era, period + |
| 〜番 | -ban | # number + |
| 一番 | ichiban | number one, most |
| 長い | nagai | long + |
| 社長 | shachoo | company president |
| 部長 | buchoo | department head |
| ごぶさた [する] | gobusata | silence, neglect, be remiss |
| ながめ | nagame | view |
| りょかん | ryokan | inn |
| ほたる | hotaru | firefly |
| りょうてい | ryootei | Japanese restaurant, teahouse |
| かご | kago | cage, basket |
| しぜん [の] | shizen | nature, natural |
| のう薬 | nooyaku | agricultural chemicals |
| ふえる | fueru | increase, proliferate |
| 見ぶつ [する] | kembutsu | sightseeing |
| たった〜 | tatta- | only, just |
| ぼうえき [する] | booeki | trading, trade |
| 〜こう | -koo | port |
| 〜てき [な] | -teki | like, -al, -istic |
| こくさいてき [な] | kokusaiteki | international |
| きょうみ | kyoomi | interest |
| みなみ | minami | south |
| 本社 | honsha | head office, main company |
| おくさま | okusama | wife (hon.) |
| つたえる | tsutaeru | give, convey, impart, tell |